The Password Game is a brain game where you must create a password that obeys an increasingly complex set of rules.

The Password Game is a brain game where you must create a password that obeys an increasingly complex set of rules. It starts like any other password request, needing a capital, number and symbol, but the criteria soon get more complex, demanding, and strange.

Dwarf Fortress is a longstanding strategy game set in a fantasy world where you control a group of dwarves wanting to construct a wealthy fortress.

Dwarf Fortress is a longstanding strategy game set in a fantasy world where you control a group of dwarves wanting to construct a wealthy fortress. It's unusual not only for it's text-based appearance but for it's expansive scope, and intricately modelled characters, psychology, politics, landscape, creatures, minerals and vegetation.

Upheaval is a narrative game where you have 30 days in a village before a wizard arrives.

Upheaval is a narrative game where you have 30 days in a village before a wizard arrives. In those days, you can stir up chaos, lay low, go adventuring or do countless other activities.

1 Bit Survivor is an adventure survival game about driving your car across a country in the aftermath of an unstoppable virus.

1 Bit Survivor is an adventure survival game about driving your car across a country in the aftermath of an unstoppable virus. It stands out for its limited colours and simple-to-play hard-to-master playstyle.

Knights of San Francisco is a text adventure with simulated combat.

Knights of San Francisco is a text adventure with simulated combat. Through a series of textual choices and encounters, you explore what remains of the ancient city of San Francisco.

MyHouse.Wad is a horror adventure created in the form of a new map for the classic Doom video game.

MyHouse.Wad is a horror adventure created in the form of a new map for the classic Doom video game. It uses the Doom game engine but subverts it to create an unsettling and intriguing experience.

Midnight Protocol is a strategy game about hacking that is controlled entirely with the keyboard.

Midnight Protocol is a strategy game about hacking that is controlled entirely with the keyboard. You type commands and interactions to hack into different systems and drain them of resources while trying to keep yourself hidden and safe.

Arm Wrestling Simulator is a battle clicker game where you incrementally train and then win arm wrestles by clicking.

Arm Wrestling Simulator is a battle clicker game where you incrementally train and then win arm wrestles by clicking. Play involves picking different styles of training to improve your biceps, hands or knuckles then taking on other players and computer challengers in arm wrestles.

Pony Island 2: Panda Circus is a surreal puzzle game where you play a character hacking a computer.

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 how big a thing you can become.

Storyteller is a puzzle game about building stories.

Storyteller is a puzzle game about building stories. You use a set of icons to match what is happening in each frame of the story.

Mini Motorways is a sequencing strategy game by the same developer as Mini Metro but tasks you with planning a road network rather than a subway.

Mini Motorways is a sequencing strategy game by the same developer as Mini Metro but tasks you with planning a road network rather than a subway. You lay down roads, traffic lights and motorways to ensure enough cars can get to the buildings that pop up in your city as time passes.

Outer Wilds is an exploration space mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Outer Wilds is an exploration space mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. After twenty minutes of game time, you must start again – but each time brings a new opportunity to learn how you ended up on the planet and solve the secrets of who built the strange galaxy.

Kingdom is a retro-look strategy game where you must defend your town from the nightly attack of zombies as you develop your technology and civilisation day by day.

Kingdom is a retro-look strategy game where you must defend your town from the nightly attack of zombies as you develop your technology and civilisation day by day. But unlike other tower-defence games – where you set up defences and fend off waves of attacking forces – there’s no access to any statistics so you must discover the best strategy by trial and error.

Thomas Was Alone is a jumping and puzzle-solving platform game where you control different-coloured rectangles.

Thomas Was Alone is a jumping and puzzle-solving platform game where you control different-coloured rectangles. It sounds boring and derivative but each of the distinctly coloured shapes comes to life in the game as a character embroiled in this escape story about friendship, curiosity and sacrifice.

Wildermyth is a medieval role-playing game about diverse heroes and themes.

Wildermyth is a medieval role-playing game about diverse heroes and themes. You take on evil in a number of stories, each with different heroes and settings.

Pilgrims is an adventure game where you collect cards to help the characters you meet.

Pilgrims is an adventure game where you collect cards to help the characters you meet. As you progress you assist them to complete their little stories by offering the right cards to the right people.

Oxenfree is an adventure game where a teenagers’ beach party spirals into a supernatural story.

Oxenfree is an adventure game where a teenagers’ beach party spirals into a supernatural story. You guide the outcome with your choices as the well-written dialogue reveals characters coming to terms with family breakdown, death of a sibling, blame and a fraying grip on reality.

