82 indie games in this list, released 2012–2026, from developers such as Tale of Tales, Ape Marina, Sarepta Studio. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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Sunset is a narrative adventure in which players become Angela Burnes, a housekeeper employed in the lavish apartment of the mysterious Gabriel Ortega, in the fictional South American nation of Anchuria. While doing her daily chores she gradually learns about his life and his role in a growing revolution, and her choices shape how she engages with it. Belgian studio Tale of Tales released it in 2015 on Windows, macOS and Linux, and it was their final commercial game.
Tales is a fantasy point-and-click adventure in 2D, with stages that draw on legends, myths and books of fairy tales, and puzzles solved through classic interaction. It was developed by Ape Marina in Italy using Adventure Game Studio and published by Screen 7, releasing DRM-free on November 14, 2016. Reviews were mostly positive, crediting its story, puzzles, voice acting and humor, and noting its appeal as a family-friendly game.
Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss is an adventure game about diving into the remains of a 19th-century ship. Players explore the sunken wreck, and the twist is that they once served among its crew, which gives the search a personal edge. It was developed by Norwegian studio Sarepta Studio and published by Team17 in 2024. Its Steam listing also notes role-playing elements alongside the exploration.
Thank Goodness You're Here! is a comic adventure in which a tiny yellow salesman wanders the fictional northern English town of Barnsworth, helping locals with odd problems. Slapping objects and people is the main way to interact, and the focus stays on surreal gags rather than a long story. It was made by Coal Supper, a two-person studio from Yorkshire in the United Kingdom, published by Panic in 2024, and it won the British Game BAFTA.
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood is a narrative adventure starring a witch living in exile. Its central mechanic has players design a personal tarot deck and then use it to perform divinations for fellow witches, so the cards they create shape the readings they give. It was developed by Deconstructeam, a studio from Spain, and published by Devolver Digital, releasing on Windows in August 2023.
The Darkside Detective is a point-and-click adventure with a detective theme, focused on investigating cases through classic adventure-game interaction. It was developed by Spooky Doorway, a studio in Ireland, and published by Akupara Games, launching on July 27, 2017 for Windows, macOS and Linux before reaching consoles. It was later followed in 2021 by a sequel titled A Fumble in the Dark.
The Drifter is a point-and-click adventure with a pulp flavor, in which players explore scenes, interact with characters and objects, and push the story forward through classic adventure-game interaction. It was developed and published by Powerhoof, a studio from Australia, working with Dave Lloyd. The game came out for Windows, macOS and Linux in July 2025, with Nintendo Switch versions following later.
The Lion's Song tells, across four point-and-click episodes, the stories of artists and thinkers in early twentieth-century Vienna, each wrestling with creativity, ambition and what society expects of them. Decisions in one chapter link the four stories together and can change details that appear later. Austrian studio Mi'pu'mi Games grew it out of a Ludum Dare jam entry by designer Stefan Srb, and it took the indie game prize at the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis in 2016.
The Silent Age is a point-and-click adventure from Danish indie studio House on Fire. It follows a janitor pulled into a mission to save humanity from an apocalyptic event, using time travel and glimpsing the future that awaits if he fails. Originally released as two episodes and later sold together, it reached Windows and Mac on Steam in 2015 and was positively reviewed by critics.
The Stanley Parable is a story-driven game in which players steer a silent protagonist named Stanley while a British narrator, voiced by Kevan Brighting, describes what he ought to do. Ignoring those directions is allowed and gets folded into the story, leading down branching paths to many endings before the game starts over. Davey Wreden and William Pugh rebuilt Wreden's Half-Life 2 mod on the Source engine as Galactic Cafe, a studio from the United States, releasing it in 2013.
The Wardrobe is a point-and-click adventure game from C.I.N.I.C. Games, a studio based in Italy, and was first released in 2017. This Steam version is the Even Better Edition, available on Windows and Mac. It belongs to the classic graphic adventure genre and holds a Metacritic score of 72. The verified facts available here give little detail about its story or specific mechanics, so this summary sticks to its genre and origins.
Threefold Recital is a narrative adventure game developed by Chinese indie studio Everscape Games and published by indienova. It was released for Microsoft Windows in January 2025. Wikidata classes it as an action-adventure game, while Steam files it under Adventure, placing it among story-led indie adventures on PC. It is the kind of release best suited to players who come for narrative rather than systems.
