13 Bite-Sized Games for Travel, Ranked From Shortest to Longest

Amber Stefanson | July 5, 2023

Over the weekend, I flew out to California to see my family for the holiday. It’s a super short, 1 ½  hour flight… not quite enough time for me to get invested into any activity and see it through before touchdown. However, it was the perfect opportunity to pick up another game short enough to be finished in one sitting.

I love short indie games. They’re typically more impactful and artistic than longer independently-made games, since developers spend more of their limited resources on artistic direction than on creating filler content to make the game take longer. In this list are some of my favorite bite-sized games — the perfect length for a flight or road trip.

So, pull out your Nintendo Switch, laptop, or fancy handheld gaming computer and try out some of these stellar one-sitting games. They’re ordered from shortest to longest to help you find the perfect game to fill the amount of time that you’ll be traveling.

Side Note for all the Switch Players out there: before setting out on your adventure, I recommend picking up an ergonomic controller designed for playing long hours without cramping up your hands. Iesooy