- #1 O EMPIRE! WARD OFF THY ROT
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dean Moynihan
Windows
A slow, meditative survival journey across a bleak continent. Carry an evil artifact, manage scarce resources, scavenge abandoned places and decide how far you’re willing to endure in a world that offers no reassurance.
Why similar: Minimalist 23.8%, Adventure 20.7%, Exploration 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Top-Down 9.7%
- #2 Scared Little Ghost
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ben Sherratt
Windows · Mac
You are a ghost! Which is pretty difficult when you're afraid of everything…
Why similar: Supernatural 34%, Adventure 21.8%, Exploration 16%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Top-Down 7.4%
- #3 Hellish Scrub
96% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Assortment of Meats and Cheeses LLC
Windows
Hellish Scrub is a 2D top-down action-adventure where you must clean the underworld and defeat filth-loving demons by using their own trash against them. Get to scrubbing to earn your escape back to Earth!
Why similar: Supernatural 20.3%, Adventure 17.7%, Exploration 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Action 11%
- #4 MIRADOR
95% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: Jeong SuhyunPub: EgretGames
Windows
MIRADOR is a 2D action game. You arrive at a temple... Kill several monsters to grow, get skills, and go through it!
Why similar: Exploration 19.1%, Adventure 18%, Action 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Top-Down 11.3%
- #5 Moonlit
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Heyleif Studio
Windows
A dark fantasy exploration and puzzle game.Explore your mind and emotions through the inhabitant of this place and put a end to all of their problems.
Why similar: Exploration 21%, Supernatural 19.9%, Adventure 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%
- #6 Time Thief
94% matchVery Positive97% of 213 reviews2022
Dev: Matheus Mortatti
Windows · Mac · Linux
Time Thief is an action adventure game where leaving your village makes the clock tick. Manage your time to stay alive, stealing seconds from creatures around its overworld with your sword.
Why similar: Exploration 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Adventure 15.6%, Minimalist 10.7%, Top-Down 10.3%
- #7 Minit
93% matchVery Positive89% of 2,830 reviews2018
Dev: JWPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time.
Why similar: Minimalist 48.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Adventure 17.5%, 2D 4.4%, Exploration 3.7%
- #8 Moonrise Fall
92% matchPositive89% of 37 reviews2019
Dev: Made From StringsPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Moonrise Fall is an atmospheric exploration puzzle game about a boy who finds himself lost in a supernatural forest after losing both parents in a car crash. Put your detective skills to the test. Unravel the mysteries of the forest and photograph the strange creatures (cryptids) that reside there.
Why similar: Supernatural 29.6%, Adventure 28.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Exploration 14.1%, 2D 5.6%
- #9 ProtoDungeon: Episode I
91% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Spacefarer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Use the moonlight spell to trade places with objects and escape from the mysterious nightmare in this short puzzle adventure!
Why similar: Exploration 19.2%, Adventure 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Top-Down 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 11%
- #10 Hands of Wisp
91% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Homeostase
Windows
Control the energy called Wisp in an Action RPG, surviving againts various unknown creatures and crossing maps and scenarios. Question together with Wisp the how generic and empty your mission can be and what this whole universe means.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.5%, Minimalist 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Adventure 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%
- #11 Ghost Guy
90% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Firebunny Games
Windows
A short survival adventure game where you play as a ghost exploring an abandoned mansion.
Why similar: Supernatural 30.7%, Exploration 15.9%, Adventure 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Top-Down 11.9%
- #12 Little Shell's Adventure
89% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: domoPub: Plasma Studios
Windows
Little Shell's Adventure is a difficult, beach-themed, Action-Adventure game with a retro art style, open-world elements, and an engaging combat system.
Why similar: Minimalist 25.5%, Exploration 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Adventure 10.9%, Top-Down 9.9%
- #13 Azalea
89% matchPositive98% of 44 reviews2020
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
A short, cute puzzle action-adventure through the tense and dangerous Forbidden Forest.
