- #1 A Musical Story
97% matchVery Positive84% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Glee-Cheese StudioPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
‘A Musical Story’ is a rhythm game set against a 70s backdrop. Explore the memories of Gabriel, a young man trying to come to terms with his situation through the connections to his musical memory.
Why similar: Rhythm 46.1%, Music 44.9%, Adventure 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the rhythm-adventure hybrid nature of the seed game with a strong focus on musical narrative.
- #2 Wandersong
96% matchVery Positive95% of 3,876 reviews2018
Dev: Wishes Ultd.Pub: Greg Lobanov
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!
Why similar: Music 64.6%, Rhythm 16.2%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the whimsical, music-centric adventure spirit where your actions directly influence the world through melody.
- #3 Papetura
95% matchVery Positive92% of 1,245 reviews2021
Dev: Petums
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique, hand-crafted paper aesthetic that directly parallels the visual charm of the seed game.
- #4 Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame - Act I & Act II
96% matchMixed70% of 204 reviews2015
Dev: Basecamp Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame is a puzzle platformer. You play as the Karmakeeper and it's your task to restore the balance in various mysterious worlds. Through an adaptive music system and sung narrative you will experience a truly unique rock opera.
Why similar: Music 59.5%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 18.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is a direct thematic match, being a dedicated rock opera adventure that emphasizes musical storytelling.
- #5 Everhood
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,978 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: Music 53.4%, Rhythm 36.3%, Indie 5.2%, Adventure 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends rhythm-based combat with a surreal, story-rich atmosphere that fans of experimental musical games will appreciate.
- #6 Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,193 reviews2013
Dev: Threaks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles.
Why similar: Music 48.2%, Rhythm 36.7%, Indie 8%, Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This adventure game integrates music into its core mechanics, requiring players to interact with the environment in rhythm.
- #7 The Artful Escape
92% matchVery Positive92% of 1,956 reviews2021
Dev: Beethoven and DinosaurPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A teenage guitar prodigy sets out on a psychedelic journey to inspire his stage persona and confront the legacy of a dead folk legend. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers.
Why similar: Music 72.9%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the rock opera and grand musical journey feel found in the seed game with stunning visual flair.
- #8 Figment
93% matchVery Positive87% of 5,657 reviews2017
Dev: Bedtime Digital Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Figment is an action-adventure game that invites you to explore a unique surreal universe filled with music, humor and multi layered narrative. Join Dusty and his ever-optimistic friend, Piper, on an adventure through the different sides of the mind seeking to restore the courage that's been lost.
Why similar: Music 60.6%, Adventure 22.9%, Indie 16.5%
Why You'll Like It: A musical action-adventure game where the world itself is a living, breathing song, much like the rhythmic environments of Ephemerid.
- #9 Songbird Symphony
91% matchVery Positive90% of 686 reviews2019
Dev: Joysteak StudiosPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Musical Metroidvania, with pixel art to die for. Guide orphaned chick 'Birb', on a platform adventure, as he faces off against the denizens of the forest in rhythm-action boss battles. Acclaimed for its gorgeous animation, and heart-warming storytelling, as Birb strives to discover his true origins.
Why similar: Rhythm 44.8%, Music 40.5%, Adventure 8.4%, Indie 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a charming metroidvania-style exploration with rhythm-based musical challenges.
- #10 Melatonin
89% matchVery Positive94% of 8,082 reviews2022
Dev: Half Asleep
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Melatonin is a rhythm game about dreams and reality merging together. It uses animations and sound cues to keep you on beat without any intimidating overlays or interfaces. Harmonize through a variety of dreamy levels containing surprising challenges, hand-drawn art, and vibrant music.
Why similar: Rhythm 62.9%, Music 28.8%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm game with a dreamlike, hand-drawn aesthetic that focuses on the emotional connection between music and gameplay.
- #11 Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,650 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: Adventure 38.9%, Music 33.7%, Indie 27.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title is a landmark in atmospheric, music-driven adventure games with a highly stylized aesthetic.
- #12 Before the Echo
90% matchVery Positive86% of 1,453 reviews2011
Dev: Iridium Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Before the Echo combines elements of both rhythm and role-playing games to create an entirely unique experience.
Why similar: Rhythm 55.3%, Music 38%, Indie 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique blend of rhythm gameplay and traditional RPG elements, similar to the genre-bending nature of the seed game.
- #13 Sayonara Wild Hearts
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,838 reviews2019
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.
