
Mix 2D platforming, action, and mystery in a compact adventure designed to be played in a single sitting. Reaper Rules is short, challenging, and full of personality.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Pixel Graphics, Indie, Story Rich, Adventure.

Mix 2D platforming, action, and mystery in a compact adventure designed to be played in a single sitting. Reaper Rules is short, challenging, and full of personality.

Letters Past
Play as a postman delivering the words of others over an ancient mountain path. Journal your observations, think on the world around you and consider how your own voice fits into it all.

Why Am I Dead At Sea
Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret.
Play as a postman delivering the words of others over an ancient mountain path. Journal your observations, think on the world around you and consider how your own voice fits into it all.
Why similar: Mystery 21.6%, Story Rich 18.9%, Linear 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Side Scroller 13.5%
Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret.
Why similar: Mystery 33.7%, Pixel Graphics 23.8%, Story Rich 16.5%, Indie 12.8%, Adventure 11.4%
And now, for today's story.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.4%, Story Rich 22.2%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Mystery 13.8%, Adventure 8%
The Rewinder 2 is an action adventure game inspired by eastern mythology. Explore cursed villages, dungeons. Unlock new skills and meet all sorts of ghosts and monsters.
Why similar: Mystery 28.2%, Story Rich 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Adventure 12.5%, 2D 6.7%
"Looping Art Museum" is a single-player adventure game where you wander through an infinitely-looping art museum, finding changes in the paintings to progress. Interact with a talking "Mr.Cat" and uncover the mysteries of the strange art museum.
Why similar: Mystery 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 21.4%, Side Scroller 18.5%, Story Rich 9.9%, 2D 9.9%
One morning, Makoto the postman opens his eyes to find a strange and inexplicable visitor standing at his bedside. Soon after, he learns of a grim rumor spreading through Aquaria. As the letters he delivers bring writer and reader together, a once-forgotten truth begins to resurface.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Mystery 19%, Adventure 12.5%, 2D 10.6%
In a dusty, dilapidated town on the former Soviet steppe, a young traveller finds himself embroiled in a strange and surreal plot that threatens the very existence of Reality Falls itself. A story-driven indie adventure, with classic point-and-click puzzles and a retro JRPG-style look and feel.
Why similar: Mystery 20.7%, Indie 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Adventure 16.4%, Story Rich 16.1%
"What are you running from?" Katie is a game about forging relationships, reflecting on your own existence, and trying to figure out why you ended up trapped in this secluded town. Features a large cast of unique characters and a lovingly handmade pixel-stylized environment, ripe for exploration!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 42.4%, Story Rich 31.3%, Indie 26.3%
A story-rich indie bullet hell with pixel art visuals and intense action. Follow Leere through a mysterious world, face escalating dangers, meet memorable characters, and uncover the secrets hidden within its depths.
Why similar: Mystery 29.3%, Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Story Rich 23.2%, Indie 9%, Adventure 6.3%
A retro platformer from the good old days! Follow our small but courageous hero - Alex, as he sets off on his journey to find the sacred Monobrow! Together with Alex, make your way to the end of a tedious shrine, where only glory awaits!
Why similar: Mystery 25.7%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Indie 14%, Adventure 11.9%
"SEOIRYE" is a 2D platformer game that tells the story of Grandma Seo Irye, who embarks on a journey to the underworld to find her missing grandson. Help Grandma successfully locate her grandson and return safely!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.9%, Linear 20.4%, Story Rich 19.2%, Side Scroller 14.3%, 2D 12.3%
"If one were able to create miracles, then the world would reveal itself as illusory, and all life will be but one journey of the psyche..." - The story follows the adventures of Nana and Kate as they encounter a series of mysterious events tied to the miraculous phenomenon - The Anomaly.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.9%, Story Rich 20.4%, Mystery 14%, Linear 13.7%, Side Scroller 11.8%
A crew member wakes up alone on a silent ship. Something is wrong. Something is watching. Delta 78: The Passenger is a dark sci-fi experience with interactive storytelling and stealth gameplay.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.9%, Linear 17.2%, Story Rich 15%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Mystery 12.2%
An emotional 2D adventure about an injured dog named Kailo, who traverses a pixelated world in search of his return and farewell to his friend. Explore, jump and relive the memories of a soul that just wants to return home.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.1%, Linear 17.4%, Story Rich 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, 2D 9.9%
Line Change - A 2D pixel side-view game where you draw lines that become bridges from one point to another, allowing three creations to make their way to the finish.
