Games like Dead Dreams
If Dead Dreams is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hedera, Crimson Ranch and Causality — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its sound design is impeccable, dark and hypnotic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Dead Dreams: "DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
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Crimson Ranch
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Dead Dreams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
Classic 2D horror game about a lone roamer decides to retrieve a satanic book for mysterious Mr. Grey and face anthropomorphic demons in order to fulfill his childhood dream.
Causality
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and a mysterious mood with Dead Dreams.
Third-strongest match for Dead Dreams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
Causality is a survival horror game. You must rescue 3 students trapped in a school full of mysterious psychic phenomena, and uncover the secrets behind therein. The real story behind the school, and the causal relationship of the events, is all in your hands.
Last Word
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Dead Dreams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
In a society where having the last word means having power over others, a small party is disrupted by a gentleman who politely issues orders via one-way intercom.
THRESHOLD
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an unsettling mood with Dead Dreams.
Ranked #5 for Dead Dreams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
The Case of the Golden Idol
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Dead Dreams.
Ranked #6 for Dead Dreams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Cat in the Box
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Dead Dreams.
Ranked #7 for Dead Dreams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
Post Mortem
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Dead Dreams.
Ranked #8 for Dead Dreams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dead Dreams.
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
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SILENT HILL 2
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an unsettling mood with Dead Dreams.
Reviewers of Dead Dreams cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Dead Dreams.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Dead Dreams.
Reviewers of Dead Dreams cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Dead Dreams.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
AMNESIA
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Dead Dreams.
Reviewers of Dead Dreams cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
After a series of events now shrouded in mystery, our protagonist - a young man - fell into a coma, losing all recollection of the person he used to be. He is given a clean slate. All that’s left to do now is to carefully and thoroughly investigate every facet of your former self.
Moth Lake: A Horror Story
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings, puzzle solving and an unsettling mood with Dead Dreams.
Reviewers of Dead Dreams cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
This is the story of Moth Lake, a small town that, behind its peaceful facade, hides a terrible secret. Only a group of teenagers, with a difficult life, will reveal what has been hidden for generations.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dead Dreams at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Dead Dreams on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Dead Dreams on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dead Dreams.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Dead Dreams on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Dead Dreams on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under Dead Dreams on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Dead Dreams on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dead Dreams.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Dead Dreams on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dead Dreams.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dead Dreams on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Dead Dreams.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dead Dreams.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Dead Dreams.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dead Dreams.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dead Dreams.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Aiaz Marx, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Crimson Ranch
WHY THIS
Another title from Aiaz Marx, the studio behind Dead Dreams. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
Classic 2D horror game about a lone roamer decides to retrieve a satanic book for mysterious Mr. Grey and face anthropomorphic demons in order to fulfill his childhood dream.
Frequently asked about Dead Dreams
- How much does Dead Dreams cost?
- Dead Dreams is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Dead Dreams?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dead Dreams are Hedera, Crimson Ranch, Causality.
- Who developed Dead Dreams?
- Dead Dreams was developed by Aiaz Marx.
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