Games Like Hylics

A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.

Why similar: Surreal 33.9%, Psychedelic 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, RPG 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel that refines the surreal, clay-animated aesthetic and turn-based combat of the original.

An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄

Why similar: Psychedelic 30.6%, Great Soundtrack 26.9%, Surreal 25.7%, RPG 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythmic, psychedelic adventure that shares the abstract, music-driven intensity of Hylics.

Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

Why similar: Surreal 53.8%, Psychedelic 33.8%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Stylized 2.2%, Adventure 2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a disjointed, surreal, and highly stylized aesthetic that perfectly mirrors the dream-like nature of Hylics.

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

Why similar: Surreal 54.4%, Psychedelic 43.8%, Stylized 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A grotesque and surreal immersive sim that matches the 'weird' energy and unsettling visual design of the seed game.

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Why similar: Surreal 38.8%, RPG 24.4%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Indie 13.3%, Adventure 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental adventure game that blends surrealism with unique, unsettling artistic choices.

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.8%, JRPG 18.9%, RPG 17.5%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Indie 7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal RPG that subverts traditional genre expectations with its bizarre world and grim humor.

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: Psychedelic 41.5%, Abstract 19.9%, Surreal 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological experience that uses a distinct, off-putting visual style to convey its narrative.

Experience death from the comfort of your seat.

Why similar: Surreal 52.7%, Psychedelic 41.8%, Indie 4.2%, Adventure 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic, surreal visual novel with a grainy, high-contrast aesthetic that feels like a fever dream.

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Surreal 44.3%, Psychedelic 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Atmospheric 3.8%, Indie 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, retro-inspired simulation that captures the bizarre, nostalgic, and slightly uncanny feeling of an early internet.

Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43.2%, RPG 14.6%, JRPG 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological RPG that explores deep emotional themes through a unique, hand-drawn art style.

Sneak into a world of underground assassins as Harman Smith, a man who manifests 7 deadly personalities, the killer7. Take control of this distinct murderers' row as they hunt down the sinister Kun Lan to thwart his plan of world dominance.

Why similar: Surreal 57.4%, Great Soundtrack 34.1%, Atmospheric 2.9%, Stylized 2.6%, Adventure 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A highly stylized, surreal, and abstract action game that prioritizes atmosphere and artistic vision over realism.

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.8%, Surreal 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative, atmospheric game that breaks the fourth wall and creates a strong, intimate sense of place.

Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.8%, Surreal 32.4%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Adventure 6.5%, Indie 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, wordless point-and-click adventure that relies on visual storytelling and a unique, unsettling art style.

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 57.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.8%, Indie 8.9%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Adventure 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A low-poly, surreal horror game that captures the same fragmented, dream-like pacing found in Hylics.

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: Surreal 28.5%, Psychedelic 21.6%, Abstract 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, RPG 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: An abstract, surreal RPG that leans heavily into psychedelic visuals and unconventional world-building.

Experience YIIK: A Postmodern RPG 1.5 (I.V) update with revamped battles and cutscenes. A child relinquishes her name for a birthday invite, hoping to find her brother. Alex's reality unravels, guided by a mysterious cat, witnessing a woman vanish, igniting an obsession that threatens his world.

Why similar: Surreal 30.6%, Psychedelic 21.6%, JRPG 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, RPG 10%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, meta-heavy RPG with a distinct, off-kilter aesthetic that aims to challenge traditional storytelling.

Don't be a hero. Experience the love. Experience moon. moon is an anti-RPG steeped in story and character, mood and music.

Why similar: JRPG 35%, RPG 32.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Adventure 5.5%, Exploration 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: An anti-RPG that focuses on surreal, non-violent interactions and subverts the standard hero's journey.

One day, Jimmy looked inside.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.1%, RPG 31.7%, Indie 12.4%, JRPG 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, horror-tinged RPG that feels like a nightmarish, experimental take on classic JRPG mechanics.

A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.

Why similar: Surreal 47.7%, Great Soundtrack 25.5%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Indie 5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dream-like adventure that shifts between 2D and 3D perspectives to create a disorienting, beautiful world.

