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Games like A Day in the Life

Games like A Day in the Life

Looking for games like A Day in the Life? Here are top survival survival recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Gravedigger, Devil in the Pines or Whispers of the Seasons.

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  1. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    88% User Score Based on 75 reviews

    You are hired to work as a helping hand at a local church. To make your wage you will be tasked with digging up graves on the premises and looting them of their valuables. While doing your job, you stumble upon some burnt bones that were buried with a body. You wonder what these are but continue doing your work. While sleeping, you are confronted and made aware that the bones belong to the demonic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gravedigger.

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  2. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    An Appalachian man makes a desperate final move to save his sick daughter's life. But after unknowingly stepping onto cursed land, he now also finds himself in a fight to save his own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Devil in the Pines.

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  3. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    You have been marked by a monster to be its next prey. Defend your cabin against the beast across the four seasons, listening out for its attacks to stop it before it gets inside. Complete tasks throughout the night in an effort to free yourself from its curse and return to a normal life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers of the Seasons.

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  4. Twenty years ago, a chilling silence fell over the idyllic suburban town of Ridgewater. For months prior, the Ridgewater Ripper had carved a bloody page into the community's history, a nightmare of escalating brutality that culminated in the unsolved murder of your own mother. Then, without explanation, the killings simply stopped. Ridgewater has endured twenty uneasy years since, every day oversh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ridgewater Ripper.

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  5. The Shade:A first-person psychological horror set in rural Finland, where isolation and unsettling encounters slowly turn your housekeeping job into something far more disturbing. Story:You play as Arthur Bell, a young man who takes a job opportunity in the Finnish countryside. Travel deeper into the countryside, find the employer and get further information about the job. The Manor:Your job… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shade.

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  6. Just Another Day An Open-World Horror Fishing Game in an Alien Apocalypse Step into a haunting world torn apart by an alien invasion in Just Another Day. Traverse treacherous, procedurally generated maps as you navigate real-time, ever-changing waters in search of rare fish, legendary loot, and unimaginable horrors. As a lone survivor, you'll fight using an arsenal of fully customizable boats, we… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Just Another Day.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    A mascot horror game where you use a rubber chicken as a flashlight, modifying it with various energies to solve puzzles. Restore the electricity, explore Sunshine Farms, and be careful not to make loud noises. If Squawky sees or hears you, it will chase you, so if that happens, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Squawky.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Available on Survival in a Distorted Reality This is a horror game with elements of exploration and survival. You will explore a strange world, find ways to move forward, and control your fear. Reality will begin to distort, familiar things will become alien, and disturbing events will escalate. Gameplay and Features: Exploration – discover a world full of strange locations, u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lobotomy.

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  9. 46%Game Brain Score
    46% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    The Tale. Dive into a folklore-inspired horror survival narrative rooted in Eastern European legends. Experience the eerie atmosphere of the Eastern European nature alongside iconic horror figures like Baba Yaga and the Sack Man. Navigate through the detailed setting and lifestyle, uncovering more of the immersive storyline and make your own decision that will determine your fate in this gripping… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Balkan Horror Tales.

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  10. About this Game: From Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. The game takes place inside an abandoned psychiatric hospital. Alex, the director of a program about paranormal events, has sent his team to record one of the episodes in this place. Having not heard from them for several days, he has decided to go there to see what is happening. Once at the hospital, Alex will have to look f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From Hell.

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  11. 0%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, story
    0% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    JOIN OUR DISCORD[/url] About the GameExperience the ultimate zombie survival game where you fight for your life, build your base, loot valuable resources, and face dynamic weather and time-of-day changes. Craft powerful weapons, battle terrifying boss zombies, and embark on a mission to find the anti-virus and save humanity. [h2]SURVIVAL[/h2] Navigate a post-apocalyptic world, where every decis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hour of Survival: Zombie Craft.

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  12. 40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    54% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Behold! You are a stranded nobody, a single soul with no outside connections that are relevant to this story. You start off in a clearing in a dark forest with nothing but a flashlight. As you look to signal for help, what you get is quite the opposite... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survival Horror #8,436 (DISCONTINUED).

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  13. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    94% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    A horror-themed stock market simulator where the player must make enough money to pay their debt in time. Buy, sell and short shares in fictional companies, earn dividends, pay taxes and follow the in-game news for possible hints on what to invest in. No previous experience in stock market required. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trader of the Night.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Long ago, a witch trapped two demons in different rooms and hid the passwords of the rooms in the house, in case someone needed them. Your wife is captured by a third demon, a demon trying to free the other two. You cut a deal with the capturer of your wife, the passwords for her life. Your goal is to find the passwords and free her. While you are searching the house you will have some unwelcome… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cheat Day.

