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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LOOM™ Long after the passing of the Second Shadow, when dragons ruled the twilight sky and the stars were bright and numerous, came the Age of the Great Guilds. Blacksmiths. Shepherds. Clerics. Each dedicated to the absolute control of secret knowledge. Another such Guild was the Weavers.

Price -16% 4.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 08 Jul 2009
Zeno Clash Zeno Clash is an action/fighting game set in a punk fantasy world. The game is played from a first person perspective and the combat is generally up close and brutal. Experience a deep storyline set in a fantastic world.

Price -93% 0.79€
Rating 8.3
Release 21 Apr 2009
Braid This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

Price -79% 3.18€
Rating 9.1
Release 10 Apr 2009
The Path There is one rule in the game. And it needs to be broken. There is one goal. And when you attain it, you die.

Price 8.49€
Rating 7.5
Release 18 Mar 2009
The Wonderful End of the World You can't save the whole world. It's going to be eaten by a mythological demon with the head of a fish. But as a puppet that absorbs all it touches, you can try to rescue as much of Earth's greatness as you can before the end arrives. In the beginning, you roam the Earth, capable of absorbing only the tiniest of objects.

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 17 Jul 2008
Portal Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

Price 9.75€
Rating 9.7
Release 10 Oct 2007
SiN Episodes: Emergence You are John Blade, commander of HardCorps, an elite security force dedicated to protecting the people of Freeport City. Four years have passed since your first battle with Elexis Sinclaire, a beautiful, brilliant, and ruthless scientist who is out to remake humanity according to her own twisted vision.

Price 8.19€
Rating 8.5
Release 10 May 2006
Half-Life: Blue Shift Made by Gearbox Software and originally released in 2001 as an add-on to Half-Life, Blue Shift is a return to the Black Mesa Research Facility in which you play as Barney Calhoun, the security guard sidekick who helped Gordon out of so many sticky situations.

Price 4.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 01 Jun 2001
Mark of the Ninja In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.

Price -95% 5.83€
Rating 9.4
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208 players

1,383
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Rating 7.4

60 players

14,283
2,673
Rating 8.2

26 players

7,890
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Rating 8.8

23 players

466
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Rating 8.8

21 players

1,338
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Rating 9.2

20 players

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Rating 9.3

19 players

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Rating 9.2

15 players

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Rating 8.6

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Rating 9.6

13 players

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Rating 7.6