What is the best game similar to Boxes: Lost Fragments?

The closest game to Boxes: Lost Fragments is Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds, scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. They share 6 gameplay attributes, including puzzle design, adventure storytelling and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Boxes: Lost Fragments?

The three closest games to Boxes: Lost Fragments are: 1. Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds (76/100, 6 shared attributes) 2. Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" (76/100, 6 shared attributes) 3. Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside (76/100, 6 shared attributes). All share Boxes: Lost Fragments's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 8 dimensions.

Is Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" similar to Boxes: Lost Fragments?

Yes, very much so — Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" scores 76/100 similarity to Boxes: Lost Fragments. They share 6 attributes, including puzzle design and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Puzzle games are similar to Boxes: Lost Fragments?

The best Puzzle games similar to Boxes: Lost Fragments are Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds, Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal", Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside and Broken Age. All share the Puzzle genre alongside other key Boxes: Lost Fragments attributes like puzzle design, adventure storytelling and single-player focus.

How is similarity to Boxes: Lost Fragments calculated?

We compare Boxes: Lost Fragments against every game in our catalog using 8 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Boxes: Lost Fragments experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Few titles capture what makes Boxes: Lost Fragments unique: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and setting scifi. After measuring 8 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 50 most faithful alternatives. Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds, Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" and Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside top the ranking, with Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds at number one (76/100).

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Top games similar to Boxes: Lost Fragments

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Boxes: Lost Fragments. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.

#1Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp SeedsClosest on genre

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasual2D

Steam👍 97%· 723RAWG👍 93%· 41

Year 1994Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Android · Apple Macintosh

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: setting scifi.

Freddi Fish 1: The Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds Join detective Freddi Fish and her best friend Luther as they take on their latest case: finding Grandma Grouper’s kelp seeds that feed the fish under the sea.

It predates Boxes: Lost Fragments by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasual2D

Steam👍 95%· 698

Year 1997Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: setting scifi.

Humongous Tees Now Available!Official Humongous Entertainment T-shirts featuring Pajama Sam, Spy Fox, Freddi Fish, and Putt-Putt are now available on Amazon. About the GameWill kids be forced to endure a fate worse than eating dry cereal!?

It predates Boxes: Lost Fragments by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasual2DIsometric

Steam👍 98%· 1.3KRAWG👍 90%· 30

Year 1996Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Like Boxes: Lost Fragments, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: visual isometric, while skipping setting scifi

Sam is an ordinary kid who, with the help of his red cape, turns into "superhero" Pajama Sam. In No Need to Hide When It’s Dark Outside, Pajama Sam journeys into the land of darkness (his closet) to face his fears.

Where it drifts furthest from Boxes: Lost Fragments: visuals.

It predates Boxes: Lost Fragments by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Broken AgeClosest overall match

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasualSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 84%· 8.2KIGDB77· 13OC79· 38

Year 2014Dev Double Fine ProductionsOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Shared with Boxes: Lost Fragments: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping visual 3d

It predates Boxes: Lost Fragments by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Neighbours from Hell

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualNarrative2DStealth

Steam👍 98%· 3.1KIGDB72· 2

Year 2003Dev JoWooD Productions Software · EncoreOn PC

✓ Shared with Boxes: Lost Fragments: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, while skipping setting scifi

It predates Boxes: Lost Fragments by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualNarrativeSci-FiFantasy

Steam👍 93%· 528

Year 2001Dev Presto Studios · Cyan WorldsOn PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Boxes: Lost Fragments, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Boxes: Lost Fragments: visuals.

It predates Boxes: Lost Fragments by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Neighbours from Hell Compilation

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualNarrative2DStealth

Steam👍 98%· 3.1KRAWG👍 82%· 178MC69

Year 2004Dev JoWooD · THQ NordicPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Nintendo

✓ Like Boxes: Lost Fragments, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics, while skipping setting scifi

INTRODUCING THE GAME OF NEIGHBOURHOOD NASTINESS AND COMMUNITY COMMOTION! Living next door to you is a real Neighbour From Hell and it's now time to have your revenge! This compilation includes the original Neighbours From Hell and it's sequel Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation.

