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24 alternatives to Niaki

A New Kind of Puzzle made by a bioinformatician

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Niaki launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Puzzle 11▲57

   2048 for the number 11

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   iSlash heroes▲69

   A new Slashing puzzle

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   TwoDots▲194

   A beautiful new puzzle game for iOS from the makers of Dots

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Puzzlepops!▲59

   A minimalist game of lollipops and logic

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Manikin Puzzle Challenge▲54

   A simple and addictive brain puzzle game

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Two or More▲73

   A stylish color-matching puzzle game for IOS platform

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   the Sequence▲68

   Hard puzzle game for the mind

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Bouncy Ball▲89

   A minimalist, physics puzzle game

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Threes!▲95

   A tiny puzzle that grows on you

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Almost Impossible!▲111

    A side-scrolling atmospheric puzzle platformer

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    none*2▲87

    A mysterious game of riddles, episode2

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Shadowmatic▲81

    Imagination stirring puzzle. Apple Design Award Winner 2015

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    In Between▲74

    Solve mind-bending puzzles in this hand-painted platformer

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Futuriana▲65

    Pentix-like puzzle on a glitchy vintage computer

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Nihongo▲73

    A modern Japanese dictionary and study tool

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Warp Shift▲72

    A unique puzzle game set in a mysterious world

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    PH Builds a Puzzle▲96

    A realtime, collaborative jigsaw puzzle.

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Taijitu 2▲61

    A Puzzle Game About Balance (iOS)

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    MUJO▲68

    An absolutely unique stacking puzzle game

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Progress to 100▲80

    100 silly, bouncy, playful puzzles

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21NS
    Nihongo – Study Japanese using authentic text from games, songs, etc.▲139

    2015 · nihongo-app.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Bonza▲69

    A new type of crossword!

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23AP
    A puzzle game inspired by functional programming, written in PureScript▲121

    2015 · david-peter.de · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Cucalu▲94

    Explore the world through geometrical shapes (iOS game)

    2014 · its alternatives →

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