- #1 TAMASHII
97% matchVery Positive95% of 341 reviews2019
Dev: Vikintor
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
An ancient entity seeking help, a Witch, an unnamed soul and a Twisted Temple. A dark tale about inner discoveries set in a distorted and perverted world.
Why similar: Psychedelic 40.2%, Horror 23.2%, Dark 20.8%, Puzzle 10%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply surreal and psychedelic puzzle-platformer that mirrors the cryptic, nightmare-fueled atmosphere of the seed game.
- #2 Decarnation
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,039 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Surreal 33.2%, Dark 14.8%, Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal horror experience that delves into psychological trauma and symbolic nightmares through puzzle-based gameplay.
- #3 INDIKA
96% matchVery Positive90% of 7,865 reviews2024
Dev: Odd MeterPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
Why similar: Psychedelic 26.6%, Surreal 25.1%, Dark 13.5%, Horror 12%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Explores themes of faith and reality through a surreal, third-person lens with a strong emphasis on psychological narrative.
- #4 Blasphemous
95% matchVery Positive90% of 62,190 reviews2019
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Why similar: Gothic 45.5% ★, Platformer 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Horror 11.3%, 2D 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a heavy focus on religious symbolism, gothic horror, and challenging action-platforming in a distorted world.
- #5 They Bleed Pixels
94% matchVery Positive83% of 2,537 reviews2012
Dev: Spooky Squid Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
Why similar: Gothic 41.5% ★, Precision Platformer 19.7%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Platformer 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 5%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, dark-themed platformer that shares the intense, action-oriented pacing found in the seed game.
- #6 Dark Devotion
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,437 reviews2019
Dev: Hibernian WorkshopPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 49.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Action 11.5%, 2D 10.4%, Adventure 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic, souls-like action game that centers on religious themes and a grim, atmospheric world.
- #7 ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
92% matchVery Positive94% of 43,849 reviews2021
Dev: Live WirePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 48.2%, Dark 23.4%, Atmospheric 16.6%, 2D 7.3%, Action 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic, atmospheric metroidvania featuring a female protagonist navigating a ruined, dark-fantasy world.
- #8 Unholy
91% matchMixed64% of 229 reviews2023
Dev: Duality GamesPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.2%, Dark 24.7%, Horror 17.4%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Puzzle 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines atmospheric exploration and puzzle-solving with a dark, gothic narrative centered on a female protagonist.
- #9 SIGNALIS
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.5%, Dark 24.3%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Puzzle 10.2%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological horror and surreal, atmospheric storytelling that feels deeply connected to the seed game's aesthetic.
- #10 GRIME
90% matchVery Positive85% of 6,299 reviews2021
Dev: Clover BitePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
Why similar: Surreal 29.7%, Dark 18.6%, Platformer 18.1%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dark action-platformer where the world is constructed from bizarre, anatomical landscapes.
- #11 Demoniaca: Everlasting Night
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 218 reviews2019
Dev: Demon Girl
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Demoniaca - is a dark, gothic, mature and sexy action RPG inspired by the Castlevania series. Explore, fight, meet new friends and avenge those who brought you unbearable pain and loss.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.1%, Dark 21.5%, Platformer 15.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic action-platformer featuring a female protagonist fighting through a dark, demon-infested reality.
- #12 Little Nightmares
89% matchVery Positive95% of 115,101 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, Dark 18.4%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Platformer 8%
Why You'll Like It: Masterfully captures the feeling of navigating a distorted, atmospheric microcosm filled with unsettling imagery.
- #13 Evil Tonight
87% matchVery Positive87% of 518 reviews2021
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Silvia never runs from evil—she makes it her business. Eccentric yet warm-hearted, this seasoned modern exorcist has mastered the art of confronting the supernatural, turning haunted places into tangible nightmares. But on this fateful night, nothing goes as planned.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.9%, Horror 17.1%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Dark 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic, pixel-art horror game that features a female protagonist solving mysteries in an atmospheric setting.
- #14 A Void Hope
86% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Dark 17.7%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Platformer 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure that explores a dystopian, dark world through subtle environmental storytelling.
- #15 Fragile
88% matchMixed64% of 429 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Dark 19.8%, Surreal 18.4%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Horror 15.3%, Puzzle 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, violent, and surreal adventure that leans heavily into the horror elements found in the seed game.
