- #1 Dap: Prologue
97% matchVery Positive96% of 123 reviews2021
Dev: Melting Parrot
Windows
Dap: Prologue is a short dive into the eerie world of Dap, the upcoming horror-action-adventure about protecting a pack of fragile creatures against the creeping corruption tainting the woods and its inhabitants. Lead, scavenge, and fight, in a race for survival against otherwordly horrors.
Why similar: Surreal 19%, Horror 12.7%, Psychedelic 12.4%, Dark 11.3%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #2 Lamentum
96% matchVery Positive88% of 835 reviews2021
Dev: Obscure TalesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
Why similar: Psychedelic 19.2%, Horror 13.2%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Dark 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #3 Lila’s Sky Ark
96% matchVery Positive88% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: Monolith of MindsPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Protect a psychedelic world from bizarre beasts and punishing bosses in this poetic mystery filled with secrets, puzzles and music.
Why similar: Surreal 21.2%, Psychedelic 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.5%
- #4 Decarnation
95% matchVery Positive87% of 1,113 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Surreal 28.9%, Psychedelic 14.1%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #5 D'LIRIUM
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,122 reviews2023
Dev: B52 Development Team
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 63.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Surreal 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Horror 12.8%, Action-Adventure 12%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #6 ANIMAL WELL
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,507 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Surreal 22.7%, Horror 18%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Mystery 8.1%
- #7 Dead of Darkness
93% matchVery Positive88% of 224 reviews2025
Dev: Retrofiction Games
Windows
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Horror 20.9%, Action-Adventure 18%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Dark 12.8%, Atmospheric 12.6%
- #8 SILT
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 981 reviews2022
Dev: Spiral Circus GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…
Why similar: Surreal 28.2%, Horror 17.8%, Dark 17.3%, Psychedelic 15.3%, Atmospheric 11.6%
- #9 Creatures Of War
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Chaos Entertainment
Windows
Embark on a survival horror saga set in a treacherous world ruled by primal terrors. Scour for invaluable treasures, fortify your arsenal to combat evolving threats, and unravel the chilling mystery shrouding Delta squad's fate. Can you survive amidst the lurking jaws of the ancient predators?
Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Dark 22.6%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Combat 12.1%, Action 9.7%
- #10 Never Forgotten
91% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Cody Hodge
Windows
A uniquely stylised survival-horror adventure game. Explore a dying world, averting enemies, managing your resources, and solving puzzles.
Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Action-Adventure 20.5%, Dark 18%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
- #11 Before The Night
90% matchVery Positive94% of 496 reviews2022
Dev: Uneducated Game Studio
Windows
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 17.8%, Horror 17.8%, Dark 11.5%, Cute 11.1%, Atmospheric 8%
- #12 Edge of Sanity
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 246 reviews2024
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.
Why similar: Surreal 23.8%, Horror 20.8%, Psychedelic 20.3%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, 2D 7.3%
- #13 Walking Survival
89% matchMixed40% of 383 reviews2025
Dev: Randomkey Inc.
Windows
In Walking Survival, the darkness is closing in, and monstrous creatures are coming for you! Harness the power of magic, develop unique abilities, and obliterate waves of enemies before they overwhelm you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.8%, Action-Adventure 28.1%, Cute 10.7%, Colorful 9.3%, 2D 7.3%
- #14 Paratopic
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,173 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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 30.4%, Surreal 29.8%, Horror 18%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Dark 6.7%
- #15 Shine Within
87% matchVery Positive89% of 147 reviews2021
Dev: Ayetoons
Windows
A top-down action-adventure game as you collect & solve puzzles in order for you to explore & unravel this mysterious world.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 17%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Dark 13%, Cute 12%, Mystery 12%
- #16 Bubbaruka!
86% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Benjamin SchadePub: Super Nova Studios
Windows
A survival horror puzzle game about exploring an abandoned children's toy, stalked by the shambling husks of scrapped concepts that pursue you endlessly throughout the environment as you try to solve the cryptic puzzles left behind by the developers and keep your pet alive.
Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Cute 13.4%, Dark 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.7%
- #17 Halt
86% matchMixed70% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: Nightmare Ink Publishing
Windows
Halt is a pixelated top-down horror where players explore a nightmare world while investigating mysterious disappearances. Limited visibility and intense atmosphere make every moment of the game thrilling.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Dark 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 22.4%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 10%
- #18 Endoparasitic 2
84% matchVery Positive87% of 660 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.
Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Action-Adventure 16%, Top-Down 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Dark 9.2%
- #19 MO:Astray
84% matchVery Positive92% of 5,055 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.2%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Cute 15.4%, Action 15.4%, Adventure 14.1%
- #20 DYSTHANASIA
82% matchVery Positive89% of 358 reviews2025
Dev: Madowaku KoboPub: Eroge Japan
Windows
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
Why similar: Surreal 32.3%, Horror 21.3%, Dark 19.7%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Mystery 7.2%
- #21 Apartament 1406: Horror
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 739 reviews2023
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Apartment 1406 is an intense horror game, that challenges you to constantly survive in a hostile environment. Collect items to survive against limited ammo and creatures that lurk in the dark. Solve the puzzles and survive in this dark game.
Why similar: Horror 22.9%, Dark 21.2%, Action-Adventure 17.5%, Atmospheric 13%, Mystery 10.1%
- #22 Dark Places
85% matchMixed56% of 146 reviews2019
Dev: Madbox Entertainment
Windows
Dark Places is a psychological single-player game set in a surreal world filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. Solve puzzles and try to survive.
Why similar: Action 91.1%, Horror 4.1%, Adventure 1.9%, Dark 1.8%, Atmospheric 1.1%
- #23 EMPTY SHELL
82% matchVery Positive88% of 847 reviews2023
Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Action-Adventure 19%, Top-Down 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Dark 11.2%
- #24 Last Report
79% matchVery Positive89% of 2,443 reviews2025
Dev: Monopixel Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right?
Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Dark 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.8%
- #25 100 Pumpkins 2
80% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Jeremiah Stilts
Windows · Linux
Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Action 10.9%, Colorful 10%
- #26 Beyond The Darkness
79% matchVery Positive87% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: My Little StudioPub: IndieGO Publishing
Windows
💀🧩🕹️ 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 40.5%, Dark 18%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Mystery 7.9%, Cute 7.7%
- #27 Anodyne
81% matchVery Positive85% of 1,602 reviews2013
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!
Why similar: Surreal 25.8%, Action-Adventure 14.6%, Dark 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Combat 9.1%
- #28 Bittersweet Birthday
78% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: World Eater GamesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bittersweet Birthday is a boss fight-only action adventure where every encounter is a unique and emotional showdown. Explore a colorful world full of endearing characters, uncover your memories, and battle your way through challenges that push skill, timing, and determination to their limits.
Why similar: Surreal 31.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Combat 13.6%, Top-Down 11.1%, Mystery 10.7%
- #29 Dark Fear
81% matchVery Positive94% of 234 reviews2016
Dev: Arif Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Dark Fear is a pixel horror game with RPG and adventure game elements. Explore a diverse landscape filled with forests, mountains, lakes and deserts. Make allies in the local village, upgrade your weapon and armor, go hunting/fishing and fight your way to the truth by slaying your foes, solving puzzles and helping people with their...
Why similar: Horror 46.9%, Adventure 29.9%, Pixel Graphics 23.2%
- #30 Project Liminal 2
77% matchVery Positive82% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Adventure 26.1%, Action 25.7%, Dark 18.9%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Horror 13.5%
- #31 The Shore
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,989 reviews2021
Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.
Why similar: Horror 43.4%, Action-Adventure 29.5%, Atmospheric 14%, Action 8.2%, Mystery 4.9%
- #32 Barbotine
77% matchVery Positive90% of 176 reviews2024
Dev: Alex Rassloff
Windows
An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.
