- #1 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
97% matchVery Positive93% of 22,293 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Psychological 26.8%, Surreal 26.5%, Psychedelic 17.9%, Story Rich 16.8%, 2D 5.6%
- #2 Free Will
96% matchVery Positive96% of 380 reviews2024
Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
Windows
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 28.8%, RPG 13.5%, Story Rich 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Horror 10.6%
- #3 The Endless Empty
96% matchVery Positive97% of 320 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: Surreal 32.6%, Psychedelic 23.9%, RPG 15%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #4 7 Days
94% matchVery Positive99% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Daver The DavePub: IC Industries
Windows
Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.
Why similar: Surreal 29.1%, Psychedelic 17.6%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Psychological 13.1%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #5 I doesn't exist - a modern text adventure
95% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: LUAL Games KIGPub: DreadXP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Classic Zork meets Existential Crisis. A modern text adventure that explores themes of control, isolation and mental health while levelling up the genre with beautiful pixel art.
Why similar: Psychological 32.4%, Story Rich 20%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #6 The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots
94% matchMixed70% of 2,114 reviews2026
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You awaken in the Forest of Silver Shallots, setting out to uncover the secret of the Morphean Paradox. Above, factions weave their schemes; below, the black mist hides a swelling undercurrent. Time never stands still, and truth wears many faces. Not everyone can return to their fate…
Why similar: JRPG 39.7%, Psychological 19.5%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Story Rich 11.7%, RPG 8.2%
- #7 OneShot
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 65,379 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Story Rich 20.2%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Surreal 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #8 Dreamed Away
92% matchVery Positive93% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: WAKE UP GAMESPub: Pineapple Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dreamed Away is an emotional action-adventure RPG with psychological horror elements. Play as Théo, a boy lost in a dark, mysterious world. Explore a unique reality, duel against darkness in a unique, fast paced combat system and mind your choices.
Why similar: JRPG 32.2%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Story Rich 11.4%, Exploration 11%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #9 YIIK Nameless Psychosis
91% matchVery Positive92% of 738 reviews2024
Dev: Ackk StudiosPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Experience a sneak peek of YIIK I.V! Step beyond Alex Eggleston's story and become the Nameless Child, a young girl pushed from a mysterious tower. Guide her through a surreal dimension where she must find a way to save both the Good Brother and the Bad Brother.
Why similar: JRPG 23%, Philosophical 19.9%, Psychedelic 17.1%, Surreal 15.4%, Psychological 12.1%
- #10 Anodyne
91% matchVery Positive85% of 1,604 reviews2013
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Nonlinear 25.6%, Surreal 22.9%, Psychological 17%, Exploration 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #11 Dread Delusion
88% matchVery Positive90% of 5,292 reviews2024
Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Why similar: Magic 21.1%, Exploration 18.7%, Medieval 18.5%, RPG 16.5%, Story Rich 15.1%
- #12 Inexistence
90% matchMixed66% of 372 reviews2016
Dev: Jonathan BRASSAUD
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.
Why similar: RPG 57.8%, Pixel Graphics 24.9%, 2D 17.3%
- #13 Endless RPG
89% matchVery Positive82% of 56 reviews2019
Dev: Kezarus
Windows
Play on randomly generated worlds with a party of characters just the way you like it. You will not be bounded by classes or scripted story, only by your creativity. Make your own journey. Tell your own history.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 46.4%, RPG 40%, 2D 11%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #14 Your Adventure
89% matchVery Positive89% of 101 reviews2021
Dev: Zachary Fox
Windows
Create a custom character, and be whoever you want to be! Enjoy traversing strange worlds, and mastering action command combat as you fight strange and odd and weird enemies and bosses! Remember, this is your adventure!
Why similar: RPG 38.9%, Pixel Graphics 33.7%, 2D 21.7%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #15 The Dark Egg Demo
87% matchVery Positive97% of 228 reviews2022
Dev: Transcend Pixels
Windows
A surrealist text-based RPG. You will explore an island, solve puzzles, and fight enemies, all in your attempt to get the Dark Egg.
Why similar: Surreal 26.1%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Exploration 13.8%, Story Rich 9.4%, RPG 9.2%
- #16 Nocturne
85% matchVery Positive99% of 382 reviews2026
Dev: Pracy Studios
Windows
The afterlife is now digital. Discover that eternal life comes with sacrifice in a genre-defying RPG with unique rhythm combat.
Why similar: JRPG 41.7%, Exploration 13.9%, Story Rich 13.6%, RPG 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #17 Magic Wand
86% matchVery Positive96% of 80 reviews2017
Dev: thecatamitesPub: harmony corp
Windows · Mac · Linux
Machine to process your sensations into trains and fields the monster people moving 'cross are getting lost and found again. An exciting capsule toy JRPG for you.
