A Short Hike is an adventure traversal game where you play the penguin-like character Claire, who needs to climb a mountain in a beautiful national park to receive an important phone call.

A Short Hike is an adventure traversal game where you play the penguin-like character Claire, who needs to climb a mountain in a beautiful national park to receive an important phone call. Presented in cute pixel graphics, the game invites you to explore the park, help other animals, and find seashells and even buried treasure.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a role-play collecting game where you live on a small island teeming with life.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a role-play collecting game where you live on a small island teeming with life. Insects, fish, trees, vegetation and fossils are represented with cute cartoon visuals.

Unpacking is a meditative puzzle game where you unpack belongings into a series of spaces, each representing a stage in life.

Unpacking is a meditative puzzle game where you unpack belongings into a series of spaces, each representing a stage in life. You get to know the owner of the objects by their possessions and circumstances.

Stormworks: Build and Rescue is an open-world adventure where you design, build and pilot your own air-sea rescue service.

Stormworks: Build and Rescue is an open-world adventure where you design, build and pilot your own air-sea rescue service. You create programmable vehicles using its block-building system and pilot them into dangerous situations to rescue stricken vessels or individuals.

Before Your Eyes is a narrative game about an 11-year-old boy revisiting his life before "crossing over" to the other side.

Before Your Eyes is a narrative game about an 11-year-old boy revisiting his life before "crossing over" to the other side. You play by exploring scenes that represent snapshots of his life.

Journey is an adventure game set in a desert.

Journey is an adventure game set in a desert. Exploring the eerie sandscape, you discover a world abandoned by the race that created it.

Townscaper is a creative town-building game where you pick colours from the range available and click to put down a house in the sea.

Townscaper is a creative town-building game where you pick colours from the range available and click to put down a house in the sea. As you continue to add houses of different colours the game automatically orientates the architecture for you.

Firewatch is an explorative adventure where you play a fire lookout in America’s Shoshone National Forest.

Everything is an unusual game that simulates a world where you can become any object.

Everything is an unusual game that simulates a world where you can become any object. It sounds strange and not much fun, but the enjoyment is in discovering how small or big a thing you can become, from tiny atoms to whole planets and everything in between.

Abzu is an adventure in a lush underwater world.

Abzu is an adventure in a lush underwater world. You descend into the heart of the ocean to find ancient secrets and encounter majestic creatures.

Dorfromantik is a peaceful village-building strategy puzzle game for one player, inspired by tile-based board games like Carcassonne.

Dorfromantik is a peaceful village-building strategy puzzle game for one player, inspired by tile-based board games like Carcassonne. You have a stack of hexagonal tiles and work to match their edges while creating areas of towns, forests and fields to score points.

Flower is a traversal collecting game where you control the breeze across fields of grass and blow petals into other flowers to make them bloom.

Flower is a traversal collecting game where you control the breeze across fields of grass and blow petals into other flowers to make them bloom. Flower is simple and single-purpose in evoking the feeling of the wind.

Wood and Weather is a simulation game where you play god in a wooden toy city.

Wood and Weather is a simulation game where you play god in a wooden toy city. You interact with the world using your floating blue hand to change switches and control the weather.

Chicory: A Colorful Tale is an adventure where you play an everyday dog thrust into the role of wielding a magic brush.

Chicory: A Colorful Tale is an adventure where you play an everyday dog thrust into the role of wielding a magic brush. The world starts black and white but you colour it in with your paintbrush to solve puzzles and help your animal friends.

Hoa is an adventure game where you walk and jump through a hand-painted world as the mysterious main character.

Hoa is an adventure game where you walk and jump through a hand-painted world as the mysterious main character. You solve environmental puzzles and meet magical creatures while trying to find your way back home.

Tchia is an adventure where you play a young girl (Tchia) who can climb, glide, swim, and sail around a beautiful archipelago.

Tchia is an adventure where you play a young girl (Tchia) who can climb, glide, swim, and sail around a beautiful archipelago. Along with the usual sandbox quests and play, the game offers an unusual ability to take control (and become) any animal or object you find.

The Alto Collection is a series of games including Alto's Odyssey and Alto's Adventure.

