Games like THERE IS NO SLEEP
by Matt McGreevy
Everyone has nightmares every now and then... but what would you do if a demon trapped you in a nightmare and you couldn't wake up?
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
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FreeThe Adventure of Amethyst Knight / 紫水晶骑士物语
Apr 21 · Adna Zhao
Both: Puzzle · Strategy RPG · Pixel Graphics
"This is a single-player RPG based on the 'Tower of the Sorcerer' gameplay. Control the hero to collect resources on the map, defeat monsters, obtain gold coins, and continuously improve your attributes until you defeat the final Demon Dragon King!
AdventureRPGPuzzleStrategy RPGChoose Your Own AdventureExplorationTactical RPG2DPixel GraphicsTop-Down
$14.99Prodigal
Oct 15 · Colorgrave
Both: Puzzle · Action-Adventure · Top-Down
Journey through a vibrant world fighting vicious monsters, exploring puzzling dungeons, and collecting magical artifacts. Unravel the mysteries of Vann's Point and bond with all of its curious townsfolk!
Dungeon CrawlerPuzzleExplorationAction RPGAction-AdventureRPGMultiple EndingsStory Rich2DTop-Down👍 584
$19.99YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-
Feb 22 · KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Active Gaming Media Inc.
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
As long as I have dreams in my heart, I can never escape. I can never awaken from my dreams. Maybe if I follow the dream just past this doorway, then someday I can wake up again...
ExplorationPuzzle PlatformerPuzzleFemale ProtagonistPlatformerPsychological HorrorHorror2.5DCuteStory Rich👍 1,350
$0.99Asura's Trial
Jul 24 · Me&Myself Inc
Both: Action-Adventure · Strategy RPG
Learn new skills based on simple key combinations in this easy to learn, hard to master adventure RPG. Combine over 100 different skills from 5 diverse classes to create an unbeatable combination and reclaim your body by finishing Asura's Trial.
AdventureCasualRPGAction-AdventureRoguelikeStrategy RPGRogueliteTactical RPG2DCartoony
-75%$4.99Little Nightmares
Apr 27 · Tarsier Studios
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
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.
HorrorAtmosphericAdventureSingleplayerPuzzle PlatformerDarkPuzzleIndieStory RichStealth👍 52,189
-80%$5.99Amnesia: Rebirth
Oct 20 · Frictional Games
Both: Action-Adventure · Puzzle
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Action-AdventureFirst-PersonPuzzleStory RichSingleplayerHorrorAdventureExplorationStealthLovecraftian👍 7,898
-90%$3.49In Sound Mind
Sep 28 · We Create Stuff
Both: Puzzle · Action-Adventure
In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.
HorrorPsychological HorrorStory RichPuzzleActionAtmosphericSingleplayerFirst-PersonIndieAction-Adventure👍 5,467
$19.99DARQ: Complete Edition
Aug 15 · Unfold Games
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream.
HorrorDarkAdventurePuzzleSingleplayerAtmosphericPsychological HorrorPuzzle PlatformerSide Scroller2.5D👍 3,575
$3.99Face It - A game to fight inner demons
Jun 9 · Tlön Studios, Ilex Games
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
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.
IndieAdventureActionPuzzle3D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerHorrorEarly Access👍 520
FreeMythic Prelude - Concept Demo
Mar 10 · Dmitri Lowell
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Action-Adventure · Pixel Graphics
Mythic Prelude is an action-adventure title inspired by Action-Adventure titles from the 90s. This concept demo is designed as a stand-alone freeware product!
ExplorationSingleplayerPuzzle PlatformerFantasyAction-Adventure2DPixel GraphicsLore-RichMysterySurreal
-70%$5.09Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人
Apr 19 · Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Both: Puzzle
Paper Dolls Original is a first-person horror adventure game steeped in Eastern culture. You act a man who is separated from his daughter after a car accident. When he awakes, he finds himself in a deserted Asian mansion. Find your daughter and unveil a terrifying story buried for a hundred years
HorrorAdventureThrillerActionPuzzleIndieMultiplayerFirst-PersonDating SimSingleplayer👍 4,451
$0.99Noah's Descent into Madness
Sep 29 · Squiggly Games
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
Noah's Descent into Madness is a short horror-themed adventure and puzzle game. Make your way through a dark forest of unknown horrors while trying your best to escape the nightmare you've found yourself in.
