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  1. #1 Goat Life
    97% matchMixed62% of 154 reviews2018
    Dev: Dwarven potion brewPub: Sacred Grab Games
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    Goat Life is an unusual 2D platformer with elements of survival in which you have to go through a variety of levels for a goat.

    Why similar: Simulation 45%, Adventure 31.1%, Indie 23.9%

  2. #2 Caveman Alive
    96% matchMostly Negative38% of 109 reviews2017
    Dev: Dwarven potion brewPub: Sacred Grab Games
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Caveman Alive - is a very simple platformer with elements of survival. Imagine that you were the last of your tribe. Everywhere are many enemies, thirsty for your death, and the main problem is hunger.

    Why similar: Simulation 49.3%, Adventure 28%, Indie 22.7%

  3. #3 Fear in Hospital
    96% matchMixed48% of 521 reviews2019
    Dev: IO Games
    Windows

    Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!

    Why similar: Adventure 64.6%, Indie 35.4%

  4. #4 Hardcore and Death
    94% matchVery Positive82% of 77 reviews2025
    Dev: ZERO5GAMES
    Windows

    Run through huge multi-level locations, avoiding spikes, falling platforms, and flying blades, use double jumps, and choose your route to reach the Heart before the lights go out.

    Why similar: Adventure 75.9%, Indie 24.1%

  5. #5 Doors Quest Demo
    95% matchVery Positive86% of 177 reviews2018
    Dev: Nick Page!
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 12%

    Wow, it's Doors Quest Demo! You gotta go through the door if you wanna win the game!

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  6. #6 Nirvana Game Of Life
    94% matchMostly Positive70% of 77 reviews2022
    Dev: Goldtusks
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A darkly humorous life simulator where every decision matters. Swipe left or right to guide a life through hundreds of strange events while balancing Health, Money, Social, and Happiness. Live well, die horribly, and try again.

    Why similar: Simulation 68.1%, Adventure 31.9%

  7. #7 Kickshot
    93% matchMostly Positive76% of 68 reviews2018
    Dev: R.A.M. Studios LLC
    Windows

    Kickshot is a first-person speedrunning game in which you utilize your tools, environment and movement abilities to complete the course as quickly as possible.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  8. #8 Before Nightfall
    92% matchMixed62% of 94 reviews2018
    Dev: Pickle Drugs
    Windows

    It’s a small survival game, in which you will be tested for speed and prudence. Challenge the deadly cold

    Why similar: Simulation 51.9%, Adventure 26.7%, Indie 21.3%

  9. #9 Stay Out Of The Farm: Prologue
    91% matchMixed55% of 68 reviews2023
    Dev: Yasha
    Windows

    Free Prologue to Stay Out Of The Farm, a ps1 styled horror game where you try to escape from a serial killer.

    Why similar: Simulation 44.3%, Adventure 44.2%, Indie 11.5%

  10. #10 3Buttons
    91% matchMixed60% of 69 reviews2018
    Dev: John SegerstedtPub: Indie
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    3Buttons is a short free-to-play platformer where you will only need three buttons to play! Choose between three different geometrical shapes; Sphere, Capsule, and the dreaded Cube. There are three different campaigns, in each you can submit your High Score for the global leaderboards! Good luck.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  11. #11 Smile More
    87% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2026
    Dev: Pixel Poxet
    Windows · Mac

    A short medical simulation horror game with multiple endings where the imperfect are made HAPPY. Perform tasks and operations on sedated patients to fix their defects before submitting your files to the Ministry of Happiness & Peace!

    Why similar: Simulation 78%, Indie 22%

  12. #12 Eared Hero
    90% matchMostly Negative27% of 146 reviews2017
    Dev: Dwarven potion brewPub: Sacred Grab Games
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    Eared Hero is a simple 2D game with elements of survival, which will delight you with beautiful graphics and simple gameplay. In this platformer you have to pass diverse, challenging levels for the small, defenseless rabbit.

    Why similar: Simulation 48.5%, Adventure 29.8%, Indie 21.7%

  13. #13 REALITY
    89% matchMixed68% of 106 reviews2016
    Dev: Grey Reality Studios
    Windows

    REALITY is a FREE short First-Person horror game, it uses a graphical style to represent the present mood of the game. It gives the player the ability to choose and get slightly different results. The game has many mysteries you might want to uncover.

    Why similar: Adventure 52.4%, Indie 47.6%

  14. #14 Stayin' Alive
    89% matchMostly Positive74% of 287 reviews2018
    Dev: IndieGala
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Do your best to die or save your enemies from death in this frantic team multiplayer game about health issues. Death is in the air.

