- #1 Neversong
97% matchVery Positive86% of 957 reviews2020
Dev: Atmos Games, LLCPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Help little Peet hack-and-slash his way through a beautifully haunting coma. A hand-drawn action-adventure through a dreamy world filled with fleshy monsters, insane grown-ups, and sad children looking for their mommies.
Why similar: Surreal 16.2%, Narration 15.6%, Emotional 13.7%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #2 The Watching Woods: The Friend
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fleer Art Studio
Windows
Trying to fit in at her new school, Sonechka befriends a group of girls who call themselves the village witches. Completing their dares, she soon finds the tasks becoming increasingly strange, eerie, and cruel. How far will she go to be accepted?
Why similar: Narration 20.8%, Surreal 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Emotional 11.2%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #3 A Lighthouse Tale
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2020LabStudio
Windows
Explore the island you inherited from your grandfather. Discover the secrets and stories it holds and relive your memories in search of an answer: Why did he want you here?
Why similar: Narration 31.7%, Emotional 25.1%, Adventure 14.2%, Story Rich 12.3%, Relaxing 7.5%
- #4 The Hungry Fly
95% matchVery Positive91% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Erupting AvocadoPub: indie.io
Windows
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 27.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Emotional 15.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 8.3%
- #5 ¿ Y ? A Short Memoir Told in Bits
94% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: [ N / A ]
Windows
Join Cubert in his quest to roll down, over and over and over again, the same track — a riveting journey and experience unlike any other.
Why similar: Narration 19.8%, Emotional 19.3%, Surreal 16.9%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 12%
- #6 Bite Size Terrors: Erobos Heaven
94% matchVery Positive88% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: anOVERTHINKER
Windows
Unsettling & Disturbing Events Quickly Rise After Being Saved By God.
Why similar: Surreal 30.4%, Emotional 23.8%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Adventure 10.1%, Horror 6.9%
- #7 Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow
93% matchMostly Positive70% of 278 reviews2023
Dev: Frozen LinePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Experience the altered memories of a dying man, reliving his entire life as a little boy while lying on his deathbed. Explore the profound depths of his subconscious as you assist Griffin to shed the remains of his miserable life before his impending demise.
Why similar: Emotional 23.4%, Surreal 16.6%, Story Rich 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11%, Platformer 8.1%
- #8 Barzakh: Star Gardener
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Emirhan GüngörmezPub: Han Interactive Entertaiment
Windows
Survive a plane crash and enter the veil between life and death. Solve physics-bending puzzles, collect lost stars, and cultivate a garden within your mind. In this atmospheric journey inspired by The Little Prince and Sufi mysticism, the only way out is within.
Why similar: Narration 33.6%, Emotional 20.8%, Surreal 19.5%, Adventure 7.1%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #9 Decarnation
91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,039 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 30.8%, Emotional 21.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 5.4%
- #10 The Interval Bureau: Extension 0
91% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Quiet Den Games
Windows
A short psychological audio horror call where every number routes you deeper into a faceless bureau that measures and files you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Surreal 19.5%, Narration 18.1%, Story Rich 17.4%, Adventure 11.1%
- #11 DISTRAINT 2
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,739 reviews2018
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. DISTRAINT 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.
Why similar: Surreal 19.7%, Narration 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Emotional 15.2%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #12 Shredded Secrets
89% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Girls Make Games
Windows · Mac
“Be kind; Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” Shredded Secrets is a charming story-based 2D platformer that lets you step into the lives of four people at a middle school - Isabella, Taylor, London and Oakley.
Why similar: Surreal 29.2%, Story Rich 15.7%, Adventure 14.7%, Emotional 11.8%, Narration 10.8%
- #13 Aspire: Ina's Tale
89% matchVery Positive83% of 419 reviews2021
Dev: Wondernaut StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Set out on a mystical adventure of self-discovery against the backdrop of fantastical landscapes of The Tower. Meet its dwellers and unravel their stories. Manipulate spirits to solve puzzles, and lead Ina on her path to freedom.
