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2021 PC

A 2.5D fan game inspired by Yume Nikki in which you explore the protagonist's surreal dream world without combat. It focuses on atmosphere, discovery and enigmatic places.

What defines Growth:

  • Lots to discover
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

The closest matches for Growth are Yume Nikki, LSD: Dream Emulator and Yume 2kki. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Growth special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Yume Nikki

97 %

2004 PCSteam Deck playable free 94 % positive Very positive, 8,629 reviews on Steam

  • Lots to discover
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

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.

LSD: Dream Emulator

Distinctive, stylised art style

A surreal, goalless dream experience where you wander through psychedelic, randomly linked dreamscapes that shift whenever you bump into walls or objects. An experimental cult oddity that offers mood over traditional gameplay.

Yume 2kki

Distinctive, stylised art style

A huge fan-made dream-exploration game in the spirit of Yume Nikki: as Urotsuki you wander through hundreds of surreal dream worlds, collecting Effects that unlock new paths and secrets. There is no combat, just cryptic discovery, wandering and an unsettling mood.

Eclipsium

Lots to discover

A surreal, unsettling indie horror adventure where you push through a dark, twisted world toward a distant tower. It focuses on atmosphere and disorientation rather than combat.

The Complex: Found Footage

Lots to discover

A walking-simulator horror game viewed through a VHS camera, in which you wander endless dreamlike Backrooms-style spaces. Its cryptic story raises more questions than it answers.

Lisa: The First

Lots to discover

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.

Pools

Lots to discover

A liminal-space exploration game that favors eerie atmosphere over conventional horror. You wander through endless, near-identical pool rooms, trying to orient yourself and find the way out.

Scanner Sombre

Lots to discover

You explore a pitch-black cave armed only with a LIDAR scanner that paints the surroundings as glowing point clouds. A short, eerie walking-sim style experience with a quietly mysterious story.

Summer of '58

Lots to discover

An indie horror game in which you explore an abandoned Soviet-era camp in Russia said to be haunted by restless souls. The focus is on eerie atmosphere and exploration rather than combat.

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