Why similar: Rhythm 47.5%, Music 46.6%, Indie 3.2%, Adventure 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive pop album that functions as a high-speed rhythm adventure, capturing the musical energy of the seed game.
- #14 Beat The Game
89% matchMixed69% of 186 reviews2017
Dev: Worm Animation
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Beat the Game is an adventure game where you find your way with sounds. Sounds you find introduce cinematic cutscenes as the story unfolds. You can create new combinations on your holographic music mixer throughout the game. In the end you perform a live show with all the sounds you find.
Why similar: Music 64.6%, Adventure 20%, Indie 15.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal adventure where you collect musical samples to build tracks, mirroring the creative musical focus of the seed game.
- #15 FRACT OSC
88% matchVery Positive86% of 610 reviews2014
Dev: Phosfiend Systems
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game.
Why similar: Music 80.2%, Indie 11.7%, Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game allows players to explore a musical world where solving puzzles creates and manipulates the soundtrack.
- #16 She and the Light Bearer
86% matchVery Positive85% of 386 reviews2019
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
She and the Light Bearer is a point and click adventure game, a poem, a fairy tale. Take a journey inside a vibrantly colored forest, meet silly creatures, listen to serene folk music, and discover somber secrets.
Why similar: Adventure 57.1%, Indie 42.9%
Why You'll Like It: A poetic, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure that feels like a fairy tale brought to life.
- #17 Botanicula
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,644 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 100%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, nature-inspired point-and-click adventure that relies on atmospheric sound design and whimsical interactions.
- #18 Samorost 3
85% matchVery Positive94% of 5,472 reviews2016
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 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 64.3%, Indie 35.7%
Why You'll Like It: This surreal point-and-click adventure features a distinct, organic art style and a focus on sound-based puzzle solving.
- #19 Metamorphosis
84% matchVery Positive85% of 646 reviews2020
Dev: Ovid WorksPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.
Why similar: Adventure 61.4%, Indie 38.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, first-person adventure that focuses on unique perspectives and atmospheric storytelling.
- #20 Inside My Radio
84% matchVery Positive88% of 470 reviews2015
Dev: Seaven StudioPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Can you beat the beat? Journey as a green LED mysteriously trapped inside a dying boombox and play the ultimate musical experience. In this rhythmic platform adventure where your every action needs to be right on the beat, bring electro, dub and disco music back to life!
Why similar: Music 47.1%, Rhythm 42.4%, Indie 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based platformer where the music dictates the movement and environment, emphasizing the importance of timing.
- #21 Tadpole Treble
83% matchVery Positive96% of 284 reviews2016
Dev: BitFinityPub: BitFinity, Sunken Treasure Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on a thrilling adventure through sheet music in Tadpole Treble! Escape predatory piranhas, flirtatious tadpoles and more as you make your way back home. Shoot for the top of the leaderboards, or create your own stages and music in Composition Mode!
Why similar: Music 67.9%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-action game that features a creative musical score and a distinct, hand-drawn visual style.
- #22 Machinarium
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 20,195 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 63.6%, Indie 36.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, atmospheric point-and-click adventure that shares the hand-drawn, artistic charm found in the seed game.
- #23 Gorogoa
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,260 reviews2017
Dev: Buried SignalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 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: Indie 55.1%, Adventure 44.9%
Why You'll Like It: An artistic, hand-drawn puzzle game that relies on visual storytelling and atmosphere rather than traditional dialogue.
- #24 Sonority
79% matchVery Positive89% of 120 reviews2022
Dev: Hanging Gardens InteractivePub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sonority is an innovative music puzzle adventure set in a lovingly designed, fascinating world. Play as Esther and discover the rockery, a place full of music and unique puzzle mechanics.
Why similar: Music 81.6%, Adventure 12%, Indie 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game where music is the primary mechanic for interacting with the world and overcoming obstacles.
- #25 Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition
82% matchVery Positive80% of 4,412 reviews2013
Dev: Cardboard Computer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.
Why similar: Adventure 61.7%, Indie 38.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric adventure that prioritizes narrative and music to create a dreamlike experience.
- #26 The Gardens Between
79% matchVery Positive94% of 2,747 reviews2018
Dev: The Voxel Agents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric puzzle game that focuses on emotional storytelling through time manipulation and sound.
- #27 Aaero
81% matchVery Positive82% of 1,045 reviews2017
Dev: Mad FellowsPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Trace ribbons of light to release the energy in the music as you speed through stylised alien worlds. Battle strange enemies and fight epic boss battles all driven by an incredible licensed soundtrack.
