Games Like How Fish Is Made

The Repairing Mantis is a narrative horror game that lets you experience the disturbing, violent (yet absurdly poetic) story of a mantis on a mission to repair a bridge made of flying squirrel flesh.

Why similar: Narrative 24.3% ★, Surreal 17%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same surreal, unsettling, and experimental walking-simulator vibe found in the seed game.

A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Horror 20%, Walking Simulator 19.4%, Dark 13.7%, Surreal 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This short, psychological experience shares the same dark, existential, and deeply strange atmosphere.

Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!

Why similar: Surreal 34.9%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 14.4%, Dark 6.2%, Atmospheric 6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and psychological horror game that feels like a fever dream similar to the seed.

The complete surrealist horror-comedy series! A mysterious world of zines and blood!!

Why similar: Surreal 43.4%, Walking Simulator 27.2%, Horror 22.6%, Adventure 3.5%, 3D 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features a distinct, hand-drawn surreal style that perfectly matches the weird, narrative-driven horror of the seed.

The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

Why similar: Narrative 16.3% ★, Psychological 14.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Surreal 13.7%, Walking Simulator 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological and narrative-heavy horror game that shares the dark, surreal storytelling sensibilities of the seed.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Surreal 36.2%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential low-poly surreal horror game that excels at creating an uncanny, dreamlike narrative experience.

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 34.4%, Psychological Horror 30.6%, Horror 22.4%, Surreal 6.1%, Adventure 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, highly psychological, and surreal narrative experience that mirrors the unsettling tone of the seed.

Can a video game convey a flavor?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 37.9%, Walking Simulator 22.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Funny 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A short, bizarre, and darkly comedic exploration game that shares the seed's penchant for unexpected, surreal outcomes.

A short horror game where you dig through the flesh of a giant whale

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 19.3%, Surreal 15.4%, Walking Simulator 10%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian, psychological horror game that shares the seed's focus on strange, aquatic-themed existential dread.

To make some money from an old man, you are asked to fish at the forbidden Shinto shrine.

Why similar: Surreal 19.8%, Psychological 13.3%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, indie horror game that uses the act of fishing as a vehicle for a dark, story-rich experience.

A Game Boy styled fishing horror adventure

Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Fishing 16.8% ★, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Adventure 12.5%, Casual 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines the mundane activity of fishing with a layer of surreal, interactive horror that mirrors the seed's premise.

You just arrived in hell. Nothing left to to do but contemplate the life you lived, and fish. Fish out ancient treasures, upgrade your fishing abilities, and face your biggest regrets in this narrative fishing game! Will you manage to fish out Lucifer's crown and earn another chance at life?

Why similar: Narrative 34.2% ★, Dark Comedy 26.3%, Surreal 22.5%, Fishing 9.8% ★, Casual 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: It directly leans into the surreal, dark-comedy fishing theme while maintaining a narrative-heavy, demonic atmosphere.

The Walking Fish returns, this time in space, in an all-new fish comedy horror experience. Stuck on a space station, you have to solve the mystery of the Walking Fish, and escape its terror.

Why similar: Surreal 45.2%, Horror 27.3%, Indie 9.2%, Adventure 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the surreal, comedic, and horror-tinged aquatic themes that define the seed game.

Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.

Why similar: Surreal 31.1%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 15.7%, Walking Simulator 10%, Gore 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and psychological horror game that focuses on bizarre narrative beats and unsettling imagery.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Surreal 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, claustrophobic, and atmospheric horror experience that relies on dread and isolation similar to the seed.

What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.

Why similar: Surreal 24.9%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An episodic, surreal horror game that uses low-poly aesthetics to craft a deeply unsettling psychological narrative.

Placed in a world without change, you must create fate by watering an ancient plant. Determine a future and live with it.

Why similar: Surreal 30.9%, Horror 14.4%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Indie 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This PS1-style atmospheric game captures the same sense of mystery and surreal exploration found in the seed.

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

Why similar: Surreal 36.4%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 20.6%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, 3D 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological horror game with unique mechanics that feels just as strange and experimental as the seed.

The loan shark is coming for you. Catch enough fish to repay your debt before it is too late. Go fish.

Why similar: Surreal 24.8%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Fishing 12.6% ★, Horror 11.1%, Walking Simulator 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It blends fishing mechanics with dark humor and psychological horror in a way that feels very similar to the seed.

An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world

Why similar: Surreal 68.9%, Psychological Horror 31.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, its intentionally janky, surreal, and grotesque aesthetic is a perfect match for the seed's vibe.

Relax, and fish in a very strange lake.

Why similar: Fishing 30.1% ★, Horror 28.2%, Psychological Horror 17%, Casual 10.3%, Adventure 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, fishing-focused horror game that explores strange, life-sim elements with a dark twist.

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Surreal 23.2%, Walking Simulator 18.9%, Psychological 18.7%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person, psychological horror walking-simulator that focuses on atmospheric exploration and mystery.

