Games Like Arcadice

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Experimental 31.3%, Surreal 23.6%, Retro 10.8%, Horror 10%, Psychological Horror 7.4%

A small retro inspired indie shmup that takes inspiration from the pixel games of yesterday and combines it with modern game engine technology.

Why similar: Experimental 48.8%, Top-Down Shooter 27.9%, Retro 9.4%, Indie 6.3%, Action 5.3%

OK/NORMAL is a short, experimental third-person horror experience, inspired by early 3D console games of the 90's. Journey through a dark, disjointed, dreamlike dimension with your cloud companion! Remember a good diet, take your medicine, and you should be fine!

Why similar: Experimental 37.5%, Surreal 23.3%, Retro 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 7.8%

Mother Seed is an experimental point and click horror game about a woman moving through a series of increasingly unsettling encounters. Explore surreal environments, interact with disturbed characters, and uncover what’s expected of you.

Why similar: Experimental 49.3%, Surreal 22.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Dark 8.5%, Horror 7.8%

Dap is a horror-action-adventure about gathering and protecting a pack of fragile creatures called Daps. Lead your Daps to safety through an eerily beautiful world, fighting off threats, solving puzzles, and avoiding the infection that twists your companions into something alien and terrifying…

Why similar: Experimental 33.6%, Surreal 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Dark 10.3%, Horror 8.8%

You're a security guard for hire set to work on a train when it is hijacked at night! Take guns and shoot your way through each car until the train is fully liberated.

Why similar: Experimental 33.2%, Surreal 23.3%, Retro 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Shooter 6.6%

Henry is an elderly man with regrets. Over the course of his life, he has killed three times. He is about to kill again. Survive a home invasion as you recount his life through a series of dreamy vignettes featuring a thief, a friend, a lover, and mysterious bartender.

Why similar: Experimental 34.9%, Surreal 21.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Retro 11.6%, Dark 7.8%

Escape rooms are fun! But Escape Knox Manor asks the question what if you were actually kidnapped? And what if you had to escape a mansion? Find out now!

Why similar: Experimental 64.7%, Retro 15.9%, Dark 13.2%, Indie 2.5%, First-Person 1.9%

Under the cloud, pressure is crushing – only machines survive in the open. LAMINA BRUISE is a narrative-driven first-person adventure. Solve thoughtful puzzles and overcome revealing obstacles in a tense, hostile environment.

Why similar: Experimental 52.4%, Surreal 23.6%, Dark 12.8%, Indie 4.8%, Psychological Horror 2.1%

B.D.K is a short experimental first person horror game that mainly relies on atmosphere and sounds to create a creepy experience.

Why similar: Experimental 55.6%, Horror 13.6%, Violent 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9%, Indie 7.1%

Blindia is an abstract top-down shooter puzzle game where you have to go through the difficulties using sound. Use the visualized sound waves to take down the enemies and make your way to the exit. At the end, you will face the truth of this blind world.

Why similar: Experimental 32.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Violent 10.9%, Dark 9.6%, Shooter 6.6%

Image is a first-person horror game. Explore haunted, ever-changing environments in an atmospheric, confused world and enjoy a truly terrifying gaming experience.

Why similar: Experimental 46.8%, Violent 15.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Horror 10%, Surreal 8.9%

The Walking Fish returns, this time in space, in an all-new fish comedy horror experience. Stuck on a space station, you have to solve the mystery of the Walking Fish, and escape its terror.

Why similar: Experimental 50.4%, Surreal 26.9%, Horror 13.3%, Indie 8.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%

A game about boredom and self-pity. It's about myself mostly. You walk around and press the 'interact' button. Sorry for making this.

Why similar: Experimental 47.9%, Surreal 25.5%, Dark 14.8%, Indie 6.3%, Psychological Horror 5.5%

The Silent Jungle is a classic survival horror game set deep within the haunting jungles of Vietnam. After a brutal ambush, a lost American soldier must survive in a cursed jungle filled with lethal traps and haunting illusions. To escape, he must uncover its dark secrets and break the curse.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 10.1%, Violent 9.2%, Dark 8.4%

The biggest feature is that it produces state changes such as petrification in real time until it becomes incapacitated. Multiple types of materials can be selected for petrification. The content of the game is an avoidant STG where the ending branches depending on the action in the boss battle.

Why similar: Experimental 45.5%, Top-Down Shooter 30.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Action 4.1%, Indie 2.6%

Hi, I'm Terry Cavanagh! You might remember me from such videogames as Dicey Dungeons, Super Hexagon, and VVVVVV. Here are a few other things I've made over the years!

