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43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

52% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Critic Score 48%Based on 8 reviews

2D platform game with classic platform gameplay, deadly traps, dark storyline and unique hero abilities, all in Tim Burton's-like audio-visual. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Alone.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

79% User Score Based on 28 reviews

Welcome to the City of Eternal Night. Take revenge on the villainous Council of the Hunt and rampage on your motorcycle through the moonlit streets in this stylish action game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Godbeast.

Frost-Buried Truth is a challenging first-person survival horror game. Imprisoned in a mysterious research facility and unable to fight back, you must sneak, hide, and evade your pursuers as you search for your only way to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frost-Buried Truth.

WANT MORE VAMPIRE GAMES?Harrowed World is the shared setting and franchise of a growing number of video games and (soon) books. Check out our FREE gothic vampire visual novel, that acts a precursor to this very game. Find 'Harrowed World: What's Past Is Portents' and other Harrowed World games using the 'Check out the entire Harrowed World collection on Steam' link above. Step into a dark and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harrowed World: Dracula Fallen.

You are a scavenger in a post-apocalypse. With a companion, you explore an abandoned building complex in search of a rare resource, Ordostones. Be aware that you are not alone, as something that brought humanity's world to desolation stalks you within the fog.  All you have is a map, night vision, and your companion in a world where something lurks to prey on you.  Be quick. Find the stones. A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Krysolov.

                                                                                                         Created by Marco Di Girolamo                                                            "An interactive cinematic experience like you've never had before" Get ready to experience The Sacrilege, a visual and narrative adventure that combines the language of cinema with the interac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sacrilege.

Jackseptidie:Feeling empty, you, the Grim Reaper, must find a way to become whole again. The cost to this is ending the lives of humans by harvesting body parts that let you experience the world through newfound senses. Wielding an axe, you must enter into the human realm or wait for them to come closer to death to attack. Gather your senses and regain power with each life taken, but know this: yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jackseptidie.

A little sibling rivalry can be healthy - except when the fate of the world hangs in the balance! Can you resolve a family squabble before the gates to the realm of the dead swing open and horrors beyond imagination pour into this world?Beatrice and Lily might look like any other pair of sisters, but they have a dark secret: Hidden from human eyes is a magic tower that contains a portal to the Oth… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Other Side: Tower of Souls Remaster.

SIN CARDS - Welcome to the Netherworld - Version 1.0 Sin Cards on Steam: SIN CARDS: Welcome to the Netherworld Explore a dark world filled with sins using cards and strategy... Game Overview Key Features Unique Card Combat: Use the SIN CARDS to battle twisted demons. Every card has its own ability and sound. You can't physically touch the monsters. The cards are your only weapon. Horror … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SIN CARDS: Welcome to the Netherworld.

A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levis mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackthorn Witch.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

89% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Hello! We’re a small indie team launching our first game, Pollen. It’s an intense, hardcore escape-the-maze experience currently in Early Access, and we’re thrilled to share it with players. Prepare for the ultimate challenge: navigate intricate mazes, collect keys to unlock doors, and outwit relentless guardians that are always on your trail. The game demands both skill and strategy – carefully … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pollen.

I’m the Echo when You call is my submission to the non-ranked Interact-If 2022 Game Jam. The theme is “Red Herring”.  You are a Liminari - a scholar who has committed sacrilege by pursuing forbidden knowledge in hopes of evolving into an Old One, a being who can break itself out of the curse of the ouroboros, become a master of its own life and death; a god. During one of your solitary voyages … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I’m the Echo when You call.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

A story-oriented visual novel set in historical France. Play as Emile, a lonesome boy whose past has caught up with him. Witness as the choices he makes continue on a downwards spiral… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cage of Etha.

10%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

15% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Be Hunted is a special co-op horror game, that combines ghost hunting, escape game, psychological horror, paranormal activity, and more. You can play alone, or up to 4 player for the basic gameplay mode. You will use your ghost hunting equipment to prepare yourself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BE HUNTED.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

85% User Score Based on 26 reviews

CONTORTED - First Person Horror game STORYSomeone close to you has gone missing and you believe the only way to get them back is to take the risk and go look for them yourself. GAMEPLAYEncounter variety of enemies where careful listening and observation is crucial to your survival. if you get attacked, your only options are either to react fast with your camera, or to run away. Use yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CONTORTED.

