- #1 D.F.R.: The Light
97% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: Nothing Rhymes With Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Unprepared and helpless, you are taken to a dark place where a mysterious light hunts you. In this relentlessly terrifying survival horror game, you must use your wits to stay alive long enough to extinguish the light, or perish trying. The light is crafty and observant, so this won't be an easy challenge.
Why similar: Adventure 37.4%, Action 36.6%, Indie 26%
- #2 One Bit
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2017
Dev: Veibyn
Windows
This is the story of Onebit, a poor, cute character that is continious searching for a pixel someone has stolen from him. He simply can`t go on with his life knowing that he is missin a pixel. Your task will be to go tro a long and exciting adventure, on his search for the one that have stolen his pixel and retaliation.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #3 Kindled Cavern
96% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2017
Dev: Pretty Okay Games
Windows
Kindled Cavern is a cave exploration adventure for Virtual Reality filled with sights to behold. Waterfalls, bamboo forests, giant turtles, abandoned bridges and scaffolding, subterranian lakes, and ancient arches fill this explorable cavern. Not to mention the ghosts!
Why similar: Adventure 38%, Action 35.5%, Indie 26.5%
- #4 MonsterS in haha Island (群妖志)
95% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2017
Dev: Muggle
Windows
To be immortal, The most important thing is to have a long life.Our hero wants to be immortal, so he came to this island to find the secret of longevity in frogs.
Why similar: Action 37.2%, Adventure 36.3%, Indie 26.5%
- #5 Solmec: Hollow Planet
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: Octopus 8 Studios
Windows
Solmec: Hollow Planet is an adventure game where you play as Soledad, a lone Solmec warrior exploring an ancient, lost planet. His task is to find a cure for the Rot that is killing the Ankazil – spacefaring beasts that are home to the Solmec.
Why similar: Action 36.7%, Adventure 35.8%, Indie 27.5%
- #6 Code Name: Origin
94% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: Aurora Games Studio
Windows
Code Name: Origin is a top down action adventure inspired by the classics in the 80's and 90's. You’re dispatched alone with a laser shotgun and the wits to uncover what transpired just days before you arrive.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #7 The Royal Cosmonautical Society
93% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2017
Dev: Chromosphere Games
Windows · Mac
Enjoy the rewarding challenge of becoming a qualified Cosmonaut. Gracefully pilot your ship through multitudes of challenges, finding the perfect trajectory all the way to the top of the leaderboards.
Why similar: Adventure 36%, Action 35.2%, Indie 28.8%
- #8 Domino Effect
92% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: GoshFather
Windows
Pick up an entire building and use it as a weapon. Go supernova and send everything flying in an outward direction. Use gravity in a way that has never been used before.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #9 Ghostie Quest
91% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2017
Dev: Random Thoughts Enterainment
Windows
Ghostie Quest is back! Can you master the pyramid of 100 levels? Tons of secrets and multiple ghosts to unlock across 4 game modes. Insanely cute! Insanely hard!
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #10 After Rain: Phoenix Rise
91% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: DV8GamesPub: DV9DESIGN
Windows
The Rain fell, and washed away all that was good. Ancestors of the survivors face a world plagued by deadly disease, hostile landscapes that offer no safe haven, and brutal warlords beholden to a malevolent A.I. that seeks to enslave mankind and control the natural world. This is life After Rain.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #11 BioMech
89% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: ERMediaPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
BioMech is a classic Metroid-like with carefully structured gameplay. No rogue elements, no random content, everything is handcrafted and deliberately designed. Backtracking is not a dirty word.
Why similar: Action 38.7%, Adventure 34.9%, Indie 26.4%
- #12 Lair of the Titans
89% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Team 21 Studio
Windows
Lair of the Titans offers a unique way for players to enjoy VR together. Play in the same room, hunting one another, choosing the right moment to strike and scare the other player.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #13 Gremlin Invasion: Survivor
90% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2015
Dev: CS Squared Games
Windows
Gremlin Invasion: Survivor is a co-op overhead action shooter. With 8 different levels to choose from and up to 8 players, you'll play together in a survival-style mission to blast away hordes of gremlins that have come to take you out.
