- #1 Windosill
97% matchVery Positive92% of 1,130 reviews2009
Dev: Vectorpark
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
A short, surprising, toy-like puzzle game.
Why similar: Indie 37.9%, Adventure 34.4%, Puzzle 27.7%
Why You'll Like It: Like Blueberry Garden, this is a short, surreal, and highly experimental puzzle game that rewards curiosity with whimsical animations.
- #2 Starseed Pilgrim
96% matchMixed60% of 534 reviews2013
Dev: droqen
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 17%
Starseed Pilgrim is a game about tending a symphonic garden, exploring space, and embracing fate.You are a gardener, tending to empty noise and empty space to fill them both with colour.You are a refugee, building your own world away from the spreading darkness.You are an explorer, discovering new places, new rules, and new fascinations.
Why similar: Indie 41.1%, Adventure 37.2%, Puzzle 21.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the minimalist, discovery-based gameplay where the player must learn the rules of a strange, shifting environment through trial and error.
- #3 Botanicula
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,554 reviews2012
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
Why similar: Adventure 56.9%, Puzzle 43.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same organic, strange, and vibrant world-building found in the seed game through its unique point-and-click exploration.
- #4 Gorogoa
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,841 reviews2017
Dev: Buried SignalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
Why similar: Puzzle 48.4%, Indie 27.6%, Adventure 24%
Why You'll Like It: An artistic masterpiece that uses unique, hand-drawn mechanics to tell a story, appealing to those who appreciate the artistic innovation of the seed game.
- #5 The UnderGarden
96% matchMixed65% of 91 reviews2010
Dev: Artech StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 34%
The UnderGarden is a casual Zen game that challenges players to explore beautiful underground caverns filled with strange life forms, sound, music and plenty of hidden secrets. Casual gamers with an affinity towards puzzle games will enjoy The UnderGarden’s modern exploration quest filled with brain teasing games that combine state of...
Why similar: Puzzle 100%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a relaxing, exploration-focused experience in a strange, organic environment that feels like a spiritual cousin to the seed game.
- #6 Manifold Garden
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,118 reviews2020
Dev: William Chyr Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.4%, Adventure 33.7%, Indie 26.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a surreal, abstract world where the environment itself is the puzzle, echoing the experimental spatial exploration of the seed game.
- #7 Samorost 3
93% matchVery Positive94% of 5,364 reviews2016
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
Why similar: Adventure 40.5%, Puzzle 38.1%, Indie 21.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features a deeply atmospheric, non-verbal world filled with bizarre creatures and environmental puzzles that mirror the experimental nature of the seed game.
- #8 Small Radios Big Televisions
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 378 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 47.8%, Indie 37%, Puzzle 15.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the surreal and atmospheric, offering a short, dreamlike experience that focuses on discovery and unique visual aesthetics.
- #9 Mushroom 11
91% matchVery Positive84% of 683 reviews2015
Dev: Untame
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An award-winning anti-platformer where destruction is the only way to move. Mold yourself into any form by destroying your cells, and traverse a devastated landscape filled with brain-twisting puzzles and bizarre mutations. Are you ready to break the mold?
Why similar: Adventure 41.1%, Indie 34.9%, Puzzle 24%
Why You'll Like It: This experimental puzzle-platformer uses a unique, organic movement mechanic that feels right at home with the experimental spirit of the seed game.
- #10 Knytt Underground
91% matchVery Positive84% of 482 reviews2013
Dev: Nifflas' GamesPub: Ripstone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.
Why similar: Adventure 48.5%, Indie 45.8%, Puzzle 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A massive, atmospheric world that emphasizes exploration and movement, capturing the sense of wonder found in navigating mysterious 2D spaces.
- #11 Gateways
90% matchVery Positive90% of 250 reviews2012
Dev: Smudged Cat Games Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
From the creative mind behind The Adventures of Shuggy comes an exciting new retro-styled 2D platformer, a winner of Dream Build Play 2012 and a top 50 game of 2012 according to Game Informer. Grab the gateway guns and explore a huge lab filled with mysterious puzzles in this classic platforming adventure.
Why similar: Indie 60.1%, Puzzle 39.9%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that introduces experimental mechanics, challenging the player to think about space and movement in new ways.
- #12 World of Goo
89% matchVery Positive94% of 6,476 reviews2008
Dev: 2D BOYPub: 2D BOY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
Why similar: Puzzle 52.1%, Indie 47.9%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that feels experimental and whimsical, focusing on creative solutions within a strange, organic world.
