Games Like Cellar

It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

Why similar: Horror 32%, Top-Down 21.9%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Dark 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares a similar focus on a young protagonist navigating a dark, domestic environment filled with psychological horror and pixel-art charm.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.5%, Horror 24.7%, Cute 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, 2D 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential childhood-horror experience that uses top-down pixel graphics to tell a surreal and unsettling story.

Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation.

Why similar: Horror 34.1%, Female Protagonist 30.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, 2D 8.6%, Action 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This indie horror title uses pixel graphics to create an atmospheric, side-scrolling experience that feels closely aligned with the tone of Cellar.

A young girl needs to find her friends, unravel a dark mystery and escape the clutches of her cursed toys.

Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Action-Adventure 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on childhood fears and toys coming to life, matching the thematic core of searching for a lost teddy bear in the dark.

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Female Protagonist 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, 2D 10.4%, Dark 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down pixel-art horror game that perfectly captures the feeling of a child exploring a dangerous, mysterious home.

A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.

Why similar: Horror 47.2%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, 2D 9.6%, Cute 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title features the same top-down perspective and childhood-horror atmosphere found in Cellar, emphasizing exploration and survival.

A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

Why similar: Cute 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 21.8%, Linear 16.4%, 2D 14.2%, Casual 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric, and beautifully crafted pixel-art adventure that captures the same concise, focused gameplay loop as Cellar.

The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.

Why similar: Horror 46.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Dark 17.7%, Adventure 6.2%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Directly referencing the setting of Cellar, this game provides a similarly dark and atmospheric exploration of a basement environment.

Softie is a short creepy (but cute!) point-and-click adventure game. Take on the role of a cuddly teddy bear trying to find their lost owner in a peculiar house.

Why similar: Horror 32.8%, Cute 28.7%, Linear 14.5%, 2D 13.4%, Adventure 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A cute yet unsettling 2D adventure that balances a charming art style with horror elements in a way that mirrors Cellar.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Female Protagonist 28.6%, Dark 12.1%, 2D 7.3%, Adventure 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully explores the intersection of childhood imagination and dark, psychological horror through a unique 2D perspective.

A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 45.6%, Horror 30.6%, 2D 10.4%, Adventure 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This short, psychological point-and-click game captures the same feeling of isolation and domestic dread found in Cellar.

En route to a scare game, Lumi realizes that she is suddenly alone. Then, appears the old abandoned hospital... Explore throughout the tragedy-stricken hospital. Search for the student IDs of Lumi's classmates. And find out what really happened. Maybe all you need is the courage to "flee?"

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.9%, Horror 21.4%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Arcade 15.8%, Cute 13%

Why You'll Like It: A focused horror-adventure game that emphasizes exploration and a female protagonist, aligning well with the gameplay of Cellar.

Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.

Why similar: Horror 41.2%, Female Protagonist 23.8%, Cute 15.7%, Dark 7.6%, Indie 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric horror game that captures the same feeling of exploring a dark, confined space.

Ruby the ghost hunter has a tough gig this Halloween. Explore the haunted mansion, take down some ghosts, battle spooky bosses, and rescue the lost cats!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.6%, Cute 17.7%, Action 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, 2D 10%

Why You'll Like It: This action-oriented, female-led platformer captures the same arcade-like, spooky-cute aesthetic found in Cellar.

My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.

Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Female Protagonist 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 15%, 2D 14.3%, Dark 12%

Why You'll Like It: A short, dark, and atmospheric pixel-art game that focuses on the experience of a child navigating a frightening environment.

Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.

Why similar: Horror 49.5%, Cute 18.7%, Funny 14%, Dark 6%, Indie 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends cute aesthetics with genuine horror, providing a similar arcade-like experience of traversing dangerous, linear rooms.

Help tiny Kitten get back her favorite paper box only with her agile actions. In this tight platformer kitten brave hand-crafted challenges, meet cute creatures and finally fight with her old enemy!

Why similar: Linear 24%, Cute 19.7%, Action-Adventure 18%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, 2D 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the cute, pixel-art aesthetic and the simple, focused goal-oriented gameplay found in Cellar.

Doug and Lily go to rescue the child from wizard.

Why similar: Arcade 16.3%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Cute 12.5%, Linear 11.2%, Family Friendly 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie action-adventure game that shares the same name and lighthearted, yet adventurous, spirit as the protagonist of Cellar.

A story driven sextroidvania click-em-up where you play as a brave barbarian ascending a lascivious lair!

Why similar: Funny 25.4%, Cute 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, 2D 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a cute, interactive-fiction experience that aligns with the whimsical yet slightly dark tone of Cellar.

A minimalist 2D platformer about a liquid cat, locked in a world she doesn't quite understand, trying to get out.

