Best Short games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our short game recommendations are based on a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews. We believe that player feedback is the most reliable indicator of a game's true quality and enjoyment. Our algorithm evaluates user reviews to identify short games that consistently deliver exceptional experiences. This means you can be confident that our lists feature only the best short games on Steam, validated by the community itself.

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Spilled!

Clean up ocean waste in this short & relaxing game! Recycle, earn coins and upgrade your boat. Explore new areas. Clean bigger spills and different kinds of waste!

Price -10% 5.30€
Rating 9.1
Release 26 Mar 2025

Project Hailstorm

A short story where you enter the shoes of a researcher sent to uncover the mysteries of a project abandoned deep within the Antarctic circle.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.5
Release 10 Feb 2025

DEAD LETTER DEPT.

Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.

Price 14.79€
Rating 9.0
Release 30 Jan 2025

[Bober Bros] The Hole

[Bober Bros] The Hole is a first-person horror game that explores the cracks in domestic life. Your neighbor’s drilling starts the nightmare, but the holes reveal dark secrets far deeper than any wall could hide. No cheap scares, only disturbing reality.

Price 2.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 05 Dec 2024

Follow the meaning

Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 22 Nov 2024

Once Alive

A story-driven, first-person adventure game offering a cinematic experience. Embark on a journey to HaustVille, an abandoned settlement in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore your surroundings and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of the last survivors.

Price -50% 5.89€
Rating 7.9
Release 18 Nov 2024

DON'T SCREAM

Survive the night by finding batteries and evading hunters. But beware: any scream, gasp, or squeak into your microphone restarts the game! Time only moves when you do, so keep moving. See who in your group can stay quiet the longest! MICROPHONE REQUIRED!

Price 14.79€
Rating 6.3
Release 28 Oct 2024

Nocturnals

A short, choose your own adventure game about two boys that find each other in a lonely, post-apocalyptic town.

Price 7.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 13 Sep 2024

Thank Goodness You're Here!

Thank Goodness You're Here! is an absurd comedy slapformer set in the bizarre Northern English town of Barnsworth. As a traveling salesman, take the time to see the sights and meet the locals, who are very eager to give you a series of increasingly odd jobs…

Price 17.99€
Rating 9.3
Release 01 Aug 2024

hololive Treasure Mountain

Stack the Love of Captain Marin! A Simple yet Exciting 3D Physics Puzzle Game!

Price 8.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 31 Jul 2024

The Star Named EOS

The Star Named EOS is a story-rich puzzle adventure built around photography. Recreate compositions of past photos to uncover the truth of a family mystery. Experience a harmonious mixture of beautiful hand-drawn art and engaging puzzles on a journey of reminiscence.

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 22 Jul 2024

Thought Experiment Simulator

This is a stupid game that might include Trolley Problem, Ship of Theseus, Brain in a Vat, Infinite Monkey, Sisyphus, Prisoner's Dilemma, Schrodinger's Cat, etc.

Price -49% 2.55€
Rating 8.0
Release 22 Jul 2024

Leap Year

Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.

Price 4.99€
Rating 9.3
Release 13 Jun 2024

Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.

Price 9.75€
Rating 9.2
Release 23 May 2024

Mimic Search

Mimic Search is a short indie horror game, in which you take the role of a police officer investigating a recent mimic attack.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.3
Release 02 May 2024

Fruit Mountain

Fruit Stacking Puzzle Game Connect the same types of fruit together to make them grow bigger and bigger! Stack them up without letting them overflow from the plate, and build your own Fruit Mountain!

Price 8.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 17 Mar 2024

Rental

Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.

Price Free to play
Rating 9.0
Release 07 Mar 2024

Sheepy: A Short Adventure

A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

Price Free to play
Rating 9.6
Release 06 Feb 2024

Instruction

Generate voltage while uncovering the mysteries of a power plant in this story-based clicker game.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.8
Release 02 Feb 2024

Milo and the Christmas Gift

Enjoy your Winter Holidays with Milo and the Christmas Gift: a free-to-play, short but sweet point-and-click spin-off about our favourite little cat, Milo, who once again needs your assistance! But this time, Milo needs help finding one runaway Christmas Gift!

Price Free to play
Rating 8.7
Release 22 Dec 2023

Buried

You wake up buried alive. You are running out of oxygen and you can't remember how you got here. There must be a way out, can you figure it out in time?

Price 1.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 30 Oct 2023

A Tiny Sticker Tale

A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers!

Price -28% 6.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 04 Oct 2023

COCOON

From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.