Congratulations, contractor! You've been approved to trial our cutting-edge AI visor. Use it to explore the Neuras lab and recover the staff's research. Your visor is safe, reliable, and up to 99% accurate. Just don't ask why the "ketchup" in the corner makes such a horrible crunching sound.

Why similar: Narrative 34% ★, Surreal 14.4%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven horror game that excels at building an atmospheric, unsettling experience.

A short and surreal meta-narrative experience. Explore the gallery and find a way to push The Button...

Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.7%, Surreal 20.7%, Psychological 18.6%, Walking Simulator 15%, Dark 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, dark, and atmospheric game that prioritizes experimental narrative over traditional gameplay.

After a long time in isolation, something appears inside your fridge. Satisfy the meat, or resist it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Psychological 21.9%, Horror 10.4%, Dark 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator that leans into dark humor and adventure, mirroring the seed's janky, surreal charm.

UMIGARI is a first-person harpoon fishing game set in the foggy waters off the coast of Japan. Hunt fish with your harpoon, sell your catch, buy fuel, and upgrade your gear. Alone at sea, the more you explore, the stranger the fish become.

Why similar: Surreal 31.7%, Horror 24%, Fishing 20.5% ★, Psychological Horror 19.8%, 3D 4%

Why You'll Like It: A fishing-based exploration game that incorporates horror and surreal elements into its core loop.

You are a lowly egg cell on a journey through a swollen sea of strange and humanoid fish. Prey on smaller life and growing larger and stronger to perhaps someday be born.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 40.9%, Dark 16.6%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Horror 11.2%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, 2D exploration game that captures the same weird, aquatic, and dark atmosphere as the seed.

A short, 3D narrative-driven horror platformer. Journey deep into the meat tunnel and talk with survivors to uncover the grim truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.1%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Atmospheric 7.2%, 3D 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive, surreal exploration game that focuses on bizarre, dark-themed narrative moments.

you click fish to get fish.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.5%, Horror 28.7%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Casual 10.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Father´s Island is a mystic, surreal visual novel / playable B-Movie in a 3D open world, with hundreds of buildings, structures and relics, wildlife and strange machinery. Combining dense atmosphere with mystery, horror & exploration!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 35.6%, Horror 20.6%, Indie 19.2%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Adventure 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: An indie, psychological horror game that uses dark comedy and surrealism to tell its narrative.

Fishy is a heartfelt visual novel about friends, enemies, acceptance, and monsters. Explore the aquarium, face your fears, and maybe make a friend. here fishy fishy f̵̥͘͠i̷̱͉͋͑s̵͙̈͘h̵͖̅y̶̜͘

Why similar: Surreal 22.9%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Psychological 16.2%, Fishing 13.8% ★, Atmospheric 12.8%

Bend and twist reality in A Fisherman's Tale, the mind-bending VR puzzle adventure game in which being turned upside down and inside out is not merely a play on words.

Why similar: Surreal 43.9%, Psychological 36.3%, Psychological Horror 9%, Adventure 5.6%, Indie 3.4%

Start out on an island with a basic rod. Progress into a radar-wielding master fisher-cat scouring the sea for the biggest and baddest fish. Each fish has unique behaviors that you will learn to exploit as you tailor your arsenal of fishing rods to suit your style of play. Mrrrow!

Why similar: Fishing 40.9% ★, Funny 25.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Indie 8.3%, Casual 8%

A creepy-cozy co-op fishing game for 1–4 players with proximity voice chat. Explore a haunted swamp for rare fish, sell your haul by the pound, and try to survive what hunts you in the dark.

Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Fishing 31.4% ★, Funny 21.7%, Adventure 8.3%, 3D 6.9%

Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.

Why similar: Surreal 20.5%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological 10.2%

Revenge of the colon is a story driven, single-player, atmospheric, body horror game with multiple endings. Perform colonoscopies on five patients and discover the horrors concealed deep within them. PS1 horror style!

Why similar: Surreal 20.8%, Psychological 18.1%, Walking Simulator 13%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%

Fishy is a 3D platormer. you play as a fish very far from home . traveling trough 5 worlds such as a jungle oasis to under water to the frozen tundra to inside a volcano to lastly to outer space

Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.5%, Indie 14.7%, Casual 14.6%, Adventure 13.5%, Sexual Content 12.7%

Рыбалка никогда не была скучным занятием и она никогда не была на столько весёлой и иммерсивной! Присоединяйся к рядам настоящих скуфов, лови рыбу и веселись

Why similar: Fishing 30.3% ★, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Atmospheric 19.2%, Adventure 12.6%, 3D 4.8%

A top-down action roguelite about catching fish, fighting them, selling their bones, and catching more fish. Upgrade your boat and weapons, hunt down sea monster bounties, delve into eldritch mysteries, and try to pay off a cosmic debt millennia in the making.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 46.5%, Fishing 29.3% ★, Surreal 23.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%

A very intense rhythm game where you enforce road safety on unsuspecting fish

Why similar: Funny 50.6%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Indie 15.2%, Singleplayer 8%

Most epic fishing simulator with minor horror theme

Why similar: Indie 51.2%, Casual 48.8%

Fishing at the Lake Full of Cats is a puzzle solving, cat collecting, fishing game where you uncover the secrets of Silly Lake in a quest to fish up every last one of its pointy eared denizens.

