Games like OneShot
by Future Cat LLC
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
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-20%$7.99OneShot: World Machine Edition
Sep 30 · Future Cat LLC
Both: Puzzle · Pixel Graphics · Choices Matter
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
PuzzleStory RichIndiePixel GraphicsChoices MatterMultiple EndingsCuteExploration2DAdventure👍 5,353
FreeMissing Translation
Sep 24 · AlPixel Games, Luis Diaz, Gustavo Santos, Albert Fernandez, Tice Thomason
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
Lost in a weird city in the middle of the desert and surrounded by strange creatures that keep staring at you. This is a game about exploring the unknown and solving puzzles... lots of them! Don't be fooled by the looks, this isn't a point & click adventure.
Free to PlayPixel GraphicsPuzzleIndieAdventureCasualGreat SoundtrackPoint & ClickSingleplayer2D👍 111
$9.99Out There Somewhere
Mar 14 · MiniBoss
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.
PlatformerPixel GraphicsIndiePuzzleAdventure2DGreat SoundtrackRetroActionSci-fi👍 6,161
$9.99FEZ
May 1 · Polytron Corporation
Both: Puzzle · Pixel Graphics
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.
PlatformerPuzzleIndiePixel GraphicsExplorationGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerAdventureCasualMystery👍 11,664
$19.99Everhood 2
Mar 4 · Chris Nordgren, Jordi Roca
Both: Pixel Graphics · Choices Matter
AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARPG where you battle enemies through musical encounters while being accompanied by a raven who promises to retrieve your voice if you slay the mighty Mind Dragon!🎵
PsychedelicMusicIndieStory Rich2DRPGPixel GraphicsChoices MatterSingleplayerRhythm👍 2,205
$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
Both: Puzzle
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
PuzzlePhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackRobotsExploration👍 29,240
$1.99I hate this game
Mar 7 · Pixel Error
Both: Puzzle · Pixel Graphics
I hate this game is a logic game, where gameplay changes every level. Solve crazy puzzles and use forgotten functions of your PC! Be attentive, interact with everything that you see on the screen.
IndiePuzzlePixel GraphicsGreat SoundtrackLogic2DMinimalistPlatformerPuzzle PlatformerFunny👍 2,465
FreeLife is Strange - Episode 1
Jan 29 · DONTNOD Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Both: Choices Matter
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Story RichChoices MatterGreat SoundtrackFemale ProtagonistTime TravelAtmosphericEpisodicSingleplayerAdventureTime Manipulation👍 125,182
$3.99A Bird Story
Nov 7 · Freebird Games
Both: Pixel Graphics
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.
IndieStory RichGreat SoundtrackPixel GraphicsShortAdventureSingleplayerInteractive Fiction2DRPG👍 8,206
$9.99Everhood
Mar 4 · Chris Nordgren, Jordi Roca
Both: Pixel Graphics
An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄
Great SoundtrackMusicStory RichPsychedelicSingleplayerBullet Hell2DPixel GraphicsSurrealRPG👍 11,438
FreeMANDAGON
Aug 3 · Blind Sky Studios
Both: Pixel Graphics
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 . . .
Free to PlayPixel GraphicsPlatformerIndie2DAdventureAtmosphericShortRelaxingSingleplayer👍 165
$1.99Escaping Hell
Aug 20 · Sarah Werum
Both: Puzzle · Choices Matter
This 3 hour long 2D indie narrative uses a variety of game styles, from 2.5D perspective sword fighting to Platformer chases. However, succeeding at challenges and puzzles do not guarantee “'winning”' the game. Make the right choices to get out of hell — or don't. It's really your personal problem.
AdventurePuzzleFightingCute2D FighterChoices MatterStory RichPlatformerSwordplay2.5D
$19.99Until Then
Jun 25 · Polychroma Games
Both: Pixel Graphics
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Visual NovelEmotionalPixel GraphicsStory RichInteractive FictionPsychological2DRomanceMysteryAdventure👍 15,742
$14.99Vagante
Feb 21 · Nuke Nine
Both: Choices Matter · Pixel Graphics
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
Action RoguelikeDifficultChoices MatterActionRoguelitePixel GraphicsRoguelikeInventory ManagementMultiplayer2D👍 4,119
$0.99Landlord of the Woods
Mar 17 · Madison Karrh
Both: Puzzle
You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.
