- #1 Pexet Inc.
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thurayya Studio
Windows
A top-down 2D survival horror game where you shift between timelines, solve time-based puzzles, manage limited resources, and survive deadly encounters in a collapsing research facility.
Why similar: Dystopian 25.4%, Mystery Dungeon 25.3%, Dark 13.4%, Exploration 8.8%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #2 Zombie Clown Trap
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KimGoc Studio
Windows · Mac
Zombie Clown Trap is a survival puzzle game. Scavenge what little remains, set up cruel traps, and outsmart the undead, because in this nightmare, every mistake becomes the final joke.
Why similar: Dark 19.2%, Action 15.9%, Strategy 13.4%, Exploration 13.3%, Puzzle 12.5%
- #3 Moonless Night
96% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Tzompixel Studio
Windows
Moonless Night is a psychological horror game where you explore Selene’s mind, uncover her sins, and escape a labyrinth of shadows. Every choice matters—face the darkness and discover one of six different endings.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 43.6%, Exploration 16.6%, Dark 13%, Puzzle 11.8%, Violent 6.4%
- #4 CRTX - A Psychological Horror Puzzle
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GUM Games
Windows
Imagine Squid Game and Portal having a child. That's basically CRTX (pronounced cortex). Be prepared for an oppressive atmosphere with dark humor, a few horror elements and a story that digs deep inside your mind...
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 26.3%, Dystopian 22.2%, Dark 15.4%, Dark Humor 10.7%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #5 Abrasion
94% matchPositive94% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Laaya
Windows
You are an enslaved oilborn. The Facility sends you to harvest blood from overgrown brains in the depths of an ancient megastructure. Search for secrets and uncover forgotten lore in this exploration focused horror game.
Why similar: Dystopian 50.9%, Dark 31.4%, Exploration 17.7%
- #6 Blindia
94% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: IndigoBlue Game StudioPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Blindia is an abstract top-down shooter puzzle game where you have to go through the difficulties using sound. Use the visualized sound waves to take down the enemies and make your way to the exit. At the end, you will face the truth of this blind world.
Why similar: Dark 16%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.5%, Action 12.1%, Minimalist 10.2%, Gore 7.8%
- #7 Ugly Mansion
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DogDog
Windows
You wake in a dark, enclosed space with no visible exit, only clues and strange devices. Explore, solve puzzles, and collect items to unlock paths. You are not alone. An unknown entity is searching for you. Hide, keep distance, and escape.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 46.9%, Dark 18.3%, Puzzle 14.8%, Top-Down 11.5%, Gore 8.5%
- #8 O EMPIRE! WARD OFF THY ROT
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dean Moynihan
Windows
A slow, meditative survival journey across a bleak continent. Carry an evil artifact, manage scarce resources, scavenge abandoned places and decide how far you’re willing to endure in a world that offers no reassurance.
Why similar: Dystopian 28.2%, Dark 19.3%, Exploration 16.6%, Minimalist 16.2%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #9 Road To Majesty
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RTM TeamPub: STORY GAMES
Windows
A journey of redemption through a dying world. Break through mazes filled with traps and the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, solve tactical puzzles, and evolve unique abilities. Forge your own Road to Majesty — or create a new trial for others.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 28.9%, Roguelike 16.2%, Puzzle 12.3%, Exploration 9.1%, Strategy 8.8%
- #10 Light2Live
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Txalata
Windows
Light2live is a procedurally generated roguelike with crafting, stealth, exploration and asynchronous multiplayer mechanics. Improve your skills and discover secrets as you advance through the floors of this dangerous fortress in search of your missing friend. Stay in the light ...
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 30.7%, Roguelike 19.7%, Action 11.4%, Exploration 11.1%, Dark 10.1%
- #11 Spiderbro
90% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Pond
Windows · Linux
Help Spiderbro through a strange dystopia and overcome the shadow spider that is constantly hindering you. Collect items and solve puzzles and keep moving, don't let the shadow spider get the better of you.
