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Games Like Sludge Department

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Atmospheric, Exploration, Singleplayer, Horror.

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A murky point-and-click puzzle game where a straightforward repair job gets stranger the deeper you go. Solve 2D and 3D puzzles, meet weird characters, and figure out what is happening below the sludge.

Reviews: Positive — 100% — of 19 reviews
Released: 2026-06-23
Developer: Simon Juhl
Publisher: Lunch Money Games
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 502 reviews2023
    Dev: Encrypt Games
    Windows

    This game serves as a prequel chapter for the upcoming game 'Lake Haven'. Detective Zeke Reynold is called to investigate what he assumes will be another case he'll quickly forget, but what he finds will be sewn into the fabric of his existence forever.

    Why similar: Old School 17.3%, Surreal 13.8%, Dark 12.6%, Horror 10.6%, Puzzle 7.3%

  2. #2 Midnight Swamp
    96% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2025
    Dev: WildOmul
    Windows

    Midnight Swamp is a dark point-and-click adventure where you will dive into a world of eerie fairy tales. Play as a tourist who must find a way out of a mysterious swamp, where every corner hides a riddle.

    Why similar: Surreal 17.4%, Dark 12.8%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Horror 8.6%, Mystery 8.6%

  3. #3 SOMNIFUGE
    96% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2025
    Dev: Donitz Works
    Windows · Linux

    Trapped in a dark mansion, you must solve cryptic puzzles, evade mind-warping horrors, and descend into a PSX-inspired nightmare. Will you escape, or will you spiral into oblivion in SOMNIFUGE?

    Why similar: Horror 13.2%, Surreal 13%, Dark 12.9%, Retro 12.8%, Old School 12.2%

  4. #4 Overflow
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Thunder Point Games
    Windows

    Descend into a vast underground stormwater system to search for a boy who vanished under mysterious circumstances in this atmospheric exploration game.

    Why similar: Underground 24.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Retro 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Exploration 8.3%

  5. #5 The Fridge is Red
    94% matchMixed56% of 231 reviews2022
    Dev: 5WORD TeamPub: tinyBuild
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.

    Why similar: Surreal 15.7%, Dark 11.1%, Retro 10.5%, Mystery 9.9%, Horror 9.1%

  6. #6 The Tunnels of Saint Mercy Road
    94% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2024
    Dev: Melancholy Jester Games
    Windows

    The Tunnels of Saint Mercy Road is an immersive horror experience that spans 8 unique areas, each providing a sense of unease and a new mystery to unravel.

    Why similar: Underground 14.5%, Dark 13.2%, Surreal 12.9%, Stylized 10.8%, Puzzle 10.5%

  7. #7 Spamware
    93% match7 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Artificial Entertainment
    Windows · Linux

    You are sentenced to 30,000 hours in prison. Earn your freedom by identifying and reporting spam.

    Why similar: Surreal 18.5%, Dark 14.3%, Retro 13.1%, Point & Click 9.2%, Old School 9%

  8. #8 Security Booth: Director's Cut
    92% matchVery Positive90% of 287 reviews2022
    Dev: Kyle HorwoodPub: Cloud Colony Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    The year is 1996 and you’re employed by a science lab called Nova Nexus. You work as a security guard at the front gate to the lab, inside a guard booth. However, tonight it seems something important is happening inside of Nova Nexus and things are... well... a little strange.

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  9. #9 Dweller
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Alex Le Mesurier
    Windows

    Dweller is a psychological walking sim horror game where you're trapped in a rotting sewer system with something watching your every move. You're low on resources, high on tension, and the only voice you hear might be trying to help... or mess with your head. Trust no one. Stay quiet. Stay alive.

    Why similar: Underground 20.6%, Surreal 14.7%, Dark 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Old School 9.5%

  10. #10 Ultra Strangeness
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Michael Rfdshir
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are a creative entity trapped in a mysterious box. Try to transform this strange world and defy the ominous titans to find your freedom.

    Why similar: Surreal 18.5%, Point & Click 9.5%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Funny 8.5%

  11. #11 Tear Factory
    90% matchVery Positive90% of 83 reviews2022
    Dev: Daddysucc5000
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Old School 15.9%, Surreal 14.4%, Dark 13.7%, Retro 12%, Horror 10.8%

  12. #12 Subway Exit
    89% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: SmallBigSquare
    Windows

    A short first-person puzzle game set in an eerie subway. Not anomaly-spotting — each level asks you to infer the goal by reading the environment, entering the right switch sequences, and turning the surroundings to your advantage.

    Why similar: Underground 23.7%, Surreal 20.8%, Horror 10.8%, Mystery 9.6%, Puzzle 9.2%

  13. #13 Amanda the Adventurer
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 7,191 reviews2023
    Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.

