Games Like The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2

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: Psychedelic 21.9%, Point & Click 18%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Surreal 14.8%, Story Rich 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title shares a similar surreal, wordless, and highly artistic approach to point-and-click exploration and puzzle-solving.

Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.

Why similar: Psychedelic 19.8%, Point & Click 17.8%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Surreal 14.5%, Puzzle 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Like The Dream Machine, this game is entirely hand-crafted from paper, offering a deeply tactile and atmospheric puzzle experience.

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: Psychological Horror 18%, Point & Click 17.9%, Psychological 10.1%, Horror 8.9%, Story Rich 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends psychological horror with surreal, hand-drawn art, mirroring the unsettling dream-exploration themes of the seed game.

Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.9%, Puzzle 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 8.5%, Dark 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This series is renowned for its bizarre, surreal, and psychological narrative that feels right at home with the dream-like nature of the seed game.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Hand-drawn 18.9%, Surreal 16.9%, Puzzle 10.8%, Story Rich 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that features a highly detailed, hand-drawn aesthetic and clever, logic-based puzzles.

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: Point & Click 23.1%, Puzzle 13%, Surreal 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a compact, surreal, and dark puzzle experience that captures the same unsettling atmosphere found in dream-based games.

Immerse yourself in the bizarre art style and the surreal world of Cat Museum, a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure game. Solve the strange puzzles with your mischievous cat, and unveil the truth behind the mysterious museum.

Why similar: Psychedelic 22.3%, Surreal 15.4%, Point & Click 14.5%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Horror 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and psychedelic point-and-click adventure that uses a distinct hand-drawn style to explore strange, dream-like environments.

The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.

Why similar: Surreal 24.8%, Hand-drawn 24.4%, Puzzle 13.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Atmospheric 8%

Why You'll Like It: Featuring a beautiful, hand-painted art style, this game excels at creating a surreal, subterranean world filled with unique puzzles.

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

Why similar: Narrative 24.1% ★, Point & Click 15.2%, Psychological 10.7%, Emotional 9.2%, Dark 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric, story-rich point-and-click game that delves into dark, psychological themes with a strong sense of place.

Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...

Why similar: Point & Click 16%, Psychological 12.5%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Surreal 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that leans heavily into psychological horror and dream-like logic, offering multiple paths and endings.

Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.

Why similar: Psychological 13.4%, Surreal 12.6%, Point & Click 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Hand-drawn 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Directly focused on the concept of exploring dreams, this game uses a dark, hand-drawn style to navigate surreal psychological landscapes.

Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.

Why similar: Narrative 17.7% ★, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Point & Click 10.2%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, Dark 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological-horror adventure that uses a unique, stylized art direction to tell a deeply personal and unsettling story.

Enjoy an adventurous vacation to a 1960's parallel universe! A Sci-Fi-Mystery Adventure Game with handmade scenery.

Why similar: Point & Click 43.2%, Adventure 18.6%, Story Rich 11.6%, Puzzle 10.4%, Exploration 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a unique claymation-style aesthetic, providing a physical, handcrafted look that aligns perfectly with the seed game's production.

Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 26.7%, Puzzle 22.8%, Point & Click 16.5%, Mystery 6.3%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: An incredibly unique puzzle game where the narrative is told through beautiful, hand-drawn illustrations that shift and interact in surreal ways.

Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.4%, Surreal 19.8%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Puzzle 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the masters of surreal point-and-click games, it offers a vibrant, artistic, and highly imaginative world to explore.

A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.

Why similar: Narrative 15.5% ★, Surreal 13.3%, Point & Click 11.5%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Psychological 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A collection of short, surreal stories that prioritize artistic expression and stylized visuals over traditional gameplay.

Life Gallery is a puzzle game with a unique, illustration-style art design that leads the players into a world of profound horror.

Why similar: Psychedelic 18.3%, Surreal 16.5%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Point & Click 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game brings surreal, hand-drawn illustrations to life through puzzle-solving, creating an eerie and memorable experience.

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: Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Surreal 13.5%, Point & Click 10.2%, Horror 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, surreal puzzle game that focuses on mystery and folklore, sharing the artistic depth of the seed game.

