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
211 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
Side-scrolling psychological horror adventure about eviction, guilt, and puzzles
93% positive
13K reviews
Deadlight
Side-scrolling survival platformer through zombie-filled Seattle after global collapse
79% positive
13K reviews
Donut County
A physics puzzle game about growing a hole by swallowing objects
92% positive
12K reviews
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
First-person horror mystery about missing children and an industrial machine
70% positive
12K reviews
Oxenfree
Supernatural adventure shaped by choices, conversations, and radio signals
91% positive
12K reviews
Hue
A 2D puzzle platformer where matching colors hide obstacles
93% positive
11K reviews
Iron Lung
Short first-person horror navigating a blood ocean by instruments
92% positive
11K reviews
Assemble with Care
Story-driven puzzle game about fixing keepsakes and mending relationships
90% positive
11K reviews
SteamWorld Dig
2D mining platformer about digging deeper and upgrading your tools
94% positive
11K reviews
Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Third-person action thriller with light-based combat and arcade survival
74% positive
11K reviews
A Bird Story
Short, wordless pixel-art adventure about a boy and injured bird
85% positive
11K reviews
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Physics comedy adventure about an octopus pretending to be human
94% positive
11K reviews
Rusty Lake Hotel
Point-and-click puzzle adventure preparing dinners in a surreal hotel
96% positive
11K reviews
VVVVVV
2D precision platformer where you flip gravity instead of jumping
96% positive
11K reviews
Samsara Room
Short point-and-click escape game with surreal objects and puzzles
97% positive
Free
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
Short first-person comedy set behind a heist in disarray
93% positive
Free
Transmissions: Element 120
First-person shooter where a gravity weapon lets you leap buildings
95% positive
Free
Braid
2D puzzle-platformer where rewinding time changes how puzzles work
93% positive
9,955 reviews
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Third-person crime shooter with handheld-camera visuals in Shanghai
67% positive
9,794 reviews
Deliver Us The Moon
Story-driven space adventure investigating a silent lunar colony through puzzles
88% positive
9,579 reviews
Hidden Folks
Hand-drawn hidden-object game where clicking scenery reveals targets
97% positive
9,552 reviews
The Final Station
2D post-apocalyptic adventure mixing train upkeep with infected encounters
87% positive
9,514 reviews
Slender: The Arrival
First-person survival horror about collecting pages while evading Slender Man
88% positive
9,358 reviews
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
Fantasy puzzle platformer with three switchable heroes and 3D movement
63% positive
9,200 reviews