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Top Short Games

60+ short games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Singleplayer, Indie, Casual, Atmospheric.

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  1. #1 Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
    98% matchVery Positive94% of 41,204 reviews2013
    Developer: Starbreeze Studios ABPublisher: 505 Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.1hMean: 10.7h≥1hr: 77%

    Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

  2. #2 The Plan
    98% matchVery Positive92% of 23,443 reviews2014
    Developer: Krillbite Studio
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 12mMean: 2.4h≥1hr: 5%

    A fly ascends to the skies, pondering the pointlessness of its brief existence.

  3. #3 Gone Home
    98% matchMostly Positive77% of 18,234 reviews2013
    Developer: Fullbright
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.3hMean: 4.3h≥1hr: 81%

    June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

  4. #4 Depression Quest
    98% matchMixed61% of 3,931 reviews2014
    Developer: The Quinnspiracy
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 42mMean: 75.2h≥1hr: 42%

    Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.

  5. #5 Pineapple on pizza
    98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,576 reviews2023
    Developer: Majorariatto
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

    Can a video game convey a flavor?

  6. #6 METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
    98% matchVery Positive85% of 17,821 reviews2014
    Developer: KONAMI
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.7hMean: 9.8h≥1hr: 78%

    World-renowned Kojima Productions brings the Metal Gear Solid franchise to Steam with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES. Play as the legendary hero Snake and infiltrate a Cuban military base to rescue the hostages. Can you make it out alive?

  7. #7 The Beginner's Guide
    96% matchVery Positive88% of 22,915 reviews2015
    Developer: Everything Unlimited Ltd.
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 1.6hMean: 2.2h≥1hr: 85%

    The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

  8. #8 A Bird Story
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 10,666 reviews2014
    Developer: Freebird Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.3hMean: 4.8h≥1hr: 85%

    An experimental short from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise: A simple & surreal 1-hour interactive animation about a boy and an injured bird, told without dialogues.If you're looking for To the Moon-like experience, I'd suggest playing Finding Paradise first.

  9. #9 Refunct
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 17,405 reviews2015
    Developer: Dominique Grieshofer
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.8hMean: 7.6h≥1hr: 67%

    Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.

  10. #10 Plug & Play
    96% matchVery Positive84% of 4,931 reviews2015
    Developer: Mario von RickenbachPublisher: Etter Studio
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 12mMean: 3.9h≥1hr: 8%

    Run, hit, switch, fall, love, plug, pull. And push.

  11. #11 TREE
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 2,301 reviews2018
    Developer: The Strangers
    Platforms: Windows

    TREE tells a story of a relationship between a boy and his tree. What starts off as a simple connection, over time it grows into something deeper.

  12. #12 Donut County
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 11,545 reviews2018
    Developer: Ben EspositoPublisher: Annapurna Interactive
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 2.4hMean: 5.2h≥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.

  13. #13 Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 10,059 reviews2015
    Developer: Crows Crows Crows
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 42mMean: 2.5h≥1hr: 41%

    A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the steam description. -tina

  14. #14 9.03m
    94% matchVery Positive84% of 1,134 reviews2013
    Developer: Space Budgie
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 12mMean: 3.6h≥1hr: 14%

    The media is quick to put figures to death tolls in such disasters, and 9.03m tries to remind people of the individuals behind those figures. 9.03m is set on Baker Beach in San Francisco, where debris from the tsunami has washed ashore in the years following the tsunami. To play, you must find the butterflies.

  15. #15 Hook
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,911 reviews2015
    Developer: Maciej Targoni
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.7hMean: 4.0h≥1hr: 83%

    HOOK is a short minimal, puzzle game.

  16. #16 Townscaper
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,438 reviews2021
    Developer: Oskar StålbergPublisher: Raw Fury
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 42mMean: 8.6h≥1hr: 43%

    Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.

  17. #17 Dinner Date
    94% matchMixed55% of 831 reviews2011
    Developer: Stout Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 24mMean: 6.9h≥1hr: 11%

    Julian Luxemburg has prepared a dinner for two at his place – but things go awry when the date does not show up and he is left waiting at his dinner table, the clock’s ticking growing unbearably loud. „Dinner Date” is the character portrait of Julian: by becoming his subconsciousness you gain a clear vantage point on the worries which...

  18. #18 Carpe Diem
    92% matchVery Positive89% of 8,560 reviews2015
    Developer: Moonlit Works
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 12mMean: 9.1h≥1hr: 13%

    Seize the day

  19. #19 Jazzpunk: Director's Cut
    92% matchVery Positive94% of 8,057 reviews2014
    Developer: Necrophone Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.9hMean: 3.8h≥1hr: 88%

    Jazzpunk is a comedy adventure set in an alternate reality Cold War World, plagued with corporate espionage, CyberCrime, and sentient martinis. Gameplay is inspired by spoof comedy films and cartoons of yesteryear, with a focus on weird gadgets, exotic locales, and open-world style exploration.

