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2010PEGI 12

You type almost any word and add adjectives to summon objects and solve creative puzzles. The freedom to tackle each problem in your own, often silly way is what makes it special.

  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Lots of humour

In short: Games like Super Scribblenauts

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

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Scribblenauts Unlimited

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2012PEGI 12PC, Steam Deck playable94 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Super Scribblenauts: a sandbox with your own goals, puzzles to figure out and a cosy mood to unwind.

As Maxwell, you solve puzzles by writing words into a magic notebook that summons almost any object you can imagine, tweaked further with adjectives. It rewards creativity over reflexes, with countless and often hilariously absurd solutions to every problem.

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Vacation Simulator

Sandbox with your own goals

A silly, lighthearted VR game where you goof around on a vacation island with robot hosts, building sandcastles, playing sports and picking up and playing with everything. Relaxed, playful and very accessible.

Rube Works

Puzzles and brain teasers

A physics puzzle game in the Rube Goldberg tradition, where you solve everyday tasks by building absurdly elaborate chain-reaction machines from household objects. Creative solutions are rewarded.

Here Comes Niko!

Distinctive, stylised art style

A laid-back 3D platformer with a charming paper-craft look, where you explore an island of animal folk, solve small puzzles, chat and fish. Low pressure, lots of humor and collecting fun.

Storyteller

Distinctive, stylised art style

You assemble classic tales by placing characters and settings into comic panels to match a given story premise, experimenting with how events unfold. A charming, relaxed puzzler with clever humor and a warm storybook look.

JellyCar Worlds

Cosy, great for unwinding

You guide a wobbly jelly car through tricky platforming and physics-puzzle levels. The softbody physics are charming and silly, and the new worlds with overworld maps give you more room to explore.

Contraption Maker

Puzzles and brain teasers

A Rube Goldberg puzzler from the team behind The Incredible Machine, where you build absurd chain reactions with hamster motors, trampolines and alligators. A built-in editor and plenty of community puzzles keep it going for a long time.

A Monster's Expedition

Puzzles and brain teasers

A charming puzzle game where you play a monster pushing trees over to use as bridges while exploring islands full of human artifacts. The freely explorable map, clever puzzle mechanics and dry humor make it stand out.

Doodle God

Bright, upbeat tone

You play a god combining basic elements like fire, water and earth to create an entire world of new things. A relaxed combination puzzler with humorous results that rewards experimentation.

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