Games Like RD Mars

Face your fears in this chilling 2D survival horror action game about understanding and overcoming mental health struggles. Explore twisted nightmares, engage in challenging fast-paced combat and survive encounters with terrifying stalker enemies.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Side Scroller 18%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Story Rich 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.9%

Cody, haunted by psychological demons, envisions a monstrous threat eliminating all he hates.

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.2%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Story Rich 7.6%

Explore, fight, and survive in this minimalistic psychological horror set in the depths of the human psyche. A story about perception and empathy.

Why similar: Side Scroller 20.3%, Psychological Horror 17%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Story Rich 7.9%

"Looping Art Museum" is a single-player adventure game where you wander through an infinitely-looping art museum, finding changes in the paintings to progress. Interact with a talking "Mr.Cat" and uncover the mysteries of the strange art museum.

Why similar: Side Scroller 25.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Horror 7.6%, Story Rich 7.2%

Zombie Mansion is a 2D side-scrolling platform shooter with puzzle and exploration elements.

Why similar: Side Scroller 34.2%, Shooter 14.8%, Exploration 11%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

“Alright, let me tell you what you’re getting into. Think of it as an adventure‑puzzle game—though a few scenes dip into light horror. You’ll be guiding this girl, but… saying anything more would spoil the surprise. Just give it a try. I’m sure you can clear it—I couldn’t.”

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.6%, Side Scroller 16%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Horror 10.7%, Exploration 6.6%

ODH is a story rich, physcological, survival, horror, game with retro flair.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Story Rich 9.9%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Exploration 7.3%

BROKEN LIFE is an atmospheric, fully voiced Point-and-Click Adventure set in a war-torn world. Follow Leo, a former soldier, as he returns to his hometown to uncover the fate of his family, restore his home, and confront the dark secrets hidden within.

Why similar: Side Scroller 23%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Story Rich 11.7%, Horror 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%

Explore an abandoned hospital, solve puzzles, and uncover a nonlinear story where your choices have consequences. A hardcore psychological horror game in pixel art.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.1%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Story Rich 13.6%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Exploration 7.2%

Find yourself on a mission exploring the depth of an ominous forgotten mine. You arrive barehanded but quickly find the tools needed to go deeper. Destroy the infected living parts of the mine and face the final threat and complete your mission.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.9%, Shooter 13.9%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Action 7.3%

A sci-fi top-down shooter game. 2D top-downYou shooting game. You get kidnapped by alien from far away and infested by their blood, which makes you able to use their weapon. You have to get out there before they catch you and do some weird thing with your body

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 46.8%, Shooter 18.9%, Action 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, 2D 7.2%

This is your last day as a worker for a pet feeding service, and depending on how the day goes, your life. Prepare the final meal for a client's odd pet that lives in an abandoned pool all while trying to make it out safely and avoid mistakes.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Story Rich 9.2%, Horror 8.8%

Michael Longhurst had just survived a terrible ordeal at Hartown Park. Two months later, he returns with his partner, Ethan. As they try and uncover the cursed history of the Longhurst Family.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Exploration 9.7%, Horror 9%

And now, for today's story.

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Story Rich 18.4%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Exploration 7.1%

The Road of Dust and Sorrow is a tense, story-driven pixel art horror inspired by ’90s classics. Survive a world gone wrong and protect what matters most: your daughter.

Why similar: Side Scroller 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Story Rich 13.2%, Horror 12%, Action-Adventure 11%

SYNTAXIA is a dream-dark adventure game that allows you to rewrite reality itself by changing the words that describe it. Use your creativity and intuition to escape. Which path will you choose?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 11%, Horror 8.7%

Pseudo-Psy Play is an eccentric blend of a side-scrolling shooter and a point-and-click adventure. The time has come – face your fears in this bone-chilling story-driven horror game that feels (and looks) like nothing else in the genre. Are you ready, Joseph?

Why similar: Side Scroller 19.5%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Shooter 7.6%

An experimental 2D-shooter with the elements of a horror game. D'lirium brings together some mechanics back from 90s classics. Non-linear levels, search for the keys, violence and a lot of other things. Including the colourful ponies.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9%, Shooter 9%

The masked protagonist must escape the city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary. Use stealth to scavenge food, or kill everything in your path. Nurture your mental health or descend into madness. How you survive is up to you.

