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.

The Touryst is a puzzle-based adventure, where you seek to unlock the mysteries of an archipelago of sun-drenched islands.

The Touryst is a puzzle-based adventure, where you seek to unlock the mysteries of an archipelago of sun-drenched islands. That's if you want to, because the adventure can wait if you'd rather soak up the sun and make the most of your time away by indulging in a little scuba-diving or spelunking; all of which is brought to life with a uniquely beautiful take on games from years ago.

Lil Gator Game is an action-adventure set on an island playground where a young brother invents exciting games to try and get his older sister to play like they used to.

Lil Gator Game is an action-adventure set on an island playground where a young brother invents exciting games to try and get his older sister to play like they used to. You guide your waddling gator to explore the world as you bop cardboard baddies, climb mountain peaks, glide, fling and jump around.

Dredge is a fishing adventure set in a remote archipelago called ‘The Marrows’ with a dark past.

Dredge is a fishing adventure set in a remote archipelago called ‘The Marrows’ with a dark past. You explore the surrounding waters to fish for hundreds of different sea creatures and other resources.

Dave the Diver is a simulation game where you manage a sushi bar by night and hunt for the fish to sell by day.

Dave the Diver is a simulation game where you manage a sushi bar by night and hunt for the fish to sell by day. You explore the depths of a lagoon, using your harpoon to catch fish and solve puzzles to unlock new areas.

Lonesome Village is a simple dungeon adventure that also simulates life in a cosy mysterious village.

Lonesome Village is a simple dungeon adventure that also simulates life in a cosy mysterious village. You play by exploring, collecting and talking to the other villagers, before heading to solve the puzzles of the adventure.

Mika and the Witch’s Mountain is an action-adventure about a young witch who works as a courier on a small island.

Mika and the Witch’s Mountain is an action-adventure about a young witch who works as a courier on a small island. You learn to fly around the island, take on quests and slowly gain the skills (and broom) you need to get to your destination.

Paleo Pines is a simulation adventure where you befriend dinosaurs to help you fix your ranch and farm crops.

Paleo Pines is a simulation adventure where you befriend dinosaurs to help you fix your ranch and farm crops. Play involves exploring the island, meeting the locals, taking on quests and working towards taming the dinos.

Bug & Seek is a bug-catching adventure where you explore the land to collect and document the creatures you find.

Bug & Seek is a bug-catching adventure where you explore the land to collect and document the creatures you find. Play involves catching bugs, selling bugs for your Insectarium and bringing life back to your town.

Dead Static Drive is a traversal game about a nightmarish road trip in a sinister version of 1980s small-town America.

Dead Static Drive is a traversal game about a nightmarish road trip in a sinister version of 1980s small-town America. Play involves moving through the world in your car, getting out to scavenge for supplies and defend locals.

Subnautica is an open-world adventure where you explore the ocean on an alien planet after crashlanding.

Subnautica is an open-world adventure where you explore the ocean on an alien planet after crashlanding. You collect resources and fight creatures to survive.

Stardew Valley looks like a farming simulator.

Stardew Valley looks like a farming simulator. That’s partly what it is, but you also develop relationships with the other townsfolk and delve deep into the mines.

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.

My Time At Portia is an adventure role-play game set after civilization has been destroyed, and humans are emerging from underground to rebuild society.

My Time At Portia is an adventure role-play game set after civilization has been destroyed, and humans are emerging from underground to rebuild society. By gathering resources, crafting and building you slowly gain the tools to collect food, store grain, chop trees and build dwellings.

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.

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.

Wobbly Life is a lively open-world game where you explore an island with your friends to find quests, mini-games and earn money.

Wobbly Life is a lively open-world game where you explore an island with your friends to find quests, mini-games and earn money. Play involves finding jobs to do, earning money and buying lots of everyday things - but the real play is around the edges of all this.

Dragon Quest Treasures is a lighthearted and more approachable version of the popular Dragon Quest role-play games.

Dragon Quest Treasures is a lighthearted and more approachable version of the popular Dragon Quest role-play games. Along with the exploration, light battles and resource collection is a central monster-hunting hide-and-seek challenge where you get clues to their location and steadily home in on where they are.

Luigi's Mansion 2, or Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon in the US, is an adventure game about investigating five haunted houses in a community overrun by ghosts.

Luigi's Mansion 2, or Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon in the US, is an adventure game about investigating five haunted houses in a community overrun by ghosts. As Luigi, you use your flashlight and ghost trap in the mansions, capturing ghosts and collecting fragments of the Dark Moon.

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.

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.

Minecraft is an open-world adventure where you collect, craft and construct structures and items.

Minecraft is an open-world adventure where you collect, craft and construct structures and items. Play involves exploring the world to find resources and good locations to build.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Witchbrook is a role play game that takes you through the highs and lows of school-life.

