- #1 Super Man Or Monster
97% matchVery Positive93% of 175 reviews2017
Dev: Xform
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Super Man Or Monster is an explosive monsterfilled action game. Protect or destroy the world, as MAN or MONSTER! Build your army, jetpack around, blast monsters and kick ass. OR... bring the chaos as you bash, stomp and wreck cities. Your choice!
Why similar: Action 39.9%, Adventure 33.1%, Indie 27%
- #2 HeartZ: Co-Hope Puzzles
96% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2016
Dev: Upper BytePub: Spawn Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
HeartZ offers you a hearty combination of platform, action, puzzle and local co-op gaming. Outsmart traps and solve mysteries in each room and level while getting rid of Dr. Nylus' soldiers and machines! Kick, jump, fart, scare, bite... your way through mischievously designed levels!
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #3 Fractal
96% 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 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #4 Randall
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2017
Dev: We The Force Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 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: Action 38.4%, Adventure 35.8%, Indie 25.8%
- #5 Gum Guy
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 23 reviews2017
Dev: Nickana Studio
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 99%
This tough energetic 2D platformer challenges you. The plot is fun and the main hero is terribly cute. Gum Guy lives in the drains with his gum family. But the soul calls for adventures. One day our hero gets lost. You become his guide through the dangers and wonders of the city above his home.
Why similar: Action 50.6%, Adventure 29.3%, Indie 20.1%
- #6 Systematic Immunity
94% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2016
Dev: Hedge Knight Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Systematic Immunity is a challenging precision platformer set inside the human body...and not a particularly healthy one either. This body has been infected by a big, nasty bugger of a germ, who is making it his business to spawn many more germs as fast as he can.
Why similar: Action 39%, Adventure 34.8%, Indie 26.2%
- #7 Phantom Trigger
93% matchMixed58% of 95 reviews2017
Dev: Bread TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Phantom Trigger is a vivid hardcore slasher with elements of an RPG and a roguelike. Your world is made up of sick fantasies, you are a phantom. Accept it or stop your treatment.
Why similar: Action 38%, Adventure 36.8%, Indie 25.2%
- #8 Deadly Edge
92% match6 user reviews33% of 6 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: Action 37.3%, Adventure 36.5%, Indie 26.2%
- #9 Deep Space Rush
91% matchMixed48% of 21 reviews2018
Dev: BUG-StudioPub: OraMonkey
Windows
You think you can handle everything? Then grab a gun, jump at the helm of the ship and get ready for hardcore adventures in Deep Space!
Why similar: Action 37.1%, Adventure 36.8%, Indie 26.1%
- #10 PRE:ONE
91% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2018
Dev: PDDSPub: PDDS ENT
Windows
There’s always more than one path to victory. Use your own strategy to defeat Peyton, the mastermind of the Second Generation, and claim your freedom
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #11 Subaeria
90% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2018
Dev: iLLOGIKA
Windows
Subaeria is an intense action puzzler where players use their wits to manipulate their enemies into destroying each other.
Why similar: Action 37.7%, Adventure 37.5%, Indie 24.9%
- #12 Pilli Adventure
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2017
Dev: TavoPub: Calaca studios
Windows
Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Pilli Adventure features the Pilli & Paco as they blast their way through 7 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the Pilli Adventure online comic.
Why similar: Adventure 37.9%, Action 37%, Indie 25.1%
- #13 The Planet of the Vicious Creatures
89% matchMixed63% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: Jorge Giner Cordero
Windows
An old-school platformer set in outer space.
Why similar: Adventure 37.9%, Action 37%, Indie 25.1%
- #14 Destroy Space Aliens
88% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2017
Dev: Flying Fire, LLC
Windows
Challenge yourself and enter the castle of the Legendary Sir Frank Jones V to destroy invading space aliens! Slash, blast, and dash your way to victory in this retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 37.9%, Action 37%, Indie 25.1%
- #15 Escape 2042 - The Truth Defenders
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2017
Dev: OrionSoft
Windows · Linux
Discover a futuristic fast-paced platformer game in pixel art. The game takes place in three different environments (prison, desert, forest) and is interspersed with 2 mini-games, including a reversed “Shoot’em Up” and an original rappelling game!
