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2020PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified86 % 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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The closest matches for Creepy Tale are Albert and Otto: The Adventure Begins, Ugly and Pinstripe. 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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Best alternative overall: Albert and Otto: The Adventure Begins 94% match – Dread and tension
Newest alternative: Ugly 93% match – released 2023

Best match

Albert and Otto: The Adventure Begins

94 %Match

2015PCPlayStationXbox64 % positive

You guide a boy and his abducted sister's magical bunny through a dark, hand-drawn-looking world of puzzles and dangers. Behind the seemingly simple rescue tale lies a disturbing twist.

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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.

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.

Inmost

Dread and tension

A dark pixel-art puzzle platformer where you play three characters whose stories intertwine in a decaying castle. Moody atmosphere, stealth sections and an emotional narrative take center stage.

Little Nightmares

Dread and tension

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.

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.

Bramble: The Mountain King

Dread and tension

A grim adventure steeped in Nordic folklore and nightmarish creatures, in which a boy tries to rescue his sister. It blends puzzles, hiding and boss encounters with an oppressive, fairy-tale atmosphere.

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.

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.

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.