- #1 The Tribulation Entanglement
97% 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: Lovecraftian 32.5%, Difficult 16.3%, Dark 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Horror 10.9%
- #2 sun-rise.exe
96% matchVery Positive92% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: louis morel
Windows
Adventure through bizarre and intricately made levels in this 2D platformer game.
Why similar: Psychedelic 30.5%, Abstract 19.9%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Dark 13.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #3 Krimson
95% matchVery Positive98% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: CryingPsychoPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Krimson is a challenging gritty rhythm platformer featuring heavy electronic metal music. You're an unknown spawn going through a hellish world as it moves rhythmically to the music. One wrong move means death but the checkpoints are often and death is very short.
Why similar: Psychedelic 25.6%, Abstract 14.5%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Dark 12.5%, Horror 10.6%
- #4 Dream Alone
96% matchMixed58% of 57 reviews2018
Dev: Play2ChillPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Are you skilled enough to face frequent deaths, survive deadly traps and avoid scary enemies? Enjoy an ultra difficult classic 2D platformer with a dark story! Master your special abilities, enter an alternate reality, and clone yourself to get through 21 hardcore levels!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Difficult 18%, Dark 15.9%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Horror 13.4%
- #5 Fragile
94% matchMixed64% of 429 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Gore 22.9%, Violent 17%, Dark 12.4%, Horror 10.1%, Difficult 7.5%
- #6 OVIVO
94% 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: Difficult 17.9%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Dark 15.2%, Minimalist 12.5%, Physics 10%
- #7 Hoppup!
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 80 reviews2020
Dev: Stephen Damm Boeaas
Windows
Attempt to jump to the top of the world in this short, yet difficult platforming adventure. Meet strange friends along the way and make sure not to fall!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 50.8%, Psychological Horror 35.6%, Difficult 7.6%, Adventure 3.2%, Indie 2.7%
- #8 A dead world's dream
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: JoqLePecheur
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A Dead World's Dream is a challenging retro platformerAs a peaceful alien, explore a harsh world looking for hidden species.Unlocking upgrades and power-ups, travel to even more treacherous places.Carefuly examine your surroundings before jumping toward new dangers and secrets.
Why similar: Exploration 50.9%, Adventure 49.1%
- #9 Them
89% 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 23.2%, Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Puzzle 13.1%, Exploration 10.5%
- #10 One Wish
91% matchMixed58% of 196 reviews2018
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Сlassic indie horror for one evening. The game has no tips, you need to solve all the puzzles yourself and avoid the monster that wants to devour your soul. Therefore, you need to be very careful and attentive to escape from the nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Minimalist 14.6%, Puzzle 12.9%, Exploration 12.3%
- #11 Grimind
90% 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: Horror 31.9%, Indie 22.4%, Adventure 17.7%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Physics 12.8%
- #12 The Inner Darkness
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 107 reviews2017
Dev: Nauris Amatnieks
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A lone man's journey through a strange world. Dimension switching mechanic - switch between the dimensions to traverse the world and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.1%, Dark 23.6%, Horror 14.8%, Puzzle 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #13 MO:Astray
87% matchVery Positive92% of 5,025 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.3%, Gore 18.9%, Violent 11.7%, Difficult 10.6%, Atmospheric 9%
- #14 Circus of Pain
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
Immerse yourself in the terrifying world of Circus of Pain, where you become the main participant in a deadly circus show. Solve dangerous puzzles to survive.
Why similar: Dark 20.5%, Horror 18.6%, Gore 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Violent 13.3%
- #15 Nevermind
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 432 reviews2015
Dev: Flying Mollusk
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Nevermind ushers you into dark and surreal worlds within the minds of trauma patients. When played with supported biofeedback technology, Nevermind picks up on indications of fear—lashing out if you allow your feelings of anxiety to get the better of you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 18%, Gore 15.5%, Violent 13.7%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #16 WORLD OF HORROR
84% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.9%, Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Adventure 3.6%
- #17 Eldritchvania
85% matchVery Positive85% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: DeathCount Games
Windows
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.7%, Difficult 20.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Exploration 9.1%, 2D Platformer 8.9%
- #18 The Dark Occult
86% matchMixed69% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.
Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Gore 23.1%, Violent 21%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Adventure 7.4%
- #19 One-Eyed Likho
82% matchVery Positive94% of 1,090 reviews2025
Dev: Morteshka
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escape your own evil fate.
