Games like Escaping Hell
by Sarah Werum
This 3 hour long 2D indie narrative uses a variety of game styles, from 2.5D perspective sword fighting to Platformer chases. However, succeeding at challenges and puzzles do not guarantee “'winning”' the game. Make the right choices to get out of hell — or don't. It's really your personal problem.
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$19.99Monochroma
May 28 · Nowhere Studios
Both: Platformer · Puzzle · 2.5D
Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.
IndieAdventurePlatformerPuzzleAtmosphericPuzzle PlatformerDystopian 2.5DSide ScrollerSingleplayer👍 467
-40%$5.99OneShot
Dec 8 · Future Cat LLC
Both: Puzzle · Choices Matter
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.
Story RichPixel GraphicsIndieGreat SoundtrackCuteAtmosphericPuzzleSingleplayerChoices MatterAdventure👍 59,257
$4.99Laughing to Die
Apr 10 · 大吉利制作组
Both: Puzzle · Platformer
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AdventureCasualPuzzlePlatformer2D PlatformerHand-drawnPsychological HorrorPuzzle PlatformerPhilosophical2D👍 3,121
$14.99Rogue : Genesia
Mar 7 · Ouadi Huard
Both: Choices Matter · 2.5D
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Bullet HeavenBullet HellAction RoguelikeRogueliteArcadeTwin Stick ShooterPvEChoices Matter2.5DAction👍 8,115
$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
Both: Puzzle
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PuzzlePhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackRobotsExploration👍 29,240
$24.99Rain World
Mar 28 · Videocult
Both: Platformer
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.
DifficultAtmosphericSurvivalExplorationIndiePixel GraphicsPlatformer2DOpen WorldPost-apocalyptic👍 46,938
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Nov 19 · YFYX GAMES
Both: Platformer
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IndieCasualActionAdventure2DPlatformerSide Scroller👍 745
$9.99Closure
Sep 7 · Eyebrow Interactive
Both: Puzzle · Platformer
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PuzzlePlatformerIndiePuzzle PlatformerSurreal2DSingleplayerDarkHorrorGreat Soundtrack👍 449
$19.99Curse of the Dead Gods
Feb 23 · Passtech Games
Both: Fighting
You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters.
Action RoguelikeIsometricDark FantasyRogueliteDifficultActionRoguelikeSouls-likeFightingDungeon Crawler👍 7,808
$0.99The Lost Souls
Apr 11 · GDNomaD
Both: Puzzle
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IndieHorrorFirst-PersonGothicStory RichPuzzleShortWalking SimulatorExploration3D👍 203
$14.993000th Duel
Dec 12 · NEOPOPCORN Corp
Both: Platformer
3000th Duel is action-adventure game that has speedy, exciting battles as its charm. Fight against monsters with your own style of battle to travel an unidentified world and discover a secret hidden.
ActionAdventureMetroidvaniaSouls-likeIndiePlatformerDifficultDark FantasySide Scroller2D👍 365
$1.00Hell Deck
Aug 3 · OFFMOON Inc.
Both: 2.5D · Choices Matter
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Card BattlerRogueliteCard GameRoguelikeStrategy2D2.5DHorrorChoices MatterDeckbuilding👍 207
Dark Echo
May 11 · RAC7 Games
Both: Puzzle
Trapped in darkness, you must use visualized sound to guide your way through threatening environments. The sounds you create will bounce off obstacles, revealing the shape of the surrounding world. It won't be long before your only way of sensing the world attracts a horrifying evil that devours both sound and souls.
AdventureIndiePuzzleHorrorAtmosphericSingleplayerPsychological HorrorMinimalist2DDark👍 835
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Apr 14 · Quantized Bit
Both: Puzzle · Platformer
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IndieActionPuzzlePlatformer2D👍 321
$14.99Valdis Story: Abyssal City
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Both: Platformer
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MetroidvaniaActionPlatformerRPGIndie2DDifficultGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerExploration👍 2,275
$4.99Vampire Survivors
Oct 20 · poncle
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Action RoguelikeBullet HellVampiresRoguelitePixel Graphics2DIndieSingleplayerCasualRoguelike👍 251,735
$4.99Picayune Dreams
Dec 4 · Stepford, Andyland, milkypossum
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Bullet HeavenBullet HellAction RoguelikePsychedelicColorfulTop-Down ShooterStory RichSpaceTranshumanismPsychological Horror👍 4,168
FreeSonder
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Both: Platformer · Puzzle · 2.5D
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CasualAdventurePlatformerPuzzlePuzzle PlatformerExplorationSide Scroller2.5DCinematicStylized
$1.99Darkness Ritual: Impasse
Mar 6 · AProX
Both: Platformer · Puzzle
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AdventurePsychological HorrorSupernaturalDemonsPlatformerPuzzleHorror3D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerFPS
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Aug 1 · Daniel Benmergui, Jeremías Babini, Hernán Rozenwasser
Both: Puzzle
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Dungeon CrawlerRogueliteDogsPuzzleReplay ValueTurn-BasedRoguelikeRPG2DCute👍 316
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Jul 13 · goonswarm
Both: Platformer · Puzzle
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IndieAdventurePlatformerMinimalist2DArcadePuzzleCasualAtmosphericSingleplayer
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Both: Platformer
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Precision PlatformerPlatformerIndieDifficultGreat SoundtrackAdventureSingleplayer2DActionPixel Graphics👍 3,291
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May 20 · Fearless Games
Both: Puzzle
You break into the mansion at night. It’s huge and built like a maze. You're trying to escape, but the monster is after you! The chase begins. RUN!!
AdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorExplorationDarkPuzzleSimulationDemonsInteractive FictionFirst-Person👍 932
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Jun 6 · GDNomaD
Both: Puzzle
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.
AdventureIndieHorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorPuzzleExplorationFirst-PersonMinimalistPsychological👍 162
$14.99Soulstone Survivors
Jun 17 · Game Smithing Limited
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Bullet HeavenAction RoguelikeBullet HellRogueliteAction RPGRoguelikeCraftingRPGHack and SlashAction👍 25,755
$4.9920 Minutes Till Dawn
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Action RoguelikeBullet HellSurvivalRogueliteShoot 'Em UpHorrorTop-Down ShooterCombatPixel GraphicsLovecraftian👍 27,879
$13.99Sol Cesto
Apr 10 · Tambouille, Géraud Zucchini, Chariospirale
Both: Puzzle
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Dungeon CrawlerRoguelikeTacticalPuzzleAtmosphericFantasyGamblingProcedural GenerationMysteryTurn-Based👍 4,849
FreeMANDAGON
Aug 3 · Blind Sky Studios
Both: Platformer
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Free to PlayPixel GraphicsPlatformerIndie2DAdventureAtmosphericShortRelaxingSingleplayer👍 165
$0.99Buried Alive VR
Apr 3 · Mobigrow
Both: Puzzle · Choices Matter
Your worst nightmare just became reality - you are buried alive! There is no room for panic, you need to act quickly in order to survive. The coffin is full of different riddles and puzzles you need to solve to find your way out.
AdventureVRHorrorPuzzleExplorationSurvival HorrorChoices MatterSingleplayerEscape RoomGore
$19.99Everhood 2
Mar 4 · Chris Nordgren, Jordi Roca
Both: Choices Matter
AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARPG where you battle enemies through musical encounters while being accompanied by a raven who promises to retrieve your voice if you slay the mighty Mind Dragon!🎵
PsychedelicMusicIndieStory Rich2DRPGPixel GraphicsChoices MatterSingleplayerRhythm👍 2,205
$4.99Choice of Life: Middle Ages
Nov 6 · Blazing Planet Studio
Both: Choices Matter
A card game in a Medieval setting where you make decisions on which not only your life will depend, but also the future of the kingdom!
Card GameSingleplayerChoices MatterStrategyIndieMedievalChoose Your Own AdventureTurn-BasedLife SimRPG👍 1,752
$4.99Spellbook Demonslayers
Nov 2 · Xendra
Slay endless hordes of demons to protect the Cosmic Library! Steal their abilities, find powerful equipment, and unlock the secrets of each spellbook to become unstoppable! Will you be able to destroy the demonic legion?
Dark FantasyTop-DownPixel GraphicsSingleplayerEarly AccessBullet HellAction RoguelikeRPGRogueliteAction👍 1,275
$15.99Doomsday Hunters
Jul 20 · Moregames
Both: 2.5D
Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!
ArcadeTwin Stick ShooterDifficultPerma DeathBullet HellDungeon Crawler2.5DAction RoguelikePost-apocalypticCyberpunk👍 704
$19.99SPORE™ Creepy & Cute Parts Pack
Dec 19 · Maxis™
Add horror and humor to your universe. Make grotesque beasts or cuddly critters, then watch them do the robot, zombie walk, break dance and more! Includes over 100 new items. 60 New parts 48 New paint options 24 New animations
SimulationOpen WorldGod GameSingleplayerAdventureFunnySandboxCuteStrategyCharacter Customization👍 2,054
FreeVoid Memory
Oct 30 · Gustav
Both: Platformer
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?
RPGActionAdventureIndieMetroidvaniaSouls-likeDifficult2DPlatformerDark Fantasy👍 188
$3.99bit Dungeon II
Dec 15 · Kinto Games LLC
bitDungeon II is fast action-adventure game with a giant overworld to explore. You are a spirit in an undead world of demons. Your "loved one's " grave has been desecrated. Fight through these corrupted lands, and bring peace to her soul.
RPGPixel GraphicsAction RoguelikeIndieActionAdventureRoguelikeDungeon Crawler2DSingleplayer👍 1,401
$9.99Spectral Scream
Aug 28 · STOIC Ent.
Both: Puzzle
Spectral Scream is a 1-4 player cooperative horror exploration game. Are you ready to face death in the maw of purgatory? Your goal is to find key items in each chapter and retrieve the orb. But be careful! Threatening and vicious creatures await you at every stage.
Online Co-OpCo-opHorrorMultiplayerPsychological HorrorThrillerDemonsSurvival HorrorLogicPuzzle👍 653
$17.99Sephiria
Jul 31 · TEAM HORAY
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Action RoguelikeRogueliteRoguelikeCo-opPixel GraphicsInventory ManagementActionRPGCombatCute👍 11,674
$4.99Skelly Selest
May 1 · caiys
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Action RoguelikeRogueliteIndieActionRoguelikePixel GraphicsDungeon CrawlerHack and SlashAdventureProcedural Generation👍 265
-60%$5.99Archvale
Dec 2 · idoz & phops
Take up your weapon in this RPG bullet-hell world and embark on a journey to right wrongs from long ago. Only you can defeat the evil forces of the Undying guardians and reunite the world with the fabled Archvale.
ActionAdventureBullet HellPixel GraphicsAction RPG2DCo-opFantasyRPGSingleplayer👍 2,045