Why similar: Fishing 48.8% ★, Funny 14.4%, Casual 12.2%, Adventure 11.3%, 3D 6.4%

Walking simulator. Explore cozy liminal spaces that feel unsettlingly familiar and spark your imagination, like a dream you’ve been in before.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Surreal 24.6%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 11.6%, Atmospheric 6.1%

A physics, parkour adventure! Launch yourself up a collection of biomes to reach the summit. Compete against friends by pushing them off platforms to throw them off course. Explore a unique world as a fish out of water.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 56.6%, Funny 18.6%, Adventure 9.2%, 3D 8.9%, Singleplayer 6.7%

A horror game like no other with a crazy plot. So many characters that make you laugh. With great sound effects and eerie atmosphere of FishStop, labyrinth, atmospheric music, jokes and more!

Why similar: Horror 37.1%, Funny 30.3%, Adventure 11%, 3D 9.4%, Indie 8.1%

Simple Fish Adventure is an unusual short physics-based platformer. Jump like a fish, think like a fish, be a fish! Overcome obstacles and suffer. Also includes co-op for up to 4 players.

Why similar: Casual 36.1%, Indie 27.4%, Adventure 27.4%, Singleplayer 9.1%

This is a collection of short and experimental horror experiences, focused on surreal and bizarre plots.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 23.6%, Surreal 22.9%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Adventure 4.9%

FunnyPizzaLand is a surreal adventure game with dark atmosphere that was designed back in 2001 to be a playable painting.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 32.9%, Surreal 19.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Dark 10%, Horror 9%

Bad Cheese is a psychological horror inspired by the eerie charm of 1920s animation. Step into the tiny paws of a mouse spending the weekend at home with a dysfunctional Dad while Mom's away. Be on your best behavior and KEEP DADDY HAPPY.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 16.2%, Surreal 14.3%, Gore 11.2%

Fishing Grind is a first person 1-6 player co-op fishing game with a twist. The place you are fishing may not always be safe...

Why similar: Fishing 37.4% ★, Gore 27.1%, Casual 15.4%, Indie 11.4%, 3D 8.7%

NiGHT SIGNAL is a short first-person horror experience that sees you breaking in a new television set, only to find that it picks up strange signals after dark. Hand crafted from flesh and clay.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 38.6%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Horror 17%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Psychological Horror 5.9%

A short horror- I mean, cute game :) Help a normal, innocent frog get back to his super awesome wizard self!! :O

Why similar: Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 19%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Funny 13.3%, Dark 11.9%

The game only saves when you die. Every time you die, something changes. Every change is based on where and how you died. Go on an epic adventure only equipped with your trusted shotgun, your wit and your strong stomach for disturbing exploration. Can you survive a night at the bar, Anglerfish?

Why similar: Surreal 40.6%, Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Adventure 2.8%

Closer To Home is a dialogue-focused surreal horror exploration game. Navigate connections between reality and dreams, look for weird stuff and make friends. There is no reason to fear death.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.3%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 21.7%, Dark 8%, Multiple Endings 7%

A game about hunting rats, feeding them to your family, and going to bed.

Why similar: Surreal 23.4%, Walking Simulator 18.9%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Dark 12%

A fourth-wall-breaking narrative adventure. It’s interview day, and you really need this job—enough to ignore the talking printer, the anomaly corridor, and the ridiculous life-or-death trials your interviewer keeps putting you in. But deep down, you know... something here is very, very wrong.

Why similar: Narrative 30.6% ★, Walking Simulator 22%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Surreal 11.1%, Psychological Horror 8.9%

A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.

Why similar: Surreal 29.5%, Walking Simulator 23.4%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Horror 7.3%

A game where you play as a slightly confused bear trying to assemble the ultimate meal no matter who tries to get in your way. Relax and fish, visit the grocery store, escape bureaucracy, and more on your way to achieve enlightenment via sandwich.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.8%, Surreal 18.3%, Fishing 13.2% ★, Casual 8%, Adventure 7.6%

Play as Sam and fish to your hearts content, sell fish you've caught, collect better gear, and use it to explore the depths of the mysterious lake, but be warned as no one knows what lies at the bottom. Wretched Depths is a PSX-style horror fishing game created by students at the University of Utah.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Horror 25.3%, Fishing 19.7% ★, Psychological Horror 18.6%, 3D 4.4%

A short, twisted tale about a smuggler and a late night encounter in the English Channel. Control the camera and make tough choices, will you escape with your life?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 54.9%, Multiple Endings 18.8%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Adventure 6.3%, Casual 6%