Games Like Critters for Sale

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Surreal 23.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Point & Click 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique, experimental approach to interaction and psychological horror that feels right at home with the seed game.

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Psychological Horror 34.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Surreal 6.8%, Adventure 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the surreal, uncomfortable, and highly stylized psychological narrative found in Critters for Sale.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 48.6%, Point & Click 45.6%, Adventure 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the lo-fi, monochromatic aesthetic and deep commitment to cosmic, surreal horror.

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: Surreal 58.2%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Violent 8.4%, Indie 6.9%, Adventure 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its fragmented, low-poly narrative style creates a sense of dread and surrealism that is very similar to the seed game.

Growing My Grandpa! is a Cronenberg-inspired point-and-click adventure game with virtual pet elements that puts a heavy emphasis on exploration and lore.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.8%, Point & Click 29.3%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Conversation 10.4%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the bizarre, body-horror-adjacent, and highly specific surreal tone of the seed game.

PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.2%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven horror experience that relies on atmosphere and strange, point-and-click interactions.

Your task is simple, exterminate all vermin. The sledge hammer you have been provided is capable of destroying almost all office appliances and furniture that may be uncooperative. Your time is running out.

Why similar: Surreal 42.9%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Gore 13%, First-Person 5.1%, Indie 5%

Why You'll Like It: This free-to-play title uses surreal environments and psychological tension to create a memorable, short-form horror experience.

Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!

Why similar: Surreal 34.3%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Dark Humor 17.5%, Point & Click 14.4%, Story Rich 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and highly experimental horror game that focuses on bizarre imagery and psychological impact.

The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Surreal 27.2%, Gore 23.2%, Dark Humor 8.1%, Story Rich 6%

Why You'll Like It: This title delivers a heavy, psychological narrative experience with a distinct visual style that fans of surreal horror will appreciate.

An interactive psychological horror drama.

Why similar: Surreal 23.5%, Psychedelic 18.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Conversation 8%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a surreal, experimental piece that prioritizes strange, unsettling visuals over traditional gameplay.

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: Surreal 36.5%, Psychedelic 31.4%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Choices Matter 6%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental RPG that leans heavily into surrealism and existential dread.

Crush someone's skull, Suffer from Hypothermia, Transcend your Mortal Frame, Find all 10 Endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK.

Why similar: Surreal 23.9%, Psychedelic 20.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, interactive-fiction horror game that excels at creating a sense of unease through its surreal presentation.

Placed in a world without change, you must create fate by watering an ancient plant. Determine a future and live with it.

Why similar: Surreal 49.6%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 12.6%, First-Person 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A lo-fi, atmospheric exploration game that is steeped in surreal imagery and cryptic lore.

Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.

Why similar: Surreal 35.3%, Gore 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Violent 10.1%, Story Rich 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a surreal, story-rich adventure that fits perfectly into the psychological horror niche.

Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 48.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Story Rich 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Indie 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It uses meta-narrative and psychological manipulation to subvert player expectations in a way that feels very similar to the seed game.

Death is a dream

Why similar: Surreal 62.6%, Violent 25.5%, Indie 6.3%, Action 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: An indie title that embraces the violent, surreal, and experimental nature of the seed game.

Break the puzzling spell of your eccentric host! Dinner with an Owl: A short surreal point and click adventure.

Why similar: Surreal 20.7%, Psychedelic 17.8%, Noir 16.2%, Time Travel 12.9% ★, Point & Click 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A strange, point-and-click puzzle game that feels like a bizarre, unsettling fever dream.

In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.

Why similar: Gore 28%, Point & Click 23.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Surreal 14.3%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure with a dark, psychological tone and a focus on unsettling narrative choices.

You have a strange dream where you meet a creature named Glitch Daddy, telling you that the world is ending very soon. Then, you wake up and go to unravel the truth through a wild, abstract psychedelic journey.

