- #1 Jaques Roque
97% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas SchreiterPub: Augusta Software GmbH
Windows
Solve difficult mysteries and collect tons of treasures in more than 100 challenging levels. You assist Jaques Roque in becoming a rich archeology superstar by solving simple to tricky mysteries.
Why similar: Adventure 32.2%, Casual 29.1%, Indie 22.5%, Puzzle 16.2%
- #2 Anomaly 1729
96% matchPositive80% of 35 reviews2015
Dev: Anvil Drop, LLCPub: Black Shell Media
Windows
Come explore the world of Phiohm, where up can be down, left can be right, and the way forward is never what it seems. Guide newly cognizant Ano on a journey of self-discovery by learning how to manipulate this ever-changing world.
Why similar: Adventure 32.6%, Casual 29.5%, Indie 22.8%, Puzzle 15.1%
- #3 gShift
95% matchMostly Negative33% of 18 reviews2015
Dev: deadweight gamesPub: NEXUS Studios, Inc.
Windows
Save the world with Guster! gShift is a 2.5D puzzle-platformer with 99 maze levels across 10 types of terrain.
Why similar: Adventure 38.4%, Casual 34.7%, Indie 26.9%
- #4 The Witch's Yarn
94% matchNegative14% of 28 reviews2014
Dev: Mousechief
Windows · Mac
Delightful reading. Comic book as theater. You are the director! A fun, new way to point and click through an illustrated story. A western styled visual novel with adventure game puzzles.
Why similar: Adventure 40%, Casual 33.8%, Indie 26.2%
- #5 Cube & Star: An Arbitrary Love
94% matchMixed60% of 139 reviews2014
Dev: Doppler Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Bound across the world spreading color, creating life, tearing brains asunder and meeting interesting geometry.Slowly begin to doubt that you are playing correctly. Slowly begin to doubt that life is even able to be lived correctly.And come to a terrifying conclusion.
Why similar: Adventure 34.6%, Casual 34.1%, Indie 31.3%
- #6 Tearstone
93% matchMostly Negative23% of 21 reviews2017
Dev: Dragons Eye StudioPub: Impossible Mystery Games
Windows
Embark on an exciting adventure helping the mysterious Professor with an incredible discovery in Tearstone. Explore magical locations, uncover priceless artefacts and discover an array of interesting characters.
Why similar: Adventure 38.9%, Casual 35.2%, Indie 26%
- #7 Snake: The Elder Forest
91% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Fractal Dimension Games
Windows
The Elder Forest is a special world with ancient forest that is in danger. To save this world the Snake was called from another one. So before the danger is coming, you should become more powerful to be ready to repel the Elder Forest!
Why similar: Adventure 33.5%, Casual 31.3%, Indie 24.2%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #8 La Rana
89% matchVery Positive95% of 453 reviews2019
Dev: Frog Paw StudiosPub: SMU Guildhall
Windows
In La Rana, players explore the lost Rain Temple of Rana. Play as a small spirit frog who is the temple's last remaining caretaker. Traverse its grand chambers and winding passages to restore its former power and revive your fellow frog spirits along the way.
Why similar: Adventure 32.1%, Casual 29%, Indie 27.1%, Puzzle 11.8%
- #9 ROOMS: The Toymaker's Mansion
91% matchVery Positive89% of 127 reviews2015
Dev: HandMade Game
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
«ROOMS: The Toymaker's Mansion» is a unique puzzle game inspired by sliding puzzles and platformer games. In a twisted mansion made of rooms that slide like sliding puzzle, player should find a way to the exit by moving rooms and using what's inside them.
Why similar: Adventure 33.1%, Casual 32.8%, Indie 23.2%, Puzzle 11%
- #10 Wayward Manor
92% matchMostly Negative35% of 81 reviews2014
Dev: Moonshark, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Neil Gaiman & Wayward Manor invite you to jump into the afterlife of a disgruntled ghost, trying to reclaim his house from its newfound owners.
Why similar: Adventure 37.1%, Casual 29.3%, Indie 20.3%, Puzzle 13.3%
- #11 Candy Adventure
90% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: Starmyth
Windows
One day a little puppy Candy goes for a walk. Walking is Candy's most favorite thing. Candy enters the strange door while he is playing. What will happen to Candy?
