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Looking for games like A Developer Nightmare? Here are top puzzle recommendations with a horror and mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Smile, you're being filmed together, CAPTURED or Project Apparition.

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  1. Dive into an intense psychological horror experience with Smile, You’re Being Filmed: Together, the multiplayer version where observation and cooperation are your greatest assets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Smile, you're being filmed together.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 349 reviews

    CAPTURED is an analog horror game where you capture anomalies on camera to escape what seems to be an endless hallway in your own home. Investigate mysterious phenomena, survive frightening entities, and reach the end of the hallway! Explore a procedural generated endless hallway filled with unusual phenomena and ever-changing rooms. Caught in a never-ending loop, leaving the house only leads yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CAPTURED.

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  3. Project Apparition is a 4 player cooperative paranormal investigation game currently in development. The aim of the game is to take on missions to investigate and remove ghosts from haunted buildings. From befriending and helping Ghosts pass to the afterlife, to fending for your lives at the whims of a hostile Ghost that uses the haunt against you, Project Apparition will have something for everyo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Apparition.

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  4. Step into the unnerving depths of psychological horror with The Oldest View: Rolling Giant, a singleplayer/co-op found footage horror game. Unravel the mysteries buried beneath an abandoned shopping center as you and your friends navigate a labyrinth of terror, where every corner hides a new nightmare. In The Oldest View: Rolling Giant, you are part of a team of urban explorers, drawn to the omin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Oldest View: Rolling Giant.

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  5. Inescaped Paranoia is a psychological horror game where paranoia is your worst enemy. As a building inspector sent to assess an abandoned farmhouse, your routine job quickly turns into a descent into fear and uncertainty. The house shifts, your mind distorts reality, and soon, escape feels impossible. Solve environmental puzzles, uncover hidden truths, and survive a series of psychological trials… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INESCAPED.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    A chaser horror game for 1-4 players. Pick up components that spawn around the world and insert them into computers to open up the exit. While you do this, there is a monster looking for you and chasing you if it comes close enough. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hex Bots.

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    33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, music
    50% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Ghost Catcher is a cooperative horror game that can be played by at least 1 and up to 8 players together. You need to continuously delve into the haunted house, unlock new areas, uncover the truth behind the case; conduct mysterious rituals, confront spiritual entities, identify their types, and ultimately capture them.                                                    In the game, player… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GhostCatcher.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    83% User Score Based on 393 reviews

    A Single and Multi-player Horror Game. You wake up in an endless hospital. You can only use the front or rear elevator. If you see something strange, turn back. If you see something strange, turn back. If you see something strange, turn back. What will you find on floor 666? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hospital 666.

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  9. 28%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay
    44% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    In the Broken world, you incarnate a team of investigator who leads investigations on paranormal phenomena. Prepare yourself to survive in a hostile and mysterious environment. Take on the challenges that will allow you to exorcise the enemies you will meet. In single or multiplayer mode, Broken proposes to solve various missions. You will have to investigate a paranormal phenomenon and exorcis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken: Paranormal Investigation.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    76% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    You're travelling in Japan visiting one of it's mysterious temple shrines when suddenly you fall into a sinkhole. Underground, you discover a sunken mansion. A sinister presence lingers while you explore it's dark corridors. You must rely your wits to escape the mansion if you want to see the light of day again.This is an early prototype of the game. The full game will be 2 player cooperative with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Malice.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    79% User Score Based on 149 reviews

    Dirge: is a 4v1 survival horror where players take on the role of paranormal investigators in the post war era to hunt down and defeat dark entities haunting various tortured locations across the world. Or Stalk the interlopers as one of these dark entities, and expel them from your domain. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dirge.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    About This Game Urbex Murder is a horror game centered on exploring abandoned places (Urbex), playable solo or in co-op with up to 4 players and featuring integrated voice chat. It offers several immersive game modes and maps. For example, in co-op mode, players must find a hidden object, but the one who discovers it becomes a secret enemy tasked with preventing the others from escaping. Players n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urbex Murder.

