- #1 Kindergarten
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,587 reviews2017
Dev: Con Man GamesPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 54.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Welcome to Kindergarten! Have fun trying to learn and share...and not die. That's important too. In a school that's just not quite right, it's important to be friendly...and take out those that aren't.
Why similar: Gore 26.8%, Dark Humor 16.6%, Violent 14.6%, Funny 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: The direct prequel is essential for understanding the core mechanics and the dark, comedic tone of the series.
- #2 The Henry Stickmin Collection
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 59,232 reviews2020
Dev: PuffballsUnitedPub: Innersloth
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A choose-your-own-path where failing is more fun than succeeding.
Why similar: Funny 37.8%, Comedy 25.6%, Choices Matter 12%, Adventure 8.4%, Indie 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the choice-based, comedic, and fail-state-heavy gameplay loop of the Kindergarten series.
- #3 BAD END THEATER
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,015 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 32.5%, Gore 19%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Violent 13.4%, Story Rich 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at exploring multiple dark outcomes through player choices, mirroring the trial-and-error puzzle nature of the seed game.
- #4 The Happyhills Homicide
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,185 reviews2024
Dev: Copperbolt
Windows
Welcome to Happyhills, the town where you can indulge your deepest desires, make your wildest dreams come true, and slaughter anyone in your path. In this case, all three of these are the same. Welcome the citizens of Happyhills in your way!
Why similar: Gore 25.5%, Violent 16.1%, Dark Humor 15%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Puzzle 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the dark, slasher-inspired humor and pixelated aesthetic while focusing on creative ways to eliminate targets.
- #5 Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
95% matchVery Positive95% of 9,487 reviews2019
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.
Why similar: Gore 26.1%, Dark Humor 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Puzzle 12.5%, Choices Matter 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines dark humor, pixel art, and a surreal, dangerous workplace environment that feels spiritually aligned with the school setting.
- #6 Sally Face - Episode One
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 28,581 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Dark Humor 26.3%, Puzzle 16%, Dark 10.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-driven adventure with a distinct art style that balances unsettling horror with a school-aged protagonist.
- #7 Little Misfortune
93% matchVery Positive92% of 14,094 reviews2019
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Why similar: Dark Humor 28.2%, Funny 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the dark, comedic, and choice-heavy narrative style where a child navigates a world filled with hidden dangers.
- #8 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,130 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 83.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Why similar: Gore 37.2%, Violent 18.4%, Dark Humor 16.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Story Rich 5%
Why You'll Like It: Subverts expectations with a seemingly innocent aesthetic that hides deep, dark psychological horror and meta-narrative elements.
- #9 Who's Lila?
91% matchVery Positive94% of 3,792 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Puzzle 36.1%, Choices Matter 19.6%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 16.2%, Story Rich 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, pixelated mystery game that relies on player choices, facial manipulation, and uncovering dark secrets.
- #10 Fran Bow
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,901 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Gore 30.4%, Puzzle 18%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Adventure 9.2%, Dark 8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, point-and-click adventure that balances whimsical art with disturbing psychological horror and puzzle-solving.
- #11 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,585 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Why similar: Puzzle 15.1%, Story Rich 14.3%, Comedy 13.6%, Funny 12.8%, Adventure 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes school mystery that blends dark humor with intense, choice-driven narrative and character deaths.
- #12 LISA: The Painful
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 15,158 reviews2014
Dev: Dingaling ProductionsPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The miserable journey of a broken man...
Why similar: Dark Humor 26.2%, Funny 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Comedy 10.6%, Adventure 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, humorous, and brutal RPG that forces players to make difficult moral choices in a harsh, unforgiving world.
- #13 Ib
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,289 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27%, Puzzle 17.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Horror 8.2%, Indie 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic pixel-art horror game centered on puzzle-solving and escaping a dangerous, surreal environment.
- #14 Mad Father
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,736 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Violent 23%, Pixel Graphics 21.2%, Puzzle 10.7%, Horror 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a young protagonist navigating a dangerous, puzzle-filled home with dark, gruesome secrets.
- #15 The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 39,157 reviews2023
Dev: Kit9 Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
Why similar: Dark Humor 28.4%, Dark 12.2%, Choices Matter 12%, Puzzle 10.6%, Adventure 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Explores dark, transgressive themes with a focus on narrative choices and the grim consequences of player actions.