The Alto Collection is a series of games including Alto's Odyssey and Alto's Adventure. Both are action traversal games where you explore beautiful mountains, dunes and canyons on a snowboarding journey full of serenity and secrets.

Omno is a running, jumping and surfing game where you explore an ancient fantastical world.

Omno is a running, jumping and surfing game where you explore an ancient fantastical world. As you explore you meet all manner of strange and wonderful lifeforms, from cute critters to enigmatic giants.

Submerged Hidden Depths is an adventure game where you sail, climb and explore the ruins of a sunken world.

Submerged Hidden Depths is an adventure game where you sail, climb and explore the ruins of a sunken world. With light puzzle-solving and no combat, you discover a drowned city, crumbling skyscrapers and deserted villages.

Wilderless is a traversal and exploration game where you are left to discover a fantasy world at your own pace without the usual hindrances.

Wilderless is a traversal and exploration game where you are left to discover a fantasy world at your own pace without the usual hindrances. You run, jumping and glide your way around the landscape that unfolds beautifully before you.

The Garden Path is a slice-of-life simulation game about the small pleasures of gardening.

The Garden Path is a slice-of-life simulation game about the small pleasures of gardening. You tend to a world and make it your own through fishing, growing, trading and making new friends.

Grow Up is a running and jumping adventure.

Grow Up is a running and jumping adventure. It is the sequel to 2015's Grow Home and extends the real physics exploration that lets you push, pull, climb and direct how plants grow in the world.

Lego Builder's Journey is a narrative puzzle game but isn't what you expect it to be.

Lego Builder's Journey is a narrative puzzle game but isn't what you expect it to be. Rather than a brick-based puzzle for kids, it's more like a thoughtful and nostalgic work of art for adults.

Threes is a puzzle game where you slide numbered tiles on a grid.

Naiad is a gentle adventure game where exploration is fuelled not by extreme distances, dangers or enemies, but by the simple joy of floating in rivers and pools.

Naiad is a gentle adventure game where exploration is fuelled not by extreme distances, dangers or enemies, but by the simple joy of floating in rivers and pools. As a story about nature unfolds you control a nymph-like character who swims through levels that change each time you play them.

Book of Travels is a role-playing game.

Book of Travels is a role-playing game. It's an unusual online game that focuses on the small rather than the massive.

Tiny Glade is a simulation game that gets you doodling picturesque castles.

Tiny Glade is a simulation game that gets you doodling picturesque castles. More of a toy than a game, you play by placing and moving different elements of your construction.

Pikmin 4 is an action strategy game where you direct tiny, plant-like creatures to clean up the world and collect treasure.

Pikmin 4 is an action strategy game where you direct tiny, plant-like creatures to clean up the world and collect treasure. Different coloured Pikmins have different abilities, with several new types in this fourth game.

Paper Trail is a traversal puzzle game about Paige, a budding academic who is leaving home.

Paper Trail is a traversal puzzle game about Paige, a budding academic who is leaving home. Play is set in a foldable paper world that you manipulate to join paths, move rocks and overlap the two sides of reality.

Under Leaves is a puzzle game where you search for colour-filled hidden objects in scenes made of flora and fauna.

Under Leaves is a puzzle game where you search for colour-filled hidden objects in scenes made of flora and fauna. Each one is a hand-drawn watercolour illustration and is accompanied by a soothing soundscape.

Sayonara Wild Hearts is a rhythm-action game where you control a running, flying, dancing or motorbike-riding character to collect coins and hearts in time with pop music.

Sayonara Wild Hearts is a rhythm-action game where you control a running, flying, dancing or motorbike-riding character to collect coins and hearts in time with pop music. The neon visuals and emotively voiced story make this an unusual and compelling way to experience both music and narrative.

Summerhouse is a creative game where you design little vignettes by constructing buildings by dragging and dropping doors, windows, roofs and other paraphernalia.

Summerhouse is a creative game where you design little vignettes by constructing buildings by dragging and dropping doors, windows, roofs and other paraphernalia. Play is about design rather than success or failure, but it still offers surprising outcomes - particularly for players who wouldn't consider themselves creative.

Sticky Terms is a puzzle game where you construct words from other languages with portions of letters.