Why similar: Side Scroller 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Choices Matter 8%

Nami é um jogo de Terror em pixel arte baseado no litoral brasileiro e nas obras de Junji Ito.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Shooter 17.6%, Exploration 14.1%, Horror 11%, Story Rich 9.8%

Lulu’s Temple is a mysterious action-adventure about an archeologist venturing deep inside a horrifying pyramid with only his torch and gun to protect him.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Shooter 10%, Exploration 9.6%

When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears is a story-driven, retro space shooter inspired by DOS-era space games like Star Control, Solar Winds, and Lightspeed. Blast your way through fast-paced arcade combat; build out modular, upgradable ships; and explore a galaxy torn by war.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.4%, Story Rich 10.8%, Exploration 10.3%, Shooter 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.3%

In the midst of an outbreak of a mysterious virus that turns people into crazed zombies, James's wife has disappeared and now he has to find her and survive in a zombie apocalypse with moving around the grid using improvised means, environment and logic.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Horror 8.5%, Stylized 7.3%

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Side Scroller 19.5%, Horror 9.7%, Story Rich 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

こんな時間まで起きているわがままハニーマスタードちゃんには特別に、いるかにうろこがないわけを教えてあげようかねえ。

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.9%, Shooter 18.1%, Action 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Story Rich 7.4%

Survive endless waves of horror has you venture further into the mines to find a plant to save your home land

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36%, Shooter 14.9%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Action 11.4%, Horror 7.7%

Inside Intruder - is a psychological horror game that mostly focuses on atmosphere. Game takes place in your own home, where a uninvited guest comes in.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.4%, Story Rich 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Horror 14.6%, Stylized 11.3%

That magical girl has abandoned her costume and become a stick!!! This is an STG where the spinning stick is your ship. It can turn and attack in all directions! The strongest! But because it's a stick, you have to work hard to avoid bullets and walls! Defective!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 49%, Shooter 21.7%, Action 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, 2D 7.4%

Awaken brings Lovecraftian horror to the beloved 2D side scroller genre. Make your way through the strange forest while encountering inexcplicable forces and try to keep your sanity as you piece together the mystery of your sister's disappearance.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 8.2%

In an increasingly oppressive world, a magpie feeds her only remaining child amidst a city of lackluster sightseers. Take their vision and feed your son.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Horror 9.3%

A modern revival of classic top-down 2D stealth-action. Infiltrate a covert military base, procure weapons and equipment on-site, evade detection, and destroy the weapon known as SHADOW MANTIS.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 52.9%, Shooter 17.6%, Action-Adventure 13%, Action 9.6%, 2D 6.7%

YOU are a living bullet in a dungeon dashing through rooms trying to escape the dungeon.Breach is a top down action game that requires YOU to use your limited amount of abilities to max efficiency

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 55.7%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Action 8.9%, 2D 7.7%

Misery manifests itself from the darkest and deepest shadows in our minds. Hell Weaver is a 2D dark psychological experience of facing the shadow within us.

Why similar: Side Scroller 26.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Shooter 15.2%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Action 12.2%

While delivering letters in a quiet cave, you meet a young girl and begin living together. A gentle delivery tale woven with strange, lovable residents.

Why similar: Side Scroller 34.9%, Story Rich 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Emotional 10.8%, 2D 9.5%

You will zoom past hordes of zombies, kill the ones you need to, and find keys to unlock passageways in this retro top-down shooter.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.2%, Shooter 13.9%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Horror 8.9%

Death isn’t the end - it’s your last chance. Solve haunting puzzles and make choices that matter as you guide Vale across the underworld. Will regret follow her into eternity?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Story Rich 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Stylized 8.6%

Dodge waves of bullets in cover shooter + shmup-inspired combat, as you strike back with powerful attacks of your own! Use clever cover spots to gain an advantage over your enemies, find treasures to make yourself stronger, and avoid taking damage to raise your score!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.6%, Shooter 17.8%, Action-Adventure 12%, Action 7.4%, Story Rich 7%

Main Action - 3d top-down shooter with pixel graphics, not a long game with magic and monsters. In this game you will save the world and the villagers from evil. You are a magical creature who alone must cope with evil.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 53.5%, Shooter 17.6%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Action 8%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%

Flan's MS is a 2D story game with some puzzles and gameplay systems. After escaping from everything she is familiar with, Flan needs to retrieve her lost dream diary and find the answers she needs.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Story Rich 17.2%, Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Take on six stages of vertical shooting mayhem full of looney pixel art characters and locales. Gamers who are tired of bullet hell and Compile-like shooters can finally rejoice.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 45.9%, Shooter 19%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Action 13.3%, 2D 7.3%

Dead-End Bounty is an open-world top-down shooter set in the wild west! A frontier with 3 kinds of people: the ones on wanted posters, the ones printing them, and people like Charlie—a bounty hunter with his eyes set on one particular bounty that has slipped through his hands a few too many times.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.7%, Shooter 14.6%, Exploration 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, 2D 5.6%

Witness the fall of a city ravaged by an unknown viral epidemic that has brought the dead back to life. But the zombies will be the least of your problems in this frantic and terrifying adventure.