It predates Boxes: Lost Fragments by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasual2DExploration

Steam👍 91%· 293RAWG👍 79%· 29

Year 2002Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Boxes: Lost Fragments, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping setting scifi

Nancy Drew®: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.

Where it drifts furthest from Boxes: Lost Fragments: visuals.

It predates Boxes: Lost Fragments by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualNarrative2DRelaxing

Steam👍 97%· 9.5KIGDB80· 4OC73· 12

Year 2017Dev Adriaan de JonghOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Boxes: Lost Fragments, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: vibe relaxing, cozy, relaxing feel and visual isometric, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Boxes: Lost Fragments: visuals.

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#10Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasualExploration

Steam👍 91%· 92

Year 2012Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Boxes: Lost Fragments, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery, while skipping setting scifi

Fear lingers in a remote laboratory after a physicist's suspicious demise. A police investigation resulted in nothing except a case as cold as the secretive personalities and steel walls that enshroud a top-secret Tesla-inspired facility.

It predates Boxes: Lost Fragments by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Myst: Masterpiece Edition

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualNarrativeSci-FiFantasy

Steam👍 87%· 1.1KRAWG👍 74%· 26

Year 2011Dev Cyan WorldsPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Boxes: Lost Fragments, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping visual 2d

Enter a world where nothing is as it seems... and adventure knows no bounds! Journey to an island world eerily tinged with mystery... where every rock, every scrap of paper, every fleeting sound holds a clue to an ancient mystery.

Where it drifts furthest from Boxes: Lost Fragments: visuals.

It predates Boxes: Lost Fragments by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Sam & Max Hit the RoadClosest on setting

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2DPixel Art

Steam👍 95%· 1.0KRAWG👍 88%· 85IGDB83· 3

Year 1993Dev Lucasfilm · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with Boxes: Lost Fragments: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: visual pixel, while skipping vibe casual

Grab your nightstick, squeal like a siren, and Hit the Road with Sam & Max, Freelance Police, as they attempt to crack their toughest case.

Where it drifts furthest from Boxes: Lost Fragments: visuals.

It predates Boxes: Lost Fragments by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand

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SoloNarrativeCasualLinearExploration

Steam👍 89%· 199

Year 2002Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Boxes: Lost Fragments, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with linear, story-driven structure and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting scifi

Nancy Drew®: Secret of Scarlet Hand is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.

It predates Boxes: Lost Fragments by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasualExploration

Steam👍 96%· 397RAWG👍 86%· 22MC77

Year 2005Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Boxes: Lost Fragments, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery, while skipping setting scifi

Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.

It predates Boxes: Lost Fragments by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15A Building Full of Cats

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualNarrativeRelaxingCozy

Steam👍 99%· 4.4K

Year 2022Dev DevcatsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux

✓ Like Boxes: Lost Fragments, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe relaxing, cozy, relaxing feel and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting scifi

MORE DEVCATS GAMES About the Game A Building Full of Cats is a hidden object game where you need to pet all the cats in the building. Don't leave any cat behind! 300+ cats 5+ Floors 50+ hidden cats Secret cats? Who knows...

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Boxes: Lost Fragments?: The closest game to Boxes: Lost Fragments is Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds, scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. They share 6 gameplay attributes, including puzzle design, adventure storytelling and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Boxes: Lost Fragments?: The three closest games to Boxes: Lost Fragments are: 1. Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds (76/100, 6 shared attributes) 2. Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" (76/100, 6 shared attributes) 3. Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside (76/100, 6 shared attributes). All share Boxes: Lost Fragments's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 8 dimensions.
Is Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" similar to Boxes: Lost Fragments?: Yes, very much so — Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" scores 76/100 similarity to Boxes: Lost Fragments. They share 6 attributes, including puzzle design and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Puzzle games are similar to Boxes: Lost Fragments?: The best Puzzle games similar to Boxes: Lost Fragments are Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds, Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal", Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside and Broken Age. All share the Puzzle genre alongside other key Boxes: Lost Fragments attributes like puzzle design, adventure storytelling and single-player focus.
How is similarity to Boxes: Lost Fragments calculated?: We compare Boxes: Lost Fragments against every game in our catalog using 8 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Boxes: Lost Fragments experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.