Games like Something Strange
Looking for games like Something Strange? Here are top action recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Norwood Suite, Growing My Grandpa! or UNREAL LIFE.
- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability89% User Score 1,104 reviews
The sequel to Off-Peak, The Norwood Suite is a surreal first-person adventure game by Cosmo D. Journey to the secluded Hotel Norwood, where odd characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Norwood Suite.
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- View Game99%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability99% User Score 568 reviews
Growing My Grandpa! is a narrative-driven point-and-click horror game with virtual pet elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Growing My Grandpa!.
- 98%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability98% User Score 552 reviews
Mystery-solving adventure If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UNREAL LIFE.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development81% User Score 3,395 reviewsCritic Score 89%6 reviews
Kentucky Route Zero is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway in the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it. Gameplay is inspired by point-and-click adventure games (like the classic Monkey Island or King's Quest series, or more recently Telltale's Walking Dead series), but focused on characterization, atmosphere and storytelling rather than clever puzzles … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kentucky Route Zero.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability90% User Score 1,405 reviews
Thank you for supporting Off-Peak on Steam Greenlight. The game is officially Greenlit!: Soundtrack Available: http://archiepelago.bandcamp.com "Wonderfully odd... delightful and surprising and... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Off-Peak.
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- 61%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development61% User Score 215 reviews
Fragments and details, rainy nights and blurry lights are all VOID&MEDDLER focuses on. A non-linear cyberpunk adventure where genders and species melt into each other. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void And Meddler.
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- 81%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development81% User Score 259 reviews
Enter the pages of the hand painted world of Journal. A journey through the life of a young and troubled girl as she tries to face up to the choices and responsibilities that come with childhood. An experience that questions the reliability of how we choose to remember events and explores the truths hidden within our dreams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Journal.
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- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:humor, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability94% User Score 6,849 reviewsCritic Score 79%13 reviews
Jazzpunk is a comedy adventure set in an alternate reality Cold War World, plagued with corporate espionage, CyberCrime, and sentient martinis. Gameplay is inspired by spoof comedy films and cartoons of yesteryear, with a focus on weird gadgets, exotic locales, and open-world style exploration. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jazzpunk.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development96% User Score 580 reviews
Q.u.q. is a surreal visual novel about a somewhat crude girl that wanders a desert. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to q.u.q..
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- 99%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability99% User Score 6,248 reviews
Endacopia is a nontraditional point-and-click adventure game where you will guide a lost child named Mellow through a world that operates on foreign rules. He doesn’t know much about anything other than the fact that he has a strong gut instinct. With a little help from his guardian angel, which is you, Mellow will be able to overcome many obstacles in the way of him finding a place he can call ho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endacopia.
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- 99%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability99% User Score 21,388 reviews
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ena: Dream BBQ.
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- 98%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability98% User Score 791 reviews
Hello, new Puppeteer! Meet Charlotte - a puppet you will control. Meet her alien friends, maggot cat and a certain Observer. Dive deep into horrors of junk food, TV world, religion and romance novels for middle-age women. Keep your puppet safe at all times. Or don't. Have fun dying! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo.
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- 78%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development78% User Score 515 reviews
This visual novel game tells the tale of a cute little Santa Clause appearing to someone who has lost their hopes and dreams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adolescent Santa Claus.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:humor, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding87% User Score 374 reviews
Bucket Detective – A dark comedy/horror game in which you help a cult complete a strange ritual in exchange for divine inspiration to finish writing your terrible novel. A mostly linear experience, but the choices you make determine which of the five unique endings you receive. Play multiple times to unlock the complete story. Takes around 45 minutes to complete once and another 20 minutes to get … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bucket Detective.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization90% User Score 434 reviewsCritic Score 74%6 reviews
After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you awake to discover a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. With only hazy memories of what happened last night, explore a stranger's bedroom in search of clues and try and piece together the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Night Stand.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability95% User Score 1,063 reviews
Experience death from the comfort of your seat. A compilation of five short stories which occur in different eras and locations, touching on themes like time travel, black magic, and immortality. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Critters for Sale.
