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24 alternatives to NIVA

A pacifist exploration art game

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

1. 1
   Monument Valley▲256

   An MC Escher twist on puzzle games

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Aeronaut▲118

   The prettiest game of memory you'll ever play

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Monument Valley▲198

   An incredibly beautiful game for iPad, from ustwo

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Antichamber▲82

   A mind-blowing psychological exploration game

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   No Man's Sky▲272

   Explore a nearly endless procedurally generated universe

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   0 A. D.▲99

   A free, open-source game of ancient warfare

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Witness on Mac▲123

   Explore an abandoned island full of surprises

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Yuri▲60

   An immersive & poetic platform game

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Shards of Memories▲61

   An art puzzle adventure

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Arcade Trail for iOS▲150

    Pocket-sized game discovery 🕹

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sky Chasers▲85

    Explore a magical world designed in beautiful pixel art

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Primordia▲58

    A beautiful snarky post-apocalyptic iOS adventure game

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    UnnyWorld▲114

    Control your character with gestures in a Fantasy MMO

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Blackbox▲131

    Solve puzzles without touching the screen

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Silent Age▲97

    An artistic point-and-click adventure

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Black Sea▲55

    Underwater Adventure

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Sage Solitaire▲114

    A new twist on solitaire from the maker of SpellTower

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Astroneer▲98

    A game of aerospace industry and interplanetary exploration

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Arcade Trail▲149

    Crowdsourced game discovery & curation platform

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Osiris: New Dawn▲71

    Discover, fight, and tame indigenous alien creatures

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Beat Battle▲75

    A new kind of game.

    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Az▲70

    Relaxing word puzzle game for iOS

    2021 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Shuffle Trance▲65

    A simple, addictive new game for Mac and iOS

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Just Orbit▲55

    Minimalist Arcade Game For iOS

    2016 · 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 →