Knuckle Sandwich is a turn-based RPG by Andy Brophy. Get a job, beat up some monsters, and solve a mystery that's plaguing Bright City.

Why similar: RPG 29.2%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Indie 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A quirky, surreal RPG that utilizes unique minigame-based combat to keep the experience fresh and strange.

Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.

Why similar: RPG 42.7%, JRPG 17.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Indie 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, surreal RPG that pushes the boundaries of the genre with its dark, uncompromising atmosphere.

Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-5 are available now, with more planned as free updates!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 58.5%, RPG 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, JRPG 9.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A quirky, meta-narrative RPG that subverts traditional JRPG tropes with humor and unexpected world-building.

A humorous adventure set in a 3D parody of the internet. Diverse puzzles, beautiful worlds, friends, experiences, upgrades and more, await those who 'log on'!

Why similar: Surreal 51.9%, Great Soundtrack 17.7%, Psychedelic 13.2%, Indie 7.6%, Atmospheric 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, retro-inspired adventure that explores the absurdity of internet culture through a dream-like lens.

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: Abstract 71.5%, Surreal 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, Indie 4.7%, Adventure 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: The prequel to the other Milk game, sharing the same surreal, psychological intensity and experimental visual design.

A mysterious muse calls upon you to investigate a Large tower in an oneiric land.

Why similar: Psychedelic 33.8%, Abstract 25.8%, Surreal 18.1%, RPG 12.1%, Indie 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental, surreal RPG with a focus on dream-like exploration and non-traditional progression.

Juice Galaxy is a happy place to fly around and smack things and drink juice. And explore things. And just, flip around doing stuff.

Why similar: Psychedelic 80.2%, Atmospheric 8.5%, RPG 7.2%, Adventure 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, psychedelic, and surreal action-RPG that embraces absurdity and physics-based weirdness.

Picayune Dreams is a roguelike blend of bullet heaven horde survival, and bullet hell gameplay. Adrift across the endless void, you must fend off thousands of nightmarish and otherwordly creatures. Uncover a mysterious and surreal story. And don't forget. You mu [TRANSMISSION INTERRUPTED...]

Why similar: Psychedelic 50.7%, Surreal 38.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%, Colorful 2.3%, Exploration 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic, surreal bullet-hell game with a unique, colorful aesthetic that feels like a digital hallucination.

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 49.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.5%, RPG 9.9%, Indie 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, wordless action-adventure with a striking, surreal world that rewards exploration and observation.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Atmospheric 71.4%, Singleplayer 15.8%, Adventure 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric survival horror game with a distinct retro-tech aesthetic that feels deeply alien.

Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.

Why similar: Surreal 50.1%, Abstract 34.2%, Indie 4.7%, Exploration 3.5%, Stylized 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal 3D platformer with a dream-like, low-poly aesthetic that emphasizes fluid movement and abstract environments.

Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.

Why similar: Surreal 72.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Adventure 3.6%, Exploration 3.1%

“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: Surreal 32.3%, Great Soundtrack 21.8%, RPG 18.7%, JRPG 10%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.

Why similar: RPG 37.4%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%

F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!

Why similar: JRPG 36.7%, RPG 31.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

Explore, build, and survive in a cryptic expanse oozing with dreamlike oddities and esoteric critters.

Why similar: Psychedelic 45.1%, Surreal 43.6%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.5%, Exploration 1.3%

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

Why similar: Surreal 66.9%, Indie 9.1%, Atmospheric 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Exploration 2.9%

In Felvidek, a JRPG set in 15th century Slovakia, you embrace the role of an alcoholic knight Pavol. Meet diverse and interesting characters to help you drive out the Hussites and Ottomans who blight this land.

Why similar: Surreal 38.2%, RPG 17.2%, JRPG 15%, Turn-Based Combat 7.2%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Psychopomp is BACK. The catacombs stretch down farther than ever before. Your entire life has been a lie. Delve into the depths, and discover the horrors that lie below. More realms, more modes, more secrets. An ancient voice calls to you from the center of the earth. Will you answer it?

Why similar: Surreal 73.7%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Psychedelic 9.5%, Adventure 2.6%, Indie 2.5%

A BRAZILIAN BOOMER SHOOTER GAME MADE USING THE ID TECH 2 ENGINE! SHOOT, JUMP, EMBARK ON A JOURNEY THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO, HELL AND EVEN HEAVEN! SAVE BRAZIL!

Why similar: Surreal 92.5%, Adventure 4%, Singleplayer 3.4%

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Atmospheric 32.6%, Hand-drawn 19.4%, Stylized 12.7%, Adventure 11.6%, Exploration 10.1%

A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.

Why similar: Surreal 85.9%, Indie 5.9%, Stylized 3.9%, Singleplayer 3.3%, 2D 1%

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: RPG 34.8%, Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Adventure 4%

Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between.

Why similar: Surreal 48.2%, Abstract 37.5%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Adventure 2.3%, Exploration 2.2%

Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.

Why similar: Psychedelic 52.8%, Surreal 39.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%, Colorful 1.6%

In this surreal press turn-based JRPG, you will take on a variety of strange creatures based on printmaking materials. As the Monitor, you must gather strength and find your friends, Bad Girl, Miss Gun, and Mr. Woodcut. In this non-linear story, do your best to defeat the 4 bosses!

Why similar: Surreal 26.5%, Psychedelic 22.8%, Abstract 21.7%, JRPG 9.1%, RPG 7.7%

A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.7%, RPG 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Indie 9%, Turn-Based 6.8%

UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 62.2%, RPG 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Indie 7.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%

What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Indie 16.6%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Adventure 3.6%

Hop into Orbo's shoes! Run, jump and drill around your boss's office, make some new friends, and uncover terrifying secrets about the company you work for in this comedically surreal 3D platformer!

Why similar: Psychedelic 63.1%, Surreal 29%, Adventure 2.9%, Colorful 2.4%, Exploration 2%

Automaton Heart is an RPG with platforming elements where you visit obscure and interesting places while upgrading your organs and strategizing about which items to bring along.

Why similar: Psychedelic 31.5%, Abstract 26.9%, Surreal 23.6%, RPG 10.2%, Atmospheric 4.2%

FPS/mecha hybrid europolice sim with emphasis on interacting with NPCs and different gameplay systems.

Why similar: RPG 76.5%, Stylized 23.5%

A 1 to 4 player Y2K dream-exploration game. Free your imaginary friends trapped to eternal sleep by the goddess Mama. Collect cursed items and use weapons to face the monsters in Mama's dreams.

Why similar: Surreal 85%, Exploration 4.5%, Adventure 4.5%, Stylized 4.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.5%, Pixel Graphics 29.2%, Indie 28.5%, Adventure 4.7%, Singleplayer 3.7%

WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

Why similar: Indie 54.9%, Stylized 19.2%, Colorful 13.9%, Singleplayer 12.1%

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: Surreal 69.1%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Indie 10.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%, Exploration 2.3%

FIGHT KNIGHT is a first-person dungeon-brawler! Grid-based dungeon crawling meets action-packed real time enemy encounters. Fight your way through puzzles and enemies to save those trapped in the Tower's eternal night!

Why similar: RPG 45.5%, Indie 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Adventure 7.6%, Colorful 3.6%

A norwegian happysad game set in a northern land! Adventure through a beautiful and very varied wilderness. Dive, fly, use ziplines and find different weapons to aid your journey to reach the cold mountains and below. Encounter over 50 unique bosses and enemy types!

Why similar: Atmospheric 53.9%, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 13.6%, Singleplayer 13%, Colorful 4.9%

Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.

Why similar: RPG 46.2%, Atmospheric 19.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Indie 11.9%, Stylized 4.4%

Explore, fight, loot and fish! Solo or in co-op mode in this Old School First Person Dungeon Crawler. Earn your knighthood as you oppose the evil witch Lunamoth and stop her curse which prevents everyone from growing wings.

Why similar: RPG 64.5%, Exploration 13.2%, Adventure 12.5%, Singleplayer 9.8%

The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44.9%, Surreal 23.5%, Indie 17.7%, Adventure 5.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%