Games Like Ilequ

You awake in a mysterious forest that seems strangely familiar. Have you been here before? Is this a dream or a nightmare? Trapped in the Forest is a surreal open world folk horror game.

Why similar: Survival 21%, Surreal 19.9%, Open World 14%, Dark 12.7%, Nature 8.8%

Narrative exploration game located in a massive, post-human Western Washington. Navigate an open world that has been reclaimed by nature. Use journals, letters, zines, and other documents to learn the interconnected stories of the people who lived here once.

Why similar: Survival 32.8%, Open World 27.8%, Exploration 14.3%, Nature 8.7%, Adventure 7.5%

Dive beneath the depths and explore a vast underwater world, hunt for prey and evade predators to survive - or not.

Why similar: Survival 27.8%, Dark 23%, Open World 14.1%, Exploration 9.3%, Nature 8.3%

You have crash-landed on a strange alien planet as a cicada, surrounded by a world teeming with giant insects and thriving fungi, waiting for you to explore!

Why similar: Survival 25.5%, Surreal 24.4%, Dark 23.3%, Adventure 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Feed and raise your little baby. Watch it grow and feed on every and anything. In Full Bloom is a Tamagotchi inspired Katamari-like about a creature with never-ending hunger for the world around it. There is only one way.

Why similar: Surreal 41.6%, Dark 17.9%, Exploration 13.4%, Adventure 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Stranded deep in the North, you have just one goal: make it home alive. Solo or with friends, fight the cold, hunt for food, set up camps, watch out for wildlife, and... try not to lose anyone along the way.

Why similar: Survival 39.7%, Open World 21.1%, Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 11.3%, Nature 8.4%

Search for answers in a desolate, dangerous world as you pilot the giant. Utilize a variety of safeguards to protect yourself from a fierce military force & unravel the story about the giant's powerful past.

Why similar: Survival 23.7%, Open World 23.2%, Exploration 17.7%, Dark 10.1%, Adventure 9.4%

Enter the realm of animal dreams! Experience adventures in places where humans exist only in legends. What path will you take, my friend?

Why similar: Surreal 26.1%, Dark 15.6%, Nature 11.5%, Open World 11.2%, Exploration 10.9%

Once a beautiful island, now a deadly trap. You will have to use all your available gear, along with your building skills to survive the deadly night of this place. You can try to survive alone or team up with friends.

Why similar: Survival 56.2%, Open World 30.3%, Adventure 13.5%

Nampung found herself in a strange place. What is really happening?...

Why similar: Surreal 38.4%, Dark 23.5%, Adventure 21.5%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Indie 7.2%

"Lúcido" is a surreal open world action/exploration game.

Why similar: Surreal 49.8%, Open World 23.9%, Adventure 9%, Exploration 8.9%, 3D 5.4%

Nampung encounters the nightmare again and this time also includes her relative people.

Why similar: Surreal 38%, Dark 23.3%, Adventure 22.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Indie 7.6%

Miasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure. Your adventure begins on the shores of a remote and mysterious island.

Why similar: Survival 49.6%, Open World 17.9%, Exploration 13.6%, Adventure 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Navigate through various levels as you search for artifacts. But you must listen to your surroundings, for an invisible entity draws ever closer...

Why similar: Surreal 40.7%, Dark 22.6%, Exploration 13.8%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Adventure 5.8%

Backrooms: Infinite is a first-person survival exploration game. Explore endlessly expanding Backrooms, scavenge supplies, document anomalies, face threats, and return to outposts to prepare for your next expedition. Go alone or with friends — escape is not the only answer.

Why similar: Survival 24.9%, Open World 21.6%, Procedural Generation 17.3%, Exploration 13.7%, Adventure 8.4%

Control a herd of charming creatures called Trebhum and explore an unforgettable alien world filled with exotic lifeforms and surreal environments. Discover dozens of mutations to overcome puzzles, explore new biomes, and survive on a dangerous planet.

Why similar: Surreal 32.1%, Survival 25.2%, Open World 20.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Atmospheric 6.5%

An exploration and survival game where players must fight elemental-themed monsters in order to escape this beautiful yet brutal world.

Why similar: Survival 41.1%, Open World 27.9%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Exploration 12.5%, 3D 2.5%

Collect 15 glowing beacons in a living procedural world. Unlock boost, shield, and stasis to outsmart guardians that adapt as you progress, while weather and terrain reshape every run.

Why similar: Surreal 22%, Survival 15.7%, Open World 14.8%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Nature 10%

BlockSouls is a surreal indie adventure set in a lonely brutalist city. Explore strange places, meet unsettling characters, face disturbing enemies, and uncover hidden paths in a dark, dreamlike world.

Why similar: Surreal 38%, Dark 21.5%, Adventure 14.4%, Exploration 13.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%

A tropical survival‑defense hybrid where you are the prey and your crops are the prize. Plant, protect, and survive against persistent wildlife in a hostile world where you cannot fight back.

Why similar: Survival 41.6%, Nature 19.6%, Open World 16.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Exploration 7.3%

Lead a group of Vagrants through the surreal open world of the Afterlife. Observe their journey through the eyes of a drone operator. Hide from blind monsters. Avoid malicious fog. Embrace the Cycle. Survive. Escape.

Why similar: Survival 24.9%, Surreal 24.9%, Open World 18.2%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Exploration 9.6%

DEATHTOUCH is an open-world horror game where exploration leads to hidden secrets—and lurking nightmares. Uncover mysterious locations, navigate eerie environments, and survive terrifying encounters in a world that feels truly alive.

Why similar: Survival 40.4%, Open World 24.4%, Adventure 13.4%, Exploration 12.3%, Atmospheric 6.1%

LARGE Little is a story-driven, dreamlike exploration game where you embark on an adventure in your old garden from a tiny perspective.

Why similar: Surreal 32.6%, Open World 23.4%, Exploration 13.8%, Nature 12.5%, Atmospheric 7.6%

A calm, dreamlike exploration experience set in a procedurally generated world where shifting landscapes and quiet structures emerge from the haze.

Why similar: Surreal 25.9%, Open World 17.9%, Procedural Generation 16.6%, Nature 11.4%, Exploration 11.4%

Dawn is a dark fantasy post-apocalyptic survival horror game set in the ruins of a magical industrial revolution. Explore a surreal world overtaken by nature, where the horrors of the apocalypse emerge during the day and lie dormant by nightfall.

Why similar: Survival 25.1%, Surreal 20.9%, Open World 17.5%, Nature 12.5%, Exploration 9.8%

Explore the seemingly endless shifting expanse of the Backrooms in this isometric pixel-style liminal horror game. Discover and research anomalies, and upgrade your tether to delve deeper into the unknown.

Why similar: Survival 28.8%, Surreal 20.7%, Exploration 12.8%, Open World 12.1%, Procedural Generation 9.2%

A 2D sandbox survival game designed for creators, players, and everyone else.

Why similar: Survival 59.2%, Open World 17.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Casual 5.2%, Indie 4.5%

Kitty Kart 64 is a surreal, horror-themed exploration game set in the world of a bargain-bin kart racer. Explore scrapped tracks, beta maps, and dreamscapes in a chaotic, broken world, all from the convenience of your go-kart!

Why similar: Surreal 32%, Dark 21.3%, Open World 19.2%, Exploration 11%, Atmospheric 6.6%

This story is about a single person who was unsure of the nature of things and the physical integrity of things around him. Everyday this man went to his job and dreamed of a time in which, it seems, he didn't exist. But then one day after our protagonist took the bus to work, he got off on...a ship.

Why similar: Surreal 43%, Open World 20.8%, Exploration 11%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Adventure 7.7%

Stay alive! Don't die in this lavish, unearthly Garden! Let life Inspire you!

Why similar: Surreal 23.9%, Survival 21.7%, Open World 18.7%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Exploration 7.9%

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Why similar: Surreal 31.4%, Open World 18.4%, Nature 14.9%, Procedural Generation 12.8%, Exploration 10.1%

Survive in the desert by hunting prey, and evolve as you raise your kids and help them reach adulthood. You are a lizard that founded its den after being stranded in a canyon land. There are dangers around that can surprise you and the risk of starvation is looming over you and your children.

Why similar: Survival 31.4%, Open World 22.5%, Nature 20.7%, Exploration 12.6%, Casual 3.6%

Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

Why similar: Survival 33.2%, Open World 21.2%, Surreal 15.4%, Exploration 9.5%, Adventure 8.3%

Gone Upstate is a relaxed survival sandbox game where you Hunt, Build and Craft in a vibrant wilderness. Explore the vast landscape, escape dangerous predators, buy or craft supplies, sell your farm crops and uncover the mysterious creatures!

Why similar: Survival 28.9%, Open World 24.6%, Adventure 13.6%, Exploration 12.1%, Nature 7%

In this simulation game, play the role of a proud northern pike (Esox lucius) living in a North American lake. Your goal: Surviving and becoming the King of Agonik Lake! To achieve this feat, feed yourself; get stronger, taller, faster; and avoid various hazards along the way.

Why similar: Survival 40.9%, Adventure 16.6%, Exploration 14.2%, Nature 13.2%, Casual 5.7%

Risu Ishikawa is about to split in two.

Why similar: Surreal 35.3%, Dark 20.8%, Survival 20.1%, Exploration 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%

From the independent studio that brought you Contrast, We Happy Few is an action/adventure game set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England. Hide, fight and conform your way out of this delusional, Joy-obsessed world.

Why similar: Survival 31.6%, Open World 26.3%, Dark 10.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Procedural Generation 6.7%

A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

Why similar: Surreal 38.2%, Dark 21.6%, Nature 12.7%, Exploration 10%, Atmospheric 6.1%

You are a newborn calf, barely able to stand. Follow your herd across a drying plain — graze, cross raging rivers, outrun wildfire, and survive the wolves that shadow your every step. A journey of growing up, losing, and learning to stand again.

Why similar: Survival 31.2%, Open World 25.8%, Nature 15.3%, Adventure 13.5%, Exploration 10.8%

Drift across the ocean with your trusty inner tube! Explore rich, diverse islands, uncover hidden secrets, and just chill in this relaxing treasure-hunting adventure game.

Why similar: Surreal 27.5%, Open World 16.5%, Survival 14.5%, Exploration 13%, Nature 8.9%

Welcome to a reimagining of Beneath the Cardboard, a fairytale-themed tale of things not so fairytale-like... Survive countless cold nights in Snow Town, a place where no one will look at you twice.

Why similar: Surreal 25.9%, Survival 25.5%, Dark 14.4%, Open World 12.1%, Exploration 9.2%

A weird, wacky and whimsical multiplayer roguelike horror game where you can explore, run away from stuff and scream with your friends (or with NPCs)!

Why similar: Surreal 24.8%, Survival 23.3%, Open World 14.6%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Exploration 8.5%

A trippy clicking puzzler! You are one of the hacker clones, saving intellects by hacking into infected brains and defeating the mysterious Wardens.

Why similar: Surreal 24.6%, Survival 20%, Dark 15.1%, Adventure 13.8%, Exploration 8.1%

Two astronauts awaken on an alien planet. With only minutes of oxygen left, they must work together to scale staggering cliffs, study strange lifeforms, and search for a way home in this atmospheric co-op survival adventure.

Why similar: Survival 35.1%, Open World 23.5%, Exploration 14%, Nature 12.8%, Adventure 5%

In the game Desperate Island, the player takes on the role of a survivor on a deserted island and must use the island's resources to survive and overcome the challenges posed by nature. The player must search for food and water and create shelters.

Why similar: Survival 27.8%, Open World 17.5%, Nature 14.6%, Exploration 13.6%, Adventure 11.5%

Travel around a fully-explorable, post-apocalyptic version of Earth and find the source of a mysterious radio signal. Collect supplies along the way to stay alive. Is there anyone out there?

Why similar: Open World 24.5%, Surreal 23.5%, Survival 21.5%, Exploration 11.4%, Adventure 9.3%

A first-person psychological horror game about escaping a seemingly endless tunnel where something is always watching from the darkness.

Why similar: Survival 37.4%, Dark 28.2%, Adventure 18.5%, Exploration 13.9%, Singleplayer 2%

BACKROOMS: REALITY FAILURE is a first-person psychological horror game where your first day at work becomes a nightmare. Explore a distorted office complex, uncover mysterious letters, and find a way out as reality begins to fall apart around you.

Why similar: Survival 39.3%, Dark 16.2%, Surreal 13.3%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Exploration 9.2%

The main objective of the game is to survive in the taiga.

Why similar: Survival 49.9%, Open World 29.9%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 6.1%

Defend Till Sunshine is a exploration-survival game which you will experience with your puppy. You need to survive against multiple situations. Discover across the land, find villages, learn craft techniques, interact with villagers and learn tips from them, build your own house and more!

Why similar: Survival 41.8%, Open World 17.9%, Adventure 14%, Exploration 12.6%, Nature 11.2%

Set off on a calm and beautiful adventure exploring a vast mystical island in search of the lost Manaliths. Walk, climb, swim, and glide through valleys, woods, caverns, and coves discovering the island's secrets as you go.

Why similar: Surreal 48.8%, Exploration 15.7%, Open World 14.6%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Adventure 9.4%

An emergent open world exploration and survival game. Explore vast islands overrun by robot life and uncover the mystery of the cataclysm that flooded the Earth. Play solo or in co-op.

Why similar: Survival 30.5%, Open World 25.2%, Nature 14%, Adventure 13.5%, Exploration 12.9%

SCP - Containment Breach Revival is an In-Development remake of SCP - Containment Breach, aiming to be a mostly faithful recreation with additional creative liberties taken. Step into the shoes of D-9341 once again and see what's new, what's changed, and what's to come.

Why similar: Surreal 31.5%, Survival 15.8%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Exploration 12.9%, Dark 10.6%

Found is a narrative adventure about memory, identity, and rebuilding a fragmented world. Explore dreamlike soft-poly landscapes, uncover lost memories, solve environmental puzzles, battle curious creatures, and assemble a map unique to your journey.

Why similar: Surreal 39.3%, Open World 21.8%, Exploration 14.5%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Adventure 7.5%

"Forgotten Depths" is a thrilling psychological horror survival game where you fight to survive deep within a dark, abandoned mine. Battle your fear, keep your flashlight alive, and escape terrifying supernatural threats that push you closer to the brink of madness.

Why similar: Surreal 26.6%, Survival 20.1%, Dark 20%, Exploration 11.5%, Adventure 9%

An adventurous TV presenter goes to New Zealand. He want to find this place to investigate the story of Maori & Haka Dance. The adventurous who encounters with unexpected events will have to struggle for life against wildlife.

Why similar: Survival 46.8%, Open World 31.4%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 5.7%

Find your way out of BABBDI. A short, first person exploration experience.

Why similar: Surreal 41.9%, Open World 18.6%, Exploration 16.9%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Adventure 5%