Games like Ghostland Yard
If Ghostland Yard is your kind of game, the closest matches are BZZZT, Super Meat Boy and Slime-san: Superslime Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and intense. 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 Ghostland Yard: Uncover the truth about the Ghostland Yard investigators disappearance in this challenging 2D platformer. Travel across the world in more than 250 handcrafted levels to find your friends!
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BZZZT
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostland Yard.
Top pick for Ghostland Yard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
Super Meat Boy
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ghostland Yard.
Second-strongest match for Ghostland Yard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Slime-san: Superslime Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Ghostland Yard.
Third-strongest match for Ghostland Yard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!
Downwell
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ghostland Yard.
Ranked #4 for Ghostland Yard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Aureole - Wings of Hope
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostland Yard.
Ranked #5 for Ghostland Yard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
At sonic speeds, Aureole - Wings of Hope takes platforming to the literal skies! Join Ramila and Ryleth on their crusade to reclaim their home from demonic forces in this unique physics-based side-scrolling game.
Penarium
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostland Yard.
Ranked #6 for Ghostland Yard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Penarium is a frantic 2D arena arcade game where you take on the role of Willy, trapped in a sinister circus show. Run, jump and avoid an array of killer death-traps while being cheered on by a sadistic crowd that’s out for blood.
They Bleed Pixels
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostland Yard.
Ranked #7 for Ghostland Yard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
Kaze and the Wild Masks
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostland Yard.
Ranked #8 for Ghostland Yard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.
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Super Meat Boy
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ghostland Yard.
Reviewers of Ghostland Yard cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
The End Is Nigh
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ghostland Yard.
Reviewers of Ghostland Yard cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
Neon White
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Ghostland Yard.
Reviewers of Ghostland Yard cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
Celeste
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ghostland Yard.
Reviewers of Ghostland Yard cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
I wanna be The Cat
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ghostland Yard.
Reviewers of Ghostland Yard cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
I wanna be the Cat is a challenging roguelite platformer inspired by I wanna be the Guy fangames.Fight against famous videogame characters turned into cats and try to claim "THE CAT" as the ultimate title.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ghostland Yard at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ghostland Yard on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ghostland Yard on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ghostland Yard on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ghostland Yard on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Ghostland Yard on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
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 ~70% under Ghostland Yard on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ghostland Yard on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ghostland Yard on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
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.
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 Ghostland Yard.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
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 Ghostland Yard.
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 with Ghostland Yard.
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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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
BZZZT
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostland Yard.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
Super Meat Boy
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ghostland Yard.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Downwell
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ghostland Yard.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
They Bleed Pixels
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostland Yard.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
Kaze and the Wild Masks
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ghostland Yard.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Ghostland Yard.
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.
Frequently asked about Ghostland Yard
- Is Ghostland Yard verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Ghostland Yard is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Ghostland Yard cost?
- Ghostland Yard is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Ghostland Yard?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ghostland Yard are BZZZT, Super Meat Boy, Slime-san: Superslime Edition.
- Who developed Ghostland Yard?
- Ghostland Yard was developed by Obelisk Studio.
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