- #1 Relive
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 176 reviews2015
Dev: Studio Evil
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Relive is a free sci-fi adventure game about CPR. Its main purpose is to increase the awareness about this topic and encourage people to take a CPR class and be prepared to intervene in case of need. Discover the story and challenge your friends in tournament mode!
Why similar: Adventure 56.6%, Indie 43.4%
- #2 The Raintime
96% 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 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #3 About Elise
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 150 reviews2017
Dev: Toni Domínguez
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Dive into this first person puzzle adventure and become Owen Scott to rescue your daughter Elise, who has been kidnapped by the organisation known as Kiminster Labs. By doing it, you will discover the big piece of the puzzle that is About Elise as a whole.
Why similar: Adventure 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #4 13:ORIGIN - Prologue
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 216 reviews2021
Dev: Corvus Studio Yazilim Anonim Sirketi
Windows · Mac
13: Origin is a web of clues that you must follow and not miss, as in most room escape/puzzle games. As you untie each knotted loop, you will realize how long and endless the thread you hold on to the end is.
Why similar: Adventure 93.9%, Indie 6.1%
- #5 Rituals
94% matchMixed63% of 278 reviews2015
Dev: Tymon ZgainskiPub: Mudvark
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Rituals is a 3D puzzle-exploration-adventure about the relation between civilisation and nature. It aims to be a gripping, memorable and meaningful experience with story told through gameplay and interaction.
Why similar: Adventure 61.8%, Indie 38.2%
- #6 Through The Fragmentation
93% matchVery Positive97% of 238 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Adventure 84.3%, Indie 15.7%
- #7 REALITY
94% matchMixed68% of 106 reviews2016
Dev: Grey Reality Studios
Windows
REALITY is a FREE short First-Person horror game, it uses a graphical style to represent the present mood of the game. It gives the player the ability to choose and get slightly different results. The game has many mysteries you might want to uncover.
Why similar: Adventure 56.5%, Indie 43.5%
- #8 Island Marauder
91% matchVery Positive82% of 184 reviews2019
Dev: MSOL
Windows
Indie Puzzle Game
Why similar: Adventure 55.3%, Indie 44.7%
- #9 A Game About
91% 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%
- #10 Mars Underground
89% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2019
Dev: Matt Sanderson
Windows · Linux
Mars Underground is an apocalyptic adventure where you relive the same day over and over. With each cycle new items can be picked up and topics unlocked. Explore the possibilities of this timeloop and uncover multiple endings.
Why similar: Adventure 59.3%, Indie 40.7%
- #11 Liminal
90% matchMixed59% of 75 reviews2018
Dev: Suspicious Box
Windows
Liminal is a mind-bending puzzle game where every door is a change in perspective and destination.
Why similar: Adventure 60.7%, Indie 39.3%
- #12 One Dreamer: Prologue
88% 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 56.7%, Indie 43.3%
- #13 One Ping Only
89% matchVery Positive92% of 252 reviews2018
Dev: Triconn Games
Windows
A student built, subdued adventure game that will take the player to unseen depths utilizing a unique and novel approach to vision and clarity.
Why similar: Adventure 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #14 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 91.5%, Indie 8.5%
- #15 Aurora Hills: Chapter 1
84% matchVery Positive94% of 3,786 reviews2024
Dev: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 is the first part in series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Follow the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from the region to uncover the mystery of Aurora Hills!
Why similar: Adventure 93.5%, Indie 6.5%
- #16 Cartesian
87% matchVery Positive96% of 51 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 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #17 MANDAGON
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,752 reviews2016
Dev: Blind Sky Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Explore Mandagon, a world inspired by Tibetan theology and philosophy. With a focus on life and death, discover what it means to make a true sacrifice . . .
Why similar: Adventure 57%, Indie 43%
- #18 The NADI Project
86% matchMixed67% of 472 reviews2016
Dev: Monkeys Tales Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
The NADI Project it is a free-to-play, first person graphic adventure, in which you will face various obstacles to escape from your destiny.
Why similar: Adventure 71%, Indie 29%
- #19 Bite Sized Puzzle
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Pulse Check Games, LLC
Windows
Bite Sized Puzzle is a point and click puzzle game about investigating your kitchen to see what secrets it holds!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #20 With Shining Eyes
82% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: Lucas Fisher
Windows
Uncover secrets, experience history, solve puzzles and understand one another. Immerse yourself and explore a surreal and colorful world in this short, first-person adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 92.4%, Indie 7.6%
- #21 Chasing Light
82% matchVery Positive86% of 272 reviews2020
Dev: Vittgen Inc.