Point & ClickHidden ObjectPuzzleSurrealCuteAdventurePhysicsShortHand-drawnAtmospheric👍 1,242
$14.99Resonance
Jul 25 · XII Games
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
When a brilliant particle physicist dies unexpectedly, the race is on to secure his terrible new technology before it falls into the wrong hands. The lives of four playable characters become entangled as they fight against the clock to find the dead scientist’s secret vault.
AdventurePoint & ClickIndieSci-fiRetroPixel GraphicsSingleplayerMysteryPuzzleStory Rich👍 469
$9.99Closure
Sep 7 · Eyebrow Interactive
Both: Puzzle
In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky...
PuzzlePlatformerIndiePuzzle PlatformerSurreal2DSingleplayerDarkHorrorGreat Soundtrack👍 449
-90%$0.99Qora
Oct 2 · Holden Boyles, Ciprian Stanciu
Both: Pixel Graphics
A mysterious trip to gorgeous and surreal lands, players explore the unknown and harness mystical powers which have been hidden in the valley for centuries.
AdventureIndiePixel GraphicsWalking SimulatorExplorationPlatformerAtmosphericGreat Soundtrack👍 260
-75%$3.74The Final Station
Aug 30 · DO MY BEST
Both: Pixel Graphics
Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors.
Pixel GraphicsPost-apocalypticSurvivalIndie2DAdventureZombiesActionTrainsAtmospheric👍 6,742
$8.99Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
Dec 16 · Nikita Kryukov
Both: Pixel Graphics
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Psychological HorrorVisual NovelPsychedelicPixel GraphicsStory RichIndieMultiple EndingsPsychologicalAbstract2D👍 20,779
$14.99OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
Apr 22 · SIGONO INC.
Both: Puzzle
Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.
Story RichAtmosphericVisual NovelSingleplayerPuzzleSpaceAdventureFemale Protagonist2DPoint & Click👍 1,404
FreeHave a Nice Dream
May 24 · 榭季生
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.
RPGPixel GraphicsPuzzlePsychological HorrorAdventureFree to PlayEmotional2D PlatformerSingleplayerMinimalist
$4.99Mad Age & This Guy
Oct 24 · Atomic Wolf
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
This is the age of steam. This is the time of unprecedented technology development never seen before. This is the era of science, research, and inventions. However, this world has also another side, the side not everyone aware of. But when evil and deception grow in strength, he will appear.
IndieCasualActionSingleplayerPixel GraphicsPuzzleSokobanSteampunk👍 113
$4.99Home
Aug 31 · BancyCo
Both: Pixel Graphics
Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.
IndieAdventureHorrorPixel GraphicsShortMultiple EndingsMysteryAtmosphericInteractive FictionSingleplayer👍 1,136
$14.99The Way
May 20 · Puzzling Dream
Both: Pixel Graphics
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.
AdventureIndieActionPixel GraphicsPlatformerPuzzle PlatformerSci-fi2DRetroSingleplayer👍 900
$0.99木夕镇的午夜轮回 Midnight cycle in Muxi Town
May 16 · ZSJ工作室
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
What kind of work is this? This is an experimental multi storyline game. The work tells a science fiction story about consciousness implantation and simulated biological experiments. The work consists of a mixture of 24 storylines, 3 types of reincarnation endings, and 1 main ending.
Pixel GraphicsPsychological HorrorMultiple EndingsExplorationSingleplayerInteractive FictionNonlinearPuzzleLogicStrategy RPG
$4.99Cat Museum
Mar 17 · 751 Games
Both: Puzzle
Immerse yourself in the bizarre art style and the surreal world of Cat Museum, a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure game. Solve the strange puzzles with your mischievous cat, and unveil the truth behind the mysterious museum.