Why similar: RPG 100%
- #18 Disillusion
84% matchVery Positive94% of 997 reviews2021
Dev: Disillusion Dev
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A mysterious muse calls upon you to investigate a Large tower in an oneiric land.
Why similar: Psychedelic 45.1%, Surreal 25.1%, RPG 18.8%, Mystery 9.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #19 Abyss The Forgotten Past: Prologue
86% matchMixed62% of 161 reviews2020
Dev: OWG StudiosPub: Sedoc LLC
Windows
Play as Leonnor who sets out on a journey to discover everything about his past and his world, things are not always what they seem! Learn special abilities, battle monsters and encounter celestial beings as you explore this beautifically crafted pixel world. This prologue starts a epic journey...
Why similar: Magic 25%, Story Rich 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, RPG 14%, Medieval 11.8%
- #20 and yet, we dream
83% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: arda bolat
Windows · Mac · Linux
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.
Why similar: Nonlinear 25.4%, Psychological 18.6%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Mystery 10.4%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #21 Night Reverie: Prologue
84% matchVery Positive92% of 281 reviews2020
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Surreal 30.4%, Choices Matter 16%, Exploration 15.8%, Story Rich 10.1%, 2D 8.3%
- #22 FREERIDE
82% matchVery Positive88% of 240 reviews2025
Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Your Personality plays the game! Help strange spirits solve their Unfinished Business... or leave them to Despair. In this highly-branching narrative adventure you'll only see about 1/3 of the full story in each playthrough, but the end is whenever you want it to be.
Why similar: Nonlinear 30.7%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Exploration 12.6%, Story Rich 12.5%, RPG 10.6%
- #23 1-Bit Explorer
82% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Fiddleling
Windows
An adventure game focused on exploration where you do NOT save the world and the world does NOT need saving.
Why similar: Exploration 21.2%, RPG 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Mystery 12.5%, 2D 11%
- #24 Pluralys
80% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Ivalys Studios
Windows · Mac
Pluralys is a HD-2D RPG focused on exploration, comedy and intrigue. You play Elie, a young person living a peaceful life, until unexpected visitors arrive and change everything. What seems like a quiet, cozy story hides a deeper mystery and many other adventures to discover.
Why similar: JRPG 35.9%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Exploration 13.6%, Story Rich 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #25 EXCALIBURIAN!!
81% matchVery Positive93% of 283 reviews2021
Dev: Majd Rouhana
Windows
Gather companions, explore the world, ascend the throne!
Why similar: JRPG 32.2%, Nonlinear 24.5%, RPG 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Exploration 7.2%
- #26 Crystal Project
79% matchVery Positive92% of 2,601 reviews2022
Dev: Andrew Willman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 26.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Crystal Project is a non-linear JRPG where you are the maker of your own adventure. Explore the world while you find Crystals, unlock classes, learn abilities, and create a strategy capable of taking down the world's toughest bosses. Or just stick to exploring; it's up to you.
Why similar: JRPG 38.6%, Nonlinear 29.2%, RPG 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Mystery 7.4%
- #27 Wienne
81% matchVery Positive88% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Creeepling
Windows
Wienne is unique - you can change the flow of the story at any moment in time. Repeatedly. In this short story and lore-driven RPG you will have to save Wienne and Zack from a nearly inevitable demise. Can you find the path?
Why similar: RPG 62.9%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Story Rich 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, 2D 5.2%
- #28 梦魇:无归 Nightmare without return
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 628 reviews2022
Dev: 青衣工作室
Windows
This is a journey without return When you wake up... In the strange space, the bronze gate that eats people, the strange rules of the game, and the ever-changing nightmare world appear in front of you Everything starts from here
Why similar: JRPG 44%, RPG 20.1%, Surreal 13.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, 2D 5.4%
- #29 Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you
77% matchVery Positive93% of 740 reviews2025
Dev: 红锈雨
Windows
Cradle of Nightmare: Flowers to You is an adventure game featuring a turn-based ATB system. Step into the shoes of Yue Qing, an ordinary high schooler thrust into a world of darkness as an otherworldly force tears reality asunder. Navigate a ruined world and end the filth festering within humanity.
Why similar: JRPG 32.9%, Magic 19.1%, RPG 13.1%, Story Rich 13%, Exploration 10.3%
- #30 Karisvale
79% matchVery Positive94% of 195 reviews2022
Dev: Brendan Tighe
Windows
Your next job awaits in Karisvale, detective. Will you fulfill your duty? Or become lost in the mystery... Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret.
Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Exploration 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, RPG 12.6%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #31 OMORI
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 88,824 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Story Rich 20.5%, JRPG 19.6%, Horror 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, RPG 11.2%
- #32 Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report
77% matchVery Positive95% of 273 reviews2023
Dev: Studio [notes.]