Why similar: Adventure 33.9%, Casual 31.7%, Indie 24.5%, Puzzle 10%
- #12 Whimsy
88% matchVery Positive94% of 307 reviews2019
Dev: Madison Karrh
Windows
Whimsy is a hand-drawn point & click game about a girl who lives in the forest stumbling upon little red footprints. Following these footsteps leads her on a whimsical journey through the forest to solve puzzles, assist woodland creatures and discover rituals.
Why similar: Adventure 35.1%, Casual 29%, Indie 26.8%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #13 Oodlescape - The Apocalypse
87% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2017
Dev: Oodlescube
Windows
Oodlescape - The Apocalypse is a unique Adventure-Escape experience for the HTC Vive which embraces being a videogame in a cube-filled world of wackiness. Randomized puzzle solutions ensures the game is a fresh challenge on each attempt. Burn and blast your way through the nuclear base in an escape against the clock!
Why similar: Adventure 38.4%, Casual 34.7%, Indie 26.9%
- #14 Space Maze
86% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2018
Dev: HOH5HCPub: HOH5HC
Windows
Space Maze is a challenging 3D labyrinths adventure game. By controlling a drone, you will explore beautiful but dangerous Sci-fi maze, and also revealing a weird meme story of the future world.
Why similar: Adventure 33.9%, Casual 31.7%, Indie 23.7%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #15 Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time
89% matchMixed49% of 184 reviews2010
Dev: Stickmen Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Invent almost anything out of everything you find, from catapults to incredible flying machines.
Why similar: Casual 35%, Adventure 31.2%, Indie 22.7%, Puzzle 11%
- #16 Edmonton Trolley Car
86% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: Gametrip
Windows
Players take an immersive VR historically accurate trolley car ride down 1915 Whyte Avenue, and then over the High Level Bridge. All the while receiving points for interacting with in-game characters, and for viewing historical Edmonton landmarks.
Why similar: Adventure 38.4%, Casual 34.7%, Indie 26.9%
- #17 Optika
85% matchVery Positive86% of 345 reviews2016
Dev: PlayZilla.tk
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover the world of light physics: play with lasers, prisms, mirrors, magnets and dozens of other optical devices. Explore the world of Optika with Prof. Opticus and his assistant, Sofia! Research and complete more than one hundred challenging puzzles!
Why similar: Casual 36.7%, Adventure 30.7%, Indie 24.6%, Puzzle 8%
- #18 Box Voyage
84% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Capture Point Stone
Windows
Looking for a break in the monotony from the comfort of your desk? Box Voyage is a casual adventure experience where you get to explore a state of the art cruise ship and take advantage of its amenities. Find hidden trophies and wrap up your mandatory vacation since you won't get overtime!
Why similar: Adventure 36.2%, Casual 32.7%, Indie 24.9%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #19 Crew 167: The Grand Block Odyssey
82% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2020
Dev: oddbreeze
Windows
Crew 167 finds himself alone on a spaceship hurtling towards a destination that may be the salvation that his home is seeking. Isolated, his mind begins to create hallucinations to keep him entertained. Dive into the mind of the character as he tries to make sense of the world around him.
Why similar: Adventure 32.4%, Casual 32.2%, Indie 23.4%, Puzzle 12%
- #20 The Surprising Adventures of Munchausen
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 30 reviews2017
Dev: Dikobraz GamesPub: JoyBits Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Enter a beautiful world of adventure and intrigue. With the light and prosperity of his Kingdom gone, the King has no choice but to marry his daughter to a mysterious stranger in order to save his realm.
Why similar: Adventure 40.5%, Casual 33.6%, Indie 26%
- #21 Draw a Stickman: EPIC 2
82% matchVery Positive88% of 1,145 reviews2015
Dev: Hitcents
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Imagination is the key, as you enter a magical storybook full of mystery and wonder, unusual creatures, and enigmatic puzzles! Create your own original Stickman and then watch it come to life in DRAW A STICKMAN: EPIC 2! Jump in to this action-packed adventure that allows for endless creativity!
