Games like Dreaming Sarah
by Asteristic Game Studio, Anthony Septim
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!
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$19.99YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-
Feb 22 · KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Active Gaming Media Inc.
Both: Exploration · Puzzle Platformer · Female Protagonist
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
-25%$4.49Pseudoregalia
Jul 28 · rittzler
Both: Metroidvania · Female Protagonist · Exploration
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.
3D PlatformerMetroidvaniaFemale ProtagonistParkourExplorationPlatformerOld School3DSingleplayerThird Person👍 16,992
$19.99Timespinner
Sep 25 · Lunar Ray Games
Both: Metroidvania · Female Protagonist · Exploration
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
MetroidvaniaFemale ProtagonistSide ScrollerLGBTQ+2D PlatformerExplorationPlatformer2DPixel GraphicsRPG👍 2,824
$4.990°N 0°W
Mar 1 · Colorfiction
Both: Surreal · Exploration · Platformer
Ready for a wild trip of psychedelic sights and sounds? 0°N 0°W is a chill, first-person walking sim for everyone, where each run is a fresh adventure!
ColorfulSurrealExplorationPsychedelicOpen WorldPlatformerWalking SimulatorFirst-Person3DRelaxing👍 363
$9.99Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams
Oct 29 · sodaraptor
Both: Surreal · Exploration · Platformer
Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between.
AdventureSurrealExplorationPlatformerAbstractAtmosphericHorrorRetroWalking SimulatorFirst-Person👍 718
$7.99Super Win the Game
Oct 1 · Minor Key Games
Both: Metroidvania · Exploration · Platformer
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
MetroidvaniaSide ScrollerPrecision PlatformerCasualExplorationOpen WorldDifficultPlatformer2DNonlinear👍 527
$14.99Youropa
Jun 27 · frecle
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Exploration · Metroidvania
A platform puzzle paint adventure about breaking rules, being upside down and thinking outside the box.
Puzzle Platformer3D PlatformerExplorationMetroidvaniaLevel EditorCharacter CustomizationParkourCharacter Action GamePlatformerBuilding👍 288
$14.99Wuppo: Definitive Edition
Sep 29 · snekflat
Both: Metroidvania · Exploration · Platformer
Play as an exiled 'wum' looking for a new home in this bizarre but charming world, filled with strange creatures, puzzles, monsters and political chaos.
MetroidvaniaExplorationPlatformer2D2D PlatformerCuteGreat SoundtrackPuzzleActionSingleplayer👍 4,950
$9.99Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube
May 15 · Liquid Flower
Both: Relaxing · Puzzle Platformer · Platformer
A serene first-person puzzle platformer set across strikingly beautiful worlds. Place and remove cubes to solve handcrafted puzzles, discover hidden secrets, and lose yourself in an atmosphere unlike anything else. Includes a full level editor and Steam Workshop support.
PuzzleFirst-PersonAtmosphericRelaxingPuzzle PlatformerPlatformerExplorationCozyWalking SimulatorLevel Editor👍 608
$6.99The Witch & The 66 Mushrooms
Nov 7 · Gotcha Gotcha Games, KADOKAWA
Both: Metroidvania · Exploration · Platformer
An all-new Metroidvania-style game developed using Pixel Game Maker MV! Make use of a variety of weapons as you traverse sprawling stages on a mission to take back your brother's body from the witch who stole it!
MetroidvaniaSide ScrollerBeat 'em upCharacter Action GameExplorationPlatformerFemale ProtagonistSilent Protagonist2DCute👍 186
$4.99Gateways
Sep 13 · Smudged Cat Games Ltd
Both: Platformer · Metroidvania · Puzzle Platformer
From the creative mind behind The Adventures of Shuggy comes an exciting new retro-styled 2D platformer, a winner of Dream Build Play 2012 and a top 50 game of 2012 according to Game Informer. Grab the gateway guns and explore a huge lab filled with mysterious puzzles in this classic platforming adventure.
IndiePuzzlePlatformerMetroidvaniaSci-fiTime ManipulationSingleplayerPuzzle Platformer2DPixel Graphics👍 186
$5.99Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
Apr 24 · Ankoku
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · Surreal
Walking simulator. Explore cozy liminal spaces that feel unsettlingly familiar and spark your imagination, like a dream you’ve been in before.
ExplorationWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorFirst-Person3DAdventureSurrealNonlinearHorrorRelaxing👍 398
FreeNaissanceE
Feb 13 · Limasse Five
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · Surreal
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.
ExplorationIndieAtmosphericAbstractWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonAdventureSurrealPuzzlePlatformer👍 901
$17.99Dreamcore
Jan 23 · Montraluz
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · Surreal
Experience backrooms like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?
ExplorationWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSurreal3DHorrorNonlinearRelaxingAtmospheric👍 1,881
-50%$9.99Ghost Song
Nov 3 · Old Moon
Both: Metroidvania · Platformer
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
MetroidvaniaSci-fi2DActionAtmosphericPlatformerIndieSingleplayerAdventureSide Scroller👍 989
$19.99Dream Cycle
Aug 9 · Cathuria Games
Both: Exploration · Female Protagonist · Surreal
Venture into Lovecraft’s legendary Dreamlands and join an epic struggle to save humanity. Master occult powers, unique weapons, and special combat abilities to vanquish powerful enemies. Explore, adventure, survive, and find a way to break the curse that threatens the waking world.
AdventureExplorationFemale ProtagonistSingleplayerAction-AdventureStealthLovecraftianSurrealMagicThird Person👍 248
$8.99Dream
Jul 31 · HyperSloth
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator
Dream is an exploration game that takes place within the subconscious mind of Howard Phillips, a young man whose waking hours are tedious and dull, but whose dreams are lucid and powerful.
