- #1 Randall
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2017
Dev: We The Force Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In a dystopian world that doesn't seem like such a departure from our own future, people are content living under constant surveillance and absolute control. Players take on the part of Randall, a powerful telepath with a touch of schizophrenia.
Why similar: Adventure 37.1%, Action 36.3%, Indie 26.6%
- #2 Deadly Edge
96% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: Bison Kings Game Studios
Windows
Featuring complex fighting moves and a rich story set in a dark grey fantasy world, Deadly Edge is an homage to 16 bit side-scrolling action adventures (and even fighting!) games from the 1990s. Every battle encountered is a one-on-one duel to the death dripping with lore and mystery.
Why similar: Adventure 37.7%, Action 35.2%, Indie 27.1%
- #3 Tower Fortress
96% matchVery Positive92% of 153 reviews2017
Dev: KeybolPub: Nitrome
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A mysterious tower has risen! It emits plumes of noxious green smoke from its summit making people sick. Strange creatures infest the tower but if nobody tries to ascend it we will all be doomed! Are you that hero?.....
Why similar: Adventure 37.1%, Action 36%, Indie 26.9%
- #4 Welkin Road
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 70 reviews2016
Dev: Gregor PaničPub: Nkidu Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Armed only with your grappling hooks and fearless nature, run, leap and swing your way across a dreamy skyscape to reach the pillar of light. Welkin Road is an elegant, first-person puzzle-platformer that combines parkour and grappling-hook-powered aerobatics.
Why similar: Adventure 39.9%, Action 34%, Indie 26.1%
- #5 Mystery Castle
94% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2016
Dev: Runestone Games Limited
Windows · Mac
A retro-inspired masterpiece, Mystery Castle is the one puzzle game that will rule them all!
Why similar: Adventure 37.9%, Action 33.7%, Indie 28.4%
- #6 The Legend of Dark Witch Renovation
91% matchPositive87% of 46 reviews2019
Dev: INSIDE SYSTEM
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Legend of Dark Witch is a 2D platform action game. Zizou can learn new attacks by defeating bosses. She will need every one of those attacks if she is going to save the world.
Why similar: Adventure 36.7%, Action 35.8%, Indie 27.5%
- #7 Terrarium Land
92% 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: Adventure 38.1%, Action 35%, Indie 26.9%
- #8 Beyond Dimensions
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 25 reviews2016
Dev: Cool Frogs Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Beyond Dimensions is a quirky action-adventure roguelike shooter.Adapt your playstyle to the randomized spells, evolutions, and levels, to obtain multiple levels.Customize your play session with different game modes, classes, and skills.
Why similar: Adventure 37.8%, Action 35.2%, Indie 27.1%
- #9 Way of the Red
89% matchPositive91% of 34 reviews2016
Dev: Corey Hardman
Windows
Way of the Red is a 2d action platformer with a focus on fun combat, satisfying kills, and fluid movement. Use versatile sword techniques to shred enemies to pieces, while searching for your lost love from years past.
Why similar: Adventure 38.4%, Action 34.2%, Indie 27.4%
- #10 Lost in a Forest
90% matchMixed50% of 88 reviews2015
Dev: Konsordo
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This game is a parody of horror games, rather than running and hiding from the monster you are now able to fight back!
Why similar: Adventure 37.4%, Action 34.7%, Indie 27.8%
- #11 Journey of Johann
89% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: Apapappa Games
Windows
Journey of Johann is an action adventure platformer with puzzle elements where you go through different obstacles to reach the goal. Use your weapons as tools such as climbing, blocking hits, lighting up darkness and defeating enemies.
Why similar: Action 37%, Adventure 35.9%, Indie 27.2%
- #12 Save her, from dreams
88% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: Ziyi Zhang
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter the dream, save the one you love.
Why similar: Adventure 38.9%, Action 34.6%, Indie 26.6%
- #13 Spud's Quest
87% matchPositive81% of 32 reviews2014
Dev: Mouldy Toof StudiosPub: Clickteam
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Spud's Quest is an adventure game that draws its inspiration from the classic games of old, most notably the Dizzy, Zelda, and Metroid series. Help Spud and his friend Prince Charming on a journey to uncover four ancient elemental essences that have the power to remove a curse upon the royal family.