Sticky Terms is a puzzle game where you construct words from other languages with portions of letters. You rotate, drag and overlap the different elements to create words, once you do you are rewarded with a drum hit and a definition of the word.

Loddlenaut is an ecological adventure where you are sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet.

Loddlenaut is an ecological adventure where you are sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet. You explore the sea, cleaning up waste products and repurposing marine debris while taking care of friendly alien creatures.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf is a life simulation game where you design your dream village in a world filled with anthropomorphic animals.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf is a life simulation game where you design your dream village in a world filled with anthropomorphic animals. Like other Animal Crossing games, you design and decorate your home, collect and sell items, chat and play with villagers, and partake in activities throughout the days and weeks.

PinOut is an action pinball game played against the clock in a Tron-like world.

PinOut is an action pinball game played against the clock in a Tron-like world. You use your flippers to work up through an endless series of tables, collecting time to stay alive.

Rytmos is a rhythm-based puzzle game where you create music by solving mazes.

Rytmos is a rhythm-based puzzle game where you create music by solving mazes. You play by creating paths to connect different musical elements that create music.

Puzzmo is a newspaper-puzzle-page-style game collection where you take on daily puzzles based on logic, letters and lateral thinking.

Puzzmo is a newspaper-puzzle-page-style game collection where you take on daily puzzles based on logic, letters and lateral thinking. Play is different depending on which of the puzzles you attempt, but all involve clicking and typing to solve clues and move pieces.

PowerWash Simulator is a puzzle game where you clean different objects and locations using a pressure washer.

PowerWash Simulator is a puzzle game where you clean different objects and locations using a pressure washer. It's designed to be soothing with sounds of high-pressure water and satisfyingly clean results as you blast away every speck of dirt and grime.

Gorogoa is a puzzle game where you rearrange and resize tiles to make a singular picture.

Gorogoa is a puzzle game where you rearrange and resize tiles to make a singular picture. It appears to be simple, but to solve the puzzles you need to play close attention to how they interrelate.

The Wild At Heart is an adventure puzzle game where you play two children fleeing hardship.

The Wild At Heart is an adventure puzzle game where you play two children fleeing hardship. Unlike other adventures, play here extends beyond conversations, exploring and fetch quests.

Umurangi Generation is an adventure you play by exploring a city and taking photographs.

Umurangi Generation is an adventure you play by exploring a city and taking photographs. Unlike other games where the photography is secondary, this is the main way you progress.

Sunlight is a short adventure game where you explore an uncharted forest, guided by harmonised whispers.

Sunlight is a short adventure game where you explore an uncharted forest, guided by harmonised whispers. As you move from tree to tree you discover different voices, genders and dialects, speaking as one.

Against the Storm is a construction-based strategy game where you build outposts, towns and villages in an eternally rainy world.

Against the Storm is a construction-based strategy game where you build outposts, towns and villages in an eternally rainy world. Unlike other city builders, this is a game where you attempt and fail over and over.

SoundSelf: A Technodelic is an interactive guided meditation.

SoundSelf: A Technodelic is an interactive guided meditation. Using the microphone, and optionally enhanced by VR, the game leads you through a landscape that responds to the sounds of your breath.

Assemble With Care is a narrative puzzle game from the makers of Monument Valley and is a unique way to consider how physical objects become meaningful and hold our memories.

Assemble With Care is a narrative puzzle game from the makers of Monument Valley and is a unique way to consider how physical objects become meaningful and hold our memories. You play a restorer who repairs people's favourite possessions: from family heirlooms to broken statues to complex VCRs.

A Little To The Left is a puzzle game where you tidy a house into meticulous order.

A Little To The Left is a puzzle game where you tidy a house into meticulous order. Each puzzle presents everyday objects and some evidence of how they should be organised.

Pokémon Cafe Mix is a puzzle game.

Pokémon Cafe Mix is a puzzle game. Similar to the icon-connection challenge of Disney Tsum Tsum, you play as Eevee and deliver orders in a cafe by linking Pokemon icons in a ring.

Cozy Grove is a life simulation where you camp on a hand-drawn island.

Cozy Grove is a life simulation where you camp on a hand-drawn island. You play a scout and explore the ever-changing island's forest to find secrets and help the local ghosts.

Moonglow Bay is a role play game where you play a rookie angler.

