Games Like INMOST

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18%, Cinematic 13%, Dark 12.1%, Platformer 9.5%, Story Rich 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This cinematic puzzle-platformer masterfully uses environmental storytelling and a dark, oppressive atmosphere to convey its narrative.

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, Dark 14.1%, Horror 13.7%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that shares the same sense of dread and vulnerability found in INMOST.

Bramble The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble's many hideous creatures.

Why similar: Cinematic 20.8%, Emotional 17.3%, Dark 15.4%, Horror 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, cinematic adventure that explores heavy themes through a hauntingly beautiful and terrifying world.

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.7%, Dark 14.8%, Platformer 13.5%, Atmospheric 8%, Puzzle 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: As a foundational dark puzzle-platformer, it mirrors the bleak, monochromatic exploration and environmental puzzle-solving of INMOST.

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: Puzzle Platformer 23%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Exploration 11.8%, Platformer 11.5%, Mystery 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dense, atmospheric exploration game that rewards curiosity with intricate puzzles and a mysterious world.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 16.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Indie 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An emotionally resonant journey that uses artistic visuals and atmospheric platforming to explore themes of grief and loss.

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Platformer 13.7%, Adventure 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art puzzle-platformer that combines fluid movement with a dark, sci-fi narrative.

Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Dark 16.7%, Cinematic 14.2%, Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 10%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric puzzle-adventure set in an underwater world that shares the haunting tone of INMOST.

The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.9%, Mystery 13%, Platformer 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Puzzle 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn puzzle-platformer that captures a similar sense of atmospheric exploration and mystery.

In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.

Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.7%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Dark 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game with pixel-art aesthetics that focuses on survival and surreal, dark storytelling.

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 24%, Psychological 16.4%, Story Rich 13.2%, Dark 12.4%, Horror 10%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological, story-rich adventure that explores dark themes through a unique, unsettling lens.

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: Pixel Graphics 22.1%, Story Rich 22%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Puzzle 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, pixel-art experience that breaks the fourth wall and focuses on emotional connection and exploration.

Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.

Why similar: Dark 14.2%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Puzzle Platformer 10.9%, Thriller 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the atmospheric puzzle-platforming of its predecessor with even more intense psychological tension.

The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

Why similar: Emotional 20.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Story Rich 12.3%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Puzzle 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A poignant, puzzle-focused adventure that explores themes of hope and loss in a beautifully crafted world.

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 17.4%, Dark 14.1%, Story Rich 13%, Emotional 11.5%, Mystery 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven game features a dark, psychological story told through a distinct, stylized art direction.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Story Rich 15.3%, Horror 13.6%, Exploration 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game with pixel-art graphics that focuses on exploration and narrative-driven mystery.

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 22.1%, Platformer 14.6%, Story Rich 13.3%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, pixel-art adventure that balances platforming and action with a deep, character-driven plot.

Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Platformer 17.6%, Exploration 15.7%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Atmospheric 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A charming yet atmospheric metroidvania that features exploration and pixel-art visuals similar to INMOST.

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 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Story Rich 11.5%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A mature, psychological horror game that prioritizes a dark, emotional narrative and exploration of trauma.

In Nightmare is a narrative-driven horror adventure game combining sneak action with diverse puzzles. It follows a young boy in search for the last hope of love who is working out his own salvation by navigating through his fear.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31%, Psychological Horror 15%, Exploration 14.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Adventure 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, puzzle-platformer that explores the psyche through a surreal and challenging dreamscape.

Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22%, Platformer 19.8%, Puzzle 16.9%, Adventure 14.6%, Indie 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: While lighter in tone, it shares the puzzle-platforming and exploration focus found in many indie adventure titles.

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22%, Platformer 18.6%, Puzzle 15%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Adventure 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that uses its environment to tell a touching, wordless story.

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: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Dark 17.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Cinematic 13.4%, Atmospheric 13%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that excels at atmospheric world-building and narrative depth.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.3%, Platformer 21.1%, Story Rich 19.1%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Indie 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, pixel-art game that features a dark, complex narrative and psychological elements.

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Story Rich 17.9%, Dark 13.6%, Horror 13.1%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich adventure that explores tragic themes through a whimsical yet unsettling narrative.

DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.

Why similar: Indie 58%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Horror 5.6%, Psychological 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D psychological horror game that uses pixel-art to tell a dark, character-focused story about regret.

Wander a castle built of bitter memories in LOVE ETERNAL, a psychological horror platformer with devious trials and an unsettling, experimental narrative. Find a way out - or live in Shelter forever more.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Dark 11.1%, Cinematic 11%, Platformer 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

A surreal puzzle platformer that's as beautiful as it is challenging – discover two beings entwined by fate, a girl and her soulmate, left to travel through a hauntingly elegant world...

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Mystery 17.2%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Indie 10.1%, Puzzle 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric puzzle game that deals with mystery and psychological themes.

Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 42%, Platformer 22.1%, Horror 11.2%, Indie 8.6%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric, and challenging pixel-art game that focuses on exploration and lore-heavy storytelling.

