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2012PC82 % positivefree

A short, disturbing Yume Nikki-style exploration game that walks through a surreal dreamscape of young Lisa's traumatized mind. It tells a very bleak story of abuse and despair without conventional combat.

  • Emotional impact
  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Pixel art

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In short: Games like Lisa: The First

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Lisa: The First special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Yume Nikki

97 %Match

2004PC, Steam Deck playable94 % positivefree

Brings what grabs you about Lisa: The First: emotional impact, lots to discover and pixel art.

A wordless dream-exploration game where you wander surreal, unsettling dreamscapes as Madotsuki, collecting Effects. There is almost no plot, leaving all meaning to the player's own interpretation.

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Mad Father

Emotional impact

A short RPG Maker horror adventure in which you play Aya, uncovering the dark secrets of her mad doctor father inside a mansion. Puzzles, chase sequences and multiple endings deliver a macabre yet emotional story.

Distraint

Emotional impact

A short 2D psychological horror adventure where you play Price, an ambitious debt collector who seizes people's homes while his conscience unravels. Bleak atmosphere, light puzzles and a troubling story are the focus.

Distraint 2

Emotional impact

A short, grim 2D narrative adventure where you guide Price through oppressive environments, solving simple puzzles while confronting guilt and purpose. Mood and psychological storytelling take priority over challenge.

The Gray Garden

Emotional impact

A short, story-driven horror adventure built in RPG Maker, known for its unsettling atmosphere, dark twists and multiple endings. Exploration and light puzzles take priority over combat.

Paper Lily: Chapter 1

Pixel art

A dark pixel-art adventure about a young person shut away at home after a traumatic event, who takes one last chance when a mysterious golden letter arrives. Puzzles, horror and emotional storytelling take center stage.

The Path

Emotional impact

An experimental psychological horror art game that reimagines Little Red Riding Hood in modern times: six sisters are told to stay on the path, but straying into the woods leads to symbolic, unsettling encounters with the wolf.

Mad Father

Pixel art

In Mad Father you wander through a disturbing tale of a deeply strange family, solving eerie puzzles in unsettling, dreamlike places. This remake adds refreshed graphics, new scenes, and a Blood Mode that changes events for a second playthrough.

Misao

Dread and tension

A freeware RPG Maker-style horror game in which you are trapped in a cursed school, solving puzzles and evading pursuers. Its bleak atmosphere and tragic story drive the experience.

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