Games like Heartbound
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Heartbound is a non-traditional role-playing game about a boy, his dog, secrets, and sanity.
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-40%$5.99OneShot
Dec 8 · Future Cat LLC
Both: Pixel Graphics · 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
$19.99Everhood 2
Mar 4 · Chris Nordgren, Jordi Roca
Both: Pixel Graphics · 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
-75%$2.74Roadwarden
Sep 12 · Moral Anxiety Studio
Both: Pixel Graphics · Choices Matter
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
RPGText-BasedAdventureIndiePixel GraphicsInteractive FictionStory RichChoose Your Own AdventureChoices MatterFantasy👍 4,478
$19.99OMORI
Dec 25 · OMOCAT, LLC
Both: Psychological Horror · Pixel Graphics
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Psychological HorrorStory RichIndiePixel GraphicsGreat SoundtrackRPGMultiple EndingsHand-drawnHorror2D👍 79,855
$8.99Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
Dec 16 · Nikita Kryukov
Both: Psychological Horror · Pixel Graphics
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Psychological HorrorVisual NovelPsychedelicPixel GraphicsStory RichIndieMultiple EndingsPsychologicalAbstract2D👍 20,779
$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
$9.99The Hex
Oct 16 · Daniel Mullins Games
Both: Psychological Horror · Pixel Graphics
In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...
IndieStory RichSingleplayerMysteryPsychological HorrorPixel GraphicsDarkFunnyGreat Soundtrack2D👍 4,494
$14.99Rakuen
May 10 · Laura Shigihara
Both: Pixel Graphics
A hospitalized Boy comes to terms with his own story by traveling with his Mom to a beautiful fantasy world; ultimately helping his fellow patients find closure by walking a mile in their shoes.
Story RichEmotionalPuzzleCutePixel GraphicsJRPGRPGAdventureAnimeFantasy👍 4,701
$14.99HEARTBEAT
Dec 12 · CHUMBOSOFT LLC
Both: Pixel Graphics
Make friends, make enemies, go fishing, collect cards, beat up sharks, beat up tigers, obtain the denim blade, train a fuzzy infantile insect for battle, and uncover ancient secrets in this monster-filled adventure.
RPGIndiePixel GraphicsFemale ProtagonistCuteAnimeAdventureGreat SoundtrackJRPGSingleplayer👍 691
$24.99DELTARUNE
Jun 4 · tobyfox
Both: Pixel Graphics
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-5 are available now, with more planned as free updates!
Story RichGreat SoundtrackPixel GraphicsFunnyRPGSingleplayerBullet HellEmotional2DComedy👍 125,156
$19.99CrossCode
Sep 20 · Radical Fish Games
Both: Pixel Graphics
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
Action RPGPixel GraphicsRPGFemale ProtagonistPuzzleSingleplayerIndie2DGreat SoundtrackStory Rich👍 16,383
-40%$11.99The Outbound Ghost
Sep 20 · Conradical Games, Radhood
Both: Choices Matter
The Outbound Ghost is an adventure RPG about helping ghosts ascend to the afterlife. Battle the past using figments of your personality. Craft badges to earn abilities. Explore a town of troubled spooks and discover life can be tough, even when you're dead.
RPGParty-Based RPGTurn-Based CombatStory RichSupernaturalSingleplayerChoices MatterMultiple EndingsAdventureExploration👍 225
$1.99Greyfox RPG
Feb 23 · Lesley Dodd
Both: Pixel Graphics
You play as a new arrival to a foggy and mysterious town. You find yourself waking up in the bodies of the town's inhabitants at pivotal moments of their lives. Make tough choices as you discover the truth about this town called Greyfox.
AdventureIndieAnimeRPGSingleplayerPixel GraphicsFemale Protagonist2DCasualStory Rich👍 1,795
$0.99迅风的米斯特汀 Windy Mystletainn
Oct 19 · 索尼克
Both: Choices Matter · Pixel Graphics
The king asked you to take an artifact to kill the monster and save the princess, but you think it's not too late to kill the king first and then save the princess!?
Multiple EndingsDark HumorRPGStory RichCrimeAdventureChoices MatterInteractive FictionMedievalPixel Graphics
$14.99INMOST
Aug 21 · Hidden Layer Games
Both: Pixel Graphics
Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.
Pixel GraphicsIndieAdventureStory RichExplorationAtmosphericThrillerPuzzle PlatformerPsychologicalDark👍 5,929
$9.99Hammerwatch
Aug 12 · Crackshell
Both: Pixel Graphics
A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.
Dungeon CrawlerIndieRPGCo-opPixel GraphicsActionLocal Co-OpOnline Co-OpAdventureHack and Slash👍 3,667
$19.99A Space for the Unbound
Jan 19 · Mojiken
Both: Pixel Graphics
A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.