EarthX is a rocket company management game. Go from launching small rockets on Earth to eventually building a colony on Mars. Create your own Internet constellation, develop new technologies, supply the International Space Station and terraform Mars!

Why similar: Atmospheric 53.9%, Indie 30.5%, Singleplayer 15.5%

Greak: Memories of Azur is a single-player puzzle platformer adventure. Azur is under threat from an enemy attack who have control of strange creatures infecting the land. Take on the role of three siblings: Greak, Adara and Raydel and utilize their unique abilities to escape the invasion together.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Cinematic 17.4%, Platformer 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.8%

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: Pixel Graphics 68.5%, Action 17%, Singleplayer 14.5%

Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.2%, Horror 24.2%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Indie 7.5%, Psychological 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on the experience of mental illness through a dark, hand-drawn aesthetic.

Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 48.3%, Exploration 37.3%, Adventure 14.4%

A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.

Why similar: Exploration 46.5%, Atmospheric 30.7%, Action 11.5%, Singleplayer 11.4%

Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Dark 13%, Thriller 12.2%, Platformer 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.2%

Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!

Why similar: Puzzle 84.6%, Singleplayer 15.4%

Cast into an ancient crypt, survive the horrors that dwell below, and ascend from despair with your unexpected companion in this short 2D puzzle platformer. Take risks to evade the petrifying gaze from beyond the dark.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.3%, Platformer 17.1%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Puzzle 8.4%

"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...

Why similar: Thriller 20.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Psychological 10.9%, Puzzle Platformer 10.1%, Mystery 7.8%

Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.

Why similar: Thriller 23.1%, Dark 11.6%, Emotional 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Story Rich 9.4%

Neverout is a 'Escape Room' game with quantum physic and reality bending. Packed with dozens of levels, difficult puzzles, eerie atmosphere and unreal immersion. Every action creates reaction. Nothing is certain, but one thing is known - every lock has a key. And in Neverout, the key - is YOU.

Why similar: Mystery 17.8%, Dark 15%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 12%, Atmospheric 11.8%

In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 13.9%, Story Rich 13.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12.4%, Atmospheric 9%

Overcome emotional struggles across a touching narrative filled with twists and surprises. Embark on a dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins).

Why similar: Psychological 26.1%, Platformer 14%, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Puzzle 8.1%

Immerse yourself in the beautiful world of Hexologic. Solve challenging, yet rewarding puzzles, listen to relaxing music, dive deep into the game’s atmosphere and fall in love in with Sudoku again!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 57.1%, Puzzle 21.8%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Singleplayer 3.9%, Indie 3.8%

A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Dark 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Platformer 10.7%, Horror 9.1%

Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

Why similar: Psychological 13.9%, Thriller 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Cinematic 10.3%, Dark 9.8%

Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…

Why similar: Emotional 17.3%, Dark 12%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Story Rich 8.4%

Be quick or be undead! Ordinary high school, zombie outbreak and the bunch of survivors in a run for life.

Why similar: Adventure 41.1%, Indie 34.2%, Action 24.7%

Telefrag VR is a hellishly fast-paced shooter with visceral movement and combat mechanics. Dash, shoot, and teleport around unique arenas that feature impossible geometry where there is no right side up and death can come from any direction.

Why similar: Indie 42.6%, Action 31.3%, Singleplayer 26%

Unravel the dark secrets hidden throughout this stirring puzzle platformer about a tormented nobleman confronting the traumas of his past. Use an innovative mirror mechanic to solve challenging puzzle rooms and defeat towering bosses as you strive to piece together the ugly truth.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Emotional 11.3%, Platformer 11%, 2D Platformer 9.8%

You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Dark 12%, Platformer 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10%, Horror 9.5%

It's MIDNIGHT, you're DEAD, and got a bad case of THE MUNCHIES. Chew your way through 120 levels of addictive puzzle gameplay, where your only goal is to devour everything but your own wormy self. It's quick, tasty, and hard to resist. Just like a late-night snack.

Why similar: Horror 34.4%, Puzzle 27.1%, Indie 15%, Action 8.3%, Singleplayer 7.8%

In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.

Why similar: Emotional 19.6%, Cinematic 17.7%, Dark 14.4%, Story Rich 11.7%, Atmospheric 11.2%

A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.

Why similar: Emotional 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Story Rich 14.4%, Mystery 12.7%

Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 59%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 11%, Action 10.9%, Singleplayer 3.5%

DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Dark 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Thriller 11.1%, Horror 10.4%

In The Shadows is a puzzle platformer where lights scare away shadows monsters that transform into everyday objects you can use to your own advantage. Confront your fears, solve puzzles, find secrets!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, Psychological 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Platformer 10.3%, Emotional 9.2%

Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.

Why similar: Platformer 39.9%, 2D Platformer 33%, Action 14%, Adventure 13.2%

Pixplode is a 3d puzzle game with 2d physics mechanics. At first glance puzzle seem to be impossible to solve, but why not to change the view of the whole level? Over 40 detailed levels allow you to rack your brains for a long time!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 42.7%, Indie 28.7%, Puzzle 28.6%