Dicey Dungeons is a video game adventure where you build a deck of cards to represent characters, attacks and weapons.

Dicey Dungeons is a video game adventure where you build a deck of cards to represent characters, attacks and weapons. Here the novelty is that these cards combine with dice rolls to determine who wins battles.

Closed Hands is a text adventure game set in the lead-up and aftermath of a terror attack in a fictional UK city.

Closed Hands is a text adventure game set in the lead-up and aftermath of a terror attack in a fictional UK city. You follow five core characters brought together by the same event.

The Longing is a point-and-click adventure about waiting and loneliness.

The Longing is a point-and-click adventure about waiting and loneliness. It's an intentionally slow game that takes 400 elapsed days to finish.

Dear Esther is a narrative traversal game where you explore an uninhabited Hebridean island while an old man reads a series of letters to his eponymous deceased wife.

Dear Esther is a narrative traversal game where you explore an uninhabited Hebridean island while an old man reads a series of letters to his eponymous deceased wife. Themes of love, loss, guilt and redemption intertwine with the bleak geography and orchestral music.

West of Loathing is a comedic adventure where you roleplay as a stickman cowboy.

West of Loathing is a comedic adventure where you roleplay as a stickman cowboy. The quipping characters and intricate puzzles work best with teenagers, but the slapstick comedy will make anyone laugh.

Penrose is a text adventure, where you don't only read the story and choose its next step, but can go back into the text to change it in all sorts of mind-bending ways.

Penrose is a text adventure, where you don't only read the story and choose its next step, but can go back into the text to change it in all sorts of mind-bending ways. As the developer describes it, "Penrose is a non-linear narrative adventure game about time, choice, and the nature of obsession." It starts as a story about descending into an unknown building.

The Red Lantern is an adventure with a team of husky dogs in the alaskan wilderness.

The Red Lantern is an adventure with a team of husky dogs in the alaskan wilderness. You and a team of sled dogs head into the wilderness and traverse the ever-changing events of the Alaskan bush to find your way home.

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.

Inside is from the same developer as Limbo.

Inside is from the same developer as Limbo. As such, you play another boy in a dark dream-light and horrific world.

Lifeline is a narrative adventure where you interact with an astronaut, Taylor via text messages.

Lifeline is a narrative adventure where you interact with an astronaut, Taylor via text messages. You help him return home after crashing his aircraft on a foreign planet.

Bad North is a stylised strategy fighting game.

Bad North is a stylised strategy fighting game. You control an army defending an island and must train and develop your forces efficiently.

The Witness combines maze puzzles in an abandoned world with its own mythology, secrets, themes and story.

The Witness combines maze puzzles in an abandoned world with its own mythology, secrets, themes and story. It’s a game with puzzles at the core, but the real mystery is solving what has happened in the world you find yourself in.

Reigns is an adventure strategy game where you take charge of a kingdom, one decision at a time.

Reigns is an adventure strategy game where you take charge of a kingdom, one decision at a time. Each choice is presented to you as a playing card with some advice or a question from one of the 38 different characters.

Democratic Socialism Simulator is a puzzle game where you run for office and then run a country.

Democratic Socialism Simulator is a puzzle game where you run for office and then run a country. It offers a flow of questions with a yes or no response.

Myst is a classic video game graphic adventure.

Myst is a classic video game graphic adventure. Published in 1983, and selling over six million copies, it pre-dates many modern adventure games and created a new genre for gaming.

Our Personal Space is a text adventure where, rather than surviving an alien attack or harsh environment, it's your marriage that you are fighting for.

Our Personal Space is a text adventure where, rather than surviving an alien attack or harsh environment, it's your marriage that you are fighting for. You play a newly married doctor on a space colony who must decide how she spends her time, respond to her husband and other members of the community and how she contributes to the colony.

Fate of Kai is a narrative puzzle game where you control the story rather than the characters.

Fate of Kai is a narrative puzzle game where you control the story rather than the characters. You discover Kai's story by walking through the panels of a comic book.

Nira is a survival game where pixelated characters explore the primitive world to find resources.

Nira is a survival game where pixelated characters explore the primitive world to find resources. It's unusual not only because of its basic art style but because its simplicity gives rise to emergent and open play.

In Other Waters is an underwater exploration game where you play an Artificial Intelligence assistant to a stranded xenobiologist in a mysterious alien ocean.

