- #1 Hylics 2
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,405 reviews2020
Dev: Mason Lindroth
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.
Why similar: Surreal 35.7%, RPG 31.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same surreal, claymation-inspired aesthetic and psychedelic RPG sensibilities found in Dujanah.
- #2 Hylics
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,474 reviews2015
Dev: Mason Lindroth
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.
Why similar: Surreal 39.5%, RPG 24.5%, Great Soundtrack 17.4%, Indie 14%, Adventure 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: The original title offers a similarly abstract and dreamlike RPG experience with a highly unique visual identity.
- #3 Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
96% matchVery Positive94% of 797 reviews2019
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
Why similar: Surreal 34.4%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Adventure 17.8%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Indie 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully blends 2D and 3D exploration with a surreal, experimental narrative that feels spiritually aligned with Dujanah.
- #4 Everhood
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,889 reviews2021
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.4%, Surreal 24.9%, RPG 20%, Indie 8.4%, Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the psychedelic, music-heavy, and experimental nature of Dujanah through its rhythm-based combat and bizarre world.
- #5 Cruelty Squad
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,134 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: Surreal 83.7%, Action 16.3%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply experimental and surreal action game that embraces a jarring, psychedelic aesthetic to create a truly unique experience.
- #6 Anodyne
94% matchVery Positive85% of 1,586 reviews2013
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!
Why similar: Surreal 46.3%, Adventure 19.3%, Indie 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Action 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal action-adventure game that explores psychological themes through a lo-fi, experimental lens.
- #7 NaissanceE
93% matchVery Positive84% of 4,240 reviews2014
Dev: Limasse Five
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
Why similar: Surreal 39.8%, Indie 23%, Adventure 21.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Female Protagonist 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: An abstract, atmospheric exploration game that emphasizes scale and surreal architecture in a way that feels experimental.
- #8 Off-Peak
92% matchVery Positive90% of 1,797 reviews2016
Dev: Cosmo DPub: Cosmo D Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 43.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You're stranded at a cathedral-like train station in the near future, searching for a ticket out of town. Explore the secret passageways, interact with strangers, dig for records, and get hypnotized by the soundtrack – a batch of original music courtesy of the band, Archie Pelago.
Why similar: Surreal 44.4%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Indie 17.3%, Adventure 17.1%
Why You'll Like It: This surreal, atmospheric exploration game focuses on a dreamlike, experimental narrative that mirrors the vibe of Dujanah.
- #9 The Endless Empty
91% matchVery Positive96% of 297 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: RPG 29.7%, Surreal 24.2%, Adventure 17.4%, Indie 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 14%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal RPG Maker title that leans heavily into abstract themes and experimental design choices.
- #10 Sephonie
91% matchVery Positive90% of 299 reviews2022
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
In this 3D, story-driven platforming adventure, explore an uninhabited island's massive cave network. Learn about the heroes' psyches as you explore lush caverns, subterranean oceans, and surreal cityscapes, all while meeting surprising creatures! By Anodyne & Angeline Era's devs!
Why similar: Surreal 32.9%, Adventure 18.6%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, RPG 10%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal 3D platformer with a strong focus on atmospheric world-building and experimental, nature-themed storytelling.
- #11 SLUDGE LIFE
89% matchVery Positive91% of 5,395 reviews2021
Dev: Terri VellmannPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Indie 34.4%, Action 26.1%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world, surreal, and experimental game that captures the gritty, indie, and offbeat energy of Dujanah.
- #12 The Norwood Suite
90% matchVery Positive88% of 1,266 reviews2017
Dev: Cosmo DPub: Alliance
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the mysterious Hotel Norwood in this surreal first-person adventure. Curious characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await your arrival.
Why similar: Surreal 39.1%, Great Soundtrack 29.4%, Adventure 18.1%, Indie 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, surreal adventure that prioritizes atmosphere and experimental storytelling over traditional gameplay loops.
- #13 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
88% 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 66% ★, Adventure 19.1%, Indie 7.9%, Surreal 7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, experimental, and highly surreal psychological experience that focuses on internal monologue and unique visual presentation.
- #14 LISA: The Painful
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 14,938 reviews2014
Dev: Dingaling ProductionsPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 29.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The miserable journey of a broken man...
Why similar: RPG 49.9%, Adventure 27.1%, Indie 22.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and dark RPG that uses experimental narrative choices and a unique art style to deliver a memorable experience.
- #15 Yume Nikki
87% matchVery Positive94% of 9,908 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 72.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Surreal 31.9%, Experimental 31.6% ★, Indie 14.1%, Adventure 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential surreal exploration game that inspired many modern experimental indie titles with its dream-based world.
- #16 Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
86% matchVery Positive81% of 1,239 reviews2018
Dev: Long Hat HousePub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.
