- #1 Pode
97% matchVery Positive90% of 614 reviews2020
Dev: Henchman & Goon
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Friendship is EVERYTHING! Play this award-winning title together with your friends, or switch between characters as your traverse a cute puzzle adventure on your own! Glo & Bulder come together to charm young and adult alike!
Why similar: Adventure 36.1%, Indie 27.5%, Co-op 14.2%, Local Co-Op 9.2%, Puzzle 5.7%
- #2 Pikuniku
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,521 reviews2019
Dev: Arnaud De BockPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 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: Co-op 15%, Adventure 14.4%, Local Co-Op 11.8%, Indie 11.5%, Multiplayer 9.7%
- #3 xMoon
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: buffalo buffalo buffalo
Windows
xMoon is a laser-based puzzle game on The Moon.
Why similar: Adventure 44.6%, Indie 34.4%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #4 Somny & Yawn: Dream Detectives
95% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: Sand Work StudioPub: UQAT - Création et nouveaux médias
Windows
Both players play as Somny & Yawn, two detectives who investigate the nightmare that invades the Islands of Dreams. With his sharp eyesight, Somny can find clues spread across the islands, while Yawn, thanks to her exceptional social skills, can discover the secrets of the inhabitants.
Why similar: Adventure 49.3%, Indie 36.6%, Local Co-Op 5.6%, Co-op 4.1%, Colorful 1.6%
- #5 Repressed
94% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2019
Dev: Sigur Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a shadow that’s on a journey inside your mind. Find answers to the questions bothering you. Navigate the maze that is your memory, and ease your mind in the process.
Why similar: Adventure 43.6%, Indie 32.6%, Logic 6.8%, Great Soundtrack 5%, Puzzle 4%
- #6 Inops
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: ZRZStudio
Windows
Dive into the wondrous world of the Inops! The 2D puzzle based side scrolling adventure of dark and light. Battle the fire breathing demons and rescue the scattered Inops.
Why similar: Adventure 46.1%, Indie 34.9%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%, Puzzle Platformer 4.2%, Cute 3.3%
- #7 Handy Dandy
93% matchVery Positive96% of 375 reviews2020
Dev: Yellow Boot Games
Windows · Mac
The two adventurers Handy and Dandy have caused a dimensional tear which is now separating them and the entire cave where they have to solve platforming puzzles to reunite again in this 2D co-op game.
Why similar: Adventure 32.9%, Indie 25.4%, Local Co-Op 22.1%, Co-op 14.3%, Puzzle Platformer 5.3%
- #8 Hyss
92% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2018
Dev: Sunscale Studios
Windows
Angry fairies, a kidnapped herd of cows and a devastated cow queen. Play as Vilde and Grusa, throw Ms. Cowknight and solve the fairies’ tricky puzzles to save the kidnapped cows. Hyss is a lighthearted puzzle adventure with focus on platforming, puzzle solving and throwing cows.
Why similar: Adventure 49.2%, Indie 36.8%, Puzzle Platformer 7.1%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #9 Sideral
91% matchMixed53% of 17 reviews2019
Dev: Armagedoom Games
Windows · Mac
Sideral is a game without instructions, without words, first part is to understand what you need to do, then try to solve so many logic puzles. Only you and your mind will be able to discover the misteries of each part of Sideral Islands.... Sideral has been developed by one single person, with love.
Why similar: Adventure 42.9%, Indie 31.1%, Logic 16.4%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #10 Escape again
90% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2019
Dev: Martin Flothmann
Windows
Escape again is a puzzle game which is inspired by Live Escape Games as well as "Escape Room" video games. In this game you solve different types of puzzles and riddles in order to move forward and find your way out.
Why similar: Adventure 51%, Indie 38.1%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #11 Blueberry Garden
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 161 reviews2009
Dev: Erik SvedängPub: Erik Svedäng AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Congratulations Blueberry Garden! Winner of the Seumas McNally Grand Prize for 'Best Independent Game' at the 2009 Independent Games Festival. Also a winner for 'Best Innovation' at the 2008 Swedish Game Awards. Blueberry Garden is a short and experimental game about exploring a strange world.
