Games Like YIIK Nameless Psychosis

Experience YIIK: A Postmodern RPG 1.5 (I.V) update with revamped battles and cutscenes. A child relinquishes her name for a birthday invite, hoping to find her brother. Alex's reality unravels, guided by a mysterious cat, witnessing a woman vanish, igniting an obsession that threatens his world.

Why similar: JRPG 21.1%, Illuminati 19.8% ★, Psychedelic 13.5%, Surreal 12.7%, Narration 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it shares the same surreal, meta-narrative, and 90s-inspired psychological RPG DNA.

A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.

Why similar: Psychedelic 33.1%, Surreal 28.9%, RPG 16.2%, JRPG 12.6%, Stylized 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title matches the psychedelic, claymation-inspired aesthetic and experimental turn-based combat found in the YIIK series.

Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.

Why similar: Psychedelic 27.5%, Surreal 21.1%, Psychological 19.1%, Narration 15.6%, Conversation 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a deeply psychological and surreal narrative experience that focuses on religious and existential themes in a stylized world.

Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

Why similar: Psychedelic 36.7%, Surreal 33.3%, RPG 13%, JRPG 12.9%, Stylized 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly abstract and surreal world-building experience that feels like a fever dream brought to life.

This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

Why similar: Surreal 41.7%, Psychological 38.4%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: As a foundational surreal exploration game, it provides the blueprint for the dream-like, non-linear progression seen in YIIK.

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

Why similar: Psychedelic 46%, Surreal 38.6%, Stylized 15.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its intentionally jarring, psychedelic visual style and experimental gameplay mechanics resonate with the unconventional nature of YIIK.

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: JRPG 43.4%, RPG 36.4%, Stylized 20.1%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends psychological horror with a surreal, dream-like RPG world that mirrors the internal struggles found in YIIK.

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: JRPG 66.9%, RPG 29.4%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a dark, surreal, and emotionally heavy RPG experience that explores psychological trauma through a unique lens.

Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

Why similar: Supernatural 48.9%, RPG 30.2%, Female Protagonist 20.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a blend of psychological horror and surreal puzzle-solving that fits the tone of YIIK's more grounded, yet strange, moments.

A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.

Why similar: Philosophical 38.6%, Surreal 32.2%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, 3D 10.4%, Singleplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: The shift between 2D and 3D perspectives and its surreal, dream-like narrative make it a perfect companion for fans of experimental RPGs.

A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.

Why similar: Psychedelic 52.3%, Psychological 23.6%, Surreal 15.8%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the exploration of fragile mental states with a surreal, meta-aware narrative style.

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: Psychedelic 52.8%, Surreal 29.7%, RPG 15.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: This rhythm-based RPG features a psychedelic, surreal world and a narrative that constantly challenges the player's perception of reality.

Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

Why similar: Supernatural 53.8%, RPG 26.5%, Female Protagonist 19.7%

Why You'll Like It: This prologue sets up a surreal, psychological mystery that shares the indie-RPG charm of the YIIK series.

While in communication with supernatural forces, two influencers launch a daring new social media brand.

Why similar: Philosophical 28.2%, America 28% ★, Satire 19.6% ★, Memes 14.4%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental visual novel that leans heavily into meta-commentary and surreal, dark humor.

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 52.8%, Philosophical 38.9%, Surreal 7%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: This short, intense experience captures the feeling of psychological instability and surrealism through its unique visual presentation.

Join Alicia as she tries to save her niece from a city warped and twisted by otherworldly beings in this eccentric RPG.

Why similar: JRPG 44.3%, RPG 33%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A JRPG that embraces surrealism and horror, mirroring the genre-bending nature of YIIK.

A memory of madness.

Why similar: RPG 71.2%, Female Protagonist 25.4%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal, and psychological precursor that captures the raw, unsettling tone of the LISA series.

Alice Mesmerizing Episodes of Neurosis (AMEN) is a hidden object game. The player's task is to find things hidden on the map. Help Alice cross this path, destroy the ego-structure, get out of the abyss, find the key.

Why similar: Psychedelic 30.4%, Supernatural 21.2%, Psychological 19.9%, Surreal 17.5%, Female Protagonist 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic horror experience that prioritizes surreal visuals and psychological tension.

Your entire life has been a lie. There are catacombs under every home and building, stretching down for miles. Something calls you deeper into the labyrinth. Delve into the depths, and discover the monstrosities below.

Why similar: Psychological 30.6%, Supernatural 22.6%, Surreal 18.8%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Psychedelic 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, surreal horror game that focuses on psychological exploration and unsettling imagery.

