- #1 My Friend is a Raven
97% matchVery Positive91% of 1,316 reviews2020
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 18%
You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 28.1%, Atmospheric 19.3%, Indie 18.9%, Casual 16.2%, Point & Click 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the thematic focus on ravens and utilizes a similarly melancholic, atmospheric tone to tell its story.
- #2 The Plan
96% matchVery Positive92% of 23,443 reviews2014
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 5%
A fly ascends to the skies, pondering the pointlessness of its brief existence.
Why similar: Atmospheric 25%, Experimental 20.4% ★, Indie 20%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Casual 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential experimental short game that uses atmosphere and simple movement to convey a profound, wordless message.
- #3 A Bird Story
96% matchVery Positive85% of 10,666 reviews2014
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An experimental short from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise: A simple & surreal 1-hour interactive animation about a boy and an injured bird, told without dialogues.If you're looking for To the Moon-like experience, I'd suggest playing Finding Paradise first.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 42.3%, Indie 17.6%, Story Rich 13.8%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Visual Novel 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this is a short, emotional, and wordless narrative experience centered on the bond between a human and a bird.
- #4 She and the Light Bearer
95% matchVery Positive85% of 381 reviews2019
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
She and the Light Bearer is a point and click adventure game, a poem, a fairy tale. Take a journey inside a vibrantly colored forest, meet silly creatures, listen to serene folk music, and discover somber secrets.
Why similar: Experimental 23.8% ★, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Casual 12.9%, Indie 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct, beautiful hand-drawn art style and a poetic, fable-like narrative that mirrors the artistic feel of the seed game.
- #5 The Mammoth: A Cave Painting
94% matchVery Positive92% of 1,141 reviews2017
Dev: inbetweengames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 12%
Tell the 5 million year story of the mammoth in 5 minutes.
Why similar: Indie 37.8%, Casual 32.1%, Atmospheric 20.8%, Story Rich 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A brief, experimental, and highly evocative experience that uses visual storytelling to explore themes of loss and nature.
- #6 Marie's Room
93% matchVery Positive93% of 6,612 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.7%, Atmospheric 24.4%, Story Rich 15.8%, Indie 14.3%, Casual 12%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven exploration game that excels at environmental storytelling and building a specific, intimate mood.
- #7 A Mortician's Tale
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,410 reviews2017
Dev: Laundry Bear Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A Mortician's Tale is a short, story-driven game about a mortician tasked with running a funeral home.
Why similar: Experimental 26.8% ★, Casual 13.8%, Indie 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Relaxing 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on a contemplative, short-form narrative that treats its subject matter with the same gentle, experimental care found in the seed game.
- #8 MANDAGON
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,723 reviews2016
Dev: Blind Sky Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Explore Mandagon, a world inspired by Tibetan theology and philosophy. With a focus on life and death, discover what it means to make a true sacrifice . . .
Why similar: Atmospheric 21.6%, Indie 19.8%, Relaxing 17.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Casual 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This short, atmospheric platformer relies on its unique art style and meditative pace to deliver a philosophical experience.
- #9 Sisyphus Reborn
91% matchVery Positive93% of 1,085 reviews2016
Dev: Edwin MontgomeryPub: Myshkin Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A short atmospheric adventure game about finding meaning in a meaningless world.
Why similar: Atmospheric 49.2%, Indie 26.5%, Point & Click 14.6%, 2D 5%, Singleplayer 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A philosophical and atmospheric short game that mirrors the experimental nature and melancholic tone of the seed game.
- #10 Little Man Has a Day
90% matchVery Positive97% of 410 reviews2023
Dev: Mosman
Windows
A personal, short and silly handwritten game about a little man feeling a little 'eh'.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 40.5%, Relaxing 24.1%, Casual 14.6%, Indie 10.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the hand-drawn aesthetic and the relaxing, short-form nature of the seed game while focusing on small, everyday moments.