Why similar: Adventure 51.5%, Indie 38.5%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #12 Eclipse Edge of Light
89% matchMixed69% of 32 reviews2020
Dev: White Elk LLC
Windows
Explore an unknown world. Discover its past. Uncover its mystery. Eclipse is a first-person sci-fi adventure game. After crash-landing on a sentient planet, you awake to find a dreamscape world filled with discovery, wonder and the littered remains of a betrayed civilization.
Why similar: Adventure 51.7%, Indie 38.3%, Sci-fi 6.2%, Puzzle 2.7%, Story Rich 1.2%
- #13 Pan-Pan
89% matchVery Positive87% of 250 reviews2016
Dev: SpelkraftPub: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Fix your downed spaceship and find your way home. Explore a lush and colourful world littered with riddles and sprinkled with memorable characters. Pan-Pan is an adventure game with environmental narrative storytelling, exploration elements and puzzle solving.
Why similar: Adventure 52.8%, Indie 36.2%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #14 Isoland 2 - Ashes of Time
86% matchVery Positive95% of 307 reviews2018
Dev: Cotton GamePub: Lilith Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Isoland 2: Ashes of Time is a puzzle game with a fascinating non-linear story, charming 2D hand-drawn art, numerous challenging puzzles, and unique twists. Besides numerous sci-fi references and easter-eggs hidden throughout the game, you’ll find things aren’t quite the same second time you play through the story.
Why similar: Adventure 52%, Indie 35.8%, Puzzle 12.2%
- #15 The Flaws of Gravity
88% matchMixed62% of 237 reviews2017
Dev: Absorbed Studios
Windows
The Flaws of Gravity is a first-person puzzle game where you change the direction of gravity to solve puzzles and uncover secrets in a labyrinth.
Why similar: Adventure 48.2%, Indie 40.3%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #16 dino game
84% matchVery Positive90% of 88 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
You fell from your UFO... How do you get back? Explore a foreign and friendly world inhabited by geysers, tall trees and dinosaurs. Learn its rules and systems and craft your way back to your spaceship!
Why similar: Adventure 51.3%, Indie 39.1%, Cute 3.5%, Puzzle 3.4%, Colorful 2.8%
- #17 Perpetual Dream
85% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Léo-Paul Sévin
Windows
Perpetual Dream is a FPV puzzle game telling the story of a dream hiding a lot of secrets... Discover several environnements to seek your past !
Why similar: Adventure 46.6%, Indie 34.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%, Puzzle 5.9%, Story Rich 2.6%
- #18 Night Shift
87% matchMixed63% of 120 reviews2015
Dev: Brandon Brizzi
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The sun has disappeared from the sky! Darkness chokes the land, depriving it of all things good. Now it’s time for you to figure out how to bring the sun back! Get behind the wheel and find the sun in Night Shift!
Why similar: Adventure 48.9%, Indie 39.2%, Puzzle 11.9%
- #19 Virtual Escape: The Play Room
86% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2016
Dev: Default Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Find a way to escape the room, and unravel a strange story.
Why similar: Adventure 50.1%, Indie 37.4%, Puzzle 12.5%
- #20 You'll stay here forever
81% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Pickaxe
Windows
Proxima Centauri b was discovered on August 24, 2016. The rovers sent to the planet are not responding. It turned out that the planet's atmosphere does not allow radio signals to pass through. You have been sent to the planet's surface to find them.
Why similar: Adventure 43.9%, Indie 32.8%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Puzzle 8.7%, Atmospheric 3.4%
- #21 Flightless Classic
83% matchVery Positive90% of 375 reviews2017
Dev: Bristol Street Studios
Windows
Flightless is a tile-based puzzle adventure game. Navigate your way through a series of floating islands, each presenting a curious puzzle. A minimalist art style and calming piano soundtrack complement senses of wonder and discovery.
Why similar: Adventure 50.7%, Indie 36.2%, Puzzle 13.1%
- #22 Escape: The Brother's Saloon
82% matchVery Positive80% of 112 reviews2020
Dev: Woodcrest Games, LLC
Windows
Trapped by your brother Joseph in a mysterious room, filled with the faint ticking of a clock and the crackles of a fire...it's up to you to explore, find clues, and solve the puzzles. Will you escape The Brother's Saloon?