Why similar: Surreal 31.2%, Narration 16.5%, Story Rich 10.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Adventure 7.3%
- #14 Violent Horror Stories: anthology
88% matchVery Positive83% of 607 reviews2024
Dev: IndikatorPub: Trioskaz
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
4 short horror games from different authors and in different genres. Each game is an author's vision on the theme of 'pursuit'.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Surreal 14.7%, Emotional 14.2%, Action 10.5%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #15 Woven
87% matchVery Positive81% of 160 reviews2019
Dev: Alterego GamesPub: StickyLock Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore a woollen world where stuffed animals once lived in peace. Search for hidden secrets and customize your character with different animal shapes to solve puzzles. An epic adventure with two very unlikely heroes and a story narrated in rhyme.
Why similar: Narration 30.1%, Story Rich 19.5%, Adventure 16%, Casual 15.4%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #16 Dejar Ir - A Pandemic Soulful Tale
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Firenut Games
Windows
DEJAR IR is an intimate and sentimental game where the story is told through different works of art that evoke what we felt during the pandemic, culminating with one of the most beautiful feelings. What will it be? An adventure filled with emotions we experienced during the pandemic.
Why similar: Narration 30.5%, Emotional 26.9%, Story Rich 15.3%, Adventure 8.3%, Relaxing 7.8%
- #17 [Chilla's Art] Inunaki Tunnel | 犬鳴トンネル
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 603 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Inunaki tunnel (or Inunaki village) is a famous Japanese horror spot where people have been killed or burnt to death.
Why similar: Narration 19.4%, Surreal 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Adventure 9.7%, Casual 8.3%
- #18 Inner Ashes
85% matchPositive95% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: Calathea Game StudioPub: Selecta Play
Windows
Inner Ashes is a first person, narrative, puzzle adventure, where the player puts himself in Henry's shoes, a forest guard diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. He has to travel through his mind to discover why his only daughter Enid disappeared from his life.
Why similar: Narration 21.9%, Surreal 21.5%, Emotional 19.6%, Story Rich 12%, Adventure 7.5%
- #19 下九泉
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LazyBoy
Windows · Mac
《下九泉》是一款国产剧情向解谜游戏。主角孟存真死后魂归地府,成为行走于九泉的实习判官。孟存真从一个因受诅咒而不能入轮回的亡魂展开调查,追寻亡者被诅咒的真相。游戏围绕人性中“贪、嗔、痴、慢、疑”展开5个截然不同的单元故事。不到最后一刻,你永远想不到事件背后令人细思极恐的真相…
Why similar: Surreal 23%, Emotional 16%, Narration 16%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #20 Optasia: The Last Visit
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Optasia Studio
Windows
A first-person psychological experience set inside a fading mind. Explore an empty asylum, shifting memories, and the quiet weight of promises left behind. No puzzles. No escape. Just one last visit.
Why similar: Surreal 29.9%, Emotional 23.6%, Adventure 14.5%, Narration 13.8%, Casual 9.8%
- #21 Blame Him
84% matchMixed44% of 193 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Blame Him is true first-person survival horror. A game about surreal atmosphere and dark challenges. A bone-chilling experience made by 2 people from Japan. Loved by and scared many YouTubers and Streamers.
Why similar: Surreal 16.4%, Narration 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Action 11.5%, Adventure 11.5%
- #22 The House of Hikmah
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lunacy Studios
Windows
The House of Hikmah is a fully voice-acted, narrative-driven 3D adventure game exploring grief, legacy and the search for answers after profound loss. Solve puzzles, encounter historical scholars of the Islamic Golden Age, and uncover timeless lessons in a beautifully imagined House of Wisdom.
Why similar: Emotional 23%, Narration 19.5%, Surreal 15%, Story Rich 14.8%, Platformer 11.5%
- #23 The Secrets Of Hope
82% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Fyrebite Studios LLC
Windows
Lose yourself in an immersive story, as you follow a man coming to terms with terminal cancer. Explore a surreal world from a first-person perspective. Revisit both new and old memories and follow along as he discovers The Secrets of Hope
Why similar: Emotional 22.2%, Surreal 21.6%, Narration 20%, Story Rich 10.7%, Relaxing 7.8%
- #24 OakRidge Research
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JacobPub: Elekna Labs
Windows
A SCP inspired horror game with psychological horror. Set in an non-official Foundation research facility where you are hired as a junior lab researcher. A company called OakRidge Research has started doing questionable and risky research on a top secret object unknown to the public
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Emotional 27%, Story Rich 18.4%, Adventure 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #25 HeartWeaver
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Krakens Den Studios
Windows · Mac
Help Ace reconnect with their emotions in this 3D puzzle adventure game alongside Mark, a loudmouth magic tome. Explore the worlds of Ace's mind, solve puzzles using the abilities of their emotions and recover their memories. Guide them to make the decisions that'll take them to healing inside.