Why similar: Adventure 41.2%, Action 32.6%, Indie 26.1%
- #14 Time, Space and Matter
84% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Vaclav HudecPub: Blameless Games
Windows · Mac
Time, Space and Matter (TSM) is a first-person action adventure focused on puzzle solving through gravity-manipulation. Find out what happened in an advanced-tech facility prior to your arrival and uncover the existence of a mysterious artificial intelligence.
Why similar: Adventure 41.9%, Action 32.8%, Indie 25.3%
- #15 SEAL Team 12
86% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2015
Dev: Social Loner Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
When evil lurks on the horizon, you need the best. You need the strongest. You need SEAL Team 12! As a member of SEAL Team 12, you must battle through massive enemy waves and break the enemies spine with the force of truth, justice and explosions!
Why similar: Adventure 37.1%, Action 36.3%, Indie 26.6%
- #16 Saving Harmony
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2016
Dev: Daniel MercierPub: Mercier Games
Windows
It is March 15, 1920 and the town of Nikolayevsk-on-Amur has been overrun by mad men killing and burning everything in sight. You are the last survivor of the Japanese expeditionary force in Siberia. You must fight to survive and in the end find a way to save Harmony.
Why similar: Adventure 38.9%, Action 34.6%, Indie 26.6%
- #17 Nano Project
85% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2017
Dev: Summer Media
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You are the member of special detachment for bio weapons elimination. The main character separated from detachment that after some time is taken unawares and dismantled. The main character alone tries to destroy bio weapons called Nano Project that improves all human abilities and makes him insensible to get the perfect strike force.
Why similar: Adventure 37.4%, Action 35.4%, Indie 27.2%
- #18 Holobunnies: The Bittersweet Adventure
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: q-bit GamesPub: Nkidu Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
An action-exploration, retro sidescroller adventure game about holographic bunnies in space.
Why similar: Adventure 40.4%, Action 34.4%, Indie 25.2%
- #19 the LAST LETTER
83% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Donuts Co. Ltd.
Windows
The Last Letter is a VR Narrative Puzzle Game. An enigmatic letter of girlfriend’s Grandma accompanying an antique board game will lead you to the discovery of a mysterious and fantastic world.
Why similar: Adventure 41.6%, Action 32.4%, Indie 26.1%
- #20 MacGuffin
84% matchMixed61% of 36 reviews2016
Dev: Concrete Games ClassicPub: Gem Rose Accent
Windows
Good. Your plane tickets are ready. I already made a bank transfer of 1 000 000 on your account. We'll get in touch when you're inside the nuclear plant. You must understand that not getting the MacGuffin is not an option.
Why similar: Adventure 40.5%, Action 32.9%, Indie 26.5%
- #21 Lost with Dinosaurs
82% matchMixed40% of 140 reviews2017
Dev: Mihai Morosanu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Collect power up that help you reach all placed in order to collect mushrooms. Avoid dinosaurs that will steal them from you
Why similar: Adventure 40.3%, Action 33.2%, Indie 26.5%
- #22 Distorted Reality
82% matchMostly Negative21% of 71 reviews2017
Dev: Berdochan
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 16%
Distorted Reality is a first-person survival horror, which takes place in the hospital of Alexandria. For mysterious reasons, the usual laws of physics in the hospital completely stopped working.
Why similar: Adventure 41.6%, Action 32.4%, Indie 26.1%
- #23 Mystic Ruins
79% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: Elite Games
Windows
Join Strade the explorer on his mission to investigate the Mystic Ruins. Navigate its labyrinthine corridors, solve its puzzles, gather treasures, and survive the onslaught of monsters within.
Why similar: Adventure 40%, Action 33.9%, Indie 26.1%
- #24 HereAfter
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 43 reviews2017
Dev: Brown Studios
Windows
Deep in an old forgotten laboratory, a failed experiment reboots from its sleep. With no memories, it now must explore the many different areas of the extensive complex with the help of an AI called MUSE. Will it find the light of redemption it longs for, or will it find a dark and terrible truth?
