- #1 Mainland
97% matchVery Positive83% of 248 reviews2015
Dev: Vasily VoronkovPub: INSTEAD Community
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A text adventure game about a 19th century explorer who finds himself stranded and alone.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40%, Adventure 22.8%, Text-Based 22.6%, Indie 14.6%
- #2 Thaumistry: In Charm's Way
96% matchVery Positive100% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: Bobbates LLC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Thaumistry: In Charm's Way is an all-new comedy text adventure from award-winning Infocom and Legend Entertainment author Bob Bates.
Why similar: Adventure 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Indie 21.8%, Text-Based 19.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #3 Hadean Lands
96% matchPositive92% of 49 reviews2016
Dev: Zarfhome Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alchemy, puzzles, and a crashed starship. Old-style interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No dialogue trees! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 48.3%, Text-Based 26.2%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 9.7%, Puzzle 3%
- #4 Hibiscus Red
95% matchMostly Negative35% of 48 reviews2019
Dev: Cunum Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Almost classic point and click adventure game
Why similar: Adventure 46.6%, Indie 34.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%
- #5 Survivor
94% matchMixed64% of 116 reviews2019
Dev: Reija Meriläinen
Windows · Mac
Outwit, Outplay, Outcast.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.5%, Adventure 36.1%, Indie 26.4%
- #6 CLOSED HANDS
92% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: PASSENGER
Windows · Mac · Linux
CLOSED HANDS is a groundbreaking work of interactive fiction that explores the tangled intertwined stories of five people thrown together by a fictional terror attack.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.2%, Adventure 28.2%, Text-Based 22.3%, Indie 6.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #7 Oremus
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Narkhos & Stormi
Windows · Linux
This text adventure, beautifully illustrated in pixel art, invites you to explore a medieval abbey filled with secrets. You take full control by entering commands directly on your keyboard through a flexible command parser, allowing for free and immersive interaction.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.8%, Narration 22.4%, Text-Based 18.5%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 7.5%
- #8 Long Count
93% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: Cunum Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sierra-style Point & Click Adventure
Why similar: Adventure 49.9%, Indie 36.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%
- #9 Kafka at the Station
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Neji. Games
Windows · Mac
I found myself at the station. The story unfolds as you type commands on your keyboard. As the days repeat, I keep wondering what I can do for her. A command-driven adventure steeped in nostalgic pixel art and sound.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 49%, Text-Based 27.6%, Adventure 23.4%
- #10 TAPE DENIAL
86% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Studio P.23
Windows
A psychological thriller where reality and memory collide. Unravel abandonment, depression, and shattered love through mysterious tapes. Dare to face your ghosts...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.8%, Adventure 29.2%, Narration 21.6%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #11 The Filmmaker - A Text Adventure
91% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2017
Dev: Storycentric WorldsPub: Unimatrix Productions
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore an abandoned movie theater and step inside five black-and-white films in this mystery text adventure that pays tribute to classic Hollywood B-Movies and combines the best elements of interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Adventure 27.3%, Text-Based 23.9%, Indie 19.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #12 Breacher Story
91% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: Doubleton Game Studio
Windows
An interactive narrative in social engineering.
Why similar: Indie 40.6%, Interactive Fiction 38.3%, Text-Based 21.1%
- #13 Echoes of the Fey Episode 0: The Immolation
90% matchVery Positive83% of 88 reviews2017
Dev: Woodsy Studio
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Imagine being the only survivor of an explosion that kills thousands of people. That is the fate of Sofya Rykov. And survival is just the beginning of her tale... Episode 0: The Immolation is a free, standalone chapter in the Echoes of the Fey adventure game/visual novel series.
Why similar: Adventure 39%, Interactive Fiction 33.4%, Indie 27.6%
- #14 Help Me Escape! The Puzzle Maker's Office
89% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: Brahn GamesPub: Brahn Communications, Inc.
Windows · Mac
A Virtual Text Message Escape Room Adventure!
