Games like Ghosts & Japes

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

66% User Score Based on 124 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 16 reviews

Brut@l is a modern re-imagining of the classic ASCII dungeon crawler, fusing old-school gaming with a stunning 3D visual style to create something unique for PlayStation®4 and PC! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brut@l.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

71% User Score Based on 335 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Conquer the forces of Death in A Wizard’s Lizard, an action RPG for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Explore ever-changing dungeons, filled with powerful weapons and items. Battle back the hordes of evil. Rescue villagers to improve your town and increase your power for your next trek into the dungeon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Wizard's Lizard.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

86% User Score Based on 57 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

Ruin of the Reckless is a breakneck-paced, melee-focused roguelike brawler with very light persistent progression elements and a punishing difficulty curve. Play with a friend! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ruin of the Reckless.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

77% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Shattered Heaven is a single-player deck builder card game with RPG elements and an ambitious branching narrative, set in a dark fantasy world. The game focuses on a card game and roguelike gameplay fueled by a great replay value, thanks to procedural dungeons, a deep crafting system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shattered Heaven.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

75% User Score Based on 232 reviews

FAMAZE is a retro themed roguelike puzzle adventure game. Choose the the dashing Knight, the cunning Thief, or the mystical Wizard each with unique special powers. Delve into The Mad King's ever changing dungeon to rescue the rutabagas! Never the same game twice! Music by Disasterpeace and Art by Oryx. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Famaze.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, stability

76% User Score Based on 34 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 6 reviews

Creep, sneak, and dash your way through hordes of ghouls and eerie ectoplasms in this roguelite reimagining of the classic Atari adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted House.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

64% User Score Based on 305 reviews

In TinyKeep players will embrace the role of a hopeless prisoner held deep in a forgotten dungeon who one day wakes up to find themselves mysteriously released. Their savior is nowhere to be seen, but the cell door is broken and ajar, tempting them with the sweet scent of freedom. With nothing but a flickering lantern and a strange letter left behind by their in-mate, they must venture into the da… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TinyKeep.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

94% User Score Based on 610 reviews

Wrongworld is a silly yet unforgiving survival game set on a low poly world filled with freakish inhabitants. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wrongworld.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

88% User Score Based on 226 reviews

You know the feeling, you just got home from another grueling day at the office, or you're stuck at the airport for yet another layover, or maybe you just got dumped again! You just want to relax and enjoy yourself for a change. What you need is some serious deep dungeon delving. But you don't have time for memorizing complex skill trees, crafting charts, or upgrade scales. That's not to mention … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Instant Dungeon!.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

88% User Score Based on 1,542 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 5 reviews

Stranded on a derelict cargo ship, you find yourself hunted by one of Monstrum’s terrifying predators as you search for a way out. Death is permanent. Get killed in Monstrum and you'll be starting all over again. As each of them has their own strategy, abilities and weaknesses, you have to use your wits to outsmart your pursuer in the ship’s procedurally generated environment. Can you survive Mons… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monstrum.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, story

64% User Score Based on 50 reviews

On a dark and stormy night, 11-year-old Minerva discovers a haunted house deep in the woods and before she knows it, she is in for the fight of her life! Don't Die, Minerva! is a rogue-lite action RPG set in a haunted house. Armed with a flashlight and a backpack full of friendly stuffed animals who are brought to life by the house's magic, Minerva must explore the mansion and defeat its ghostly … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Die, Minerva!.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

67% User Score Based on 105 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

You are not the hero in this story, you'll be lucky to make it out alive. Explore shifting catacombs that are never the same twice, learn to navigate the devious traps and defeat monsters hell-bent on murdering you. The successful rogue will master swords, bows and magic, learn to heal when afflicted and make the most out of resources. The successful rogue learns from mistakes and becomes stronger… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dungeoning.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 482 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

A roguelite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Dodge gorgeous waves of bullets, claim weapons and upgrades, defeat The Warden, and rescue... Rodney? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starward Rogue.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

92% User Score Based on 132 reviews

       Introduction "Nakara" is a first-person arcade game where you explore Labyrinths in various themes and collect Magic Rings. Inside the endless Labyrinths, collecting all the Magic Rings is the only way out. Rush through, evade the monsters in pursuit, and finally, confront the ultimate foe—Nakara. Story Humans and monsters once lived in peace. But under Nakara’s dark influ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nakara.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

88% User Score Based on 6,546 reviews

Discover tricks and treats in this adorable ghost-hunting arcade platformer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Candies 'N Curses.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

88% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Your uncle is hosting a celebration tonight, and the entire village has turned up to corner you with food, ask why your grades are what they are, and pull you into conversations with no exit. You have one objective: reach the door before anyone notices you are trying to leave. Azooma Escape is a comedy stealth game where the threat is not guards with flashlights. It is relatives with plates of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Azooma Escape.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

86% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

Sunshine Manor is an 8-bit blood-soaked Horror RPG that pits you as Ada. Dared to spend the night in the haunted Sunshine Manor she encounters ghosts, demons, blood-soaked horror and more in this prequel to 2016's Camp Sunshine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunshine Manor.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 228 reviews

An adventurer named Quem is the first person to step foot inside "Heaven's Ladder" in 500 years. But not long after, she's cursed by a strange, shadowy monster. Now she must reach the top of Heaven's Ladder, and hopefully, break the spell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ruins Seeker.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

85% User Score Based on 363 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 2 reviews

A dungeon full of loot is awaiting for a new set of Heroes.. come and get some! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroes of Loot.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

97% User Score Based on 1,089 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 5 reviews

Withering Rooms is a 2.5D horror adventure set in a procedurally generated Victorian mansion that changes each night. Sneak through Mostyn House to gather weapons, distractions, magical artifacts, keys, and crafting materials. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Withering Rooms.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

93% User Score Based on 187 reviews

Hellevator is a 2D platformer published in Steam where you will have to use possesion in order to escape from hell. I worked as game designer, level designer and producer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594410/Hellevator/ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hellevator (Unity 2D).

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 10,983 reviews

Darkwood is a unforgiving survival horror with a procedurally generated, open world. By blending RPG, roguelike and adventure elements together with a challenging difficulty, Darkwood aims to please players craving for a deep and rewarding experience. The fear of unknown is powerful. Your senses will be deceived by Darkwood's surreal terrors. No answer will be given to you for free, yet somewhere… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkwood.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

75% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Rogue Islands is a fast-paced, first-person shooter with magic & monsters set in a procedural fantasy wilderness. Explore forests, deserts, caves and mountains. Gain in power as you eradicate a demonic horde and inch closer to the Lords of Torment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Islands.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

78% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Chronos Dungeon is a dungeon crawler geared towards local multiplayer. Inspired by 16-bit classics, but enhanced with randomized modifiers making each level unique, Chronos Dungeon has players collecting loot and fighting side by side in an epic quest against the god that set the events of the main Oceanhorn saga in motion, Chronos himself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

95% User Score Based on 110 reviews

Cyber Rats is a brutal Rogue-Lite Survival Horror game. Escape a sadistic AI's death maze, or be torn apart trying! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyber Rats.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

75% User Score Based on 173 reviews

Critic Score 45%Based on 1 reviews

Ascendant is the unforgiving beat 'em up that challenges you with a new world each time you play. It utilizes a number of modern roguelike elements such as permadeath and procedurally generated environments. You are a demigod who invades a plane controlled by your rivals. They will stop at nothing to eliminate you. Only the most impressive warriors will triumph over their armies of zealots and bea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ascendant.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization

89% User Score Based on 94 reviews

Delve into the infinitely AI-generated, ghastly haunted mansion of TORUTARU. Use talismans, maps, your wits, and the friends you make along the way to fight off the angered spirits and survive. Every playthrough is a unique experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ToruTaru.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

70% User Score Based on 64 reviews

Hack and slash villains with your friends. An infinitely replayable series of quests - unlock new events, heroes, equipment and defeat bosses in the end of each unique run. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knights of Braveland.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

83% User Score Based on 1,018 reviews

All the stories being told to scare children is actually true. The Swedish folklore is real and it's coming for you! This first person horror game is heavily inspired by Swedish folklore and the Nordic mythology to create the nightmares that's been haunting Swedish children for many generations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

72% User Score Based on 128 reviews

Holy Purge is a co-op horror survival game for up to 3 players. Unite holy forces to stop an evil plague from consuming a medieval village. Unravel Witchcraft, fight off werewolves, and escape the reaper of souls. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Holy Purge.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

74% User Score Based on 188 reviews

Explore 216 rooms of randomly generated hazards and enemies while collecting necessary artifacts in Castle of No Escape 2, a fantasy themed strategy RPG. Hundreds of monsters are roaming inside, guarding the sword shards - the last known thing to be capable of defeating the demonic castle owner. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle of no Escape 2.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

87% User Score Based on 1,625 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 3 reviews

Eldritch is a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eldritch.

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.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

63% User Score Based on 86 reviews

Monsters and Monocles is a frantic top-down shooter for 1-4 players. Use teamwork and your arsenal of weapons to defeat the overwhelming hordes of evil. All the levels are procedurally generated with new layouts, objectives, and secrets each time you play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monsters and Monocles.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

93% User Score Based on 136 reviews

The protagonist is trapped in the world of a love game. Can you return to the real world again...? Try to escape while running away from the gal game heroine A love simulation-style survival horror game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love Love School Days.