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Point & Click 27%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 12.7%, Story Rich 12.5%, Dark 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a dark, whimsical, and surreal narrative that explores complex psychological themes through a distinct artistic lens.

Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.

Why similar: Narrative 24.6% ★, Surreal 16.7%, Emotional 11.3%, Puzzle 9.8%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, 2D puzzle-adventure that explores the boundaries between reality and the imagination in a dream-like setting.

Boxville is an adventure puzzle game about speechless cans living in the city of boxes and drawing doodles on cardboards to tell the stories. Made in Ukraine.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, Hand-drawn 20%, Emotional 14.6%, Puzzle 10.7%, Story Rich 9%

Why You'll Like It: This hand-drawn, wordless adventure game focuses on environmental storytelling and puzzles, echoing the tactile feel of the seed game.

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 20.9%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Puzzle 9.8%, Mystery 8.8%, Exploration 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that excels at creating a mysterious, surreal world through puzzle-based exploration.

The Journey Down is a point-and-click series with an Afro-Caribbean twist. Get ready to embark on a journey of exploration, mystery and grave danger - but also a journey of warmth, friendship and love.

Why similar: Point & Click 40.8%, Surreal 23.6%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Dark 11.6%, Adventure 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure with a strong, stylized aesthetic and an atmospheric narrative that rewards careful exploration.

The Inner World – A 2D-Point’n’Click Adventure Together with the help of the mysterious thief Laura, his best intentions and no clue whatsoever, Robert sets off on his adventure to discover the secret of the wind's disappearance. Will the young adventurer be able to save his world?

Why similar: Point & Click 58.3%, Adventure 18.1%, Puzzle 12.8%, Story Rich 7%, 2D 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure that focuses on world-building and clever puzzle mechanics.

DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 15.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 11.7%, Exploration 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological-horror game that emphasizes atmospheric exploration and the surreal nature of dream states.

You are thrown into a weird world by the machine Garage. Can you escape from it?

Why similar: Point & Click 20%, Psychedelic 18.5%, Dark 13.4%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Mystery 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal point-and-click adventure that leans into the unsettling and bizarre nature of its dream-like world.

The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!

Why similar: Point & Click 36.2%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Surreal 8.8%, Dark 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological point-and-click adventure that remains a benchmark for dark, narrative-driven storytelling.

Remember the dad's monster house that haunted your dreams? You're back, in a way you'd never expect! A mysterious ■■ leaves you trapped in a creepy, run-down house...

Why similar: Point & Click 19.8%, Psychedelic 15.2%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Horror 10%, Puzzle 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy exploration game that uses a hand-drawn style to convey a personal and slightly eerie narrative.

Colin’s apartment maze has puzzles, dialogues, and some dry humor waiting for you. A surreal adventure of a special kind.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Point & Click 14.1%, Surreal 9.8%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

Bad Dream: Stories is a collection of older games in the Bad Dream series in a new, remastered form. Play the series of short point & click titles and travel through the disturbing and atmospheric world of dreams.

Why similar: Point & Click 17.8%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Psychological 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Puzzle 8.2%

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 15.5%, Psychedelic 14.1%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Emotional 10.8%, Psychological 9.9%

[The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Horror 10.4%, Puzzle 9.7%

Dream is an exploration game that takes place within the subconscious mind of Howard Phillips, a young man whose waking hours are tedious and dull, but whose dreams are lucid and powerful.

Why similar: Exploration 23.7%, Adventure 16.3%, Puzzle 14.6%, Horror 13.2%, Atmospheric 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused game that dives deep into the subconscious, mirroring the thematic focus of the seed game.

Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story is a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and a cozy horror setting that tells a short story set in the Tales from Candleforth universe.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.9%, Point & Click 19.8%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Mystery 11.1%

A sinister creature has enslaved mankind. Solve puzzles, gather components for a machine you are building, find comfort in your dreams.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Puzzle 14.7%, Dark 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Adventure 11.4%

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: Surreal 14.7%, Psychological 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Point & Click 11%, Horror 9.9%

Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.

Why similar: Puzzle 25.3%, Point & Click 25%, Mystery 15.7%, Horror 10.6%, Atmospheric 7%

Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…

Why similar: Point & Click 20.3%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Surreal 14%, Puzzle 10.3%, Mystery 8.6%

Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?