Why similar: Adventure 38.6%, Casual 28.6%, Indie 22.9%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #22 Vive le Roi
83% matchMixed56% of 89 reviews2017
Dev: Sylvain SecciaPub: Petite Fleur Productions
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 20%
January 21, 1793, Revolutionaries are about to guillotine King Louis XVI of France. Can you save him and change history?
Why similar: Casual 34.3%, Adventure 27.8%, Indie 25.3%, Puzzle 12.6%
- #23 Dream Detective
81% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2019
Dev: Century Game
Windows
It’s a game for kids from 0 to 100 years old.
Why similar: Adventure 34.9%, Casual 31.6%, Indie 24.4%, Puzzle 9%
- #24 BonVoyage!
79% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2019
Dev: Boris Zapotocky
Windows · Mac · Linux
BonVoyage! is a drag tile puzzle game. Help stranded knights navigate floating islands by reconstructing path in challenging levels.
Why similar: Adventure 32.6%, Casual 30.4%, Indie 23.5%, Puzzle 13.4%
- #25 ROS
81% matchMixed60% of 95 reviews2018
Dev: AFBIK Studio
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 10%
ROS - is a logical game game. You must hold the ball before moving to the next level.
Why similar: Indie 30.4%, Adventure 29.4%, Casual 26.6%, Puzzle 13.6%
- #26 The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets
76% matchVery Positive91% of 370 reviews2019
Dev: Fast Travel Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Help your grandfather solve the mystery of the stolen pets by solving puzzles in wonderful miniature worlds crafted for VR. Use a hairdryer to melt snow in a wintery landscape! Search the wreck of a pirate ship hidden under the surface! Every world is unique, full of interactions and colorful life.
Why similar: Adventure 36%, Casual 32.1%, Indie 24.8%, Puzzle 7%
- #27 Indiana Boy Steam Edition
79% matchMixed55% of 22 reviews2018
Dev: One ManPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Immerse yourself in a fantastic adventure with Indiana Boy. Help Indiana recover all the treasures and keys, but watch out for every move you make.
Why similar: Adventure 35.2%, Casual 31.8%, Indie 24.6%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #28 InFlux
80% matchMixed70% of 228 reviews2013
Dev: Impromptu Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
InFlux is a puzzle game that mixes exploration and platforming in a series of beautiful natural and abstract environments. You are a mysterious metal sphere which falls from the sky, traversing an apparently deserted island dotted with cubic structures of glass and steel.
Why similar: Casual 34.1%, Indie 24.3%, Puzzle 21.3%, Adventure 20.3%
- #29 League of Mermaids
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 64 reviews2015
Dev: Alder GamesPub: Legacy Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Join the League of Mermaids on an amazing Match-3 Physics puzzle adventure!
Why similar: Casual 37.8%, Adventure 24.7%, Puzzle 22.6%, Indie 14.9%
- #30 Mystic Escape - Diary of a Prisoner
75% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: SunRay Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Waking up in a boat in the middle of the ocean, you realize that you have lost your memories. In the distance you can only see an island and the answer is somewhere faraway. It feels like in a prison here. Sometimes you see the silhouette of a beautiful girl and she is leading you somewhere.
Why similar: Adventure 37.3%, Casual 33.4%, Indie 25.9%, Puzzle 3.4%
- #31 PUZZLE: ULTIMATE
76% matchMixed69% of 49 reviews2019
Dev: AFBIK Studio
Windows
PUZZLE: ULTIMATE - a logic game, the task of which is to assemble puzzles of various sizes.
Why similar: Indie 29.4%, Casual 26.9%, Adventure 25.7%, Puzzle 18%
- #32 Khaba
77% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2015
Dev: Hello There Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In Khaba, you follow the explorer Michael on his quest for a treasure in a forgotten pyramid. Through chambers filled with puzzles, he descends deeper into the mysteries of the buried Pharaoh. Each chamber becomes a further test of patience and reason, revealing the true nature of Michael’s past.
Why similar: Casual 31.8%, Adventure 30.9%, Puzzle 23.6%, Indie 13.8%
- #33 Dual Snake
75% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2018
Dev: Yfrit Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Control a two-headed snake, as you overcome a series of challenges in this puzzle game.
