Games Like Kindergarten

Welcome to Kindergarten 2, which takes place on Tuesday! After the events of Monday, you'll find yourself in a new school with new friends...and new ways to get ruthlessly murdered.

Why similar: Gore 26.8%, Dark Humor 16.6%, Violent 14.6%, Funny 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct sequel that continues the exact same gameplay loop, dark humor, and school-based puzzle mechanics.

A choose-your-own-path where failing is more fun than succeeding.

Why similar: Funny 42.6%, Memes 23%, Choices Matter 21.5%, Singleplayer 4.9%, Adventure 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same spirit of absurd, choice-driven failure states and hilarious, over-the-top consequences.

Embark on a whimsically twisted adventure with Agatha, a child torn between her love for eating meat and her friendships with animals. Join her as she discovers religion and creates her own, Carnivorism, to convince animals that the sacrifice of their flesh is the secret to their eternal happiness.

Why similar: Dark Humor 58.1%, Adventure 21.1%, Indie 16.7%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the 'innocent child in a dark, violent world' theme with its hand-drawn style and morbid humor.

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 25.2%, Dark Humor 24.6%, Puzzle 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Choices Matter 10%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar blend of pixel-art horror and dark, satirical humor set within a mundane, oppressive environment.

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 31.2%, Puzzle 15.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Story Rich 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-driven adventure featuring a child protagonist navigating a disturbing and mysterious world.

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 27.5%, Dark Humor 19.3%, Violent 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Puzzle 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art horror game that leans heavily into dark, slasher-inspired humor and violent puzzle-solving.

A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?

Why similar: Gore 30.6%, Funny 22.4%, Violent 18.4%, Horror 12.8%, Adventure 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a cute, colorful aesthetic that hides a deeply psychedelic and disturbing horror experience.

A brain-racking game about bathroom breaks, screwdrivers and nuclear explosions.

Why similar: Puzzle 32.9%, Pixel Graphics 29.5%, Funny 8.1%, Indie 7.7%, Difficult 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game centered on the consequences of curiosity and the dark, often explosive results of your actions.

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 34%, Puzzle 19.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 10%, Horror 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This point-and-click adventure uses a child's perspective to explore deeply unsettling and surreal horror themes.

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 31.7%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Funny 12.2%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Story Rich 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the dark, whimsical, and tragic tone of a child navigating a dangerous world through player choices.

West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.

Why similar: Funny 37.2%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Puzzle 10.9%, Memes 9.5%, Adventure 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A hilarious, stick-figure adventure that rewards exploration and experimentation with a sharp, dark wit.

Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.

Why similar: Dark Humor 22%, Dark Comedy 20.3%, Mystery 14%, Funny 8.6%, Story Rich 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It centers on a group of students trapped in a school setting where they must navigate a deadly, high-stakes mystery.

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: Dark Comedy 36.5%, Choices Matter 22.7%, Puzzle 14.2%, Story Rich 8.4%, Strategy 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A satirical, choice-heavy game where your decisions have grim consequences, mirroring the moral ambiguity of Kindergarten.

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 57.8%, Horror 17.2%, Strategy 10.2%, Indie 8.1%, Singleplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, school-themed horror game that uses humor and frustration to create a unique, challenging experience.

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: Dark Humor 34.4%, Funny 17.8%, Choices Matter 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Horror 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a quirky, pixelated aesthetic with a brutal, dark, and emotionally heavy narrative driven by difficult choices.

From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes South Park: The Fractured But Whole, a sequel to 2014's award-winning South Park: The Stick of Truth.

Why similar: Dark Humor 48.3%, Funny 27.2%, Memes 10.2%, Story Rich 4.2%, Adventure 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at blending a recognizable, cartoonish style with biting satire and dark, adult-oriented humor.

Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.

Why similar: Puzzle 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Funny 13.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Gore 9%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-puzzle game that subverts expectations with dark humor and a deceptive, cute exterior.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Choices Matter 30.5%, Puzzle 27%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, pixel-art psychological horror game that relies on player interaction and strange, unsettling mechanics.

Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 36.6%, Dark Humor 20.2%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 6.1%, Puzzle 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-heavy game that focuses on twisted relationships and morally questionable choices.

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 22.2%, Dark Humor 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Funny 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A violent, pixel-art game where you must strategically eliminate targets in a chaotic, darkly humorous setting.

A short pixel psychological survival horror and gruelling story told with no words.

Why similar: Dark Humor 31.8%, Gore 18%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Violent 10.2%, Horror 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art adventure that leans into the 'childish drawing' aesthetic to present a dark and violent horror story.

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

Why similar: Funny 29.1%, Choices Matter 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Story Rich 8.9%, Memes 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a deceptive, cute pixel-art style to deliver a deep, choice-driven narrative with dark undertones.

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 45.5%, Horror 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Psychological Horror 7.1%, Adventure 5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic school-based horror game that features intense, gruesome consequences for the wrong choices.

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 36.2%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Story Rich 18.4%, Horror 10.9%, Indie 9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses a charming, colorful aesthetic to mask a deeply dark and emotional story.

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 25.8%, Dark Comedy 22.4%, Funny 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Choices Matter 7.8%

Addictive and vicious retro-styled comedy puzzler chock full of profanity, abuse, unfairness and warped logic. Will You: Go North? Find Light Switch? Cower and whimper like a beaten swine? Make your decision and escape The Dark Room! Just remember - YA DIE! YA DIE! YA DIE! YA DIE!

Why similar: Gore 36.7%, Violent 25.6%, Dark Comedy 22.4%, Puzzle 6.4%, Adventure 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A text-based adventure that is intentionally brutal, funny, and filled with dark, nonsensical humor.

