- #1 Little Man Has a Day
97% matchVery Positive97% of 444 reviews2023
Dev: Mosman
Windows
A personal, short and silly handwritten game about a little man feeling a little 'eh'.
Why similar: Casual 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #2 sun-rise.exe
96% matchVery Positive89% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: louis morel
Windows
Adventure through bizarre and intricately made levels in this 2D platformer game.
Why similar: Adventure 92.6%, Indie 7.4%
- #3 SORE
96% matchMixed66% of 352 reviews2017
Dev: Bazitov Mikhail
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Mystical puzzle quest game in a gloomy minimalism style will tell you a story of a person who's got himself into a camera, and from which there is no way out it seems. Experimental gameplay diluted with a pinch of a philosophy, that's what SORE is.
Why similar: Indie 34.6%, Adventure 32.9%, Casual 32.5%
- #4 Sheepy: A Short Adventure
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 24,671 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 38.6%, Casual 31.4%, Indie 30%
- #5 Something Strange
95% matchVery Positive91% 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: Casual 52.6%, Adventure 26.7%, Indie 20.7%
- #6 Find someone else
94% matchVery Positive92% of 131 reviews2018
Dev: Red Skald
Windows
A visual novel about the ever-changing nature of relationships and the hardships of dealing with loss.
Why similar: Adventure 56.7%, Indie 43.3%
- #7 nothing_matters
93% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2023
Dev: Ka Hin Yuen
Windows
A short point & click narrative adventure inspired by the real life experience of a struggling solo indie game developer. A story about everything and hence nothing at all. Discover what truly matters to you.
Why similar: Adventure 51.9%, Casual 48.1%
- #8 Dung Beetle Adventure
92% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: Eight Bit Skyline
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short (and free) adventure game, where you are tasked with helping a hurt, hungry, but inventive dung beetle on its journey to find something to eat near the end of the mushroom season.
Why similar: Casual 58.1%, Adventure 28.8%, Indie 13.2%
- #9 Pleh!
91% matchVery Positive95% of 1,369 reviews2023
Dev: Jester Games
Windows
Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator that tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets.
Why similar: Adventure 68.3%, Indie 31.7%
- #10 A Raven Monologue
91% matchVery Positive94% of 2,743 reviews2018
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A Raven Monologue is a short experimental silent story about a raven that does not know how to croak and his relationship with the people in the town.
Why similar: Casual 54.9%, Indie 45.1%
- #11 A Game About
90% matchVery Positive90% of 900 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%
- #12 Whimsy
89% matchVery Positive95% of 328 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 37.5%, Casual 32.2%, Indie 30.3%
- #13 Moon River
85% matchVery Positive99% of 215 reviews2026
Dev: BadAliasPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Moon River is a short RPG adventure with an emphasis on music and atmosphere. Perhaps some secrets too... Explore the remains of an quiet, empty world & find the river's end.
Why similar: Adventure 35.2%, Casual 32.6%, Indie 32.2%
- #14 The Raintime
89% 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 56.6%, Indie 43.4%
- #15 Indecision.
88% matchVery Positive85% of 645 reviews2018
Dev: bilge
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
A haiku platformer. It's short and vague.
Why similar: Casual 42.8%, Adventure 38%, Indie 19.3%
- #16 Blue Wednesday: Prologue
87% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Buff Studio
Windows
An experience filled with stories and music See the world through the eyes of jazz pianist, Morris. takes you through a dream-like adventure through jazz and love, and failure.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #17 Century of Anticipation
86% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: goolsPub: Time Galleon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Century of Anticipation is a short, surreal adventure about being stuck waiting for something misterious. Explore your apartment to find increasingly unusual ways to pass the time, from cooking to throwing your head through the window, while enjoying the amazing soundtrack by Brazilian indie bands.
Why similar: Adventure 91.1%, Indie 8.9%
- #18 i love me, i love me not
86% matchVery Positive95% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: MALGOW
Windows · Mac
a hand-drawn mental-health-focused game!