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- 98%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization98% User Score 11,958 reviews
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk.
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- 79%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding88% User Score 200 reviewsCritic Score 52%2 reviews
Letters is a cozy, often funny, and sometimes sad game about friendship, courage, and the power of words. Journey back to the 90s and 2000s to follow the story of Sarah and move through her beautiful hand-drawn letters and nostalgic pixel worlds. Help her navigate all the ups and downs of growing up and decide what kind of person she'll become. Use words to solve riddles and explore Sarah's col… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Letters: A Written Adventure.
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- 68%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding68% User Score 400 reviews
A heartbreaking kinetic novel about the meeting of a depressed thirty years old man with a lost little girl he takes in his house. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ambre.
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- 79%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story79% User Score 790 reviews
Ok/Normal is a short, experimental third-person horror experience, inspired by early 3D console games of the 90's. Journey through a dark, disjointed, dreamlike dimension with your cloud companion! Remember a good diet, take your medicine, and you should be fine! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OK/NORMAL.
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- 44%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability56% User Score 94 reviewsCritic Score 2%2 reviews
NERO features a simple gameplay with accessible controls in a rich interactive environment filled with puzzles. NERO invites players to explore and experience emotions and feelings that are uncommon in videogames, redefining the visual novel genre and reshaping it in a next-generation first-person game. NERO is a magic adventure in an unknow world, playing the role of a kid, followed by a myste… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure.
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- 71%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability67% User Score 2,030 reviewsCritic Score 90%1 reviews
Explore the world of Thirty Flights of Loving through a first-person short story. In this sequel to Gravity Bone, take a deep dive with high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at. Saddle up, gunslinger. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thirty Flights of Loving.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization90% User Score 5,052 reviews
Semyon, a poster child contemporary chan culture consumer, falls asleep in the bus, only to wake up in front of the gates of Sovyonok, a pioneer camp of the late Soviet Russia. Everlasting Summer is a time-warping, mind-bending visual novel with some eroge content, produced by the collective efforts of Russian chan communities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everlasting Summer.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability94% User Score 5,833 reviewsCritic Score 74%9 reviews
Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hatoful Boyfriend.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding90% User Score 666 reviews
A teenaged girl and the vindictive ghost that's possessing her deal with cosmic mysteries and interpersonal struggles in this character-driven narrative-focused horror adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Music Machine.
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- 82%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding87% User Score 632 reviewsCritic Score 60%1 reviews
Once upon a time there was a little boy named Peet who slept peacefully in a coma. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a nightmare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neversong.
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- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization86% User Score 541 reviews
Through a stroke of sheer luck, you've managed to escape death row. Taking to an underground subway, you must try to find your salvation. Can you break free of the past that binds you? And please, can you close your eyes? Just close them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close Your Eyes.
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- View Game97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding97% User Score 1,220 reviews
A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.
- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability96% User Score 26,876 reviewsCritic Score 88%6 reviews
MOUTHWASHING IS A FIRST-PERSON HORROR GAME FOLLOWING THE DYING CREW OF A SHIPWRECKED SPACE FREIGHTER. Who could have known what good ol’ Captain Curly was capable of? Guess he thought his crew dying alongside him was only right. But some men can’t even kill themselves properly. Maimed, limbless and unable to speak, but alive, Curly is now at the mercy of the crew he has doomed to a slow death. D… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mouthwashing.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability96% User Score 24,134 reviews
Pony Express long-haul space freighter "Tulpar"Crew: FivePlanned Shipment Duration: 382 DaysElapsed Transit Time: 147 DaysI hope this hurts. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — A narrative driven first-person horror game following the dying crew of a shipwrecked space freighter.Who could have known what good ol’ Captain Curly was capable of? Guess he thought his crew … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mouthwashing.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development96% User Score 233 reviews
Ignited Entry is a full length narrative driven psychological horror game with voice acting, dreamish visuals, and horror elements that will keep you on the edge of your seat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ignited Entry.
