Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Lights Out
A classic lights out puzzle game
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Lights Out launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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"Lights Out" is a mathematical puzzle that lives on an grid where each cell of the grid is one of two colors: either red or white. The goal is to eventually get all the cells in the grid to be red. What's the catch? Clicking a cell will not only flip its color, but also that of all cells sharing the same row or column as it. To me, this game feels like playing with a Rubik's cube --- every time you think you are fixing one cell, you mess up its neighbors! There are many ways to arrive at a solution... some mathematical (linear algebra, or combinatorics), others more logical,... and yet…
2025 · raymondtana.github.io · its alternatives →
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Linelight▲68An elegant puzzle game set in a universe of lines
2017 · linelightgame.com · its alternatives →
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Brain challenging puzzle game for true erudits
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Fading Light▲67Navigate the maze before your light fades out
2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Optical illusion cube game: quickly find the off-color cube
2014 · its alternatives →
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Game for designers: guess the right RGB color
2015 · rgbchallenge.com · its alternatives →
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The Color Matching Puzzle Game
2016 · tapbuddytap.mindbrain.toys · its alternatives →
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