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.

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.

Proteus is a narrative adventure game which takes you to a pixelated island.

Proteus is a narrative adventure game which takes you to a pixelated island. As you explore you discover that your presence changes the seasons and time of day.

Tearaway Unfolded is an adventure game where you explore a folklore-filled fantasy world that's made entirely of paper.

Tearaway Unfolded is an adventure game where you explore a folklore-filled fantasy world that's made entirely of paper. You play by moving around the world, running, jumping and collecting items to unlock doors and fight enemies.

Flock is a cooperative traversal and collecting game where you take on the role of a flying shepherd.

Flock is a cooperative traversal and collecting game where you take on the role of a flying shepherd. To play you move around the world tending to your unique herd of flying creatures.

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.

Henry Halfhead is a traversal game where you move around by possessing and controlling any object within your reach.

Henry Halfhead is a traversal game where you move around by possessing and controlling any object within your reach. You move around the world freely, but to get where you need to go you need to become the objects around you to use their abilities.

Lost Ember is an animal exploration adventure game.

Lost Ember is an animal exploration adventure game. While forward progress is relatively linear, it involves beguiling flying, swimming, digging and running to explore the mysterious world through the eyes of different animals.

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.

Wandersong is an adventure where you play a bard on a quest to gather parts of a song.

Wandersong is an adventure where you play a bard on a quest to gather parts of a song. Uniquely, you interact with the environment and inhabitants by singing with one of the direction sticks.

Koral is a diving exploration game where you play as the sea current.

Koral is a diving exploration game where you play as the sea current. This sounds a little odd, playing a flow of energy, but works brilliantly.

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is a tongue-in-cheek narrative game set in a world where Greek Gods live among us.

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is a tongue-in-cheek narrative game set in a world where Greek Gods live among us. You play by talking to (and singing with) people and deciding who you can trust.

Feather Family is a role-play game where you play all manner of birds at different stages of development.

Feather Family is a role-play game where you play all manner of birds at different stages of development. You select your species, design your feathers and explore different locations with other players.

Ynglet is an exploration game where you jump between bubbles that float in the sky making sounds as you interact with the doodled environment.

Ynglet is an exploration game where you jump between bubbles that float in the sky making sounds as you interact with the doodled environment. Part platform game, part dynamic soundtrack, it's a game designed to let you flow through the world to discover intriguing new spaces and interactions.

Defunct is an adventure game where you race through a post-human landscape.

Defunct is an adventure game where you race through a post-human landscape. You play an old, broken racing robot with little propulsion left.

Shelter and its sequels are traversal games where you play as a mother animal guiding her cubs to safety.

Shelter and its sequels are traversal games where you play as a mother animal guiding her cubs to safety. Across different environments, you need to forage for food to feed your young, protect them from predators, and get them to safety.

Smushi Come Home is a running, jumping, climbing and gliding game where a small mushroom explores a whimsical forest to make its way home.

Smushi Come Home is a running, jumping, climbing and gliding game where a small mushroom explores a whimsical forest to make its way home. You talk to the people you meet, search for items, and use the oversized environment to get around as you move from location to location.

The Last Tinker: City of Colors is an adventure game set in the brightly painted world of Colortown.

The Last Tinker: City of Colors is an adventure game set in the brightly painted world of Colortown. Play involves traversing the levels by climbing and battling enemies.

Creatures of Ava is an adventure game where you tame creatures with your flute to help you save the planet from infection.

Creatures of Ava is an adventure game where you tame creatures with your flute to help you save the planet from infection. Play involves exploring the world to find creatures, and then making use of their skills to delve deeper into the world and solve environmental puzzles.

Webbed is a running and jumping game with a twist - you play a spider who can make webs, swing, climb and all the while creating music as she goes.

Webbed is a running and jumping game with a twist - you play a spider who can make webs, swing, climb and all the while creating music as she goes. It follows the story of our happy little spider on an adventure to save her boyfriend from a big dumb bowerbird.

Stray is an adventure traversal game about a cat lost in a futuristic city where robots live.

Stray is an adventure traversal game about a cat lost in a futuristic city where robots live. You guide your feline friend in and out of buildings, across roads and generally poke your nose in to see what is going on.

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.

The Gecko Gods is a puzzle game where you control a small lizard reptile exploring a world and solving puzzles.