Why similar: Exploration 25.3%, Top-Down 16.6%, Adventure 16%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Action 13%
- #14 Apu's Journey
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cristiano Marques RosaPub: Dream Stories
Windows · Linux
Apu's Journey is an retro action-rpg, you can complete dungeons, defeat creatures, collect items and improve your skills!
Why similar: Adventure 24.4%, Minimalist 16.8%, Exploration 13%, Action 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
- #15 Freetown Forest
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mass Hysteria
Windows
Come visit scenic Freetown Forest, home of the famous Profile Rock and Wampanoag reservation! And for you spooky thrill seekers come take our ghost tour and maybe feel a creepy dark presence that lurk in these dark woods. Do not feed the deer. -Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism.
Why similar: Supernatural 22.7%, Minimalist 20.2%, Exploration 13.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
- #16 ProtoDungeon: Episode II
86% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Spacefarer
Windows
A short, top-down puzzle adventure game set in a strange graveyard. Use the starlight ring to forge magical blocks to escape from the Second Nightmare. Explore, solve puzzles, and find your way out!
Why similar: Exploration 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Adventure 16.3%, Top-Down 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%
- #17 Welcome Home 2
86% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Vitruvian CaféPub: Catherine Burke
Windows
David is trapped in his grandmother's basement, help him escape! Warning: flashing images and disturbing imagery
Why similar: Adventure 28%, Exploration 20.8%, Action 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, 2D 7.6%
- #18 The Cursewood
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fabled Forge Games LLC
Windows · Mac
A fantastical action-adventure game. Explore the forest, craft dozens of unique potions, and survive the dangers of the night!
Why similar: Exploration 24.2%, Top-Down 15.2%, Adventure 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Action 10.6%
- #19 HOLE: Bottomless
84% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Arashida Games
Windows
"The universe looks at you." A short liminal and cosmic horror game about escaping from a bizarre subway station.
Why similar: Supernatural 51.1%, Adventure 29%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Action 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #20 Earth~Quack
83% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Keaton RaglePub: DET@ACU
Windows
Journey your way through environments both peaceful and harsh, seeking to save the lost ducklings as you fend off wild beasts angered by constant disturbances. Exploit local ecosystems to craft means of protection as you seek to stop the source of the fabled "Earth~Quacks"
Why similar: Adventure 32.7%, Exploration 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, 2D 8.3%
- #21 POPIRORAI
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZororoWhite
Windows
POPIRORAI is a bizarre puzzle adventure in which you must decipher texts written in a mysterious language and overcome obstacles as you set out to discover what has happened in this minimalist 1-bit world. Find the light, Roppi...
Why similar: Adventure 23.3%, Minimalist 20.9%, Exploration 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Top-Down 11.3%
- #22 Tale of the Lightseekers
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ColoredCrow
Windows
You wake up on a unknown island tainted by an ancient evil. In the ruins of this forgotten place, many secrets lie, including your very own memory... Master evasive rolls, swordplay, archery and ancient powers to overcome the dark creatures that stalk your every move and find a way out.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21%, Exploration 15.2%, Top-Down 14.5%, Adventure 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%
- #23 Winter Wastelands
81% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2021
Dev: Michael Haapasaari
Windows
Winter Wastelands is a sci-fi fantasy action-adventure game about fighting bosses, exploring unique locations, gathering items that come with different costumes and special abilities, and trying to make it back home.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25%, Adventure 21.4%, Action 15.9%, Top-Down 13%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
- #24 Dungeon Chest
81% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Shoho Games
Windows
Find the fabled Treasure of Akzbezth in this charming retro puzzle game!
Why similar: Supernatural 29.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Exploration 16.5%, Top-Down 13%, Adventure 10.1%
- #25 Catagaia
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: heinn
Windows
You don't know who you are, you don't know what you are, you just know that something compels you to get to the literal bottom of this world. Spirits and alien landscapes surround you as you get deeper in this under-earth, try to survive and to make sense of it all.
