- #1 Blue Sheep
96% matchMixed51% of 45 reviews2016
Dev: Noetic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Blue sheep is a Platformer Adventure set in a strange world, plagued by the physical manifestation of misery, known as the Beast. Play as the Outsider, experiencing the memories of a warrior who once opposed the Beast.
Why similar: Adventure 33.1%, Action 31.1%, Indie 22.5%, Female Protagonist 13.4%
- #2 Guardian
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2017
Dev: Exodus Software
Windows · Linux
Run, jump, fight, and dash your way through a fast paced action platformer as you take the role of the last known guardian of the gods. As Skye your adventure to stop a coming cataclysm will take you throughout the world from flying citadels to caverns deep inside the earth.
Why similar: Action 31.6%, Adventure 31.3%, Indie 23.1%, Female Protagonist 14%
- #3 Hollowed
95% matchVery Positive81% of 161 reviews2017
Dev: Project Polish Productions
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Hollowed tells the story of a woman who will do anything to bring her perished loved one back to the world of the living. Control Halia and her spirit Oco simultaneously on a single controller in this side-scrolling puzzle platformer.
Why similar: Adventure 29.9%, Action 29.2%, Indie 27.3%, Female Protagonist 13.6%
- #4 Mysterious World
94% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: L.C.H
Windows
"Mysterious World" is a platform jumping game independently developed by individual developers.
Why similar: Adventure 34%, Action 33.8%, Indie 25.4%, 2D Platformer 4.2%, Pixel Graphics 2.6%
- #5 Rachael Savage
93% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Nick Marinello
Windows
Play as a fearsome bounty hunter in this adventure game about hunting down an unbeatable threat! Turn invisible to sneak past enemies, slash with your sword, and use other unique items you find along the way to help acquire new bounties across the land.
Why similar: Action 32.5%, Adventure 32.2%, Indie 24.5%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #6 Mega Hasan
91% matchVery Positive91% of 410 reviews2020
Dev: Tameem HamouiPub: Cold And Old
Windows · Mac
32 levels of platforming awesomeness.
Why similar: Adventure 34.5%, Action 33.7%, Indie 26%, 2D Platformer 5.8%
- #7 Silver Bullet: Prometheus
94% matchMixed64% of 67 reviews2016
Dev: ByulbramPub: Byulbram Studio
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Infiltrate the military research lab consipiring with the devil and hunt down the demons! Kali, the legendary "Goddess of Death" in the South America Rovolution. She joined Neverlight, the counter-demon organization, after some kind of incident.
Why similar: Action 36.2%, Adventure 28.1%, Indie 19.8%, Female Protagonist 15.9%
- #8 Tower Fortress
92% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2017
Dev: KeybolPub: Nitrome
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A mysterious tower has risen! It emits plumes of noxious green smoke from its summit making people sick. Strange creatures infest the tower but if nobody tries to ascend it we will all be doomed! Are you that hero?.....
Why similar: Action 35.7%, Adventure 33.5%, Indie 26.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%
- #9 Phantom Trigger
91% matchMixed58% of 94 reviews2017
Dev: Bread TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Phantom Trigger is a vivid hardcore slasher with elements of an RPG and a roguelike. Your world is made up of sick fantasies, you are a phantom. Accept it or stop your treatment.
Why similar: Action 35.5%, Adventure 34.3%, Indie 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #10 Kingdom of Corrupts
89% matchMostly Negative38% of 32 reviews2020
Dev: Massoft Games
Windows
Kingdom of Corrupts is a 2d side scroller adventure game. The game tells the story of a kingdom ruined by the invasive efforts of bandits and dragon. Henry our hero, embarks on an adventure to save the kingdom and to set queen up back on the throne.
Why similar: Adventure 34.1%, Action 33.8%, Indie 25.5%, 2D Platformer 3.7%, Pixel Graphics 2.3%
- #11 I_AM.exe
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paulo P. NetoPub: Indie
Windows
I_AM.exe is a first person action game with a focus on exploration. You wake up inside a vat on a strange place full of robots trying to kill you. Explore, solve puzzles and fight your way through different areas as you try to find a way out and understand what is going on and just who are you.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #12 Scikor - Final Scale
89% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Rob ScikōrPub: Scikōr Games
Windows
A lost astronaut must find the seven Crystals, which can solve the mysterious meteor it has found. To do this he must overcome challenges on unknown planets and use the powers of musical instruments.
