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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Indie, Retro, Puzzle.

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Dawnthorn is a topdown, pixel-art ARPG with a character and experience firmly rooted in the 8bit era. It features action-adventure style gameplay. Players will experience hectic, item-driven real-time combat, puzzle solving, and Metroidvania-style progression across a sprawling, dungeon-filled…

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Dawnthorn is a topdown, pixel-art ARPG with a character and experience firmly rooted in the 8bit era. It features action-adventure style gameplay. Players will experience hectic, item-driven real-time combat, puzzle solving, and Metroidvania-style progression across a sprawling, dungeon-filled world!

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: Aloft Studio LLC
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchVery Positive85% of 4,540 reviews2008
    Dev: Oddworld Inhabitants
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    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Selected by the fickle finger of fate, Abe™, floor-waxer first class for RuptureFarms, was catapulted into a life of adventure when he overheard plans by his boss, Molluck the Glukkon™, to turn Abe and his fellow Mudokons into Tasty Treats as part of a last-ditch effort to rescue Molluck's failing meat-packing empire.

    Why similar: Adventure 84.7%, Classic 12.6% ★, Retro 2.7%, Indie 0.1%

  2. #2 The Abbey of Crime Extensum
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 318 reviews2016
    Dev: Manuel Pazos
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    A free game inspired by Umberto Eco's novel and Jean-Jaques Annaud's film "The Name of the Rose", and based on the game "La abadía del crimen" by Paco Menéndez and Juan Delcán.

    Why similar: Adventure 73.6%, Retro 26.4%

  3. #3 D/Generation HD
    96% matchVery Negative19% of 56 reviews2015
    Dev: West Coast Software
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    A virus has escaped at Genoq HQ in London, and Derrida, the lead scientist at Genoq, has asked you to help save the day. Travel up through the Genoq skyscraper rescuing the stranded employees and putting an end to the escaped virus.

    Why similar: Adventure 75.1%, Retro 24.9%

  4. #4 Hyperborea
    94% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2019
    Dev: Flova Interactive
    Windows · Mac

    She wakes up alone, missing, and trapped in the frozen tundra of Hyperborea, Hypatia must use her wits and wileys if she is to escape this accursed corner of the world. the choices she makes will determine not only her future, but that of the imperial exploratory legion.

    Why similar: Adventure 87.1%, RPG 9.1%, Indie 3.8%

  5. #5 The Eye of Borrack
    94% 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 46.7%, Classic 31.6% ★, Retro 14.7%, Indie 6.9%

  6. #6 Litil Divil
    95% matchMixed46% of 443 reviews2014
    Dev: Gremlin InteractivePub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 9%

    Welcome to the Underworld, where you guide Mutt, the bad luck Litil Divil, through the Labyrinth of Chaos to retrieve the Mystical Pizza of Plenty. Our “hero” takes a fateful step through the Mortal Portal to prowl five hellish levels of treacherous tunnels with more than 50 raucous rooms of gameplay.

    Why similar: Adventure 51.1%, Classic 25.5% ★, Retro 23.4%

  7. #7 Shipwreck
    93% matchVery Positive83% of 261 reviews2015
    Dev: Brushfire Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Shipwreck is a top down adventure game in which you must travel the land, explore dungeons, and defeat monsters to earn safe passage off the island on which you are stranded.

    Why similar: Adventure 62.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Top-Down 10.2%, Indie 10.1%, RPG 6.6%

  8. #8 Renegade Grounds: Episode 1
    92% matchMixed45% of 20 reviews2017
    Dev: Astronomic GamesPub: New Reality Games
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    First episode of a thrilling adventure! Two mercenaries, Agela and Ingus, are tasked to infiltrate the criminal underworld to retrieve a device of high value that was stolen from the council. The job gets more complex as more factions join the hunt for the item, but to Agela and Ingus, failure is not an option!

    Why similar: Adventure 93.9%, RPG 4.4%, Indie 1.7%

  9. #9 Stories: The Path of Destinies
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 6,602 reviews2016
    Dev: Spearhead Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Stories: The Path of Destinies is an Action RPG, an enchanted storybook filled with madcap fantasy tales, each told by a zippy narrator attuned to the player’s choices and actions.

