- #1 //N.P.P.D. RUSH//- The milk of Ultraviolet
97% matchMostly Negative33% of 770 reviews2014
Dev: Rail Slave GamesPub: KPL
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
So nauseous pines, This noxious abyss, I feed from the milk, of ultra violet, Yet I'm lost with you, My floating twin, You're the anchor to the drain, but I am the key, To nothing.
Why similar: Indie 67.3%, Action 32.7%
- #2 Magic Wand
96% matchVery Positive96% of 80 reviews2017
Dev: thecatamitesPub: harmony corp
Windows · Mac · Linux
Machine to process your sensations into trains and fields the monster people moving 'cross are getting lost and found again. An exciting capsule toy JRPG for you.
Why similar: Adventure 50.7%, RPG 35.4%, Indie 14%
- #3 LSD Dream Emulator: Vaporwave (Wanderlust)
96% matchMixed48% of 117 reviews2017
Dev: Eternity Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%
LSD Dream Emulator: Vaporwave (Wanderlust) is a first person exploration game that takes you to a journey between worlds. Inspired by the original PSX game.
Why similar: Adventure 44.8%, RPG 28%, Action 15.1%, Indie 12.2%
- #4 Super Chipflake Ü: Quest for the Uncooked Schnitzel
94% matchVery Positive96% of 387 reviews2026
Dev: SalsaShark Studios
Windows
You're hungry. For a schnitzel. The problem is: you have to get it!
Why similar: Adventure 76.2%, Action 15.9%, Indie 7.8%
- #5 samurai_jazz
95% matchMixed63% of 92 reviews2015
Dev: Blaze Epic
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 27%
An action/adventure game taking ques from both film-noir and samurai-drama's of old, "samurai_jazz" takes players on an adventure through an enigmatic city, engaging in sword-fights, encounters with mythological beings, and quirky dialog with the local inhabitants presented with a pseudo 8-bit style.
Why similar: Adventure 59.7%, Action 22.3%, Indie 18%
- #6 Nyanco Dream
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 58 reviews2019
Dev: Nyanco Channel
Windows
Nyanco goes to the Gensokyo Touhou World!
Why similar: Adventure 40.3%, RPG 32%, Action 14.9%, Indie 12.8%
- #7 Ink Inside - First Page
92% matchVery Positive99% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Blackfield Entertainment LLCPub: Entalto Publishing
Windows
INK INSIDE is a beat-em-up meets dodgeball action RPG featuring the voices of Brian David Gilbert (YouTube, Dropout) and Deneen Melody! (Evangelion, Romantic Killer). Experience the exciting and hilarious prologue with a friend when you play this NEW kind of Saturday morning cartoon together!
Why similar: Adventure 60.3%, RPG 28.9%, Action 10.8%
- #8 Disillusion
91% matchVery Positive94% of 907 reviews2021
Dev: Disillusion Dev
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A mysterious muse calls upon you to investigate a Large tower in an oneiric land.
Why similar: Adventure 51.2%, RPG 34%, Indie 9.1%, Action 5.7%
- #9 Featherfall
91% matchVery Positive80% of 177 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Featherfall is a soulslike RPG adventure about a bird leaving its nest.
Why similar: Adventure 41.4%, RPG 31.5%, Action 15%, Indie 12.1%
- #10 ART IS RIFLE
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Arman Pakan
Windows
A Surreal Puzzle Shooter Adventure Fueled By Madness!
Why similar: Adventure 61.2%, Indie 22.1%, Action 16.7%
- #11 Crypt Stalker
89% matchVery Positive85% of 105 reviews2020
Dev: Sinclair Strange
Windows
Whip your way through nostalgia fuelled kinky demon slaying. From hidden desert temples to floating ruins, this will take you back to the golden days of gaming, where there was only 4 buttons on a controller and VHS ruled the world.
Why similar: Adventure 58.9%, Action 24%, Indie 17%
- #12 The Indie Mixtape
90% matchMixed68% of 105 reviews2015
Dev: Daniel LinssenPub: CDP
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
From laser-jousting deathmatches to bird-noir crime thrillers, The Indie Mixtape contains five of the most interesting and exciting games from the best indie talent out there.