The Gecko Gods is a puzzle game where you control a small lizard reptile exploring a world and solving puzzles. You interact with the flora and fauna, catch insects and visit other animals.

The Last Guardian is a running, jumping and exploring adventure about a boy who befriends a giant half-bird, half-mammal creature, Trico.

The Last Guardian is a running, jumping and exploring adventure about a boy who befriends a giant half-bird, half-mammal creature, Trico. You work together to navigate the world, solve puzzles and reach new heights.

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.

Vane is an ethereal adventure in a ruined desert where strange golden dust transforms a free-spirited bird into a determined young child.

Vane is an ethereal adventure in a ruined desert where strange golden dust transforms a free-spirited bird into a determined young child. The premise is not all that uncommon, but Vane stands out for how you soar over the desert and climb your way through dilapidated architecture and a crow-infested oasis.

Laya's Horizon is a traversal and collection flying game where you plunge from mountains, weave through forests and glide down rivers to unlock new abilities and discover a huge tranquil world.

Laya's Horizon is a traversal and collection flying game where you plunge from mountains, weave through forests and glide down rivers to unlock new abilities and discover a huge tranquil world. Coming from the people behind Alto's Odyssey it's no surprise the focus is no smooth instinctive flight and gliding.

Spilled is a traversal game where you explore the waterways of a polluted land to collect and clean up the waste.

Spilled is a traversal game where you explore the waterways of a polluted land to collect and clean up the waste. Play involves steering your little tug to collect the spilt oil and then deliver it to earn coins and upgrade your boat.

Eagle Island is a running and jumping adventure where you play Quill and his owl companion Koji as they uncover the secrets of Eagle Island.

Eagle Island is a running and jumping adventure where you play Quill and his owl companion Koji as they uncover the secrets of Eagle Island. You work your way through levels using falconry-inspired attacks to take down enemies.

Baby Steps is a tongue-in-cheek traversal game where you play Nate, an unemployed failing son who sets out on a journey of putting one foot in front of the other.

Baby Steps is a tongue-in-cheek traversal game where you play Nate, an unemployed failing son who sets out on a journey of putting one foot in front of the other. The twist is that you must control and place each foot individually while ensuring you don't overbalance.

Unravel Two is a jumping and swinging platform game where you control a character made out of wool.

Unravel Two is a jumping and swinging platform game where you control a character made out of wool. As well as making him look super cute, the wool is used to swing around and interact with objects.

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.

Monument Valley and Monument Valley 2 are puzzle mazes made from optical illusions.

Monument Valley and Monument Valley 2 are puzzle mazes made from optical illusions. You interact with each level to change the pathway and get your character to the exit.

Sea of Solitude is an adventure where you play a young woman, Kay, with such strong loneliness that her feelings turn her into a monster.

Sea of Solitude is an adventure where you play a young woman, Kay, with such strong loneliness that her feelings turn her into a monster. As you explore a flooded city you discover dark creatures that you must deal with -- by uncovering their underlying emotional disorder -- to progress and, as you do, slowly unpick what happened to Kay.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps is an action platform game that places you in control of a diminutive elfish spirit called Ori.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps is an action platform game that places you in control of a diminutive elfish spirit called Ori. As in the previous game, you run, jump and solve platforming challenges to progress through the world.

Gris is a platform game where you guide a young girl through a crumbling world.

Gris is a platform game where you guide a young girl through a crumbling world. Through beautiful metaphoric landscapes and soaring music, the game touches on emotions of loss and longing but doesn’t resolve to a firm narrative.

Bee Simulator is a strategy game you play as a honey bee, flying on expeditions from the beehive to collect pollen, fight wasps and perform missions ordered by the Queen, as well as participating in races and dancing rituals.

Bee Simulator is a strategy game you play as a honey bee, flying on expeditions from the beehive to collect pollen, fight wasps and perform missions ordered by the Queen, as well as participating in races and dancing rituals. Along the way, you'll learn facts about a bee's life.

Grounded is a survival game where you are tiny and find yourself in someone’s back garden.

Grounded is a survival game where you are tiny and find yourself in someone’s back garden. It’s like Honey I Shrunk The Kids meets Fortnite.

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.

Rime is an adventure on an island where you play a boy led by a fox-like spirit as a guide.

Rime is an adventure on an island where you play a boy led by a fox-like spirit as a guide. To progress through the beautiful environments you solve puzzles across five large levels.

