Games like Maybe it's just a dream

#GAMEINC23 GAMEINC23 is back again this year with a brand new theme in which we we will move backwards from this progressive industry to take a look back at beginning! This year will be one of the best year for GAMEINC  as we bring you the retro game and giving you one of the best experience as an early tester! What Is GAMEINC? GAMEINC is an annual game mini carnival held by the Semester 4 stude… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to amranpoji test.

*** NOVEMBER 2023 LEADLIGHT GAMMA NEWS I'm simplifying the delivery methods for the game. There's no longer a standalone Windows installer and there are no longer separate packages for different platforms. The  updated Read Me now lists and links to all interactive fiction interpreter options suitable for the game. For full details of the above, read my devlog post *** PLATFORMS You can play Lead… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leadlight Gamma.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

82% User Score Based on 33 reviews

The history is about Lucie, a girl who, after waking up in a strange room realises she is stuck in a lucid dream. She encounters evil beings and traps searching for her body while the plot suffers drastic twists. Lucie is an exploration-based horror game that plays on some innate fears and uses known creepypasta stories to increase player immersion; The game is also inspired by well-known horror m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucie.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Angelica wakes up in the middle of the night to a loud knock at the door. But, taking her trusty flashlight and stepping out of the room, she discovers that the familiar corridors of her family mansion have changed. They have become endless, distorted, and full of quiet horror. This is not her home. It is a trap — a dream world that replicates her dwelling but is inhabited by nightmares. Trappe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angel's Dreams.

sprkls.exe is a cute, melancholic story-driven adventure that unfolds entirely on your desktop. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SPRKLS.exe.

Enter Somnum, a cooperative horror game where you and your friends are trapped in the same mysterious dream every night. To escape, you'll need to work together, solve puzzles, and gather energy while exploring eerie and surreal environments. Each player has a unique ability and a personal drawback that affects progression. Teamwork, timing, and sharp thinking are essential if you hope to wake up… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Somnum.

ISSUE #24 Cover - YEDO 예도 - Instagram   Hello and welcome to Indiepocalypse! Indiepocalypse is a curated monthly collection looking to highlight the very best of the DIY indie game scene.  Each month will feature games by 10 different developers, including a newly commissioned game exclusive to the bundle-zine. The games cover a wide variety of styles, genres, and themes as they fight against a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Indiepocalypse #24.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

84% User Score Based on 2,174 reviews

Have you ever had dreams? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time To Wake Up.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

84% User Score Based on 420 reviews

Trapped in a nightmare lab. Solve the mystery. Escape before it's too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Smiling X Zero: Escape Mystery.

MDNE - My Dream Never End! You find yourself in your nightmare once again, but this time you will discover once and for all what causes it. In this nightmare, all your frightening dreams, childhood memories, fears, ancient Greek mythology, and your own unique and strongest fear are intertwined. To help make sense of it all, your inner voice will guide you, vividly remembering all your past nightm… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MDNE.

You  are a secret agent in charge of  preventing a catastrophic time travel experiment which could end humanity. Can you stop it? Trivia: Feb 12 1993, the day where the time loop experiment is happening, also happens to be the release of the movie Groundhog Day in the US. :) Game Walkthrough (spoilers ahead!) After waking up in class, you receive a text, indicating that a new time travel experim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Looped In.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Dive into a chilling symphony of horror & harmony. Solve ancient mysteries, wield enchanted instruments, and face nightmarish foes. Will you compose your escape, or succumb to the melodies? Streamer Mode: Allows your live stream chat to wield the power to control jumpscares, atmosphere + more If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Sonata.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 70 reviews

SURVIVE Progress through the horrifying hospital, try not to fall prey for the monster who is somewhere in the darkness. Solve puzzles to get a step closer to the exit and making your way out of this nightmare. Your journey will only get more and more twisted, and troubled, as you move on. THE MONSTER The monster goes on a killing spree once it escapes its enclosure, and wreaks havoc, killing cou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demon Of The Dark.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