Why similar: Side Scroller 30%, Linear 27.3%, Pixel Graphics 17%, 2D 13.3%, Indie 10.7%
A short narrative puzzle experience about a lost frog who has dug too far into the sand during a beach day. Use your trusty shovel to move blocks and create paths for you to continue upward.
Why similar: Linear 26.1%, Story Rich 25.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Mystery 15.3%, 2D 7.2%
Will you take the first step to reclaim your memories? Even if it means involving everyone...
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.5%, Indie 19.7%, 2D 18.4%, Story Rich 17.8%, Adventure 10%
Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Linear 12.4%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, 2D 10.3%
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: Mystery 31.4%, Pixel Graphics 25%, 2D 14%, Adventure 12.9%, Story Rich 11.8%
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.5%, Story Rich 24.2%, 2D 8.6%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Action-Adventure 6.9%
A small island in the Pacific. The greatest female pilot has vanished. Suffering from severe headaches, our protagonist depends on medication as they search for her, but... What is real and what is hallucination? A Zelda-like mystery adventure to uncover the island's truth.
Why similar: Mystery 26.7%, Pixel Graphics 23.2%, Story Rich 17.9%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, 2D 7.8%
“Girl of the Ruins” is a horror-mystery adventure game set in the future. One day, a girl who looks exactly like you suddenly appears. As you follow this suspicious girl, you will eventually uncover the truth of the world.
Why similar: Mystery 30.8%, Pixel Graphics 28.1%, Adventure 17.1%, 2D 15.9%, Indie 6.2%
A science-fantasy adventure with arcade-like puzzles in 2D pixel art style.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.9%, Story Rich 25.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Linear 10.7%, Adventure 10.6%
The action-packed tale of the exiled SNAKEWITCH. Swing and strike your way through cursed areas, battling monsters and freeing possessed creatures along the way. With your snake companion, break into the Academy and discover the true reason that the accursed SNAKEWITCH was banished.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.5%, Story Rich 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Linear 14.6%, Adventure 13.4%
In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...
Why similar: Mystery 31.4%, Story Rich 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Indie 16.1%, 2D 7.3%
Explore Mandagon, a world inspired by Tibetan theology and philosophy. With a focus on life and death, discover what it means to make a true sacrifice . . .
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34.1%, 2D 16.2%, Mystery 14%, Indie 12.6%, Story Rich 11.3%
The Place is an atmospheric science fiction quest inspired by classic works like Aliens, Predator and The X-Files. Immerse yourself in the retro-futuristic aesthetic of the 90s as you travel to Venus to find a weapon against Earth's alien invaders.
Why similar: Mystery 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Story Rich 15.7%, Side Scroller 13%, 2D 11.1%
A mystery adventure - uncover the truth behind a series of deaths by collecting clues hidden across internet. news articles, and wikipedias—creating an immersive experience that feels like real. Information is visually organized into a mind map, gradually open as the investigation progresses.
Why similar: Mystery 33.8%, Linear 26.9%, Adventure 16.7%, 2D 14.4%, Indie 6.3%
Horror adventure game with an emphasis on the story, in which, by interacting with the environment and characters, you have to help the doll-boy stop the terrible events that he himself is to blame.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.2%, Story Rich 19.8%, Mystery 18.1%, Linear 14.7%, 2D 9.9%
Adventures of Isabelle Fine: Murder on Rails. A fun and weird take on the classic adventure game.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28%, Adventure 23.8%, Story Rich 22.1%, 2D 13.3%, Indie 9.7%
DEAD SECRET CIRCLE is a horror mystery set in Chicago in 1971. In this sequel to the critically acclaimed DEAD SECRET, reality and dreams collide as investigative reporter Patricia Gable sees beyond the flesh to chase a killer with a grisly M.O. Track the killer, narrow the suspects, and above all, stay alive.