Why similar: Adventure 41%, RPG 31.5%, Action 14.1%, Indie 13.4%
- #13 Project Morpheus: Prologue
88% matchVery Positive82% of 542 reviews2021
Dev: Team RangerPub: Lightning Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Welcome to Project: Morpheus, you will reprise yourself as EAST, and play your way in this world where reality and dreams collide.
Why similar: Adventure 48.1%, RPG 35%, Action 16.9%
- #14 Flower in the Snow - Resurrection
86% matchVery Positive85% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: Rainbow Flute StudioPub: NVLMaker
Windows
What is going to be acted before you is——Blossom in the shackles, but deep down in your bone, suspension and romantic.
Why similar: Adventure 83.3%, Indie 16.7%
- #15 Story of White Stone State
87% matchMostly Negative28% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: DRILL Games
Windows
Open world, many plots, especially suitable for trying what you dare not do
Why similar: Adventure 44.5%, RPG 39.8%, Indie 15.7%
- #16 The witch and the bottle of concepts
84% matchMixed64% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: 岛叶游戏Pub: 月光游戏
Windows
A fantasy pixel-style Metroidvania roguelike game. The amnesiac witch picks up her reliable broom and embarks on a journey with Elf companions to defeat the Villain and regain their homeland, unveil the conspiracy. Through the magic mirror, break the 4th wall and find the truth!
Why similar: RPG 63.7%, Adventure 28.1%, Indie 8.1%
- #17 Rush to Adventure
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Digital Awakening
Windows
Rush to Adventure is a retro fantasy speedrunning adventure. Inspired by classic NES titles like Zelda, Mario and Castlevania. You awaken on the shore of a cursed island. Your only way off the island is to fight the monsters and lift the curse.
Why similar: Adventure 41.8%, RPG 31.1%, Action 15%, Indie 12.1%
- #18 Snowball!
84% matchVery Positive87% of 187 reviews2016
Dev: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 25%
. . .. ... ......A homegrown, hand-cranked winter pinball adventure. Send your behemoth snow spheres through a bobsled maze of snowbanks, homemade wooden paddles, Tesla coils, igloos, railcars and more... ... .. . .
Why similar: Action 52.7%, Indie 47.3%
- #19 Not without my donuts
85% matchMixed45% of 56 reviews2015
Dev: Stake deep interactivePub: Evilized productions
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You both stand ready to be champions. Your vows to protect your world and every remaining donut have toughened your resolve to overcome all obstacles. In the icing that sits on top of your flavored cupcake you some how understand how importantly the need to survive has become, as you glance at the donut you now defend, you realize,...
Why similar: Adventure 59.5%, Action 23.2%, Indie 17.2%
- #20 White Lavender
81% matchVery Positive93% of 276 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A challenging adventure game with RPG-elements. Be a bug, fight other critters with swords and magic, collect powerful items such as pencils and teaspoons, meet cool characters, and up your fashion game on a journey to brew a special tea!
Why similar: Adventure 46%, RPG 38.9%, Action 15.1%
- #21 Wirewalk()↳
82% matchVery Positive97% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: debugChicken
Windows · Mac
Wirewalk()↳ is a whimsical adventure where you raid virus-riddled systems with a very big baseball bat.
Why similar: RPG 57.9%, Adventure 35.4%, Action 3.7%, Indie 3%
- #22 TRATEL64
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 143 reviews2017
Dev: HOGWILDMURDER
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Prepare for an experience unlike anything you've seen before... TRATEL64 (spell it in all caps) is a zany comedy adventure game that's stylized like a fever dream! Watch Tratel go from 0 to 64 over the course of an afternoon (in real time that amounts to 1-2 hours).
Why similar: Adventure 77.6%, Indie 22.4%
- #23 Squidlit
80% matchVery Positive91% of 440 reviews2018
Dev: Squidlit Ink.
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 21%
Every day is a wonderful day for invertebrates! Come join the Squidlits of Blipston for a squishy adventure of spoopy castles, muffins, and wiggles! Made with classic handheld technology in mind, Squidlit strives to be the closest modern recreation of GameBoy game-design methods on the market.