    Why similar: Old School 15.8%, Horror 14.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Dark 8.7%, Puzzle 8.3%

  14. #14 DUMB: Treasure
    88% matchMostly Positive78% of 40 reviews2021
    Dev: Desert Fox
    Windows

    Use a remote-controlled robot to find the treasure lost under the bed.

    Why similar: Underground 23.2%, Surreal 15%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 9.9%, Point & Click 9.8%

  15. #15 The Charity Shop
    87% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Figglewatts
    Windows · Linux

    The Charity Shop is an atmospheric, surreal, first-person puzzle game where you use your camera to capture the essence of a life lived. To this end, you have been delivered to The Charity Shop, the place where people donate unwanted belongings—each carrying an imprint of the time they once shared.

    Why similar: Surreal 36.9%, Horror 13.7%, Puzzle 12.3%, Atmospheric 11.7%, First-Person 8.3%

  16. #16 Lobotrypo
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Skaar Game Productions
    Windows

    Rumors of a serial killer stalking your local town are all over the news, and you have a meeting with your counselor in an hour. The problem is, the walk there is long and dark.

    Why similar: Horror 16.4%, Mystery 14.5%, Surreal 14.3%, Retro 13.5%, Dark 12.7%

  17. #17 High Pines
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Studio Sapling
    Windows

    Photograph your way through High Pines Summer Camp and uncover the mystery of the campers’ disappearance.

    Why similar: Sci-fi 15.7%, Puzzle 11.6%, Horror 11.6%, Exploration 9.5%, Story Rich 9.4%

  18. #18 HER VOICE BEHIND
    85% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Virtual Cacti Games
    Windows

    Evade a relentless threat and survive your inner terrors in this atmospheric retro-horror game. Explore a stylized, shadow-drenched world, solve cryptic puzzles, and piece together fractured clues to uncover a disturbing truth in a tense, mind-bending psychological horror experience.

    Why similar: Surreal 17.4%, Retro 13%, Horror 11.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Hand-drawn 8.2%

  19. #19 Goldenheart
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 105 reviews2024
    Dev: Millenniapede
    Windows

    You have entered a foreign land in the course of an expedition and become involved in an otherworldly mystery. Tuldenorrea is a deceptively simple world, balanced delicately between the extreme forces of a magical universe.

    Why similar: Surreal 21.5%, Old School 11.4%, Stylized 8.8%, Mystery 8.8%, Retro 8.4%

  20. #20 The horrible inside
    84% matchMixed60% of 25 reviews2024
    Dev: Neki4 Electronics
    Windows

    You have to plunge into the depths of madness and uncover the dark secrets that lurk within. With every step you take, you will encounter paranormal phenomena and ghosts of your past.

    Why similar: Underground 25%, Horror 19%, Dark 14%, Adventure 10.4%, Mystery 8.5%

  21. #21 In Full Bloom
    83% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: obleak games
    Windows · Mac

    Feed and raise your little baby. Watch it grow and feed on every and anything. In Full Bloom is a Tamagotchi inspired Katamari-like about a creature with never-ending hunger for the world around it. There is only one way.

    Why similar: Surreal 29.8%, Dark 14.3%, Horror 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Exploration 8.5%

  22. #22 Tales from Candleforth
    82% matchVery Positive85% of 172 reviews2024
    Dev: Under the Bed GamesPub: Feardemic
    Windows

    Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.

    Why similar: Surreal 19.4%, Old School 13.8%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Horror 10.4%, Dark 10.3%

  23. #23 CHWÆST: A Creeping Parasite Horror
    81% matchPositive86% of 35 reviews2026
    Dev: Airem
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A late-90s retro 3D horror where you feed the Biomass Core to escape. No keys. No doors.

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  24. #24 [Nightmare Files] Stoned
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Raycastly
    Windows

    In this short horror game, you take on the role of the ship’s mechanic, recruited for an expedition led by an ambitious archaeologist who claims to have found a map to a forgotten island.

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  25. #25 SCP – Containment Breach
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,308 reviews2026
    Dev: Undertow GamesPub: SCP-CB Community Preservation Project
    Windows

    A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?

    Why similar: Surreal 16.5%, Horror 12.6%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Retro 9.4%, Dark 9%

  26. #26 Primavera Lihbor
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ZlakiFM
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in a captivating blend of exploration, puzzle-solving, and otherworldly encounters. Can you navigate through the chaos and unravel the truth?

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  27. #27 Frog Corner
    80% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
    Dev: LogDev
    Windows

    Frog Corner is a single-player horror game where you go to an abandoned arcade looking for the arcade machine "Frog Corner", yet you go too deep inside the building. The deeper you go in the weirder and deadlier it gets.