- #11 When The Past Was Around - Prologue
91% matchVery Positive94% of 682 reviews2019
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 16%
This is the prologue chapter of "When the Past was Around", an upcoming adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Relaxing 13.1%, Casual 12.5%, Indie 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Uses hand-drawn art and a wordless, emotional narrative to explore themes of love and loss through a relaxing, point-and-click interface.
- #12 The Flood
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,245 reviews2018
Dev: Ondrej Angelovic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 17%
The Flood is a peaceful 5 minute narrative experience in which you pilot a little boat down a river. It's a gentle reminder that sometimes we should stop worrying about our destination and just enjoy the journey.
Why similar: Experimental 43.8% ★, Relaxing 13%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Casual 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, experimental, and atmospheric game that uses its limited scope to deliver a focused, emotional narrative.
- #13 Florence
88% matchVery Positive93% of 15,716 reviews2020
Dev: MountainsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.
Why similar: Casual 30.3%, Indie 25.6%, Visual Novel 17%, Story Rich 13.5%, Point & Click 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in short-form, visual storytelling that uses simple interactions to convey a deeply moving emotional arc.
- #14 a Museum of Dubious Splendors
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 173 reviews2018
Dev: Studio Oleomingus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
a Museum of Dubious Splendors, is a storybook from the world of Somewhere. A quiet game about prosaic objects and spurious histories, it is an irreverent rumination on the nature of an archive and forms of recollection.
Why similar: Experimental 42.2% ★, Casual 31.6%, Indie 26.3%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental, short-form narrative experience that relies on surreal imagery and atmosphere to engage the player.
- #15 Evergreen Blues
87% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: David SuPub: MIT Media Lab
Windows · Mac
Evergreen Blues is a suite of interactive songs by David Su and Dominique Star. All the world's a stage 🎶🎭
Why similar: Casual 30.5%, Indie 24.6%, Experimental 16.6% ★, Relaxing 10%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, music-focused, and relaxing narrative game that captures a similar sense of quiet introspection.
- #16 Banyu Lintar Angin - Little Storm -
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 898 reviews2018
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Banyu Lintar Angin is a series of experimental illustrations about three siblings, living together independently in a rural Indonesian environment.
Why similar: Experimental 29.9% ★, Relaxing 18.7%, Casual 17.6%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Indie 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, indie experience that prioritizes atmosphere and a gentle, story-rich environment.
- #17 Late Bird
86% matchVery Positive95% of 120 reviews2022
Dev: Vladimir SlavPub: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Late Bird is a short interactive story about birds, movies, suicidal thoughts and not growing up in time.
Why similar: Experimental 27.4% ★, Hand-drawn 24.5%, Casual 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Point & Click 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, interactive-fiction experience that captures a similar sense of quiet, character-focused storytelling.
- #18 Before Your Eyes
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 22,221 reviews2021
Dev: GoodbyeWorld GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 41.8%, Story Rich 27.5%, Indie 26.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental narrative game that uses a unique mechanic to deliver a short, powerful, and highly emotional story.
- #19 Morok
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 115 reviews2019
Dev: Varoi games
Windows · Linux
Morok is interactive visual novel with a northern mood
Why similar: Hand-drawn 22.4%, Casual 19%, Indie 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play visual novel that matches the atmospheric and indie sensibilities of the seed game.
- #20 The Stillness of the Wind
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,697 reviews2019
Dev: Memory of GodPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
A quiet game of life and loss. One by one, everyone left the village for the city. Everyone, except Talma. Approaching her final years, she maintains a simple way of life tending to her homestead, surviving, subsisting, whilst increasingly disturbing letters arrive from her family in the city.
Why similar: Indie 29.3%, Atmospheric 23.2%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Casual 10.8%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A melancholic and atmospheric experience that focuses on the quiet, daily life of an elderly woman in a way that feels very similar to the seed game's pacing.
