- #1 Macrotis: A Mother's Journey
97% matchVery Positive92% of 181 reviews2019
Dev: Proud DinosaursPub: Orsam Information Technologies
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Help Mother Bilby, as she struggles underground to find her children, in this magical indie, 2.5D puzzle-platformer game. Macrotis: A Mother’s Journey is an unforgettable adventure for those who love being challenged.
Why similar: Adventure 44.7%, Indie 35.9%, Platformer 19.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the theme of a mother's perilous journey to reunite with her children through puzzle-platforming.
- #2 Offspring Fling!
96% matchVery Positive82% of 594 reviews2012
Dev: Kyle Pulver
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Offspring Fling is a game about a poor forest creature that has misplaced all of her children.
Why similar: Indie 34%, Platformer 33.1%, Adventure 20.6%, Family Friendly 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: You play as a mother creature tasked with finding and reuniting with your scattered offspring in this cute, puzzle-focused platformer.
- #3 Bring You Home
95% matchVery Positive97% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Alike Studio
Windows · Mac
You don't control the hero, but the level ITSELF! In this puzzle adventure, change and rearrange pieces of every level to find the right path. All to guide Polo through crazy worlds and rescue his kidnapped alien pet...
Why similar: Adventure 53.1%, Indie 40.4%, Family Friendly 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A heartwarming puzzle-adventure about a hero traveling through various worlds to find his lost pet, sharing the same emotional core as the seed game.
- #4 Marvin's Mittens
96% matchVery Positive95% of 215 reviews2014
Dev: Breakfall
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Marvin's Mittens presents a soothing world to explore, free from enemies and danger. Go on an adventure!
Why similar: Adventure 45.7%, Indie 37.8%, Platformer 16.5%
Why You'll Like It: This cozy, indie platformer captures the same innocent, child-like exploration and gentle gameplay found in Mommy.
- #5 A Boy and His Blob
94% matchMixed69% of 553 reviews2016
Dev: Abstraction GamesPub: Ziggurat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
When Blobolonia is threatened by an evil Emperor, the blob comes to Earth looking for help. Instead, he finds a young boy. Help the blob dethrone the evil Emperor that's terrorizing Blobolonia and establish a friendship with the blob that will last a lifetime.
Why similar: Adventure 47.6%, Family Friendly 28.5%, Platformer 24%
Why You'll Like It: A classic family-friendly puzzle-platformer that emphasizes the bond between two characters on a journey.
- #6 Shelter
94% matchVery Positive85% of 3,696 reviews2013
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Experience the wild as a badger sheltering your cubs from harm. On your journey, you will be stalked by birds of prey, encounter perils of the night, cross fierce rivers, escape forest fires and face the looming threat of starvation. Food is to be found, but is there enough for everyone?
Why similar: Adventure 42.2%, Family Friendly 35.4%, Indie 22.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the intense, protective bond between a mother badger and her cubs as they navigate a dangerous wilderness.
- #7 Unravel
92% matchVery Positive91% of 5,395 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwood InteractivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 40.8%, Family Friendly 29%, Platformer 23.8%, Indie 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional, visually stunning platformer where you play as a small creature navigating a world that feels vast and sometimes dangerous.
- #8 Shiny The Firefly
93% matchMixed63% of 133 reviews2014
Dev: Stage Clear StudiosPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Shiny the Firefly is a challenging platform adventure game. Journey through a mysterious garden as Shiny, a brave firefly on a quest to find his children, lost in a terrible accident. Master trials,solve puzzles and use your stealth to guide your children to safety.
Why similar: Adventure 44.7%, Indie 38.2%, Platformer 17.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, family-friendly platformer where you must navigate obstacles to protect your family.
- #9 Hoa
91% matchVery Positive89% of 3,023 reviews2021
Dev: Skrollcat StudioPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hoa is a beautiful puzzle-platforming game that features breathtaking hand-painted art, lovely music, and a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere.
Why similar: Adventure 33.9%, Platformer 28.1%, Indie 24.2%, Family Friendly 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, serene platformer that focuses on exploration and gentle puzzle-solving in a magical, hand-painted world.
- #10 The Last Campfire
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 18,750 reviews2021
Dev: Hello Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.
Why similar: Adventure 43.3%, Indie 28.7%, Family Friendly 28%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, puzzle-adventure game about a lost soul searching for meaning and a way home, echoing the themes of the seed game.
