Games Like The Underground Man

We at MEHSOFT are proud to present a sequel to our very first game The Underground Man. This game is a pleasure for the fans of classic video games. Experience a mix of different genres such as beat 'em up, point-and-click, platformer, and many more in a thrilling post-apocalyptic adventure.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 75.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, 2D 6.1%, Singleplayer 3%, Action 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct sequel to the seed game, continuing its unique brand of post-apocalyptic humor and exploration.

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Story Rich 13.1%, Atmospheric 7%, RPG 7%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly matches the dark humor, post-apocalyptic setting, and unconventional RPG mechanics of the seed game.

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Story Rich 24.6%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Survival 13.7%, Difficult 10.9%, RPG 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the intense, oppressive atmosphere and deep, philosophical narrative found in Russian-developed survival games.

Pathologic Classic HD is the Definitive Edition of the original Cult Classic Psychological First-Person Survival game. In this unforgettable experience, players control one of three unique characters as they try to save a mysterious town from a deadly plague that cannot be stopped.

Why similar: Story Rich 19.7%, Classic 15.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Atmospheric 12%, Survival 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: The original definitive experience for those seeking the bleak, atmospheric, and uniquely Russian survival-horror style.

An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 59.5%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Retro 10.2%, Action 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the surreal, meme-heavy, and intentionally abrasive indie aesthetic that fans of the seed game often appreciate.

Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 40.1%, Survival 11.7%, Story Rich 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a similar sense of isolation and post-apocalyptic dread through its distinct pixel-art style.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: Story Rich 43.7%, RPG 22.7%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Adventure 6%, Indie 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly deep, narrative-heavy experience with a surreal and existential tone that resonates with the seed game's writing.

A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world thatgets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it?Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself?

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32%, Adventure 20.4%, Great Soundtrack 18.9%, Story Rich 12.2%, Indie 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, point-and-click adventure that excels at building a grim, post-apocalyptic world through its narrative.

UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 55.6%, RPG 18.6%, Atmospheric 6%, Indie 5.6%, Difficult 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric, post-apocalyptic RPG that provides the deep world-building and exploration found in the seed game.

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: Post-apocalyptic 39.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Story Rich 12%, Survival 6.9%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A clever point-and-click survival game that focuses on the same post-apocalyptic tension as the seed game.

Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.

Why similar: RPG 25.6%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Difficult 18.8%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Indie 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal and deeply atmospheric indie RPG that shares the niche, unforgiving, and dark nature of the seed game.

ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 46.7%, Survival 15%, Story Rich 13.5%, RPG 10.5%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A Russian-made, post-apocalyptic RPG that captures the gritty, classic feel of the genre.

“I’m the Batter. I’ve been entrusted with a sacred mission.” -- One of the most influential RPGs of the last 20 years is finally coming to Steam. Take control of the Batter as he seeks to purify an uncanny and hopeless world haunted by specters, guided by a cryptic, grinning cat called The Judge.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.2%, Story Rich 22.4%, RPG 16%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal indie RPG that shares the unconventional storytelling and dreamlike atmosphere of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Story Rich 61.1%, Psychological Horror 38.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological indie experience that mirrors the bizarre and unsettling narrative style of the seed game.

Enter a dark wasteland and fight mutants to survive.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 50.8%, Great Soundtrack 26.8%, Adventure 14.5%, Open World 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic adventure that focuses on survival and narrative, mirroring the core themes 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 34.4%, Atmospheric 19%, Adventure 14%, Story Rich 13.7%, Indie 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly atmospheric and folklore-driven experience that relies on its unique soundtrack and visual style.

In Bitardia you will experience all the rules of the Internet in action, and venture on a journey in the spirit of classic low-budget shooters, making your way through the obstacles of the fantastic world of an imageboard.

Why similar: Memes 49.4%, Story Rich 15.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Psychological Horror 6.4%, RPG 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A game heavily influenced by internet culture and memes, matching the specific tone of the seed game.

