- #1 NYKRA: Before
97% matchMixed61% of 137 reviews2021
Dev: ENDESGA
Windows
A narrative-driven sci-fi platformer game, set in the first born galaxy of the Heptaverse: Nykra. You travel the ancient and abandoned planets in the hopes to find the origins of your existence.
Why similar: Experience 18.2% ★, RPG 18.1%, Narrative 13.5% ★, Adventure 12.9%, Platformer 12.8%
- #2 Bochi Collection
96% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Alan GasparPub: Bochi Games
Windows · Mac
An anthology of short indie games with emotional storytelling and simple gameplay. Discover unique experiences, each with distinct art, music, and tone. Perfect for players who enjoy narrative adventures, hidden details, and bite-sized stories.
Why similar: Experience 23.1% ★, Narrative 20.1% ★, Experimental 15.6% ★, Philosophical 13.3%, Psychological 13%
- #3 Some Goodbyes We Made
96% matchVery Positive98% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Safe Flight Games
Windows · Mac
I have some memories of saying goodbye that I don't want to forget, so I turned them into 11 minigames and backed them up in this collection.
Why similar: Narrative 24.9% ★, Experience 21.6% ★, Experimental 15% ★, Philosophical 10.8%, Psychological 10%
- #4 Tengami
95% matchVery Positive81% of 1,816 reviews2015
Dev: Nyamyam
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Tengami is an atmospheric adventure game set inside a Japanese pop-up book. Fold and slide the beautifully crafted paper world to solve puzzles and discover secrets.
Why similar: Experience 30.9% ★, Experimental 18.2% ★, Point & Click 13.9%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Adventure 7.8%
- #5 The Memories That Shape Us
94% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Derek LarsonPub: D Rock Games LLC
Windows
The Memories That Shape Us is a narrative video game that lasts about two hours. Find the Memory Capsules to uncover the story of a person’s life from childhood to adulthood, all the joys, all the struggles, and all the lessons. How much can one take before they’ve had enough?
Why similar: Experience 27% ★, Philosophical 12.9%, Experimental 12.8% ★, Psychological 11.6%, Abstract 11.4%
- #6 Overseas
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2019
Dev: Yuliya KozhemyakoPub: IBORG
Windows
Overseas is a collection of four short art games, or digital poems. So far, it includes four episodes: a psychedelic trip, a forest horror, a crash course on shamanic techniques, and a simulator of an identity crisis. Take a journey across worlds and figure out the obscure meaning of what is going on.
Why similar: Experience 28.8% ★, Experimental 15.7% ★, Philosophical 14.3%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Adventure 10.5%
- #7 Lest - Deluxe 24
93% matchMixed58% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Radkoil Interactive
Windows
Play a Surreal and Abstract game of Hide and Seek across abstract realities watching as your beloved home falls into decay as you try desperately over and over again to hunt down your target through the stages of Denial, Guilt, Depression, Resentment, and Acceptance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.8%, Platformer 13.8%, Abstract 11.5%, Puzzle Platformer 10.3%, FPS 9.8%
- #8 The Nest
91% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: SoundGhost
Windows
On a dark night, Elizabeth visits a dusty old mansion to search for an old manuscript by the writer Sofia. The records within the mansion begin to slowly shake her memories...
Why similar: Point & Click 21.9%, Walking Simulator 20%, Adventure 17.4%, Casual 14.1%, Abstract 13.8%
- #9 Thirty Flights of Loving
92% matchMixed63% of 1,876 reviews2012
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 18%
This surprising first-person story tells the tale of a heist gone wrong. Encounter high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at.
Why similar: Experience 23.8% ★, Narrative 22.5% ★, Experimental 19.8% ★, Walking Simulator 13.1%, FPS 8.6%
- #10 BearPit
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: A. Firend
Windows
Experience a 'painfully human', 'psychological' narrative through dreams and allegory. Live in a flat. Buy things. Use things. Tire yourself out. Sleep. Dream. Wake up. Repeat. And maybe, just maybe, find a Bear in a Pit. What could be scarier than the Bear? Find out.
