- #1 Cartesian
97% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Mark Radocy
Windows
Cartesian is a unique puzzle-platformer with lasers as its core mechanic. Use lasers to reflect, push, destroy, and more as you search for your lost crew-mates. Dozens of interesting mechanics are introduced through over 70 varied levels.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #2 Plight
96% matchPositive83% of 36 reviews2018
Dev: NewFort StudiosPub: Castle Production Services
Windows
Delve into the immersive world of Plight, where darkness has consumed the planet, and its up to you to re-energize it! Challenge yourself with over 90 handcrafted levels that put your puzzle solving skills to the test!
Why similar: Adventure 56.6%, Indie 43.4%
- #3 Ludu
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 81 reviews2016
Dev: Léo-Games
Windows
Ludu (« ash » in breton) is a free adventure game created with RPG Maker 2003.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #4 Deep Below
95% matchMixed62% of 29 reviews2016
Dev: Confused Studios
Windows
Experience the tireless journey of a lone survivor caught deep underground striving to reach the surface using a unique and mysterious gauntlet that allows the impossible at your fingertips.
Why similar: Adventure 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #5 Fragments
94% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2017
Dev: Pulsarium
Windows
Fragments is an asymetrical VR/desktop game where 2 players fight each other to save their planet. Win after an intense battle with your friends, take as many fragments as you can in a time trial or quietly explore the universe of the game to extend the experience without any pressure.
Why similar: Adventure 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #6 Kiitsu
94% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Alexandre Rozier
Windows
In this beautiful low-poly world, the water of your village has stopped flowing... endangering all your people ! You'll need bravery, intelligence and observation to solve each puzzle and bring water back to Kiitsu. But will you be up to the task ?
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #7 Where The Water Tastes Like Wine: Fireside Chats
92% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Dim Bulb GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine: Fireside Chats is a free standalone experience which acts as a companion to Where The Water Tastes Like Wine.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #8 7
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 241 reviews2018
Dev: Zac
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
7 is a puzzle platformer, literally, by the numbers.
Why similar: Adventure 56.7%, Indie 43.3%
- #9 Magika Land of Fantasy
91% matchVery Positive83% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: Vimes Entertainment
Windows
Play as a powerful wizard to repeal the attack on your kingdom! Use your spells to survive through an intense journey with deadly enemies and traps to save Magika!
Why similar: Adventure 56.2%, Indie 43.8%
- #10 We Walked In Darkness
90% matchMixed57% of 46 reviews2018
Dev: CelleC Games
Windows
We Walked in Darkness is a 2.5D side scrolling platformer where you play as two sibling slaves trying to escape to the north via the Underground Railroad. Stealth your way through obstacles and solve puzzles as you learn what it was really like to have risked your life for the sake of freedom.
Why similar: Adventure 59.9%, Indie 40.1%
- #11 Three Twenty One
89% matchMixed49% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: B-Side Games
Windows · Mac
3:21 is divided into smaller adventure games that open a dialog with the player and encourage interaction and exploration. Through the player's interactions with these that serve as a timeline of events, they discover what 3:21 is really about and just how real games can get.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #12 One Night
88% matchPositive82% of 44 reviews2018
Dev: Dark Gaia Studios
Windows
A free-to-play retro style survival horror game that resembles classics from the Playstation 1 era.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #13 The Flaws of Gravity
89% 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 55%, Indie 45%
- #14 Flightless Classic
86% 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 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #15 Buratino
79% 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 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #16 LETHE: Broken memories
77% 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 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #17 Slice of Life
84% matchMixed57% of 28 reviews2017
Dev: FurGoldGames
Windows
What to do when you are alone?
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #18 Burning Instinct
84% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: Merlin Beer
Windows
This game is about the journey of a dragon, beginning right from the start: Popping out of the egg! As a baby dragon, you will encounter many obstacles and difficulties, but as you get more experienced, your dragon gets too! It will learn new abilities, evolve and grow up as you progress!
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #19 A.V.
85% matchMixed63% of 38 reviews2015
Dev: FirstForever StudiosPub: MAGIC Spell Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A.V. is a first-person stealth-puzzle-musical-adventure game (Try saying that 5 times fast). The game places the player in the role of a rogue music-processing algorithm from a computer's sound systems. From this role, the player can view the world only through audible means.