Why similar: Dystopian 30.3%, Dark 19.8%, Minimalist 14%, Exploration 13.3%, Top-Down 9%
- #12 Coloring
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Garanty Studios
Windows · Mac
Coloring is a roguelike 2D labyrinth horror game with fast run-based gameplay. Navigate the Afterlife, use colored lockers and deals to escape a monster and improve your time each run.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 35.8%, Dark 28.6%, Puzzle 14.7%, Action 5.9%, Roguelike 5.9%
- #13 Breach : 83
89% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Rusty Cog Games
Windows
It’s your job to safeguard reality by watching the camera feeds and identifying changes in various key locations. But be careful, too many BREACHES seep in unnoticed and it will be GAME OVER for us all.
Why similar: Dystopian 37.5%, Dark 37.1%, Gore 15.8%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #14 N.R.V
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arisk Studio
Windows
NRV is a frenetic and violent top-down shooter set in a grim cyberpunk universe that feels like a boomer shooter from top down view. Fueled by rage and by a thirst for revenge, you will slain waves of enemies and liberate the city to save the citizens from a cynical elite that seeks to enslave them.
Why similar: Dystopian 28.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Dark 15.1%, Dark Humor 11.4%, Top-Down 7.4%
- #15 Spark Five
88% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Spark5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Project Spark. Help our little android friend navigate across multiple, challenging levels in search of bio-matter. You see, we are in desperate need of those primarily to restore human civilization and undo the damage caused by our own problem child - Artificial Intelligence.
Why similar: Dystopian 37.2%, Mystery Dungeon 29.5%, Top-Down 8.8%, Action 8.2%, Stealth 5.9%
- #16 PAIN-TO-WIN
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: pain2.win
Windows
PAIN-TO-WIN is a top-down horror shooter with roguelite mechanics about life inside a hostile asylum functioning as a meat grinder.
Why similar: Dystopian 23.4%, Dark 19.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.7%, Violent 11.6%, Gore 7.9%
- #17 Alignment
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Adam RobichauxPub: Dewdrop Games
Windows
A challenging and engaging puzzle game that will require you to move colored objects and place them on their respective platforms to explore through a series of increasingly complex levels.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 25.2%, Dystopian 16.7%, Dark 13.2%, Minimalist 13.1%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #18 Kingpin: Reloaded
84% matchMostly Negative37% of 383 reviews2023
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: Interplay
Windows
Kingpin: Reloaded is an enhanced re-release of the classic tale of revenge. Take control of a street gang and order your recruits to attack, defend or even do a little safe-cracking to pick up some needed cash.
Why similar: Dystopian 37.3%, Dark 19.1%, Gore 10.9%, Exploration 10.1%, Violent 9.9%
- #19 Dickland: Horror Quest
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Piece Of Voxel
Windows
Dickland: Horror Quest is a 2D quest, the main features of which are: black humor and graphics drawn with an ordinary pencil in an album and scanned afterwards. In the game you will find a lot of different puzzles, dangers and puzzles that you have to solve.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 31.6%, Dark 21.6%, Dark Humor 16.1%, Puzzle 9%, Exploration 7.6%
- #20 Thunder Tie
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: T&T studios
Windows
Thunder Tie is an unsettling mascot horror puzzle game. Navigate through the power station to uncover the unsolved mystery of the people who disappeared 10 years ago. Watch out though, as you will may be greeted by some... creations.
Why similar: Dark 33.7%, Action 25%, Exploration 21.3%, Puzzle 20.1%
- #21 Dungeon Slime: Puzzle's Adventure
82% matchVery Positive96% of 110 reviews2020
Dev: Daniel Siqueira Abdelnur
Windows
Dungeon Slime it's a challenging game. Every time you hit the walls you change the shape of Billy the Slime. Dodge sharp spines, go through narrow gaps, solve complicated logic and skill based puzzles to find a way out of this dungeon.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 37.1%, Dark 23.1%, Puzzle 13.9%, Tactical 9.8%, Strategy 8.8%
- #22 MAGEYE
81% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Dead Zeros
Windows
In an increasingly oppressive world, a magpie feeds her only remaining child amidst a city of lackluster sightseers. Take their vision and feed your son.