Why similar: Rhythm 44.9%, Music 44.9%, Indie 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines high-speed action with a rhythm-based soundtrack that reacts to your movement through the world.
- #28 PANORAMICAL
81% matchVery Positive91% of 233 reviews2015
Dev: Fernando RamalloPub: Finji
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 32%
Manipulate the look, sound, and feel of more than a dozen mesmerizing landscapes in this immersive musical adventure through space and time.
Why similar: Music 75.6%, Indie 24.4%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental, music-driven experience that allows players to manipulate landscapes through sound and rhythm.
- #29 Hidden Folks
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,498 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 70.3%, Adventure 29.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a charming, hand-drawn aesthetic and an interactive soundscape that rewards curiosity.
- #30 Morphopolis
77% matchVery Positive83% of 4,846 reviews2014
Dev: Dan Walters
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Morphopolis is about transformation and discovery. Morphopolis takes you on a puzzle adventure through a fantastical insect world. Starting as an aphid grub, you embark on an epic journey of metamorphosis toward your spawning ground.
Why similar: Indie 53.3%, Adventure 46.7%
- #31 BIT.TRIP BEAT
78% matchVery Positive80% of 881 reviews2010
Dev: Gaijin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
From gameplay to visuals to music and imagination, BIT.TRIP BEAT is inspired by classic games in every way. Get sucked into a whole new world of sight and sound as you juggle beats and ride the vibe in this modern look at the beginning of it all. BIT.
Why similar: Rhythm 46.5%, Music 45.8%, Indie 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic rhythm game that focuses on the synergy between visuals and music in a minimalist, artistic way.
- #32 Home
66% matchVery Positive100% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Spoon
Windows
A game about the short journey of a boy who left home. Experience a dense story in around 2 hours, along with rhythm gameplay and music puzzles. Enjoy live acoustic sounds and a story that feels like a musical film!
Why similar: Rhythm 78.4%, Adventure 12.3%, Indie 9.2%
- #33 Moon River
64% matchVery Positive97% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: BadAliasPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Moon River is a short RPG adventure with an emphasis on music and atmosphere. Perhaps some secrets too... Explore the remains of an quiet, empty world & find the river's end.
Why similar: Music 67.4%, Adventure 16.4%, Indie 16.2%
- #34 Overpass
74% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Bean
Windows
A rhythm adventure from a new perspective. Drive and drift to the beat on a futuristic road trip through the music, where the skyline is always in sync.
Why similar: Rhythm 44.2%, Music 42%, Adventure 7.8%, Indie 6%
- #35 Chiptune Champion
76% matchVery Positive83% of 201 reviews2016
Dev: Blake Garner
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Transform your keyboard into an instrument and play along to the melody of catchy chiptunes in this challenging rhythm game. Now with tap mode!
Why similar: Rhythm 47.5%, Music 46%, Indie 6.5%
- #36 Message Quest
75% matchVery Positive86% of 876 reviews2015
Dev: Royal Troupe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Message Quest is a tiny stained-glass point-n-click adventure about laziness and her herald. Imagine yourself as the main hero’s conscience, the one that must make him work when all he wants to do is sleep.
Why similar: Adventure 62%, Indie 38%
- #37 Drizzlepath
77% matchMixed53% of 621 reviews2015
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
In Drizzlepath you are set on a journey to the top of the Mountain of Fire. It aims to be an atmospheric, relaxed and enigmatic experience. Downloadable soundtrack included.
Why similar: Adventure 55.4%, Indie 44.6%
- #38 Element4l
75% matchVery Positive83% of 653 reviews2013
Dev: I-Illusions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Element4l is an immersive and experimental indie platform game, with a strong focus on flow and smooth gameplay, wrapped in an exceptional soundtrack by Mind Tree.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #39 Minit
72% matchVery Positive89% of 2,848 reviews2018
Dev: JWPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time.
Why similar: Adventure 56.6%, Indie 43.4%
- #40 A Tiny Sticker Tale
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 630 reviews2023
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers!
Why similar: Adventure 61.2%, Indie 38.8%
- #41 Meadowland
76% matchMixed57% of 88 reviews2014
Dev: Mårten JonssonPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Meadowland is an interactive poem. Explore a world, partake in a story.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #42 Rhythm Journey
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 114 reviews2022
Dev: MELOVITY
Windows · Mac
Rhythm Journey is a story based, hardcore 2-buttons rhythm game.