    Why similar: Simulation 57.6%, Indie 42.4%

  15. #15 Relive
    88% matchMostly Positive74% of 176 reviews2015
    Dev: Studio Evil
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Relive is a free sci-fi adventure game about CPR. Its main purpose is to increase the awareness about this topic and encourage people to take a CPR class and be prepared to intervene in case of need. Discover the story and challenge your friends in tournament mode!

    Why similar: Adventure 52.5%, Indie 47.5%

  16. #16 Indie Dev Story
    85% matchVery Positive82% of 112 reviews2024
    Dev: CBgameDev
    Windows

    Indie Dev Story - Quit your job to become an indie developer and make your first game!

    Why similar: Simulation 68.5%, Indie 31.5%

  17. #17 Island Dash
    86% matchVery Positive84% of 499 reviews2017
    Dev: Flo Knödl
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 30%

    You are controlling the Tourist through the whole Island. Your goal is to collect as much money as quickly as possible, so the Tourist can buy himself a Hotdog. If you are to slow and he runs out of calories, he will die. :( Do you think you can make it?

    Why similar: Adventure 56.2%, Indie 43.8%

  18. #18 Revenge of the Headless
    86% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2018
    Dev: Sloth Studio
    Windows

    A brick adventure game. Every time will change the dungeon, use your head to kill a blood road, Durahan.

    Why similar: Adventure 54.6%, Indie 45.4%

  19. #19 Hellevator
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 331 reviews2021
    Dev: Quasar Games
    Windows

    Hellevator is a 2D platformer in hell where the only way to escape is to die. Find creative ways to die in order to solve the puzzles and progress through this infernal hotel.

    Why similar: Adventure 66.5%, Indie 33.5%

  20. #20 Unemployment Simulator 2018
    81% matchVery Positive84% of 138 reviews2026
    Dev: Samuel LehikoinenPub: turbolento publishing
    Windows · Linux

    Social welfare survival horror based on real events. Endure emotional pain and societal pressure. Stay entertained. Survive the routine and become the hero of your studio apartment—battle inner demons, hide skeletons in the closet, and most importantly… keep the bathroom clean.

    Why similar: Simulation 55.5%, Adventure 22.9%, Indie 21.6%

  21. #21 The End o,,,o
    84% matchMixed64% of 273 reviews2017
    Dev: xrrawva
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 15%

    Face the grim reaper at 3 frames per second.

    Why similar: Indie 58.7%, Adventure 41.3%

  22. #22 The Closing Shift
    81% matchMixed66% of 121 reviews2025
    Dev: Bird Box Games
    Windows

    A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.

    Why similar: Simulation 94.7%, Indie 5.3%

  23. #23 Let Me Die (inside)
    82% matchMixed66% of 65 reviews2021
    Dev: No
    Windows

    The characters of Let Me Die (inside) have fallen into despair head over heels, so they want to leave this world and end their lives. Your duty is to fulfil their wish. In every level, the player is expected to find a way to die, but before that, he has to complete the death wishes of the character.

    Why similar: Adventure 72%, Indie 28%

  24. #24 Hardcore ZBoy
    83% matchMostly Negative36% of 81 reviews2017
    Dev: Narko Games
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    You play as a zombie that runs from people, you have to run as far as possible

    Why similar: Adventure 54.6%, Indie 45.4%

  25. #25 Self-Isolation
    80% matchVery Positive86% of 491 reviews2020
    Dev: Dymchick1
    Windows

    This game is a simulation of self-isolation. You need to support your family, not to lose your job and finally not to go crazy.

    Why similar: Simulation 47.2%, Adventure 27.6%, Indie 25.1%

  26. #26 Cowboy Escape
    82% matchMostly Negative38% of 63 reviews2018
    Dev: azimuth team
    Windows
    Median: 0 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 22%

    You play for Cowboy, whose goal is to go through all levels without falling into an abyss.

    Why similar: Adventure 54.6%, Indie 45.4%

  27. #27 Unroaded
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 306 reviews2019
    Dev: stormnebulae
    Windows · Mac

    Unroaded is a short free visual novel about the living dead man who instead of inaction has chosen the road.

    Why similar: Adventure 53.2%, Indie 46.8%

  28. #28 Aroma
    77% matchVery Positive85% of 464 reviews2022
    Dev: Oyashiro.dev
    Windows · Mac

    This is a simple story about young people, about the aroma of youth and the smells of life, which can so easily be cut short by a fatal accident.Or maybe at the behest of a heartless fate.

    Why similar: Adventure 59.6%, Indie 40.4%

  29. #29 Just Arms
    79% matchMostly Positive75% of 55 reviews2020
    Dev: Icehelm
    Windows

    After a terrible fall you wake up confused and without legs. All hope is not lost though, for there is a tale of a witch with the power to regrow limbs. Punch yourself to the top, find the witch and get your legs back!

