The Curse of Monkey Island

The thread back to Tetris runs through puzzle design, single-player focus and 2D presentation. Its own ground is adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.
Released 8 years after Tetris.

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If Tetris left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — puzzle design and single-player focus — and the NextGameLike editorial team ranks them by a similarity score computed across 3 attributes. The Curse of Monkey Island comes closest (64/100).
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The closest game to Tetris is The Curse of Monkey Island — scoring 64/100 on our similarity scale. Dynomite Deluxe and Samorost follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Tetris. Each one has been evaluated across 3 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

The thread back to Tetris runs through puzzle design, single-player focus and 2D presentation. Its own ground is adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.
Released 8 years after Tetris.

With Tetris it shares puzzle design, single-player focus and 2D presentation. Its own ground is a casual, approachable feel.
Released 17 years after Tetris.

What carries over from Tetris is puzzle design, single-player focus and 2D presentation. Its own ground is adventure storytelling and a casual, approachable feel.
Released 14 years after Tetris.

It meets Tetris on puzzle design, single-player focus and 2D presentation. What it adds of its own: adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.
Released 5 years after Tetris.

It meets Tetris on puzzle design, single-player focus and 2D presentation. What it adds of its own: a casual, approachable feel.
Released 17 years after Tetris.

What carries over from Tetris is puzzle design, single-player focus and 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with a casual, approachable feel.
Released 17 years after Tetris.

It meets Tetris on puzzle design, single-player focus and 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.
Released 29 years after Tetris.

It meets Tetris on puzzle design, single-player focus and 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.
Released 8 years after Tetris.

Held in common with Tetris: puzzle design, single-player focus and 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with a casual, approachable feel.
Released 17 years after Tetris.

The thread back to Tetris runs through puzzle design, single-player focus and 2D presentation. Its own ground is adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.
Released 20 years after Tetris.

What carries over from Tetris is puzzle design, single-player focus and 2D presentation. Its own ground is punishing difficulty and melee combat.
Released 23 years after Tetris.

The thread back to Tetris runs through puzzle design, single-player focus and 2D presentation. Its own ground is adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.
Released 21 years after Tetris.

It meets Tetris on puzzle design, single-player focus and 2D presentation. Its own ground is adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.
Released 33 years after Tetris.

What carries over from Tetris is puzzle design, single-player focus and 2D presentation. What it adds of its own: adventure storytelling and cozy, relaxing feel.
Released 31 years after Tetris.

It meets Tetris on puzzle design, single-player focus and 2D presentation. What it adds of its own: a casual, approachable feel.
Released 21 years after Tetris.
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Sometimes what you want is not a Tetris look-alike but simply the best Logic Puzzle Games there are. That is what these rankings are for: no comparison to anything, just the highest-rated games. And if you feel like widening the net, the Puzzle Games ranking is a good way to run into something you were not expecting.