The Dweller similar games & best alternatives

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The Dweller

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2016

Should you play it?

The Dweller is a puzzle game where you play as the MONSTER! It's time to get rid of all those pesky archaeologists snooping around in your lair. SCARE them, CRUSH them, DEVOUR them! ELIMINATE THE INTRUDERS!

What works

  • Unique monster-as-protagonist concept
  • Interesting and challenging puzzles
  • Atmospheric music and story notes
  • Easy to learn controls
  • Good value on sale

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Limited visual variety
  • Some difficulty spikes
  • Abrupt and unsatisfying ending
  • Lack of customization and multiplayer

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Jelly Killer

  • Adventures of Pip

  • Out There Somewhere

  • Vox Populi Vox Dei 2

  • LISA: The First

  • Deadlings: Rotten Edition

Less violent

Games that feels like The Dweller but with less combat and destruction

  • Low Oxygen

  • Tetrobot and Co.

  • Blocks That Matter

  • Linelith

  • Slider

  • Recursed

More exploratory

Games that feels like The Dweller but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Paquerette Down the Bunburrows

  • Alwa's Awakening

  • Axiom Verge 2

  • Environmental Station Alpha

  • Reventure

  • Gateways

Choose your own criteria ->

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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).

The Dweller: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Continuation.

Last update: 03/08/2026