What games are most similar to Project Rot?

The most similar games to Project Rot include Hollow Ascent, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Ophelia's Chapter, and more. These recommendations are based on shared tags, gameplay mechanics, and player behavior patterns.

What genre is Project Rot?

Project Rot is a Action, Adventure, Indie game with popular tags including Exploration, Lore-Rich, Psychological, Horror, Hand-drawn.

Best exploration games like Project Rot?

If you're looking for more exploration games like Project Rot, try Hollow Ascent, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Ophelia's Chapter. These share the Exploration tag and similar gameplay elements.

How does Nodal find games like Project Rot?

Nodal uses a hybrid recommendation system that combines tag similarity analysis with collaborative filtering from player behavior data. We analyze which games are frequently played by the same players and share similar tags to Project Rot. You can tune the blend between content-based and community-based recommendations.

Games like Project Rot but more lore-rich?

To find games emphasizing lore-rich, use Nodal's tag filters to prioritize Lore-Rich alongside Exploration. You can also explore the lore-rich tag page directly.

Games Like Project Rot

Top Similar Games to Project Rot

Hollow Ascent0 — Shared: Action RPG, Horror, Psychological. Also features rpg and action. Tags: Action RPG, Horror, Psychological
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (2024) — Shared: Puzzle, Exploration, Horror. Also features adventure and action. Tags: Puzzle, Exploration, Horror
Ophelia's Chapter0 — Shared: Lore-Rich, Puzzle, Horror. Also features point & click and psychological horror. Tags: Lore-Rich, Puzzle, Horror
The Fire Nobody Started (2025) — Shared: Hand-drawn, Atmospheric, Lore-Rich. Also features adventure and interactive fiction. Tags: Hand-drawn, Atmospheric, Lore-Rich
Fugue of Delights (2025) — Shared: Exploration, Lore-Rich, Psychological. Also features choose your own adventure and interactive fiction. Tags: Exploration, Lore-Rich, Psychological
Seers of Ages Past 1: The Harbinger of Mah0 — Shared: Exploration, Action RPG, Lore-Rich. Also features open world and villain protagonist. Tags: Exploration, Action RPG, Lore-Rich
Abysmal Gateway0 — Shared: Lore-Rich, Action RPG, Singleplayer. Also features early access and dark fantasy. Tags: Lore-Rich, Action RPG, Singleplayer
SeeYou0 — Shared: Horror, Lore-Rich, Exploration. Also features medieval and dark fantasy. Tags: Horror, Lore-Rich, Exploration
The 9th Seraph0 — Shared: Exploration, Lore-Rich, Horror. Also features rpg and dark fantasy. Tags: Exploration, Lore-Rich, Horror
The Lantern of the Laughless Saint (2026) — Shared: Action RPG, Atmospheric, Lore-Rich. Also features adventure and rpg. Tags: Action RPG, Atmospheric, Lore-Rich
Tales from Candleforth (2024) — Shared: Hand-drawn, Horror, Puzzle. Also features surreal and hidden object. Tags: Hand-drawn, Horror, Puzzle
Shaype0 — Shared: Action RPG, Exploration, Lore-Rich. Also features early access and dark fantasy. Tags: Action RPG, Exploration, Lore-Rich
Shattered - Tale of the Forgotten King (2021) — Shared: Exploration, Atmospheric, Action RPG. Also features action and adventure. Tags: Exploration, Atmospheric, Action RPG
Forlorn Outcast0 — Shared: Atmospheric, Action RPG, Lore-Rich. Also features rpg and souls-like. Tags: Atmospheric, Action RPG, Lore-Rich
World Layers0 — Shared: Action RPG, Exploration, Horror. Also features adventure and action. Tags: Action RPG, Exploration, Horror
Imaginary Friend Institution (2025) — Shared: Horror, Exploration, Action RPG. Also features psychological horror and rpg. Tags: Horror, Exploration, Action RPG
Darksiders 40 — Shared: Action RPG, Puzzle, Exploration. Also features action and adventure. Tags: Action RPG, Puzzle, Exploration
WHISMIE0 — Shared: Horror, Atmospheric, Psychological. Also features adventure and immersive sim. Tags: Horror, Atmospheric, Psychological
Lucid Dream Adventure (2018) — Shared: Psychological, Puzzle, Singleplayer. Also features indie and female protagonist. Tags: Psychological, Puzzle, Singleplayer
Night Loops (2023) — Shared: Horror, Hand-drawn, Psychological. Also features psychological horror and story rich. Tags: Horror, Hand-drawn, Psychological
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (2024) — Shared: Lore-Rich, Atmospheric, Action RPG. Also features narration and third person. Tags: Lore-Rich, Atmospheric, Action RPG
Orken0 — Shared: Atmospheric, Action RPG, Singleplayer. Also features indie and action-adventure. Tags: Atmospheric, Action RPG, Singleplayer
For Evelyn II - Shards of Creation (2025) — Shared: Exploration, Lore-Rich, Horror. Also features early access and story rich. Tags: Exploration, Lore-Rich, Horror
