- #1 Seeker
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mika Mikajiki
Windows
Draw your sword and jump into a dystopian metropolis in this 2D action-exploration game. Hunt down giant robots and use their parts to enhance your abilities as you try to uncover the secrets hidden beneath the neon lights.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.7%, Cyberpunk 17.6%, Capitalism 14.6%, Dystopian 14.6%, Exploration 7.8%
- #2 Psychroma
96% matchVery Positive89% of 189 reviews2024
Dev: Rocket AdriftPub: Gamma Space Collaborative Studio
Windows · Linux
Psychroma is a psychological horror side-scroller set in a haunted cyberpunk house. Collect cards and explore the memories stored on them to piece together your past. But the deeper you go, the more you expose yourself to the brightest heat, the warmest color...
Why similar: Cyberpunk 20.1%, Dystopian 16.1%, Psychedelic 15.9%, Capitalism 15.5%, Dark 8%
- #3 the machine that BREATHES
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shweep Games
Windows
the machine that BREATHES is a 2D Survival Horror game with a focus on situational combat and exploration. Inspired by the likes of Resident Evil and System Shock, you'll crawl through a hostile environment and manage a limited inventory to brace against the unknown.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.2%, Metroidvania 17%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Horror 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #4 OctoQuest
95% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: Your Infamous HarpPub: Your Infamous
Windows · Mac
Your Infamous Harp presents OctoQuest, a mash-up of your favorite retro NES games. Play as a highly evolved octopus on an eight-fold quest to retrieve extraterrestrial mushrooms from subterranean caves. Experience a cerebral journey through the ruins of mankind set to a bass-heavy soundtrack.
Why similar: Psychedelic 20.2%, Metroidvania 20.2%, Dystopian 18.4%, Surreal 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #5 Cruelty Squad
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,524 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: Capitalism 24.2%, Psychedelic 14.5%, Dystopian 13.9%, Cyberpunk 13.9%, Surreal 12.7%
- #6 Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chaosmonger Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A brutal action metroidvania set in a world where reality is breaking apart. Battle biomechanical mutants, traverse shifting landscapes, and uncover fragments of your lost mind as you push deeper into a twisted post-apocalyptic nightmare.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.6%, Dystopian 19.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, Dark 11.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #7 Blue Rabbit
93% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: J.P. van OstaPub: Coughing Dragon
Windows · Linux
You find yourself in a futuristic dystopian city. You get the idea: Dark smog. A rogue A.I. Corporate drones. Actual drones. The whole enchilada. In this fast-paced 2D platformer, you play as Arisu, a Runner tasked to deliver the ambiguous Blue Rabbit "packages" around the city.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.1%, Metroidvania 23.6%, Dystopian 17.4%, Exploration 7.6%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #8 Fogrest: The Whisper of Harbingers
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Admia
Windows
Fogrest is a 2D pixel adventure game. A fog has descended on the land, monstrous creatures are waiting to attack. Make your way through dark forests and deserted towns to find answers.
Why similar: Dystopian 23.6%, Psychedelic 14%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 10.4%, Walking Simulator 9.1%
- #9 Alruna: End of History
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeckboltPub: Burning Planet Digital
Windows
Alruna; now in wide-screen! A different kind of Metroidvania, a tour-de-force of game design, with world-class temples and dungeons. Dead men yearn for Heaven, but Elysium remains out of their grasp.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, Capitalism 15.2%, Cyberpunk 11.7%, Dystopian 11.6%, Platformer 8.9%
- #10 Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists
91% matchVery Positive87% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: NeckboltPub: Burning Planet Digital
Windows
Alruna is a compact and high-density Metroidvania, with a focus on sequence-breaking and playing things out of order.
Why similar: Capitalism 20%, Metroidvania 17.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Dystopian 11.3%, Cyberpunk 10.7%
- #11 Navicula Meatus
90% matchVery Positive96% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Torgomind
Windows
A dark and surreal puzzle adventure set in a decaying town where veins pulse through ruined structures and the night hums with unfamiliar life.
Why similar: Dystopian 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Surreal 13.2%, Psychedelic 11.5%, Horror 10.7%
- #12 The Busker
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kevin Sullivan
Windows
Explore a dystopian urban landscape in a non-linear, hand drawn, Metroidvania. Smash your enemies with your guitar and discover upgrades like efx pedals to customize your play through.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Dystopian 21.7%, Capitalism 14.5%, Cyberpunk 13.2%, Dark 9.2%
- #13 I'm not a robot!
88% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: S.P.G
Windows
"I'm Not a Robot" is an atmospheric horror with old-school 3D and dark humor, telling the story of quickly making $300 in a shady alley. Sounds safe, right? Grab an easy payday or uncover all the secrets of the dark cult that has taken over your small town.
Why similar: Dark Humor 25%, Psychedelic 17%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Horror 12%, Surreal 10.7%
- #14 Ha_Bits
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Dark Quixote Studio
Windows · Mac
Ha_Bits is an Adventure and platformer game for windows and Mac OS with a neo-noir cyberpunk setting.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.5%, Metroidvania 20.7%, Psychedelic 19%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Exploration 7.5%
- #15 POWERNAUT DECAY
87% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: ConfoundGreatJob
Windows
A tough exploration-based platformer with souls-like elements.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.3%, Dystopian 18.7%, Cyberpunk 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%, Platformer 8.5%
- #16 人类动物园 Human Zoo
86% matchVery Positive90% of 161 reviews2023
Dev: 土豆火锅Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
Beautiful teenagers, dreams, grotesque orgies. When no one in the world is awake anymore, is your sanity an alternative madness? A turn-based surrealist psychological horror game with beautiful L2D combat artwork and a deep, philosophical plot.
Why similar: Dystopian 21%, Psychedelic 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Surreal 11%, Dark 10.5%
- #17 REPOSE
85% matchVery Positive93% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: Bozó Attila BertoldPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
In the facility, each step, each shot, each mistake costs precious energy. Rendered entirely in black and white, this mystery can be unravelled. The puzzle can be solved. Don't ask who tried to solve it before. Do the job. Find oxygen and sleep. Go deeper. And don't ask about Aaron.
Why similar: Dystopian 21.9%, Dark 11.9%, Surreal 11.5%, Horror 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #18 ReEvolution Project
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Counterbalance Games
Windows
A singleplayer story-driven horror game set in a desolate post-apocalyptic world. Explore a decaying abandoned house, scavenging for supplies and uncovering fragments of its story. Solve environmental puzzles that challenge your perception, and decide how deep you're willing to dig.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.3%, Horror 13.3%, Dystopian 12.4%, Dark 11.6%, Walking Simulator 10.5%
- #19 Augment Anthem
84% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Project Ego
Windows
Combine four Augment types to transform your gun, movement, and traversal in a 2D sci-fi metroidvania. Explore interconnected environments from flooded ruins to abandoned bunkers, fight biomechanical threats, and rebuild the last human settlement.
Why similar: Dystopian 20.7%, Metroidvania 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Exploration 7.4%, Platformer 7.2%
- #20 AirLoveEngine
83% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: VenomGnatGames
Windows
A liminal, atmospheric game set in a dream emulator known as the AirLoveEngine, where people go to escape reality.
Why similar: Dystopian 25%, Psychedelic 22.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Exploration 10.9%, Horror 9.3%
- #21 The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]
84% matchVery Positive87% of 755 reviews2019
Dev: Leonard Menchiari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] is a remake of the original "ETERNAL CASTLE" from 1987, with additional game mechanics, sophisticated sound design, polished 2-bit CGA animated graphics, and modernized game design.
Why similar: Dystopian 22.2%, Psychedelic 19%, Cyberpunk 18.5%, Dark 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%
- #22 how to kill a fly [ H2KAF ]
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Radtel Collective
Windows
Witness how the actions of an "individual" can serve the pinnacle of a system. Pose as a "human". Serve it as its limited drone model. Accomplish your assignment.
Why similar: Capitalism 24.9%, Dystopian 24.1%, Cyberpunk 20.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.7%, Walking Simulator 6.8%
- #23 LSD Dream Emulator: BRUTALISMUS
82% matchMostly Negative38% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: ETERNIDAD
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short and atmospheric retro exploration game where brutalist architecture becomes the labyrinth of a decaying mind. Inspired by David Lynch's work, explore vast concrete spaces and unravel the story of an architect lost in his own creation.
