Best Adventure indie games of 2021
indielist tracks 152 adventure indie games released in 2021, together holding 659,337 Steam reviews at an average of 88% positive. The most reviewed is Inscryption with 148,347 reviews.
Titles
152
Total reviews on Steam
659,337
Avg positive %
88%
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Inscryption
148,347 reviews · 97% positive
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Subnautica: Below Zero
99,295 reviews · 90% positive
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LoveChoice
32,335 reviews · 92% positive
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Sands of Salzaar
21,417 reviews · 82% positive
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Before Your Eyes
21,189 reviews · 98% positive
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Escape Simulator
19,347 reviews · 94% positive
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The Last Campfire
17,299 reviews · 98% positive
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Melvor Idle
16,188 reviews · 90% positive
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Impostor Factory
11,953 reviews · 96% positive
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The Forgotten City
11,121 reviews · 96% positive
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TOEM: A Photo Adventure
9,608 reviews · 99% positive
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小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop
9,178 reviews · 94% positive
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TOGETHER BnB
9,023 reviews · 59% positive
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Motor Town: Behind The Wheel
8,918 reviews · 94% positive
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OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition
8,702 reviews · 96% positive
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Hobo: Tough Life
8,653 reviews · 84% positive
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
8,130 reviews · 88% positive
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Far Away
7,587 reviews · 95% positive
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Twelve Minutes
7,390 reviews · 73% positive
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The Rewinder
6,837 reviews · 96% positive
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Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
6,305 reviews · 95% positive
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Emily is Away <3
6,011 reviews · 91% positive
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Sable
5,339 reviews · 86% positive
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Black Book
5,299 reviews · 92% positive
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Moncage
5,126 reviews · 92% positive
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Exo One
5,049 reviews · 90% positive
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Scarlet Hollow
4,794 reviews · 98% positive
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Lake
4,465 reviews · 87% positive
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Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
4,184 reviews · 77% positive
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LEGO® Builder's Journey
4,042 reviews · 83% positive
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Wytchwood
4,015 reviews · 93% positive
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Curious Expedition 2
3,858 reviews · 89% positive
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Buddy Simulator 1984
3,789 reviews · 93% positive
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Billionaire Lovers
3,644 reviews · 95% positive
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Growing Up
3,455 reviews · 88% positive
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Roguebook
3,428 reviews · 84% positive
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风信楼
3,421 reviews · 94% positive
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Chicory: A Colorful Tale
3,405 reviews · 97% positive
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Happy Game
3,276 reviews · 90% positive
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Milo and the Magpies
3,231 reviews · 98% positive
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From The Darkness
3,034 reviews · 89% positive
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Just Die Already
2,789 reviews · 82% positive
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Bishojo Mangekyo Kotowari to Meikyu no Shojo
2,714 reviews · 96% positive
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Dark Deity
2,644 reviews · 72% positive
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Tails Noir
2,588 reviews · 67% positive
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Sailwind
2,300 reviews · 89% positive
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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
2,145 reviews · 92% positive
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Among Trees
2,069 reviews · 68% positive
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Myst
2,000 reviews · 88% positive
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The Chrono Jotter
1,960 reviews · 94% positive
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Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
1,901 reviews · 96% positive
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SLUDGE LIFE
1,897 reviews · 91% positive
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City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
1,774 reviews · 92% positive
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Demeo
1,702 reviews · 87% positive
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
1,618 reviews · 96% positive
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Down in Bermuda
1,602 reviews · 89% positive
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坏小孩
1,583 reviews · 96% positive
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Garden Story
1,403 reviews · 89% positive
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Who Needs a Hero?
1,388 reviews · 91% positive
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Song of Farca
1,381 reviews · 79% positive
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The Big Con
1,369 reviews · 93% positive
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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
1,356 reviews · 92% positive
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Granny 3
1,355 reviews · 92% positive
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Scars of Summer
1,296 reviews · 75% positive
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Creepy Tale 2
1,281 reviews · 86% positive
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Landlord of the Woods
1,234 reviews · 97% positive
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[Chilla's Art] Night Delivery | 例外配達
1,231 reviews · 78% positive
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Unbound: Worlds Apart
1,197 reviews · 83% positive
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Machinika: Museum
1,176 reviews · 93% positive
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Narita Boy
1,160 reviews · 78% positive
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Gamedec - Definitive Edition
1,114 reviews · 80% positive
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Dust to the End
1,075 reviews · 79% positive
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FALL IN LABYRINTH
1,071 reviews · 95% positive
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Cats in Time
1,052 reviews · 96% positive
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Adios
1,047 reviews · 91% positive
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Stuck In Time
1,014 reviews · 84% positive
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Perfect Gold - Yuri Visual Novel
1,011 reviews · 98% positive
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UndercoverAgent
939 reviews · 82% positive
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The Red Lantern
929 reviews · 81% positive
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Haven Park
891 reviews · 94% positive
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Sumire
887 reviews · 95% positive
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One Hand Clapping
872 reviews · 85% positive
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Insurmountable
831 reviews · 79% positive
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MECHANICA: A Ballad of the Rabbit and Mercury
827 reviews · 95% positive
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Lingo
782 reviews · 94% positive
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Teacup
772 reviews · 96% positive
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Kraken Academy!!