Why similar: Adventure 39.3%, Text-Based 32%, Indie 28.7%
- #15 Open Sorcery
88% matchVery Positive98% of 358 reviews2017
Dev: Abigail CorfmanPub: Open Sorcery Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
BEL/S is an Elemental Firewall: a fire elemental bound with C++ code to protect a network of people and places. She can learn things, develop relationships, and even gain sapience. Or she can burn everything with fire. It's up to you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Text-Based 25.3%, Adventure 23.2%, Indie 22%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #16 TKKG - Die Feuerprobe
86% matchMixed63% of 40 reviews2019
Dev: The Web ProductionPub: USM
Windows · Mac
- German language only – More and more students feel no longer safe at the boarding school. What about the rumors of extortion and intimidation at school? Help TKKG uncover the evil machinations and stop the malefactors!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Cult Classic 23.6% ★, Narration 18.7%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 6.9%
- #17 Between Me and The Night
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 833 reviews2016
Dev: RainDance LX
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
‘Between Me and The Night' is a surrealist action adventure game that walks the thin path between sanity and madness. Take on the role of a young boy and explore and interact with the mysterious house in which he lives.
Why similar: Cult Classic 61.2% ★, Adventure 27.8%, Retro 11.1%
- #18 Lifestream - A Haunting Text Adventure
84% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2016
Dev: Storycentric WorldsPub: Unimatrix Productions
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Find your missing father and uncover the dark conspiracy surrounding a sacred artifact and an enigmatic brotherhood in this haunting text adventure that combines the best elements of classic interactive fiction and gamebooks.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Adventure 26.5%, Text-Based 21.2%, Indie 18.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #19 Escape again
82% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2019
Dev: Martin Flothmann
Windows
Escape again is a puzzle game which is inspired by Live Escape Games as well as "Escape Room" video games. In this game you solve different types of puzzles and riddles in order to move forward and find your way out.
Why similar: Adventure 52.4%, Indie 38.3%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #20 Sun Dogs
84% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2015
Dev: Royal Polygon
Windows · Mac
Sun Dogs is about exploring our inner solar system, altering your body, and embracing death. In a distant future, humanity readily alters itself, adapting bodies to new environments. Skim along the Sun's corona, float above the surface of Venus, travel the dusty plains of Mars, and beyond.
Why similar: Adventure 38.6%, Interactive Fiction 34.1%, Indie 27.3%
- #21 Pan-Pan
82% matchVery Positive87% of 250 reviews2016
Dev: SpelkraftPub: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Fix your downed spaceship and find your way home. Explore a lush and colourful world littered with riddles and sprinkled with memorable characters. Pan-Pan is an adventure game with environmental narrative storytelling, exploration elements and puzzle solving.
Why similar: Adventure 54.2%, Indie 36.4%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #22 Isoland 2 - Ashes of Time
80% matchVery Positive95% of 307 reviews2018
Dev: Cotton GamePub: Lilith Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Isoland 2: Ashes of Time is a puzzle game with a fascinating non-linear story, charming 2D hand-drawn art, numerous challenging puzzles, and unique twists. Besides numerous sci-fi references and easter-eggs hidden throughout the game, you’ll find things aren’t quite the same second time you play through the story.
Why similar: Adventure 53.5%, Indie 36%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #23 Blueberry Garden
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 161 reviews2009
Dev: Erik SvedängPub: Erik Svedäng AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Congratulations Blueberry Garden! Winner of the Seumas McNally Grand Prize for 'Best Independent Game' at the 2009 Independent Games Festival. Also a winner for 'Best Innovation' at the 2008 Swedish Game Awards. Blueberry Garden is a short and experimental game about exploring a strange world.
Why similar: Adventure 52.9%, Indie 38.7%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #24 The Flaws of Gravity
81% matchMixed62% of 237 reviews2017
Dev: Absorbed Studios
Windows
The Flaws of Gravity is a first-person puzzle game where you change the direction of gravity to solve puzzles and uncover secrets in a labyrinth.
Why similar: Adventure 49.6%, Indie 40.6%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #25 The Last Day of Adolf
79% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Fredrik Kristian Jensen
Windows
Play as Adolf on his last day in the bunker, the Nazies have lost the war and you get to play out the events that follow with a humorous and dark twist.
Why similar: Adventure 56.3%, Indie 41%, Old School 2.6%
- #26 LETHE: Broken memories
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cuatro Monos Games
Windows
Enter into the mind of Alan Zane, a loving husband and father, who is on the brink of losing his memories. Alzheimer's disease is trying to block your way, will you be able to remember your own life?