Why similar: Experience 32.1% ★, Philosophical 19.5%, Experimental 16.7% ★, Psychological 15%, Abstract 12.5%
- #11 Forever Someday
90% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Joarez C. Santini
Windows
Forever Someday is a short narrative experience about dealing with depression and the end of a relationship, with a surreal and dream-like aesthetic.
Why similar: Narrative 24.9% ★, Experimental 24.6% ★, Abstract 15.1%, Psychological 11.2%, Adventure 6.6%
- #12 Atuel
88% matchVery Positive95% of 167 reviews2025
Dev: Matajuegos
Windows
Atuel is an award-winning surrealist documentary game in which you explore beautiful, dreamlike landscapes inspired by the topography and wildlife of the Atuel River Valley in Argentina.
Why similar: Experience 25.7% ★, Philosophical 19%, Experimental 15.5% ★, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Abstract 10.5%
- #13 Daffodil Yellow: A few poems from an insect collector
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HD|ME
Windows
You are an insect collector. Wander through old summer memories looking for colors.
Why similar: Experience 32.3% ★, Experimental 18.2% ★, Philosophical 17%, Abstract 12.4%, Walking Simulator 9.8%
- #14 Trauma
89% matchMixed69% of 687 reviews2011
Dev: Krystian Majewski
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 24%
An elaborate puzzle challenge combined with an unconventional story.
Why similar: Experimental 27.7% ★, Point & Click 26.7%, Adventure 16.5%, Abstract 13.5%, Casual 10.7%
- #15 Book of Spells 2
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Hardi
Windows
Book of Spells 2 is a continuation of the first part of the adventure game. This time an even more dangerous adventure awaits you, in which new enemies and locations await you!
Why similar: RPG 32%, Adventure 19.9%, Casual 18.8%, Shooter 15.5%, Exploration 8.5%
- #16 Dreaming Sarah
86% matchVery Positive91% of 2,855 reviews2015
Dev: Asteristic Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Dreaming Sarah is an adventure platformer where you play as Sarah, a girl who is in a coma. Explore the world around her and help her wake up!
Why similar: Philosophical 17.5%, Psychological 12.9%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Abstract 11.9%, Platformer 11.4%
- #17 The Dot
85% matchMixed67% of 45 reviews2023
Dev: Viktor Dunets
Windows
I’m releasing this collection of games so that you may start talking to me again
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Philosophical 18.8%, Experimental 18% ★, Adventure 15.8%, Abstract 15%
- #18 RŌA
86% matchMixed52% of 23 reviews2018
Dev: ARQUOIA
Windows
Chasing colors in the void. A game we made to Zen you.
Why similar: Experience 34.7% ★, Experimental 20% ★, Philosophical 18.5%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Adventure 8.7%
- #19 Little JttW: The Birth
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: T·HELL
Windows
This game series tells the stories from the ancient Chinese book Journey to the West. This is the first part of the first chapter of the stories. Suitable for juveniles.
Why similar: Narrative 43.6% ★, RPG 21.3%, Walking Simulator 19.2%, Adventure 8.4%, 3D 5.5%
- #20 Saving Simon
84% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2019
Dev: Lotus GamesTr
Windows
Simon has some family and puberty problems.Talk, listen and try to help him.
Why similar: RPG 34.1%, Experimental 25.3% ★, Casual 17.9%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #21 Ord.
82% matchVery Positive93% of 266 reviews2019
Dev: Mujo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Ord. tells stories three words at a time.
Why similar: Experience 35.9% ★, RPG 16.2%, Experimental 16.1% ★, Adventure 12%, Narrative 9.4% ★
- #22 Below the Underworld
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nick van 't End
Windows
Below the Underworld is a story-driven, artistic walking simulator where you play as Jing, a boy shaped by childhood bullying and trauma. Guided by light, you explore surreal dreamscapes, confront symbolic inner shadows, on a journey of fear, memory, and healing.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Adventure 16.4%, Philosophical 14.7%, Abstract 14.6%, Casual 13.4%
- #23 sheeeroom
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 272 reviews2024
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
You wish to bring "She" back to life to reclaim something precious you’ve lost. Solve the various puzzles set before you and gather what "She" needs. Even you don’t know what "She" truly is. "sheeeroom" is a mysterious adventure game.