Why similar: Rhythm 49.6%, Music 41.6%, Indie 8.8%
- #43 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 52%, Indie 48%
- #44 Little Briar Rose
73% matchVery Positive83% of 230 reviews2016
Dev: Elf Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Little Briar Rose is a very special, stained glass-styled adventure game inspired by the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale.
Why similar: Adventure 61.7%, Indie 38.3%
- #45 Chasing Light
71% matchVery Positive86% of 267 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 55.1%, Indie 44.9%
- #46 Tiny Tales: Heart of the Forest
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 244 reviews2017
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Become the Hero of Brie!
Why similar: Adventure 83.1%, Indie 16.9%
- #47 Yi and the Thousand Moons
71% matchVery Positive82% of 209 reviews2017
Dev: David Su
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 9%
Yi and the Thousand Moons is a short video game musical written and developed by David Su. Through the course of several original interactive songs, featuring a full cast and live band, the game weaves a story of the archer Yi's journey to save her village.
Why similar: Music 62.7%, Adventure 20.8%, Indie 16.5%
- #48 Starman
71% matchVery Positive87% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: nada studio
Windows · Mac
"Starman: Tale of Light" is a slow paced puzzle adventure, with beautifully crafted sceneries and soothing music.
Why similar: Indie 55.8%, Adventure 44.2%
- #49 Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,084 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Join Snufkin in this musical adventure about restoring harmony and balance to Moominvalley, protecting it from the industrious Park Keeper.
Why similar: Adventure 52.9%, Indie 47.1%
- #50 Lumini
72% matchVery Positive86% of 177 reviews2015
Dev: SpeelbaarsPub: 2Awesome Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A long-forgotten species, a hostile planet and a journey of discovery! Welcome to the world of Lumini – split and reform your swarm, evolve and discover new abilities to bring the Lumini back to their former glory...
Why similar: Adventure 54.3%, Indie 45.7%
- #51 Electric Fairyland
63% matchVery Positive87% of 60 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 78%, Indie 22%
- #52 Mirth Melody
62% matchVery Positive94% of 523 reviews2024
Dev: Clay Game Studio
Windows
Play as Dodo the duck exploring a beautiful little forest. Strum your favorite guitar and watch as the forest creatures happily vibe along to your music.
Why similar: Music 49.1%, Rhythm 43.5%, Adventure 4.2%, Indie 3.2%
- #53 Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL
61% matchVery Positive87% of 1,556 reviews2024
Dev: Starlike Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL is a rhythm game for keyboard set against a space exploration backdrop. Captain your science vessel alongside your navigator Shii as you explore the vast Sixtar system!
Why similar: Rhythm 68.8%, Music 26.4%, Indie 4.8%
- #54 Maquette
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 663 reviews2021
Dev: Graceful DecayPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Maquette is a first-person recursive puzzle game that takes you into a world where every building, plant, and object are simultaneously tiny and staggeringly huge.
Why similar: Adventure 55.2%, Indie 44.8%
- #55 Pluviophile
68% matchVery Positive88% of 320 reviews2020
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Pluviophile is a very short experience about the mood of rain in the woods.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #56 BIT.TRIP CORE
73% matchMixed59% of 156 reviews2012
Dev: Gaijin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Takes the player into unfamiliar territory as they use NES-style controls to blast their way through the barrage of Beats in this rhythm-music adventure.
Why similar: Rhythm 52.8%, Music 34.3%, Indie 12.8%
- #57 Koi
69% matchVery Positive82% of 167 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 52.6%, Indie 47.4%
- #58 UNBEATABLE
56% matchVery Positive92% of 6,433 reviews2025
Dev: D-CELL GAMESPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
UNBEATABLE is a rhythm adventure where music is illegal and you do crimes. Follow the story of Beat and her band on the run, in a narrative experience full of big emotions powered by arcade-flawless rhythm gameplay.
Why similar: Rhythm 50.7%, Music 43.4%, Adventure 5.9%
- #59 Waveform
69% matchVery Positive83% of 2,140 reviews2012
Dev: Eden Industries
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Navigate the beauty and hazards of the solar system while riding a wave of light through 100+ levels in this innovative action-puzzle game!
Why similar: Indie 81.8%, Adventure 18.2%
- #60 Sisyphus Reborn
67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,095 reviews2016
Dev: Edwin MontgomeryPub: Myshkin Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A short atmospheric adventure game about finding meaning in a meaningless world.
Why similar: Adventure 69.2%, Indie 30.8%
