- #1 Slayaway Camp 2
97% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Wizard Digital
Windows
Take control of masked maniac Skullface in the goretastic sequel to the most violentest award winning Overwhelmingly Positive puzzle game ever made! This darkly hilarious puzzle game tribute to classic horror movies that puts the laughter in slaughter.
Why similar: Sokoban 34.1% ★, Dark Comedy 21.4%, Dark Humor 13.2%, Horror 6.7%, Funny 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel expands on the original's mechanics with new environments, more complex puzzles, and even more cinematic kill animations.
- #2 A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,164 reviews2015
Dev: Alan HazeldenPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
An adorable puzzle game about being a monster and making snowmen.
Why similar: Sokoban 32.4% ★, Isometric 13.9%, Difficult 11.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Cute 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential sokoban puzzle game that shares the cute, isometric aesthetic while offering challenging, logic-based gameplay.
- #3 A Monster's Expedition
95% matchVery Positive95% of 1,622 reviews2020
Dev: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An adorable and relaxing open world puzzle adventure for monsters who love to learn about humans!
Why similar: Sokoban 36% ★, Difficult 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%, Puzzle 7.8%, Funny 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world puzzle game uses clever sokoban mechanics to explore a charming island, perfect for fans of the genre's core loop.
- #4 Helltaker
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 127,364 reviews2020
Dev: vanripper
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.6%, Difficult 29.3%, Cute 28.7%, Funny 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: This stylish puzzle game features sokoban-style movement and a dark, humorous tone that matches the irreverent spirit of Slayaway Camp.
- #5 Death Coming/死神来了
94% matchVery Positive90% of 3,266 reviews2017
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
'Death Coming' is a non-linear puzzle game where you must harvest human souls ‘Final Destination’ style. However, pesky mortals are not your only problem, as the Agents of Light will do everything they can to stop you.
Why similar: Strategy 27.6%, Puzzle 27.2%, Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Casual 12.2%, Cute 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A non-linear puzzle game where you play as an agent of death, tasking you with orchestrating accidents in a darkly comedic fashion.
- #6 Bonfire Peaks
93% matchVery Positive94% of 333 reviews2021
Dev: Corey MartinPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Set your belongings on fire on a beautiful voxel art puzzle island.
Why similar: Sokoban 39% ★, Voxel 28.6% ★, Difficult 14.9%, Puzzle 7.9%, Relaxing 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult and atmospheric puzzle game that utilizes grid-based movement and requires deep strategic thinking to progress.
- #7 Felix The Reaper
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 463 reviews2019
Dev: Kong OrangePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Felix The Reaper is a challenging and strict 3D puzzle game about bringing humans into deadly situations. You are Felix, the ever-dancing bringer of death, who just so happens to be dangerously in love with Life.
Why similar: Sokoban 33.7% ★, Isometric 20.8%, Dark Humor 20.5%, Puzzle 11.3%, Funny 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric puzzle game where you control a reaper, blending dark humor and tactical movement in a way that feels very similar to Slayaway Camp.
- #8 Puddle Knights
91% matchVery Positive97% of 234 reviews2020
Dev: Lockpickle
Windows · Mac
Protecting nobles from mud may look simple on the surface, but the intricate cape arranging puzzle mechanics ensure steadily increasing difficulty. Join the Knights on their quest to preserve dignity, and mindmuck is practically guaranteed! Playtime 10-35h.
Why similar: Sokoban 37.5% ★, Isometric 16.3%, Difficult 14.5%, Puzzle 7%, Funny 6%
Why You'll Like It: This game features unique sokoban mechanics where you must use your knights to create paths for others, offering a fresh take on the genre.
- #9 Party Hard
91% matchVery Positive90% of 12,409 reviews2015
Dev: Pinokl GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 53.9% ★, Dark Humor 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Strategy 8.2%, Difficult 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This strategy-heavy game captures the slasher movie vibe, requiring you to carefully plan and execute kills without getting caught.
