Games Like The Dreadful Whispers

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.4%, Platformer 24%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterful follow-up to Limbo that excels in environmental storytelling and unsettling, atmospheric puzzle-solving.

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.2%, Platformer 21.6%, Indie 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This iconic title sets the standard for dark, atmospheric 2D puzzle-platformers focused on overcoming fear.

Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure to find himself whilst trying to escape from his inevitable curse. Born was created from the absolute nothingness: The Void. But somehow he separates himself from the black emptiness and appears in the world.

Why similar: Platformer 21.9%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Indie 11.5%, Adventure 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It explores existential dread and the struggle against one's nature through a creative 2D puzzle-platformer lens.

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Platformer 18.9%, Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Atmospheric 13%, Indie 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric puzzle game that explores existential themes through unique cloning mechanics.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.8%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Platformer 12.8%, Puzzle Platformer 9.1%, Indie 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the emotional weight and beautiful, evocative soundtrack of the seed game through a stunning platforming journey.

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: Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Great Soundtrack 20%, Platformer 13.5%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Adventure 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the feeling of vulnerability and dread within a surreal, puzzle-heavy platforming world.

In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky...

Why similar: Platformer 34.2%, Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Indie 13.2%, Puzzle 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses light and shadow as a core mechanic to create a haunting, surreal experience similar to the seed game.

Candle is an adventure with challenging puzzles. Play as Teku, a young novice on a dangerous journey to rescue his tribe's shaman from the evil tribe of the Wakcha. But the way is littered with sinister traps and difficult obstacles.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.1%, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 14.3%, Platformer 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, hand-painted puzzle-platformer that emphasizes atmosphere and unique environmental interactions.

Descend into an eerie world made of scattered memories and unresolved traumas and explore a nightmarish landscape where you will come face to face with childhood fears and nightmares.

Why similar: Adventure 46.2%, Indie 33.9%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Puzzle 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological journey through childhood fears that mirrors the introspective nature of the seed game.

You are the Mooseman and you have the ability to see all that is hidden to the mortal eye. You are about to visit three layers of this universe - the first one is the Lower World where dead reside…

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.8%, Adventure 19.5%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Indie 15%, 2D 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, narrative-focused adventure with a distinct, haunting aesthetic inspired by mythology.

An ex-minister ventures through the frozen depths of Hell in search of his kidnapped daughter.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Platformer 15.5%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 12%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric adventure that deals with personal demons and a descent into a surreal underworld.

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 21.7%, Adventure 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Atmospheric 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on emotional storytelling and memory through a handcrafted, physics-based platforming journey.

Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...

Why similar: Platformer 43%, Indie 23.4%, Adventure 18.9%, Atmospheric 8.5%, 2D 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle-platformer that maintains a consistently dark and eerie tone throughout the experience.

A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.

Why similar: Platformer 24.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Adventure 17%, Indie 15.6%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Strongly mirrors the visual style and mechanical focus of dark, atmospheric 2D puzzle-platformers.

This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41.5%, Platformer 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.4%, Indie 8.4%, Puzzle 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that uses time manipulation to explore themes of regret and past mistakes.

In The Shadows is a puzzle platformer where lights scare away shadows monsters that transform into everyday objects you can use to your own advantage. Confront your fears, solve puzzles, find secrets!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33%, Platformer 24.7%, Adventure 14.6%, Atmospheric 12%, 2D 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Uses light and shadow mechanics to solve puzzles in a dark, mysterious world that rewards careful exploration.

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Platformer 16.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines fluid, challenging platforming with a dark, mysterious narrative that keeps the player engaged.

After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 46.2%, Adventure 16.4%, Platformer 15.2%, Indie 13.3%, 2D 7%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging metroidvania-style platformer with a somber atmosphere and a focus on uncovering secrets.