Why similar: Psychedelic 36.2%, Horror 15.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Exploration 9.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #20 Project Liminal 2
82% 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 19.1%, Minimalist 18.4%, Adventure 15.5%, Exploration 14.6%, Dark 13.5%
- #21 DOMINO The Little One
84% matchVery Positive82% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: LÖRNPub: Beko
Windows
DOMINO: The Little One, a hand-drawn 2D adventure game, invites you to traverse a realm where the perils of global warming and ecological catastrophe manifest as monstrous entities, and the only weapon at your disposal is your wit and will to make a change.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.6%, 2D Platformer 25.2%, Abstract 24%, Adventure 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #22 LOVE ETERNAL
79% matchVery Positive96% of 282 reviews2026
Dev: brlkaPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows
Wander a castle built of bitter memories in LOVE ETERNAL, a psychological horror platformer with devious trials and an unsettling, experimental narrative. Find a way out - or live in Shelter forever more.
Why similar: Psychedelic 17.6%, Dark 17%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Horror 12.4%
- #23 Little Nightmares
80% matchVery Positive95% of 115,101 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Dark 17.7%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #24 Madness
83% 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: 2D Platformer 35.4%, Adventure 25.8%, Indie 18.3%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #25 Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 460 reviews2016
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.3%, Difficult 13.6%, Gore 13.1%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 11.2%
- #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 26.8%, 2D Platformer 24%, Puzzle 14.6%, Horror 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #27 Worlds
81% matchVery Positive87% of 76 reviews2016
Dev: Curious Planet
Windows · Linux
You're Reyk, a highly trained interdimensional Agent. Pack yourself with deadly weapons and equipment, then journey through the portal to strange parallel worlds! Assassinate your targets, sneak in enemy bases and investigate on mysterious anomalies to uncover the odd link between these worlds...
Why similar: Violent 21.4%, Gore 19.5%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Exploration 9.4%
- #28 You Shouldn't Be Here
76% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Doomster Entertainment
Windows
This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there.
Why similar: Psychedelic 30.8%, Abstract 14.8%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #29 Joyville
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 330 reviews2023
Dev: KudPlay Games
Windows
Joyville is a horror-puzzle adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Brace yourself for a gripping journey through the shadows, solving puzzles, and trying to survive amidst the hidden horrors that await you.
Why similar: Horror 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Idler 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #30 Devious Path
75% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: AAD Games
Windows
You are trapped in an endless astral world. Keep a close eye on your surroundings to get out of the astral world.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 65.8%, Violent 22.1%, Adventure 6.7%, Indie 5.4%
- #31 The Backrooms
79% matchMostly Negative24% of 58 reviews2019
Dev: WASABAE Studios
Windows
You find yourself in a strange world with no idea how you got there. As you explore more, the world gets increasingly convoluted and unstable. You are now in... The Backrooms.
Why similar: Psychedelic 40.8%, Horror 15.6%, Exploration 14.7%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #32 INMOST
73% 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 18.9%, Dark 15.6%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Horror 9.6%, Exploration 9.5%
- #33 Tulpa
78% matchMixed55% of 259 reviews2015
Dev: Encryptique
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A surreal puzzle platformer that's as beautiful as it is challenging – discover two beings entwined by fate, a girl and her soulmate, left to travel through a hauntingly elegant world...
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Puzzle 14.6%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Horror 12%, Dark 11.3%
- #34 Face It - A game to fight inner demons
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,250 reviews2017
Dev: Tlön StudiosPub: Gamestorming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Carefuly crafted puzzles in a challenging 3D plaformer take the player on a surrealistic journey through a maze of feelings. In Face It, abstract concepts are shaped into gameplay: darker emotions are monsters and traps, while brighter concepts are the powers you need to beat the levels.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.8%, Puzzle 19.1%, Adventure 17%, Indie 14.4%, Horror 13.6%
- #35 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
73% 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 22.6%, Dark 18.5%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #36 Inner Voices
77% 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: Lovecraftian 31.9%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 10.7%, Gore 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #37 The Strange City
73% matchMixed49% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Newmatic Co., Ltd.
Windows
Embark on the adventure as Agent G, a lone survivor drawn into a mystery after a brutal car crash. Pursued by relentless monsters and trapped in eerie, shifting environments, you’ll need courage and wit to survive. Can you uncover the secrets at the journey's end—or will the shadows claim you first?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Dark 20.1%, Horror 16.6%, Puzzle 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #38 SILT
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 875 reviews2022
Dev: Spiral Circus GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…
Why similar: Psychedelic 19.7%, Dark 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Horror 13.4%, Puzzle 10%
- #39 Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 716 reviews2021
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between.
Why similar: Abstract 28.1%, Horror 18%, Dark 13.5%, Exploration 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.7%
- #40 Void Memory
75% matchMixed67% of 230 reviews2017
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?
