Games like An Invocation of the Refunctional

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

95% User Score Based on 271 reviews

Tank controls. Fixed cameras. Pure Terror. Set in a haunting world of twisted experiments and occult nightmares, this game brings back the survival horror mechanics you know and love while pushing the genre into terrifying new depths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flesh Made Fear.

Descend into a forgotten gorge to fight against - and alongside - its powerful guardians in this classic dungeon crawler with a modern twist. Build a team of fighters using powerful synergies and complex formations within a simple set of DRPG mechanics. Made in 7 days for Dungeon Crawler Jam 2023. The theme of the jam was Duality, which I chose to interpret in the form of nature vs. technology, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guardian Gorge.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 1,602 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 12 reviews

It's a Shipper's biggest fear. You're grounded in the exclusion zone, twenty miles of death and decay sealed off by the towering, suffocating walls erected after the collapse.Alone, stranded, and with limited resources at your disposal you'll have to push your way through the zone, solve environmental puzzles, manage resources and fight for your life as you try to find a way to escape beyond the w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollowbody.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

85% User Score Based on 251 reviews

A Soviet dream turned nightmare: Explore the now empty halls of a Soviet super submarine and discover what caused its supernatural downfall. Spongy psi-soldier, agile special weapon expert or hacking-savvy gunslinger? Build your own character in this first person dungeon-crawler inspired by immersive RPGs from the 90s. Immerse yourself in the dark corners of the S1-Utopia - a Soviet super wea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sonar Shock.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 1,396 reviews

Alisa is a classic late-90s style horror-themed action adventure game set in a fantasy universe inspired on the 1920s. You play as an Elite Royal Agent called Alisa. While she is chasing a wanted criminal, she ends up in an old victorian mansion. She tries to find a way out while being haunted by materialized/mechanized doll-like humanoids. Can you survive the Dollhouse? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alisa.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

83% User Score Based on 310 reviews

BASINGSTOKE PLEASE NOTE BASINGSTOKE IS FREE TO LINUX USERS!Basingstoke is a tense roguelike that mixes stealth and arcade action. Explore the smouldering ruins of apocalyptic Basingstoke, UK, a world of extreme peril where reanimated undead and ferocious alien monsters roam! SCAVENGE AND CRAFT Loot and craft as you explore. Lob a tasty sausage roll as a diversion, or poison a kebab for bait. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Basingstoke.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

82% User Score Based on 45 reviews

Seamlessly combining 3D action and point-click adventure, "Kwaidan" provides a nostalgic-yet-new experience. Explore old Japanese manor and solve the clever puzzles set there, and fight against monsters called Yoki. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kwaidan: Azuma Manor Story.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

63% User Score Based on 160 reviews

Best played with the lights turned off and the volume turned up, Black Sails is a creepy and mysterious point-and-click adventure game. Two survivors of a shipwreck try to survive in the raging sea. Until another ship appears. Hoping for rescue, they are calling, but nobody answers. They manage to go on board. Will this be their rescue? Or their grave? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Sails: The Ghost Ship.

Note: The game can be played by the sighted. However, owing to the substantial textual information, the partially sighted will need assistance to play. It does not have any audio cues, so, unfortunately, can not be played by the blind. P.Y.U.M.O. stands for 'Pick Yourself Up and Move On.' The protagonist, Priscilla, has recently had to face some difficult days and now finds herself in a bleak pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project P.Y.U.M.O..

This release in an on-the-fly enhanced mode that turns MSX1 colors into MSX2 palette, remade GFX, redesigned for this ultimate edition. Includes:  LEVEL EDITOR! EXTRA BONUS GAME: Stan The Dreamer.The first on the world point & click adventure for MSX computers! TWO GAMES IN A SINGLE CARTRIDGE! Hans' Adventure Story Once upon a time, in a dark night... Hans, the cleric, was lost in a black fores… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hans' Adventure (+ Stan, the dreamer).

