
You start the game, you wake up, and eventually you will close the game. One day, you may even start the game again. That's the game.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Psychological Horror, Adventure, Indie, Horror.

You start the game, you wake up, and eventually you will close the game. One day, you may even start the game again. That's the game.

Yume Nikki
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
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Close Your Eyes [Old Version]
A redux version of a 2014 Ludum Dare RPG Maker Horror Game. A poor little marshmallow escapes death row into an underground subway system, where they're asked questions by a mysterious game show host. Updated in 2025 with new content.
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: RPGMaker 25.7% ★, Experimental 13.9% ★, Surreal 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Psychological 9.2%
A redux version of a 2014 Ludum Dare RPG Maker Horror Game. A poor little marshmallow escapes death row into an underground subway system, where they're asked questions by a mysterious game show host. Updated in 2025 with new content.
Why similar: RPGMaker 19.3% ★, Surreal 14.7%, Psychedelic 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Psychological 11.1%
Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.
Why similar: RPGMaker 31.8% ★, Surreal 17.9%, Psychedelic 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Psychological 9.6%
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 22.4% ★, Psychedelic 19.5%, Surreal 18.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 9.5%
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: RPGMaker 31.3% ★, Surreal 19.2%, Psychedelic 16.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Adventure 8.4%
You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 19.9%, Mystery 16.2%, Dark 14.1%, Adventure 10.2%
Closer To Home is a dialogue-focused surreal horror exploration game. Navigate connections between reality and dreams, look for weird stuff and make friends. There is no reason to fear death.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 50.7%, Horror 33.8%, Dark 12.4%, Indie 3.1%
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 19.4%, Psychological 13.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Dark 12.1%
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
Why similar: RPGMaker 49.8% ★, Horror 17.5%, Mystery 8.3%, Psychological Horror 8%, Adventure 6.2%
This isn't a horror game. Nothing will jump out at you.
Why similar: RPGMaker 57.2% ★, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 10.8%, Horror 8.3%
TOMORROW DON'T COME is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck.
Why similar: Experimental 23.3% ★, Surreal 15.3%, Psychological 14%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Mystery 9.3%
A Horror Adventure Game with Multiple Endings
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.7%, Horror 30.6%, Adventure 15.5%, Dark 12.2%, Indie 6.1%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Mystery 19.6%, Horror 15.3%, Exploration 11.8%, Dark 11.5%
In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky...
Why similar: Surreal 32.9%, Experimental 22.8% ★, Indie 18.3%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 10.5%
Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...
Why similar: Horror 31%, Psychological 24.7%, Adventure 21.4%, Indie 16.7%, Atmospheric 6.2%
A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 47%, RPGMaker 22% ★, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 8.2%, Horror 6.5%
You wake up in an unknown city. A city without people, a city completely deserted. But you’re not alone. There's something out there, something strange, something terrifying. Somehow, you know your only way out is to figure out why you're the only one left when everyone else is gone.
Why similar: Surreal 23.7%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 17.9%, Psychological 15.7%, Mystery 11.2%
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.8%, Horror 21.9%, Dark 15%, Indie 9.4%, Surreal 8.5%
You woke up and found yourself in an anomalous endless place from which it is not so easy to get out. Carefully observe your surroundings to find a way out of this place.
Why similar: Adventure 41.8%, Psychological Horror 34.8%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Indie 10.7%
You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.
Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 9.9%, Dark 7.9%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: RPGMaker 33.1% ★, Surreal 19.4%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 15%, Exploration 7.9%
[SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up confused in a dark room, not knowing where you are. The last thing you remember is a robotic voice echoing through you ears. How you got here or why is unclear, but you do know one thing: You're being watched.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Psychological 19%, Horror 17.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Dark 11.2%
An indie psychological horror experience about surviving infinity. Navigate an endless expanse of rooms, ascend through various levels, gather items and artifacts, avoid going insane, evade corrupted entities, and see just how deep the realm known as The Backrooms goes.
Why similar: Experimental 27% ★, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological 11.1%
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 20.8%, Adventure 18.9%, Indie 16.6%, Mystery 13.7%
This is the game that nurtures “Circle” and adventures in the "Outside" of the room.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Adventure 21.9%, Indie 18%, Horror 18%, Dark 12.6%
Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...
Why similar: Surreal 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Psychological 16.4%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 8.8%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Psychological 29.4%, Psychological Horror 21%, Mystery 14.9%, Horror 13.6%, Adventure 10.3%
Made in Construct2, Settled is a story driven game with hints of exploration. As you progress, subtle changes appear. Memories and nightmares act as new areas, although still remaining in the confines of the house. When you reach the end, the conclusion may not be what you expected.
Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Psychological Horror 27%, Adventure 23.1%, Indie 20.2%
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: Surreal 18%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Psychological 14.1%, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 9.8%
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Psychological 15.6%, Surreal 15.6%, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 9.7%
Experience liminal spaces like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?