Why similar: Point & Click 28%, Mystery 15.1%, Puzzle 15%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Story Rich 8.7%

Gateway is an award-winning minimalist point & click puzzle adventure set in a desolate black void. The Gateway Trilogy includes remastered versions of the first two games – plus a never-before-seen third installment.

Why similar: Point & Click 16.2%, Psychedelic 14.1%, Surreal 12.7%, Third Person 9.1%, Psychological 7.8%

ENIGMA TECHNOLOGIES invites you to delve into the mind of an AI. Seamlessly blending first-person exploration with point-and-click mechanics, THE ENIGMA MACHINE's completely unique presentation offers an increasingly unnerving atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 47.5%, Puzzle 32.7%, Atmospheric 19.8%

HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles. Unravel the strange puzzles hidden in your dreams.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Surreal 20.2%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Psychological 15%, Puzzle 12.8%

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: Narrative 28.2% ★, Psychological 15%, Point & Click 14.2%, Dark 8.9%, Psychological Horror 7.5%

Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...

Why similar: Psychological 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Point & Click 10.1%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%, Horror 9.2%

A teenage girl and the vengeful ghost possessing her stumble onto horrors of cosmic proportions as the latter searches for a way to murder the former.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16%, Dark 13.3%, Horror 12.5%, Mystery 10.1%

Arrog is an enigmatic puzzle adventure game featuring hand-drawn art and set in a bizarre black-and-white world with color accents.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.9%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Psychological 13.6%, Narrative 11.6% ★, Adventure 7.9%

The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.5%, Psychological 16.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Mystery 9%, Story Rich 8.2%

NOX: Chapter 1 is a first-person puzzle game, where the player has to make use of gravity changes, gravity shifts and portals to explore the dreams and nightmares of a child. All this, in a world inspired by the work of Escher.

Why similar: Surreal 20.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Psychological 14.3%, Emotional 13.3%, Puzzle 12.6%

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 18.8%, Psychedelic 15.5%, Emotional 13.5%, Psychological Horror 9%, Puzzle 8.5%

Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!

Why similar: Surreal 20.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Point & Click 16%, Horror 9.7%, Puzzle 8.9%

The Repairing Mantis is a narrative horror game that lets you experience the disturbing, violent (yet absurdly poetic) story of a mantis on a mission to repair a bridge made of flying squirrel flesh.

Why similar: Narrative 26.1% ★, Surreal 15%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 11.9%, Exploration 8.5%

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: Point & Click 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological 11%, Surreal 9.5%

Daymare Town is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a heart of a strange city populated by peculiar Metamorph creatures. This town is full of nooks and crannies, puzzles, secrets and items to collect to help you along the way. Can you escape the nightmare of a day?

Why similar: Point & Click 25.3%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Exploration 11.2%, Story Rich 9.4%

Dad's Monster House is a hand-drawn puzzle game featuring horror and fantasy. It tells the story of Carlos' journey after he receives a distress call from his father, pleading for him to return to his old home and rescue his dad.

Why similar: Surreal 17.7%, Point & Click 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Dark 10.8%

Uncover the lies. Free your mind. Veritas is a compact narrative puzzle game that asks: what is truth, and does it even matter?

Why similar: Narrative 20.5% ★, Point & Click 17.6%, Puzzle 8.4%, Sci-fi 8%, Mystery 7.7%

Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.7%, Hand-drawn 22.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 9.7%, Mystery 8.3%

Phil's life has crumbled to dust. The four walls of his room have become his safe haven. He yearns for sleep...but terrible nightmares haunt him. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

Why similar: Narrative 20.5% ★, Point & Click 12.2%, Psychological 10.2%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%, Psychological Horror 7.4%

You can’t run from your dreams in this unsettling classic point-and-click horror game from award-winning indie developer scriptwelder. To find a way out, you’ll have to go even deeper into your nightmares.

Why similar: Point & Click 45.7%, Horror 31.2%, Adventure 17%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?

Why similar: Point & Click 27.6%, Puzzle 18%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Adventure 12.2%, Mystery 8.9%

What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.

Why similar: Point & Click 16%, Psychological 15.9%, Surreal 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 8.2%