  20. #20 Gorogoa
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,841 reviews2017
    Developer: Buried SignalPublisher: Annapurna Interactive
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 2.4hMean: 6.0h≥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.

  21. #21 Iron Lung
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 10,453 reviews2022
    Developer: David Szymanski
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.5hMean: 2.0h≥1hr: 68%

    A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

  22. #22 A Short Hike
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 21,505 reviews2019
    Developer: adamgryu
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.3hMean: 6.3h≥1hr: 75%

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

  23. #23 DLC Quest
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 6,240 reviews2013
    Developer: Going Loud Studios
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 2.3hMean: 4.4h≥1hr: 88%

    What happens when DLC practices go too far? An indie developer makes a game that mocks the industry and its foibles, that's what! Defeat the bad guy, save the world and get the girl! But first you'll need to find coins to buy DLC to enable animation, sound and even pausing.

  24. #24 klocki
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,670 reviews2016
    Developer: Maciej Targoni
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.1hMean: 3.1h≥1hr: 78%

    Minimal puzzle game.

  25. #25 Little Inferno
    90% matchVery Positive95% of 13,558 reviews2012
    Developer: Tomorrow Corporation
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.5hMean: 11.0h≥1hr: 86%

    Throw your toys into your fire, and play with them as they burn. An adventure that takes place almost entirely in front of a fireplace - about looking up up up out of the chimney, and the cold world just on the other side of the wall. From the creators of World of Goo and Human Resource Machine.

  26. #26 Assemble with Care
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 10,022 reviews2020
    Developer: ustwo games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.7hMean: 2.0h≥1hr: 84%

    Repair old-school objects in this cozy puzzle game. Join antique-restorer Maria, as she arrives in the sun-soaked town of Bellariva and set out on a journey of helping the townsfolk reconnect.

  27. #27 Zup! S
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,775 reviews2018
    Developer: Quiet River
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.1hMean: 12.0h≥1hr: 71%

    Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

  28. #28 The Room
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,012 reviews2014
    Developer: Fireproof Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.0hMean: 4.0h≥1hr: 88%

    A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

  29. #29 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,358 reviews2024
    Developer: Happy Broccoli Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.3hMean: 2.6h≥1hr: 91%

    Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.

  30. #30 the static speaks my name
    88% matchVery Positive82% of 5,722 reviews2015
    Developer: the whale husband
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 18mMean: 15.3h≥1hr: 7%

    A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.

  31. #31 The one who pulls out the sword will be crowned king
    88% matchVery Positive91% of 8,727 reviews2022
    Developer: Majorariatto
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

    Are you The Rightful King™ or just a filthy peasant? The sword is waiting for you to lift it, but it gets longer and heavier each time someone else succeeds...

  32. #32 Zup!
    88% matchVery Positive94% of 8,882 reviews2016
    Developer: Quiet River
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.3hMean: 14.3h≥1hr: 71%

    Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

  33. #33 How Fish Is Made
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,380 reviews2022
    Developer: Wrong Organ
    Platforms: Windows

    Are sardines trustworthy? Are you? Do you want to be? How Fish is Made is a janky little jaunt through the world of surrealist storytelling. Now featuring a Katamari-like DLC!

  34. #34 KIDS
    88% matchVery Positive83% of 1,986 reviews2019
    Developer: Mario von RickenbachPublisher: Playables
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 24mMean: 1.6h≥1hr: 9%

    A game of crowds.

  35. #35 Zup! F
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,326 reviews2019
    Developer: Quiet River
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.5hMean: 19.1h≥1hr: 81%

    Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

  36. #36 We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port]
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,443 reviews2019
    Developer: Mismatch Studio
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    a game about news cycles, vicious cycles, infinite cycles

  37. #37 Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
    87% matchVery Positive92% of 5,442 reviews2018
    Developer: Grace BruxnerPublisher: worm club
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 42mMean: 1.7h≥1hr: 29%

    You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.

  38. #38 The Old Tree
    87% matchVery Positive90% of 3,312 reviews2015
    Developer: Red Dwarf Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 12mMean: 4.6h≥1hr: 11%

    The Old Tree is a short free-to-play cinematic puzzle game about a newborn alien baby. Witness this microscopic entity's first moments of life and help it emerge from its underground lair and ascend towards an unknown destination.

