- #1 They Breathe
97% matchVery Positive84% of 1,289 reviews2014
Dev: The Working Parts
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
They Breathe is a short journey into the depths of a forest filled with water. As you swim deeper, it's up to you to figure out the rules of an insidious ecosystem where nothing is as it first seems, and where everyone is after the same precious resource – oxygen!
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.2%, Hand-drawn 21.8%, Survival 18.2%, Stylized 10.8%, Dark 7.6%
- #2 Slop Fest
96% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Digital Karbs
Windows
An incremental horroresque game about feeding a gluttonous beast! Feed it slop, upgrade, repeat!
Why similar: Idler 44.9%, Surreal 31.8%, Dark 10.4%, Stylized 9%, Indie 3.3%
- #3 Slenderman: Shadow of the Forest
96% matchMixed57% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: BugTeam
Windows
Slenderman: Shadow of the Forest - is a thrilling first-person horror game that immerses you in a terrifying and mystical forest. Your goal is to find a way out of this dark and gloomy place by collecting necessary items that will help you survive and escape to freedom.
Why similar: Idler 32%, Survival Horror 24.5%, Survival 11.3%, Dark 7.5%, Hidden Object 6.7%
- #4 Wolf with Inn
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thundertale Studio
Windows
You are a werewolf with your own inn. Mushroom folk live across the river, and noble white knights want you dead. Wolf With Inn is a cozy fantasy tavern simulator for those tired of being the hero. Dare to don the wolf's skin?
Why similar: Idler 34.6%, Hand-drawn 23.3%, Crafting 19.4%, 2D 7%, Sandbox 5.3%
- #5 Trapped in the Forest
94% match8 user reviews25% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Ammonite Design Studios Ltd
Windows
You awake in a mysterious forest that seems strangely familiar. Have you been here before? Is this a dream or a nightmare? Trapped in the Forest is a surreal open world folk horror game.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.3%, Surreal 19.2%, Crafting 18.3%, Survival 16%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #6 Fox in the Woods
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Christina LeskowyakPub: Gryphox Studios
Windows
A crafting base survival casual game play. Two playable game modes! Hand drawn vector images and animations. Support a small local game design team!
Why similar: Crafting 25.3%, Hand-drawn 24.4%, Survival 21.4%, Stylized 11.5%, 2D 7.5%
- #7 Horrors Glade
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: djva caravana
Windows
You are a young scientist whose experiment turned into a disaster. When you wake up in the heart of a creepy forest, where every whisper of the wind hides a threat, you realize: there are no rules here. There is only hunger, fear, and shadows hungry for your flesh.
Why similar: Crafting 29.7%, Survival 26%, Sandbox 12.3%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Open World 6.6%
- #8 Francisca 2
91% matchMixed55% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Biscuit Play
Windows
Francisca 2 – a first-person indie horror game. Every day you’ll have to survive in your own house. At the start of each level, you need to place video cameras inside the house and in the yard and conceal yourself as well as you can, because a ghost girl is going to visit you soon.
Why similar: Idler 38.2%, Survival Horror 21.2%, Survival 19.4%, Dark 6.1%, Adventure 6%
- #9 Toodles & Toddlers
91% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: UglyBaby Games
Windows
Toodles & Toddlers is a survival horror strategy puzzle with physics transformation crafting and resource chains. Experiment to discover what is possible then use the tools you create to combat hostile creatures while coping with fear and hunger.
Why similar: Surreal 23.6%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Crafting 19.1%, Survival 16.3%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #10 Spingenuity
89% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Tidestep Games
Windows
A relaxing incremental game about spinning a wheel. Use your mouse movement to build momentum and set the wheel in motion. Spend your earnings on upgrades to improve the wheel, spin faster, and earn more money. When progress slows, purchase permanent upgrades through the prestige system.
Why similar: Idler 52.4%, Hand-drawn 30.5%, Stylized 14.1%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #11 My Best Nightmare
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: Artur Shevale
Windows
The quest with psychological horror elements, nice pixel art, and a non-linear story.
Why similar: Idler 40.7%, Hand-drawn 21.4%, Adventure 10.1%, 2D 8.4%, Dark 6.4%
- #12 Bigfoot Forest
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 181 reviews2021
Dev: Kiddy
Windows
Bigfoot Forest - a first-person indie horror game. While traveling in your car, you run out of gas and find yourself far away from any civilized locations at night, with only woods and a small town nearby.