A post-apocalyptic adventure game set in a world where the player must search for food, water and essential supplies to survive. Discover a world filled with colourful NPCs, quests and secrets.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 46.5%, RPG 13.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 10.5%, Survival 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: An indie RPG that focuses on the harsh realities of a post-apocalyptic world through a similar pixel-art lens.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Atmospheric 38.5%, Psychological Horror 36.7%, Adventure 14%, Singleplayer 6.4%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a masterclass in atmospheric, post-apocalyptic indie storytelling with a focus on psychological tension.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Story Rich 36.2%, Atmospheric 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Adventure 10.3%, Retro 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, narrative-driven adventure that explores themes of decay and atmosphere in a way that feels very similar to the seed game.

Summer, 2020, Ya'issor. Most people have become youtubers, streamers, and other scum, and almost no one wants to be a working bum. Nobody has an opinion of their own. Everyone thinks they are nihilists, atheists, reading intellectuals, and other elites.

Why similar: Memes 51.7%, Indie 24.3%, Story Rich 17%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy indie game that shares the meme-centric and surreal humor of the seed game.

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.5%, Story Rich 21.7%, Adventure 15.4%, Retro 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and deeply psychological indie experience that mirrors the niche appeal of the seed game.

Immerse yourself in the bleak world of a doomer, lost within the gray walls of a post-Soviet Khrushchyovka. Work, bad habits, and endless self-reflection define his reality

Why similar: Memes 71%, Atmospheric 8.4%, RPG 7.5%, Adventure 6.2%, Open World 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It directly embraces the 'doomer' aesthetic and dark humor that characterizes the seed game's community.

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: Story Rich 38.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological adventure game that shares the grim, indie-focused storytelling style of the seed game.

Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 42.6%, RPG 18.2%, Indie 15.3%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its unique claymation art style and surreal, dreamlike RPG mechanics make it a perfect match for fans of unconventional indie games.

A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 38.9%, Survival 21.8%, RPG 15.9%, Open World 12.1%, Adventure 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A harsh, open-world, post-apocalyptic sandbox that provides the same sense of struggle and isolation.

This is Bunker: The Underground Game. You probably never heard of it but since you now have, you are one of the cool kids. Game takes place deep down in a forgotten Soviet bunker. You spend rest of your absurd adventure puzzling, mini gaming, pointing, clicking, hipstering, err humor-ing oh and escaping what is no doubt the weirdest...

Why similar: Indie 31.8%, Adventure 27.8%, Difficult 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the specific underground setting and pixel-art aesthetic that defines the seed game.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Indie 20%, Great Soundtrack 19.6%, Story Rich 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian, bureaucratic indie game that captures the oppressive, bleak atmosphere found in the seed game.

Running Through Russia - funny runner with a bunch of memes about Russia and russian people.

Why similar: Memes 73.4%, Indie 8.9%, Adventure 8.5%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, 2D 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, meme-filled indie game that leans into the specific cultural tropes found in the seed game.

In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...

Why similar: Memes 22.3%, Story Rich 19.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.9%, Indie 11.9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

The atmosphere of the nuclear wasteland.

Why similar: Memes 44.1%, Post-apocalyptic 28.8%, RPG 6.3%, Adventure 5.7%, Indie 4.2%

Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 42.9%, Story Rich 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Survival 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%

You are the liquidator survived the samosbor in block G-326 of the endless Gigakhrushchyovka. You have to find out what happened in this block, evacuate the residents and find a way out for yourself. But is everything as simple as it seems at first glance?

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 45.3%, Story Rich 17.6%, Survival 13.9%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Adventure 6.8%

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.7%, Memes 23.1%, Story Rich 18%, RPG 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%

-This game is based on russian movie "Green elephant" or "Zeleniy slonik". This is a platformer/shooter game with quest elements and a lot of humor and fun moments. -The goal of the game is to find a key on diffent levels and run away from dangerous enemies and defeat powerfull bosses at the end of each level!

Why similar: Memes 53.9%, Indie 12.4%, Adventure 12%, Story Rich 9.4%, Psychological Horror 5%

The Mercury Man is an isometric game in the action genre with some adventure elements. It is set in the far grim dark future of its unique sci-fi world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.4%, Story Rich 17.6%, Indie 17.2%, Adventure 15.9%, RPG 11.6%

In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the Earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 51%, Story Rich 17.1%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Classic 8.4% ★, Survival 5.7%

The year is 1941. You play as russian soldier in times of nazis occupation.