Beware The Willow Man as he lurks throughout the halls, in your dreams, and into your soul. The Willow Man is a survival horror game where you take on the shoes of Rin. Rin and her friends decide one day to explore a house on the hill. Rumours have spread about that place. Some say evil dwells there. Unfazed by this they enter and what awaits them is not what they expected. Survive, hide, find a w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Willow Man.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

89% User Score Based on 6,106 reviews

Critic Score 95%Based on 29 reviews

Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Whip foes, burrow through the ground, and explore a pixel-perfect world in Mina the Hollower, a brand new game from the developers who brought you Shovel Knight! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mina the Hollower.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

90% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Death is searching for a successor. To claim his mantle, you must judge the souls of the dead during a surprisingly short, strange and unsettling job interview where every choice shapes the fate of humanity, including your own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ferryman's Trial.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

93% User Score Based on 225 reviews

"Alice's Gaze" is a dark fairy-tale clicker and idle game. Accompany Alice as she awakens in a strange mansion, gaze upon the cat god's altar, delve into the abyss of terror, revive the slumbering rooms one by one, and search for a way to escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alice's Gaze.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, character development

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

A 16‑bit dark fantasy action adventure with metroidvania‑style maps, RPG growth, and hidden secrets. Lead the Nightfall Empress through a mature journey suspended between the sacred and the profane. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightfall Empress.

A pure platformer game containing nothing but platforming and the occasional wordless story. Dreamlike and surreal, yet full of multi-layered symbolism. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mirage Of Tower.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

88% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Dark, surreal point-and-click text adventure inspired by the poetics of Dark Souls. Guide the Wanderer through ruins and tombs in a purgatorial world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkward.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

94% User Score Based on 49 reviews

"Wilbur has a meeting today—one he’s been waiting for with a quiet, particular kind of anticipation. His fiancée is expected to arrive in the lush garden by his estate. In the evening, when the air fills with the scent of damp earth and faded blossoms, they will sit together on the bench near the dry fountain and, as before, speak softly, almost in whispers, unaware of how time slips by. Ver… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glassy Stare.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, stability

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

65% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Enter a dark underground world in this soulslike adventure-horror game where undead monsters lurk around every corner, and uncover the mystery behind the ancient machines operating in its depths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grim Axiom.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

To Whom It May Concern: Welcome to The Department of Nocturnal Reverie Restoration and Oneiric Artifact Curation. You are henceforth responsible for receiving dream package deliveries, repairing their contents if necessary, documenting their essence in concise poetry, and storing them for safekeeping. Please situate yourself by using the provided items in your desk drawer, then pull the chain t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dream Collector.

32%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

50% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Aokigahara :The Death ForestCan you survive the horrors of the Suicide Forest? Deep within a remote forest where the trees stretch endlessly and shadows dance with forgotten memories, fear becomes your only companion. Here, the boundary between reality and nightmare begins to dissolve. A Descent into MadnessIn The Death Forest, you are alone — or so it seems. Whispers haunt the wind. Shadows s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aokigahara :The death forest.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization

84% User Score Based on 56 reviews

The Permanent Residence pulls you into the unsettling world of an isolated bungalow shrouded in mystery and dread. You step into the shoes of a traveling musician, stranded after your shows are suddenly canceled. Desperate and tempted by a 50% discount, you take up an offer to stay in this strange house, blissfully unaware of the horrors that await. The once-quiet halls now hum with whispers, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Permanent Residence : Souls Kept.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

98% User Score Based on 81 reviews

STEEL THYSELF, AND DESCEND!The servants of T̴̨̈́h̴̛͉e̷̦͌ ̷̡́I̷̫̐ń̵̦v̸̢̈́e̷͇͐r̷̩͋ẗ̷͈́ḛ̸̽d̵̬̆ ̵̀ͅT̶̖̈́o̵͎͋w̶̹̾e̸͎͊r̷̬͝ venture forth each night, dragging the meek and fearful from their homes down into the Tower's abyssal depths, never to return. It is up to you to brave the dangers beneath the earth. Up to you to slay those behind the horror. To descend ever deeper... INTO EVIL. More than j… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INTO EVIL.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

87% User Score Based on 15 reviews

You will be the judge of the dead… and every choice will be remembered. I am Morta, your guide in this place. I will show you the tombs, the broken lives, and the voices that still echo in the dark. But the verdict is yours alone. Luce Spenta is a gothic and psychological visual novel where power rests in your hands: you will decide the fate of five souls — forgiveness, reproach, oblivion, or exec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luce Spenta.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music

85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Playing Satori | 悟り, the player loses himself in a dream world to take an inner journey of meditation. The game is based on feelings of sadness and restlessness. These are conveyed through the detailed construction of an iconic world. The gameplay, presented in first-person perspective, features a series of puzzles based on sound effects, space, music, and video. The setting, music, and intera… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Satori | 悟り.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

The side story to the nightmare shooter NeverAwake is here! Why is this young girl being tormented by nightmares once again? Dive into a roguelite reimagination of the original with all-new features! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NeverAwake FLASHBACK.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

91% User Score Based on 506 reviews

Check out Our Lovecraftian CO-OP game About the GameNecrophosis invites you to immerse yourself in a mystical puzzle adventure set in a surreal universe, the environment itself becomes a nightmarish masterpiece, filled with unsettling shapes and haunting visuals. A MA·CA·BRE WORLD Billions of years after the universe met its demise, you awaken in a realm where death reigns supreme but even dea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrophosis.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

"It's tough being the servant of an Evil God" After the sun sets and the clock strikes midnight, your task begins: you must feed your master before the first light of dawn. How hard can it possibly be to survive the night?... The Drain (Previously KAISA: Resurrection) is a challenging, strategic roguelite with a dark, culty vibe and a sound-based threat system. Beware of the Shopkeep… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Drain.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

88% User Score Based on 51 reviews

A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inversed.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 107 reviews

This Edition includes Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona, plus The Jewel in the Skull DLC. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

96% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Who needs a moral compass when you have a god in the gutter? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Veins Like Tapeworms.