- #11 Where is my Heart?
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 183 reviews2014
Dev: Schulenburg SoftwarePub: Die Gute Fabrik
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 40%
In Where is my Heart? you play the story of a family of forest spirits. The family lives comfortably in a tree in the woods until one day they lose their home and thus embark on a great adventure. Their journey will take them through the mushroom caves and even deeper down to the lifeless crystal pools and back up into the mountains.
Why similar: Adventure 39.7%, Indie 37.5%, Platformer 22.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, indie puzzle-platformer that explores themes of family and connection through unique, fragmented visuals.
- #12 Lost Words: Beyond the Page
89% matchVery Positive95% of 823 reviews2021
Dev: Sketchbook DevelopmentsPub: Sketchbook Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A short, fully voiced, story-first adventure across two worlds. Rearrange words into platforms in Izzy’s diary, then wield word magic to shape your path in the fantasy she writes. Gentle puzzles, watercolour wonder, and a bittersweet story of family, loss, and healing.
Why similar: Adventure 55.3%, Platformer 44.7%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven platformer uses its mechanics to tell a deeply personal and emotional story about growing up and loss.
- #13 Pikuniku
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,974 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: Adventure 35.1%, Indie 29.1%, Platformer 18.7%, Family Friendly 17.1%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, colorful, and lighthearted platformer that emphasizes exploration and simple, fun mechanics.
- #14 Lanternium
88% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2019
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
You have to find out what happened in this fantastic world and help the Raccoon find his way home!
Why similar: Family Friendly 38.1%, Adventure 37.1%, Indie 24.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, puzzle-platformer that features a small character navigating a magical world.
- #15 GRIS
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 93,692 reviews2018
Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Why similar: Indie 38.4%, Adventure 33.6%, Platformer 27.9%
Why You'll Like It: An artistic and emotional platformer that deals with themes of grief and recovery through beautiful, non-violent gameplay.
- #16 Grow Home
86% matchVery Positive92% of 5,564 reviews2015
Dev: Reflections, a Ubisoft StudioPub: Infogrames
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.
Why similar: Adventure 64.3%, Platformer 18.6%, Indie 17%
Why You'll Like It: A charming exploration-based platformer where you climb and navigate a massive plant to find your way back to your ship.
- #17 Felix The Toy
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: XYX GamesPub: Tero Lunkka
Windows
Inspired by classics from long ago, help a toy named felix find his owner when a mysterious event takes over the planet
Why similar: Adventure 55.1%, Platformer 44.9%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, arcade-style platformer that is easy to pick up and fits the indie aesthetic of the seed game.
- #18 Storm in a Teacup
87% matchMixed68% of 146 reviews2012
Dev: Cobra Mobile
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Take Storm on a wonderful adventure in his magical teacup. Storm's brother Cloud has created an amazing dream-like world for you to explore!
Why similar: Indie 73.9%, Platformer 26.1%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, casual platformer that provides a short and sweet experience similar to the scale of the seed game.
- #19 Ratyrinth
84% matchVery Positive98% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Solluco
Windows
You are drastically separated from your family in a scary forest with dangerous creatures, and you have to find them again! Ratyrinth is a cute and challenging precision platformer.
Why similar: Adventure 56.4%, Platformer 30.3%, Indie 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward 2D platformer that provides a classic indie experience with a focus on exploration.
- #20 Tinykin
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,059 reviews2022
Dev: SplashteamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to bring Milo back to his home planet and back to normal size!
Why similar: Family Friendly 36.9%, Adventure 34.5%, Platformer 28.6%
Why You'll Like It: A delightful 3D platformer where you explore a giant house from the perspective of a tiny character, emphasizing discovery.
- #21 Wandersong
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,848 reviews2018
Dev: Wishes Ultd.Pub: Greg Lobanov
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!
Why similar: Adventure 40.8%, Indie 26.7%, Platformer 16.9%, Family Friendly 15.6%
Why You'll Like It: A whimsical, musical adventure that focuses on kindness and exploration rather than combat.
- #22 DOMINO The Little One
81% matchVery Positive82% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: LÖRNPub: Beko
Windows
DOMINO: The Little One, a hand-drawn 2D adventure game, invites you to traverse a realm where the perils of global warming and ecological catastrophe manifest as monstrous entities, and the only weapon at your disposal is your wit and will to make a change.
