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60+ linear games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Singleplayer, Adventure, Story Rich, Indie.

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  1. #1 星空列车与白的旅行
    98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 6,130 reviews2021
    Developer: しらたまこPublisher: inc.ZOFE
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 5.6hMean: 108.5h≥1hr: 85%

    The train you took, piercing the night sky and galloping under the stars, was refreshing-it was really a great value trip. In the solo journey under the refreshing night breeze, I met casual passengers and the loving and loving flight attendants.

  2. #2 Ryse: Son of Rome
    98% matchVery Positive87% of 43,817 reviews2014
    Developer: CrytekPublisher: Crytek
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 5.5hMean: 9.2h≥1hr: 88%

    “Ryse: Son of Rome” tells the story of Marius Titus, a young Roman soldier who witnesses the murder of his family at the hands of barbarian bandits, then travels with the Roman army to Britannia to seek revenge.

  3. #3 FINAL FANTASY® XIII
    98% matchMostly Positive75% of 19,183 reviews2014
    Developer: Square Enix
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 5.9hMean: 37.1h≥1hr: 87%

    Final Fantasy XIII is a fantasy RPG in which a band of brave humans struggle against fate in the utopian sky city of Cocoon and the primeval world of Pulse. Follow stylish heroine Lightning's fast paced battles and high adventure in a mysterious new world.

  4. #4 We Were Here Together
    97% matchVery Positive82% of 17,205 reviews2019
    Developer: Total Mayhem Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 5.8hMean: 6.2h≥1hr: 95%

    As we explore these frozen wastes, misfortune strikes once again. Through the fierce blizzard, a flare lights the sky, followed by a cry for help over the radio - broken, dying... No one else can come to their rescue. Can we make it back - together?

  5. #5 Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition
    95% matchMixed65% of 25,376 reviews2014
    Developer: Sledgehammer GamesPublisher: Activision
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 6.8hMean: 16.5h≥1hr: 79%

    Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare envisions a powerful future, where both technology and tactics have evolved to usher in a new era of combat for the franchise.Power Changes Everything.

  6. #6 Spilled!
    91% matchVery Positive95% of 4,423 reviews2025
    Developer: Lente
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 1.0hMean: 1.3h≥1hr: 57%

    Clean up ocean waste in this short & relaxing game! Recycle, earn coins and upgrade your boat. Explore new areas. Clean bigger spills and different kinds of waste!

  7. #7 Hook 2
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 752 reviews2022
    Developer: Maciej Targoni
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 1.8hMean: 3.4h≥1hr: 79%

    Get Hook’d on unhooking the hooks again.

  8. #8 Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
    90% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,291 reviews2017
    Developer: The Chinese RoomPublisher: Secret Mode
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 1.0hMean: 6.2h≥1hr: 50%

    Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.

  9. #9 再刷一把2:金色传说
    90% matchMixed44% of 2,807 reviews2024
    Developer: 滑稽工作室
    Platforms: Windows

    A few days ago, a bright meteor streak across of the sky, the golden light lit up the whole sky. The color of golden symbolizes wealth, power, strength, sacredness and happiness, has attracted countless adventurers, including you, on the adventurous journey for this reason...

  10. #10 Öoo
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,680 reviews2025
    Developer: NamaTakahashi
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.5hMean: 3.1h≥1hr: 85%

    A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!

  11. #11 Fort Solis
    87% matchMixed67% of 3,927 reviews2023
    Developer: Fallen LeafPublisher: Dear Villagers
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 3.6hMean: 5.6h≥1hr: 85%

    Answer the call from a mining base on Mars as engineer Jack Leary and search for the missing crew. Fort Solis will immerse you with cinematic visuals powered by UE 5 and voice acting of Roger Clark and Troy Baker. Explore the mining complex and reach climax of this narrative thriller experience.

  12. #12 Stella of The End
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,926 reviews2023
    Developer: VisualArts/KeyPublisher: VisualArts
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 7.5hMean: 25.7h≥1hr: 80%

    Jude Gray, a wandering Courier, receives a request to deliver some very special cargo. This cargo turns out to be Philia, an android girl who is unaffected by the enigmatic Singularity Machines.

  13. #13 CHUCHEL
    87% matchVery Positive85% of 4,624 reviews2018
    Developer: Amanita Design
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 2.8hMean: 5.3h≥1hr: 83%

    CHUCHEL is a comedy adventure game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost. Join the hairy hero Chuchel and his rival Kekel as they will be facing numerous puzzles and challenges in their quest to retrieve the precious cherry!

