- #1 Droste Effect
97% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: ParasomniasGames
Windows
Explore the peculiar tale of Droste Effect, a captivating 2D puzzle game. Confront the mysterious past of your new home with Alexandra, uncover secrets, and manage your sanity in an intense adventure. Rediscover the power of memories as you dive into a past that will reshape your present.
Why similar: Surreal 18.1%, Puzzle 15.3%, Adventure 14.7%, Exploration 13.1%, 2D 8.8%
- #2 Puzzle Box Palace
96% matchVery Positive86% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows
Puzzle Box Palace is an escape room style puzzle game where you are pulled into your grandfather's magical puzzle box. Solve puzzles, manipulate the puzzle box, and jump across furniture as you look for a way out.
Why similar: Surreal 30%, Puzzle 26%, Adventure 18.5%, Exploration 17.4%, Indie 8.2%
- #3 Seeking The Guardian
96% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: UiqooPub: Cursor Chasing Cat
Windows · Linux
「Seeking The Guardian」is a puzzle adventure game filled with puzzles and “impossible” puzzles. Within the stone cave engraved with legends of the Guardian, read the murals, solve the puzzles, and search for the exit.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.2%, Exploration 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Adventure 10.4%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #4 Soul Return
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maxpace
Windows
Help a little soul go through a unique and wonderful world. Explore the area, solve puzzles, find scraps of memories to help the hero reunite with his family and find out why Death didn't come for him.
Why similar: Surreal 23.6%, Puzzle 14.2%, Exploration 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #5 OneShot: World Machine Edition
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,777 reviews2024
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
Why similar: Surreal 17.9%, Puzzle 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Exploration 12.7%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #6 POCKET MYSTERY EP DX
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Kohococoa Design Works
Windows
A surreal, murder-mystery puzzle game originally designed for the GameBoy.
Why similar: Surreal 35.8%, Puzzle 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Story Rich 10.6%, Adventure 7.9%
- #7 Night Reverie: Prologue
93% 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 27.3%, Puzzle 17%, Exploration 16%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #8 Shadow Alchemist
92% matchVery Positive96% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: PostHuman Interactive
Windows
Explore a mystical, ever-changing dungeon in this isometric puzzle-adventure game. Master self-transmutation abilities and solve increasingly complex challenges as you uncover the secrets of your past.
Why similar: Surreal 26.6%, Puzzle 15.7%, Exploration 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Mystery 8.7%
- #9 Obduction
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,942 reviews2016
Dev: Cyan, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
Why similar: Surreal 22.8%, Puzzle 22.3%, Exploration 18.2%, Adventure 15.9%, Mystery 9.6%
- #10 Welcome Home 2
91% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Vitruvian CaféPub: Catherine Burke
Windows
David is trapped in his grandmother's basement, help him escape! Warning: flashing images and disturbing imagery
Why similar: Puzzle 22.3%, Exploration 19.1%, Adventure 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, 2D 10.1%
- #11 Night Reverie
90% matchVery Positive97% of 324 reviews2021
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie is 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 living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Surreal 23.9%, Exploration 15.6%, Puzzle 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #12 NOAH
89% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Earth From Us
Windows
말할 수 없는 아이 ‘노아’가 되어 멸망해가는 세상을 여행해보세요. 모종의 이유로 인류는 큰 재앙 속에 빠졌으며, 우리가 살던 시대의 인류는 거의 사라지기 직전입니다. 여러분은 작은 해파리 로봇과 함께 과거를 여행하며 그 이유를 알아보게 됩니다.
Why similar: Surreal 28.8%, Puzzle 16.1%, Exploration 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #13 UNREAL LIFE
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,883 reviews2020
Dev: hako lifePub: room6
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 296.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
And now, for today's story.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.3%, Story Rich 17.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Puzzle 11.4%, Exploration 10.9%
- #14 Adventures of Isabelle Fine: Murder on Rails
89% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Secret Forest Games
Windows
Adventures of Isabelle Fine: Murder on Rails. A fun and weird take on the classic adventure game.
