Lines X Free similar games & best alternatives

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Lines X Free

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

Beautiful & relaxing Numberlink puzzles.

What works

  • Free to play
  • Relaxing music and minimalistic design
  • Easy to learn puzzles
  • Many achievements
  • Short and accessible

Things to keep in mind

  • Achievement spam can be annoying
  • Limited replay value
  • Some levels too easy or unbalanced difficulty
  • Lack of colorblind options
  • No save progress in free version

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Oik 3

  • qop

  • qop 3

  • Up Left Out

  • Oik 4

  • Scalak

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Lines X Free but with less focus on status and recognition

  • Hook

  • Linked

  • SiNKR

  • CrossCells

  • Sudoku Jigsaw / 拼图数独

  • 🔴 Circles

More expressive

Games that feels like Lines X Free but with more self-expression and customization

  • Zup! Z

  • Zup! Q

  • Zup! F

  • Zup! 6

  • Zup!

  • Zup! Zero 2

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Lines Infinite

  • Lines X

  • Sudoku Universe / 数独宇宙

  • Nonogram - Master's Legacy

  • Sorry, James

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Lines X Free. 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 Lines X Free. These titles are not in What to play next.

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

Last update: 21/08/2026