Games Like The Hex

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Why similar: Story Rich 35.3%, Dark 27%, Puzzle 11.3%, Horror 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer, this game masterfully blends deckbuilding with a dark, meta-fictional mystery that constantly subverts player expectations.

Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Indie 10%, Dark 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: An essential precursor to The Hex that uses meta-narrative hacking mechanics to turn a seemingly simple game into a psychological horror experience.

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 26.1%, Story Rich 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Indie 8.6%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional and meta-fictional journey that acknowledges the player's presence and impact on the game world.

There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!

Why similar: Story Rich 18%, Funny 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Indie 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: A hilarious and inventive genre-bending adventure that actively fights against the player to break the fourth wall.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 12.5%, Funny 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: This definitive meta-game constantly challenges the player's relationship with the narrator and the very concept of game design.

UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.8%, Story Rich 13%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Funny 8.1%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Famous for its subversion of traditional RPG tropes and its meta-commentary on the player's choices and actions.

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Story Rich 11%, Dark 10.2%, Funny 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal RPG that balances bizarre humor with heavy psychological themes and difficult moral choices.

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.9%, Indie 13.7%, Story Rich 12.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Horror 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, experimental horror anthology that uses retro aesthetics to deliver a chilling meta-narrative.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Mystery 36.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Story Rich 16.5%, Indie 8.1%, Puzzle 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant detective mystery that uses a distinct, limited-palette aesthetic to force players into deep logical deduction.

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: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Great Soundtrack 22.8%, Story Rich 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Indie 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal psychological horror RPG that uses a charming pixel-art style to explore deep, traumatic themes.

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Why similar: Mystery 32.9%, Story Rich 16.6%, Dark 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Puzzle 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A complex detective game that rewards players for piecing together a dark, overarching conspiracy through static, detailed scenes.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40%, Story Rich 19.4%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Puzzle 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, meta-narrative mystery featuring a unique facial expression control mechanic that deeply influences the branching story.

Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.3%, Story Rich 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Indie 12.5%, Horror 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that simulates an evolving AI relationship, blurring the lines between the game and the player's reality.

Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Story Rich 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Puzzle 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tense, pixel-art horror game that satirizes corporate culture with a surreal and unsettling atmosphere.

The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...

Why similar: Mystery 30.9%, Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Story Rich 13.4%, Indie 11.1%, Puzzle 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique time-loop murder mystery that requires players to observe and manipulate events to prevent a series of deaths.

Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?

Why similar: Mystery 25.9%, Story Rich 18.1%, Funny 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Puzzle 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A charming detective mystery that focuses on clever dialogue and environmental puzzles in a beautifully illustrated setting.

Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

Why similar: Mystery 33.5%, Story Rich 23.4%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%, RPG 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world investigation game that features a surreal, vaporwave aesthetic and a deeply layered mystery.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.6%, Story Rich 16.8%, Indie 10.4%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Dark 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-driven adventure that uses a whimsical art style to mask a deeply unsettling and tragic narrative.

Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Story Rich 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Puzzle 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, pixel-art horror game that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving within a grim, fairy-tale-inspired world.

A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Mystery 20.6%, Story Rich 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Funny 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy, emotional experience that serves as a spiritual successor to the To the Moon series with a focus on time-looping mysteries.

Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

Why similar: Mystery 27.4%, Story Rich 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Funny 12.7%, Indie 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A humorous, point-and-click detective series that uses pixel art to tell spooky, self-contained supernatural stories.

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.5%, Mystery 17.8%, Story Rich 15.3%, Funny 11.2%, Indie 9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal simulation of a 90s internet experience that hides a dark, compelling mystery beneath its retro aesthetic.

An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40%, Story Rich 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A genre-bending musical RPG that features surreal visuals and a narrative that constantly questions the nature of its own existence.

A brain-racking game about bathroom breaks, screwdrivers and nuclear explosions.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Indie 15.8%, Puzzle 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-puzzle game that forces the player to interact with a mysterious console, leading to a variety of surreal and catastrophic endings.

Exploration, puzzles and a touch of classic horror awaits you! Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Mystery 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Story Rich 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style horror adventure that focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving in a haunted, pixelated mansion.

Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Mystery 16.4%, Puzzle 14.5%, Indie 13.3%, Story Rich 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click puzzle game that leans heavily into psychological horror and bizarre, dreamlike imagery.

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.8%, Story Rich 22.7%, Funny 15.3%, Puzzle 15.3%, Singleplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: A perspective-based puzzle game that uses meta-narrative elements to explore the nature of reality and perception.

Unlucky Seven will take you on a space walk and tell you a story about love, hate, and craving for human flesh.

Why similar: Story Rich 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Indie 10.9%, Funny 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: An indie narrative game that uses pixel art to explore dark themes through the lens of a group of anthropomorphic characters.

HOME is a feel-good walking simulator experience in which you create your own poem and music. Embark on a poetic and musical heartwarming journey about what home means to you.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 31.8%, Choices Matter 21.2%, Indie 16.7%, Singleplayer 11.7%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric horror game that relies on player interpretation and choices to shape the narrative outcome.

Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.

Why similar: Mystery 20.3%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Story Rich 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Dark 8.1%

Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Mystery 16%, Dark 10.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

A story-driven psychological horror RPG about a group of friends who unintentionally become bound together after encountering 7 curses from a school.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Mystery 16.1%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Story Rich 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror RPG that utilizes multiple endings and character-driven choices to build a sense of dread.

You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?

Why similar: Mystery 17%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Dark 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret.

Why similar: Mystery 30.9%, Indie 16.4%, Story Rich 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, RPG 9.9%

"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Mystery 17.1%, Story Rich 12.9%, Dark 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!

Why similar: Mystery 24.1%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Dark 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Puzzle 7.5%

Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.

Why similar: Mystery 22.3%, Indie 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Horror 7.4%

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Story Rich 17%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Indie 10%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

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: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Mystery 18.1%, Indie 12.9%, Puzzle 12.5%, Story Rich 8.7%

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 22.7%, Indie 21.4%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Story Rich 13.2%, Puzzle 7%

Welcome to Bummertown a place where You'll have to collect items, talk to colorful characters and solve puzzles in order to find a lost character named Bedford.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Indie 14.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Memes 9.7%, Story Rich 9.7%

Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Story Rich 13.7%, Indie 11.2%, Dark 10%

A dark comedy RPG set in streets and psyches.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.7%, Story Rich 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, RPG 10%, Indie 9.1%

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 29.7%, Story Rich 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Horror 5.9%

The one and only non-linear adventure with 100 different endings. Don't just wishlist me. I'm not that expensive... also, look at those reviews!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Multiple Endings 18%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Indie 17%, Platformer 7.9%

This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Mystery 21.6%, Story Rich 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Puzzle 6.6%

Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Story Rich 22.3%, Dark 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Story Rich 20.8%, Mystery 19.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Indie 7.8%

Survive through four days at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic point-and-click thriller where your choices could keep you alive... or not.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Story Rich 15.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Indie 12.4%

A pixel game that contains some puzzles. It tells a story about five strangers who were trapped on a mysterious train.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Story Rich 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%

There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Story Rich 16.7%, Indie 11.6%, Dark 7.7%

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Indie 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Story Rich 11.8%, RPG 9.3%

A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Mystery 18%, Story Rich 15.8%, Dark 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Mystery 21.6%, Story Rich 18.8%, Funny 10.4%, Platformer 6.4%

Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.

Why similar: Story Rich 21.7%, Indie 13.3%, RPG 10.3%, Mystery 10%, Puzzle 9.3%

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.7%, Story Rich 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Indie 8.5%, Choices Matter 8.2%

And now, for today's story.

Why similar: Story Rich 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Mystery 13.8%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%

Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.

Why similar: Mystery 30.7%, Story Rich 16.5%, Dark 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Puzzle 7.4%

Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media. The insane experience of peeping into someone's private life through a cellphone will transform you into the state's greatest patriot.

Why similar: Indie 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Mystery 17.4%, Story Rich 16.1%, Psychological Horror 11%

A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.

Why similar: Mystery 22.3%, Story Rich 16.9%, Dark 12.1%, Indie 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 10%