Why similar: Adventure 29.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Puzzle 18%, Story Rich 14.5%, 2D 10.5%
- #15 REalM: Walk of Soul
87% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: Quantum SheepPub: GamesStarter
Windows
One night Iris awakens in a bizarre and perturbing REalM, where she must embark on a journey to face the truth behind its mysteries and find herself. Dive into this 2D surreal puzzle adventure set in a nightmarish world, filled with mind breaking enigmas awaiting to be uncovered.
Why similar: Surreal 38.2%, Puzzle 21.8%, Adventure 19.9%, 2D 10.8%, Indie 9.2%
- #16 The Road 66
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: IGNITECHPub: WANDERING WITCH PROIECTUM
Windows
The Road 66 is a 2D pixel art adventure where Kai and childhood friends Sue and Nile hit the road to find the brothers' missing mother. Along Route 66, they’ll encounter talking cats, dancing fire gods, and eerie folklore. Start the engine—adventure awaits!
Why similar: Puzzle 19.2%, Adventure 17.3%, Surreal 17.3%, Exploration 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%
- #17 Dreams of the Void
85% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Desperia
Windows
May Campbell moved to the island of Cassiopeia years ago to live with her grandfather. Now, she tries to survive day by day in a rotting world. Solve puzzles, uncover truths, and help May see tomorrow's daylight in this strange narrative-driven exploration/puzzle game.
Why similar: Exploration 15.7%, Surreal 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Story Rich 12%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #18 Tales of Esferia: Araxis
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Arctic Pixels
Windows
A story-driven puzzle adventure with a shared spotlight between two intergalactic freelancers who get dragged into a series of peculiar events happening on a strange alien planet.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.6%, Adventure 17.3%, Exploration 16.8%, Story Rich 14%, Pixel Graphics 13%
- #19 Life Museum
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 猎人飞驰
Windows
A side-scrolling puzzle game in line style. You take on the role of an office worker who, after working day after day, decides to explore the city. Play with keyboard or Xbox controller.
Why similar: Surreal 24.9%, Puzzle 23.9%, Adventure 16.5%, Exploration 15%, 2D 9.4%
- #20 The Unfinished Swan
84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,918 reviews2020
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.
Why similar: Surreal 31%, Puzzle 20.3%, Exploration 18.5%, Adventure 11%, Mystery 6.9%
- #21 DEBUG NEPHEMEE
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nephemee Studio
Windows
『DEBUG NEPHEMEE(デバッグ・ネフェミー)』は、見下ろし型の2Dアドベンチャーゲームです。舞台は、バグに侵された世界。 独自の戦闘システムと、個性豊かなキャラクターたちとの出会いを通して、“デバッグ”の旅へと踏み出します。
Why similar: Puzzle 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Adventure 16.7%, Exploration 14.2%, Story Rich 13.4%
- #22 School Quest
82% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Pretty Bird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro point-and-click adventure set in a 1980s high school, where a wisecracking teen investigates a missing friend, dodges bullies, and uncovers a bizarre conspiracy lurking in the halls.
Why similar: Puzzle 19.8%, Exploration 17%, Adventure 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Story Rich 12.5%
- #23 Silent Pathways
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SkillerGameDev
Windows
Drawn back to his haunted home, Dave must solve eerie puzzles, uncover forgotten lore, and survive the shadows that stalk every corner of its decaying halls - a past that refuses to let go.
Why similar: Surreal 31.2%, Puzzle 19%, Adventure 16.5%, Exploration 11.5%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #24 BioDive
81% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Hot Chocolate Productions
Windows
Led to a remote exoplanet by a distress signal, B3-4K discovers a laboratory under the surface of the planet. Push blocks, flip levers, and turn mirrors to solve puzzles and explore the mysteries of the laboratory.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Story Rich 15.5%, Exploration 13.2%, 2D 9.8%
- #25 COLORFLY
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Atelier
Windows
What answers are waiting for the main character "woo-ri" as we venture out to find our own color?
Why similar: Puzzle 31.3%, Pixel Graphics 26.3%, Adventure 14%, Indie 13.7%, 2D 12.6%
- #26 Kairo
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,741 reviews2013
Dev: Locked Door PuzzlePub: Lupus Studios Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.
