Games Like Have a Nice Dream

This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 47.8%, Pixel Graphics 28.1%, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 5.8%, Horror 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive surreal dream-exploration game that heavily influenced the genre's focus on abstract psychological environments.

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.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.1%, Pixel Graphics 23.3%, RPG 20.5%, Puzzle 14.4%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply atmospheric psychological horror experience with high-quality pixel art and a compelling narrative.

This isn't a horror game. Nothing will jump out at you.

Why similar: RPGMaker 31.8% ★, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Adventure 16.4%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, experimental psychological experience that excels at creating a sense of unease through its surreal storytelling.

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: Psychological Horror 31.1%, Emotional 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Minimalist 10.7%, Adventure 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully atmospheric psychological horror game that centers on navigating dream-like states to uncover the truth.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.1%, Pixel Graphics 22.9%, RPG 22%, Puzzle 17.4%, Horror 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RPGMaker horror game that masterfully combines puzzle-solving with a strange, shifting environment.

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 51.5%, Emotional 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Adventure 8.1%, Horror 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, short psychological narrative that focuses on the internal struggle of the protagonist in a way similar to the seed game.

This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.1%, RPG 17.4%, Drama 13.6%, RPGMaker 10.7% ★, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the low-fi, indie horror aesthetic and the feeling of isolation found in the seed game.

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.4%, Pixel Graphics 24.2%, Puzzle 14.3%, Horror 7.3%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential RPGMaker horror game that balances exploration, puzzle-solving, and a dark, emotional story.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Psychological Horror 58.9%, Puzzle 32.3%, Horror 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game features unique meta-psychological mechanics that challenge the player's perception of reality.

Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.1%, RPGMaker 22.2% ★, RPG 18.6%, Puzzle 11.7%, Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric RPGMaker horror title that emphasizes exploration and discovery in a mysterious setting.

A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 24%, RPG 20.1%, Horror 10.8%, Puzzle 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a polished, puzzle-heavy horror experience within a confined, hostile environment.

Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.

Why similar: RPG 38.4%, Puzzle 26.2%, Emotional 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological narrative-driven experience that incorporates puzzle elements to advance its story.

Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.

Why similar: RPG 36.5%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Adventure 11%, Puzzle 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror adventure that utilizes a 2D aesthetic to tell a dark and personal story.

Delve into the enthralling world of Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum, the acclaimed RPG Maker gothic horror game that'll take you on a moving journey of self-discovery.

Why similar: RPG 31.9%, Pixel Graphics 25.7%, Puzzle 20.6%, Adventure 10.4%, Horror 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and visually striking adventure that leans heavily into psychological themes and puzzle-solving.

“I’m the Batter. I’ve been entrusted with a sacred mission.” -- One of the most influential RPGs of the last 20 years is finally coming to Steam. Take control of the Batter as he seeks to purify an uncanny and hopeless world haunted by specters, guided by a cryptic, grinning cat called The Judge.

Why similar: RPG 35.4%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Pixel Graphics 22.8%, Puzzle 8.7%, Indie 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal RPG is renowned for its bizarre atmosphere and deep, abstract psychological storytelling.

Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28%, RPG 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Puzzle 17.7%, Adventure 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic horror adventure that focuses on uncovering the truth behind a tragedy through exploration and interaction.

Made in Construct2, Settled is a story driven game with hints of exploration. As you progress, subtle changes appear. Memories and nightmares act as new areas, although still remaining in the confines of the house. When you reach the end, the conclusion may not be what you expected.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.8%, Pixel Graphics 31.7%, Adventure 20.3%, Indie 9.1%, Horror 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers atmospheric exploration with psychological horror elements in a 2D pixel-art style.

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: Emotional 30.7%, Puzzle 28.7%, Pixel Graphics 26.3%, Adventure 8.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on puzzle-solving and exploration within a surreal, dream-like house environment.

A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 65.3%, Pixel Graphics 26.2%, Indie 3.3%, Horror 3%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel continues the intense, psychological journey with a focus on emotional depth and surreal imagery.