  14. #14 Rat Quest
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 1,751 reviews2024
    Developer: ratin time studios
    Platforms: Windows

    In this platformer, jumping will be your main mechanic as you climb the level, each jump matters, if you miss a jump, you have to restart. You may be small but so are the platforms.

  15. #15 South Scrimshaw, Part One
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,551 reviews2023
    Developer: Nathan O. Marsh
    Platforms: Windows, Linux
    Median: 1.2hMean: 1.9h≥1hr: 52%

    South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.

  16. #16 ElecHead
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,305 reviews2021
    Developer: NamaTakahashi
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.0hMean: 7.3h≥1hr: 78%

    ⚡+🤖+🧩

  17. #17 BRAVELY DEFAULT II
    85% matchVery Positive81% of 1,985 reviews2021
    Developer: Square Enix
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 7.5hMean: 25.9h≥1hr: 88%

    A new entry in the “Bravely" series! Four new Heroes of Light emerge in a new world and story!

  18. #18 September 7th
    84% matchVery Positive88% of 2,959 reviews2023
    Developer: EMIKA_GAMES
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.0hMean: 1.5h≥1hr: 47%

    "September 7th" is a short horror game released for Christmas. The plot of the game is simple to the point of banality, and the gameplay is not delayed.The game also contains some Easter eggs and mentions. The game takes place in 2009.

  19. #19 Cave Crawler
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,108 reviews2022
    Developer: Evan Youssef
    Platforms: Windows

    Cave Crawler is a short, 2D side-scrolling action platformer. Explore caves filled with interesting enemies and fun platforming challenges.

  20. #20 Crisol: Theater of Idols
    83% matchVery Positive87% of 3,282 reviews2026
    Developer: Vermila StudiosPublisher: Blumhouse Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 5.3hMean: 8.0h≥1hr: 82%

    Crisol is a survival horror adventure set in a twisted version of Spain. As a soldier captured by religious dogmatism, you must use your own blood as ammunition, without draining to the point of death. Explore the cursed island of Tormentosa, uncover dark secrets, and battle horrifying enemies.

  21. #21 Grapple
    82% matchMixed51% of 2,040 reviews2022
    Developer: Barji
    Platforms: Windows

    Grapple is a parkour game built for speedrunning. You're tasked to reach the end of the level only with the aid of a grappling hook & glider.

  22. #22 this game will end in 205 clicks.
    80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,226 reviews2025
    Developer: insertdisc5
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

    What does a SUPERVILLAIN do, when he is forbidden from doing anything evil for the day? WARNING: This is not the type of game where you can make meaningful choices.

  23. #23 Jaded
    80% matchVery Positive94% of 2,056 reviews2025
    Developer: ShellSnore Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

    A fast-paced platformer where you can slash, dash, and control time. Slow down the frenzy of combat and find the right moment to strike! Then, aim the 360-degree dash and zoom away at lightning speed! Master your abilities to maneuver around obstacles and vaporize foes before they can touch you.

  24. #24 Dollmare
    80% matchVery Positive94% of 2,009 reviews2024
    Developer: Alex GradePublisher: Almost Done Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.0hMean: 3.4h≥1hr: 87%

    You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.

  25. #25 Dreams of Aether
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,803 reviews2025
    Developer: Lepioid LLCPublisher: Aether Studios
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 42mMean: 8.0h≥1hr: 41%

    A collection of dozens of Aether-flavored microgames! Dive into the Dreams of Aether, where everyone is trapped in a never-ending nightmare! Meet some of the strangest characters Aether has to offer!

  26. #26 Meg's Monster
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,271 reviews2023
    Developer: Odencat
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 4.0hMean: 5.8h≥1hr: 73%

    Take control of the Underworld’s grumpiest ghoul to help a lost little girl find her way home in this creepy-cute indie adventure. Just be warned: if she cries, the whole world dies.

  27. #27 No Straight Roads: Encore Edition
    79% matchVery Positive89% of 2,016 reviews2021
    Developer: MetronomikPublisher: Fireshine Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.8hMean: 5.4h≥1hr: 82%

    Start a rock band & end the EDM empire in NO STRAIGHT ROADS, a rockin' action-adventure that mashes together rhythm-infused third-person combat with a kick-ass soundtrack!

  28. #28 The Baby In Yellow
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,146 reviews2023
    Developer: Team Terrible
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.3hMean: 6.5h≥1hr: 85%

    You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?

  29. #29 Indie Game: The Movie
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 1,884 reviews2012
    Developer: BlinkWorks Media
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 3.0hMean: 4.8h≥1hr: 90%

    The emotional journey of four developers as they sacrifice money, health and sanity to realize their lifelong dreams of sharing their games with the world.