The Neath (2026) — Shared: Action RPG, Exploration, Horror. Also features souls-like and hack and slash. Tags: Action RPG, Exploration, Horror
Life in the Twilight (2023) — Shared: Horror, Atmospheric, Singleplayer. Also features action-adventure and female protagonist. Tags: Horror, Atmospheric, Singleplayer
Bendy: The Cage (2026) — Shared: Horror, Combat, Atmospheric. Also features action and cartoon. Tags: Horror, Combat, Atmospheric
Wood & Flesh: Chapter 20 — Shared: Horror, Puzzle, Hand-drawn. Also features adventure and point & click. Tags: Horror, Puzzle, Hand-drawn
Ecos da Mata0 — Shared: Exploration, Action RPG, Lore-Rich. Also features pve and rpg. Tags: Exploration, Action RPG, Lore-Rich
Scarred Stars: Traumatic Edition (2021) — Shared: Exploration, Horror, Lore-Rich. Also features action-adventure and female protagonist. Tags: Exploration, Horror, Lore-Rich
Apathema0 — Shared: Action RPG, Exploration, Horror. Also features rpg and adventure. Tags: Action RPG, Exploration, Horror
Maid In Wonderland0 — Shared: Exploration, Puzzle, Atmospheric. Also features rpgmaker and female protagonist. Tags: Exploration, Puzzle, Atmospheric
Withering Way (2024) — Shared: Action RPG, Exploration, Atmospheric. Also features adventure and rpg. Tags: Action RPG, Exploration, Atmospheric
TSIOQUE (2018) — Shared: Puzzle, Singleplayer, Atmospheric. Also features point & click and adventure. Tags: Puzzle, Singleplayer, Atmospheric
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017) — Shared: Atmospheric, Psychological, Singleplayer. Also features female protagonist and story rich. Tags: Atmospheric, Psychological, Singleplayer
Recollect0 — Shared: Puzzle, Psychological, Exploration. Also features adventure and typing. Tags: Puzzle, Psychological, Exploration
Inner Demons Calamity0 — Shared: Singleplayer, Action RPG, Lore-Rich. Also features action and rpg. Tags: Singleplayer, Action RPG, Lore-Rich
Thistledown: Marrowroot0 — Shared: Action RPG, Exploration, Hand-drawn. Also features action and adventure. Tags: Action RPG, Exploration, Hand-drawn
Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf0 — Shared: Action RPG, Exploration, Combat. Also features action-adventure and female protagonist. Tags: Action RPG, Exploration, Combat
The Guilt and the Shadow (2015) — Shared: Puzzle, Hand-drawn, Horror. Also features dark and story rich. Tags: Puzzle, Hand-drawn, Horror
Phil Alone (2022) — Shared: Puzzle, Lore-Rich, Horror. Also features action-adventure and rpg. Tags: Puzzle, Lore-Rich, Horror
The Perfect Pencil (2026) — Shared: Hand-drawn, Psychological, Exploration. Also features metroidvania and dark. Tags: Hand-drawn, Psychological, Exploration
Wait: The Patient (2025) — Shared: Exploration, Puzzle, Horror. Also features female protagonist and 2d. Tags: Exploration, Puzzle, Horror
Tormentum II0 — Shared: Horror, Puzzle, Atmospheric. Also features adventure and dark. Tags: Horror, Puzzle, Atmospheric
GODPROOF (2025) — Shared: Lore-Rich, Atmospheric, Horror. Also features rpg and dark fantasy. Tags: Lore-Rich, Atmospheric, Horror
Hapervil0 — Shared: Horror, Singleplayer, Exploration. Also features action-adventure and adventure. Tags: Horror, Singleplayer, Exploration
Crown of Thorns (2022) — Shared: Exploration, Puzzle, Lore-Rich. Also features female protagonist and 2d. Tags: Exploration, Puzzle, Lore-Rich
Free Will (2024) — Shared: Psychological, Puzzle, Exploration. Also features rpg and story rich. Tags: Psychological, Puzzle, Exploration
Niraya of ■■ (2025) — Shared: Exploration, Horror, Psychological. Also features action-adventure and female protagonist. Tags: Exploration, Horror, Psychological
Auraile'ah: Under Cilathis0 — Shared: Exploration, Action RPG, Lore-Rich. Also features rpg and dungeon crawler. Tags: Exploration, Action RPG, Lore-Rich
The Last Athari0 — Shared: Lore-Rich, Exploration, Action RPG. Also features story rich and rpg. Tags: Lore-Rich, Exploration, Action RPG
Lingering Shadow0 — Shared: Puzzle, Horror, Singleplayer. Also features rpg and adventure. Tags: Puzzle, Horror, Singleplayer
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Horg's Brewery (2025) — Shared: Exploration, Hand-drawn, Atmospheric. Also features action and adventure. Tags: Exploration, Hand-drawn, Atmospheric
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Ortomnia - Broken Trinity0 — Shared: Hand-drawn, Atmospheric, Exploration. Also features metroidvania and 2d. Tags: Hand-drawn, Atmospheric, Exploration
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As Cores de Ofelia0 — Shared: Puzzle, Hand-drawn, Psychological. Also features female protagonist and 2d. Tags: Puzzle, Hand-drawn, Psychological