Games Like Navicula Meatus

Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.

Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Surreal 19.5%, Dark 17%, Puzzle 14.7%, First-Person 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its biomechanical, organic world of pulsing structures and dark, surreal puzzles perfectly mirrors the aesthetic of Navicula Meatus.

Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.

Why similar: Surreal 26.9%, Post-apocalyptic 20.4%, Horror 13.8%, Puzzle 9.1%, Exploration 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply surreal, Lovecraftian horror experience that focuses on navigating grotesque and otherworldly environments.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Surreal 45.2%, Horror 27.2%, Dark 9.8%, Atmospheric 7%, First-Person 5%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a fragmented, surreal narrative experience that leans heavily into retro-horror aesthetics and unsettling exploration.

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Surreal 26%, Dystopian 19%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Dark 11.9%, Story Rich 10%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the feeling of a decaying, hostile town where the environment itself feels alive and oppressive.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Surreal 36.9%, Horror 35.9%, First-Person 16.4%, Atmospheric 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, first-person horror experience that excels at surreal, dreamlike level design and psychological tension.

Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.

Why similar: Surreal 22.8%, Horror 13.5%, Puzzle 9.8%, Dark 9.5%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique blend of first-person exploration and environmental puzzles set within a surreal, decaying atmosphere.

Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between.

Why similar: Abstract 25.4%, Surreal 24.5%, Horror 12.4%, Exploration 9%, Dark 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the essence of dream-logic exploration with a focus on surreal, atmospheric environments.

Placed in a world without change, you must create fate by watering an ancient plant. Determine a future and live with it.

Why similar: Surreal 35.8%, Horror 19.3%, First-Person 12.9%, Puzzle 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A highly abstract, surreal exploration game that shares the dark, experimental nature of Navicula Meatus.

An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.

Why similar: Surreal 20.6%, Abstract 19.9%, Psychedelic 11.2%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on psychological horror and surreal, atmospheric storytelling within a confined, eerie space.

You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.

Why similar: Surreal 23.3%, Dystopian 16%, Horror 14.8%, First-Person 9.6%, 3D 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal walking simulator that prioritizes atmosphere and psychological unease over traditional gameplay.

Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…

Why similar: Surreal 31.6%, Puzzle 12.5%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, puzzle-heavy horror adventure that explores deep psychological themes through an abstract lens.

An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world

Why similar: Surreal 30.6%, Psychedelic 18.9%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Dystopian 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, its abstract, surreal, and deeply disturbing visual style resonates with the themes of Navicula Meatus.

Evacuated from their hometown due to dangerous bursts of dark energy, the ordinary citizen is trying to overcome and survive a series of events in a new reality where living as a human is no longer possible as it once was. 3rd-person horror with fixed camera angles and retro-styled graphics.

Why similar: Surreal 22.3%, Horror 20.4%, Puzzle 10.2%, Dark 10.1%, 1990's 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled horror game that features surreal, body-horror elements and a heavy focus on exploration.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Abstract 18.9%, Dystopian 9.1%, Dark 8%, First-Person 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in claustrophobic, surreal horror that forces the player to navigate a hostile environment through limited senses.

Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

Why similar: Surreal 22.3%, Horror 15.6%, Dark 13.5%, First-Person 9.4%, Exploration 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, dark, and surreal horror game that emphasizes exploration in a uniquely unsettling setting.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Dystopian 31.6%, Dark 20.9%, Puzzle 14.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Action-Adventure 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: While top-down, its surreal, dark, and puzzle-heavy approach to horror creates a similar sense of dread and mystery.

"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.

Why similar: Surreal 23.9%, Horror 21.6%, Dark 18%, First-Person 11.2%, Exploration 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that excels at building a dark, oppressive atmosphere through exploration.

Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…

Why similar: Surreal 25.9%, Horror 16.4%, Dark 15.3%, Puzzle 13.1%, Psychedelic 13%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, dark puzzle-adventure that uses surreal visuals to create a sense of isolation and mystery.

Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.

Why similar: Surreal 30.1%, Dark 15.6%, Horror 14.7%, Puzzle 12.9%, Exploration 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian walking simulator that emphasizes atmospheric, dark, and lonely exploration.

Nightmare Horror Story an adventure game from the first face in a horror genre provides you to take a trip in a huge and dark city full of dummies. You would have a possibility to figure out in a weird atmosphere when alive people are missed and everything that had remained is the dummies.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.6%, Horror 16.6%, Dark 13.9%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Puzzle 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror adventure that leans into puzzle-solving and psychological tension.

A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world.

Why similar: Horror 25.1%, Puzzle 17.2%, Dark 9.2%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric, puzzle-based exploration within a dark and narrative-driven environment.

Astray is a first-person horror/puzzle game set in an abandoned museum based on unusual cultures, legends, and supernatural themes. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface..

Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Puzzle 21.1%, Dark 17.7%, First-Person 16.6%, Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person indie horror game that blends puzzle-solving with a dark, mysterious narrative.

A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.

Why similar: Surreal 21.1%, Horror 15.6%, Psychedelic 12.7%, Dark 12.6%, Puzzle 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses surreal, puzzle-filled corridors to represent a fractured mind.

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 44.9%, Dark 16.9%, Surreal 12.7%, First-Person 10.6%, Exploration 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration of a shifting, surreal, and decaying home.

Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.

Why similar: Surreal 22.5%, Psychedelic 17.1%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 9.3%, Puzzle 8.3%

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.4%, Horror 21.9%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, First-Person 13.1%, Exploration 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a tense, first-person dungeon-crawling experience where the environment is a constant, evolving threat.

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Surreal 26.1%, Horror 20.9%, Dystopian 18.4%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, First-Person 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines cyberpunk aesthetics with deeply surreal, dark, and psychological horror sequences.