Moonglow Bay is a role play game where you play a rookie angler. Unlike other slice-of-life games, fishing isn't tucked away as a side quest here, it's front and centre.

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles is an adventure where you explore a world seeking out and collecting magical creatures, known as sprites, to banish an ominous shroud known as the Murk.

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles is an adventure where you explore a world seeking out and collecting magical creatures, known as sprites, to banish an ominous shroud known as the Murk. As you do this, you make your way in the world, farming, fishing, and crafting while exploring the island.

Moshi: Sleep and Mindfulnes‪s‬ is a narrative experience designed to aid sleep.

Moshi: Sleep and Mindfulnes‪s‬ is a narrative experience designed to aid sleep. Children can select stories, sounds, meditation or music and calm colours to help them drift off to sleep quickly.

Empty is a minimalist puzzle game that teaches the value of simplicity in life.

Empty is a minimalist puzzle game that teaches the value of simplicity in life. You rotate and interact with different vignettes to line up items with the same background colour.

Among Trees is a game you play in a forested wilderness full of creatures and fauna.

Among Trees is a game you play in a forested wilderness full of creatures and fauna. It's handcrafted by a small team and creates a vibrant world to explore.

Haven Park is a strategy game where you build camping spots in a national park.

Haven Park is a strategy game where you build camping spots in a national park. You play Flint, who is repairing his grandma's park to attract new campers.

Hokko Life is a community simulation game like Animal Crossing.

Hokko Life is a community simulation game like Animal Crossing. You pick a town and set up your home, before spending time helping the place develop into a charming rural idyl everyone loves.

Paralives is a simulation game where you build houses for people and then control how they live.

Paralives is a simulation game where you build houses for people and then control how they live. It's inspired by games like the Sims, however, you have complete control over every aspect of the design of the house and its residents.

Endless Ocean (Endless Ocean: Blue World in the US) and its sequel Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep are versions of a diving adventure game where you explore the Manaurai Sea to identify different fish and recover artefacts.

Endless Ocean (Endless Ocean: Blue World in the US) and its sequel Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep are versions of a diving adventure game where you explore the Manaurai Sea to identify different fish and recover artefacts. As experience is gained you can encounter dolphins, huge whales, underwater wrecks and deep-sea trenches.

Little Dragons Café is a strategy game about running a cafe.

Little Dragons Café is a strategy game about running a cafe. Unlike other farming and friendship games, you don't have to earn money or toil to gain ingredients.

Old Man's Journey is a game about memory and old age.

Old Man's Journey is a game about memory and old age. You help a grandfather figure traverse the countryside by raising and lowering the landscape.

Animal Crossing: Wild World is a quirky life simulation game where you live in a small village and build your dream home.

Animal Crossing: Wild World is a quirky life simulation game where you live in a small village and build your dream home. You develop relationships with the animal townsfolk, collect fossils, fish and insects and build a home to help the village grow.

Feather is an adventure traversal game that brings you, as a bird, to a beautiful island.

Feather is an adventure traversal game that brings you, as a bird, to a beautiful island. You can explore freely, collecting items and soaring on the breeze.

Never Alone is a running, jumping and exploring game based on the traditional Iñupiaq tale, "Kunuuksaayuka".

Never Alone is a running, jumping and exploring game based on the traditional Iñupiaq tale, "Kunuuksaayuka". You swap between controlling an Iñupiaq girl named Nuna and her Arctic fox companion as you complete puzzles and move the story forward.

The Longest Road on Earth is a narrative game of four chapters about everyday life.

The Longest Road on Earth is a narrative game of four chapters about everyday life. You play as different anthropomorphic animals living mundane lives.

Evergarden is a puzzle game where you grow gardens by combining plants into strange new forms.

Evergarden is a puzzle game where you grow gardens by combining plants into strange new forms. You use the tile-based layout to populate each area in flora in connect-four style.

The First Tree is an exploration narrative game where you explore a forest wilderness as a mother fox looking for her cubs.

The First Tree is an exploration narrative game where you explore a forest wilderness as a mother fox looking for her cubs. Simultaneously, you revisit childhood memories in spoken reflection from two lovers remembering the dream and their formative years.

Far: Changing Tides is an exploration adventure that follows Far: Lone Sail.