Why similar: Psychedelic 26.1%, Surreal 24.2%, Noir 17%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Multiple Endings 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its psychedelic, surreal, and experimental nature makes it a great companion to the seed game.

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 22.7%, Gore 20%, Point & Click 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click horror game that explores a surreal, nightmare-like world with multiple endings.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Surreal 29.9%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Point & Click 24.2%, Story Rich 8.8%, Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror adventure that deals with heavy themes through a unique, stylized art direction.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 50.4%, Surreal 24.8%, First-Person 9.1%, Indie 8.3%, Adventure 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, lo-fi horror experience that relies on pure atmosphere and existential dread.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 60.7%, Violent 27.9%, Adventure 6.4%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: While more structured, its retro-tech aesthetic and deep, surreal psychological horror align well with the seed game's vibe.

There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Point & Click 21%, Gore 12.6%, Surreal 11.3%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: From the same creators as The Cat Lady, this game offers a similarly bleak and surreal psychological horror journey.

The Repairing Mantis is a narrative horror game that lets you experience the disturbing, violent (yet absurdly poetic) story of a mantis on a mission to repair a bridge made of flying squirrel flesh.

Why similar: Surreal 30.3%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Violent 9.8%, Gore 8.5%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, experimental walking simulator that is deeply strange and unsettling.

Burnhouse Lane tells a story of Angie Weather, a one foot in the grave agency nurse attempting to complete five impossible tasks in order to win her life back. Solve puzzles, make friends and enemies, run, hide and fight in this dark adventure that'll take you on a trip to another world and back...

Why similar: Psychedelic 32.6%, Surreal 17.4%, Dark Humor 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Choices Matter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy adventure that blends puzzle-solving with a dark, psychological, and surreal story.

Explore a haunted mansion, uncover a killers madness, and enter surreal paintings to relive the twisted mind of a killer. Danger and mystery are lurking behind the screaming walls of this fascinating and frightening horror adventure.

Why similar: Surreal 24.6%, Psychedelic 24.2%, Noir 19.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%

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

Why similar: Surreal 56.7%, Psychological Horror 32.6%, Indie 6%, Adventure 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational surreal horror game that pioneered the exploration of dream-like, abstract, and unsettling spaces.

Hunt squirrels, staple them to a corpse, and meet god.

Why similar: Dark Humor 49.2%, Psychological Horror 32.8%, First-Person 10.5%, Action 7.5%

You are a body snatching creature. Capture the body, explore the environment, reproduce.

Why similar: Surreal 21.3%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Point & Click 18.7%, Psychological Horror 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines point-and-click mechanics with a surreal, visual-novel-like narrative structure.

Stranded in the desert, your only hope of escaping rests in a strange Catman. His one request: hunt down surreal creatures, skin them, and chop them up so he can keep them as trophies.

Why similar: Surreal 28.5%, Gore 25.3%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Dark Humor 15.4%, Story Rich 5.6%

Death Drive is a road trip visual novel inspired by classic American Gothic fiction.

Why similar: Noir 21.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Dark Humor 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%

You’re shipwrecked on a mysterious island of talking animals! You’ll need to make friends with the local critters if you hope to return home. This adventure includes branching conversations, memorable endings, and dark secrets...

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Psychological Horror 16%, Gore 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Conversation 8.2%

A first person melee horror game where you use rusty tools to brutalize a gang of serial torturers in the remote Appalachian Forest.

Why similar: Surreal 30.1%, Gore 25.2%, Dark Humor 16%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, First-Person 5.1%

Play through loads of hand-crafted fast-paced microgames based on horror tropes, explore the world of the afterlife and help the skelebros live their death to the fullest.

Why similar: Dark Humor 42.6%, Point & Click 34%, Story Rich 10.4%, Indie 6.5%, Action 6.5%

Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.