Why similar: Adventure 31.5%, Casual 28.5%, Indie 22%, Puzzle 18%
- #34 Stranded In Time
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 283 reviews2015
Dev: DQ TeamPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Stranded In Time takes you on a fun and exciting adventure to explore a mystery out of this world! Play as Olivia - a young woman from a big city - who joins her uncle Peter and writer Nick on an exploration of an abandoned church that hides a secret beyond any wild dream!
Why similar: Adventure 36.3%, Casual 31%, Indie 24%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #35 The Mysterious Cities of Gold
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 121 reviews2013
Dev: Neko Entertainment
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Play Esteban, Zia and Tao through numerous tricky levels full of puzzles, traps and infiltration phases in a wide variety of diverse gorgeous settings. Explore every nook and cranny of China, and escape Zarès’ hostile men, searching for the local City of Gold.
Why similar: Adventure 38.8%, Casual 35.1%, Indie 26.2%
- #36 Burlesque
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maid GamesPub: Maid4Fun
Windows
Manage a struggling burlesque theatre, recruit and bond with dazzling performers, upgrade your venue, and stage unforgettable weekly shows in this story-driven management sim.
Why similar: Adventure 39.2%, Casual 34.3%, Indie 26.5%
- #37 Sceal: An Irish Folklore Adventure
74% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2016
Dev: Joint Custody
Windows
The spirit of a little girl wanders the pages of a magical story book, searching for her lost memories, painting the world around her as she uncovers the fragments of her forgotten life.
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Casual 34.1%, Indie 26.4%
- #38 Arboreal
73% matchMixed68% of 33 reviews2018
Dev: Team NomadPub: Nomad Studios
Windows
Arboreal is an open world farming and adventure game where you have to save the world from a spreading corruption.
Why similar: Adventure 39.4%, Casual 34.2%, Indie 26.4%
- #39 Don't Kill Her
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: wuthrer
Windows · Mac
An oddly cute indie game featuring a seemingly dead woman, and you, playing her murderer.
Why similar: Adventure 38.4%, Casual 34.7%, Indie 26.9%
- #40 SuperMoose
74% matchMixed57% of 44 reviews2016
Dev: Play Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
You have to know Superman and his supernatural powers. Batman, who's speeding through the streets of Gotham in his Batmobile. Or Spider-Man, who jumps on blocks without any problems. So meet SuperMoose.
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Casual 34.1%, Indie 26.4%
- #41 Spotter
72% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: baKno Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spotter is the exciting game where you explore around a mysterious room searching for hidden objects.
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Casual 34.1%, Indie 26.4%
- #42 Into The Unknown
73% matchMixed69% of 102 reviews2016
Dev: FYRE Games
Windows · Mac
There's nothing scarier than waking up in the middle of the forest alone... or so it seems. Taking control of Rachel in this short, story driven, exploration game, you must find out where you are, why you're there, and most importantly, how to get out. What will you uncover when you delve into the unknown?
Why similar: Adventure 39.4%, Casual 34.2%, Indie 26.4%
- #43 Trial by Teng: A Twilight Path Adventure
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Charm Games
Windows
A beautiful and surreal made-for-VR adventure set in a delightfully offbeat vision of the afterlife. Solve ancient puzzles. Meet supernatural creatures and playful spirits. Explore a mysterious and magical underworld.
Why similar: Adventure 38.4%, Casual 34.7%, Indie 26.9%
- #44 Entwined: Strings of Deception
71% matchPositive84% of 49 reviews2017
Dev: Urchin GamesPub: HH-Games
Windows
Can you solve the grisly murder of Mr Christopher Edward, who has been brutally murdered in his home! Step into the shoes of detective Karla Robbins in this elaborate murder investigation and seek out the real culprit in this classic whodunit murder mystery!
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Casual 34.1%, Indie 26.4%
- #45 Linkage
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
Windows
Find your story.
Why similar: Adventure 38.4%, Casual 34.7%, Indie 26.9%
- #46 The Lost City Of Malathedra
73% matchMostly Negative29% of 14 reviews2015
Dev: Ethereal Darkness InteractivePub: Strategy First
Windows
There are reasons a lost city becomes lost.