Why similar: Dystopian 44.1%, Dark 19.7%, Surreal 12.1%, Exploration 8.3%, Action 6.9%
- #23 Initium
81% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Randy WølfPub: Wolflike
Windows
Initium is a puzzle game with a hint of horror. As an experimenter, you must navigate your way through lucid dreams, such as a tropical island and open-air museum. Solve puzzles in order to advance to the next challenge and eventually return to reality. A Meta Quest headset is required to play.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 31.3%, Dystopian 29.8%, Minimalist 10.9%, Exploration 10.7%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #24 cmd error
82% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Pi_Brain_Dev
Windows · Linux
A top down 2d puzzle game set in the far future. Explore the remains of a lost civilization, or create your own stories in the in-game map editor. Share your maps on the steam workshop and download maps to play from the community!
Why similar: Dystopian 26.4%, Exploration 21.6%, Puzzle 17.3%, Top-Down 14.5%, Minimalist 10.3%
- #25 A Dark Room ®
80% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Amir RajanPub: Scratchwork Development LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Critically acclaimed, minimalist text-based rpg. Come light the fire.
Why similar: Dystopian 29.4%, Roguelike 19.6%, Dark 18.5%, Exploration 14.7%, Minimalist 13.1%
- #26 Gray Space
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: fffadedev
Windows
Light is a luxury. Sanity is vital. Group up with your friends to escape a crumbling medical organization in GRAY SPACE. Scavenge for tools and resources. Run and hide from fear entities and other anomalies that lurk. Extract the antidote at all costs. A lo-fi first-person survival horror nightmare.
Why similar: Dystopian 38.9%, Dark 16.6%, Roguelike 16.6%, Exploration 10.9%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #27 ENDLESS DAYS Z
78% matchNegative10% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: GABRIEL RODRIGUESPub: GR GAMES STUDIO INDIE
Windows
"Immerse yourself in a post-apocalyptic world where you face a variety of enemies, save what is left of this world. Endless Days Z is an intense and immersive survival experience."
Why similar: Dystopian 35.4%, Dark 20.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Surreal 9.8%, Zombies 8.5%
- #28 White Shadows
78% matchVery Positive82% of 1,994 reviews2021
Dev: MonokelPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Dystopian 22.8%, Dark 19.1%, Puzzle 12.2%, Exploration 11.6%, Gore 8.2%
- #29 CORRUPTION 2029
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: The Bearded Ladies
Windows
From the creators of Mutant Year Zero comes an intense and Hardcore Turn-Based Tactical Game. Command your squad of four units and venture into a war torn America, where every turn counts in fierce tactical battles. Designed for those who crave a serious challenge, not for the faint-hearted!
Why similar: Dystopian 26.9%, Dark 20.3%, Exploration 11.4%, Tactical 10.9%, Strategy 10.5%
- #30 The Asterion
77% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Luca RinaudoPub: Sodio
Windows
Asterion is a stylized rogue-like adventure inspired by Greek mythology. Explore the Labyrinth, face the Minotaur, and uncover a haunting story of gods, betrayal, and survival.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 38.8%, Roguelike 19.1%, Dark 15.7%, Action 11.9%, Strategy 10.3%
- #31 ACHIEVEMENT MAZE
76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: HuntForge
Windows
A minimalist maze game built for those who love simple, focused gameplay. Each maze is different. Each step counts. Find the exit. • 100 levels with increasing difficulty • 100 Steam achievements — one per level • Simple controls, pure maze gameplay
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 45%, Exploration 14.4%, Puzzle 13.6%, Minimalist 12.7%, Top-Down 9.7%
- #32 Forest Horror
76% matchMixed55% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Neki4 Electronics
Windows
You have to explore the mysterious forest and complete many tasks to get out of there alive.
Why similar: Dark 42.3%, Exploration 19.4%, Puzzle 14.4%, Action 11%, Stealth 8.4%
- #33 Azalea
75% matchPositive98% of 44 reviews2020
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
A short, cute puzzle action-adventure through the tense and dangerous Forbidden Forest.
Why similar: Exploration 25%, Action 17.7%, Dark 17.2%, Top-Down 14.7%, Puzzle 12.2%
- #34 Enter the Depths
72% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Hutchkey Games
Windows
Enter the Depths is a minimalistic dice-building roguelike. Customize your dice, collect powerful relics, and battle through an ever-shifting dungeon to confront the Void.