    Why similar: Adventure 83.4%, Indie 16.6%

  30. #30 A Game About
    76% matchVery Positive90% of 892 reviews2018
    Dev: byolivierb
    Windows · Mac

    A Game About is a free, short, lo-fi point & click adventure that tasks the player with living with their daily routine. Through day to day choices, life changes in imperceptibles and unexpected ways.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  31. #31 Immortal Heroes
    79% matchMostly Negative30% of 112 reviews2017
    Dev: azimuth team
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 13%

    You are a brave warrior who came to this world to save its inhabitants. Here you will be met by awful monsters, such as huge spiders, wolf-werewolves, bears, unicorns ... The essence of the game, like any clicker, is to quickly press the button to the finish.

    Why similar: Adventure 54.6%, Indie 45.4%

  32. #32 Office Simulator: Prologue
    74% matchVery Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: Tzn Games
    Windows

    Office Simulator: Prologue is a limited-content version designed to let you experience office management right away. Manage your employees, plan tasks, and navigate the challenges of office life!

    Why similar: Simulation 95%, Indie 5%

  33. #33 Perfect Vermin
    74% matchVery Positive93% of 3,863 reviews2020
    Dev: Talia bob MairPub: ItsTheTalia
    Windows

    Your task is simple, exterminate all vermin. The sledge hammer you have been provided is capable of destroying almost all office appliances and furniture that may be uncooperative. Your time is running out.

    Why similar: Indie 52.6%, Adventure 47.4%

  34. #34 Chilli Con Valley
    75% matchVery Positive90% of 155 reviews2022
    Dev: Knesti
    Windows

    Chilli con Valley! Help the Bean reach its chilli con Carne pot as fast as possible. Jump over Obstacles and dangerous objects just like lava and knives. Who doesn't want to help a poor little bean? Chilli con valley is a game for people with a lot of persistence and a mentally strong head.

    Why similar: Adventure 76.3%, Indie 23.7%

  35. #35 Blob From Space
    78% matchMostly Negative28% of 172 reviews2020
    Dev: JosPlays
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Blob From Space is a 2d side scroller game. Difficulty will change when progressing. Try to survive many challenges with only 3 continues! Let the rage begin!

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  36. #36 Make it indie!
    77% matchMixed46% of 1,281 reviews2015
    Dev: Sometimes You
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Claw your way through the abyss of the mind and survive the horrors that stalk you as you attempt to survive seven days as... an Indie Developer.

    Why similar: Indie 58.6%, Simulation 26.9%, Adventure 14.5%

  37. #37 ALTF4
    72% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,816 reviews2021
    Dev: PUMPKIM
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    [3D 3rd Person Perma-Death Runner Game]Try to overcome various obstacles until the end.

    Why similar: Adventure 100%

  38. #38 Sheepy: A Short Adventure
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 23,948 reviews2024
    Dev: MrSuicideSheep
    Windows

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    Why similar: Adventure 53.4%, Indie 46.6%

  39. #39 Find Out
    76% matchMixed58% of 161 reviews2016
    Dev: Vorobiov VadymPub: Bitlock Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Find Out - this is an adventure game in which you will have to escape from an unknown location, surrounded by a large maze.

    Why similar: Indie 41.3%, Simulation 36.6%, Adventure 22.1%

  40. #40 Live
    75% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2017
    Dev: empty assembly
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 21%

    No one ever said that life is easy. Fight your way through it in a short story-driven mix of game genres that accompany your journey from childhood to senility. What challenges will you stand up against? Will you earn what should be yours? Will you find out what it means to Live?

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  41. #41 un/FRAGMENT.
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2024
    Dev: izakiko paradox
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.

    Why similar: Adventure 73.9%, Indie 26.1%

  42. #42 Accident Liquidator
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 148 reviews2024
    Dev: Teamey
    Windows

    Accident Liquidator is an exciting 3D arcade action-adventure game that throws you into situations where each day presents new challenges necessary for survival.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  43. #43 The Cubicle.
    73% matchVery Positive87% of 620 reviews2016
    Dev: Roel van BeekPub: Pelican Party Studios
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 18%

    The Cubicle is a short VR experience about your regular everyday job in an office, or is it?

    Why similar: Simulation 52.1%, Adventure 26.5%, Indie 21.4%

  44. #44 Survivor
    73% matchMixed64% of 117 reviews2019
    Dev: Reija Meriläinen
    Windows · Mac

    Outwit, Outplay, Outcast.

    Why similar: Adventure 54.6%, Indie 45.4%

  45. #45 Shelley Manor
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 106 reviews2024
    Dev: Tiny Terrors StudioPub: ESAT
    Windows

    Find your way through a puzzle filled manor while barely dodging human-eating monsters. You wake up in a dark room with one objective: escape those sharpened teeth. However, you should not worry; you will meet friends along the way.

