Games like DARQ: Complete Edition
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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.
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-75%$4.99Little Nightmares
Apr 27 · Tarsier Studios
Both: Horror · Puzzle Platformer · Dark
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
$19.99YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-
Feb 22 · KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Active Gaming Media Inc.
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle · Psychological Horror
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
$4.99Silence of the Sleep
Oct 1 · Jesse Makkonen
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.
HorrorAdventureIndiePsychological HorrorSingleplayerPuzzle2DAtmosphericDarkSide Scroller👍 444
$29.99Little Nightmares II
Feb 10 · Tarsier Studios
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Dark
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
HorrorAdventureSingleplayerPuzzleDarkAtmosphericPsychological HorrorStory RichMultiplayerStealth👍 50,303
$8.99Anoxemia
Jan 16 · BSK Games
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Dark · Puzzle
Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.
PhysicsPuzzle PlatformerDarkPuzzleAtmosphericSide ScrollerPlatformerSingleplayerDark FantasyAdventure
FreeSonder
Feb 15 · Finally Games
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · Side Scroller
Experience an innovative co-op adventure where two players have to work together. Engage in collaborative puzzle solving and dynamic combat with each player having unique abilities. Delve into a psychological narrative that explores the essence of humanity.
CasualAdventurePlatformerPuzzlePuzzle PlatformerExplorationSide Scroller2.5DCinematicStylized
$4.99The Survey
Oct 27 · Erebus
Both: Horror · Dark · Psychological Horror
In the end, everybody gets what they deserve. The sins of the past always manifest within the minds of the sinners. An eternity of suffering awaits, welcome to The Survey.
HorrorDarkPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericMysteryPuzzleFirst-PersonSingleplayerExploration👍 742
$19.99Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Sep 8 · Frictional Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
HorrorGorePsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPuzzleFirst-PersonNudityDarkLovecraftian👍 20,429
$13.99Never Again
May 9 · Primary Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleFemale ProtagonistAdventureSingleplayerExplorationWalking SimulatorFirst-Person👍 887
$2.99Horrors of the North
Oct 24 · Akent
Both: Side Scroller · Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
In the game you need to solve puzzles, run away from evil spirits, do not be eaten by a bloodthirsty creature
Side ScrollerAtmosphericHand-drawnPuzzle PlatformerAdventurePuzzle2DPsychological HorrorHorrorStory Rich
-90%$3.49In Sound Mind
Sep 28 · We Create Stuff
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
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
-90%$1.99Tormented Souls
Aug 26 · Dual Effect, Abstract Digital
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Psychological Horror
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
Survival HorrorHorrorPuzzlePsychological HorrorActionFemale ProtagonistAtmosphericThird-Person ShooterThird PersonSingleplayer👍 6,102
$4.99Is Simon There?
May 6 · Stanislaw Truchowski
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Dark
A few months have passed since the death of my son, Simon. Ever since that tragic day, I find myself falling into the darkest emotions I could ever imagine. I am haunted everyday with what I have done; But sometimes, I am haunted by more than just my emotions...
HorrorPsychological HorrorStory RichRealisticDarkPuzzleWalking SimulatorThrillerCollectathonAtmospheric👍 286
Dark Echo
May 11 · RAC7 Games
Both: Puzzle · Horror · Psychological Horror
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
$3.99Face It - A game to fight inner demons
Jun 9 · Tlön Studios, Ilex Games
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · Horror
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
$9.99Dream Alone
Jun 28 · Play2Chill
Both: Horror · Dark · Puzzle Platformer
Are you skilled enough to face frequent deaths, survive deadly traps and avoid scary enemies? Enjoy an ultra difficult classic 2D platformer with a dark story! Master your special abilities, enter an alternate reality, and clone yourself to get through 21 hardcore levels!