Why similar: Dark 28.5%, Roguelike 25.7%, Minimalist 18.3%, Action 11.9%, Strategy 8.5%
- #35 NightSong
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: b.cooper
Windows
Tycho's Apocalypse. The game depicts a pilgrimage to Victory, the Capit0l City of Lights.
Why similar: Dystopian 29.2%, Dark 27.9%, Surreal 15.1%, Top-Down 8.7%, Action 7.4%
- #36 Shadow of Azrael
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: Dream Within
Windows
Fighting that's a cross between Smash Bros and Dragon Ball Z!
Why similar: Dystopian 90.5%, Violent 5%, Action 3.6%, Atmospheric 0.9%
- #37 YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-
74% matchMixed70% of 1,505 reviews2018
Dev: KADOKAWA CORPORATIONPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As long as I have dreams in my heart, I can never escape. I can never awaken from my dreams. Maybe if I follow the dream just past this doorway, then someday I can wake up again...
Why similar: Dystopian 32%, Dark 18.6%, Exploration 11.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, Surreal 9.8%
- #38 Welcome Home 2
74% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Vitruvian CaféPub: Catherine Burke
Windows
David is trapped in his grandmother's basement, help him escape! Warning: flashing images and disturbing imagery
Why similar: Dark 24.4%, Action 24.2%, Exploration 19.9%, Puzzle 18.8%, 2D 6.5%
- #39 LightBear
73% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: LightBear Software Inc.
Windows · Linux
LightBear is a randomly generated action RPG whackathon with heavy Rogue-like elements. Players will lose their vision the further from the starting point they get. Don't be deceived by its appearance, this game will challenge you to no end. Watch out for 100s of randomized monsters.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 42.2%, Roguelike 18.2%, Exploration 14.7%, Surreal 10.3%, Top-Down 9.9%
- #40 Snake
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: welbjo
Windows · Linux
Experience the classic Snake in a whole new way – this time with brains!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 41.3%, Action 20.7%, Puzzle 19.5%, Tactical 9.3%, 2D 9.2%
- #41 Dungeon Death
73% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Enoops
Windows
Take on the role of one of the king's defenders! And go to the "Deadly Dungeon" filled with various monsters and bosses! Collect various artifacts and purchase items from a mysterious merchant!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 34.2%, Roguelike 18.8%, Action 16.3%, Dark 16.2%, Exploration 11%
- #42 Micro Abyss
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Micro Team Games
Windows
Micro Abyss - action roguelike, in a subatomic procedurally generated universe. You, a descendant of an ancient deity, have to cleanse the Abyss from a rapidly spreading infection.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 37.5%, Roguelike 17.1%, Dark 15.9%, Exploration 12%, Action 9.5%
- #43 Monolith O Pesadelo
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Breno Alexsander
Windows
First person horror, Simple short game, look for keys, unlock passages. Be in an unknown location with a Dark atmosphere. In each phase there will be a different challenge, survive and advance while you try not to get caught. Avoid Scares.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 25.6%, Dark 24.4%, Exploration 12.4%, Puzzle 8.1%, Action 6.9%
- #44 Seen 2
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seen Games
Windows
A lonely kid desperately tries to escape his dark world. (Part 2)
Why similar: Dystopian 41.6%, Dark 24.3%, Minimalist 8.9%, Puzzle 8.9%, Action 8.1%
- #45 Labyrinthus
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dragonetti
Windows
Can you trust your own memory? Here a maze that you should escape with your survival skils. Find the correct ways, keys ,codes and lastly watch out for evil spirits!