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #27 Virtual Escape: The Play Room
79% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2016
Dev: Default Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Find a way to escape the room, and unravel a strange story.
Why similar: Adventure 51.6%, Indie 37.7%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #28 Flightless Classic
78% matchVery Positive90% of 375 reviews2017
Dev: Bristol Street Studios
Windows
Flightless is a tile-based puzzle adventure game. Navigate your way through a series of floating islands, each presenting a curious puzzle. A minimalist art style and calming piano soundtrack complement senses of wonder and discovery.
Why similar: Adventure 52.2%, Indie 36.5%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #29 Night Shift
81% matchMixed63% of 120 reviews2015
Dev: Brandon Brizzi
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The sun has disappeared from the sky! Darkness chokes the land, depriving it of all things good. Now it’s time for you to figure out how to bring the sun back! Get behind the wheel and find the sun in Night Shift!
Why similar: Adventure 50.3%, Indie 39.5%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #30 Golem
78% matchMixed67% of 33 reviews2018
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
A heart-warming adventure about a young girl and a shape-shifting golem who must navigate the ruins of an ancient tower to solve its challenging puzzles and re-activate its long-dormant machines.
Why similar: Adventure 51.3%, Indie 37.5%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #31 The Eye of Borrack
77% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2019
Dev: JimJams Games
Windows
The Eye of Borrack will take you back to yesteryear, with our take on the classic text adventure. You'll put the world of action games to one side, as you delve deeply into a rich, funny, imagination led text adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 36.6%, Indie 25.1%, Text-Based 22.4%, Retro 9.8%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #32 Escape: The Brother's Saloon
75% matchVery Positive80% of 112 reviews2020
Dev: Woodcrest Games, LLC
Windows
Trapped by your brother Joseph in a mysterious room, filled with the faint ticking of a clock and the crackles of a fire...it's up to you to explore, find clues, and solve the puzzles. Will you escape The Brother's Saloon?
Why similar: Adventure 54.8%, Indie 40.1%, Puzzle 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #33 BRKÖUT
77% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2017
Dev: Fisher WaggPub: Stupid Massive Unbelievable Games
Windows
Classic brick breaking action with a bizarre twist. Visit another time and place through the eyes of a recovered video game relic.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Interactive Fiction 35.3%, Indie 27.8%
- #34 잭과 콩나무: 숨겨진 이야기
74% matchMixed62% of 312 reviews2020
Dev: JAB team
Windows
원작 동화 '잭과 콩나무' 를 모티브로 한 게임. 전쟁으로 황폐해진 마을에 살고 있는 잭은, 어느 날 한 마녀로부터 알 수 없는 콩을 받는다. 다음 날, 잭은 마당에 자란 콩나무 줄기를 타고 올라가게 되는데.. 잭은 그곳에서 신비로운 콩나무 성을 탐험하게 된다.
Why similar: Adventure 52.3%, Indie 36.9%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #35 Nor'Easter
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redi Games
Windows
Nor’easter is a classic point-and-click adventure game inspired by the lumberjack folklore of Northern America. As a brave jackalope befriend strange, magical creatures, help a lost man find his children and save the woodlands from endless winter!
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #36 Adventure Boy Jailbreak
73% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: Paul Georghiou
Windows
Puzzle your way through the small town of Estivale, brought to life with a range of characters who all have a problem to solve. With each person you help, Benson gets one stop closer to breaking his friend Mike out of the county jail.
Why similar: Adventure 56.6%, Indie 41.1%, Puzzle 2.3%
- #37 Welcome to Moreytown
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 42 reviews2017
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Claw your way to the top of Moreytown, a furry slum for human-animal hybrids. Will you take down the gangs who rule the town, or take them over instead?
Why similar: Text-Based 28.1%, Adventure 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Indie 18.2%
- #38 Small Radios Big Televisions
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 381 reviews2016
Dev: Fire Face Corporation
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore the inner workings of deserted factories in search of data cassettes that contain boundless virtual worlds. Collect more tapes and explore more worlds and you'll soon discover new methods of traversal and control that will take you farther than you'd ever expect.
