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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to Spindle down to the 12 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse, Paradise Killer and Ōkami top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Spindle.

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Year 2025Dev Wobble Ghost UG

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Spindle is Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse — scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. Paradise Killer and Ōkami follow close behind.

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The best games like Spindle on PlayStation

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Spindle. 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.

Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloFantasy2DNarrativeHistorical
Steam👍 89%· 2.8KIGDB71· 14OC74· 53
Year 2013Dev Revolution SoftwareOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Spindle, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, historical setting and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from Spindle: visuals.

It predates Spindle by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting54Visuals35
#2Paradise Killer
Paradise Killer
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloFantasyNarrativeOpen WorldExploration
IGDB79· 9OC82· 56
Year 2020Dev Kaizen Game Works · Fellow TravellerOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Spindle, expect puzzle design, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from Spindle: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0
Ōkami
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloFantasyHistoricalExplorationLoot
IGDB90· 5
Year 2006Dev Clover Studio · CapcomOn PlayStation 3

✓ Like Spindle, it's known for puzzle design, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings historical setting, exploration and discovery and loot and gear systems, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from Spindle: visuals.

It predates Spindle by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting58Visuals0
Gorogoa
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloFantasy2DCasualNarrative
Steam👍 97%· 20KRAWG👍 89%· 415IGDB82· 7OC85· 49
Year 2017Dev Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Spindle, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems

Designed, developed, and illustrated by Jason Roberts, Gorogoa is a beautiful hand-drawn story suspended inside a completely unique puzzle. Arrange and combine lavishly illustrated panels, each one a separate interactive window into a living game world. Navigate the scene inside each panel.

Where it drifts furthest from Spindle: visuals.

It predates Spindle by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals46
Broken Age
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloFantasy2DRangedNarrative
Steam👍 84%· 8.2KIGDB77· 13OC79· 38
Year 2014Dev Double Fine ProductionsOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Shared with Spindle: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, vibe casual and ranged combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Spindle: visuals.

It predates Spindle by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting64Visuals46
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloFantasy2DNarrativeHistorical
Steam👍 95%· 3.0KIGDB86
Year 2010Dev LucasArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · iOS

✓ Like Spindle, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus and historical setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Spindle: visuals.

It predates Spindle by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting58Visuals46
Return to Monkey Island
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloFantasy2DNarrativeCasual
Steam👍 91%· 9.0KIGDB92· 8OC87· 100
Year 2022Dev Terrible Toybox · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · Linux · Android

✓ Shared with Spindle: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, vibe casual and setting cartoon, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Spindle: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Setting58Visuals46
Machinarium
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloFantasy2DNarrativeCasual
Steam👍 95%· 20KIGDB88· 2
Year 2009Dev Amanita DesignOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Shared with Spindle: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Spindle: visuals.

It predates Spindle by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting53Visuals49
Toem
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloFantasyIsometricCozyCasual
Steam👍 99%· 11KIGDB95· 2OC80· 41
Year 2021Dev Something We MadeOn Xbox · Linux · Android

✓ If you enjoyed Spindle, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, vibe casual and vibe relaxing, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Spindle: setting and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals49Setting42
Sayonara Wild Hearts
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloFantasyMeleeCasualNarrative
Steam👍 97%· 8.8KIGDB81· 7OC84· 53
Year 2019Dev Simogo · Annapurna InteractiveOn PS4 · Switch · PC

✓ Like Spindle, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Spindle: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0
Myst
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloFantasyNarrativeSci-FiExploration
IGDB55· 4OC75· 16
Year 1993Dev Cyan Worlds · Acclaim EntertainmentOn PC · PlayStation 3 · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Spindle, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Spindle: visuals.

It predates Spindle by 32 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting64Visuals0
Broken Sword 3 - the Sleeping Dragon (2003)
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloFantasyStealthMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 56%· 882RAWG👍 75%· 96MC82IGDB60· 1
Year 2003Dev Revolution Software · THQPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Spindle, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep RPG systems

Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon is an adventure quest game developed by Revolution Software, it is the third installment in the series. ###Plot A murder happened in Paris. The victim is an underground hacker that goes by the name of Vernon Blier.

Where it drifts furthest from Spindle: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Spindle.

It predates Spindle by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting58Visuals0

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