Games like Boot Up - GMTK 2025 Game Jam

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

83% User Score Based on 1,278 reviews

In FlowScape you can create your own nature scene simply by painting. Choose from 20 landscapes and more than 300 models to create your own little paradise by painting trees, changing the sky, rotating the sun, adding sound effects and adjusting your camera for that perfect photo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FlowScape.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

100% User Score Based on 28 reviews

Now free! <3 You don’t need to have played the first chapter to enjoy this one. At 15 years old, I released my first survival horror game on Steam, The Designer’s Curse, inspired by influential old-school horror titles such as Amnesia and Penumbra. Now, after finally finishing uni, I'm excited to bring you Chapter Two, Forgotten Horrors.  Explore Shaw Well Manor once more, uncovering its dark sec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Designer's Curse - Forgotten Horrors.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

72% User Score Based on 18 reviews

A place where you can come to relax and reflect. Take a look at over 85 illustrations about life in a beautiful, and at times haunting, real-time 3D environment. A subtle background of 30 ambient songs play to mellow you out and get you into an introspective mood. This is not a FPS nor a Myst-style pixel hunt. Aesthetically pleasing, but it's a very different type of &quot;game.&quot; Freely … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Story Is You - Look Within.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

76% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Step into the everchanging, claustrophobic world of Batho[tel]. After losing everything, including your own body, you find yourself walking through a hotel which seems familiar but eerily unwelcoming. Solve puzzles, avoid death, and learn about other guests as you explore the repeating world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bathotel.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 39 reviews

A short, cozy experience where you explore the winding paths of Blue River park.   Solve puzzles and collect trash to restore the park to it's natural beauty!  Play at a leisurely pace, or speedrun  as fast as you can! It's completely up to you!  Features:  Play with mouse and keyboard or lean back with a controller! A variety of achievements, can you get them all your first try? A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Upcreek.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

97% User Score Based on 89 reviews

A relaxed 3D jigsaw puzzle game about building detailed miniature dioramas of places from around the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Puzzling Places: 3D Jigsaw Sim.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

95% User Score Based on 110 reviews

Conscience is a noir detective mystery where you play as a private investigator hired to uncover the truth behind Jack Beckham's death. Initially ruled as a suicide, Jack’s father believes otherwise and hires you to search Jack’s apartment for clues to reveal what really happened. Investigate and explore Jack’s apartment, searching every room, shelf, and drawer for evidence and clues. Insp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conscience.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

84% User Score Based on 82 reviews

You are a man in a room. A puppet in purgatory. Simulated flesh in a digital prison. There is no escape. You won't scream, because you're not programmed to. Your choices matter as much as anything matters, so the bar is fairly low. "A Living Room" is a short point-and-click non-adventure that you should be able to finish in less than an hour. Hurry up, please. It will all be over soon. The nothi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Living Room.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

87% User Score Based on 238 reviews

Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lazaret.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

55% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Plunge into the world of the bloody tragedy that took place at the boarding school and feel the fear and someone's frightening presence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Presence.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

74% User Score Based on 247 reviews

Waking up trapped in his office, a doctor must find a way out of his own place of work. A mysterious woman awaits outside. Malevolence waits inside. "Escape the Clinic" is a first person puzzle horror game, where the player has to find clues, keys, and passwords to find a way out of the building. It should be treated like a large escape room - albeit one with mysterious spirits about. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape the Clinic.

Recommendation - Skip Level 2 after giving it a go, it can get tedious, we'd love you to experience more of the game too. Inferno A 3D platform style adventure/puzzle game. Bune is a lonely soul who feels he has been wronged in being put into hell. The game takes you through his attempted escape from the Inferno onto his path towards a better _after_life. The theme was 'Death is only the beginnin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inferno.

Description: Everyone has dreams, but can you manage to escape the ones that are out for you? You will have control over a small child in the midst of what seems like a rather pleasant dream. But.. it soon turns out to have a far more sinister tone as the game goes along. You will be able to do escape-room-like puzzles, where the player must navigate through different rooms, find three keys, and e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sour Dreams.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 22 reviews

You are trapped inside a hospital that refuses to stay the same. This is a first-person psychological horror game focused on atmosphere, tension, and repetition. The game takes place in a looping hospital environment where each cycle introduces new changes, altered spaces, and escalating threats. What begins as a familiar location gradually becomes hostile and unpredictable. The core experience … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to False Exit.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

93% User Score Based on 68 reviews

Overview A solo-developed short horror experience shot on VHS. You wake up in an endless yellow maze. No items, no fights—just a camcorder and LIMINAL SPACE！ Key Features - VHS Filters: Grain, scanlines and tape distortion The effect. - LIMINAL SPACE: Contains many LIMINAL SPACE scenarios - First-Person Immersion: Footsteps echo, lights flicker, walls never end. - Solo Dev, UE5: Created b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms: Liminal Space.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

90% User Score Based on 21 reviews

The Promise Tree of Alden is a short, atmospheric narrative experience about remorse, memory, and the silence of a forest once alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Promise Tree of Alden.