Why similar: Action 34.1%, Adventure 34%, Indie 25.7%, 2D Platformer 6.2%
- #13 PLOID SAGA
88% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: NAPE GAMES
Windows
Ploid is a new platform adventure game for old or modern hardware, play and explore the lost temples, gain sacred disc files and become the ultimate Ploid X of the galaxy! + V.O.I.D. Definitive Edition
Why similar: Adventure 34.8%, Action 34.6%, Indie 25.6%, 2D Platformer 5%
- #14 Luna Sky
90% matchMixed61% of 229 reviews2015
Dev: Vovoid Media Technologies ABPub: KISS ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Momentum-driven old school platformer with modern graphics & physics with a focus on exploration. Offers precision and on later levels a lot of speed. Each world brings new abilities & gameplay
Why similar: Adventure 29.9%, Action 27.9%, Indie 23%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #15 Way of the Red
87% matchPositive91% of 34 reviews2016
Dev: Corey Hardman
Windows
Way of the Red is a 2d action platformer with a focus on fun combat, satisfying kills, and fluid movement. Use versatile sword techniques to shred enemies to pieces, while searching for your lost love from years past.
Why similar: Adventure 34%, Action 33.2%, Indie 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #16 Into the Ice
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Homegrown GamesPub: Intr Studio Pty Ltd
Windows
4 years in the making, finally coming to your PC: Into the Ice - Nazis of Neuschwabenland - the official sequel to the multiple GOTY and award winner "Into the Dark". Adventure, Shooter, Trash, Comedy, Politics and Nudity. You. Have. Been. Warned!
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #17 Necrolance
84% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: Monsoon Studios
Windows
The Dark Necromancer has returned and is causing havoc in the Kingdom of Nangarth! He has sent his loyal servant, The Great Dark Warrior Thorg of Winstin, to resurrect 6 deadly foes in order to fulfill his mischievous plans! Play as both Thorg and our hero in this 2D action packed adventure!
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #18 Vanquish: The Adventures of Lady Exton
86% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2016
Dev: Runestone StudiosPub: Tasaa Software Services Pvt. Ltd.
Windows
Vanquish: The Adventures of Lady Exton is a 2D platformer set in a quirky steampunk inspired world. Steamscience has altered things in recent times. It’s now become a fight for survival. Kidnapped, escaped and armed with only a parasol, Lady Exton must bring back peace to the human strongholds!
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #19 DUSTWUN
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goon Studios
Windows
Fight to survive in an alien frontier full of beauty and danger on your quest to locate a missing starfighter.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #20 Survivor of Eschewal
86% match7 user reviews14% of 7 reviews2017
Dev: Luke CrippsPub: Fellowplayer
Windows
You suddenly wake up and find yourself on a beach of a strange island. This island does not feel right from the start because you could have swarn this island was not here the previous night. Now all you can think of is getting off this island alive.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #21 Nachzehrer
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eric Sauer
Windows
[h1]Nachzehrer[/h1]Your fear of being in the dark comes true in this short single player horror game. You find yourself stuck at a power plant at night, when suddenly the lights begin shutting off. However, attempting to turn them back on may cause you to meet your fears.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #22 Conquer
84% matchMixed54% of 24 reviews2018
Dev: Wan Studio
Windows
Conquer is an action-packed combat game experience crafted exclusively for VR/MR. The story is set in age of ancient times where the players will explore the game's dilapidated world, the Yan Valley, which is occupied by evil beasts, carrying the sacred gift of the gods to complete a quest against evil.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #23 Slug Slasher
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slapped Silly Studios
Windows
Save the world from an onslaught of giant slugs in Slug Slasher! Using only your trusty bucket of salt, smash, dash, and slash through ridiculous enemies and crazy bosses as you fight your way to the slugs' homeland.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #24 Imperil
83% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2017
Dev: Polybit
Windows · Mac
"Imperil" is a ruthless retro inspired platformer with puzzles. The hero must save the land that has been corrupted by evil. Place platforms or shift the world around you, move objects with telekenesis or burn enemies with fire to best the many obstacles you come across.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #25 Midnight Awake
82% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: KRISSADA LAEBUTPub: BEBONOZM
Windows
Midnight Awake is a horror adventure game. The story begins when a boy wakes up at the middle of the night and faces with some mysterious events. His dad is missing and what should he do with the strange phone call? Let’s find out what happened to him and his family.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #26 Super Ubie Island REMIX
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: Notion Games
Windows
Inspired by Super Mario World, Super Ubie Island REMIX is an adorable platformer. Help Ubie defeat Dr. Terrestrial, discover secrets, repair his ship and escape Climate Island. Run, jump and glide your way through more than 25 insanely fun levels!