Why similar: Indie 36.6%, Action 32.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Female Protagonist 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, its unique movement mechanics and surreal world design align well with the experimental nature of Dujanah.
- #17 Fourmiworld
82% matchVery Positive98% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: CZDOOM
Windows · Linux
Carve your own path through Fourmiworld - an "open-world-ant-farm-metroidvania". Play as an interdimensional urban explorer girl, collect Gamut to unlock new abilities, and discover the sights, plights, & soundbites of a surreal alien dimension.
Why similar: Surreal 49.2%, Adventure 26.8%, Indie 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric and surreal adventure game that emphasizes exploration and experimental visual design.
- #18 Touhou Luna Nights
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,634 reviews2019
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.
Why similar: RPG 28.3%, Great Soundtrack 19%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Adventure 14.2%, Action 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, exploration-heavy action game with a distinct aesthetic and experimental time-manipulation mechanics.
- #19 Strange Telephone
86% matchVery Positive83% of 360 reviews2019
Dev: HZ3 SoftwarePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Strange Telephone is a 2D adventure game in which the player explores strange worlds created with merely 6 digits, and has multiple endings.
Why similar: Surreal 26.9%, Adventure 23.8%, Indie 19.4%, Great Soundtrack 18.4%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, experimental adventure game featuring a female protagonist and a focus on abstract, procedurally generated exploration.
- #20 Paratopic
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,101 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Surreal 29.8%, Experimental 28.9% ★, Indie 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Adventure 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A lo-fi, surreal, and experimental narrative experience that uses fragmented storytelling to create an unsettling atmosphere.
- #21 Fatum Betula
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,092 reviews2020
Dev: Bryce Bucher
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Placed in a world without change, you must create fate by watering an ancient plant. Determine a future and live with it.
Why similar: Adventure 37.5%, Indie 32.3%, Surreal 30.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric, and experimental game that uses a retro aesthetic to explore existential themes.
- #22 Hypnospace Outlaw
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,338 reviews2019
Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!
Why similar: Surreal 45.8%, Great Soundtrack 31%, Indie 12.4%, Adventure 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and experimental simulation of a 90s internet experience that is both nostalgic and deeply strange.
- #23 Fearmonium
81% matchVery Positive85% of 544 reviews2021
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fearmonium is a psychedelic metroidvania where suspense intertwines with humour. Beginning the game as an unpleasant memory, you must progress and become a true phobia by breaking through all boundaries to uncover the most hidden corners of Max's mind.
Why similar: Adventure 26.7%, Female Protagonist 24.8%, Action 20%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Indie 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal metroidvania that explores psychological themes through a unique, hand-drawn art style.
- #24 Judero
78% matchVery Positive98% of 374 reviews2024
Dev: Talha and Jack Co
Windows · Mac
A handmade action/adventure game based on the rich folklore of the Scottish Borders.
Why similar: RPG 25.7%, Surreal 23.1%, Adventure 16.2%, Action 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%
- #25 Post Void
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,026 reviews2020
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.
Why similar: Surreal 71.8%, Action 28.2%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, psychedelic action game that matches the intense, visual-heavy energy of Dujanah's more chaotic moments.
- #26 Chasing Light
81% matchVery Positive86% of 264 reviews2020
Dev: Vittgen Inc.
Windows · Mac
'Chasing Light' is the story of the seven days of exploring the physical properties of a game and uncovering an inner world of human beings and society. Have a weird trip!
Why similar: Adventure 39.7%, Indie 32.7%, Experimental 18.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental adventure game that uses unique simulation elements to tell a surreal and story-rich narrative.
- #27 Bernband
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A sci-fi exploration sim for people who like to wander. Get lost in an alien city, hang out with locals, see some sights. There’s no goal but to stroll. Where will your feet take you?
Why similar: Adventure 51.5%, Indie 48.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric, and surreal experimental game that focuses on exploring a bizarre, bustling city.
- #28 FRACTALS OF DESTINY
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: KRAKATOA STUDIOS
Windows
FRACTALS OF DESTINY features new gameplay called Hybrid RPG, great visuals and epic story delivered by superhero female protagonist with unique combat style while exploring beautiful planets.
Why similar: RPG 41.1%, Action 21%, Female Protagonist 20%, Adventure 18%
- #29 Void Stranger
75% matchVery Positive91% of 3,271 reviews2023
Dev: System Erasure
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Place your faith and embrace the Void.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.9%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 20.8%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
- #30 Toren
80% matchMixed63% of 1,349 reviews2015
Dev: SwordtalesPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Experience the mysterious, timeless world of Toren, the first adventure game from Brazilian indie developer Swordtales. You are Moonchild, destined to climb the tower (known as Toren) on a hauntingly solitary journey to find your purpose.
