Games Like Little Nightmares

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: Horror 24.3%, Dark 11.9%, Puzzle Platformer 8.7%, Atmospheric 8%, Puzzle 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It expands the original game's stealth-platforming, monstrous oversized enemies, and wordless dark-fantasy storytelling almost beat for beat.

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 19.4%, Horror 17%, Dark 13.6%, 2.5D 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its oppressive atmosphere, precise puzzle-platforming, and constant sense of being hunted make it one of the closest overall matches to Little Nightmares.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.8%, Dark 15%, Horror 12.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Puzzle 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This minimalist horror platformer delivers the same vulnerable-child feeling, deadly traps, and bleak environmental storytelling in an even starker form.

Little Nightmares III is an atmospheric adventure game in which you follow the journey of Low and Alone, two best friends in search of a way out of the Nowhere. In 2 players online cooperation or solo with an A.I., work together to solve puzzles and survive in this nightmarish world.

Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Puzzle 9.6%, Dark 8.7%, Stealth 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the series' signature mix of eerie world design, puzzle-platforming, and escaping grotesque threats, even with a co-op option added.

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: Horror 17%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Dark 13.1%, Stealth 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal nightmare logic, side-on puzzles, and creepy dream-horror tone feel very much in Little Nightmares' lane.

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: Horror 32.6%, Dark 19.9%, Atmospheric 15%, Survival Horror 8.5%, Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Bramble shares the same fairy-tale-gone-wrong energy, child protagonist, and beautiful-but-disturbing journey through monstrous set pieces.

Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

Why similar: Horror 51.5%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Dark 7.5%, Adventure 5.7%, Psychological Horror 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Playing from a child's perspective while navigating an oversized, threatening world makes it resonate strongly with Little Nightmares despite being first-person.

In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.6%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Puzzle 13.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Female Protagonist 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Though less horror-focused, its cinematic 2.5D stealth, environmental puzzles, and tiny hero navigating a huge hostile world are a strong mechanical match.

Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.

Why similar: Stealth 20.3%, Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Dark 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: While more cinematic and grounded, it nails the same helpless stealth, grim atmosphere, and young-protagonist struggle against overwhelming danger.

The wolves are watching! Venture through a captivating but brutal dystopia where our young adventurer Ravengirl will travel through this huge city’s brightest highs and delve to its darkest depths on her perilous journey of discovery and finding her destiny where hope seems in short supply.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Horror 16.4%, Dark 11.3%, Stealth 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its monochrome dystopian world, stealth-platforming, and unsettling social horror give off a very similar oppressive storybook nightmare vibe.

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: Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Dark 13.6%, Puzzle 11.2%, Story Rich 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its child-centered psychological horror and grotesque imagery appeal to the same players who like Little Nightmares' disturbing fairy-tale tone.

After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Horror 13.2%, Stealth 11%, Dark 11%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This grim puzzle-platformer channels a very similar mood of small-scale vulnerability, industrial horror, and environmental problem-solving.

Shape your fears… Fear the shapes. Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions in this narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action.

Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Stealth 18.8%, Puzzle 12.8%, Adventure 8.4%, Female Protagonist 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It blends stealth, puzzle-solving, and creepy child-centered horror in a way that feels like a more direct narrative cousin to Little Nightmares.

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 30.9%, Stealth 15.9%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its dreamlike horror, child protagonist, stealthy encounters, and puzzle-platforming structure line up closely with the feel of Little Nightmares.

You are Youngho, a Korean high school student trapped and relentlessly pursued by a psychotic killer in the hellish corridors of Sehwa High. Run, hide, explore, and survive while piecing together the mystery The Coma in this remastered version of the Korean cult classic.

Why similar: Horror 40.9%, Adventure 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Survival Horror 10%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its 2D side-scrolling survival horror and emphasis on hiding, escaping, and solving puzzles give it a similar tension-heavy rhythm.

Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.

Why similar: Horror 32.7%, Dark 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Puzzle 8.7%, Survival Horror 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the appeal of creepy stylized horror, environmental puzzles, and fleeing from unsettling monsters, even though it plays in first person.

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: Horror 40.3%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Adventure 9.6%, Dark 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Like Little Nightmares, it thrives on vulnerability, oppressive pursuit, and navigating a hostile nightmare space where direct combat is not the answer.

Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

Why similar: Horror 31.6%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Dark 10%, Great Soundtrack 10%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric horror adventure shares Little Nightmares' reliance on symbolism, dread, and unsettling environmental storytelling over action.

An ex-minister ventures through the frozen depths of Hell in search of his kidnapped daughter.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Dark 17.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This dark, whimsical platform-adventure shares a twisted storybook atmosphere and puzzle-driven journey through a sinister world.

Help little Peet hack-and-slash his way through a beautifully haunting coma. A hand-drawn action-adventure through a dreamy world filled with fleshy monsters, insane grown-ups, and sad children looking for their mommies.

Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Platformer 12.3%, Story Rich 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its creepy storybook aesthetic, sad fairy-tale tone, and side-scrolling exploration make it a good fit for Little Nightmares fans who want more narrative.

A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.

Why similar: Horror 56.8%, Great Soundtrack 15.4%, Adventure 10.9%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Being a small child lost in a dark world of lurking horrors gives it a similar emotional core of fear, fragility, and exploration.

J.J. scours Memoria Island to find her best friend, who has gone missing during a camping trip. In order to save her best friend, she puts her own body and life on the line, reviving infinitely, as she presses forward. Why did she go missing? What is going on in this world?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.5%, Horror 21.9%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Story Rich 8.3%, Platformer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It twists platforming into something disturbing and surreal, creating the same kind of uneasy, mechanically driven horror-adventure experience.

