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Games Like 坏小孩

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Story Rich, Puzzle, Singleplayer.

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A pixel game that tells the story of bad elementary school students in the 1990s. The game is full of nostalgic elements of the 90s, while adding light puzzle solving and platform jumping elements.

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive — 96% — of 1,701 reviews
Released: 2021-07-14
Developer: WildMonkey
Publisher: Gamirror Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.9 hrs
Mean playtime: 2.9 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 64%

Overview

坏小孩 captures the unique intersection of 1990s nostalgia, dark coming-of-age narratives, and puzzle-platforming mechanics. These recommendations focus on games that balance atmospheric storytelling, pixel-art aesthetics, and themes of childhood mystery or societal critique to provide a similar emotional and gameplay experience.

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    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.1%, Puzzle 16.8%, Crime 16.2%, Story Rich 12.2%, Adventure 8.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in Chinese indie storytelling that shares the same dark, investigative, and surreal atmosphere as the seed game.

  2. #2 The Rewinder
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,363 reviews2021
    Dev: MistyMountainStudioPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.9%, Puzzle 26.2%, Story Rich 20.3%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 4.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Features beautiful pixel art and puzzle mechanics rooted in folklore, matching the artistic and mechanical quality of the seed.

  3. #3 A Perfect Day
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 1,828 reviews2022
    Dev: Perfect Day Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Revisit and repeat the final moments of China's turn of the century in this narrative puzzle adventure. Play a 6th-grade student and greet classmates, explore secrets, play mini-4WD, or just wander around town. Make your choices to create a perfect day for everyone!

    Why similar: 1990's 27.3%, Story Rich 20.4%, Puzzle 20.3%, Retro 13.5%, Adventure 11.7%

    Why You'll Like It: An immersive narrative experience that captures the specific feeling of growing up in 1990s China with deep nostalgic detail.

  4. #4 网瘾少年2005 Internet addicted youth 2005
    95% matchVery Positive97% of 483 reviews2023
    Dev: KayKay工作室
    Windows

    "Internet Addicted Youth 2005" is a narrative-driven role-playing game. If you also yearn to revisit that era and relive the bittersweet experiences of an internet-addicted teenager, then perhaps, here, you'll find the answers you seek...

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Story Rich 18.5%, Puzzle 10.4%, Adventure 7.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Explores the specific cultural phenomenon of 90s and early 2000s youth culture in China through a narrative-heavy lens.

  5. #5 Detention
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,802 reviews2017
    Dev: RedCandleGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

    Why similar: Puzzle 32.5%, Story Rich 32.3%, Adventure 15.1%, Retro 10.7%, Indie 9.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Set in 1990s Taiwan, this game perfectly mirrors the historical nostalgia and dark, psychological horror elements found in the seed.

  6. #6 Murders on the Yangtze River
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,156 reviews2024
    Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    "Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.3%, Puzzle 22.3%, Story Rich 20.4%, Adventure 11.7%, Indie 4.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A detective game set in 1990s China that captures the era's aesthetic and mystery-solving focus.

  7. #7 Black Sheep
    94% matchMixed53% of 795 reviews2022
    Dev: 完蛋了的国王Pub: Gamirror Games
    Windows

    Black Sheep" is a 2D story-driven adventure game, you will play a high school student who explores the flooded school ruins, trace the shadow of the past, and unveil the evil those buried in the bottom of the river to see the light of day.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.5%, Adventure 18.9%, Puzzle 17.3%, Story Rich 15.3%, Indie 4.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A dark, school-based mystery that utilizes a similar somber tone and focus on hidden secrets within an educational setting.

  8. #8 Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
    92% matchVery Positive94% of 2,535 reviews2020
    Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: HandyGames
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 21.4%, Crime 20.6%, Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, Incremental 17.4%, Story Rich 9.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers a brilliant blend of noir detective work and dark humor that complements the tone of the seed game.

  9. #9 The Heroes Around Me
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 763 reviews2024
    Dev: OKJOY
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    The Heroes Around Me tells a story of a family of 3: the hard-working and quiet father – Nan, his daughter Lili, and their pet dog Sesame. Players will experience the harshness and warmth in the simpler time of the 1990s, where lots of stories are untold.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.4%, 1990's 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Story Rich 15.5%, Retro 10.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A poignant, story-rich pixel game that captures the essence of childhood memories and emotional growth.

  10. #10 What Lies in the Multiverse
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 723 reviews2022
    Dev: Studio VoyagerPub: Untold Tales
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.5%, Dark Humor 27.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Puzzle 8.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines puzzle-platforming with a dark, humorous narrative that shifts through different realities.

  11. #11 Nine Witches: Family Disruption
    90% matchVery Positive91% of 318 reviews2020
    Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    When an occult German WW2 division releases an ancient curse upon the world, a supernatural problem is going to require a supernatural solution. Take control of two playable heroes as they embark on a comedic, alternate-history adventure with a truly original story (99.9999% guaranteed).