Why similar: Adventure 43.2%, Casual 38.8%, Indie 18%
- #19 Songs from the Iron Sea
84% matchVery Positive98% of 123 reviews2022
Dev: Bazaar GamesPub: ISART DIGITAL
Windows
Immerse yourself in a contrasted emotional journey with delicate visuals! Songs from the Iron Sea is a poetic platformer set in a whimsical aquatic universe. Guided by a kind entity, embody a creature lost in a metal nightmare and escape the foreman's gaze to regain your freedom.
Why similar: Adventure 48.3%, Casual 46.2%, Indie 5.5%
- #20 From Head to Toe
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 110 reviews2019
Dev: Party for Introverts
Windows · Mac
"From Head to Toe" is a short interactive story about winter, existential guilt and your ex-classmates.
Why similar: Adventure 36.6%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 28%
- #21 One Dreamer: Prologue
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 797 reviews2020
Dev: One Dreamer CompanyPub: F2House
Windows · Mac · Linux
Modify the world around you with pseudocode as you journey through blended realities and discover why Frank became a game developer in the first place.
Why similar: Adventure 37%, Casual 33.4%, Indie 29.6%
- #22 Sisyphus Reborn
83% matchVery Positive93% of 1,105 reviews2016
Dev: Edwin MontgomeryPub: Myshkin Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A short atmospheric adventure game about finding meaning in a meaningless world.
Why similar: Adventure 70.3%, Indie 29.7%
- #23 Derpy's Fun House
81% matchVery Positive95% of 243 reviews2024
Dev: Raztudio
Windows
This is a very short Point and Click Adventure where you try to find Items for Anon because he is the strongest who can help opening the Door to the outside
Why similar: Casual 78.4%, Indie 21.6%
- #24 My Friend The Spider
81% matchVery Positive89% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: MCA
Windows
A small "horror" narrative game about isolation and depression.
Why similar: Adventure 55.2%, Casual 44.8%
- #25 The Mind of Marlo
82% matchVery Positive92% of 262 reviews2017
Dev: Point Bleep StudiosPub: Baffled Crab
Windows · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Uniquely presented as an hour long documentary film, The Mind of Marlo is a narrative driven adventure game focusing on love, loss and silly heads. Laugh and cry with Marlo as he gets to the bottom of his life changing condition, known as Spontaneous Silly Head Syndrome.
Why similar: Adventure 58.1%, Indie 41.9%
- #26 Rewoven Self
79% matchPositive90% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Tang Yuanyuan
Windows · Mac
Rewoven Self is a 2.5D side-scrolling narrative puzzle game where fantasy and reality intertwine. Through folding, cutting, and stitching, you rebuild yourself in a cycle of brokenness and renewal — a gentle yet profound journey of emotional healing.
Why similar: Casual 44.2%, Adventure 41.6%, Indie 14.1%
- #27 Please, Touch The Artwork 2
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 6,208 reviews2024
Dev: Thomas Waterzooi
Windows · Mac · Linux
A handpainted cozy hidden object adventure. Explore a surreal world. Collect items for its quirky inhabitants. Fix damaged paintings and solve casual puzzles. Help a lost skeleton painter find his way home. This game is short but 100% FREE (no ads, no IAP).
Why similar: Adventure 42.4%, Casual 40.4%, Indie 17.2%
- #28 The Plane Effect Prologue
80% matchVery Positive86% of 161 reviews2021
Dev: Innovina/StudioKikuPub: PQube
Windows
Play the first 30 minutes of a dystopian isometric adventure, following a lonely office worker as he attempts to return home in the face of impossible odds. Experience a remarkable journey expertly brought to life with gorgeous visuals, crafted and tailored by VFX experts.
