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 of
01:14how quickly it can be beaten. Stray is a third-person cat adventure game. I know, might as well start
01:24that download now right? But in case you need any more convincing, you control a stray cat who falls
01:31into a world populated by robots and must explore and solve puzzles to return to his family. Which
01:37should take you around six hours. Regardless of whether you're a cat lover or just fancy a brilliant
01:42little platformer to sink into, then Stray is an excellent romp. Yes, it does help if you're a cat
01:48lover because it's so beautifully animated and captures the cat's personality so perfectly, but
01:53there's also so much more to love here. Between the alluring, semi-post-apocalyptic story, the dense
02:00atmospheric world and the cast of quirky characters that inhabit it, Blue 12 Studios has created a
02:05fantastic experience. What Remains of Edith Finch is an interactive walking sim about the history of
02:14a cursed family living in the woods. Lasting roughly three hours, it presents an emotional range and
02:20depth that's richer and more affecting than dozens of other, much longer games that released in 2017.
02:26Developer Giant Sparrow has crafted a series of bite-sized vignettes, akin to an anthology of short
02:32stories, but while each tale differs in gameplay variety, all share a bittersweet fondness for
02:37childhood, family and friendship that tugs at the heartstrings and tear ducts in ways you won't be
02:43expecting. Set aside a cold rainy evening by the fire for this one. This split-screen co-op game has
02:52to be played with another human being, either locally or online. A Way Out is by far the longest game on
02:59this list, taking an average of six hours to complete its story. But the extended evening binge is well
03:04worth the journey with a friend. Enjoyed together right next to each other on the same couch or through
03:09the wonders of the internet. Created by Brothers A Tale of Two Sons, Joseph Farras, A Way Out is a
03:15co-op game like no other, maintaining and experimenting with the split-screen format that is usually deployed
03:21as nothing more than a necessary evil to accommodate local multiplayer. Two players will take the roles of
03:26Vincent and Leo, a pair of convicts on a high-stakes prison break, and your subsequent escape is
03:32essentially made up of a diverse series of mini-games, all of which revolve around tight co-op mechanics.
03:39It's a unique, well-crafted experience with a surprisingly engaging story at its heart. Just
03:44make sure the person you're playing with is one you don't mind spending six consecutive hours alongside.
03:49Journey is a therapeutic odyssey set across a glistening desert landscape. Completely wordless,
03:57deliberately cryptic, and nay a hint of user interface in sight. Journey is just two hours long,
04:04but its legacy will last a lifetime. The story seems like nothing more than vague symbolism at first,
04:10but developer That Game Company communicates its message through a bespoke set of gameplay
04:15languages and rhythms that elevates Journey's narrative into something much greater, almost
04:20indescribable in its experimental impact. It's also one of the few multiplayer games to feel truly
04:26seamless in its interactions with other players. And you'll still find fellow strangers making the same
04:31treacherous odyssey online to this day. There are hundreds of theories and analytical think pieces as
04:37to what it all means, but at its core, Journey is exactly what it says. It's an expedition from point A
04:44to 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
05:18Jones, Firewatch uses Olly Moss' striking deception of rural America as a backdrop for its meditation on
05:25ageing and remorse. There's more uplifting moments in there too, and Campo Santo's knack for the written
05:31word creates 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 been glad
05:48to have embarked on this brief getaway to the country either way.
05:59What's your favourite game to finish in an afternoon? Let us know in the comments below and
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