Why similar: Adventure 37.9%, Action 37%, Indie 25.1%
- #16 Lost Bros
86% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2016
Dev: Wheat Muffin Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%
In Lost Bros simultaneously control three independent characters as they travel through time to save their kidnapped friend. Gunman, Shieldman, and Swordman must cooperate with unique abilities to solve puzzles and fight bad guys.
Why similar: Adventure 38%, Action 37.1%, Indie 24.9%
- #17 Slime-san: Blackbird's Kraken
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2017
Dev: FabrazPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
The notorious Blackbird's kracked, I mean, cracked! He believes Slime-san stole his treasure and unleashed his giant Kraken upon him! Sound familiar? It is now up to Slime-san to escape the giant squid's jaws back out to freedom!
Why similar: Adventure 38%, Action 37.1%, Indie 24.9%
- #18 God Of Thunder
82% matchVery Positive98% of 133 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 38%, Action 37.1%, Indie 24.9%
- #19 DUSTWUN
76% 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 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #20 Glitchbuster
83% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2017
Dev: Rémi Vansteelandt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fix all glitches in the game before the release!
Why similar: Adventure 38%, Action 37.1%, Indie 24.9%
- #21 Escape From Space Shredder
84% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: s_unkPub: s_unk
Windows
The gameplay of the game is based on the ability to turn the game world while completing a maze with traps.This game Is Hardcore!
Why similar: Adventure 38%, Action 37.1%, Indie 24.9%
- #22 Star Surveyor
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: slimefriend
Windows · Mac
Star Surveyor is an exploration game about discovering a foreign planet, and observing the lives of its alien inhabitants. You're sent to Maya-247 with a simple mission: use your scanner to gather data about all of the flora and fauna you can, and send that data back to Earth.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #23 C15
79% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2019
Dev: aDeCon Production
Windows
This is a simple horror game, with an additional cooperative mode and an easy story about a scientist and his experiment on the brain.
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Action 37.1%, Indie 24.8%
- #24 Cyborg Invasion Shooter
81% matchMixed45% of 58 reviews2017
Dev: Tero Lunkka
Windows
You are the only soldier that can save the world: Collect all the artifacts, kill several cyborgs and save the world
Why similar: Adventure 38%, Action 37.1%, Indie 24.9%
- #25 Funtoon's World
80% matchMixed53% of 19 reviews2017
Dev: Yash Future Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd
Windows
Funtoon's World is amazing adventurous game with 25 Levels. Get Ready to enter Funtoon's World with amazing Excitement in each Level. Get Ready to face different monsters and earn as much coins as you can to get highest score.
Why similar: Adventure 38%, Action 37.1%, Indie 24.9%
- #26 Lightning War
79% matchMixed56% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: Diantong Intelligence Tech. Shanghai Co.,Ltd.
Windows
With hard work of two member team, the first series of the Lighting war finally go online. Hoping everyone enjoy this battle game. Always wondering who's driving the jets, will be a beauty?
Why similar: Adventure 38%, Action 37.1%, Indie 24.9%
- #27 Sweet Magic Madness
82% matchNo user reviews2019
Dev: Alejandro Ibrahim OjeaPub: Eternal CODE Studio
Windows · Linux
Challenge your friends in a crazy, wild and frenetic fight with an overwhelming amount of characters, objects and stages. As you play, you will unlock new things, obtaining different, weird-looking and awesome variety.
Why similar: Adventure 38%, Action 37.1%, Indie 24.9%
- #28 Explodey - Sci-fi Side Scroller w/ 'splosions
70% 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 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #29 Welcome To The Dreamscape
78% matchMixed42% of 36 reviews2018
Dev: FYRE Games
Windows · Mac
The Future is here, but are you ready?... Stepping into the shoes of a silent amnesiac, you must traverse through the virtual worlds of your own dreams, finding clues that may lead you to the answers of your mysterious past, but not all is as it seems...
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #30 Beyond Arm's Reach
68% 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 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #31 Pep-Pel
66% matchPositive84% of 37 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 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #32 Necrolance
75% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: Monsoon Studios
Windows
The Dark Necromancer has returned and is causing havoc in the Kingdom of Nangarth! He has sent his loyal servant, The Great Dark Warrior Thorg of Winstin, to resurrect 6 deadly foes in order to fulfill his mischievous plans! Play as both Thorg and our hero in this 2D action packed adventure!