Horror2D PlatformerDarkPuzzle PlatformerDifficultPlatformerArcade2DPsychological HorrorController
-70%$5.09Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人
Apr 19 · Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Both: Horror · 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
-80%$0.99Eyes: The Horror Game
May 20 · Fearless Games
Both: Horror · Dark · 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
$18.99Spider Queen cave
Feb 4 · 帅宅快乐屋
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · Horror
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
$6.99Family curse
Mar 31 · Stork Game
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Psychological Horror
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
HorrorPuzzlePsychological HorrorIdlerExplorationThrillerFirst-PersonDemonsAlternate HistoryLogic👍 222
$9.99GET 0UT
May 16 · ICE9 Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
A puzzle-solving horror game about an Unknown person who cannot remember his past and finds himself in a never-ending cycle/loop, trying to find answers about who he is and why he is suffering in this unknown place.
ActionStrategyHorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleMysteryMultiple EndingsStory RichDarkDemons
$15.99Backrooms: Lost Tape
Dec 23 · Cortez Productions
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Dark
You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.
HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkExplorationSingleplayerAtmosphericLore-RichMysteryInvestigation👍 1,334
$9.99The Initiate
Aug 1 · Deceptive Games Ltd.
Both: Puzzle · Horror · Psychological Horror
The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!
IndieAdventureActionPuzzleAtmosphericHorrorSingleplayerStory RichGreat SoundtrackPsychological Horror👍 167
$14.99Hollow Cocoon
Dec 6 · NAYUTA STUDIO
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Dark
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAdventureSurvival HorrorDarkMultiple EndingsStealthFirst-PersonIndieAtmospheric👍 865
$4.99Decay: The Mare
Feb 13 · Shining Gate Software
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
Sam is an addict who ends up in an institution named “Reaching Dreams”, hoping to kick his drug problem and sort out his miserable life. But during the first night, something goes horribly wrong and he gets stuck in an endless nightmare…
AdventureHorrorIndiePoint & ClickPsychological HorrorPuzzleSingleplayerMultiplayerFirst-PersonPsychological👍 1,674
$0.99Light
Aug 19 · individual
Both: Puzzle · Side Scroller · Puzzle Platformer
The protagonist is to commemorate the Syrian boy on the beach, control the character to escape and solve mysteries in my fictional inner world, understand the worldview of the game and the cruelty of past wars during this period, and finally make their own real choices.
AdventureWarPuzzleStory Rich2DNoirPhysicsSingleplayerSide ScrollerPuzzle Platformer
$9.99Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube
May 15 · Liquid Flower
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle 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
New-15%$5.09The Confined: Basement
Yesterday · Forcell Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
You are trapped in a dark basement. To find a way out, you must piece together your forgotten past. Survive deadly creatures, collect mysterious notes, and discover who you are before it is too late.
HorrorAdventureThrillerSimulationMysteryPsychological HorrorPuzzleSingleplayerPsychologicalDark
$2.99Play With Me: Escape Room
Jan 17 · Airem
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Psychological Horror
See how a game created by the very Jigsaw would look like! Use the available objects, outwit tricky illusions and optical puzzles and above all, answer the question – will you dare to Play with Me?
Story RichHorrorSingleplayerAdventurePuzzleIndie2DPsychological HorrorRetroHidden Object👍 452
$4.99DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
Oct 21 · Jesse Makkonen
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Dark
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
IndiePsychological HorrorHorrorPixel Graphics2DAdventureStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerDark👍 7,683
$24.992Dark
Mar 10 · Gloomywood
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Psychological Horror
2Dark is a stealth adventure game developed by Frédérick Raynal, the pioneer of survival horror games and creator of Alone in the Dark®. Make your way through the lairs of psychopaths, unravel intrigue where madness mingles with horror, and, above all, save the kids!
HorrorIndieStealthSurvival HorrorStrategyPuzzleActionTop-DownPsychological HorrorExploration👍 544
$8.99Alan Wake's American Nightmare
May 22 · Remedy Entertainment
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror
A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!
ActionAdventureHorrorThird PersonSingleplayerThird-Person ShooterThrillerPsychological HorrorMysteryAtmospheric👍 8,360
$1.99Darkness Ritual: Impasse
Mar 6 · AProX
Both: Psychological Horror · Puzzle · Horror
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
$24.99Silver Chains
Aug 6 · Cracked Heads Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
HorrorAdventureIndiePsychological HorrorMultiplayerFirst-PersonGoreSurvivalExplorationPuzzle👍 931

