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 48.2%, Pixel Graphics 27.8%, Adventure 9%, Horror 5.8%, Indie 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is the quintessential surreal dream-exploration game that heavily inspired atmospheric psychological horror indie titles.

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 15.7%, Minimalist 10.6%, Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Explores similar themes of dreams, surreal architecture, and psychological dread through atmospheric exploration.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Pixel Graphics 23%, RPG 22.3%, Puzzle 17.4%, Horror 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar eerie, uncanny atmosphere and puzzle-solving mechanics within an unsettling and strange environment.

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 31.9%, Pixel Graphics 23.1%, RPG 20.7%, Puzzle 14.5%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a striking pixel art style to deliver a deeply atmospheric, story-rich psychological horror experience.

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 43.3%, Pixel Graphics 24.6%, Puzzle 14.1%, Horror 7.3%, Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic horror-adventure game featuring pixel graphics and a deeply unsettling domestic setting full of dark secrets.

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 23.5%, RPGMaker 23% ★, RPG 18.5%, Puzzle 11.6%, Adventure 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: An RPG Maker horror-adventure that mirrors the compact storytelling and eerie mood of the seed game.

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 30.6%, Puzzle 29%, Pixel Graphics 26%, Adventure 9%, Indie 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the essence of navigating a bizarre, dreamlike world filled with surreal puzzles and mystery.

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: Pixel Graphics 24.7%, Psychological Horror 24%, RPG 20.3%, Horror 10.8%, Puzzle 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a comparable blend of innocent-looking pixel art, psychological horror, and tricky puzzles.

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 31.8%, RPG 24.6%, Pixel Graphics 21.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, Horror 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines pixel graphics, psychological horror, and a tense exploration of an isolated indoor space.

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

Why similar: RPGMaker 32.9% ★, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Adventure 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Indie 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal indie puzzle game that plays heavily with psychological themes and strange spatial environments.

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 33.4%, RPG 17.3%, Drama 14.4%, RPGMaker 11.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the atmospheric dread and psychological tension of being trapped in a strange domestic 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 38.5%, Puzzle 26.3%, Emotional 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Dives deep into psychological puzzle mechanics and a narrative-heavy indie presentation.

"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 29.6%, Pixel Graphics 23.1%, Puzzle 21.1%, Linear 11.2%, Adventure 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Presents a dark, story-driven puzzle experience wrapped in a gloomy 2D pixel-art aesthetic.

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 36.7%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Puzzle 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror-adventure with a 2D perspective and a focus on dark narrative discovery.

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

Why similar: Puzzle 26.9%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 22.8%, Adventure 19.3%, Horror 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the surreal, dream-focused adventure style with atmospheric point-and-click puzzle elements.

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 29.6%, Emotional 22.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Minimalist 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional and dark psychological walking simulator focusing on heavy thematic storytelling.

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 53%, Horror 26.1%, Indie 20.9%

Why You'll Like It: Centers directly on the concept of navigating bizarre dreamscapes through puzzle-solving and exploration.

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 31.7%, Pixel Graphics 31.3%, Adventure 21%, Indie 9%, Horror 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art indie horror adventure featuring a short, atmospheric narrative experience.

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 34.5%, Emotional 29.4%, Pixel Graphics 23.7%, Adventure 7.5%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Serves as a great introduction to exploring bizarre rooms and solving surreal puzzles.

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

Why similar: RPG 25.5%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, Adventure 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Blends indie horror and adventure elements within a stylized pixel-art framework.

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: Psychological Horror 55.5%, Puzzle 24.4%, Adventure 8.8%, Horror 5.3%, Indie 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror adventure that excels at surreal, unsettling dream and reality bending imagery.

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%, RPGMaker 30.3% ★, Adventure 21%, Horror 9.2%, Indie 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on abstract, dark adventure elements centered around dream-like trauma.

An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.4%, Emotional 22.5%, Puzzle 18.7%, Adventure 8%, Horror 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct visual style and a deeply unsettling, story-driven psychological mystery.

