Lemmings
Lemmings is a 1991 puzzle game developed by DMA Design. Players must guide streams of small, mindless creatures safely from an entrance to an exit by assigning them one of several jobs, such as digging, mining, building bridges, climbing or blocking, solving each level before too many are lost.
The game was praised for its clever, escalating puzzle design and its charming, expendable little characters that marched forward relentlessly unless directed otherwise. Balancing a required save percentage against a time limit and a finite number of skills, it offered a distinctive mix of strategy, planning and quick reactions, and included the drastic option to detonate every lemming when a level went wrong.
Lemmings became a defining puzzle game of its era and was ported to a remarkable range of systems, from home computers to consoles and handhelds. It remains playable today through re-releases and spiritual successors that carry on its rescue-the-crowd concept.
Play it today
Modern alternatives to Lemmings, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
Prices, platform availability and Steam Deck compatibility can change at any time. Always check the store page before buying.
Flockers
€ 9,99Team17's own spiritual successor, swapping lemmings for sheep and adding gruesome physics puzzles.
Flockers runs on PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox. Not available on iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
Humanity Indie
€ 29,99An inventive indie puzzle game about guiding vast crowds to safety.
Humanity runs on PC, PlayStation. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Verified.
NeoLemmix Indie
FreeA free fan-made engine that plays the original levels plus thousands of community packs, with modern quality-of-life.
NeoLemmix runs on PC. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Steam Deck.
Sirius Online / Lemmings-likes
€ 9,99Modern indie tributes such as "Lemmings"-style puzzlers keep the concept alive.
Sirius Online / Lemmings-likes runs on PC. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Untested.
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