Why similar: Mystery 42.4%, Story Rich 24%, Indie 17.3%, Adventure 16.3%
スクールカーストを題材としたストーリー。 学校内で起きた出来事を影で暗躍しながら解決していきます。
Why similar: Mystery 36.1%, Story Rich 21.3%, Adventure 16%, 2D 15.3%, Indie 8.8%
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: Pixel Graphics 27.6%, Story Rich 19.9%, Mystery 16.3%, 2D 15.1%, Adventure 11.3%
Join Sophie and the other contestants on a remote island as they fight to survive and escape in this side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Linear 17.4%, Mystery 16.6%, 2D 8.4%
PIGGY ONE SUPER SPARK is a single-player action game starring Xiamy, Yuez, and a lost newborn baby they happen to find. Follow the trio in their chaotic but heart-warming adventure!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.7%, Side Scroller 18.5%, Story Rich 18.3%, 2D 8.2%, Linear 7.9%
Put yourself in the role of a surviving village mushroom and try to fix what happened while you were asleep!
Why similar: Linear 23.8%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Story Rich 11.4%, 2D 10.1%
A story-driven experience about a man who becomes a ghost after a deadly accident. Full of regrets, he will stay alongside his wife, who cannot see him, and protect her all her life from an unknown evil, sharing her best and worst moments. So close yet so far.
Why similar: Mystery 22.9%, Story Rich 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Indie 15.4%, Adventure 11.7%
A short psychological horror experience set inside an abandoned daycare. Explore, uncover hidden notes, solve eerie mysteries, and discover what happened to Little Smiles Daycare, before something finds you first.
Why similar: Mystery 34.7%, Story Rich 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, 2D 8.4%, Action-Adventure 4.4%
Built by Professor Ward, you are an autonomous Moon Rover on a mission to investigate mysterious activity on the lunar surface...
Why similar: Linear 19.9%, Mystery 17.6%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, 2D 9.4%
Exploring the forest quickly turns into a nightmare, as you fall through the ground into an enourmous cave. Having no way but forward, you continue through the massive cavern, being met with hostility from the local wildlife, and exploring a lost human civilization, destroyed by an unknown force...
Why similar: Linear 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Mystery 16.9%, 2D 12.2%, Action-Adventure 10.7%
An innocent-looking platformer. Jump, collect, progress. But something feels off. Levels shift, sounds distort, the screen... reacts. This is more than just a game. How far are you willing to go?
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.7%, Linear 17.9%, Mystery 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, 2D 10.3%
One Dog Story is an engaging pixel adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay that’ll get you hooked for hours, and well-developed characters. You wake up in an underground laboratory, free again after a horrific accident. Prepare to explore this expansive game world and its many secrets and mysteries.
Why similar: Mystery 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Story Rich 12%, Indie 9.4%
Inner Call is a 2D adventure game where you play as a wise orc and help the locals with their problems. For the last 20 years, the forests have been filled with various monsters, which are now aggravating the villagers.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 24.6%, Linear 22.7%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 6.7%
Gather evidence and uncover the truth through your interactions with others in this mystery adventure game about a case where past and present collide.
Why similar: Mystery 36.3%, Story Rich 21.2%, Adventure 18.2%, 2D 15.5%, Indie 6.6%
You know a lot about chemestry, but you was unhappy at the job. After qutting there, you got an opportunity to make a new life far away at seaside. Help the citizens to find what they need and you will earn much more than money.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 37.3%, Story Rich 25.4%, Adventure 16.2%, 2D 12.6%, Indie 6.6%
A exploratory based game in where you find a key to be able to leave the room. Avoid that monster and see clearly.