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 59.6%, Adventure 23.4%, Indie 9.4%, Horror 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an indie adventure with dark undertones and mysterious exploration.

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 27.8%, RPG 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Puzzle 17.9%, Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic horror-puzzle game built around navigating a strange, supernatural school environment.

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: Psychological Horror 48.5%, Puzzle 24.6%, Horror 10.8%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric horror game rooted in psychological dread and emotional storytelling.

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: Psychological Horror 37.3%, Emotional 23.8%, Puzzle 13.5%, Adventure 11.6%, Horror 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A mature psychological horror adventure with strong emotional and surreal storytelling beats.

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 53.9%, Emotional 26.5%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 3.8%

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 24.6%, Emotional 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, RPG 12.9%, Puzzle 12.8%

Hearing Voices is a unique indie short horror experience where you will need to put your listening and deduction skills to the test to solve puzzles. Mistakes have consequences.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.7%, Puzzle 23.7%, Minimalist 14.9%, Adventure 11.8%, Horror 2.6%

a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.

Why similar: Emotional 53.1%, RPG 30.7%, Adventure 16.2%

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

Why similar: Drama 31.2%, Pixel Graphics 28.9%, 2D Platformer 22.3%, Adventure 15.6%, Singleplayer 2%

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 79.3%, Linear 8%, Horror 6.9%, Indie 3.8%, 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 36.9%, RPG 26.4%, Puzzle 20.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Singleplayer 4.3%

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 36.8%, Pixel Graphics 33.5%, Linear 10.3%, Adventure 7.9%, Horror 7%

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 68.4%, Indie 31.6%

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

Why similar: 2D Platformer 42.7%, Adventure 19.9%, Linear 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Singleplayer 3.8%

"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 40.6%, Puzzle 26.1%, RPG 19.9%, Adventure 7.9%, Linear 2.5%

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%, Drama 16.8%, RPG 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, 2D Platformer 8.7%

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%, Adventure 13.5%, Horror 10.4%, Singleplayer 5.2%, Indie 5%

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

Why similar: Horror 29%, Adventure 27%, Linear 21%, Indie 12.5%, Singleplayer 10.5%

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 84.2%, Indie 8.7%, Singleplayer 7.1%

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 33.1%, Emotional 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Puzzle 12.8%, RPG 11.4%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.8%, Puzzle 26.2%, Pixel Graphics 22.9%, Indie 8.2%

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 36.4%, Minimalist 20.4%, Puzzle 17.5%, Adventure 12.4%, Horror 6.5%

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 44.5%, Puzzle 25.8%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 6.8%, Horror 5.2%

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 43.2%, Puzzle 21.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Linear 8.7%, Horror 6%

《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 22.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, RPG 15.6%, RPGMaker 13.8% ★, Pixel Graphics 11.5%

"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 29%, Puzzle 21.1%, Emotional 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Adventure 12.7%

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 37.5% ★, Adventure 31.8%, Puzzle 17.1%, Indie 13.6%

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 24.3% ★, Puzzle 19%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, 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 31%, Adventure 27%, Indie 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Singleplayer 9.9%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.5%, Adventure 19.2%, Horror 18.7%, Indie 9.8%, Singleplayer 7.7%

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 59.1%, Linear 22.3%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%

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 42.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Linear 10.9%, Adventure 10.6%, Puzzle 6.5%

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 37.9%, RPGMaker 33.3% ★, Horror 16.4%, Indie 12.4%

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 31.5%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, RPG 15.4%, Puzzle 15%, Adventure 5.2%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 70%, Adventure 11.5%, Horror 9.6%, Indie 5%, Singleplayer 3.9%

The weird and somewhat unsettling trip of a doomer

Why similar: RPG 51.8%, Psychological Horror 39.4%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Bad Dream: Stories is a collection of older games in the Bad Dream series in a new, remastered form. Play the series of short point & click titles and travel through the disturbing and atmospheric world of dreams.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.1%, Puzzle 26.1%, Minimalist 24.5%, Adventure 14.3%, Horror 4.7%