Why similar: Adventure 37.7%, Action 35.7%, Indie 26.7%
- #14 Flight 732
88% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Ghere Games
Windows
Explore the island to find the missing jetliner. Once found, can you find a way to help you and your captain off of the island?
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #15 Pep-Pel
81% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: SlugGlove
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run through each level as Pep-Pel! a goofy red goblin thing. In this beautifully hand drawn game. play through tons of fast-paced and difficult levels, each with there own challenge to master!
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #16 Rogues or Heroes
87% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2016
Dev: M.BonKov
Windows
Rogues or Heroes is a dungeon crawler where the difficulty depends on your choices. With procedurally generated levels and fearsomes bosses, Rogues or Heroes is a top-down dungeon crawler with fast paced action proposing a certain challenge. Play alone or with a friend, in lan or online co-op.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #17 In the thrall of darkness: The gift of dreams
86% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: PPofGG
Windows
In the thrall of darkness is a horror game in which you must get out of this nightmare.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #18 To Hell With Dave
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pretzel Bros Studios
Windows
'To Hell With Dave' is a narrative-driven adventure platformer for the connoisseur of the absurd. Explore a world full of charming characters and twisted humor. If you're a fan of challenging action, wacky puzzles and foul language, this game is for you!
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #19 Relativity
86% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2016
Dev: TomCGames
Windows
Relativity will turn your world upside down. Curved surfaces and stairs allow you to walk from the floor, up the walls and across ceilings, shifting gravity and giving you a whole new perspective! Landscape platforms can be moved and rotated using buttons and wheels to transform the landscape and form bridges.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #20 Stickman World
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dilmer ValecillosPub: Dilmer Games
Windows · Mac
Stickman World takes place in an underground world after the hero "Stickman" awakes in an unknown world. Play through an amazing story where Stickman has to solve puzzles in hopes to discover a way out of this world. The goals for each level are simple and require collecting all the hidden items through Stickman's journey.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #21 INFINITY CHALLENGE
84% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Simple Gaming - JVJ
Windows · Mac
A 3D Rail Shooter game with high quality tracks! Take the challenge and choose one of the many maps and defeat vicious waves of enemies while traveling through mysterious worlds! Face fearsome machines and creatures that will do whatever it takes to destroy you and end your race to save the galaxy!
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #22 Zarvot
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: by Sam Eng
Windows · Mac
Two things: a charming co-op adventure and a cutthroat competitive party game. Be a tiny, adorable cube with hopes, dreams, unrequited loves… and unlimited destructive power.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #23 Baxter's Venture: Director's Cut
85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2015
Dev: GG-Works
Windows
Baxter's Venture: Director's Cut is an action/adventure platformer, based off of old school platforming games of the 90s. The main objective here is you guide the agile reptile through over 60 levels spanned over six areas of traps, puzzles, and the occasional nasties who get in your way,
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #24 Save her, from dreams
82% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: Ziyi Zhang
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter the dream, save the one you love.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #25 Survivor of Eschewal
84% match7 user reviews14% of 7 reviews2017
Dev: Luke CrippsPub: Fellowplayer
Windows
You suddenly wake up and find yourself on a beach of a strange island. This island does not feel right from the start because you could have swarn this island was not here the previous night. Now all you can think of is getting off this island alive.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #26 I_AM.exe
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paulo P. NetoPub: Indie
Windows
I_AM.exe is a first person action game with a focus on exploration. You wake up inside a vat on a strange place full of robots trying to kill you. Explore, solve puzzles and fight your way through different areas as you try to find a way out and understand what is going on and just who are you.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #27 Terrarium Land
83% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2016
Dev: Layer games
Windows · Linux
Do explore the world`s levels, find secret places, unique artifacts and bonuses. In the Terrarium Land world, destroy enemies and solve the puzzles in different levels. This colorful 3D arcade game has tons of adventure in store for you. Let it begin!