Recall: Empty Wishes is a psychological thriller set in Taiwan during the 2010s. Follow Yonny, a sister determined to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her brother, Tommy. As she delves deeper, she confronts unsettling secrets, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, RPG 16.5%, Drama 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, 2D Platformer 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It blends psychological horror with a strong focus on story and pixel-art aesthetics.

TinkerQuarry is an RPG about a girl trapped in an uncanny plane of existence called “The Dollhouse”.

Why similar: RPG 25.3%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Puzzle 11.8%, Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror adventure that features pixel graphics and a focus on uncovering secrets.

Lucid Dream is Point and Click horror game. The girl dream of being trapped in a weird place even though you fell asleep as always. Collect the item and Find clues! Escape and wake up from the dream!

Why similar: Adventure 52.2%, Horror 26.3%, Indie 21.4%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that takes the player through surreal, dream-like landscapes.

There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile... This is the first title in the series known as The Strange Man, developed by Uri Games. Experience the myriad horrors awaiting David as he moves into his new house.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.4%, Pixel Graphics 26.1%, RPG 10.7%, Adventure 8.4%, Horror 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven horror game that explores themes of psychological trauma through a classic 2D perspective.

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: Psychological Horror 36.9%, Pixel Graphics 33.7%, Linear 10.2%, Adventure 7.6%, Horror 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel and horror hybrid that focuses on a deep, story-rich experience.

"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.7%, Pixel Graphics 23.3%, Puzzle 21%, Linear 11.2%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: An RPGMaker horror game that prioritizes atmosphere and narrative over traditional combat.

Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.

Why similar: RPGMaker 32.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Adventure 10.8%, Horror 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and unsettling horror adventure that challenges the player's understanding of its dream-like world.

This is a pixel style puzzle game, including a certain micro-horror elements. Truth is blind love. Retrieve your memory and escape from this horrible hospital.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Emotional 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, RPG 12.8%, Puzzle 12.7%

A psychological horror experience told through environmental storytelling. Explore a house inhabited by trauma, denial, and fractured memories. Three endings. Multiple interpretations. This is the house that lives inside me.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 54.2%, Emotional 26.6%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 3.9%

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: Puzzle 34.2%, Emotional 29.5%, Pixel Graphics 24%, Adventure 7.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator that tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.7%, Emotional 23%, Puzzle 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Minimalist 9.5%

A pixel game that contains some puzzles. It tells a story about five strangers who were trapped on a mysterious train.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.3%, RPG 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Puzzle 16.4%, Horror 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: An RPG-based horror game that features multiple endings and strong psychological themes.

A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.7%, RPG 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 22.2%, Puzzle 10.6%, Horror 4.6%

Traum is a short, story-driven adventure about a man with a dream. Can even the best of plans be shattered by unexpected news?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.7%, RPGMaker 29.4% ★, Adventure 20.8%, Horror 9.4%, Indie 8.7%

A forgotten mining town. Peaceful by day, mysterious by night. Enter the dream and unravel the town’s secrets.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30%, Drama 29.8%, 2D Platformer 22.6%, Adventure 15.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%

A short narrative-driven horror game made in RPGmaker featuring hand-drawn graphics and animated cutscenes. Players navigate the house and its backyard, interacting with the environment and collecting key items to progress the story.

Why similar: RPG 79.1%, Linear 8%, Horror 7%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 2%

This is a puzzle game developed by an independent team. The plot takes place in an old hospital that has strange environments, unfamiliar people, weird spaces that shouldn’t exist…, can you find the secret hidden within it?

Why similar: Drama 35.5%, RPG 27%, Puzzle 21.2%, Adventure 11.7%, Singleplayer 4.5%

Adventure through bizarre and intricately made levels in this 2D platformer game.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 42.8%, Adventure 19.4%, Linear 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Singleplayer 3.9%

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 67.5%, Indie 32.5%

"I can't sleep." A cute and possibly just a little bit scary puzzle platformer game. Move stickers to the right positions in order to get rid of the monsters and complete the sticker book.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.8%, Puzzle 26%, RPG 19.8%, Adventure 7.7%, Linear 2.5%

A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?

