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  1. #1 LIMBO
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 60,454 reviews2011
    Dev: Playdead
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.6%, Dark 16.1%, Platformer 11%, Puzzle 11%, Atmospheric 7%

  2. #2 Darkness Ahead
    97% matchMixed52% of 106 reviews2016
    Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.

    Why similar: Dark 22.3%, Horror 20.1%, Mystery 16.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, Adventure 9.6%

  3. #3 The Mensional
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2022
    Dev: Delil Timurtaş
    Windows · Mac

    Adventures of different characters with their unique atmosphere and puzzles.

    Why similar: Puzzle 18.1%, Platformer 17.6%, Mystery 16.4%, Dark 16.1%, Atmospheric 13%

  4. #4 INMOST
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 7,185 reviews2020
    Dev: Hidden Layer GamesPub: Chucklefish
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    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 22.9%, Dark 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Mystery 11.3%, Platformer 9%

  5. #5 In Between
    95% matchVery Positive85% of 473 reviews2015
    Dev: GentlymadPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    In Between is set inside the mind of a man hit by a cruel twist of fate. Together you are on a journey through the protagonist's head, a world that doesn’t obey the laws of physics.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.3%, Dark 17.9%, Platformer 13.6%, Puzzle 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%

  6. #6 In His Time
    94% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2023
    Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: Kodansha
    Windows · Mac

    Enter the hauntingly beautiful shadow world of In His Time, a 2D puzzle-solving adventure game. There you will meet Olly and join him to solve puzzles throughout each step of his emotional journey of growth and self-discovery.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.6%, Dark 19.1%, Platformer 12.7%, Puzzle 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.3%

  7. #7 Keep the Lights On
    93% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2023
    Dev: Light the Lantern Studios
    Windows

    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 18.5%, Horror 16.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Linear 10.3%

  8. #8 INSIDE
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 73,507 reviews2016
    Dev: Playdead
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 27.8%, Dark 18.9%, Horror 11.8%, Platformer 11.2%, Puzzle 11%

  9. #9 World of One
    92% matchMostly Positive72% of 95 reviews2017
    Dev: Grimwood Team
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    You are about to get on a journey around small planet-like worlds as if you were in the Little Prince's world. However, these ones are filled with monsters that are striving to kill you, deadly traps and riddles, which require you to be quick-witted and attentive.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.1%, Dark 23.6%, Horror 14.8%, Puzzle 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%

  10. #10 In The Shadows
    91% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2017
    Dev: Colorspace Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 29.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Puzzle 12.3%, Platformer 11.1%, Mystery 10.1%

  11. #11 Candleman: The Complete Journey
    90% matchVery Positive92% of 1,247 reviews2018
    Dev: Candleman Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light.

    Why similar: Puzzle 24.5%, Platformer 24.1%, Linear 15.7%, Adventure 14.6%, Indie 9.3%

  12. #12 Andarin Weppes: Pre-Dementia
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 184 reviews2024
    Dev: MötivPub: Next in Game
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 24%

    Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.9%, Puzzle 14.7%, Platformer 13.9%, Dark 11%, Atmospheric 11%

  13. #13 Andarin Weppes
    87% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: MötivPub: Next in Game
    Windows

    Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.9%, Dark 16%, Mystery 14.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Platformer 12.2%

  14. #14 Monochroma
    89% matchMostly Positive74% of 724 reviews2014
    Dev: Nowhere Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23%, Platformer 19.5%, Puzzle 17.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Mystery 6.9%

  15. #15 Inner silence
    88% matchMixed68% of 190 reviews2017
    Dev: Volens Nolens Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Inner silence - cheerful 2D platformer puzzle game

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.7%, Platformer 16.3%, Retro 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Puzzle 12.1%

  16. #16 Shadow Alchemist
    85% matchVery Positive96% of 100 reviews2024
    Dev: PostHuman Interactive
    Windows

    Explore a mystical, ever-changing dungeon in this isometric puzzle-adventure game. Master self-transmutation abilities and solve increasingly complex challenges as you uncover the secrets of your past.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.6%, Mystery 18%, Puzzle 14.6%, Linear 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

  17. #17 Beyond The Darkness
    84% matchVery Positive89% of 98 reviews2024
    Dev: My Little StudioPub: IndieGO Publishing
    Windows

    💀🧩🕹️ Beyond The Darkness is a horror adventure game with puzzles where you help little girl Milly battle nightmares in the darkness to find her missing family. You will find yourself in bizarre worlds of memories, distorted by fears, and your only weapon will be the light of a small lamp...