In Other Waters is an underwater exploration game where you play an Artificial Intelligence assistant to a stranded xenobiologist in a mysterious alien ocean. The world is not seen except through the instrumentation available to you.

Ord is an unusual text adventure, rather than one grand story, you embark on a series of distinct quests.

Ord is an unusual text adventure, rather than one grand story, you embark on a series of distinct quests. Whether it's defeating an evil warlock or creating your own world as a god, Ord tells stories through simple series of words and word associations that respond to your choices with evocative fast-paced narratives.

Curious Expedition is an expedition simulation set in the late 19^th century.

Curious Expedition is an expedition simulation set in the late 19^th century. You join historical people to explore a world map to gain fame, science and treasures.

Frog's Princess is a narrative game about a kingdom surrounded by evil.

Frog's Princess is a narrative game about a kingdom surrounded by evil. You play a young princess who must save her kingdom.

Home Quest is a strategy game where you incrementally build a town, recruit an army and manage your economy.

Home Quest is a strategy game where you incrementally build a town, recruit an army and manage your economy. Like other idle games, it's a familiar set-up where you tap buttons to assign resources and then wait for the results.

The Kingdom of Istyald is a text adventure that takes you on a strange journey while also introducing Fantasy as a literary genre.

The Kingdom of Istyald is a text adventure that takes you on a strange journey while also introducing Fantasy as a literary genre. As you play you not only meet fantastic creatures but meet its main tropes: Elves, Dwarves, Warlocks, and Dragons.

Universal Paperclips is an adventure game about making paperclips.

Universal Paperclips is an adventure game about making paperclips. It sounds simple, but behind the incremental process of clicking a button to create these paperclips is a story about how the desire to make paperclips (or anything) if fully realised and unrestrained will take over the entire world.

Morkredd is a puzzle game about light and shadow, where two characters work together to push a glowing orb of light in a pitch-black world, avoiding stepping into shadow - even each other's shadows - which results in their death.

Morkredd is a puzzle game about light and shadow, where two characters work together to push a glowing orb of light in a pitch-black world, avoiding stepping into shadow - even each other's shadows - which results in their death. This Norwegian game has a title that means "afraid of the dark".

Pony Island is an adventure game where you are trapped in a computer by the Devil.

Pony Island is an adventure game where you are trapped in a computer by the Devil. You need to crash the computer to escape and stumble upon the Pony Island game that appears unstable.

Typoman is a running, jumping puzzle game where you use letters and words to solve puzzles and progress.

Typoman is a running, jumping puzzle game where you use letters and words to solve puzzles and progress. You play as a character made of letters in a hostile land with evil creatures.

Buddy Simulator 1984 is an adventure horror game.

Buddy Simulator 1984 is an adventure horror game. What starts as a retro-themed set of mini-games soon evolves into a tale of anxiety, friendship and depression as your buddy makes new games for you to play each with creepy anomalies and glitches.

Iron Lung is an exploration puzzle game where you navigate a submarine through a sea of blood with only your instruments to guide you.

Iron Lung is an exploration puzzle game where you navigate a submarine through a sea of blood with only your instruments to guide you. With no visibility in a small enclosed space, you need to make repairs, stop leaks and take recognisance pictures before time runs out.

Roadwarden is a narrative text-adventure where you work as a sheriff trying to keep the peace (and trade) on the central roads of their community.

Roadwarden is a narrative text-adventure where you work as a sheriff trying to keep the peace (and trade) on the central roads of their community. What you do is similar to other adventure games (explore a dark fantasy world, interact with locals) but unusually you do this by typing words and pictorial observation.

Words For A Bird is a short adventure you play by completing sentences.

Words For A Bird is a short adventure you play by completing sentences. You follow the story of a purple bird.

Colt Canyon is a pixel-styled shooting game where you play a cowboy, whose mission is to save his kidnapped partner from the bandits and get back home.

Colt Canyon is a pixel-styled shooting game where you play a cowboy, whose mission is to save his kidnapped partner from the bandits and get back home. Players shoot their way through a hostile canyon using their guns and TNT.

Eldrum: Untold (previously called Untold RPG) is an adventure game you play by reading text and choosing directions.

Eldrum: Untold (previously called Untold RPG) is an adventure game you play by reading text and choosing directions. It starts with you waking up on a beach and encounter a nomad who wants revenge on their enemies.

Hacknet is a simulation where you play a hacker completing missions and hacking into systems just by typing.