83% User Score Based on 46 reviews

These days the Chestnut Lodge Asylum is abandoned and forgotten, but many years ago a terrible tragedy unfolded behind those rusty gates. Every year, patients disappeared from the asylum without a trace. Neither the nurses nor the police could find any clues. But one day, everything changed. My dreams draw me to the asylum and I yearn to return to my normal life - a life without nightmares, premon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abandoned: Chestnut Lodge Asylum.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

88% User Score Based on 115 reviews

Would you like to escape the crisis with your furry partner and escape from this "mysterious dungeon", or explore and understand the secret behind this mysterious underground facility? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neglected.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

99% User Score Based on 684 reviews

You can’t run from your dreams in this unsettling classic point-and-click horror game from award-winning indie developer scriptwelder. To find a way out, you’ll have to go even deeper into your nightmares. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Sleep Trilogy.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

74% User Score Based on 1,392 reviews

Homesick is an adventurous first person 3D puzzle game developed by indie game company Lucky Pause. Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues as the story unfolds. You seem to have been there so long that direct sunlight is blindingly bright, at home in the serene but foreboding atmosphere. But when you sleep, you are plagued by nightmares, frantically running down hallways ch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homesick.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

77% User Score Based on 75 reviews

In a chilling cellar below the apocalyptic snow, Fei Lin the witch wakes up from hibernation, and ventures into the forsaken world. Guide her through the process of escaping the cellar, and seeing the changed world for her first time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rocket of Whispers: Prologue.

About BURIED INSIDE MEIn BURIED INSIDE ME, you play as an ordinary office worker who, after an uneventful day, collapses at home… only to “wake up” inside his worst nightmare. Nothing fits. Nothing makes sense. And something is watching you from within. What is happening? Who are you, really? Why are you doing this to yourself? Explore a world that distorts with you, solve impossible puzzles, and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BURIED INSIDE ME.

Explore the twists and turns of the Dreamwoods in a puzzle adventure! After a tiring quest, Dinah the dog falls asleep... and she finds herself whisked away to the Dreamwoods, a forest inside her dreams. But she can't stay too long -- otherwise, who would watch over her clumsy owner, Alice?! She's got to wake up soon! In order to escape, she must help four friends -- the Scarecrow, the Cat, the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dinah's Dreamwoods.

[WHO AM I] is a story-driven first-person horror game where you step into the shoes of a protagonist who has forgotten who they are and what they've done, uncovering a hideous past to confront the truth. Synopsis Awakening from a recurring dream, you find yourself trapped in a repeating day. The end of each day inevitably leads to an inexplicable, agonizing nightmare. It reveals scenes that are… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who Am I.

The Only Way to Wake Up is the 6th Door VI: REM is a ruthless dream dimension that doesn't hold your hand or tell you where to go. Your goal is simple but deadly: find the code for the 6th door and wake up from this nightmare. But this code won't be handed to you on a silver platter. Someone is Following You You are not alone in this dream. A relentless entity stalks you like a shadow. You cann… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VI: REM.

"You woke up in a hell you don’t remember. But it remembers you." The protagonist wakes up in an abandoned house with no memory. Around him — silence, a bag with some junk, and a locked door. As the game progresses, he finds scattered notes that slowly piece together someone else’s nightmare and the creeping unknown. With every step, the forest seems to come alive. With every note, the atmosp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fell Asleep: New Nightmare..

After a long day at work, your only goal was to get home. But your night turns into a nightmare when you wake up trapped inside a forgotten mansion, lost somewhere between reality and dreams. Features: Explore a vast, mysterious mansion full of hidden paths and secrets. Solve simple puzzles to unlock new areas and find your way out. Multiple endings based on your choices and actions. Min… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unfound Footage.

<The Longed-for Revenge of Undecember> A car plunged into the sea. Only the driver, who hadn't fastened his seatbelt, survived. Was it a miracle… or a punishment? Having lost his wife and two children, he could never forgive himself. Believing that merely staying alive was his sentence, he clung to pills just to get through each day. But the pills slowly consumed hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Longed-for Revenge of Undecember.