    Why similar: Dark Humor 39.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Story Rich 14%, Retro 9.6%, Adventure 8.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art adventure that successfully balances dark humor with a supernatural mystery.

  12. #12 Fran Bow
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,901 reviews2015
    Dev: Killmonday Games AB
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

    Why similar: Story Rich 39.1%, Puzzle 36.5%, Adventure 15.2%, Indie 6%, Singleplayer 3.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal point-and-click adventure that explores childhood trauma and mystery through a unique, unsettling lens.

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    Dev: Portable Moose
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    Why similar: Dark Humor 35.3%, Story Rich 27.1%, Puzzle 20%, Adventure 10%, Indie 5%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on a dark, episodic mystery involving a young protagonist, sharing the seed's interest in grim storytelling and pixel art.

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    Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: LightOn Game
    Windows · Mac
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    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.4%, Puzzle 23.8%, Story Rich 16.6%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 5.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Shares the thematic focus on the lives of troubled youth and the mysteries surrounding them.

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    86% matchVery Positive94% of 6,285 reviews2013
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    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

    Why similar: Story Rich 44%, Puzzle 22.3%, Adventure 22.1%, Indie 8%, Singleplayer 3.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological and dark narrative game that excels in atmospheric storytelling and mature themes.

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    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,016 reviews2023
    Dev: WildMonkeyPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows

    Zhao Sheng, a retired postman, has been suffering from dementia over the past years. He insists that his partner Qi Mei is waiting for him under a peach tree. Zhao Sheng’s family didn't want him to leave with any regrets and decided to go and find that peach tree he had been talking about...

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.6%, Incremental 27.1%, 1990's 12%, Puzzle 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure that explores surreal narratives through a point-and-click interface.

  17. #17 Ghostory
    87% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2017
    Dev: RigidCore Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Puns, and puzzles. Horrible puns and devious puzzles actually, along with several incorporeal entities are what makes Ghostory a pixel art puzzle adventure brimming with humour and intrigue. Take on the role of a cursed traveler, master your ghostly form, find a cure, and escape a perilous cave system.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.4%, Dark Humor 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Puzzle 11.3%, Retro 6.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that utilizes unique mechanics to navigate a mysterious world, similar to the seed's gameplay loop.

  18. #18 前程似锦 Excellent Expectations
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 976 reviews2017
    Dev: 内购人生PABL
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Excellent Expectations is a puzzle adventure game , you would use search engines to discover a story from a stranger's phone .

    Why similar: Dark Humor 52.4%, Puzzle 18%, Story Rich 14.3%, Indie 12.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%

    Why You'll Like It: An indie title that blends dark humor with detective elements in a way that feels tonally consistent with the seed.

  19. #19 Night in the Woods
    84% matchVery Positive95% of 20,210 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 45.2%, Dark Humor 31.4%, Story Rich 14.6%, Adventure 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the complexities of youth and small-town secrets, mirroring the character-driven nature of the seed.

  20. #20 Oxenfree
    83% matchVery Positive91% of 12,110 reviews2016
    Dev: Night School Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Why similar: Story Rich 66.5%, Adventure 20.5%, Indie 8.9%, Singleplayer 4.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A seminal coming-of-age mystery that excels in dialogue-heavy storytelling and atmospheric tension.

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    84% matchVery Positive98% of 58 reviews2021
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    Windows

    Grandma Badass is a 2D cartoon adventure game. This point and click video game immerses you in the shoes of GrandMa, an old woman who will work to find her black cat Marius, missing and probably kidnapped.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 28.8%, Puzzle Platformer 28%, Incremental 26.3%, Puzzle 11%, Adventure 5.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A dark-humor-filled adventure that provides a lighter, yet still cynical, take on mystery-solving.

  22. #22 Azazel's Christmas Fable
    82% matchVery Positive100% of 123 reviews2022
    Dev: Greg Muhlbock
    Windows

    A wacky 8-bit retro-style point and click Christmas adventure, reminiscent of '90s classics. Explore Santa's village as a devilish imp with a mischievous knack for getting into trouble. Solve puzzles and uncover mysteries while meeting some peculiar characters along the way.

    Why similar: Incremental 24.1%, 1990's 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Puzzle 13.9%, Story Rich 10.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art puzzle game that offers a distinct, story-driven experience.

  23. #23 Kathy Rain
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 4,001 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 36.2%, Adventure 23.3%, Story Rich 13.2%, Puzzle 11.7%, Retro 8.5%

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    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 35.5%, Puzzle 29.6%, Story Rich 26%, Indie 5.1%, Singleplayer 3.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Uses environmental storytelling to evoke nostalgia and personal history, much like the setting of the seed game.

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    79% matchVery Positive95% of 116,515 reviews2017
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    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%

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    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 52%, Puzzle 17.7%, Story Rich 13%, Adventure 11.5%, Singleplayer 3%

    Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses a dark, childlike perspective to explore themes of fear and survival.

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    81% matchMostly Positive72% of 286 reviews2023
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    Stellar Mess is a 2D point&click adventure game, set somewhere in Argentinean Patagonia. The game is inspired by early classic EGA games of the genre.

