Games like Mad Father
If Mad Father is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Witch's House MV, Misao - 2024 HD Remaster and The Crooked Man — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its beautiful pixel art, intriguing storyline and writing quality is exceptional. 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 →Mad Father is a Japanese horror adventure game developed by sen and published by PLAYISM. Set in a family home, the game combines exploration and puzzle-solving with dialogue-driven storytelling to unfold its psychological narrative. Players navigate the environment as they uncover the disturbing events affecting the family. The 2016 release features pixel art graphics and is verified to run on Steam Deck. Reviewers and players highlight the beautiful pixel art and intriguing storyline, describing the atmosphere as bleak and dark. The game currently holds a 98% positive rating from over 2,400 Steam reviews and is priced at $9.99.
About Mad Father: Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Players who liked Mad Father also play
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The Witch's House MV
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mad Father.
Top pick for Mad Father fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mad Father.
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and a dark mood with Mad Father.
Second-strongest match for Mad Father fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mad Father.
Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.
The Crooked Man
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Mad Father.
Third-strongest match for Mad Father fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mad Father.
There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile... This is the first title in the series known as The Strange Man, developed by Uri Games. Experience the myriad horrors awaiting David as he moves into his new house.
Angels of Death
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Mad Father.
Ranked #4 for Mad Father fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mad Father.
"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.
Angels of Death Episode.Eddie
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mad Father.
Ranked #5 for Mad Father fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mad Father.
"The boy made up his mind to face a cruel world." The new special edition of the psychological horror-adventure game "Angels of Death", which has also been made into an anime. The past of B4 floor master Eddie is revealed...
The Hanged Man
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mad Father.
Ranked #6 for Mad Father fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mad Father.
"You're a demon child. Someday, you'll be burning in hell for your sins.". This is the fourth and final title in the Strange Man series, developed by Uri Games. Will was running away from home with his mouse buddy Pop, until the two of them wandered into an abandoned building. What secrets lie hidden within?
Corpse Party
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mad Father.
Ranked #7 for Mad Father fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mad Father.
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Mad Father fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mad Father.
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Mad Father
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Resident Evil
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Mad Father.
Reviewers of Mad Father cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Mad Father.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
SILENT HILL 2
WHY THIS
Shares exploration, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Mad Father.
Reviewers of Mad Father cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Mad Father.
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.
Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and a dark mood with Mad Father.
Reviewers of Mad Father cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mad Father.
Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.
OneShot
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Mad Father.
Reviewers of Mad Father cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mad Father.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Mad Father.
Reviewers of Mad Father cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Mad Father.
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.
The Crooked Man
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Mad Father.
Reviewers of Mad Father cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mad Father.
There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile... This is the first title in the series known as The Strange Man, developed by Uri Games. Experience the myriad horrors awaiting David as he moves into his new house.
Resident Evil 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mad Father.
Reviewers of Mad Father cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mad Father at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mad Father on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mad Father.
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 Mad Father on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mad Father.
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 Mad Father on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mad Father.
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 Mad Father on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mad Father.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Mad Father on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mad Father.
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 Mad Father on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mad Father.
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 Mad Father on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mad Father.
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 Mad Father on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mad Father.
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
Shares a dark mood with Mad Father.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mad Father.
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 Mad Father.
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 Mad Father.
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 Mad Father.
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 and Adventure with Mad Father.
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 Mad Father.
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 Mad Father.
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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Frequently asked about Mad Father
- Is Mad Father verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Mad Father 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 Mad Father cost?
- Mad Father is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Mad Father?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mad Father are The Witch's House MV, Misao - 2024 HD Remaster, The Crooked Man.
- Who developed Mad Father?
- Mad Father was developed by sen and published by PLAYISM.
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