AdventurePuzzle PlatformerExplorationDemonsStrategyPuzzleCinematic3DFirst-PersonRealistic
$4.99Midnight: Submersion - Nightmare Horror Story
Nov 8 · Midnight Games
Both: Puzzle · Action-Adventure
Nightmare Horror Story an adventure game from the first face in a horror genre provides you to take a trip in a huge and dark city full of dummies. You would have a possibility to figure out in a weird atmosphere when alive people are missed and everything that had remained is the dummies.
AdventureHorrorSingleplayerPuzzlePsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorMysteryAction-AdventureHidden ObjectAction👍 123
$1.99Stray:Exotic
Jan 24 · AXing
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle · Action-Adventure
Just as you are about to fall asleep, someone knocks on your door and leaves an invitation to participate in a mysterious trial. And you "volunteered" to participate in the experiment. There are only two things you need to do, and that is to survive and escape.
Action RoguelikeChoose Your Own Adventure3D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerDungeon CrawlerRPGPuzzleAction-Adventure3DFirst-Person
-40%$5.99OneShot
Dec 8 · Future Cat LLC
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
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
$4.99Spellbook Demonslayers
Nov 2 · Xendra
Both: Top-Down · Pixel Graphics
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
$15.99Endless Nightmare
Sep 29 · CHENGDU JIAYIHUYU TECHNOLOGY CO.,LT
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
You play as James, a police inspector. James's wife and daughter were murdered in his own house. As he uncovers the truth, the strange occurrences in the mansion gradually turn into an endless nightmare...
Exploration3D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerDungeon CrawlerPuzzle3DFirst-PersonHorrorDetectiveStory Rich
$18.99Spider Queen cave
Feb 4 · 帅宅快乐屋
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
The student sister who has been secretly in love for a long time has been missing for three months. Tonight, my sister suddenly called and asked me to go to an abandoned villa in the suburbs. I have no choice but to prepare for departure. It is said that the villa is a famous and dangerous house.
PuzzleExplorationFemale ProtagonistRealisticAction RoguelikePuzzle PlatformerFirst-PersonHorrorDungeon CrawlerThird Person👍 159
$1.99Darkness Ritual: Impasse
Mar 6 · AProX
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
You witnessed a dark ritual taking place and nothing will go wrong from now on. You are stuck in an unknown place, can getting out of here and solving the secrets save you from this impasse?
AdventurePsychological HorrorSupernaturalDemonsPlatformerPuzzleHorror3D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerFPS
$5.99Dreaming Sarah
Mar 12 · Asteristic Game Studio, Anthony Septim
Both: Puzzle Platformer
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!
MetroidvaniaPuzzle PlatformerExplorationCasualPlatformerFemale ProtagonistWalking SimulatorSurreal2DRelaxing👍 2,301
$3.99bit Dungeon II
Dec 15 · Kinto Games LLC
Both: Pixel Graphics
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
$8.99The Immortal
Mar 30 · Will Harvey
Both: Strategy RPG
The Labyrinth holds mysteries unfit for mortal eyes. Mysteries of eternal life. Of sudden death. Of sorcery and betrayal. Its shadows hide deadly traps, its puzzles tantalize. And from the caverns far below, your lost master, Mordamir, calls for you to save him...
ActionAdventureRPGAction RPGStrategy RPG2DMystery DungeonIsometricCinematicStrategy
FreeAt the dream end
Apr 27 · MMM
Both: Puzzle · Pixel Graphics
After mind transfer into a body of a young wolf-human hybrid, you set out to stop a person on the verge of destroying our planet. A person addressed as Butcher.
AdventureRPGSoftwarePuzzleChoose Your Own AdventureExploration2DPixel GraphicsAliensArtificial Intelligence
FreeZzzz-Zzzz-Zzzz
Jun 5 · SaintHeiser
Both: Pixel Graphics
When you sleep, you are dreaming. Some dreams are beautiful and vivid, the others are strange, and the rest of them are horrible... We've having them all the night, and then wake up and forget them. But what if one day your "awakening" would be a difficult task? Could you find a way out of the dreams and wake up?
CasualIndieAdventureFree to PlayPlatformerPixel GraphicsAtmospheric👍 156
$0.99木夕镇的午夜轮回 Midnight cycle in Muxi Town
May 16 · ZSJ工作室
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle · Strategy RPG
What kind of work is this? This is an experimental multi storyline game. The work tells a science fiction story about consciousness implantation and simulated biological experiments. The work consists of a mixture of 24 storylines, 3 types of reincarnation endings, and 1 main ending.
