Best Short Games You Can Finish in an Evening on Steam

Not every great game asks for a hundred hours. These are complete, memorable experiences that you can start after dinner and finish the same night or over a weekend, and many of them have compact achievement lists that make a full completion realistic. Ideal for clearing a backlog, or for a quick 100% between bigger games.

1

A Short Hike

Climb a mountain on a little island, chatting to everyone you meet along the way. Warm, funny and easy to fully explore in a sitting or two.

View achievements & guides →

2

What Remains of Edith Finch

A house full of family stories, each told through a completely different style of play. A short achievement list with a couple of playful extras to look for.

View achievements & guides →

3

Journey

Cross a vast desert towards a distant mountain, possibly alongside a stranger you cannot speak to. Some achievements reward exploring every corner.

View achievements & guides →

4

INSIDE

A dark, wordless puzzle-platformer that is gripping from start to finish. Most achievements come from finding its hidden secrets.

View achievements & guides →

5

Portal

The original test chambers, still sharp and funny. The main game is short, and the extra challenge maps give achievement hunters more to chew on.

View achievements & guides →

6

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

A narrator, an office and many, many ways to disobey. Many of its achievements are jokes in their own right.

View achievements & guides →

7

Superliminal

Puzzles built on forced perspective, where an object becomes as big as it looks. Quick to finish, with achievements that reward thinking sideways.

View achievements & guides →

8

Unpacking

Unpack boxes, room by room, and piece together a life from the things someone owns. Relaxing, with lots of small achievements to find along the way.

View achievements & guides →

9

Firewatch

A summer in a Wyoming fire lookout, with only a voice on the radio for company. A small list that mostly asks you to look around and play it through.

View achievements & guides →

10

GRIS

A watercolour platformer about grief where colour returns to the world as you go. Achievements are mainly about collecting mementos and a few hidden moments.

View achievements & guides →

11

Thank Goodness You're Here!

A surreal, very British slapstick comedy set in a small northern town. Short and packed with jokes, with achievements for poking at everything.

View achievements & guides →

Updated 2026-10-07. Every game links to its full SteamVault page with achievement stats, rarity and community completion times.