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A short, single-player action-adventure about exploring an infected mine, scavenging tools, and destroying contaminated growth to reach the final threat.

My Hole is a Mouth of Dirt
A brief, darkly surreal underground adventure where Mole follows divine orders to deliver a baby, with horror that reads as funny and a standout soundtrack.
2020-04-13
- Thriller
- Adventure

Horror

Indie

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Those Who Crawl

A tense, very short single-player cave-crawling horror game about escaping a shrinking tunnel as walls turn to flesh.

2022-12-26

Action
First person
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Simulator

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The Unfallens: Awakening

A brief, free-to-play action RPG centered on one challenging boss fight in a shattered underground world.

2023-05-11

Action
Adventure
Third person
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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Deep the Game

A short pixel-art cave-exploration platformer featuring ancient ruins, single-player adventure, and local PvP.

2020-01-11

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view

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Incorporeal

A brief free-to-play action dungeon crawler where you split soul from body to fight, solve puzzles, and survive catacombs in under an hour.

2025-09-25

Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric

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The Doors That Led to Nowhere

A tense, compact first-person metroidvania RPG in a dark void, featuring dimensional-door traversal, a mysterious blade, and creative boss fights.

2024-11-08

Action
First person
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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Cave Crawler

A short, simple 2D side-scrolling action platformer in caves, with fun enemies and platforming, playable in roughly half an hour.

2022-01-23

Shooter
Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view

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The Itch

A free 2D platformer where heart rate powers object manipulation, leading a short, cute (if occasionally buggy) quest through caverns to find a cure for a deadly virus.

2019-09-02

Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view

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Hollow Mine

A pixel-styled action roguelite combining mining, crafting, and intense 2D combat in procedurally generated mines, with an early positive reception and a quick run-based loop.

2025-10-09

Action
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Indie

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R.A.T.: Human Error – Episode One

A short, eerie adventure-RPG about a child rat escaping an infected post-apocalyptic facility through vents, with consequential choices and a fragmented story, running about 75 minutes.

2026-02-02

Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)
Point-and-click

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Onslaught

A brief single-player action-adventure in a grim western mining town, with repetitive combat and a 20-40 minute playthrough.

2026-05-14

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Cave Crawler

A short single-player horror game about piloting a drone through a slowly shifting cave in search of missing people.

2023-04-18

First person
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Text
Mystery
Point-and-click