- #1 Kindergarten 3
96% matchVery Positive95% of 1,759 reviews2025
Dev: Con Man GamesPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
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%, Funny 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Comedy 12.8%, Puzzle 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: The latest entry continues the series' signature dark humor and chaotic school-based puzzle mechanics.
- #2 Kindergarten
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,301 reviews2017
Dev: Con Man GamesPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 55.4 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 26.7%, Dark Humor 16.5%, Violent 14.7%, Funny 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the same core gameplay loop of navigating a deadly school day through trial-and-error puzzles.
- #3 The Henry Stickmin Collection
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 57,897 reviews2020
Dev: PuffballsUnitedPub: Innersloth
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A choose-your-own-path where failing is more fun than succeeding.
Why similar: Funny 37.5%, Comedy 25.7%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Adventure 8.4%, Indie 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same 'fail-and-try-again' humor where every choice leads to a hilarious or violent demise.
- #4 Class of '09
95% matchVery Positive95% of 8,695 reviews2021
Dev: SBN3
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
This is the anti-visual novel. Instead of playing as some guy magically able to score with beautiful anime girls, YOU play the anime girl and create mass chaos in the lives of your potential "suitors". Earnest comedy, social accuracy, and late 2000's aesthetic await you in Class of '09!
Why similar: Comedy 56.6%, 2D 12%, RPG 11.9%, Story Rich 6.5%, Psychological Horror 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel perfectly captures the cynical, dark, and satirical tone of high school life found in the Kindergarten series.
- #5 Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
94% matchVery Positive95% of 9,283 reviews2019
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 25.8%, Dark Humor 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Puzzle 12.4%, Choices Matter 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a dark, surreal, and pixelated workplace environment filled with puzzles and unsettling horror elements.
- #6 Happy Game
94% matchVery Positive90% of 3,530 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 26.2%, Violent 16.5%, Funny 15.8%, Dark 9.6%, Horror 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It matches the surreal, disturbing, and darkly comedic atmosphere found in the more bizarre moments of the Kindergarten games.
- #7 Class of '09: The Re-Up
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,630 reviews2023
Dev: SBN3
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The REJECTION SIM returns! Explore a slice of chaotic life in late 2000's American high school as you assume the role of Nicole once again. A 100% fully voiced VN presenting as the most culturally accurate period piece in the history of gaming.
Why similar: Dark Humor 60.6%, Comedy 30.1%, 2D 4.8%, RPG 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It expands on the dark, biting humor and branching narrative choices of the original school-based satire.
- #8 The Happyhills Homicide
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,056 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%, Violent 15.8%, Dark Humor 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Puzzle 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A pixelated, darkly comedic horror game that focuses on completing violent objectives through puzzle-like scenarios.
- #9 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,749 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 32.6 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 14.8%, Story Rich 14.3%, Comedy 13.7%, Funny 12.8%, Adventure 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game centers on a high-stakes school mystery where students are forced into a deadly game of survival.
- #10 Sally Face - Episode One
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,870 reviews2016
Dev: Portable Moose
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Why similar: Dark Humor 26.3%, Puzzle 15.7%, Dark 10.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This episodic, puzzle-heavy adventure explores dark, mature themes through a unique and stylized art direction.
- #11 Little Misfortune
90% matchVery Positive92% of 13,780 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 27.9%, Funny 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Adventure 9.4%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a quirky, dark, and funny narrative that explores the life of a child in a world filled with hidden dangers.
- #12 Fran Bow
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,329 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.7 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%, Puzzle 18%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Adventure 9.3%, Dark 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that masterfully blends a child's perspective with dark, psychological, and gruesome imagery.
- #13 There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,467 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 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Adventure 17.5%, Comedy 15.7%, Indie 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the meta-humor and fourth-wall-breaking puzzle design that makes the Kindergarten series so engaging.
- #14 60 Seconds! Reatomized
88% matchVery Positive94% of 19,151 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 55.3%, Funny 29.3%, Horror 7.7%, 2D 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game relies on high-stakes resource management and dark, humorous decision-making under extreme pressure.
- #15 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,242 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 82.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 36.8%, Violent 18.5%, Dark Humor 16.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Story Rich 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deceptive visual novel that uses a cute aesthetic to mask a deeply unsettling and psychological horror experience.
- #16 Bendy and the Ink Machine
86% matchVery Positive89% of 35,388 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 18.7%, Violent 15.8%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 10.8%, Funny 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a 'cartoony' aesthetic that hides a dark, horror-filled narrative and puzzle-based exploration.
- #17 LISA: The Painful
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 15,051 reviews2014
Dev: Dingaling ProductionsPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The miserable journey of a broken man...
