# Games like Maxwell's puzzling demon

> The closest matches to Maxwell's puzzling demon: Gentoo Rescue, SquishCraft, The Electrifying Incident: A Monster Mini-Expedition, Stephen's Sausage Roll, and Can of Wormholes. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Gentoo Rescue](https://imho.run/games/2830480/gentoo-rescue) — Shares inventory based puzzles and hint system with Maxwell's puzzling demon. 163 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2830480/)
2. [SquishCraft](https://imho.run/games/2081180/squishcraft) — Also Sokoban and Logic, like Maxwell's puzzling demon. 90 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2081180/)
3. [The Electrifying Incident: A Monster Mini-Expedition](https://imho.run/games/3352300/the-electrifying-incident-a-monster-mini-expedition) — Shares backtracking and environmental puzzle solving with Maxwell's puzzling demon. 114 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352300/)
4. [Stephen's Sausage Roll](https://imho.run/games/353540/stephen-s-sausage-roll) — Also Sokoban, like Maxwell's puzzling demon. 1,082 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/353540/)
5. [Can of Wormholes](https://imho.run/games/1295320/can-of-wormholes) — Also Sokoban and Grid-Based Movement, like Maxwell's puzzling demon. 392 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295320/)
6. [Baba Is You](https://imho.run/games/736260/baba-is-you) — A frequent pick in Maxwell's puzzling demon players' libraries, and another Indie. 12,222 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/736260/)
7. [Jelly Is Sticky](https://imho.run/games/1492620/jelly-is-sticky) — Also Sokoban and Abstract, like Maxwell's puzzling demon. 79 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1492620/)
8. [Strange Jigsaws](https://imho.run/games/2702170/strange-jigsaws) — Shares inventory based puzzles and environmental puzzle solving with Maxwell's puzzling demon. 2,800 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2702170/)
9. [Room to Grow](https://imho.run/games/1471960/room-to-grow) — A frequent pick in Maxwell's puzzling demon players' libraries, and another Strategy. 136 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1471960/)
10. [Yugo Puzzle](https://imho.run/games/1693260/yugo-puzzle) — Shares hint system with Maxwell's puzzling demon. 95 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1693260/)
11. [Axyz](https://imho.run/games/2850490/axyz) — Shares puzzle platforming and environmental puzzle solving with Maxwell's puzzling demon. 98 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2850490/)
12. [Bonfire Peaks](https://imho.run/games/1147890/bonfire-peaks) — Also Sokoban and Grid-Based Movement, like Maxwell's puzzling demon. 181 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147890/)
13. [Sokobond](https://imho.run/games/290260/sokobond) — Also Sokoban and Abstract, like Maxwell's puzzling demon. 280 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290260/)
14. [Loophole](https://imho.run/games/3629400/loophole) — Shares puzzle platforming and environmental puzzle solving with Maxwell's puzzling demon. 114 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3629400/)
15. [Blocks That Matter](https://imho.run/games/111800/blocks-that-matter) — Shares puzzle platforming with Maxwell's puzzling demon. 267 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/111800/)
16. [Patrick's Parabox](https://imho.run/games/1260520/patrick-s-parabox) — Also Sokoban and Abstract, like Maxwell's puzzling demon. 2,127 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260520/)
17. [Bean and Nothingness](https://imho.run/games/1706090/bean-and-nothingness) — Also Logic, like Maxwell's puzzling demon. 151 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1706090/)
18. [Paquerette Down the Bunburrows](https://imho.run/games/1628610/paquerette-down-the-bunburrows) — Also Sokoban and Logic, like Maxwell's puzzling demon. 540 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628610/)
19. [Understand](https://imho.run/games/1299400/understand) — Also Abstract and Logic, like Maxwell's puzzling demon. 333 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1299400/)
20. [Öoo](https://imho.run/games/2721890/ooo) — Shares procedural levels and puzzle platforming with Maxwell's puzzling demon. 1,803 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/)
21. [The Bridge](https://imho.run/games/204240/the-bridge) — Also Logic, like Maxwell's puzzling demon. 1,236 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204240/)
22. [A Little to the Left](https://imho.run/games/1629520/a-little-to-the-left) — Shares hint system with Maxwell's puzzling demon. 9,531 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/)
23. [A Monster's Expedition](https://imho.run/games/1052990/a-monster-s-expedition) — Shares hint system with Maxwell's puzzling demon. 822 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1052990/)
24. [A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build](https://imho.run/games/316610/a-good-snowman-is-hard-to-build) — Also Sokoban and Abstract, like Maxwell's puzzling demon. 416 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/316610/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2770160&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2770160&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2770160&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2770160
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2770160
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Maxwell's puzzling demon

"Thermodynamic" puzzle where Maxwell's demon does work of block-pushing. Deal those hot blocks with cold blocks so that the demon doesn't get burnt.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2770160
- **Developer:** muratsubo Games
- **Publisher:** muratsubo Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 29, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2770160/maxwell-s-puzzling-demon)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2770160&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2770160/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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