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Games like An Empty House

Looking for games like An Empty House? Here are top simulation recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Lobotomy, In the shadows or Papa.

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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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  2. 33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    55% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Embark on a short yet captivating journey in "In The Shadows." In this game, players are tasked with manipulating abstract objects, harnessing the power of light and shadow, to cast silhouettes that form familiar shapes and objects. The Game The game was crafted as part of a school project in a month and a half with no prior experience in Unreal Engine 5. Every element was created by me, utilizi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In the shadows.

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    About This GamePapa is a short psychological horror game set in 1991, deep in an isolated forest home. Years after escaping your childhood home with your sister, you receive news that your father has become seriously ill. Your sister is unable to face the past and refuses to return, but you decide to visit him one last time. At first, everything seems normal. But the longer you stay in the house… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Papa.

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  4. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    ------------------------------ This game was developed as part of new employee training at Byking Inc. Depending on your PC environment, you may experience some issues or bugs during play. We ask for your kind understanding should you encounter any such issues. A keyboard & mouse, or controller setup is required for play. Thank you again for your understanding. --------------------------… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 異ノ故リ-Isolated Hours-.

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  5. Late Night At Hank's - Play as Unkindlynx, a short stocky fellow with a tidy beard, and a bit of a syndrome. Hank is away for the weekend and needs someone to take care of the property. Thankfully Lynx has offered to stay and house-sit for Hank. Hank got this property dirt cheap and has been told by the realtor and locals that all previous tenants have died there in horrific ways; this has never … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Late Night At Hank's.

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  6. THE RULES ARE SIMPLE. ESCAPING IS NOT.You are trapped in an endless loop. At first glance, the house looks normal... but your only weapons against the distorting reality are your attention to detail and an ordinary light switch. Switch the Darkness is a short psychological horror game about hunting for anomalies. HOW TO SURVIVE: Memorize. Scrutinize the interior of the house. Every detail matt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Switch the Darkness.

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  7. WELCOME, TO: _________________ACATALEPSYA brand new take on the liminal space experience. Your team is tasked with exploring and diving as deeply as possible into liminal spaces. Complete various tasks and dive deeper through several levels. With a procedural level generation system, the map is different and unique every single time. Acatalepsy shines the most in multiplayer with friends; a sma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Acatalepsy.

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  8. Uncle Chuck Incorporated is a first-person survival horror game where you investigate the abandoned Funplex of a bankrupt robotics company. What starts as a routine search for answers quickly turns into a fight for survival as the animatronics lurking within prove to be anything but lifeless. Solve puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, and evade the ever-watching Uncle Chuck as you unravel the dark tru… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncle Chuck Incorporated.

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  9. Lola Maria is a first-person psychological horror game where everyday tasks take a disturbing turn. Living with your grandmother, you uncover unsettling secrets as the line between family, memory, and the supernatural begins to blur. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lola Maria.

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  10. The player ventures into a secluded shrine deep within the mountains for a test of courage, and must explore the surroundings in an attempt to escape this eerie location. Abandoned mountain roads, shrine ruins, and old houses are filled with horror gimmicks that block the player’s path and shake their sanity. This game is optimized for short play sessions, offering a one-shot horror experience t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Test of Fear | 肝試しの夜に.

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    10%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:humor, optimization
    17% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    In Welcome Home, you take on the role of an individual who has just purchased a rundown house with a disturbing past. Drawn by a cryptic message left behind by the previous owner, you find yourself entangled in a web of supernatural occurrences and unexplained phenomena within the walls of your new residence. As you explore the decaying rooms and shadowy corners of the house, you unearth a histor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome Home.

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  12. A game made for the 2022 Brackey's game jam. The theme for the game is "It's not real." I attempted to fit into that theme by having objects in the game be in varying states of reality with some only being viewable with a special camera. You must use your camera to catalog your supernatural encounters in the house. Was that chair always there? Is what I am seeing even real? Can you find all the ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Real Is Not Real.

