- #1 Figment 2: Creed Valley
97% matchVery Positive94% of 1,443 reviews2023
Dev: Bedtime Digital Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Figment 2: Creed Valley is an action-adventure game set in the human mind. Face bosses in musical showdowns, make your way through puzzles, and explore unique environments.
Why similar: Isometric 14.1%, Surreal 13.6%, Puzzle 12%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Cute 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel to the seed game, it continues the musical action-adventure journey with refined mechanics and a familiar surreal atmosphere.
- #2 Wandersong
96% matchVery Positive95% of 3,910 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 38.4%, Great Soundtrack 23.3%, Adventure 7.3%, Funny 6.5%, Story Rich 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Like Figment, this title places music at the heart of its gameplay and features a deeply emotional, character-driven story.
- #3 Chicory: A Colorful Tale
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,003 reviews2021
Dev: Wishes Ultd.Pub: Finji
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.9%, Adventure 16%, Indie 11.7%, Cute 9.1%, Puzzle 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares a hand-drawn aesthetic and an emotional, narrative-driven approach to puzzle-solving and exploration.
- #4 The Last Campfire
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,767 reviews2021
Dev: Hello Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.6%, Cute 16.6%, Adventure 15.1%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Story Rich 13%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly atmospheric, puzzle-focused adventure with a gentle, hand-crafted aesthetic that feels very much in line with Figment.
- #5 RiME
94% matchVery Positive90% of 5,194 reviews2017
Dev: Tequila WorksPub: Grey Box
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35%, Puzzle 17.7%, Adventure 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Colorful 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This adventure game excels at environmental storytelling and puzzle-solving within a vibrant, atmospheric world.
- #6 GRIS
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 96,496 reviews2018
Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.4%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Surreal 8.7%, Adventure 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game is a masterpiece of hand-drawn art and emotional storytelling, using its environment and music to convey complex themes.
- #7 Samorost 3
93% matchVery Positive94% of 5,577 reviews2016
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Surreal 22.9%, Hand-drawn 22.4%, Puzzle 10.7%, Funny 9.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click adventure that relies on artistic discovery and sound design to guide the player through its strange worlds.
- #8 Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
91% matchVery Positive95% of 53,432 reviews2020
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 30.1%, Story Rich 17.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Funny 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines beautiful hand-drawn visuals with a poignant, musical narrative about processing emotions and moving on.
- #9 Hue
92% matchVery Positive93% of 11,385 reviews2016
Dev: Fiddlesticks GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.8%, Puzzle 23.6%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 10.5%, Colorful 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A creative puzzle-platformer that uses color-shifting mechanics to explore a world that feels both artistic and challenging.
- #10 Lost in Play
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,387 reviews2022
Dev: Happy Juice GamesPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.
Why similar: Surreal 22.7%, Hand-drawn 18.2%, Puzzle 12%, Funny 11.3%, Colorful 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the feeling of a childhood imagination brought to life with its surreal puzzles and hand-drawn animation.
- #11 Psychonauts
91% matchVery Positive95% of 19,358 reviews2006
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.7%, Funny 18.9%, Adventure 17.1%, Surreal 13.9%, Action 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core concept of exploring the surreal, imaginative landscapes of the human mind through platforming and puzzle-solving.
- #12 The Artful Escape
89% matchVery Positive92% of 2,029 reviews2021
Dev: Beethoven and DinosaurPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 41.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Story Rich 9.4%, Colorful 7.8%, Funny 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A highly surreal and musical journey that prioritizes artistic expression and narrative over traditional combat.
- #13 AER Memories of Old
89% matchVery Positive86% of 7,742 reviews2017
Dev: Forgotten KeyPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.3%, Adventure 18.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Exploration 10.1%, Indie 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes peaceful exploration and atmospheric storytelling in a stylized, low-poly world.
- #14 Carto
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,406 reviews2020
Dev: Sunhead GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.3%, Puzzle 13.6%, Cute 12%, Funny 9.7%, Colorful 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title features a charming, hand-drawn aesthetic and a unique puzzle mechanic centered on rearranging the map to explore.
- #15 Wuppo: Definitive Edition
88% matchVery Positive94% of 5,987 reviews2016
Dev: snekflat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Play as an exiled 'wum' looking for a new home in this bizarre but charming world, filled with strange creatures, puzzles, monsters and political chaos.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.1%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Puzzle 11%, Funny 10.4%, Cute 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, hand-drawn adventure that balances exploration and platforming with a distinct, charming personality.