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 1,024 reviews

IT’S IN YOUR BLOOD Join Jill Valentine, the heroine and amazing survivor of the notorious disaster at the mansion, as her nightmare continues. After resigning from S.T.A.R.S. Jull now prepares to head out of Raccoon City… but it’s not going to be easy. Caught in a town crawling with flesh eating zombies, more than ever she must rely on brute force and cunning to find a way to escape alive. This un… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (1999).

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

83% User Score Based on 187 reviews

Corrosive Studios is proud to introduce Waste Walkers! A unique, post-apocalyptic role playing game. Waste Walkers allows players to discover the horrors of the apocalypse through a harsh struggle for survival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Waste Walkers.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 238 reviews

Stirring Abyss is an indie tactical squad-based game with strong RPG elements in which you uncover the ancient mysteries of the depths depicted in the classic vein of Lovecraftian horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stirring Abyss.

28%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

28% User Score Based on 139 reviews

Dark Shadows - Army of Evil is a Classic Medieval Fantasy First Person - Hack and Slash Game with a kind of old school look. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Shadows - Army of Evil.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

96% User Score Based on 502 reviews

Golden Krone Hotel is a gothic horror roguelike. Fight vampires with sunlight or become a vampire yourself and sneak in the shadows. Combines classic turn-based combat with dynamic lighting, an innovative potion system, and fast paced gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golden Krone Hotel.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

91% User Score Based on 183 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

A suspicious suicide. A chilling curse. A malevolent power. Finally, a wicked dark secret. This is Derceto, a legendary Louisiana mansion where, against your better judgment, you're drawn into a world of shadows to explore the darker side of Jeremy Hartwood's imagination. Despite a paralyzing sense of personal danger, your quest for truth drives you to investigate the old house. But, you didn't k… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alone in the Dark.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

79% User Score Based on 48 reviews

Critic Score 39%Based on 4 reviews

I Can't Escape: Darkness is a quicksand trap for the senses - the more you listen and look for clues, the deeper you fall into a damp, living dungeon. Plunge into the depths and scrape together whatever tools you can find, then try to escape one of the most diabolical puzzles of all time! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Can't Escape: Darkness.

This is the entry to the Stop Killing Games (SKG) - Few days to live. You have contracted a mysterious infection from an unknown anomaly. Survive and fight against the anomalies before the infection takes your life. Press 1-4 to switch equipment. 1 is spear(sadly not enough time to implement its attack), 2 is shotgun, 3 is food and 4 is experimental healing syringe. You press left mouse button to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Few days to Live.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

80% User Score Based on 573 reviews

Lunacid: Tears of the Moon is a First Person Dungeon Crawler made with the Sword of Moonlight - King’s Field making tool from 2000. Explore various dungeons for powerful weapons and spells to forestall the previsioned end of the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lunacid: Tears of the Moon.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

84% User Score Based on 140 reviews

An epic free-to-play RPG that captures the spirit of the classics of the SNES era. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legionwood: Tale of the Two Swords.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

84% User Score Based on 4,550 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Gothic is a single-player action role-playing video game for Windows developed by the German company Piranha Bytes. It was first released in Germany on March 15, 2001, followed by the English North American release eight months later on November 23, 2001, and the Polish release on March 28, 2002. Gothic has been well received by critics, scoring an average of 80% and 81/100 on Game Rankings' and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gothic.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

92% User Score Based on 2,050 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 4 reviews

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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingsway.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics

86% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Nadia was Here is an RPG that runs in the vein of the classic 8 and 16 bit eras, inspired by gems like Golden Sun, Final Fantasy and many others. However, by changing some fundamental aspects, Nadia was Here combines old school experiences with modern day indie game mechanics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nadia Was Here.

