- #1 B.D.K
97% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: EDO
Windows
B.D.K is a short experimental first person horror game that mainly relies on atmosphere and sounds to create a creepy experience.
Why similar: Experimental 55.2% ★, Abstract 23.4%, Horror 17%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #2 Port of Call
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,273 reviews2015
Dev: Underdog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Imagine waking up on a small dock with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. The first person you find is a grumpy, old man who enlists you to work on his ferry boat which seems to have materialized behind you.
Why similar: Experimental 70.9% ★, Horror 14.3%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #3 Mummy Sandbox
96% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Z. Bill
Windows
Mummy Sandbox is a first person digging simulator meets point & click adventure. Traverse forgotten sandboxes and dig up corpses to learn their secrets!
Why similar: Experimental 66.5% ★, Horror 22%, Adventure 8.8%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #4 Locally Sourced Anthology II: The Timeline
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Flyover Games
Windows
A collection of 5 experimental games from different indie devs that takes you on a journey through time!
Why similar: Experimental 65.1% ★, Abstract 8.8%, Adventure 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Action-Adventure 5.8%
- #5 We Are Counting
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short experimental visual novel about obsessive counting.
Why similar: Experimental 51% ★, Abstract 25.6%, Horror 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Indie 1%
- #6 Triennale Game Collection
94% matchVery Positive81% of 111 reviews2016
Dev: Mario von RickenbachPub: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The Triennale Game Collection is a free virtual exhibition of video games created for the 21st International Exhibition of Triennale Milano by five of the world’s most renowned independent game designers, showcasing these artists’ experimental approach to interactivity.
Why similar: Experimental 94.9% ★, Indie 5.1%
- #7 Metaverse
93% matchMixed43% of 77 reviews2016
Dev: Metaware Limited, LLC
Windows · Mac
In Metaverse you will dig, discover, design, deploy, and defend. Explore, build upon, or tear apart your own procedurally generated voxel planet. And now in the early stages of our multiplayer implementation, help conquer or build the planets of others.
Why similar: Experimental 83.1% ★, Adventure 7.5%, Action 6.8%, Indie 2.6%
- #8 The king is gone
92% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Afloofdev
Windows · Linux
A puzzle game about running, not because one has somewhere to be, but because one has somewhere they don't want to be. Different doors are blocking the way, that need to be unlocked to proceed. Each door will give a different benefit, and a combination of them is the key to succeed .. or fail.
Why similar: Experimental 66.8% ★, Abstract 30.9%, Indie 1.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #9 ADONIS
91% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2020
Dev: Lorenzo Entertainment
Windows
Adonis is a stylized, open world action game that focuses on third person combat & platforming!
Why similar: Experimental 59.7% ★, Abstract 22.5%, Combat 6%, Action 4.8%, Adventure 4.4%
- #10 Light Of Gallery
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TeamOFF
Windows
Light Of Gallery is brand New Maze Running Game! Escape From the Secret Art Hall!
Why similar: Experimental 55.1% ★, Abstract 17.9%, Horror 12.6%, Adventure 6.1%, Action 5.6%
- #11 Terry's Other Games
89% matchVery Positive100% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hi, I'm Terry Cavanagh! You might remember me from such videogames as Dicey Dungeons, Super Hexagon, and VVVVVV. Here are a few other things I've made over the years!
Why similar: Experimental 76% ★, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Action 5.4%, Adventure 4.8%, Indie 1.3%
- #12 Welcome Back
90% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Slider Games Studio
Windows
You died! Reincarnate in 5 animals to prove GOD You are worthy of returning to the world in this spiritual adventure. A short, experimental and multi-genre game with 5 gameplay styles, each with its own unique mechanics.
Why similar: Experimental 72.1% ★, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Action 4.1%, Indie 1.1%
- #13 10mg :)
89% matchVery Positive98% of 88 reviews2020
Dev: torcadoPub: 10mg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play a series of tiny games based on well-known classics, each with a unique twist and connected to each other. Race cars, hit golf balls, uncover mines, and more in this experimental action/puzzle game.
Why similar: Experimental 80.7% ★, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Action-Adventure 6.9%, Action 3.2%, Indie 1.3%
- #14 Understand
88% matchVery Positive91% of 802 reviews2020
Dev: Artless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Understand is an experimental puzzle game about guessing rules. In each level, you have to figure out the rules through trial and error, then draw a line satisfying all rules.
Why similar: Experimental 59.5% ★, Abstract 38.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%, Indie 0.7%
- #15 Membrane
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Noe Abc
Windows
I had lost all contact with my sister when she suddenly called me from a Tokyo suburb consumed by the Membrane, a curse that blurs the line between nightmares and reality. Fight shadows and your own fears in this psychological horror exploration game.
