Games Like Grimind

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Why similar: Platformer 41%, Indie 15.9%, Horror 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This definitive puzzle-platformer shares the dark, monochromatic atmosphere and environmental puzzle-solving focus found in Grimind.

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Platformer 38.7%, Horror 20.1%, Indie 13.7%, Adventure 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of atmospheric, dark puzzle-platforming that emphasizes environmental storytelling and tension.

A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.

Why similar: Platformer 32.7%, Indie 17.4%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Horror 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title is heavily inspired by the same dark, atmospheric puzzle-platforming style, featuring similar movement and obstacle-avoidance mechanics.

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: Horror 33%, Platformer 26.8%, Adventure 14.3%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Indie 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the unsettling, horror-themed platforming experience with a focus on navigating dangerous, oversized environments.

Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.

Why similar: Horror 38.3%, Platformer 21.9%, Adventure 17.5%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Indie 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the horror-platforming mechanics of its predecessor with more complex puzzles and a consistently oppressive atmosphere.

Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.

Why similar: Platformer 45.9%, Indie 19.3%, Adventure 14.7%, Side Scroller 8.3%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic puzzle-platformer that mirrors the dark, somber tone and side-scrolling gameplay of Grimind.

Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.

Why similar: Platformer 37.5%, Indie 18%, Horror 15.4%, Adventure 13.9%, Atmospheric 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-driven, pixel-art platformer that balances exploration and puzzle-solving with a somber, emotional tone.

After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?

Why similar: Platformer 32.3%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Indie 14.2%, Horror 12.7%, Adventure 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that requires careful navigation and environmental manipulation to survive.

In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky...

Why similar: Platformer 64.4%, Indie 20.6%, Horror 7.4%, 2D 4.4%, Atmospheric 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-platformer where light and darkness dictate the environment, creating a haunting and challenging experience.

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 43%, Adventure 19.2%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Action 10.9%, Side Scroller 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based platforming mechanics that rely on momentum and environmental interaction, much like the core gameplay of Grimind.

Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.

Why similar: Platformer 28.8%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Physics 12.8%, Horror 9.6%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, underwater puzzle-platformer that focuses on physics and atmospheric exploration in a hostile environment.

Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?

Why similar: Platformer 39.4%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Adventure 11.8%, Horror 11.1%, Indie 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-themed puzzle-platformer that features a dark, fairy-tale aesthetic and logic-based obstacles.

Schein is a 2D precision side-scrolling puzzle platformer. Use the magic of light to explore hidden worlds, solve challenging puzzles, and defeat deadly beasts in this award-winning atmospheric action-adventure game.

Why similar: Platformer 48.4%, Side Scroller 33.4%, 2D 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Action 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer where players manipulate different light colors to reveal hidden paths and obstacles.

“Probably the best downloadable title on the market right now.” 9/10 – Eurogamer.se

Why similar: Platformer 48.1%, Side Scroller 14%, Indie 11%, Adventure 7.8%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling survival platformer that emphasizes dark, gritty atmosphere and precise movement through dangerous environments.

Overcome emotional struggles across a touching narrative filled with twists and surprises. Embark on a dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins).

Why similar: Platformer 44.6%, Indie 24.3%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Adventure 7.8%, Horror 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional puzzle-platformer that uses light and shadow mechanics to navigate a surreal, atmospheric world.

Soulless: Ray of Hope is a 2D story-driven platformer focused on atmosphere, exploration, and emotional storytelling in a dark, minimalist world.

Why similar: Platformer 43%, Side Scroller 29.1%, Horror 18.5%, 2D 4.9%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, precision-platformer that combines side-scrolling movement with environmental puzzle-solving.

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Platformer 56.8%, Indie 12.9%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Adventure 5.5%, Physics 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle-platformer that focuses on electromagnetic mechanics to navigate complex, dangerous levels.

In a world oppressed by ruthless machines, a stronghold full of die-hard TV-sets resists the persecution. Your lost friends and the lack of resources drive you to take action against the extinction. Brave the dangers and go find your comrades to rescue your species!

Why similar: Platformer 50.7%, Indie 27.2%, Adventure 13.7%, Action 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer that tests manual skills and timing in a challenging, industrial-themed environment.

💀🧩🕹️ 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: Horror 39.6%, Platformer 34.5%, Adventure 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Action 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror puzzle-platformer that emphasizes light and shadow mechanics to survive a terrifying world.