Why similar: Action 36.5%, Adventure 36.2%, Indie 27.3%
- #28 Law Mower
81% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2017
Dev: Scoria Studios
Windows
Law Mower is a game about one man's journey to achieve his life's purpose - to cut every blade of grass in the world.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #29 Afandas Survival
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SchmidtGames
Windows
Afandas Survival is an open world survival game. After a plague wipes out most of the population, you're one of the few survivors on an island called Afanda. Already at the beginning you realize that surviving isn´t easy. To stay alive, you must search for equipment and provisions.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #30 Midnight Awake
79% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: KRISSADA LAEBUTPub: BEBONOZM
Windows
Midnight Awake is a horror adventure game. The story begins when a boy wakes up at the middle of the night and faces with some mysterious events. His dad is missing and what should he do with the strange phone call? Let’s find out what happened to him and his family.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #31 Above
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mighty Moth
Windows · Mac
Above is an aeronautic action-adventure game, in which you fly around exploring islands scattered in a vast ocean, upgrade and modify your aeroplane to progress, in order to find your lost brother and uncover the mystery behind the abominations that dwell beneath the waves.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #32 Black Mist
80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: Nyan_Fort
Windows
Black Mist is a 2D, roguelike action game. All stages are covered by darkness, thus it is necessary to shoot shiny bullets to the darkness and move carefully. Bullets and your life are shared as "Energy", and the enemy's power and ferocity will be increase with the passage of time.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #33 Beyond Arm's Reach
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Round Squares Studios
Windows
Beyond Arm’s Reach is an action adventure game, set in a 1950’s steampunk universe. You have to use the physics based grappling hook, to navigate around the world, defeat enemies and solve puzzles along the way.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #34 SQUAREHEAD
78% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: Pixel Fun Games Production
Windows
Squarehead is a pixelart-action-jump & run game set in a comic style. You need to shoot, jump & teleport through more than 40 levels. Search forests, caves, deserts and snowy landscapes, to refuel your ship with diamonds.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #35 Lost Borderline
77% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2018
Dev: PigeonCube Studios
Windows
Lost Borderline is a retro pixel-art, hack & slash puzzle-crawler where the boundaries of reality are broken, giving you creative control over the sides of the screen to solve puzzles and defeat enemies.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #36 And I Must Scream
77% matchMostly Negative30% of 46 reviews2019
Dev: Stitched Mouth Studios
Windows
And I Must Scream is an experience horror game that takes the player through a journey of kid's imagination of how he perceives the world around him. Control Max as he navigates the literal and metaphorical landscapes of trauma on his search for strength and acceptance.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #37 Trinity
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: Maelstrom Rabbit
Windows
Trinity is a challenging fps/puzzle set in a surrealistic universe.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #38 Battle Of Keys
76% matchMostly Negative26% of 26 reviews2018
Dev: Tero Lunkka
Windows
Low Poly FPS Shooter where you need find 5 keys and avoid police army
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #39 Slug Slasher
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slapped Silly Studios
Windows
Save the world from an onslaught of giant slugs in Slug Slasher! Using only your trusty bucket of salt, smash, dash, and slash through ridiculous enemies and crazy bosses as you fight your way to the slugs' homeland.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #40 Divide
74% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2017
Dev: Exploding Tuba Studios
Windows
Divide is a character-driven, science fiction action/adventure game with a modern take on isometric adventures of the past. Search for clues that reveal new insight into the story, interact with fully realized characters, and combat enemies by hacking out of sight, or launching a direct assault.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #41 Super Ubie Island REMIX
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: Notion Games
Windows
Inspired by Super Mario World, Super Ubie Island REMIX is an adorable platformer. Help Ubie defeat Dr. Terrestrial, discover secrets, repair his ship and escape Climate Island. Run, jump and glide your way through more than 25 insanely fun levels!
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #42 Explodey - Sci-fi Side Scroller w/ 'splosions
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YitYat Studios
Windows · Mac
The galaxy is in peril. Equipped with the latest military tech, pilot your heavily armed space fighter through 5 exotic planets to destroy the evil Dr Grag and save the Life Spark. Joining you on your journey is The Engineer, a silicon being capable of building anything you need. Unfortunately, he's a jackass...
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #43 Persian: The Great Lamp Heist
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2017
Dev: TSL
Windows
Can you steal the Sultan's lamp? Persian: The Great Lamp Heist is a charming platforming adventure full of secrets and collectibles.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #44 COSMONAUT
71% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Neon Chasm, LLC
Windows
Unravel the mystery surrounding the lost vessel Diogenes. A story-driven retro platformer with elements of horror. Use the zero-g suit to explore the eerie corridors of a derelict ship filled with unknown lifeforms and dark secrets.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #45 RECHARGE COMPLETE
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: rechargecomplete
Windows
RECHARGE COMPLETE is a third/first person shooter featuring a hard-strutting jet-packing android created to destroy job-stealing robots! Blast enemies with homing missiles, lasers and EMP grenades! Jet pack, boost and skii your way through peril. Be the robohero you were made to be!