Windows · Mac
'Chasing Light' is the story of the seven days of exploring the physical properties of a game and uncovering an inner world of human beings and society. Have a weird trip!
Why similar: Adventure 58%, Indie 42%
- #22 7
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 243 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 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #23 Aztlan Uncovered: Prologue
81% matchVery Positive90% of 230 reviews2022
Dev: Slappy Inc.
Windows
Explore an archeological site long lost to the ages. Use your time-reversing equipment to reveal the past and discover the secrets amidst the frozen wasteland.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #24 36 apples
81% matchVery Positive92% of 171 reviews2020
Dev: aberrator
Windows
Collect apples and uncover the secrets of a self-contained world.
Why similar: Adventure 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #25 Space Between Worlds
80% matchVery Positive95% of 482 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%
- #26 A Game About Boxes
77% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: A Cardboard Box
Windows
"Boxes are the most wonderful things ever! Truly they are, didn’t you know?" A Game About Boxes is a quirky little adventure that shifts from minimalist aesthetics to uncanny atmospheres, all while you jump around, summon boxes, and slowly learn to love them. :) or else <3
Why similar: Adventure 67.1%, Indie 32.9%
- #27 Sarah's Adventure: Time Travel
79% matchMixed56% of 508 reviews2024
Dev: NUTS POWER ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
This game unearths the essence of adventure by combining elements of exploration and puzzle-solving. The game’s appeal lies in its interactive gameplay mechanics, where your choices dictate the progression of the story.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #28 Familiar Travels - Volume One
79% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2019
Dev: Rose TudorPub: Halftone Studios
Windows · Mac
Familiar Travels is a different kind of graphic adventure with a focus on diverse relationships, an important, story and forging genuine connections with the cast.
Why similar: Adventure 59.3%, Indie 40.7%
- #29 Isoland
78% matchVery Positive91% of 323 reviews2018
Dev: Cotton GamePub: Lilith Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The objective of the game is to explore a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, and uncover its secrets
Why similar: Adventure 59.6%, Indie 40.4%
- #30 Sprout
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,774 reviews2018
Dev: Jeff NuszPub: Mindful Mammoth
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 7%
Embark on a casual, botanical-puzzle-adventure. Make friends, learn new skills, solve puzzles, and become the mighty oak that you were always meant to be.
Why similar: Adventure 54.8%, Indie 45.2%
- #31 Ord.
78% matchVery Positive93% of 287 reviews2019
Dev: Mujo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Ord. tells stories three words at a time.
Why similar: Adventure 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #32 Dusty
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: El Palo GamesPub: U-tad
Windows
Dusty is a third-person puzzle game focused on explore beautiful environments. Join archaeologist Dusty on his search for a mysterious civilization. Explore equipped with your extensible cane and notebook to resolve the past, the ways of the civilization and his technology of light.
Why similar: Adventure 66.9%, Indie 33.1%
- #33 Nomori: Prologue
75% matchVery Positive94% of 159 reviews2022
Dev: Enchanted Works
Windows
Nomori is a mind-bending adventure game where you control time and space to journey through a shattered spirit world. Take shortcuts through portals, rotate your perspective, and control the flow of time to move forward, whichever way that is.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #34 Hold Me Still
75% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Zeroshade123
Windows
"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Adventure 76.6%, Indie 23.4%
- #35 Night Reverie: Prologue
74% 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: Adventure 65.2%, Indie 34.8%
- #36 The Berlin Apartment
71% matchVery Positive92% of 462 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Backpack
Windows
One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.
Why similar: Adventure 54.6%, Indie 45.4%
- #37 THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE: Foreword
73% matchVery Positive82% of 271 reviews2023
Dev: Three Dots GamesPub: Take Aim Games
Windows
This prologue was created to present an overall concept of the main game through a pair of gameplay hours to introduce you to some of the game’s mechanics, creatures, and ideas.
Why similar: Adventure 72%, Indie 28%
- #38 Project Temporality
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 107 reviews2014
Dev: Defrost Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Experience the mind bending power of single player cooperation. Project Temporality is a third person action/puzzle game built around the concept of allowing the player to play with time. Thanks to our propriety engine Sparta 3D we make the fourth dimension as available as the other three.