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Platformer 45.5%, Indie 19%, Atmospheric 16%, Adventure 8.8%, Side Scroller 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that uses a cloning mechanic to solve complex environmental challenges in a lonely, sci-fi setting.

DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...

Why similar: Indie 39.5%, Adventure 34.8%, Horror 25.6%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-themed puzzle game that focuses on environmental investigation and solving intricate, creepy riddles.

Adventures of different characters with their unique atmosphere and puzzles.

Why similar: Platformer 44.7%, Indie 17.7%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Adventure 11.1%, 2D 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that focuses on navigating 2D spaces with a dark, indie aesthetic.

Candle is an adventure with challenging puzzles. Play as Teku, a young novice on a dangerous journey to rescue his tribe's shaman from the evil tribe of the Wakcha. But the way is littered with sinister traps and difficult obstacles.

Why similar: Indie 34.8%, Platformer 33.3%, Adventure 27%, 2D 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, hand-painted puzzle-platformer that emphasizes environmental interaction and atmospheric exploration.

After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.

Why similar: Platformer 26.3%, Indie 19%, Adventure 15.6%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Horror 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, challenging platformer that features exploration and puzzle elements within a mysterious, dark world.

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Platformer 51%, Adventure 23.5%, Action 11.7%, Indie 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.6%

PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.

Why similar: Platformer 39.7%, Side Scroller 22.6%, Adventure 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Indie 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines stunning, atmospheric visuals with challenging platforming and stealth-based puzzle elements.

Selected by the fickle finger of fate, Abe™, floor-waxer first class for RuptureFarms, was catapulted into a life of adventure when he overheard plans by his boss, Molluck the Glukkon™, to turn Abe and his fellow Mudokons into Tasty Treats as part of a last-ditch effort to rescue Molluck's failing meat-packing empire.

Why similar: Adventure 73.1%, Platformer 22.4%, 2D 2.1%, Atmospheric 1.3%, Indie 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic dark, puzzle-heavy platformer that requires careful navigation and environmental manipulation to survive.

Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.

Why similar: Platformer 47.3%, Indie 17.8%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Adventure 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, narrative-focused platformer that emphasizes environmental puzzle-solving and cultural storytelling.

Cast into an ancient crypt, survive the horrors that dwell below, and ascend from despair with your unexpected companion in this short 2D puzzle platformer. Take risks to evade the petrifying gaze from beyond the dark.

Why similar: Platformer 50.1%, Adventure 15.5%, Horror 13%, Indie 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...

Why similar: Platformer 59.8%, Adventure 18.8%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Physics 5.2%

Days Under Custody is a title made as a classic horror adventure game where a dramatic story, unique puzzles and an enemy stalking you all the time, will test and keep you tense to discover the history behind a lot of inexplicable events.

Why similar: Indie 40.5%, Adventure 33.3%, Horror 26.3%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror puzzle-platformer that emphasizes a dark, survival-focused narrative and environmental navigation.

The visage of doctors and patients alike fade in and out of these nightmarish visions of tortured memories. This eggshell reality is fractured by experiments conducted in the ward. Blood, flesh and screams surround as you put together the pieces of your story and make your escape from the Bright Dawn Treatment Center while the dark...

Why similar: Horror 49.3%, Indie 20.3%, Adventure 19.4%, Action 11%

"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...

Why similar: Horror 38.4%, Adventure 22.2%, Indie 18.4%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Action 9.3%

Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 46.7%, Indie 18.7%, Adventure 18%, Action 8.5%, Atmospheric 8%

You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?

Why similar: Platformer 40%, Horror 30.3%, Adventure 18%, Atmospheric 11.7%

Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!

Why similar: Platformer 57.7%, Adventure 14.8%, Horror 12.7%, 2D 7.7%, Action 7%

Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Indie 22.7%, Adventure 20.1%, Action 10.6%, Atmospheric 10.3%

You are the Entangled One, a malformed entity. Traverse the flesh wastes under the eye of an eternal eclipse. Delve deep into the planet's guts. Uncover a fleshy ecosystem. Engage in deliberate, challenging combat, using your whiplike arms and collectible sub attacks to augment your combat style!

Why similar: Platformer 37.8%, Side Scroller 27.6%, Horror 19.5%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Action 4.2%

"INDICTED" is a first-person psychological horror game exploring the fears of Arthur, a police investigator with a dark past. With immersive graphics and environments, and a touch of horror from the 80s and 90s. Thus bringing a unique experience of horror and survival.