Primordial Fate is a 2D pixel-art point-and-click horror/adventure game where you control multiple characters through a fast-paced, narrative-driven story. With minimal inventory and straightforward puzzles, your ending depends on how thoroughly you explore. Using a simple two-click mouse system - right-click to LOOK and left-click to INTERACT (full controls are explained in-game) - you can exami… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Primordial Fate.

Donations will be highly appreciated! Reality and Nightmare Collide "Somnus" is a gripping psychological horror game where the line between dreams and reality begins to blur. Experience the chilling descent into madness as you, a lone protagonist, find yourself trapped in an unending cycle of sleep paralysis, terrifying nightmares, and sinister mysteries. During the day, your life seems ordin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Somnus.

No Return is a first-person psychological horror game set in modern-day China. With a focus on family tragedy, the story unfolds as our protagonist is mysteriously prevented from returning home by an unseen force. Can he navigate a nightmarish maze of hallways and uncover the disturbing truth? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Return.

A horror puzzle adventure begins in the spooky tunnels of Sandhill, which can be played as FPS and TPS. Navigate dark corridors, solve complex puzzles, and survive encounters with vengeful shadows born of sinister experiments. Escape the tunnel and survive the mysteries of the neighborhood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape From Sandhill.

Nightmares Mansion: Scary Dreams Explore a scary mansion in the first-person adventure horror game. Talk to kidnapped souls, collect grimoires, and discover the hidden secret inside the many doors.  SYNOPSIS You slept and have woken up, embraced by profound and suffocating shadows. The surrounding area is dark and oppressive. Someone has captured you in your dream and turned it into horror.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmares Mansion: Scary Dreams.

A NIGHTMARE BEGINS... William wakes to find his apartment has changed. A staircase in his fridge, tunnels behind his radiator... and is that... dirt? Or something else? And where did all of these monsters come from? Solve puzzles, find secrets, and escape the creatures that dwell in this strange world. FEATURES Four distinct main levels (plus a secret fifth one that only the vigilant may find)… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to William (Or, A Dream of Soil and Quarters).

"The Hospital of Fear" - psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of walking simulator. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics and immersive 3D sounds, as well as a well-developed storyline with two different endings. Average time to complete the game: 2 hoursDescriptionAlex Brown is the main character who is tor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hospital of Fear.

CHECK DEV LOGS FOR UPDATES ! What the game ha Alpha teaser and PLAYABLE VERSION (DEC 2019) LOST BETWEEN  A girl with unknown name wakes up after a nightmare to understand that it was reality, but the reality is no better than the nightmare she went through and therefore moves between the two to understand what is what. Her only clues are that she remembers where the girl's 15 mothers who raised h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LOST BETWEEN.

DARK TALES FROM MÉXICO Is a saga of 10 short games in a 3D Survival Horror style, based on tales from the real Mexican folklore in which every monster it´s originally a physical sculpture made and painted by hand and then 3D scanned using photogrammetry. This game is the Prelude of the saga. "JUST A DREAM... WITH THE SACK MAN" (THIS EPISODE) Dreams and meanings. Meanings and nig… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Tales from México: Prelude. Just a Dream... with The Sack Man.

A normal boy in his teens and his girlfriend from school. They discovered a strange phenomenon in the school library. As fans of the paranormal. They decide to solve the mystery. Trying to figure out what's going on. They learn that this anomaly only occurs in the boy. Is this a curse? Or something even scarier? This is my first game ever. I like the SCP story, etc. I had bought the book o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP Foundation: ITTLG - Chapter 1.

*Before introducing the game, I want to tell everyone why I made it. I once saw a documentary online about a warrior named Nike from the international animal protection organization, the Anti-Poaching Alliance, and his fight against poachers in Africa. The documentary moved me, especially the moment when Nike was unfortunately shot and killed. I felt I needed to do something, and that's how the id… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Subway.