- #16 Five Nights at Freddy's 2
87% matchVery Positive94% of 26,089 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Dark 21.6%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Indie 13.3%, Singleplayer 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A staple of the indie horror genre that relies on tension and puzzle-like survival mechanics within a restricted location.
- #17 Bendy and the Ink Machine
85% matchVery Positive89% of 36,854 reviews2017
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.
Why similar: Puzzle 19%, Violent 15.9%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 10.6%, Funny 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that shares the 'cartoony but twisted' aesthetic and puzzle-based progression.
- #18 Party Hard 2
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,326 reviews2018
Dev: Pinokl GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
It's 3am and you just want to get some sleep. Welcome back to Party Hard! Stop parties using hundreds of new ways, incidentally destroy a drug syndicate, and save the Earth from an alien invasion. May the chickens be with you!
Why similar: Violent 35.6%, Gore 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Funny 10.5%, Indie 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar top-down, violent, and puzzle-oriented approach to causing chaos in a social setting.
- #19 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,556 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22%, Puzzle 18.9%, Adventure 9.3%, Dark 9%, Horror 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A school-based horror game that emphasizes puzzle-solving, exploration, and surviving supernatural threats.
- #20 OMORI
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 88,316 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Pixel Graphics 38.3%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Story Rich 13%, Indie 11.5%, Horror 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses a deceptive, cute art style to mask a deeply disturbing and emotional narrative.
- #21 Happy Room
84% matchVery Positive91% of 2,977 reviews2016
Dev: Mana Potion Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the laboratory! Here tests are taken upon highly durable human clones using newest weapon technologies. Your goal is to head these tests.
Why similar: Gore 45.3%, Violent 31.1%, Funny 15.7%, Indie 3.9%, Action 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the same dark, slapstick violence and sandbox experimentation found in the more chaotic moments of the seed game.
- #22 There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,526 reviews2020
Dev: Draw Me A Pixel
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 8%
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
Why similar: Funny 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Adventure 17.5%, Comedy 15.4%, Indie 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-humor puzzle game that breaks the fourth wall in a way similar to the absurdity and self-awareness of the seed game.
- #23 Corpse Party
83% matchVery Positive89% of 1,396 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Gore 42.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Horror 10.7%, Adventure 7.6%, Psychological Horror 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential school-based horror game with a focus on multiple endings and gruesome, unavoidable outcomes.
- #24 The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,528 reviews2020
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!
Why similar: Gore 19.4%, Adventure 18.1%, Violent 16.2%, Horror 12.6%, Indie 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game set in a school with a focus on stealth, exploration, and escaping a persistent threat.
- #25 Kindergarten 3
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,851 reviews2025
Dev: Con Man GamesPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Kindergarten 3 is the long awaited threequel to the Kindergarten series! Explore a new school with old and new friends...and new ways to get ruthlessly murdered.
Why similar: Dark Humor 29.1%, Funny 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Comedy 12.7%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #26 Until Dawn™
79% matchVery Positive83% of 5,219 reviews2024
Dev: Ballistic MoonPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.5%, Gore 22.6%, Adventure 18.4%, Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-production choice-based horror game that focuses on keeping characters alive through branching paths and quick-time events.
- #27 Death and Taxes
81% matchVery Positive86% of 8,511 reviews2020
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
Why similar: Puzzle 28%, Choices Matter 21.6%, Adventure 15.8%, Story Rich 12.4%, Indie 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, humorous narrative game where your choices as a bureaucrat have significant, often grim consequences for the world.
- #28 Beholder
79% matchVery Positive92% of 31,023 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
Why similar: Dark Humor 39.3%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Dark 11.3%, Violent 10.3%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian puzzle game where you must make difficult choices to survive while spying on your neighbors.
- #29 Welcome to the Game II
80% matchVery Positive84% of 3,523 reviews2018
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Welcome to the Game II is an atmospheric horror / strategy / puzzle game that takes you into the world of the deep web in search of the shadow web. Play as an investigative reporter trying to solve a case of a mysterious woman broadcasting for help as masked men are on the hunt to kill her.
Why similar: Violent 25.4%, Gore 20.1%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Puzzle 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, dark simulation game that captures the feeling of being in constant danger while navigating a complex interface.
- #30 Gore In Crayon
75% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Leigh CarrPub: Carrthulhu
Windows
A short pixel psychological survival horror and gruelling story told with no words.