Why similar: Adventure 40.8%, Platformer 32.6%, Family Friendly 22.7%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer that focuses on a small character navigating a world, matching the scale and feel of Mommy.
- #23 A Hat in Time
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 52,923 reviews2017
Dev: Gears for Breakfast
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!
Why similar: Adventure 32.5%, Platformer 28%, Indie 24.4%, Family Friendly 15.1%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, family-friendly 3D platformer that captures the joy of exploration and character-driven adventure.
- #24 Alien Spidy
84% matchMixed48% of 233 reviews2013
Dev: Enigma SPPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 20%
After losing contact with his explorer friend Virgi, our fearless alien hero Spidy heads to Earth in his spacecraft to find her. While entering the Earth’s atmosphere, his spacecraft suddenly fails and starts to break up, causing Spidy to crash-land on the strange planet, with his craft scattered across forests, throughout ponds and in...
Why similar: Adventure 40.2%, Indie 34.8%, Platformer 25%
Why You'll Like It: An indie platformer that features a small, unique protagonist navigating a world filled with obstacles.
- #25 Super Grappling Gecko
80% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: CalangamesPub: Bee Legacy Publishing
Windows
Swing over spikes and pits, find the secrets of a mysterious tree and overcome difficult challenges as a brave tiny lizard in this small adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 33.8%, Family Friendly 27.2%, Indie 23.3%, Adventure 15.8%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based, cute platformer that emphasizes movement and exploration in a colorful environment.
- #26 Ronister Adventure
81% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Ronik Games Group
Windows
Horrible creatures ravaged the entire autumn, taking their sacred fruits to other lands. Now Ronister goes out on an adventure around the world, facing various enemies and obstacles. On his journey he'll find vehicles and will get unique abilities to save our planet from the terrible Evil Bat.
Why similar: Adventure 58.4%, Family Friendly 25.5%, Indie 16.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer that offers a family-friendly, straightforward adventure experience.
- #27 Rayman® Legends
79% matchVery Positive90% of 11,680 reviews2013
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Michel Ancel, the celebrated creator of Rayman®, Beyond Good & Evil®, and the Raving Rabbids®, returns to unleash his innovative creativity on this new entry into the Rayman® franchise.When Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies discover a mysterious tent filled with captivating paintings, they are suddenly transported to a series of...
Why similar: Platformer 51.8%, Adventure 35.2%, Family Friendly 13%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality, accessible platformer that offers a polished and joyful experience for players of all ages.
- #28 dino game
78% matchVery Positive90% of 87 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 56.1%, Indie 43.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, physics-based indie platformer that provides a lighthearted and accessible experience.
- #29 thanks mom
76% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"thanks mom" is an adventure game where you control a baby. You are given milk by your mother and sleeping soundly. In your dream, you remember the trials and tribulations that happened in the past. It may have been the days of struggle before you were born.
Why similar: Adventure 81.5%, Indie 18.5%
- #30 STRAY KITTEN
76% matchVery Positive86% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: LTZinc
Windows
STRAY KITTEN - is a short 2D platformer with surviving and hardcore elements where it is described a story about one lost kitten Silver.
Why similar: Adventure 34.3%, Platformer 31.9%, Indie 21%, Family Friendly 12.8%
- #31 Meg's Monster
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,271 reviews2023
Dev: Odencat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Take control of the Underworld’s grumpiest ghoul to help a lost little girl find her way home in this creepy-cute indie adventure. Just be warned: if she cries, the whole world dies.
Why similar: Adventure 43.7%, Indie 38.5%, Family Friendly 17.7%
- #32 MOTHER
75% matchVery Positive88% of 450 reviews2020
Dev: Anya Segarane
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
MOTHER is a first-person psychological horror game about protecting your children while descending deeper & deeper into madness. Defend them at all costs. Be careful, because their death is permanent!
Why similar: Indie 70.7%, Adventure 29.3%
- #33 Broccoli Bob
78% matchMixed68% of 108 reviews2017
Dev: Timberwolf StudiosPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
"Broccoli Bob" is an adventure game that combined with puzzle.
Why similar: Indie 43.4%, Adventure 25.4%, Platformer 18.3%, Family Friendly 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, casual 2D platformer that fits the indie, short-form criteria of the seed game.