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  28. #28 Last Known Vector
    78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Burrow Studio
    Windows

    A short first-person sci-fi game focused on repairing a failing ship. Restore critical systems while avoiding a strange entity that has boarded your vessel.

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  29. #29 Rodland of Pipes
    78% matchVery Positive99% of 277 reviews2024
    Dev: Justin Jones
    Windows

    Crawl through pipes, navigate the maze, listen carefully and get out before Rodland finds you.

    Why similar: Underground 25.4%, Surreal 17.4%, Horror 10%, Point & Click 8.7%, Hand-drawn 8.5%

  30. #30 Rusty Lake Hotel
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,345 reviews2016
    Dev: Rusty Lake
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

    Why similar: Surreal 18.3%, Point & Click 16.2%, Puzzle 15.3%, Horror 12.2%, Mystery 8.6%

  31. #31 The Door in the Basement
    77% matchVery Positive88% of 184 reviews2021
    Dev: Aegon Games
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Underground 24.7%, Dark 14.7%, Surreal 14.1%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 9.9%

  32. #32 Plastomorphosis
    76% matchMostly Positive78% of 82 reviews2024
    Dev: VidyGames
    Windows

    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: Old School 17.1%, Surreal 15.4%, Retro 12.4%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 9%

  33. #33 The Eyes of Dr Kautzmann
    77% matchMixed63% of 36 reviews2022
    Dev: Fintan Devenney
    Windows

    The Eyes of Dr Kautzmann is a first-person point-and-click detective game inspired by German expressionist cinema. Solve environmental puzzles to uncover the tragic history and secrets of a doomed town.

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  34. #34 Children of Silentown
    75% matchVery Positive87% of 1,538 reviews2023
    Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

    Why similar: Surreal 15.8%, Dark 12.9%, Mystery 10.2%, Horror 9.8%, Point & Click 9.7%

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    74% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2024
    Dev: Bleeding Moon StudioPub: Iphigames
    Windows

    Enter the mysterious world of Skaramazuzu, and get ready to be tested. Meet strange beings and whimsical personalities, face challenges, and solve riddles in a hand-drawn, black and white 2D world.

    Why similar: Surreal 23.1%, Dark 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Stylized 9.1%

  36. #36 The New Apartment
    74% matchMostly Positive74% of 76 reviews2025
    Dev: Paul Thomas Games
    Windows

    A man living in his new apartment finds himself in the center of something much more sinister.

    Why similar: Surreal 28%, Horror 19.6%, Dark 12.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, First-Person 8.5%

  37. #37 Kwaidan ~Azuma manor story~
    76% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2020
    Dev: 求道庵(gudouan)Pub: Mediascape Co.,Ltd.
    Windows

    Seamlessly combining 3D action and point-click adventure, "Kwaidan" provides a nostalgic-yet-new experience. Explore old Japanese manor and solve the clever puzzles set there, and fight against monsters called Yoki.

    Why similar: Old School 16.5%, Dark 12.7%, Retro 12%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 9.4%

  38. #38 All That Remains: Part 1
    75% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2021
    Dev: Glitch Games
    Windows

    “Duncan Price is paranoid” they used to say. He’s just a “local nut” they said. They used to say a lot of things about him. Now they don’t say anything. Because they’re dead.

    Why similar: Underground 30.4%, Point & Click 14.1%, Mystery 11.1%, First-Person 9.3%, Puzzle 9.1%

  39. #39 R00000
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2023
    Dev: Weekend Warriors
    Windows · Linux

    A home brewed 360° interactive horror flick. Witness a troubled soul craving to make a chilling home movie realize that the monster lies a lot deeper than he could have ever guessed. Play the cassette and rewind the terror hidden inside.

    Why similar: Underground 22.6%, Surreal 16.9%, Old School 11.3%, Horror 8.8%, Retro 8%

  40. #40 The Ghost of Anna
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Unisight Games
    Windows

    A young girl, suffering from sensory abnormalities, finds herself in a thrilling adventure fighting with her imagination.

    Why similar: Surreal 19.8%, Dark 11.1%, Stylized 10.8%, Mystery 10.1%, Puzzle 9.9%

  41. #41 Darkness Under My Bed
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2021
    Dev: Desert Fox
    Windows

    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: Underground 20%, Surreal 17.7%, Dark 11.2%, Horror 10.4%, Mystery 9.1%

  42. #42 True Abstraction: Forbidden
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PrismBytes
    Windows · Linux

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    Why similar: Underground 26.1%, Surreal 18.4%, Puzzle 10.1%, Horror 10.1%, First-Person 7.3%

  43. #43 Sons of Saturn
    71% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2023
    Dev: The Saturn Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Sons of Saturn is a narrative focused adventure game set in a collapsing underground city, brought to life using photos of real life abandoned locations as assets. Experience both wonder and horror as you explore the city of Minerva, where the dead dream and memories cling to life.