734 reviews · 91% positive
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Rogue Fable III
725 reviews · 93% positive
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The Wild at Heart
720 reviews · 95% positive
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Minute of Islands
714 reviews · 77% positive
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Cleo - a pirate's tale
704 reviews · 98% positive
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Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 2
682 reviews · 89% positive
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Bear's Restaurant
647 reviews · 95% positive
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Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
620 reviews · 94% positive
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Maquette
619 reviews · 70% positive
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Soulestination
606 reviews · 92% positive
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Demon Turf: Queens Edition
574 reviews · 81% positive
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The Alien Cube
545 reviews · 81% positive
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Slice of Sea
522 reviews · 90% positive
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Tsugunohi
517 reviews · 73% positive
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The Invisible Hand
504 reviews · 81% positive
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Arcadia Fallen
501 reviews · 95% positive
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Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
491 reviews · 99% positive
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Epic Chef
487 reviews · 78% positive
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Chasing Static
478 reviews · 87% positive
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Cabin Fever
464 reviews · 96% positive
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Serin Fate
458 reviews · 74% positive
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Dungeon No Dungeon
426 reviews · 58% positive
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Erannorth Chronicles
406 reviews · 86% positive
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Märchen Forest
380 reviews · 80% positive
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Dungeon Town
360 reviews · 80% positive
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Geneforge 1 - Mutagen
355 reviews · 94% positive
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Trap Genesis
337 reviews · 95% positive
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Touhou Genso Wanderer -Lotus Labyrinth R-
335 reviews · 79% positive
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Aspire: Ina's Tale
324 reviews · 83% positive
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Last Stop
324 reviews · 79% positive
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Magical Valkyrie Lyristia
317 reviews · 72% positive
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The Captain
305 reviews · 93% positive
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Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives
304 reviews · 94% positive
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Shokuo Shoujo
291 reviews · 77% positive
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Snow-Swept Quest
289 reviews · 90% positive
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Night Reverie
284 reviews · 96% positive
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7 Years From Now
279 reviews · 98% positive
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Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality
275 reviews · 60% positive
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Ark of Artemis
271 reviews · 83% positive
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Explorer of Yggdrasil
257 reviews · 86% positive
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Inked: A Tale of Love
251 reviews · 83% positive
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Grotto
243 reviews · 90% positive
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The fairy tale you don't know
228 reviews · 76% positive
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Inspector Waffles
223 reviews · 95% positive
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Midnight Scenes: The Nanny
222 reviews · 97% positive
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Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
218 reviews · 94% positive
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Fox Girls Never Play Dirty
197 reviews · 87% positive
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Retro Machina
197 reviews · 86% positive
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Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood
177 reviews · 73% positive
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The Door in the Basement
170 reviews · 88% positive
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Distant Memoraĵo
170 reviews · 98% positive
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Pedro's Adventures in Spanish [Learn Spanish]
161 reviews · 91% positive
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Mutropolis
158 reviews · 88% positive
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Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan
146 reviews · 92% positive
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Everybody Wham Wham
140 reviews · 95% positive
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Button City
138 reviews · 92% positive
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IdolDays
136 reviews · 88% positive
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Growbot
129 reviews · 91% positive
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Murder Mystery Machine
129 reviews · 55% positive
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Mango
121 reviews · 90% positive
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After I met that catgirl, my questlist got too long!
114 reviews · 90% positive
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Negative Nancy
110 reviews · 94% positive
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Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
108 reviews · 95% positive
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Terrain of Magical Expertise
106 reviews · 75% positive
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Lost and found - What if I come and find it
0 reviews · 97% positive
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Melancholy Love
0 reviews · 95% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best adventure indie games of 2021?
- indielist tracks 152 adventure indie games from 2021, led by Steam review count by Inscryption (148,347 reviews).
- How many adventure indie games came out in 2021?
- indielist records 152 adventure indie games with a 2021 release, holding 659,337 Steam reviews combined.