In this free 3D adventure, explore someone's mind and discover their secrets in a surreal story about a father, son, Asian-America and more. Explore a dying father's "Memory World", and travel to familiar, supernatural spaces. By Melos, co-creator of Anodyne and Angeline Era.

Why similar: America 32.6% ★, Philosophical 24.8%, Psychological 19.7%, Surreal 17.4%, 3D 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This walking simulator explores psychological themes and surreal environments with a distinct 90s aesthetic.

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

Why similar: Psychedelic 37.4%, Psychological 26.1%, Conversation 12.6%, Surreal 8.3%, Female Protagonist 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological visual novel that uses surreal elements to explore the protagonist's fractured mental state.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Surreal 69.9%, Stylized 29.1%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: Its low-poly aesthetic and fragmented, surreal storytelling evoke the same sense of 90s-era psychological unease.

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: Female Protagonist 91.6%, Singleplayer 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It combines retro-aesthetic psychological horror with a surreal, cryptic narrative that rewards deep thematic investigation.

Sneak into a world of underground assassins as Harman Smith, a man who manifests 7 deadly personalities, the killer7. Take control of this distinct murderers' row as they hunt down the sinister Kun Lan to thwart his plan of world dominance.

Why similar: Surreal 62.8%, Stylized 34.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: This stylized, surreal action game features a complex, psychological narrative that feels right at home with the YIIK aesthetic.

Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.

Why similar: Psychedelic 38.8%, Psychological 26.3%, RPG 23.4%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines RPG elements with a psychological, surreal narrative that keeps the player guessing.

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: Psychological 66.9%, RPG 32.1%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: This RPG focuses on psychological depth and surreal puzzle-solving, aligning with the experimental nature of the seed game.

A 2D exploration/horror game starring the Touhou Project's Koishi Komeiji. Use her Third Eye to explore a mental world entirely unlike reality.

Why You'll Like It: It features a surreal, psychological narrative centered on a female protagonist navigating a dream-like world.

What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.

Why similar: Supernatural 24.4%, Psychological 20.3%, Surreal 16.8%, Stylized 10%, Combat 9.6%

USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

Why similar: Philosophical 47.2%, Psychedelic 23.3%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Narration 12.7%, Singleplayer 1%

A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!

Why similar: Psychological 44.6%, Surreal 38.1%, Combat 15.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down adventure captures a dream-like, surreal quality that feels both nostalgic and unsettling.

Guide Bunnygirl through a lab of malfunctioning robots in this RPG about self-care! Learn how to weaponize her emotions in combat and meet unhinged robots who seem to know more about her than she does. Can you protect Bunnygirl? And...who is she, anyway??

Why similar: JRPG 40.1%, Surreal 28.1%, RPG 15.5%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%

A mysterious muse calls upon you to investigate a Large tower in an oneiric land.

Why similar: Psychedelic 41.7%, 1990's 18.5%, RPG 18%, Surreal 13.9%, 3D 6.8%

Dreaming Sarah is an adventure platformer where you play as Sarah, a girl who is in a coma. Explore the world around her and help her wake up!

Why similar: Philosophical 21.4%, Psychedelic 20.8%, Supernatural 18.7%, Psychological 15.9%, Surreal 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: This exploration-heavy game is built entirely around the concept of navigating a surreal, dream-like world.

After months of waiting, Annie finally snags a ticket to the new art exhibit. However, things take a turn for the worst: she finds herself trapped in the museum's haunted basement. Help her navigate puzzles, traps, and more as she tries to escape - and find out the truth of what's really going on.

Why similar: JRPG 60.5%, RPG 22.4%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A JRPG-styled game that uses surrealism to explore psychological themes in a confined, dream-like setting.

Experience the not-so-ordinary life of a young institutionalized woman in the 1950’s. Amidst the daily struggles and overbearing loneliness, she often sees things that others do not. However, as the imaginary begins to seep into reality, she realizes she may not be as crazy as she once thought.

Why similar: Conversation 36.9%, RPG 24.5%, Female Protagonist 24.2%, 3D 14.4%

No matter how long you’re gone, there will always be a girl waiting for you in the same place. This is a story about forgetting, and about waiting. After countless restarts and countless memories lost… how long will you stay with her this time?

Why similar: Psychedelic 33.3%, Memes 21.9%, 1990's 17.7%, Conversation 13.7%, RPG 12.7%

A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?

