- #1 The Laurencia -로렌스 기행문-
97% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Sealover Valen
Windows
디저트들의 세계에서, 한 광대가 세상을 구하러 떠나는 매우 정상적인 게임 A Perfectly NORMAL game with a world-saving clown, in the land of desserts.
Why similar: Surreal 26.7%, RPGMaker 16.3% ★, Lore-Rich 16.1%, Philosophical 11.3%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #2 Small Press Tycoon
96% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Inpatient Interactive
Windows · Mac
The original DIY publishing adventure sim
Why similar: Surreal 25%, Immersive Sim 22.5%, Lore-Rich 21.5%, Philosophical 14.1%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #3 OneShot
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 61,459 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Great Soundtrack 18.5%, RPGMaker 17.2% ★, Story Rich 14.8%, Surreal 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #4 Hello Charlotte EP3: Childhood's End
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,176 reviews2018
Dev: etherane
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
"All ended well.There was nothing to grieve about." A farewell, and a greeting.
Why similar: RPGMaker 24.3% ★, Surreal 15.6%, Philosophical 13.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #5 Apollo Sonata
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PlasmaFallPub: Eternal Dream
Windows
At night, the campus is full of urban legends—bloody toilets, garbled blackboards, a path to the underworld, and a piano playing on the rooftop. Play as Miu, Juniper, and MOMO across three playthroughs to uncover the supernatural mysteries. Can their friendship hold the key to solving the mystery?
Why similar: RPGMaker 25.3% ★, Lore-Rich 21.3%, Surreal 20.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #6 Fugue State
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YitzPub: yours truly
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a haunted dreamscape, inspired by the likes of Yume Nikki, Strawberry cubes, and other avant garde "walking simulators." Something dark lies behind The Wanderer's dreams, locked in Fugue State. 11 items hold the clues, but must first be found. You have eternity. Good luck.
Why similar: Surreal 24.5%, RPGMaker 19.7% ★, Philosophical 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #7 Kenoma: Action Without Action
93% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Jack Levin
Windows · Linux
Answer the question of mortality in this sidescroller inspired by the adventures of old. Wander the depths of two parallel worlds. Confer with gods, locals, and other travelers. Solve problems through intuition and a collection of odd trinkets. Choose: death, or eternal life?
Why similar: Surreal 30.1%, Philosophical 23.2%, Lore-Rich 16.6%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #8 OFF
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,817 reviews2025
Dev: Mortis GhostPub: Fangamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
“I’m the Batter. I’ve been entrusted with a sacred mission.” -- One of the most influential RPGs of the last 20 years is finally coming to Steam. Take control of the Batter as he seeks to purify an uncanny and hopeless world haunted by specters, guided by a cryptic, grinning cat called The Judge.
Why similar: RPGMaker 24.1% ★, Surreal 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Story Rich 10.1%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #9 The Endless Empty
91% matchVery Positive96% of 297 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: Surreal 29.7%, RPGMaker 23% ★, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Story Rich 7.7%, Psychological Horror 6.5%
- #10 Last Look along Woodward Boulevard
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
An esoteric horror puzzle adventure, where your thoughts and mood affect the environment around you.
Why similar: Surreal 25.4%, Philosophical 19.7%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Stylized 8.9%
- #11 WHISMIE
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WHISMIE
Windows
A 2D psychological horror-puzzle where time moves on its own and the house continues to live without you. Explore, observe, and decide who you are - a therapy subject, or the protagonist of someone else’s show.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.5%, Surreal 22.1%, Lore-Rich 20.6%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #12 The Hanged Man
89% matchVery Positive89% of 213 reviews2018
Dev: Uri GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
"You're a demon child. Someday, you'll be burning in hell for your sins.". This is the fourth and final title in the Strange Man series, developed by Uri Games. Will was running away from home with his mouse buddy Pop, until the two of them wandered into an abandoned building. What secrets lie hidden within?
Why similar: RPGMaker 30.3% ★, Surreal 19%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Story Rich 9.6%, Violent 7.3%
- #13 HELLCAM
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crosshair GamesPub: GG Computing
Windows
HELLCAM is a hyper-realistic psychological horror exploration game focusing on navigating liminal spaces. Follow the story of a stranded backrooms researcher through a VHS camera, uncovering the harrowing reality of the backrooms.
Why similar: Surreal 26.5%, Immersive Sim 24.5%, Lore-Rich 24.3%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #14 A Bird Story
88% matchVery Positive85% of 10,666 reviews2014
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An experimental short from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise: A simple & surreal 1-hour interactive animation about a boy and an injured bird, told without dialogues.If you're looking for To the Moon-like experience, I'd suggest playing Finding Paradise first.