Why similar: Surreal 30.5%, Puzzle 28%, Exploration 21.5%, Adventure 7.1%, Mystery 6%
- #27 Antichamber
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,576 reviews2013
Dev: Alexander BrucePub: Demruth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
Why similar: Surreal 37.6%, Puzzle 35.4%, Exploration 15.6%, Indie 5.2%, Adventure 4.4%
- #28 M.A.Z.E
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: PixelPath Games
Windows
You wake up disoriented in a labyrinth, armed with nothing but a flashlight and a video camera... Solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and find a way out, but you’ll have to hurry because time is running, and each day in the labyrinth brings you closer to the end... you are not alone in this place.
Why similar: Puzzle 31.8%, Exploration 28.1%, Adventure 18.4%, Mystery 7.9%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
- #29 The House Dreams Along With Them
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jeffrey NordinPub: Caranthos Mori Games
Windows
The House Dreams Along With Them is a first person puzzle adventure with an emphasis on interactivity and logic. Sleep and dream in the rooms of a mysterious house. Solve the puzzles to make the dreams real and take a step towards the enigmatic reification of night.
Why similar: Surreal 22.3%, Puzzle 21.1%, Exploration 18.2%, Adventure 17.3%, Mystery 11.8%
- #30 Graveyard Birds
79% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Indispensable Studios
Windows · Mac
Graveyard Birds is a 2d puzzle game. Guide Lemmy the bird through 50 devious levels and escape the clutches of the undead with the help of your friends!
Why similar: Adventure 25%, Puzzle 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 22.4%, 2D 13%, Indie 12.1%
- #31 うさぎ石
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: わっとわかめ
Windows
石を拾ったことから始まる、ホラーアドベンチャーゲーム。招かれた屋敷を舞台に、何を思い、どの行動を取るかで結末が変わります。
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Adventure 18.1%, Puzzle 18%, Mystery 13.1%, 2D 12.4%
- #32 Wild Unknown
78% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: Joe SansonePub: Island Bar Games LLC
Windows
Wild Unknown is a first-person adventure game where players must explore, solve puzzles, and uncover hidden secrets in order to piece together the surprising story of the mysterious wilderness in which they awake. Includes DLC: Trial of Antiquity.
Why similar: Adventure 29.6%, Puzzle 29.1%, Exploration 26.9%, Indie 14.3%
- #33 Reality Falls
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lewis DenbyPub: Game If You Are
Windows
In a dusty, dilapidated town on the former Soviet steppe, a young traveller finds himself embroiled in a strange and surreal plot that threatens the very existence of Reality Falls itself. A story-driven indie adventure, with classic point-and-click puzzles and a retro JRPG-style look and feel.
Why similar: Adventure 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Puzzle 14.8%, Story Rich 13%, Indie 12.2%
- #34 Shadows of Elsewhen: Forbidden Alchemy
74% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Clune Crew Studio
Windows
Shadows of Elsewhen is an alchemy-inspired, murder mystery-themed 1st-person puzzle game. Explore the cryptic Temple Elsewhen and solve your way through the many ancient machinations, arcane devices, and puzzles which hold the secret to the ghost of young Arriel's mysterious and untimely demise.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.9%, Adventure 22.6%, Exploration 22.2%, Story Rich 14.8%, Mystery 9.7%
- #35 The Charity Shop
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Figglewatts
Windows · Linux
The Charity Shop is an atmospheric, surreal, first-person puzzle game where you use your camera to capture the essence of a life lived. To this end, you have been delivered to The Charity Shop, the place where people donate unwanted belongings—each carrying an imprint of the time they once shared.
Why similar: Surreal 50.4%, Puzzle 23.3%, Exploration 13.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #36 Nested Rooms
76% match2 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Nested Rooms Developer
Windows
Nested rooms is a single player, first person experience taking place in a confusing non-euclidean world. Your goal is to navigate everyday life in a realm where rooms seem to coexist in the same space without interfering with one another.