Why similar: Adventure 63.4%, Casual 20.5%, Indie 16.1%
- #29 Andarin Weppes: Pre-Dementia
78% matchVery Positive93% of 194 reviews2024
Dev: MötivPub: Next in Game
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #30 MORSOMNIA:0
77% matchVery Positive99% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: 沐沐睡星
Windows
Interacting with the unidentified life form “Kuon”, we move forward with the pain. A surreal, mysterious fancy adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #31 Night Reverie: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive92% of 281 reviews2020
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Casual 46.5%, Adventure 34.3%, Indie 19.2%
- #32 Nyctophilia
79% matchMixed64% of 308 reviews2015
Dev: Cat In A Jar Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Nyctophilia is 2D psychological thriller about bad things in your head.
Why similar: Adventure 56.9%, Indie 43.1%
- #33 The Day in a Life of a Dayfly
74% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: games from nowherePub: from nowhere with 💖
Windows
A melancholic journey through the cemetery... and far beyond its gates.
Why similar: Adventure 51.3%, Casual 48.7%
- #34 Wurroom
75% matchVery Positive93% of 779 reviews2019
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows
Experience a 10 minute dive into the unknown depths of the multiverse!
Why similar: Adventure 39.1%, Casual 33.1%, Indie 27.8%
- #35 Vlare
72% matchVery Positive96% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Meyley
Windows
A supernova, a broken telescope, Lum, and a night full of strange encounters and painful memories. Join Eli on a short, emotional point-and-click journey through the city.
Why similar: Adventure 82.3%, Indie 17.7%
- #36 Mission Zigloton
75% matchVery Positive94% of 251 reviews2020
Dev: Ben Lega
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Zigloton steal an old relic on his journey to infiltrate a mysterious planet, in this challenging platformer developped and hand-animated by one person.
Why similar: Adventure 56.7%, Indie 43.3%
- #37 The Painting
73% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.
Why similar: Adventure 75.1%, Indie 24.9%
- #38 Broken Dreams
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 491 reviews2016
Dev: Mihai MorosanuPub: New Reality Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A darkly-enticing story about unrequited love; Broken Dreams is a casual platforming game featuring full voice-acting, beautiful hand-drawn environments and a twist on the original platforming mechanic!
Why similar: Indie 84.6%, Casual 15.4%
- #39 homebound
73% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Justin Yip
Windows · Mac
Tasked with finding humanity a new home, a lonely astronaut braves a desolate planet while making a fluffy friend along the way. homebound is a short 2D puzzle platformer that explores the feeling of home.
Why similar: Casual 74.1%, Indie 25.9%
- #40 Tulip
72% matchVery Positive99% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: ashleyypox
Windows
You are a very sad bunny. You cannot stop crying. You might have to drink something gross. You are Tulip. Wander through a storybook countryside, gather ingredients for a strange brew, and get to know your adorable animal neighbors in an odd quest to alleviate your incurable sadness.
Why similar: Adventure 45%, Casual 43%, Indie 12%
- #41 Antenna
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,732 reviews2016
Dev: LWNA
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 150.2 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A machine ponders its loneliness. It scans the radio spectrum for an answer to its question.
Why similar: Casual 41.6%, Indie 34.6%, Adventure 23.8%
- #42 Hearing Voices
69% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Fuupu
Windows
Hearing Voices is a unique indie short horror experience where you will need to put your listening and deduction skills to the test to solve puzzles. Mistakes have consequences.
Why similar: Adventure 76.2%, Indie 23.8%
- #43 BirdGut
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,208 reviews2019
Dev: Micah Boursier
Windows · Mac
BirdGut is a hand-drawn 2d puzzle-platformer from the perspective of an outcast bee who gets eaten by a bird, and discovers that the bird's internal organs are not organs at all, but facilities in which the consumed insects are brainwashed and enslaved. Experience this bizarre one-man project for yourself.
Why similar: Adventure 39.8%, Indie 32.7%, Casual 27.5%
- #44 In Passing
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: CelleC Games
Windows
A first-person 3D platforming experience through a broken mind turned against you.
Why similar: Adventure 57.4%, Indie 42.6%
- #45 Replicomica
69% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: enyevgPub: Look Who’s Talking Publishing
Windows · Mac
A short, atmospheric experience set inside a handcrafted dream. You are a small, solitary citizen drifting through augmented memories. Boot up your LonelyOS and let the robots guide you.