- #10 Dr. Kobushi's Labyrinthine Laboratory
90% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Symbolic Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mind-bendingly challenging puzzle game that mixes homage to retro classics with funny dialogue and innovative puzzle mechanics. Over a hundred ultra-challenging pixelated puzzles will have you avoiding killer robots as you engage with memorable characters.
Why similar: Sokoban 44.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Puzzle 9.1%, Funny 7.8%, Strategy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging sokoban-style puzzle game that emphasizes tactical movement and logic within a pixel-art aesthetic.
- #11 Lakeview Cabin Collection
89% matchVery Positive92% of 1,924 reviews2015
Dev: Roope Tamminen
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Delve into the diverse world of horror movies in this 2D action puzzler. Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.1%, Dark Humor 18.6%, Difficult 16.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Horror 9%
Why You'll Like It: This series pays homage to classic horror movies with puzzle-platforming elements, capturing the same 80s slasher atmosphere.
- #12 Kindergarten
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,258 reviews2017
Dev: Con Man GamesPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 55.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Welcome to Kindergarten! Have fun trying to learn and share...and not die. That's important too. In a school that's just not quite right, it's important to be friendly...and take out those that aren't.
Why similar: Dark Humor 24.8%, Dark Comedy 23.9%, Funny 16.2%, Puzzle 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, humorous adventure game that requires trial-and-error puzzle solving to survive a bizarre and violent school setting.
- #13 CARRION
87% matchVery Positive95% of 30,840 reviews2020
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 77.5% ★, Horror 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Puzzle 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: If you enjoy the villain-protagonist aspect of Slayaway Camp, this reverse-horror game lets you play as an amorphous creature hunting down humans.
- #14 Zombie Night Terror
88% matchVery Positive93% of 3,932 reviews2016
Dev: NoClipPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened and people everywhere are turning into blood thirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 43.6% ★, Strategy 14.6%, Horror 13.1%, Puzzle 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This strategy game tasks you with controlling a zombie horde, offering a dark, humorous, and tactical experience similar to managing a slasher.
- #15 Patrick's Parabox
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,475 reviews2022
Dev: Patrick Traynor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes. Learn to use infinity to your advantage as you explore a deep and elegant system.
Why similar: Sokoban 64.3% ★, Difficult 14.9%, Puzzle 14.6%, Strategy 4.1%, Casual 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: An award-winning puzzle game that evolves the sokoban genre by allowing you to push boxes into themselves, creating mind-bending recursive challenges.
- #16 Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
86% matchVery Positive84% of 1,319 reviews2018
Dev: Toge ProductionsPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A campy, crazy pixelart zombie apocalypse arcade sim where you're the bad guy. Drop your virus and spread it across the globe while you unlock a whole horde of bizarre undead to do your bidding.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 43.7% ★, Difficult 15.2%, Dark Humor 12.8%, Strategy 8.8%, Funny 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic simulation game where you play as the villain spreading a zombie virus, focusing on strategic placement and destruction.
- #17 Lab Rat
84% matchVery Positive98% of 350 reviews2025
Dev: Chump SquadPub: Klei Publishing
Windows
A metrics-obsessed AI will monitor, profile, and entertain you as you progress through over a hundred genre-bending puzzles in this delightfully satirical adventure.
Why similar: Sokoban 38.4% ★, Dark Humor 24.7%, Dark Comedy 18.8%, Puzzle 9.6%, Funny 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A witty, narrative-driven puzzle game that features dark humor and clever mechanics, appealing to fans of the genre's more cynical side.
- #18 Attack of the Earthlings
86% matchVery Positive84% of 444 reviews2018
Dev: Team JunkfishPub: Junkfish Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Take on Galactoil, a comically dysfunctional intergalactic energy corporation, and its larger-than-life employees in a tactical-stealth game that fuses satisfying strategic gameplay and dark comedy in a quirky single-player story.
Why similar: Dark Humor 23.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.3%, Dark Comedy 19.9%, Villain Protagonist 15% ★, Strategy 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game where you play as an alien race invading a human facility, perfect for those who enjoy the villain-protagonist theme.