28%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

28% User Score Based on 129 reviews

Skilltree Saga is the first Rogue-like RPG in Aventuria - the world of The Dark Eye. Choose your race as human, elf or dwarf and battle your random generated opponents in up to 100 deep stages with numerous skill, which you can advance and enhance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skilltree Saga.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere

59% User Score Based on 114 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 9 reviews

In a world where Viking mythology collides with magic, explore the world of KYN in a fast paced role playing strategy game that combines party based combat with exploration and progression. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kyn.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

83% User Score Based on 2,140 reviews

Critic Score 93%Based on 1 reviews

Adventurer Lara Croft has been hired to recover the pieces of an ancient artifact known as the Scion. With her fearless acrobatic style she runs, jumps, swims and climbs her way towards the truth of its origin and powers - leaving only a trail of empty tombs and gun-cartridges in her wake. On this trail are breath-taking 3D worlds where exploration, puzzle and platform elements blend in a seamless… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tomb Raider.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

68% User Score Based on 187 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Until I Have You, is a story-driven, fast-paced, retro-aesthetic platformer, engulfed in a Cyberpunk setting. Driving you to the edge of your seat as you run n' gun through enemies, the game recounts a thrilling story of regret, love and corruption, in a city that’s gone haywire and just doesn't give a damn. This is the story of the ARTIST, a talented assassin, who has worked many dirty jobs i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Until I Have You.

40%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

40% User Score Based on 246 reviews

In a small village in central Europe something is happening, the forest growing around has something different. Its wood is red color, unique in the world. This does not pass unnoticed to the world's largest logging company, the White Wood Company If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodwood Reload.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

79% User Score Based on 906 reviews

About With this DLC, you can play the story mode from a first-person perspective. In order to enhance the gaming experience from this perspective, we have rebuilt everything that is needed to work well with this view mode.This includes the code, animations, cinematics, models, and sounds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Them and Us.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

63% User Score Based on 180 reviews

Drive 4 Survival is a struggle for survival in the frozen wilderness, where you only need to rely on yourself and your car. Try to survive and find the last remnants of the unfrozen world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drive 4 Survival.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

68% User Score Based on 2,860 reviews

Force of Nature is an indie open world sandbox game with fighting, crafting, building and farming systems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Force of Nature.

Story The year is 2030, the world lies in ruins following the end of World War 3.. and civilization. We all believed that the apocalypse would be brought on by nuclear weapons.. but its so much worse. In May of 2025, Rangen Chemical released what was called the “cure". 2 years later after the “cure” was released to the population, people started having horrid reactions, mostly violen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Biofall: Survival.

Elephant Away.. An Elephant Game sees you stranded on an island with not a penny to your name. Yet the angry duck you meet on the shore won't have any freeloaders. Better earn enough $$$ by doing quests for the quirky characters and finding treasure.  Use your trunk to spill all kinds of liquids and slide around. But be careful to not set yourself on fire while full of oil. Credits: Design, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Elephant Game.

About the game: Dualis is an isometric horror thriller whose plot will take you to an underground research complex. In this place, you will have to fight not only for your life, but also to understand if you really exist. What is consciousness and personality are the questions you will have to ask yourself. This is a story-oriented game that combines stealth action with survival horror elements in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dualis.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

90% User Score Based on 105 reviews

Fear the Timeloop - Prologue is a third-person survival horror set within a time loop. Play the first hour of the game in this prologue to the main story. You play as Sheriff James Cooper, who wakes up in an unfamiliar room, severely wounded and bleeding. If he doesn’t tend to his injury, he will bleed out within fifteen minutes — and the cycle will begin again. However, despite his critical… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear the Timeloop - Prologue.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization

96% User Score Based on 293 reviews

Caput Mortum is a short first-person horror experience inspired by retro 3D dungeon crawlers and survival horror games. It focuses on exploration and atmosphere while providing puzzles, simple combat, and light resource management. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Caput Mortum.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

96% User Score Based on 710 reviews

Blood Typers is a survival horror adventure played entirely with your keyboard. Blast zombies, manage your inventory, and work together to survive and escape. In singleplayer or 1-4 player co-op, you find yourself trapped in a procedurally generated movie campus as it warps into a nightmare. Manage its limited resources right or you might not make it through the night… TYPE TO KILL (OR RUN, OR… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Typers.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

89% User Score Based on 137 reviews

Trapped in the Great Abyss!You are an old dreamer who, through unforeseen circumstances, has found himself trapped in the Great Abyss, the vast underworld beneath the Dreamlands.  Use the resources at your disposal, weapons, armor, supplies, and any alliances you have with the locals, to explore and learn the secrets of the underworld, in order to make your way back to the upper Dreamlands, or bac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyclopean: The Great Abyss.