Witchbrook is a role play game that takes you through the highs and lows of school-life. You play a witch-in-training but it's not just about learning spells.

Wylde Flowers is a cozy life and farming strategy game with a witchy twist.

Wylde Flowers is a cozy life and farming strategy game with a witchy twist. It's a charming world of diverse characters, magical spells and player choices.

Wytchwood is an adventure in a land of gothic fables and fairytales.

Wytchwood is an adventure in a land of gothic fables and fairytales. You are an old witch of the woods and must explore the countryside, collect magical ingredients and brew enchantments.

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.

Toem is a small adventure about helping people.

Toem is a small adventure about helping people. You play a small figure travelling through black and white, hand-drawn, Scandinavian-style landscapes.

Nintendo Labo is a game themed around physical folding, colouring and cutting.

Nintendo Labo is a game themed around physical folding, colouring and cutting. You get a cardboard pack with the game that folds up to make objects into which you slot the screen and controllers.

Llama Villa is a simulation game about managing a llama farm.

Llama Villa is a simulation game about managing a llama farm. You buy a llama, sell the wool and build him a mansion to live in with lots of llama friends.

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.

Tomodachi Life is a social simulation game where you develop an island to accommodate inhabitants and offer them a fuller life.

Tomodachi Life is a social simulation game where you develop an island to accommodate inhabitants and offer them a fuller life. You do this by interacting with islanders and solving their problems to earn buildings that expand the options for your island inhabitants.

Disney Magical World 2: Enchanted Edition is an open world full of Disney characters and locations.

Disney Magical World 2: Enchanted Edition is an open world full of Disney characters and locations. It is a huge universe, full of mini-games to play, characters to meet and things to craft, which gives any Disney fan can enjoy for hours.

Mineko's Night Market is a narrative-driven adventure where you help a village at the base of Mount Fugu thrive.

Mineko's Night Market is a narrative-driven adventure where you help a village at the base of Mount Fugu thrive. You explore the Japanese-inspired world, collecting items and completing tasks to make items to sell at the market.

Mario & Luigi adventure games feature Mario and Luigi as the heroes, accompanied by playable characters from the Nintendo pantheon.

Mario & Luigi adventure games feature Mario and Luigi as the heroes, accompanied by playable characters from the Nintendo pantheon. Each adventure pits you to defeat Bowser in different ways.

Ankora: Lost Days is a puzzle adventure game where you explore the wild planet Ankora.

Ankora: Lost Days is a puzzle adventure game where you explore the wild planet Ankora. As you play you craft different tools, build structures and create a new home in this friendly survival game.

Clawfish is a puzzle game with a strong focus on relaxation rather than skill or difficulty.

Clawfish is a puzzle game with a strong focus on relaxation rather than skill or difficulty. Similar to an arcade claw machine, you try and catch fish from various fish tanks, collecting all the different types, before putting the fish back into the ocean.

Monomals is a game about fishing and music.

Monomals is a game about fishing and music. You drop your line into the water, catch a fish and make music along the way.

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

Animal Crossing 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.

Embracelet is an adventure game, where you use a magical bracelet to interact with objects and solve puzzles.

Embracelet is an adventure game, where you use a magical bracelet to interact with objects and solve puzzles. As you explore the fishing community, make friends and solve puzzles, you subtly affect the outcome of the story.

Morgan: Metal Detective is a collecting adventure game where you reunite residents of a beautiful Cornish island by finding the things they have lost.

Morgan: Metal Detective is a collecting adventure game where you reunite residents of a beautiful Cornish island by finding the things they have lost. You explore the island and use your metal detector to search for hidden treasures (and maybe some rubbish) just below the surface.

Pan'orama is a simulation-building game where you place tiles to score points and lay out an interconnected tapestry world.

Pan'orama is a simulation-building game where you place tiles to score points and lay out an interconnected tapestry world. Play involves deciding where to place each of your tiles to match adjacent land and score the most.

Art's Dream is an adventure game featuring different game styles, including running and jumping, combat and puzzle solving.

Art's Dream is an adventure game featuring different game styles, including running and jumping, combat and puzzle solving. It's particularly unusual as it has music threading through it like a musical.

Animal Crossing: City Folk (called Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City in Europe) is a life simulation game where you settle into a small village filled with anthropomorphic animals.

Animal Crossing: City Folk (called Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City in Europe) is a life simulation game where you settle into a small village 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.

Ridiculous Fishing is a fishing and shooting game.

Ridiculous Fishing is a fishing and shooting game. Unlike any other fishing game, this isn't a sedate wait for the fish to bite.

Southfield is a cooperative farming simulator where your crops are as strange and powerful as the rag-doll antics and wacky world you explore.

Southfield is a cooperative farming simulator where your crops are as strange and powerful as the rag-doll antics and wacky world you explore. Play focuses on planting seeds and gathering resources to expand your farm and provide for the locals.