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #27 Gearend
80% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: SolarLune Games
Windows · Linux
Gearend is a small 2D non-linear action-platforming exploration game. You control a small robot named Epsilon-98, or Eps, as he explores a hostile robotics research facility. Fight, restore, and explore as you search for the humans who awakened you.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #28 Divide
79% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2017
Dev: Exploding Tuba Studios
Windows
Divide is a character-driven, science fiction action/adventure game with a modern take on isometric adventures of the past. Search for clues that reveal new insight into the story, interact with fully realized characters, and combat enemies by hacking out of sight, or launching a direct assault.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #29 ORBITOR
79% matchMixed66% of 35 reviews2015
Dev: Evil Aliens
Windows
Navigate the mysterious Quantum Nebula and dismantle it's gravity machine piece by piece before it destroys The Galaxy.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #30 Beyond Arm's Reach
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Round Squares Studios
Windows
Beyond Arm’s Reach is an action adventure game, set in a 1950’s steampunk universe. You have to use the physics based grappling hook, to navigate around the world, defeat enemies and solve puzzles along the way.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #31 Trinity
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: Maelstrom Rabbit
Windows
Trinity is a challenging fps/puzzle set in a surrealistic universe.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #32 To Hell With Dave
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pretzel Bros Studios
Windows
'To Hell With Dave' is a narrative-driven adventure platformer for the connoisseur of the absurd. Explore a world full of charming characters and twisted humor. If you're a fan of challenging action, wacky puzzles and foul language, this game is for you!
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #33 Captain's Tail
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Biting Mascot
Windows
Dash into action as the fluffiest pirate of the Seven Seas! Take on platforming challenges and explore a variety of islands.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #34 In the thrall of darkness: The gift of dreams
77% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: PPofGG
Windows
In the thrall of darkness is a horror game in which you must get out of this nightmare.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #35 Save her, from dreams
74% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: Ziyi Zhang
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter the dream, save the one you love.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #36 Big Blue - Memory
75% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Studio RO
Windows
Become a killer whale and join a great journey to the endless sea. Join the great story of breaking through the harsh environments of ever-changing seas and overcoming the mighty storms.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #37 Battle Of Keys
75% matchMostly Negative26% of 26 reviews2018
Dev: Tero Lunkka
Windows
Low Poly FPS Shooter where you need find 5 keys and avoid police army
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #38 Stickman World
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dilmer ValecillosPub: Dilmer Games
Windows · Mac
Stickman World takes place in an underground world after the hero "Stickman" awakes in an unknown world. Play through an amazing story where Stickman has to solve puzzles in hopes to discover a way out of this world. The goals for each level are simple and require collecting all the hidden items through Stickman's journey.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #39 Star Surveyor
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: slimefriend
Windows · Mac
Star Surveyor is an exploration game about discovering a foreign planet, and observing the lives of its alien inhabitants. You're sent to Maya-247 with a simple mission: use your scanner to gather data about all of the flora and fauna you can, and send that data back to Earth.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #40 Alien Planet
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: Falkrus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Avoid the aliens and bandits in this skill testing game. Keep your cool as you work your way towards freedom on this planet of relentless enemies. Alien planet uses the simplicity and feel of an 80's style game to create an addictive and challenging experience.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #41 HAMMER WORLD: DIMENSION TRAVELER
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NEO FUTURE LABS
Windows
"HAMMER WORLD: DIMENSION TRAVELER" is a first-person metroidvania with physics-based combat built in Unreal Engine 4. Explore mysterious dimensions, unlock new abilities, and fight back against evil with your hammer friend!
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #42 HeartZ: Co-Hope Puzzles
73% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2016
Dev: Upper BytePub: Spawn Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
HeartZ offers you a hearty combination of platform, action, puzzle and local co-op gaming. Outsmart traps and solve mysteries in each room and level while getting rid of Dr. Nylus' soldiers and machines! Kick, jump, fart, scare, bite... your way through mischievously designed levels!