Story RichPixel GraphicsEmotionalPsychological1990'sExplorationPuzzleAtmosphericSupernaturalCats👍 7,165
$19.99Until Then
Jun 25 · Polychroma Games
Both: Pixel Graphics
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Visual NovelEmotionalPixel GraphicsStory RichInteractive FictionPsychological2DRomanceMysteryAdventure👍 15,742
-30%$12.59The Nameless: Slay Dragon
Sep 26 · The Nameless Epic
Both: Choices Matter
The Nameless: Slay Dragon is like a mix of CRPG and JRPG. In short - how to slay the immensely powerful and cunning evil dragon? You will play as a young man having a bloody feud with a dragon, and face powerful, sinister and tricky enemies with friends....
RPGAdventureTurn-Based CombatStory RichDark FantasyStrategyCRPGClass-BasedChoices MatterJRPG👍 2,054
$9.99Claire
Jul 7 · Hailstorm Games
Both: Pixel Graphics · Psychological Horror
Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation.
HorrorIndieFemale ProtagonistAdventurePixel GraphicsAction2DSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPsychological Horror👍 294
FreeA Space For The Unbound - Prologue
Jan 22 · Mojiken
Both: Pixel Graphics
Prologue chapter of A Space For The Unbound, an upcoming slice-of-life adventure game with beautiful pixelart set in the late 90s rural Indonesia that tells a story about overcoming anxiety, depression, and the relationship between a boy and a girl with supernatural powers
Pixel Graphics1990'sAdventureStory RichAtmospheric2DRelaxingSingleplayerSupernaturalCasual
$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
$6.99The Bunny Graveyard
Sep 22 · Pichon Games
Both: Pixel Graphics · Psychological Horror
Skye and her Handy Pals are looking for a new pal to help them out on her lovely lil' garden! Think you're up for the job, partner?
ActionPixel GraphicsHorrorPsychological HorrorAction-AdventureCutePuzzleTop-DownPoint & Click2D👍 1,344
-70%$5.99Ikenfell
Oct 8 · Happy Ray Games
Both: Pixel Graphics
A turn-based tactical RPG about a group of troublesome magic students. Use timing mechanics to power your spells and block attacks, explore the twisted halls of a vast magic school, fight challenging monsters and bosses, and uncover dark secrets never meant to be found.
IndieRPGLGBTQ+Pixel GraphicsFemale ProtagonistStory RichSingleplayerFantasyGreat SoundtrackRetro👍 705
-80%$2.99Ocean's Heart
Jan 21 · Max Mraz
Both: Pixel Graphics
Ocean’s Heart is an epic top-down action RPG in which you explore a beautiful archipelago as a young woman named Tilia. Take on contracts to fight monsters, descend deep into ancient dungeons, defeat menacing foes, and unravel the mystery of Ocean’s Heart. All done in beautiful, bright pixel art.
Pixel GraphicsAction RPGActionAction-AdventureExplorationPuzzleFemale ProtagonistJRPG2DRPG👍 1,406
-70%$2.99Kingsway
Jul 18 · Andrew Morrish
Both: Pixel Graphics
Kingsway is the #1 operating system for daily tasks such as skeleton smashing and loot-organizing. Trouble sorting through all your potions and swords? Don't worry! Kingsway can help you manage, and with an easy to use interface you'll have time leftover for a peaceful stroll through the underworld.
RPGAdventureRoguelikeSimulationPixel GraphicsRetroIndieRogueliteSingleplayerFantasy👍 1,488
$14.99The Way
May 20 · Puzzling Dream
Both: Pixel Graphics
Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.
AdventureIndieActionPixel GraphicsPlatformerPuzzle PlatformerSci-fi2DRetroSingleplayer👍 900
$11.99Mr. Saitou
Mar 23 · Laura Shigihara
Both: Pixel Graphics
A short game about an average white-collar worker who struggles to find meaning in a life full of constant overtime and isolation. After an accident lands him in the hospital, Mr. Saitou is spirited away to a strange fantasy world where an unexpected friend takes him on a life-changing adventure.
Story RichFantasyAdventureRPGPixel GraphicsEmotionalFunnyJRPGPuzzleAnime👍 461
$14.99Starbound
Jul 22 · Chucklefish
Both: Pixel Graphics
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvivalSpaceAdventureCraftingPixel GraphicsOnline Co-OpMultiplayerOpen World👍 120,674
$14.99Mago
Jun 21 · Dream Potion Games
Both: Pixel Graphics
Mago is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlords' food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!
IndieAdventurePlatformerPixel Graphics2DRetroGreat SoundtrackFunnyDifficultSingleplayer👍 933
$8.997Days Origins
May 2 · Buff Studio
Both: Choices Matter · Psychological Horror
7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.