Why similar: Adventure 57.5%, Indie 42.5%
- #20 Midnight at the Celestial Palace: Part I
83% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2017
Dev: Orrery Games
Windows
Midnight at the Celestial Palace: Chapter I is the first episode in an all new fantasy adventure series by Orrery Games and BlipHaus Design.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #21 Hei
81% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2019
Dev: Goca Games
Windows · Mac
Help Hei to find their path to the sacred tree! A point-and-click adventure game with lots of puzzles and a unique artistic style.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #22 Potion Paws
80% matchMixed52% of 86 reviews2020
Dev: Bitten Toast Games
Windows
You’ve decided to take the risk and purchase a run down house in the middle of a spooky forest near a dungeon overrun with monsters.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #23 Lit the Torch
82% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2017
Dev: Corn EntertainmentPub: IceSimba
Windows
Lit the Torch is challenging puzzle platformer with a twist! Players control a Night Watch as they light torches and navigate through a shattered timeline. The twist is that player's can burn a portal into a different time to navigate to new altars and burn a path through obstacles in their time to existing altars.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #24 裁決者 -The White Butcher-
73% 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 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #25 Blink
81% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: nextReality Games
Windows
Blink into a world of after-images, where you can walk on light. Solve puzzles by manipulating lights and blinking between worlds. Explore hand drawn landscapes while uncovering the secrets behind this strange power.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #26 KALEIDO STELLA
79% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2019
Dev: CHARON
Windows
"Does your eye see the stars?" Visual Novel ADV "Kaleidoscope Stella" fighting with the fate of the stars Circle CHARON presents a large-scale latest work set in the universe. Peaceful lives of boys and girls are shattered by the invasion of one alien. In order to protect this blue planet, you have to fight.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #27 Airglow
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GuiiStudio
Windows
You play as a wolf who gets seperated from the pack. Get unexpected help to find your way. Explore the nature and find the unforseen history of your pack.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #28 THE TEAR
78% matchMixed63% of 16 reviews2019
Dev: Game Gestalt
Windows
An immersive VR adventure in a fantastic world.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #29 Investi-Gator: The Case of the Big Crime
76% matchPositive100% of 38 reviews2019
Dev: Games By Bees
Windows
A short comedy adventure. Investi-Gator is here to solve the crimes! He's not really clear on what the crime is, but he'll do his best. And as long as his brother Insti-Gator is around, he'll ALWAYS have someone to trust!
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #30 K'NOSSOS
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Svarun Entertainment
Windows
K'NOSSOS is a cold surreal adventure game about a man traveling the unknown reaches of the cosmos and the things he uncovers on his journey.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #31 Grimsfield
78% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2016
Dev: Adam Wells
Windows · Mac
Grimsfield is a short point & click story game. You take on the role of a deadbeat beatnik poet who lives in an absurdist market town somewhere in the north of England.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #32 The Melody of Dust
77% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2017
Dev: Viacom NEXT
Windows
Explore a mysterious space from the fevered dreams of musician Hot Sugar and discover over 80 unique melodies in this synesthetic adventure on the HTC Vive
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #33 Going Nowhere: The Dream
75% matchPositive89% of 37 reviews2017
Dev: Nowhere Town
Windows · Mac · Linux
Loren's on a journey through an urban dreamscape, in search for a way to reunite with her long lost friend, Violet. Explore a story in the fray of space and time, where a heightened sense of adventure will lead to many curiosities.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #34 Cloudborn
76% matchMixed51% of 41 reviews2018
Dev: Logtown Studios AB
Windows
NOW OUT OF EARLY ACCESS! Cloudborn is a truly immersive VR exploration/adventure game, an incredible audio-visual experience that will move you into a world of awe and wonder. Explore the remnants of a lost civilization to uncover a hidden fate. Are you ready to ascend?
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #35 The Keepers of Pages: Chevengur
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galitsyn Egor(GG)Pub: Gogol'Game
Windows
"The Keepers of Pages" is a puzzle-platformer, inspired by the novel of Russian writer A. Platonow "Chevengur". Find your way through a post-apocalyptic world and collect the lost pages in the realm where the reality of the future is tightly interlaced with the texts of the past.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #36 The Witch's Isle
75% matchVery Positive90% of 72 reviews2017
Dev: COCOSOLA
Windows · Mac
An adventure game that takes place in a dream-like town on a solitary island.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #37 Nor'Easter
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redi Games
Windows
Nor’easter is a classic point-and-click adventure game inspired by the lumberjack folklore of Northern America. As a brave jackalope befriend strange, magical creatures, help a lost man find his children and save the woodlands from endless winter!
