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Khimera: Puzzle Island

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

Should you play it?

She's back just in time to do all the puzzles in your Sunday paper! It's a Khimera Nonogram adventure!

What works

  • Charming story and characters
  • Extensive puzzle content
  • Great music and presentation
  • Customization options
  • Relaxing and accessible gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Some puzzles too easy or predictable
  • Auto-hint system can reveal too much
  • Final boss puzzle is frustrating for some
  • No undo button
  • No cloud save

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Is This Seat Taken?

  • Freshly Frosted

  • Cat on a Diet

  • inbento

  • Paint it Back

  • Sudocats

More exploratory

Games that feels like Khimera: Puzzle Island but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Paquerette Down the Bunburrows

  • Isles of Sea and Sky

  • Slider

  • macdows 95

  • Last Call BBS

  • Logiart Grimoire

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Khimera: Puzzle Island but with less narrative immersion

  • Logic Bombs

  • Everyday Genius: SquareLogic

  • Pictopix

  • YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM!

  • Picross Touch

  • Hatsune Miku Logic Paint S

Choose your own criteria ->

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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).

Khimera: Puzzle Island: A very typical example of its motivational profile. 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. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Survival.

Last update: 09/08/2026