Why similar: Idler 37.5%, Survival 21.6%, Survival Horror 20.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Psychological Horror 4.5%
- #13 1000 hidden snails
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anatoliy Loginovskikh
Windows
Hidden object game in a surreal style. Extremely hard!
Why similar: Idler 26%, Surreal 23.3%, Hand-drawn 21%, Hidden Object 9.3%, Stylized 6.3%
- #14 Hello my World! Lily.
86% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Black Leaf Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Hello my World! Lily." is a visual novel about a programmer who finds an unusual way to cope with loneliness and routine. But after a while, his imagination and actions go too far, and the line between reality and fantasy begins to melt rapidly.
Why similar: Idler 41.2%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Adventure 9.2%, Stylized 8.5%, 2D 8.3%
- #15 Auto Dungeon:Idle Adventure
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Player
Windows
In AutoDungeon, craft your Build, defeat bosses, collect legendary gear, and experience deep interactions between skills, equipment, and talents. Explore 60+ dungeons, challenge legendary bosses. 400+ legendary items, 170+ skills, and gear crafting to build a dungeon-destroying hero.
Why similar: Idler 75.9%, 2D 10.6%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #16 Skaramazuzu
84% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Bleeding Moon StudioPub: Iphigames
Windows
Enter the mysterious world of Skaramazuzu, and get ready to be tested. Meet strange beings and whimsical personalities, face challenges, and solve riddles in a hand-drawn, black and white 2D world.
Why similar: Surreal 31.9%, Hand-drawn 30.6%, Stylized 12.3%, Dark 8.2%, 2D 7.7%
- #17 Echo of the Wilds
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 195 reviews2014
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Echo of the Wilds is a puzzly narrativy adventure, featuring randomised wilderness survival. Explore and survive this mysterious tale of wilds. Gather resources to build gear and sustain yourself, learning new skills, lore and the intertwining interactions between the various areas, seasons, and weather.
Why similar: Crafting 24.7%, Survival 21.6%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Sandbox 10%, Open World 5.9%
- #18 Pre-Strike
85% matchMixed60% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Faucet Software
Windows
Strike your enemies before they strike you! Pre-Strike is a casual clicker game, focused on upgrading your camp and unlocking new characters in order to build up resources. The more resources you have, the stronger you are in this post-apocalyptic idle game!
Why similar: Idler 51.6%, Hand-drawn 23.4%, 2D 10.5%, Stylized 10.3%, Colorful 3.9%
- #19 KRAI LESA: Edge of the Forest
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Weissbird Studio
Windows · Linux
Brave the wilderness, interrogate your family folklore, and submit yourself to a higher power in this eldritch survival-adventure game. The tundra is rotting — won't you join its decay?
Why similar: Crafting 30.1%, Survival 22%, Hand-drawn 17.9%, Adventure 7.3%, Open World 6.9%
- #20 Steamwrecked
82% matchMixed68% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: sTeam
Windows
Ascend the skies and escape the hot desert caused by humanity's over usage of fossil fuels. Find blueprints, scavenge and craft items to build your airship to soar the skies up to society once more. Can you survive this tragedy or fall prey to the harsh nature of this decaying world?
Why similar: Survival 29.2%, Crafting 19.8%, Sandbox 17.5%, Stylized 12.8%, Adventure 10.3%
- #21 MUSHROOMAN
83% matchMixed49% of 41 reviews2022
Dev: Pine Games
Windows
Indie horror about giant killer mushrooms.
Why similar: Surreal 27.6%, Survival Horror 24.1%, Hidden Object 10.2%, Survival 9.3%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #22 Undergoes
81% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: David Montesi Rivas
Windows
Descend into endless mines. Pilot your drill ship. Survive the unknown. Undergoes is a surreal survival crafting game where players navigate a machine through procedurally generated mines, gather resources, craft tools, and build bases while fending off dangerous enemies.
Why similar: Surreal 20.1%, Hand-drawn 19.2%, Crafting 13.4%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Stylized 9%
- #23 Dark Side
82% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Claudio RainhoPub: C.R Game Studio
Windows
psychological thriller / horror game in first person, you wake up in a strange and unfamiliar place, apparently wearing special clothes, you need to find out where you are as soon as possible because your oxygen level is running low!