Why similar: Dark Humor 25.7%, Gore 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Violent 10.3%, Adventure 7.6%
- #31 Amanda the Adventurer 2
76% matchVery Positive83% of 1,556 reviews2024
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Amanda the Adventurer 2, the story continues as Riley encounters a mysterious masked figure after destroying the TV in the attic. Travel to the Kensdale Public Library and dig deeper into the mystery of Amanda the Adventurer.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.1%, Adventure 24%, Dark 14.7%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #32 Garten of Banban 2
78% matchMixed67% of 4,544 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Continue the story of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve deeper into the bizarre establishment where the place was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents, all while uncovering the truth behind the place…
Why similar: Puzzle 30.9%, Dark 16.5%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Adventure 9.6%
- #33 The Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For Blood
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 764 reviews2025
Dev: Copperbolt
Windows
He is back. Once again take control of mass serial killer John Wade. Six years later, the infamous Pale Grin resurrects from the grave to terrorize the broken town of Happyhills. This time he has more on his mind than simple killing.
Why similar: Dark Humor 31.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Puzzle 17.9%, Dark 8.5%, 2D 5.2%
- #34 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
77% matchVery Positive94% of 667 reviews2021
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A young girl needs to find her friends, unravel a dark mystery and escape the clutches of her cursed toys.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 43.8%, Adventure 26.8%, Horror 14.7%, Indie 8.4%, Singleplayer 6.3%
- #35 Granny: Chapter Two
76% matchVery Positive95% of 2,167 reviews2019
Dev: DVloper
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
You have to escape Granny and Grandpa...You have five days...
Why similar: Gore 37.5%, Violent 27.2%, Adventure 10%, Dark 6.7%, Horror 5.9%
- #36 Garten of Banban
77% matchMixed54% of 13,429 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Enter Banban's Kindergarten, and you're sure to make some friends. Explore the mysterious establishment and don't lose your life and sanity. Uncover the horrifying truth behind the place, but be careful, as you are far from alone…
Why similar: Puzzle 26.8%, Dark 16%, Adventure 14.7%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
- #37 Hello Neighbor 2
75% matchVery Positive81% of 5,818 reviews2022
Dev: Eerie GuestPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome back to the eerie town of Raven Brooks! You play as Quentin, a journalist investigating the bizarre events of the original Hello Neighbor game, uncovering a larger mystery. Sneak into your creepy Neighbors’ houses to dig up the truth.
Why similar: Puzzle 23%, Funny 22.2%, Adventure 16.5%, Dark 10%, Horror 8.2%
- #38 Garten of Banban 3
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,965 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Embrace the horrors of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve even deeper into the depths of the establishment that was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents and continue the search for your child…
Why similar: Puzzle 29.6%, Dark 16.9%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Adventure 12.2%
- #39 Lakeview Cabin 2
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 587 reviews2023
Dev: Roope Tamminen
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The ultimate 2D horror is back! Dive deep into the diverse world of horror movies! Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!
Why similar: Gore 50%, Pixel Graphics 24.6%, Horror 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, 2D 5.7%
- #40 Randal's Tuesday
71% matchVery Positive85% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: Nuclear Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
A classic point and click adventure which takes place in a University and the prequel to Randal's Monday.
Why similar: Dark Humor 53.8%, Adventure 27.3%, 2D 6.8%, Story Rich 6.6%, Indie 5.5%
- #41 Hello Neighbor Alpha 2
73% matchVery Positive95% of 4,729 reviews2019
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.
Why similar: Funny 34.2%, Comedy 22.9%, Puzzle 20.9%, Horror 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #42 Garten of Banban 0
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,399 reviews2025
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Explore the origins of the mysterious Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dark past of the establishment. Try to make some friends. Uncover the truth behind the place, and who you are…
Why similar: Puzzle 28.8%, Dark 16%, Adventure 15.1%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
- #43 Bendy and the Dark Revival
70% matchVery Positive92% of 16,146 reviews2022
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
Why similar: Puzzle 22%, Adventure 18.5%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 14.5%, Indie 9.6%
- #44 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
73% matchVery Positive90% of 12,630 reviews2016
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 58.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Dark 20.5%, Gore 14.2%, Singleplayer 9.4%, Indie 9.1%
- #45 Happy Game
71% matchVery Positive90% of 3,592 reviews2021
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
Why similar: Gore 26.7%, Violent 16.7%, Funny 15.6%, Dark 9.4%, Horror 8.4%
- #46 Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
73% matchVery Positive86% of 518 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...
