- #1 GRIS
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 93,692 reviews2018
Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Why similar: Indie 59.5%, Puzzle 40.5%
Why You'll Like It: A stunning puzzle-platformer that explores the stages of grief and emotional healing through beautiful, symbolic art.
- #2 Florence
96% matchVery Positive93% of 15,716 reviews2020
Dev: MountainsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.
Why similar: Narrative 69.5% ★, Indie 30.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, interactive story that captures the highs and lows of a relationship and the passage of time with poignant simplicity.
- #3 Unpacking
96% matchVery Positive93% of 39,045 reviews2021
Dev: Witch BeamPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
Why similar: Puzzle 67.8%, Indie 32.2%
Why You'll Like It: A meditative puzzle game that tells the story of a life through the intimate act of organizing belongings across various living spaces.
- #4 LOVE - A Puzzle Box Filled with Stories
95% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Rocketship ParkPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows · Mac
Every life has a story. Every story has regret. But what if you could change the past? LOVE is a puzzle game about finding the things we’ve lost in ourselves and the people who help us find them.
Why similar: Indie 62.2%, Puzzle 37.8%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle box game that pairs satisfying mechanical interactions with small, intimate narrative vignettes.
- #5 Arise: A Simple Story
94% matchVery Positive92% of 2,975 reviews2020
Dev: Piccolo StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful 3D platformer that allows you to manipulate time to relive the emotional peaks and valleys of a lifetime.
- #6 Where is my Heart?
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 183 reviews2014
Dev: Schulenburg SoftwarePub: Die Gute Fabrik
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 40%
In Where is my Heart? you play the story of a family of forest spirits. The family lives comfortably in a tree in the woods until one day they lose their home and thus embark on a great adventure. Their journey will take them through the mushroom caves and even deeper down to the lifeless crystal pools and back up into the mountains.
Why similar: Puzzle 50.2%, Indie 49.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, indie puzzle-platformer that uses a fragmented screen mechanic to mirror the feeling of being lost and disconnected.
- #7 Gorogoa
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,841 reviews2017
Dev: Buried SignalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
Why similar: Puzzle 77.2%, Indie 22.8%
Why You'll Like It: An intricately designed puzzle game where the narrative unfolds through shifting, hand-drawn panels that reflect on memory and life's journey.
- #8 Old Man's Journey
92% matchVery Positive87% of 4,136 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.
Why similar: Puzzle 59.5%, Indie 40.5%
Why You'll Like It: A soul-searching puzzle-adventure that follows an elderly man reflecting on his life's regrets and precious moments.
- #9 Know by heart
91% matchVery Positive90% of 830 reviews2022
Dev: Ice-Pick Lodge
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Childhood friends reunite after spending a long time apart, revisiting old memories and rekindling their friendship. However, something beyond their control will ruin this reunion.
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy adventure that deals with the bittersweet reality of reuniting with childhood friends and facing the inevitable changes of life.
- #10 The Gardens Between
91% matchVery Positive94% of 2,728 reviews2018
Dev: The Voxel Agents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.
Why similar: Narrative 76.1% ★, Puzzle 23.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal puzzle game about two best friends traveling through a series of dreamlike islands that represent their shared memories.
- #11 The Last Campfire
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 18,750 reviews2021
Dev: Hello Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.
Why similar: Puzzle 68.1%, Indie 31.9%
Why You'll Like It: A gentle, atmospheric puzzle game focused on a lost soul searching for meaning and a way home in a melancholic world.
- #12 The Shape of Things
90% matchVery Positive88% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: Hyper Three StudioPub: Maple Whispering Limited
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Experience a relaxing atmosphere from the comfort of your cozy room by solving small 3D puzzles inside collectible gachapons, and find the original shape of things inspired by Rubik’s style.
Why similar: Puzzle 100%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, tactile puzzle game that focuses on the simple pleasure of identifying and rotating objects to reveal their true form.
- #13 Thomas Was Alone
89% matchVery Positive94% of 9,347 reviews2012
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.
Why similar: Physics 69.2%, Indie 30.8%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle-platformer that uses simple shapes and excellent narration to tell a deeply human story about friendship and purpose.
- #14 Before Your Eyes
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 22,221 reviews2021
Dev: GoodbyeWorld GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Narrative 88.4% ★, Indie 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, emotional narrative experience controlled by your actual blinks that explores the fleeting nature of life and memory.
- #15 A Short Hike
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 21,505 reviews2019
Dev: adamgryu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: A peaceful, reflective exploration game that captures the quiet joy of a personal journey and the beauty of nature.
- #16 Motion Of The Heart
88% matchMixed68% of 68 reviews2020
Dev: Mint TeaPub: КиКо
Windows
Short visual novel about a guy and his cracks down relations. Help him decide what is best for him - his work or his girlfriend.
Why You'll Like It: A short, relaxing visual novel that focuses on the emotional nuances of personal connections and life choices.
- #17 Landlord of the Woods
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,182 reviews2021
Dev: Madison Karrh
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 30%
You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.
Why similar: Physics 51.5%, Puzzle 36.2%, Indie 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click puzzle game that blends whimsical art with a quiet, introspective atmosphere.
- #18 With My Past
85% matchVery Positive95% of 344 reviews2024
Dev: Imagine Wings StudioPub: Edigger
Windows
"How should I face my past in my ever-changing life? "Collaborating with the shadow of the past to unravel allegorical puzzles, confront inner struggles, and explore the path of self-growth.
Why similar: Puzzle 92.3%, Indie 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A philosophical puzzle-platformer that uses the concept of time loops to explore themes of regret and redemption.
- #19 Zero-Sum Heart
84% matchVery Positive95% of 226 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat Studio
Windows · Mac
"I" make a deal with the witch to give up my heart, in exchange for love— from everyone. Is it worth it if losing my heart means gaining *his*? ————————————————————————— In this short visual novel, make choices and answer the question: is love a zero-sum game?
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven narrative game that explores the complexities of relationships and the consequences of personal decisions.
- #20 FAR: Lone Sails
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 25,500 reviews2018
Dev: Okomotive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?
Why similar: Puzzle 63%, Indie 37%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric journey across a dried-out seabed that uses physics-based vehicle management to evoke a sense of solitude and perseverance.
- #21 To the Moon
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 84,848 reviews2012
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven experience that dives into the memories of a dying man to fulfill his final wish, focusing heavily on emotional storytelling.
- #22 What Remains of Edith Finch
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 49,863 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Indie 54.2%, Puzzle 45.8%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of environmental storytelling that explores the history and tragic, beautiful lives of a single family.
- #23 Carto
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,158 reviews2020
Dev: Sunhead GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.
Why similar: Puzzle 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
Why You'll Like It: A charming puzzle game where you manipulate the map itself to explore the world and help the characters you meet along the way.
- #24 Change
82% matchVery Positive92% of 384 reviews2017
Dev: Adventurer's Tavern
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
你有没有一段时间，无论如何都提不起精神来，总以为离开这里会变好，换了个环境却没有任何改变。 觉得自己做的事情毫无意义，只想做“自己想做的事情”，却连什么是“自己想做的事情”都不知道。 害怕自己的人生就这么平淡的结束，但却一直没有找到改变的契机……
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: A mature, indie life-simulation game that captures the harsh realities of living on the streets and the struggle for survival.
- #25 Donut County
79% matchVery Positive92% of 11,545 reviews2018
Dev: Ben EspositoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.
Why similar: Physics 47.3%, Puzzle 30.2%, Indie 22.5%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that uses a lighthearted premise to explore themes of consumption and community.
- #26 Art Of Gravity
80% matchVery Positive91% of 682 reviews2017
Dev: Hamster On Coke Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Art Of Gravity is a voxel/physics based puzzle game, revolving around the theme of destroying abstract figures, which results in mesmerizing displays of dance of gravity.
Why similar: Physics 39.4%, Puzzle 31.8%, Indie 28.8%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist physics-based puzzle game that focuses on the satisfying destruction of shapes through gravity-based mechanics.
- #27 Puddle
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 506 reviews2012
Dev: Neko Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Guide your puddle of fluid through a vast range of environments and puzzles!
Why similar: Physics 49.6%, Puzzle 26.9%, Indie 23.4%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game where you guide a fluid through challenging environments, emphasizing the delicate nature of movement.
- #28 LoveChoice
75% matchVery Positive92% of 35,756 reviews2021
Dev: Akaba Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"What is love?" We try to answer that with this game. The game encourages people to have a warm, soft, and understanding heart.
Why similar: Puzzle 51.5%, Indie 48.5%
- #29 The Shape of Time
78% matchVery Positive90% of 107 reviews2021
Dev: Julien Papo
Windows
This virtual exhibition has one goal: In half an hour, it will challenge your understanding of what time is.
Why similar: Physics 84.3%, Indie 15.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle game that uses time manipulation to explore the philosophical implications of our choices.
- #30 Nobody - The Turnaround
76% matchMixed60% of 14,289 reviews2022
Dev: U.Ground Game StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Nobody – The Turnaround is a life simulator set in a parallel world that echoes modern society. Manage your time and resources carefully, strive to find a way through difficult times, and overcome the predicament you find yourself in.
- #31 Lie In My Heart
77% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: Expressive GamestudioPub: Cogaming Rising
Windows · Mac
How would you react to your child's mother ending her own life? Would you make the same choices I made? Would you feel the same regret? How would you support your child through this painful moment of life?
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #32 Particulars
78% matchMixed68% of 104 reviews2014
Dev: SeeThrough Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Particulars is a game with a unique combination of arcade-action and puzzle gameplay, set in the mysterious world of subatomic particles.
Why similar: Indie 36.4%, Puzzle 33.6%, Physics 30%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that uses subatomic particles to create unique, challenging mechanics in a narrative framework.
- #33 Inside The Gear
79% matchMostly Negative40% of 140 reviews2014
Dev: Mykhail Konokh
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A physics puzzle game like no other! You are inside the big old machine. There are rusty gears and shafts all around you, along with interactive objects such as planks and cubes. Use each object and place the wheel on the platform – easy!
Why similar: Physics 39.2%, Puzzle 31.8%, Indie 29%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy experience that uses physics and atmospheric design to challenge the player's perception of space.
- #34 心塞男孩 Sadboy
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 129 reviews2019
Dev: 热泉 RedSpring
Windows
Sadboy is a narrative video game...Telling a story about the sadboy's thoughts and challenges after his graduation. This is a game that could make you think about your life... Probably, you may have already been through what the sadboy was facing[/b]
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #35 Choo-Choose
73% matchVery Positive85% of 411 reviews2024
Dev: Lunisky Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
So, have you ever heard of the Trolley Problem? Do you know the price of the choices you make? How far are you ready to go to act according to your values? Will you sacrifice the life of the other to hold the moral high ground?
Why similar: Puzzle 84.7%, Indie 15.3%
- #36 The Artist
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 128 reviews2023
Dev: Grotslot
Windows · Mac
Do you feel good where you are? Some people do, some don't even if they have everything in the world. Does love fix that sort of feeling, even if such feelings feel so hard to grasp and such love could be toxic to yourself? What is a loving muse to the artist who paints them?
- #37 The Heart of Influencer
72% matchVery Positive90% of 325 reviews2025
Dev: Mountain and Sea Studio
Windows
You are entrusted with training five "troubled" influencers from Mountain & Sea Media, and gain the “Heart Probe” ability which allows you to uncover girls’ inner thoughts. Use your wisdom and ability to help them meet their training KPIs, while discovering their real selves beneath their facades.
- #38 The August Before: Chapter One
71% matchVery Positive93% of 497 reviews2025
Dev: Silly Little GamesPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The August Before: Chapter One is the first chapter in a meditative narrative 3D puzzle about cleaning up, sorting out and packing up your life before moving on. Clean up and don’t forget your old belongings on your way to the new life!
Why similar: Puzzle 81.5%, Indie 18.5%
- #39 Purple Heart
76% matchMixed47% of 131 reviews2017
Dev: Artalasky
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Hardcore pixel indie platformer with puzzle elements and history. Can you get to the end?
Why similar: Indie 60.6%, Puzzle 39.4%
- #40 My Hidden Things
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: SIXDOTS
Windows
In the beginning there was nothing, only a chaos of dreams, out of which came Xary. He tried to understand people's nature and help them. Yet he is too young. And here you are. Together, you need to figure this all out…
Why similar: Puzzle 62.7%, Indie 37.3%
- #41 Brink of Consciousness: The Lonely Hearts Murders
74% matchVery Positive86% of 167 reviews2014
Dev: MagicIndiePub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
HOW FAR WILL YOU GO TO SAVE YOUR ONLY DAUGHTER'S LIFE?
- #42 Heart Fragment
71% matchVery Positive92% of 325 reviews2021
Dev: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game as you sort your way through the secrets & lies.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #43 Dr Livingstone, I Presume? Reversed Escape Room
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 163 reviews2021
Dev: VulpesoftPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience the reversed escape room game. Solve many different types of puzzles and venture deeper and deeper into the mansion's heart. Investigate what lies behind the mysterious letter from your dearest friend.
Why similar: Puzzle 44.3%, Physics 37%, Indie 18.7%
- #44 PUSH
72% matchVery Positive87% of 693 reviews2017
Dev: Maciej TargoniPub: Hamster On Coke Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Can you push all the buttons?
Why similar: Puzzle 62.1%, Indie 37.9%
- #45 sheeeroom
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 272 reviews2024
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
You wish to bring "She" back to life to reclaim something precious you’ve lost. Solve the various puzzles set before you and gather what "She" needs. Even you don’t know what "She" truly is. "sheeeroom" is a mysterious adventure game.
Why similar: Narrative 75.6% ★, Puzzle 24.4%
- #46 Unleaving
70% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: orangutan matter
Windows · Mac
When everything seems hopeless a child is awakened by the whispers of the last leaf, drawn into an imaginary world. Unleaving invites the player into a narrative-driven puzzle platformer where each challenge unfolds within a hand-painted landscape, exploring perception and meaning
Why similar: Physics 52%, Puzzle 29.3%, Indie 18.7%
- #47 Memory Oblivion Box
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,107 reviews2016
Dev: DreaMoryPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
一份工作，让秦幽羽的父亲从此失踪，紧接着又是母亲的突然离去。虽然从未放弃过寻找，可是事情却毫无进展，直到那天……
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #48 Isolated Room
70% matchVery Positive95% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Black Hole Games
Windows
What to do when your days are not going well? What to do when you need to wake up and manage a troubled life, in which you need to work, eat well and still have time for yourself? Isolated Room is about that, and maybe a little more.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #49 The Way of Life: DEFINITIVE EDITION
73% matchMixed68% of 109 reviews2018
Dev: CyberCoconut
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a swirling of emotions in this touching adventure through the lives of three characters of different ages. 10 Experiences, 30 Levels and more than 70 choices. Can you face yourself?
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #50 The End of You
68% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Memory of God
Windows
The End of You is a short, emotional narrative game about love lost, the ghosts of the past, and the painful crawl towards closure.
Why similar: Narrative 100% ★
- #51 Antivine
69% matchVery Positive92% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: Regeneration studioPub: USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Do plants feel? A unique boy from the village and a girl lost her memory stay together for the adventure in the Chengying plain, a breathtaking place but fulfilled with bushy vines. Through changing viewpoints and the way of thinking, solve puzzles and move towards the source of the Treeman.
Why similar: Puzzle 89.5%, Indie 10.5%
- #52 Slice of Sea
68% matchVery Positive91% of 596 reviews2021
Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Slice of Sea is a peaceful adventure and puzzle game. You play as Seaweed, a sea creature clearly out of their element. Explore desolate world of dust, all hand-drawn on paper in unique art style. Collect items, solve puzzles and lead Seaweed back home to the sea.
Why similar: Puzzle 75.4%, Indie 24.6%
- #53 Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,978 reviews2025
Dev: 土豆花制作组
Windows
Programmer Lin Mo is tired of his monotonous life. One day, he meets a mysterious girl at a café who hides many secrets. As lies and true feelings intertwine, can this chance encounter save him from his numb existence? A visual novel filled with "love and hope".
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #54 Chroma Zero
65% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2024
Dev: ekorzPub: ZeroXP
Windows
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: Puzzle 72.5%, Indie 27.5%
- #55 Once'
69% matchVery Positive88% of 171 reviews2019
Dev: Once重置制作室Pub: JingtuStudio
Windows · Mac
This is a visual novel about 60 minutes in length, telling a story of memories."Once'" is a story which will recall the experience of many individuals. Regardless of if you're in your springtime of life having full of dreams for the future, or if you're a matured adult who has already stepped into the society and owns a family,...
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #56 The August Before
64% matchVery Positive94% of 253 reviews2025
Dev: Silly Little GamesPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
The August Before is a meditative narrative 3D puzzle about cleaning up, sorting out and packing up your life before moving on. Clean up and don’t forget your old belongings on your way to the new life!
Why similar: Puzzle 76%, Indie 24%
- #57 "LIFE" not found;
67% matchVery Positive94% of 330 reviews2022
Dev: BerCh1n
Windows
This small Narrative Point & Click (Puzzle) game is about the mental health struggles of a adolescent high school dropout who's lost at life. Find out what they're struggling with, you might even recognize some things from your own life.
Why similar: Narrative 61% ★, Puzzle 23.6%, Indie 15.4%
- #58 Young Hearts
66% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Sky SeekersPub: Evening Studio
Windows
‘Young Hearts’ is a visual novel in the genres of romance and slice of life, telling stories about the everyday life of a student company living in a warm southern town: stories about their secrets, dreams, love, their problems and ghosts of the past…
- #59 恋爱模拟器 Love Simulation
70% matchMixed55% of 1,051 reviews2018
Dev: 橘子班Pub: PeriScope Game
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Have you ever been in love? Do you want to be in love? Try the Love Simulation before you fall in love!
- #60 Space Between Worlds
67% matchVery Positive95% of 480 reviews2018
Dev: 4H StudioLab
Windows
Did you ever pay attention to the importance of space? Space Between Worlds is a short puzzle game that expresses the concept of proximity and lets the player interpret the context and arc of the story.
Why similar: Indie 100%