- #16 Krimson
86% matchVery Positive98% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: CryingPsychoPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Krimson is a challenging gritty rhythm platformer featuring heavy electronic metal music. You're an unknown spawn going through a hellish world as it moves rhythmically to the music. One wrong move means death but the checkpoints are often and death is very short.
Why similar: Psychedelic 19.4%, Demons 19.1%, Precision Platformer 13.9%, Dark 10.8%, Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based, difficult platformer with a distinct horror aesthetic and a punishing, surreal atmosphere.
- #17 Fantasmagorie
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 220 reviews2024
Dev: Needlepoint Productions
Windows
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.
Why similar: Surreal 29.2%, Dark 15.6%, Horror 13%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Puzzle Platformer 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and emotional cinematic experience that focuses on atmospheric storytelling and dark themes.
- #18 The Tribulation Entanglement
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Anxious Neck Games
Windows
You are the Entangled One, a malformed entity. Traverse the flesh wastes under the eye of an eternal eclipse. Delve deep into the planet's guts. Uncover a fleshy ecosystem. Engage in deliberate, challenging combat, using your whiplike arms and collectible sub attacks to augment your combat style!
Why similar: Surreal 22.8%, Precision Platformer 15.9%, Dark 15.7%, Horror 12.4%, Platformer 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, atmospheric side-scroller that utilizes lovecraftian themes and surreal platforming challenges.
- #19 Eldritchvania
83% matchVery Positive85% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: DeathCount Games
Windows
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.7%, Platformer 20.1%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Puzzle 11.2%, Horror 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging metroidvania that blends dark exploration with puzzle-platforming mechanics.
- #20 Hellkind
82% matchVery Positive94% of 176 reviews2025
Dev: Motamot
Windows · Mac
You awaken to whispers of an ancient cult and their unholy rite. As the veil to the dead unravels, explore, solve puzzles, and escape - before you become part of the ritual.
Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Female Protagonist 24.5%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Stylized 12.6%, Puzzle 11%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, stylized horror game that focuses on exploration within a dark and surreal setting.
- #21 Necrophosis
81% matchVery Positive90% of 752 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Surreal 30.6%, Gothic 24.2% ★, Demons 18%, Horror 14.5%, Puzzle 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, lovecraftian walking simulator that emphasizes a dark, post-apocalyptic atmosphere.
- #22 Ascending Inferno
81% matchVery Positive100% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Oppolyon Studios
Windows
Experience rage-inducing precision platforming as a recently deceased soccer player damned to Inferno! Kick your sibling's soul out of Hell for your chance at redemption!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.8%, Female Protagonist 22.3%, Platformer 18.3%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, physics-based platformer that captures the sense of descent into a hellish, symbolic landscape.
- #23 Neverending Nightmares
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,989 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
Why similar: Horror 53.3%, Atmospheric 19.3%, Dark 11%, Adventure 7.1%, 2D 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the manifestation of psychological trauma through a series of surreal, hand-drawn nightmares.
- #24 Guayota
80% matchVery Positive95% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Team DelusionPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Unveil the darkest secrets of Saint Brendan’s Island, the paradise on Earth, in this 3D Puzzle-Adventure game. Only equipped with a torch, walk through ancient gods’ temples and solve their enigmas.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.5%, Action-Adventure 19.4%, Puzzle 14.7%, Stylized 13.1%, Atmospheric 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses a dark, action-adventure framework to explore mysterious and symbolic environments.
- #25 WORLD OF HORROR
78% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Horror 52.3%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, 2D 8.8%, Adventure 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, cosmic horror game that captures the dread and symbolic nature of the seed game's aesthetic.
- #26 LOVE ETERNAL
77% matchVery Positive96% of 282 reviews2026
Dev: brlkaPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows
Wander a castle built of bitter memories in LOVE ETERNAL, a psychological horror platformer with devious trials and an unsettling, experimental narrative. Find a way out - or live in Shelter forever more.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 14.5%, Surreal 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Dark 11%, Psychedelic 10.1%
- #27 Fran Bow
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Dark 19.9%, Horror 19.9%, Surreal 17.2%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Puzzle 13%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click adventure that explores the dark, distorted reality of a child's psychological trauma.
- #28 The Cat Lady
79% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Surreal 19.4%, Dark 16.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror adventure known for its surreal imagery and deep, emotional narrative.