Why similar: Difficult 32.3%, Adventure 17.3%, Dark 15.3%, Indie 13.6%, Exploration 9.7%
- #41 Obey the Voice™
68% matchVery Positive89% of 475 reviews2026
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Dark 22.7%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Exploration 11.7%, Gore 11.6%
- #42 Deceived Of Joy
70% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: LevelBound Studios
Windows
Step into a Psychological Horror Experience where you live in an apartment complex where the walls between reality and nightmares are crumbling. Run for your life, solve small puzzles and use items to help you survive.
Why similar: Abstract 25.5%, Dark 22.9%, Horror 18.6%, Indie 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%
- #43 Colortone
74% matchMixed70% of 365 reviews2015
Dev: Greendev.Pub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Your way to freedom only involves your intelligence and the puzzles!
Why similar: Psychedelic 16.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Abstract 15.8%, Minimalist 13.8%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #44 GLITCH DADDY
70% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Sad Mask Party
Windows
You have a strange dream where you meet a creature named Glitch Daddy, telling you that the world is ending very soon. Then, you wake up and go to unravel the truth through a wild, abstract psychedelic journey.
Why similar: Psychedelic 35.9%, Abstract 17.8%, Psychological Horror 10%, Puzzle 9.2%, Exploration 8.6%
- #45 Barbotine
69% matchVery Positive91% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: Alex Rassloff
Windows
An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.
Why similar: Psychedelic 27.7%, Abstract 20.3%, Dark 17.1%, Horror 14.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #46 Tormenture
69% 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 27.9%, Horror 21.3%, Exploration 15.4%, Puzzle 15.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #47 Amygdala
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 181 reviews2024
Dev: Stigma Studios
Windows
Welcome to Amygdala, seeker of nightmares. In the presence of the Absolute Judge, you are assigned a task that only you can accomplish. Immerse yourself in this place made of emotions. Discover unique creatures called 'lords of nightmares' and uncover the beauties of horror in this unique adventure.
Why similar: Horror 23.8%, Dark 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Gore 14.3%, Violent 13.2%
- #48 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients
74% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2015
Dev: Lost Spell
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Immersed into dark and unexplored ancient woods in a search of the almost forgotten "Legend of the Ancients". But not everything goes as planned as the place keeps a never revealed horrifying secret. Hidden is a first person horror point n' click adventure game, with focus on story, puzzles and exploration.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.4%, Horror 22.8%, Dark 15.2%, Adventure 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
- #49 Blasfemia
67% matchVery Positive92% of 262 reviews2025
Dev: Nakashima Studios
Windows
Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.
Why similar: Dark 26.8%, Horror 23%, Puzzle 11.1%, Exploration 9.4%, Adventure 8.3%
- #50 Rise of Insanity
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,266 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Psychedelic 24.7%, Horror 17%, Dark 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #51 The Land of Pain
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 737 reviews2017
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Land of Pain is a Lovecraftian horror adventure. After something strange appears in the woods, you'll have to learn how to survive as you fend off a dark and disturbing evil. Flee from an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and unravel the ancient mystery that's befallen this land.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.2%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Exploration 9.5%
- #52 The 111th Soul
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 202 reviews2017
Dev: Ricardo Pratas
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Embark on a touching and creepy journey about sacrifice and how sometimes a person pays for the sins of another
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.8%, Adventure 13.9%, Horror 12.7%, Indie 11.6%, Dark 10.4%
- #53 I dream of you and ice cream
69% matchVery Positive95% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: Emilios Manolidis
Windows
A sinister creature has enslaved mankind. Solve puzzles, gather components for a machine you are building, find comfort in your dreams.
Why similar: Dark 21.8%, Puzzle 19.2%, Horror 17.1%, Adventure 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #54 Dead of Darkness
65% matchVery Positive87% of 209 reviews2025
Dev: Retrofiction Games
Windows
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.2%, Horror 12.5%, Gore 10.8%, Dark 9.7%, Violent 9.7%
- #55 Don't Drop The Cake: Prologue
66% matchVery Positive87% of 143 reviews2024
Dev: Midoriyama
Windows
Let’s deliver the cake. To reach your goal, you must cross a space crawling with monstrous creatures. If fear makes you tremble or you panic and drop the cake, it’s all over. This challenge isn’t for cowards. Only the brave and composed will make it through. Are you up for it?
Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Violent 16.4%, Exploration 13.8%, Adventure 10%
- #56 ANIMAL WELL
62% 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 30.8%, Horror 17.6%, Exploration 16.1%, Puzzle 14.6%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #57 Rain World
65% matchVery Positive94% of 50,449 reviews2017
Dev: VideocultPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
Why similar: Difficult 35.4%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Exploration 13.1%, Physics 9.1%
- #58 Underwater
68% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforgames
Windows
Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.7%, Dark 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Puzzle 8%
- #59 Andarin Weppes: Pre-Dementia
64% 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: Psychedelic 27.2%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Abstract 16.6%, Puzzle 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.9%