- #13 Hue
89% matchVery Positive92% of 11,146 reviews2016
Dev: Fiddlesticks GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.
Why similar: Adventure 38.5%, Indie 34.9%, Puzzle 26.6%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses color-shifting mechanics to navigate its world, offering a clever and satisfying gameplay loop.
- #14 A Short Hike
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 21,505 reviews2019
Dev: adamgryu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Why similar: Adventure 57.7%, Indie 42.3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the charm of a short, focused, and exploration-heavy experience that prioritizes player freedom and discovery.
- #15 The Unfinished Swan
88% matchVery Positive84% of 1,918 reviews2020
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.
Why similar: Adventure 42.5%, Indie 30.1%, Puzzle 27.4%
Why You'll Like It: An artistic and experimental game that focuses on revealing a hidden world through exploration and unique visual mechanics.
- #16 GRIS
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 93,692 reviews2018
Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Why similar: Indie 44.4%, Adventure 39.9%, Puzzle 15.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a beautiful, artistic platforming style to convey emotion and atmosphere, similar to the artistic focus of the seed game.
- #17 Machinarium
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 19,289 reviews2009
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
Why similar: Adventure 41.7%, Puzzle 36.2%, Indie 22.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-adventure game that relies on surreal, non-verbal storytelling and a distinct, hand-drawn art style.
- #18 Blink
86% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: nextReality Games
Windows
Blink into a world of after-images, where you can walk on light. Solve puzzles by manipulating lights and blinking between worlds. Explore hand drawn landscapes while uncovering the secrets behind this strange power.
Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer that focuses on short, clever levels, aligning with the platforming roots of the seed game.
- #19 Monster Garden
85% matchVery Positive98% of 89 reviews2018
Dev: Zack WoodPub: Self
Windows · Mac
Befriend strange monsters as you explore the surreal magic of the monster garden and discover its secrets!
Why similar: Adventure 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, indie adventure game that focuses on exploration and interaction with a strange, monster-filled world.
- #20 Thomas Was Alone
83% matchVery Positive94% of 9,347 reviews2012
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, narrative-driven platformer that uses simple shapes to create a surprisingly deep and emotional experience.
- #21 Proteus
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,783 reviews2013
Dev: Ed Key and David KanagaPub: Twisted Tree
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.
Why similar: Indie 67.1%, Adventure 32.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is an experimental, sensory-focused game where exploration and the environment's reaction to the player are the primary goals.
- #22 Dungeons of Dreadrock
81% matchVery Positive94% of 521 reviews2022
Dev: Prof. Dr. Christoph Minnameier
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
An immersive puzzle dungeon adventure in the spirit of 1980's home computer games. Dig your way through 100 levels into the ancient depths of Dreadrock Mountain. Winner of Google Indie Games Festival / Indie Clash 1st prize / PocketGamer People's Choice Finalist / GDWC best indie game nominee.
Why similar: Adventure 36.3%, Indie 35.3%, Puzzle 28.4%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-focused dungeon crawler that uses retro-inspired mechanics to create a tight, satisfying experience.
- #23 Super Grappling Gecko
82% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: CalangamesPub: Bee Legacy Publishing
Windows
Swing over spikes and pits, find the secrets of a mysterious tree and overcome difficult challenges as a brave tiny lizard in this small adventure.
Why similar: Indie 59.1%, Adventure 40.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on physics-based movement and exploration, providing a fun, platforming-centric experience.
- #24 Donut County
81% matchVery Positive92% of 11,545 reviews2018
Dev: Ben EspositoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.
Why similar: Indie 39%, Adventure 34%, Puzzle 27%
Why You'll Like It: A short, whimsical, and funny game that uses a unique physics-based mechanic to explore its strange, cartoonish world.
- #25 Bliss
82% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2014
Dev: Oruji Productions
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%
2D puzzle platforming adventure with a heavy story about life and psychology told without words.
Why similar: Adventure 56.1%, Indie 43.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle-platformer that emphasizes 2D exploration and simple, effective mechanics.
- #26 Koi
80% matchVery Positive82% of 165 reviews2019
Dev: Dotoyou Games
Windows
KOI is an award-winning exploration adventure game that details the story of a small koi on a grand adventure
Why similar: Adventure 55%, Indie 45%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, adventure-focused game that emphasizes atmosphere and exploration in a beautiful, aquatic setting.
- #27 Isoland
79% matchVery Positive91% of 307 reviews2018
Dev: Cotton GamePub: Lilith Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The objective of the game is to explore a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, and uncover its secrets
Why similar: Adventure 47.8%, Indie 35.8%, Puzzle 16.4%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click puzzle game that features a mysterious, isolated setting perfect for players who enjoy uncovering secrets.
