Games Like Nightmare Journey 1135

Day after day, Zhong Tanyou lives a lonely life. He has no friends and is isolated by his classmates. He has also lost all his memories of his first year of high school. Then, one night, he has a strange nightmare. A white-haired girl appears in the dream, along with something else......

Why similar: Adventure 27.9%, Exploration 16%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Story Rich 11.8%

Dandelion is a psychological horror adventure game focused on exploration. Navigate through a cute town and get to know others, even if the world you live in doesn't make sense. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Adventure 20.2%, Story Rich 17%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Cute 9.4%

A dark fairy-tale horror adventure inspired by Alice in Wonderland. Use mysterious powers to forge your path and confront the horrors lurking within a world that is both adorable and cruel.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Adventure 14.2%, Story Rich 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Story Rich 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Cute 9.5%

The girls face some slightly dangerous and perilous situations. Use your wits to overcome them. But it won't be easy, you know? Now, witness the fate of these slightly retro girls with your own hands.

Why similar: Adventure 27%, Cute 16.8%, Exploration 16%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%

Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Story Rich 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Cute 10.1%

A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.

Why similar: Story Rich 15.4%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Cute 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Exploration 10.8%

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Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Story Rich 19.6%, Adventure 15.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Exploration 8.4%

Alicemare is a somehow familiar yet totally unique adventure game infused with subtle hints of horror, created by △○□× (Miwashiba) using the WOLF RPG Editor.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 15%, Adventure 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Multiple Endings 12%, Anime 10.5%

你是个乖巧懂事的好孩子，妈妈生病了，探望外婆的重任交到了你的手中。路途遥远，一边享受这段有趣的旅途一边前进吧！不过，好像一直有什么东西在试图接近你……别让它抓到你，更别让它击败你！游戏内含有较简单的回合制战斗，战斗中可以收集不同敌人的图鉴小故事和各种可爱的小互动。以“心情值”取代传统血条，无等级，无需大量刷经验值。游戏包含多个结局，玩家的每一个不同的选择都可能导向不同的结果。

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Cute 14.2%, Exploration 13.3%, Adventure 9.7%

2D exploratory adventure

Why similar: Adventure 26.4%, Exploration 17%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 10.7%

"You Broke My Sunshine".Haruharu is a cheerful girl loved by everyone. As you spend your school days together, your choices slowly change her heart. Will you save her, or leave behind only her smile? A psychological visual novel with multiple endings.

Why similar: Adventure 25.5%, Cute 17.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Anime 10.2%

Suddenly, you found yourself in a strange world. "You must take this egg to the West Tower." The story begins when a large creature who claims to be the king gives you an egg. You must see with your own eyes what happens when you take the egg to the west tower.

Why similar: Adventure 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Psychological Horror 17%, Exploration 10.7%

Hehe... It really looks delicious... This is a “Japanese-style Kawaii ghost anime horror game” where you uncover the truth behind the village's “Kamishizume Ritual.” while fleeing from an approaching sinister presence.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Cute 17.2%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Story Rich 13.6%, Adventure 11%

Foxlore is a surreal puzzle-adventure game following Filo, a fox who discovers an ancient relic shrouded in mystery and imbued with immeasurable power. Navigate through a world in decay, solve intricate puzzles, and unravel the story that binds the fate of Filo to the powerful relic.

Why similar: Adventure 19.2%, Exploration 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Story Rich 15.3%, Puzzle 11.3%

Alice's World is a story-driven 2D adventure puzzle game. Amidst desolate ruins and deserted cities in a world filled with death, the young girl Alice hears "your" voice from in front of the screen. You must guide her forward, solve the mysteries, and reach the top of the tower.

Why similar: Cute 14.5%, Story Rich 13.5%, Adventure 12%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%

Cat Silence is a horror suspense puzzle game with urban legend themes. The story takes place in an abandoned experimental middle school. With the deepening of the investigation, the unknown and long-buried bloody stories of this school slowly emerged, putting together a chilling truth...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Cute 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

「June」 is a horror adventure game in which you explore a haunted apartment and solve puzzles and try to escape. Use your companions' special actions at key points,and let's return to our world alive.

Why similar: Adventure 30.5%, Exploration 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Dark 12%, Story Rich 11.1%

Death, redemption, distortion, love, and... you are the reason.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Cute 14.9%, Story Rich 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Dark 9.3%

Your class trip to Durhal Cathedral turns into a nightmare when everyone gets trapped inside. A killer demon hides among your classmates—can you uncover the truth before it’s too late?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Story Rich 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Adventure 10.8%, Anime 10.1%

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Story Rich 19.7%, Cute 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Adventure 9.1%

「Seeking The Guardian」is a puzzle adventure game filled with puzzles and “impossible” puzzles. Within the stone cave engraved with legends of the Guardian, read the murals, solve the puzzles, and search for the exit.