- #19 Divide By Sheep
84% matchVery Positive91% of 2,660 reviews2015
Dev: Victor SolodilovPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Divide By Sheep is a mind-bending math puzzler about friendship and slicing sheep in half with lasers. The Grim Reaper flooded the world, and it's up to you to save critters stranded on islands. Insane math skills required.
Why similar: Puzzle 89.7%, Dark Humor 3.4%, Cute 1.6%, Difficult 1.3%, Funny 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A casual but clever puzzle game that uses math and grid-based logic to solve increasingly difficult levels.
- #20 Total Party Kill
83% matchVery Positive96% of 168 reviews2019
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows · Mac
Your party enters a deep and dark dungeon… but sacrifices must be made! Control 3 different heroes and use their special abilities to solve tricky puzzles by sacrificing your teammates!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 34.4%, Dark Humor 23.8%, Cartoony 11.1%, Funny 11.1%, Puzzle 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer where you must sacrifice your own party members to progress, matching the dark and violent humor of Slayaway Camp.
- #21 Puzzle Depot
81% matchVery Positive100% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Laughing Manatee Games
Windows
A box-pushing, bug-squishing, post-apocalyptic adventure awaits you in Puzzle Depot! Challenge hundreds of meticulously designed rooms that expand on classic sokoban gameplay with new and creative mechanics. Build your own devious creations with the included level editor!
Why similar: Sokoban 46.3% ★, Difficult 17.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%, Puzzle 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward but challenging sokoban puzzle game that rewards players for mastering grid-based movement.
- #22 Last Stand Delivery
81% matchVery Positive100% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: CalypsoMini
Windows
This is a new Sokoban-like RPG game.Send people love, wish them well, and mind your own business.————Let's them die.
Why similar: Sokoban 48.7% ★, Dark Humor 10.7%, Cute 8.5%, Puzzle 7.9%, Strategy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, pixel-art sokoban game that focuses on efficiency and movement, providing a relaxing yet challenging experience.
- #23 Shrink Rooms
80% matchVery Positive94% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Mat-RixPub: Pone Games
Windows
Run! The walls are shrinking! This is about solving puzzles by pushing boxes from collapsing secret room. Accurately plan your steps, avoid deep pits and traps, use polymer and portal wall in the room, and escape from the secret room to avoid being crushed into a puddle of flesh by the walls.
Why similar: Sokoban 47.7% ★, Difficult 18.1%, Dark Humor 16.3%, Puzzle 9.5%, Strategy 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult sokoban puzzle game that focuses on spatial logic and precise movement within confined, isometric spaces.
- #24 Diefrosty
82% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2021
Dev: UlonPub: Gagonfe
Windows
Diefrosty is an unsurvival puzzle game, where your one and only goal is to kill your ice-cuby character no matter how. Intereract with many obstacles, use really dumb ways to die while melting your brain to beat each level.
Why similar: Puzzle 18.1%, Strategy 15.7%, Relaxing 15%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Cute 13%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that focuses on logic and strategy, providing a clean experience for fans of grid-based movement.
- #25 MacGuffin's Curse
82% matchVery Positive83% of 132 reviews2012
Dev: Brawsome
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Sneak and smash your way through this fiendishly addictive comedy-puzzle-adventure
Why similar: Puzzle 67.4%, Casual 32.6%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game featuring a werewolf protagonist, blending lighthearted humor with grid-based movement challenges.
- #26 Baba Is You
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 24,029 reviews2019
Dev: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
Why similar: Sokoban 37.1% ★, Difficult 26.3%, Puzzle 20%, Cute 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: While mechanically different, this game is the gold standard for logic-based puzzle games and will appeal to any fan of difficult, brain-teasing puzzles.
- #27 The Dweller
79% matchVery Positive94% of 754 reviews2016
Dev: Villainous GamesPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Dweller is a puzzle game where you play as the MONSTER! It's time to get rid of all those pesky archaeologists snooping around in your lair. SCARE them, CRUSH them, DEVOUR them! ELIMINATE THE INTRUDERS!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 62.2% ★, Puzzle 13.3%, Strategy 12.6%, Casual 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-strategy game where you play as a monster defending its cave, fitting the villain-protagonist theme perfectly.
