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Games like Nightmares Aren't Real

Games like Nightmares Aren't Real

Games like Nightmares Aren't Real

Looking for games like Nightmares Aren't Real? Here are top puzzle recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Through Abandoned: The Forest, Antenna or Tested on Humans: Escape Room.

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  1. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 148 reviews

    You continue your journey in worlds of Abandoned. Welcome to the Forest, the sacral place in the Ordered. Solve puzzles, find items and a way to use them. Try to reach your brother and have fun. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Through Abandoned: The Forest.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    76% User Score Based on 1,736 reviews

    A machine ponders its loneliness. It scans the radio spectrum for an answer to its question. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Antenna.

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  3. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 456 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 1 reviews

    You are the test subject. In this escape room with a dark setting, you will have to escape from the research center where you are trapped, by solving different puzzles. Will you be able to discover how did you get there and escape? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tested on Humans: Escape Room.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Currently in a pretty incomplete state. A giant squid is enjoying a normal everyday swim when something terrible happens. In the meantime, you and a friend (currently circles) are trying to get from A to B. A loooot of squid ink is slowing them down because one of them (spoilers: not you) has a morbid fear of ink. To get where you're going, you need to build a bridge from one side of ea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ripple.

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  5. You took a wrong turn on your way to the Spring Festival! In order to escape you have to find keys, answer riddles, and survive your encounters using sticky bandages. There's also some cash lying around for the taking, and trash no one has cleaned up. The pests don't like intruders, so you might just have to give them a good BONK! PEST BONK is a 5-10min cutesy RE-like experience with a few ri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PEST BONK.

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    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.

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  10. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    69% User Score Based on 270 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

    ‘Between Me and The Night' is a surrealist action adventure game that walks the thin path between sanity and madness. Take on the role of a young boy and explore and interact with the mysterious house in which he lives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Between Me and The Night.

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  11. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    67% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    New Adventure Escape Room Game with Full High Definition Resolution and High Detailed Graphics! First Person Character control with Realistic Gameplay! Can you Escape? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Legacy: Ancient Scrolls.

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  12. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 192 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Help renowned explorer and adventurer Adam Venture and his accomplice Evelyn discover artifacts, unravel ancient mysteries, decipher strange symbols and solve ingenious puzzles around gorgeous historical sites from the 1920's. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adam's Venture Chronicles.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    84% User Score Based on 593 reviews

    A simple puzzle game. Simple graphics and nice music. Try your mind in more than 70+ levels. They are waiting for you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reflex.

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  14. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    93% User Score Based on 296 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Set in an era when electricity wasn’t a thing and nothing but imaginations of great inventors that set the world in motion, LIT test your own inner engineer and lets you discover the joy of experimenting with light at first hand If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LIT: Bend the Light.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    76% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    Help the young plumber hold the water in the right direction as fast as you can. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Best Plumber.

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  17. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    56% User Score Based on 224 reviews

    See how a game created by the very Jigsaw would look like! Use the available objects, outwit tricky illusions and optical puzzles and above all, answer the question – will you dare to Play with Me? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Play with Me: Escape room.

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  18. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    69% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    An eerie horror game set in a weird hotel plagued with bizarre beings and interesting characters. The game utilizes a never-used before environment alongside brand new horror mechanics, one of a kind graphics/art style, and an unnerving story with rich lore to create a unique experience for players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swallow The Blue: Remastered.

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  19. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    76% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    Bite Sized Puzzle is a point and click puzzle game about investigating your kitchen to see what secrets it holds! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bite Sized Puzzle.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    60% User Score Based on 240 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Eron is a 2D platform game that allows the player to actively switch between two parallel realms. The player will have to depend upon this power to finish each level. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eron.

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    36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    36% User Score Based on 527 reviews

    Claw your way through the abyss of the mind and survive the horrors that stalk you as you attempt to survive seven days as... an Indie Developer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Make it indie!.

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  27. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    72% User Score Based on 324 reviews

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

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  29. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    79% User Score Based on 196 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    "Reality and dreams are about to become entwined..." This is a casual adventure game which, despite having some classic casual elements, will also offer a greater challenge for more experienced gamers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Dream.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 80 reviews

    Tiny arcade game with plenty of challenge. Master all levels and battle on the Steam leaderboards against other players. Test your skills and see how long you can survive in the Endless mode. Unlock crazy balls like Skull, Strawberry, Football Helmet, Baseball and more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiltagon.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    79% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    Discover the world of light physics: play with lasers, prisms, mirrors, magnets and dozens of other optical devices. Explore the world of Optika with Prof. Opticus and his assistant, Sofia! Research and complete more than one hundred challenging puzzles! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Optika.

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  34. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 450 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 6 reviews

    Mainlining is a new take on the traditional point and click adventure. The entire game takes place on the simulated desktop of the protagonist's computer. Assuming the role of an MI7 agent, the... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mainlining.