Why similar: Adventure 53.9%, Action 19.4%, Indie 17.2%, RPG 9.5%
- #24 PONG Quest™
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: Chequered Ink Ltd.Pub: Atari
Windows
PONG Quest™ is a new take on the seminal arcade smash. Take control of a brave young paddle and traverse treacherous lands - each loosely based on various classic Atari® hits - in this uniquely PONG®-themed dungeon-crawling RPG.
Why similar: Adventure 47%, RPG 36.1%, Action 16.9%
- #25 Fantasyland
82% matchVery Negative7% of 82 reviews2018
Dev: SUNYU
Windows · Mac
Fantasyland, from one of the four ancient China masterpiece "Dream of the Red Chamber".
Why similar: Adventure 40.8%, RPG 31.3%, Action 16.1%, Indie 11.8%
- #26 DashBored
79% matchVery Positive81% of 335 reviews2016
Dev: Fading Club
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Enter a bizarre and idiosyncratic world! Adventure into the unknown, and defeat horrid monsters! A story of Love, Loss, and the end of the Multiverse.
Why similar: Adventure 47%, RPG 38.7%, Indie 14.3%
- #27 Stray Children
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: Onion Games
Windows
“The Olders, they come to eat the Children…” All of the adults have become monsters, the rumors say. Nowhere is safe outside these walls. Welcome to Stray Children — a bittersweet, fairy tale RPG.
Why similar: Adventure 39.1%, RPG 33.6%, Action 14.8%, Indie 12.4%
- #28 Wildbus
78% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: Wildbus Studio
Windows
Bus Modification ARPG
Why similar: Adventure 47.6%, RPG 33.8%, Action 13.2%, Indie 5.4%
- #29 Silver Knight
79% matchMixed54% of 103 reviews2016
Dev: Wojciech KrupinskiPub: KrupinskiArt
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Silver Knight is a unique isometric mini-RPG with randomized enemy spawn placement that offers a challenging new experience each time you play. Any second can become your last in this dangerous land. Think twice before making your move — lives are extremely hard to come by in these parts.
Why similar: Adventure 41.4%, RPG 31.8%, Action 14.9%, Indie 12%
- #30 Funbag Fantasy 3if
76% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: WafflePub: MangaGamer
Windows
The pallid bust of Pallas beckons! Arise O Julinas from the hoary Underworld; bestride these Empyrean mountains like a Titan. Myriad mammaries await thee. Only by thine providence shall Rome be saved and led into the grace of Funbags!
Why similar: Adventure 44.4%, RPG 30.5%, Action 17.1%, Indie 8%
- #31 Suicide Guy: Sleepin' Deeply
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 536 reviews2018
Dev: Fabio FerraraPub: Chubby Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this new chapter of "Suicide Guy" you'll be challenged with even more insane puzzles, generated by the surreal dreams of the Guy. You'll encounter the weirdest of the living beings as you go deeper and deeper into his subconscious. This time to wake him up you'll need all your skills.
Why similar: Adventure 57%, Indie 21.8%, Action 21.2%
- #32 stikir
75% matchVery Positive84% of 299 reviews2019
Dev: bilge
Windows
This game is about making this game.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #33 Stories of Bethem: Full Moon
77% matchVery Positive81% of 111 reviews2015
Dev: GuGames Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Be enchanted by a classic style action-packed adventure full of secrets, puzzles, unrequited love, exploration and loads of madness. Discover the amazing story of Khoma and the Witches of Bethem.
Why similar: Adventure 42.1%, RPG 30.7%, Action 14.4%, Indie 12.8%
- #34 Two Brothers
78% matchMostly Negative32% of 193 reviews2013
Dev: Ackk Studios
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Two Brothers is an Action Adventure game that features a classic Gameboy aesthetic. Roy Guarder, inventor, scientist, and philosopher, is on an expedition to discover the origins of life. This quest has brought him to "The Cursed Lands," a stretch of land so dangerous and shrouded in mystery that it hasn't been explored in over...
Why similar: Adventure 43%, RPG 28.5%, Action 14.4%, Indie 14.2%
- #35 Edge of Twilight – Return To Glory
77% matchMostly Negative29% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: FUZZYEYES
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
"Edge of Twilight - Return to Glory" is a 3rd person action adventure game presenting a unique post-apocalyptic, Steampunk fantasy world that has been split into separate realms of Day and Night.