  30. #30 Serre
    76% matchVery Positive99% of 324 reviews2025
    Developer: insertdisc5
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

    A visual novel about a girl and an alien drinking tea and falling in love!

  31. #31 SkyIsland
    76% matchVery Positive92% of 935 reviews2023
    Developer: Team.Olympus
    Platforms: Windows

    "SkyIsland" is made by a group of students in a college, quarter-view action-adventure game. Enjoy the wonderful world and beautiful environments as you help the protagonist, Pino, fix his broken plane and defeat monsters to return home safely.

  32. #32 Sacred 3
    78% matchMostly Negative27% of 4,452 reviews2014
    Developer: Keen GamesPublisher: THQ Nordic
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.9hMean: 6.7h≥1hr: 91%

    Sacred 3 is an arcade Hack ‘n’ Slash game for up to 4 players. Choose a hero and fight cooperatively against the rise of evil. Victory is Ours. Glory is Mine.

  33. #33 Last Report
    75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,994 reviews2025
    Developer: Monopixel Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.7hMean: 2.2h≥1hr: 78%

    Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right?

  34. #34 Slow and Steady
    76% matchVery Positive88% of 739 reviews2021
    Developer: cream
    Platforms: Windows

    Slow and Steady is a game where you make the slowest tortoise ever reach the finish line.

  35. #35 Wild Growth
    75% matchVery Positive84% of 429 reviews2025
    Developer: Cuddle Monster Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 3.5hMean: 4.0h≥1hr: 83%

    Wild Growth is a short, actionpacked incremental healer game set in a grim norse world.

  36. #36 Bleeding Roots
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 421 reviews2024
    Developer: Mechanikoi
    Platforms: Windows

    Bleeding Roots is a free fifteen minute horror game about a man taking care of his plants throughout the seasons.

  37. #37 Underhero
    76% matchVery Positive87% of 1,150 reviews2018
    Developer: Paper Castle Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 1.2hMean: 7.0h≥1hr: 54%

    Underhero is an RPG-platformer where the chosen hero has failed, and an underling of the evil king takes his place as the new hero. Use timing-based combat to defeat enemies as you venture across the land, face off against quirky bosses, and save the kingdom from your own evil boss, Mr Stitches!

  38. #38 Bright Lights of Svetlov
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 1,339 reviews2021
    Developer: Vladimir Cholokyan
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.9hMean: 2.5h≥1hr: 87%

    Bright Lights of Svetlov is a short, story-focused first person quest about a Soviet family facing harsh trials. Set in a fictional provincial town, it carefuly recreates the atmosphere and vibe of mid 1980s.

  39. #39 Classic Marathon
    75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,178 reviews2024
    Developer: Aleph One Developers
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

    From the team that brought you Aleph One, the classic sci-fi FPS Marathon from Bungie on Mac revived for modern hardware by the fan community.

  40. #40 Momotype
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 777 reviews2021
    Developer: RimatoadPublisher: Rimatoad
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

    An experimental, horror visual novel about raising a virtual pet. Help a tamagotchi-like creature navigate his angst. We love Momo!

  41. #41 Sword and Fairy 2
    75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,299 reviews2021
    Developer: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 7.5hMean: 21.3h≥1hr: 82%

    *** This game is only available in Chinese *** 《仙剑奇侠传二》故事发生在一代的8年之后,剧情紧接一代,围绕王小虎、苏媚、沈欺霜、李忆如展开,讲述四人交织出一段错综复杂的故事。一代的主角以及全新人物在二代中出现,交待了前后两代发生过以及即将发生的感情恩怨纠葛。本作首次出现了御灵、虎煞、阵术、养蛊、喂毒等多种战斗和养成系统。

  42. #42 Moonleap
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,331 reviews2023
    Developer: guselect
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.1hMean: 2.8h≥1hr: 74%

    Explore a world full of mysteries that transform with each jump! Moonleap is a game about a moon boy on his journey to recover shooting stars. Change day to night with your jump and catch all the stars in this challenging puzzle-platformer!

  43. #43 Away
    75% matchMixed50% of 1,213 reviews2018
    Developer: NipoBoxPublisher: NipoBox Publishing
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

    Away — is a short game telling about the hero's death experience, performed in a gloomy black and white style.

  44. #44 Shovel Knight Dig
    74% matchMostly Positive75% of 867 reviews2022
    Developer: NitromePublisher: Yacht Club Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.1hMean: 9.6h≥1hr: 75%

    Meet new friends and foes, visit strange lands, and outfit yourself in your quest to keep the entire land from collapsing underfoot! Jump, slash, and dig your way down an ever-changing chasm of mystery in Shovel Knight Dig, an all-new Shovel Knight adventure!

