Indie games under 20 hours
Explore the top 25 Indie games that take under 20 hours to play, ranked by Metacritic score.
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Games are ordered by Metacritic score, highest first. Games without a Metacritic score appear last.
1. Hades II
~18.9 hours to beat · Metacritic 94
2. Beat Saber
~6 hours to beat · Metacritic 93
3. Tetris® Effect: Connected
~3 hours to beat · Metacritic 93
4. Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition
~19 hours to beat · Metacritic 92
5. BZZZT
~2.2 hours to beat · Metacritic 91
6. FEZ
~6 hours to beat · Metacritic 91
7. I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
~11 hours to beat · Metacritic 91
8. Mark of the Ninja
~8.1 hours to beat · Metacritic 91
9. Scarlet Hollow
~2.3 hours to beat · Metacritic 91
10. ANIMAL WELL
~6.7 hours to beat · Metacritic 90
11. Balatro
~6.5 hours to beat · Metacritic 90
12. Braid
~5 hours to beat · Metacritic 90
13. Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
~3 hours to beat · Metacritic 90
14. Chicory: A Colorful Tale
~9 hours to beat · Metacritic 90
15. Factorio Demo
~1 hours to beat · Metacritic 90
16. Into the Breach
~5.2 hours to beat · Metacritic 90
17. IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator
~15 hours to beat · Metacritic 90
18. Lost and Found Co. Demo
~0.5 hours to beat · Metacritic 90
19. OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition
~5.2 hours to beat · Metacritic 90
20. Opus Magnum
~15 hours to beat · Metacritic 90
21. Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
~4.7 hours to beat · Metacritic 90
22. Spelunky
~18.5 hours to beat · Metacritic 90
23. World of Goo
~6 hours to beat · Metacritic 90
24. Desktop Explorer
~8 hours to beat · Metacritic 89
25. Gravity Circuit
~4.7 hours to beat · Metacritic 89