- #16 Unravel
86% matchVery Positive91% of 5,606 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwood InteractivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Adventure 14.4%, Action 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses its atmospheric, emotional setting to tell a silent story about connection and memory.
- #17 Child of Light
86% matchVery Positive91% of 13,502 reviews2014
Dev: Ubisoft MontréalPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 49.4%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Adventure 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Story Rich 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title features a gorgeous, hand-drawn art style and a musical, poetic narrative that mirrors the whimsical tone of Figment.
- #18 She Remembered Caterpillars
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 567 reviews2017
Dev: jumpsuit entertainment UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Pub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A fungipunk fantasy about love, loss, and holding on, told in the format of a color-based puzzle game. A tale as the bond between parent and child, this lush and bewildering title will have players testing their wits against a variety of challenges, all beautiful and very strange.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.8%, Isometric 25.8%, Hand-drawn 22.8%, Indie 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game with a unique, hand-drawn isometric art style that focuses on thematic storytelling.
- #19 Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
84% matchVery Positive94% of 41,286 reviews2013
Dev: Starbreeze Studios ABPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Adventure 20%, Atmospheric 16%, Puzzle 15.6%, Story Rich 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on a deeply emotional, narrative-driven journey that uses unique mechanics to tell a story without traditional dialogue.
- #20 OneShot
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 65,379 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, Surreal 11.1%, Puzzle 10.8%, Cute 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich indie game that breaks the fourth wall and focuses on emotional connection and puzzle-solving.
- #21 Old Man's Journey
84% matchVery Positive87% of 4,277 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 25.9%, Puzzle 14.7%, Story Rich 11.7%, Adventure 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, story-rich game that uses landscape manipulation to tell a touching, wordless narrative.
- #22 Yoku's Island Express
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,336 reviews2018
Dev: Villa GorillaPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Meet Yoku, the pint-sized postman protagonist of Yoku's Island Express! Use a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration to unlock the secrets of Mokumana Island, help the locals, awaken ancient deities and much more in this amazing new tropical adventure!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.1%, Adventure 17.4%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Cute 11.7%, Indie 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends metroidvania exploration with pinball mechanics, creating a musical and charming adventure experience.
- #23 TUNIC
81% matchVery Positive91% of 18,686 reviews2022
Dev: TUNIC TeamPub: Finji
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
Why similar: Isometric 33.8%, Puzzle 20.4%, Cute 12%, Exploration 9.2%, Colorful 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: While more combat-focused, its isometric perspective and deep, mysterious puzzle-solving evoke a similar sense of discovery.
- #24 Little Nightmares
82% matchVery Positive95% of 116,669 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.4%, Puzzle 19.1%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Adventure 14.5%, Story Rich 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a surreal, atmospheric puzzle-adventure experience that relies on environmental storytelling to build its world.
- #25 Pikuniku
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,882 reviews2019
Dev: Arnaud De BockPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.6%, Puzzle 16.3%, Funny 12.8%, Cute 12.2%, Adventure 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, colorful adventure that uses humor and simple puzzles to create a lighthearted and fun experience.
- #26 DREAMOUT
76% matchVery Positive91% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Game DynastyPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Explore a surreal world with a drunken alpaca! Solve puzzles, fish out the most unusual items from rivers, fight watermelon thugs, and uncover all the secrets of this world!
Why similar: Surreal 19.6%, Isometric 18.8%, Funny 9.5%, Puzzle 9.5%, Cute 8.1%
- #27 Tiny Echo
81% matchVery Positive87% of 794 reviews2017
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Explore a lovingly crafted world with all its odd inhabitants as you experience the ethereal realm and deliver messages to the spirits. Make your mark in the wordless narrative - with a Tiny Echo.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.9%, Isometric 15.4%, Surreal 15.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, point-and-click adventure that excels at creating a quiet, atmospheric, and surreal world.
- #28 A Short Hike
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 22,759 reviews2019
Dev: adamgryu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.6%, Cute 16.9%, Adventure 14.3%, Exploration 10.5%, Indie 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, charming exploration game that prioritizes a relaxing atmosphere and a gentle sense of progression.
- #29 Seasons after Fall
79% matchVery Positive81% of 3,182 reviews2016
Dev: Swing Swing SubmarinePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.1%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Adventure 12.4%, Puzzle 8.6%, Cute 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This adventure game uses a beautiful, hand-painted aesthetic and seasonal mechanics to create a magical, atmospheric experience.