Why similar: Surreal 21.7%, Experimental 19.2%, Psychedelic 12.9%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 10.8%
- #33 The Pulse of Evil
76% matchVery Positive95% of 221 reviews2023
Dev: MadnukinPub: Mads Games
Windows
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 20.5%, Action-Adventure 14.6%, Dark 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Horror 8.9%
- #34 Fear the Spotlight
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,306 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Surreal 29%, Horror 18.8%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Atmospheric 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
- #35 Creature Keeper
76% matchMixed69% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: Fervir GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Creature Keeper is an action-adventure RPG where you Befriend Creatures and fight alongside them in real time. Explore a mysterious world and uncover the truth behind a strange sickness spreading across the land. Power up your team, fill out your Bestiary, and embark on your journey of destiny!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.7%, Combat 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Cute 15.1%, Crafting 8%
- #36 JANITOR BLEEDS
75% matchVery Positive86% of 276 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Surreal 32.1%, Horror 19%, Dark 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Mystery 9.4%
- #37 GYLT
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,285 reviews2023
Dev: Haven MediaPub: Parallel Circles
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Shape your fears… Fear the shapes. Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions in this narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action.
Why similar: Horror 35.9%, Action-Adventure 22.1%, Mystery 15.5%, Action 13.2%, Adventure 12.5%
- #38 ToruTaru
74% matchVery Positive84% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: hiddenVisions
Windows · Mac
Delve into the infinitely AI-generated, ghastly haunted mansion of TORUTARU. Use talismans, maps, your wits, and the friends you make along the way to fight off the angered spirits and survive. Every playthrough is a unique experience.
Why similar: Surreal 31.8%, Horror 25.6%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Dark 6.8%
- #39 Schizo Dark
71% matchVery Positive93% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Schizo Dark is a survival horror game where you play as a detective investigating disappearances, encountering nightmares, monsters, and terrible secrets.
Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Combat 21.7%, Action 15%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #40 The Eternal Cylinder
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,308 reviews2022
Dev: ACE TeamPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Control a herd of charming creatures called Trebhum and explore an unforgettable alien world filled with exotic lifeforms and surreal environments. Discover dozens of mutations to overcome puzzles, explore new biomes, and survive on a dangerous planet.
Why similar: Surreal 33.8%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Psychedelic 12.3%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Cute 10.1%
- #41 MEAT
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 214 reviews2021
Dev: Trippin Bears
Windows · Mac · Linux
M.E.A.T. is a pixel art RPG game in a horror sci-fi setting, with renowned fight, movement and character development systems. Unravel the mystery of a sinister substance and become the hero of a small Canadian city during the Gold Rush era.
Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Action-Adventure 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Combat 13.7%, Atmospheric 11.6%
- #42 Lucid Blocks
67% matchVery Positive94% of 4,779 reviews2026
Dev: Lucy B. Locks
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Explore, build, and survive in a cryptic expanse oozing with dreamlike oddities and esoteric critters.
Why similar: Surreal 29.2%, Psychedelic 25.7%, Horror 12.6%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #43 Thy Creature
72% matchVery Positive83% of 144 reviews2022
Dev: Growing Seeds
Windows
A dark fantasy story adventure to face the long-forgotten 「memories」!
Why similar: Dark 23.8%, Cute 17.3%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Horror 15.6%, Mystery 12.4%
- #44 Happy Game
70% matchVery Positive90% of 3,592 reviews2021
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
Why similar: Psychedelic 22.1%, Horror 19.6%, Surreal 17.6%, Dark 13.4%, Cute 9.2%
- #45 When the Light Dies
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Electric MonkeysPub: PQube
Windows
Step into a world of shadow and obscurity as a lone survivor fighting to keep the darkness and the horrors that lurk within at bay. Seek out precious supplies, reinforce your arsenal, and uncover forbidden knowledge to unleash the terrifying powers of the ‘Old Ones’.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.7%, Horror 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Atmospheric 11.3%, 2D 6.7%
- #46 Cursed
71% matchVery Positive91% of 205 reviews2022
Dev: Disaster Squad Productions
Windows
A horrific retro point and click adventure with combat
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Action-Adventure 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Dark 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #47 Dreamed Away
68% matchVery Positive93% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: WAKE UP GAMESPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dreamed Away is an emotional action-adventure RPG with psychological horror elements. Play as Théo, a boy lost in a dark, mysterious world. Explore a unique reality, duel against darkness in a unique, fast paced combat system and mind your choices.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Cute 13.1%, Top-Down 12.3%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #48 After Death
72% matchVery Positive89% of 167 reviews2017
Dev: After Death Team
Windows
After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.
Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Action 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Adventure 19.6%, 2D 12%
- #49 Pitty Meaty
69% matchVery Positive82% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Pitty Meaty is a horrifying creepypasta survival horror game where you must survive in a dangerous territory under the constant threat of a menacing, swollen corpse head.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 25.6%, Horror 24%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Action 11.6%, Combat 11.4%
- #50 World of One
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 97 reviews2017
Dev: Grimwood Team
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You are about to get on a journey around small planet-like worlds as if you were in the Little Prince's world. However, these ones are filled with monsters that are striving to kill you, deadly traps and riddles, which require you to be quick-witted and attentive.
Why similar: Psychedelic 34.5%, Horror 22.4%, Dark 22.1%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Adventure 7.1%
- #51 Grey Area
69% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Electric Prune Juice
Windows
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: Surreal 26%, Horror 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Top-Down 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.6%
- #52 The Strange City
70% matchMixed48% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Newmatic Co., Ltd.
Windows
Embark on the adventure as Agent G, a lone survivor drawn into a mystery after a brutal car crash. Pursued by relentless monsters and trapped in eerie, shifting environments, you’ll need courage and wit to survive. Can you uncover the secrets at the journey's end—or will the shadows claim you first?
Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Dark 21%, Action-Adventure 18.7%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Cute 9.4%
- #53 Bat to Bed
67% matchVery Positive84% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Brothers Make Games
Windows · Mac
A punishing yet friendly get-to-the-top adventure across a haunted, retro-inspired world.
Why similar: Dark 26.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, Nature 17.6%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Action 11.8%
- #54 INMOST
68% matchVery Positive91% of 7,360 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Layer GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.
Why similar: Dark 22%, Pixel Graphics 21.6%, Horror 16.8%, Atmospheric 15%, Mystery 9.8%
- #55 Shard Squad
66% matchVery Positive85% of 633 reviews2025
Dev: The Root StudiosPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Form a squad of elemental creatures and face hordes of challenging enemies! Choose your Shards according to their synergies to gain new abilities, and equip relics that will make the winds blow in your favor! Survive through different environments and save your lands!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27%, Cute 21.3%, Combat 18.3%, Action 12%, 2D 10.8%
- #56 Paper Animal Adventure
66% matchVery Positive97% of 228 reviews2025
Dev: Cuddling Raccoons StudioPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Paper Animal Adventure is a cute roguelike game where you can explore a colorful world, fight scary enemies, and relax with your friends at the campfire! Will you be the one to seal the timelines and find the missing king?
Why similar: Combat 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 24%, Cute 18.6%, Action 11.2%, 2D 11%
- #57 Mundaun
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,499 reviews2021
Dev: Hidden FieldsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
Why similar: Surreal 27.1%, Horror 19%, Dark 17%, Nature 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #58 ZERO PROTOCOL
66% matchVery Positive83% of 628 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Atmospheric 27.9%, Horror 27.7%, Mystery 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Adventure 6.8%
- #59 MOONROT
65% matchNo user reviews86% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Bee Braun
Windows · Linux
MOONROT is a short horror game about piloting a rover across a distant alien moon. Take grainy photos, record crackly signals, keep your battery charged, and uncover the source of the anomaly that led you here.
Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Surreal 21.7%, Action-Adventure 17.8%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Mystery 7.4%