- #28 Hidden Folks
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,433 reviews2017
Dev: Hidden Folks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!!
Why similar: Indie 44.1%, Puzzle 36.2%, Adventure 19.7%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, hand-drawn interactive world that rewards the player for their curiosity and attention to detail.
- #29 Everything
79% 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: Indie 75.5%, Adventure 24.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply experimental, surreal simulation that allows players to explore the world from the perspective of anything, matching the seed game's experimental nature.
- #30 BLUE NIGHT LAUNDROMAT
77% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: polte
Windows
A short 2D exploration adventure in a retro style! Explore a laundromat in the middle of the night and try to clear it!
Why similar: Adventure 70.9%, Indie 29.1%
- #31 Berry
76% matchVery Positive99% of 139 reviews2021
Dev: Robert BorghesePub: KOMODO
Windows
Berry is a short orthogonal 3D platformer about a tiny, blue spider. Gain new abilities, weave through projectiles, collect and purchase a variety of items, and combat various bosses in this tiny metroidvania adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 79.8%, Indie 20.2%
- #32 Pocket Kingdom
77% matchVery Positive90% of 251 reviews2016
Dev: 08 GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Islands sometimes appear out of the blue in the clouds. The mysterious Pocket Kingdom is one of them. Wander around its districts, solve puzzles and listen to the weird stories told by the locals. Unveiling the place's mysteries depends on it. So does getting out of it.
Why similar: Adventure 48.9%, Indie 37.6%, Puzzle 13.6%
- #33 Purple Heart
78% matchMixed47% of 131 reviews2017
Dev: Artalasky
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Hardcore pixel indie platformer with puzzle elements and history. Can you get to the end?
Why similar: Adventure 49.2%, Indie 38%, Puzzle 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art platformer that blends puzzle elements with exploration, fitting the general aesthetic and gameplay style of the seed game.
- #34 Unmechanical
76% matchVery Positive92% of 473 reviews2012
Dev: Talawa GamesPub: Teotl Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A carefully created world with unique environments and an engrossing atmosphere, Unmechanical offers over 30 unique puzzles of exploration and adventure!
Why similar: Adventure 40.2%, Indie 32.8%, Puzzle 27.1%
- #35 Blemo
70% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Blippin Bloppy Games
Windows
BLEMO! It’s a super-short, casual interactive story. You can talk to NPCs, walk across the tiny map, or try to solve our secret puzzle. We wanted to create a tiny, living world so let us know how we did! Soak in the five minutes of gameplay for as long as you like.
Why similar: Puzzle 48.7%, Adventure 29.3%, Indie 22%
- #36 Puzzle Box Palace
74% matchVery Positive86% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows
Puzzle Box Palace is an escape room style puzzle game where you are pulled into your grandfather's magical puzzle box. Solve puzzles, manipulate the puzzle box, and jump across furniture as you look for a way out.
Why similar: Adventure 45.8%, Indie 31.5%, Puzzle 22.7%
- #37 The Basement Collection
75% matchVery Positive87% of 1,586 reviews2012
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
A collection of 9 award winning indie games from the creator of "Binding of isaac" and "Super Meat Boy"!
Why similar: Indie 51.9%, Adventure 33.1%, Puzzle 15%
- #38 Island Marauder
75% matchVery Positive81% of 182 reviews2019
Dev: MSOL
Windows
Indie Puzzle Game
Why similar: Adventure 53.9%, Indie 46.1%
- #39 Electric Fairyland
72% matchVery Positive86% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Olivia HainesPub: Dinko
Windows
Join Stix the fairy on an a tiny 3D adventure through the dense undergrowth of a fantasy garden. A bite-sized collectathon inspired by 90s platformers and childrens' picture books.
Why similar: Adventure 79%, Indie 21%
- #40 The Good Time Garden
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,855 reviews2019
Dev: Coal Supper
Windows · Mac
Explore a throbbing pink world full of strange naked creatures to gather food for your friend in this short, surreal experience.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #41 Tux and Fanny
71% matchVery Positive99% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Ghost Time GamesPub: Means Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro-inspired adventure puzzle game featuring multiple playable characters with interwoven storylines. Explore the natural (and unnatural) world for unique interactions and unlock items to aid you in your quest. There's nothing as simultaneously charming and strange as the world of Tux and Fanny.