Windows
Explore a surreal world inspired by Kowloon Walled city in this turn-based RPG inspired by Japanese dungeon crawlers from the late 1990s.
Why similar: JRPG 52.2%, RPG 15.7%, Horror 15.7%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Choices Matter 4.6%
- #33 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
76% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Horror 20%, JRPG 16.9%, Mystery 12.6%, RPG 12.4%, Exploration 11.3%
- #34 NEODITRONIX
75% matchVery Positive86% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: log()Pub: SKY HOUR WORKS
Windows · Linux
A brave, vigilant, young boy - broken by the sin of his father, decides to stand up against his very own creator. NEODITRONIX is a rhythm adventure experience about one's "sins" and how to become human. RECOLLECT and HEAR.
Why similar: Psychological 32.9%, Horror 25.8%, Story Rich 18.1%, RPG 11.7%, 2D 11.5%
- #35 Splintered
74% matchVery Positive89% of 313 reviews2025
Dev: dotMake Studios
Windows
A unique RPG where the villain randomizes the world with each defeat. Start with a classic RPG experience, then delve into shifting worlds where the overworld, items, and enemies shuffle, creating new challenges. Conquer these worlds to unravel the story and make your way to the final showdown!
Why similar: JRPG 29.5%, Procedural Generation 15.6%, Magic 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, RPG 8.8%
- #36 Dungeons of Betrayal
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 70 reviews2019
Dev: Darkelite Studio IncPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Become a young hero and travel from dungeon to dungeon to regain your lost memories. While fighting your way through, you will encounter characters from your past. It's your quest to figure out if they are friends or foes. But be careful anyone can betray you in the Dungeons of Betrayal.
Why similar: JRPG 46.7%, Exploration 14.8%, RPG 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Retro 8.1%
- #37 Hylics 2
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,585 reviews2020
Dev: Mason Lindroth
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.
Why similar: Surreal 36.8%, Psychedelic 26.5%, JRPG 15.2%, RPG 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%
- #38 FAREWELL SEN
73% matchVery Positive94% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: amoxy
Windows
MAKE FRIENDS WITH GHOSTS
Why similar: Exploration 20.4%, RPG 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Story Rich 13.3%, 2D 13.1%
- #39 DashBored
75% matchVery Positive81% of 352 reviews2016
Dev: Fading Club
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Enter a bizarre and idiosyncratic world! Adventure into the unknown, and defeat horrid monsters! A story of Love, Loss, and the end of the Multiverse.
Why similar: RPG 64.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Atmospheric 15.2%
- #40 Oblivion Maiden
71% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Project Ex Libris
Windows · Mac
An exploration adventure set in St. Dorothia Academy, a magical educational institution hidden deep within a forest. A story that begins with an encounter with a girl named Lulunya, and unfolds through mysterious phenomena and dream worlds.
Why similar: Exploration 20.3%, Psychological 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Mystery 11.4%, Magic 11.2%
- #41 A Song Of Sunlight
70% matchVery Positive99% of 163 reviews2026
Dev: RageForDragons
Windows
An RPG set in a distant, lonely future. Follow Arem, a young man lured from his small island community to explore the desolate megastructure beneath it: “The Well.” With the simple goal of finding the exit, Arem will burden himself with something more terrible than he ever thought possible.
Why similar: Exploration 29.6%, RPG 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, 2D 14.6%, Atmospheric 11.8%
- #42 Artifact Adventure Gaiden
74% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: bluffmanPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Experience the Game Boy-like design and 2D open world of this retro JRPG. The choices you make are all up to you, and they may end up providing invaluable help in the future, when disaster strikes... Embark on an adventure in which you sew the threads of your own future.
Why similar: JRPG 27.4%, RPG 23.7%, Medieval 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Retro 8.7%
- #43 The Use of Life
69% matchVery Positive91% of 832 reviews2025
Dev: だらねこげーむず/Daraneko GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
The Use of Life is a multi-ending adventure book style JRPG. The main character’s various attachments change in accordance with the choices the player makes, and the ending changes depending on “the use of life” you choose through your journey.
Why similar: JRPG 49.2%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Story Rich 13.1%, RPG 12.5%, 2D 8.5%
- #44 NashBored
72% matchVery Positive99% of 87 reviews2019
Dev: Fading Club
Windows
NashBored is a surreal RPG in a dark and unique world.Nash just wont wake up. The dream goes deeper and deeper.What lies beyond the veil of your conscious thought? Who are you, really? Discover the truth of your dream reality.