31%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

50% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Into the Dread is a survival horror game inspired by the PSX era. You decided that exploring an abandoned sewer would be fun. Of course, something went wrong, and you were trapped in it. Explore the sewer, find various supplies and deal with the terrifying monsters in it. Features: Setting inspired by PSX era. Survival Horror inspired by iconic games. Solve puzzles to progress through the s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into The Dread.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

97% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Gameplay Combining two beloved genres, first person horror with third person adventure, We Are Not Alone creates a new sense of suspense with its unique camera mechanic. Looking through the camera allows safe exploration, as the creature can not meet your gaze. Placing the camera down though, is essential to solving puzzles with both hands, yet it will leave you vulnerable. StoryThe world may b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Are Not Alone.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

95% User Score Based on 213 reviews

An innovative survival horror imbued with the eternal brilliance of dungeon crawling In a confined space with no escape, face relentless attacks from masked humans. Use your limited resources and wits to survive this desperate situation! Simple combat system with grid-based movement and free camera control. The only way to survive is to dodge dangers and defeat the approaching masked humans! Adven… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower of Mask.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

72% User Score Based on 250 reviews

Arise, mighty monarch, from your prolonged slumber. A dreadful disease has struck the kingdom and taken away people's lives. Your lands have wilted, the rest of the subjects have abandoned their houses, and monsters created by fragments of diseased souls have come in their places, swallowing up all living beings. It is time, king, to awake and unite the fractured lands, vanquish the darkness, and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingsgrave.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 560 reviews

Empty Shell will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EMPTY SHELL.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

55% User Score Based on 344 reviews

Download the folder and open the setup.exe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HYPERVIOLENT.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

72% User Score Based on 324 reviews

A new chapter of charming 3D platformer about the little rusty robot C4N who unwittingly finds himself in the midst of momentous events in Robo Land. In order to solve the new riddle, Canny will once again need to run and jump a lot, solve puzzles, and fight against enemies who are much bigger and stronger than he is. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scrap Garden: The Day Before.

37%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

36% User Score Based on 568 reviews

Critic Score 40%Based on 3 reviews

Alone in the Dark is a reboot of the original game and the fifth installment of the series. It features a new storyline and characters while still maintaining the core elements of the survival horror genre. The game is set out through DVD-style episodes where the player can choose to start from the beginning or choose to skip to a section if they get stuck. There is also a strong emphasis on explo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alone in the Dark.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

37% User Score Based on 120 reviews

Critic Score 49%Based on 10 reviews

XEL is an epic 3D sci-fi fantasy action-adventure. Explore the mysterious world of XEL and help protagonist Reid to uncover her enigmatic past. Make new friends and foes along the way and collect exciting gadgets to master challenging dungeons and solve time bending puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XEL.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

94% User Score Based on 72 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Ultreia is a point 'n click adventure game about a mystical world populated by robots. Underneath the skin of the landscape are caves filled by huge creatures living in the darkness. The journey will take Nymo through the large and phantasmagoric city of Mount St-Troy, to space, and beyond. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultreïa.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

85% User Score Based on 33,418 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 6 reviews

Green Hell is a sweltering struggle for survival in the Amazonian rainforest. Clinging to life, the player is set on a journey of durability as the effects of solitude wear heavy not only on the body but also the mind. How long can you survive against the dangers of the unknown? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Green Hell.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

81% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Observo is a short third-person survival horror game styled after early-2000s game classics, with a focus on atmosphere, puzzle-solving, and light combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Observo.