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, Horror 21.2%, Dark 15.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Platformer 9.1%

  18. #18 The Way
    86% matchVery Positive83% of 1,295 reviews2016
    Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Platformer 14.2%, Retro 12.4%, Adventure 6.2%

  19. #19 Dark Frame
    86% matchMixed52% of 67 reviews2021
    Dev: Nimos Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Simple platformer in a dark setting

    Why similar: Platformer 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Linear 14.9%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Retro 9.5%

  20. #20 Tormenture
    81% matchVery Positive88% of 206 reviews2024
    Dev: Croxel StudiosPub: Billete Cohete
    Windows

    Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.

    Why similar: Dark 18.9%, Retro 15.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 12%, Horror 11.3%

  21. #21 Nihilumbra
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 2,981 reviews2013
    Dev: BeautiFun Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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: Puzzle Platformer 31.8%, Platformer 19%, Puzzle 17.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Dark 5.2%

  22. #22 Grimind
    84% matchMixed64% of 289 reviews2014
    Dev: Paweł MogiłaPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    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 39.4%, Horror 21%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Side Scroller 8.7%, Adventure 8.5%

  23. #23 Chamber of Darkness
    83% matchMixed46% of 67 reviews2018
    Dev: The Crow StudiosPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 26%

    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: Dark 25.5%, Platformer 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Adventure 12.4%

  24. #24 The Inner Friend
    82% matchVery Positive86% of 58 reviews2018
    Dev: PLAYMIND
    Windows

    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: Puzzle 26.1%, Adventure 21.4%, Casual 21.1%, Atmospheric 19.2%, Indie 12.3%

  25. #25 ANIMAL WELL
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,519 reviews2024
    Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.4%, Puzzle 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Platformer 10.1%

  26. #26 We're Tethered Together
    78% matchVery Positive98% of 230 reviews2023
    Dev: BunBun Games
    Windows

    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: Puzzle Platformer 30.8%, Platformer 16.9%, Puzzle 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Horror 8.9%

  27. #27 Pinstripe
    79% matchVery Positive89% of 2,607 reviews2017
    Dev: Atmos Games, LLCPub: Armor Games Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25%, Dark 21.2%, Platformer 10.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.8%

  28. #28 The Room Syndrome
    79% matchVery Positive95% of 362 reviews2019
    Dev: Jesse CarradinePub: Jesse Carradine?
    Windows

    Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.

    Why similar: Dark 30%, Puzzle 29.7%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Casual 11.2%, Indie 7.6%

  29. #29 The New Apartment
    78% matchMostly Positive74% of 76 reviews2025
    Dev: Paul Thomas Games
    Windows

    A man living in his new apartment finds himself in the center of something much more sinister.

    Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Puzzle 21.2%, Dark 18.8%, Linear 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%

  30. #30 Project Liminal 2
    76% 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: Puzzle 29.3%, Platformer 28.4%, Dark 17.9%, Adventure 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.8%

  31. #31 Inner Voices
    81% matchMixed53% of 93 reviews2017
    Dev: Sigma GamesPub: No Gravity Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.

