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24 alternatives to Minimize

A beautiful game of simplification and foresight

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Minimize launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1MG
   Minimal game with procedural graphics in JavaScript/GLSL▲34

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Game About Squares▲178

   Sorry in advance for the lost productivity…

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Blocks▲85

   A minimalist browser-based game.

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4ES
   Eigengrau's Generator – A procedural city generator for tabletop gaming▲153

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5GO
   Gamification.org - Open Source Game Mechanics▲76

   2010 · gamification.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Gridland ▲87

   An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7TA
   Termite, a minimalist real-time strategy game▲6

   2023 · milgra.com · its alternatives →

8. 8AP
   A point-and-click game engine▲72

   2019 · purdone.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Anagram▲84

   A modern take on a classic game.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Cubits!▲79

    A game where less is more.

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11TC
    The Choice – An online programming puzzle RPG▲95

    2013 · thechoice.amos.me · its alternatives →

12. 12
    OLO▲95

    Minimalist multiplayer game of skill and strategy

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13AC
    A Clojure game library▲93

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Mechs vs Minions▲62

    A fully cooperative tabletop game for 2-4 players

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15CA
    Cleven – a Common Lisp experimental volume graphics game engine▲37

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16DP
    Dark Patterns in Game Design▲26

    2019 · darkpattern.games · its alternatives →

17. 172A
    24a2, an ultra minimalist game engine▲5

    2020 · 24a2.routley.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    .3▲82

    A difficult minimalist game

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19MI
    My Implementation of "Quick, Draw", a Game Developed by Google▲93

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Cube▲78

    A game about Google maps

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    voi▲80

    Minimalistic shape-matching puzzler

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22NA
    NumPop, a small mathematical puzzle game▲17

    2017 · petedeas.co.uk · its alternatives →

23. 23CG
    Chaos-game – Play to create fractal images▲40

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24MG
    Minimal game with 100% procedural graphics in JS/GLSL▲6

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →