- #1 The Construct
97% matchMixed63% of 145 reviews2016
Dev: Cannibal Panda Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%
“The Construct” is a classical top-down view adventure indie game. The gameplay mixes retro-like gameplay mechanics with modern features and a spectacular atmosphere and mysterious storyline.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 36%, Indie 27.1%
- #2 Sheltered
96% matchVery Positive82% of 6,241 reviews2016
Dev: UnicubePub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Sheltered is a deep and emotional survival management game. You take on the role of protecting four family members who, after a global apocalypse, have found their way to a deserted shelter.
Why similar: Indie 58.8%, Adventure 41.2%
- #3 PLUTONIUM
96% matchMixed45% of 192 reviews2017
Dev: Ch.ZBK
Windows
PLUTONIUM: Distorted Shelter is a 2D adventure game about a major event that took place in a highly developed city state called Plutonium.
Why similar: Adventure 38.5%, Action 33.1%, Indie 28.4%
- #4 Master Key
95% 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: Adventure 54.7%, Action 45.3%
- #5 THIEF'S SHELTER
94% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Geo GamesPub: Restless Corp.
Windows
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Adventure 65.7%, Indie 34.3%
- #6 Nuclear Contingency
94% matchMixed53% of 307 reviews2017
Dev: Amaterasu Software
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nuclear Contingency is a top down action stealth game set during the height of the cold war.
Why similar: Action 67.9%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 13.9%
- #7 Beyond Mankind: The Awakening
93% matchMixed45% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Brytenwalda
Windows · Linux
Beyond Mankind: The Awakening is an indie old school type RPG taking place in a post-apocalyptic world. The game sports a mature and deep narrative, rich exploration, tense combat, and immersive RPG mechanics.
Why similar: Action 51.3%, Adventure 48.7%
- #8 Painted Memories
92% matchMixed57% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Painted Memories is an Action/Adventure game that you journey through using various equipment in your arsenal, such as a crossbow or a torch. You will encounter different creatures, bosses, puzzles and more!
Why similar: Action 41.5%, Adventure 33.7%, Indie 24.8%
- #9 Never Forgotten
90% matchVery Positive89% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Cody Hodge
Windows
A uniquely stylised survival-horror adventure game. Explore a dying world, averting enemies, managing your resources, and solving puzzles.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #10 Izeriya
91% matchMixed59% of 51 reviews2016
Dev: LigaGamesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Izeriya was a powerful city…but forces of evil captured it. The little man named Trix is heading to this city to destroy the evil within.
Why similar: Adventure 38.5%, Action 34.3%, Indie 27.1%
- #11 SmartyTale 2D
91% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Nifedow Games
Windows
Fascinating, full of mysteries, an adventure with a storyline unfolded in the style of good old games with Retro Consoles!
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 34.3%, Indie 28.9%
- #12 Super Lone Survivor
89% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: SuperflatPub: Superflat Games
Windows
The masked protagonist must escape the city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary. Use stealth to scavenge food, or kill everything in your path. Nurture your mental health or descend into madness. How you survive is up to you.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #13 Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut
89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,819 reviews2021
Dev: Rotorist Workshop
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Tunguska: The Visitation is a single player top-down shooter RPG. Seek fortune as a Ghoul Hunter in an abandoned Soviet Exclusion Zone. Use your grit and ingenuity to survive deadly radiation, mysterious anomalies, and poisonous mutants. Go in guns-blazing, or stay in the shadows - your choice.
Why similar: Adventure 56.1%, Action 43.9%
- #14 Settled
88% matchVery Positive82% of 142 reviews2016
Dev: Allen Dayan
Windows
Made in Construct2, Settled is a story driven game with hints of exploration. As you progress, subtle changes appear. Memories and nightmares act as new areas, although still remaining in the confines of the house. When you reach the end, the conclusion may not be what you expected.
Why similar: Adventure 56.8%, Indie 43.2%
- #15 Shards of Azuria
87% matchMixed60% of 101 reviews2019
Dev: Blue Potion Games
Windows
Shards of Azuria is an isometric, craft and build RPG. Create a character and a new world, then start your adventure by waking up in town. You are greeted by the locals of Azuria and begin to find your way around.
Why similar: Adventure 50.5%, Action 26.6%, Indie 22.9%
- #16 Star Merc
86% matchMixed64% of 74 reviews2017
Dev: D247 GamesPub: New Worlds Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Star Merc is an open world rpg where player choices heavily affect outcomes and drastically change the storyline. The game is about exploring different planets, learning about the inhabitants and dealing with the different factions that like to think they control the universe.
Why similar: Adventure 35.1%, Indie 33.1%, Action 31.7%
- #17 Uncanny Valley
86% matchMixed56% of 497 reviews2015
Dev: Tiny Mold
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Uncanny Valley is a survival horror game that includes a mix of exploration, puzzle solving and a bit of action with a lot of optional story content. We're trying to preserve the old survival horror kind of gameplay instead of following the modern trend of creating a third person shooter with horror elements.
Why similar: Adventure 45.6%, Indie 28.7%, Action 25.7%
- #18 SKY THE SCRAPER
82% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Ryo KobuchiPub: HYPER REAL
Windows
SKY THE SCRAPER is an action-packed adventure about Sky, a young man who pursues his uncertain dreams while working as a building window cleaner. Through exciting wire action and daily life management, endure two months of hard living and pave the way for Sky's future.
Why similar: Adventure 60.4%, Action 39.6%
- #19 Changeover: Decisions
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: KHB-Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your character has lost his memory and finds himself in a godforsaken place. An adventure with a nonlinear storyline, lots of choices, and a unique combat system. Could he get out alive?
Why similar: Adventure 37.7%, Action 35.2%, Indie 27.1%
- #20 THE GOOD OLD DAYS
81% matchVery Positive90% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: ヨコゴシステムズPub: GRAVITY
Windows · Linux
A nostalgic metroidvania from the good old days back in 19XX. Take on the role of Sean, a young boy who ventures into the fictional city of Arostia to repay his father's debt. Rescue your 3 friends from imprisonment, defeat strong enemies, all while getting your debt paid in time!
Why similar: Adventure 45.3%, Action 34%, Indie 20.7%
- #21 Exiled Kingdoms
82% matchVery Positive90% of 1,112 reviews2018
Dev: 4 Dimension Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Roam freely through a huge open world full with dangers, ancient secrets and adventure. An old-school action-RPG with a challenging environment, tough choices and a unique setting. Explore, fight, make friends and enemies... and above all, Roleplay!
Why similar: Adventure 44.6%, Action 30.2%, Indie 25.2%
- #22 Artifact Adventure Gaiden
84% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: bluffmanPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Experience the Game Boy-like design and 2D open world of this retro JRPG. The choices you make are all up to you, and they may end up providing invaluable help in the future, when disaster strikes... Embark on an adventure in which you sew the threads of your own future.
Why similar: Action 49.6%, Indie 37.1%, Adventure 13.3%
- #23 The Land of Dasthir
84% matchMixed46% of 135 reviews2017
Dev: RPG VideoPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Join Terret in his small, but dangerous adventure through a mysterious and forgotten land of Dasthir
Why similar: Adventure 76.2%, Indie 23.8%
- #24 Survive the Blackout
83% matchMixed64% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Baby Bison Games
Windows
Survive the Blackout is a narrative survival game set in a dark post-apocalyptic world. Choose Your Own Adventure gameplay, squad-level management, exploration, scavenging, and difficult moral choices. A modern-day tribute to The Oregon Trail.
Why similar: Adventure 54.5%, Indie 45.5%
- #25 Decision: Red Daze
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 880 reviews2022
Dev: FlyAnvilPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Decision: Red Daze is an action RPG with a unique mix of survival and tower defense mechanics. Explore an apocalyptic wasteland, build a safe haven, and lead your team of specialists in a hopeless world, searching for a cure for the infectious disease that turns people into monsters.
Why similar: Action 76.4%, Indie 23.6%
- #26 Girlfriend Rescue
81% matchVery Positive85% of 232 reviews2015
Dev: Aldorlea Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Girlfriend Rescue is a thrilling adventure where the gameplay of "Dragon Quest" meets the atmosphere of "Streets of Rage". Innovative, mixing rogue-style RPG and Beat'em Up atmosphere in a unique way, this game features a great deal of strategy through a mix of character selection & creative skills.
Why similar: Adventure 53%, Indie 47%
- #27 Shelter
79% matchVery Positive85% of 3,708 reviews2013
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Experience the wild as a badger sheltering your cubs from harm. On your journey, you will be stalked by birds of prey, encounter perils of the night, cross fierce rivers, escape forest fires and face the looming threat of starvation. Food is to be found, but is there enough for everyone?
Why similar: Adventure 66.3%, Indie 33.7%
- #28 S.H.E.L.T.E.R. - An Apocalyptic Tale
78% matchVery Positive88% of 780 reviews2021
Dev: Winterlook Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A post-apocalyptic, adults only Visual Novel, where you and your choices will shape the future of humanity and those around you. Engage in meaningful relationships with the characters or bring them to depravity.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #29 Knights of the Road
77% matchVery Positive92% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Shiny Byte Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
An adventure game with focus on acrobatics and discovering secrets. Classic platformer gameplay in the spirit of the 8-bit era games.
Why similar: Action 40.2%, Adventure 37.2%, Indie 22.6%
- #30 Shelter from the Storm
76% matchVery Positive93% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Home Groan Games
Windows
Rain lashes down soaking you to the bone, you take shelter in a seemingly abandoned house. Navigate through the rooms solving puzzles and trying to escape in this short point & click adventure game.
Why similar: Adventure 77.7%, Indie 22.3%
- #31 Metamorfose S
79% matchVery Positive81% of 294 reviews2017
Dev: Andre MonteiroPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 29.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Metamorfose S is a 2D action-adventure game with RPG elements.
Why similar: Adventure 35.4%, Action 35.2%, Indie 29.4%
- #32 The Seeker
78% matchVery Positive82% of 78 reviews2016
Dev: VisualTech48Pub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Welcome to the Seeker! Run, hide and hack in this indie top-down game that gives a whole new meaning to the word "random!" Explore a virtually infinite number of levels as you avoid dangerous turrets, enemies and alarms. Find the exit to destroy the AI and avenge all of humanity!
Why similar: Action 65.2%, Indie 34.8%
- #33 The Safe Place
75% matchVery Positive91% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: Anate Studio
Windows · Mac
This is a dramatic deep social point&click adventure about tough childhood and self-sacrifice.
Why similar: Adventure 91.8%, Indie 8.2%
- #34 The Trud
77% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: Matheus Antônio
Windows
The Trud is a horror game that combines exploration with stealth gameplay, here you'll need to find your way out and discover what's happening in the school while monsters are trying to catch you.
Why similar: Adventure 41.5%, Indie 30.6%, Action 27.9%
- #35 The Path Home
71% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: kakuhitoPub: michikusa
Windows
"The Path Home" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle game where you explore a strange world with a girl. Use panels to "flip" black and white tiles and reshape the puzzle world. The girl always searches for the "shortest path to the goal," but avoiding fake goals and reuniting her with the crow is up to you.
Why similar: Adventure 59.1%, Indie 40.9%
- #36 Rust of Steel
73% matchMixed65% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Fortress13 Game Studio
Windows
"Rust of Steel" is a post-apocalyptic ruins exploration RPG with a high degree of freedom. Take on the world in your own style with multiple scenarios, free stat distribution, and the option to play as the good guy or the bad guy!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #37 After The End: The Harvest
76% matchMixed69% of 102 reviews2017
Dev: ElushisPub: Elushis Music & Gaming
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
The goal is simple, the game is hard, reach the centre. After The End: The Harvest is an immersive retro open-universe space adventure and exploration ARPG. Seamlessly travel across space, catch/train & evolve monsters, take on quests and fight Titans!
- #38 Biomass
74% matchVery Positive85% of 104 reviews2020
Dev: Final Scene dev
Windows
Uncover the secrets of the sinking metropolis in this action RPG. Clash beam sabers, or be a gunslinger. Make alliances or go it alone. Your actions have consequences - those whom learn the nature of this world will be able to shape it as they see fit.
Why similar: Action 56.6%, Indie 43.4%
- #39 Dustbowl
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 123 reviews2015
Dev: The Pompous Pixel
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A post-apocalyptic adventure game set in a world where the player must search for food, water and essential supplies to survive. Discover a world filled with colourful NPCs, quests and secrets.
Why similar: Adventure 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #40 Shine Within
72% matchVery Positive90% of 147 reviews2021
Dev: Ayetoons
Windows
A top-down action-adventure game as you collect & solve puzzles in order for you to explore & unravel this mysterious world.
Why similar: Action 51.8%, Adventure 48.2%
- #41 Starless
72% matchPositive94% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Petr Sapozhnikov
Windows
In Starless, navigate a space Ark infested with terrifying monsters in this stealth-action game inspired by classic sci-fi. Can you help the colonists survive, or will they be doomed to roam the endless void of space forever?
Why similar: Adventure 52.7%, Action 47.3%
- #42 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,647 reviews2025
Dev: Pocket TrapPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
Why similar: Adventure 44.1%, Action 42%, Indie 13.9%
- #43 Diehard Dungeon
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 499 reviews2014
Dev: Tricktale
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels.
Why similar: Action 39.1%, Indie 30.9%, Adventure 30.1%
- #44 Rebirth of Island
74% matchMixed52% of 101 reviews2016
Dev: Yo_Serjio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Survive, adapt, and research in the New World, with its rules, dwellers, and their laws. Head the colonization of these locations and ensure the independence and security of your population.
Why similar: Adventure 44%, Indie 33.8%, Action 22.2%
- #45 Elementallis
67% matchVery Positive89% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: AnKae GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Top-down action-adventure with elemental magic gameplay. Guided by guilt, you embark on a journey to restore the elements in a dying world. Harness and master elemental powers to fight enemies, solve puzzles, and explore a vast world filled with ancient temples.
Why similar: Adventure 43.7%, Action 35.8%, Indie 20.4%
- #46 The Pyraplex
70% matchVery Positive98% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A pyramid-building adventure of historic proportions!
Why similar: Adventure 34.4%, Action 33%, Indie 32.6%
- #47 EMPTY SHELL
68% matchVery Positive88% of 804 reviews2023
Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
Why similar: Action 55.7%, Adventure 44.3%
- #48 Castaway
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 256 reviews2024
Dev: Canari Games
Windows
Retrieve your weapons, face bosses to save your dog in a retro adventure focused on 3 dungeons. Finish the Story mode to unlock the Survivor mode: a 50-floor "Death Tower". You'll enjoy classic mechanics, charming visual style, and an enchanting soundtrack.
Why similar: Action 42.6%, Adventure 33.9%, Indie 23.5%
- #49 Raisond'etre
69% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: C3 Games
Windows
Will you be able to uncover your raison d'être and solve the mysteries that await in this suspenseful thriller?
Why similar: Adventure 81%, Indie 19%
- #50 The Way
70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,302 reviews2016
Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.
Why similar: Adventure 43.5%, Action 31.4%, Indie 25.2%
- #51 Red Gate
73% matchMostly Negative21% of 240 reviews2019
Dev: uora
Windows
Red Gate is a story of a soldier in a remote country. As the old saying goes, the player tries to pass through the gate and help people. But power comes at a price.ple.
Why similar: Adventure 36.1%, Action 34.7%, Indie 29.3%
- #52 Ninjahtic
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 91 reviews2015
Dev: Blaze Epic
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Ninjahtic is an action/adventure platformer with elements of puzzle-solving and stealth. While it's progression is linear, the open-ended nature of every level requires exploration of an abandoned civilization located atop floating islands.
Why similar: Action 36.7%, Adventure 36%, Indie 27.3%
- #53 The Long Reach
69% matchVery Positive84% of 491 reviews2018
Dev: Painted Black GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
At its heart The Long Reach is an adventure game. Closer inspection also reveals it’s a thrilling horror story, flavoured with sci-fi ideology, psychological context and a skeptical view on the human psyche.
Why similar: Adventure 38.9%, Action 34.5%, Indie 26.6%
- #54 Shipwreck
70% matchVery Positive82% of 256 reviews2015
Dev: Brushfire Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Shipwreck is a top down adventure game in which you must travel the land, explore dungeons, and defeat monsters to earn safe passage off the island on which you are stranded.
Why similar: Adventure 57%, Indie 43%
- #55 Self-Isolation
67% matchVery Positive86% of 491 reviews2020
Dev: Dymchick1
Windows
This game is a simulation of self-isolation. You need to support your family, not to lose your job and finally not to go crazy.
Why similar: Adventure 42.7%, Indie 34.4%, Action 22.9%
- #56 The Captain
66% matchVery Positive93% of 321 reviews2021
Dev: Sysiac GamesPub: Tomorrow Corporation
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this retro-inspired adventure game you will have to race back home across the galaxy. Collect new friends on your journey. Make new enemies. You won't be able to save everyone. Who will you leave behind? Which civilizations will you save - or destroy - along the way?
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #57 The Savior From Above
66% matchVery Positive94% of 380 reviews2021
Dev: kóborfotonok
Windows
A sidescrolling 3D adventure shortgame that combines multiple genres and features various action and puzzle sequences. Its artistic approach is supported by powerful visuals, intense atmosphere and a unique game narrative on the boundaries of science-fiction and fantasy.
Why similar: Adventure 61.5%, Indie 38.5%
- #58 Airoheart
67% matchMixed58% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: Pixel Heart StudioPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac
Airoheart is a top-down action-adventure RPG inspired by the classics. Embark on an epic journey to save the world from evil and test the strength of your heart in this emotional tale of betrayal, tragedy and redemption.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #59 Starship Inspector
68% matchMixed61% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Vedanta Team
Windows
Starship Inspector is a Space Roguelike in which every choice you make matters. Save a galaxy or rescue your crew member? Serve an evil empire or help an ancient tribe? You'll constantly have to make hard decisions and deal with consequences.
Why similar: Adventure 43.4%, Indie 32%, Action 24.6%
- #60 Story Of the Survivor
69% matchMixed61% of 64 reviews2016
Dev: Kamil SzczepanikPub: Akamari Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Story of the Survivor is an action RPG that takes place during a zombie apocalypse. Surviving isn't going to be easy, and zombies aren't the only things to worry about. You must also eat and drink to survive as well as avoid other survivors.
Why similar: Adventure 38.6%, Action 35.1%, Indie 26.3%