Why similar: Gore 37.1%, Violent 20.9%, Psychedelic 18.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Indie 4.7%

The year is 1998. Step into the shoes of a real estate agent, tasked with photographing a seemingly ordinary house for an upcoming sale. Explore the environment, use your camera to take pictur-- wait, what’s that in the last photo?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 53%, Multiple Endings 30.8%, Adventure 9.5%, Action 5%, Indie 1.7%

A game about hunting rats, feeding them to your family, and going to bed.

Why similar: Surreal 40.4%, Psychological Horror 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, First-Person 5%

A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.

Why similar: Surreal 25.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark Humor 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%

The game only saves when you die. Every time you die, something changes. Every change is based on where and how you died. Go on an epic adventure only equipped with your trusted shotgun, your wit and your strong stomach for disturbing exploration. Can you survive a night at the bar, Anglerfish?

Why similar: Surreal 40.8%, Dark Humor 22.6%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Adventure 2.9%

Cute rats in deadly mazes... Cyber Rats is a dark and brutal action game. Escape sadistic horrifying death mazes, Improve your rats with upgrades, and find your way out of this sinister facility.

Why similar: Gore 57.6%, Violent 27.9%, Action 7.6%, Indie 7%

A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Point & Click 14%, Violent 13.2%, Dark Humor 11.7%

You have been assigned to guard a dragon girl set to be executed at the end of 5 days and have the ability to kill her instantly at any time with the push of a button in this multi-ending visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Gore 13.2%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Conversation 8.3%

Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.

Why similar: Surreal 29.6%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Conversation 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%

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: Surreal 30.9%, Psychedelic 28.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Dark Humor 13%, Story Rich 4%

Enough with games where death is a nuisance that must be avoided at all costs: in Kill Yourself, death is your goal! But beware, it won't be easy: you'll need to work hard to find all the different ways to end the guy's miserable life.

Why similar: Gore 25.8%, Point & Click 23.3%, Dark Humor 22.2%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Violent 6.9%

Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.

Why similar: Surreal 47.8%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%, First-Person 4.8%

In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!

Why similar: Point & Click 23.7%, Multiple Endings 14%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%

This is a collection of short and experimental horror experiences, focused on surreal and bizarre plots.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Surreal 21.2%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.6%

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Multiple Endings 19.9%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Gore 9.2%

You wake in a surreal carnival, where a woman cries out to you before leaping to her death. Can either of you be saved? The denizens and devices of Strangeland answer with riddles, puzzles, and warnings of a Dark Thing lurking at the park’s peak. A new adventure from the creators of Primordia.

Why similar: Surreal 32.4%, Point & Click 22.5%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Conversation 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7.3%

You bought a PC that belonged to a suicidal developer, do you dare to run "Game.exe"?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 63.2%, Story Rich 17.4%, First-Person 9.8%, Action 9.6%

A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?

Why similar: Psychedelic 37%, Surreal 24.9%, Gore 13.2%, Point & Click 10.6%, Violent 6.9%

Immerse yourself in the terrifying world of Circus of Pain, where you become the main participant in a deadly circus show. Solve dangerous puzzles to survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.7%, Gore 34.6%, Violent 16%, Adventure 6.3%, Action 3.6%

In the Salesman, you play as a recently laid-off employee trying to survive the grind of job applications, debt, and dwindling hope. Trade your belongings for ad-supported replacements as you slowly sell away your life in this psychological horror game

Why similar: Psychological Horror 55%, Dark Humor 15.3%, Adventure 10%, Story Rich 8.7%, Indie 6%

Handyman needed—ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.

Why similar: Psychedelic 80.7%, First-Person 10.5%, Action 5.7%, Story Rich 2%, Indie 1.1%

An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world

Why similar: Surreal 36.9%, Psychedelic 30.5%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Dark Humor 11.4%, First-Person 3.1%

Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Choices Matter 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%

Follow a girl through the last day of her life.

Why similar: Psychedelic 30.5%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Violent 9.6%