Why similar: RPGMaker 31.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Story Rich 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Surreal 6.9%
- #15 Hylics
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,474 reviews2015
Dev: Mason Lindroth
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.
Why similar: Surreal 43.8%, RPGMaker 25.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Atmospheric 5.1%, RPG 4.5%
- #16 堡外就医 / Can I Buy You A Cheeseburger?
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AgentLive
Windows
"Can I Buy You A Cheeseburger?" is a reality-bending puzzle game. Explore a fractured mindscape, solve subconscious riddles, and experience surreal storytelling through figurative expressionism. Uncover hidden truths and reconstruct your reality.
Why similar: Surreal 28.8%, Immersive Sim 18%, Philosophical 15.4%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
- #17 Lilith Wants to Buy Your Soul
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 783 reviews2023
Dev: Pyon Pyon Platinum
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take a personality test with a definitely-not-clingy demon girl.
Why similar: Surreal 23.3%, Immersive Sim 22.3%, Lore-Rich 18.8%, Philosophical 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #18 Ego Hearts
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 66 reviews2019
Dev: Ironic Title Studio
Windows · Mac
Ego Hearts is a small interactive reflection about death and what do we leave behind it. Take a paper plane and share your warmth to get the February away.
Why similar: Surreal 54.4%, Great Soundtrack 26.1%, Story Rich 14.7%, Indie 4.9%
- #19 UNRETURNING
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: cursedcat
Windows
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: Surreal 30.1%, RPGMaker 24.2% ★, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Story Rich 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #20 Deep Room
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bono
Windows
An anti escape room game where you explore the depths of a mysterious room.
Why similar: Surreal 32.7%, RPGMaker 30.1% ★, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #21 Normal Fishing
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The BworgPub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Normal Fishing is a retro-handheld-inspired adventure where everything goes exactly as expected, and there is absolutely nothing to worry about. Explore the lake, chase and catch fish in frantic minigames, and uncover a much deeper, darker secret in this experimental indie horror adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 36.2%, Lore-Rich 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Story Rich 7.6%, Strategy 6.4%
- #22 Slumberer's Universe
82% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: fsorsat
Windows · Linux
Slumberer’s Universe is a psychological horror JRPG about a grieving middle-schooler trapped in a fading world, having to confront buried memories, the parts of himself he's tried to escape, and the question of whether life is still worth living.
Why similar: Surreal 28.6%, RPGMaker 22.8% ★, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Story Rich 11.2%, Lore-Rich 10.7%
- #23 Dreamscape
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: António ReisPub: KiMECTiON (kimyalastname)
Windows · Mac
An absurd, dreamy puzzle game about navigating anxieties for the future.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 31.4%, Surreal 26.5%, Philosophical 10.1%, Story Rich 7.9%, Strategy 7.3%
- #24 Ami's Room
81% matchPositive90% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: ujumiru
Windows · Mac
An exploration game set in a surreal dreamscape full of projections. Piece together past recollections and elusive memories. Make a choice as the reality and dreamed world begins to blur...
Why similar: Surreal 41.9%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Puzzle 4.8%
- #25 The Sand Man
81% matchVery Positive94% of 355 reviews2018
Dev: Uri GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
“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: RPGMaker 31.9% ★, Surreal 18.2%, Psychological Horror 10%, Story Rich 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #26 ONTOS
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
A sci-fi mystery set on the repurposed moon hotel Samsara. Uncover cryptic experiments, face unsettling encounters, and piece together a mind-bending narrative. The deeper you go, the more the truth unravels as you confront the ultimate question: What is reality?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.7%, Surreal 19.8%, Philosophical 19.3%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #27 OneShot: World Machine Edition
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,777 reviews2024
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Surreal 25.9%, Story Rich 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, RPGMaker 11.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #28 Aimi
80% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: RPGMaker 27.9% ★, Surreal 24.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Story Rich 10.1%, Conversation 6%
- #29 Otherness
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blörk Games
Windows
Otherness is a PSX-style horror game where you, stranded in a forest after running out of gas, are kidnapped into a warped, non-euclidean world. Armed only with melee weapons, you must navigate unsettling landscapes and battle hostile inhabitants to escape this eerie, distorted dimension.
Why similar: Surreal 26.6%, Lore-Rich 24.4%, Philosophical 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Puzzle 5.9%
- #30 shita ni
78% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: LuN
Windows
A surreal dream exploration game, both beautiful and terrifying.