To the Moon is an adventure game by Canadian studio Freebird Games, designed by Kan Gao in RPG Maker XP and first released in 2011. Two doctors try to grant a dying man's final wish through artificial memories, and the player guides them through his past, exploring the story and solving puzzles to rebuild what he remembers. Mechanics are kept light, putting the weight on narrative, music and emotional themes.
Unusual Findings is an adventure game that follows three young friends investigating strange events during the 1980s, a decade the game fills with synth music, video rental shops and eight-bit gaming references. Choices made along the way shape how the story develops, and the plot involves an alien conspiracy. It comes from Argentine studio Epic Llama Games and was published by ESDigital Games in 2022 on Windows, Mac and Linux.
VirtuaVerse is a point-and-click adventure set in a future world with cyberpunk and science fiction themes. It was developed by Theta Division, a studio in Italy, and published by Blood Music. The game came out on May 12, 2020 on Steam and GOG for Windows and Mac, with versions for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One following in October 2021. It holds a Metacritic score of 75.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a first-person exploration game about seventeen-year-old Edith returning to her family's old house after seven years away. Wandering its rooms, she pieces together a string of deaths that brought down the family, each told as a separate vignette from a different perspective in a magical realist anthology. Giant Sparrow in the United States developed it on Unreal Engine 4, Annapurna Interactive published it in 2017, and it took Best Game at the 2017 British Academy Games Awards.
Whirlight - No Time To Trip is a comedic science fiction point-and-click adventure built around time travel. Players follow the eccentric inventor Hector May and artist Margaret Harck as they jump across different periods of Verice Bay, a fictional town. It was made by imaginarylab, an independent studio in Italy, following Willy Morgan, its 2020 adventure subtitled the Curse of Bone Town, and launched on Steam on May 14, 2026.
Wojdan is an adventure visual novel with puzzles that change the path of the story. It follows 11-year-old Jawad, his father Adel and sister Sara as they leave their village for the city to find a doctor who can cure him, only to learn the doctor has vanished. The title is an Arabic word for the soul or inner strength. It was released in 2017 by Light Studio (Naqsh Al-Daw), the Saudi team that later made Lefty.
Tail Trail is a free, story-driven point-and-click game about P.I. Trevor, who takes his first solo case to find a missing person on a mysterious island. The developer built it as a mix of a linear game and a short animated film, with heavy cutscenes, investigation of areas and light quick-time events. It is by Bold Statement Games, the developer of VolleySmash from Steam's Games Made in KSA bundle.
Sticks And Bones is a short interactive story about a boastful pirate who keeps hunting for treasure even after his death. It mixes quick-time events with shifting mechanics, from third-person sections to 2.5D scenes, puzzles and sword duels. The developer describes it as a one-person project and an episode zero for a planned series. It comes from Bold Statement Games, the developer of VolleySmash from Steam's Games Made in KSA bundle.
Amer: The Chase Hit and Run is an open-world action game in which the character Amer explores a city and its surrounding desert on foot or by car, taking on deliveries, races, police chases and fights to earn money for cars and property. A mobile version has been available since 2022, while the Steam version is listed as coming soon. It is developed by Mad Hook, a studio based in Amman, Jordan.
Bahamut and the Waqwaq Tree is a 2D underwater adventure drawn from Arabian mythology. You swim through Ma'een, a cosmic ocean overrun by dark entities, using light to shield yourself, clear corruption and decipher inscriptions left by a lost civilisation. It is the debut title of Starvania Studio, a team based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is also listed on PlayStation.
Dusty Secrets is a detective game set in the Old West town of Red Rock, where the player is the sheriff. AI generates each case, so suspects, clues and relationships between NPCs change every playthrough, with cases running from petty theft to serious crimes. NewGen, the Tunisian indie studio behind West Hunt, is developing it as a reworking of that game's world into a detective format.
Jason Drake and the Winding Tower is a short comedy adventure prototype. Players control Jason Drake, a novice treasure hunter following in his older brother's footsteps, who must climb the Winding Tower using only a grappling hook, aiming with the mouse or controller and firing to swing upward. It is available free on itch.io for Windows. It was made by Zainab Al-Ansari, an independent game developer and software engineer based in Bahrain.