Boxes: Lost Fragments similar games & best alternatives
Boxes: Lost Fragments
2024
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Quick resume
As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers.
Global score
93/100
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie, Puzzle
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Pros
- Beautiful and detailed puzzle box designs
- Relaxing and satisfying puzzle gameplay
- Intuitive controls and helpful hint system
- Variety of themed puzzles
- Smooth animations and sound design
Cons
- Relatively short playtime
- Puzzles generally easy, lacking challenge for experienced players
- Some puzzle repetition and similarity to the room series
- Limited story and narrative integration
- No multiplayer or social features
Motivations
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Autonomy
Game with the same Autonomy vibe
4"Players freely explore and manipulate puzzle boxes with no explicit guidance, encouraging self-directed experimentation."
GNOG
"Players freely explore and manipulate puzzle boxes at their own pace with optional hints and puzzle skips."
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Competence
Game with the same Competence vibe
2"Puzzles are logical and mostly straightforward with some challenge, providing moderate skill engagement."
Shardlight
"Puzzles provide a moderate challenge with mostly logical solutions; some players find them easy but still engaging."
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Competition
Game with the same Competition vibe
-5"No competitive elements or player comparison; focus is on individual puzzle solving."
DARQ: Complete Edition
"No competitive elements or player comparison; focus is on individual puzzle solving."
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Continuation
Game with the same Continuation vibe
1"Some players enjoyed the game enough to complete it fully and consider replaying, but many found it repetitive and short, leading to disengagement."
Adventure Time: Finn and Jake's Epic Quest
"Some players enjoyed the game enough to want more, but overall it is a short experience with limited replay."
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Cooperation
Game with the same Cooperation vibe
-5"Single-player experience with no cooperative gameplay."
The Purring Quest
"Single-player experience with no cooperative gameplay."
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Creativity
Game with the same Creativity vibe
3"Players engage with interactive puzzles and animated elements, requiring creative problem solving."
100 hidden eternals
"Players interact with uniquely themed puzzle boxes featuring creative mechanical designs and animations."
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Domination
Game with the same Domination vibe
-5"No elements of exerting control or superiority over others."
Freebie
"No elements of exerting control or superiority over others."
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Escapism
Game with the same Escapism vibe
3"Players use the game as a fun, immersive puzzle adventure to escape daily life stress."
Hello Neighbor 2
"Players use the game as a relaxing, immersive puzzle experience to escape daily life."
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Expectation
Game with the same Expectation vibe
-4"Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment rather than obligation."
Partisans 1941
"Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment rather than obligation."
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Experimenting
Game with the same Experimenting vibe
3"Encourages experimentation with puzzle mechanics and exploration of environments."
Myst III: Exile
"Encourages exploration and experimentation with puzzle mechanisms and hidden elements."
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Exploration
Game with the same Exploration vibe
2"Players discover new themed puzzle rooms and hidden collectibles, but environments are small and self-contained."
Doors: Paradox
"Players discover new puzzle boxes and hidden compartments within them, though environments are confined."
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Expression
Game with the same Expression vibe
-4"No customization or personalization options; players only solve preset puzzles."
Kitty Cat: Jigsaw Puzzles
"Limited customization; players interact with preset puzzle boxes without personalizing elements."
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Fantasy
Game with the same Fantasy vibe
2"The game features imaginative and varied themed puzzle environments with some fantasy and sci-fi elements."
Doors: Paradox
"The game features imaginative themed puzzle boxes and a light narrative with some fantasy elements."
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Fellowship
Game with the same Fellowship vibe
-5"Solo puzzle experience with no social or community interaction features."
Scalak
"Primarily a solo puzzle-solving experience with minimal social interaction."
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Growth
Game with the same Growth vibe
2"Players develop puzzle-solving skills and learn game mechanics, though difficulty is moderate."
LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues
"Players develop puzzle-solving skills and learn mechanics, though difficulty is generally moderate."
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Health
Game with the same Health vibe
-5"Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."
World of Tanks Blitz
"Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."
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Idle
Game with the same Idle vibe
-3"Requires focused attention to solve puzzles; not designed for background or idle play."
Milo and the Christmas Gift
"Requires focused attention to solve puzzles; not designed for background or idle play."
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Intimacy
Game with the same Intimacy vibe
-5"No social or emotional relationship-building features."
Vital Shell
"No social or emotional relationship-building features."
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Leadership
Game with the same Leadership vibe
-5"No leadership or group management roles."
Aviators
"No leadership or group management roles."
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Progression
Game with the same Progression vibe
3"Players progress by completing puzzles and unlocking new levels and achievements."
Hexcells Plus
"Players progress by unlocking puzzle boxes and collecting items to advance through levels."
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Relaxation
Game with the same Relaxation vibe
4"The game provides a calming, soothing experience with gentle music and low-stress puzzles."
With You
"The game offers a calm, satisfying puzzle experience with soothing music and smooth animations."
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Sensation
Game with the same Sensation vibe
3"High-quality visuals, sound design, and tactile feedback create an engaging sensory experience."
The Room 4: Old Sins
"High-quality visuals and sound design provide sensory enjoyment and tactile feedback."
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Status
Game with the same Status vibe
-5"No social recognition or status systems."
Alan Wake
"No social recognition or status systems."
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Story
Game with the same Story vibe
1"Light narrative with minimal story elements; focus is on puzzles rather than deep plot."
Escape Goat 2
"Light narrative present but minimal and mostly serves as context for puzzles."
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Strategy
Game with the same Strategy vibe
1"Puzzles require some problem solving and logical thinking but are generally straightforward."
When The Past Was Around
"Puzzles require logical thinking and problem solving but are generally straightforward."
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Thrill
Game with the same Thrill vibe
-3"Low suspense or risk; gameplay is calm and methodical rather than thrilling."
Word Factori
"Low suspense or risk; gameplay is controlled and relaxing rather than thrilling."
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Value
Game with the same Value vibe
0"Mixed opinions on value; some find it worth the price especially on sale, others find it short for cost."
A Kiss For The Petals - Remembering How We Met
"Mixed opinions on value; some find it worth the price especially on sale, others find it short for cost."
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Violence
Game with the same Violence vibe
-5"No violent content; gameplay focuses on constructive puzzle solving."
inbento
"No violent content; gameplay focuses on constructive puzzle solving."
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Survival
Game with the same Survival vibe
-5"No survival or threat avoidance mechanics."
To the Moon
"No survival or threat avoidance mechanics."
Analysis
Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value, Thrill, Story.
How to use the graph
Similar games map
Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.
- Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
- Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
- Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
- Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.
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.
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Last update: 30/04/2026