In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...

Why similar: Funny 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Mystery 12%, Story Rich 8.4%, Indie 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative puzzle game that shifts genres and styles, maintaining a dark, humorous tone throughout.

Peace, Death! is an arcade simulator with difficulties. In this game you play as the Reaper working for your boss, Death, and send clients to Heaven, Hell, or Purgatory.

Why similar: Funny 34.1%, Dark Humor 27%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Memes 12.3%, Indie 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, humorous simulation game where you decide the fate of souls, matching the morbid tone of Kindergarten.

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 32.5%, Puzzle 17.2%, Indie 14.1%, Singleplayer 8.3%, Story Rich 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-simulation game that forces players to make difficult, often grim choices within a rigid, bureaucratic system.

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 42.4%, Choices Matter 22.2%, Violent 8.9%, Story Rich 7.4%, Strategy 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A game focused on moral dilemmas and the dark consequences of your choices in a restrictive, oppressive environment.

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 29.2%, Horror 19.1%, Mystery 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Adventure 9.8%

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 20.3%, Difficult 12.1%, Gore 10.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Story Rich 7.7%

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 25.8%, Mystery 17.3%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Story Rich 10.1%

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 18.1%, Horror 16.8%, Violent 15.2%, Funny 11.5%, Mystery 11.3%

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 44.7%, Violent 29.5%, Funny 19.4%, Indie 2.7%, Strategy 2.3%

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 33.9%, Funny 21.8%, Puzzle 10.8%, Horror 10.1%, Difficult 7.6%

Congrats, you're hired! Serve customers and maintain the Happy's Humble Burger Farm restaurant alone on the overnight. But be careful; things fall apart if you mess up! After work, head home and keep your eyes open for a way to escape the Barnyard Buds and their fast food fever-dream.

Why similar: Dark Humor 59.3%, Pixel Graphics 21.4%, Horror 11.6%, Adventure 7.8%

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 24.7%, Horror 22.4%, Funny 20.3%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 9.4%

Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.

Why similar: Gore 36.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Violent 18.4%, Horror 10%, Puzzle 4.5%

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 29%, Horror 21.7%, Mystery 19.5%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 9.5%

Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.

Why similar: Gore 31.9%, Dark Humor 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Puzzle 9.5%, Choices Matter 7.6%

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 29.5%, Horror 18.6%, Mystery 15%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Singleplayer 9.4%

Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!

Why similar: Funny 21.3%, Horror 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Difficult 10.8%, Singleplayer 7.3%

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 33.4%, Gore 26.7%, Puzzle 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Violent 8.8%

Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.

Why similar: Choices Matter 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Funny 14.7%, Memes 10.1%, Story Rich 8.2%

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 25%, Dark Comedy 18.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 8.9%, Funny 8.7%

The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34.7%, Funny 17%, Puzzle 11.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Difficult 8.6%

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 35.4%, Pixel Graphics 21.7%, Adventure 14.4%, Puzzle 12.4%, Indie 11.8%

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 29.9%, Horror 20.4%, Mystery 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Singleplayer 10%

You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?

Why similar: Dark Humor 35.4%, Dark Comedy 32.3%, Puzzle 11.7%, Horror 6.6%, Psychological Horror 5.3%

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 29.2%, Horror 18.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Singleplayer 9.3%

Craft, Steal, Brawl and Escape! It’s time to bust out of the toughest prisons in the world as you return to the life of an inmate in The Escapists 2, now with multiplayer! Have you got what it takes to escape?

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.3%, Funny 23.9%, Strategy 13.6%, Puzzle 12.2%, Difficult 6.8%

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: Dark Comedy 27.7%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Funny 9.6%, Puzzle 8.6%

'Death Coming' is a non-linear puzzle game where you must harvest human souls ‘Final Destination’ style. However, pesky mortals are not your only problem, as the Agents of Light will do everything they can to stop you.

Why similar: Gore 36.3%, Violent 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Puzzle 12.8%, Strategy 6.7%

From the perilous battlefields of the fourth-grade playground, a young hero will rise, destined to be South Park’s savior. From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes an epic quest to become… cool. Introducing South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.For a thousand years, the battle has been waged.

Why similar: Dark Humor 44.2%, Funny 37.2%, Adventure 8.5%, RPG 5%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Explore the most obscure levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the new deceives and mysteries that await you. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…

Why similar: Puzzle 28.7%, Horror 19.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Adventure 9.7%

Explore the abandoned levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the residents of the establishment that was left suspiciously empty. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…

Why similar: Puzzle 28.9%, Horror 19.4%, Mystery 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Singleplayer 9.7%

A killer puzzle game where you control Skullface, a psycho slasher bent on slaughtering camp counselors at the title campground. Slide an adorable voxel murderer around hundreds of isometric puzzle levels to squash, flay, and decapitate hapless victims in this darkly comic homage to 80s horror.

Why similar: Dark Humor 24.9%, Dark Comedy 23.8%, Funny 16.2%, Puzzle 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

Delve into the diverse world of horror movies in this 2D action puzzler. Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!

Why similar: Dark Humor 24.8%, Dark Comedy 21.8%, Funny 15%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8%

It's 1955, and for unknown reasons, doppelgangers are more common than usual. Therefore, the Department of Doppelganger Detection (D.D.D.) has taken action. You are the doorman of an apartment complex, and you must decide whether to let in those who claim to be your neighbors.

Why similar: Choices Matter 40%, Horror 16.8%, Adventure 15%, Puzzle 8.6%, Indie 7.4%