Metamorphosis is a surrealist adventure game about a man turned into a small insect.

Metamorphosis is a surrealist adventure game about a man turned into a small insect. It's inspired by Franz Kafka's books.

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.

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.

Lost in Random is an adventure where you play an anthropomorphic dice and a young girl called Even.

Lost in Random is an adventure where you play an anthropomorphic dice and a young girl called Even. In her world, when she turns 12 she must roll a magical die to be assigned a region to live in and a life to live.

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.

Wildflower From The Embers is a narrative role-play game about a young witch and her life in a new town.

Wildflower From The Embers is a narrative role-play game about a young witch and her life in a new town. Drawing on play developed in Tenderfoot Tactics, you talk to locals, solve problems, fight demons and witch hunters and commune with the forest spirits, forage, garden, cook, and craft.

Banjo-Kazooie is a running, jumping and exploration game.

Banjo-Kazooie is a running, jumping and exploration game. You play as Banjo the Bear who carries his friend Kazooie the bird in his backpack.

Far: Lone Sails is an exploration adventure video game.

Far: Lone Sails is an exploration adventure video game. You pilot a ramshackle amphibious vehicle propelled by large sails to explore a post-apocalypse world.

Yooka-Laylee is a running, jumping, collecting and exploration game where you play a pair of animal friends: a chameleon called Yooka and a bat called Laylee.

Yooka-Laylee is a running, jumping, collecting and exploration game where you play a pair of animal friends: a chameleon called Yooka and a bat called Laylee. They act as one, each contributing different abilities, on a quest to retrieve a magical book from an evil corporation.

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.

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.

Hyper Light Drifter is a fast-action role-play game that combines exploration and puzzles with arcade-style shooting.

Hyper Light Drifter is a fast-action role-play game that combines exploration and puzzles with arcade-style shooting. You play a Drifter who can access technology in a post-technological world.

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.

Eidolon is a narrative game where you slowly explore a massive, post-human Western Washington.

Eidolon is a narrative game where you slowly explore a massive, post-human Western Washington. Unlike other action-oriented adventures, here you navigate an open world without threat.

Everwild is a fantasy adventure where characters work together to tame the wild and survive the night.

Everwild is a fantasy adventure where characters work together to tame the wild and survive the night. Working with the indigenous creature of the land and with the power of ritual and combat you need to subdue nature by working with it.

The Snowgardens is a running, jumping and exploration game where you are a child stranded on a beautiful archipelago.

The Snowgardens is a running, jumping and exploration game where you are a child stranded on a beautiful archipelago. Once the home to an ancient time-altering civilisation but now abandoned, leaving strange technology for you to operate to progress.

Hive Time is a strategy game where you build a beehive and make honey.

Hive Time is a strategy game where you build a beehive and make honey. You command your bees to harvest resources, grow your hive, and produce a new Queen before the current one dies.

Metroid is a series of running, jumping and exploration games where you play bounty hunter Samus Aran who protects the galaxy from the Space Pirates.

Metroid is a series of running, jumping and exploration games where you play bounty hunter Samus Aran who protects the galaxy from the Space Pirates. It includes the platforming of a Mario game, but the focus is more on fighting enemies, finding new equipment and gaining access to new areas.

One Hand Clapping is a running and jumping game where you sing into a microphone to interact with the world.

One Hand Clapping is a running and jumping game where you sing into a microphone to interact with the world. The game acknowledges how challenging this idea may be, and gently leads you into using your voice to create platforms, adjust the wind and generally assist your progress as you direct your character with the gamepad.

Ultros is a trippy running, jumping and exploring game set inside a giant ancient Sarcophagus that holds demonic beings and fertile land.

Ultros is a trippy running, jumping and exploring game set inside a giant ancient Sarcophagus that holds demonic beings and fertile land. You adventure into the Sarcophagus by battling enemies and triggering plant life to bloom.

Schim is a traversal game where you run and jump from shadow to shadow.

Schim is a traversal game where you run and jump from shadow to shadow. The world around you (and its shadows) are in motion so you need to carefully plan and time your movement.

Future Unfolding is an exploration adventure where you travel into beautiful landscapes to unfold the mysteries hidden around you.

