Games like Creepy Tale

A minimalist puzzle-platformer where you solve environmental puzzles, hide from enemies, and use inventory items to save your brother. It has a dark, fairy tale feel with a focus on atmosphere and exploration.

86% positive from 2,946 · 2020 · 54% finish it · Steam Deck Verified · Lowest ever $0.99 (2022-07-25)

Puzzle-PlatformerDarkHand-drawn Atmospheric StealthAdventure

Six games like Creepy Tale

Creaks

96% positive from 2,066 reviews202034% finish itDeck Verified

Creaks is a hand-painted puzzle adventure game with precise animation and eerie sounds. Players solve environmental puzzles in a mansion, exploring and uncovering secrets.

What players likedPlayers praise Creaks' unique, dreamlike atmosphere, art, and music, comparing it to Machinarium but with distinct charm.

The catchThe puzzles recycle the same few mechanics and get repetitive well before the end.

Both are tagged Hand-drawn, Puzzle-Platformer and Atmospheric.

Games like Creaks →

Pinstripe

89% positive from 2,619 reviews201717% finish itDeck Verified

This is a narrative-driven adventure game with puzzle and combat elements. Players explore Hell, solve puzzles, and fight enemies to find a kidnapped daughter.

What players likedPlayers praise its stunning art, music, and intriguing world, with puzzles driving a short, captivating story.

The catchConstant fart and toilet humour clashes badly with the dark atmospheric tone.

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Dark and Atmospheric.

Games like Pinstripe →

The Bridge

87% positive from 4,352 reviews20135% finish itDeck Verified

A hand-drawn logic puzzle game where players manipulate gravity to navigate impossible architecture. It offers a challenging, intellectual experience with a time-backtracking mechanic.

The catchSolutions come down to slow, precise physics fiddling and trial and error, not logic.

Both are tagged Hand-drawn, Puzzle-Platformer and Adventure.

Games like The Bridge →

Hellslave

85% positive from 3,270 reviews20225% finish itDeck Playable

Dark fantasy dungeon crawler with demon worship and customizable demonic abilities. Explore dangerous worlds, fight bosses, and replay with New Game+.

What players likedPlayers praise its dark atmosphere, art style, and innovative gameplay, often comparing it to Diablo II.

The catchCombat settles into one skill rotation for every fight and turns into a grind.

Both are tagged Hand-drawn, Adventure and Indie.

Games like Hellslave →

They Breathe

84% positive from 1,298 reviews20146% finish itDeck Verified

This is a surreal, hand-drawn 2D survival game where players observe and learn patterns to navigate a dangerous ecosystem. It offers a wordless, atmospheric experience focused on discovery and emergent horror.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique, atmospheric take on survival, akin to a meditative puzzle game in space.

The catchIt lasts about half an hour and the gameplay stays shallow and repetitive throughout.

Both are tagged Hand-drawn, Dark and Adventure.

Games like They Breathe →

Suits: A Business RPG

87% positive from 1,048 reviews20167% finish it

This is a business-themed RPG with a core loop of taking on tasks for cash. It has a retro, action-oriented feel with a focus on combat and corporate loyalty.

The catchRandom battles are far too frequent and combat is shallow, with constant healing needed.

Both are tagged Hand-drawn, Adventure and Indie.

Games like Suits: A Business RPG →

More like this: Stealth Puzzle-Platformer Atmospheric Hand-drawn

More about Creepy Tale

What players liked

Players praise the atmosphere and art style of this puzzle game, which is like a disturbing love story.

The catch

Puzzles defy logic, pushing you into trial and error or a walkthrough.

Reviews: 86% positive from 2,946
Released: 2020
Finish it: 54% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Verified
Price: Lowest ever $0.99 (2022-07-25)
Play: Single-playerFull controller support

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 86% positive, but with 2,946 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

View Creepy Tale on Steam

Or skip the lists entirely.

Describe what you feel like playing

This page was built automatically from stored Steam data. How these pages are made.