Why similar: Adventure 91.2%, Indie 8.8%
- #46 Something
70% matchVery Positive92% of 200 reviews2024
Dev: Pixelatto
Windows
A game about doing Something
Why similar: Casual 55.8%, Adventure 44.2%
- #47 THE NORMAL THING
70% matchVery Positive95% of 495 reviews2020
Dev: Orata Studio
Windows · Mac
THE NORMAL THING is a story about a dog who lost his memory. Sunless forests, strange gardens, weird inhabitants... Start a little journey to retrieve your memory.
Why similar: Adventure 72.2%, Indie 27.8%
- #48 Later
68% matchVery Positive97% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: GaHa Games
Windows
A short hidden object adventure about doing things later. Search, find, and don't lose yourself.
Why similar: Casual 42%, Adventure 31.9%, Indie 26.1%
- #49 Senza Peso
71% matchVery Positive94% of 317 reviews2016
Dev: Kite & Lightning
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 30%
As a soul transitioning into the afterlife, Senza Peso shepherds you on a spiritual journey through a beautifully dark world of lost souls and redemption.
Why similar: Casual 50.8%, Adventure 49.2%
- #50 Have a Nice Dream
68% matchVery Positive93% of 4,927 reviews2021
Dev: 榭季生
Windows
A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.
Why similar: Adventure 69.5%, Indie 30.5%
- #51 Whateverland: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive86% of 190 reviews2020
Dev: Caligari Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Prologue to Whateverland, an upcoming point-n-click adventure set in a bizarrely beautiful hand-drawn world, where everyone gets what they truly deserve. Experience the beginning of the journey of Vincent, an unfortunate thief, who can either find a way out or stay trapped there forever.
Why similar: Adventure 56.8%, Indie 43.2%
- #52 Sono
70% matchVery Positive90% of 441 reviews2020
Dev: ChillSwitch GamesPub: Dead Thread Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sono is a 2D exploration game where players effortlessly glide through an abstract microcosm collecting lost fragments of sound.
Why similar: Casual 38.5%, Adventure 34.9%, Indie 26.6%
- #53 Rainy Day
66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,045 reviews2024
Dev: Tree's Game
Windows · Mac
A hand drawn style obstacle avoidance game. How to deal with rainy days if don't like it?
Why similar: Adventure 61.2%, Casual 29.8%, Indie 9%
- #54 BLUE NIGHT LAUNDROMAT
67% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: polte
Windows
A short 2D exploration adventure in a retro style! Explore a laundromat in the middle of the night and try to clear it!
Why similar: Casual 46.8%, Adventure 37.9%, Indie 15.4%
- #55 Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story
67% matchVery Positive88% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: Under The Bed Games
Windows
Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story is a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and a cozy horror setting that tells a short story set in the Tales from Candleforth universe.
Why similar: Casual 79.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 9.3%
- #56 Off-Peak
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,848 reviews2016
Dev: Cosmo DPub: Cosmo D Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You're stranded at a cathedral-like train station in the near future, searching for a ticket out of town. Explore the secret passageways, interact with strangers, dig for records, and get hypnotized by the soundtrack – a batch of original music courtesy of the band, Archie Pelago.
Why similar: Adventure 51.8%, Indie 48.2%
- #57 Karambola
66% matchVery Positive97% of 410 reviews2022
Dev: Holy Pangolin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Karambola on his quest to rescue his emotional fruit people friends from the power of dark thoughts in this short hand-drawn point-and-click puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 69.4%, Casual 30.6%
- #58 The Hole Town
66% matchVery Positive93% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: imayuiPub: Millchan Games
Windows
To the town in the hole... a story about a place where I can't go.
Why similar: Adventure 76.5%, Indie 23.5%
- #59 URLate
64% matchVery Positive94% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: NoSepoGames
Windows
URLate is a short and free point & click adventure that immerses you in a hand-drawn world filled with puzzles and mysteries to solve.
Why similar: Adventure 40.5%, Casual 33.9%, Indie 25.6%