- #1 Lunacid
97% matchVery Positive91% of 10,657 reviews2023
Dev: KIRA LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 60.9%, RPG 18.6%, First-Person 4.5%, 3D 4.3%, Gore 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person dungeon crawler that perfectly captures the 90s retro aesthetic and surreal, melancholic atmosphere of the seed game.
- #2 Dread Delusion
96% matchVery Positive90% of 4,890 reviews2024
Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Why similar: RPG 38.5%, 1990's 25.1%, Adventure 20%, 3D 10.7%, First-Person 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world RPG that mirrors the low-poly, dreamlike, and dark-fantasy exploration found in Disillusion.
- #3 Hylics 2
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,405 reviews2020
Dev: Mason Lindroth
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.
Why similar: Psychedelic 32.4%, RPG 16.6%, Surreal 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Dungeon Crawler 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A highly psychedelic and surreal RPG that shares the experimental, abstract visual language of the seed game.
- #4 Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 716 reviews2021
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between.
Why similar: Abstract 42.5%, Surreal 21.5%, 1990's 15.4%, Adventure 12.3%, 3D 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the surreal, dream-like exploration and experimental narrative structure that defines the seed game.
- #5 Hylics
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,474 reviews2015
Dev: Mason Lindroth
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.
Why similar: Psychedelic 33.5%, Abstract 26.3%, Surreal 17.6%, RPG 12.4%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: The original surreal RPG experience that prioritizes abstract art and a dream-like atmosphere over traditional mechanics.
- #6 Fuzz Dungeon
94% matchVery Positive100% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: Jeremy CouillardPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Descend through absurd layers of history as a rat-dog-witch trying to escape employment and transcend reality. Explore weird museums, cosmic hallways, and your own bad dreams in a chaotic mash-up of art, humor, and a playable existential crisis.
Why similar: Experimental 36.5% ★, Psychedelic 25.6%, Abstract 19.8%, Surreal 10.7%, 3D 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A bizarre, experimental 3D dungeon crawler that focuses on abstract exploration and strange, surreal encounters.
- #7 Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report
93% matchVery Positive94% of 248 reviews2023
Dev: Studio [notes.]
Windows
Explore a surreal world inspired by Kowloon Walled city in this turn-based RPG inspired by Japanese dungeon crawlers from the late 1990s.
Why similar: RPG 37.6%, Adventure 23.9%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, 3D 13%, First-Person 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 90s-inspired mystery game that blends surreal narrative elements with a distinct, retro-inspired visual aesthetic.
- #8 Cruelty Squad
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,134 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: Psychedelic 63.4%, Surreal 30.8%, First-Person 3.3%, Action 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental, 90s-inspired immersive sim that shares the intentionally jarring and surreal aesthetic of the seed game.
- #9 Fatum Betula
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,092 reviews2020
Dev: Bryce Bucher
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Placed in a world without change, you must create fate by watering an ancient plant. Determine a future and live with it.
Why similar: Adventure 42.9%, Surreal 30.7%, Indie 21.3%, First-Person 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, experimental game that captures the 90s low-poly aesthetic and mysterious, surreal tone perfectly.
- #10 Tower of Mask
90% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2024
Dev: Papertip Studio
Windows
Tower of Mask is a thrilling survival horror in the spirit of the 80's dungeon crawlers. The most claustrophobic dungeon in modern times is yours to venture through alone. Hero, face the ancient tower where eerie masked humans prowl.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 67.9%, RPG 15.6%, Indie 5.4%, First-Person 4.7%, 3D 4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person dungeon crawler that emphasizes dark, surreal atmosphere and grid-based exploration.
- #11 Rememoried
91% matchMixed58% of 236 reviews2015
Dev: Vladimir KudelkaPub: Hangonit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rememoried is an independent video game, a virtual place where memories change to dreams and the only possible way is forgetting, which becomes a mechanism for proceeding to the next layer of dreams. The Surrealist explorative first-person adventure game.
Why similar: Experimental 25.2% ★, Psychedelic 22.6%, Abstract 19.6%, Adventure 10.6%, Surreal 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: An abstract, psychedelic adventure game that focuses on dream-like environments and surreal puzzle-solving.