- #28 Ghost Keeper
77% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: Quest CraftPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Become a Ghost Keeper and lead your fearsome minions against the living. Use diverse scare tactics, manage demonic creatures and harness dozens of skills. Oh, and don’t let the Brotherhood catch you! The ultimate scaring experience begins…
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 31.9% ★, Dark Comedy 18.1%, Isometric 12.1%, Dark Humor 11.9%, Funny 5.4%
- #29 Stephen's Sausage Roll
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,964 reviews2016
Dev: increpare games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
A simple 3d puzzle game.
Why similar: Sokoban 38.8% ★, Difficult 32.9%, Puzzle 22%, Psychological Horror 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered one of the most difficult and rewarding sokoban games, it is perfect for players who want to push their tactical skills to the limit.
- #30 Sandy's Great Escape
77% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Mocha Moose Games
Windows · Mac
A crabby twist on the sokoban (box-pushing) genre, where you use deaths to create shells and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Sokoban 45.6% ★, Difficult 11.4%, Puzzle 9.2%, Funny 8.5%, Cute 8%
- #31 Ghost Master: Resurrection
75% matchVery Positive84% of 392 reviews2026
Dev: Mechano Story StudioPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Command an army of specters, unleash terror on the town of Gravenville, and solve puzzles to unlock mysteries in this strategic adventure game of resource management and supernatural mayhem.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.7%, Isometric 18.9%, Dark Humor 17.5%, Funny 9.4%, Horror 9.2%
- #32 The Happyhills Homicide
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,005 reviews2024
Dev: Copperbolt
Windows
Welcome to Happyhills, the town where you can indulge your deepest desires, make your wildest dreams come true, and slaughter anyone in your path. In this case, all three of these are the same. Welcome the citizens of Happyhills in your way!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 28.5% ★, Dark Humor 21.6%, Horror 16.5%, Puzzle 12.6%, Cartoony 11%
- #33 Cosmic Express
78% matchVery Positive91% of 615 reviews2017
Dev: Cosmic EngineersPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Plan the train route for the universe's most awkward space colony!
Why similar: Difficult 31.7%, Puzzle 14.6%, Cute 13.9%, Relaxing 12.8%, Cartoony 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A charming yet difficult puzzle game about planning train routes, requiring the same kind of spatial planning found in Slayaway Camp.
- #34 Pony Island
76% matchVery Positive95% of 17,978 reviews2016
Dev: Daniel Mullins Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Puzzle 23.9%, Horror 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Funny 8.9%
- #35 Haunt the House: Terrortown
76% matchVery Positive87% of 2,356 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Haunt your way through town in the dead of night! Possess objects to scare people away from a museum, a hospital, a theatre and a cruise ship. Will you be able to scare everyone out and reclaim what has been lost, before the night is over? A side-scrolling action puzzle game starring ghosts!
Why similar: Funny 25.2%, Cute 24.9%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Puzzle 19.4%, Casual 9%
- #36 Life Goes On: Done to Death
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,438 reviews2014
Dev: Infinite Monkeys Entertainment Ltd.Pub: k-Critical
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A comical puzzle platformer where you must die to progress. The bodies you leave behind are your only tools to solve puzzles on your quest to find the Cup of Life.
Why similar: Dark Humor 52.8%, Funny 24.5%, Puzzle 19.9%, Casual 2.8%
- #37 The Count Lucanor
73% matchVery Positive93% of 2,890 reviews2016
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.
Why similar: Dark Humor 27.6%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 18.1%, Puzzle 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
- #38 Slaughter Horse 2
72% matchVery Positive97% of 375 reviews2022
Dev: Catfood McFlyPub: Catsmeat Studios
Windows
Use deduction, murder and trust your luck to eliminate the town council and rule over the helpless cartoon horses in a twisted strategy RPG.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24%, Dark Humor 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.1%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 10.8%
- #39 Spooky Express
70% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Draknek and Friends
Windows · Mac
All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express! Don’t let them miss their stops: they may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat – er, we mean meet!