Why similar: Narration 24.5%, Emotional 20.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Relaxing 8.8%, Platformer 8.6%
- #26 Alister In Wonderland
80% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: JuiceBox Indie
Windows
Welcome to wonderland, a place of dreams. Take on the role of Alister Hinch and go on a journey through this surreal realm of enchantment and wonder. Experience making friends in this realm... Now, what ending will you choose to have?
Why similar: Surreal 29.6%, Emotional 29.2%, Story Rich 15.2%, Adventure 9.6%, Casual 8.5%
- #27 SHUT IN
79% matchVery Positive90% of 108 reviews2020
Dev: Cael O'SullivanPub: Hidden Track
Windows · Mac
SHUT IN is a dark comedy/psychological horror adventure game which explores depression and isolation by trapping you inside your own house. Explore a hostile home, solve puzzles, and withstand sarcasm from a rude and unreliable narrator. Idiot.
Why similar: Narration 25.1%, Emotional 21.1%, Surreal 19.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #28 That Dragon, Cancer
79% matchVery Positive90% of 1,526 reviews2016
Dev: Numinous Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.
Why similar: Narration 25.1%, Emotional 25.1%, Surreal 16.6%, Story Rich 15.3%, Adventure 6.9%
- #29 Wellville Fair
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kardia Games
Windows · Mac
Help Lionel on his epic hack & Slash adventure to save his town from the evil Ringmaster. Explore the small town carnival, check out the rides, Carnie games, food court, a not so fun house, and make your way to the Big Top in a hand-drawn 2D art style.
Why similar: Surreal 32.8%, Platformer 16.5%, Emotional 16.2%, Story Rich 11.3%, Adventure 9.8%
- #30 BUTLER GUILLOTINE
77% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: GOODBYE STATICPub: NECRONOMISOFT
Windows
Butler Guillotine is an absurdist point & click horror about flesh filled puppets in a mishapen hotel. Follow different characters' intertiwining paths and unearth forgotten events from a time long gone. Bring the ceremony to a halt.
Why similar: Surreal 24.3%, Emotional 19.6%, Narration 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #31 Ami's Room
77% matchPositive90% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: ujumiru
Windows · Mac
An exploration game set in a surreal dreamscape full of projections. Piece together past recollections and elusive memories. Make a choice as the reality and dreamed world begins to blur...
Why similar: Surreal 35.7%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Story Rich 15.2%, Adventure 9.1%, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #32 Perfect Vermin
76% matchVery Positive93% of 3,803 reviews2020
Dev: Talia bob MairPub: ItsTheTalia
Windows
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 33.5%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Story Rich 8.3%, Adventure 8.1%, Casual 7.4%
- #33 Curyeux
75% matchVery Positive95% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Campus ADN 2024-2025Pub: Campus ADN
Windows
Dive into the mind of Lucienne, a tormented painter. Leap through emotional memories, solve puzzles where shapes deceive and emotion leads the way. A dreamlike platformer where each painting brings you one step closer to yourself.
Why similar: Surreal 30%, Narration 21.8%, Emotional 19.5%, Colorful 8.1%, Platformer 7.4%
- #34 Afterdream
75% matchVery Positive93% of 339 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Surreal 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Narration 17.3%, Emotional 16.3%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #35 Pursuit of Redemption
78% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: VOiD Games
Windows
Join the journey of S, a drawing boy searching for his creator and help him find his painter. Unfold the memories of your maker to uncover the mystery behind his vanishing, find your way out of a confusing maze, and ascend through the darkness in an emotional Hand-Drawn platformer puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Narration 20%, Emotional 17.1%, Adventure 15%, Casual 14.9%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #36 Awakening Sarah
74% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Asteristic Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Awakening Sarah is a 2D platformer with emphasis on exploration. Unravel the dreams and realities of Sarah, a girl who's recovering from a coma, while helping her understand the world around her and herself.