- #12 Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,179 reviews2023
Dev: Bar Holographic Otaku
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Explore Gensokyo from an outsider's perspective in this old-school Touhou DRPG!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 39.4%, Turn-Based Combat 19.1%, RPG 15.6%, 1990's 11.3%, Adventure 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon crawler that utilizes a retro first-person perspective and surreal, abstract world-building.
- #13 Dissonance
89% matchVery Positive92% of 186 reviews2022
Dev: Resonance StudioPub: FAFO Studio
Windows
Dissonance is a top-down 3rd person adventure game. Players will encounter supernatural anomalies and creatures. Find and use specialized gadgets to aid you in your journey. Explore the abandoned research facility and reveal the secret of the organization that sent you here.
Why similar: 1990's 27.3%, Surreal 22.8%, Adventure 13.5%, Mystery 13%, RPG 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, 90s-inspired exploration game that captures the experimental nature of the seed game.
- #14 Dungeons of Blood and Dream
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,083 reviews2024
Dev: Lori Vornoy
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Play as a mighty Blood Wizard on a quest to escape a death-loop of psychedelic dungeons. Slay disgusting creatures using a large array of bladed weapons and unnerving spells, harness the power of cursed rings, find mysterious treasures, and learn the secrets of the universe you are trapped in.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 40.9%, Surreal 19.1%, RPG 17.4%, 3D 7.7%, Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal action-roguelike that focuses on dungeon-crawling and abstract, dream-like combat encounters.
- #15 Paratopic
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,101 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 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 52.8% ★, Surreal 21%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 6.8%, Violent 5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, experimental narrative experience that uses a 90s-inspired visual style to create a sense of deep, unsettling mystery.
- #16 SIGNALIS
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Mystery 36.1%, Violent 30.1%, Adventure 21%, Action 6.6%, Singleplayer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-futuristic survival horror game that masterfully weaves surreal, abstract storytelling with mystery and exploration.
- #17 Lost in Vivo
86% matchVery Positive92% of 3,869 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Surreal 39.4%, Violent 20.5%, Gore 15.4%, Indie 13.8%, First-Person 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, claustrophobic horror game that features dungeon-like exploration and a deeply unsettling, dream-like world.
- #18 Forgotten Hill Disillusion
87% matchVery Positive88% of 213 reviews2019
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Welcome to Forgotten Hill Museum, a place where the past, the present, nature, art and the unknown are exhibited!
Why similar: Adventure 42.9%, Gore 39.4%, Indie 17.7%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that shares the surreal, dark, and mysterious themes of the seed game.
- #19 Pseudoregalia
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,681 reviews2023
Dev: rittzler
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.
Why similar: Abstract 43.4%, Surreal 24.8%, 3D 12.2%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer with a surreal, retro aesthetic that prioritizes fluid movement and abstract world exploration.
- #20 Mundaun
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,419 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 35.9%, Mystery 28.9%, Adventure 23.2%, First-Person 6.9%, Singleplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, surreal horror game that focuses on mystery and exploration within a uniquely unsettling, dream-like landscape.
- #21 The Endless Empty
84% matchVery Positive96% of 297 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: Psychedelic 29.9%, RPG 19.6%, Abstract 18.6%, Surreal 14%, Adventure 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: An indie RPG that focuses on surreal, abstract storytelling and dream-like character interactions.
- #22 Northern Journey
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,514 reviews2021
Dev: Slid Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A norwegian happysad game set in a northern land! Adventure through a beautiful and very varied wilderness. Dive, fly, use ziplines and find different weapons to aid your journey to reach the cold mountains and below. Encounter over 50 unique bosses and enemy types!
Why similar: Adventure 57.7%, First-Person 16%, Singleplayer 13.3%, Action 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure that features a highly surreal, dream-like world and a unique, experimental approach to exploration.
- #23 Total Chaos
81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,238 reviews2025
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fort Oasis is no paradise—it's a decaying nightmare where reality crumbles. The creator of Turbo Overkill unleashes survival-horror stacked with mysteries and monstrosities. Scavenge to craft weapons, while a voice on your walkie-talkie guides you into the island's depths.
Why similar: Surreal 28.6%, Mystery 23.6%, Adventure 23.6%, 3D 10.4%, Action 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-focused, 90s-inspired experimental game that features intense, surreal dungeon-like environments.
- #24 Sephonie
82% matchVery Positive90% of 299 reviews2022
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
In this 3D, story-driven platforming adventure, explore an uninhabited island's massive cave network. Learn about the heroes' psyches as you explore lush caverns, subterranean oceans, and surreal cityscapes, all while meeting surprising creatures! By Anodyne & Angeline Era's devs!
Why similar: Surreal 40.3%, Adventure 25.8%, RPG 14%, 3D 7.2%, Indie 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, exploration-heavy game that features unique movement mechanics and an abstract, dream-like narrative.
- #25 Pathologic 2
81% matchVery Positive92% of 11,869 reviews2019
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
Why similar: RPG 35.1%, Surreal 33.3%, Adventure 15.6%, Indie 7.2%, First-Person 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply oppressive and surreal mystery game that forces players to navigate an abstract, dream-like town.
- #26 Gloomwood
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,888 reviews2022
Dev: Dillon RogersPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.
Why similar: Mystery 52.7%, First-Person 21%, Singleplayer 13.2%, Action 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that leans into the 90s aesthetic and dark, mysterious atmosphere of classic dungeon-crawling games.
- #27 Post Void
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,026 reviews2020
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.
Why similar: Psychedelic 52.4%, 1990's 15.3%, Surreal 15.1%, Violent 10.1%, First-Person 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, psychedelic shooter that captures the intense, abstract visual energy of experimental 90s-style games.
- #28 Disillusion ST
78% matchVery Positive96% of 480 reviews2024
Dev: Disillusion Dev
Windows
A strange journey throughout an elaborate labyrinth awaits, featuring hundreds of characters and happenings as you try to gather items that once brought happiness to others.
Why similar: Psychedelic 36.6%, Abstract 35.5%, 1990's 15.1%, Adventure 10.5%, First-Person 2.3%
- #29 Navicula Meatus
77% matchVery Positive96% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: Torgomind
Windows
A dark and surreal puzzle adventure set in a decaying town where veins pulse through ruined structures and the night hums with unfamiliar life.
Why similar: Abstract 25%, Dungeon Crawler 24.7%, Psychedelic 19.3%, Surreal 12.3%, 1990's 5%
- #30 Illusion
79% matchVery Positive89% of 191 reviews2022
Dev: Animalclaw Of DreamsPub: Refrigerator game lovers
Windows
It was only after I and my buddies escaped from the terrifying laboratory that I realized that there might be a bigger conspiracy behind it. The adventure is far from over, But don't forget, what's happening here is just the beginning.
Why similar: RPG 46.1%, Adventure 37.2%, Indie 14.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie adventure that captures a sense of mystery and abstract, experimental design.
- #31 ATLYSS
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,040 reviews2024
Dev: KiseffPub: KisSoft
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter the world of ATLYSS, a Singleplayer/Online RPG where you can fight with or against friends in a surreal world filled with creatures beyond comprehension. Customize and progress your character(s), complete quests, and discover strange locations.
Why similar: RPG 31.5%, 1990's 23.7%, Adventure 16.7%, Surreal 12%, 3D 9.6%
- #32 Dungeon Desire: The Sleepless City of Runeheim
76% matchVery Positive82% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: StudioVRPub: HENTAI Plan
Windows
Become an adventurer and explore the perilous and seductive "Dungeons"! In the bustling "Sleepless City of Runeheim", gather allies and create your ideal party to conquer challenges. Discover a wealth of equipment with random effects, hidden within the dungeons!
Why similar: RPG 28.4%, Nudity 26.6%, Dungeon Crawler 24.5%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 3%
- #33 梦魇:无归 Nightmare without return
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 625 reviews2022
Dev: 青衣工作室
Windows
This is a journey without return When you wake up... In the strange space, the bronze gate that eats people, the strange rules of the game, and the ever-changing nightmare world appear in front of you Everything starts from here
Why similar: RPG 35.1%, Turn-Based Combat 32.9%, Adventure 19.1%, Surreal 7.8%, Singleplayer 4%
- #34 Drawngeon: Dungeons of Ink and Paper
78% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: DarkDes Labs
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Inkland - the hand-drawn unusual world. Reveal the secret of the Mysterious Tower in this old-school role-playing game with a first-person perspective, real-time combat and grid-based movement.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 42.2%, RPG 25.7%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 6.9%, First-Person 4.3%
- #35 Darold The Doomer: Psychedelic Lucid Dreams
76% matchVery Positive93% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: Vice Tycho
Windows · Mac
The weird and somewhat unsettling trip of a doomer
Why similar: Psychedelic 34.2%, RPG 24.7%, Gore 14%, Violent 12.6%, 3D 8%
- #36 Dissimilated Land
77% matchMixed61% of 180 reviews2018
Dev: Steel WingPub: Ggame Studio
Windows
Dissimilated Land is a roguelike-like action game. In this game, you will play the role of a survivor trapping in the Sedley's ruins. For some reason, you have to take an adventure in an unfamiliar environment, facing dissimilated monsters beyond imagination. Through fighting, you will learn the secret behind this land.
