Games like Depths of Anxiety

Crumbling Dungeon Long ago, the evil wizard Agharamish stole the Great Tome of Light, bringing darkness to the land, and eternal life to himself. He secluded himself in a castle of his own creation, hiding the book in the depths of its dungeon. Many centuries have passed, and his castle now shows visible signs of decay - his power must be fading! The Grand Council of Wizards and Magics h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crumbling Dungeon.

Crumbling Dungeon Long ago, the evil wizard Agharamish stole the Great Tome of Light, bringing darkness to the land, and eternal life to himself. He secluded himself in a castle of his own creation, hiding the book in the depths of its dungeon. Many centuries have passed, and his castle now shows visible signs of decay - his power must be fading! The Grand Council of Wizards and Magics have app… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crumbling Dungeon.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

100% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Together with Snezhana and her dog Ayda you will go to the woods for mushroom hunting. An ordinary adventure does not foreshadow adversity, until you decide to step into an uncharted plase… A short but atmospheric visual novel that will give you goosebumps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Locked Up.

34%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

48% User Score Based on 23 reviews

The world-famous meme becomes a metroidvania of mental mayhem. Play as Question Hound and enter a collapsing theme park built from anxiety, regret, and surreal humor. Run, jump, fight, and caffeinate your way through five emotional worlds where everyday fears come to life. You will face flying textbooks, toilet monsters, and ghostly memories you thought were long gone. Explore branching paths, u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Is Fine: Maximum Cope.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

88% User Score Based on 25 reviews

Midway upon the journey of our life… In Canto I, you take control of Dante, the Sommo Poeta, in a small adventure that reimagines the first canto of the Divine Comedy as a videogame. Finding yourself in the Forest Dark, you’ll need to use all abilities at your disposal to traverse it!Features Spread your wings and overcome every obstacle, bounce on magical books, dash through spike traps and defe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Canto I.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

86% User Score Based on 21 reviews

INARI is a 2D hack-and-slash platformer created as a capstone project by game development students at Columbia College Chicago.  This version of INARI is a legacy build, the full, updated version is available for free on Steam. --- Concept: Take control of a ninja kitsune who has descended from the heavens to slay the evil spirits plaguing Japan. Slash your way through demons as you run across ro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INARI.

38%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

64% User Score Based on 11 reviews

"Where am I? Who am I?" Neu quietly awakened in his ancient temple to fulfill the terms of an agreement he no longer remembers. So, what was this agreement? Join Neu on his quest to rediscover himself and his memories. Challenge the immortal guardians of the realm of Aytol, which has fallen into chaos, and enter an eternal struggle to cleanse their souls from corruption. Remember yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Omen Fall.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

73% User Score Based on 123 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 2 reviews

Make words come to life in this action adventure unlike any other! Haimrik blends gameplay with the narrative of its story set in medieval times. Combined with crisp humor and rare visual style, Haimrik’s journey is sure to entertain. Word’s the word! Fortunately, Haimrik commands the Power of the Words! These are the stones in the path Haimrik walks, and he brings them to life as he steps on eac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haimrik.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

96% User Score Based on 344 reviews

Spirits Abyss is a procedural death labyrinth. Cast into the abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spirits Abyss.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 838 reviews

Critic Score 88%Based on 14 reviews

Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. It's a hot mashup of new and old! You play as the eponymous Shovel Knight, a small knight with a huge quest. Shovel Knight has come to this land with two goals: to defeat the evil Enchantress and quest for his lost beloved. He wields a Shovel Blade: a multipurpose we… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shovel Knight.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

97% User Score Based on 784 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

Branching dialogue! Hard choices! A cemetery's worth of phantoms, wraiths, and poltergeists lookin' for love in all the blight places. Speed Dating for Ghosts is a weird dating sim made by a former BioWare dev and his indie rapper friend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Speed Dating for Ghosts.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

94% User Score Based on 47 reviews

Almost my floor - classic point&click adventure with horror atmosphere. Alex (main character) is a simple man who lives a simple life. But one day everything will change. Is he actually so simple? This story tells about a long way to home. Through child fears, on an edge of fiction and reality. There is no way back if you step into the elevator. A common day turned adventure, from which Alex has t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Almost My Floor.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Dumbriel is a 2D metroidvania action-adventure set in Hell. Play as a clumsy fallen angel in a twisted underworld. Slash, craft, and dodge through deadly arenas, weird monsters, and hellish traps. Die, upgrade, and dive back in. Discover long-lost secrets and forbidden powers hidden within its dark corners, and forge your path through a mystery land of hell. As you traverse these infernal realms,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dumbriel: Magnificent Adventure in Hell.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

93% User Score Based on 54 reviews

Art House is a 2D puzzle platformer in which you play as a woman who gets trapped with her children inside the paintings of her recently deceased mother. Navigate through painting rips and use a magical paintbrush to escape and come to terms with your grief. Following the death of her mother, Lisa and her children — Ollie and Zoe — discover the left behind oil paintings in her old home. Upon the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Art House.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

67% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Key Features Classic side-scrolling adventure with modern solutions. Experience the nostalgia of a classic platformer with a modern twist. Face formidable foes in epic boss battles that test your skill and strategy, offering a rewarding challenge and progression. All spoken dialogues are performed in a living Mayan language, bringing cultural depth. Equip powers gained from defeated deities,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bleeding Deities.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

99% User Score Based on 74 reviews

Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. Play as a boy trapped between waking life and a dream, exploring his memories each day. Each day reveals a new part of his life, from school and family to love and loss. Your choices will determine if he finds hope and wakes up or falls into darkness. Experience unique environments, calming music, and an emotional story in this immersive adventure. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 7 Days.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay

77% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Thanks for playing the prologue of Emil: A Hero's Journey!STORYAfter Nazi forces take his father away, 11-year-old Emil must use the only two things he has left—creativity and imagination—as he embarks on a perilous journey to find his father. Inspired by the true coming-of-age story of a Holocaust survivor.GAMEPLAYEmil: A Hero's Journey is a Cinematic 2.5D Puzzle-Platformer that combines intense … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Emil: A Hero's Journey - Prologue.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

94% User Score Based on 52 reviews

An action adventure game in which you, as a magic doll, will fight evil spirits at night. You will be met by malicious opponents - a bannik, a ovinnik and a kikimora. Find a way to defeat them in a fair fight and teach them a lesson so that they will remember it for a long time! • Explore the yard, the wheat field and the river bank • Collect a collection of strange objects • Learn more a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vasilisa and Baba Yaga.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

59% User Score Based on 174 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 1 reviews

A village in peril. A samurai reanimated. An Oni advancing. Fight an army of undead warriors and Japanese monsters as a human, a Kodama, and a cat in this 2D stop-motion action adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Spirit of the Samurai.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

One by one, people began to disappear in the forest. The town's authorities are possessed by a mysterious evil. There is nowhere to look for help. Armed with his faith in the Lord God and a cross, a lone priest sets out into the cursed forest for the final battle against evil. You are this priest. Go in search of the ultimate evil! Cast out evil spirits with the word of God and th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EVIL.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

85% User Score Based on 457 reviews

Inkulinati is an ink-based strategy straight from medieval manuscripts, where a rabbit’s bum can be deadlier than a dog's sword. Become a master of the Living Ink, build your own bestiary, defeat medieval superstars and collect perks to unleash hidden powers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inkulinati.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

91% User Score Based on 166 reviews

A CITY ON THE BRINK Dredgeport is spiralling out of control. Gangs rule the slums, corruption trumps the law, and corpses of the war-dead are burned daily for fuel. You are an ex-soldier, mistaken for dead and shipped back to Dredgeport for processing. After a narrow escape, you find yourself alone in the guts of the city, with only two things to your name: your life and your sanity. Keeping both … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duskpunk.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 31 reviews

The Adventure of Rikka is a top-down 2D action RPG with a focus on puzzles, exploration, secrets, and collectibles. You must defeat the dark forces that have cursed the lands, fight enemies using your sword and an arsenal of items such as the bow and fire wand, and save the kingdom! Features 7 Dungeons with challenging boss-fights, and many smaller puzzle dungeons. 10 Unique player items such as t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adventure of Rikka - The Cursed Kingdom.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

You are the only liquidator in block G-326 of the endless Gigakhrushchevka who survived. Now you have to find out what happened in this block, evacuate the residents and find a way out for yourself. But is everything as obvious as it seems at first glance? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Living Cell.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

98% User Score Based on 309 reviews

New Game: MareQuest: The Filly Fiasco A few years after the events of the Mane Story, the Alicorn mare rulers are mysteriously turned into fillies! To further add to the confusion, the day keeps repeating and it seems no other mares are aware of it. Can you solve the puzzle and save MareQuestria? A brand new game within a game, MareQuest: The Filly Fiasco is an RPG point and click adventure … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MareQuest: An Interactive Tail.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

84% User Score Based on 102 reviews

Join a gothic battle where Good confronts Evil using roguelike deckbuilding mechanics. Play as either side, invading Alaric's Castle, or as Alaric himself defending against the invading heroes! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deliverance & Reign.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

89% User Score Based on 18 reviews

THE SUPREME ACTION PLATFORMERTake your sword and engage in the most satisfying 2d combat ever put to screen. Between elite sword techniques, bombastic magical spells, and a plethora of movement techniques, your flimsy opponents don't stand a chance.ALPHA SORCERERThought to be dead for hundreds of years, a feared tyrant from ages past mysteriously awakens into an unfamiliar future filled with grote… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alpha Sorcerer.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

93% User Score Based on 80 reviews

A puzzle adventure about light and perception. You are trapped within the perception of a mysterious Eye; everything it sees is a reality for you. But a curious thing happens when its eye closes, the world disappears around you and anything brightly lit up leaves an afterimage burned into the vision of the Eye. To you, these afterimages are solid objects, and you can jump on them to get to un… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blink.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

84% User Score Based on 1,910 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 15 reviews