Why similar: Horror 29%, Adventure 26.4%, Linear 21.1%, Indie 12.8%, Singleplayer 10.6%

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: Psychological Horror 66.3%, Adventure 13.1%, Horror 10.3%, Singleplayer 5.2%, Indie 5%

I HAVE A DREAM is a 3D puzzle line game. You wake up in a place you've never seen before. Adapt to the transformation of various points of view and get out of here!

Why similar: Puzzle 83.9%, Indie 8.8%, Singleplayer 7.3%

A sinister creature has enslaved mankind. Solve puzzles, gather components for a machine you are building, find comfort in your dreams.

Why similar: Puzzle 26.7%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 23.1%, Adventure 18.8%, Horror 3.9%

Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.4%, Adventure 18.9%, Horror 18.4%, Indie 10.3%, Singleplayer 8%

NashBored is a surreal RPG in a dark and unique world.Nash just wont wake up. The dream goes deeper and deeper.What lies beyond the veil of your conscious thought? Who are you, really? Discover the truth of your dream reality.

Why similar: RPG 59.8%, Adventure 23%, Indie 9.6%, Horror 7.6%

All you wanted was a nice game. But now you find yourself opening Windows apps like Paint & Notepad to solve puzzles, and searching for files on your computers that you didn't put there... Who is she? Why did she appear on your desktop? Let's dive into her memories and find out.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33%, Emotional 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Puzzle 12.8%, RPG 11.4%

《雨鸦》是一款灰色治愈风格的剧情向解谜游戏。探寻久远的回忆，失散又重聚的兄妹俩，孤独而温暖的亲情故事。

Why similar: Drama 21.3%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, RPG 15.8%, RPGMaker 13.4% ★, Pixel Graphics 11.9%

Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.8%, Puzzle 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 23%, Indie 8.3%

Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.5%, Minimalist 20.7%, Puzzle 17.4%, Adventure 12.1%, Horror 6.5%

DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.5%, Puzzle 21.7%, Adventure 12.4%, Linear 8.7%, Horror 6%

Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 45.2%, Puzzle 25%, Adventure 14%, Indie 7%, Horror 5.2%

"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.

Why similar: Drama 27.6%, Puzzle 21.4%, Emotional 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Adventure 12.6%

HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles. Unravel the strange puzzles hidden in your dreams.

Why similar: Puzzle 57.8%, Linear 23.1%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Labyrinthine Dreams is a short puzzle game about overcoming the scars of the past and following the right path, even in the face of overwhelming challenges.

Why similar: RPGMaker 36.7% ★, Adventure 31.7%, Puzzle 17.4%, Indie 14.2%

Fausts Alptraum is an single player, puzzle game created by LabORat Studio, an indie game team from Taiwan. The story based on Goethe's Faust. Players will play as a troubled girl wandering around in a crayon-drawn world. Players will have to find the relevance between dreams and reality by collecting clues.

Why similar: RPGMaker 23.4% ★, Puzzle 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, RPG 8.6%

Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?

Why similar: Puzzle 30.9%, Adventure 26.4%, Indie 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Singleplayer 10.1%

Ignited Entry is a full length narrative driven psychological horror game with voice acting, dreamish visuals, and horror elements that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Some doors should never be opened. But you must go in.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Linear 10.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Puzzle 6.4%

It Moves is a horror game that will try to scare you without too many of the typical "screamers", instead relying on atmosphere and suspense. You'll be solving puzzles along the way, and encountering all manner of not-so-friendly creatures.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 38.8%, RPGMaker 32% ★, Horror 16.5%, Indie 12.7%

Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.

Why similar: Emotional 31.7%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, RPG 15.3%, Puzzle 14.8%, Adventure 5.1%

Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 70.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Horror 9.5%, Indie 5.1%, Singleplayer 4%