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2012PCfree

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.

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Dread and tension
  • Lots to discover
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

The closest matches for Lisa: The First are Yume Nikki, Mad Father and The Path. 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

2004PCSteam Deck playable94 % positivefree

  • Lots to discover
  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

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.

Mad Father

Dread and tension

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.

The Path

Lots to discover

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.

Distraint 2

Dread and tension

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.

Distraint

Dread and tension

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.

The Gray Garden

Dread and tension

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.

Yume 2kki

Lots to discover

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.

Sagebrush

Lots to discover

An atmospheric first-person narrative game in which you explore an abandoned desert cult compound in New Mexico and piece together the fates of its members from the traces they left behind.

.Flow

Lots to discover

You explore Sabitsuki's dreamworld as a gloomy, unsettling fangame of Yume Nikki, collecting effects in a sublime dreamscape. Its eerie atmosphere and body-horror hospital imagery are what make it stand out.

Sanitarium

Dread and tension

A grim point-and-click adventure where an amnesiac man wakes in a disturbing asylum. Surreal chapters in which you step into different roles and a deeply unsettling atmosphere make it a classic of psychological horror.

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