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #46 D.F.R.: The Light VR
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Nothing Rhymes With Entertainment
Windows
Unprepared and helpless, you are taken to a dark place where a mysterious light hunts you. In this relentlessly terrifying survival horror game, you must use your wits to stay alive and extinguish the light, or perish trying. But be warned: the light is crafty and observant, so this won't be easy.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #47 FriendZoned Archer
71% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: Centipede Game Studios
Windows
FriendZoned Archer is an action adventure game inspired by the classic NES Zelda. There is complete freedom of exploration, hidden Areas, hidden dungeons and key items to help you ease through the open world.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #48 Talewind
73% matchMixed59% of 111 reviews2016
Dev: WindLimit Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Talewind is a whimsical platformer where you play as a young boy that is trying to save his village, but dont let its looks fool you, it will challenge even the most experienced platformer veterans. trailer music: bensound.com
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #49 Questria: Rise of the Robot Skullfaces
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2015
Dev: AltImage Games
Windows · Mac
Questria is a multiplayer action dungeon crawler. Grab your pals and save Friendship from the evil Robot Skullfaces!
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #50 The Warrior Of Treasures
70% matchMixed63% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: VS ResolutionPub: My Way Games
Windows
Be the only knight, defeat skeleton army and find treasure
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #51 Captain's Tail
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Biting Mascot
Windows
Dash into action as the fluffiest pirate of the Seven Seas! Take on platforming challenges and explore a variety of islands.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #52 Adventure of Great Wolf
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: Claudius Keigfron
Windows
A PC Port of a classical v«kän (Vexen) game, Originally Developed by fäkhäßk II. It features an intriguing soundtrack and various fun puzzles!
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #53 Into the Ice
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Homegrown GamesPub: Intr Studio Pty Ltd
Windows
4 years in the making, finally coming to your PC: Into the Ice - Nazis of Neuschwabenland - the official sequel to the multiple GOTY and award winner "Into the Dark". Adventure, Shooter, Trash, Comedy, Politics and Nudity. You. Have. Been. Warned!
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #54 Slavistan 2
68% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2018
Dev: PozojPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Go on an adventure through in a small place with a big personality inspired by slavic memes where you'll meet colorful characters and get to know this place in and out. Find a way to get home, befriend some people, beat up others, have a drink, and if you don't find any trouble, trouble will find you.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #55 A Rip In Time
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: iV Games
Windows
Time travel in a new twisted way. The game’s antagonist will be pulling you through “Rips in Time”. The further you explore, the more intertwined the worlds become! Experience the early 1900’s and future all in one, thanks to the power of Unreal Engine 4.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #56 Bad Bots Rise
69% match8 user reviews13% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: High Leap StudiosPub: Lamina Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bad Bots Rise is an action platformer shooter. Dodge bullets, evade traps and destroy enemies in 2D sidescrolling levels. Explore different areas and choose the right character for the right scenario. Defend Earth from alien invaders!
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #57 PROJECT AZRIEL
69% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: CurriculaWorks
Windows · Mac
That's right, zombies can make you think better. PROJECT AZRIEL is the least boring brain trainer in the world and has been shown to increase fluid intelligence. It’s a ton of fun to play so get it soon and have a blast taking down zombies while training your brain to work better.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #58 HAMMER WORLD: DIMENSION TRAVELER
57% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NEO FUTURE LABS
Windows
"HAMMER WORLD: DIMENSION TRAVELER" is a first-person metroidvania with physics-based combat built in Unreal Engine 4. Explore mysterious dimensions, unlock new abilities, and fight back against evil with your hammer friend!
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%
- #59 Fractal
70% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2017
Dev: Phosphene Designs LLC
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fractal brings first-person real-time combat to beautiful stylized VR vistas. Enter a dazzling dimension where color is the lifeblood of all beings. Wielding a mysterious brush, you are granted the power to reshape the world and fate of its denizens.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27%