
Escape the dark by navigating through nightmares made reality. Follow the light and find your way home as you are hounded by your worst fears.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Singleplayer, Atmospheric, Horror.

Escape the dark by navigating through nightmares made reality. Follow the light and find your way home as you are hounded by your worst fears.

KnightLight
A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.

Utomah
Utomah is a 2D platformer in which the player navigates through a nightmarish world. Grapple, latch, and dash through incredible environments, discovering the darkness of one's inner mind, encountering true horrors along the way. Prepare to push your skills to the limit!
A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.4%, 2D Platformer 26.2%, Platformer 14.6%, Linear 7.4%, Adventure 7.3%
Utomah is a 2D platformer in which the player navigates through a nightmarish world. Grapple, latch, and dash through incredible environments, discovering the darkness of one's inner mind, encountering true horrors along the way. Prepare to push your skills to the limit!
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.8%, 2D Platformer 25%, Platformer 19.3%, Linear 9.1%, 2D 6.4%
OLI is a short 2D puzzle-platformer game, with a thriller atmosphere. In this game you play as a child who needs to escape from scary monsters while passing through different locations in an inhospitable city. This project is inspired by others games like Limbo and Little Nightmares.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 34.4%, Dark 27.8%, 2D 12.1%, Adventure 10.4%, Platformer 8.3%
Find your way through a puzzle filled manor while barely dodging human-eating monsters. You wake up in a dark room with one objective: escape those sharpened teeth. However, you should not worry; you will meet friends along the way.
Why similar: Dark 48.4%, Adventure 46.7%, Singleplayer 4.9%
Through the Nightmares is a challenge-driven platformer for anyone who’s ever had a restless night. Run, jump, and change your size to overcome the nightmare’s traps. Face Morpheus. Rescue children from an endless dream.
Why similar: Side Scroller 37.3%, 2D Platformer 27.1%, Dark 16%, Linear 10.8%, 2D 6.3%
Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed. This time extended, remastered, and re-imagined.
Why similar: Dark 55.3%, Adventure 39.4%, Singleplayer 5.2%
VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?
Why similar: Dark 62.3%, Adventure 28.9%, Singleplayer 8.9%
Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed.
Why similar: Dark 41.4%, Adventure 38.8%, Linear 13.4%, Singleplayer 6.5%
Adventure through bizarre and intricately made levels in this 2D platformer game.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 30.9%, Platformer 25.2%, Dark 15.9%, Adventure 12.3%, Linear 10.1%
When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear and his fairy sidekick head to the darker side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 36.4%, Platformer 30.1%, Dark 18.1%, Adventure 13%, Singleplayer 2.3%
It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.
Why similar: Dark 47.8%, Adventure 46.4%, Singleplayer 5.8%
2D side scrolling, adventure, horror game where you avoid monsters and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Side Scroller 46%, 2D Platformer 30%, Platformer 20.4%, Adventure 3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Welcome home Amelia, familiar eyes are watching you, and they want to play. Home alone you can feel them. You can hear their footsteps. You need to move. You have limited visibility. Light a matchstick to see in the dark. Close your eyes. Start begging for your life.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Crying Pony is a 2D side-scrolling horror game where the protagonist, Michael, is hunted by the lurking evil in his nightmares. As the nightmare's corruption seeps into reality and even pulls Michael's daughter into its grasp, will he be able to lead them both to escape from the nightmare?
Why similar: Side Scroller 47.9%, Dark 20.1%, Adventure 15%, Linear 10.5%, 2D 6.5%
When a star falls in a nearby forest, it spurs Po onto a quest to find that light and bring it into their life. Light & Shadow is a shadow puppet platformer where you face your anxieties, push past depression, and seek moments of joy in a grey world. Finding your way isn't always easy, keep going!
Why similar: Side Scroller 42.9%, 2D Platformer 27.1%, Platformer 17.1%, Adventure 7.4%, 2D 4.7%
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Dark 49.9%, Adventure 27.5%, 2D 16.8%, Singleplayer 5.9%
The peaceful Realm of Dreams is about to be consumed by a terrible and maleficent nightmare. You must venture into the darkness and battle fearsome literary foes such as Hyde, the Headless Horseman and Dracula. Join Lily on a sugar-coated adventure about inner strength with a dark interior.
Why similar: Adventure 61.3%, 2D 25.2%, Singleplayer 13.5%
Trapped in total darkness, you’re a helpless kid, alone and hunted by something lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, navigate shifting rooms, and uncover creepy secrets. Your worst nightmares are real. Can you make it through the night?
Why similar: Adventure 80%, Singleplayer 20%
Keep the Lights On is an atmospheric horror game where you step in the shoes of Edmund Rosental, a private detective, who is tasked with investigating an old abbey and the mystery surrounding it. Will he be able to keep the lights on or will he succumb to the darkness
Why similar: Platformer 42.3%, Adventure 29%, Linear 13.4%, 2D 12.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.
Visibility is a platformer that is completely dark until you place your lights. Each level has a limited set of lights which you must strategically place around the level in order to illuminate your path to the exit.
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: Side Scroller 55.4%, Adventure 15.7%, Linear 13.9%, 2D 12.5%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Dark 58.1%, Adventure 34.4%, Singleplayer 7.5%
In Nightmare is a narrative-driven horror adventure game combining sneak action with diverse puzzles. It follows a young boy in search for the last hope of love who is working out his own salvation by navigating through his fear.
Why similar: Adventure 66.6%, Dark 26.4%, Singleplayer 7%
Just a Dream is a fast paced top down action game. You enter a world filled with your worst nightmares and must escape. As you fight across your dream from level to level, you encounter the very things that you dread every night.