《Oh my god! How come this school is full of bugs? ! I really can’t be the dean anymore! 》     Hey, classmate, no, it’s the future dean! Please stay!  Have you ever been obsessed with a “spot the difference simulator” like “Exit 8”, but felt that it was not “enjoyable” enough? Have you ever dreamed of playing the role of a dean with “great power” (not really) in a Chinese-style campus filled with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chinese Style School.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

It’s tough fighting evil by moonlight and being an ordinary kid by daylight! Can you save your city’s dreams from monsters, halt a magical plague in its tracks, and still help your new club prepare for the best school festival ever? “Star Crystal Warriors Go” is an interactive magical girl anime novel by Holly McMasters, with additional content by Brian Rushton. It's entirely text-based, 250,00… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Crystal Warriors Go!.

32%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

41% User Score Based on 29 reviews

MANNEQUIN SYNDROME IS BEING REWORKEDMannequin Syndrome is currently undergoing a major redevelopment. The game is being rebuilt with a new visual direction, redesigned gameplay systems, improved mechanics, new environments, and a completely reworked overall experience. The overall direction of the game is also evolving. Mannequin Syndrome is shifting from a primarily horror-focused experience to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mannequin Syndrome.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

96% User Score Based on 114 reviews

An adventure game inspired by your favorite dark saturday morning cartoons! (The runtime is only around thirty minutes as well. Pretend it’s a feature.) The time-traveling vigilante Hank thought he was going for a nice drink, only to find himself poisoned! Paralyzed, he lies on the floor, drowning in a puddle of spilled beer. As his brain withers away, the hero embarks on a journey through his o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hank: Drowning On Dry Land.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, monetization

86% User Score Based on 1,220 reviews

Horror game If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House of Slendrina.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Dagdrøm is a classic point-and-click adventure, where you travel across desert dunes towards The Great Tower to find questions, answers and most importantly: something to drink. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dagdrøm.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

84% User Score Based on 1,140 reviews

Another scary game in the Slendrina series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slendrina: The School.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

96% User Score Based on 364 reviews

A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Rites of Arkham.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization

73% User Score Based on 56 reviews

Alice awakens in an unfamiliar place. In search of her lost sister, Alice ventures through the eerie mansion.This is an escape adventure game. Within a building full of traps and mechanisms, your goal is to find the exit. Players will play as Alice, navigating through sealed rooms using click-based interactions to find items and solve the mechanisms to advance to the next stage. Features Escape ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alice in the Nightmare Land.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

58% User Score Based on 24 reviews

In The Vanishing, you enter an abandoned town shrouded in mystery, a place where time itself seems to have stopped. Once a thriving community, the town is now eerily silent, with crumbling buildings, deserted streets, and a dark history buried deep beneath the surface. Your journey begins with a single question: what caused the town’s sudden demise? As you explore the empty houses, forgotten … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Vanishing.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

65% User Score Based on 26 reviews

EMPTY SOUL takes you into the story of Solan Walls, a young scientist girl who suffered a terrible accident. Now she must escape from horrible nightmares. Face the fear in this horror indie game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empty Soul.

You are Sam. Your wife died a few years ago. Now all you have left is your daughter, who, for unknown reasons, fell into a coma. You come across "The Book of Rituals," with a mysterious ritual of awakening described inside. Out of desperation, you undertake to perform the ritual. Right now, you stand in your basement, ready to do it. Do you have what it takes to wake up your daughter?KEY… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Tales: The Awakening.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

72% User Score Based on 43 reviews

STORY Batu, plagued by recurring nightmares of an unknown village, finds his life upended by a mysterious letter left at his doorstep one day. The letter bears a chilling message: "Do you wish to be free from your nightmares? We await you..."The next day, the mystery deepens with the arrival of a second note revealing the name of the village: "Y. Village." Unsure of who beckons him and wary of pot… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Y. Village - The Visitors.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

There is a fine line between dream and nightmare... Very Bad Dreams is an intense and demanding experience that will test your nerves. Forget everything you thought you knew about horror games, because Very Bad Dreams transcends the boundaries of the gaming experience. Developed by an independent French studio, Very Bad Dreams is much more than just a game. It is an extraordinary immersive exp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VERY BAD DREAMS - FREE DIVE.