Why similar: Cute 31.3%, 2D 25.7%, Indie 17.1%, Adventure 16.5%, Casual 6%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D indie adventure that uses a minimalist, atmospheric approach to exploration similar to the linear journey in Cellar.

You’re Sophie, a young blind girl who sees through her teddy bear’s eyes. Escape your captors and uncover the evil history of the dark mansion you desperately seek to escape in this unique, atmospheric horror puzzle/adventure game.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.7%, Horror 19.5%, Action-Adventure 18.3%, Linear 14%, Cute 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-adventure game uses a dark, atmospheric tone to tell a story that feels thematically adjacent to Cellar.

Witchcrafty is a metroidvania platformer with magical action gameplay, exploration of a weird world, and adorable pixel art graphics. Help the little witch solve the mystery of strange events in the Kingdom, and defeat enemies with fire, lightning, and ice magic.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 15.5%, Arcade 14.1%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Linear 11.6%, Funny 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer with a charming art style that offers a similar arcade-adventure feel to the gameplay of Cellar.

Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.

Why similar: Horror 53.1%, Dark 16.5%, 2D 15.1%, Adventure 7.4%, Singleplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A horror game that plays directly into the childhood fear of what hides in the dark, matching the thematic premise of Cellar.

A tough platformer following a girl diving over the heads of terrifying creatures and bouncing off walls to traverse a mysterious, unsettling world that's so much bigger than her: the "world between all worlds"

Why similar: Top-Down 23.9%, Horror 18.3%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, 2D 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer that focuses on exploration and precision, providing a similar gameplay intensity to the arcade elements of Cellar.

Welcome to Mr Snotty's Sewer! Stealthy explore an abandoned sewer, collect items and activate the only escape in this small indie horror! Just don't get caught by Mr Snotty or any of his friends!

Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Funny 16%, Cute 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Family Friendly 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-comedy game that captures the same blend of humor and unsettling environments found in the basement of Cellar.

Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.6%, Action-Adventure 19.3%, Funny 18.3%, Cute 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%

A short point-and-click adventure game set in a comedic medieval fantasy world, deliberately reminiscent of the great classics from the 80s / 90s, with a specific sweet spot for LucasArts production.

Why similar: Family Friendly 25%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Linear 19.9%, 2D 18.6%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click game that shares the specific setting and pixel-art style of Cellar while adding a layer of parody.

A cozy Arcade Game Collection turned on its head by the twists of a local Ghost.

Why similar: Arcade 32%, Cute 23.3%, Family Friendly 12.2%, 2D 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

Highschool student Haneko has forgotten her class assignments and must retrieve them by traversing a world of haunted horrors. Explore the dilapidated halls, find your missing homework, and avoid whatever's lurking around the corner in this bite-sized, retro survival horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Female Protagonist 25.8%, Cute 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Dark 6.6%

Within a Victorian manor, wake up as Yu, a porcelain doll, modeled to look like The Mother’s perfect daughter. Solve puzzles with the help of a detachable hand, hide from grievous threats, explore the manor, and search for your past to reclaim pieces of your soul and claim your freedom.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.9%, Horror 26.2%, Linear 18.8%, Family Friendly 12.3%, Adventure 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-exploration game that features a female protagonist in a horror-themed setting, echoing the core experience of Cellar.

Oh no! This cute little kitty cat is alone and lost in a haunted house! Only by collecting pennies and defeating monsters can she find the way out! Use your fast fingers to defeat this adorably dark and funny platform game.

Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Cute 23%, Action 16.4%, Casual 15%, Dark 13.7%

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: Female Protagonist 18.9%, Horror 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Cute 13.3%, Top-Down 11.7%

Toys-turned-monsters are roaming the manor. Find a way out and don't get caught!

Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Female Protagonist 30.2%, Action 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Escape the dark by navigating through nightmares made reality. Follow the light and find your way home as you are hounded by your worst fears.

Why similar: Linear 33.4%, 2D 27%, Dark 19.5%, Adventure 14.5%, Singleplayer 5.5%

Help Milli to find Greg in this challenging platform game.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.5%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Arcade 13.9%, Cute 10.7%, Family Friendly 9.7%

Teacup is a short and wholesome narrative adventure game with a focus on exploration and non-linear progression. Help a small and shy frog on her journey to find the ingredients she needs for her tea party!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.5%, Cute 21.7%, Funny 19.8%, Family Friendly 12%, 2D 7.2%

This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.

Why similar: Horror 36%, Cute 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Casual 8.6%, 2D 7.7%

💀🧩🕹️ Beyond The Darkness is a horror adventure game with puzzles where you help little girl Milly battle nightmares in the darkness to find her missing family. You will find yourself in bizarre worlds of memories, distorted by fears, and your only weapon will be the light of a small lamp...

