Games You Can Finish in Under 6 Hours

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In recent years, we've been treated to a host of wonderful indie games that offer up memorable experiences without demanding too much of your time. From spooky experiences like Man of Medan to relaxing gems and immersive narrative adventures like Stray, you're sure to find something here for you in our round up of the best short games.

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00:00This list is for anyone looking for something you can pick up and play without having to invest lots

00:08of time. In recent years we've been treated to a host of wonderful indie games that offer up

00:13memorable experiences, from spooky experiences to relaxing gems and immersive narrative adventures

00:19and of course the game with a cat. You're sure to find something here for you in our roundup

00:24of six games you can finish in six hours or less. Man of Medan is a cinematic choose-your-own-adventure

00:33style horror story from Supermassive Games, the makers of Until Dawn, that takes around five hours

00:38to complete. This is the first episode in an ongoing anthology horror series from Supermassive.

00:45Man of Medan is plickest interactive scarefest on now, coming in between four and six hours

00:50depending on how many of your characters survive till the end.

00:58The best part is its novel, rather brilliant cooperative play online or locally with friends

01:03who can be responsible for different characters seafaring horror fest. It can take a while to get

01:08going in the early hours but Man of Medan is easily a stellar choice for any party, not least because

01:14of how quickly it can be beaten. Stray is a third-person cat adventure game. I know,

01:23might as well start that download now right? But in case you need any more convincing, you control a

01:29stray cat who falls into a world populated by robots and must explore and solve puzzles to return to his

01:36family. Which should take you around six hours. Regardless of whether you're a cat lover or just fancy

01:42a brilliant little platformer to sink into, then Stray is an excellent romp. Yes, it does help if

01:48you're a cat lover because it's so beautifully animated and captures the cat's personality so

01:53perfectly, but there's also so much more to love here. Between the alluring, semi-post-apocalyptic

01:58story, the dense atmospheric world and the cast of quirky characters that inhabit it, Blue 12 Studios

02:05has created a fantastic experience. What Remains of Edith Finch is an interactive walking sim

02:13about the history of a cursed family living in the woods. Lasting roughly three hours,

02:18it presents an emotional range and depth that's richer and more affecting than dozens of other,

02:23much longer games that released in 2017. Developer Giant Sparrow has crafted a series of bite-sized

02:29vignettes akin to an anthology of short stories, but while each tale differs in gameplay variety,

02:36all share a bittersweet fondness for childhood, family and friendship that tugs at the heartstrings

02:41and tear ducts in ways you won't be expecting. Set aside a cold rainy evening by the fire for this one.

02:50This split-screen co-op game has to be played with another human being, either locally or online.

02:56A Way Out is by far the longest game on this list, taking an average of six hours to complete its

03:02story. But the extended evening binge is well worth the journey with a friend. Enjoyed together right

03:07next to each other on the same couch or through the wonders of the internet. Created by brothers,

03:12a tale of two sons, Joseph Farras, A Way Out is a co-op game like no other, maintaining and

03:18experimenting with the split-screen format that is usually deployed as nothing more than a necessary evil

03:23to accommodate local multiplayer. Two players will take the roles of Vincent and Leo, a pair of convicts

03:29on a high-stakes prison break, and your subsequent escape is essentially made up of a diverse series

03:34of mini-games, all of which revolve around tight co-op mechanics. It's a unique, well-crafted experience

03:41with a surprisingly engaging story at its heart. Just make sure the person you're playing with is one you

03:46don't mind spending six consecutive hours alongside. Journey is a therapeutic odyssey set across a

03:54glistening desert landscape. Completely wordless, deliberately cryptic, and nay a hint of user

04:00interface in sight. Journey is just two hours long, but its legacy will last a lifetime. The story seems

04:07like nothing more than vague symbolism at first, but developer That Game Company communicates its message

04:13through a bespoke set of gameplay languages and rhythms that elevates Journey's narrative into

04:18something much greater, almost indescribable in its experimental impact. It's also one of the few

04:24multiplayer games to feel truly seamless in its interactions with other players, and you'll still

04:29find fellow strangers making the same treacherous odyssey online to this day. There are hundreds of

04:35theories and analytical think pieces as to what it all means, but at its core, Journey is exactly what it

04:41says. It's an expedition from point A to point B that all of us can relate to.

04:49Firewatch is our final game on this list and is a story-focused first-person adventure where you play

04:55as a newly recruited park ranger running from a troubled past. Developer Campo Santo condenses the

05:02events of several months into a four-hour, lightly interactive adventure set in the Wyoming wilderness.

05:08The results are as good as you'd expect from a story penned by the lead writer of Telltale's The

05:13Walking Dead. With award-winning central performances from its two leads, Rick Sommer and Sissy Jones,

05:19Firewatch uses Olly Moss' striking deception of rural America as a backdrop for its meditation on aging and

05:26remorse. There's more uplifting moments in there too, and Campo Santo's knack for the written word

05:32creates some genuinely amusing moments. Plus, you can pick up a turtle, so what's not to like?

05:38Some will say Firewatch's story is a little on the disappointing side, deliberately undercutting

05:43its central mystery with something much less exciting than it makes out to be. But you'll have

05:48been glad to have embarked on this brief getaway to the country either way.

05:51What's your favourite game to finish in an afternoon? Let us know in the comments below,

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