Face It - A game to fight inner demons similar games & best alternatives

Face It - A game to fight inner demons

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

Carefuly crafted puzzles in a challenging 3D plaformer take the player on a surrealistic journey through a maze of feelings. In Face It, abstract concepts are shaped into gameplay: darker emotions are monsters and traps, while brighter concepts are the powers you need to beat the levels.

What works

  • Unique and atmospheric theme
  • Challenging puzzles and platforming
  • Good value for price
  • Meaningful narrative elements
  • Active developer support

Things to keep in mind

  • Camera and control issues
  • Short length and limited content
  • Repetitive dialogue and animations
  • Frustration from trial-and-error gameplay
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Teslagrad

  • Teslagrad Remastered

  • Not The Robots

  • The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication

  • Glitched Out: Chapter 1

  • Knock Harder

More violent

Games that feels like Face It - A game to fight inner demons but with more combat and destruction

  • D'LIRIUM

  • Wick

  • Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit

  • Whisker Squadron: Survivor

  • House

  • Heaven Dust

More expressive

Games that feels like Face It - A game to fight inner demons but with more self-expression and customization

  • Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken

  • The Upturned

  • Dynamite Jack

  • Late Homework | 遅れた宿題

  • Voidwrought

  • Heartworm

More relaxing

Games that feels like Face It - A game to fight inner demons but with a more relaxing feel

  • Timelie

  • Spirits of Xanadu

  • Feed the Deep

  • HAAK

  • Born Into Fear

  • Soul Axiom

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Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Face It - A game to fight inner demons: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Relaxation, Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026