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  13. View Game
    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    89% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    "Night Nite" is a horror comedy adventure game set in modern times. ◆ Story One day, after finishing your errands and returning home, you encounter inexplicable events. It's a phenomenon resembling unseen ghosts, and you find yourself troubled by it. You spend your days in anguish, wondering what it could be. ◆ Game Features ・A walking simulator where various events unfold as you walk. ・Adv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to night nite.

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  14. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    The Backrooms: Escape is an experience in the liminal world of backrooms. Move freely, explore the secrets of the corporation, but remember - you are not alone. Full Game - Steam Tags: #horror... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms: Escape.

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  15. 48%Game Brain Score
    70% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    A short horror experience taking place in a dream or a memory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Where's Oswald.

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  16. Hi, Welcome! Locked Out Memories is a short VR movement demo set in the creepy atmosphere of an old mansion. A "survival horror game in VR + wheelchair" The wheelchair physics are simulated as in real life. Using the triggers in the VR controllers you will have to grab and push your wheels forward or backward to move, or a mix of both to rotate. Right now, you can play the  movement demo, so, a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Locked Out Memories.

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  17. View Game
    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    95% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    The Lure is a solo third person walking simulator where you play a detective searching for your missing colleague. Progress through loops within a living environment and interact with clues inside the stomach of a mimic that tries to devour you by replicating a familiar atmosphere. Trapped in an endless cycle, engage with the corruption that plagues the place, confront unanswered questions, and tr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lure.

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  18. View Game
    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    Butcherman is a psychological horror walking simulator with escape room elements. It's a short game, averaging 30 minutes to complete. Inspired by a real case involving a victim who was held captive for a long period by a serial killer, enduring both physical and psychological abuse. Explore the disturbing world of a serial killerDive into an atmosphere steeped in the pain, sorrow, and oppres… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Butcherman.

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  19. View Game
    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    What is a home? The safest place — or at least, that is what it is for Camila… In this psychological horror and interactive narrative experience, you play as Camila, a child wandering through a house shaped by memories, cracks, and scars that are not always visible. The story unfolds through exploration, symbolism, and environmental narrative, inviting the player to interpret events and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A House Inside Me.

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  20. After crashing in the winter wilderness, you come to in the middle of a blizzard. The forest is dead, the roads have disappeared, communication is lost. The only chance for salvation is a village hidden in the snow. Lights are on in the houses. The tracks lead nowhere. Sometimes it feels like you're being watched. The deeper you go, the clearer it becomes: you're not alone here—they're waiting for… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to White Silence.

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  21. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    95% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    Christmas Eve, a delivery driver turns onto Holly Ridge & becomes trapped inside a decaying house of death. Reality fractures as something hunts her through rooms that shouldn’t exist. Survive the night, uncover the truth behind the house, & escape the snowy nightmare, if escape is even possible. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death On Holly Ridge.

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  22. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 133 reviews

    Don’t Go Looking For Evil, You May Find The Likho… One-Eyed Likho is a mystical first-person horror adventure in which you have to find Likho and escape your own evil fate. Features Folk horror – Explore a game world inspired by a Slavic fairy-tale recorded in the early 19th century Story-focused exploration – Progress through the game to uncover secrets and learn the whole truth Unique style - A … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One-Eyed Likho.

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  23. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    This is the first entry of a three-part horror series that blends exploration, escape-room challenges, and stealth-based survival elements. This part includes three chapters. You are John Rand, a search-and-rescue officer stationed in Richburg National Park. When young Elena Peterson disappears during a family hike, John and his team are dispatched to find her. During the search, John becom… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Caution Ahead: Part 1.