- #29 Uriel's Chasm
84% matchOverwhelmingly Negative18% of 2,702 reviews2014
Dev: Rail Slave GamesPub: KPL
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Religious de-programming tool
Why similar: Illuminati 59.1% ★, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Horror 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie psychological horror game that utilizes surreal, pixelated visuals to create an unsettling experience.
- #30 Mundaun
78% matchVery Positive93% of 1,419 reviews2021
Dev: Hidden FieldsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.5 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.
Why similar: Surreal 27.9%, Dark 21.1%, Horror 17.9%, Atmospheric 10%, Stylized 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A hand-penciled, surreal horror game that focuses on atmospheric dread and cryptic, dark-fantasy exploration.
- #31 FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,412 reviews2022
Dev: Airdorf GamesPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.
Why similar: Faith 32.9% ★, Horror 23.4%, Dark 18.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #32 SUCCUBUS
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,106 reviews2021
Dev: Madmind Studio
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Become a demonic priestess of lust and use her unique skills to take revenge on your enemies. Regain your kingdom making hell tremble under your hooves! Leave no one alive if they won't bend the knee.
Why similar: Demons 34%, Female Protagonist 22.8%, Psychedelic 15.6%, Horror 10.6%, Action-Adventure 5.4%
- #33 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
75% matchMixed69% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Aya Games
Windows
A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Dark 16.4%, Horror 13.7%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Platformer 10.7%
- #34 DERE EXE: Rebirth of Horror
77% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: Darius Immanuel GuerreroPub: AppSir Games
Windows
Experience a meta horror pixel platformer retro game haunted by a mysterious yandere.
Why similar: Surreal 17.3%, Precision Platformer 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Horror 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
- #35 Grey Area
76% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Electric Prune Juice
Windows
A tough platformer following a girl diving over the heads of terrifying creatures and bouncing off walls to traverse a mysterious, unsettling world that's so much bigger than her: the "world between all worlds"
Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.4%, Surreal 18.3%, Platformer 15.3%, Horror 11.1%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #36 Void Stranger
73% matchVery Positive91% of 3,271 reviews2023
Dev: System Erasure
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Place your faith and embrace the Void.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.2%, Female Protagonist 25.6%, Adventure 14.3%, 2D 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #37 Project Liminal 2
72% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Platformer 24.4%, Puzzle 16.5%, Adventure 14.2%, Dark 14%, Action 13.3%
- #38 Hedon Bloodrite
74% matchVery Positive91% of 1,933 reviews2019
Dev: Zan_HedonDev
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Zan and her orc sisters must fight to save their homeland from a demonic invasion! Immerse yourself in a sprawling underground world where the rich lore, exploration and puzzles of classic adventure games blend with the visceral combat of a 90s' shooter.
Why similar: Demons 37.7%, Female Protagonist 22.5%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #39 The Sexorcist
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Squid HatPub: Squid hat
Windows
The Sexorcist is an adult 3D survival-horror game where you outsmart, evade, and hopefully overpower the deadly succubus that has you trapped. Will you escape her clutches, or succumb to her persistence?
Why similar: Demons 37%, Horror 17.1%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Puzzle 13%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #40 Vigil: The Longest Night
72% matchVery Positive86% of 3,533 reviews2020
Dev: Glass Heart Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.6%, Platformer 19.7%, Horror 17.8%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Stylized 10.4%
- #41 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
70% matchVery Positive94% of 2,911 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.3%, Horror 20.3%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Adventure 11.2%
- #42 Dreamcutter
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: Ten PennyfingersPub: Shady Corner Games
Windows
The Dreamcutter, a mysterious scythe with an ulterior motive, promises sexy rewards and a chance at escape. What strange dangers and exotic encounters will you find inside your own mind?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Platformer 14%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #43 System Purge
71% matchVery Positive96% of 202 reviews2022
Dev: Actual Nerds
Windows
Trapped in a buried, forgotten facility, you must reach the core of an ancient machine to rescue your lost lover. System Purge is a challenging, atmospheric 2D platformer.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.5%, Dark 18.7%, Horror 16%, Platformer 15.9%, Precision Platformer 13.3%
- #44 Goetia
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 776 reviews2016
Dev: SusheePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.