Why similar: Horror 68.5%, Dark 12.7%, Action 9.3%, Adventure 5.5%, Singleplayer 4%

A short visual novel presented with pixel art and cute animations. Chasing after a rabbit, Alice found herself in a land of talking plants. Now, it's time to go on a tiny little adventure.

Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Cute 25.7%, Pixel Graphics 19%, 2D 10.6%, Casual 9.3%

Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.

Why similar: Horror 31.9%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, 2D 11.2%, Dark 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Dream Bright is an unique story-driven game that blends exploration, platforming and stealth into a short journey. Dive into the imagination of Lucy while she creates her own adventure.

Why similar: Horror 20%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Linear 14.6%, Cute 14%, Family Friendly 12.7%

Before The Night is a horror action adventure game based on a macabre twist to a fable. Survive in the tiny, cute animal village! Your animal friends will literally turn rabid at night! Uncover the secrets of the world where animals keep human pets. Join the cute pet human "Lisa" on her adventure!

Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.9%, Horror 20.2%, Cute 15.8%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, 2D 9.6%

13 Candles is an atmospheric horror game where you play as Sara, 13 year old girl who wakes up in an abandoned hospital. Find your way to the light switch and wake up from your nightmare.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 51.6%, Horror 36.1%, Adventure 6.8%, Indie 3.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

Why similar: Horror 27.9%, Action-Adventure 25.5%, Female Protagonist 24.1%, Action 8.5%, Adventure 8.3%

Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.7%, Top-Down 18.9%, Cute 17.5%, Arcade 9.1%, Funny 9%

Cast into an ancient crypt, survive the horrors that dwell below, and ascend from despair with your unexpected companion in this short 2D puzzle platformer. Take risks to evade the petrifying gaze from beyond the dark.

Why similar: Horror 34.9%, Pixel Graphics 22.3%, 2D 20.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 5%

In this game, you play as Alice, an girl trapped in a twisted, ever-changing world. Survive a frozen orphanage filled with lurking horrors, eerie classical music, and unsolved mysteries. Scavenge, evade monsters, and uncover the truth. But can you face the brutal reality—or remain trapped forever?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 41.1%, Horror 28.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Action 6.4%, Adventure 3.6%

The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.3%, Horror 32.8%, Linear 28.1%, Adventure 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Death's Hangover is a ball and bat game, featuring horror elements, mature comedy and themes.

Why similar: Arcade 40%, Action 19%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Casual 14.3%, Indie 8.5%

Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 43.3%, Horror 28.6%, Dark 9.6%, Adventure 6.2%, 2D 4.5%

Bye Sweet Carole is a narrative-horror adventure game completely hand-drawn in the style of classic animated films. Follow the trail of missing Carole Simmons and uncover the dark secrets hidden behind her disappearance from Bunny Hall orphanage.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.5%, Horror 26.6%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Dark 8.1%, 2D 7.7%

An ongoing apocalyptic meteor shower has forced the world’s population to settle underground. As Shell, a feline child who awakens to find her mother missing, drill downward from the surface layer through a tile-based underground and discover the Everdeep.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.4%, Cute 25.5%, 2D 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Adventure 5.9%

2D side scrolling, adventure, horror game where you avoid monsters and solve puzzles.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 38%, Horror 29.8%, Action-Adventure 29.6%, Adventure 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%

A punishing yet friendly get-to-the-top adventure across a haunted, retro-inspired world.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28.8%, Dark 21.3%, 2D 21.2%, Action 18.4%, Linear 8.2%

Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 63.3%, Adventure 16.4%, Indie 13.3%, Casual 7%

Take control of the Underworld’s grumpiest ghoul to help a lost little girl find her way home in this creepy-cute indie adventure. Just be warned: if she cries, the whole world dies.

Why similar: Linear 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Funny 14.8%, Cute 11.7%, 2D 11.3%

It is a strange high-rise elevator. The objects that appear and the people you board are all strange. Depending on your actions, you will face a variety of consequences.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.9%, Cute 20.5%, Horror 16.9%, 2D 10.6%, Casual 5.5%

Seeking Light is an action adventure game in isometric perspective with a focus on boss fights. Fight your fears as Sunny and overcome the demons of your past. Explore your inner world, facing the personification of your phobias, and discover the story behind them.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.6%, Top-Down 16.7%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Horror 14.1%, Linear 13.2%

A story-driven adventure game about a haunted bed & breakfast. A dead & breakfast!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 41%, Cute 17.2%, Funny 16.1%, 2D 9.2%, Adventure 8.5%

Cute, 2D arcade action game starring crustacean waitresses serving food to other aquatic folk.

Why similar: Action 20.5%, Casual 19.5%, Arcade 19.3%, Cute 15.2%, Indie 10.8%