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Games like From Dust

2011USK 6PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable67 % positive−75 % 9.99 € 2.49 €

You act as a godlike hand, moving earth, water and lava to protect a small tribe from floods, wildfires and volcanoes. The dynamic nature simulation turns every terrain manipulation into a small puzzle.

  • Lavish presentation
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Tactical depth

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In short: Games like From Dust

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes From Dust special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

Similar in what way?

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Best match

Opus Magnum

80 %Match

2017PEGI 12PC, Xbox, Steam Deck playable97 % positive14.25 €

Brings what grabs you about From Dust: puzzles to figure out and progress without grind.

A engineering puzzle game where you build alchemical machines from arms, tracks and reactions, then optimize them for speed, cost and footprint. Open-ended solutions and leaderboard comparisons make it highly replayable.

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Dorfromantik

Lavish presentation

You place hexagonal tiles to slowly grow a picturesque countryside of fields, forests, rivers and rail lines. A relaxing tile-matching puzzler about smart placement and completing quest goals, with no real pressure.

The Last Clockwinder

Lavish presentation

You record your own movements and let clones of yourself repeat them to tend plants inside a giant clocktower. The result is a clever, layered automation puzzle game with a relaxed, colorful first-person feel.

Evergarden

Pure single-player experience

A calm puzzle game where you merge plants to revive a garden in a mysterious forest world. Its soothing rhythm and hidden secrets make for a meditative experience.

Lara Croft Go

Lavish presentation

A turn-based puzzle game that distills Lara Croft's tomb raiding into elegant step-by-step moves on a node grid. Minimalist visuals, traps, clever puzzles and hidden relics make for a calm yet tricky adventure.

Terra Nil

Lavish presentation

Terra Nil is a calm reverse city-builder where you restore a barren landscape into a balanced ecosystem, then dismantle all your technology and leave without a trace.

Hexcells Infinite

Respects your time

A minimalist, calm logic puzzle on hex grids where you uncover cells purely through deduction. With 36 handcrafted puzzles plus a random generator, it offers nearly endless puzzling.

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