Why similar: Adventure 40%, Action 33.9%, Indie 26.1%
- #25 Izeriya
80% matchMixed58% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: LigaGamesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Izeriya was a powerful city…but forces of evil captured it. The little man named Trix is heading to this city to destroy the evil within.
Why similar: Adventure 40%, Action 33.9%, Indie 26.1%
- #26 The End: Inari's Quest
79% matchMostly Negative35% of 106 reviews2018
Dev: MataPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%
You're a fox in a cyberpunk city full of hostile robots. You must escape while helping another fox and its cub
Why similar: Adventure 40%, Action 33.9%, Indie 26.1%
- #27 Kindled Cavern
78% 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 40%, Action 33.9%, Indie 26.1%
- #28 New World: The Tupis
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2018
Dev: Novo Mundo
Windows
New World: The Tupis is a 3D FPS adventure game about the South America colonization, during the 16th century, fight using only a bow, against enemies using powerful arquebuses and swords, save members of your tribe, and they will fight on your side.
Why similar: Adventure 40.4%, Action 34.4%, Indie 25.2%
- #29 Mausoleum of the Medusa
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 89 reviews2016
Dev: New Hell Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
'Medusa' is a love song to brutal, old-school arena combat. Perseus and Medusa are trapped in a deathmatch--but the gods raise them from the dead! Prove yourself with first blood, then compete for the top spot on the Steam leaderboard!
Why similar: Adventure 40.5%, Action 34.4%, Indie 25.2%
- #30 In Passing
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: CelleC Games
Windows
A first-person 3D platforming experience through a broken mind turned against you.
Why similar: Adventure 39.6%, Action 33.3%, Indie 27.1%
- #31 A Blind Legend
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 334 reviews2016
Dev: DowinoPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A Blind Legend is the first-ever action-adventure game without video – where ears replace eyes! Discover the original, innovative sensory experience of binaural 3D sound.
Why similar: Adventure 40.3%, Action 34.4%, Indie 25.3%
- #32 Evil Robots From N1M
75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2016
Dev: Jake Conner
Windows
Play as a space-faring mercenary on a mission to a distant world in this side-scrolling action shooter.
Why similar: Adventure 39.9%, Action 34%, Indie 26.1%
- #33 DUSTWUN
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goon Studios
Windows
Fight to survive in an alien frontier full of beauty and danger on your quest to locate a missing starfighter.
Why similar: Adventure 38.9%, Action 34.6%, Indie 26.6%
- #34 Unearthing Colossal
75% matchMixed42% of 31 reviews2016
Dev: Power Up to Maximum
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Take on the role of an epic titan of death named Reaper. Your nemesis the Bringer of Life has broken from tradition - the cycles of life - and created a sentient race known as the Humans. Now it's up to you as Reaper to complete the cleansing cycles of life and death.
Why similar: Adventure 39.9%, Action 34%, Indie 26.1%
- #35 Orphan
71% matchPositive80% of 45 reviews2018
Dev: Windy HillPub: 2Dimensions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D sci-fi platformer about a young boy who may be the last survivor of an alien invasion. Under the cover of night, he ventures out in search of other life and to seek revenge against the machines that have taken over the Earth.
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Action 33.5%, Indie 27%
- #36 Parasite
74% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2016
Dev: Raphael Gervaise
Windows · Linux
Parasite is a non-linear retro platformer with a mix of action and puzzles. The player controls an alien worm wanting to get rid of a human space colony on his planet. There are multiple shapes to unlock and to switch between to facilitate the navigation and sabotage the complex.
Why similar: Adventure 39.9%, Action 34%, Indie 26.1%
- #37 Last Anime Boy 2: Hentai Zombie Hell
72% matchMixed63% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: CSMPub: W.T.B.
Windows
In 2088, Nazi Muslims achieved great success in the field of chemical weapons and, not to fall into captivity and fight even after death with the infidels, they created a serum that turned them into zombies.
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Action 33.5%, Indie 27%
- #38 Nachzehrer
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eric Sauer
Windows
[h1]Nachzehrer[/h1]Your fear of being in the dark comes true in this short single player horror game. You find yourself stuck at a power plant at night, when suddenly the lights begin shutting off. However, attempting to turn them back on may cause you to meet your fears.