    Why similar: Adventure 92%, Action RPG 3.6%, RPG 3.4%, Indie 1%

  10. #10 The Land of Dasthir
    91% matchMixed46% of 135 reviews2017
    Dev: RPG VideoPub: Back To Basics Gaming
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Join Terret in his small, but dangerous adventure through a mysterious and forgotten land of Dasthir

    Why similar: Adventure 81%, RPG 13.6%, Indie 5.4%

  11. #11 NoserLand
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Alexandr Shvab
    Windows

    The game is about mice living in a Kingdom far away where some citizens of the Kingdom stepped into a web of intrigue against the Queen. Once Noser and his aunt come to the Kingdom looking for a job. Noser's adventure starts from this moment.

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  12. #12 Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok
    90% matchVery Positive88% of 1,417 reviews2014
    Dev: Crystal Shard
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    A retro styled adventure/RPG hybrid with atmosphere like the classics. Play as warrior, sorceress, or rogue as you travel through the rich world of Norse mythology to keep it from eternal winter. Each class has different puzzle solutions, making for good replay value. Fully free, no hidden costs.

    Why similar: Adventure 88.8%, Retro 5%, RPG 2.6%, Pixel Graphics 2.6%, Indie 0.9%

  13. #13 Creepy Castle
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 247 reviews2016
    Dev: DopterraPub: Nicalis, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    A conspiracy is welling deep within the stone walls of an ancient castle.The keep’s master is leading its denizens to construct a revolutionary new device made to move the world forward onto a new path of evolution.

    Why similar: Adventure 46.4%, Retro 20.1%, RPG 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Indie 7.3%

  14. #14 Escape from Zellman Orbital
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    Dev: Ken Richlin
    Windows

    Escape the Room - in outer space! From a lab cell on an orbital space station, make your way back to your ship, and get out... before something terrible happens! Story-Heavy escape-the-room style gameplay, in a sci-fi horror setting.

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  15. #15 Liveza: Death of the Earth
    89% matchMixed54% of 175 reviews2016
    Dev: Nikita NefedovPub: Sometimes You
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A global catastrophe has literally torn our planet apart, breaking Earth into many pieces. You are the survivor that explores the remains of our planet and investigates the anomalies that have settled upon it. You start out with only a single item: a broken weapon that also functions as a flashlight.

    Why similar: Adventure 94%, Indie 6%

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    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: XAC Inc.
    Windows

    A scene towards which everyone has a strong sense of déjà vu, An unsolved case that shocked the whole Taiwan. A mixture of local folk culture of Taiwan designed to awaken The collective memory of the folks in Taiwan. What is the truth? Waiting for you to find it out.

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    87% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,560 reviews2014
    Dev: 3f Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    It’s 2035 in Buenos Aires, or where Buenos Aires used to be. You’ve just woken up in a hospital, and you can’t remember anything. All you know is you have to escape and find out what happened to the city. And how to save it.

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    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 291 reviews2016
    Dev: Alon Zubina
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 32%

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  19. #19 Argonus and the Gods of Stone
    84% matchVery Positive89% of 120 reviews2019
    Dev: Zojoi
    Windows

    The creators of Shadowgate present Argonus and the Gods of Stone, an epic first-person adventure set in ancient Greece. Stranded on an uncharted isle, you must use your wits to unlock legendary mysteries, barter with gods and overcome an evil that threatens to bring the world to ruin...

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    86% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2018
    Dev: Sean WalshPub: Jeklin Games
    Windows

    Ghostman: The Council Calmity is a Point and click adventure game set in space.

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    82% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2019
    Dev: Alcachofa SoftPub: Erbe Software
    Windows

    The best adventure of Alcachofa Soft.

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    84% matchNo user reviews2020
    Dev: Cee-Iterative
    Windows

    Physically place down trusses and barricades to cobble together a base. Craft new weapons to increase your firepower. Explore a pseudo procedurally generated land. Light and maintain bonfires the same way you would in real life. Explore the dark, cold and dynamic world of Dithered.

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    Windows

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    79% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Quantum Sheep
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    The procedurally generated adventure in time and space of a robot, looking for love, and trying to stop the evil GateKeepers from erasing its homeworld from history!

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    80% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2019
    Dev: NickyH
    Windows

    One adventure, two stories. Play as one or both to discover their endings..​

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    79% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2019
    Dev: IndieNorthSix
    Windows

    A time attacking, puzzle-platforming, psychedelic adventure.

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    78% matchPositive89% of 45 reviews2019
    Dev: Clever Simulation Entertainment
    Windows

    Blanket Heavy With Nightmares is an art installation created By Finnish artist Suvi Solkio in cooperation with Kajaani Art Museum and Kajaani University of Applied Sciences.