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #38 Life in the Dorms
73% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2018
Dev: Moment GamesPub: Oh, a Rock! Studios
Windows
A comedy adventure game about love, friendship, and ramen noodles.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #39 Humble Abode
74% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: Venomyth Game Studio
Windows
In this atmospheric adventure your own home becomes the playground of a sadistic intruder. Can you find a way to avoid being a prisoner in your house, or will you even live long enough to try?
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #40 Kitty Nigiri
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: Greater Studios
Windows
The cat in space, sushi catching, laser puzzle solving, fireball dodging, kitten saving, chopstick wielding, flying VR game your cat's been dreaming about. Use your wits and dexterity, and prove yourself a potential champion.....
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #41 Citadale - The Ancestral Strain
73% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: ERMediaPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
The gravest Citadale adventure yet breaks new ground... and buries you in it!
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #42 Mind Trap
71% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: Gear Worx Productions
Windows · Linux
Mind Trap is a Twilight Zone "Inspired" 4 Episode psychological thriller series. Where the player must explore and follow the clues as the stories unfolds around them.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #43 One Night In The House
71% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: Hight Games
Windows
One Night In The House is a first-person game with an emphasis on plot.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #44 Maldrin Journey
72% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Blurstar Games
Windows · Linux
Maldrin Journey is a 3D Collectathon adventure game, which contains two main modes of play. The first is a single player story mode. The second is a split screen two player racing mode. Both modes of play allow players to test their platforming and exploration skills.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #45 A-Escape VR
72% matchMixed55% of 22 reviews2017
Dev: CTN Design, LLCPub: A-Escape
Windows
A-Escape is an escape room game built from the ground up for VR. Will you escape in time?
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #46 Dark Train: Coupe
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paperash Studio
Windows · Mac
Dark Train: Coupe is a steampunk visual novel made of paper, story prequel to Dark Train. Be a passenger, listen, discuss and decide what will happen next during your journey through the Border City. Meet Ann Tagrezbung; she is quite lovely, unmechanical and still human...
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #47 Phenomenal Car Park Adventure: Digital Deluxe Edition
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Myshkin Entertainment
Windows · Mac
A walking simulator for cars - or "driving simulator" - about meaninglessness, car parks, and the end of the world. Or is it...?
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #48 DownWind
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jackson Clarke
Windows
Are you ready to leave your home? Join a Little Leaf on a Big Journey.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #49 The Adventures of Sam Carlisle: The Hunt for the Lost Treasure
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: Givit Game Studios (Pty) Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
My name is Sam. Sam Carlisle. I have a normal life. A life that I really enjoy. It is simple really. I go to work, come home and work on a secret project. A project that will make me millions. A lost treasure. A treasure too big for one man, one man alone.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #50 More and More
68% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: Project_lelz
Windows
The protagonist of this story will be Freek, a human being who found himself in the city of More. In this city there are citizens, who say that Freek is the chosen one, he will have to discover the truth to fulfill the prophecy.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #51 DevilShaft: TheTower
69% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: SureCreatorPub: Metal Fox
Windows
DevilShaft: TheTower tells the story of the heroes who tried to fight evil from the very beginning of time. After the invasion of demonic forces on the ground, the heroes tried in every way to expel them from their land.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #52 Den vänstra handens stig
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Newmark Software
Windows · Mac
Den vänstra handens stig is a transcendental blackened narrative experience that focuses on courage, determination and sacrifice.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #53 Bob and Kuura: Lost in Snowglobe
69% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: BelleGames Ltd.
Windows
Snowglobe has been ruined by the Evil Duke's corporation and it's up to you to save it.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #54 Inner Mazes - Souls Guides
70% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: Ilex Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Carefully crafted puzzles in a challenging turn based 3D platformer take the player on a surrealistic journey through a maze of illusion, ghosts and spiritual guides. In I.M.: Souls Guides, you'll become Lucas, a medium seeking enlightenment through the ways of afro-brazilian traditions.
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #55 Ana The Game
57% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Almost Games
Windows
If you answer that unknown number, you’re screwed... Are you willing to risk everything … ?
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%