Why similar: Surreal 32.5%, Survival Horror 28.4%, Survival 20.8%, Indie 10.4%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #24 Risu
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: iwasherenowiamgonePub: 222°
Windows
Risu Ishikawa is about to split in two.
Why similar: Surreal 31.8%, Survival Horror 28.4%, Survival 14.3%, Dark 9.3%, Psychological Horror 6.6%
- #25 Heart Idler
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vacantknight5Pub: Vacantknight Studios
Windows
Heart Idler is a clicker/idle game where you start with nothing and build your way up to a vast collection of hearts! Click to generate hearts, invest them in powerful upgrades, and watch your heart count soar. Can you unlock all the upgrades and achieve the ultimate collection of hearts?
Why similar: Idler 51.6%, Hand-drawn 22.6%, Stylized 7.8%, 2D 5.7%, Colorful 5.1%
- #26 Escape from Tung Tung Sahur
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Quad Labs
Windows
Escape from Tung Tung Sahur it's a puzzle-horror game where you must to survive from Italian Brainrot Characters. The main door is covered with different locks and now you have to search the house and find keys and other objects to unlock the door and escape this house.
Why similar: Survival Horror 36.8%, Survival 15.3%, Hidden Object 12.5%, Surreal 11.5%, Adventure 9.5%
- #27 MaskuLand Survival
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DR_Godot_Dev
Windows
You are Masku, an explorer who crash-landed in an unknown world carrying a rare cure for your son! To breathe you need special Masks, each one grants you a unique ability! Repair your balloon and get supplies, fight you way back home! His life depends on you! You need to SURVIVE!
Why similar: Crafting 28.3%, Survival 25.6%, Survival Horror 25.2%, Open World 7.5%, Sandbox 7.1%
- #28 The Well of Life Cannot Move
78% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Kei Studios Games
Windows
An Idle Auto Battler Reverse-Bullet Hell Score Attack game. Collect life essence from an endless waves of enemies!
Why similar: Idler 44.1%, Hand-drawn 24.8%, Survival 19.8%, 2D 7.6%, Indie 2.6%
- #29 Maddy's Meadow
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Frog Hammer
Windows
Maddy’s Meadow is a cozy flower simulation that sits on a part of your screen allowing you to work on other tasks while caring for your meadow!
Why similar: Idler 34.3%, Hand-drawn 20.3%, Sandbox 10.6%, Crafting 9.8%, Stylized 8.7%
- #30 Mining
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 277 reviews2025
Dev: MaiBaHe
Windows
Mining is a click game where you can click on the mining pile! In Banana, you can click on the heap to mine ore! Occasionally, you may drop a mineral. Come and play with us!
Why similar: Idler 64.7%, Crafting 21.3%, 2D 10.5%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #31 Eat fish 3D
78% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: 续梦科技工作室
Windows
A 3D leisure game with the same playing method as the classic game big fish eating small fish, but it has a much richer fish population. Because it is a 3D game, the manipulation is more challenging.
Why similar: Idler 39.4%, Survival 18.4%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Open World 7.7%, Adventure 6.5%
- #32 Breath of Ghosts 2
77% matchMixed45% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: Piece Of Voxel
Windows
Breath of Ghosts is a first-person horror game made in realistic 3D graphics that immerses you in an atmosphere of horror and scares you in every way. The main goal is to survive and be saved.
Why similar: Idler 39.5%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Hidden Object 11.4%, Stylized 9.1%, Dark 8.8%
- #33 Ami's Room
76% 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 40%, Hand-drawn 26.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Hidden Object 6.7%, Adventure 6.2%
- #34 Life Gallery
75% matchVery Positive82% of 421 reviews2023
Dev: 751 Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Life Gallery is a puzzle game with a unique, illustration-style art design that leads the players into a world of profound horror.
