Turn It On! similar games & best alternatives

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Turn It On!

Android, iOS • 2018

Should you play it?

What works

  • Charming and relaxing exploration
  • Unique puzzle mechanics with black boxes
  • High-quality and varied soundtrack
  • Visual storytelling without dialogue
  • Short with replayability for high scores

Things to keep in mind

  • Frustrating reflex-based segments with unresponsive controls
  • Technical glitches and bugs
  • Lack of clear progression and challenge
  • Some tedious or dull levels
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Firmament

  • The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition

  • The Turing Test

  • Lake Ridden

  • Agent A: A puzzle in disguise

  • Wheely

More progression-driven

Games that feels like Turn It On! but with more progression and upgrades

  • Puzzle Chambers

  • 1000 Amps

  • The Talos Principle VR

  • Supraland Six Inches Under

  • Obduction

  • Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions

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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.
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  • 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 Turn It On!. These titles are not in What to play next.

Turn It On!: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival, Thrill.

Last update: 21/08/2026