Why similar: Adventure 17.2%, Exploration 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Story Rich 13.4%

Strange events occur at a sanatorium for those with unusual abilities. Follow clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. What will be released when all secrets are revealed? Goodness? Or… pure ”EVIL”?

Why similar: Cute 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Adventure 11.5%

Hi, I’m AIRIS, your trusty assistant. Explore strange places. Find objects, signs, and clues. Scan lost Fragments and restore their names. Put the clues together and guess where we are. I’ll guide you, but even I don’t know what we may find.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Cute 16.7%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Exploration 15.2%, Adventure 13.4%

A literary horror adventure made in RPG Maker MV, where you explore a land of endless rain and continue a lonely journey through fleeting encounters with ghosts. Rain-soaked landscapes and quiet conversations shape a desolate, melancholic road ahead.

Why similar: Adventure 23.9%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Story Rich 13.9%, Exploration 13.8%

A psychological RPG where you switch between two perceptions of reality and discover that not everything sweet is innocent.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Story Rich 17.8%, Adventure 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Exploration 13.7%

CE-III Protocol is a horror puzzle RPG set in an SCP-inspired world. An amnesiac girl wakes in the darkness—frail, timid… but not alone nor defenseless. Face deadly entities: observe, evade, exploit… or simply eliminate them. Lead her through this surreal nightmare, and uncover the secret behind it.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.7%, Story Rich 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Exploration 10.1%

Explore an abandoned hospital, solve puzzles, and uncover a nonlinear story where your choices have consequences. A hardcore psychological horror game in pixel art.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Adventure 20.1%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Story Rich 15.4%, Exploration 9.3%

" A Kind Girl, or A Ruthless Savior? " A multi-ending action-puzzle game where your guidance becomes a story.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 20.1%, Cute 17.3%, Story Rich 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Adventure 10.9%

引きこもり気味の高校2年生、主人公の『夢宮める』はある日魔法使いである『ミュリィ』に助けられ、魔法少女になることに。 人々の心を悪に変える『バグ』と戦う魔法少女となっためるはこの世界の『悪』と対峙する事になる。 『バグ』と呼ばれる怪物と戦う、かわいくて不穏な魔法少女RPG。

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Story Rich 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Exploration 12.6%, Adventure 10.7%

The Bugs Manor is a free 2D pixel art horror game. Explore a cursed mansion, hide from scary monsters, and solve puzzles with an inventory-free gameplay, focused on direct interactions with the environment. Can you survive your first night in this haunted house and uncover its mysteries?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Anime 10.3%, Adventure 9.6%

Owold is a type of Psychological Horror game. A story that emerged after an event that took place years later when humanity completely placed itself in the multiverse.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 20.7%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Story Rich 17%, Adventure 14.3%, Exploration 10.8%

The girl with a head injury has to find her friend who vanished from the hospital.

Why similar: Adventure 26.1%, Exploration 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%

In Bakeborough, a Bakery RPG, you can take out your eye to see less.

Why similar: Cute 16.3%, Adventure 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Exploration 10.8%

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Story Rich 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Cute 11.6%

Adventures of Isabelle Fine: Murder on Rails. A fun and weird take on the classic adventure game.

Why similar: Adventure 42.9%, Story Rich 18%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Puzzle 8.8%, 2D 6.8%

First day on the job, and it never ends. Literally. Meet Amo, the intern stuck in a time loop at Star Ring Convenience Store. Get to know a colorful cast of eccentric customers, dig up the secrets they're hiding, link the clues in your Mind Palace, and reason your way to the truth about this world.

Why similar: Adventure 32.1%, Cute 20.5%, Exploration 18.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, Puzzle 12%

Sterling Shroud is a point-and-click atmospheric horror game with a focus on navigation and puzzle solving. Can you escape the forest alive?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Exploration 15.6%, Adventure 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Dark 9.4%

Help a little soul go through a unique and wonderful world. Explore the area, solve puzzles, find scraps of memories to help the hero reunite with his family and find out why Death didn't come for him.

Why similar: Story Rich 16.8%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Exploration 14%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Cute 12.9%

As summer vacation draws to a close, you, Sophie’s childhood friend, have only one week left before parting ways. How will you spend that time together, express your love, and make a promise for the future?