Why similar: Surreal 22.3%, Narration 21.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Story Rich 9%
- #37 103
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 200 reviews2018
Dev: Dystopia Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Lily use her imagination to unlock her memories and relive the events of a night that changed her life. Discover what happened and what is 103.
Why similar: Surreal 25.6%, Emotional 19.9%, Narration 16.8%, Relaxing 8.4%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #38 The Little Shelter Demo
74% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Lunaaa Studio
Windows
The Little Shelter is a narrative 2D platformer about identity, anxiety, and self-discovery. Guide Lunaaa through surreal dreamscapes and NYC streets in a beautifully hand-drawn journey shaped by emotion, exploration, and resilience.
Why similar: Narration 21.9%, Emotional 20.4%, Adventure 18.2%, Platformer 15.6%, Casual 11.3%
- #39 Antioma
72% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: West East StudioPub: WELOVEPLAYERS
Windows
The little boy Kiddo has spent most of his life in the hospital. Little does he know what a complicated and fascinating world lies concealed beyond the hospital walls. Today, on Kiddo's birthday, his mom wasn't around. Instead of her, the boy met Shadow, who inspired him to escape from a hospital.
Why similar: Narration 18.2%, Surreal 17.7%, Emotional 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Story Rich 12.6%
- #40 Ghost Feed
73% matchVery Positive84% of 397 reviews2023
Dev: Hulu WorldPub: CE-Asia
Windows
这是一款由制作者真实人生经历和感悟衍生而来的游戏。主角来到一座古旧小镇,在阴森大宅中遭遇了古怪的灵异事件。最终发现,自己和宅子的人事物,有很深的联系……
Why similar: Surreal 28.3%, Narration 27.6%, Story Rich 12.3%, Adventure 9%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #41 Violent Horror Stories 2
72% matchVery Positive81% of 187 reviews2025
Dev: Trioskaz
Windows
A brand‑new bundle from the creators of the short‑form horror hit Violent Horror Stories. This time the collection revolves around one chilling theme: confinement.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Emotional 19.5%, Narration 13.7%, Story Rich 12%, Action 10.6%
- #42 Lighting Lanterns
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Purple Tortoise
Windows
A cozy puzzly platformer about friendship, light, and small acts of kindness. Switch between three characters, light magical lanterns, and explore a gentle, narrated world.
Why similar: Narration 23%, Emotional 22.3%, Platformer 11.7%, Relaxing 9.6%, Adventure 8.2%
- #43 Break the Game
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 671 reviews2019
Dev: Simon Fredholm
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
This game is about Kevin, He's been stuck in his gaf̶̨s̨fẃ̵̕ HEY, YOU, STAY AWA̸̧͘Y, IT'S ME KEVIN, THERE'S NO POINT, D҉Ò̷̕N̸̕͏'T-- Follow him in this adventurous and humor-filled story to d̶̢͙̟̦̺̰̫̙̋̊͐̐͑͋̈́̕̕͝ die
Why similar: Adventure 20.7%, Story Rich 20.3%, Narration 19.8%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Action 6.3%
- #44 SubPixels
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Subpixel labs.
Windows
What happens when three tiny rectangles—Rub, Gub, and Bub—get lost from their screen? Chaos! Help them jump, stack, and puzzle their way back home in this fun, casual 2D platformer. Simple, colorful, and just the right amount of tricky!
Why similar: Emotional 18.6%, Adventure 17.7%, Narration 16.2%, Casual 16.1%, Platformer 15.3%
- #45 Back From Earth
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Blip-Blop Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is the story of a fragile alien climbing through strange worlds in search of home. A journey of symbols and emotions, where every step forward carries the weight of healing.
Why similar: Narration 34.9%, Emotional 25.9%, Story Rich 14.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Adventure 7.1%
- #46 The Watching Woods: The Louse
69% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: Fleer Art Studio
Windows
Twelve-year-old Leva, returning to the mining village after the hospital, learns about the mysterious disappearance of his friend, and the familiar rhythms of school life begin to unravel. Soon, his days turn into a terrifying nightmare, accompanied by the relentless stomping of hundreds of insects.