Why similar: RPG 66%, Female Protagonist 29.6%, Singleplayer 4.4%

"海子 UMIKO" is a psychological horror visual novel. Engage in conversations with Umiko, complete various mini-games, solve puzzles, and gradually piece together the dark truths she tries to hide about herself and her dimension from fragmented narratives. Preserve your fragile friendship for a week!

Why similar: Surreal 32.2%, Conversation 27.4%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, RPG 19.9%

Play as a little girl named 'Luna', and survive from the dark being while discovering the secrets behind her. The more you traverse on her memory, the more you will discover dark truths that lie deep inside.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 49%, RPG 47.3%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Set out on an adventure that challenges all the codes of the RPG genre, toying with its boundaries to create something unlike anything you've ever seen. In a world full of magic and adventure, a young boy starts his apprenticeship to become a knight... And it will change his life... and yours.

Why similar: JRPG 23.9%, Philosophical 21%, Psychedelic 17.8%, Surreal 16.4%, Psychological 13.2%

Explore an abandoned school where memories linger longer than the living. Uncover the mystery of your best friend’s disappearance. Dodge bullets.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 38.2%, Stylized 24.6%, Combat 21.2%, 3D 14.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Follow Idony on a journey to find her brother Edus in a strange factory where the walls between dimensions are thin.

Why similar: Surreal 59.5%, Female Protagonist 25.6%, 3D 14.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!

Why similar: Psychedelic 45.7%, Supernatural 26.3%, Stylized 14.9%, Female Protagonist 13.1%

In the story, the player plays the KUI, a 14-year-old girl with mental illness, who falls into her own spiritual world for an unknown reason during a daily activity. Players must pass through puzzles and various strange characters to communicate. The player's attitude toward various items in the game will affect the outcome of the game.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 57.1%, RPG 39%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Explore fantastical interpretations of different parts of the mind including the Hippocampus, Ego, and more! Battle against your oppressive Subconscious as you struggle for control of your mind.

Why similar: RPG 100%

A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.

Why similar: Psychedelic 65.7%, Psychological 20.6%, Narration 9.9%, Female Protagonist 3.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Lead Spe, the game‘s protagonist, through an eerie dollhouse in an effort to find her little brother. On her way, Spe will encounter the ghost-children, who are also trapped, and can use their different abilities to solve the environmental puzzles in order to escape the house.

Why similar: 3D 55.5%, Female Protagonist 31.5%, Singleplayer 13%

Find a way out.

Why similar: Supernatural 27%, Psychological 24.6%, Surreal 23%, Stylized 16%, 3D 8.1%

A preview for Epiphany City- a creative puzzle game where you use magical picture frames to manipulate the world. Follow Lily, a girl who's lost all hope, as she imagines new objects & reframes old ones to fulfill a sacred prophecy. Turn paintings to real life, change time, & save the world.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 100%

Manipulate the main character with power of telepathic, looking for the trace of Araka, an Exorcist imprisoned in the other world.

Why similar: JRPG 57.3%, RPG 24.6%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Dive into the mind of Lucienne, a tormented painter. Leap through emotional memories, solve puzzles where shapes deceive and emotion leads the way. A dreamlike platformer where each painting brings you one step closer to yourself.

Why similar: Surreal 32%, Narration 23.2%, Stylized 21.3%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, 3D 7.2%

In this game, you play as Alice, an girl trapped in a twisted, ever-changing world. Survive a frozen orphanage filled with lurking horrors, eerie classical music, and unsolved mysteries. Scavenge, evade monsters, and uncover the truth. But can you face the brutal reality—or remain trapped forever?

Why similar: Supernatural 37.6%, Female Protagonist 23.5%, Stylized 20.7%, RPG 16.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Within a Victorian manor, wake up as Yu, a porcelain doll, modeled to look like The Mother’s perfect daughter. Solve puzzles with the help of a detachable hand, hide from grievous threats, explore the manor, and search for your past to reclaim pieces of your soul and claim your freedom.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 40.9%, Stylized 32.4%, 3D 24.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.

Why similar: Psychological 36.7%, Surreal 36.3%, Stylized 17%, Female Protagonist 7.6%, 3D 1.7%

A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

Why similar: Psychological 62.8%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Stylized 15%

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

Why similar: Stylized 51.3%, Female Protagonist 48.7%

NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.

Why similar: Surreal 59.1%, Psychedelic 27.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.

Why similar: Surreal 32.5%, Female Protagonist 27.5%, Stylized 23.8%, 3D 13.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.

Why similar: RPG 65.1%, Female Protagonist 31.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%