Why similar: Dystopian 18.4%, Cyberpunk 17.2%, Psychedelic 15.1%, Surreal 10.7%, Walking Simulator 9.6%
- #24 Infinite Crosswalk
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: S.P.G
Windows
Infinite Crosswalk is a psychedelic walking simulator and horror game in retro 3D style. You get hit on a zebra crossing and trapped in limbo. Uncover the victims' tragic stories to escape — or pay with parts of your own body.
Why similar: Psychedelic 20.7%, Surreal 16.9%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Horror 7.9%
- #25 WRITE.EYE
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MorroMedia
Windows
In a futuristic Seattle, the CorpoState regulates every citizen's perception through a mandatory contact lens. Magic, a weary editor in Tower D#503, has come to realize the history he polishes is a hollow lie. Installing an unauthorized override, he toggles his lens to descend to the streets below.
Why similar: Dystopian 38%, Cyberpunk 37.7%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Exploration 6.9%, Adventure 5.3%
- #26 Sect-Machina
80% matchMixed60% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: Skelecrew Games
Windows
Sect-Machina is a fluid, atmospheric bug-themed metroidvania rendered in a vibrant 2D pixelated style, crafted with meticulous attention to detail in its combat, characters, environments, sound, and story.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Dystopian 18.3%, Cyberpunk 17.5%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 9%
- #27 LUNARK
79% matchVery Positive88% of 339 reviews2023
Dev: Canari GamesPub: WayForward
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.5%, Dystopian 16.7%, Platformer 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #28 Jackroid
78% matchMixed61% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Starving Lama Games
Windows
Originally developed as a birthday gift for my nephew, Jackroid is a heartfelt indie game that blends classic action-platforming with Metroid-style exploration. After several requests and growing interest, I’ve decided to bring Jackroid to Steam. Free—as a thank you to everyone who’s supported me.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.7%, Cyberpunk 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Platformer 8.6%, Exploration 7.8%
- #29 Dichotomy
78% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Phyrfliez
Windows
Im Jahr 2234 kämpfen die 13-jährige Victorique und ihre beste Freundin Zoé im überwachten Frankreich gegen die Human Rescue Organisation. Trotz ihrer durch Schizophrenie verzerrten Wahrnehmung verfolgen die beiden Hackerinnen entschlossen ihren Plan, die Menschheit zu befreien.
Why similar: Dystopian 19.8%, Cyberpunk 18.6%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Dark 9.6%, Exploration 7.9%
- #30 Dap: Prologue
79% matchVery Positive96% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: Melting Parrot
Windows
Dap: Prologue is a short dive into the eerie world of Dap, the upcoming horror-action-adventure about protecting a pack of fragile creatures against the creeping corruption tainting the woods and its inhabitants. Lead, scavenge, and fight, in a race for survival against otherwordly horrors.
Why similar: Psychedelic 19.8%, Dark 18.5%, Surreal 18%, Horror 16%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #31 NightSong
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: b.cooper
Windows
Tycho's Apocalypse. The game depicts a pilgrimage to Victory, the Capit0l City of Lights.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.7%, Dystopian 20.3%, Surreal 18.9%, Dark 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #32 Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)
77% matchVery Positive89% of 569 reviews2020
Dev: Revolution Software Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
After being abducted by brutal soldiers and his kinfolk butchered, Robert Foster finds himself in Union City - a vast metropolis under the tyranny of a fascist AI. Alone, save for the circuit board of his best friend, Foster must discover the sinister truth - and why they specifically came for him.
Why similar: Dystopian 24.2%, Cyberpunk 22.8%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Retro 7.6%
- #33 Rusted Moss
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,593 reviews2023
Dev: EmlisePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
Why similar: Dystopian 20.8%, Metroidvania 18.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Platformer 11.6%, Dark 10.4%
- #34 Mold
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: soraslove
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evolve your body further to survive this vast, yet dense, system of caves. You must use your wits to outsmart predators lurking in the dark and to solve puzzling challenges in order to further advance in this strange world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Surreal 12.2%, Exploration 9.4%, Horror 8.4%
- #35 Dark Light
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 739 reviews2022
Dev: Mirari&Co.
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Dark Light is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk action-platformer with intense hack'n slash combat. Explore the unknown, enhance your abilities with cyberwares, and face off against supernatural entities to seal the Dark Void and end the eternal darkness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Cyberpunk 23.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%, Horror 9.8%, Dark 9.8%
- #36 KAPITAL PUNISHMENT 22XX
75% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Morningstar Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Battle relentless cyborg police in a grim 23rd century dystopia. Experience fast-paced, bloody combat in this retro-inspired beat-em up, action platformer. Recruit comrades and collect upgrades as you traverse hazardous environs to reach KAPITAL and take down the oligarchs in charge!
Why similar: Dystopian 24.4%, Capitalism 20.5%, Cyberpunk 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Platformer 7.4%
- #37 Blank Spaces
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Plush Cows
Windows
Blank Spaces is an absurd first-person exploration game in the office setting. You’re trying to quit, but in the world of capitalism, that’s impossible. Why are your coworkers as thin as a finger, and why does work feel more frightening every day?
Why similar: Dystopian 21.3%, Capitalism 19.6%, Dark Humor 13.1%, Psychedelic 13%, Walking Simulator 10.9%
- #38 Abrasion
73% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Laaya
Windows
You are an enslaved oilborn. The Facility sends you to harvest blood from overgrown brains in the depths of an ancient megastructure. Search for secrets and uncover forgotten lore in this exploration focused horror game.
Why similar: Dystopian 40.8%, Dark 21.9%, Horror 19.3%, Exploration 14.5%, Adventure 3.6%
- #39 AMEN 11 11
72% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: Sons of Welder
Windows · Linux
AMEN 11 11 is a hidden object adventure game set in an atmosphere of apocalypse and psychological horror. The player's task is to find objects hidden on the maps.
Why similar: Psychedelic 24.5%, Post-apocalyptic 20.6%, Dystopian 18.1%, Horror 11.3%, Surreal 10%
- #40 Zero Moment
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Whalecat Interactive
Windows
You wake up trapped in a derelict generation ship. It was humanity's last hope. Your only ally is a suit fused to your skin. It's whispering instructions into your ear. Survive and uncover a mystery thousands of years in the making.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Dark Humor 15.7%, Dark 13.5%, Horror 12.3%, Sci-fi 10.8%
- #41 GOD PLEASE HELP ME
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KESHA WHITE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Horror roguelike highly inspired by the 00s and 10s. BOO
Why similar: Psychedelic 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Dark Humor 15.3%, Surreal 12.5%, Dark 11.1%
- #42 MotionRec
70% matchVery Positive100% of 388 reviews2025
Dev: HANDSUMPub: PLAYISM
Windows
MotionRec is a recording puzzle action game where you progress through stages by recording and playing back your own movements.
Why similar: Dystopian 22.2%, Cyberpunk 19.9%, Metroidvania 14.3%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Retro 7%
- #43 FoMO
71% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Quantic Monkey Studio
Windows · Linux
FoMO is an experimental first-person horror with unpredictable mazes, a suffocating atmosphere, and a decaying retro look. No weapons, only escape, paranoia, and choices that accelerate the horror.
Why similar: Dystopian 27.1%, Dark 15.5%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Retro 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #44 Albert.DATA - Slowly Fading into Data
74% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Albert Barque-DuranPub: Albert.DATA
Windows
A contemplative story of a human, slowly mutating into data. A transformative retro-journey about the meaning of being human, the boundaries of experience, existence and identity. Are you ready for your next existential crisis?
Why similar: Dystopian 25.2%, Psychedelic 20.4%, Surreal 12.4%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, Retro 8.3%
- #45 Mutacronia: hidden threat
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KatRus GamesPub: KatRus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D platformer detective set inside a living organism. Leukocytus investigates the “Cough,” battles mutants, and uncovers a conspiracy. Harness a dangerous mutation: transform into a monster for power, then regain control to save a dying world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Dystopian 19.7%, Surreal 14.4%, Platformer 10%, Dark 9.2%
- #46 MiniLAW: Ministry of Law
72% matchVery Positive83% of 197 reviews2020
Dev: Lasso Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Roam the dystopian future city of New Babel, Mankind's Last Hope, in search of crimes in progress. Use lethal weapons, non-lethal force, and diplomacy to take down bad guys.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 38.4%, Dystopian 27.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Platformer 6.8%
- #47 THE IRONY
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SYLOPON
Windows
You are a nameless mercenary, dispatched to the research facility 'UNDERDOG CORP.' Survive the horrors of this dangerous facility, twisted by human experimentation, and uncover the hidden secrets within before they consume you.
Why similar: Dystopian 27.3%, Metroidvania 23.2%, Horror 10.9%, Platformer 10.1%, Sci-fi 9%
- #48 Future Reality: Racing League
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Future Reality Softworks
Windows
Race high speed bio-refuse SHELLs through a dark future ruled by omni-corps and overrun with fleshy abominations. Racing Horror from Future Reality Softworks.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 17.6%, Dystopian 16.3%, Psychedelic 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Dark 10.9%
- #49 The Flat
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frog Tree
Windows
The Flat is an FPS Immersive where you're just a small cog in the vast, dark machinery of Corpo Corporation. Navigate corporate chaos, fight for your life, master unique stealth mechanics, and immerse yourself in a dark brutalist setting. How much can you take before you snap?
Why similar: Dystopian 21.6%, Dark Humor 17.5%, Cyberpunk 15.8%, Dark 12%, Surreal 10.8%
- #50 You Are Weak
71% match9 user reviews70% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Outlands
Windows
A ritual for the darkest of times. A game about community and change in a fractured world.
Why similar: Dystopian 20%, Psychedelic 19.2%, Cyberpunk 18.8%, Surreal 14.9%, Capitalism 14.3%
- #51 Fourmiworld
67% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: CZDOOM
Windows · Linux
Carve your own path through Fourmiworld - an "open-world-ant-farm-metroidvania". Play as an interdimensional urban explorer girl, collect Gamut to unlock new abilities, and discover the sights, plights, & soundbites of a surreal alien dimension.
Why similar: Psychedelic 22.7%, Metroidvania 21.6%, Surreal 20.2%, Exploration 10.6%, Retro 10.2%
- #52 Anzu Castle Gracula
69% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Rainbow Cemetery
Windows
Locked away in a lost corner of the world lies a ruin where the dead refuse to rest. Using your wits and your treacherous whip can you discover the secrets interred within this QBASIC action/adventure?
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Dark 11.1%, Platformer 10.2%, Exploration 9.4%
- #53 Play Rough
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nothing MasterPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
PLAY ROUGH is a roleplaying game set in the surreal, post-apocalyptic wasteland of what was once California. It's a place where humans live side-by-side with living cartoons, twisted abominations of ink and flesh, and... Clowns...?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.4%, Dark Humor 20%, Psychedelic 18.9%, Surreal 11%, Dark 9.4%
- #54 Corporate Board
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PHANTOM PRODUCTIONS YAZILIM LIMITED SIRKETI
Windows
As Kiran Deshmukh, survive a decaying monolith in this classic survival horror. Uncover the psychological rot of a corrupt mega-corp and the grisly crimes of its Board. In this dystopian thriller, the bottom line is written in blood. Profit is temporary. Pain is eternal.
Why similar: Dystopian 21.7%, Capitalism 19.7%, Cyberpunk 17.1%, Psychedelic 16.5%, Dark 10.9%
- #55 >observer_
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,906 reviews2017
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.5%, Dystopian 18.2%, Horror 13.1%, Walking Simulator 9%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #56 Lullabies Made of Static
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Texhno Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
The world is gone, you’re alone. In the silent aftermath of humanity’s fall, you explore the ruins of a post-apocalyptic megalopolis surrounded by industrial brutalist factories, collecting forgotten cassettes that will reveal what human emotions once felt like long ago.
Why similar: Dystopian 22.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Cyberpunk 12.7%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Surreal 9.7%
- #57 MindScape: Verenna
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CoLoJo Games
Windows
Prepare for an electrifying journey through a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk world with Nova. Unleash her extraordinary powers and confront ruthless factions to reclaim a world on the brink of chaos, and reforge the destiny of humanity. Are you ready to shape the future?
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Cyberpunk 26%, Post-apocalyptic 20.1%, Platformer 7.9%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #58 ANIMAL WELL
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,932 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Metroidvania 32%, Exploration 11.8%, Horror 10.8%, Surreal 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #59 Cryselts
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: B3N Games Studio
Windows · Mac
Cryselts is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania focused on exploration, modular suits, and ranged combat, set in a hostile world corrupted by a mutagenic threat. Join the Cryselts, an elite task force designed to protect the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Post-apocalyptic 18%, Exploration 12.9%, Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #60 SESSIONS
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Robson Paiva
Windows
SESSIONS blends horror, action, and atmospheric exploration. Face existential horrors and terrifying creatures in this dark sci-fi tale.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.4%, Dystopian 20.3%, Horror 11.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.4%