Why similar: Adventure 24.1%, Indie 23.6%, Physics 19.4%, Atmospheric 19.1%, Action 13.8%

Krimson is a challenging gritty rhythm platformer featuring heavy electronic metal music. You're an unknown spawn going through a hellish world as it moves rhythmically to the music. One wrong move means death but the checkpoints are often and death is very short.

Why similar: Platformer 43.6%, Horror 22%, Adventure 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.3%, 2D 6.4%

Marrow is a 2D, Cosmic-Horror themed, action-adventure game emphasizing challenge, puzzles, platforming, combat and navigation. Leap, crawl, slash and blast your way through the cavernous bowels of a menacing mountain in a quest to find your lost friends.

Why similar: Indie 47.6%, Adventure 33.6%, Action 18.9%

OVIVO is a minimalistic platformer with unusual mechanics where everything is as simple as black and white. The journey in this metaphoric world is filled with illusions and hidden messages.

Why similar: Platformer 36.6%, Horror 11.7%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Physics 10.2%, Adventure 7.5%

A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...

Why similar: Indie 32.2%, Horror 29.5%, Adventure 28%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.

Why similar: Horror 52.6%, Indie 18.7%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Action 13.2%

Be the weapon! Swing like an axe, thrust like a spear, and soar like an arrow in this physics-based platformer. Flip, throw, and carve your path to the peak! Rage burns, revenge awaits... Are you up to the challenge?

Why similar: Platformer 33.6%, Horror 19.2%, Physics 18.4%, Adventure 13.2%, Atmospheric 9%

Jump through boiling lava; run from perilous traps and saw blades; glide and climb through catacombs; fall into the abyss and overcome gravity. And don't forget to switch to a parallel dimension in time, because it’s Alteric!

Why similar: Platformer 44.7%, Indie 24.7%, Adventure 19.2%, Atmospheric 5.9%, 2D 5.4%

Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.

Why similar: Side Scroller 31.3%, Horror 28.8%, Adventure 16.1%, Atmospheric 10%, 2D 8%

An atmospheric horror, exploration and automation game all set in the dim halls of an apartment building

Why similar: Horror 35.9%, Physics 21.2%, Adventure 21.2%, Atmospheric 17.3%, Indie 4.4%

After a science experiment gets out of control, you need to survive and escape this dark prison that hides weird secrets. The game is a cinematic platform of terror and stealth, inspired by INSIDE, Another World, Blackthorne and Prince of Persia.

Why similar: Platformer 35.8%, Horror 25.6%, Indie 16.9%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Action 5.6%

In The Shadows is a puzzle platformer where lights scare away shadows monsters that transform into everyday objects you can use to your own advantage. Confront your fears, solve puzzles, find secrets!

Why similar: Platformer 43.6%, Side Scroller 24.6%, Adventure 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.7%, 2D 6.8%

Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...

Why similar: Platformer 47.8%, Physics 13.8%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 12.5%, Atmospheric 12.3%

INCUBO is a side scrolling platform game with a semi-horror theme. We present many ghost from around the world in our game as enemy and bosses. You played as a child in his nightmare and discover the truth about his story.

Why similar: Platformer 28.9%, Indie 24.7%, Horror 24.3%, Adventure 17.7%, 2D 4.3%

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Platformer 41.1%, Horror 19.8%, Indie 10.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Psi Project is a hardcore 2D shooter with elements of horror. The main character wakes up in an unknown place. Absolutely remembers nothing. Who he is and how he got here. Throughout search of answers he is strongly plagued by different kinds of hallucinations.

Why similar: Indie 37.8%, Adventure 29.2%, Action 16.6%, Horror 16.4%

You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...

Why similar: Horror 52.4%, Atmospheric 23.9%, Adventure 19.1%, Indie 4.6%

Carefuly crafted puzzles in a challenging 3D plaformer take the player on a surrealistic journey through a maze of feelings. In Face It, abstract concepts are shaped into gameplay: darker emotions are monsters and traps, while brighter concepts are the powers you need to beat the levels.

Why similar: Indie 38.3%, Adventure 30.8%, Action 16%, Horror 14.9%

Hypnosis, memories, delusions and a disturbing secret revolve around silence of mind.

Why similar: Indie 40.7%, Horror 24.3%, Adventure 23.7%, Atmospheric 11.3%

ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.

Why similar: Indie 33.1%, Adventure 28.9%, Horror 27.2%, Atmospheric 10.8%