Why similar: Adventure 53%, Indie 39.6%, Puzzle 4.6%, Atmospheric 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #23 Golem
84% matchMixed67% of 33 reviews2018
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
A heart-warming adventure about a young girl and a shape-shifting golem who must navigate the ruins of an ancient tower to solve its challenging puzzles and re-activate its long-dormant machines.
Why similar: Adventure 49.8%, Indie 37.2%, Puzzle 13.1%
- #24 Supposedly Wonderful Future
82% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: KisekiDrillTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
A science fiction story about screens, small rooms, and existential dread told through a series of RPG-style dialogues.
Why similar: Adventure 47.6%, Indie 35.5%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #25 Dragon puzzle
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StationGamesPub: PuzzleWord
Windows
Free logical puzzle game for meditation. The goal of the player is to assemble a puzzle consisting of nodes. Easy to understand mechanics, swap hexagons with lines.
Why similar: Adventure 38.9%, Indie 30.1%, Logic 15.9%, Puzzle 9.3%, Casual 5.8%
- #26 Small Radios Big Televisions
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 381 reviews2016
Dev: Fire Face Corporation
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore the inner workings of deserted factories in search of data cassettes that contain boundless virtual worlds. Collect more tapes and explore more worlds and you'll soon discover new methods of traversal and control that will take you farther than you'd ever expect.
Why similar: Adventure 48.5%, Indie 37.4%, Puzzle 14%
- #27 Adventure Boy Jailbreak
79% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: Paul Georghiou
Windows
Puzzle your way through the small town of Estivale, brought to life with a range of characters who all have a problem to solve. With each person you help, Benson gets one stop closer to breaking his friend Mike out of the county jail.
Why similar: Adventure 54.9%, Indie 40.7%, Puzzle 2.7%, Funny 1.7%
- #28 Hermina Lumen is Only Human
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bad chalk
Windows · Mac
A really miserable story-driven adventure game about small-town 80's witches and a fairly disastrous funeral.
Why similar: Adventure 56.5%, Indie 43.5%
- #29 看白海豚的好日子 A Perfect Day for White Dolphin
77% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: 寒蟬
Windows
改編自乾綠郎的小說《完美的蛇頸龍之日》。 在這個時代,人們可以透過SC裝置和植物人進行感應。 感應淺者知道自己正在虛擬世界之中;感應深者,則會分不清虛幻與現實。 即使如此,黃芷欣還是決定和植物人弟弟芷樂進行感應,她必須找出芷樂自殺的原因。
Why similar: Adventure 53%, Indie 39.1%, Puzzle 4.2%, Story Rich 2%, Atmospheric 1.7%
- #30 Beware of the Blob
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Beware Blob
Windows · Mac
Eat people and craft limbs in this third-person puzzle exploration game. You'll need brains, arms, lungs, and more to escape from Black Hawk Industries HQ in one piece.
Why similar: Adventure 45.2%, Indie 33.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%, Puzzle 5.8%, Cute 4.6%
- #31 Find Pixel
79% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: Denis Mikheikin
Windows
Remember the games where you had to find objects, now it's all in three-dimensional space, with nice graphics, and an unusual storyline. Help the ghost find the items that he needs, while interacting with the outside world!
Why similar: Adventure 47.7%, Indie 37.4%, Puzzle 14.9%
- #32 Leona's Tricky Adventures
80% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2014
Dev: KTX SoftwarePub: Signo & Arte
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Accompany Leona in a clever puzzle adventure to save the inhabitants of a strange but lovely world. Featuring fresh puzzle mechanics, wonderful retro graphics, lots of exploration and an excellent soundtrack by legendary game composer Chris Huelsbeck.
