Best Short Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated short games.

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Deadlight “Probably the best downloadable title on the market right now.” 9/10 – Eurogamer.se

Price -88% 1.51€
Rating 7.7
Release 25 Oct 2012
Hamlet or the Last Game without MMORPG Features, Shaders and Product Placement The original puzzle adventure game based on twisted William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Price -91% 0.46€
Rating 6.1
Release 22 Oct 2012
McPixel McPixel is a save-the-day guy that you guide through 100 short challenges to prevent stuff from blowing up. You have only 20 seconds to save the day! Think quick!

Price -76% 0.98€
Rating 8.1
Release 25 Sep 2012
To the Moon A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Price -53% 4.62€
Rating 9.5
Release 07 Sep 2012
Home Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.

Price 4.99€
Rating 6.5
Release 31 Aug 2012
Thirty Flights of Loving This surprising first-person story tells the tale of a heist gone wrong. Encounter high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at.

Price -91% 0.48€
Rating 6.2
Release 20 Aug 2012
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers You are Tiny, a nerdy inventor, who tries to reclaim his most beloved possession - Grandpa's underpants!

Price -97% 0.40€
Rating 8.8
Release 19 Jun 2012
Alan Wake's American Nightmare A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!

Price -93% 0.69€
Rating 7.1
Release 22 May 2012
Noitu Love 2: Devolution A century after the legendary boy Noitu Love saved the world from the evil Darns, they rise again, but in a chaos of time-bending mayhem!

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 23 Apr 2012
Stacking Embark on an adventure to rescue Charlie’s family from the nefarious industrialist known only as the 'Baron.'

Price -97% 0.33€
Rating 8.5
Release 06 Mar 2012
The Darkness II An intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.

Price -97% 1.09€
Rating 9.0
Release 09 Feb 2012
Blackwell Deception Street psychics. Their blinking neon signs are everywhere, promising love and wealth and happiness. They make a fortune preying on the gullible and milking them dry. So when these victims begin dying and leaving confused spirits behind, it can only take a genuine psychic (and her wayward spirit guide) to clean up the mess.

Price -91% 0.87€
Rating 8.9
Release 13 Jan 2012
Blackwell Convergence The third game in the Blackwell series

Price -70% 1.36€
Rating 8.9
Release 13 Jan 2012
Blackwell Unbound The year is 1973. The sound of a lone, ethereal saxophone drifts over the Roosevelt Island promenade, while a series of accidents plague a midtown construction site. The citizens of Manhattan take no notice of these events, let alone think they are connected.

Price -88% 0.56€
Rating 8.8
Release 13 Jan 2012
The Blackwell Legacy When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.

Price -77% 1.05€
Rating 8.5
Release 13 Jan 2012
Costume Quest A Halloween adventure from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions.

Price -96% 0.40€
Rating 9.0
Release 14 Oct 2011
Trauma An elaborate puzzle challenge combined with an unconventional story.

Price -84% 0.40€
Rating 6.6
Release 08 Aug 2011
LIMBO Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Price -78% 2.61€
Rating 9.1
Release 02 Aug 2011
Breath of Death VII Resurrect the classic era of RPGs with the retro parody RPG, Breath of Death VII: The Beginning. Join Dem the Skeleton Knight, Sara the ghost historian, Lita the vampire techie, and Erik the zombie prince as they explore an undead world in search of the secrets of the past. Laugh! Cry! Laugh some more!

Price -67% 1.00€
Rating 8.0
Release 13 Jul 2011
Puzzle Agent 2 Agent Nelson Tethers just solved his biggest case yet. So why isn't he satisfied? Venture back to eerie Scoggins, Minnesota to solve the mystery of "the Hidden People" once and for all!

Price -81% 0.90€
Rating 8.2
Release 30 Jun 2011
F.E.A.R. 3 F.E.A.R. 3 delivers all the hallmarks that define the F.E.A.R. brand: terrifying paranormal experience, frenetic combat and a dramatic storyline.

Price -95% 1.09€
Rating 7.0
Release 21 Jun 2011
Solar 2 Dynamic abstract sandbox universe. Changes and evolves as you do.