Why similar: Experimental 59.1% ★, Horror 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Adventure 5.6%, Multiple Endings 3.1%
- #16 Red Falcon
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: IJunior
Windows
A hardcore arcade in retro soviet style. Red Falcon based on a cross between two classic retro games: Invaders and Tetris. Feel the power of soviet technology and destroy non-soviet sectarians heresy, that comes from another universe.
Why similar: Experimental 52% ★, Arena Shooter 30.9%, Gun Customization 11.8% ★, Combat 4.5%, Action 0.5%
- #17 Corona Frustration Elimination
86% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: SilentFuture
Windows
Corona plunged the world into chaos in 2020. That sparked anger and frustration. Here you can let your frustration run free and Corona really express your opinion!
Why similar: Experimental 66.8% ★, Abstract 31%, Indie 1.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #18 Nanokeeper
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pinel Games
Windows
Nanokeeper is a short roguelite where your towers are your last line of defense. Add, attack, and conquer the arena!
Why similar: Experimental 40% ★, Arena Shooter 29.8%, Abstract 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Action 3%
- #19 You know my name?
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 213 reviews2024
Dev: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.
Why similar: Experimental 53.4% ★, Abstract 28.2%, Horror 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #20 Deios II // DEIDIA
84% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2016
Dev: BARCHboi
Windows
Deidia is an Idle Game / Exploration / Incremental / Data-Corruption Glitch-Venture Hybrid game where you explore a lonely unstable world, use glitches, forgotten ruins. Its exploring an offline abandoned game / server with a ram corruptor played with platforming, very ambient, experimental.
Why similar: Experimental 85.1% ★, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 4.2%
- #21 Aim Academy
84% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: Solo Dev
Windows
Improve aiming in FPS games by completing trials to develop your muscular memory.
Why similar: Experimental 50.7% ★, Arena Shooter 36.1%, Action 5.6%, Cyberpunk 5.4%, Combat 1.8%
- #22 That Tiny Spaceship
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: We Make Small Games
Windows
A small retro inspired indie shmup that takes inspiration from the pixel games of yesterday and combines it with modern game engine technology.
Why similar: Experimental 75% ★, Action 11%, Combat 8.8%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #23 Line Hopper
81% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Jacob Chmielecki
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this unique game, you get to see what a two-dimensional world composed of multicolored lines looks like from the perspective of the main character, Linus. Whereas you and I see our 3D world as a series of 2D images, Linus sees his 2D world in one dimension: as a single vertical line!
Why similar: Experimental 62.5% ★, Abstract 31.4%, Action 2.6%, Adventure 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #24 Memoir En Code: Reissue
82% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2016
Dev: Kalopsia GamesPub: N/A
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Memoir En Code: Reissue is an autobiographical game album. Designed to be experienced similarly to a music album, this short experimental game explores different bits of the author's life as a series of interactive tracks.
Why similar: Experimental 90.9% ★, Indie 9.1%
- #25 Helix Slider
79% matchVery Positive91% of 102 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Rodgers
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fast paced action avoidance game that will hopefully not make you barf. Spin around an endless twisting tube and slide your way past all the obstacles for as long as you can!
Why similar: Experimental 60.9% ★, Abstract 25.9%, Action 10.8%, Indie 1.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #26 YANKAI'S TRIANGLE
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 reviews2016
Dev: Kenny Sun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
YANKAI'S TRIANGLE is a love letter to TRIANGLES. A puzzling puzzle game about the beauty and joy of infinitely tapping on TRIANGLES for some reason.
Why similar: Experimental 56.8% ★, Abstract 36.6%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #27 hate.net
76% matchVery Positive97% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: bonitāka
Windows
An abandoned arena shooter overtaken by bots. You are a mere passerby, a witness to a world that has long been lost to fake accounts and false advertisers. Thousands before you, and thousands after you.
Why similar: Experimental 37.2% ★, Arena Shooter 24.9%, Abstract 20.3%, Multiple Endings 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #28 Second Person: Secret Laboratory
78% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Waqudoo
Windows
Experiments. What could be better? - Horror from the second person. Controlling a monster created in a secret laboratory, reach your target before it hides from you or attacks.
Why similar: Experimental 71.5% ★, Horror 15.9%, Action 4.6%, Action-Adventure 4.5%, Indie 1.7%
- #29 THE GAP
77% matchMixed64% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Bonko Games
Windows
An abstract interactive experience about a Gap
Why similar: Experimental 58.9% ★, Abstract 37.8%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #30 StarPrey
78% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fast-paced top-down physicsy space dogfighting action
Why similar: Experimental 57.4% ★, Arena Shooter 26.6%, Action 9.4%, Combat 4.9%, Indie 1.1%
- #31 Trauma
79% 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 60.6% ★, Abstract 24.4%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 4.4%
- #32 No Cure 2
80% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: Grade 9 Games
Windows
The zombies are hiding in plain sight and your job is still to find and kill them.