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  24. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    60% User Score Based on 217 reviews

    The Backrooms Deluxe 2 is a spin on The Backrooms Deluxe with new features such as: ModifiersMix and match positive and negative effects that give you more or less Deluxe Coins at the end of your run. Much better multiplayer replicationThe entire game has been rewritten to support a much more seamless multiplayer experience.  More AchievementsThe game has received more achievements, as well as … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms Deluxe 2.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    STORY - In Our Parlor tells the story of a game developer who falls asleep at home and dreams about the game world they're creating. To end the nightmare and wake up, they must make their way through their own creation and reach the parlor. THE EXPERIENCE - Atmospheric horror and realistic set pieces make this horror walking simulator an immersive and terrifying experience. The surreal setting… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Our Parlor.

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  26. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere
    100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Mark had a terrible car accident. His wife Jane, who was sitting in the passenger seat, died in the accident. Overwhelmed with guilt, Mark moves to the old country house they had bought to enjoy the summers and starts organizing his wife's funeral. But the house soon reveals a disturbing presence: Jane's. Mark is followed by a psychologist who has left some recordings in the house. In these, th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scary Shadow Spot - Last Farewell.

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  27. View Game
    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    96% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    BLANKET FORT allows the player to explore a deceptively cozy and nostalgic world of childhood wonder. Enjoy an adventure through a world of blankets, pillows, and silly characters in a warm, softly lit atmosphere. EXPLORE a world characterized by a sprawling and eerie maze, accompanied by your favorite teddy. Crawl and squeeze your way into increasingly claustrophobic spaces. Discover, talk, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blanket Fort.

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  28. View Game
    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    92% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    At night, when the earth had already settled into darkness, Dan woke up from unusual sounds coming from the depths of the house. Concerned about his sister, he decides to check on her. Entering her room, he discovers that she has disappeared. Fear confronts him, and he begins to rush around the house in search of her. Can you find your sister and help her? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FATAL MIDNIGHT.

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  29. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    83% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    (BURIED TAPES) is a collection of psychological horror stories recorded on VHS. Each story features paranormal incidents narrated from the perspective of the survivors of these supernatural encounters. The second episode of these tapes is completely free, more episodes will be coming soon. (BURIED TAPES) The ParkingIn the second episode of BURIED TAPES you play as Monica Jones, a 23 year old… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to (BURIED TAPES) The Parking.

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  30. View Game
    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    A broken man is escaping from problems to his garage.His usual safe space becomes a prison conceived of his personal nightmares.Will he be able to get out? Features: 10 - 15 min game timemind boggling retro low poly art styleSurreal urban environments to exploreGripping story to uncover Also available on Steam for free with bunch of other games! https://store.steampowered.com/widget/3138170/ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garage.

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  31. View Game
    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    86% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    Midnight Snack is a short and surreal first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Snack.

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  32. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    A psychological horror game where you take the role of Jonah, an 18 year old trying out a new board game, The Ouija Board, with his friend Emily. Little did they know, it was far from a simple board game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forbidden Terror: Board Game.

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  33. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    95% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    A babysitting job gone wrong has left Anna Turner trapped in an unfamiliar and uncanny home. Discover the horrors within and figure out a means of escape before it's too late in House of the Vigil. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House of the Vigil.

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  34. View Game
    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Unclogged is a first-person, puzzle, horror, escape game. Persist through the insidious ambience of this strange house, collecting items required for you to solve a series of puzzles and make your escape. The only thing standing between you and your freedom is your own mind and a clogged toilet. Will you be able to unclog the pipes and make your way out, or will you be stuck in this ominous house … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unclogged.

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  35. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    92% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Light in the dark.

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  36. View Game
    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    64% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    My first game made in 9 months that lasts half an hour You were riding through the forest and than, suddenly, your vehicle brakes, forcing you to disembark and walk further in the mist to seek for help in repairing it and leave this forest once and for all. [totally not generic plot] This is my long-run project that i was making for a long time, it lived through the numerous iterations and co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MIST.

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  37. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 618 reviews

    Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Take.

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  38. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    59% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Can you escape the structures of your own mind? Brutalismus is a short, first-person experience where you’ll explore the decaying remains of the mind of a brutalist architect fractured by his own obsessions. In this psychological walking simulator, vast empty plazas, towering monolithic structures, and impossible corridors reflect the unraveling of a haunted mind. As you move deeper, fragmente… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BRUTALISMUS: Dystopia.