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  35. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    67% User Score Based on 94 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Niko: Through The Dream is a minimalist adventure accompanying Niko in her return to her world. We will travel through different islands, each of them being the oneiric representation of an important event of her past. Happiness, solitude or fear melted with hidden riddles, you will face up dangers and traps and, with Niko, you will confront them with determination, ability and logic. Playability… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Niko: Through The Dream.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 248 reviews

    After listening to a new rap album I got inspired to vent by turning my feelings into a little game, where you play as a virus on his computer, making his life better, the hard way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to "LIFE" not found;.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 600 reviews

    A dark, surreal psychological horror game, in which a young girl finds herself locked in a shed, in the middle of an idyllic autumn forest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Wolf in Autumn.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    77% User Score Based on 266 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Last Will is a digital Escape Room experience, where the players need to infiltrate a grand old mansion, where it's deceased owner has filled it with cryptic riddles and weird puzzles, to keep away intruders. They need to work together, to solve the puzzles in time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Will.

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  40. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    91% User Score Based on 777 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 17 reviews

    GNOG is a wondrous journey through a universe of visually stunning and playfully interactive monster heads. Explore a myriad of unique interconnected heads and the worlds they carry within, as you try to decipher each one's quirks and advance to the next. Interact with the outside to change the inside and vice versa to reveal the exit! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GNOG.

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  41. 54%Game Brain Score
    54% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    Radar Rally Race around mazes collecting yellow flags and avoiding red cars. Early 1980's style arcade action based on Rally-X, Crush Roller and Pac-Man. 9 game modes 3 special modes (allowing mirrored maps)Create map packs to share with others (paid version only)Hall of fame and achievements Watch the launch video from the Gentlemen's Pixel Club: https://youtu.be/BoEB1YkQ97U Performance… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Radar Rally.

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  42. Oily slimes are on the loose! Kat, a warrior cat wielding a giant sword, has been tasked with clearing them out and helping the Skremplets. But who is behind these freaky slimes? Play now, and find out!! Made for the Robot Party Game Jam 2025!Note: Those on very slow connections (less than 1mb download) are recommended to give the game some extra time to load so the music can load as well. Contr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SLIMEBALL.

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  43. Big O's Loop Lab [DEMO] Big O's Loop Lab is a programming-simulator puzzle game where you create programs with loops, recursive algorithms,  The game was created as entry to GMTK Game Jam 2025 for the theme "LOOP" in less than 50 hours but due to critical last-minute bugs, was unable to be submitted. The demo showed here is the jam version but development is continuing and additional features/l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Big O's Loop Lab [DEMO].

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  44. 40%Game Brain Score
    40% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Harmonic Heights Harmonic Heights is a rhythm game centered around building a new music academy using chord progressions, scales, and simple song arrangements. The game was an entry to GMTK Game Jam 2024 for the theme "BUILT TO SCALE" with the concept, art, and code being developed in less than 96 hours. Please leave a rating on the game's Jam page!: https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2024/rate/2903045 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harmonic Heights.

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  45. 40%Game Brain Score
    40% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Harmonic Heights Harmonic Heights is a rhythm game centered around building a new music academy using chord progressions, scales, and simple song arrangements. The game was an entry to GMTK Game Jam 2024 for the theme "BUILT TO SCALE" with the concept, art, and code being developed in less than 96 hours. Please leave a rating on the game's Jam page!: https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2024/rate/2903045 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harmonic Heights.

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  46. Naldiied School and Learning and Math and 7 Keys This game you only have 1 life this game is hard no saving. This get you need to get 7 keys to win if you don't get 7 keys you lost and restart the all over again and you have you start a new game. Collect 7 keys to win. The  full game is coming out in 2020 This game you need to go and get and stop bad guys. There will be more updates  Jun 21… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Naldiied School and Learning and Math and 7 Keys.

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  47. You are trapped. Bound by magic by unknown captors. But you are a Flow Weaver and can move between dimensions. Travel amongst them, learn new spells, and uncover the secrets of this strange world to orchestrate your escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flow Weaver.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    93% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Move the blocks strategically until the balls find the targets. Simple yet challenging! This is Blokker. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blokker.

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  49. Backrooms: First Contact PC port by TheBlueRuby Original scratch version by BixBoxDescription My first game ever made.A simple raycaster (partly following a tutorial) that is a remake of one of my friend's games.Feel free to mod!Will possibly continued as a mod for Doom, but I don't have any plans for it currently. INSTALLATION 1. Download the .ZIP file below 2. Extract the files from the zip… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: First Contact.

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  50. 41%Game Brain Score
    41% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    [graph_harvest] Made in 9 days for Godot Wild Jam 83! Consume a world of shapes as you build a portable node-based factory to rack up bigger and bigger numbers! Estimated play time: 30-60+ minutes Saves are fully functional - feel free to pick the game up and put it down whenever, or even transfer between computers or between web and desktop. Auto-saves occur at the end of every cycle. Follow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [graph_harvest].

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