Why similar: Isometric 32.3%, Cartoony 14.4%, Puzzle 13.2%, Relaxing 12.5%, Cute 12.4%
- #40 Isolomus
72% matchVery Positive95% of 407 reviews2020
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows · Linux
Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!
Why similar: Dark Humor 37.9%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 14.9%, Puzzle 13.5%, Funny 6.6%
- #41 Cute Things Dying Violently
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 50 reviews2015
Dev: ApathyWorks, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Flick hapless Critters around to get them safely out of each level! Dodge all sorts of lethal goodies like spikes, buzzsaws, and fire, and use a variety of wacky items to pull it off.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 40.4%, Dark Humor 28%, Puzzle 13.6%, Cute 12.1%, Casual 5.9%
- #42 Castle Doombad Classic
70% matchVery Positive94% of 175 reviews2024
Dev: Grumpyface Studios
Windows · Mac
BE THE VILLAIN and slay any hero who dares enter your dark domain! Deck out your castle with traps and minions as the ultimate diabolical dungeon keeper in this strategy / TD puzzler. Includes the original Castle Doombad game, rebuilt and remastered, plus brand new content.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.6%, Strategy 20.4%, Cartoony 20.4%, Funny 16.5%, Cute 14.5%
- #43 I, Zombie
73% matchVery Positive84% of 2,615 reviews2014
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Quite a different zombie game - this time YOU are the zombie! Command your infested comrades, fight your way to freedom and let the zombie kind dominate the world! Oh, and you're able to create your own scenarios!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 60.1% ★, Puzzle 9.9%, Cute 8.8%, Funny 8.4%, Strategy 6.9%
- #44 Tomb of Tyrants
73% matchVery Positive81% of 327 reviews2015
Dev: Jake Huhman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Claim and defend the Tomb of Tyrants against greedy adventurers by matching tiles to build a deadly dungeon full of traps, minions, and more!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 49.1% ★, Dark Humor 14.9%, Strategy 13.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #45 Keen: One Girl Army
71% matchVery Positive95% of 167 reviews2020
Dev: Cat NigiriPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Keen: One Girl Army is a sliding puzzle game with turn-by-turn tactical combat and a hint of adventure! Guide Kim, a grumpy little girl raised by her grandmother on a journey to stop an evil secret society from destroying her village.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 42.2%, Puzzle 20.9%, Funny 19.9%, Cute 17%
- #46 POSTAL
71% matchVery Positive92% of 13,803 reviews1997
Dev: Running With Scissors
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Take control of The POSTAL Dude in his infamous first outing as he battles to survive in a world gone mad! POSTAL is a classic isometric shooter filled to the brim with fast-paced explosive action.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 36.1% ★, Dark Comedy 16.1%, Isometric 12.4%, Dark Humor 11.8%, Difficult 9.7%
- #47 Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter
67% matchVery Positive91% of 285 reviews2026
Dev: Mango FactoryPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Kill each other...for science! The class of '89 is trapped in an elite school killing game. Investigate, solve, and expose your classmates in Kumitantei™: Old-School Slaughter, an episodic murder-mystery ADV card-battler inspired by retro anime.
Why similar: Dark Humor 40.9%, Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Cute 13.7%
- #48 Cramped Room of Death
69% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Hafiz Mohd RozlanPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
A puzzle adventure in close quarters! Use your spear to defeat enemies and collect treasure, but plan your moves carefully—each room has tight turns, deadly traps and no margin for error.