PuzzleSurrealPsychedelicPoint & ClickHand-drawnHorrorStylized2DCatsSide Scroller👍 835
$0.99Wickless: the void
Jan 27 · SoSad
Both: Pixel Graphics
A gloomy platformer in which you have to get out of the desperate consciousness of the main character. The unique ambient and minimalistic graphics will create a tense atmosphere. Explore the game space and avoid all its aggressive inhabitants.
Pixel GraphicsHorrorAtmosphericActionStealthMinimalistExploration2DWalking SimulatorHidden Object
$4.99Raster Prime [REMIX]
Sep 13 · Punk Labs LLC
Both: Puzzle · Pixel Graphics
Your mind will short-circuit in this atmospheric pixel sci-fi puzzler with eight (8) levels of increasing difficulty. Decipher each binary sequence to travel further into the unknown, and unearth a deeper mystery that may never be fully understood.
PuzzlePoint & ClickRelaxingPixel GraphicsMinimalistAtmosphericSci-fiRetroAliensMystery
$4.99Disturbed: Beyond Aramor
May 18 · iBlackpen
Both: Choices Matter · Puzzle
A 'Choose Your Own Adventure' themed sequel to the free-to-play 'Disturbed'. Your journey begins with Gabriel, a depressed soul who has been banished away on Greyrock Island. Discover an unfolding world as you wander to fulfill the desires of your heart.
Choose Your Own AdventurePoint & ClickVisual NovelHand-drawnAdventureAtmosphericExplorationChoices MatterHorrorPuzzle
FreeNight Reverie: Prologue
Nov 25 · Somber Pixel
Both: Puzzle · Choices Matter
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.
Free to PlayExplorationPuzzle2DCuteTop-DownSurrealChoices MatterControllerStory Rich
FreeSORE
Oct 5 · Bazitov Mikhail
Both: Puzzle · Pixel Graphics
Mystical puzzle quest game in a gloomy minimalism style will tell you a story of a person who's got himself into a camera, and from which there is no way out it seems. Experimental gameplay diluted with a pinch of a philosophy, that's what SORE is.
Free to PlayIndiePuzzlePixel GraphicsAtmosphericMinimalistPsychological HorrorShortExperimentalSingleplayer
$19.99Monochroma
May 28 · Nowhere Studios
Both: Puzzle
Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.
IndieAdventurePlatformerPuzzleAtmosphericPuzzle PlatformerDystopian 2.5DSide ScrollerSingleplayer👍 467
Dark Echo
May 11 · RAC7 Games
Both: Puzzle
Trapped in darkness, you must use visualized sound to guide your way through threatening environments. The sounds you create will bounce off obstacles, revealing the shape of the surrounding world. It won't be long before your only way of sensing the world attracts a horrifying evil that devours both sound and souls.
AdventureIndiePuzzleHorrorAtmosphericSingleplayerPsychological HorrorMinimalist2DDark👍 835
$19.99Minds Beneath Us
Jul 31 · BearBoneStudio
Both: Choices Matter
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
CinematicAtmosphericStory RichCyberpunkChoices MatterVisual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureDystopian RPG2D👍 5,754
FreeOutcore: Desktop Adventure
Sep 26 · Doctor Shinobi
Both: Puzzle · Choices Matter
All you wanted was a nice game. But now you find yourself opening Windows apps like Paint & Notepad to solve puzzles, and searching for files on your computers that you didn't put there... Who is she? Why did she appear on your desktop? Let's dive into her memories and find out.
Desktop CompanionPsychological HorrorStory RichAdventureComedyFree to PlayExplorationPuzzleCuteChoices Matter
-70%$7.49Viewfinder
Jul 18 · Sad Owl Studios
Both: Puzzle
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
Puzzle PlatformerPuzzleFirst-PersonSingleplayerAbstractSurrealPsychologicalAdventurePhysicsAtmospheric👍 11,929
$4.99Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions
Feb 27 · Onyx Lute
Both: Puzzle
Welcome to the Glass Masquerade sequel - an artistic puzzle game inspired by stained glass artisans and Wonderland depictions of the 20th century. You need to combine hidden glass pieces to solve every riddle and free yourself from a tangled dream.
CasualPuzzleIndieRelaxingBeautifulAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackFantasy👍 2,881
-90%$1.99TOEM: A Photo Adventure
Sep 17 · Something We Made
Both: Puzzle
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
CozyWholesomePuzzleAdventureExplorationCuteRelaxingCasualHand-drawnPhoto Editing👍 9,701
$4.99HEADLINER
Oct 3 · Unbound Creations
Both: Choices Matter
Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.
IndieAdventureChoices MatterMultiple EndingsPolitical SimDystopian ShortStory Rich2DReplay Value👍 890
$19.99Pid
Oct 31 · Might and Delight
Both: Puzzle
You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.
IndiePuzzle PlatformerAdventurePlatformerPuzzleLocal Co-OpDifficultSingleplayerCo-opGreat Soundtrack👍 296
FreeWord Game: Episode 0
Jan 14 · Team9
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!
MinimalistIndiePixel GraphicsPuzzleFree to PlayRPGChoose Your Own Adventure2D PlatformerAdventureExploration
-70%$1.79Riven (1997)
Aug 4 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Puzzle
Released in 1997 as the original sequel to Myst, one of the best-selling puzzle adventure games of all time. Prepare to enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts -- a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal.
AdventurePuzzlePoint & ClickExplorationClassicStory RichDifficultFirst-PersonCasualAtmospheric👍 1,317
$19.99Tainted Grail: Conquest
May 27 · Questline
Both: Choices Matter
A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.
DeckbuildingCard GameDark FantasyRoguelikeStory RichTurn-BasedRPGChoices MatterSingleplayerBase Building👍 7,592
$7.99Where is my Heart?
May 29 · Schulenburg Software
Both: Puzzle · Pixel Graphics
In Where is my Heart? you play the story of a family of forest spirits. The family lives comfortably in a tree in the woods until one day they lose their home and thus embark on a great adventure. Their journey will take them through the mushroom caves and even deeper down to the lifeless crystal pools and back up into the mountains.
IndieCasualAdventurePuzzlePixel GraphicsPlatformerPuzzle PlatformerCute
-50%$3.49Scarlet Tower
Mar 25 · Pyxeralia LLC
Both: Pixel Graphics
Hunt during the day, be hunted during the NIGHT! Scarlet Tower is a gothic horror casual game with roguelike and RPG elements, like talent trees, classes, familiars and more!
VampiresAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsDark FantasyBullet HeavenBullet HellRoguelikeSurvivalHand-drawnRPG👍 1,833
FreeSpirit Messages
Jul 28 · Kevin Wacknov
Both: Choices Matter · Puzzle
Type your question for the Spirit World to answer, then click the start button. Whatever the letters, numbers, and shapes remind you of, is the answer.
CasualExperimentalSimulationChoices MatterSingleplayerExplorationPuzzle3D Platformer3DCartoon
$29.99Obduction
Aug 24 · Cyan, Inc.
Both: Puzzle
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
AdventurePuzzleExplorationIndieFirst-PersonMysterySurrealVRWalking SimulatorAtmospheric👍 3,032
$29.99INFRA
Jan 15 · Loiste Interactive
Both: Puzzle
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
ExplorationPuzzleAtmosphericFirst-PersonWalking SimulatorAdventureMysteryStory RichIndieSingleplayer👍 3,469
$4.99Choice of Life: Middle Ages
Nov 6 · Blazing Planet Studio
Both: Choices Matter
A card game in a Medieval setting where you make decisions on which not only your life will depend, but also the future of the kingdom!
Card GameSingleplayerChoices MatterStrategyIndieMedievalChoose Your Own AdventureTurn-BasedLife SimRPG👍 1,752
$14.99Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
Apr 20 · James Patton, Clockwork Bird
Both: Choices Matter
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Choices MatterStory RichInvestigationCyberpunkDialogue HeavyMultiple EndingsAdventureEmotionalDetectiveAtmospheric👍 218




