Why similar: Surreal 45.7%, Puzzle 27.9%, Exploration 20.7%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #37 Mondealy
73% matchVery Positive94% of 609 reviews2023
Dev: uglycoalPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Mondealy is about you building relationships and exploring the world. An ordinary guy from an ordinary town on an ordinary day uncovers the secrets of an extraordinary underground kingdom located under his home. Your adventure begins!
Why similar: Surreal 22.8%, Story Rich 13.4%, Puzzle 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Exploration 12.3%
- #38 Mockingbird
75% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Grant G Heffner
Windows · Mac
Mockingbird is a top-down stealth puzzle game. Play as the Mockingbird as you traverse 5 levels, culminating with a fight against an evil warrior!
Why similar: Puzzle 25.3%, Adventure 22.7%, Exploration 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, 2D 11.3%
- #39 Into The Soup
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rogo Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
A portal to another dimension; A world abandoned. Journey Into The Soup and uncover the mysteries of a strange new reality in this atmospheric first-person puzzle adventure game.
Why similar: Surreal 24.7%, Adventure 19.7%, Puzzle 14.3%, Exploration 12.1%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #40 Under The Warehouse
73% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: GoolWorks
Windows
A mysterious caller sends you on a surreal journey to find a colorful egg in a sprawling warehouse. Meet the workers, collect items, and solve puzzles in this first person adventure with multiple endings.
Why similar: Puzzle 21.6%, Surreal 20.4%, Adventure 17.5%, Exploration 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%
- #41 Social Caterpillar
71% matchPositive100% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: Twelve Tiles
Windows · Mac · Linux
The only hands-on puzzle adventure guaranteed to accurately and humanely teach Socialization to Introverts, heh heh!
Why similar: Surreal 24.8%, Puzzle 15.4%, Exploration 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #42 June
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lab36
Windows
「June」 is a horror adventure game in which you explore a haunted apartment and solve puzzles and try to escape. Use your companions' special actions at key points,and let's return to our world alive.
Why similar: Exploration 25.4%, Adventure 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 21.2%, 2D 13.5%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #43 Tulpa
74% matchMixed55% of 259 reviews2015
Dev: Encryptique
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A surreal puzzle platformer that's as beautiful as it is challenging – discover two beings entwined by fate, a girl and her soulmate, left to travel through a hauntingly elegant world...
Why similar: Surreal 46.2%, Puzzle 21.1%, Mystery 12.6%, Adventure 9.4%, Indie 8.4%
- #44 OneShot
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 61,459 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Story Rich 17.4%, Puzzle 15.3%, Surreal 15%, Exploration 7.5%
- #45 Willow's Paper House
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blooming Bats Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark fairytale point-and-click adventure game that follows 13-year-old Willow as she tries to escape a living hospital made of memories while searching for her lost brother.
Why similar: Surreal 20.6%, Puzzle 15.9%, Exploration 13.8%, Story Rich 12.5%, Mystery 11.3%
- #46 Mushroom Investigates:The Fleeing Rain
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: 慢i鸹i
Windows
A vague invitation, a dizzy carpenter, and wooden ears everywhere...... What happened here, and is there a connection to the strange weather? The one who is about to help to find the truth is a common mushroom coming for money.
Why similar: Surreal 27.3%, Puzzle 24.6%, Adventure 16.7%, 2D 9.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #47 Decarnation
69% 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 35%, Puzzle 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Exploration 10.1%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #48 Myst
70% matchVery Positive89% of 2,089 reviews2021
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.8%, Exploration 25.8%, Adventure 17.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
- #49 Moonrise Fall
71% matchPositive92% of 36 reviews2019
Dev: Made From StringsPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Moonrise Fall is an atmospheric exploration puzzle game about a boy who finds himself lost in a supernatural forest after losing both parents in a car crash. Put your detective skills to the test. Unravel the mysteries of the forest and photograph the strange creatures (cryptids) that reside there.
Why similar: Adventure 22.5%, Puzzle 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Exploration 15.4%, Indie 10.6%
- #50 Soul After
70% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Sensation Games
Windows
Soul After는 삶과 죽음의 관계를 아름답게 전달하고자 하는 스토리 위주의 탑 뷰 어드벤처 게임입니다. 현생에서 죽음을 맞이한 당신은 기억을 잃은 채로 사후세계에서 영혼 사자가 되었습니다. 당신의 역할은 사후세계로 오는 망자들이 다음 생으로 환생할 수 있도록 돕는 것입니다.