Selma and the Wisp is an astonishing platform game with a particularly eerie feel to it. Densely packed with logical puzzles and unexpected obstacles, the game incorporates innovative gameplay, low-poly models and an spectacular animations.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Platformer 19.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: A moody, atmospheric platformer that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving in a dangerous world.

Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.

Why similar: Indie 19.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Adventure 18.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game that forces difficult moral choices in a bleak, challenging setting.

The Floor is Jelly is a game that answers the question: what if everything you touched was made of jello?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.8%, Platformer 23.3%, Great Soundtrack 20.7%, Indie 13.1%, 2D 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal puzzle-platformer that shares the experimental and physics-based nature of the seed game.

Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.5%, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 18.4%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 11%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses color-shifting mechanics to influence the atmospheric world and solve complex puzzles.

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: Great Soundtrack 28.1%, Adventure 20%, Indie 15.2%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Puzzle 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal adventure that explores psychological trauma and reality through a haunting lens.

Enter a macabre and comical silent world filled with mischief, time travel and delicious pie. Includes Steam Achievements, Cloud, and Leaderboards!

Why similar: Platformer 29%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Indie 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Adventure 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A clever puzzle-platformer that uses time-manipulation mechanics to deal with themes of greed and regret.

Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.

Why similar: Platformer 28.9%, Puzzle Platformer 28.2%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Indie 9.2%, Adventure 9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven platformer that uses simple shapes to evoke strong emotional connections and character growth.

Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44.9%, Adventure 25.9%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Indie 13%, Puzzle 3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploring emotional landscapes and memories to piece together a fragmented narrative.

Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.

Why similar: Platformer 27.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Indie 12.4%, Atmospheric 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric journey that blends cultural narrative with puzzle-platforming to create a unique experience.

Cast into an ancient crypt, survive the horrors that dwell below, and ascend from despair with your unexpected companion in this short 2D puzzle platformer. Take risks to evade the petrifying gaze from beyond the dark.

Why similar: Platformer 27.9%, Puzzle Platformer 26.5%, Adventure 15.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%, 2D 7%

THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.

Why similar: Adventure 27%, Atmospheric 22.1%, Choices Matter 17.9%, Indie 15%, Puzzle 10.6%

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 29.8%, Platformer 23.6%, Adventure 13.7%, Atmospheric 13%, Indie 9.8%

Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.

Why similar: Choices Matter 38.2%, Atmospheric 24.1%, Indie 17.9%, Puzzle 12%, Singleplayer 7.7%

The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.8%, Adventure 25.9%, Indie 20.8%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Puzzle 5.6%

Night Fly - 2D game that will give you a chance to test your nerves for strength in artful locations.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Adventure 22.6%, Indie 17.2%, Platformer 16.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%

Play as a fearsome knight on a journey filled with challenges. Use a variety of abilities and powerups to take down enemies in an abandoned, torn by war castle.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.6%, Adventure 22.2%, Indie 17.9%, Platformer 17.2%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.6%, Platformer 22.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Atmospheric 10%, Indie 8.8%

A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.3%, Adventure 29.5%, Indie 22.5%, Atmospheric 11.7%

Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.3%, Atmospheric 22.3%, Indie 16%, 2D 13%, Puzzle 11%

The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.

Why similar: Adventure 59.2%, Indie 26.4%, Singleplayer 14.4%

Dive into the wondrous world of the Inops! The 2D puzzle based side scrolling adventure of dark and light. Battle the fire breathing demons and rescue the scattered Inops.

Why similar: Adventure 34.5%, Indie 27.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, Atmospheric 4.5%

Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.

