
games like
Hocus
Hocus leans Optimization (Pure Optimization). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
Matched first against: Puzzle, Indie - then ranked by cheat-test profile.
12 games like Hocus
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (0 vs 1) - Linear journey with virtually no hidden-information surprises
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 2) - Forced-perspective placement needs light spatial precision
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (0 vs 1) - Item and room combinations are deterministic across playthroughs
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (0 vs 1) - Deterministic puzzles with no randomness anywhere
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: optimization (6 vs 7) - Each sokoban level has an exact move solution
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 2) - Combat encounters add minor timing demand but are forgettable
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (0 vs 1) - Puzzles are visible; nothing meaningful is hidden
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 0) - Clicking is decorative
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (0 vs 1) - Deterministic authored levels
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (0 vs 1) - Fixed narrative outcome with deterministic puzzles
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (0 vs 1) - Virtually no randomness; solutions are static
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: optimization (6 vs 7) - item and dialogue logic puzzles
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- Released
- 2015
- Platforms
- Android, PC, iOS, Mac
- Modes
- Single player
- IGDB users
- 70/100