Can of Wormholes similar games & best alternatives

Can of Wormholes

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Mac • 2023

Should you play it?

Push, slice, ingest, flip, and squish worms in this puzzle game in which you play as a little sentient tin can.

What works
  • Innovative and clever puzzle design
  • Excellent hint system that aids learning
  • Engaging and satisfying progression
  • Accessible difficulty curve
  • Unique and creative mechanics
Things to keep in mind
  • Some puzzles may feel obtuse or require external help
  • Hint system can sometimes give away too much
  • Minimal story and narrative depth
  • Overworld navigation can be confusing
  • Lack of customization or social features

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • She Remembered Caterpillars

  • Chroma Zero

  • Occlude

  • Cube Escape Collection

  • Quern - Undying Thoughts

  • Mr. Pumpkin Adventure

  • Chronigma

  • Gordian Rooms 1: A curious heritage

  • The Talos Principle VR
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • She Remembered Caterpillars

  • Chroma Zero

  • Occlude
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Competence

    LOK Digital
  • Creativity

    Supraworld
  • Growth

    The Artisan of Glimmith

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Can of Wormholes: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competence

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  • Creativity

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    "Highly creative puzzle design with multiple solutions, environmental interactions, and player experimentation encouraged."

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  • Expectation

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  • Experimenting

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  • Exploration

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    "Includes hidden paths and secret puzzles rewarding curiosity and thorough exploration."

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  • Expression

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  • Fantasy

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  • Growth

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    "Strong emphasis on learning new mechanics, improving logical reasoning, and developing puzzle-solving skills."

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  • Leadership

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  • Progression

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    "Players accumulate knowledge, unlock new areas and puzzles, and progress through the story and puzzle complexity."

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  • Relaxation

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  • Story

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  • Strategy

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