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  13. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Note: The itch.io version is all about the single-player experience and doesn’t have online multiplayer like the Steam demo. If you enjoy playing solo and want to try it with friends, check out the Steam demo!Steam Multiplayer Demo Trapped in a twisted sleep experiment, you must face ever-changing nightmares and complete tasks to escape. Play solo or team up with up to 4 friends, but beware the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Eaters.exe.

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  14. 22%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    33% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    "The Backrooms: Last Expedition" is a cooperative horror game designed for 1 to 4 players. Its main objective is to create an enjoyable gaming experience for friends. Players will navigate through terrifying levels, filled with various entities and dangers, as they strive to escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms: Last Expedition.

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  15. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    74% User Score Based on 144 reviews

    WELCOME TO THE COMPANY, CREW MEMBER... READY TO PURGE SOME ANOMALIES?In Anomaly Company you and your crew are sent in to assess reality in this 4-player co-op horror game. Set in realistic, liminal environments, you must memorize your surroundings and spot disturbing anomalies. Decide if the timeline is safe. One bad call—and you’re forced to start over. ARE YOU PREPARED TO CONTAIN THE ANOMALOUS … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomaly Company.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    71% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Mysterious entities are aware of your presence - and their anger grows as you near your goal. If you and your friends all fall, the game is over. However, you may discover how to use aspects of the environment to defend yourself. Explore and solve puzzles to obtain items from the former lives of the entities. Free the entites shackled to our world by sending all their worldly tethers into the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Otherplane.

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  17. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    81% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Empty Eyes.

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  18. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    A unique take on the popular "Backrooms" creepypasta lore, with a focus on dynamic experiences, with procedural levels, non-linear level progression, complex entities, and engaging puzzles to keep the game fresh and replayable over time. "If you're not careful and you noclip out of reality in the wrong areas, you'll end up in the Backrooms, where it's nothing but the stink of old… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Wit's End.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    68% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Game Description: Immerse yourselves into the nightmarish world of Lurch where your only hope of survival lies in completing tasks and escaping the demons! Complete a series of tricky puzzles within the haunted house to unlock your escape route. Your survival depends on your ability to think quickly and work as a team, otherwise, you can’t stand a chance with the demons. Each completed task bri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lurch.

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  20. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    I found myself in a strange house and I'm scared. I think I got into some kind of loop. The house is constantly changing, surely I saw something inexplicable and terrible. I have to get out of here. Every time I go through a cycle, one of the chains on the basement door disappears. I should probably get in there and get out of here. I'm very scared. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I found myself in a strange house and I'm scared.

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  21. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 357 reviews

    BodyRecords is a chilling horror experience, blending bodycam immersion,microphone sensitivity to your voice, and eerie spaces. Work together with teammates to solve puzzles, evade lurking horrors, and escape. True cooperative play and unsettling atmosphere make every moment a tense challenge. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BodyRecords.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 229 reviews

    Sequel of "Hospital 666" You can try the Demo Version of School 666 HERE or ON STEAM!!! Full Release will be on Steam, Wishlist!!! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2802820/School_666/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- You must stay alive in this horror endless school. Try to find the correct way to survive the anomalies in the endless school. Use your brain to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to School 666.

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  23. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    49% User Score Based on 173 reviews

    Embark on an otherworldly adventure with Backrooms Media, a multiplayer co-op game that plunges you into surreal, hyper-realistic liminal spaces where the line between dream and reality blurs. In the 1.0 release, you don't just survive – you fight back. Immerse yourself in a non-linear path through nightmarish levels. Survive the extreme heat and cold of the Bunker, navigate the deadly radia… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Media.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    82% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    In "Don't Panic", you're thrown into mysterious and disorienting mazes with one goal – find your way out. But it's not just the winding paths that stand in your way. Inanimate figures – statues, crash dummies, and other eerie silhouettes – lurk in the shadows, moving closer every time you look away. Will you rely on your trusty flashlight to keep them at bay? Or will you let the compass … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Panic.