Why similar: Linear 28.3%, Mystery 27.3%, Story Rich 19.3%, Adventure 12.3%, Indie 10.9%
Lunar was on a routine mission when something went wrong. He crashed on a hostile planet and must now find a way home.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Mystery 15.9%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Adventure 12.3%, 2D 10.9%
"Under the Streetlights of the Reiche" is an omnibus-style adventure game. Experience one man's last day in the town. A good man who is well-liked by those around him loses his job and is forced to leave the town he has lived in for a long time.
Why similar: Story Rich 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 25.3%, Mystery 23.8%, Adventure 13%, 2D 5.4%
A grieving mechanic. A sphere that fell from the sky. A mystery that was never meant to be found. The Sphere is a short, atmospheric point & click adventure about loss, wonder, and the unknown.
Why similar: Linear 22.7%, Story Rich 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Mystery 17.1%, 2D 11.3%
Uncover the secrets of an abandoned research laboratory by drawing patterns to cast powerful spells in order to escape a puzzle and monster-infested world.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27%, Linear 14.8%, 2D 14.4%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Story Rich 9.5%
The world ended long ago. Humanity didn’t. What remains is a fragile society sustained by fear and distrust. Faro is a psychological horror visual novel set on a sunless planet, where you guide four survivors as cosmic horrors linger and every decision erodes the trust holding them together.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26.8%, Story Rich 24.6%, Mystery 24.5%, Indie 7.8%, Adventure 7.4%
ORCS is an action/platformer 2D old school inspirated by classic like Castlevania and Ghosts 'n Goblins.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.6%, Indie 17.5%, 2D 14.2%, Adventure 12.8%, Side Scroller 9.9%
Noah lives with his eccentric father, who’s obsessed with Dictator X. When he joins a strange auction at a castle, he must work to solve mysteries hidden in the exhibits and uncover his father’s secrets. Risk everything to win—but what truth awaits? Story by Rika Suzuki!
Why similar: Mystery 47.9%, Story Rich 21.1%, Adventure 15.3%, 2D 13.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Classic 2D horror game about a lone roamer decides to retrieve a satanic book for mysterious Mr. Grey and face anthropomorphic demons in order to fulfill his childhood dream.
Why similar: Mystery 23.4%, Linear 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Story Rich 13.8%, 2D 9.3%
2D platform adventure game
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28.4%, Side Scroller 18%, 2D 16.7%, Linear 13.7%, Adventure 12.2%
Jungle Shadow is an action-adventure game set in the world's most dangerous Jungle — Platoshira. Explore to uncover your story, your world and what danger lies. Meanwhile, scientists slowly uncover this otherworldly Jungle with their advanced technology and AI. 85% of global travellers won't enter..
Why similar: Mystery 23.7%, Side Scroller 21%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, 2D 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.6%
This game is a 2D shooting action title focused solely on boss battles. You cannot attack on your own! Enemies fire both “red” and “blue” bullets. You must instantly identify the “blue” bullets, catch them, and fire them back. Can you defeat the monsters?
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34.6%, Side Scroller 26.5%, Mystery 21.1%, 2D 9.4%, Action 5.9%
Into the Sands is a mystery game set in a desert. As a scrapper, explore the dunes and find interesting treasures. As you explore you may uncover new and interesting secrets!
Why similar: Mystery 50.9%, Story Rich 23.8%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 6.7%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Protagonist 'Ed' lives in Kakariko village. He wants to become an adventurer who explore this great world. You can join Ed's adventure... find out a secret of the world.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.4%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Adventure 14.3%, Linear 13.3%, Action-Adventure 12.1%
Keep the Lights On is an atmospheric horror game where you step in the shoes of Edmund Rosental, a private detective, who is tasked with investigating an old abbey and the mystery surrounding it. Will he be able to keep the lights on or will he succumb to the darkness
Why similar: Mystery 23%, Linear 18.7%, Adventure 14.7%, Story Rich 12.7%, 2D 12.7%