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  15. Shattered is a first-person game made by developer Devin Eastmond. Inspired by Mark Hadley's Slender: The Eight Pages, it explores genres of horror, fantasy, action, and survival. It follows the experiences of a brave villager who attempts to save his homeland from the threat of nocturnal zombies. When confronted by this menace, will you have courage and continue with the mission, or will you aban… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shattered.

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  16. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Just keep walking left. The latest Tsugunohi returns to the series’ roots with its early visual style and atmosphere. On a sweltering summer day, a girl walks home past “righteous” people, a thread of salvation, and her mother beneath a white umbrella. Is that hand salvation—or a curse? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tsugunohi: The Thread That Beckons to Heaven.

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  18. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    You are trapped in the observatory of a star-obsessed professor atop Mount Clearveil. Plan your survival during the day, confront the darkness of the basement at night. Can you break the ritual and uncover the mystery? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life & Shadow: Celestial Call - Prologue.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 190 reviews

    Psalm 2 is a first-person indie horror walking simulator. Approximate playtime: 1 hour Horror game Walking simulator First-person view High-quality sound Realistic graphics DESCRIPTIONYour elevator begins moving down. You don't know how many floors separate you from the bottom or what inhabits these dark shafts. You must come to realize: the descent will not continue until you s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psalm 2.

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  20. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    91% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    A 4-player online co-op hunting game set in a forbidden national park. Hunt wildlife to meet dangerous quotas, drag massive carcasses with your friends and evade the creatures that begin hunting you back. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Huntin' Buddies.

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  21. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    83% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    A survival horror set in a massive maze. Play solo or 6-player co-op. Scavenge resources to craft gear and survive against terrifying enemies. Unlock unique abilities and find the exit. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inferno Protocol.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 243 reviews

    WELCOME TO RETAIL HELL Clock in at the only convenience store in the liminal void between life and death. Juggle supernatural customer service, collapsing inventory, and unravel the truth behind your own damnation. As an overworked clerk stuck in a literal dead-end job you'll have to deal with the unpredictable threats of the abyss and manage your stock in order to pay your debt to the faceless ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retail Hell.

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  23. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    62% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Route 404 – Are You Ready for a Dark Journey?Will this journey heal you, or deepen the fear within? You are a former bus attendant living in the shadow of what you lost in a traumatic accident. You've decided to return to life by hitting the road again. But this time, the journey transforms into a nightmare that pulls you in, not just the passengers. Hold the line between reality and illusion. T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Session Notes: Route 404.

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  24. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    87% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Primeval Genesis is a third-person, hobbyist-built, narrative-driven survival shooter set on a remote island where prehistoric life has been brought back through experimental science. You play as Cole, a quiet and reserved prior service member hired on a contracted assignment by a shadowy corporation to provide security and ranger services. What begins to appear as a quiet vacation of a job quick… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Primeval Genesis.

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  25. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 254 reviews

    Backrooms Lost Runners is a co-op survival horror with team play, voice-reactive AI, and immersive puzzles. This isn’t a “walking simulator”: explore liminal spaces, outsmart entities, and remember—even a whisper can give you away. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Lost Runners.

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  26. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    96% User Score Based on 1,635 reviews

    COME TO THIS COZY FARM! Explore this little farm in the middle of the forest, plant crops, take care of the plants, go fishing, or whatever you prefer, but have a good time! But be carefull, they say that strange things are happening in the area... CONTROLS [WASD] to move[F] to plant crops[SPACE] to water plants[SHIFT] to sprint[R] to use lantern[TAB] to hide bar[SCROLL WHEEL] to set zoom There i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pumpkin Panic.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    78% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    Cognition Method is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris. Discover the innovative mechanics of altering gravity and dive into the surreal setting. Find your way within a mysterious artifact and unveil a non-ordinary story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cognition Method.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 2,757 reviews

    Surreal, ethereal, and liminal environments Infinite procedural generation both vertically and horizontally Cities made of plastic, serene fields of grass, and massive abandoned warehouses Fend against fiendful foes like manikins, squishy gels, higher-dimensional beings, and colossal spiders Wield grappling hooks, bee gliders, bombs, ball wands, blades, haze hands, and cute acce… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucid Blocks.

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  29. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Have you ever played a game without any visuals and just sound alone? And on top of that what if you had to wear a blindfold while playing it? Cling to Blindness is a horror game played entirely by sound, requiring you to navigate the world blindfolded.  The playtime is roughly 1 to 1.5 hours, and the level of fear is relatively low and is accessible even for those who don't usually enjoy horror… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cling to Blindness.

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  30. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    88% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    In 1989 the original adventure of Last Half of Darkness was released to the PC. Now on it's 35th anniversary the story continues with updated spine-chilling graphics and a haunting soundtrack. Your aunt sure was a strange one. She was some sort of witch or something. A good witch though, practicing only good spells and magic. In fact, she was working on a potion just before she was killed. No… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Half of Darkness.