Why similar: Adventure 48.6%, 2D 19.1%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Indie 12.2%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Speechless is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on atmosphere, emotional storytelling, repetition, and environmental transformation

Why similar: Atmospheric 29.8%, Adventure 29.7%, Puzzle 16.8%, Indie 10.8%, Choices Matter 7.4%

Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.7%, Platformer 22.6%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 12.9%, Atmospheric 12.8%

A psychological 2D puzzle platformer. You must switch between two versions of the past: dark & light, positive & negative, hope & despair. Every action is innately tied to this dualistic battle. Traverse a surreal landscape of memory to try and mend a fragile mind.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.8%, Platformer 26.7%, Puzzle Platformer 22.9%, Indie 19.7%, Singleplayer 3%

Explore a remote village and solve complex puzzles in The Whispering Valley, a folk horror point & click game. Delve into guilt and depression to investigate the village's deepest secret.

Why similar: Atmospheric 41.5%, Adventure 38.7%, Singleplayer 11.4%, Puzzle 8.4%

One night can feel like a lifetime of pain, suffering and horror to a child...do you have what it takes to survive the night? Play as an 8 year old child who is tormented by monsters in his house. Your choices make his future which lives can be saved or ended.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.5%, Adventure 20.8%, Indie 15.3%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Atmospheric 11.8%

Embark on a touching and creepy journey about sacrifice and how sometimes a person pays for the sins of another

Why similar: Adventure 34.8%, Indie 28.2%, Great Soundtrack 24.2%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Puzzle 3.7%

Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 62.7%, Adventure 15.7%, Singleplayer 5.7%, Indie 5.6%, Puzzle 5.4%

Keep the Lights On is an atmospheric horror game where you step in the shoes of Edmund Rosental, a private detective, who is tasked with investigating an old abbey and the mystery surrounding it. Will he be able to keep the lights on or will he succumb to the darkness

Why similar: Platformer 34.8%, Adventure 28%, Atmospheric 13.6%, 2D 10.9%, Indie 6.6%

You only have 21 days until this living city dies. The clock is ticking. You can’t be everywhere at once. Decide what to explore, who to meet and see every decision shape the curious stories and terrible secrets of this branching narrative game.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.2%, Adventure 21.8%, Choices Matter 19.2%, Indie 17.3%, Atmospheric 9.4%

The Demon Within Me is a first-person psychological horror game featuring a dark, lonely, and atmospheric environment that offers an immersive and disturbing experience.

Why similar: Atmospheric 58.8%, Adventure 19%, Singleplayer 15.4%, Indie 6.8%

Experience the creepy tension of a brothers Grimm fairy tale in this puzzle adventure game. Follow the young and brave Lars as he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his sisters mind from the clutches of a mysterious evil.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.7%, Adventure 20.3%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Indie 15.1%, 2D 12.8%

An existential platformer where Doomsday is just around the corner. Save the world or become an eternal corporate slave for the God of Death. Choices matter. Or do they? Goof around and find out.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.5%, Platformer 27.7%, Choices Matter 20%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Singleplayer 5.2%

INCUBO is a side scrolling platform game with a semi-horror theme. We present many ghost from around the world in our game as enemy and bosses. You played as a child in his nightmare and discover the truth about his story.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.2%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 16.4%, Platformer 15.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%

Hearing Voices is a unique indie short horror experience where you will need to put your listening and deduction skills to the test to solve puzzles. Mistakes have consequences.

Why similar: Adventure 33.5%, Atmospheric 25.3%, 2D 13.5%, Puzzle 13.4%, Indie 11%

Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?

Why similar: Adventure 44.4%, Atmospheric 39%, Puzzle 16.6%

When lost in the Depths, the only way to go is up. You will Escape- one way or another.

Why similar: Platformer 36.7%, Atmospheric 19.8%, Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.5%, 2D 8.8%

INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.3%, Atmospheric 20.1%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 11.1%, Puzzle 9.7%

Carefuly crafted puzzles in a challenging 3D plaformer take the player on a surrealistic journey through a maze of feelings. In Face It, abstract concepts are shaped into gameplay: darker emotions are monsters and traps, while brighter concepts are the powers you need to beat the levels.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.8%, Adventure 31.3%, Indie 25.9%, Puzzle 8%

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Platformer 35.9%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Indie 9.8%, 2D 7.1%