- #21 Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
82% matchVery Positive94% of 7,446 reviews2021
Dev: Silver Lining StudioPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 32.3%, Atmospheric 25%, Relaxing 20.8%, Story Rich 9.6%, Point & Click 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, hand-drawn narrative game that uses art as a central theme to tell a poignant, short story.
- #22 Juniper's Knot
83% matchVery Positive96% of 316 reviews2017
Dev: Dischan Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Juniper's Knot is a short (~30 mins) kinetic novel about the meeting of a demon and a boy. A kinetic novel is a game that uses text, sound, and illustrations to tell a story.
Why similar: Casual 36.6%, Indie 31.7%, Visual Novel 29.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric visual novel that focuses on a quiet, character-driven interaction between two individuals.
- #23 Memory Note
82% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: CupcakeTime TeamPub: Phoenix_co
Windows · Mac · Linux
Memory note is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, several endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.
Why similar: Casual 24.9%, Great Soundtrack 23.9%, Indie 21.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Atmospheric 14%
Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel that emphasizes emotional storytelling and a consistent, atmospheric art style.
- #24 Mondealy: Day One
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 664 reviews2021
Dev: uglycoalPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Mondealy: Day One is a prologue for the 2D adventure game Mondealy. You can see how adventures in the magical kingdom of Dargratt begin.
Why similar: Relaxing 36.3%, Atmospheric 34.1%, Story Rich 17.1%, 2D 8%, Singleplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, narrative-focused exploration game that prioritizes character interaction and world-building over complex gameplay.
- #25 A Date in the Park
81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,998 reviews2016
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.
Why similar: Atmospheric 40%, Point & Click 25.2%, Story Rich 20.8%, 2D 10.2%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric point-and-click game that focuses on a singular, intimate narrative experience.
- #26 Dung Beetle Adventure
79% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Eight Bit Skyline
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short (and free) adventure game, where you are tasked with helping a hurt, hungry, but inventive dung beetle on its journey to find something to eat near the end of the mushroom season.
Why similar: Casual 27.3%, Hand-drawn 22.6%, Relaxing 20.4%, Point & Click 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, relaxing, and cute puzzle game that provides a similar low-stress, atmospheric experience.
- #27 Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,988 reviews2019
Dev: Popcannibal
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A game about writing nice letters to real people. Write and receive encouraging letters in a cozy room. Trade stickers and listen to chill music. We're all in this together. Sometimes all you need are a few kind words.
Why similar: Experimental 47.1% ★, Relaxing 18.9%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Casual 10.6%, Indie 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: While different in mechanics, it shares the exact same relaxing, atmospheric, and emotionally supportive vibe as the seed game.
- #28 Little Misfortune
78% matchVery Positive92% of 13,542 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Indie 20.2%, Point & Click 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Story Rich 15.6%, Atmospheric 15.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct, hand-drawn art style and a dark, narrative-heavy approach that feels like a more mature, experimental cousin to the seed game.
- #29 Old Man's Journey
79% matchVery Positive87% of 4,136 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 24.6%, Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Casual 13.8%, Indie 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, hand-drawn narrative game that uses environmental interaction to tell a touching, wordless story about life and reflection.
- #30 Bustories
81% matchMixed68% of 84 reviews2018
Dev: Nikita P.Pub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 27%
A small visual novel about bus trips and conversation with different companions, whom you see for the first and last time in your life.
Why similar: Experimental 33.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Casual 13.8%, Indie 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, casual indie game that focuses on small, narrative-driven interactions within a stylized world.
- #31 The River
74% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: bokchoi
Windows
A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 39.4%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Atmospheric 17.7%, 2D 6.9%, Singleplayer 5.9%
- #32 My Dream is a Lost Memory
76% matchVery Positive90% of 241 reviews2022
Dev: LeJunesArt
Windows
My dream is a Lost Memory is a short interactive story about having Déjà vu, realizing that this Déjà vu came to you because of a dream, and then wondering if that dream is actually a memory. It's a story about work, limitations and self-respect.