Why similar: Adventure 49.6%, Indie 35.5%, Puzzle 14.8%
- #33 Isoland
76% matchVery Positive92% of 319 reviews2018
Dev: Cotton GamePub: Lilith Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The objective of the game is to explore a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, and uncover its secrets
Why similar: Adventure 49%, Indie 35.2%, Puzzle 15.8%
- #34 Drifted Tales - Ancestor's Isle
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Course Interactive
Windows
An exploration driven adventure with survival and crafting mechanics but no fighting. Explore a uniquely designed islands in a point and click fashion, gather resources, craft tools and build much needed shelter. Uncover long lost places with a distinct background story and finally manage to escape the island.
Why similar: Adventure 56.4%, Indie 43.6%
- #35 In The Shadow Of The Truth
78% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2016
Dev: 7TPGames
Windows
First person shooter,puzzle,psychological horror video game. by 7TPGAMES
Why similar: Indie 45.7%, Adventure 41.4%, Puzzle 12.9%
- #36 Land of an Endless Journey
77% matchMixed63% of 19 reviews2018
Dev: Operation Codename
Windows
You find yourself in a mysterious land filled with puzzles that will challenge you, embark on a journey into the unknown and uncover the secrets of the land.
Why similar: Adventure 47.1%, Indie 36.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, Atmospheric 4.4%
- #37 Pitfall Planet
76% matchVery Positive99% of 99 reviews2016
Dev: Bonfire GamesPub: adamgryu
Windows · Mac
Pitfall Planet is a couch co-op puzzle-solving adventure game set on a distant planet, where you'll need to use teamwork to complete levels and explore the caverns below! Pitfall Planet will put your friendship to the test; will both of you make it out alive?
Why similar: Local Co-Op 32.9%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 20.8%, Puzzle 8.8%, Cute 4.6%
- #38 Soul Axiom Rebooted
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
The new enhanced edition of Soul Axiom - a first-person story-driven adventure puzzle game, set in the beautiful, haunting cyber-world of Elysia. Collect unique hand powers, discover multiple endings and choose your own destiny as you unravel the mystery of your digital afterlife.
Why similar: Adventure 50.5%, Indie 37.3%, Sci-fi 5.5%, Puzzle 4.7%, Story Rich 2.1%
- #39 Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake
75% matchVery Positive98% of 127 reviews2014
Dev: SleepNinja GamesPub: Cartoon Network Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Warning: This game is crammed full of monsters, cake, amazing powers, puzzly bits, epic adventure, witty repartee, secret paths, unlockable characters, silly hats and a wiener dog. Use caution if you are allergic to fun or overly sensitive to cake-related pathos.
Why similar: Adventure 45.5%, Indie 27.9%, Puzzle 17.4%, Cute 9.2%
- #40 Chronon
74% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2018
Dev: HronosGame
Windows
Chronon is a puzzle game in the first person.
Why similar: Adventure 47.9%, Indie 35.8%, Puzzle 16.3%
- #41 Buratino
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VoJackBoJack
Windows
Buratino is a 2D arcade game with light adventure elements for the ZX Spectrum 8-bit computer.
Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%
- #42 LETHE: Broken memories
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cuatro Monos Games
Windows
Enter into the mind of Alan Zane, a loving husband and father, who is on the brink of losing his memories. Alzheimer's disease is trying to block your way, will you be able to remember your own life?
Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%
- #43 Light Borrower
72% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: Jon Pulsipher
Windows · Mac
Join Rachel as she faces the Cleansing, a coming-of-age ritual that will determine whether she joins the last survivors of the end of the world or is banished above ground.
Why similar: Adventure 46%, Indie 36.1%, Puzzle 17.9%
- #44 裁決者 -The White Butcher-
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Erotes Studio
Windows
《裁決者》是款以極權島國為背景的冒險遊戲。遊戲中你將扮演調查局的副局長,並透過裁決案子替國家伸張正義。但在一次裁決中你意外地殺害了摯友「黃義雄」,使你首次對國家產生了疑惑。重重的危機,雨中,客廳等待著你的並不是虛無。而是屋外毫不知情的黃義雄獨生女「黃詠晴」......少女的笑容,開始了你的罪──
Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%
- #45 MRAK
71% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2019
Dev: RE:OS
Windows
MRAK is a hardcore platformer with unique gameplay. Paint the level of blood and only it will show the way to our character. Starting with the easiest levels you will find many challenging but interesting levels.