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  26. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    55% User Score Based on 122 reviews

    "Escape First 2" is the second installment of a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! It includes 3 different escape rooms to choose from and can be played competitively, co-op or solo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape First 2.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 4,343 reviews

    Serena is a freeware horror adventure game developed by several video game development companies, including Senscape, CBE Software, Infamous Quests, Digital Media Workshop and Guys from Andromeda. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Serena.

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  28. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 4,672 reviews

    You only wanted to make a visit to your sick colleague, but what you encounter is beyond your imagination. Discover the secrets of your colleague and find a way to escape the trap. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Room: The Sick Colleague.

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  29. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    59% User Score Based on 202 reviews

    Evil Inside - Prologue it's a shorter version. Just to have a first contact and a clear idea of what you will be facing. It's a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, our protagonist Mark tries to contact her through the Spiritual board, which explodes mysteriously and causes Mark to fade away. That's where it all began: a series… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evil Inside - Prologue.

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  30. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    45% User Score Based on 594 reviews

    Surrounded is an up to 6-player cooperative horror game where you will encounter a lot of different variations of paranormal activities, strange sightings, and creatures capable of ending your life. Grab your gear, and be ready to experience the strange mystery of the Surrounded world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Surrounded.

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  31. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    86% User Score Based on 512 reviews

    Remnant Records is a horror investigation game for 1 to 4 players. As the newest recruit of an agency that deals with spirits trapped in the mortal world, explore places haunted by the dead to find clues that will help you reconstruct the tragedies that happened there and free their souls. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remnant Records.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, graphics
    95% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Blueman — a grim intern simulator set inside a hellish corporation. On each floor, a new mini-game awaits you, reflecting everyday office life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blueman.

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  33. Nightmarise is a challenging climbing game mixed with psychological horror. When you go to sleep, the nightmare begins. The ultimate goal is simple - you have to wake up. To do that, you'll need to climb and reach the top. Find your way up through strange structures that don’t belong in the real world. Every jump matters. Every mistake sends you down again. Compete for time, help each other thro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmarise.

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  34. Expedition to Madness is a 1–4 player co-op Lovecraftian investigation horror game where you enter unstable dimensions, study impossible phenomena, identify the entity haunting each world, and decide how much longer you dare remain. You are part of an inter-dimensional expedition searching for your missing partner, Emily, lost somewhere beyond the folds of reality. Each mission sends you through … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Expedition to Madness.

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    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    We Are Alive is a Co-Op horror game, that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. You are a detective and your mission is to investigate the old psychiatric hospital and find out the truth. Your standard equipment is a flashlight and a gun. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Are Alive.

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  36. "Forgotten Depths" is a gripping psychological horror survival game that takes you deep into an abandoned mine. As the player, you step into the role of an engineer called to the mine after mysterious incidents, only to find yourself trapped in a nightmarish scenario. Stalked by supernatural threats and plagued by psychological hallucinations, you must fight for survival and your sanity.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten Depths.

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  37. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    A 1-4 player CO-OP horror game, you have come to try and banish a ghost, or is it a demon? At the end of your venture you will just be trying to escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Charlie Charlie Challenge.

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  38. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    50% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Escape the terror lurking in the darkness in this immersive co-op experience. Solve challenges and work as a team using your main tool: your voice. Beware of lurking monsters, which might be the ones you least expect. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to There Won't be Light.

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  39. 27%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    45% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Survive atmospheric solo and co-op horror scenarios while being hunted by unnatural entities in Hunt Grounds. Each scenario features unique locations, objectives, and supernatural threats designed around tension, exploration, and survival. Each scenario features unique locations, objectives, and supernatural threats designed around tension, exploration, and survival. Solo & Co-op HorrorPl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hunt Grounds.

