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2020USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified87 % positive4.99 €

A dark 2D puzzle-platformer in which you make your way through a corrupted, menacing forest, solving small puzzles to uncover its secret. Its storybook-style horror art gives it a distinct atmosphere.

  • Dread and tension
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

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In short: Games like Creepy Tale

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Creepy Tale special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Little Nightmares

92 %Match

2017USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified94 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Creepy Tale: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as jumping and platforming.

As tiny Six you sneak through the Maw, a nightmarish vessel full of grotesque giants, solving environmental puzzles while evading capture. Its dollhouse-like, unsettling art style and wordless storytelling make this short adventure unforgettable.

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Limbo

Dread and tension

A wordless puzzle-platformer rendered in stark black and white, following a boy through a hostile shadow world full of deadly traps learned through trial and error. Its oppressive atmosphere and minimalist art make it a haunting, memorable experience.

BirdGut

Jumping and platforming

You play as an outcast bee swallowed by a bird and discover that its insides are a sinister factory for brainwashing insects. This quirky, hand-drawn puzzle platformer mixes dark comedy and creeping horror into a bizarre one-man project.

Ugly

Dread and tension

A dark puzzle-platformer set in an eerie fairy-tale palace, where swapping places with the protagonist's reflection is the key to solving puzzles, beating bosses and uncovering secrets.

Closure

Dread and tension

A dark puzzle-platformer where only what is lit exists: you move light sources to phase objects in and out of reality and navigate eerie worlds like a factory, forest and carnival.

Pinstripe

Distinctive, stylised art style

A dark, emotional puzzle-adventure in which you play ex-minister Teddy traveling through a frozen Hell to rescue his kidnapped daughter. Its striking gothic storybook look and personal tale set it apart.

Little Nightmares: Enhanced Edition

Dread and tension

As Six, a small girl, you sneak and climb through the nightmarish vessel the Maw, evading grotesque giants. The Enhanced Edition sharpens the visuals while keeping the same dense, wordless, oppressive atmosphere.

Children of Silentown

Dread and tension

A dark point-and-click adventure with a gothic fairy-tale feel: as Lucy, you investigate disappearances in a village bordering a monster-filled forest. Puzzles and an oppressive atmosphere drive the experience.

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