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  39. View Game
    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    93% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    You are locked inside a cinema. Your only way to escape is to follow the instructions of your task: Watch the same film clip repeatedly and search for flaws to break free. But this may sound easier than it is, every wrong decision or death will set you back. So be careful! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Last Clip.

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  40. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    79% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    The second episode in the series follows 14-year-old Anton, caught in a web of family turmoil and his father’s debts. Forced to relocate to an unfamiliar city, Anton faces a chilling encounter with a Soviet serial killer responsible for horrific crimes in the fall of 1992. Uncanny Tales: 1992 Uncanny Tales: 1992 is a narrative adventure game. Play as 14-year-old Anton, who moves to a new city … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncanny Tales: 1992.

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  41. View Game
    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reflection.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    87% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    She continues to dream. A first-person dream simulator where you explore a corner of a dream. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nidana.

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  43. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    61% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    STORY 3rd person horror walking game where player controls president Trump in fictional world horror World Trump mission is to collect death people golden skulls to get achievements in scary horror open world. Trump hasn't enemies left but his only mission is to find golden skulls hidden in different locations like abandoned hospital, bloody manor, church and slaughter house. Can you be hero Trump… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trump Horror.

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  44. View Game
    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    70% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    What starts as a routine investigation soon turns into a descent into darkness. They call him Manivore. More than just a killer… He is cold-blooded, intelligent, and manipulative. He doesn’t just kill his victims; he erases their traces, dismembers them, and leaves behind nothing but a grotesque work of art. For him, death is not an escape but the final piece of a meticulously crafted puzzle. A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Manivore.

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  45. Execute tasks. Survive. Escape. "The To-Do List" is an immersive horror game in PSX horror style, set in a dark and eerie 1980s atmosphere. You play as Kevin, a 17-year-old home alone. While completing your daily tasks, the lights go out… An intruder breaks into the house. You are trapped. Hunted. Outsmart. Hide. Restore power. Your last hope lies in your father’s locked toolbox, but the co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The to do list.

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  46. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    56% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    Instead of a traditional flashlight, a camera flash – a brief, flickering, blinding light that reveals dark secrets and leaves you in total darkness when it fades. Every step is a fight for survival, and the use of the flash completely redefines the way you explore dark locations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HorrorCore: Maze and Pools of Horror.

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  47. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    89% User Score Based on 305 reviews

    You’re just trying to get home. It’s only a quarter mile. One street. What could go wrong. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Make Good Choices.

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  48. View Game
    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    95% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    Conscience is a noir detective mystery where you play as a private investigator hired to uncover the truth behind Jack Beckham's death. Initially ruled as a suicide, Jack’s father believes otherwise and hires you to search Jack’s apartment for clues to reveal what really happened. Investigate and explore Jack’s apartment, searching every room, shelf, and drawer for evidence and clues. Insp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conscience.

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  49. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    ALSO AVAILABLE ON STEAM WITH ACHIEVEMENTS: PLAY HERE  ALSO ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE 63rd INDIEPOCALYPSE ZINE: HERE!! (BUT MAYBE DOWNLOAD IT HERE TOO IF YOU LIKE IT! HELPS A LOT!) You have arrived at Sarpedon, a surreal island at the edge of the known world. Armed only with a bag, a sword, and your wits, you must continue your task as given: REACH THE ISLAND SLAY THE BEAST RETURN WITH HE… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sarpedon.

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  50. View Game
    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    You are being imprisoned. Nouschóra is a short, narrative-driven semi-horror game about exploring a strange land full of twists, turns, monsters and the past. Don't let them notice you. There are... other things here with you. You'll need to be slow, methodical, and constantly on edge in order to evade them. This place doesn't take kindly to recklessness. Something is trying to contact you. T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nouschóra.

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