Price -53% 10.73€
Rating 9.2
Release 29 Sep 2023

Conbunn Cardboard

A chill and cozy platformer. Hop around collecting the lost CDs of a cute DJ in this land made of cardboard!

Price 6.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 01 Sep 2023

Just Hit The Button

Hit the button to win. The simplest game ever.

Price Free to play
Rating 9.0
Release 24 Aug 2023

Little Man Has a Day

A personal, short and silly handwritten game about a little man feeling a little 'eh'.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.9
Release 16 Aug 2023

Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines

"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.

Price 9.75€
Rating 9.3
Release 04 May 2023

Pineapple on pizza

Can a video game convey a flavor?

Price Free to play
Rating 9.6
Release 28 Mar 2023

Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling

A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

Price 1.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 09 Mar 2023

Zup! Q

Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

Price 1.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 08 Mar 2023

Golgotha

Dare to explore the most haunted vicinity in all of England? You will leave no stone unturned as you walk along the eerie grounds of the Black Waters Station and uncover the horror that lies within.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.8
Release 21 Feb 2023

Missing Hiker

Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.3
Release 14 Feb 2023

Blanc

Blanc is an artistic cooperative adventure that follows the journey of a wolf cub and a fawn stranded in a vast, snowy wilderness. They must come together in an unlikely partnership to find their families.

Price -58% 6.29€
Rating 7.3
Release 14 Feb 2023

memories

memories is a sapphic visual novel dress-up game where clothes are linked to painful memories of a failed relationship.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.9
Release 02 Feb 2023

Locke(d)

An algorithm decided to show you this. What now?

Price Free to play
Rating 8.8
Release 23 Jan 2023

BABBDI

Find your way out of BABBDI. A short, first person exploration experience.

Price Free to play
Rating 9.4
Release 22 Dec 2022

I Frog-ot

A short horror- I mean, cute game :) Help a normal, innocent frog get back to his super awesome wizard self!! :O

Price Free to play
Rating 9.2
Release 16 Dec 2022

Lil Gator Game

Embark on an adorable adventure, discover new friends and uncover everything the island has to offer. Climb, Swim, Glide and slide your way into the hearts of the many different characters you meet on your travels!

Price -30% 13.69€
Rating 9.5
Release 14 Dec 2022

Chop Goblins

The Chop Goblins are loose, chopping their way through time itself in their ravenous quest for cheese. And the chop will not stop.

Price 3.99€
Rating 9.3
Release 12 Dec 2022

Impaler Gold

Impaler Gold is a fast-paced minimalistic arena shooter - now expanded and improved. Summon spikes to slay monsters, build barriers, and propel yourself into the air. Challenge yourself in this highly replayable rogue-lite shooter inspired by the classics.

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 06 Dec 2022

Unsolved Case

A new lead turns up old doubts about an 'Unsolved Case'. A trap, or a copycat killer? In this co-op puzzle game prequel to the award-winning Cryptic Killer series, put on your detective badges as you collaborate and communicate to crack the codes, solve the riddles, and catch the Cryptic Killer.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.6
Release 24 Nov 2022

Titan Station

Far into the future, in the year 1999: David, a systems operator, runs from his troubles by taking a job on a space station. After arriving, his mundane work turns into a struggle for his very life as he makes a shocking discovery.

Price 9.75€
Rating 8.4
Release 11 Nov 2022

Lunistice

Lunistice is a 3D Platformer created with simple & fun gameplay and a cute PS1/SEGA Saturn inspired artstyle in mind. Take the role of Hana the Tanuki and jump and fight through her dreams!

Price 4.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 10 Nov 2022

Breadsticks

A speed-based platformer with throwable platforms! Travel through the dangers in the woods as a fox boy to join afternoon tea with Mr. Bear.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.8
Release 05 Nov 2022

Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County

You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west.

Price 4.99€
Rating 9.4
Release 26 Oct 2022

Paradise Marsh

Stars vanished from the sky and scattered across a perfect endless wetland... Catch bugs and chat with many characters while playfully wandering through peaceful scenery. But don't lose sight of the night sky, the constellations need help!

Price -50% 7.39€
Rating 8.8
Release 13 Oct 2022

Han'yo

After witnessing her village being destroyed and slaughtered by the Oni demon, Hiroko has only one goal: revenge. Join this young samurai in this 2D side-scrolling platformer.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.8
Release 24 Sep 2022

South of the Circle

South of the Circle is a deep narrative experience of the emerging relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics involved in a political conflict. The story focuses on promises made in between career and true love, where our choices burdened by our past seem to be illusory.

Price -81% 2.53€
Rating 8.1
Release 03 Aug 2022