Why similar: Narration 25.6%, Surreal 24.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Story Rich 11.9%, Casual 6.1%
- #47 Strangeland
70% matchVery Positive93% of 953 reviews2021
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 28.5%, Narration 18%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 12.3%
- #48 Forefeathers
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Honeybeak
Windows
Forefeathers is an atmospheric story-adventure with puzzle elements! Experience a heartfelt story as the little penguin Bokki and his ghostly Grandma work together to solve light puzzles and rekindle the memories of her past.
Why similar: Narration 30.8%, Emotional 24.2%, Adventure 10.6%, Relaxing 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #49 Inspiring Dreams - A Short Adventure Game
69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Oto
Windows
A story-driven experience about a man who becomes a ghost after a deadly accident. Full of regrets, he will stay alongside his wife, who cannot see him, and protect her all her life from an unknown evil, sharing her best and worst moments. So close yet so far.
Why similar: Emotional 28.6%, Story Rich 19%, Narration 16.8%, Adventure 15.4%, Casual 7.6%
- #50 Lost Brothers
70% matchMostly Negative38% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: BitLight
Windows
Lost Brothers is a single-player first-person adventure, taking place in an abandoned mine. All you have is a walkie-talkie and a map. Explore a mysterious forest and a labyrinth of underground passages to rescue a mysterious lady.
Why similar: Narration 33.7%, Emotional 27.5%, Adventure 8.1%, Story Rich 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #51 Bleached
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thomas Bringer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Work. Sleep. Repeat. Days blur together, and colors fade... until everything is blank. In this point-and-click story, escape monotony and repaint your canvas with new colors.
Why similar: Narration 26.6%, Emotional 26.1%, Story Rich 14.2%, Colorful 8.5%, Adventure 7.3%
- #52 Albino Lullaby: Episode 1
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 382 reviews2015
Dev: Ape Law
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Albino Lullaby is a horror adventure game that doesn't rely on jump scares or gore. Escape from a surreal psychological nightmare as the world dynamically twists and contorts around you.
Why similar: Surreal 36%, Adventure 18%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Action 13.1%, Horror 9.3%
- #53 Night Reverie: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive92% of 281 reviews2020
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Surreal 32.4%, Emotional 16.7%, Story Rich 12.7%, Relaxing 10.4%, Colorful 7.4%
- #54 Try To Fall Asleep
68% matchVery Positive90% of 193 reviews2019
Dev: AmberDrop
Windows
John Herrin survived a horrible accident, damaging his brain and memory. Through falling asleep, he can rediscover his unfortunate past in his dreams, but due to his brain damage he'll start to see visions and hallucinations, and falling asleep won't be as easy as it seems at first...
Why similar: Surreal 22.2%, Emotional 19.8%, Story Rich 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Adventure 6.6%
- #55 Evie
69% matchMixed46% of 181 reviews2018
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
A girl crashed into a dark forest not knowing where to go, curiosity drives her to open a Pandora’s box that was never meant to be opened.
Why similar: Surreal 21%, Narration 19.8%, Casual 12%, Adventure 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #56 Narru: the Forgotten Lands
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DreamStorm Studios
Windows
Narru is a narrative-driven puzzle game where the world is your canvas. Set off on a journey to paint it with life, learn about logic and emotions, and fulfill a mission given to you by your guardian and the creator of the lands you explore: a powerful goddess.
Why similar: Narration 30%, Emotional 26.2%, Story Rich 11.4%, Relaxing 9.8%, Adventure 8.6%
- #57 Arise: A Simple Story
66% matchVery Positive92% of 2,975 reviews2020
Dev: Piccolo StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.
Why similar: Emotional 21%, Surreal 20.7%, Narration 17.5%, Story Rich 10.1%, Relaxing 8.7%
- #58 Plug & Play
67% matchVery Positive84% of 4,931 reviews2015
Dev: Mario von RickenbachPub: Etter Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 8%
Run, hit, switch, fall, love, plug, pull. And push.
Why similar: Surreal 41.2%, Psychological Horror 20%, Casual 11.2%, Adventure 9%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #59 Hannah’s Day
65% matchVery Positive88% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Watt Studio
Windows
Hannah's Day is a puzzle adventure about Hannah, who aspires to put together her own band. Put all doubts aside, grab your skateboard and go chase your dreams!
Why similar: Emotional 22.7%, Surreal 14.7%, Platformer 12.1%, Casual 9%, Adventure 8.8%