Games Like The Road of Dust and Sorrow

An otaku trapped in a zombie-infested city. Survive the pixelated apocalypse in this retro-style survival horror.

Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Action-Adventure 18.8%, Story Rich 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Survival Horror 10.5%

When Emmie brings home a toy rabbit she found in the woods, her mother, Kaiya, starts experiencing strange happenings inside their home as everything becomes a fight for survival.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.5%, Horror 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Story Rich 8.3%, Side Scroller 7.4%

You are an ordinary employee of a research laboratory. One of your workdays becomes a horror. Suddenly a nightmare happens and now you have to survive and figure out what's going on here...

Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Story Rich 8.8%

A young girl needs to find her friends, unravel a dark mystery and escape the clutches of her cursed toys.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.6%, Horror 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Action-Adventure 9.1%

In this 2D Survival-Horror, you switch between two protagonists as you advance through the story: Neo, a man lost in his own mind, trying to survive an endless nightmare, and Lavina, a loyal friend who will do anything to try to save him.

Why similar: Horror 19.8%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Side Scroller 6.8%

Face your fears in this chilling 2D survival horror action game about understanding and overcoming mental health struggles. Explore twisted nightmares, engage in challenging fast-paced combat and survive encounters with terrifying stalker enemies.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Horror 12.2%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 10%

Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation.

Why similar: Horror 29.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Adventure 6%

In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.

Why similar: Horror 26%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Adventure 5.7%

"Looping Art Museum" is a single-player adventure game where you wander through an infinitely-looping art museum, finding changes in the paintings to progress. Interact with a talking "Mr.Cat" and uncover the mysteries of the strange art museum.

Why similar: Side Scroller 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Horror 13.1%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Female Protagonist 8.1%

And now, for today's story.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.5%, Story Rich 17.3%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Atmospheric 11%, Adventure 7.3%

White Ash Nightfall is a 2D pixel-art side-scrolling horror adventure. As Tyler, a man who lost his memory, you must survive until dawn in Forest River, uncover dark secrets, and face monstrous threats.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.5%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Horror 13.6%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%

Everything fell apart. People started getting sick… not in a normal way. Now the city is desolate, and the only thing that matters is finding out if your best friend is still alive. You'll have to explore, run, hide, and face the contamination.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Horror 12.8%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 10.1%

Uncanny Valley is a survival horror game that includes a mix of exploration, puzzle solving and a bit of action with a lot of optional story content. We're trying to preserve the old survival horror kind of gameplay instead of following the modern trend of creating a third person shooter with horror elements.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26.3%, Horror 20.7%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Adventure 8.2%

Uncover the secrets of an abandoned research laboratory by drawing patterns to cast powerful spells in order to escape a puzzle and monster-infested world.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Action-Adventure 18.9%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Puzzle 10.6%, Action 8.2%

BRAVE ADVENTURER - The story of a vagabond who travels through Middle-earth and is the victim of an attack by bandits, resulting in serious injury. You enter the world of demons through the use of dark magic.

Why similar: Side Scroller 25.7%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Action-Adventure 19.4%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Adventure 12.8%

Margarete receives a letter from Veronika, her kind neighbor, saying she’s ill. Concerned, Margarete decides to visit, but the journey is challenging due to her blindness. Now it’s time for you, her trusty four-legged friend, to guide her and help her reach Veronika’s house.

Why similar: Horror 17.5%, Side Scroller 17%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Story Rich 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10.6%

Classic survival horror with a twist. The whole mansion is ALIVE!. Will you get out or will it get you?.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26%, Horror 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Adventure 8.9%

Mix 2D platforming, action, and mystery in a compact adventure designed to be played in a single sitting. Reaper Rules is short, challenging, and full of personality.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26.6%, Story Rich 17.2%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Linear 12.4%, 2D 8.6%

While delivering letters in a quiet cave, you meet a young girl and begin living together. A gentle delivery tale woven with strange, lovable residents.

Why similar: Side Scroller 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Story Rich 14.8%, Atmospheric 14%, 2D 8.6%

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: Survival Horror 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Horror 14.3%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Story Rich 8.1%

Bushside Rangers® is a first-person survival horror game that forces you to use your wits as you navigate through the dark, dreary depths of an abandoned nature park.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.3%, Horror 15.4%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Atmospheric 11%, Story Rich 9.3%

Alone, you are nothing. She is your shield, your sword. Apart, you are nothing but prey. In this psychological horror action-adventure, survival depends entirely on your bond. No one will take her away from you. No one.

Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Action-Adventure 19.6%, Survival Horror 18%, Story Rich 15.2%, Atmospheric 8.1%

The story of 1 robot and 1 cat

Why similar: Story Rich 24.5%, Action-Adventure 22.6%, Atmospheric 22%, Adventure 10.4%, Puzzle 8.7%

A boy and an android girl wake up without their memories in a world where deadly robots roam the streets. With the boy's powers, they can leave their bodies to walk through walls or possess enemies. The two follow the trail of the intentions left behind by those who once perished above the ground.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.7%, Action-Adventure 21%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Action 8.3%, 2D 7.4%

A horror action-adventure in which a young girl carrying a baby on her back attempts to escape a mysterious facility twisted by endless renovations.

Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Atmospheric 17%, Story Rich 15.6%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Adventure 9.9%

Step back into the unsettling world of Mr. Hopp's Playhouse where every child's nightmare becomes a chilling reality.

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.2%, Horror 16.2%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Atmospheric 12%, Puzzle 9.7%

The renowned slasher horror films of the 1980s and 1990s serve as a source of inspiration for Terror at Oakheart. The community of Oakheart has been terrorized by Teddy, a masked serial killer. As the body count rises, you discover there is more going on here than just a man in a mask.

Why similar: Side Scroller 14.6%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Horror 14%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Action-Adventure 9.7%

Sunshine Manor is an 8-bit blood-soaked Horror RPG that pits you as Ada. Dared to spend the night in the haunted Sunshine Manor she encounters ghosts, demons, blood-soaked horror and more in this prequel to 2016's Camp Sunshine.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.4%, Horror 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Action 9.5%

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 25.6%, Horror 22.4%, Story Rich 12.9%, Puzzle 9.3%, Linear 7.9%

David is trapped in his grandmother's basement, help him escape! Warning: flashing images and disturbing imagery

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Action 14.2%, Adventure 12.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.7%

Earth has been seized by aliens! You are the pilot of the last Knight - a gigantic combat robot. Explore the ruins of civilization, battle giant monsters, travel through time, and prevent humanity's defeat!

Why similar: Side Scroller 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Horror 16.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%, Action-Adventure 9%

Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

Why similar: Survival Horror 16%, Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Story Rich 10.4%

Join Sophie and the other contestants on a remote island as they fight to survive and escape in this side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Side Scroller 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Horror 13.6%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Linear 7.8%

Every kid has that one toy that scares them, imagine if it came to life. You play as Ruby, a young girl who has a fear of her handmade toy called Mr. Hopp. Things take a dark turn when Ruby sees that Mr. Hopp, who usually sits motionless in the corner of her room, is gone.

Why similar: Horror 41%, Survival Horror 22%, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, Female Protagonist 5.9%, 2D 3.9%

Alone in the darkened manor, terrible secrets wait to be brought to light. Discover the clues to your family's past, and search for supplies that may help you survive what lurks in the shadows.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, Story Rich 15.5%, Horror 13.2%, Side Scroller 10.1%

“Alright, let me tell you what you’re getting into. Think of it as an adventure‑puzzle game—though a few scenes dip into light horror. You’ll be guiding this girl, but… saying anything more would spoil the surprise. Just give it a try. I’m sure you can clear it—I couldn’t.”

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.7%, Horror 20.4%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Adventure 10.1%, Puzzle 8.6%

Dive into a dark, but quite funny story about a schoolboy who fell into another world and now cannot get out of there. Help Alex to pass through all the trials that will come his way. Solve puzzles, escape from monsters, and try to find out what's going on.

Why similar: Side Scroller 25.6%, Action-Adventure 19.6%, Horror 16.5%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Adventure 11.4%

My Favorite School is a horror game set in a Russian municipal school. You are a student who stayed after school and witnessed terrible events. From now on, you need to survive, so explore and use the environment, save resources and move.

Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Survival Horror 18.9%, Adventure 10.1%, Action-Adventure 5.8%

In "Coding Day", you are a videogame developer whose project is about to be released, but a sinister entity threatens its publication, and you must survive it throughout the night in a dark office building full of mysteries and dangers.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.4%, Horror 21.7%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Action 9%, Adventure 8.3%

You simply fell asleep, bored of studying as usual. But when you opened your eyes, you were trapped in a school where the same day repeats. No friends, no teachers. Only things that used to be your friends roam the corridors. Gather supplies, survive, and find a way out.

Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Survival Horror 22.3%, Atmospheric 14%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Puzzle 7.7%

Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Survival Horror 24.9%, Action 15.4%, Story Rich 15.1%, Adventure 13.6%

The superpowered transformation phrase is “Positive! Happy Link!”

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Story Rich 14.8%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

Toys-turned-monsters are roaming the manor. Find a way out and don't get caught!

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.7%, Horror 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Action 11.3%

This game delivers classic horror gameplay with innovative additions like an AI emotional system and variable item generation. It has a one-death rule, numerous escape methods, and levels with unique designs.

Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Survival Horror 20.7%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Adventure 11.5%, Action 10.8%

Return peace to Oakley City and battle against cultists and nightmarish creatures to uncover your past.

Why similar: Horror 21%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.1%

This is a horror RPG Maker MV game. Explore the quiet countryside shrouded in darkness, and uncover the hidden secret of terror that lies behind it.

Why similar: Horror 37.4%, Pixel Graphics 30.7%, Puzzle 13.4%, Adventure 7.4%, Female Protagonist 4.9%

GleanBound: is first-person horror semi-realistic maze runner that mixes adrenaline-fueled chase mechanics with creepy events and terrifying creatures. Collect soul stones and stay ahead of what’s hunting you — but remember, every corner could be your last.

Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Action-Adventure 19.6%, Survival Horror 16%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Action 8.7%

BE LOST is a third-person horror adventure where you control three characters trapped in a mysterious world. Explore schools, caves, forests, and ruins, face dangerous enemies, and uncover dark secrets while fighting to survive.

Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Action-Adventure 21.1%, Story Rich 14%, Survival Horror 11%, Action 9.3%

Alas, it was the "promised place," where Shiori was never meant to go. Finally, a remake of The Forest of Drizzling Rain, that masterpiece of an exploration horror game with multiple endings from the creator of the big hit Angels of Death!

Why similar: Horror 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Action-Adventure 15%, Adventure 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.3%

The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!

Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Survival Horror 21%, Adventure 8.7%, Story Rich 7.5%, Female Protagonist 7.3%

Darkness. Nothing. There’s no memory of what has become. All you have is a flashlight to navigate the horrors ahead of you. Use your wits to solve the puzzles and escape the levels of the dreaded facility. You don’t seem to be alone though…

Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Story Rich 10.1%, Puzzle 10%

Grotto adventures

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.7%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, Action 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Adventure 10.4%

KEEP OUT is a horror puzzle adventure Game. Players explore Devota Hill by manipulating Mr. M in 3d side scrolling views. Survive from all threats. You are the lord of toys. With all your toys paying attention to you, think only about salvaging the world of threatened toys!

Why similar: Side Scroller 20.4%, Horror 20.1%, Action-Adventure 16.8%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Story Rich 9.8%

Follow Puddles, a brave little swallow, in this atmospheric 2D platformer. In a world soon perished by extreme weather conditions you'll have to avoid dangerous obstacles and navigate the terrain in your search of a safe haven.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Story Rich 15.5%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Linear 8.5%

In classic survival horror fashion, you explore many places looking for items in order to advance. Collect Ammo and heal items to increase your chances of surviving this nightmare. Each decision counts, so think twice on which enemy to kill and with what weapon.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Horror 12.2%, Zombies 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.3%

BoneMarrow is a short action survival horror in which you play a mutant creature created in a lab, destined to be used as a test subject. When the facility you were created in falls into disarray due to the meddling of a dark cult, you finally have your opportunity to escape.

Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Action-Adventure 17.7%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Puzzle 8.8%

Searching for his missing wife, Calen awakens in a place that feels both familiar and wrong. As night falls, terrifying creatures emerge. Hide, fight strategically, and solve puzzles to survive the shifting nightmare and uncover the truth.

Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Linear 10.7%, Story Rich 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Explore the tombs beneath Egypt’s desert in a first-person survival horror. Hide from the horrors that stalk the dark, scavenge and craft to progress, and manage your light, tools, and scarce supplies to stay alive.

Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Survival Horror 25.2%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Story Rich 8.1%, Adventure 6.9%

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: Horror 23.4%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Adventure 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Story Rich 9%