Why similar: Adventure 50.1%, Indie 37.8%, Puzzle 12%
- #39 Inner Riddle
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Growfall Games
Windows
You have awoken in strange and unfamiliar place. Soon you realize that you are not simply locked up. But why? For what reason? In search of answers, you must follow the rules of this place. Puzzles and hard decisions are waiting for you. Will you perish never reaching the end or pass through all obstacles and understand what happened?
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #40 Hei
72% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2019
Dev: Goca Games
Windows · Mac
Help Hei to find their path to the sacred tree! A point-and-click adventure game with lots of puzzles and a unique artistic style.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #41 Leona's Tricky Adventures
74% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2014
Dev: KTX SoftwarePub: Signo & Arte
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Accompany Leona in a clever puzzle adventure to save the inhabitants of a strange but lovely world. Featuring fresh puzzle mechanics, wonderful retro graphics, lots of exploration and an excellent soundtrack by legendary game composer Chris Huelsbeck.
Why similar: Adventure 51.3%, Indie 36%, Puzzle 12.7%
- #42 Find Pixel
73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: Denis Mikheikin
Windows
Remember the games where you had to find objects, now it's all in three-dimensional space, with nice graphics, and an unusual storyline. Help the ghost find the items that he needs, while interacting with the outside world!
Why similar: Adventure 49.4%, Indie 37.8%, Puzzle 12.8%
- #43 In The Shadow Of The Truth
73% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2016
Dev: 7TPGames
Windows
First person shooter,puzzle,psychological horror video game. by 7TPGAMES
Why similar: Indie 46.2%, Adventure 42.7%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #44 Burning Instinct
71% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: Merlin Beer
Windows
This game is about the journey of a dragon, beginning right from the start: Popping out of the egg! As a baby dragon, you will encounter many obstacles and difficulties, but as you get more experienced, your dragon gets too! It will learn new abilities, evolve and grow up as you progress!
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #45 Dark Train: Coupe
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paperash Studio
Windows · Mac
Dark Train: Coupe is a steampunk visual novel made of paper, story prequel to Dark Train. Be a passenger, listen, discuss and decide what will happen next during your journey through the Border City. Meet Ann Tagrezbung; she is quite lovely, unmechanical and still human...
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #46 Cartesian
71% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Mark Radocy
Windows
Cartesian is a unique puzzle-platformer with lasers as its core mechanic. Use lasers to reflect, push, destroy, and more as you search for your lost crew-mates. Dozens of interesting mechanics are introduced through over 70 varied levels.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #47 The Crater
69% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Stinky Puppy
Windows
A thrilling murder mystery in space. Someone is out to kill you. Is it your friend and colleague or is there someone else hiding on the moonbase?
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #48 Airglow
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GuiiStudio
Windows
You play as a wolf who gets seperated from the pack. Get unexpected help to find your way. Explore the nature and find the unforseen history of your pack.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #49 Buratino
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VoJackBoJack
Windows
Buratino is a 2D arcade game with light adventure elements for the ZX Spectrum 8-bit computer.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #50 Life in the Dorms
69% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2018
Dev: Moment GamesPub: Oh, a Rock! Studios
Windows
A comedy adventure game about love, friendship, and ramen noodles.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #51 Maldrin Journey
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Blurstar Games
Windows · Linux
Maldrin Journey is a 3D Collectathon adventure game, which contains two main modes of play. The first is a single player story mode. The second is a split screen two player racing mode. Both modes of play allow players to test their platforming and exploration skills.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #52 Inner Mazes - Souls Guides
70% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: Ilex Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Carefully crafted puzzles in a challenging turn based 3D platformer take the player on a surrealistic journey through a maze of illusion, ghosts and spiritual guides. In I.M.: Souls Guides, you'll become Lucas, a medium seeking enlightenment through the ways of afro-brazilian traditions.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #53 DownWind
57% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jackson Clarke
Windows
Are you ready to leave your home? Join a Little Leaf on a Big Journey.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #54 Den vänstra handens stig
56% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Newmark Software
Windows · Mac
Den vänstra handens stig is a transcendental blackened narrative experience that focuses on courage, determination and sacrifice.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #55 Infinite Sunshine Dust
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Kena MAKF
Windows
Infinite Sunshine Dust (ISD) is a psychedelic horror adventure game. Four prisoners wander a virtual world for insane experiment and they get involved with many, many strange things.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%