Why similar: Surreal 34%, RPGMaker 31.4% ★, Psychological Horror 15%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #31 PAGER
77% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: bilge
Windows
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
Why similar: Surreal 26.5%, Immersive Sim 19.6%, Philosophical 16.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #32 Silent Pathways
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SkillerGameDev
Windows
Drawn back to his haunted home, Dave must solve eerie puzzles, uncover forgotten lore, and survive the shadows that stalk every corner of its decaying halls - a past that refuses to let go.
Why similar: Surreal 38.1%, Immersive Sim 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 10.3%, Atmospheric 7%
- #33 栀子花
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: 青芒
Windows
An RPG narrative game that tells the story of a hospital director's disappearance through the memories of a police officer, with the truth behind it being extremely complex.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.1%, Surreal 19.1%, Story Rich 12%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Conversation 11.2%
- #34 Mango
76% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2021
Dev: Sad Mask PartyPub: NILWARE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A surrealist indie first-person adventure game based on art and derealization. Explore the idea of a mind losing its grasp with reality, as reality turns into a dream, and that dream turns into a nightmare.
Why similar: Surreal 29.5%, Lore-Rich 20.1%, Philosophical 17.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #35 Dungeon Train
74% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Owen BlackPub: BLACKOUT
Windows
You're a security guard for hire set to work on a train when it is hijacked at night! Take guns and shoot your way through each car until the train is fully liberated.
Why similar: Surreal 33.3%, Lore-Rich 22.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Stylized 10.4%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #36 OMORI
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 85,929 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: RPGMaker 21.7% ★, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Story Rich 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #37 The Boogie Man
76% matchVery Positive82% of 288 reviews2018
Dev: Uri GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
"You are the player, and must chase the Boogie Man. If you catch him, you win! And that's the happy ending, but if you don't..." This is the third title in the Strange Man series. Keith tours a castle with his wife, Helena. Sit back, and enjoy tonight's entertainment: A horrific display of murder.
Why similar: RPGMaker 28% ★, Surreal 24.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, Violent 8.2%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #38 Roman Sands RE:Build
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
A service industry adventure with an apocalyptic flavor. A manic genre mashup told across two broken realities. Step through the cracks: find your Exit.
Why similar: Surreal 30.1%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Philosophical 14.6%, Conversation 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #39 Ghost Feed
73% matchVery Positive84% of 397 reviews2023
Dev: Hulu WorldPub: CE-Asia
Windows
这是一款由制作者真实人生经历和感悟衍生而来的游戏。主角来到一座古旧小镇,在阴森大宅中遭遇了古怪的灵异事件。最终发现,自己和宅子的人事物,有很深的联系……
Why similar: Surreal 34%, Immersive Sim 28.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #40 In a Bit of Tales
72% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Daybloom Project
Windows
In a Bit of Tales is an episodic "kind of" horror game. Featuring 7 unorthodox stories delivered in an omakase-style experience. While each is untangled, They all feature unique experiences.
Why similar: Surreal 27.7%, RPGMaker 22.5% ★, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Stylized 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #41 Inferbito
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows · Mac
A girl named Hailey struggles to remember the face of her dead sister for a paintings as a suicidal bunny plush & a shadowy hare monster infiltrate her life.
Why similar: Surreal 25.6%, Lore-Rich 19.7%, RPGMaker 17.3% ★, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #42 FLOW
73% matchMixed50% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: FLOW Development Team
Windows
FLOW is an extremely short psychological horror adventure video game. Wake up in the shoes of Flo, a 19-year-old, and embark on an adventure into a strange and wonderful world. The more you investigate, the more you can learn about the truth behind the universe.
Why similar: Surreal 35.5%, Lore-Rich 20.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Story Rich 12.3%, RPG 5%
- #43 The Void Calls
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slyfincleton
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Void Calls, and you will answer. Explore the mysteries and secrets of Reprieve, a town stitched together from the dark past of its bizarre inhabitants in this horror-filled point-and-click adventure.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.6%, Surreal 23.3%, Philosophical 19.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #44 Witching Hour
72% matchMixed67% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Vincent Lade
Windows
Witching Hour is a horror story that takes you out of your family home and across the quiet town of Hollow Hills. Your fate depends on making difficult choices, your relationship with your family, and confrontations with the matriarch of the town’s affliction with witchcraft, Lucilia.