Why similar: Memes 54.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, RPG 7.4%, Indie 6.3%, Psychological Horror 6%

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 28%, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 17.5%, Story Rich 17%, Atmospheric 12.2%

You wake up in the middle of the night in your cozy one-room apartment and notice something wandering around your five-story panel building. Your only task is to prevent these strange creatures from getting inside.

Why similar: Memes 55.6%, Survival 8%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, RPG 7.1%, Indie 7.1%

The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.9%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Difficult 13.4%, Memes 11.6%, Indie 9.5%

1986. Chernobyl disaster. The story that you will see in the game resembles a delusional dream of a man exhausted by radiation. But whether it is nonsense or the nightmarish reality of the Soviet era – you decide.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.4%, Indie 17.6%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Open World 9.8%, Difficult 9.5%

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.1%, Story Rich 16.9%, RPG 16.5%, Indie 12%, Adventure 11.6%

A dark comedy RPG set in streets and psyches.

Why similar: Story Rich 25.9%, RPG 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Adventure 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%

Explore the post-apocalyptic Crimea, its radioactive wastelands, swamps, dead settlements, and free the island from invasive occupants. Get the weapon you are most fit for, find comrades-in-arms, and punish those who ravaged your world.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 54.9%, RPG 21%, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 11.2%

In a post-apocalyptic wasteland of diesel and dust, bandits and mobsters rule the last remaining cities, controlling all vital trade routes and destroying any hope of a return to a lawful world.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 57.7%, Atmospheric 10.5%, RPG 7.1%, Classic 6.4% ★, Open World 5.6%

Sovietpunk is a cyberpunk story set in the setting of the Soviet Union after a global nuclear war. You have to guide the main character through the gloomy tunnels, in which the struggle for life is in full swing.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 42.1%, Story Rich 19.8%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Indie 5.9%

"The Stalin Subway" is a First Person Shooter-style game where the events take place in post-war Moscow. The game allows to plunge into the depressing atmosphere of the Stalin's period and to play as a Soviet officer.

Why similar: Classic 62.1% ★, Atmospheric 17.4%, Action 16.6%, Singleplayer 3.8%

THE LAST DAY IN URYUPINSK is an atmospheric walk through the post-Soviet courtyard to depressive music.

Why similar: Memes 58.6%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Atmospheric 10%, RPG 6.4%, Adventure 4.7%

Mind-altering sandbox game that can be described as a racing role-playing adventure game with a complicated storyline. You’ll find a unique atmosphere, complete freedom and lots of gameplay hours to figure out what’s the game is all about.

Why similar: Classic 31.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Story Rich 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Adventure 6.6%

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Difficult 9%

SHAPIK: The Moon Quest is a touching and atmospheric quest, the story of which unfolds in a mysterious world after a nuclear war.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Story Rich 13.4%, Adventure 12.3%, Indie 11.7%

Survive the Blackout is a narrative survival game set in a dark post-apocalyptic world. Choose Your Own Adventure gameplay, squad-level management, exploration, scavenging, and difficult moral choices. A modern-day tribute to The Oregon Trail.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 41%, Survival 12.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Indie 8.3%, Adventure 7.5%

The Twenty-Second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv is a quest and a visual novel that will tell you in the first person about the events of 2022 in the Kharkiv metro.

Why similar: RPG 40.8%, Atmospheric 37.1%, Story Rich 21.1%, Singleplayer 1%

A comedic RPG about the cynical and hilarious realities of social interaction, personal growth, and confronting your inner demons.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.8%, RPG 18.6%, Story Rich 15.1%, Indie 13.5%, Adventure 13%

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: Memes 30.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, Indie 10.3%, Adventure 9.6%

Emotional horror about survival in a gym.

Why similar: Memes 62.3%, Atmospheric 9.8%, RPG 8.3%, Indie 7%, Adventure 5.5%

In order to save the world once again Pete and Vasily Ivanovich will have to get through fire, water and through… some other stuff and then again and again. They will get really close to the worst criminals on Las-Vegas streets, enlist in the commandos and complete several missions for the USA government - to get rid of drug dealer's...

Why similar: Classic 32.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Adventure 15.5%, Story Rich 11.7%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Subversive Memories is a story driven survival horror set in Brazil during the last military dictatorship. Explore the backrooms of an oppressive regime, escape ominous presences and scavenge every corner of this land in search of your ██████.

Why similar: Story Rich 31.6%, Atmospheric 20.3%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Retro 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%