- #30 The Norwood Suite
79% matchVery Positive87% of 1,294 reviews2017
Dev: Cosmo DPub: Alliance
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 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: Great Soundtrack 25.7%, Music 24.2%, Surreal 21.2%, Adventure 6.1%, Atmospheric 6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, exploration-heavy game that uses music and environmental storytelling to build a strange, memorable world.
- #31 Fe
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 936 reviews2020
Dev: ZoinkPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Run, climb and glide your way through a dark Nordic forest and explore its living, breathing ecosystem filled with secrets and mystical creatures. Become Fe and discover a world that you will never want to leave.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.3%, Action 22.8%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Adventure 13.7%, Singleplayer 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on communicating with the environment through song and sound, mirroring the musical themes found in Figment.
- #32 Figment 2: Creed Valley - Prologue
77% matchVery Positive89% of 151 reviews2021
Dev: Bedtime Digital Games
Windows
Figment 2: Creed Valley is an action-adventure game set in the human mind. Join Dusty, The Mind’s courage, as you make your way through puzzles, musical boss fights and unique environments. Get a taste of this surreal and whimsical adventure in the prologue.
Why similar: Surreal 29.9%, Puzzle 16.5%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #33 The Adventure Pals
77% matchVery Positive92% of 1,990 reviews2018
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Adventure Pals is an epic adventure platformer fueled by imagination, friendship, and the dark side of hot dogs. Your dad has been dadnapped and you, your pet rock, and a tongue-helicoptering giraffe must fight your way through levels filled with platforming, bizarre enemies, and big bosses to save the world!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.2%, Adventure 17.3%, Funny 14%, Action 10.9%, Cute 8.6%
- #34 SLUDGE LIFE
73% matchVery Positive91% of 5,554 reviews2021
Dev: Terri VellmannPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 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: Funny 27%, Atmospheric 19.6%, Adventure 18.3%, Indie 12.6%, Action 11.8%
- #35 My Brother Rabbit
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,074 reviews2018
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
My Brother Rabbit is a beautifully drawn exploration adventure and puzzle game set in a surreal world that mixes reality with a child’s imagination.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 42.8%, Puzzle 21.1%, Adventure 15.9%, Story Rich 7.6%, Hand-drawn 5.4%
- #36 Super Daryl Deluxe
76% matchVery Positive86% of 511 reviews2018
Dev: Dan & Gary Games
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Shoot rubber ducky arrows, pound enemies with a rhino hammer, and help Beethoven get his groove back in the last totally normal high school themed RPGvania you’ll ever want.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.8%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Surreal 11.3%, Funny 8.9%, Action 7.9%
- #37 Everhood
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 14,043 reviews2021
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.4 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 31.3%, Music 30.6%, Surreal 15.5%, Story Rich 6.6%, Colorful 4.6%
- #38 Yooka-Laylee
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,399 reviews2017
Dev: Playtonic GamesPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.1%, Adventure 14.9%, Colorful 12.5%, Funny 9.3%, Cute 8.1%
- #39 Owlboy
74% matchVery Positive83% of 6,131 reviews2016
Dev: D-Pad Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
Why similar: Funny 17.4%, Cute 13.2%, Story Rich 12.9%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Adventure 12.7%
- #40 Botanicula
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,716 reviews2012
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
Why similar: Surreal 20.1%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Funny 11%, Puzzle 9.9%, Cute 7.9%
- #41 TurnOn
74% matchVery Positive83% of 345 reviews2016
Dev: Brainy Studio LLCPub: Xsolla USA Inc
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"TurnOn" tells the spellbinding tale of a brave alien creature and its striking journey through blackout world, in an incredibly colorful and detailed platformer without platforms.
Why similar: Music 19.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Adventure 9.3%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Funny 6.9%
- #42 Minit
71% matchVery Positive89% of 2,907 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: Great Soundtrack 36.6%, Puzzle 16.5%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 10.2%, Funny 8.3%
- #43 Anodyne
73% matchVery Positive85% of 1,604 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 35.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Adventure 9.2%, Exploration 7.4%
- #44 Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
70% matchVery Positive94% of 822 reviews2019
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Great Soundtrack 25.1%, Surreal 24.4%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Adventure 7.8%
- #45 Hollow Knight
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 563,086 reviews2017
Dev: Team Cherry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 41.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 42%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Story Rich 7.2%, Adventure 6.8%
- #46 Don't open the doors!