Why similar: Narrative 28.2% ★, Philosophical 16%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Psychological 11.2%, Adventure 8.2%
- #24 Everything
81% matchVery Positive83% of 3,828 reviews2017
Dev: David OReilly
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Be the Universe in this epic, award-winning reality simulation game - featuring thousands of playable characters, endless exploration, an extraordinary soundtrack and narration from Alan Watts.
Why similar: Philosophical 33.7%, Experience 19.1% ★, Experimental 14.5% ★, RPG 9%, Casual 8.9%
- #25 Finding Your Way
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ben James GamesPub: Pretty Soon
Windows
Rediscover a familiar world by splashing it with color and find your way through the darkness in this first-person exploration game. Traverse 30+ surreal locations, solve intriguing puzzles, and face your demons. Uncover fragments of your story through a meditative journey between light and shadow.
Why similar: Experimental 16.4% ★, Psychological 13.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Abstract 13%, Platformer 11.8%
- #26 Breve Bug: Champions of Destiny
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Michael Andrew GivensPub: Alien Cow Games LLC
Windows
Breve Bug: Champions of Destiny is a unique RPG in which you play as a roly poly who lives in a tin can. You have a job as a barista, and your goal is to expand your business across the cosmos. Buy upgrades like lavender syrup and high quality espresso, use dialogue choices to get higher tips.
Why similar: RPG 28.4%, Point & Click 19.7%, Platformer 18.8%, Casual 16.3%, Adventure 16%
- #27 Black Cycle
80% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Katsuya Abe
Windows
Consumers have power. A short walking simulator game that makes you think a little about how we usually consume.
Why similar: Narrative 28.8% ★, Philosophical 20.5%, Experimental 19.8% ★, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Adventure 5.5%
- #28 Gravity Bone
78% matchVery Positive94% of 499 reviews2018
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows
To make it in Nuevos Aires, one needs nerves of silk and the filthiest of hands.
Why similar: Experience 30.2% ★, Experimental 18.9% ★, Adventure 18.3%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, FPS 7.1%
- #29 3D PUZZLE - Flooded Grounds
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: PUZZLE GamesPub: Hede
Windows · Mac · Linux
Collect a 3D puzzle, transferring things to the right places to create a beautiful place.
Why similar: RPG 17%, Point & Click 17%, Platformer 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 10.6%, Adventure 10.4%
- #30 Heal
77% matchVery Positive84% of 794 reviews2020
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Guide an old man through the dark and atmospheric world of Heal in this abstract 2D puzzle-adventure point-and-click game.
Why similar: Experience 32.1% ★, Point & Click 16.9%, Experimental 16.1% ★, Psychological 13.4%, Adventure 11.9%
- #31 emerald
75% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: vai5000
Windows · Mac · Linux
what do you fear?
Why similar: RPG 22.5%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Adventure 15%, Abstract 12.4%, Casual 12.3%
- #32 Ekron
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: True Vine InteractivePub: TBD
Windows
A first-person myst-like exploration adventure. Awaken on a mysterious island that blends puzzles with an enigmatic narrative waiting to be unraveled. Explore an abandoned civilization and uncover a story that challenges the very fabric of time.
Why similar: Narrative 24.3% ★, Point & Click 22.7%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Philosophical 9.7%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #33 nothing_matters
74% matchVery Positive83% of 229 reviews2023
Dev: Ka Hin Yuen
Windows
A short point & click narrative adventure inspired by the real life experience of a struggling solo indie game developer. A story about everything and hence nothing at all. Discover what truly matters to you.
Why similar: Narrative 24.3% ★, Psychological 15.5%, Philosophical 15.3%, Point & Click 14.8%, Abstract 11.2%
- #34 타부티(TAVUTI)
73% matchPositive95% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Studio IPARIPub: ChungKang College of Cultural Industries
Windows
TAVUTI's adventure to regain the power of the Whale God and rescue the kidnapped COCOSI!
Why similar: Platformer 21.3%, Adventure 19.3%, Casual 15.7%, Abstract 14.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%
- #35 OfficeBots: Reality Bytes [VR]
76% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: FutureStateMachine
Windows
OfficeBots: Reality Bytes is a little game with a big heart. Explore a wonderfully weird corporate office, listen to your robotic co-workers’ stories, and help to solve their problems. Ultimately your goal is to find a way to escape, but your journey to freedom will give you many opportunities to brighten up another's life.
