Great Games You Can Beat in Under 5 Hours

Short on time? These 30 games take under 5 hours to beat, and they are among the highest-rated in our catalog (101 games with verified HowLongToBeat times match). The best of them: Portal, What Remains of Edith Finch and INSIDE.

How it's ranked: a blend of RAWG player ratings, Metacritic and Steam reviews, adjusted so games with very few ratings can't outrank well-proven ones. Times are verified HowLongToBeat figures.

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   Portal

   2007Action, PuzzlePC, Switch ★ 4.6/5⏱ ~3.1 h to beat
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   What Remains of Edith Finch

   2017Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~2.1 h to beat
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   INSIDE

   2016Adventure, ActionPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~3.6 h to beat
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   Journey

   2012Family, IndiePC, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~2 h to beat
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   Papers, Please

   2013Educational, IndiePC ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~5 h to beat
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   The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

   2022Casual, IndiePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~2.1 h to beat
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   The Stanley Parable

   2013Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~1.5 h to beat
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   Katana ZERO

   2019Platformer, IndiePC, Xbox One, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~4.8 h to beat
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   There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

   2020Casual, IndiePC, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~5 h to beat
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    Super Mario World

    1990Platformer, Arcade ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~5 h to beat
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    Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

    2013Indie, AdventurePC, PS4, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~3.1 h to beat
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    To the Moon

    2011Adventure, ActionPC, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~4.1 h to beat
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    People Playground

    2019Casual, IndiePC ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~3.7 h to beat
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    The Beginner's Guide

    2015Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~1.5 h to beat
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    Gris

    2018Indie, PlatformerPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~3.6 h to beat
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    Limbo

    2010Adventure, ActionPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~3.6 h to beat
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    Firewatch

    2016Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~4.1 h to beat
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    OneShot

    2016Casual, IndiePC ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~4.6 h to beat
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    FAR: Lone Sails

    2018Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~3.1 h to beat
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    Mouthwashing

    2024Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~2.5 h to beat
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    Super Mario Bros.

    1985Platformer, AdventureSwitch ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~1.8 h to beat
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    Just Shapes & Beats

    2018Family, IndiePC, PS4, Switch ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~3.3 h to beat
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    Duck Game

    2015Indie, ActionPC, PS4, Switch ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~3.5 h to beat
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    The Henry Stickmin Collection

    2020Casual, IndiePC ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~2.2 h to beat
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    SUPERHOT

    2016Shooter, IndiePC, PS4, Xbox One ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~2.4 h to beat
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    A Dance of Fire and Ice

    2019Casual, IndiePC ★ 4.2/5⏱ ~3.3 h to beat
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    Ultimate Chicken Horse

    2016Casual, IndiePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.2/5⏱ ~5 h to beat
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    The Room

    2012Indie, PuzzlePC, Switch ★ 4.2/5⏱ ~2.6 h to beat
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    Monster Train

    2020Card, StrategyPC, Xbox One, Switch ★ 4.2/5⏱ ~3.3 h to beat
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    Superliminal

    2019Indie, PuzzlePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.2/5⏱ ~2.6 h to beat

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