Why similar: Experimental 77.9% ★, Horror 17.6%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #33 OUBEY VR – Cosmic Voyage
77% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: Kubikfoto GmbH
Windows
Inside the art - Cosmic Voyage This VR takes you on a cosmic journey through the universe of OUBEYs paintings. Starting on Earth you are led into the far distant depths of space and back...
Why similar: Experimental 62.3% ★, Abstract 29.4%, Adventure 6.3%, Indie 1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #34 The Walking Fish 2: Final Frontier
76% matchVery Positive90% of 567 reviews2020
Dev: That Fish
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The Walking Fish returns, this time in space, in an all-new fish comedy horror experience. Stuck on a space station, you have to solve the mystery of the Walking Fish, and escape its terror.
Why similar: Experimental 62.7% ★, Horror 20.8%, Adventure 10.8%, Indie 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #35 ISLANDS: Non-Places
75% matchVery Positive83% of 365 reviews2016
Dev: Carl BurtonPub: Carlburton Llc
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 22%
The familiar becomes magical in this critically acclaimed interactive artscape. Explore ten scenes inspired by the everyday and let your expectations of reality be transformed. Carl Burton's other work has been featured in the New York Times, Serial, Colossal, and Medium.
Why similar: Experimental 63% ★, Abstract 32.1%, Indie 4.9%
- #36 Estigma [Steam Edition]
74% matchVery Positive90% of 199 reviews2020
Dev: VikintorPub: Vikintor Interactive
Windows
Imagine Q-Bert + Pacman but with surrealistic horror aesthetics...
Why similar: Experimental 66.2% ★, Horror 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Action 2.9%, Indie 1.1%
- #37 Destiny Island
75% matchMixed59% of 44 reviews2021
Dev: Empty Essence
Windows
Destiny Island is a very short computer game. You play a man who visits his memories. You can walk and talk to mannequins about 7 sins. Associate essence with anything comes to your mind.
Why similar: Experimental 73.2% ★, Abstract 22.3%, Adventure 2.4%, Indie 1.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #38 Pongspin
72% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2023
Dev: Dotekicept
Windows
Use quick reflexes to defend the core in this addictive, orbital reinvention of Pong! Get power-ups, stay focused, and deflect your way to victory! NOTE: GAME IS BEST PLAYED WHILE INGESTING LIGHT BULBS.
Why similar: Experimental 61.2% ★, Abstract 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Action 2.5%, Indie 1.6%
- #39 Nebulock
70% matchVery Positive87% of 542 reviews2025
Dev: LostVolBytes
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Nebulock is a short bullet-hell game with intense gameplay, where the player must destroy bosses made of blocks, collect resources and upgrade his spaceship.
Why similar: Experimental 46.3% ★, Arena Shooter 27.5%, Abstract 22%, Action 2.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #40 Deep Russian Depression
71% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Pyconcux
Windows
❗ EARLY ACCESS ❗ This game is an anthology of visual novels, which includes the “Deep Russian Depression” (pilot chapter) and custom stories from the game community. You can create your own stories as mods for the game and publish them in the Steam Workshop.
Why similar: Experimental 50% ★, Abstract 26.2%, Horror 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%, Adventure 3.9%
- #41 XPock
73% matchMixed64% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: DnovelPub: My Way Games
Windows
Shoot, Fly, Open, Win.
Why similar: Experimental 70.2% ★, Adventure 10.8%, Action 10.2%, Combat 6.5%, Indie 1.3%
- #42 SUPERCHICOS
73% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2020
Dev: Waraní StudiosPub: Niño Emprendedor SRL
Windows · Mac
Juego en tercera persona para niños y padres. Es un pequeño mundo abierto donde los niños pueden aprender a emprender en pequeños negocios como la venta de limonadas, pasteles y también aprender sobre finanzas, con entretenidas misiones e importantes moralejas para la vida.
Why similar: Experimental 78.1% ★, Adventure 11.6%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Indie 1.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #43 MaryPark St.
73% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Starless Studios
Windows
MaryPark St. is a short story telling indie game, set in a black and white dream-like world. Featuring two interpretations of the same story, The Dream & The Nightmare.
Why similar: Experimental 67.3% ★, Abstract 25.8%, Adventure 3.6%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #44 Dap
71% matchVery Positive95% of 155 reviews2021
Dev: Melting Parrot
Windows
Dap is a horror-action-adventure about gathering and protecting a pack of fragile creatures called Daps. Lead your Daps to safety through an eerily beautiful world, fighting off threats, solving puzzles, and avoiding the infection that twists your companions into something alien and terrifying…
Why similar: Experimental 47.6% ★, Horror 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Combat 8.9%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
- #45 10mg: Always Down
72% matchPositive98% of 41 reviews2020
Dev: Stuffed WombatPub: 10mg
Windows
10mg is a collection of 10 minute long games. Always Down is about going away.