Alone.  Lost.  Cursed. You wake near a quaint little town full of happy people living normal existences.  They are completely unaware that you are a tormented vampire, forced to feed on their lives or let your own end. Explore an infinite world full of yummy townsfolk, limited only by your constant hunger.  If people see you killing their friends, they'll panic and call for the guards, but each … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire Instinct.

GRAVESWEEPER - The Ultimate Minesweeper Adventure! Navigate through haunted dungeons as a brave skeleton, using Minesweeper-style logic to avoid deadly traps and find your way to freedom. Each level is a unique procedurally-generated puzzle with increasing challenge and danger! CORE GAMEPLAY - Classic Minesweeper mechanics in a dungeon adventure format - Swipe or tap to move your skeleto… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gravesweeper.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

84% User Score Based on 1,126 reviews

Cinderwake is an immersive action survival game where you play as a witch battling in the depths of a magical forest. A wave system with ever-increasing challenge will push your precision and mastery to the limit. You command four distinct abilities. The forest breathes in stylized darkness — twisted roots, glowing sparks, and beings emerging from the essence of magic. Game Features: Progressiv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cinderwake.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

When the protagonist awakens, he finds himself in the "Succubus World" — a realm inhabited by succubi. Can he avoid their interference and safely escape back to his original world? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost in the World of Succubi.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

83% User Score Based on 129 reviews

Exquisite hand-drawn animations and sound. Dozens of delicate H-scenes. Hundreds of random skills.  Zombies, firearms, and beautiful girl! Excellent gamepad vibration experience. English Language Patch available. TUNNEL ESCAPE - Fates Entwined (TEFE) is a side story to the classic game TUNNEL ESCAPE. This game (TEFE) is currently in development and is being crowdfunded through monthly s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tunnel Escape.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

87% User Score Based on 89 reviews

Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Lovecraftian survival horror game with unique 2D art, a disturbing story, and complex base management. Gather resources, carefully plan your expeditions and explore the world of madness as you struggle to keep your humanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Edge of Sanity.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Fight nightmarish foes in this action-horror exploration of psychological fears manifested. Understand, overcome, and confront anxiety and survive the twisted toxic reflection of life's challenges. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noxia Somnia.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 25 reviews

Step into the shoes of Everlyn Sterling, a new grad undertaking a temp job in a small town in dead winter. Little does she know this seemingly ordinary task will soon unveil a mysterious tale of a disturbed spirit. Solve a series of brain teasers, booby traps, and ciphers set by the ghost. Can you unravel why a once beautiful mansion now harbors a dark, ugly secret? FEATURES Simple point-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Winter Haunting.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

79% User Score Based on 133 reviews

Gryphon Knight Epic is a 2D Medieval Shoot’em up that mixes elements from classical shoot’em ups, exploration and duel-like boss battles, it tells the story of Sir Oliver and Aquila, an accomplished knight and his loyal gryphon that are forced back to adventure once again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gryphon Knight Epic.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

86% User Score Based on 748 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 15 reviews

Sublevel Zero - Redux is a first-person roguelike six-degree-of-freedom shooter set in a universe where reality is falling apart. Take control of a lone gunship pilot whose mission is to loot and craft ancient technology. Descend into a vast underground facility, fighting through procedurally generated zero gravity environments to recover the technology you and your clan need to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sublevel Zero Redux.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization

73% User Score Based on 271 reviews

Critic Score 62%Based on 30 reviews

Perception is a first-person narrative horror adventure that tells the story of Cassie, a blind heroine who uses her extraordinary hearing and razor-sharp wits to unravel the mysteries of an abandoned estate that haunts her dreams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perception.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability

78% User Score Based on 370 reviews

Razenroth is an action shooter with a dark atmosphere, enriched with the elements of roguelike and RPG. All the levels, weather conditions, distribution and quantity of key elements are generated randomly. Thanks to this fact, a single game is different each time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Razenroth.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

56% User Score Based on 144 reviews

Critic Score 58%Based on 7 reviews

Test your limits against a brutal and mysterious world as Parvus, a curious warrior with no memory and a heavy burden. Raise your spear and cast ancient spells as you battle hostile creatures and towering bosses in procedurally-generated 2D landscapes that are both beautiful and dangerous. Answer the call. Break the cycle. Change your destiny. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oblitus.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

98% User Score Based on 82 reviews

Ghostlords is a strategic turn-based RPG that tells the story of a post-apocalyptic haunted Great Britain. Experience the new world, capture wild spirits, and put together a team of ghosts to help you battle the forces of evil. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghostlords.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

79% User Score Based on 124 reviews

Striving for Light: Survival brings the exploration of procedurally generated skill trees to the arena survival roguelite genre. Craft unique builds, unlock new weapons, skills and maps, slay hordes of monsters and take on massive boss fights. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Striving for Light: Survival.