Why similar: Gore 31%, Violent 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Adventure 5.7%, Dark 5.2%
- #47 Garten of Banban 7
70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,659 reviews2024
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Explore the monster-occupied levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dreads that reside below as you are now completely on your own. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…
Why similar: Puzzle 29%, Dark 16.7%, Adventure 14.1%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
- #48 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,925 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 44.6%, Horror 16.8%, Adventure 14.6%, 2D 6.1%, Dark 5.7%
- #49 Amanda the Adventurer
69% matchVery Positive94% of 7,259 reviews2023
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.6%, Horror 18.3%, Adventure 17.3%, Dark 12.2%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #50 Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair
68% matchVery Positive86% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Bulbware
Windows · Mac
The NIGHTMARE was over but this is only the beginning of Bulb Boy’s dark adventures! And this time, it all starts with an empty jam jar...
Why similar: Dark Humor 42.9%, Puzzle 18.6%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 7%, 2D 5%
- #51 Baldi's Basics Plus
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,562 reviews2020
Dev: Basically GamesPub: Basically Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Baldi's Basics® Plus is an active stealth roguelike that parodies cheap '90s edutainment with a subtle horror twist! Play Hide & Seek with Baldi as he chases you through procedurally generated levels while using your surroundings, items, and game knowledge to shift chaos in your favor.
Why similar: Funny 58.2%, Horror 16.5%, Indie 14.6%, Singleplayer 7.6%, Action 3%
- #52 Metal Dead
72% matchVery Positive86% of 505 reviews2014
Dev: Walk Thru Walls Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A hilariously terrifying adventure filled with laughs, blood, insanity, and of course... hordes of the undead.
Why similar: Gore 32.3%, Violent 20.4%, Dark Humor 10.1%, Adventure 9.4%, Funny 8.4%
- #53 Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
67% matchVery Positive86% of 69,899 reviews2021
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, play as Gregory, a young boy who’s been trapped overnight inside of Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. With the help of Freddy himself, Gregory must uncover the secrets of the Pizzaplex, learn the truth, and survive until dawn.
Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Adventure 24.9%, Singleplayer 15.9%, Indie 12.8%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #54 Garten of Banban 6
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,362 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Explore the forgotten levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the new terrors that reside below. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…
Why similar: Puzzle 29.5%, Dark 17.1%, Horror 13.5%, Adventure 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
- #55 Slayaway Camp 2
67% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Wizard Digital
Windows
Take control of masked maniac Skullface in the goretastic sequel to the most violentest award winning Overwhelmingly Positive puzzle game ever made! This darkly hilarious puzzle game tribute to classic horror movies that puts the laughter in slaughter.
Why similar: Dark Humor 39.3%, Funny 24.7%, Puzzle 18.6%, Horror 6.7%, Indie 4.8%
- #56 Endacopia
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,841 reviews2026
Dev: Andyland
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.7%, Puzzle 17.3%, Adventure 12.1%, Comedy 11.5%, Dark 9.8%
- #57 Kill Yourself
70% matchVery Positive88% of 134 reviews2020
Dev: Gugames
Windows
Enough with games where death is a nuisance that must be avoided at all costs: in Kill Yourself, death is your goal! But beware, it won't be easy: you'll need to work hard to find all the different ways to end the guy's miserable life.
Why similar: Dark Humor 27.8%, Gore 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Puzzle 11.6%, Violent 9.1%
- #58 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,982 reviews2017
Dev: Albino Moose Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Why similar: Gore 22.9%, Adventure 17.3%, Horror 15.7%, Funny 15%, Indie 12.5%
- #59 Forest Asylum 2
65% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Why similar: Gore 27.9%, Violent 20.3%, Adventure 17%, Puzzle 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #60 60 Seconds! Reatomized
67% matchVery Positive94% of 19,507 reviews2019
Dev: Robot Gentleman
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The post-apocalyptic dark comedy is back - remastered and even more radioactive than before! Scavenge supplies, rescue your family, and stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, hunt mutant roaches... and maybe survive. Or not.
Why similar: Dark Humor 55.4%, Funny 29.4%, Horror 7.7%, 2D 7.5%