Why similar: Cute 20.7%, Psychological Horror 19%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Story Rich 16.4%, Adventure 15.9%

A boy named Ito was looking at an illustrated book in the library when he suddenly got trapped inside. And he had lost his face... He meets a girl named Mulberry who wears bones, and they team up to find out what this library is in this exploration-based adventure game.

Why similar: Adventure 35.2%, Cute 24.4%, Exploration 21.4%, Dark 14.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Memory Tide is a point-and-click mystery puzzle adventure. As the rain falls once more, buried memories begin to stir. Follow the traces of an old pocket watch through a dim old house and uncover secrets long left unspoken.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Adventure 24.1%, Exploration 21.9%, Puzzle 14%, 2D 8.3%

A dark visual novel by acclaimed creator nyalra. Overly sensitive to other people's emotions, the protagonist—a light novel writer—develops the ability to read minds, only to be driven even deeper into isolation. His sole remaining comfort is his younger sister, gifted yet lonely.

Why similar: Cute 20.7%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Story Rich 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Anime 10.7%

Mom says I can't get out of my room after 12:00 AM. But I always hear the door opening and closing after that hour. Why isn't mom sleeping?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Adventure 14%, Exploration 10.4%, Story Rich 8.1%

David is trapped in his grandmother's basement, help him escape! Warning: flashing images and disturbing imagery

Why similar: Adventure 27.1%, Exploration 17%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Puzzle 11.2%, Story Rich 10.6%

Navigate your way through an aquarium overrun by gruesome creatures known as creepies and unravel its hidden mysteries. With each riddle you solve, you’ll find yourself one step closer to uncovering the chilling truth of Bianca Aquarium. Your choices affect the outcome of the game, so choose wisely.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Cute 13.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, Adventure 10.1%

Play as Catto Boi, a small, cute cat who slowly begins to realise that the world he lives in is more sick and twisted than it seems to be on the surface. The choices you make will matter in the end... right?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Cute 17.4%, Adventure 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%

An atmospheric 2D adventure about a schoolkid in a small town where adults are stuck in a gray, monotonous life. Explore, fight, solve puzzles, and try to uncover the something that has drained people of joy.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Story Rich 15.7%, Cute 14.9%, Adventure 10.7%

石を拾ったことから始まる、ホラーアドベンチャーゲーム。招かれた屋敷を舞台に、何を思い、どの行動を取るかで結末が変わります。

Why similar: Adventure 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11%, Story Rich 10%

“I’ll tell you a scary story. It’s so scary you might not be able to take it. It’s the story of the Sand Man...” This is the second title in the Strange Man series, developed by Uri Games. Unable to sleep and exhausted, Sophie wanders into a town where everything sleeps. That is where the terror begins...

Why similar: Multiple Endings 15.8%, Adventure 14.6%, Story Rich 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%

Mondealy is about you building relationships and exploring the world. An ordinary guy from an ordinary town on an ordinary day uncovers the secrets of an extraordinary underground kingdom located under his home. Your adventure begins!

Why similar: Multiple Endings 16.5%, Story Rich 16.4%, Cute 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Exploration 10.7%

A horror exploration game that takes place in an underground labyrinth. Avoid malicious creations that are hungry for your soul. Depart from the nightmares that constantly haunt you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Cute 14.1%, Adventure 11.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Dark 9.6%

This is an RPG game that breaks the conventional JRPG settings. You successfully complete puzzles, battles, and quests, and finally defeat the evil dragon as in the legend. But the game is far from over... You suddenly realize that what you have learned is not the true set of rules of this world.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 16.1%, Cute 15.5%, Story Rich 14.5%, Exploration 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%

As always, another ordinary day riding the train home. Yet what awaits beyond the door is a world of chaos, far removed from common sense. Your phone suddenly begins ringing like mad...

Why similar: Exploration 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Story Rich 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

Kitari and Kimoshi is a story about two girls who meet for the very first time through unusual circumstances. Click through the manga pages, and make choices that affect the flow of the story.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Cute 16.9%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Story Rich 13.7%, Adventure 11.5%

Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Adventure 10%

No one is known to have reached the end of the abyss, but one thing is certain: something must be there, and it must be seen. Explore the depths of the abyss in a game that blends adventure, horror, and dark fantasy. This time, it’s not about the destination, it's about THE JOURNEY.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Story Rich 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Adventure 10.9%

A 2D horror and psychological-horror game based on puzzles and mysteries to uncover the truth about a child left alone. Engaging mechanics, a memorable story, and original soundtracks.

Why similar: Exploration 18.5%, Cute 17.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Story Rich 11.4%