    Why similar: Incremental 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, 1990's 18.3%, Retro 11.3%, Adventure 9.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art adventure that focuses on quirky puzzle-solving and narrative exploration.

  27. #27 Romino's Adventure
    80% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2021
    Dev: InterDan
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    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 56.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Adventure 7.9%, Retro 5.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A straightforward puzzle-platformer that captures the mechanical feel of the seed game's platforming sections.

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    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 86,379 reviews2012
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    Windows

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    81% match6 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2022
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    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 65.5%, Puzzle 20.9%, Adventure 13.7%

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    77% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2026
    Dev: Karellen Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    75% matchVery Positive100% of 66 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    76% matchVery Positive90% of 160 reviews2019
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    71% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2022
    Dev: 本格工作室Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
    Windows

    《隐秘的原罪》是由本格工作室开发的推理解谜系列游戏。本作以架空的民国时代为故事背景,围绕侦探和巡警联手侦破一个个奇案的故事,在扣人心弦的推理过程中,弘扬人性的真善美,抨击人性的丑恶,同时科普诸多的常识知识。

    Why similar: Puzzle 34.7%, Story Rich 30.3%, 1990's 20.5%, Adventure 8.6%, Indie 3.7%

  50. #50 ElecHead
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,442 reviews2021
    Dev: NamaTakahashi
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    ⚡+🤖+🧩

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 50.2%, Puzzle 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Retro 9.1%, Adventure 6%

  51. #51 Laughing to Die
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,284 reviews2024
    Dev: 大吉利制作组Pub: Gamera Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    囡囡回乡参加奶奶一百岁的丧礼。家人们都说老人百岁去世是喜丧,因此家里正大摆宴席招待亲友。独自一人的囡囡看到一个酷似奶奶的身影之后随之而误入某个奇怪的房间,在寻找离开的道路同时,囡囡也逐渐从这些房间的故事中知道了奶奶的来历,更从中得知在喜丧背后所隐藏的秘密。

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 57.8%, Puzzle 25.2%, Adventure 15.6%, Indie 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  52. #52 Firework
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 44,394 reviews2021
    Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.

    Why similar: Puzzle 34.5%, Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, Retro 10.5%, Indie 9%

  53. #53 Devil's Drizzle
    65% matchVery Positive96% of 123 reviews2025
    Dev: Cozy Creeps GamesPub: ZNT Productions
    Windows · Linux

    Devil's Drizzle is a 2D platformer that narrates the story of a kid in pursuit of his friend, an umbrella. Brave the storm and outrun the clutches of the demonic Pazuzu in this audacious effort to save your buddy.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 48.3%, Pixel Graphics 22.8%, Retro 14.3%, Adventure 8.2%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  54. #54 Noir Punk
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 72 reviews2021
    Dev: Milpitians
    Windows

    2D sidescrolling adventure narrative game with puzzle solving and platforming elements.

    Why similar: Puzzle 34.4%, Story Rich 30.3%, Retro 26.4%, Adventure 8.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  55. #55 Rikki & Vikki
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 114 reviews2018
    Dev: PenguiNet
    Windows

    Puzzling Action for One or Two Players.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.4%, Dark Humor 22%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Puzzle 11.7%, Retro 7%

  56. #56 Shui's Odyssey
    65% matchVery Positive89% of 141 reviews2024
    Dev: Intentional StudioPub: 2P Games
    Windows

    This is a puzzle game that combines text and images. Players use visual illusions to piece together fragments of memories from Alzheimer's patients, in order to reconstruct the truth of the story and witness the passage of time for three generations.

    Why similar: Incremental 45.9%, Puzzle 23.9%, 1990's 17.5%, Adventure 12.6%

  57. #57 Jad
    69% matchMostly Positive73% of 70 reviews2021
    Dev: DnovelPub: My Way Games
    Windows

    JAD is an atmospheric jumping and puzzle platformer.

    Why similar: Puzzle 37.3%, 1990's 34.1%, Adventure 22.1%, Retro 5.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  58. #58 恒水中学连环虐杀 / The untold story of hengshui school
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 531 reviews2018
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    It’s based on Hengshui high school to reveal the real society, Game feature: cult painting style, puzzle elements, serious student death event plus humorous minor role, As it was released on March,2015, and finished in the following four months, now it’s downloaded almost 0.9 million players, the live video of the game has 2.

    Why similar: Adventure 71%, Indie 29%

  59. #59 Pixel Devil and the Broken Cartridge
    70% matchMixed61% of 110 reviews2019
    Dev: Level Evil
    Windows

    Classic platformer in the style of Pixel-art. The main character goes to the world of 8-bit games to save his girlfriend. Help him to find new abilities and find out who is behind the abduction of the girl.

    Why similar: Adventure 68.2%, Indie 31.8%

  60. #60 Nightmare Zapping
    65% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
    Dev: Maldo19
    Windows

    A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 32%, Pixel Graphics 24.2%, Story Rich 20.3%, Retro 13.4%, Adventure 6.6%

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