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    77% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2019
    Dev: Ilya RazinkovPub: Gamerotor
    Windows

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    Why similar: Adventure 100%

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    78% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2017
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    Windows

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    76% matchMixed61% of 38 reviews2019
    Dev: Brigham Young UniversityPub: BYU Center for Animation
    Windows

    Avast Ye is swashbuckling action-adventure in a miniature world. Lead and fight alongside your pirate ant crewmates. Combo your crew's abilities to seize the greatest treasure the bug world has ever known.

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    76% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2019
    Dev: Mad Man GamesPub: Immersive-Games
    Windows

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    77% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2016
    Dev: John Wallie
    Windows · Mac

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    75% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2018
    Dev: Ma-mu-iPub: Punica
    Windows · Mac

    Player play as "Lantarima", female protagonist who has the sense of darkness, to solve the mystery murder. "Garin", her extremely unfriendly classmate, is the only one who can tell what this mystery is all about. She has to deal with him or the next murder can’t be stop.

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    74% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2019
    Dev: Binary Space
    Windows · Mac

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    73% matchPositive85% of 33 reviews2019
    Dev: Digital Myths
    Windows

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    74% matchMixed68% of 28 reviews2017
    Dev: Clickteam
    Windows

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  38. #38 Obscuritas
    75% matchMixed61% of 219 reviews2016
    Dev: VIS-GamesPub: Ravenscourt
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    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%

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    63% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    73% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2018
    Dev: Robert Wolff and Knut MüllerPub: Runesoft GmbH
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    "Lisssn" is a point-and-click adventure game for listeners in the style of adventure classics such as "RHEM" with many puzzles and mysterious machines to set in motion. But instead of having only to look closely and to combine, this one is especially about hearing and listening closely.

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    72% matchMixed47% of 17 reviews2019
    Dev: DIG Games
    Windows

    ROAD HOMEWARD 2: river trip - a small adventure in which your main task is to swim by boat to the house, but it will not be easy to do, because you do not know where to go, and the way you have to find yourself.

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    73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2017
    Dev: shenzhen YuHui Technologyco.LTD
    Windows

    Matthew is a less successful private detective, trying to make his career take off. One day, he took a child kidnapping case. However, as he continues to investigate, but found that a terrible fact is gradually surfaced, and will be able to expose a group of ongoing appalling experiments. But is this the whole picture of things?

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    71% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2019
    Dev: Medic-Games
    Windows

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    Windows

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    60% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Progress Interactive ASPub: Peer Gynt AS
    Windows

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    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 51 reviews2016
    Dev: GTE EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
    Windows

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    69% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2019
    Dev: Enki
    Windows

    Voyagers is a simplistic strategy game/city builder about building your own sci-fi metropolis on exotic planets. Starting out as a mere colony you'll grow into a striving city.

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    53% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2025
    Dev: 電話倉庫
    Windows

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  49. #49 Sylvio 2
    70% matchMixed62% of 77 reviews2017
    Dev: Stroboskop
    Windows · Mac

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    53% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: fotty1Pub: Mini Script Games
    Windows

    Head On an Epic Medieval Adventure, travel across the kingdom, fight crazy monsters, customize your character in the world of Jonny's Medieval Adventure.

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    57% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tunnel Vision Studio
    Windows

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    67% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2018
    Dev: Google Inc.
    Windows

    “On Ice” tells the story of an over-the-top, sci-fi themed ice show and its star, who suddenly finds he has competition for the spotlight from an unlikely rival.

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  53. #53 Mystery at Stonyford Bridge
    66% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2019
    Dev: Schoolfield Games
    Windows

    Welcome to Stonyford, a small town nestled in the mountains. Here, everyone knows each other, and your neighbors are like family. Nothing bad ever happens here...until now. When a close friend is found dead by apparent suicide, the town is grieving. You most of all.

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    56% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ariel LovePub: Infocom Remakes
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    70% matchMixed65% of 96 reviews2015
    Dev: Private Moon StudiosPub: M.INDIE
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    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Professor Hunt embarks on an adventure journey from London to Lapland and Madagascar, in search of mysterious ancient board games.

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    52% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Hovid Games
    Windows

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    68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2018
    Dev: Cryobolt Interactive
    Windows

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  58. #58 Escape Room
    68% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2017
    Dev: AppFactoryHaru-Ni
    Windows

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