36%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

57% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Screeln’s game begins with the end: your death. The rest is a descent into fragmented memories and constructed realities. Using a broken television set as a gateway, you switch channels — each one a surreal stage, echoing a piece of your past. ScreeIn blends exploration, environmental puzzles, and narrative horror into an episodic structure. Each “channel” is a level designed around a specific … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ScreeIN.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

98% User Score Based on 1,515 reviews

Play as a big adorable dog and explore a hand-crafted winter forest with a little kid in tow. A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DOGWALK.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

88% User Score Based on 111 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

Tiny Garden lets you grow a pocket-sized garden inside a magical toy passed down through generations. Nurture plants, trade them for furniture, and customize your space in this relaxing mix of farming, puzzles, and strategy. No scores or time limits If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Garden.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

94% User Score Based on 223 reviews

Éalú is an award winning, 2 to 4 hour long, meditative experience, depending on how deeply you explore the maze, focused on physical craft and reflection - made by a small, independent team of artists. It's best defined as a highly interactive, silent film set to a gorgeous instrumental score. ------------------------------ In a cozy, quiet nest at the heart of a stone-and-wood labyrinth, a cloc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Éalú.

Back To Home is a cozy third-person cat adventure game where you explore stunning worlds and solve puzzles. Uncover the captivating story of a cat’s past as you embark on this heartfelt journey If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back To Home.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Strange statues have begun to materialise across the abandoned world of CONCRETE. They hold an unnatural grip on the minds of the recently missing population. Hired to explore this desolate world, you must rely on your wits, surroundings, and navigational skills to find and destroy these ominous figures. FIRST PERSON EXPLORATION Move freely through environments with a weighty and responsive play… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CONCRETE.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

72% User Score Based on 36 reviews

"BOKKIE" is a chilling mascot horror game set in a kindergarten and school where a dark secret lies beneath—a toys factory run by the school's director. The once-friendly BOKKIE toys are now malevolent and roaming free. As a detective, explore the eerie school, solve puzzles, and confront haunted toys to unravel the sinister mysteries hidden within the shadows. Brace yourself for a short, intense … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BOKKIE ( Full Game ).

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

52% User Score Based on 46 reviews

"Purpose 1951" is an almost pure walking simulator set in the United States of 1951. You play as a retired doctor whose life falls apart.Prepare to venture through the wilderness and beyond, guided by narration and complemented by enchanting music. Leveraging Unreal Engine 5's Lumen and Virtual Shadow Maps technologies, the game boasts stunning graphics.If you have an hour to step into the shoes o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Purpose 1951.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

96% User Score Based on 55 reviews

Play our game on steam ! Join our discord! Adapta Solva is a 3D puzzle platformer where you collect and combine different elements to solve puzzle and platforming challenges. Each element has its own unique ability and properties to use, utilize them to solve puzzles in this cute and cozy game. STONE Punch or ground slam your way through obstacles with your earthly strength SLIME Pass t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adapta Solva Legacy.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

98% User Score Based on 386 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 6 reviews

A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Tiny Sticker Tale.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

96% User Score Based on 205 reviews

A forest simulator where you plant trees and click animals to make them poop! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PolyPine.

38%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

38% User Score Based on 222 reviews

Enter a world of nightmares in this third person, action-horror, inspired by the classics of the genre. Fight terrifying creatures, solve mind-bending puzzles, and unravel a horrid family secret to expose the chilling truth behind your existence.Unlock the secrets hidden within the haunted town of Aspen Falls, featuring gruesome enemy encounters, epic bosses, cunning puzzles, and a deep story wher… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stray Souls.