A musical action-adventure set in the recesses of the human mind... Welcome to the world of Figment. A strange and surreal world; a place filled with our deepest thoughts, urges and memories, populated by the many voices we hear in our heads. # Discover the human subconscious This mind has been quiet and calm for many years. But something has changed. New thoughts have started to emerge - takin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Figment.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

83% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Searching for a place to work, YOU(player) find an intriguing job advertisement offering an excessively high salary. Doubtful but desperate, you head to a mansion to discover a surprisingly neat... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House of Rules.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

64% User Score Based on 602 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Roguelite Adventure With Tactical Card Combat If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deck of Ashes.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

79% User Score Based on 28 reviews

From the creators of Eternum EX, in collaboration with Gone Mad studio. Lambs on the road is a survival horror story of a father looking for her daughter. Help John to find her daughter, Mary, throught different dangers, lost in a post-apocalyptic world where the chaos reigns. Try to escape from the starving and desperate people, hide, run, fight and overall, never look back. Features: - A sh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lambs on the Road: The Beginning.

19%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

27% User Score Based on 22 reviews

NightmareZ is a side-scrolling platform action game with multiple enemies, lots of fancy features and retro visuals. This is a retro styled platform and action game which will immerse you in a unique world full of good and evil demons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NightmareZ.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

91% User Score Based on 93 reviews

Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Bride.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

54% User Score Based on 301 reviews

Chainsaw Warrior is a classic nail-biting game for one strong-nerved player, based off the single-player board game of the same name. The player has sixty minutes to navigate a labyrinth composed of an abandoned urban slum in New York, represented by two decks of cards, locate the entity Darkness attempting to destroy the city and kill it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chainsaw Warrior.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

88% User Score Based on 121 reviews

Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sanator: Scarlet Scarf.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

55% User Score Based on 53 reviews

Tiny Onion Knight is an action-platformer about a little onion knight who travels through a mystical forest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Onion Knight.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

81% User Score Based on 124 reviews

Go on an adventure to save your village from a voracious Shade. Alone or accompanied, this turn-based roguelite will take you on a journey through a world of incomparable and colourful landscapes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AETHERIS.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

93% User Score Based on 1,270 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

76% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Critic Score 64%Based on 2 reviews

Embark on an adventure as a new Reaper who has gone rogue! Collect equipment and spells, learn powerful attacks against hordes of enemies, complete quests for a cast of quirky characters, and make difficult choices in this grim yet richly illustrated 2D world. Play alone or with a friend in local co-op and serve Death together! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Tales.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

89% User Score Based on 483 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

A dungeon crawl where YOU are the dungeon! Lead your minions in tactical turn-based combat against the pesky heroes, and unlock a variety of evil Powers. With a dynamic campaign system and a branching storyline, "Reverse Crawl" lets you experience an RPG from a whole new angle! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reverse Crawl.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

81% User Score Based on 158 reviews

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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 88 reviews

Thy Sword is a hack n' slash platformer with procedural levels and roguelike elements. A world of Sword & Sorcery awaits! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thy Sword.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 584 reviews

Crude slapstick humor assists you, as you continue to fail escaping a dangerous tower in this unique narrative roguelike. Slashy slashy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucky Tower Ultimate.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Atmospheric setting: A wintery cold night set in post-soviet Ukraine. Classic point and click formula: Simple controls, inventory, talk, interact and use with your surroundings. Feel the stories: The game consists of multiple smaller quests and sub-quests. The quests are quite simple, but getting there will require interactions with odd characters and filled with light humor and sometimes a bit … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alexey's Winter: Night Adventure.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

88% User Score Based on 26 reviews

An adventurous engineer, a diesel-punk world divided by endless conflict, and a whole lot of colossal guns. Sounds like a good time! With massive war machines threatening your home, will you be the one small cog that brings it all to a halt? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Shot.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

72% User Score Based on 40 reviews

BACKGROUNDSea Realm --“Box of Souls” An ancient Arabic scripture, also known as the “book of the dead”found by a Siberian adventurer in the tundras. It prophesies inside the box, there locks another universal called the ghost dimension. When the sea rages with the northern stars shining brightly it drags all living souls surrounding it into the dimension. Inside there are cryptic clues into the la… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Voyage / 无尽航线.

37%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

42% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Weird Hero is a humorous and challenging shoot'em up where the hero, SuperMegaDude, battles countless foes with his arsenal of weird weapons: the Flickinator, the Atomic Toaster, a magician's hat and other strange devices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weird Hero.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

94% User Score Based on 121 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance is a dating sim about a socially anxious teenage girl looking for romance with a conflicted magical Fairy, a sensitive loner Sasquatch and a bold and unpredictable Velociraptor. A teen drama about the fear of change and finding hope in each other. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

96% User Score Based on 146 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Join Penny in planning and executing daring heists across the city, and navigate the intricate web of alliances and betrayals that makes up the criminal underworld. With snappy comic book artwork, a swinging soundtrack of electro-jazz and a multiverse-spanning storyline of victories and disasters, Penny Larceny is a must-play for visual novel fans. Are you ready to embark on the heist of a lifetim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain.