Games Like D'LIRIUM

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

Why similar: Violent 21.5%, Gore 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Surreal 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the fast-paced, top-down, ultra-violent action and surreal, hallucinatory narrative style found in D'LIRIUM.

Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Horror 14.9%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Action-Adventure 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a top-down perspective with an intense, oppressive horror atmosphere that emphasizes survival and exploration.

In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 55.4%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Action 7%, Horror 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a challenging, retro-styled top-down shooter that focuses on frantic combat and a bleak, sci-fi horror setting.

DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.4%, Gore 20.7%, Shooter 11.5%, 2D 10.4%, Violent 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish, top-down action game that features pixel art and challenging, tactical combat against supernatural enemies.

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 26.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 10.6%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, narrative-driven horror game that explores psychological trauma through unique, pixelated vignettes.

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 24.7%, Survival Horror 23.6%, Dark 11%, Violent 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more survival-focused, it captures a similar retro-aesthetic, psychological horror tone, and top-down/isometric perspective.

Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Gore 13%, Horror 11.8%, Action-Adventure 11%

Why You'll Like It: This survival-horror game features pixel art and a dark, atmospheric setting that rewards careful exploration.

What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Gore 11.5%, Dark 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a distinct, low-fi pixel aesthetic to deliver a deeply unsettling and surreal horror experience.

This Strange Realm Of Mine is a First Person Shooter mixed with poetry and psychological horror. Graphic style is 3D mixed with pixel art.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Gore 14.6%, Horror 12.7%, Violent 11.4%, Shooter 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a surreal, psychological horror experience that challenges the player's perception through its unique, experimental design.

Uncanny Valley is a survival horror game that includes a mix of exploration, puzzle solving and a bit of action with a lot of optional story content. We're trying to preserve the old survival horror kind of gameplay instead of following the modern trend of creating a third person shooter with horror elements.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 18%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Action-Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art horror game that focuses on psychological tension and branching paths, similar to the non-linear nature of D'LIRIUM.

An old-fashioned beat 'em up with big doses of adrenaline and trippiness, somewhere between the classic style of Streets of Rage and the ultra-violence of Hotline Miami. Set in a cold, ruthless Soviet Union, Mother Russia Bleeds aims to conjure up anxiety, unease, and drug-addled frenzy.

Why similar: Gore 34.1%, Violent 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, Action 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game matches the extreme, gritty violence and surreal, dark tone of D'LIRIUM in a 2D action format.

Vomitoreum is an FPS Metroidvania with a focus on atmosphere and horror, inspired by the paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński.

Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Shooter 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Gore 12.3%, Violent 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric shooter that blends metroidvania exploration with grotesque, surreal horror elements.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.9%, Violent 20.7%, Gore 20.6%, Action 11.7%, 2D 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features tight, pixel-art action and a surreal, story-driven narrative that explores psychological themes.

Dap is a horror-action-adventure about gathering and protecting a pack of fragile creatures called Daps. Lead your Daps to safety through an eerily beautiful world, fighting off threats, solving puzzles, and avoiding the infection that twists your companions into something alien and terrifying…

Why similar: Surreal 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Horror 12.7%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down action-adventure game that features a dark, eerie atmosphere and pixel-art visuals.

Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Horror 17.3%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, pixel-art horror game that blends dark humor with disturbing, non-linear exploration.

Wall of insanity is a single player campaign third-person shooter, with a large arsenal of weapons, crowds of various enemies and difficult locations, concealing many secrets.

Why similar: Surreal 16.7%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Shooter 13.3%, Gore 9.9%, Horror 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure shooter that leans into psychological horror and intense, combat-focused gameplay.

Survival Horror in first person where you must manage your ammunition well, explore varied scenarios and face nightmarish beings, while investigating the macabre experiments with children, the result of a mind unhinged by madness and family loss.

Why similar: Survival Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Thriller 12%, Gore 11.5%, Action-Adventure 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror shooter that combines combat-heavy gameplay with a dark, unsettling narrative.

DERE EVIL EXE is both a terrifying thriller with a gripping meta horror story and a retro 16-bit pixel platformer with unique puzzles and obstacles.

Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Surreal 19.3%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Action-Adventure 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror platformer that uses retro pixel art to subvert player expectations with surreal and disturbing twists.

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Horror 18.8%, Dark 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply disturbing, surreal world with dark humor and brutal, unconventional combat encounters.