The dark is no place to be alone. After a beautiful show of summer fireworks, two young girls begin to make their way home. However, a mysterious attacker separates them, and both must brave the haunting night filled with unspeakable terrors and survive the darkness.

Why similar: Horror 66.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Adventure 12.8%, Female Protagonist 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It doubles down on the series' vulnerable child-horror formula, with more eerie exploration and panic-filled escapes from supernatural threats.

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 35.2%, Atmospheric 18.1%, Puzzle 16.3%, Platformer 10.2%, Adventure 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Although more puzzle-focused than scary, its giant oppressive house, odd creatures, and tactile side-view exploration scratch a similar atmospheric itch.

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: Atmospheric 15%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Puzzle 13.1%, Platformer 11.4%, Horror 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its moody puzzle-platforming and dark fairy-tale presentation make it a softer but still thematically adjacent follow-up to Little Nightmares.

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: Horror 45%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Dark 5.6%, Adventure 5%

Why You'll Like It: Its hand-drawn dream horror and emphasis on dread over combat echo Little Nightmares' nightmarish, symbolic style.

The creators of Little Nightmares™ I & II have returned to take you on a darker, more terrifying journey than ever before. In this horror adventure game, a brother & sister go through hell to rescue their missing friends and escape the island that they used to call home.

Why similar: Horror 32.7%, Dark 17.8%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Puzzle 9.7%, Stealth 7.5%

A Tale of Paper: Refolded is a puzzle-platformer that tells the story of Line, a magical character made of paper who can use origami to change its shape. Transform into a frog, a rocket, a bird and more as Line embarks on an emotional journey to fulfill the dream of its creator.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.1%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Adventure 14%, Dark 12.4%, Platformer 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its tiny protagonist, oversized environments, stealthy traversal, and puzzle-platforming create a similar sense of scale and fragility.

You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.

Why similar: Horror 45.4%, Dark 12.5%, Puzzle 10.6%, Survival Horror 9.4%, Psychological Horror 7.6%

Welcome to the 7th Sector, set in a mysterious cyberpunk world. Immerse yourself on this intricate path, solving different puzzles, facing its dangers and collecting scattered information to discover the story of this world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 47.6%, Horror 31.6%, Third Person 10.5%, Adventure 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its eerie side-scrolling progression, environmental storytelling, and puzzle-heavy journey make it a worthwhile mood match for fans of atmospheric dread.

A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Dark 15.8%, Horror 13.1%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Platformer 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This dark indie puzzle-platformer hits many of the same basic notes as Little Nightmares through traps, hazards, and ominous atmosphere.

A lonely kid desperately tries to escape his dark world.

Why similar: Dark 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Puzzle 9%

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: Horror 26.5%, Dark 13%, Stealth 12.1%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Puzzle 7.2%

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

Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Dark 12.3%, Story Rich 9.7%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 42.1%, Dark 9.6%, Atmospheric 9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Survival Horror 7.6%

A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.

Why similar: Horror 71.3%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Dark 3.5%, Great Soundtrack 2.6%

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: Great Soundtrack 24%, Atmospheric 22.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 8.4%, Female Protagonist 8%

A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.

Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Stealth 17.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Dark 10%, Puzzle 9.7%

💀🧩🕹️ Beyond The Darkness is a horror adventure game with puzzles where you help little girl Milly battle nightmares in the darkness to find her missing family. You will find yourself in bizarre worlds of memories, distorted by fears, and your only weapon will be the light of a small lamp...

Why similar: Horror 30.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Dark 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%, 2.5D 6.6%

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Dark 15.9%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Survival Horror 9%

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Stealth 18.7%, Survival Horror 13%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%

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: Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, Puzzle 17.9%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Dark 12.9%, Adventure 9.9%

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Atmospheric 21.6%, Story Rich 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Dark 8.9%, Horror 8.7%

A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.

Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Dark 12.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 43.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Dark 13.4%, Survival Horror 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.

Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Atmospheric 21%, Puzzle 13.1%, Adventure 12.1%, Stealth 11.9%

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 14.2%, Horror 13.6%, Stealth 10.2%, Dark 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.2%

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 20.7%, Puzzle 19.4%, Atmospheric 17%, Platformer 11.8%, Adventure 11.6%

Locks is a horror puzzle-platformer set in a puppet show. The game features a new type of puzzle, and the evil doesn't chase the puppet, as it usually does in platformers, it chases you.

Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, Dark 15.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Puzzle 8.2%

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 38.3%, Stealth 24.1%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Story Rich 5.8%, Adventure 5.4%

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.5%, Platformer 20%, Atmospheric 18.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, Adventure 8.3%

Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.

Why similar: Horror 50.2%, Dark 12.2%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Bye Sweet Carole is a narrative-horror adventure game completely hand-drawn in the style of classic animated films. Follow the trail of missing Carole Simmons and uncover the dark secrets hidden behind her disappearance from Bunny Hall orphanage.

Why similar: Horror 21%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Dark 12.2%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Survival Horror 8.4%

Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

Why similar: Horror 36.7%, Stealth 10.2%, Dark 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

Why similar: Horror 45.1%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Adventure 6.7%

You’re Sophie, a young blind girl who sees through her teddy bear’s eyes. Escape your captors and uncover the evil history of the dark mansion you desperately seek to escape in this unique, atmospheric horror puzzle/adventure game.

Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Dark 17.3%, Stealth 17.1%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Puzzle 10.9%

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 25.7%, Horror 15.3%, Platformer 12.6%, Puzzle 12.6%, Stealth 11.4%

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: Horror 28.2%, Dark 17.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Puzzle 11%, Atmospheric 9.4%