Why similar: Exploration 23.5%, Puzzle 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Story Rich 11.2%, 2D 11.2%
- #51 Ungrounded
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chondrite Games
Windows
Ungrounded is a first-person puzzle adventure game. Explore, observe, and engage with Ungrounded’s mechanisms and machinery. The further you travel, the more uncertain the path home.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.8%, Exploration 27.5%, Adventure 26.9%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #52 Sans Logique
68% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Gamagora ICOM
Windows
Sans Logique is a first-person game that blends puzzle and adventure gameplay. You'll explore different dreamlike worlds, discover the story of your character, and solve some original puzzles.
Why similar: Surreal 32.4%, Puzzle 21.3%, Exploration 17.1%, Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #53 Polly's Puzzle Box
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Box Penguin Games
Windows · Mac
As a small flea, explore inside a handcrafted puzzle box filled with shapes and secrets. Gather strange items with hidden abilities, and unravel a trail of visual clues as you attempt to escape the box.
Why similar: Surreal 27.9%, Exploration 24.2%, Puzzle 20.2%, Adventure 8.4%, 2D 8.4%
- #54 After Dark
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: pixelkat
Windows · Mac
After Dark is a horror adventure game filled with monsters, oddities, and more! Traverse a strange, other-worldly forest to rescue your sister and bring her back home! There will be many dangers along the way, can you survive?
Why similar: Surreal 27.5%, Puzzle 16.7%, Exploration 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #55 Talesworth Adventure: The Lost Artifacts
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Talesworth Game Studio
Windows
Talesworth Kingdom has been overrun by Boneyard’s evil minions. You have been tasked to guide Questy, our brave (and dim-witted) hero, through 33 challenging levels in this unique puzzle adventure. Find all three ancient artifacts and discover the secret entrance to Boneyard’s lair!
Why similar: Puzzle 29.7%, Adventure 26.7%, Pixel Graphics 22.9%, 2D 14.6%, Indie 4.2%
- #56 Clown In a House
67% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: Krispy Animation
Windows
A lone clown explores a mysterious home. He meets strange inhabitants on his journey to discover why he exists. Join him, and you may discover a thing or two about yourself.
Why similar: Exploration 21.6%, Adventure 19%, Puzzle 16.2%, Story Rich 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #57 Lobby Loitering
67% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Viktor the Great
Windows
Have you ever felt like, in a single step, the world around you changed, and you didn't notice until it was too late? Explore a collection of alternate realities in an attempt to get Marcel back to the reality he belongs in.
Why similar: Puzzle 19.8%, Exploration 18.9%, Story Rich 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Surreal 13.5%
- #58 Silent Click
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Maksim Marozau
Windows · Mac · Linux
A first-person psychological puzzle horror where you escape control using a TV remote. Explore surreal rooms filled with CRT televisions, switch channels to solve logic-based puzzles, and uncover a haunted smart home system that constantly observes you.
Why similar: Surreal 29.3%, Puzzle 23.8%, Adventure 20.4%, Exploration 12.3%, Mystery 7.1%
- #59 Ranger Quest: The Elemental Orbs
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Colin HamiltonPub: Minotaur Maze Engine
Windows
Disaster has befallen you, but hope is not lost. Explore the libraries and learn the ancient incantations to unlock the full power of the Elemental Orbs. Completing your epic quest requires a showdown with the evil Grand Mage Marduk in his magical fortress.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.5%, Exploration 20.6%, Adventure 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 19%, 2D 10.2%
- #60 Pera Coda
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ELYZIO
Windows
Pera Coda is a narrative mystery adventure about a man trapped between life and death. To escape, he must face his past, confront buried traumas, and stand trial for the life he lived. Set in Istanbul, it blends psychological drama, branching dialogue, and puzzles in a journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Surreal 30.7%, Exploration 21.2%, Puzzle 20.3%, Story Rich 8.7%, Adventure 8.7%