Why similar: Shooter 19.8%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 10.2%

Navigate Corinne through a realm of pixel horrors, surrounded by neighbors that are turning into bloodthirsty monsters. Discover the secrets of this twisted dimension before it's too late for Corinne and her friends.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Story Rich 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Exploration 9.9%, Choices Matter 8.6%

Find what was taken from you at any cost in this Minimalistic Survival Horror.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.5%, Horror 10.9%, Exploration 10%, Shooter 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.7%

Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Story Rich 13.2%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Exploration 8.6%

This game is a 2D shooting action title focused solely on boss battles. You cannot attack on your own! Enemies fire both “red” and “blue” bullets. You must instantly identify the “blue” bullets, catch them, and fire them back. Can you defeat the monsters?

Why similar: Side Scroller 35.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Shooter 17.6%, Action 12.7%, Mystery 6.3%

Double Crossed is a story-driven stealth action game where you infiltrate a captured research facility in order to stop a terrorist organization from stealing the cure to a deadly biological weapon. Hide, manipulate your environment and use guns to stay one step ahead of the enemy.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.7%, Story Rich 16.5%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Action 7.4%

You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. DISTRAINT 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.

Why similar: Side Scroller 21%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Horror 9.5%

ZEEP is a story-based action rouge-lite. Collect items to upgrade your abilities. Easy to pick up and play, you travel across multiple different dungeon areas, and fight your way through enemies with a multitude of weapons.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Shooter 11.5%, Horror 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Adiverboz is a 2D psychological horror game set in Brazil. As Oz, investigate the past and collect evidence about an orphanage marked by trauma. Face terrifying creatures and dark secrets, but beware: your choices can reveal the truth or lead you to the abyss.

Why similar: Side Scroller 31.4%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Action 12.4%, Exploration 10.9%

Delve into a psychological sci-fi shooter, masterfully leading a team of 5 characters to harmonious combat brilliance. Navigate heartwarming connections and intense drama, unlocking enhanced combat capabilities to conquer hostile alien fauna and unveil the mystery behind parental disappearance.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.5%, Psychological Horror 18%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Horror 9%, Story Rich 8.5%

Explore locations, fight enemies, cast spells, and repeat! What more could you want in a game?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.2%, Shooter 15.1%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Choices Matter 8.2%

An eerie horror game set in a weird hotel plagued with bizarre beings and interesting characters. The game utilizes a never-used before environment alongside brand new horror mechanics, one of a kind graphics/art style, and an unnerving story with rich lore to create a unique experience for players.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Story Rich 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Horror 8.4%

Scarred Stars: Traumatic edition begins by you entering an amusement park from hell and you must escape with your sanity - if you can! Adventure through a ruined amusement park with a dark past. Escape monsters and discover multiple endings in this survival horror game!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Story Rich 10.1%, Exploration 9.7%

Trapped in a shifting, surreal world shaped by grief, uncover Sezhar's identity and survive the psychological horror of The Void. Explore haunting environments, question reality, and face a presence that remembers you… even if you don’t.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Emotional 10.7%, Horror 10.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Story Rich 8.7%

It was supposed to be a simple trip. A return to your grandparents' abandoned home to retrieve old childhood photos.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.6%, Horror 12.6%, Shooter 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

Join Captain Rijk as he attempts to escape from the clutches of one of the most villainous species in the galaxy. Help to uncover the horrors that are being carried out on the fringes of the civilised galaxy and become the divine being prophesised to inspire an uprising and destroy The Domain.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41%, Shooter 15.2%, Story Rich 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Action-Adventure 7.2%

Karma Flow 2 - Tears of a Ghost is a Noir Action Stealth game which focuses on narrative and freedom of action. Play as Florien Kealborn and uncover the truth in a game that lets you carry out missions in a way that most suits your own playstyle, making you plan things out and act as you wish.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.1%, Shooter 12.6%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Emotional 7.3%

An EXCITENGU side-scrolling shooter game to bring peace through destruction, with 2 titles x 2 modes, and useful features like Rewind and Quick Save!

Why similar: Side Scroller 37%, Shooter 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Action 12.4%, Story Rich 12.1%