Why similar: Adventure 56.5%, Indie 43.5%
- #46 Second Final
71% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Standard EVO StudiosPub: Standard EVO Games
Windows
Michael Jar is a person who is always looking to create for something big. For this reason, he works at microlab, which have aims to develop the environment, until a moment when Mike discovered the dark side that the lab handles…Event which will happen soon is
Why similar: Adventure 56.5%, Indie 43.5%
- #47 Bob Came in Pieces
75% matchMixed68% of 111 reviews2010
Dev: Ludosity
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Bob has crashed on a strange planet, lost a bunch of parts for his ship and above all, is late for work! Find the lost parts and rebuild your ship along the way to solve challenging, physics-based puzzles. You can build your ship any way you like in the ship builder – try to find the coolest ship-design for the puzzle at hand!
Why similar: Adventure 46.7%, Indie 37.4%, Puzzle 15.9%
- #48 Alan's Attitude
74% matchNo user reviews2019
Dev: Filip Lehocky
Windows
Alan's Attitude is 3D puzzle game, where you become a programmer. Your goal is to sit by the PC and finish the job. And what is your job? You'll find out.
Why similar: Adventure 46.7%, Indie 36.6%, Puzzle 16.7%
- #49 R_sin
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: 名字还没想好
Windows
R_sin is a third-person single-player adventure horror game that combines shooting elements with horror elements. Rebuild already
Why similar: Adventure 56.5%, Indie 43.5%
- #50 Inner Riddle
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Growfall Games
Windows
You have awoken in strange and unfamiliar place. Soon you realize that you are not simply locked up. But why? For what reason? In search of answers, you must follow the rules of this place. Puzzles and hard decisions are waiting for you. Will you perish never reaching the end or pass through all obstacles and understand what happened?
Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%
- #51 Dino Dawn
72% matchMostly Negative23% of 47 reviews2018
Dev: neonboxgames
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Dino Dawn is a platformer game about adventure of the Dinosaur in which it needs to rescue eggs.
Why similar: Adventure 56.5%, Indie 43.5%
- #52 Climb Challenge
69% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: MVE
Windows
Climb Challenge is a third person perspective game were the player must navigate through three challenging levels. Each level has a unique design and play style challenging the players observation skills, puzzle solving skills, speed and most of all their determination to complete the game.
Why similar: Adventure 56.4%, Indie 43.6%
- #53 Small person
70% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: Giks
Windows
In spite of your relatively low social status, it is from you that the future of the country will depend.
Why similar: Adventure 56.5%, Indie 43.5%
- #54 Smaller
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: Ragehog Studios
Windows
Enter Smaller, a world of things that are larger than you. Help George to overcome his shrunken condition and return to his right size. But, you must overcome the dangers of this fantasy world.
Why similar: Adventure 56.4%, Indie 43.6%
- #55 The Raintime
67% matchMixed69% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: socah developmentPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
Delve into a troubled student's mind as his grip on reality unravels . . .
Why similar: Adventure 56.4%, Indie 43.6%
- #56 YBit
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2018
Dev: Facundo Balboa
Windows · Mac · Linux
YBit is a pixelated platformer adventure. You will be playing as a small hero made of information, trying to escape from a program that has crashed. Avoiding errors, not falling down and getting to the exits will be your mission.
Why similar: Adventure 56.5%, Indie 43.5%
- #57 Gred
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Kevin BergealPub: Team Gred
Windows
A young child from a road sign has been lost and your goal is to find him ! Incarn BOTH green and red light men and use their powers to switch time and voyage through multiple environments to save him.
Why similar: Adventure 56.4%, Indie 43.6%
- #58 Gravity Spin
69% match7 user reviews14% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: ERMediaPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gravity Spin is a tough as nails 8 bit retro metroidvania (retroidvania) with a literal spin - on gravity. Spin the world on its head and be careful not to get too confused.
Why similar: Adventure 56.4%, Indie 43.6%
- #59 Outliver: Redemption
69% match6 user reviews0% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: GBROSSOFT
Windows
Derek Okoye’s accident on the day of a big trial becomes a window for redeeming his lost values…
Why similar: Adventure 56.4%, Indie 43.6%