    Why similar: Adventure 100%

  46. #46 Something Strange
    71% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
    Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
    Windows

    Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!

    Why similar: Adventure 53.4%, Indie 46.6%

  47. #47 Jelly Killer
    71% matchVery Positive80% of 381 reviews2016
    Dev: Immortal Game Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Jelly Killer - Retro Platformer The Adventures Of A Young Bioweapon. In this game you will act like the young bioweapon. You will encounter lots of traps and puzzles. You will have to possess human bodies to pass the game to the end. Good luck!

    Why similar: Adventure 52.4%, Indie 47.6%

  48. #48 Blast Radius
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 104 reviews2025
    Windows

    Your goal: clear all fruits, avoid capture, and escape each level alive.

    Why similar: Adventure 78.8%, Indie 21.2%

  49. #49 Rotate or Die
    67% matchMostly Positive80% of 106 reviews2024
    Dev: ZERO5GAMES
    Windows

    Rotate or Die throws you into a heart-pounding, high-speed adventure, where danger lurks around every corner.

    Why similar: Adventure 77.2%, Indie 22.8%

  50. #50 SLUDGE LIFE: The BIG MUD Sessions
    67% matchVery Positive97% of 446 reviews2023
    Dev: Terri VellmannPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 11%

    Munch down a bite-sized SLUDGE LIFE experience in this free self-contained interlude.

    Why similar: Simulation 45.2%, Adventure 42.6%, Indie 12.1%

  51. #51 P-Walker's Simulation
    73% matchMixed44% of 77 reviews2017
    Dev: BrainStrainStudios
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    In this game, you control Paul, a man that faces many obstacles in both life and death.

    Why similar: Simulation 50.9%, Adventure 27.3%, Indie 21.8%

  52. #52 The Itch
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 99 reviews2019
    Dev: Dane ShermanPub: MAGIC Spell Studios
    Windows

    The Itch is a 2D platformer centered around using heart rate as a resource to make objects move, grow, and shoot in order to find a doctor who can cure a deadly virus. The path to the doctor is full of obstacles as you traverse cavernous environments filled with plant life and people.

    Why similar: Adventure 53%, Indie 47%

  53. #53 Ragdoll: Fall Simulator
    69% matchMostly Positive73% of 98 reviews2021
    Dev: Andreev Worlds
    Windows

    In this game, you can launch your character anywhere, watching as his limbs dangle and hit all the obstacles.

    Why similar: Simulation 85.9%, Indie 14.1%

  54. #54 The Way of Life Free Edition
    68% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,195 reviews2016
    Dev: CyberCoconut
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 14%

    The Way of Life makes the player relive the same life's experiences from the point of view of three characters of different ages: an adult, an old man and a child.

    Why similar: Simulation 43.4%, Indie 30.6%, Adventure 26.1%

  55. #55 Freddy Spaghetti
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2020
    Dev: Playful Pasta
    Windows

    Meet Freddy. Freddy is spaghetti. Oh, and conscious. Follow along Freddy's story as you plunge head first into challenges and obstacles.

    Why similar: Simulation 51.2%, Adventure 26.6%, Indie 22.2%

  56. #56 I Must Kill: Fresh Meat
    72% matchMostly Negative28% of 265 reviews2015
    Dev: Gaming Cats Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    I must kill...: Fresh Meat is a light horror story adventure game based on a sad story of a butcher. One day, one night and one accident will bring his misty past and memories to light.

    Why similar: Adventure 54.6%, Indie 45.4%

  57. #57 Nihilist Simulator
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2017
    Dev: hyperboreanGamesPub: Back To Basics Gaming
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    A game where your only goal is to die - Just like in real life!

    Why similar: Simulation 51.6%, Adventure 26.4%, Indie 22%

  58. #58 MONOTONIA: First Contact
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2023
    Dev: GDH Studio
    Windows

    MONOTONIA: First Contact is a prologue-format experience, free and essential to pave the challenging and definitive cycle of MONOTONY. Work, pay your bills, and survive!

    Why similar: Simulation 64.5%, Adventure 35.5%

  59. #59 The Flayed Man
    63% matchVery Positive91% of 383 reviews2025
    Dev: Snoring Dog Games
    Windows

    The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.

    Why similar: Adventure 68.7%, Indie 31.3%

  60. #60 Baby Blues Nightmares - Toddler Horror Game Prologue
    65% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2024
    Dev: Steelkrill Studio
    Windows

    Baby Blues Nightmare - Prologue is a small taste of the horrors that awaits in this survival horror game where you play as a toddler going into a little adventure with your tricycle which you can fix, maintain and customize. Paddle, hide and survive but remember; try not to cry when you are scared..

    Why similar: Simulation 64.6%, Adventure 35.4%

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