  39. #39 Pilgrims
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,009 reviews2019
    Developer: Amanita Design
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 1.9hMean: 3.0h≥1hr: 75%

    Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find?

  40. #40 how do you Do It?
    86% matchVery Positive85% of 2,531 reviews2015
    Developer: Nina FreemanPublisher: none
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 12mMean: 155.6h≥1hr: 21%

    "how do you Do It?" puts players in the role of an 11-year-old girl whose mother has just stepped out for an errand. The girl immediately grabs her dolls and furtively attempts to figure out how sex works using these plastic surrogates.

  41. #41 Spilled!
    85% 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!

  42. #42 Lil Gator Game
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,831 reviews2022
    Developer: MegaWobblePublisher: Playtonic Friends
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.0hMean: 7.9h≥1hr: 69%

    Embark on an adorable adventure, discover new friends and uncover everything the island has to offer. Climb, Swim, Glide and slide your way into the hearts of the many different characters you meet on your travels!

  43. #43 Zup! 2
    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,858 reviews2016
    Developer: Quiet River
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.5hMean: 12.6h≥1hr: 74%

    Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

  44. #44 Zup! X
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,751 reviews2018
    Developer: Quiet River
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.3hMean: 17.9h≥1hr: 79%

    Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

  45. #45 Zup! Z
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,297 reviews2020
    Developer: Quiet River
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.3hMean: 11.4h≥1hr: 78%

    Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

  46. #46 Evoland
    84% matchVery Positive83% of 5,946 reviews2013
    Developer: Shiro Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 2.9hMean: 4.3h≥1hr: 76%

    Evoland is a journey through the history of action/adventure gaming, allowing you to unlock new technologies, gameplay systems and graphic upgrades as you progress through the game.

  47. #47 DOGWALK
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,686 reviews2025
    Developer: Blender Studio
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 24mMean: 48m≥1hr: 6%

    Explore a hand-crafted winter forest as a big adorable dog and a little kid in tow. A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio.

  48. #48 Batman™: Arkham VR
    84% matchMixed65% of 2,463 reviews2017
    Developer: Rocksteady StudiosPublisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.8hMean: 7.6h≥1hr: 69%

    Experience Gotham City through the eyes of the World's Greatest Detective in an all new Arkham mystery.

  49. #49 this game will end in 205 clicks.
    82% 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.

  50. #50 MANDAGON
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,723 reviews2016
    Developer: Blind Sky Studios
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 36mMean: 3.3h≥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 . . .

  51. #51 The White Door
    82% matchVery Positive94% of 6,552 reviews2020
    Developer: Rusty LakePublisher: Second Maze
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 2.9hMean: 4.3h≥1hr: 90%

    Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?

  52. #52 Sakuya Izayoi Gives You Advice And Dabs
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,374 reviews2020
    Developer: Sigyaad Team
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.8hMean: 8.4h≥1hr: 59%

    Feel relaxed into this mental vacation as Sakuya Izayoi from the Touhou Project guides you through your troubles by offering helpful advice and strategies to help you feel at ease.

  53. #53 Port of Call
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 1,273 reviews2015
    Developer: Underdog Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 42mMean: 11.8h≥1hr: 24%

    Imagine waking up on a small dock with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. The first person you find is a grumpy, old man who enlists you to work on his ferry boat which seems to have materialized behind you.

  54. #54 The Graveyard
    83% matchMixed61% of 617 reviews2009
    Developer: Tale of Tales
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 12mMean: 17.7h≥1hr: 11%

    The Graveyard is a very short computer game. You play an old lady who visits a graveyard. You walk around, sit on a bench and listen to a song. It's more like an explorable painting than an actual game. An experiment with poetry and storytelling but without words.

  55. #55 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
    81% matchVery Positive89% of 3,231 reviews2023
    Developer: silver978Publisher: IndieArk
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 1.3hMean: 2.9h≥1hr: 57%

    A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

  56. #56 Zup! 3
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 5,580 reviews2017
    Developer: Quiet River
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.5hMean: 18.6h≥1hr: 79%

    Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

  57. #57 Windosill
    81% matchVery Positive92% of 1,130 reviews2009
    Developer: Vectorpark
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 36mMean: 1.3h≥1hr: 25%

    A short, surprising, toy-like puzzle game.

  58. #58 Milo and the Christmas Gift
    80% matchVery Positive92% of 1,109 reviews2023
    Developer: Johan ScherftPublisher: Second Maze
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 36mMean: 1.8h≥1hr: 20%

    Enjoy your Winter Holidays with Milo and the Christmas Gift: a free-to-play, short but sweet point-and-click spin-off about our favourite little cat, Milo, who once again needs your assistance! But this time, Milo needs help finding one runaway Christmas Gift!

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