Why similar: Dark Humor 26.1%, Funny 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Comedy 10.6%, Dark 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a brutal, pixelated world filled with dark humor, difficult moral choices, and unexpected violence.
- #18 Five Nights at Freddy's 2
85% matchVery Positive94% of 25,775 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 17.5 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%, Dark 21.6%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Indie 13.4%, Singleplayer 13%
Why You'll Like It: An iconic mascot horror game that relies on puzzle-like survival mechanics and a tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.
- #19 Ib
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,169 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26.6%, Puzzle 17.7%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Horror 8.1%, Indie 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic pixelated horror-puzzle game that takes place in a surreal, dreamlike environment.
- #20 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
84% matchVery Positive94% of 652 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 26.6%, Horror 14.7%, Indie 8.5%, Singleplayer 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A pixelated horror game that uses stealth and puzzle-solving to navigate a terrifying, child-centric nightmare.
- #21 Garten of Banban
84% matchMixed53% of 12,694 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 25%
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 26.6%, Dark 16.2%, Adventure 14.6%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 12%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person mascot horror game that shares the 'creepy school/facility' vibe and puzzle-solving focus.
- #22 Amanda the Adventurer 2
82% matchVery Positive83% of 1,508 reviews2024
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 31.9%, Adventure 23.9%, Dark 14.9%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy horror game that uses a deceptive, kid-friendly show aesthetic to hide a much darker mystery.
- #23 Mad Father
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,558 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 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 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Puzzle 10.7%, Horror 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This pixelated horror game focuses on solving puzzles to uncover the dark secrets of a twisted family lineage.
- #24 Party Hard
81% matchVery Positive90% of 12,460 reviews2015
Dev: Pinokl GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.
Why similar: Gore 25.6%, Violent 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Dark Humor 14.3%, Funny 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, pixelated game where you must navigate environments and use the surroundings to eliminate targets in violent ways.
- #25 Beholder
80% matchVery Positive92% of 30,635 reviews2016
Dev: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Pub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.8 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 39.2%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Dark 11.4%, Violent 10.1%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, choice-driven game where you must navigate a dystopian environment by making difficult moral decisions.
- #26 Papers, Please
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 79,225 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 37.9%, Indie 20.4%, Puzzle 17.6%, Singleplayer 7.6%, Story Rich 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian puzzle game that forces players to make high-stakes moral choices within a rigid, bureaucratic system.
- #27 Bully: Scholarship Edition
81% matchVery Positive84% of 41,114 reviews2008
Dev: Rockstar New EnglandPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Bully tells the story of mischievous 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he goes through the hilarity and awkwardness of adolescence. Beat the jocks at dodge ball, play pranks on the preppies, save the nerds, kiss the girl and navigate the social hierarchy in the worst school around.
Why similar: Dark Humor 28.6%, Comedy 22.8%, Funny 20.9%, Adventure 15%, Singleplayer 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive school-based open-world game that captures the social dynamics and mischief of student life.
- #28 Gore In Crayon
76% matchVery Positive95% of 63 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 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Violent 10.3%, Adventure 7.6%
- #29 The Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For Blood
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 729 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 31.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Puzzle 17.7%, Dark 8.6%, 2D 5.3%
- #30 Hello Neighbor
79% matchVery Positive86% of 30,710 reviews2017
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
Why similar: Dark Humor 37.7%, Funny 23%, Puzzle 14.8%, Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A stealth-puzzle game that features an unsettling suburban setting and a persistent, unpredictable AI antagonist.
- #31 Hotline Miami
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 123,420 reviews2012
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Why similar: Gore 37%, Violent 36.6%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Indie 5.1%, Action 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, violent, and surreal pixel-art game that rewards strategic thinking and quick reflexes.
- #32 The Cat Lady
78% matchVery Positive94% of 6,164 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Adventure 18.6%, Puzzle 15.1%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 12.6%, Story Rich 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A mature, dark, and psychological adventure that explores themes of death and trauma through a unique art style.
