Hook 2 similar games & best alternatives

Hook 2

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

Should you play it?

Get Hook’d on unhooking the hooks again.

What works
  • Relaxing ambient soundtrack
  • Innovative 3d puzzle mechanics
  • Minimalist and clear visuals
  • Fair difficulty progression
  • Good value for price
Things to keep in mind
  • Short overall playtime
  • Later puzzles can be visually confusing
  • Lack of customization or narrative
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Some minor control/rotation quirks

What to play next

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

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • PUSH

  • Hexologic

  • Scalak

  • Akin

  • Wordle 3

  • KNIGHTS

  • Zen of Sudoku

  • hocus

  • Taiji
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Hexologic

  • Akin

  • Colortone
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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.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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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).

Hook 2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Story, Survival.

Why this game works

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

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