Why similar: Surreal 27%, Lore-Rich 19.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Stylized 10.7%, Violent 9.5%
- #45 Antenna Dilemma
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goloso Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Antenna Dilemma is a witty point-and-click adventure game in which you follow C432632, a finicky grey cube that loves watching TV and Alfred, a sphere who discovers a new world where, surprisingly, cookies don't exist.
Why similar: Surreal 37.8%, Lore-Rich 30%, Story Rich 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #46 Final Hour
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Team Final Hour
Windows
In a world on its deathbed, explore and connect with your neighbors for one last day.
Why similar: Surreal 21.8%, Philosophical 17.8%, Stylized 10.2%, RPG 9.4%, Conversation 9%
- #47 7 Days
68% matchVery Positive100% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Daver The DavePub: IC Industries
Windows
Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.
Why similar: Surreal 33.6%, RPGMaker 28.4% ★, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #48 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,467 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.
Why similar: Surreal 28.9%, RPGMaker 20.7% ★, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Story Rich 9.7%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #49 Stray Cat Crossing
71% matchVery Positive93% of 647 reviews2015
Dev: JurloPub: Fridge
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Stray Cat Crossing is an indie pixel horror game about an encounter with a mysterious little girl named Cat. Explore a surreal world filled with colorful characters, challenging riddles, and dark secrets.
Why similar: RPGMaker 40.1% ★, Surreal 28.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Adventure 4.5%
- #50 The Dark Egg Demo
69% matchVery Positive96% of 226 reviews2022
Dev: Transcend Pixels
Windows
A surrealist text-based RPG. You will explore an island, solve puzzles, and fight enemies, all in your attempt to get the Dark Egg.
Why similar: Surreal 28.1%, Immersive Sim 24.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Story Rich 8.8%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #51 Alicemare
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,189 reviews2016
Dev: △○□× (Miwashiba)Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: RPGMaker 36.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #52 CultureHouse
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: futuralaPub: Kodansha
Windows
CultureHouse is a nurturing + adventure game based on biological cultivation experiments. Set in a building influenced by 20th-century modernist houses, the game portrays serene and strange days, unravels the mysteries hidden behind the experiments, and culminates in the arrival of the apocalypse.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.3%, Surreal 21.4%, Philosophical 16.4%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Conversation 10.3%
- #53 Goldenheart
67% matchVery Positive89% of 95 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 34.5%, Lore-Rich 28.1%, Story Rich 11.1%, Stylized 10.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #54 Adventure In Wachirawit World
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wachirawit Ruangsap
Windows
The most mind-blowing RPG Maker game from Thailand. With unique storytelling, gameplay, and presentation. Created by an expert of the RPG Maker Thailand community. In this game, you will go on an adventure in Wachirawit's world. You must play this!!!
Why similar: RPGMaker 34% ★, Lore-Rich 22.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 9.7%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #55 Codex Temondera: Lost Vision
69% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2019
Dev: Quacksalver Frame
Windows
Codex Temondera: Lost Vision combines the strengths from JRPG's and western RPG. Fight dangerous enemies, explore mysterious places and discover legendary treasures on your journey to find the source of a series of mysterious missing person cases.
Why similar: RPGMaker 38.3% ★, Surreal 19.9%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, RPG 6.5%
- #56 Loop//Error
65% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Koro Pixel StudioPub: Dark Product
Windows
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.
Why similar: Surreal 30.4%, Philosophical 18%, Conversation 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #57 Nazralath: The Fallen World
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Euclidean Studios
Windows
Nazralath: The Fallen World is a story-driven, dark fantasy game inspired by the works of Zdzisław Beksiński; focusing on a compelling narrative and exploration through a rich, strong sense of atmosphere.
Why similar: Surreal 27.8%, Philosophical 18.5%, Lore-Rich 18.1%, Conversation 12.2%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #58 The Sojourn
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 217 reviews2020
Dev: Shifting TidesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.
Why similar: Surreal 28.5%, Philosophical 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Stylized 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #59 A-01's Voyage.Logs
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daydreamin Blu
Windows
Humanity has perished. You are an AI incapable of self-termination, sailing into the void. Trapped in terminal wakefulness, chew on your own endless, redundant processing power and face the ultimate decay of the universe alone.
Why similar: Philosophical 29.3%, Surreal 25.6%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Stylized 10%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #60 Circadial
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: undercoverworm
Windows · Linux
You've been invited to participate in a study for the newly developed Circadial pills, a medicine designed to remedy your life-long insomnia. Explore the empty halls of the facility and the landscapes of your dreams to uncover the source of your night terrors. You will never be the same.
Why similar: Surreal 30.1%, Lore-Rich 22.8%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Stylized 9.8%