IndieAdventureExplorationWalking SimulatorAtmosphericVRFirst-PersonCasualPuzzleHorror👍 880
FreeZzzz-Zzzz-Zzzz
Jun 5 · SaintHeiser
Both: Platformer
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
-80%$2.99Ageless
Jul 28 · One More Dream Studios
Both: Female Protagonist · Platformer · Puzzle Platformer
Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.
AdventureIndieFemale ProtagonistPixel GraphicsPlatformerPuzzle PlatformerSingleplayerStory Rich2D PlatformerPrecision Platformer
$8.99Ascender
Mar 17 · GameChanger Studio
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Metroidvania · Platformer
Ascender is a 2D explorative puzzle metroidvania. The game is set in the open world of GOA's districts, and the player will face many unique puzzles to solve. Warning!! This game will truly challenge your puzzle and platforming skill :D
Puzzle Platformer2DMetroidvaniaAdventureIndiePlatformer2D PlatformerPuzzleRobotsSci-fi
$14.993000th Duel
Dec 12 · NEOPOPCORN Corp
Both: Metroidvania · 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
$4.99Laughing to Die
Apr 10 · 大吉利制作组
Both: Platformer · Puzzle Platformer
囡囡回乡参加奶奶一百岁的丧礼。家人们都说老人百岁去世是喜丧,因此家里正大摆宴席招待亲友。独自一人的囡囡看到一个酷似奶奶的身影之后随之而误入某个奇怪的房间,在寻找离开的道路同时,囡囡也逐渐从这些房间的故事中知道了奶奶的来历,更从中得知在喜丧背后所隐藏的秘密。
AdventureCasualPuzzlePlatformer2D PlatformerHand-drawnPsychological HorrorPuzzle PlatformerPhilosophical2D👍 3,121
-90%$0.99Niko: Through The Dream
Jul 17 · Studio Paint
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Walking Simulator
Niko is a spiritual journey through the dreams, where adventure, puzzles and mysteries come together in an oneiric and minimalist world. Dare to dream!
AdventureIndiePuzzleMinimalistPuzzle PlatformerAtmosphericSingleplayerFirst-PersonGreat SoundtrackWalking Simulator👍 200
$16.99Glimmer in Mirror
Jan 9 · MapleDorm Games
Both: Female Protagonist · Exploration · Platformer
Glimmer in Mirror is a 2D story-rich action shooting game. Play as Shiro in a collapsed world, to meet various unique NPCs and monsters, and gradually uncover the truth of the world through a gripping story.
Early AccessAnimeFemale ProtagonistSide ScrollerExploration2D PlatformerBullet HellActionPlatformerJRPG👍 758
$14.99Toy Odyssey: The Lost and Found
Sep 20 · Hikergames
Both: Platformer · Metroidvania
Toy Odyssey is fundamentally an action-adventure platformer. The player spends the night exploring a randomly-generated house, defeating bosses in each of the unique rooms, and then going up against the final boss.
AdventureActionIndiePlatformerMetroidvaniaRoguelike2D👍 129
$5.99Lucid Dream Adventure
Oct 8 · Dali Games
Both: Female Protagonist · Surreal
Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.
IndieFemale ProtagonistAdventurePsychological HorrorDarkPsychologicalSurrealPuzzleDark FantasyPoint & Click👍 202
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$2.99ARK -the lost fairytale-
Apr 13 · Narrator, STORIA
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Exploration · Female Protagonist
An exploration game made with 'RPG Maker'. Different from other exploration games where you solve puzzles through 'logical reasoning', these puzzles are based mainly on fairytales. Help the little girl find her favourite rabbit doll and discover the secrets of the mansion!
Horror2D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerExplorationFemale ProtagonistRPG2DMultiple EndingsPixel GraphicsAdventure
-80%$3.998Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
Apr 7 · Rootless Studio
Both: Metroidvania · Platformer
8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.
ActionAdventureIndieMetroidvaniaPlatformerAction-AdventureSide ScrollerHand-drawn2DSingleplayer👍 951
$24.99Dreamscaper
Aug 5 · Afterburner Studios
Both: Female Protagonist
By night, delve deep into your subconscious and discover powerful artifacts to conquer your nightmares. By day, explore the city of Redhaven and build relationships to unlock the power of your dreams. DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT.
Action RoguelikeRogueliteActionIndieRPGDungeon CrawlerSingleplayerFemale ProtagonistReplay ValueAdventure👍 2,549
$4.99Daylight
Apr 29 · Zombie Studios
Both: Female Protagonist · Walking Simulator
You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.
HorrorAdventureFirst-PersonIndieFemale ProtagonistActionSurvivalWalking SimulatorSingleplayerSurvival Horror👍 1,038
$14.99Vibrant Venture
Jul 24 · Semag Games
Both: Platformer · Puzzle Platformer
Vibrant Venture is a singleplayer 2D adventure platformer game featuring a quirky cast of characters! The game features four playable characters with multiple unique abilities that can be combined for extremely versatile, fluid and fun movement!
PlatformerAdventureSide Scroller2D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerDifficultActionPixel GraphicsCartoony2D👍 575
$4.99Sleeping Valley
Oct 8 · White Dog Games
Both: Platformer · Surreal · Relaxing
Sleeping Valley - a new arcade platformer game In Sleeping Valley you only have one life to live and it's your job to see how far you can take this cute character on his brutally hard journey.
CasualIndieAdventureActionPlatformerArcadeDifficult2DSurrealRelaxing👍 104