    Why similar: Dark 28%, Horror 17.9%, Mystery 16.7%, Puzzle 15.5%, Atmospheric 11.9%

  32. #32 In Nightmare
    77% matchVery Positive82% of 94 reviews2022
    Dev: Magic Fish Games
    Windows

    In Nightmare is a narrative-driven horror adventure game combining sneak action with diverse puzzles. It follows a young boy in search for the last hope of love who is working out his own salvation by navigating through his fear.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 54.3%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Dark 9.2%, Puzzle 8.2%, Adventure 7.2%

  33. #33 Madness
    80% matchMixed56% of 131 reviews2016
    Dev: Indie Games StudioPub: Enoops
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    You a hero, so have to explore a world full of dangers. overcome various difficulties, traps and demons.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.4%, Linear 16.9%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Adventure 13.1%, Casual 12.3%

  34. #34 KnightLight
    75% matchVery Positive95% of 117 reviews2024
    Dev: LuminosityPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
    Windows

    A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.3%, Puzzle 12.8%, Platformer 12.7%, Linear 11.2%, Side Scroller 10.1%

  35. #35 Them
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
    Dev: Lexip Games
    Windows

    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: Dark 18.3%, Mystery 15.7%, Horror 12.5%, Retro 12.4%, Puzzle 12%

  36. #36 Clocker
    76% matchVery Positive83% of 283 reviews2019
    Dev: Wild Kid Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    The world has been swallowed into the grey void of time and space. The only key to the winding puzzle - a time-controling pocket-watch - lies in the hands of a clockmaker Father. The watch creates a mysterious barrier between the Father and his estranged Daughter.

    Why similar: Time Manipulation 48.5%, Puzzle Platformer 23%, Puzzle 8.6%, Retro 7.9%, Platformer 6.3%

  37. #37 The Corruption Within
    74% matchVery Positive94% of 166 reviews2021
    Dev: Cosmic Void
    Windows

    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: Mystery 20.7%, Retro 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Puzzle 11.6%, Dark 11.6%

  38. #38 The Watchmaker
    77% matchMixed49% of 81 reviews2018
    Dev: Micropsia Games SpA
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    The Watchmaker is an action adventure set in a strange steampunk world of giant clock mechanisms, where time has gone mad. Join Alexander, a clock tower keeper, on his quest to restore time to its natural rhythm!

    Why similar: Time Manipulation 41.2%, Puzzle Platformer 26.3%, Puzzle 13.4%, Platformer 10.9%, Adventure 5.1%

  39. #39 Creepy Tale
    72% matchVery Positive87% of 2,883 reviews2020
    Dev: Creepy Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 25.7%, Dark 16.9%, Platformer 12.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%

  40. #40 The Door in the Basement
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 177 reviews2021
    Dev: Aegon Games
    Windows

    The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.

    Why similar: Dark 26.4%, Mystery 20.7%, Horror 18%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Atmospheric 12.4%

  41. #41 What Lies in the Multiverse
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 705 reviews2022
    Dev: Studio VoyagerPub: Untold Tales
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.

    Why similar: Time Manipulation 50.7%, Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Puzzle 8.6%, Mature 3.6%

  42. #42 Mythargia
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 61 reviews2023
    Dev: RunByCoffeePub: Bonus Stage Publishing
    Windows · Linux

    You are a journalist in search of your breakthrough story. A promising lead takes you to the abandoned island of Mythargia where you have to discover its buried history connecting two different dimensions.

    Why similar: Dark 18.5%, Mystery 15.2%, Puzzle 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Horror 11.1%

  43. #43 Tyd wag vir Niemand (Time waits for Nobody)
    74% matchMixed57% of 91 reviews2017
    Dev: Skobbejak GamesPub: Skermunkel
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Manipulate time to your will at any moment to solve challenges, avoid deadly traps and make it to the end of this strange journey.

    Why similar: Atmospheric 39.3%, Adventure 29.1%, Indie 20.9%, Singleplayer 10.7%

  44. #44 Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
    Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
    Windows

    Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Horror 19.4%, Puzzle 17.4%, Dark 13.1%, Linear 11.5%

  45. #45 Silence of the Sleep
    72% matchMostly Positive75% of 703 reviews2014
    Dev: Jesse Makkonen
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.

    Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Dark 17.5%, Puzzle 13.4%, Mystery 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%

  46. #46 The Tribulation Entanglement
    71% 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: Dark 19.2%, Retro 16%, Horror 12.5%, Platformer 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.2%

  47. #47 Summoner's Mess
    69% matchVery Positive98% of 84 reviews2021
    Dev: Elendow
    Windows · Linux

    You've made a mistake trying to summon a beast from the depths. Explore a huge manor to solve your mess. Can you find the sacred grimoires before being consumed by the darkness?

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.7%, Atmospheric 18.5%, Dark 16.5%, Puzzle 9.8%, Mystery 8.9%

  48. #48 Chronology
    70% matchVery Positive87% of 986 reviews2014
    Dev: Bedtime Digital Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    A platform-adventure game about time travelling, puzzle solving and a friendship between an Old Inventor and a Snail.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.7%, Time Manipulation 30.2%, Platformer 12.2%, Puzzle 11.2%, Adventure 4.7%

  49. #49 Toby: The Secret Mine
    71% matchMostly Positive70% of 725 reviews2015
    Dev: Lukas Navratil
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.9%, Dark 17%, Platformer 14.3%, Puzzle 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.7%

  50. #50 Entangled
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2022
    Dev: P² Studios
    Windows

    Complete physics-based platformer puzzles as you venture deeper into an abandoned research facility responsible for developing ominously powerful quantum entanglement technology.

    Why similar: Puzzle 22.6%, Platformer 14.8%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Mystery 10.3%

  51. #51 The Indigo Parallel
    67% matchVery Positive97% of 263 reviews2022
    Dev: Chris Danelon
    Windows · Mac

    A surreal mind-bending journey into the depths of madness. You assume the role of Tom, a man hopelessly in love with Daisy, who embarks on a psychedelic adventure through a bizarre and unpredictable world.

    Why similar: Retro 28.2%, Horror 25.2%, Puzzle 20.5%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Adventure 5.9%

  52. #52 The Mooseman
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 1,190 reviews2017
    Dev: Morteshka
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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: Atmospheric 43.8%, Puzzle 17.9%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 10.6%, 2D 5.3%

  53. #53 Squared Adventure
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2024
    Dev: Crazy Potato Game Studio
    Windows

    Embark on a journey through tunnels, caves and ancient temples, solving puzzles and fighting all kinds of hostile creatures. Be smart - avoid traps and think carefully. They say it doesn't hurt ;)

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.8%, Retro 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Puzzle 15.2%, Platformer 10.6%

  54. #54 TAMASHII
    68% 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: Dark 23.1%, Horror 21.1%, Retro 18.1%, Puzzle 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%

  55. #55 The Plane Effect
    70% matchMixed62% of 77 reviews2021
    Dev: Innovina/StudioKikuPub: PQube
    Windows

    Embark on a dark, dystopian isometric adventure as 'Solo,' seeking to reunite with your wife and daughter after an otherworldly, life-changing event. Solve intricate puzzles and evade an everwatching sinister presence...

    Why similar: Dark 25.7%, Horror 24.3%, Atmospheric 19.2%, Puzzle 18.9%, Adventure 6.6%

  56. #56 Insight
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
    Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
    Windows

    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: Dark 43.3%, Horror 30.4%, Pixel Graphics 24.7%, Adventure 1.6%

  57. #57 The Drifter
    61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,092 reviews2025
    Dev: Powerhoof
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.

    Why similar: Time Manipulation 42.6%, Mystery 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Dark 10.3%, Horror 9.9%

  58. #58 The Demon Within Me
    68% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2022
    Dev: Elite Lords Studios
    Windows

    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: Dark 31.2%, Horror 23.7%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Linear 14.5%, Mystery 5.7%

  59. #59 OVIVO
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 467 reviews2017
    Dev: IzHard
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    OVIVO is a minimalistic platformer with unusual mechanics where everything is as simple as black and white. The journey in this metaphoric world is filled with illusions and hidden messages.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.4%, Dark 20.1%, Platformer 14.1%, Horror 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%

  60. #60 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
    64% 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 25.9%, Dark 17.5%, Horror 12%, Puzzle 10.8%, Platformer 10.4%

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