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Games like They Breathe

by The Working Parts

They Breathe is a side-view 2D survival horror adventure: surviving, exploring and descending. Rain World and Claire play most like They Breathe. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its survival horror and dark.

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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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Rain World
Mar 28, 2017 · Videocult
Both: Survival
Side-view 2D post-apocalyptic survival platformer, 16-bit pixel graphics. Exploration, evading predators, finding food and shelter.
DifficultAtmosphericSurvivalExplorationIndiePixel GraphicsPlatformer2DOpen WorldPost-apocalyptic👍 47,116
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Claire
Jul 7, 2014 · Hailstorm Games
Both: Survival Horror
Side-view 2D survival horror, pixel graphics. Explore, scavenge and make choices.
HorrorIndieFemale ProtagonistAdventurePixel GraphicsAction2DSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPsychological Horror👍 294
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Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
Apr 23, 2012 · Jasper Byrne
Both: Survival Horror
Side-view 2D post-apocalyptic survival horror adventure, pixel graphics. Survive, sneak and kill.
HorrorIndieSurvival HorrorPixel GraphicsAdventureAtmospheric2DRPGActionPsychological Horror👍 734
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Neverending Nightmares
Sep 26, 2014 · Infinitap Games
Side-view 2D psychological horror adventure, hand-drawn black and white. Hiding from apparitions, outrunning demons and exploring dreamscapes.
HorrorPsychological HorrorIndieGoreAtmosphericWalking SimulatorSingleplayerAdventure2DAction👍 2,121
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Iron Lung
Mar 9, 2022 · David Szymanski
First-person 3D sci-fi submarine horror, pixel graphics, minimalist. Navigating and taking photographs.
HorrorAtmosphericPsychological HorrorSubmarineUnderwaterIndieShortPixel GraphicsMinimalistFirst-Person👍 10,186
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Horrors of the North
Oct 24, 2022 · Akent
Both: Hand-drawn
Side-view 2D 2D survival horror puzzle platformer, hand-drawn silhouette. Solving puzzles, escaping spirits and searching for a dog.
Side ScrollerAtmosphericHand-drawnPuzzle PlatformerAdventurePuzzle2DPsychological HorrorHorrorStory Rich
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Dark Echo
May 11, 2015 · RAC7 Games
Both: Dark
2D psychological horror puzzle, minimalist line art. Exploring, solving puzzles and surviving.
AdventureIndieAtmosphericPuzzleHorrorSingleplayerPsychological HorrorMinimalist2DDark👍 834
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Swallow the Sea
Sep 3, 2021 · Talia bob Mair, Nicolás Delgado
Both: Survival · Dark
Top-down 2D survival exploration, pixel graphics. Eat, grow and explore.
ActionFree to PlayAdventureExploration2DCasualSurvivalPixel GraphicsIndieDark
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Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
May 29, 2014 · Krillbite Studio
Both: Dark · Survival Horror
First-person 3D horror adventure, stylized and eerie. Exploring and searching for comfort.
HorrorIndieAtmosphericAdventureFirst-PersonSingleplayerWalking SimulatorDarkSurvival HorrorPuzzle👍 6,339
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SOMA
Sep 21, 2015 · Frictional Games
Both: Dark · Survival Horror
First-person 3D sci-fi survival horror. Exploration, story uncovering and avoiding enemies.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericStory RichDarkSci-fiSurvival HorrorExplorationGoreFirst-Person👍 46,898
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Sep 8, 2010 · Frictional Games
Both: Survival Horror · Dark
First-person 3D fantasy survival horror, dark atmospheric 3D. Exploring, surviving and solving puzzles.
HorrorGorePsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPuzzleFirst-PersonDarkNudityLovecraftian👍 20,454
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Penumbra Overture
Mar 6, 2009 · Frictional Games
Both: Survival Horror · Dark
First-person 3D survival horror, detailed and atmospheric. Survival, problem solving and exploring.
HorrorAdventureFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorIndieAtmosphericPsychological HorrorSingleplayerStory RichDark👍 3,802
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