Why similar: Surreal 22.5%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 13.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Exploration 8.8%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.7%, Psychological 22.5%, Surreal 20.4%, Psychedelic 14.7%, Adventure 4.4%
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Psychedelic 26%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Psychological 19.7%, Horror 10%, Surreal 8.3%
You have just awoken without knowing who or where you are. You can't remember anything but it is clear you are not alone.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Horror 20.5%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 17.7%, Survival Horror 17.5%
If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.
Why similar: RPGMaker 29.7% ★, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 16.2%, Dark 9.8%, Adventure 8.7%
A short Psychological Horror Experience for one night that takes you through the dark corridors of a mental asylum. For best experience a dark room and headphones recommended.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.8%, Horror 24.8%, Dark 15%, Exploration 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.3%
You find yourself in a strange world with no idea how you got there. As you explore more, the world gets increasingly convoluted and unstable. You are now in... The Backrooms.
Why similar: Psychedelic 26.6%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 15.3%, Exploration 12.5%, Indie 8.4%
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: RPGMaker 41.1% ★, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 13.6%, Mystery 10.4%, Dark 9.1%
Backroom Loop is a first-person psychological horror (entertainment) game. You are trapped in a familiar-feeling space, exploring and escaping… only to return to the start. Can you break free from the loop?
Why similar: Horror 43.7%, Psychological Horror 34.9%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 9.2%
VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.5%, Horror 21.9%, Dark 13%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Adventure 7.5%
"Wait" is a mystery horror game, inspired by the works of H.P Lovecraft and the Silent Hill series. The gameplay is put together by elements of exploration and riddle solving. Experience horror without jump scares or fighting monsters, but with the fear of the unknown and unimaginable.
Why similar: RPGMaker 48.4% ★, Horror 16.5%, Indie 13.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Adventure 10.4%
This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Mystery 15.5%, Psychological 14.9%, Horror 13.8%, Exploration 12.1%
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 23.4%, Psychological 18.5%, Surreal 16.7%, Horror 16.5%, Mystery 10.3%
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: RPGMaker 33.6% ★, Surreal 14.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Psychological 12.9%, Horror 9%
You are trapped in a memory of your past. Observe your surrounding carefully to end your nightmare.
Why similar: Surreal 30.8%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Horror 19.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Adventure 7.7%
You open your eyes in a dark, unfamiliar room; each door drags you into a new chamber filled with absurd surprises and dark comedy. Will you manage to escape, or will you continue to star in this black comedy?
Why similar: Horror 48.3%, Indie 15.2%, Adventure 15.2%, Dark 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.1%
"Please close the doors" is a quest with elements of the detective and thriller in which the player should find out who of seven people, which got stuck with him in the elevator, is a criminal until he hasn't killed all the peaceful characters during interruptions in light.
Why similar: RPGMaker 52.7% ★, Survival Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Indie 8.7%, Horror 6.4%
A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.
Why similar: Psychological 24.6%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 19.4%, Dark 14.8%, Exploration 14.5%
You find yourself inside your dream, which turns into one continuous nightmare.
Why similar: Psychedelic 24.5%, Surreal 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Exploration 9.1%, Adventure 9%
In a remote provincial town, teenagers mysteriously disappear every 25 years. You're a high school student about to turn 18... But what if you become the next victim?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Psychological 18.2%, Horror 13.7%, Psychedelic 10.8%, Dark 10.5%
If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.6%, Horror 22.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Dark 11.2%, Exploration 8.8%
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
Why similar: Surreal 22.8%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Psychological 18.1%, Horror 15.6%, Exploration 8.7%
Trapped in a hallucinatory, liminal-space style underground passageway, explore and unravel the endless "dead-end" paths to find a way forward. "Dead Path is a short ambient horror puzzle game that references Exit 8, but with a completely different core mechanic.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.9%, Horror 21.7%, Surreal 17.5%, Exploration 11.5%, Adventure 8.9%
A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Surreal 36.6%, Psychedelic 33.7%, Dark 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Indie 4.7%
A surrealist indie first-person adventure game based on art and derealization. Explore the idea of a mind losing its grasp with reality, as reality turns into a dream, and that dream turns into a nightmare.
Why similar: Experimental 22% ★, Surreal 17.7%, Psychedelic 16.3%, Psychological 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%
SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?
Why similar: Experimental 22.8% ★, Adventure 17.8%, Psychological 16.3%, Indie 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Psychological 21.9%, Horror 16.2%, Dark 12%, Indie 7.1%
A short, unconventional escape room experience. You are the candidate. You must find a way out of this room. Things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Surreal 27.8%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Mystery 15.6%, Psychological 13.9%, Dark 10.6%
You are trapped at home in an endless loop. Remember your surroundings and watch out for anomalies, if you ever want to leave.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Psychological 22.7%, Horror 16.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Exploration 8.1%
Hypnosis, memories, delusions and a disturbing secret revolve around silence of mind.
Why similar: Indie 26.7%, Horror 25.8%, Adventure 21.6%, Dark 15.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%