Why similar: Experimental 35.9% ★, Hand-drawn 21.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Casual 9.7%, Point & Click 6.4%
- #33 Tails Noir: Prologue
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,115 reviews2019
Dev: EggNutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 46.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Indie 40.3%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Story Rich 11.1%, Point & Click 8.3%
- #34 A Game About
76% matchVery Positive90% of 881 reviews2018
Dev: byolivierb
Windows · Mac
A Game About is a free, short, lo-fi point & click adventure that tasks the player with living with their daily routine. Through day to day choices, life changes in imperceptibles and unexpected ways.
Why similar: Indie 72.5%, Point & Click 27.5%
- #35 Milo and the Magpies
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,343 reviews2021
Dev: Johan ScherftPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Milo and the Magpies is a point-and-click, hidden object game following the story of a little cat named Milo who is trying to find his way home after getting turned around by an unfortunate encounter with some pesky magpies.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 57.7%, Point & Click 19.1%, Indie 10.9%, Story Rich 7.9%, Singleplayer 3%
- #36 Monologue: Winter melancholy
75% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: ProjectKukuevo
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this short but profound story, you will discover that the New Year is not only fun, but also a time for self-reflection. Immerse yourself in an emotional journey that will leave you thoughtful and perhaps with a new perspective on the meaning of this holiday.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Atmospheric 26.7%, Hand-drawn 26.2%, Relaxing 11.7%, Singleplayer 4%
- #37 From Head to Toe
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 105 reviews2019
Dev: Party for Introverts
Windows · Mac
"From Head to Toe" is a short interactive story about winter, existential guilt and your ex-classmates.
Why similar: Experimental 38.2% ★, Casual 20.5%, Indie 16.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #38 TREE
74% matchVery Positive93% of 2,301 reviews2018
Dev: The Strangers
Windows
TREE tells a story of a relationship between a boy and his tree. What starts off as a simple connection, over time it grows into something deeper.
Why similar: Casual 37.1%, Indie 29.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Singleplayer 3%
- #39 Crow Story
73% matchVery Positive95% of 351 reviews2021
Dev: log64
Windows
Jump, dive, and platform through this minimalistic indie 3D platformer about a little crow trying to save his friends.
Why similar: Relaxing 42.5%, Atmospheric 40.5%, Casual 13.3%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #40 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,656 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Atmospheric 45.1%, Point & Click 27.7%, Story Rich 23.1%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #41 Meadowland
77% matchMixed58% of 85 reviews2014
Dev: Mårten JonssonPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Meadowland is an interactive poem. Explore a world, partake in a story.
Why similar: Experimental 34.3% ★, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Indie 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #42 Cloud Climber
71% matchVery Positive92% of 4,119 reviews2021
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A surreal first person walking sim about the end of humanity. Explore magnificent sky-bound ruins, and learn why they were built.
Why similar: Atmospheric 24.6%, Casual 20.6%, Hand-drawn 18.1%, Relaxing 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%
- #43 The Old Tree
73% matchVery Positive90% of 3,312 reviews2015
Dev: Red Dwarf Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 11%
The Old Tree is a short free-to-play cinematic puzzle game about a newborn alien baby. Witness this microscopic entity's first moments of life and help it emerge from its underground lair and ascend towards an unknown destination.
Why similar: Casual 30%, Indie 27.2%, Atmospheric 18.8%, Point & Click 17.3%, 2D 3.5%
- #44 VORON: Raven’s Story
69% matchVery Positive91% of 216 reviews2025
Dev: Merk Games
Windows
In this story-driven adventure, you are the raven from the pages of Norse legends. Fly, explore an open world, uncover its secrets, solve puzzles, save souls, and help your family. Caw!