Why similar: Adventure 38.9%, Action 34.6%, Indie 26.6%
- #39 Captain's Tail
62% 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 38.9%, Action 34.6%, Indie 26.6%
- #40 Beyond Arm's Reach
61% 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 38.9%, Action 34.6%, Indie 26.6%
- #41 Gremlin Invasion: Survivor
73% 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 39.6%, Action 34.1%, Indie 26.3%
- #42 The Platformer Gun
70% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2018
Dev: Daniel Dante
Windows
Use your Platformer gun to create your way to surpass the obstacles and escape big evil dudes in 80+ levels!
Why similar: Adventure 39.4%, Action 33.6%, Indie 27%
- #43 Above
59% 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 38.9%, Action 34.6%, Indie 26.6%
- #44 WRONGED
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 38 reviews2017
Dev: Joshua Roland
Windows
WRONGED combines adventure-puzzle gameplay and a low-poly, pixelated art style with an oppressive horror atmosphere. Use only household items and your own wits to escape a warped, claustrophobic nightmare world shrouded in darkness.
Why similar: Adventure 39.7%, Action 33.1%, Indie 27.2%
- #45 Edge of Twilight – Return To Glory
73% matchMostly Negative29% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: FUZZYEYES
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
"Edge of Twilight - Return to Glory" is a 3rd person action adventure game presenting a unique post-apocalyptic, Steampunk fantasy world that has been split into separate realms of Day and Night.
Why similar: Adventure 40.7%, Action 34.8%, Indie 24.5%
- #46 homicide
69% matchNegative6% of 17 reviews2019
Dev: KiKi
Windows
This is a decryption game (first-person perspective),The player is at a murder scene.The player must first find the body,Then find five clues scattered around the scene,Then you can pass the level.There are two levels in this game,The player focuses on the corpse or clue for more than 2s,Can trigger the dialog box (meanings the body or...
Why similar: Adventure 39.3%, Action 33.8%, Indie 26.9%
- #47 The Sheltered
71% matchMixed65% of 51 reviews2015
Dev: Benjamin FamigliettiPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 98%
"The Sheltered" is a top-down adventure game with an emphasis on exploration and decision making. Combining old school graphics and simple gameplay with modern storytelling and a multitude of choices, "The Sheltered" pushes a choice between safety and morals.
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Action 33.5%, Indie 27%
- #48 Goo Saga
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 36 reviews2016
Dev: Toka Loka Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Goo Saga is a platform adventure game where the player guides an elastic creature named Goo in a perilous journey to find his creator – and with him, the mysterious purpose of his own creation. Will Goo succeed? Puzzles, deadly traps and an army of foes in a labyrinthine underwater lab block his way.
Why similar: Adventure 39.4%, Action 33.6%, Indie 27%
- #49 Afandas Survival
58% 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 38.9%, Action 34.6%, Indie 26.6%
- #50 Ku: Shroud of the Morrigan
74% matchMostly Negative26% of 94 reviews2014
Dev: bitSmith Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A Celt-punk action-adventure set in a future Ireland ravaged by technomagical war and economic collapse, humanity clings on by using the remnants of technology that survive. Our hero must venture into lands unexplored, twisted by strange and mythical powers.
Why similar: Adventure 41.2%, Action 32.3%, Indie 26.5%
- #51 Glitchbuster
68% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2017
Dev: Rémi Vansteelandt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fix all glitches in the game before the release!
Why similar: Adventure 39.3%, Action 35%, Indie 25.7%
- #52 Slug Slasher
58% 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 38.9%, Action 34.6%, Indie 26.6%
- #53 Do Not Fall
71% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2014
Dev: XPEC Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Have you got what it takes to try out this challenging, intense and fast paced action-platform game? Think fast and think quick of where you are running as the tiles will start to disappear the moment you walked on it and the obstacles will be in your way to block you or knock you over. You can run. You can dash.
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Action 33.5%, Indie 27%
- #54 God Of Thunder
66% matchVery Positive97% of 119 reviews2017
Dev: RDavis
Windows
Action! Adventure! Puzzles! Corny humor! God Of Thunder is the full version of a 1994 shareware game that you've probably never heard of. It is now freeware, so have fun.
Why similar: Adventure 39.3%, Action 35%, Indie 25.7%