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Delete

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2018

Should you play it?

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What works

  • Unique 3d minesweeper-inspired puzzle mechanics
  • Logical puzzles with no guesswork required
  • Relaxing ambient music and minimalist design
  • Well-paced introduction of new mechanics
  • Affordable price with polished gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length (about 2-3 hours)
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Lack of manual level reset button
  • Minimalist ui with limited menu options
  • No procedural or infinite puzzle generation

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Hexologic

  • RUSH

  • Orakyubu

  • klocki

  • OXXO

  • Golf Peaks

More fantastical

Games that feels like Delete but with more imaginative fiction

  • Sizeable

  • Ubinota

  • Timelie

  • Patrick's Parabox

  • LOK Digital

  • Freshly Frosted

More expressive

Games that feels like Delete but with more self-expression and customization

  • Chip

  • Voxelgram

  • LineWay

  • hocus

  • Sudoku Universe / 数独宇宙

  • 14 Minesweeper Variants

Less exploratory

Games that feels like Delete but with less exploration of areas and secrets

  • Wayout 2: Hex

  • Hade

  • Scalak

  • Wayout

  • Up Left Out

  • KAMI

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Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Delete. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Delete. These titles are not in What to play next.

Delete: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Thrill, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Fantasy, Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026