Why similar: Surreal 34.3%, Hand-drawn 26.3%, Stylized 11.6%, Dark 8.8%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
- #35 Poop
75% matchMixed59% of 298 reviews2024
Dev: thug lifers
Windows
Poop is an idle-clicker game where you click poop to get more poop
Why similar: Idler 36.5%, Hand-drawn 24%, Crafting 17.1%, Hidden Object 8.6%, 2D 7.5%
- #36 Sect House
74% matchMixed66% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Fireplay Studio
Windows
Indie Horror in which you play as a child whose once-happy life is shattered after your how your parents gave you to a cult by a pastor. Trapped in a nightmarish home, you must explore environments, solve eerie puzzles, and without falling into the hands of the pastor. Can you escape the house?
Why similar: Idler 42.9%, Survival Horror 26.9%, Survival 11.2%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Exploration 5.9%
- #37 Project Hypnagogia
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arkuda Inc.
Windows
An experiment set up by a mad scientist called "Hypnagogia" to reveal absolute fear by revealing the subject's most terrifying images into reality. The line between dream and reality is blurred. It's not easy to find a way out when there's only one scary dream going on around you.
Why similar: Idler 40.6%, Surreal 27.2%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 7%, Dark 6.5%
- #38 Defective Sectors
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beacon Trapdoor Studios
Windows
Explore Plaza Pervium, find out what happened and reverse the lockdown. Use vehicles, weapons, turrets and traps to protect your outposts.
Why similar: Surreal 28%, Crafting 21%, Survival 19.9%, Sandbox 9.9%, Exploration 6.1%
- #39 Cycle Idle RPG
71% matchMixed69% of 242 reviews2025
Dev: LeafcutterPub: Leafcutter Studios
Windows
An RPG where your character is constantly grinding - even when you're offline!
Why similar: Idler 68.6%, Crafting 30.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #40 LetDeco Desktop
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Greekuda
Windows
A cute idle-crafting game nestled in the corner of your screen. Visit various regions to gather diverse materials and decorate your home with furniture you've crafted yourself!
Why similar: Idler 48.4%, Hand-drawn 29%, Crafting 12.9%, Sandbox 5%, 2D 4.5%
- #41 Direland
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KAIJIUUUUU
Windows
A sandbox survival craft game set in a vast world. Explore the wilderness, defeat monsters, gather materials, and conquer colossal bosses.
Why similar: Crafting 32.5%, Survival 23.8%, Sandbox 16.6%, Exploration 10.6%, Indie 6%
- #42 SPAGHET 2: Al Dente Chapter
73% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Torrey DanielPub: TD Indie
Windows
You just couldn't keep your hands to yourself... could you?
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.7%, Survival 32%, Crafting 25%, Adventure 4.3%, Indie 3.1%
- #43 Disdoored
73% matchMixed58% of 38 reviews2018
Dev: Anton Riot and CoPub: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Disdoored - is the game about survival in a crazy and 100% hand-made plasticine world. Develop your farm, breed new domestic animal species, search for ancient technologies or defend your base from monsters. This world HAS to be disdoored!
Why similar: Surreal 22.6%, Hand-drawn 19.8%, Crafting 16.9%, Survival 16.2%, Adventure 5.9%
- #44 Pediluvium
70% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Alice Karaush
Windows
A short meditative journey of feet gently stirring the water, surrounded by shifting landscapes and soothing sounds.
Why similar: Idler 56.8%, Hand-drawn 19.7%, Stylized 10.5%, Indie 4.9%, Sandbox 4.1%
- #45 Miki The Creative Roomate
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PIRI PIRI INTERACTIVE
Windows
Miki, an artist monkey, is renting out a corner of your screen to work on her art. Work together, fail together and try again together. Motivate each other and continue working on your creative projects!
Why similar: Idler 52.8%, Hand-drawn 19.5%, Crafting 14.8%, 2D 9%, Colorful 3.5%
- #46 Birth
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,771 reviews2023
Dev: Madison Karrh
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are alone. You will build a creature, a partner, a wet warm heart, a collection of bones.
Why similar: Surreal 36.5%, Hand-drawn 24.8%, Stylized 12.6%, Hidden Object 11.6%, Adventure 4.2%
- #47 Inari's Redemption
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AmbroisePub: Ambroise Catherine
Windows
An epic bite-size action adventure microidvania through a surreal world of mutated animals and environments. Combat mice engineers and religious birds, traverse a strange world and its life-altering climates, and combine steam and spark to fix the world, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 29.5%, Surreal 28.5%, Crafting 23.6%, 2D 5.1%, Adventure 4.7%
- #48 WellBound
70% match1 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: MadSandGames
Windows
a Survival and Crafting Rogue-like! You have been bound to the well! Lost in this Evil World things are not as they seem! Collect Materials! Craft Traps and Tools! Complete the Rituals to escape! Something Dark Lurks...