  45. #45 Arizona Sunshine® Remake
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,145 reviews2024
    Developer: Vertigo Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.7hMean: 5.0h≥1hr: 81%

    Arizona Sunshine® Remake elevates the original, award-winning game, completely rebuilt with GORE-geous VR graphics and next-gen VR combat and weapons. Face the undead alone or with up to three fellow survivors in a post-apocalyptic southwestern America overrun by zombies.

  46. #46 Han'yo
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 351 reviews2022
    Developer: DigiPen Europe-BilbaoPublisher: DigiPen Institute of Technology
    Platforms: Windows

    After witnessing her village being destroyed and slaughtered by the Oni demon, Hiroko has only one goal: revenge. Join this young samurai in this 2D side-scrolling platformer.

  47. #47 My Name is Mayo 2
    72% matchVery Positive97% of 438 reviews2020
    Developer: Green Lava Studios
    Platforms: Windows

    Mayo is back, and it’s all about kicking butts and having an existential crisis. This is a clicker game about a mayonnaise jar.

  48. #48 A=B
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 894 reviews2022
    Developer: Artless Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 2.6hMean: 9.8h≥1hr: 67%

    A=B is a programming puzzle game with only one instruction: A=B, which means replacing A with B.

  49. #49 Alien Removal Division
    72% matchVery Positive89% of 1,080 reviews2022
    Developer: Enchanted Bean StudiosPublisher: Breda University of Applied Sciences
    Platforms: Windows

    The invasion has started and the secret military research facility has fallen leaving only chaos. As the only survivor, you must fight your way through the military base against a horde of frantic aliens. A.R.D. is a FREE single-player first-person shooter made by students from Breda University.

  50. #50 Rainy Day
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 996 reviews2024
    Developer: Tree's Game
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    A hand drawn style obstacle avoidance game. How to deal with rainy days if don't like it?

  51. #51 HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 650 reviews2026
    Developer: Stone
    Platforms: Windows

    HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles. Unravel the strange puzzles hidden in your dreams.

  52. #52 Xuan-Yuan Sword 2
    72% matchVery Positive86% of 290 reviews2021
    Developer: DOMO StudioPublisher: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
    Platforms: Windows

    *** This game doesn't support English *** 自盘古开天辟地后,女娲神创造了人族与魔族,因性格与外表的不同,两族常起冲突。后来人类铸造了一把神器——轩辕剑,企图彻底解决两族间的战争。持有此剑的侠士带领人类与魔族战得两败俱伤。十七年后,主角离开教他仙法多年的师父下山历练,面对这世上的纷争,期待一个能让自己活跃的舞台……

  53. #53 Love at First Sight
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,495 reviews2015
    Developer: Creepy CutePublisher: Sekai Project
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.8hMean: 11.3h≥1hr: 87%

    After falling in love at first sight with the shy Sachi Usui, an injury-ridden, single-eyed high school girl, the protagonist tries to win over her lonely and isolated heart. A pure, heart-warming romance game where the apple of your eye only has one eye!

  54. #54 HVS: Hitler VS Stalin - Battle Of Moscow
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 195 reviews2022
    Developer: Bogdan Rosca
    Platforms: Windows

    Play as Hitler on his mission to assassinate Stalin. Try an alternative history where Hitler actually succed with the Third Reich. Race, shoot and explore the Kremlin in Moscow.

  55. #55 The Lancaster Leak - Entity Exam
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 508 reviews2024
    Developer: Jeremy FischerPublisher: Jflyer Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. Another tape has been leaked, this time a recording of a training protocol. By answering questions and resisting jumpscares, can you beat the Entity Exam?

  56. #56 Press Ctrl
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 596 reviews2021
    Developer: Idan Rooze
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 30mMean: 1.2h≥1hr: 29%

    A mind-bending puzzler where your avatar controls another avatar via an in-game keyboard.

  57. #57 Green Reaper
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 344 reviews2023
    Developer: Team SlippersPublisher: DigiPen Institute of Technology
    Platforms: Windows

    Play as Rubin, a rose ensorcelled by the goddess Antheia and entrusted with her sacred scythe. Mushroom marauders have invaded the greenhouse, targeting the garden goddess and choking the life out of her children. It is your duty to traverse the expanse of the greenhouse and slay these invaders.

  58. #58 Cave Crawler
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 576 reviews2023
    Developer: Technomancy Studios
    Platforms: Windows, Linux
    Median: 42mMean: 1.5h≥1hr: 26%

    Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.

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