Pixel GraphicsPsychological HorrorMultiple EndingsExplorationSingleplayerInteractive FictionNonlinearPuzzleLogicStrategy RPG
FreeDevil Seeds
Oct 18 · Trevaz
Both: Puzzle · Strategy RPG
Explore a ghost island dominated by mystical creatures. This game offers an experience that mixes horror and RPG, allowing you to explore every dark corner, solving puzzles, finding files and meeting strange characters.
ExplorationPuzzleStrategyStrategy RPGRPGFemale ProtagonistDetectiveLore-RichStory RichTurn-Based Combat
-80%$0.99Eyes: The Horror Game
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
$0.99僵尸(THE JIANG SHI)
Dec 29 · 谭浩翔
Both: Action-Adventure · Puzzle
This is an independently developed game based on Chinese folklore zombies. It tells the story of the player playing the role of demon catcher who goes deep into the ancient town of corpses and subdues the zombies through level by level investigation.
ActionAdventureAction-AdventureShooterPuzzle3D PlatformerThird-Person ShooterExploration3DThird Person
-50%$9.99Skul: The Hero Slayer
Jan 20 · SOUTHPAW GAMES
Both: Pixel Graphics
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
IndieActionAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsRoguelike2DRogueliteSingleplayerPlatformerMetroidvania👍 50,811
$29.99SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
Oct 31 · Protocol Games
Both: Action-Adventure
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Third PersonAction-AdventureSingleplayerStory RichHorrorPsychological HorrorDarkPsychologicalLovecraftianCinematic👍 1,933
$3.99We Used to Play Here
Dec 19 · ThreeFrauds
Both: Action-Adventure · Puzzle
Daniel wakes up to the same nightmare every night. A girl he cannot escape. When he finds a missing child report tied to his childhood home, he returns to uncover a truth buried in twisted games and shattered memories.
ActionAdventureAction-AdventurePuzzleChoose Your Own AdventureExplorationHorror3DRealisticCrime
$1.99告死天使复仇之夜 Death Angel Nightmare
Mar 8 · 我妻寒十
Both: Puzzle · Pixel Graphics
Death Angel Nightmare is a traditional RM horror character adventure game with single story and multiple death achievements. The story length is less than 2 hours.Matsushita and Taojing are a loving couple, but they are caught in the chase. Why is this?
AdventureRPGJRPGVisual NovelPuzzleExplorationImmersive SimCRPG2DPixel Graphics
-20%$7.99Ultradimensional
Aug 19 · VYPXR Studios
Both: Action-Adventure · Puzzle
Explore over 40 interconnected levels, evade over 20 unique entities, solve puzzles, manage scarce resources, and survive a nonlinear backrooms horror experience with multiple routes, and extreme replayability.
ActionAdventureStrategyAction-AdventurePuzzle3DFirst-PersonAtmosphericHorrorMystery
$2.99Fever Dream
Apr 22 · Caleb Dunahee
Both: Puzzle Platformer
Fever Dream: Escape the nightmare 'Ignatius' has trapped your soul in. Survival is key. You aren't alone in the dream, but only you have the power to escape!
AdventureStrategyArcadePlatformerPuzzle Platformer3DFirst-PersonRealisticAtmosphericDark
$0.99One Wish
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
$9.99Everhood
Mar 4 · Chris Nordgren, Jordi Roca
Both: Pixel Graphics
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.🍄
Great SoundtrackMusicStory RichPsychedelicSingleplayerBullet Hell2DPixel GraphicsSurrealRPG👍 11,438
-60%$1.19Alicemare
Nov 21 · △○□× (Miwashiba)
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
Alicemare is a somehow familiar yet totally unique adventure game infused with subtle hints of horror, created by △○□× (Miwashiba) using the WOLF RPG Editor.
IndiePixel GraphicsAdventureAnimeHorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleMultiple EndingsStory RichSingleplayer👍 1,142
$4.99We'reWolves
Feb 17 · SnowBlown Studios
Both: Strategy RPG · Top-Down
Slay the hordes and survive the night! Journey through a wild and untamed world filled with dangerously relentless foes. In this bullet heaven inspired by Vampire Survivors, you'll use a wide range of melee and ranged weapons to stay safe while you duck and dodge through massive waves of enemies.
Action RoguelikeActionBullet HellAction RPGDark FantasyStrategy RPG2DTop-DownCharacter CustomizationShooter
$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
Both: Puzzle
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
PuzzlePhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackRobotsExploration👍 29,240
FreeHave a Nice Dream
May 24 · 榭季生
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.