Why similar: Experimental 68%, Arcade 9.2%, Shooter 8%, Retro 7.9%, Action 3.6%

Pop-Cute Shooting game‼︎

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 46.7%, Surreal 21.4%, Shooter 14.2%, Top-Down 6.7%, Action 4.9%

You have a problem with joggers. They think they own the whole park. They talk about motivation, or reaching their goals. But in this action-packed throwback to early 80s console games, you'll show them. You'll stop them yourself...in the most effective way you know.

Why similar: Experimental 46.9%, Surreal 24.6%, Arcade 11%, Retro 6.6%, Top-Down 3.6%

Imagine Q-Bert + Pacman but with surrealistic horror aesthetics...

Why similar: Experimental 54.6%, Surreal 24.7%, Horror 14%, Indie 2.3%, 2D 1.9%

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 27.8%, Surreal 20.4%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Violent 9.6%, Horror 9.1%

Your future is vaster than the cosmos.

Why similar: Experimental 65.1%, Surreal 28.2%, Indie 4.4%, 2D 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%

The Triennale Game Collection is a free virtual exhibition of video games created for the 21st International Exhibition of Triennale Milano by five of the world’s most renowned independent game designers, showcasing these artists’ experimental approach to interactivity.

Why similar: Experimental 88.1%, Indie 11.9%

Testimonium is a bite-sized, experimental analog horror game designed to push your psychological limits. PLAY THE TAPE.

Why similar: Experimental 42.7%, Surreal 16%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 8.2%

Use quick reflexes to defend the core in this addictive, orbital reinvention of Pong! Get power-ups, stay focused, and deflect your way to victory! NOTE: GAME IS BEST PLAYED WHILE INGESTING LIGHT BULBS.

Why similar: Experimental 50.9%, Surreal 24.4%, Arcade 12.7%, Retro 6.7%, Indie 3.3%

A free first-person horror game about dream puzzles - unsettling, surreal and built on strange logic.

Why similar: Experimental 33.8%, Surreal 21.2%, Psychological Horror 15%, Dark 11.5%, Horror 10.7%

The Final Frontier is a retro multi-directional shooter inspired by the likes of Asteroids and Galaga. You destroy waves of endless enemies while trying to survive as long as possible by upgrading your ship's abilities along the way.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.6%, Retro 23.5%, Shooter 15.5%, Arcade 13.8%, Action 6.8%

A dating simulator, but... The girl has a shotgun, and if she doesn't like how you answer her questions, you die. Your date takes place in a living, watching cave where every element of the environment actively reacts to your tension and tries to break you.

Why similar: Experimental 35.6%, Surreal 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Dark 13.8%, Horror 10.6%

Crawl through the darkness in this psychological horror visual novel with multiple endings, where you will traverse a surreal nightmare as you choose your own path and explore strange spaces in an attempt to wake up, if you can...

Why similar: Experimental 36.4%, Surreal 21.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Dark 12.1%, Retro 7.2%

Fast-paced top-down physicsy space dogfighting action

Why similar: Experimental 49.3%, Top-Down Shooter 29.7%, Arcade 12.2%, Action 6%, Indie 2.5%

Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Surreal 19.8%, Retro 17.4%, Horror 14.1%, Violent 10.7%

Memoir En Code: Reissue is an autobiographical game album. Designed to be experienced similarly to a music album, this short experimental game explores different bits of the author's life as a series of interactive tracks.

Why similar: Experimental 79.8%, Indie 20.2%

this is a legendary story of crime, you fight aganist the crime for go to the liberty, in this epic adventure you shot and move by side of enemy bullets, you go and become action legend

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.6%, Retro 15%, Shooter 13.4%, Violent 11.7%, Action 7.4%

Simple yet fun top-down blaster with power-ups

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.3%, Arcade 17.4%, Shooter 15.6%, Retro 12.7%, Top-Down 5.9%

Risu Ishikawa is about to split in two.

Why similar: Experimental 32.3%, Surreal 26.7%, Dark 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10%

TOMORROW DON'T COME is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck.

Why similar: Experimental 38.6%, Surreal 19.2%, Violent 12.9%, Dark 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10%

DISORDER is a dark, twisted word puzzle horror game where your mistakes hold irreversible consequences. Players will be challenged to play through a series of challenging rounds in an attempt to 'Save Your Family' if the player fails a round they then 'Choose Who Dies'

Why similar: Experimental 37.2%, Surreal 17.1%, Dark 14.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Horror 9.5%

Imagine waking up on a small dock with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. The first person you find is a grumpy, old man who enlists you to work on his ferry boat which seems to have materialized behind you.

Why similar: Experimental 74.4%, Horror 11.9%, Indie 10.7%, First-Person 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Her ex-boyfriend became a shut-in. The girl goes to visit him... then things start to go wrong. They always do, right? Experience two stories about digital gods and loss. And remember - believe in the net.