Why similar: RPG 54.6%, Adventure 34.6%, Action 10.8%
- #37 Delve Into Pawssion
73% matchVery Positive90% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: DMQuetzalli
Windows
Set on an role playing adventure in this NSFW Furry Turn based RPG with visual novel touches!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 40.6%, Turn-Based Combat 20.5%, RPG 15.1%, Nudity 13.8%, Adventure 10%
- #38 GOR3
73% matchVery Positive87% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: NewOrderFantasySimulations
Windows
A mysterious castle and a mysterious artifact.
Why similar: Psychedelic 64.7%, Surreal 11.5%, 3D 11.3%, Action 6.4%, First-Person 4.2%
- #39 The Heart of Darkness
72% matchVery Positive86% of 299 reviews2022
Dev: BigWednesdayPub: Kagura Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore the Sanctuary of Darkness, a mysterious dungeon beneath the Kingdom of Haillard. Obtain the soul of the Cursed Saintess waiting in its depths and unravel the truth of this strange world in this sinister turn-based RPG.
Why similar: RPG 46.2%, Adventure 20.3%, Nudity 15.8%, Indie 11.9%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #40 Fear & Hunger
71% matchVery Positive94% of 21,050 reviews2019
Dev: Miro HaverinenPub: Happy Paintings
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.6%, RPG 20.3%, Gore 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Violent 12.7%
- #41 Epics of Distant Realm: Holy Return
72% matchVery Positive84% of 216 reviews2022
Dev: Emir SuleimanPub: ChronoVision
Windows
Epics Of Distant Realm: Holy Return is a Turn-Based Combat and Story Sci-Fi game that delves into the mythologies of the universe, the terminal of the universe, the Planet of Destiny.
Why similar: 1990's 33.4%, RPG 32.1%, Adventure 20.1%, Mystery 14.4%
- #42 Where They Cremate The Roadkill
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 80 reviews2017
Dev: The Gunseed Collab
Windows
Death is a dream
Why similar: Experimental 38% ★, Surreal 16.8%, RPG 15.8%, Violent 11.3%, Nudity 10.4%
- #43 Machine Tower 2984
69% matchVery Positive90% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: 打螺丝游戏工作室
Windows
Machine Tower 2984 is a top-down mechanical fantasy style Roguelike game. You will embark on an adventure in a tower filled with mechanical mechanisms, challenging the five robots that control the machine tower and searching for the huge secrets behind the entire tower.
Why similar: Adventure 46.9%, RPG 29.1%, Action 13.1%, Indie 8.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #44 YIIK Nameless Psychosis
68% matchVery Positive92% of 734 reviews2024
Dev: Ackk StudiosPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Experience a sneak peek of YIIK I.V! Step beyond Alex Eggleston's story and become the Nameless Child, a young girl pushed from a mysterious tower. Guide her through a surreal dimension where she must find a way to save both the Good Brother and the Bad Brother.
Why similar: Psychedelic 41.7%, 1990's 18.5%, RPG 18%, Surreal 13.9%, 3D 6.8%
- #45 GLITCH DADDY
69% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Sad Mask Party
Windows
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 40.9%, Abstract 28.3%, Surreal 15.2%, Adventure 8.2%, Indie 3.4%
- #46 Archaelund
69% matchVery Positive84% of 389 reviews2024
Dev: 4 Dimension Games
Windows
Explore a vast open world and crawl through dungeons in first person, then fight tactical turn-based battles from a top-down perspective. Guide your adventuring party through Archaelund, mankind's last frontier, and uncover its many secrets.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 46.4%, RPG 27.1%, Adventure 15.5%, 3D 6%, First-Person 2.6%
- #47 The Tower
75% matchVery Negative16% of 107 reviews2014
Dev: Narrow Monolith
Windows · Mac
"I awaken once again. Shackled. Beaten. Broken. And yet there is hope. An opportunity..." Enter the darkness of The Tower. A unique, constantly expanding dungeon crawling experience. Gather your senses and find your way through the hellish corridors of your prison.