Why similar: Survival 28.7%, Crafting 27.9%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Dark 8.5%, Adventure 6.4%
- #49 Forsaken Isle
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 512 reviews2025
Dev: Smoodlez
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Stranded on a desert island, explore, craft, build and fight in this action survival game!
Why similar: Survival 35.3%, Crafting 35%, Sandbox 11.8%, Adventure 9%, Indie 4.7%
- #50 LORED
68% matchVery Positive80% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: Dillon Simpson
Windows · Linux
An idle game about collecting cancer with quirky stickfigures!
Why similar: Idler 34.4%, Hand-drawn 21.8%, Crafting 20.6%, Stylized 9.4%, 2D 6.5%
- #51 Fabergegg
69% matchMixed56% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: TapTap
Windows
Fabergegg - the ultimate clicker game! Every 3 hours, get chests or keys with unique items. Unlock chests for rare Faberge eggs. All items have properties and rarity, and are tradable.
Why similar: Idler 41.5%, Hand-drawn 20.3%, Crafting 13.3%, Adventure 10.6%, 2D 7.3%
- #52 Saint of Chains
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MystiveDev
Windows
Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.7%, Surreal 23.5%, Survival 11.4%, Dark 9%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #53 Micromega
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: COVEN
Windows
MICROMEGA blends hand-drawn artistry with intricate puzzles in a surreal 2D physics-based adventure. Guide a fragile Sphere through the unique world of visual artist Mani, interacting with its creatures to unlock paths and overcome challenges. A mesmerizing journey of beauty and fun!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 28.7%, Surreal 21.1%, Stylized 13%, Hidden Object 12.8%, 2D 8.9%
- #54 箍の外れたビスクドール 一滅外道ノ章
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: おんねんちゃんねる
Windows
『さあ、無限の絶望をあじわえ!』町の人々が原因不明の症状でとつぜん凶暴になる。高校生たちに襲いかかるバッドエンドを楽しむ物語。
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.5%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Survival 16.1%, Surreal 15.8%, Adventure 10.9%
- #55 =^.ω.^=
66% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2026
Dev: Cockroach Studio
Windows
Something will happen in two hours. Do not press the button. Do not press the button. Do not press the button. Do not press the button. Do not press the button. Do not press the button. Do not press the button. Do not press the button. Do not press the button.
Why similar: Idler 55.8%, Hand-drawn 32.3%, 2D 11.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #56 99 Nights
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ammonite Design Studios
Windows
Chop down trees, gather fuel & scrap, search abandoned structures, and build a base camp strong enough to withstand what comes after the sun sets. The wilderness grows more dangerous with every passing night, and something is always watching from beyond the firelight. Survive all 99 Nights.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.2%, Survival 23%, Crafting 20.7%, Sandbox 13.6%, Open World 6.7%
- #57 Kuma's Panty
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KUMAPub: KUMA Software
Windows
A weak bear wore panties to become stronger!? You only have 30 days to spend with Panty! Survive together! Survive in the harsh nature and walk the path to power that plunders everything. As long as you have Panty, you have nothing to fear in the world!
Why similar: Crafting 35.6%, Survival 31.6%, Open World 12%, Sandbox 6.4%, 2D 6.2%
- #58 OUT OF BOUNDS
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DIGITAL
Windows
OUT OF BOUNDS is a survival sandbox game set in the Backrooms universe. Explore, gather resources, craft weapons and components, fight enemies and build a base to survive while you try to escape the endless hellscape you're now stuck inside of.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.8%, Survival 26.4%, Sandbox 13.1%, Crafting 11%, Adventure 7.2%
- #59 Last Float
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LapsaDev
Windows
Explore and survive in this shattered world. Build, defend, and repair your raft. Search for secrets and uncover information about what happened - and most importantly, don't drown!
Why similar: Crafting 31.4%, Survival 30.8%, Sandbox 14.5%, Stylized 9.9%, Exploration 6.9%