Why similar: Adventure 62.5%, Action 21.5%, Indie 15.9%
- #36 Ink Inside
71% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Blackfield Entertainment LLCPub: Entalto Publishing
Windows
INK INSIDE is a cozy & chaotic story-driven action RPG from ex-Cartoon Network (+ horror) devs! A unique indie cartoon aesthetic adventure with heart, beat-em-up & ball combat, laughably weird items, crazy deep lore, live action cutscenes, human orchestrated soundtrack, handmade assets, and full VO.
Why similar: Adventure 47.1%, RPG 38.5%, Indie 14.4%
- #37 Ticket
75% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: magicdweedoo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The newest, most spectacular innovation in audio-visual enchantment.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #38 Teslagrad Remastered
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 240 reviews2023
Dev: Rain GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Return to the indie classic Teslagrad, recharged to provide the ultimate electromagnetic experience! Escape a tyrant king, master the art of Teslamancy, and uncover the secrets buried deep within the Tesla Tower in this puzzle-platforming adventure!
Why similar: Adventure 63.7%, Action 22.1%, Indie 14.2%
- #39 Swordbreaker: Back to The Castle
74% matchMixed60% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: DuCats Games Studio
Windows
An action-adventure in a medieval fantasy universe. Learn all about the adventures of mighty Swordbreaker before his appearance in the castle. Destroy enemies with a sword, magic, and a unique device — the swordbreaker, from which the hero got his alias!
Why similar: Adventure 42.8%, RPG 29.7%, Action 15.4%, Indie 12.1%
- #40 NashBored
73% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2019
Dev: Fading Club
Windows
NashBored is a surreal RPG in a dark and unique world.Nash just wont wake up. The dream goes deeper and deeper.What lies beyond the veil of your conscious thought? Who are you, really? Discover the truth of your dream reality.
Why similar: Adventure 50.6%, RPG 35.4%, Indie 14%
- #41 Piczle Cross Adventure
71% matchVery Positive94% of 273 reviews2020
Dev: Score Studios LLCPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Piczle Cross Adventure takes the classic nonogram logic-puzzle and turns it into something never before experienced in the genre: a story-driven, RPG-style 2D graphical adventure! Follow our heroes Score-chan, Gig and professor Matrix as they tackle their most daunting challenge yet.
Why similar: Adventure 60.7%, Action 21.5%, Indie 17.8%
- #42 Magicians & Looters
73% matchVery Positive87% of 128 reviews2014
Dev: Morgopolis Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Guide three sociopathic apprentices through an open world filled with caves, castles and underground cities as you search for your kidnapped teacher. Discover countless secrets, loot hidden treasure troves, and decapitate your enemies. Or immolate them. Or smack them in the face with fruit.
Why similar: Adventure 47.9%, Indie 33.6%, Action 18.5%
- #43 Wonder Blade
72% matchMixed70% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: PUPPET DEPOT GAME STUDIOPub: East2West Games
Windows
What are you waiting for? Grab that trusty weapon of yours, free the princess and save the world, all before breakfast! What do you get when you cross a whimsical adventure, humorous characters and combat to die for? Wonder Blade - an awesome experience you won't soon forget.
Why similar: Adventure 42.5%, RPG 32.7%, Action 12.5%, Indie 12.3%
- #44 Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince
69% matchVery Positive90% of 209 reviews2022
Dev: Castle Pixel, LLC.Pub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Linux
The Minotaur King has returned...and it's all your fault! Lily's back for a new "classic" action-adventure set hundreds of years after The Sleeping King!
Why similar: Adventure 52.2%, RPG 34.6%, Action 13.3%
- #45 Epics of Distant Realm: Holy Return
69% matchVery Positive84% of 216 reviews2022
Dev: Emir SuleimanPub: ChronoVision
Windows
Epics Of Distant Realm: Holy Return is a Turn-Based Combat and Story Sci-Fi game that delves into the mythologies of the universe, the terminal of the universe, the Planet of Destiny.
Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, RPG 42.8%
- #46 Tallowmere
70% matchVery Positive90% of 851 reviews2015
Dev: Chris McFarland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Raise your shield. Indulge Lady Tallowmere and her lovingly violent dungeons. New rooms are created every time you play. How deep can you delve?
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #47 TTV4
69% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 25%
TTV4 is the latest volume of the retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame series Trip to Vinelands.
Why similar: Action 90.4%, Indie 9.6%
- #48 Steam Heroes
73% matchMostly Negative29% of 118 reviews2015
Dev: ProjectorGamesPub: KISS ltd
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Help three brave adventurers on their quest to stop the diabolical Baron Von Smog’s plot to conquer Steam Land. However, there is an army of evil minions that stand in your way. Challenge yourself in this new puzzle strategy game; includes 12 action-packed stages, a full soundtrack, competitive online play, all in stunning 720p HD...
Why similar: Adventure 57.4%, Action 21.5%, Indie 21.1%
- #49 Pixel Devil and the Broken Cartridge
70% matchMixed61% of 109 reviews2019
Dev: Level Evil
Windows
Classic platformer in the style of Pixel-art. The main character goes to the world of 8-bit games to save his girlfriend. Help him to find new abilities and find out who is behind the abduction of the girl.
Why similar: Adventure 58.6%, Action 22%, Indie 19.4%
- #50 Flandre's dream. - 36000 ft deep -
68% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2019
Dev: KAWASAKI-BUPub: DWANGO Co., Ltd.
Windows
Save Flandre who is caught in deep sleep and can not wake up. Gently evolving Touhou secondary creation RPG which gently raises and challenges the monsters of the deformed Touhou project. Follow the story with more than 130 articles of Flandre and characters!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #51 Spooky Station
67% matchVery Positive87% of 399 reviews2019
Dev: Coletivo Vaca RoxaPub: Estúdio Vaca Roxa
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Welcome to Spooky Station! Prepare to be amazed and bewildered by our enigmas and puzzles, afraid of our deadly enemies and extremely challenging bosses. Tons of exciting stories and distinct fictional worlds await for you in this mysterious pack!
Why similar: Adventure 60.9%, Action 20.4%, Indie 18.7%
- #52 Slash Quest
63% matchVery Positive87% of 159 reviews2024
Dev: Big Green PillowPub: Noodlecake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Slash Quest is a quirky action adventure with unconventional controls and unlikely heroes. Spin a magic talking sword through exotic lands, fight nasty creatures, overcome puzzles and make friends on your way to reunite it with its rightful wielder, the Queen.
Why similar: Adventure 55.7%, Action 44.3%
- #53 Thy Sword
67% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2017
Dev: GamePhase
Windows
Thy Sword is a hack n' slash platformer with procedural levels and roguelike elements. A world of Sword & Sorcery awaits!
Why similar: Adventure 40.6%, RPG 32.2%, Action 15.5%, Indie 11.7%
- #54 Newcomer : A Language Learning RPG
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Jason Kappes
Windows
✨A language learning adventure where you must learn and communicate in a second language to save the kingdom and befriend its people! 🎮
Why similar: RPG 75.8%, Indie 24.2%
- #55 XENOTILT: HOSTILE PINBALL ACTION
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 729 reviews2024
Dev: WIZNWARPub: FLARB LLC
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN!! XENOTILT, the sequel to the cult hit, DEMON'S TILT. Get ready for another PINBALL FANTASY. XENOTILT shreds the envelope with face-melting gameplay & graphics.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #56 Distortions
67% matchMixed59% of 215 reviews2018
Dev: Among Giants
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Use the power of music to reawaken long forgotten memories in Distortions, a story-driven journey through a world of unparalleled beauty.
Why similar: Adventure 47.2%, RPG 30.1%, Indie 12%, Action 10.7%
- #57 Sinless + OST
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 375 reviews2015
Dev: MGP StudiosPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
"Before we knew it, what we once knew as 'freedom' became nothing more but a faint and distant memory." Venture forth and discover the truth behind the seemingly perfect OmniCare society in Sinless: a unique point and click and visual novel hybrid, set in an original cyberpunk reality.
Why similar: Adventure 58.6%, RPG 28.8%, Indie 12.6%