Why similar: Adventure 55.8%, Indie 28.7%, Action 15.5%
- #48 Lost in Dungeon / 地牢迷失者
71% matchMixed67% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
"Lost in Dungeon" is a 2D action adventure game. In this lost land, you will act as an adventurer to explore here. Although the landscape is green, it is also full of dangers. Embark on the unknown journey and challenge the unknown enemy, you will find the secret here and finally find what you want.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 53.1%, RPG 24.1%, Adventure 17.5%, Action 5.3%
- #49 Cryptmaster
66% matchVery Positive93% of 2,188 reviews2024
Dev: Paul HartPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
SAY ANYTHING in this bizarre dungeon adventure where words control everything. Fill in the blanks with text or voice to uncover lost abilities, embark on strange quests, and solve mindbending riddles. Can you conquer the crypt and uncover the mystery at the heart of CRYPTMASTER?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.9%, Psychedelic 30.1%, RPG 13.7%, Surreal 12.9%, 3D 5.9%
- #50 Oneiros
70% matchVery Positive84% of 305 reviews2020
Dev: Coal Valley Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Will you be able to break the vicious circle? Can you regain control? Experience the surreal adventure filled with many puzzles and psychedelic visions.
Why similar: Psychedelic 49%, Surreal 21.4%, Adventure 13.5%, Mystery 6.8%, Indie 3.9%
- #51 Crescent Tower
66% matchVery Positive91% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: Curry CroquettePub: AMATA Games
Windows
Aspire to reach the top of Crescent Tower that appears just once every 50 years! An authentic 8-bit style dungeon crawler RPG with a retro level of difficulty, where you repeatedly explore, level up, and traverse dungeons!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 39.4%, RPG 28.7%, Adventure 16%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #52 Dark Ghost RPG
71% matchMostly Negative35% of 63 reviews2018
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 9%
Together with the old prisoner, go on a hard and big trip to find the legendary land where there is no plague and darkness
Why similar: RPG 22.1%, Gore 20.1%, Violent 17.5%, Nudity 16.1%, Adventure 13.5%
- #53 Discolored
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 684 reviews2019
Dev: Jason Godbey
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Locals whisper of a roadside diner that’s lost its color. You are sent to investigate.
Why similar: Surreal 43.4%, Mystery 28%, Adventure 20.7%, First-Person 7.9%
- #54 Psychopomp GOLD
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,810 reviews2024
Dev: Fading Club
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Psychopomp is BACK. The catacombs stretch down farther than ever before. Your entire life has been a lie. Delve into the depths, and discover the horrors that lie below. More realms, more modes, more secrets. An ancient voice calls to you from the center of the earth. Will you answer it?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 46.4%, Surreal 26.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Psychedelic 8.4%, First-Person 2.9%
- #55 Abyss Of Pleasure
65% matchVery Positive89% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Jpegsama
Windows
The story is about the adventures of the witch Erika in a world filled with monsters. Erika will have to find her sisters and deal with all the obstacles along the way!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.6%, RPG 24%, 1990's 16.3%, Adventure 14.2%, Nudity 7.1%
- #56 Exanima
67% matchVery Positive80% of 13,229 reviews2015
Dev: Bare Mettle Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 51.2%, RPG 26.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Nudity 5.1%, Indie 3.1%
- #57 Vaporum
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,042 reviews2017
Dev: Fatbot Games, s. r. o.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Vaporum is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Stranded in the middle of an ocean, in front of a gigantic tower, the hero has to find out what the place is, what happened there, and most importantly, who he is.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 49.1%, RPG 22.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.6%, 3D 7.1%, First-Person 4.1%
- #58 Bygone Dreams
65% matchVery Positive80% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Prime Time
Windows
Bygone Dreams is a high fantasy Action-Adventure set inside a surreal dream world. Face fantastical adversaries, solve puzzles, and fight your way through challenging bosses in your quest to save the world's matron deity and stop the nightmare consuming the dream.
Why similar: Adventure 30.6%, RPG 24.3%, 3D 15.1%, Surreal 14.8%, Nudity 7.8%