Why similar: Gothic 47.9% ★, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Puzzle 12%, Horror 9.5%, Adventure 8.4%
- #45 Zetria
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,033 reviews2022
Dev: KarnePub: PixelBee
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
An adult-only 2D pixel-art platformer!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.1%, Platformer 19%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Puzzle 9.5%, 2D 6.7%
- #46 Erocism
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Momentum Games
Windows
In order to exorcise them full of vagina, they have to be purified with the main character's energy. Please find clues to help drive out the ghosts from their bodies!
Why similar: Surreal 35%, Female Protagonist 33.8%, Puzzle 21.2%, 2D 10%
- #47 Rusted Moss
68% matchVery Positive90% of 1,532 reviews2023
Dev: faxdoc, happysquared, sunnydazePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
Why similar: Precision Platformer 19.1%, Platformer 18.5%, Dark 14.5%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
- #48 Kubinashi Recollection
69% matchVery Positive95% of 197 reviews2021
Dev: 給食頭蛮Pub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
In order to retrieve the lost memories, Sekibanki has a big adventure in the world of dreams! Use your "head" to fight your way through a stage full of various mechanisms. It's a 2D visual action puzzle game with a new sensation!
Why similar: Faith 52% ★, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Puzzle Platformer 10.9%, Puzzle 9.4%, Action 8%
- #49 Sad Satan
71% matchMixed44% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: DVGamix
Windows
Sad Satan is a horror and mystery game that takes you on a terrifying journey through dark corridors and locations filled with secrets
Why similar: Atmospheric 56.7%, Adventure 26.1%, Action 17.1%
- #50 Seduction
71% matchMixed55% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: KOEX studioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
《Seduction》is a 2d horror adventure puzzle game. Lee has to survive in the dark realm and to save Mei's soul from being use for the great summoning. Facing with mysteries, he has to figure out the truth in order to end it.
Why similar: Dark 30.8%, Horror 24.9%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Puzzle 14.7%, Adventure 8.8%
- #51 Enigma of Fear
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,058 reviews2024
Dev: Dumativa
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 47.7%, Puzzle 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, 2D 10.9%
- #52 Sorry We're Closed
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,819 reviews2024
Dev: à la mode gamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Sorry We're Closed is an eccentric story-driven survival horror game about demons, angels and what happens when both sides collide. A mix of classic fixed-camera exploration and arcade-style shooting where Michelle must use her Third Eye to see between worlds, uncover secrets and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.1%, Dark 19.8%, Horror 13.1%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #53 Afterdream
66% matchVery Positive93% of 339 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Surreal 24.2%, Horror 20.3%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Atmospheric 12%, Stylized 6.8%
- #54 INHUMAN
69% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Qiutaixu studio
Windows
"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...
Why similar: Psychedelic 34.4%, Horror 17.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.5%, Puzzle 9.5%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #55 Tribute
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Titanzzz
Windows
A narrative-driven exploration game where your choices shape the outcome as you traverse an ancient temple and confront the fate of an Old God's eternal slumber.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 29.7%, Horror 29.6%, Atmospheric 24.9%, Female Protagonist 6.2%, Adventure 5.4%
- #56 Ruined Nurse
65% matchVery Positive83% of 568 reviews2024
Dev: eTIRUe
Windows
Explore the hospital by Thwarting the creatures that are trying to stop you and solving puzzles. Successfully install the internet and surprise customer...
Why similar: Dark 24.1%, Horror 23%, Action-Adventure 19.2%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Puzzle 12.5%
- #57 Abyss Of Pleasure
65% matchVery Positive89% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Jpegsama
Windows
The story is about the adventures of the witch Erika in a world filled with monsters. Erika will have to find her sisters and deal with all the obstacles along the way!
Why similar: Demons 45.3%, Adventure 17%, Action 16%, Pixel Graphics 12%, 2D 9.7%
- #58 Pseudoregalia
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,681 reviews2023
Dev: rittzler
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.4%, Surreal 32.4%, Platformer 20.9%, Stylized 9.9%, Adventure 4.5%
- #59 HELLSEED: All Chapters
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 281 reviews2024
Dev: Profenix Studio SRLS
Windows
HELLSEED is a first-person horror adventure that combines puzzles, action, and a chilling narrative. In a dark world full of supernatural threats, you’ll need to solve complex puzzles and manage your sanity. This isn’t just a fight for survival—it's a journey into the depths of terror.
Why similar: Demons 29.3%, Horror 22.4%, Puzzle 13%, Dark 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%