Far: Changing Tides is an exploration adventure that follows Far: Lone Sail. You work to keep your dilapidated craft from breaking as you explore the ruins of a flooded world.

Everdale is an online strategy game where you build a village.

Everdale is an online strategy game where you build a village. With the help of friends you develop a society that survives on the basis of savvy cooperation.

Breath of Light is a meditative puzzle game where you guide the breath of light through sand and water.

Breath of Light is a meditative puzzle game where you guide the breath of light through sand and water. With no score or time limits and with all levels unlocked from the start, the focus is on relaxation and breathing rather than the challenge and it's accompanied by a beautiful interactive soundtrack.

Fishy 3D is a small game where you play a little fish in a polluted riverbed.

Fishy 3D is a small game where you play a little fish in a polluted riverbed. Your objective is simply to escape to the sea! This is done by navigating through your pond and eventually releasing enough water that you can reach the pipe that leads to the sea.

A Dance of Fire and Ice is a one-button rhythm game where you control a pair of spheres.

A Dance of Fire and Ice is a one-button rhythm game where you control a pair of spheres. You press a button to the beat of the music to progress through the mazes.

Arctico is a meditative, exploration and base-building game where you play a lone scientist on a quest to continue your mentor's legacy and grow food in the arctic.

Arctico is a meditative, exploration and base-building game where you play a lone scientist on a quest to continue your mentor's legacy and grow food in the arctic. You explore the vast frigid wilds of the island of Arctico with your sledge dogs, create your research base and uncover the secrets left behind by other scientists.

Beasts of Maravilla Island is an adventure game where you play an aspiring wildlife photographer.

Beasts of Maravilla Island is an adventure game where you play an aspiring wildlife photographer. You play Marina who explores the hidden, magic jungles of Maravilla Island.

Fugl is a flying simulation game where you play a bird and launch yourself into the sky to explore a vast world.

Fugl is a flying simulation game where you play a bird and launch yourself into the sky to explore a vast world. Rather than search for things, fight, or take on challenges, all you have to do is wend your way through the air currents and glide your way forward.

Ever Seen A Cat? is a hidden object puzzle game where you are trying to spot monochrome cats in different scenes.

Ever Seen A Cat? is a hidden object puzzle game where you are trying to spot monochrome cats in different scenes. It's simple enough for players of any age to enjoy it but has some randomisation of the levels so you need to play multiple times to get the top score.

Seasons After Fall is a running and jumping game where you traverse through forests in search of the lost spirits of the four seasons.

Seasons After Fall is a running and jumping game where you traverse through forests in search of the lost spirits of the four seasons. As you progress, you unlock the ability to change the season at will, altering the dynamic of the level and letting you reach areas you otherwise couldn't, be it by freezing lakes or growing vines.

Luna The Shadow Dust is an adventure game where you play two companions drawn together in a hand-animated world.

Luna The Shadow Dust is an adventure game where you play two companions drawn together in a hand-animated world. Each part of the game is beautifully realised and presents a puzzle to solve.

AER Memories of Old is an exploration game where you transform from a woman to a golden eagle at will.

AER Memories of Old is an exploration game where you transform from a woman to a golden eagle at will. As Auk, your quest is to save the world by finding the lost keys and restoring balance.

Cloud Gardens is a puzzle game where you grow vegetation over a dilapidated post-apocalyptic world.

The Spirit and the Mouse is a puzzle game where you play a mouse with electrical powers who solves people's problems.

The Spirit and the Mouse is a puzzle game where you play a mouse with electrical powers who solves people's problems. You overhear conversations between townsfolk and use these hints as you explore and then solve simple puzzles to help them out of their troubles.

Lawn Mowing Simulator is an adventure game where you ride an authentic and expansive roster of lawnmowers.

Lawn Mowing Simulator is an adventure game where you ride an authentic and expansive roster of lawnmowers. The novelty is a combination of absolute control over lawn care and weed eradication.

Sniks is a puzzle game about guiding colourful worms to matching coloured fruit and food.

Sniks is a puzzle game about guiding colourful worms to matching coloured fruit and food. Each level is a self-contained arena with a number of snakes.

Stonefly is a tranquil adventure game where you play the pilot of an insect-like mechanical craft.