Why similar: Experience 35.1% ★, Experimental 20.3% ★, Adventure 16.6%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Casual 9.7%
- #36 Hell's Delivery
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: White Duck Studio
Windows
Hell's Delivery is a platform puzzle game, your objective is to deliver pizza to demons in hell. You can't control the delivery guy, but you have a inventory with helpful tools to place along the way to help him through the depths of hell.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, Platformer 20.9%, Adventure 18.7%, Casual 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%
- #37 World Annihilation Operations Parts I-IV
73% matchMixed65% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse Aidyn
Windows
Explore this set of 4 distinct short experimental games and experience impossible worlds filled with audiovisual and narrative contradictions.
Why similar: Experimental 28.5% ★, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Abstract 13.1%, Adventure 9.4%, Casual 8.1%
- #38 Rewoven Self
71% matchPositive94% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Tang Yuanyuan
Windows · Mac
Rewoven Self is a 2.5D side-scrolling narrative puzzle game where fantasy and reality intertwine. Through folding, cutting, and stitching, you rebuild yourself in a cycle of brokenness and renewal — a gentle yet profound journey of emotional healing.
Why similar: RPG 20.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 17%, Narrative 16% ★, Puzzle 9.8%
- #39 The Endless Journey
72% matchVery Positive83% of 251 reviews2018
Dev: YETU GAME
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this puzzle game featuring a 19th-century world where steam interlaced with magic, a magician named Valjean set foot on a journey of atonement with the mechanical puppet "Cosette" he made. On their way, they meet 4 animals in a fairy tale town who are going to be musicians in Bremen...
Why similar: RPG 35.8%, Adventure 27.3%, Casual 21.8%, Point & Click 15.1%
- #40 The Genetic Dilemma
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Katsuya Abe
Windows
Your brain remains your own. The body does not. After a full-body transplant, your own scent starts to feel wrong. As you follow that unease, a hidden logic within the body begins to reveal itself. A short, reflective sci-fi narrative adventure.
Why similar: Narrative 23.6% ★, Philosophical 20.3%, Experimental 18.9% ★, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Psychological 10.7%
- #41 Sato & Hama
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fleeting Studios
Windows
Three Interwoven tales ruminating on beginning and end and everything in-between.
Why similar: Experimental 41.1% ★, Philosophical 29.2%, RPG 28%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #42 Koshka
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anastasia KochenikhinaPub: The Post-Soviet State of Mind
Windows
A game about a black and white Cat and her obsession with color.
Why similar: Point & Click 28.8%, Philosophical 26.4%, Psychological 18.6%, Puzzle 12%, Exploration 8.1%
- #43 Drawn®: The Painted Tower
71% matchVery Positive85% of 201 reviews2011
Dev: Big Fish StudiosPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Enter the world of Drawn, and unravel the secrets of the Painted Tower. Overcome challenging puzzles on your quest to save Iris. A curse has locked each floor of the tower, and only the most creative adventurer can find a way through.
Why similar: Adventure 31.5%, Point & Click 29.8%, Casual 23.2%, Puzzle 15.4%
- #44 M.E.M.E.S.
70% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: M.E.M.E. StudiosPub: Rafal Korbaczynski
Windows
You awaken in the eternal dimensions after living a life filled with meaningful suffering. Mr. ™ will show you around, and lead you to ACCOMPLISHEMENT. M.E.M.E.S. is a non-linear minimalistic RPG with an eerie vibe and surreal humor.
Why similar: RPG 27.9%, Philosophical 17.9%, Adventure 16%, Casual 14.2%, Psychological 12.1%
- #45 Oblivio
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bionic Ape
Windows · Linux
Your memories are fracturing. Explore an evocative story of love and loss through shifting realities. Solve puzzles to hold on to the moments that define you before they vanish forever.
Why similar: Narrative 23% ★, Psychological 19.4%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Philosophical 10.6%, Adventure 9.1%
- #46 Snapshot
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 259 reviews2012
Dev: Retro Affect
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Snapshot is the tale of a lone robot lost in an abandoned world. Armed with only his trusty camera, Pic sets forth on his great adventure. A camera might not seem like enough for a puzzle platforming adventure, but this camera is different from most: It has the ability to capture and remove from the world the very objects that it...
