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24 alternatives to I built a narrative game about running a thrift shop

We use optical illusion-style puzzles to reflect the characters’ psychology.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   Splice▲60

   An experimental and artistic puzzler

   2015 · cipherprime.com · its alternatives →

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   Gridland ▲87

   An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle

   2015 · gridland.doublespeakgames.com · its alternatives →

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   Dreamlike Worlds▲56

   A challenging puzzle platformer.

   2016 · indiedb.com · its alternatives →

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   Happy Mitten - 33: Board Games, Business, and Scott Almes▲52

   Going from first time designer to published and full time

   2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →

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   WEAVE▲78

   An abstract journey of two characters coping with their past

   2015 · taut-nerve.itch.io · its alternatives →

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   Polycade▲72

   A modern arcade cabinet

   2015 · polycade.com · its alternatives →

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   Happy Mitten - 27: Board Games, Business, and Michael Coe of Gamelyn Games▲51

   Reflections on an epic Kickstarter campaign for a tiny game

   2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →

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   Shards of Memories▲61

   An art puzzle adventure

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   I created a platform that gives indie games a better chance at exposure▲7

   นักล่าเกมถูก เว็บไซต์ที่ช่วยคุณ เช็คและเปรียบเทียบราคาเกมที่ถูกที่สุด ค้นหาเกมที่คุณต้องการได้ที่ Gamehunt.co

   2016 · gamehunt.co · its alternatives →

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    Curious Letters▲65

    A visual puzzle inspired by beautiful typography

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Höme Improvisåtion▲68

    An IKEA assembly simulator

    2015 · thestorkburntdown.itch.io · its alternatives →

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    One Slide Deck▲71

    A startup/TED Talk inspired improv game.

    2016 · oneslidedeck.com · its alternatives →

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    Pid▲57

    A beautiful and imaginative puzzle-platformer.

    2015 · mightanddelight.com · its alternatives →

14. 14MS
    My spin on a crossword-style game▲7

    2024 · alphabetclues.com · its alternatives →

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    Happy Mitten - 37: Board Games, Business, and Protospiel Ann Arbor▲51

    Interviews and play testing with designers and publishers

    2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →

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    unWorded▲6

    An innovative narrative puzzle game

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Stacks – a puzzle game▲9

    2016 · stacks.amizrahi.com · its alternatives →

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    My New Puzzle Game▲9

    This is an idea I’ve been kicking around for a long time, and I decided to finally code it up. In the same way that Scrabble decomposes words into letters, what if there was a game that decomposed letters into sub-shapes? There’s a lot of directions this could go, and I’m still exploring the possibility space. Enjoy. Suggestions welcome. It doesn’t have a real name yet.

    2024 · shovemedia.com · its alternatives →

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    I Recreated Encarta's MindMaze▲6

    You can check the game here: https://select.supply/game/mindmaze. Curious to learn your feedback. I personally loved the game so much!

    Apr 2026 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    A puzzle game I wrote in JavaScript▲5

    2020 · victorribeiro.com · its alternatives →

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    A game I made to explain binary search to non programmers▲7

    2019 · treasure.surge.sh · its alternatives →

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    My Clojure point-n-click adventure game, Tick's Tales, released today▲9

    2016 · postudios.com · its alternatives →

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    Toon Squad▲6

    A Puzzle RPG with a Pop-Culture Theme

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    I've built a magic square puzzle game▲5

    2023 · numswap.com · its alternatives →

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