Stonefly is a tranquil adventure game where you play the pilot of an insect-like mechanical craft. Tiny and living in an outsized world, you use your vehicle to harness the wind and explore the wilderness.

Wide Ocean Big Jacket is a game about camping.

Wide Ocean Big Jacket is a game about camping. Or rather, it's a game about the conversations you have while you are camping.

Milkmaid of the Milky Way is a puzzle game where you play a milkmaid, Ruth on a remote farm, who is kidnapped by a spaceship.

Milkmaid of the Milky Way is a puzzle game where you play a milkmaid, Ruth on a remote farm, who is kidnapped by a spaceship. It sounds strange, but what unfolds is a story about boredom, parental expectation and the desire for change.

Steep is an extreme winter sports game set in a fully explorable Alps.

Steep is an extreme winter sports game set in a fully explorable Alps. You can ski, snowboard, paraglide or wingsuit (fly) down various mountains, with alternate pathways to explore and create.

Time on Frog Island is a world building adventure set on an island of anthropomorphised frogs where you solve puzzles to survive and thrive on an island after a shipwreck.

Time on Frog Island is a world building adventure set on an island of anthropomorphised frogs where you solve puzzles to survive and thrive on an island after a shipwreck. You explore at your own pace and solve sticky situations for the colourful locals as you trade your way to fixing your ship.

Burly Men at Sea is an adventure where you play three seafaring brothers who explore the Scandinavian seas.

Burly Men at Sea is an adventure where you play three seafaring brothers who explore the Scandinavian seas. It's novel because it requires multiple playthroughs to discover the full narrative.

Goat Simulator 3 is the sequel to Goat Simulator, where you cause mayhem and destruction as a goat (or other animal) in a relatively realistic world with exaggerated physics.

Goat Simulator 3 is the sequel to Goat Simulator, where you cause mayhem and destruction as a goat (or other animal) in a relatively realistic world with exaggerated physics. This game adds several new challenges and ways to play to the game, like online multiplayer and unusual mini-games.

Inbento is a food-themed puzzle game where you solve puzzles to prepare lunch boxes.

Inbento is a food-themed puzzle game where you solve puzzles to prepare lunch boxes. As you complete each "bento" lunch box a story unfolds about the highs and lows of parenthood.

Shine – Journey of Light is an adventure puzzle game where you guide a ball of light through a world of light and shadow.

Shine – Journey of Light is an adventure puzzle game where you guide a ball of light through a world of light and shadow. As you delve deep into the world you discover a lost civilisation and piece together the stories of the past.

Car Quest is an exploration puzzle adventure you navigate by driving your car.

Car Quest is an exploration puzzle adventure you navigate by driving your car. With no time pressure and a relaxed vibe, you can take your time to drive, collect, explore, solve, and discover.

Lifeslide is an adventure where you fly a paper plane through an ever-changing landscape.

Lifeslide is an adventure where you fly a paper plane through an ever-changing landscape. It's a metaphorical journey through the stages of life as you learn to use eddies and up-drafts to soar higher and further.

Marsupilami: Hoobadventure is a comic book inspired running and jumping game with some puzzles.

Marsupilami: Hoobadventure is a comic book inspired running and jumping game with some puzzles. You jump on and over platforms, avoid spikes and other hazards while you collect special items to unlock extra areas and secret levels.

Pocket Oasis is a gentle horticulture simulation where you care for plants and pets on your balcony.

Pocket Oasis is a gentle horticulture simulation where you care for plants and pets on your balcony. It's a meditative experience where the end goal, rather than being a defined objective, is simply to create a beautiful balcony with an array of species.

Superflight is a game where you control a risk-taking man in a flight suit.

Superflight is a game where you control a risk-taking man in a flight suit. You control your flight with the aim of buzzing the landscape.

The Endless Forest is a whimsical online multiplayer game where you play deer in a peaceful forest.

The Endless Forest is a whimsical online multiplayer game where you play deer in a peaceful forest. You freely explore ruins and ponds, and meet other players, communicating in symbols.

The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a narrative game where you use a metal detector to explore an old farm.

The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a narrative game where you use a metal detector to explore an old farm. As you do you retread old relationships in the English countryside.