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Games like Taiji

2022PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified92 % positive24.50 €

Taiji is a quiet open-world puzzle game where you must uncover the rules and clues yourself. Careful observation and experimentation lead to aha moments, with almost no hand-holding.

Lots to discover
Open world
Puzzles and brain teasers
Challenging difficulty

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Where to buy

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In short: Games like Taiji

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

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Best match

The Witness

92 %Match

2016USK 0PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable85 % positive−75 % ~~36.99 €~~ 9.24 €

A vibrant, deserted island packed with line-maze puzzles whose rules you must figure out entirely without instructions. The real reward is the epiphany of grasping each hidden principle, even in the landscape itself.

Where to buy

Steam PC · 10 days left 9.24 € ~~36.99 €~~ −75 % Go to shop
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Myst

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