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- 88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding98% User Score 10,186 reviewsCritic Score 79%15 reviews
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Until Then.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability92% User Score 952 reviews
Walter Martins is not among us anymore. What happened was broadcast live… so why can’t anyone agree on what happened exactly? Investigate Walter’s mysterious last show. Interview his wife. Inspect his apartment. Find out the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TELEFORUM.
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- 81%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding81% User Score 217 reviews
Universe for Sale is a sci-fi narrative experience about human relationships and self-acceptance, follow the stories of the nameless Master, a mysterious cultist and Lila the universes vendor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Universe for Sale.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding92% User Score 247 reviews
Disparity of the Dead was originally created back in October of 2020 for the Dread X Collection 3. It is a 3d platformer / detective game hybrid in which you try to solve the mystery as to why people are dying and not showing up in the afterlife. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disparity of the Dead.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding84% User Score 770 reviews
There is an unusual cabin deep in the woods. It had served as a laboratory and a dwelling for three generations of Lodgers. But as of late the latest Lodger has been noticing weird changes in familiar surroundings; things are missing, noises and rattle heard. Something odd is coming out of the woods. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knock-Knock.
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- 37%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding37% User Score 220 reviews
Moscow: somewhere in the near future. The city and perhaps the Earth's surface has turned into a radioactive ash. Those who decided that they could not exist in such conditions began to live under the ground. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Underground Man.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability94% User Score 2,674 reviews
Your task is simple, exterminate all vermin. The sledge hammer you have been provided is capable of destroying almost all office appliances and furniture that may be uncooperative. Your time is running out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perfect Vermin.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability84% User Score 174 reviews
Be You is a weird visual novel game that your character develops different personality types depending on your choices, so they respond uniquely to different situations. With around three different choices to make and three unique lines of dialogue for each of them there's around nine different texts you can see and six endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to be you.
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- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding90% User Score 735 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviews
Alicemare is a horror-esque adventure game by △○□× (Miwashiba) made in WOLF RPG Editor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alicemare.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability96% User Score 2,118 reviews
A reverse-detective point-and-click adventure where, instead of choosing dialogue options, you control the character's face manually. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who's Lila?.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization92% User Score 793 reviews
You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Friend is a Raven.
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- View Game47%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:story, music47% User Score 344 reviews
The Next Door is a first person puzzle adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Next Door.
- 83%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding89% User Score 1,321 reviewsCritic Score 75%8 reviews
Sweet Dreams Await If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Happy Game.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding89% User Score 439 reviews
Rhome is a first person dark atmospheric exploration game where players navigate an increasingly chaotic and psychologically unnerving environment to reveal the fate of Hailey Rhome. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rhome.
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- View Game93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability93% User Score 498 reviews
Stray Cat Crossing is an indie pixel horror game about an encounter with a mysterious little girl named Cat. Explore a surreal world filled with colorful characters, challenging riddles, and dark secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stray Cat Crossing.
- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay97% User Score 147 reviews
Lonely fruits and veggies with emotional problems need your help in this short point and click puzzle/adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Karambola.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding87% User Score 1,437 reviewsCritic Score 77%1 reviews
The White Door is a new adventure game by the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape creators! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The White Door.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding94% User Score 1,391 reviewsCritic Score 80%5 reviews
After a deadly circus fire shatters his world and tarnishes his name, Dropsy the Clown finds himself on a journey of self-discovery through a story that harnesses powerful themes of love and unmerited kindness. With his father gravely ill and the world turning its back on the once celebrated clown, Dropsy will need to help those in need, hug total strangers, and unearth dark secrets on the winding… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dropsy.
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- 70%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability67% User Score 51 reviewsCritic Score 80%2 reviews
“A Place for the Unwilling” is a narrative adventure game where the city is the actual protagonist. No puzzles or “game over” screens, just you, the city and the dozens of stories which are taking place in there. Days pass and the fate of the city is yet to be decided. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Place for the Unwilling.
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