Why similar: Supernatural 25.5%, Exploration 16.9%, Adventure 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Action 9.8%
- #26 Soup Adventure
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Green Lentille
Windows
A little boy runs errands for his grandma and embarks on an imaginary adventure full of dungeons, monsters to retrieve ingredients for tonight's soup.
Why similar: Adventure 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Action 15%, Top-Down 12.6%, 2D 7.5%
- #27 Chikaro
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: rucchoPub: room6
Windows · Mac
A boy and an android girl wake up without their memories in a world where deadly robots roam the streets. With the boy's powers, they can leave their bodies to walk through walls or possess enemies. The two follow the trail of the intentions left behind by those who once perished above the ground.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.2%, Exploration 19%, Supernatural 16.9%, Action 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #28 qomp2
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Graphite LabPub: Atari
Windows
An artful reimagining of Pong. Control a Pong ball aching to break free of its life stuck between two paddles. Explore a dangerous, minimalist world, armed with simple two button controls.
Why similar: Minimalist 33.7%, Exploration 23.7%, Adventure 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Action 9.5%
- #29 Oztrich: An Adventure
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SA Connors
Windows
A 2D adventure set in the World of Oztrich. Explore and uncover the mysteries of this retro world full of unique and exciting monsters!
Why similar: Minimalist 29.5%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Adventure 16.9%, Top-Down 14.1%, 2D 7.3%
- #30 RONNARIUM
77% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: ハルナノミウチ
Windows · Mac
An aquarium where a huge tank called "RONNARIUM" is on display. There is a rumor that if one enters the aquarium at night, he or she will be "divinely bewitched". A girl named "Yocto" hears the rumor and visits the aquarium to confirm the truth.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.4%, Adventure 27%, Exploration 18.4%, Top-Down 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #31 I don't think I've walked this stretch of road before
77% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: hexcavator
Windows
Walk the length of your memories on a lonely country highway. Follow the signal. Return to the place you left behind. Piece together a truth you can live with. A short, ambiguous narrative adventure game.
Why similar: Minimalist 29.6%, Supernatural 26.8%, Adventure 16.6%, Exploration 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #32 Fallow
76% matchVery Positive97% of 139 reviews2021
Dev: Ada Rook
Windows
Clinging to the memory of her vanished sisters, an isolated woman wanders a dying reality.
Why similar: Supernatural 35.5%, Exploration 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Top-Down 12.3%, Adventure 9.9%
- #33 Skeleton Dungeon
76% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Team Gar
Windows
Explore the dungeon and defeat the Skeleton King!
Why similar: Adventure 25.2%, Action 15.9%, Exploration 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Top-Down 10.2%
- #34 Divine Dynamo Flamefrit
75% matchVery Positive82% of 176 reviews2024
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
"Divine Dynamo Flamefrit" is bringing back classic 2D action! Play as the hero Yuto in top-down slashing adventure stages, and pilot the magical robot Flamefrit for first-person boss battles! Master both styles of gameplay to restore peace to the parallel world of Hologard!
Why similar: Adventure 31.3%, Action 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Top-Down 13.1%, 2D 8.8%
- #35 Hacksaw Massacre
74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Catacomb Games
Windows
Hacksaw Massacre brings you to the house of the corrupt mayor of a small Canadian town who died many years ago. Set in the 1980's this indie horror game has you investigating what happened, and what is still happening in this cursed mansion.
Why similar: Supernatural 46.2%, Adventure 20%, Exploration 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Action 8.1%
- #36 Bureau of Contacts: Mansion
74% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: MIROWIN
Windows
Explore an old mansion full of paranormal dangers alone. Find clues, identify ghosts, collect their dossiers and exorcise them.
Why similar: Supernatural 28.4%, Adventure 25%, Exploration 18.1%, Action 15.8%, Action-Adventure 6.6%
- #37 The Abased
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CALYXIR
Windows
Bible-inspired fantasy action RPG. Play as Lyrhias, a leper and fallen faith enforcer marked by affliction. Armed with slings and blades, you must face the resurgent giants who once ruled the ancient land. In exchange, you are promised atonement and cleansing before your flesh succumbs to abasement.
