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24 alternatives to Shadowmatic

Imagination stirring puzzle. Apple Design Award Winner 2015

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

1. 1
   Shadowmatic▲70

   Super creative game involving shapes and shadows

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Almost Impossible!▲111

   A side-scrolling atmospheric puzzle platformer

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Contemporary Magic▲88

   A tarot deck art collaboration from the makers of Dots

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TwoDots▲194

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

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Two or More▲73

   A stylish color-matching puzzle game for IOS platform

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Niaki▲69

   A New Kind of Puzzle made by a bioinformatician

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Futuriana▲65

   Pentix-like puzzle on a glitchy vintage computer

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Stars Wheel▲65

   An ambient puzzle game inspired by stars.

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   iSlash heroes▲69

   A new Slashing puzzle

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Dwelp▲72

    An elegant dot-connecting puzzler

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Parallels: Unknown Universe▲64

    Crazy endless arcade with amazing artwork and concept!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Puzzle 11▲57

    2048 for the number 11

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Warp Shift▲72

    A unique puzzle game set in a mysterious world

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Blek▲76

    A game about imagination

    2015 · blekgame.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Year Walk▲79

    Beautifully designed cryptic puzzle game for iOS

    2014 · simogo.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Psykopaint for iPad▲78

    The first "3D painting" app

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Shades▲72

    A zen like game of colors

    2015 · uovo.dk · its alternatives →

18. 18
    In Between▲74

    Solve mind-bending puzzles in this hand-painted platformer

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    UNWYND▲70

    Apple editor's choice featured puzzler! Available worldwide.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Puzzlepops!▲59

    A minimalist game of lollipops and logic

    2016 · laytonhawkes.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Pid▲57

    A beautiful and imaginative puzzle-platformer.

    2015 · mightanddelight.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Threes!▲95

    A tiny puzzle that grows on you

    2014 · asherv.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Interlocked▲61

    Stunning 3D brain-teasing puzzles

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Splice▲60

    An experimental and artistic puzzler

    2015 · cipherprime.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 →