Why similar: Adventure 27%, Indie 20.9%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, RPG 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure game featuring a female protagonist and a focus on puzzle-solving within a surreal, dreamlike world.
- #31 Roah
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 75 reviews2019
Dev: Grynsoft
Windows
A great unknown danger is approaching Roah's home planet. Follow Roah as she explores the world and encountering all of its different factions, uncovering the mystery of what is draining the planets lifeforce.
Why similar: RPG 27%, Adventure 17.7%, Action 16.5%, Indie 15.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%
- #32 Distortions
78% matchMixed59% of 215 reviews2018
Dev: Among Giants
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Use the power of music to reawaken long forgotten memories in Distortions, a story-driven journey through a world of unparalleled beauty.
Why similar: RPG 23.7%, Adventure 17.6%, Experimental 14.3% ★, Indie 12.4%, Surreal 11.9%
- #33 Star Fetchers
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,332 reviews2020
Dev: Svavelstickan
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Why similar: Indie 23.5%, Adventure 22.4%, Great Soundtrack 21.5%, Action 21%, Surreal 9.3%
- #34 Fortune Summoners
76% matchVery Positive85% of 878 reviews2012
Dev: LizsoftPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A massive gameworld to explore with nearly a dozen dungeons to delve into.
Why similar: RPG 43.1%, Action 17.3%, Indie 17.2%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%
- #35 Persian Nights: Sands of Wonders
74% matchVery Positive92% of 280 reviews2017
Dev: SoDigitalPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Save Persia from mysterious plague!
Why similar: Adventure 50.1%, Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Indie 11.7%
- #36 Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,644 reviews2012
Dev: CapybaraPub: Capybara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.3%, Adventure 29.8%, Indie 21.2%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
- #37 Majestic Nights
76% matchMixed54% of 112 reviews2014
Dev: Epiphany Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Majestic Nights is an episodic action-adventure-thriller set in an alternate 1980s where all conspiracy theories, past and present are True. It’s the bright and brash 1980s; a world crammed with hidden intrigue and sinister plots, government cover-ups and alien sightings, CIA experiments and the Truth.
Why similar: RPG 29.9%, Adventure 22.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Action 12.7%, Indie 12.1%
- #38 illumine
73% matchVery Positive84% of 80 reviews2016
Dev: Dejima
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a different take on the roguelike genre. Explore a world created on the fly by your actions. Wonder about your purpose.
Why similar: Experimental 24.7% ★, Adventure 22.6%, Indie 19.2%, Action 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%
- #39 The Lady
75% matchMixed41% of 234 reviews2015
Dev: Mikeypoo's GamesPub: MPR ART Hallucinations
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
"The Lady" is a 2D Surreal Puzzle Horror, featuring hand drawn character art, stop motion animation, and a hauntingly abrasive Noisecore Soundtrack. The game features the most unique female protagonist to ever exist in a video game.
Why similar: Adventure 22.8%, Great Soundtrack 22%, Indie 21.4%, Action 19.2%, Female Protagonist 14.5%
- #40 Yissa Deep Realms
72% matchVery Positive92% of 74 reviews2017
Dev: PixelGreeds
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Hardcore action platformer with multiple endings that depend on your choices.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.2%, Adventure 21.3%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Action 18.1%, Indie 12.7%
- #41 Indivisible
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,670 reviews2019
Dev: Lab Zero GamesPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Indivisible is a hand drawn action RPG platformer from Lab Zero, creators of the critically acclaimed Skullgirls! Set in a huge fantasy world, Indivisible tells the story of Ajna, a fearless girl with a rebellious streak who sets out on a quest to save everything she knows from being destroyed.
Why similar: RPG 41.8%, Indie 19.6%, Action 19%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 8%
- #42 Obsurity
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 272 reviews2020
Dev: Game Dynasty
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Discover all the secrets of two completely different worlds.
Why similar: Adventure 29.2%, Indie 20.9%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Action 16.6%, Female Protagonist 14.7%
- #43 ZeroRanger
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,130 reviews2018
Dev: System Erasure
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47.3%, Indie 24.8%, Action 21.2%, Female Protagonist 6.6%
- #44 The Greater Good
71% matchVery Positive91% of 107 reviews2018
Dev: Sam Enright
Windows
The Greater Good is a stylized homage to classic turn-based RPGs. Comes complete with an epic story, optional superbosses, world map, NEW GAME+, and more. Unique graphics and a kickin' soundtrack make it look and sound like no other game.
Why similar: RPG 38.8%, Adventure 23.2%, Indie 20.3%, Action 17.6%
- #45 RUBATO
62% matchVery Positive96% of 282 reviews2026
Dev: dconn
Windows
RUBATO, an experimental, 2D physics-based take on the collect-a-thon genre!
