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24 alternatives to Persist the Game

A game from the female perspective

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Persist the Game launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Shape▲81

   A letter shaping game

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Anagram▲84

   A modern take on a classic game.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Game About Squares▲178

   Sorry in advance for the lost productivity…

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tampon Run▲81

   a game that's trying to close the gender gap in coding

   2014 · its alternatives →

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

   2010 · gamification.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Humani: Jessie’s Story▲76

   A conversation-based narrative game

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7NB
   Never-Blink: Blink and Lose. An Online Web Game▲116

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Gridland ▲87

   An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Playtest▲89

   Be the first to play tomorrow's games.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    TidePool▲63

    Personality insights via scientific games

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Lettercraft▲86

    A word game

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Recall▲83

    Fast-paced visual memory arcade game

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Battlecade▲87

    A portable vintage gaming concept for two

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Letterpress▲90

    Find words, steal tiles, color the board!

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Inky Blocks▲95

    A colorful reimagining of Tetris

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Playing Lean▲104

    A board game that teaches the Lean Startup Methodology

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17AC
    A Clojure game library▲93

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Wordgraphy▲7

    Improve your vocabulary with a new style

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Twine▲71

    Make your own narrative-based games

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20GF
    Gamamia: Find, share, and discuss indie games▲29

    2015 · gamamia.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Margana▲60

    A beautifully-designed word game

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Evolution of trust▲6

    Interactive game to learn game theory

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Meditations▲6

    Small games as a meditation.

    2019 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Journal29▲6

    Interactive Book Game

    2017 · 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 →