Squares of Hell  (Demo Version) A dark humor puzzle-platformer set in a bizarre steampunk hell. Welcome to Squares of Hell — a hand-crafted indie puzzle-platformer with black humor, surreal levels, and a steampunk vision of Hell. Here, sinners are punished not with fire, but with twisted machines, absurd logic, and mechanical demons. One moment you’re solving a code on a rusty control panel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Squares of Hell.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music

65% User Score Based on 23 reviews

As you progress, you will need to find keys and open locked doors. Solve puzzles and find passages. A first-person game with elements of horror. Explore the school and its classes, collect batteries for your flashlight. Solve puzzles. The darkness can conceal various secrets. The player finds himself in an abandoned school, which was once a place of study for local schoolchildren. The protago… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow of the School.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay

84% User Score Based on 37 reviews

WANT MORE VAMPIRE GAMES?Harrowed World is the shared setting and franchise of a growing number of video games and (soon) books. Wishlist 'Harrowed World: Portents In Red', our modern gothic vampire RPG and check out other Harrowed World games using the 'Check out the entire Harrowed World collection on Steam' link above. You died and have been brought back as a vampire. Left abandoned by the o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harrowed World: What's Past Is Portents.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 62 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

A survival-horror game inspired by Super Metroid and The House on the Borderland. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tower on the Borderland.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

The leader of the cult "Bloody Renaissance" orchestrates a terrorist attack in Boston’s tallest skyscraper, "B3". The only one who can stop him is a mysterious, bodiless entity—the Outcast. To continue its fight, the Outcast must take control of people who have lost their will to live, turning them into its puppets. Ordinary civilians become weapons against the bloodthirsty cul… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mind Control: Bloody Renaissance.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

97% User Score Based on 4,318 reviews

Nightmare Kart is a legally distinct racing game that features 20 racers, 16 maps, a full campaign mode with boss fights, and VS Battle mode! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmare Kart.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

76% User Score Based on 152 reviews

Unleash your inner demon in BEAST, a brutal, turn-based tactical RPG that’s currently available in Early Access. Serving as False Prophet’s debut title, BEAST aims to redefine the turn-based tactics genre by telling a gritty, grounded story with morally ambiguous characters. With gridless, turn-based tactics gameplay at the forefront, players are able to strategize to take down their foes on the b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BEAST: False Prophet.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Keep Up Embark on a journey through a world of minimalistic beauty that will test the limits of your perseverance. Keep up is a low-poly platformer that blends difficulty with serenity where every jump is a step towards mastery. Will you be the first to reach the top of the Keep ?Key Features Stunning Low-Poly World: Immerse yourself in a visually enchanting universe, explore vibrant landscapes … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Keep Up.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

95% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Brave the hostile lands in search of your goal. Forge your own path and discover the many secrets of the realm and the looming Township of Westfall. Unlock new abilities, perks and weapons. Soak in the atmosphere and head forth against all odds. A mood heavy action-adventure, Unbroken takes players on a grindhouse journey to Crests Edge in search of the traitor Nielsen. With multiple routes to ac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unbroken.

33%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

54% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Rejecting the dogmatic vision of the machine and its endless production, you are cast down into darkness. But in the darkness, a bargain is struck with a foe of old. Ascend the machine citadel with eyes open, and bring a reckoning upon those who ruined the world before it was all iron, blood, and bones. FEATURES ROGUELITE METROIDVANIA - Explore the machine citadel, find secret paths to hidden cham… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Machine.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

96% User Score Based on 139 reviews

Searching the Amazon for the elusive razorback dolphin, Nora discovers more than she bargained for. Created in one month for Thalassophobia game jam. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Orange.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

82% User Score Based on 33 reviews

A dark history comes calling in this "African Mythology meets Survival-Horror and Souls-like" experience! You play as the soldier who mysteriously ends up in a supernatural realm, of which her only way out is to partake in an ancient ritual... or so she believes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outliver: Tribulation.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

84% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

In Osteoblasts, you play as a spooky scary skeleton raised from the dead by a mysterious Cat Witch in a journey to find purpose. You get to choose a class and go on frightening adventures battling your nemesis - the Dogs - who unburied you from the depths below. You'll be faced with various quests, meet friendly skeletons, travel to spine-tingling dungeons and fight monsters to get stronger. The … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Osteoblasts.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 62,868 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 9 reviews

The Ancestral Edition includes the Darkest Dungeon core game plus the following content packs: The Crimson Court, The Shieldbreaker and The Color of Madness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkest Dungeon.