Why similar: Sokoban 45.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Puzzle 13.8%, Cute 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #49 Darkestville Castle
70% matchVery Positive93% of 707 reviews2017
Dev: Epic Llama GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Darkestville Castle — a darkly comedic point-and-click adventure where you play as a sarcastic demon. Solve clever puzzles, manipulate idiots, and bring chaos back to Darkestville, because being evil is just more fun.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 58.5% ★, Dark Humor 14.6%, Cartoony 10%, Funny 9.5%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #50 Brutal Orchestra
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,025 reviews2021
Dev: Talia bob MairPub: Hellbent Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brutal Orchestra is a Turn-Based Roguelike Strategy Game. You died, someone killed you. You are in Purgatory and you will never escape. Make a deal with the "demon" Bosch and set off into Purgatory finding all manner of demented friends and foes on your quest to get petty revenge.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.4%, Dark Humor 21.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.2%, Cartoony 9%, Strategy 8.4%
- #51 Camp Sunshine
71% matchVery Positive91% of 294 reviews2016
Dev: Fossil GamesPub: Hound Picked Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Camp Sunshine is a 16-bit blood-soaked Horror RPG that pits you as Jez, who is dropped off at Summer Camp. He awakes in the middle of the night to discover blood everywhere, a rampaging killer on the loose dressed in a mascot costume and himself involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse!
Why similar: Horror 59.2%, Pixel Graphics 23.9%, Casual 16.9%
- #52 Super Blood Hockey
69% matchVery Positive92% of 1,104 reviews2017
Dev: Loren Lemcke
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Create and manage your team in a violent, dystopic world of no-rules, fast-paced, arcade-style, ice hockey action. Adjust training regimens, control diets, administer black market pharmaceuticals, and provide healthcare (or not) to a ragtag team of convicts at the mercy of your underhanded tactics.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 39.7%, Dark Humor 28.6%, Funny 12.9%, Cute 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #53 Please, Don’t Touch Anything
68% matchVery Positive89% of 5,526 reviews2015
Dev: Four QuartersPub: ForwardXP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A brain-racking game about bathroom breaks, screwdrivers and nuclear explosions.
Why similar: Puzzle 36%, Pixel Graphics 21.8%, Difficult 18.7%, Horror 8.1%, Psychological Horror 6.2%
- #54 Moving Houses
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 254 reviews2024
Dev: Gordon Little
Windows
A silly little physics-based game about moving on... or is it? Be neat, be careful, or be a chaos goblin. The choice is yours. But be warned, not all is as it seems in this quiet little house.
Why similar: Dark Humor 24.4%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 17.2%, Puzzle 12.3%, Funny 12.2%
- #55 DEVIL'S WAY
69% matchMixed43% of 244 reviews2024
Dev: Rose Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror game that tests your wits, courage and dark sense of humor. Solve puzzles to survive in a world full of dark secrets, but beware - there could be something waiting around every corner!
Why similar: Dark Humor 40.9%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Funny 16.5%, Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #56 Candle Prick
66% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: moraguma
Windows · Linux
Candle Prick is a crunchy pixel adventure about stabbing enemies and using them as extensions of yourself to solve increasingly complex puzzles
Why similar: Sokoban 61.7% ★, Difficult 20.1%, Puzzle 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.1%, Casual 3.8%
- #57 Bella Wants Blood
64% matchVery Positive97% of 144 reviews2024
Dev: Sonderland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Entertain the god-like Bella’s thirst for blood in this absurd bite-sized roguelike terror defense game.
Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Funny 27.5%, Cartoony 19.8%, Strategy 16.4%, Casual 6.8%
- #58 Ghostory
67% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2017
Dev: RigidCore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Puns, and puzzles. Horrible puns and devious puzzles actually, along with several incorporeal entities are what makes Ghostory a pixel art puzzle adventure brimming with humour and intrigue. Take on the role of a cursed traveler, master your ghostly form, find a cure, and escape a perilous cave system.
Why similar: Dark Humor 32.5%, Difficult 24.1%, Puzzle 14.9%, Funny 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #59 Peace, Death!
66% matchVery Positive94% of 2,436 reviews2017
Dev: AZAMATIKA
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Peace, Death! is an arcade simulator with difficulties. In this game you play as the Reaper working for your boss, Death, and send clients to Heaven, Hell, or Purgatory.
Why similar: Dark Humor 35.6%, Funny 33.6%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Casual 10%