Why similar: Experimental 67.4% ★, Abstract 17.1%, Adventure 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%, Indie 1.1%
- #46 Dinner Date
74% matchMixed55% of 831 reviews2011
Dev: Stout Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 11%
Julian Luxemburg has prepared a dinner for two at his place – but things go awry when the date does not show up and he is left waiting at his dinner table, the clock’s ticking growing unbearably loud. „Dinner Date” is the character portrait of Julian: by becoming his subconsciousness you gain a clear vantage point on the worries which...
Why similar: Experimental 92.1% ★, Indie 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #47 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Experimental 50.4% ★, Abstract 25.7%, Horror 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.1%, Adventure 3.7%
- #48 Disillusion
70% matchVery Positive94% of 907 reviews2021
Dev: Disillusion Dev
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A mysterious muse calls upon you to investigate a Large tower in an oneiric land.
Why similar: Experimental 59.9% ★, Abstract 27.6%, Adventure 7.4%, Action 2.3%, Indie 1.8%
- #49 Blind Man's Sun
68% matchPositive86% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: AlkinoyPub: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A blind guy with a ghost in his brain tries to save a cursed girl. Naturally, it all goes to hell. A visual novel packed with dark humor, gritty mysticism, violence, and characters who know exactly who’s watching them.
Why similar: Experimental 56.2% ★, Abstract 21.1%, Horror 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Adventure 1.4%
- #50 Scapeland
71% matchMixed58% of 67 reviews2016
Dev: 3100 games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 99%
The quiet and peaceful countryside in Scapeland is the perfect place to built up your own little paradise. Multiply your funds by selling plants and animal products. Enlarge your property, explore new areas and meet new people. This farming game is all about the happy and stress-free life of a farmer... or is it?
Why similar: Experimental 69.2% ★, Adventure 13.1%, Action 12.8%, Indie 4.9%
- #51 My Head On Your Body
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Pop
Windows · Mac · Linux
You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.
Why similar: Experimental 48.2% ★, Abstract 25.1%, Horror 13%, Multiple Endings 7.1%, Adventure 4.6%
- #52 Girabox
69% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: Conradical Games
Windows · Mac
A minimalist puzzle game in which you rotate the world instead of controlling the player. Play through the many level packs and compare your score to others in the leaderboards.
Why similar: Experimental 77.4% ★, Abstract 19.5%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #53 One Million Buttons
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MooCow Games
Windows
There are one million buttons. Only one button is correct. The correct button is chosen randomly, and there are no hints. Good luck!
Why similar: Experimental 66.5% ★, Abstract 31%, Singleplayer 1.4%, Indie 1.1%
- #54 Difficulty
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Wednesday
Windows
Difficulty is a short, experimental visual novel, about both the difficulty level of stories, and the difficulties of real life. The plot, themes, challenges, and morals all become greater and harder to understand and accept as the difficulty increases.
Why similar: Experimental 76.8% ★, Abstract 20.9%, Indie 1.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #55 Labyrinth Hotel
66% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Edward
Windows
Labyrinth Hotel is an immersive, first-person, action-adventure game where the player wakes up locked in a jail cell and must escape, but the only way out is through the Hotel. Contains 20 unique levels, 4 bosses, many unique characters, a cool crt effect, and many secret levels.
Why similar: Abstract 41.7%, Horror 18.4%, Combat 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Adventure 7.9%
- #56 CUCCCHI
66% matchVery Positive95% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: Julián Palacios GechtmanPub: Fantastico Studio
Windows · Mac
CUCCCHI is a game where you explore beautiful dioramas and go through dangerous and trippy labyrinths, in a journey inside the paintings of Enzo Cucchi.
Why similar: Experimental 50.4% ★, Abstract 28.5%, Horror 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%, Adventure 3.8%
- #57 The Fall Visual Novel
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Tales Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about a man living its worst nightmare. There is no way out, no safe place, no death, just eternal limbo. Only you can help him... if that's what you want.
Why similar: Experimental 49.3% ★, Abstract 26.2%, Horror 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #58 GunBlocks - Prologue
66% matchVery Positive97% of 105 reviews2021
Dev: Steve Welz
Windows
In this prologue you crash-land on a mysterious planet. In order to get your lost cargo back, use tetrominos, solve blocky puzzles, and get to know its not too friendly inhabitants.
Why similar: Experimental 73.9% ★, Action 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Adventure 3.2%, Indie 1.4%
- #59 This Game Might Improve Your Memory
67% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Harrison Mansolf
Windows
A short, experimental point-and-click adventure game with crass humor and horror. Also designed to teaches memory techniques.
Why similar: Experimental 66.8% ★, Horror 14.6%, Adventure 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Indie 1.1%