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #43 Slavistan 2
71% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2018
Dev: PozojPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Go on an adventure through in a small place with a big personality inspired by slavic memes where you'll meet colorful characters and get to know this place in and out. Find a way to get home, befriend some people, beat up others, have a drink, and if you don't find any trouble, trouble will find you.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #44 After Rain: Phoenix Rise
73% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: DV8GamesPub: DV9DESIGN
Windows
The Rain fell, and washed away all that was good. Ancestors of the survivors face a world plagued by deadly disease, hostile landscapes that offer no safe haven, and brutal warlords beholden to a malevolent A.I. that seeks to enslave mankind and control the natural world. This is life After Rain.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #45 Chicken with Chainguns
73% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2017
Dev: Nuts and Volts Electronics
Windows
The big bad fox crushed your hen's eggs and you aren't having it...take up arms and show him who is boss! Use your chainguns to get revenge.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #46 SQUAREHEAD
72% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: Pixel Fun Games Production
Windows
Squarehead is a pixelart-action-jump & run game set in a comic style. You need to shoot, jump & teleport through more than 40 levels. Search forests, caves, deserts and snowy landscapes, to refuel your ship with diamonds.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #47 A Rip In Time
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: iV Games
Windows
Time travel in a new twisted way. The game’s antagonist will be pulling you through “Rips in Time”. The further you explore, the more intertwined the worlds become! Experience the early 1900’s and future all in one, thanks to the power of Unreal Engine 4.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #48 PROJECT AZRIEL
72% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: CurriculaWorks
Windows · Mac
That's right, zombies can make you think better. PROJECT AZRIEL is the least boring brain trainer in the world and has been shown to increase fluid intelligence. It’s a ton of fun to play so get it soon and have a blast taking down zombies while training your brain to work better.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #49 Bad Bots Rise
71% match8 user reviews13% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: High Leap StudiosPub: Lamina Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bad Bots Rise is an action platformer shooter. Dodge bullets, evade traps and destroy enemies in 2D sidescrolling levels. Explore different areas and choose the right character for the right scenario. Defend Earth from alien invaders!
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #50 Explodey - Sci-fi Side Scroller w/ 'splosions
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YitYat Studios
Windows · Mac
The galaxy is in peril. Equipped with the latest military tech, pilot your heavily armed space fighter through 5 exotic planets to destroy the evil Dr Grag and save the Life Spark. Joining you on your journey is The Engineer, a silicon being capable of building anything you need. Unfortunately, he's a jackass...
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #51 Above
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mighty Moth
Windows · Mac
Above is an aeronautic action-adventure game, in which you fly around exploring islands scattered in a vast ocean, upgrade and modify your aeroplane to progress, in order to find your lost brother and uncover the mystery behind the abominations that dwell beneath the waves.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #52 Kitten Madness
71% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: David OgdenPub: LoveTrooper Entertainment L.L.C.
Windows
Kitten Madness is an open world fast pace game where you race a kitten through various levels and game types. Kitten Madness starts out as a single player game where you control a cute kitten performing the playful actions of a kitten.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #53 Departure
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RG CrewPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Departure is a first-person perspective action adventure game with sci-fi and horror elements. Try to survive in a vast zone full of dangerous anomalies that alter your surroundings, and monsters that hunt you down at night.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #54 Untouchable
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2018
Dev: 动想网络Pub: 拇指游玩
Windows · Mac
Untouchable is a fantasy-themed adventure game, where players wander into a world of fantasy and begin an adventurous journey.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #55 Infinity Fall
70% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2017
Dev: KorteGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in the starship Aphelion's vast and unforgiving underbelly. You are Doctor Rupert Grouch, hounded by his own creation, DAVE. Survive time-based, combat and stealth trials, all in zero gravity. An experience uniquely suited to and built for VR.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #56 PAPA'S TIME MACHINE
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2018
Dev: Techone Game Studio
Windows · Mac
《PAPA'S TIME MACHINE》 is a brand new action & adventure game in which players will play the role of a father and start an adventurous journey in different stages of life.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #57 Fractal Chicken
69% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2018
Dev: FireSine LLC
Windows
Explore, craft, fight, and build your way through multiple infinite voxel worlds, look at fractals, have a good time! Play multiple game modes, builld automated machines, chop trees, build a base, turn into a helicopter, upgrade weapons and equipment and more! Oh, and most importantly, awaken true fractal power!
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%