Price -88% 1.15€
Rating 8.7
Release 17 Jun 2011
The Cat and the Coup In The Cat and the Coup, you play the cat of Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran. During the summer of 1953, the CIA engineered a coup to bring about his downfall.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.8
Release 15 Jun 2011
Portal 2 - The Final Hours Portal 2 draws from the award-winning formula of innovative gameplay, story, and music that earned the original Portal over 70 industry accolades and created a cult following. For more information on Portal 2 click here.

Price 1.59€
Rating 7.2
Release 17 May 2011
Homefront The Rock Map Pack is Now Available! Join the Resistance, stand united and fight for freedom against an overwhelming military force.

Price -95% 1.02€
Rating 6.0
Release 14 Mar 2011
NightSky Nominated as a IGF Seamus McNally Finalist, NightSky is an ambient action-puzzle game that offers a gameplay experience unlike any other—cerebral challenges fill uniquely designed picturesque worlds. The player must maneuver a sphere by using realistic physics to advance; each of these worlds is broken into different areas.

Price -96% 0.40€
Rating 8.4
Release 01 Mar 2011
A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda You are the ultimate weapon with an ultimate sidekick – Collect secret items and get power ups to become the perfect weapon.

Price -81% 0.95€
Rating 6.7
Release 19 Jan 2011
Shank Shank is the cult-classic revival of the sidescrolling beat-em-up. Play as Shank in an over-the-top grindhouse game, packed to the rim with enemies, bosses, combos, and more by the award-winning team at Klei Entertainment.

Price -34% 6.68€
Rating 8.7
Release 25 Oct 2010
VVVVVV VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Price -92% 0.42€
Rating 9.3
Release 07 Sep 2010
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Pure adrenaline of non-stop action in Single Player, Online Co-op and Multiplayer. Double the pleasure and mayhem with new multiplayer DLCs! (click for details)

Price -85% 1.49€
Rating 6.5
Release 17 Aug 2010
Puzzle Agent Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!

Price -82% 0.87€
Rating 8.5
Release 07 Jul 2010
eversion The Princess of the Flower Kingdom has vanished! She was taken by the Ghulibas of the north, and it is up to brave Zee Tee to rescue her. On his quest, he - and you - will discover the hidden lands behind the peaceful kingdom, and come face to face with secrets that will set you on edge!

Price -70% 1.20€
Rating 8.7
Release 07 Jun 2010
NecroVisioN: Lost Company NecroVisioN: Lost Company is the prequel to original horror FPS shooter, taking place before the NecroVisioN story begins. It contains a bunch of unique levels, characters, weapons and gameplay elements as well as new main hero that presents the original game story from opposite perspective.

Price -91% 0.69€
Rating 6.8
Release 19 Feb 2010
Samorost 2 Samorost 2 tells a surreal story of a space gnome whose dog just got kidnapped by mischievous aliens. Set out on a short expedition to rescue the pup, deal with curious strangers and relax to the soothing music by Tomáš "Floex" Dvořák.

Price -98% 0.12€
Rating 8.3
Release 10 Dec 2009
Rogue Warrior Rogue Warrior is a character-driven, first-person-shooter, featuring Richard 'Demo Dick' Marcinko's explosive personality in an action-packed single player campaign, and intense multiplayer combat. Playing as Richard 'Demo Dick' Marcinko, you go behind the iron curtain to disrupt a suspected North Korean ballistic missile program.

Price -77% 1.16€
Rating 6.5
Release 01 Dec 2009
Windosill A short, surprising, toy-like puzzle game.

Price -41% 1.79€
Rating 8.7
Release 25 Sep 2009

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208 players

1,383
412
Rating 7.4

60 players

14,283
2,673
Rating 8.2

26 players

7,890
800
Rating 8.8

23 players

466
25
Rating 8.8

21 players

1,338
42
Rating 9.2

20 players

16,608
723
Rating 9.3

19 players

4,870
220
Rating 9.2

15 players

790
72
Rating 8.6

13 players

24,891
575
Rating 9.6

13 players

13,786
4,103
Rating 7.6