Future Unfolding is an exploration adventure where you travel into beautiful landscapes to unfold the mysteries hidden around you. Viewed from above, you have a bird's eye view as you encounter different types of wild animals, some helpful and some dangerous.

Winding Worlds is a colourful puzzle game played in a mythic world where you solve your way through the afterlife.

Winding Worlds is a colourful puzzle game played in a mythic world where you solve your way through the afterlife. The characters you meet don't always want to help, but you can help them deal with their problems and find peace.

After Us is an adventure game where you explore a surreal world as Gaia, who must salvage the souls of extinct animals.

After Us is an adventure game where you explore a surreal world as Gaia, who must salvage the souls of extinct animals. You play by traversing the world, dealing with hazards and reviving creatures to reveal their fate: the last whale harpooned, the final eagle caged, the last deer hunted down.

Blackbird is a strategy game where you are a blackbird collecting food for your young.

Blackbird is a strategy game where you are a blackbird collecting food for your young. You need to scour the forest to find enough insects to keep them alive and them fly the nest (or die trying).

Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 is a running and jumping game where you play a character who can create rainbows to traverse levels and attack enemies.

Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 is a running and jumping game where you play a character who can create rainbows to traverse levels and attack enemies. The game followed up Taito's hit Bubble Bobble from the previous year.

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.

Away: The Survival Series is an open world narrative game about wildlife.

Away: The Survival Series is an open world narrative game about wildlife. It's a bit like playing inside a nature documentary.

Petting Zoo is a narrative game where you interact with hand-drawn animals to get them to do amazing and amusing things.

Petting Zoo is a narrative game where you interact with hand-drawn animals to get them to do amazing and amusing things. It's ideal for very young players, but doesn't pander to simplicity.

Sound Shapes is simple rolling and jumping game where you make music by completing the levels.

Sound Shapes is simple rolling and jumping game where you make music by completing the levels. It features music from artists such as Beck and visual elements from other games and game makers.

Yi and the Thousand Moons is an adventure game in the form of a musical.

Yi and the Thousand Moons is an adventure game in the form of a musical. You follow Yi who is told by the gods to bring down the moons, but then has to try and save the people of her village from the unforeseen results.

Neva is a narrative running and jumping game about a young woman's lifelong bond with a wolf.

Neva is a narrative running and jumping game about a young woman's lifelong bond with a wolf. They must work together as they embark on an adventure through a rapidly dying world in the hope of finding a new home.

Ravenlok is an action adventure game that starts when you fall through a mirror into a troubled kingdom.

Ravenlok is an action adventure game that starts when you fall through a mirror into a troubled kingdom. The Alice in Wonderland similarities continue with fantastical monsters to defeat, cats and rabbits to "help" you on your way.

Super Adventure Hand is an adventure game where you are an anthropomorphic hand traversing levels that challenge your finger-based movement.

Super Adventure Hand is an adventure game where you are an anthropomorphic hand traversing levels that challenge your finger-based movement. It plays a little like other action platform games, but here your movement and interactions must contend with having no legs.

Blasphemous is a running, jumping and fighting game set in a horrific world of corrupted catholicism and unnerving contorted characters.

Blasphemous is a running, jumping and fighting game set in a horrific world of corrupted catholicism and unnerving contorted characters. You explore, upgrade your abilities, and execute the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

Blasphemous II is a running, jumping and fighting game set in the same horrific world as the first game.

Blasphemous II is a running, jumping and fighting game set in the same horrific world as the first game. The follow-up focuses on quality over quirkiness which makes the exploration and combat smoother but a little more derivative.

Of Mice and Moggies is a puzzle game, where you play a cat trying to catch different animals.

Of Mice and Moggies is a puzzle game, where you play a cat trying to catch different animals. It looks simple, but each animal requires different tactics to catch so things soon heat up.

Onde is an ethereal movement and exploration game where you dive into a fluid world full of sounds.

Onde is an ethereal movement and exploration game where you dive into a fluid world full of sounds. As you move through the abstract landscapes they respond with notes and music.

Tiny Quest is a running, jumping and carrying puzzle game where you help Anton become king.

Tiny Quest is a running, jumping and carrying puzzle game where you help Anton become king. The game is played on a single screen, but the world and your character are tiny.

Bionic Bay is a running and jumping game with a difference.

Bionic Bay is a running and jumping game with a difference. Set in a burning future you rush through the world with parkour skills and a unique swap ability.