- #34 Helpless
74% matchVery Positive89% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: Bonne Journée StudioPub: UQAT - Création et nouveaux médias
Windows
In the heat of deserted lands, a child and their mother weakened by sickness try to survive a harsh world. Through a kid’s perspective, take action and explore the remains of a lost past. Protect yourself from the sun’s deadly intensity and help your family get back on the road.
Why similar: Family Friendly 50.3%, Adventure 49.7%
- #35 This Child Of Mine
77% matchMixed62% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: BeetleFish Studios
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A short 2.5D adventure platformer developed over the course of 3 months by a 3 person team. Travel along with a woman and her child surviving during an alien invasion. Inspired by classic sci-fi, this quiet, melancholy journey will show the depths a mother will go to protect her child, if she can survive...
Why similar: Adventure 40.9%, Indie 36.1%, Platformer 23%
- #36 Happy Game
73% matchVery Positive90% of 3,400 reviews2021
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
Why similar: Adventure 53.9%, Indie 46.1%
- #37 Smushi Come Home
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,630 reviews2023
Dev: SomeHumbleOnionPub: Mooneye Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Play as a tiny lil' mushroom who's lost in the forest and can't find its way home. Explore unique areas freely at your own pace, chat with friendly inhabitants, and take on different adventures to get back home!
Why similar: Adventure 39.4%, Family Friendly 25.3%, Platformer 20.8%, Indie 14.5%
- #38 Where's My Mommy?
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 169 reviews2016
Dev: Exquisite Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Poopy was living happily with his mother in a dark and moist place that was their home. Then, one night, a violent and unexpected earthquake ejected Poopy's mother from their nest, leaving the little child alone and terrified. And so, Poopy began a dangerous journey to save his mother's life.
Why similar: Adventure 51%, Indie 49%
- #39 Waking Up: Way Back Home
72% matchVery Positive90% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: Nostalgic Brains
Windows · Mac · Linux
A child infiltrates a spaceship to carry out a secret rescue mission. His objective is compromised when they must make a forced landing on a strange planet. Explore this mysterious place, overcome obstacles, and find the way back home!
Why similar: Adventure 54.5%, Platformer 45.5%
- #40 Tourists Kidnapped a Little Bear
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 96 reviews2017
Dev: Wojciech KrupinskiPub: KrupinskiArt
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Tourists Kidnapped a Little Bear is a retro 8 bit game with cute five-color-arts, fx-sounds and represents a story of a brave mama bear.Mama bear need's to find and rescue her beloved little bear who was kidnapped by tourists.
Why similar: Adventure 53.5%, Indie 46.5%
- #41 Finding Xavier
70% matchVery Positive91% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: GoldenEvolution
Windows
A short adventure in which you will have to use precise platforming in order to find your cat, Xavier.
Why similar: Adventure 42.1%, Platformer 40.4%, Indie 17.4%
- #42 Lost in the Forest
75% matchMostly Negative26% of 76 reviews2017
Dev: Mihai Morosanu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Join the adventures of a little boy that is lost in the forest. You must avoid all the forest creatures, like the fox, the frog, the hedgehog and many others (even a shark). Travel through many locations and try to find your way back.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #43 Baby Dino Adventures
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: Sleeping Panda Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Baby Dino Adventures is a cute platformer game inspired by classic retro games. You play a lost baby T-Rex, and help him find his parents back. You won't kill anyone. But rather solve puzzles, and make new allies throughout this upcoming adventure. ♥
Why similar: Family Friendly 28.4%, Indie 25.9%, Platformer 24.5%, Adventure 21.2%
- #44 Sign Motion
73% matchMixed64% of 86 reviews2014
Dev: Midnart
Windows · Mac · Linux
The story of the kid who escaped from the school crossing sign.
Why similar: Adventure 45.4%, Indie 38.8%, Platformer 15.7%
- #45 Softie
67% matchVery Positive100% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Kristina Springer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Softie is a short creepy (but cute!) point-and-click adventure game. Take on the role of a cuddly teddy bear trying to find their lost owner in a peculiar house.
Why similar: Adventure 76.8%, Indie 23.2%
- #46 Return.
69% matchVery Positive91% of 948 reviews2018
Pub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 17%
Take the lost soul to its home.