72% matchVery Positive85% of 337 reviews2016
Dev: Anton Riot and CoPub: Anton Riot
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Claymation action adventure in an odd world of talking pumpkins, blue trees and stuff like that.
Why similar: Isometric 21%, Great Soundtrack 20.9%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Adventure 8.4%, Funny 7.1%
- #47 Silence
71% matchVery Positive84% of 2,771 reviews2016
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.5%, Adventure 35.3%, Story Rich 13.9%, Puzzle 7.5%, Indie 3.9%
- #48 Q.U.B.E. 2
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,750 reviews2018
Dev: Toxic GamesPub: Trapped Nerve Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has awoken among the ruins of an ancient alien landscape. With the distant help of another survivor you must solve the puzzles of this mysterious world and find a way back home.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.1%, Adventure 23.5%, Action 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Indie 14%
- #49 Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe
69% matchVery Positive95% of 2,817 reviews2017
Dev: Trinket Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Battle Chef Brigade pairs combo-based hunting and puzzle-based cooking in a hand drawn, fantasy adventure. Cook your way into the Brigade while subduing Victusia’s destructive monsters. Follow Mina and Thrash in the single-player campaign or challenge your friends in Local Multiplayer and Daily Cook-Offs.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.6%, Puzzle 18.2%, Action 16.4%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 11.2%
- #50 TOEM: A Photo Adventure
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 12,315 reviews2021
Dev: Something We Made
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
Why similar: Music 25.2%, Hand-drawn 17.7%, Puzzle 12.6%, Funny 10.3%, Cute 9%
- #51 Steel Rats™
71% matchMixed57% of 1,409 reviews2018
Dev: Tate Multimedia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Wreck and ride in a visceral and ground-breaking evolution of the 2.5D action arcade genre, fusing destructive, octane-fuelled, motorbike combat and death-defying stunt gameplay, set in a visually stylised retro future world. Switch between four unique characters as you wreak havoc!
Why similar: Action 76.4%, Singleplayer 13.7%, Indie 9.9%
- #52 MONOWAVE
61% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Studio BBB Inc.
Windows · Mac
MONOWAVE is a puzzle adventure through colorful worlds powered by four emotions. Alone or with a friend, express your feelings through song, empathize with your spirit friends, and solve puzzles to find your way forward.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 26.2%, Puzzle 16.4%, Cute 14%, Adventure 12%, Colorful 9%
- #53 Newt One
70% matchMixed64% of 89 reviews2019
Dev: DevNAri
Windows · Mac
A nonviolent musical 3D Platformer The land of Groovy Hue was once bursting with music and color until the Great Slumber. Take control of Newt, a new tone in this musical land. Awakening this sleeping, silent world is Newt's rite of passage. Restore music, life, and color to the your world!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Adventure 15.2%, Action 12.4%, Indie 10.4%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #54 Psychonauts 2
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,528 reviews2021
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.3%, Surreal 21.5%, Funny 13.4%, Story Rich 12.4%, Adventure 9.4%
- #55 Black The Fall
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,837 reviews2017
Dev: Sand Sailor StudioPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?
Why similar: Puzzle 22.4%, Adventure 18.4%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Action 13.5%, Story Rich 13.2%
- #56 Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
67% matchVery Positive92% of 7,607 reviews2017
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.7%, Story Rich 21%, Adventure 19.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Indie 8%
- #57 Broken Reality
67% matchVery Positive92% of 2,316 reviews2018
Dev: Dynamic Media TriadPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A humorous adventure set in a 3D parody of the internet. Diverse puzzles, beautiful worlds, friends, experiences, upgrades and more, await those who 'log on'!
Why similar: Surreal 33.5%, Great Soundtrack 22%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 7.9%, Colorful 5.9%
- #58 Last Day of June
68% matchVery Positive87% of 4,725 reviews2017
Dev: OvosonicoPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.2%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Story Rich 14.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 9%
- #59 Omno
65% matchVery Positive92% of 2,803 reviews2021
Dev: Studio InkyfoxPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.
Why similar: Puzzle 16.7%, Cute 13.8%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Adventure 11.6%, Colorful 11.3%
- #60 World to the West
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 400 reviews2017
Dev: Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
World to the West is a standalone followup of Teslagrad, the indie hit that sold more than 1.6 million copies worldwide. A vast world of blue skies and dark caves awaits you in this 3D action adventure, as you try to unveil the mysteries of an ancient prophecy.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Isometric 10.6%, Action 10%, Puzzle 9.4%