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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. 1
   Game About Squares▲178

   Sorry in advance for the lost productivity…

   2014 · gameaboutsquares.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Discover O▲71

   A minimalist game

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Mini Metro for Mobile▲73

   A minimalistic subway layout game

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Orbits▲56

   Simple yet challenging single-tap game

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Animal Ratio▲77

   A super-fun minimalistic physics-based chaotic browser game

   2015 · glander.itch.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   SEED▲74

   A pixelated puzzle game with minimalistic controls

   2016 · sputnikgames.itch.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Blocks▲85

   A minimalist browser-based game.

   2016 · blocks.ovh · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Cursor Chaos▲56

   Keyboard-controlled mini-game action!

   2015 · freewebarcade.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Dolly▲76

   Short artistic minimalist platformer

   2015 · blakemwood.itch.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Square▲71

    A minimalistic and addicting HTML5 game

    2016 · lessmilk.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Graphism▲71

    Games for Designers

    2015 · graphism.fr · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Gridland ▲87

    An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle

    2015 · gridland.doublespeakgames.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Gradient Puzzle▲77

    Beautifully designed puzzle of a gradient

    2015 · areaware.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Axiom Verge▲74

    An edgy Metroidvania game

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

15. 15TA
    Termite, a minimalist real-time strategy game▲6

    2023 · milgra.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Anagram▲84

    A modern take on a classic game.

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Planetarium▲61

    An 8-bit planet generator

    2015 · managore.itch.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Cubits!▲79

    A game where less is more.

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Outwitters▲57

    Asynchronous hex based strategy goodness

    2015 · onemanleft.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Color▲80

    A color matching game

    2015 · color.method.ac · its alternatives →

21. 21
    zero▲55

    A mathematical puzzle game

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Convergence▲59

    Watch the shapes move, guess where they are going to overlap

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Theory of Fun for Game Design▲67

    Thoughts on the most important element of any game's design

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Concentric▲68

    A game of concentric concentration

    2015 · apps.apple.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 →