Short indie games

indielist tracks 41 indie short games with the Steam user tag "Short", together holding 777,283 reviews at an average of 92% positive. The most reviewed is Firewatch with 93,148 reviews.

Tagged titles

41

Total reviews on Steam

777,283

Avg positive %

92%

Related tags

Adventure (32) Casual (27) Puzzle (23) Story Rich (22) First-Person (18) Exploration (16) Action (14) Funny (14) Walking Simulator (14) Mystery (13)

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Firewatch

2016 · Adventure

93,148 reviews · 91% positive

AdventureAtmosphericStory Rich Walking Simulator Mystery
T

To the Moon

2012 · Adventure

69,196 reviews · 96% positive

Story RichGreat SoundtrackIndieEmotional RPGMaker
F

Five Nights at Freddy's

2014 · Indie

53,128 reviews · 94% positive

HorrorSingleplayerSurvival Horror Robots Psychological Horror
W

What Remains of Edith Finch

2017 · Adventure

46,359 reviews · 96% positive

Story RichAtmosphericWalking Simulator First-Person Mystery
S

SUPERHOT

2016 · Action

40,537 reviews · 92% positive

Action FPS Bullet Time Time ManipulationIndie
L

LIMBO

2011 · Action

40,239 reviews · 92% positive

Puzzle-PlatformerIndiePuzzle Platformer Dark
T

The Stanley Parable

2013 · Adventure

40,164 reviews · 92% positive

Comedy NarrationIndieWalking Simulator First-Person
B

Bright Memory: Infinite

2021 · Action

36,172 reviews · 92% positive

Action Female ProtagonistSexual ContentFPSIndie
U

Unheard - Voices of Crime

2019 · Indie

30,767 reviews · 96% positive

Detective Puzzle MysteryIndieRPG
T

The Room

2014 · Adventure

30,194 reviews · 98% positive

Puzzle Mystery Point & ClickAtmosphericSingleplayer
A

A Short Hike

2019 · Adventure

22,454 reviews · 99% positive

Exploration Relaxing Adventure CuteIndie
A

ABZU

2016 · Adventure

21,902 reviews · 93% positive

RelaxingAtmosphericUnderwater ExplorationGreat Soundtrack
T

The Room Two

2016 · Adventure

21,602 reviews · 98% positive

Puzzle Mystery Point & ClickAtmosphericHidden Object
T

Townscaper

2021 · Casual

20,019 reviews · 95% positive

Experimental Building Relaxing Sandbox Casual
T

The Beginner's Guide

2015 · Adventure

19,654 reviews · 88% positive

Story Rich Walking Simulator NarrationIndieAtmospheric
G

Gorogoa

2017 · Adventure

18,947 reviews · 98% positive

Puzzle Hand-drawnIndieBeautifulAtmospheric
G

Gone Home

2013 · Adventure

13,575 reviews · 77% positive

Walking Simulator ShortIndieExplorationAtmospheric
T

The Room Three

2018 · Adventure

12,864 reviews · 95% positive

Puzzle Mystery Adventure Point & ClickIndie
D

Donut County

2018 · Adventure

10,885 reviews · 92% positive

CasualIndieCute Funny Puzzle
I

Iron Lung

2022 · Adventure

10,023 reviews · 92% positive

HorrorAtmosphericPsychological HorrorSubmarineUnderwater
L

Little Inferno

2012 · Adventure

9,081 reviews · 95% positive

CasualIndiePuzzleSingleplayerSatire
O

Octodad: Dadliest Catch

2014 · Action

9,058 reviews · 94% positive

Comedy Physics FunnyIndieFamily Friendly
A

Assemble with Care

2020 · Casual

8,995 reviews · 90% positive

CasualIndiePuzzle Relaxing Short
S

Slender: The Arrival

2013 · Action

7,879 reviews · 88% positive

Horror Survival Horror First-PersonMultiplayerIndie
C

COCOON

2023 · Adventure

7,786 reviews · 95% positive

Adventure Puzzle ExplorationIndie3D
H

Hidden Folks

2017 · Adventure

7,597 reviews · 97% positive

Hidden Object Casual Hand-drawnIndiePuzzle
T

Thank Goodness You're Here!

2024 · Adventure

7,552 reviews · 96% positive

Adventure Comedy Funny Hand-drawn Exploration
F

Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator

2020 · Action

7,456 reviews · 97% positive

SandboxMultiplayerSingleplayerExploration Building
D

Deliver Us The Moon

2019 · Action

7,439 reviews · 88% positive

AdventureIndieAction Space Sci-fi
T

Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power

2015 · Action

7,280 reviews · 63% positive

Puzzle-Platformer 3D Platformer AdventureCo-opAction
J

Jazzpunk: Director's Cut

2014 · Adventure

6,338 reviews · 94% positive

ComedyIndieSurreal Adventure Funny
A

Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition

2014 · Action

6,266 reviews · 89% positive

HorrorIndieAdventureAtmosphericFirst-Person
D

Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

2024 · Adventure

6,076 reviews · 95% positive

Detective Investigation Casual Short Cute
L

Lil Gator Game

2022 · Action

6,058 reviews · 99% positive

Casual Cozy Relaxing Cute Wholesome
D

Drift86

2019 · Casual

5,279 reviews · 88% positive

RacingMultiplayerAutomobile Sim CasualIndie
S

Spilled!

2025 · Adventure

4,827 reviews · 94% positive

Short Relaxing Casual Linear Wholesome
C

Contrast

2013 · Adventure

4,527 reviews · 91% positive

IndieFemale Protagonist Adventure Noir Puzzle
D

Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

2025 · Adventure

2,746 reviews · 97% positive

Casual Adventure Detective Investigation Short
H

House of the Dying Sun

2016 · Action

1,930 reviews · 90% positive

Action SimulationIndieSpace Space Sim
A

A Mortician's Tale

2017 · Casual

764 reviews · 72% positive

CasualIndieFemale Protagonist ShortSingleplayer
3

3dSen PC

2025 · Action

520 reviews · 91% positive

Platformer Adventure Remake Action Retro

Frequently asked questions

What are the best short indie games?: By Steam review count, indielist ranks 41 tracked short indie games led by Firewatch (93,148 reviews).
How is the short list built?: This page uses SteamSpy user tags from tracked games, then ranks matching public games by Steam review count. It is not hand-picked.