Why similar: Experimental 52.7% ★, Surreal 33.4%, Indie 13.9%
- #46 Bizarre Earthquake
73% matchMixed58% of 499 reviews2016
Dev: Proximity Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Bizarre Earthquake is a third-person point & click adventure game. The story is about a seismologist and her assistant who try to uncover the mysteries behind a bizarre earthquake they encounter.
Why similar: Adventure 69.9%, Indie 22.1%, Female Protagonist 8%
- #47 ETHEREAL
70% matchVery Positive89% of 169 reviews2019
Dev: Nicolás RecabarrenPub: Nonsense Arts
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
A profound experience that carries players into an unknown and mysterious world surrounded by carefully designed puzzles...
Why similar: Indie 60%, Great Soundtrack 40%
- #48 The Legend of Dark Witch
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 260 reviews2015
Dev: INSIDE SYSTEM
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
-A magical world beautifully depicted through in-game graphics. -Diverse levels that provide a fair challenge. -Additional bonuses that reward those who replay the game. -3 difficulty modes.
Why similar: Action 28.7%, Adventure 23.7%, Indie 22.2%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%
- #49 Lila’s Sky Ark
68% matchVery Positive88% of 161 reviews2022
Dev: Monolith of MindsPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Protect a psychedelic world from bizarre beasts and punishing bosses in this poetic mystery filled with secrets, puzzles and music.
Why similar: Surreal 29.9%, Adventure 20.7%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Indie 16%, Action 15%
- #50 Even the Ocean
70% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2016
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!
Why similar: Adventure 37.5%, Female Protagonist 24%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Indie 16.6%
- #51 Backspace Bouken
69% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2019
Dev: RNG Party Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Type your way through absurd encounters and mysterious puzzles in this old-school typing dungeon crawler.
Why similar: RPG 38.4%, Adventure 20.2%, Indie 19.7%, Action 19.1%, Female Protagonist 2.6%
- #52 Grapple Force Rena
69% matchVery Positive94% of 143 reviews2018
Dev: Friend & FairyPub: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Linux
Swing, climb, grab, and throw in this action platformer where you can grapple anywhere! Using Rena's magic bracelets, hook onto any surface to swing wherever you like, or grab your foes to send them hurtling into each other!
Why similar: Action 42.4%, Indie 41.1%, Female Protagonist 16.4%
- #53 Pill Baby
67% matchVery Positive88% of 129 reviews2022
Dev: Talha Kaya
Windows · Mac · Linux
A stylish hack and slash game about an immigrant who takes drugs for her job. Play as Anna, finding a job and moving to a new country. Explore her new life, struggles, loneliness, relationships, language barrier.
Why similar: Action 28.2%, Indie 27.2%, Adventure 22.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.7%
- #54 Aquaria
70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,513 reviews2008
Dev: Bit Blot, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Aquaria is an award-winning action-adventure game set in a massive underwater world teeming with life and filled with ancient secrets. Join Naija, a lone underwater adventurer, as she travels from hidden caves shrouded in darkness, to beautiful, sunlit oases in search of her past.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.9%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Indie 19.9%, Adventure 19.1%, Action 7.1%
- #55 Metro Gravity
61% matchVery Positive94% of 700 reviews2025
Dev: mrkogamedev
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Explore, fight, solve puzzles and bend gravity to escape the dream-like world of the Halls! Metro Gravity is a mind-boggling musical adventure with rhythmic combat and compelling lore.
Why similar: Surreal 40.3%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Action 14.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 9.8%
- #56 Etherborn
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 444 reviews2019
Dev: Altered MatterPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Delve into an environmental puzzle platformer built on exploring and understanding gravity-shifting structures. You are a voiceless being that has just been born into a world where a bodiless voice awaits your arrival. Go forth and seek your purpose.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.2%, Experimental 18.8% ★, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 14.6%, Surreal 13.1%
- #57 Eternal Strands
61% matchVery Positive88% of 1,568 reviews2025
Dev: Yellow Brick Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A next-generation action experience where the elements obey you, the terrain bends to your will, and every victory is entirely your own.
Why similar: RPG 45%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Adventure 18.9%, Action 15.6%
- #58 Vision Soft Reset
67% matchVery Positive89% of 154 reviews2019
Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
Windows
Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.5%, Great Soundtrack 23.4%, Adventure 20.6%, Action 19.7%, Indie 12.9%
- #59 DREAMWILD
64% matchVery Positive88% of 334 reviews2022
Dev: Fading Club
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
DREAMWILD is a fast paced, Arcade-Styled FPS set in a multitude of unique and bizarre psychedelic worlds! Slice through the endless horde with your accursed sword, discover the secrets that the DreamWilds have to offer, and get to the bottom of the dark plague spreading through all Mindspace!
Why similar: Surreal 27.8%, RPG 25.1%, Adventure 15.9%, Action 15.3%, Indie 12%