Why similar: Action 17.8%, Dark 16.9%, Strategy 14.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Gore 11.6%
- #46 In The Darkness
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 49 reviews2022
Dev: Dr. Puzzler
Windows · Mac
Hello there traveller. Are you going into that maze? I must warn you, it's an awfully dreadful place there. Full of monsters and the like. You won't find many torches in there, you'll be in the darkness. But if you insist, go right on ahead. Farewell traveler.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 35.7%, Dark 14%, Exploration 12.6%, Minimalist 9.7%, Top-Down 8%
- #47 Coilbound
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lundstroem
Windows
A challenging but lighthearted Mystery Dungeon-inspired game set in a dark fantasy dystopia. Venture down into the Coil to find adventure, despair, and perhaps salvation.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 41.5%, Roguelike 21.4%, Dystopian 19.9%, Strategy 7.5%, Top-Down 6.6%
- #48 HUM
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NO JOY
Windows
Hum is a dark 2D adventure game with stealth and horror elements set in the bleak, retro-futuristic world of Postapoland. You discover that you cannot die, forever trapped in a nightmarish reality. Explore the world in ever shifting perspectives, reach the reality engine and finally die.
Why similar: Dystopian 36.4%, Dark 22%, Dark Humor 12.8%, Exploration 12.1%, Surreal 7.3%
- #49 They Linger
69% matchPositive81% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: SpikerMan87
Windows · Mac
Navigate the narrow hallways in the darkness to find and rescue Jessica and survive the infinite Labyrinth.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 45.3%, Dark 20.4%, Puzzle 15.3%, Gore 8.4%, Stealth 5.5%
- #50 DEATH BURGER
67% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: lemorion_1224
Windows
A cheerful man excitedly arrives at a popular burger shop in town. However, it turns out to be a terrifying facility controlled by the evil Emperor "Pattypatine"! Ravenous, rampaging burgers are everywhere... Fight back with the shining fries, the "Potato Saber"!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 43.8%, Dark 17%, Exploration 13.8%, Puzzle 13.5%, Action 12%
- #51 GameChanger - Episode 1
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Photon-Arts
Windows
Take on the challenge to close the Great Five Portals in this varied 2D-Action-Adventure with Twin-Stick-Shooter Gameplay! Explore the vast Interworld, solve tricky puzzles in complex dungeons, shoot your way through hordes of mysterious entities and stop the dragon!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 34.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.2%, Exploration 11.2%, Surreal 8.8%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #52 Pitfall Protocol
68% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: TwinAction
Windows
Navigate an underground warehouse, approve special items, and eliminate anomalies over a tense 7-day contract or face termination.
Why similar: Dystopian 42.7%, Dark 26.1%, Surreal 9.3%, Violent 8.2%, Gore 7.3%
- #53 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,530 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: Dystopian 35.8%, Dark 18.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Puzzle 11.5%, Surreal 11.4%
- #54 Morganica: Bloody Harvest
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mad Division Limited
Windows
Take part in a fierce battle, the Bloody Harvest ritual created by the Demons of Evil to satisfy their endless thirst for fear and death. Adapt. Fight. Win.
Why similar: Dystopian 28.8%, Dark 20.6%, Dark Humor 11.1%, Gore 10.9%, Zombies 9.4%
- #55 Unsorted Horror
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,515 reviews2023
Dev: Mike Klubnika
Windows
A collection of 5 short first-person horror games, that revolve around detailed machinery and dread.
Why similar: Dystopian 41.3%, Dark 23.4%, Puzzle 11.2%, Exploration 9.1%, Action 8.4%
- #56 Nothing - the Video Game
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nobody_the_Developer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Because at this point we would rather play NOTHING than what most of these american AAA game studios are putting out.
Why similar: Dystopian 50.4%, Dark 31.8%, Action 8.9%, Atmospheric 5.9%, 2D 3%
- #57 Toast
67% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Ethan WaddellPub: Boundless Productions
Windows
"Toast" is a game where players must use problem-solving skills to escape a randomly generated maze while being chased by a deadly humanoid piece of toast. The game features challenging puzzles, randomly generated levels, and endless hours of excitement.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 47.8%, Dark 20.1%, Strategy 16.7%, Puzzle 15.4%
- #58 Chasing Shadows
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mossif
Windows
A top-down puzzle adventure where light affects your environment. Avoid illuminated areas and solve shadow-based puzzles by manipulating machines and luring light-driven mechs. Uncover secrets, and explore a dark world where light is both danger and the key to progress.
Why similar: Dark 24.9%, Exploration 19.6%, Puzzle 19.3%, Dystopian 17%, Top-Down 14.5%