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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.

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Dark, serious atmosphere
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The closest matches for Paper Lily: Chapter 1 are Mad Father, Pocket Mirror: GoldenerTraum and Ib. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Paper Lily: Chapter 1 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Mad Father

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2012PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified97 % positive−50 % ~~8.19 €~~ 4.09 €

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.

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Pocket Mirror: GoldenerTraum

Dread and tension

A gothic horror adventure in RPG Maker style where you explore an eerie mansion, solve puzzles and uncover an emotional story of self-discovery. The remaster adds new visuals, a new ending and animated sequences.

Ib

Dread and tension

A short, atmospheric psychological horror adventure in which a girl solves puzzles and evades living artworks inside an eerie museum. Your choices lead to multiple endings, making this freeware RPG Maker classic memorable.

Sally Face

Dread and tension

An episodic point-and-click adventure about a boy with a prosthetic face who investigates a murder series and supernatural secrets in a gloomy apartment building. Its distinctive comic-like low-poly look, 90s atmosphere and emotional story set it apart.

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.

Fran Bow

Dread and tension

A dark point-and-click adventure in which you play a young girl with a mental illness who shifts between a brutal reality and a disturbing alternate world. Nightmarish hand-drawn art and inventory puzzles carry a bleak, emotional story.

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 White Door

Puzzles and brain teasers

A dark point-and-click puzzle adventure from Rusty Lake: as an amnesiac patient you follow the clinic's daily routine and dive into dreams to uncover Robert Hill's past. The story is told almost wordlessly.

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.

Rusty Lake: Roots

Puzzles and brain teasers

A dark point-and-click puzzle game where you grow the Vanderboom family tree across generations. Bizarre, macabre puzzles and an eerie atmosphere tell the story almost without words.