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  40. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    88% User Score Based on 402 reviews

    the cabin game is a 1-4 player, chaotic horror game where you are trapped inside a cabin and the only way out is through a game of cards. Just beware, as the cards you play have a surprising twist on this humble abode... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to the cabin game.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    The Game's Theme:Following the unsettling mystery of The Guest, this installment plunges you into a new and even more disturbing story. This time, you're someone who has arranged to go camping with friends. Upon arriving at the meeting place, you discover they're not there. What begins as a search quickly turns into a nightmare. The same malevolent presence from the first game has returned, but th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Guest II.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 118 reviews

    Dread Neighbor is a first-person psychological horror experience inspired by modern Chinese horror. Multi-Perspective Storytelling Based on real-life elements, explore the hidden fears and anxieties of urban solitude through the perspective of multiple victims. Start as a young woman working and living alone in the city. To cut costs, you move into an old apartment building that is cheap, but unne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread Neighbor.

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  43. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    94% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    The Store looks familiar.That’s the problem. You enter a brightly lit furniture superstore made of showrooms, aisles, and corridors. Everything is clean. Orderly. Normal. Then it repeats. The rooms return in the same order, with the same layout — but not always in the same state. Something may be wrong. Or nothing may be wrong at all. And knowing the difference is the only way forward. Observatio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP-3008: Infinite Store.

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  44. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    The Office Killer is a 1-3 player online co-op survival horror game. As a spy, your main goal is to complete the file transfer process containing the office's dark secrets while monitoring live surveillance camera footage. Can you survive the entire night or will you get caught by the killer? Move transfer Every report you send using the cameras increases the transfer by 1%. There is also ano… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Office Killer.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Step into the haunting world of Stranded Souls, a co-op horror game crafted by a passionate 2-person team. Designed to challenge your wits and test your courage, this game lets you gather up to 4 players to face the unknown, unravel mysteries, and survive the horrors that lie ahead. The journey begins in our first map, The Mansion, set in the late 1890s. Decades ago, a devastating fire claimed t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stranded Souls.

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    34%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    48% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    The Cursed Hour is a multiplayer game where four players explore a haunted mansion to find and destroy nine cursed relics, aiming to banish a vengeful ghost. Players locate the Altar Room, decipher clues, and use gadgets to find hidden relics. They solve riddles to place relics on the altar; correct placement destroys them, while mistakes trigger ghost hunts and reduce sanity. Collaborate, evade t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cursed Hour.

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  47. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, graphics
    62% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    The free version of Ghostbane, Ghostbane: Prologue to experience the core gameplay and get a taste of what's to come in the full version. Don't forget to add it to your wishlist! "Ghostbane: Prologue" is a multiplayer horror game that you can play with your friends. Detect paranormal activity, collect evidence of ghosts, hunt ghosts by rituals, and conduct detailed investigations abou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghostbane: Prologue.

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  48. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    59% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    Deadly Quiet is a 4-player co-op asymmetrical horror game set in the eerie Hoia Baciu forest. Featuring a bodycam perspective, your fate depends on your actions and the cooperation of your entire team. But remember to STAY QUIET. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadly Quiet.

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  49. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    63% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    ROADMAP About the GameAbout This GameStep into the eerie, endless corridors of the Backrooms in this intense multiplayer horror experience. With online co-op support for up to 7 players, you and your friends must survive the unsettling labyrinth, solve mysterious puzzles, and evade unspeakable horrors lurking in the shadows. Key Features: Realistic Graphics & Environments: Immerse yoursel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Hide Together.

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  50. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    86% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    In the Night You Had Bad Dreams is a first-person horror game. You're trapped inside a strange house that seems to shift and change, waiting for you to solve unconventional puzzles.  If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In The Night You Had Bad Dreams.

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