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #33 Tom vs. The Armies of Hell
77% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: Darkmire Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Meet Tom -- a software engineer turned reluctant half-demon hero who must fight his way out of Hell by turning souls into demon-searing weapons. Blast your way back to your 9-to-5 in this hilarious, isometric indie action-adventure game.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #34 Parvaneh: Legacy of the Light's Guardians
76% matchMixed62% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Bearded Bird Game StudioPub: KPL
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Fadia, a young and courageous boy sets about protecting ‘Naria’, his home village, from the Khazdaks who are trying to pollute their river.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #35 Prometheus - The Fire Thief
77% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2015
Dev: Magical Hackers
Windows
Prometheus - The Fire Thief is an action adventure game set in ancient Greece. As the player you assume control of the titan Prometheus. After stealing the fire from the Gods of mount Olympus, Prometheus must travel all across Greece and outside its borders, battling hideous monsters.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #36 Stickman World
64% 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 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #37 Nachzehrer
63% 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 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #38 STRASHILKA
72% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: reqtion
Windows
STRASHILKA - MEAN FEAR.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #39 Time Gun / 时间枪
74% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2017
Dev: chaosikaros
Windows · Mac
Time Gun is a first person puzzle-platform video game. Players control the "time status" of an object with a time gun. The goal of the game is to use the time gun to maneuver through the test chambers in order to complete the experiments.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #40 Into the Ice
63% 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 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #41 DNO Rasa's Journey
75% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2015
Dev: EZDesigner
Windows
Guide Rasa on her journey as she collects lost DNA, and breathes life back into the broken planet. DNO is a continuous side-scrolling platformer that shows remnants of the once great planet Lira. Unlock creatures that once dwelled here, through the use of a unique card collection system, and use power-ups to make your way through each...
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #42 ORBITOR
73% matchMixed66% of 35 reviews2015
Dev: Evil Aliens
Windows
Navigate the mysterious Quantum Nebula and dismantle it's gravity machine piece by piece before it destroys The Galaxy.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #43 After Rain: Phoenix Rise
71% 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 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #44 I_AM.exe
60% 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 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #45 Pulut Adventure
73% matchMixed62% of 93 reviews2015
Dev: yayapipiPub: Yayapipi Studio
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Pulut Adventure is a 2D platform game with over 30 different stylistic levels and exciting mechanics. Defeat the enemy and collect different of weapon to advance your abilities. You can use the summon skills and flying mode to explore the world.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #46 Mechatroniks Attack
73% matchNegative8% of 12 reviews2016
Dev: Ludax174
Windows
Mechatroniks Attack is an amateur very difficult action game. Try the Demo version to check if you like it and if your computer work with it.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #47 Death Space
71% matchMostly Negative30% of 37 reviews2018
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
You play as a scientist named Elmagamed at the 69th space station and you got to escape from a monstrous mutant.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #48 Rainbow Step
69% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: AMG GAMES
Windows
Teru Teru Bouzu, with the mysterious ability to clear the rain, journeys though the world in this 3D adventure game. Why is it always raining in this magical world? Solve the mystery by using the mysterious ability to clear the rain while riding rainbows to explore this magical world.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #49 R.A.F.A.
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Cristian Villalba
Windows
Imagine that you are a child and want to explore new worlds as an astronaut. Imagine a platformer with the ability to jump across an entire solar system. Imagine a story that won’t left you enough time to separate your face from the screen. Challenge yourself and be part of this arcade style videogame – RAFA. R.A.F.A.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #50 To Hell With Dave
59% 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 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #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 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #52 Drone Zero Gravity
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2015
Dev: Isaac Nichols
Windows
Drone Zero Gravity is a dark yet strikingly colorful space adventure that will test your skills. Navigate intricate cave systems, dodge enemy fire and take out as many enemy drones along the way. Throughout your journey energy is important, so stay charged or it’s game over.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #53 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 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #54 Yasai Ninja
72% matchMostly Negative36% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: Recotechnology S.L.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Yasai Ninja is a hack & slash game set in feudal Japan where Kaoru Tamanegi and Broccoli Joe face the most terrible vegetable-fighters. Play 1/2 Player mode and finish the adventure!
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #55 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 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%
- #56 Departure
57% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RG CrewPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Departure is a first-person perspective action adventure game with sci-fi and horror elements. Try to survive in a vast zone full of dangerous anomalies that alter your surroundings, and monsters that hunt you down at night.
Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 36.7%, Indie 25.8%