    Why similar: Underground 15.5%, Surreal 13.3%, Old School 12%, Mystery 10.2%, Point & Click 9.4%

  44. #44 Endacopia
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Andyland
    Windows · Mac

    Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.

    Why similar: Surreal 20.8%, Dark 13.1%, Old School 11.5%, Horror 10.1%, Point & Click 10.1%

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    69% matchVery Positive88% of 289 reviews2025
    Dev: Desborde Games
    Windows

    A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

    Why similar: Surreal 24.7%, Dark 16%, Horror 13%, Retro 9.9%, Stylized 8.5%

  46. #46 FunnyPizzaLand 2
    71% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2022
    Dev: RomanPub: GOBBOGOES
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Uncover the truth behind the legend of PIZZALAND and save the dark comedy world of this funny point & click adventure.

    Why similar: Old School 15.8%, Retro 11.8%, Surreal 11%, Point & Click 9.9%, Funny 8.5%

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    72% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,014 reviews2015
    Dev: Igor KrutovPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    It’s the first game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

    Why similar: Point & Click 13.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Puzzle 10.5%

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    72% matchMixed60% of 35 reviews2015
    Dev: Erwin WolfPub: MarWin Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    The Journey Back is a first person exploration experience. You gain consciousness after being involved in a car crash. Explore a colorful, stylized 3d world, solve puzzles and find out what happened along the way.

    Why similar: Surreal 14.9%, Point & Click 12.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 9.5%, First-Person 9%

  49. #49 Mundaun
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,472 reviews2021
    Dev: Hidden FieldsPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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.

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  50. #50 Samorost 3
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 5,495 reviews2016
    Dev: Amanita Design
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.

    Why similar: Surreal 19.9%, Hand-drawn 12%, Point & Click 11.6%, Stylized 9.4%, Funny 7.8%

  51. #51 Fallowind
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Zane Pederson
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A retro psychological horror game that mixes the 3rd person camera of classic horror games and the immersive first person camera used in modern horror games. Elliot comes into contact via walkie-talkie with a mysterious woman, he must search an abandoned coal mining distribution site to find her.

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  52. #52 Game For Anna
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 131 reviews2021
    Dev: Desert Fox
    Windows

    Hello Anna. I made a game for you. We can play together as we used to.

    Why similar: Underground 20.6%, Surreal 20%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 11.1%, Point & Click 10.1%

  53. #53 Haparoot
    68% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: KolahStudio
    Windows

    Step into a dream world. Become the sole source of light in the darkness and Explore an authentic handcrafted landscape in third-person. Solve layered environmental puzzles, discuss some familiar issues and uncover secrets shaping the journey toward balance.

    Why similar: Underground 28.8%, Surreal 21.9%, Puzzle 8.8%, Mystery 8.1%, 3D 7.1%

  54. #54 The Paradixion: Exhibition
    67% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2026
    Dev: GomPangGames
    Windows

    [The Paradixion: Exhibition] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve a variety of puzzles, uncover hidden details, and piece together clues to the story.With simple controls and no complex mechanics, anyone can jump in and play with ease.

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  55. #55 The Hungry Fly
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 121 reviews2024
    Dev: Erupting AvocadoPub: indie.io
    Windows

    Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.

    Why similar: Surreal 25.4%, Horror 12.8%, Retro 12.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%, First-Person 7.4%

  56. #56 The Exit 8
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 11,170 reviews2023
    Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

    Why similar: Underground 28.8%, Surreal 13.8%, Horror 10.5%, Puzzle 8.5%, First-Person 6.8%

  57. #57 BUTLER GUILLOTINE
    65% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2026
    Dev: GOODBYE STATICPub: NECRONOMISOFT
    Windows

    Butler Guillotine is an absurdist point & click horror about flesh filled puppets in a mishapen hotel. Follow different characters' intertiwining paths and unearth forgotten events from a time long gone. Bring the ceremony to a halt.

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  58. #58 BACKROOMS ANOMALY
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: liminal_games
    Windows

    Explore a looping corridor filled with anomalies. Walk through the fluorescent-lit backrooms environment, examine your surroundings, and spot subtle changes in reality.

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  59. #59 The Watching Woods: The Louse
    65% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2026
    Dev: Fleer Art Studio
    Windows

    Twelve-year-old Leva, returning to the mining village after the hospital, learns about the mysterious disappearance of his friend, and the familiar rhythms of school life begin to unravel. Soon, his days turn into a terrifying nightmare, accompanied by the relentless stomping of hundreds of insects.

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