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Casual 34.1%, Indie 26.4%
- #47 Seventh Circle
70% matchMostly Negative30% of 23 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Candy Games
Windows · Mac
Seventh Circle is an urban fantasy visual novel about friendship, love, and fighting people with magic.
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Casual 34.1%, Indie 26.4%
- #48 Si Kancil : The Adventurous Mouse Deer
71% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2016
Dev: Binarystudio 54
Windows
Once upon a time, there is a little Mouse Deer, his name is Kancil. Kancil live in shady forest far away from the city. Actually that forest is a peace place for the animals before the hunters came. They catch animals, they also cut down the trees to get the woods and burn the forest.
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Casual 34.1%, Indie 26.4%
- #49 Waiting for the Loop
70% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: Side Group
Windows
A short form visual novel about artificial intelligence, humanity and family.
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Casual 34.1%, Indie 26.4%
- #50 Escape the Bunker
71% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2017
Dev: Virtual Escapes, Inc.
Windows
Explore half a dozen connected rooms and use your reasoning abilities to Escape the Bunker.
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Casual 34.1%, Indie 26.4%
- #51 BRIGHTEST
70% matchMixed45% of 22 reviews2018
Dev: TheElvenTale Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
A simple entertainment game where we stay away from the enemies and find the necessary supplies and get rid of them.
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Casual 34.1%, Indie 26.4%
- #52 Entwined: The Perfect Murder
69% matchMixed60% of 40 reviews2018
Dev: Urchin GamesPub: HH-Games
Windows
Mr. Turner was surrounded by people who could all benefit from his death but who actually murdered him? Play the detective in this classic whodunit mystery!
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Casual 34.1%, Indie 26.4%
- #53 Flyhunter Origins
69% matchPositive88% of 41 reviews2014
Dev: Steel Wool GamesPub: Ripstone
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 76.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Meet Zak; a bumbling alien spaceship Janitor and wannabe Flyhunter. He works on board the Flyhunter Crew’s legendary spaceship, but deep down he longs for an exciting adventure of his own
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Casual 34.1%, Indie 26.4%
- #54 WEscape
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 33 reviews2018
Dev: Xerologik
Windows
In WEscape, a group of up to four friends put their minds together to solve puzzles and escape dungeons. Test your communication and reasoning skills while having fun with your friends. It’s the essential experience of an escape room without the expense or hassle of actually going to one.
Why similar: Adventure 39.2%, Casual 34.3%, Indie 26.5%
- #55 Mooch
68% matchVery Positive90% of 125 reviews2015
Dev: Crank Goblin
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mooch is an arcade experience where player must rely only on his reflex and agility. Main protagonist is puppet Blink who starts dangerous mission to find soul pieces of his friend Tula. Watch your every step. Even passages that seem safe may hide deadly traps.
Why similar: Adventure 39.3%, Casual 34.2%, Indie 26.5%
- #56 Immersive Poetry
68% matchMixed68% of 22 reviews2017
Dev: Thalasse Games
Windows
Enjoy an interesting twist on classic poetry by solving puzzles and following the story of the Wilkins Family. From the islands of Finland to the snowy mountains of Russia, you’ll explore and experience beautiful maps based on real world locations.
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Casual 34.1%, Indie 26.4%
- #57 Dungeon; Friends Escape!
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space Pupper Games
Windows
Dungeon; Friends Escape! is a multiplayer exploration and survival game. Team up with friends or find the exit alone as you explore dark rooms filled with unknown traps, enemies, and curses.
Why similar: Adventure 38.4%, Casual 34.7%, Indie 26.9%
- #58 夕生 Halflight
66% matchMixed64% of 130 reviews2020
Dev: MATCHBPub: FirePoint
Windows
Halflight is a 3D adventure game with classic puzzles. Players follow in the steps of the young boy Xi-sheng as he strays into an extraordinary phantom world -- a world where Memories intertwine with Nightmares, Hope casts its lot with Destiny, and any semblance of self-identity will be tested.
Why similar: Adventure 38.5%, Casual 34.5%, Indie 26.9%