Best Short games on PC
Games tagged Short take relatively little time to complete, usually centering on a compact main experience rather than a long campaign.
- Brief overall playtime
- Compact main experiences
Related: Singleplayer, Indie, Adventure, Story Rich
1,358 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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The Plan
Short, atmospheric game about a fly's journey into the sky
92% positive
Free
ABZU
Underwater exploration adventure through marine ecosystems and ancient secrets
93% positive
23K reviews
Townscaper
Goal-free building sandbox where colored blocks form small towns
96% positive
22K reviews
The Room Two
Point-and-click puzzle adventure built around objects and hidden mechanisms
97% positive
22K reviews
Half-Life: Blue Shift
First-person sci-fi shooter through Black Mesa as a security guard
92% positive
21K reviews
The Beginner's Guide
Short first-person story told through surreal, abstract spaces
88% positive
21K reviews
A Short Hike
Short open-world hiking adventure with gliding and optional detours
99% positive
21K reviews
Gorogoa
Hand-drawn puzzle adventure built around rearranging illustrated panels
97% positive
20K reviews
Zup! S
2D physics puzzles using explosions to position a blue ball
97% positive
19K reviews
Gone Home
First-person story exploration in an empty 1990s family home
77% positive
18K reviews
Demo Scritchy Scratchy
Scratch card incremental game about changing odds and risking winnings
93% positive
18K reviews
Refunct
Short first-person platformer about restoring a world through movement
96% positive
17K reviews
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
Short narrative adventure about a boy's imagined superhero missions
93% positive
Free
Florence
Interactive romance built from everyday moments and simple puzzles
93% positive
16K reviews
Pony Island
Suspense puzzle game inside the devil's malfunctioning arcade machine
95% positive
16K reviews
Mark of the Ninja
Side-scrolling stealth platformer about sneaking past or killing guards
97% positive
16K reviews
METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
Third-person stealth action across one open mission area
84% positive
15K reviews
Grimm's Hollow
Pixel-art RPG about searching for your brother among ghosts
99% positive
Free
Layers of Fear (2016)
First-person psychological horror through a painter’s constantly shifting home
89% positive
14K reviews
Demo Bills Must Be Paid
An active incremental game about smashing piggy banks to pay bills
97% positive
14K reviews
The Room Three
Point-and-click puzzle adventure through mechanical trials on a remote island
95% positive
14K reviews
Demo Gunpoint
2D stealth puzzles about rewiring security to outwit guards
98% positive
13K reviews
A Story About My Uncle
First-person platformer about grappling through a fantasy world to find your uncle
93% positive
13K reviews
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
Side-scrolling psychological horror adventure about eviction, guilt, and puzzles
93% positive
13K reviews