Why similar: Horror 54%, RPG 46%
- #45 Derealized
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: JacksonG13Pub: JacksonGameStudios
Windows
Derealized is a choice based game inspired by games such as The Stanley Parable and Undertale. This experience offers 10 different endings for you to explore! How many will you find?
Why similar: Surreal 18.9%, Psychological 15.9%, Exploration 14.4%, Horror 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
- #46 The Testing Chamber
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 705 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Choices Matter 27.3%, Horror 25.6%, Mystery 16.6%, RPG 14.8%, JRPG 13.1%
- #47 This is Interesting
70% matchVery Positive99% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Scott Jund
Windows
This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.
Why similar: Exploration 14.8%, Psychological 12.7%, Horror 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Mystery 10.5%
- #48 The witch and the bottle of concepts
71% matchMixed62% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: 岛叶游戏Pub: 月光游戏
Windows
A fantasy pixel-style Metroidvania roguelike game. The amnesiac witch picks up her reliable broom and embarks on a journey with Elf companions to defeat the Villain and regain their homeland, unveil the conspiracy. Through the magic mirror, break the 4th wall and find the truth!
Why similar: Surreal 30.9%, RPG 20.5%, Medieval 13.3%, Story Rich 11.1%, 2D 9.5%
- #49 Haeven
73% matchMixed65% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: Cleril Calamity Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
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%
- #50 RGB GlitchGazer
68% matchVery Positive96% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Surreal 26.8%, Philosophical 25.2%, Psychedelic 21.1%, Mystery 11%, 2D 7.4%
- #51 Liminal Shroud
68% matchVery Positive91% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Everdeep Studios
Windows
A different kind of liminal experience. Explore surreal spaces inspired by nostalgia, discover hidden paths, and unravel a mystery that is shaped by your own mind. No monsters, no combat. Just atmosphere, discovery, and dread.
Why similar: Surreal 33%, Horror 25.9%, Exploration 19.1%, Story Rich 11.6%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #52 Kintsugi
68% matchVery Positive97% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: StudiohohoPub: IIM Digital School
Windows
Accompany Kyō, a young apothecary, on his journey to repair a world shattered by mankind and uncover the origin of his newfound golden powers.
Why similar: Philosophical 41.6%, Magic 22.1%, 2D 19%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #53 Sinking Inn
71% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Open Alpha
Windows · Mac
A small, lonely boy on a hopeful quest navigates through a dark and dreary motel. Dive into its mysterious, eerie atmosphere and find your way through the motel's strange puzzles, as it becomes increasingly clear that reality is not as it seems.
Why similar: Psychedelic 35.3%, Exploration 20%, RPG 16.5%, 2D 10.6%, Surreal 10.5%
- #54 NaissanceE
69% matchVery Positive84% of 4,457 reviews2014
Dev: Limasse Five
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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 38.1%, Exploration 29.4%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Psychedelic 11.3%, Horror 8.7%
- #55 Hope Deferred
67% matchPositive98% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Tell All
Windows
Hope Deferred is a first-person psychological horror RPG. Explore nightmare worlds and search for understanding in this PSX inspired dungeon crawler.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.1%, Philosophical 17.7%, Surreal 15.3%, Psychedelic 15%, Medieval 9.7%
- #56 Cairn: Mathair's Curse
67% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Ross McRitchie
Windows
When an ancient conspiracy threatens the land of Albaness, only one boy and his dreams stand between his family and the end of the world.
Why similar: JRPG 27.7%, Surreal 17.6%, Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 8.4%, Mystery 7.2%
- #57 The wild darkness
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 151 reviews2025
Dev: popeyed inc
Windows
Explore a survival-roguelike RPG set in an unknown and bizarre world. To withstand its many dangers, you'll need to gain new knowledge, scavenge for food, and acquire useful items. Craft, build, and learn your way through a crucial adventure to uncover the world's secrets.
Why similar: Medieval 22.5%, RPG 22%, Exploration 20.5%, Magic 19.1%, Mystery 14.2%
- #58 Mondealy: Day One
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 664 reviews2021
Dev: uglycoalPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Mondealy: Day One is a prologue for the 2D adventure game Mondealy. You can see how adventures in the magical kingdom of Dargratt begin.
Why similar: Surreal 26.6%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Story Rich 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
- #59 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,040 reviews2020
Dev: SeverPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Medieval 29.2%, Choices Matter 24.2%, Story Rich 16.1%, RPG 14.3%, 2D 9.5%
- #60 Mitoza
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,916 reviews2021
Dev: Gal MamalyaPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 17%
It's not a game, it's a toy. Explore all cycles and prepare yourself to accept the inevitable effects of Mitoza.
Why similar: Surreal 39.2%, Choices Matter 21.3%, Exploration 14.1%, Mystery 11.4%, 2D 7.3%