Why similar: Platformer 31.5%, Adventure 21.3%, Casual 16.4%, Puzzle 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14%
- #47 The Human Test / Restart
68% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Jesse Aidyn
Windows
Two games in one! - Prove you are not human by completing 9 impossible challenges. - Explore various scenes directly inspired by a poem, solving a few riddles along the way.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Philosophical 17.9%, Abstract 14.1%, Puzzle 11.2%, Exploration 10.4%
- #48 Voyage: Journey to the Moon
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 181 reviews2014
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Make fantastic discoveries and dare to go into the deepest depths of the moon to solve puzzles that will allow you to go back to Earth.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.4%, Adventure 29.8%, Casual 18.2%, Puzzle 12.6%
- #49 游戏世界小冒险
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: sei_酱
Windows
"Little Adventure in the Game World" is a compact puzzle-adventure blending roguelike, click puzzles, tower defense, FPS, and 3D action. Players solve puzzles, battle enemies, and manipulate colors to escape a digital realm.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.9%, Adventure 19.9%, Platformer 19.3%, FPS 14.8%, RPG 10.2%
- #50 Plunger Knight - Washers of Truth
69% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: GreenlynxPub: Greenlynx
Windows
Plunger Knight is a platformer game about a lonely knight who lived in the Middle Age and has lost almost everything he had but had to face a new challenge: robots. In the series of his adventures, he travels the world and time to battle against them.
Why similar: RPG 29.3%, Platformer 20.6%, Adventure 18.2%, Casual 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%
- #51 🔴 Circles
68% matchVery Positive90% of 262 reviews2017
Dev: Jeroen Wimmers
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Circles is an abstract puzzle game that takes your mind off things. No words, no distractions: an invitation to experiment. Relax, let your mind wander and discover the puzzling possibilities of circles.
Why similar: Experience 39.9% ★, Experimental 31.4% ★, Abstract 18.3%, Puzzle 8.2%, Casual 2.3%
- #52 DreamWanderer
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Locus Games
Windows
This is a 3D first-person walking simulator, where you'll take a leisurely stroll through a world of poolcore and bloomcore aesthetics. The goal of this game is to provide a pleasant and relaxing experience—no monsters, no jump scares, and no mandatory objectives.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Adventure 19.8%, Casual 19.4%, Psychological 18.3%, Exploration 9.4%
- #53 KEIKA - A Puzzle Adventure
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2019
Dev: YukiOstudio
Windows
Help KEIKA restore his world by assembling various interactive elements in this puzzle game
Why similar: Adventure 30%, Platformer 18.9%, Casual 18.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Puzzle 15.1%
- #54 Imagine Lifetimes
67% matchMixed66% of 138 reviews2020
Dev: Frycandle
Windows
Satirical, short and simple point-and-click "simulation" game about the meaninglessness of life.
Why similar: Experience 28.5% ★, Narrative 18.2% ★, Philosophical 18.1%, Experimental 16.9% ★, Point & Click 15.6%
- #55 Of All Possible Rooms
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Motus Ludos
Windows
A narrative game about grief, memory, and perception. Explore a shifting home that reshapes itself around emotion. What you’re willing to face will determine what you find, or what stays hidden.
Why similar: Narrative 37.7% ★, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Psychological 18.7%, Exploration 9.3%, Adventure 7.5%
- #56 Return to Mysterious Island
66% matchVery Positive84% of 456 reviews2014
Dev: Kheops StudioPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Join intrepid sailor and recent island castaway Mina as she explores the hidden secrets within the Jules Verne classic inspired Mysterious Island. Gather key articles left from the island’s previous inhabitants and combine them in unique and interesting ways to stay alive and stay hopeful for rescue.
Why similar: Point & Click 38.1%, Adventure 28.3%, Casual 15.3%, Puzzle 13.4%, Exploration 4%
- #57 FLESHLESS
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kristijonas
Windows
Fleshless is unique fixed camera exploration game with rich lore, where you need to explore abstract world and discover it's secrets.
Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, Adventure 27.6%, Puzzle 15%, Exploration 11.2%, Casual 7.8%