Why similar: Supernatural 35.8%, Adventure 21.7%, Exploration 20.1%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
- #38 Totemofilia
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Hangar 5926B Games
Windows
Totemofilia is a top-down action-adventure game. Explore impossible ruins, fight weird creatures, and solve puzzles in this minimalist dark fantasy world!
Why similar: Minimalist 24.9%, Supernatural 17.3%, Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 11.1%, Top-Down 8.6%
- #39 Dorsaka
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Jacai Software
Windows · Mac
A strange exploration game with an ever decreasing health bar. Take control of your weird alien space bunny and traverse a set of inter-linked mazes in a quest to escape a desert that may or may not exist in multiple dimensions within your own mind. Manage your health, find secrets, escape the maze
Why similar: Adventure 28.6%, Action 18.1%, Exploration 16%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Top-Down 11.3%
- #40 Vartio
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: Pepperbox StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Patrol a haunted forest as a lone medieval guard in this short psychological horror experience. Leave the safety of your watchtower, listen for threats in the dark, and uncover what's lurking beyond the trees—before paranoia consumes you.
Why similar: Supernatural 30.1%, Minimalist 16.8%, Exploration 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Adventure 10.1%
- #41 Master Key
71% matchVery Positive91% of 273 reviews2024
Dev: Achromi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!
Why similar: Minimalist 26.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Exploration 13.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Top-Down 10%
- #42 Lighthouse
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ça part en prod
Windows
Light is your only ally in this dark and hostile world. It guides your path, reveals secrets, and wards off the monsters that lurk in the shadows. Harness the strange light emanating from your arm, and venture into this haunting world.
Why similar: Supernatural 28.1%, Minimalist 26.6%, Adventure 17.2%, Top-Down 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #43 The End o,,,o
73% matchMixed63% of 272 reviews2017
Dev: xrrawva
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 15%
Face the grim reaper at 3 frames per second.
Why similar: Supernatural 29.9%, Minimalist 28.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Adventure 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #44 Shadow of Aya
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Incoming Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master the elements of poison, fire, ice, and meteorite in Shadow of Aya, a top-down action-adventure ode to the 8-bit classics. But beware—as your powers grow, so do the forces against you. The journey downward is choked with shadow, and the creatures who lurk among them.
Why similar: Exploration 20%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Adventure 18.8%, Top-Down 14.3%, Action 8.4%
- #45 Hoard Hotel
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hoo-Roo Games
Windows
Explore a disturbing hotel as you visit and solve the problems of over 40 strange Guests. Bring in one of three playable characters and guide them to one of the multiple endings to determine the hotel's fate..
Why similar: Supernatural 29.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Exploration 15.1%, Adventure 13.6%, Top-Down 12%
- #46 Robber
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Pettinato Games
Windows
ROBBER is a top-down pixel art adventure game where your goal is to overcome each challenge. Run, dodge, collect souls, and face every obstacle!
Why similar: Adventure 23.8%, Supernatural 16%, Action 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Top-Down 10.6%
- #47 Rami on Watalands
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lapka Adomato
Windows
Dive into an action-adventure game set in a world torn by the monkey-panda conflict! Solve puzzles, battle enemies, and enjoy mini-games while exploring a vibrant open world.
Why similar: Adventure 30.2%, Exploration 21.1%, Action 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
- #48 Once Upon a Slime
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GloopCore
Windows
Once Upon a Slime will be the game that starts my career as a solo game developer. This game is an adventure / bossbeater game about a little slime trying to escape a dungeon full of bosses. Beat them all to solve the mysteries of these dark dungeons!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Top-Down 23.3%, Adventure 18.4%, Action 11.1%, PvE 8.4%
- #49 Oops! You're the Hero!