39%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

47% User Score Based on 34 reviews

In Scholar's Mate First Move you will play as Judith, a young college student who was going back home after finishing the semester. After waking up disoriented in an abandoned hospital room, she will try to escape and get back home safe. Exploration and ingenuity will be your only chance to get out of this strange and dark place alive. Will you succeed? A first-person horror experience in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scholar's Mate - First Move.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

79% User Score Based on 68 reviews

Learn about Selene's story: A woman who is kidnapped and her only goal is to survive, but she soon realizes that there is a much darker secret than she could have imagined. On her way, Selene will meet people who will help her face this situation, however, others will be in charge of getting in her way. Narrative Story: Learn the story of the characters of Selene's Unbearable Night through dia… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Selene's Unbearable Night.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

78% User Score Based on 46 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 1 reviews

In this cosmic puzzle adventure, help a lost tribe of duck-people in their millennial quest for a stable world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Ducks: The great escape.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

64% User Score Based on 351 reviews

Investigator is a first-person horror where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms. The main character used to be a private investigator, but now he is but a mere stranger forced to roam from house to house in search of food and an overnight stay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Investigator.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

60% User Score Based on 968 reviews

Tales of Escape is a series of multiplayer, VR (also playable on nonVR computers), escape room adventures. Cold as Ice is the first story, which puts you, and up to 5 friends (VR or not) in an abandoned butcher shop late in the last millennium. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of Escape.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

93% User Score Based on 785 reviews

A short atmospheric adventure game about finding meaning in a meaningless world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sisyphus Reborn.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

76% User Score Based on 34 reviews

Smart Cube is a first-person puzzle game about the escape from an scientific experiment which tests the level of intelligence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Smart Cube.

13%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

16% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Arlandria is an action-adventure video game. Head off on an adventure in the magical forest of Arlandria and resolve its mysteries. Along the way, you'll hunt wild rabbits, battle enemies and collect different bonuses which will help you on your adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Foxus.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

90% User Score Based on 784 reviews

Experience a realistically inspired recreation of iceland's southern coast. Take photos and explore the world at your own pace, become immsersed with some of the latest visual tech provided by Unreal Engine 4. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mýrdalssandur, Iceland.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

73% User Score Based on 82 reviews

Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Misery Mansion.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

56% User Score Based on 537 reviews

Nephise Begins tells the player what happened at the time before Nephise was an orb collector. The main setting is forest again, but this time without snow, instead a more sunny and foggy weather. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nephise Begins.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

70% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Most of humanity lives in urban environments. Some regions of Earth, such as Europe, are almost completely urbanized and the plots of land not affected by man are practically absent. We cannot stop the urbanization, but we can “open a window” into a virtual reality and give everyone an opportunity to, for example, stroll through the summer forest. Yes, this is not an alternative to a real walk, bu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Walk in the Woods.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

61% User Score Based on 279 reviews

CrashMetal: Cyberpunk The Hokuta City streets await your engine rev. Can you beat everyone in this race for first place? Upgrade your car, take care of its appearance and defeat everyone on the streets of the Hokuta City. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CrashMetal: Cyberpunk.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 236 reviews

Help your grandfather solve the mystery of the stolen pets by exploring wonderful miniature worlds crafted for VR. Use a hairdryer to melt snow in a wintery landscape! Search the wreck of a pirate ship hidden under the surface! Every world is unique, full of interactions and colorful life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

86% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Sinner 97 is a first person PSX VHS psychological horror set in 1997, within the confines of a shadowy religious cult. Remain hidden and overcome problems in order to escape the Father's clutches. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sinner 97.

37%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

37% User Score Based on 92 reviews

"The sands have no pity." The inhabitants of Zetta-115 often say that. The same they instill in their children from an early age. And this is what they whisper about, sitting in their dilapidated shacks, waiting for the impending storm... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sands.

22%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

15% User Score Based on 107 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

Vigil: Blood Bitterness plunges you into the dark and disturbing story of an ancient civilization where you must reveal the secrets of your past and exact revenge on the Evil destroying your universe. Ritualistic killings and blood lust blur the line between your own kind and the Evil you seek to annihilate. Your ultimate goal is to free yourself from this tormenting place and understand the origi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vigil: Blood Bitterness.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

98% User Score Based on 278 reviews

Atmospheric first person aventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Through The Fragmentation.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization

89% User Score Based on 55 reviews

The Normal Thing is a story about a dog who lost his memory. Sunless forests, strange gardens, weird inhabitants... Start a little journey to retrieve your memory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE NORMAL THING.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

94% User Score Based on 387 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

Wrap your way to bliss in Zen Bound 2, the unique down-tempo indie game! This is a different gaming experience: an opportunity to slow down, zone out and focus on a task that's challenging but not stressful, a set of gentle puzzles for the mind and fingers to solve. Enjoy a calm and meditative gameplay experience, with tactile, dusty visuals and a sublime, enveloping soundtrack by the sensational … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zen Bound 2.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

75% User Score Based on 359 reviews

Traverse a harmonious hand painted forest in this first person hike. The trees guide you with gentle whispers, as you explore a philosophical story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunlight.

34%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

53% User Score Based on 15 reviews

In this horror game we will tell you truthful stories about demons and ghosts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Forest: Lost Story VR.