Why similar: Adventure 55.6%, Indie 44.4%
- #39 Summerland
71% matchVery Positive91% of 1,768 reviews2020
Dev: FYRE Games
Windows
Summerland is a first-person narrative game about morality and the afterlife. You take control of Matthew, a detective reliving the events of his past, being questioned on his morals along the way. In every door lies another memory, and every memory unlocks another door.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #40 1-Bit Explorer
71% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Fiddleling
Windows
An adventure game focused on exploration where you do NOT save the world and the world does NOT need saving.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #41 Applewood
73% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2019
Dev: Garrett Thompson
Windows
Discover the true meaning of apples in this charming adventure-platformer.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #42 Chroma Zero
69% matchVery Positive96% of 364 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: Adventure 66.8%, Indie 33.2%
- #43 Where We Went
70% matchVery Positive98% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Oddcube Games
Windows
Where We Went is a narrative driven puzzle game. Step into the role of a mysterious character that can control ancient guardians to solve puzzles. Uncover the story behind your visit to the tomb and the reason for its existence!
Why similar: Adventure 82%, Indie 18%
- #44 The True Tales of Bloodstreet 13 - Chapter 1
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 60 reviews2019
Dev: Alterego Games
Windows · Mac
Replay the crime scene from multiple perspectives as you follow detective Deacon Darnell in this mysterious case! A die-hard social puzzle game.
Why similar: Adventure 59.3%, Indie 40.7%
- #45 Mondealy: Day One
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 664 reviews2021
Dev: uglycoalPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Mondealy: Day One is a prologue for the 2D adventure game Mondealy. You can see how adventures in the magical kingdom of Dargratt begin.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #46 12 Memory Lane
68% matchVery Positive94% of 289 reviews2025
Dev: Forget-Me-Not StudioPub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
Explore the shifting manor of the enigmatic Henri Villemaine and uncover the truth behind his family’s sudden disappearance. Bend reality to recreate the scenes from his diary and expose long-buried secrets. What if your role in this case went beyond that of a simple investigator?
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #47 Escapeworld Dilemma
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: Sonoma Games
Windows
FREE TO PLAY: Kidnapped from your everyday life, you find yourself in a large theme park that feels more like an escape room. Solve puzzles, explore 12 themed islands, find resources, use your wits to escape.
Why similar: Adventure 63.7%, Indie 36.3%
- #48 Realities
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 269 reviews2016
Dev: realities.io
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Explore what was out of reach before - travel to mesmerizing real world places and discover their stories!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #49 Blemo
67% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: Blippin Bloppy Games
Windows
BLEMO! It’s a super-short, casual interactive story. You can talk to NPCs, walk across the tiny map, or try to solve our secret puzzle. We wanted to create a tiny, living world so let us know how we did! Soak in the five minutes of gameplay for as long as you like.
Why similar: Adventure 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #50 The Flaws of Gravity
72% 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 55.8%, Indie 44.2%
- #51 Journey To The Center Of The Earth
70% matchMixed68% of 698 reviews2015
Dev: InSayn
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You love riddles and to combine logically? You love Jump 'n' Runs? You don't want to fight but you still want a challenge? Then you will love this Journey to the Center of the Earth! Control three adventurers with unique powers at the same time, or guide them individually in this narrative 2D puzzle platformer...
Why similar: Indie 53.9%, Adventure 46.1%
- #52 Trikaya
68% matchVery Positive84% of 362 reviews2021
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows
Trikaya is an atmospheric first-person puzzle game where the player explores a long-forgotten temple and pieces together a mighty and mysterious artifact to master Wind, Earth, and Fire magic to solve puzzles and uncover the intriguing history of the extraordinary artifact.
Why similar: Adventure 63.3%, Indie 36.7%
- #53 Quern - Undying Thoughts
67% matchVery Positive91% of 4,096 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #54 Clean Break
65% matchVery Positive94% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: Benjamin Pilbrow
Windows
Explore a quiet house. Destroy any furniture that seems... off. This is just a bit of decluttering. Probably.
Why similar: Indie 64%, Adventure 36%
- #55 Moon River
63% 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 53.5%, Indie 46.5%
- #56 Tales of Fear - Episode Zero
62% matchVery Positive96% of 467 reviews2026
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Can you tell the difference between truth and tale? Experience three short horror stories and gather clues as to which are true and which are just part of our imagination. Immerse yourself in the protagonist's perspective and discover eerie tales from around the world.
Why similar: Adventure 77.8%, Indie 22.2%
- #57 Deepwell
66% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: LinsonLime
Windows
Deepwell is a story-driven adventure game, about a small town surrounding a giant mystery hole.
Why similar: Adventure 81.8%, Indie 18.2%
- #58 Chromatic Isle
66% matchVery Positive95% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Josh Hirshfield
Windows
Discover the peaceful beauty of Chromatic Isle, a 30-minute getaway where music and puzzles unite in the four seasons. Whether you're a seasoned gamer or new to puzzles, this harmonious journey awaits. Unveil the secrets of each season in Chromatic Isle.
Why similar: Adventure 69.8%, Indie 30.2%