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Artificium Games
Windows
A down-on-his-luck Thief steals a powerful artifact, and decides he doesn’t want to deal with the problems that it brings to him. He journeys across the land to get rid of it, fighting monsters who have deemed him ‘The Hero’, and get in his way.
Why similar: Adventure 29.3%, Top-Down 19.7%, Action 18.6%, Exploration 15.8%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #50 White Ash Nightfall
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maison Satoya
Windows
White Ash Nightfall is a 2D pixel-art side-scrolling horror adventure. As Tyler, a man who lost his memory, you must survive until dawn in Forest River, uncover dark secrets, and face monstrous threats.
Why similar: Adventure 23%, Minimalist 15.7%, Action 14.4%, Supernatural 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #51 Hero's black dungeon
68% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: FadyGames
Windows
Hero's black dungeon is a 2D action roguelike. Take control of a young adventurer who travels to the Mediterranean lands in search of adventure and glory. On your way you will meet quite a few enemies and interesting characters. Arm yourself with magical blades and chop down enemies on your way!
Why similar: Adventure 30.2%, Action 16.2%, Exploration 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Top-Down 10.4%
- #52 Wizwag
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: transmutrix
Windows
Explore a charming world in this handheld-inspired, top-down action adventure! Loot dungeons, triumph over gauntlets of enemies, and uncover secrets. Unlock new abilities that alter your play style, exhaust the randomizer, and build mastery of the fast paced, crunchy combat!
Why similar: Adventure 19.9%, Exploration 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Top-Down 13.4%, Action 11.9%
- #53 Mr Figs
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joe ReynoldsPub: TheGoodGameFactory
Windows · Linux
Mr Figs is a challenging top-down action puzzler set in the ruins that created Mr Figs. Explore, collect, and bomb your way to your birthplace and bring it to ruin!
Why similar: Top-Down 30.3%, Adventure 27%, Exploration 15.2%, Action 12.8%, Action-Adventure 5.7%
- #54 Blade of the Yokai
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Storm Eye Studios
Windows · Linux
Journey through Edo period Japan as you fight demons and explore dungeons to save Japan from demon lord Oden in Blade of the Yokai.
Why similar: Adventure 31.7%, Exploration 22.7%, Action 20.1%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, 2D 8.3%
- #55 MEGALAN 11
68% matchMixed68% of 22 reviews2020
Dev: Arkhipov PavelPub: MAYO Games
Windows
This is a exploration-puzzle game. Explore the science station and help the bad luck rescuers get out from the forgotten planet in 11 days.
Why similar: Adventure 60.3%, Minimalist 19.4%, Exploration 11.2%, Top-Down 9.1%
- #56 Secret of Lands
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ahmed APub: Alessa stuff
Windows
Epic action-adventure game, embark on a heroic quest in a vibrant world full of intriguing characters on an exhilarating journey to become the new world champion and uncover the secrets of lands!
Why similar: Adventure 22.7%, Top-Down 22.5%, Action 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Action-Adventure 10.8%
- #57 Lunar Miner
67% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Ahmed Shahin
Windows
Mine, upgrade, and explore as you journey toward the moon. With the help of Astra, the AI in your suit, gather resources, build your ship, and face the emotional cost of chasing your dreams. Will reaching the top bring you happiness, or leave you questioning everything?
Why similar: Minimalist 27.9%, Exploration 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Adventure 15.5%, 2D 8.5%
- #58 Flooded Burials
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NostalgiaTree
Windows
Flooded Burials is an adventure game about exploring a sunken tower. Lower the water levels by completing stages, and find out what lays at the bottom of this strange structure as you explore further down it's depths.
Why similar: Adventure 24.6%, Pixel Graphics 22.2%, Exploration 18.9%, Top-Down 12.4%, Action-Adventure 5.9%
- #59 Good Luck, Stay Safe
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Benjo Games
Windows
Inspired by classic PC shooters - Fight through hordes of the undead, scavenge for supplies, buy upgrades and uncover secrets.
Why similar: Adventure 28.1%, Minimalist 23.8%, Action 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Top-Down 10.1%