Why similar: Indie 57.6%, Platformer 42.4%
- #47 Doug and Lily
71% matchVery Positive83% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: the_dobrokotPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Doug and Lily go to rescue the child from wizard.
Why similar: Adventure 32.1%, Indie 29.4%, Platformer 25.1%, Family Friendly 13.4%
- #48 Little Luna
66% matchPositive96% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Possumo
Windows · Mac
Little Luna is an engaging puzzle-platformer where every step is a race against time! Help little moth to escape the dark and dangerous cave!
Why similar: Platformer 61.7%, Family Friendly 38.3%
- #49 Liveza: Death of the Earth
72% matchMixed55% of 171 reviews2016
Dev: Nikita NefedovPub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A global catastrophe has literally torn our planet apart, breaking Earth into many pieces. You are the survivor that explores the remains of our planet and investigates the anomalies that have settled upon it. You start out with only a single item: a broken weapon that also functions as a flashlight.
Why similar: Adventure 76.5%, Indie 23.5%
- #50 Grow Up
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,892 reviews2016
Dev: Reflections, a Ubisoft StudioPub: Infogrames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Leaping from mind-boggling heights, bouncing off Champolines, soaring inches from floating islands, BUD can do it all - that look of mild terror, that’s his daredevil face. Help the adorable little robot collect MOM’s scattered ship parts and return them to the moon.
Why similar: Adventure 51%, Indie 23.4%, Family Friendly 16.3%, Platformer 9.3%
- #51 Shelter 3
70% matchMixed52% of 374 reviews2021
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac
Enter the wilderness and keep your calf and your herd safe from harm. Make your way through the open landscapes as a majestic elephant. Be alert and gather your herd during times of danger. Your herd is your family, shelter is your only hope, and survival your only goal.
Why similar: Adventure 51.8%, Indie 39.3%, Family Friendly 9%
- #52 LostWinds
69% matchVery Positive81% of 733 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Wield the awesome powers of Enril the wind spirit to guide and protect young Toku through this unique platform adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 48.6%, Platformer 28%, Family Friendly 14.8%, Indie 8.6%
- #53 Devil's Drizzle
63% matchVery Positive97% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Cozy Creeps GamesPub: ZNT Productions
Windows · Linux
Devil's Drizzle is a 2D platformer that narrates the story of a kid in pursuit of his friend, an umbrella. Brave the storm and outrun the clutches of the demonic Pazuzu in this audacious effort to save your buddy.
Why similar: Adventure 30.2%, Platformer 25.3%, Family Friendly 22.6%, Indie 22%
- #54 Pine Hearts
65% matchVery Positive97% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Luminal Games LtdPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Pine Hearts is a wholesome and tender adventure about nostalgic journeys, overcoming loss, and helping others. Embark on a cozy hiking expedition to the sprawling Pine Hearts nature reserve and scale the mountain your father never managed to climb.
Why similar: Adventure 55.8%, Family Friendly 44.2%
- #55 Owlone in the Woods
67% matchVery Positive95% of 147 reviews2022
Dev: Kasper TC
Windows
Help an owl find its chicks after losing them - and the ability to fly - in a thunderstorm. In this short 2D platformer you slowly recover your ability to navigate the dangers of the forest as you bring your chicks back to your hollow one by one.
Why similar: Adventure 59.8%, Indie 24.1%, Platformer 16.1%
- #56 Daddy
70% matchMixed56% of 185 reviews2018
Dev: Pudding
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 607.0 hrs≥1hr: 15%
You have to find your daddy.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #57 Hollow Mind: The Lost Puppy
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: storkyproduct
Windows
A small puppy will have to fight with their fears and find all the positive memories, personified by soft toys, in completely different locations. Beautiful graphics, pleasant sounds, and interesting performance. Just relax and feel the atmosphere of adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 36.2%, Adventure 35.2%, Indie 28.6%
- #58 Playing House
63% matchVery Positive92% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: 鬱薔薇檸檬(UtubaraLemon)
Windows
One holiday, the father Haruma came to the park with his daughter Naori. But in that park, strange things began to happen—. Carry out the holiday mission “Playing House” for your beloved daughter!
Why similar: Family Friendly 100%
- #59 Bulb Boy
67% matchVery Positive86% of 2,046 reviews2015
Dev: Bulbware
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.
Why similar: Adventure 61.1%, Indie 38.9%