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

Why similar: Surreal 30.7%, Horror 20%, Puzzle 12.8%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological puzzle game that uses unique mechanics to explore themes of identity and horror.

Travel back to 16th-century France and delve into the mysterious depths of a seemingly abandoned alchemist's tower. Do you dare brave the horrors that beckon you below... deeper still?

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.7%, Horror 17.1%, Puzzle 12.8%, Exploration 11.9%, First-Person 10.5%

A highly stylized horror adventure game set in the depths of an ancient dungeon. With torch in hand, explore and find a way to escape before falling prey to the unspeakable horror that lurks within.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Abstract 16.6%, Surreal 15.8%, Horror 10.7%, Puzzle 7.8%

A mysterious muse calls upon you to investigate a Large tower in an oneiric land.

Why similar: Abstract 25%, Dungeon Crawler 24.7%, Psychedelic 19.3%, Surreal 12.3%, 1990's 5%

Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.

Why similar: Horror 19.7%, Psychedelic 18.9%, Dark 15%, Surreal 13.5%, First-Person 8.7%

A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...

Why similar: Horror 33.2%, Exploration 16.9%, Mystery 12.3%, First-Person 12.1%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that focuses on the exploration of dark, mysterious, and decaying environments.

A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Dark 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Story Rich 13.4%, Mystery 10.9%

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Surreal 20.7%, Dystopian 13.1%, Horror 13.1%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Puzzle 8.6%

Daymare Town is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a heart of a strange city populated by peculiar Metamorph creatures. This town is full of nooks and crannies, puzzles, secrets and items to collect to help you along the way. Can you escape the nightmare of a day?

Why similar: Abstract 32.6%, Exploration 15.2%, Dystopian 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Puzzle 9.1%

You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.

Why similar: Surreal 27.9%, Horror 18.1%, Dark 16.4%, Puzzle 11.6%, Exploration 6.9%

Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 58.9%, First-Person 18.2%, Horror 12.3%, Atmospheric 5.6%, 3D 5%

An FPS horror game set in a surreal, dark and deadly biomechanical world never seen before. Humankind is just a small part of a hostile universe. Want to survive? Discover its secrets.

Why similar: Surreal 21.9%, Horror 15.9%, Dystopian 14.7%, Dark 13.9%, Psychedelic 10.4%

ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

Why similar: Dark 20.1%, Horror 18.1%, Puzzle 12.6%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 11.4%

The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!

Why similar: Horror 26%, Surreal 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Dark 12.4%, 1990's 9%

Fortuito: Lost History is an indie adventure first-person horror, face the unknown with classic fps mechanics, solve puzzles and immerse in this bad trip!

Why similar: Surreal 16.7%, Action-Adventure 14%, Puzzle 13.2%, Dark 10.5%, First-Person 10.3%

A game about hunting rats, feeding them to your family, and going to bed.

Why similar: Abstract 21.3%, Surreal 17.8%, Horror 15.5%, Dark 13.2%, Exploration 8.2%

The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.

Why similar: Surreal 19.9%, Horror 18.3%, Dark 16.2%, Exploration 10.8%, First-Person 8.1%

A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.3%, Action-Adventure 14.6%, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 11.9%, Dark 10.5%

80's horror inspired FPS, a nightmarish scene taking place at an abandoned orphanage.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 15.9%, Puzzle 14.5%, Horror 14.3%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 11%

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Surreal 22.7%, Horror 18.3%, Exploration 16.5%, Puzzle 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%

Submarine’s haunted! Hunt and be hunted in this horror dungeon crawler inspired by the decay of the Soviet Union (and immersive RPGs from the 90s).

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.5%, Immersive Sim 19.7%, Horror 15.4%, Exploration 10.5%, First-Person 9.5%

Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.

Why similar: Surreal 22.7%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 13.4%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, First-Person 10.5%

You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.

Why similar: Surreal 26.3%, Horror 17%, Dark 15%, First-Person 9.4%, Exploration 9.3%

A short horror game where you dig through the flesh of a giant whale

Why similar: Dystopian 31.9%, Horror 22.8%, Surreal 15.8%, Dark 12.5%, 3D 6.2%

The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.

Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Dark 24.2%, Exploration 16.2%, 1990's 12.2%, 3D 8.2%

Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.

Why similar: Surreal 38.9%, Exploration 16.2%, First-Person 15.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Dark 8%

A survival horror puzzle game about exploring an abandoned children's toy, stalked by the shambling husks of scrapped concepts that pursue you endlessly throughout the environment as you try to solve the cryptic puzzles left behind by the developers and keep your pet alive.

Why similar: Abstract 26.5%, Horror 16.3%, Puzzle 11%, Dark 10.1%, Exploration 9.5%

Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 43.7%, Dark 14.2%, First-Person 12%, Puzzle 8.5%, Exploration 7.4%

Project Crypt: The horror adventure about escaping a city overrun by monsters.

Why similar: Horror 17.6%, Surreal 15.4%, Dark 15.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, First-Person 10.8%

Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.

Why similar: Surreal 26.5%, Horror 18.1%, Dark 13.1%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 10.7%

On the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street, all is not what it seems. What role will you play in a city's fate?

Why similar: Surreal 29.5%, Dystopian 15.2%, Psychedelic 13.1%, First-Person 11.4%, Exploration 10.6%

NIGHTGHAST is a first-person horror game about wicked witches and sinister widows...

Why similar: Horror 45.1%, Puzzle 21.6%, First-Person 15.8%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 8.4%

Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 30.2%, Horror 23.2%, Puzzle 16.6%, Exploration 15.1%, Story Rich 11.3%