Why similar: Adventure 65.5%, Puzzle 34.5%
- #42 BasketBelle
74% matchVery Positive85% of 163 reviews2014
Dev: Studio Bean
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
BasketBelle is an experimental 2D basketball-based platformer where each Chapter uses the mechanics and idea of basketball in a different way.
Why similar: Adventure 53.5%, Indie 46.5%
- #43 Atuel
67% 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: Adventure 100%
- #44 NightSky
72% matchVery Positive89% of 1,019 reviews2011
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Nominated as a IGF Seamus McNally Finalist, NightSky is an ambient action-puzzle game that offers a gameplay experience unlike any other—cerebral challenges fill uniquely designed picturesque worlds. The player must maneuver a sphere by using realistic physics to advance; each of these worlds is broken into different areas.
Why similar: Indie 61.5%, Puzzle 38.5%
- #45 The Sun and Moon
73% matchVery Positive87% of 185 reviews2014
Dev: Daniel Linssen
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%
The Sun and Moon, the winner of Ludum Dare 29, is a platformer with a unique mechanic: you can dive into the ground. Momentum is conserved but gravity is reversed, letting you fling yourself high into the air or deep beneath the surface.
Why similar: Indie 77.7%, Puzzle 22.3%
- #46 Trauma
73% 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: Adventure 50.1%, Indie 40%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #47 Blue Prince
64% matchVery Positive87% of 17,438 reviews2025
Dev: DogubombPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?
Why similar: Puzzle 40%, Adventure 33.4%, Indie 26.5%
- #48 Bird Game
65% matchVery Positive96% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: Black Jacket
Windows
Bird Game is an abstract, exploration-based RPG with unique, stylized visuals and puzzle mechanics
Why similar: Adventure 56.9%, Puzzle 43.1%
- #49 Storm in a Teacup
73% matchMixed68% of 146 reviews2012
Dev: Cobra Mobile
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Take Storm on a wonderful adventure in his magical teacup. Storm's brother Cloud has created an amazing dream-like world for you to explore!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #50 The Beggar's Ride
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 198 reviews2016
Dev: Bad Seed
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Beggar’s Ride is a unique and innovative Platform Puzzle Adventure Game where the player can manipulate the environment to solve puzzles in a deep and intriguing story of discovery.
Why similar: Adventure 45.3%, Indie 35.3%, Puzzle 19.4%
- #51 Entropy
67% matchVery Positive95% of 194 reviews2022
Dev: Chromatic WindowPub: Juggernaut Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Fly between incomprehensible galaxies in this experimental micro game!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #52 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
63% matchVery Positive96% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Adventure 77.2%, Indie 22.8%
- #53 Metal Garden
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,094 reviews2025
Dev: Tinerasoft
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.
Why similar: Adventure 49.6%, Indie 33.3%, Puzzle 17.1%
- #54 Tiny Bubbles
69% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: Pine Street Codeworks LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play with squishy clusters of soap bubbles in this mesmerizing physics puzzle game. Winner of over a dozen indie gaming awards!
Why similar: Puzzle 50.1%, Indie 49.9%
- #55 Pear Quest
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A tiny adventure game set on a huge island. Talk to animals, solve puzzles and reach the big pear at the top 🍐
Why similar: Adventure 54.3%, Indie 40.7%, Puzzle 4.9%
- #56 Low Oxygen
65% matchVery Positive89% of 299 reviews2023
Dev: Alex-Stefan Neagu
Windows · Linux
Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.
Why similar: Adventure 60.9%, Puzzle 33.8%, Indie 5.3%
- #57 You Are Not a Banana: Better Edition
70% matchMixed66% of 143 reviews2015
Dev: Brian CullenPub: Fluxscopic Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You Are Not a Banana is set in everyday life and has a sprinkle of imagination and humor. The audiovisuals (free OST included) seek to evoke nostalgia for the 80s and 90s. This short form experimental game unfolds as a sequence of thought provoking events and surprises.
Why similar: Adventure 55.3%, Puzzle 44.7%
- #58 PoPuP
65% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: 번둥천개Pub: 청강문화산업대학교
Windows
Puzzle Flatformer Game Adventures Over Obstacles at a Paper Amusement Park
Why similar: Adventure 80.5%, Indie 19.5%
- #59 Vignettes
67% matchVery Positive95% of 97 reviews2019
Dev: Skeleton Business
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Vignettes is a unique exploration game without text or characters, where objects shapeshift as you spin them around to wander through a kaleidoscope of different moods and settings.
Why similar: Adventure 43.7%, Indie 35.6%, Puzzle 20.7%