Hacknet is a simulation where you play a hacker completing missions and hacking into systems just by typing. Designed to be as close to real hacking as possible, you use actual commands and hacking tools to explore servers, chat rooms, and gain access to vulnerable systems.

Letter Rooms is a simple anagram puzzle game.

Letter Rooms is a simple anagram puzzle game. You get a hint and a set of letters and rearrange them to create the answer.

Gridland (also Super Gridland on mobile) is a puzzle strategy game where you build a town by day and defend zombie attackers at night.

Gridland (also Super Gridland on mobile) is a puzzle strategy game where you build a town by day and defend zombie attackers at night. Unusually, resources are gathered by completing match-three puzzles.

MP For A Week is a puzzle game where you play an MP for a week.

MP For A Week is a puzzle game where you play an MP for a week. That might sound sedate and a little boring, but things soon kick off as you try and survive a week in politics.

One Button Travel is a stylish text adventure where you communicate across time to try and cancel your permanent holiday in a dystopian future.

One Button Travel is a stylish text adventure where you communicate across time to try and cancel your permanent holiday in a dystopian future. You try and save your accomplice, who's already stuck in the future, by making choices and solving puzzles.

Ashwalkers is an adventure survival game where you play a small group facing the aftermath of an apocalyptic volcano.

Ashwalkers is an adventure survival game where you play a small group facing the aftermath of an apocalyptic volcano. You journey through a wild landscape, encountering dangers and strangers.

Cinco Paus is a puzzle game where you try and get through 5 rooms picking up treasure as you go.

Cinco Paus is a puzzle game where you try and get through 5 rooms picking up treasure as you go. What makes it unusual are the magic wands that help you do this.

Letters: A Written Adventure is a running and jumping literary puzzle where you write letters to your pen pal throughout the stages of your life.

Letters: A Written Adventure is a running and jumping literary puzzle where you write letters to your pen pal throughout the stages of your life. What's unique is that you physically explore each letter, using the lines as platforms and changing words to alter the meaning.

Mana Spark is a fantasy adventure where you explore a Tolkein-esque dungeon to fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.

Mana Spark is a fantasy adventure where you explore a Tolkein-esque dungeon to fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you. It's a game you play over and over, improving not only your skill but equipment and attacks each time you delve down into the darkness.

Choice of Robots is a text adventure game where you make choices to affect the story.

Choice of Robots is a text adventure game where you make choices to affect the story. Unlike other choose-your-own-adventure games here you are designing robots.

Nanotale - Typing Chronicles is an adventure game where you type to progress through a magical planet on the brink of extinction.

Nanotale - Typing Chronicles is an adventure game where you type to progress through a magical planet on the brink of extinction. You play as Rosalind, a novice Archivist, on a journey to study and catalogue the mysteries of the dying planet.

Rip Them Off is puzzle game where you build businesses to attract customers.

Rip Them Off is puzzle game where you build businesses to attract customers. It's an economic management version of tower defence.

Shadow Puppeteer is an adventure platform game where one player controls a shadow and the other player controls the main character.

Shadow Puppeteer is an adventure platform game where one player controls a shadow and the other player controls the main character. Their task is to help each other progress through a series of platform levels to recover stolen shadows from their hometown.

Stoneshard is a role-playing game set in a medieval world.

Stoneshard is a role-playing game set in a medieval world. You play a mercenary travelling through the war-torn kingdom, taking contracts, fighting, mending your wounds and developing your character.

Zero Sievert is a retro shooting and survival game where you scavenge a wasteland to find gear and supplies to stay alive in a hard devastated world.

Zero Sievert is a retro shooting and survival game where you scavenge a wasteland to find gear and supplies to stay alive in a hard devastated world. You play by stealthily exploring buildings and forests to find and modify weapons.

Audio Wizards is an adventure where you battle enemies with elemental spells.

Audio Wizards is an adventure where you battle enemies with elemental spells. It's unusual for offering an adventure experience for blind and visually impaired players.

Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum is a puzzle adventure where you are a cybernetic corporate agent working off a debt to get your life back.

Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum is a puzzle adventure where you are a cybernetic corporate agent working off a debt to get your life back. You play by breaking into corporations in different ways; go in guns blazing, manipulate time or use supernatural abilities.

These Robotic Hearts of Mine is a narrative puzzle game where you uncover a metaphorical story by completing levels.

These Robotic Hearts of Mine is a narrative puzzle game where you uncover a metaphorical story by completing levels. Unusually, the levels don't tell the story directly.