Story RichHorrorVisual NovelPoint & ClickChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionPsychologicalPsychological HorrorDark Comedy👍 313
-60%$5.99Archvale
Dec 2 · idoz & phops
Both: Pixel Graphics
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
FreeMissing Translation
Sep 24 · AlPixel Games, Luis Diaz, Gustavo Santos, Albert Fernandez, Tice Thomason
Both: Pixel Graphics
Lost in a weird city in the middle of the desert and surrounded by strange creatures that keep staring at you. This is a game about exploring the unknown and solving puzzles... lots of them! Don't be fooled by the looks, this isn't a point & click adventure.
Free to PlayPixel GraphicsPuzzleIndieAdventureCasualGreat SoundtrackPoint & ClickSingleplayer2D👍 111
$12.99Dungeon Souls
Dec 2 · Lamina Studios
Both: Pixel Graphics
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
RPGAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsDungeon CrawlerIndieActionRoguelikeRogueliteAdventureHack and Slash👍 1,310
$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
$9.99Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition
Jun 18 · Behold Studios
Both: Pixel Graphics
Set out on a grand adventure in this turn-based, retro style, pixel-art RPG, inspired by the great titles of the 90's. Take on the roles of in-game players taking on the roles of their characters in a traditional pen and paper RPG session in the ultimate meta roleplaying experience.
RPGTurn-BasedIndiePixel GraphicsFantasySingleplayerCasualRetroComedyFunny👍 1,854
FreeMANDAGON
Aug 3 · Blind Sky Studios
Both: Pixel Graphics
Explore Mandagon, a world inspired by Tibetan theology and philosophy. With a focus on life and death, discover what it means to make a true sacrifice . . .
Free to PlayPixel GraphicsPlatformerIndie2DAdventureAtmosphericShortRelaxingSingleplayer👍 165
-50%$7.49Super Lesbian Animal RPG
Dec 20 · ponett
Both: Pixel Graphics
Melody has decided to become a healer in this classic-inspired turn-based RPG about love, anxiety, and fighting funny-looking monsters in dungeons.
LGBTQ+Party-Based RPGFantasyPixel GraphicsFemale ProtagonistCuteStory RichFunnyIndieRPG👍 1,497
$24.99ANIMAL WELL
May 9 · Billy Basso
Both: Pixel Graphics
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
MetroidvaniaExplorationPuzzlePixel GraphicsPuzzle PlatformerPlatformerHorror2DAtmosphericAdventure👍 22,819
Ara and the Empty Universe
Jan 30 · Basim Aziz
Both: Pixel Graphics
It's been a few months since everyone mysteriously vanished. You find yourself driving from city to city looking for anyone and anything. But, so far your search has yielded nothing... You've got to keep looking... Keep busy... You can't let your thoughts fester.
AdventureDarkStory RichExplorationRPGEmotionalPost-apocalypticPixel GraphicsAnime2D
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-80%$1.99Inner Voices
May 10 · Sigma Games
Both: Psychological Horror · Choices Matter
Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.
Psychological HorrorLovecraftianStory RichChoices MatterAdventureHorrorDarkFirst-PersonMultiple EndingsAtmospheric
FreeHave a Nice Dream
May 24 · 榭季生
Both: Pixel Graphics · Psychological Horror
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
$9.99Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance
Mar 9 · Creepy Brothers
Both: Choices Matter
As punishment for her transgressions, Ingrid is sent to hell. As she struggles through the darkness that hungers to consume her heart, she makes her way toward redemption. Her fate is in your hands.
Choices MatterPuzzleFemale ProtagonistPoint & ClickDarkStory RichMultiple EndingsAdventure2DSide Scroller👍 771
$14.99Cathedral
Oct 31 · Decemberborn Interactive
Both: Pixel Graphics
Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!
ActionIndieMetroidvaniaAdventurePixel GraphicsRetroPlatformerDifficult2DSide Scroller👍 302
$14.99Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
Apr 20 · James Patton, Clockwork Bird
Both: Choices Matter
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Choices MatterStory RichInvestigationCyberpunkDialogue HeavyMultiple EndingsAdventureEmotionalDetectiveAtmospheric👍 218
$9.99Breakout 13
Jan 8 · ALT Lab
Both: Choices Matter
Breakout 13 is a thrilling narrative game with interactive cinematic experience. Based on true stories. Embark on a revealing journey as you attempt to break free from a negligent correctional institute and carve out your own path to justice. Each decision you make shapes the story.
FMVInteractive FictionChoose Your Own AdventureExplorationImmersive SimChoices MatterLore-RichStory RichPuzzleMultiple Endings👍 6,900
FreeGrimm's Hollow
Oct 30 · ghosthunter
Both: Pixel Graphics
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Free to PlayPixel GraphicsRPGIndieSingleplayerStory RichAdventureCuteMultiple EndingsTurn-Based
-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