The visage of doctors and patients alike fade in and out of these nightmarish visions of tortured memories. This eggshell reality is fractured by experiments conducted in the ward. Blood, flesh and screams surround as you put together the pieces of your story and make your escape from the Bright Dawn Treatment Center while the dark...

Why similar: Horror 71.9%, Action 15.8%, Adventure 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style horror shooter that emphasizes claustrophobic environments and aggressive, visceral combat.

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.1%, Gore 22.2%, Dark 19.3%, Horror 12.6%, 2D 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the top-down perspective and surreal, grotesque horror themes while focusing on intense, non-linear gameplay.

Remorse: The List is a classic survival horror game where the player must figure out what is happening in the little hungarian town of Hidegpuszta, and your only clue is a list that doesn't make much sense. Exploring will be the key to unveiling its secrets and get out of there alive.

Why similar: Gore 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Violent 11.6%, Horror 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, violent action game that focuses on exploration and survival in a hostile, horror-themed environment.

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: Survival Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 13%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Gore 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game with a strong focus on atmospheric storytelling and intense, action-oriented encounters.

Shoot terrifying monsters and a killer clown in a haunted city full of nightmares. Explore 8 locations, solve puzzles, switch between dream and reality, and make choices that shape your escape. Death Park 2 is a horror FPS with multiple endings and a boss fight.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.2%, Horror 15.3%, Gore 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-focused game that features surreal environments and challenging survival mechanics.

In Bitardia you will experience all the rules of the Internet in action, and venture on a journey in the spirit of classic low-budget shooters, making your way through the obstacles of the fantastic world of an imageboard.

Why similar: Surreal 19.3%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Horror 11%, Gore 10%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, action-adventure game that explores dark, internet-culture-inspired themes through a unique, atmospheric lens.

It's a retro horror game featuring eerie black, white, and red visuals. Embark on an exciting adventure across 18 suspenseful levels while evading "The Shadow" and discovering five possible endings. Immerse yourself in a chilling atmosphere with haunting environments and unsettling sounds.

Why similar: Thriller 21.8%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 15.1%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes a dark, story-rich experience and atmospheric exploration.

"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: Thriller 18.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 12.6%, Gore 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D horror game that uses RPG-style mechanics to deliver a story-rich, puzzle-filled experience.

Take control of The POSTAL Dude in his infamous first outing as he battles to survive in a world gone mad! POSTAL is a classic isometric shooter filled to the brim with fast-paced explosive action.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Level Editor 16.9%, Surreal 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: The original top-down version of this series is a foundational example of surreal, violent, and chaotic 90s-style action.

Trapped in the haunting realm of an artist's twisted nightmare, engage in intense combat with grotesque enemies and monsters, experience unpredictable horror events that unfold dynamically, seamlessly blends classic retro FPS elements with modern elements.

Why similar: Surreal 19.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Thriller 12.7%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Horror 11.6%

Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 18.1%, Surreal 12.1%, Dark 12.1%, Thriller 10.5%

Depths of Limbo is a difficult action roguelike with a dark theme. The fast-paced combat is spiced up with a variety of unique items and weapons found throughout the procedurally generated world.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 49.3%, Gore 26%, Action 13.5%, Adventure 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game with roguelike elements that features a dark, challenging, and surreal world.

This is a retro horror game about the war in Ukraine and brutalist architecture in Eastern Europe

Why similar: Thriller 19.2%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Action-Adventure 14%, Horror 13.1%, Surreal 9.7%

Psi Project is a hardcore 2D shooter with elements of horror. The main character wakes up in an unknown place. Absolutely remembers nothing. Who he is and how he got here. Throughout search of answers he is strongly plagued by different kinds of hallucinations.

Why similar: Old School 24.4%, Shooter 22.9%, Horror 19%, Action 19%, Adventure 14.7%

Why You'll Like It: A shooter that focuses on action and exploration within a dark, indie-developed horror setting.

Deadly Escape is a Survival Horror game made with pixel art graphics, inspired by survival horror games of the '90s.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Surreal 15.4%, Gore 13.1%, Horror 10.4%, Survival Horror 9.8%

Wounded is a first-person survival horror game, bringing you the old-school indie horror vibe through a detailed and eerie environment.

Why similar: Gore 15.2%, Horror 14.3%, Thriller 13.9%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Violent 12.9%

Schizo Dark is a survival horror game where you play as a detective investigating disappearances, encountering nightmares, monsters, and terrible secrets.

Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Shooter 22.6%, Old School 11.4%, Action 10%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

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 28.9%, Violent 23%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Survival Horror 9.4%, Horror 9.2%

The game is set in a dark pixel fantasy world. Destroy hordes of monsters ruling over what once was a prosperous land. 10 levels filled with various enemies await, you, each requiring a different approach to defeat. Like in any RPG, leveling up is the core element of the game

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Shooter 13%, Atmospheric 8.7%, 2D 8.7%

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Shooter 29.9%, Action 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Adventure 15.3%, Dark 12.5%

Dungeon Nightmares II is a first-person psychological horror that takes you through a journey of discovering what nightmares are.The game is inspired by classic roguelike games which include 100% procedural-generated maps and permadeath.

Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Psychological Horror 31.3%, Survival Horror 21.9%, Action 7.5%, Adventure 6.4%

DOOMED is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.

Why similar: Gore 20.7%, Horror 19.3%, Violent 16.5%, Shooter 13.6%, Action 12.7%

Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.

Why similar: Gore 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.2%

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 26.9%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Shooter 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Horror 8.3%

Explore 12 horror games made in 10 days connected by a meta narrative experience you didn't expect. Step into a world of darkness and discover the secrets you didn't know were right beneath the surface. Find the tapes and unlock the mystery inside the Dread X Collection 2.

Why similar: Thriller 18.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Horror 12.1%, Gore 11.7%

Overwhelmingly bizarre beauty. Shoot, dodge, and destroy! A shmup where an apocalyptic world awakens to primal desires!

Why similar: Shooter 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Dark 14.1%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%

Infernium, a survival horror approach to Pac-Man. Dive in a non-linear beautiful portrait of hell, die in a prison without bars and overcome a brutal penitence. Also available on Switch and PS4!

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.9%, Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Dark 16.3%, Atmospheric 10.7%

The Last DeadEnd is a game with elements of an adventure, shooter and horror. There is a mysterious atmosphere of a real old city, where the protagonist seeks answers to his questions and fights against the forces of evil.

Why similar: Violent 37.9%, Horror 24.9%, Action-Adventure 19.6%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 5.3%

Shrine II is a retro FPS game with a focus on atmosphere and exploration. Explore a nightmarish world and battle great bosses where the surprises never end...

Why similar: Shooter 25.9%, Gore 23.9%, Violent 19%, Action 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.

Why similar: Surreal 23.1%, Horror 16.5%, Dark 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Old School 12.1%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 18.9%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Surreal 15.4%, Thriller 14.9%

At its heart The Long Reach is an adventure game. Closer inspection also reveals it’s a thrilling horror story, flavoured with sci-fi ideology, psychological context and a skeptical view on the human psyche.

Why similar: Gore 27.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 14.2%, Action 9.6%

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 19.8%, Horror 18%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Dark 13.8%, Old School 11.3%

Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

Why similar: Level Editor 26.1%, Old School 21.3%, Horror 19.8%, Shooter 19.1%, Atmospheric 7%

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 27.8%, Horror 15.3%, Old School 13.7%, Dark 11.8%, Shooter 10.9%

Play as Nikolas, a 20-year-old guy who found himself lost in an abandoned city... or so he thought it was at first. Explore the city, defend yourself from monsters, and find answers to what is really going on.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Horror 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Gore 7.9%

A 3D shooter made in the spirit of the the 90s' FPSes. Atmospheric pixel graphics, fast-paced action, focus on pure gameplay, made using a software renderer written from scratch.

Why similar: Gore 39.2%, Violent 31.1%, Action 15.3%, Shooter 14.4%

Trapped in an abandoned asylum with the sinister Doctor Viscera, who will stop at nothing to keep you there as his test subject for cruel experiments. Explore the old GrimmHaus Asylum in this PSX-style survival horror game.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.2%, Horror 17.4%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%

DEMON DUST is a Survival Horror Dungeon Crawler with a unique, mouse driven interface. Gain knowledge to survive and reach deeper and deeper floors.

Why similar: Surreal 27.7%, Horror 17.7%, Shooter 16.2%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Dark 11.3%

Evacuated from their hometown due to dangerous bursts of dark energy, the ordinary citizen is trying to overcome and survive a series of events in a new reality where living as a human is no longer possible as it once was. 3rd-person horror with fixed camera angles and retro-styled graphics.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Surreal 13.6%, Thriller 12.9%, Horror 12.8%, Old School 12.1%

Indie horror game that will take your adrenaline to another level.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.3%, Gore 21.8%, Violent 17.4%, Horror 14.5%, Action 11.9%