Why similar: Experimental 52.9%, Dark 19.3%, Horror 18.7%, Indie 9.1%

Teeth Brushing Simulator

Why similar: Experimental 43.6%, Violent 24.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 10.3%, Action 7%

Do you like music? Do you like video games? Well, I don't really care, because either way you are going to like our soundtrack. It has over 30 minutes of original music on it, it features uninterrupted listening and 2 full songs that are exclusive only to the OST and cannot be found anywhere else.

Why similar: Experimental 71.7%, Arcade 13.8%, Retro 8.6%, Indie 2.9%, 2D 2.3%

Deathopolis is an arcade style fast paced shooter. Take on a series of rooms collecting prizes and clearing out waves of enemies using guns and power-up abilities.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Surreal 19.1%, Violent 12%, Retro 10.6%, Shooter 8.9%

Remember the number and placement of cartridges. Then watch as everyone tries to ruin your calculations. Survive by using memory, mind games, and sabotage.

Why similar: Experimental 34.6%, Surreal 20.3%, Dark 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 9.8%

You find yourself stranded in a forest after your car breaks down. A short psychological horror game.

Why similar: Experimental 44.9%, Surreal 21.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Dark 10.4%, Horror 9.1%

Take on the role of the ultimate Ghost-Fighting robot "Ghostatron 9000" and eradicate every ghost in site, you are humanity's last hope. Will you be the 1st one to make it to the end, to claim your prize?

Why similar: Experimental 46.1%, Dark 13.7%, Indie 11%, Shooter 9.9%, Horror 9.6%

In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 54.2%, Retro 15.2%, Arcade 10.4%, Shooter 8.5%, Action 5.5%

Fight for survival in ANOMONAUT, an experimental roguelike shooter where each player only has one chance--yes, for real!

Why similar: Experimental 55.4%, Top-Down Shooter 30%, Indie 5.3%, Top-Down 3.7%, Action 3.5%

Trapped in a sprawling hedge maze, Simon Rhodes must survive for as long as possible while being chased by ghoulish monsters. A tribute to top-down maze shooters of the early '80s, defeat as many enemies and go for the high score!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.5%, Arcade 15.2%, Retro 12.8%, Horror 8.8%, Shooter 8.4%

In this twisted meta-game, you follow four friends on their cursed journey of love and betrayal, told through a long-forgotten Storyteller. Solve puzzles, make meaningful decisions, and unravel the mystery behind the Storyteller with the help of a reality-breaking RETURN-mechanic.

Why similar: Experimental 41.1%, Surreal 21.2%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 9.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

Part travel journal, part visual novel with a hint of psychological horror, Melbourne: Route 96 is an experimental game about catching a tram in the wrong direction - and a polaroid camera.

Why similar: Experimental 47.3%, Surreal 20.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Dark 11.5%, Horror 7.7%

The Factory is alive, and the harvest has begun. PITANIE is a narrative bullet-hell horror set in the 2000s post-Soviet era. Fight through a twisted dreams, blast grotesque freaks, and save your friends from the jaws of Factory that is constantly watching you.

Why similar: Violent 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Surreal 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Dark 8.2%

The Daughter is a first-person narrative horror game where the line between reality, dream, and memory slowly fades. You search for your missing daughter in a forest, only to find a house and a silent child who offers to help you… on one condition.

Why similar: Experimental 19.7%, Dark 19.2%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 16.4%, Surreal 12.9%

pemsa is an unofficial cart runner for the famous PICO-8 fantasy console. We've included some classic games developed for this console with permission from the authors, including Celeste, Slipways & Hug Arena.

Why similar: Experimental 72.9%, Retro 17%, Indie 3.5%, 2D 2.7%, Action 2.7%

This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

Why similar: Experimental 34.4%, Surreal 24.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark 10.8%, Horror 8.8%

A horror game where the monster watches you through your webcam. Hide by physically ducking beneath your desk while exploring a strange game never meant to be played.

Why similar: Experimental 34.6%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Dark 13.2%, Horror 12.6%, Surreal 11.5%

An interactive psychological horror drama.

Why similar: Experimental 43.3%, Surreal 20.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Dark 10.3%, Horror 8.1%

You are in the Metronium, a realm of cyber space ruled by the Creator. You are known as the user, the chosen one and savior of the Drivers who have been inflicted by the Trojans. Fight through the horde of Trojans to complete your objectives and take down the father of the Trojans, the Creator.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 52.5%, Retro 24%, Indie 13.3%, Action 10.2%

RitualRX is a brutally violent, blisteringly fast, adrenaline-filled shooter set within a pastel paradise ruled by cults. Control excommunicated sinners as you shoot, slash, and slaughter your way through a city where ritual is prescribed and the only treatment administered is an overdose of lead.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, Violent 16.3%, Surreal 15.8%, Arcade 9.8%, Dark 9.5%