Why similar: Atmospheric 64.5%, Story Rich 31.6%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #45 The Painting
70% matchVery Positive99% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 48.3%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Story Rich 14.6%, 2D 5.1%, Indie 2.7%
- #46 Life on the Hook
72% matchVery Positive82% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Arkuda Inc.
Windows
Life on the Hook - is a short story about the life of a lonely fisherman named Hrafn, who lives his life in a small house on a lake with a dock and an old boat.
Why similar: Atmospheric 29%, Relaxing 27.4%, Great Soundtrack 26.7%, Story Rich 13.5%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #47 the static speaks my name
72% matchVery Positive82% of 5,722 reviews2015
Dev: the whale husband
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 7%
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
Why similar: Indie 67.2%, Atmospheric 25.3%, Singleplayer 7.5%
- #48 URLate
68% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: NoSepoGames
Windows
URLate is a short and free point & click adventure that immerses you in a hand-drawn world filled with puzzles and mysteries to solve.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 22%, Casual 18.3%, Indie 14.2%, Point & Click 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #49 The Longest Road on Earth
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 616 reviews2021
Dev: Brainwash GangPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.
Why similar: Relaxing 24.3%, Casual 23%, Indie 17.8%, Point & Click 15%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #50 Tiny Echo
70% matchVery Positive87% of 778 reviews2017
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore a lovingly crafted world with all its odd inhabitants as you experience the ethereal realm and deliver messages to the spirits. Make your mark in the wordless narrative - with a Tiny Echo.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 27.8%, Relaxing 15.5%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Casual 13.1%, Indie 11.1%
- #51 The Monster Inside
69% matchVery Positive88% of 2,060 reviews2017
Dev: Random Seed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 10%
A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.4%, Indie 35%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #52 Shapik: The Moon Quest
68% matchVery Positive94% of 286 reviews2020
Dev: Paul PodberezkoPub: Rapid Snail
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SHAPIK: The Moon Quest is a touching and atmospheric quest, the story of which unfolds in a mysterious world after a nuclear war.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.1%, Casual 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Indie 14.9%, Atmospheric 11.6%
- #53 Breeze
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 504 reviews2022
Dev: FOF Game
Windows
Breeze, a point&click PC game with heart-warming story, lovely art style, and healing experience.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 51.1%, Story Rich 17.6%, Indie 11.2%, 2D 9.1%, Point & Click 8.9%
- #54 Something Strange
68% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
Windows
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.8%, Casual 34.2%, Indie 13.9%, 2D 9.2%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #55 Among Ripples
71% matchMixed68% of 1,446 reviews2015
Dev: Eat Create Sleep
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Control a pond's ecosystem; experiment with what you can do and see what happens. Among Ripples is a meditative ecosystem management simulator; you add different creatures to the pond and see how they interact.
Why similar: Experimental 32.2% ★, Relaxing 14.9%, Casual 14.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #56 DUET
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 594 reviews2025
Dev: Dolos Studio
Windows
DUET illustrates the Hifuu Club's first encounter. It is a wordless, narrative-driven experience about connection and small moments in life. Step into the subtle yet fateful daily interactions that intertwine Renko and Merry's lives.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 36.1%, Casual 17.1%, Relaxing 14%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Point & Click 8.9%
- #57 Rainy Season
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 578 reviews2020
Dev: Inasa Fujio
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%
This is a story about an ordinary family spending time at home during the rain.
Why similar: Casual 27.5%, Indie 24.9%, Relaxing 17.2%, Atmospheric 16.6%, Visual Novel 6.6%
- #58 Antenna
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,715 reviews2016
Dev: LWNA
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 146.3 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A machine ponders its loneliness. It scans the radio spectrum for an answer to its question.
Why similar: Casual 32.5%, Atmospheric 31.4%, Indie 27.9%, 2D 4.2%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #59 Night Reverie: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive92% of 281 reviews2020
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Relaxing 28.6%, Atmospheric 20.4%, Casual 19%, Story Rich 13.2%, 2D 8.4%