Awaria similar games & best alternatives

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Awaria

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2024

Should you play it?

Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

What works

  • Engaging and challenging gameplay
  • Unique blend of bullet hell and resource management
  • Stylish art and animations
  • Catchy and energetic soundtrack
  • Free to play with additional unlockable content

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep difficulty spikes, especially in hard mode
  • Short game length
  • Some frustration due to difficulty and control precision
  • Limited story depth
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Rabbit Hole

  • Bot Vice

  • ScourgeBringer

  • Gun Devil

  • Nine Sols

  • SIGNALIS

Less intimate

Games that feels like Awaria but with less focus on close relationships

  • Rex Rocket

  • Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation

  • Star of Providence

  • DED

  • Quasimorph

  • Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones

More exploratory

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

  • Hyper Light Drifter

  • Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition

  • Zexion

  • Haiku, the Robot

  • Mothlight

  • Everhood 2

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Awaria: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026