- #33 Garten of Banban 2
77% matchMixed67% of 4,442 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 30.5%, Dark 16.7%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Adventure 9.5%
- #34 Granny: Chapter Two
77% matchVery Positive95% of 2,067 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 37.2%, Violent 27.2%, Adventure 10%, Dark 6.8%, Horror 5.9%
- #35 BAD END THEATER
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,730 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 32.3%, Gore 18.8%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Violent 13.4%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #36 Hello Neighbor 2
75% matchVery Positive80% of 5,512 reviews2022
Dev: Eerie GuestPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 21.1 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 22.7%, Funny 22.2%, Adventure 16.4%, Dark 10.1%, Horror 8.2%
- #37 Garten of Banban 0
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,186 reviews2025
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.0 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 28.5%, Dark 16.1%, Adventure 15%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #38 Hello Neighbor Alpha 2
74% matchVery Positive95% of 4,645 reviews2019
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
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 23.1%, Puzzle 20.6%, Horror 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #39 Bendy and the Dark Revival
71% matchVery Positive93% of 15,048 reviews2022
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 21.7%, Adventure 18.5%, Horror 14.7%, Dark 14.7%, Indie 9.8%
- #40 Garten of Banban 3
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,918 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 29.3%, Dark 17.1%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Adventure 12%
- #41 Happy Room
73% matchVery Positive91% of 2,977 reviews2016
Dev: Mana Potion Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 20.8 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%, Violent 31.2%, Funny 15.7%, Indie 3.9%, Action 1.5%
- #42 Garten of Banban 7
70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,623 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 28.7%, Dark 16.9%, Adventure 14%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12%
- #43 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
73% matchVery Positive90% of 12,519 reviews2016
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 57.7 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 20.7%, Gore 13.9%, Singleplayer 9.5%, Indie 9.2%
- #44 Baldi's Basics Plus
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,064 reviews2020
Dev: Basically GamesPub: Basically Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 58.1%, Horror 16.5%, Indie 14.7%, Singleplayer 7.7%, Action 3%
- #45 Dude, Stop
72% matchVery Positive87% of 2,747 reviews2018
Dev: Team HalfBeard
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"So, I made a game, right? I filled it with harmless funny puzzles, narrated it a little bit, and then players started making fun of it! They broke the game, ignored my rules! They... they... laughed at me! As if it was some kind of a joke! Why do they have to be so mean?!" - developer of Dude, Stop
Why similar: Funny 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, Comedy 20.1%, Puzzle 16.6%, Adventure 5.4%
- #46 Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
72% matchVery Positive86% of 511 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 16.2 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 30.8%, Violent 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Adventure 5.7%, Dark 5.3%
- #47 Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
69% matchVery Positive86% of 69,088 reviews2021
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 30.0 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 24.7%, Singleplayer 16%, Indie 13%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #48 Slayaway Camp 2
68% matchVery Positive93% of 72 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 24.6%, Puzzle 18.5%, Horror 6.7%, Indie 4.9%
- #49 Randal's Tuesday
67% matchVery Positive84% of 112 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 53.6%, Adventure 27.2%, 2D 6.9%, Story Rich 6.6%, Indie 5.6%
- #50 West of Loathing
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,191 reviews2017
Dev: Asymmetric
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.
Why similar: Funny 25.4%, Comedy 24.2%, Adventure 10.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Choices Matter 7%
- #51 Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair
66% matchVery Positive92% of 50 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 42.8%, Puzzle 18.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 7.2%, 2D 5.1%
- #52 Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
69% matchVery Positive94% of 32,968 reviews2017
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Why similar: Funny 23.6%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Horror 20.2%, Singleplayer 9.6%, Indie 9.3%
- #53 POPGOES Arcade
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,574 reviews2022
Dev: Kane CarterPub: Clickteam
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Battle the corrupt animals of the forest, collect valuable items and abilities, and save the world, TWICE, in this retro-styled RPG adventure! As an official spinoff of the Five Nights at Freddy's horror game series, you can expect familiar characters, loads of secrets, and maybe some scares...
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 42.2%, Horror 19%, RPG 18%, Singleplayer 11.1%, Indie 6.7%
- #54 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,828 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 21.6 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 44.4%, Horror 16.9%, Adventure 14.4%, 2D 6.2%, Dark 5.7%
- #55 Metal Dead
71% matchVery Positive86% of 504 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 32.1%, Violent 20.4%, Dark Humor 10.1%, Adventure 9.4%, Funny 8.4%
- #56 Kill Yourself
70% matchVery Positive88% of 133 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 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Puzzle 11.6%, Violent 9.2%
- #57 Granny
68% matchVery Positive94% of 10,419 reviews2018
Dev: DVloper
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You have to escape Granny`s house...You have five days...
Why similar: Violent 24%, Gore 23.8%, Puzzle 13.6%, Horror 9.7%, Adventure 7%
- #58 12 Hours to Die
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Gore 24.3%, Violent 17.8%, Puzzle 17.1%, Funny 13%, Adventure 12.4%
- #59 Forest Asylum 2
64% 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 27.7%, Violent 20.3%, Adventure 17%, Puzzle 9.3%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #60 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
68% matchVery Positive83% of 22,621 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Dark Humor 31.7%, Story Rich 10.8%, Funny 10.7%, Puzzle 10.7%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