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    31%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    43% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    About SAVEYou are a former special forces operative, and a member of USTC (UDT/SEAL Tactical Consulting), a Korean private military company specializing in security services. One day, a professor from Miskatonic University offers you an irresistible sum in exchange for a suspicious assignment—tracking the voyage of the 6,000-ton passenger ship “SENARA”, owned by a religious group called the SENARA… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SAVE.

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  32. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 5,279 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 5 reviews

    ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROUTINE.

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  33. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    91% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    An unfulfilled actress takes a job at Uncle’s Motel to make ends meet. She’s running from trouble, but peace is the last thing she’ll find here. Enter a world where cozy simulation tasks mix with the horror of a decaying building, and the narrative brims with the complexities of the human psyche. Making beds, taking out the trash, vacuuming - on the surface, simple work and money meant to be enou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Shift: Uncle Joe’s Motel.

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  34. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 183 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Project Songbird is a cinematic first-person narrative horror game set in the Appalachian forest. Take on the role of Dakota, a musician who must record their new album in a remote log cabin amidst a writer's block. Take caution, however. These woods were never empty... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Songbird.

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  35. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Wishlist on Steam for the full game When playing our game you undertake a very normal life living in a Hotel, you do tasks, listen to the radio and prepare for work. Slowly over time you might notice a few changes, cracks in the walls, sounds you've never heard before and a sense that maybe something unsettling is happening behind the scenes. You take what's called "The Miracle Pill" a new pill … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deceived Of Joy.

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  36. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    88% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters. Retro Horror - Reborn: A love letter to Silent Hill 3, Lost in Vivo, Condemned: Criminal Origins, and Cry of Fear. Built in the haunting visual style of the PS2 / Xbox360 era — when ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saint of Chains.

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  37. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    84% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    In 2001, you were taken. And somehow, you survived. Over two decades later, you return to the place that should have stayed buried: Stanley’s World.Once a cheerful drop-off nursery for children—where parents left their kids while they ran errands or went to work—it was abruptly shut down in 2001, just days after a string of mysterious disappearances... and the world changed forever. Now it’s quie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stanley Says.

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  38. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    92% User Score Based on 487 reviews

    About This GameYou wake up in a pitch-black, unfamiliar corridor — and your only "weapon" is your curiosity. In this absurd, dark comedy walking simulator, each door leads you to a strange and unpredictable room. Sometimes it’ll test your nerves, sometimes it’ll trigger your laughter. You’ll be scared, you’ll laugh... but more than anything, you’ll ask yourself: “How do I get out of here… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scary Game.

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  40. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 234 reviews

    It has been ___ days without incident. Working off no more than an old newspaper clipping, your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. The people of Ebenflow live in the shadow of this awful tragedy; they may want to forget, but you've come to find the truth of what happened to the factory and its workers. Why did they get sick? W… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Days Without Incident.

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  41. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 10,797 reviews

    WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No I'm not a Human.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    83% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    Rip Current is a horror game set in a cryptic research facility where genetic experiments, in a bid to strengthen aquatic ecosystems, have spiraled out of control. Navigate flooded corridors, uncover the fate of the scientists, and survive the prehistoric apex predators stalking the depths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rip Current.

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  43. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Survive the night in this Survival Horror environment as you navigate a Historic Robotics Facility by solving puzzles in various wings of the factory. By utilizing a Robotic companion called 'DOTT' you can open doors, activate terminals and more... Just make sure to look behind you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maxix Robotics.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 398 reviews

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/3114900/_/ 玩家将体验到一种强烈的幽闭恐惧和恐怖感,精心设计的恐怖点,90年代的中国氛围,以及神秘、诡异和扭曲的未知存在。 剧情简介  玩家将去到一个当地知名的公寓,找到在危机中生存的方法,揭开公寓里失踪人员的谜团,发现扭曲实体的真相…… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread flats.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 496 reviews

    You arrive at a luxury hotel to stay for just one night. During this time, the city turns into a den of deformed monsters, and the hotel becomes a prison for its guests. After quarantine was announced the hotel residents began to turn into deranged creatures. This alien influence haunts you too. The only chance for you to survive the apocalypse and to not go mad is to understand who you can t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Inn-Sanity.

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  48. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 249 reviews

    The wait is finally over - True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3 concludes the acclaimed thriller trilogy, bringing the complex story to an emotional end. Featuring gripping point-and-click gameplay, more cutscenes and puzzles than ever, and the series’ trademark haunting atmosphere. Try the free demo - face your first nightmare risk-free! Main Features: - The chilling finale to the True Fear trilog… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 220 reviews

    ANALOG Analog is game series that combines a first person horror experience with analog horror. SKIN OFFSkin off is the first game in Analog, where you play as a teenager during summer break. You decide to stay at your uncle's house away from the city with your friends. A strange message, however, appears on the TV that changes your plans. Follow the instruction if you want to survive.  W… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Analog - Skin off.

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