RPGPixel GraphicsPuzzlePsychological HorrorAdventureFree to PlayEmotional2D PlatformerSingleplayerMinimalist
FAUN AIR -フォーンアイル-
Jan 18 · 11PLANNING
Both: Pixel Graphics · Top-Down
A 2D type adventure RPG. [/] I created a program of about 670,000 lines by myself from a blank sheet with VC ++. [/] Original graphics and music. [/] English version is also available. [/]
RPGParty-Based RPG2D PlatformerJRPGCRPG2DPixel GraphicsTop-DownGame DevelopmentFantasy
-50%$3.49MIMIC
Jul 12 · TheLostSun Studios
Both: Puzzle · Strategy RPG
MIMIC is an atmospheric horror game where you face off against your own shadow, trapped in a deadly game of wits. How do you defeat something that mimics your every move?
ExplorationStrategyReal Time TacticsPuzzleStrategy RPGFirst-Person3DHorrorDetectiveChoices Matter
$4.99我就是建-I just build
Apr 2 · Kwing works
Both: Strategy RPG · Pixel Graphics
This is a decent game. Play as demon king, buy monsters, traps and buildings, build dungeons to block heroes! Play as hero, buy weapons,recruit teammates,conquer the dungeon, defeat the boss and make them as teammates!
RomanceCity BuilderDungeon CrawlerStrategy RPGParty-Based RPGAdventurePixel GraphicsRelaxingTactical RPG2D
$2.99Myths of Rules
Aug 30 · Sugarcane Games
Both: Puzzle
This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.
Word GamePsychological HorrorNonlinearPuzzleExplorationLevel EditorStory RichSingleplayerInvestigationCasual👍 1,009
-55%$1.34凶宅 HouseHaunting
Jul 7 · 炉火绘题本, ZHAOTIANYI
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
《HouseHaunting》 is a horizontal puzzle solving game. You need to solve puzzles in a haunted house. There is no fixed sequence for solving puzzles. You can freely explore the room, and finally complete the task "she" gave you, satisfy "their" wishes, and finally find "your" memory and destination.
StrategyPuzzleExplorationPoint & ClickRPGPsychological HorrorMysteryInteractive FictionPuzzle PlatformerDetective
$19.99Labyrinth Of The Demon King
May 13 · J. R. Hudepohl
Both: Action-Adventure
Venture through the Labyrinth Of The Demon King, solving puzzles and fighting fearsome monsters in an epic quest to track down the demon who betrayed your lord and end its life.
Dungeon CrawlerSurvival HorrorAtmosphericFirst-PersonDark FantasyHorrorActionAdventureAction-AdventureMythology👍 2,118
$4.99EvilMorph
Feb 3 · ClickGames
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Pixel Graphics
Evilmorph – this is a platform game the main feature of which is a transformation into your enemies after killing them. After slaying the foes you obtain their abilities which gives you one kind of power instead of another. Will you be able to overcome all the obstacles of the grim labyrinth? Will you face against the numerous enemies?
ActionAdventureIndiePlatformerDifficultPuzzle Platformer2DPixel Graphics
-50%$3.49Scarlet Tower
Mar 25 · Pyxeralia LLC
Both: Pixel Graphics
Hunt during the day, be hunted during the NIGHT! Scarlet Tower is a gothic horror casual game with roguelike and RPG elements, like talent trees, classes, familiars and more!
VampiresAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsDark FantasyBullet HeavenBullet HellRoguelikeSurvivalHand-drawnRPG👍 1,833
$0.99The Lost Souls
Apr 11 · GDNomaD
Both: Puzzle
What does it feel like to find yourself in hell? You don't feel the wind, you don't see the sun. No more hearing child's laughter. No memory of those who once were your friends and family.
IndieHorrorFirst-PersonGothicStory RichPuzzleShortWalking SimulatorExploration3D👍 203
$2.99LUNAR LICH/月球巫妖
Sep 28 · Unknown sol3 worker
Both: Puzzle · Action-Adventure
Apprentice Lumina, who had never obtained her magic wand, was trapped in a forest. The main road was blocked, and there might be other ways to reach the destination. To solve puzzles in the dark world, explore the underground world, resist ghosts and demons, and finally defeat the enemy on your own
PuzzleExplorationAdventureThrillerHorrorRPGPsychological HorrorAnime2DAction-Adventure