When you sleep, you are dreaming. Some dreams are beautiful and vivid, the others are strange, and the rest of them are horrible... We've having them all the night, and then wake up and forget them. But what if one day your "awakening" would be a difficult task? Could you find a way out of the dreams and wake up?
Why similar: Adventure 100%
💀🧩🕹️ Beyond The Darkness is a horror adventure game with puzzles where you help little girl Milly battle nightmares in the darkness to find her missing family. You will find yourself in bizarre worlds of memories, distorted by fears, and your only weapon will be the light of a small lamp...
Why similar: Platformer 40.1%, Dark 35.7%, Adventure 19%, Singleplayer 5.2%
In Our Parlor is a short, horror walking simulator. The player must make their way through a mysterious manor to unfold the story, find the parlor, and escape this nightmare. Navigate a series of dark set pieces and follow the music to discover the path forward.
Why similar: Linear 43.4%, Dark 42.9%, Singleplayer 13.7%
Take the lost soul to its home.
Why similar: Platformer 45.4%, Side Scroller 39.3%, 2D 11%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Nyctophilia is 2D psychological thriller about bad things in your head.
A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.
Why similar: Adventure 53.9%, Linear 37.2%, Singleplayer 8.9%
The dark will reveal all!Explore the macabre past of an old mansion in the 1930's and solve puzzles of light and shadows in this fully black & white survival horror! Players are trapped in this nightmare where darkness is a constant threat!
Why similar: Adventure 86.5%, Singleplayer 13.5%
MONOLIGHT is 2D plat-former puzzle adventure game. Using tiny lantern, go through the maze.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 49.4%, Adventure 34.7%, 2D 12%, Singleplayer 4%
A punishing yet friendly get-to-the-top adventure across a haunted, retro-inspired world.
Why similar: Dark 49%, Platformer 26.7%, 2D 18%, Linear 5.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Platformer 48.8%, Adventure 34.7%, Dark 16.5%
A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 38.4%, Platformer 19.2%, Dark 18.5%, Adventure 17.2%, 2D 5.3%
Escape from creepy and irrational enemies. Fight your fear!
Why similar: Adventure 87.5%, Singleplayer 12.5%
A survival horror game where light is scarier than darkness. Use your radar and other tools to stay out of the light, sneak around dangers, explore the quarantined ship, and find a way to escape. But be careful, monsters are hunting you and are aware of your every mistake!
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.
Why similar: Dark 62.9%, Adventure 33.5%, Singleplayer 3.7%
A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 56.7%, Adventure 25.5%, Linear 13%, Singleplayer 4.8%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Dark 39.9%, Platformer 29.4%, Adventure 24.3%, Singleplayer 6.4%
Souls on their perilous journey through the afterlife are left defenseless against the hungry darkness without the protective guidance of the Shepherds. Locate your flock, protect them from wolves, and guide them safely back home with your array of abilities and powers in Liminus: The Silent Guard.
Why similar: Adventure 75.4%, Linear 21.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%
A Horror Adventure Game with Multiple Endings
Why similar: Adventure 47%, Dark 46.3%, Singleplayer 6.7%
My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.
Why similar: Dark 47.9%, Adventure 26.9%, 2D 21%, Singleplayer 4.2%
"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: Adventure 44.6%, Dark 23.7%, 2D 21%, Linear 10.7%
The train is the only escape.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 39.3%, Platformer 29.4%, Dark 12.3%, 2D 9.8%, Adventure 8.6%
One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.
Why similar: Dark 44.6%, Adventure 41.6%, Singleplayer 7.1%, 2D 6.8%
Kevin is fed up with his game. Follow him in this atmospheric, dark and funny journey and fulfil his dreams. Is it even possible to escape?
Why similar: Platformer 51.9%, Adventure 33%, 2D 15.1%
Equipped with a flashlight, investigate an abandoned funeral home that's said to be haunted. Find out what really happened to the people who once worked there, and hope that this dark, eerie building doesn't become your final resting place.
Why similar: Adventure 79.6%, Singleplayer 20.4%
In the dark corridor as wide as a labyrinth, avoiding numerous pursuers who are aiming for their lives. Will you be able to save the missing person and escape safely!?
Why similar: Dark 71%, 2D 15.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.
Why similar: Adventure 56.7%, Dark 38.1%, Singleplayer 5.2%
Albert Innovation is an immersive, narrative, atmospheric semi-horror game, where you will attempt to unravel the mysteries of what was once the most brilliant technological innovation company of the olden days. Manipulate machines, run away, and put an end to this nightmare.
Why similar: Dark 49.6%, Linear 27%, Adventure 15.2%, Singleplayer 8.2%
Your father needs a beer, and it's your job to get it. He doesn't care what it takes, so do what you must. Be quick though - it's not so safe in the dark.
Why similar: Dark 46%, Adventure 26.9%, Linear 24.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Short arcade game with handcrafted pixel art graphics. You play as Lily who traverses the dark corners of the basement under her house in search of her lost teddy bear. Inspired by some of the greatest fears from our childhood.
Why similar: Linear 33.4%, 2D 27%, Dark 19.5%, Adventure 14.5%, Singleplayer 5.5%
LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.
Why similar: Adventure 60.3%, Linear 32.5%, Singleplayer 7.2%
Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light.
Why similar: Adventure 41.8%, Platformer 40%, Linear 14.9%, Singleplayer 3.3%
You open your eyes in a dark, unfamiliar room; each door drags you into a new chamber filled with absurd surprises and dark comedy. Will you manage to escape, or will you continue to star in this black comedy?
Why similar: Adventure 41.9%, Dark 38.6%, Singleplayer 19.5%
In a desolate and ominous world, a young girl faces dark creatures that lurk in every shadow. With each step, the danger grows. But there is only one rule: stay awake.
Why similar: Linear 42.9%, Dark 29.7%, Adventure 24.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%