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Games like ARCHIVE 1996

Looking for games like ARCHIVE 1996? Here are top survival role playing recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Secret Story, Sleep Paralysis: The Uncanny Valley or Entity Unknown.

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  1. Please Read!! from the DeveloperThe Secret Story is being developed into an episodic horror franchise, telling its story through multiple chapters, events, and connected experiences that will gradually expand into a new universe for The Secret Story. The current version of this game is The Secret Story Classic, the original first version of the project. It was initially developed as a standalone … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Secret Story.

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  2. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere
    79% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    A story-rich first-person psychological horror game. You are in a lonely house, suffering from sleep paralysis. Deal with Thomas’ past trauma and make meaningful decisions that prevent you from going insane. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sleep Paralysis: The Uncanny Valley.

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  3. They said fear could be measured, isolated, eliminated. They said the human mind could adapt. That sleep was a weakness of the human soul, a flaw to be cured. So they kept them awake. And then… they never slept again. When the last light went out, the signal didn’t stop. It remembered. It learned. It woke up. The Forgotten TownHidden deep in the northern Ural forests lies Novokirsk, a Soviet se… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Entity Unknown.

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  4. There is a mansion with a dark legend: Whoever enters disappears forever. Equipped with your spectral camera, you decide to enter to investigate. Look for the indicated number of anomalies on each level and photograph them with your camera. If you do this correctly, you'll advance one level; otherwise, you'll go back one level. Try to uncover the truth while avoiding the trapped souls. Th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Anomaly Manor.

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  5. Uncover the mystery of the town of MarwoodAt the end of the Wild West era, Marcus, a teenager from a noble family, decides to find out why his city suffers from evil dreams. To find the reason, he goes to his neighbors' nightmares, where he may find out the truth or get stuck forever.Evil Dreams - 2D adventure with elements of psychological horror and a variable plot. You have to travel between th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evil Dreams.

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  6. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    Hey there! Thanks for dropping by! I'm here to provide you with the best content, and I'm grateful for every subscriber, no matter if they donate or not. Ha-ha! I'm all about having fun, chatting, enjoying treats, and playing games. But, don't underestimate me. I have my limits and might react differently to negativity. Boo hoo... So, let's keep it positive and have an awesome time together. Wheth… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Hate My Waifu Streamer.

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  7. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    The first immersive interactive movie game with a Yakuza theme.As the first-person perspective scans the neon lights of a foreign city, your story begins with a "brutal starting blow".                                                                                                     ——ReFATE:Echoes of Desire You open your eyes to an unfamiliar street scene, your pockets emptier than y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Refate: Echoes of Desire.

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  8. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    86% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    An episodic psychological horror experience based on fragmented memories and twisted perception. You’re looking at the first chapter of the Living Nightmares series — standalone stories that follow people grappling with distorted realities, fractured identities, and unsettling truths they were never meant to uncover. False FamiliarAfter a strange event leaves you disoriented, you begin to qu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Living Nightmares - False Familiar.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 35,296 reviews

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Test.

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  10. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 1,943 reviews

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horrorscope.

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  11. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    98% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    (This game, as well as many others in our bundle, is FANTASTIC for Youtubers & Streamers to create content and engage with their audience. This creates a unique experience for all parties involved, and players playing the game themselves can enjoy the solo experience tremendously all on their own as well!)Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary Fateweaver is a brand new game series made by the cr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary.

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  12.        PLAY THE DEMO now for FREE ---> download DEMO button        LOST ZION is an Advanced Walking-Simulator Retro-Futuristic Psychological Horror designed to feel like playing inside a movie from the First Person Perspective where every step is your choice.  Awaken in the Shadows of a Fallen Megacity        You awaken as a mysterious Service Bot Unit inside a massive decaying city wher… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LOST ZION.

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  13. Trapped in a frozen dimension of depression, you fight despair and fading sanity as memories of Christmas haunt you. Every step is a battle, every memory a lifeline. Can you survive the season when even hope has frozen over? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noelle.

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  14. Story: Classroom Whispers immerses you in the dark hallways of an Argentine school during the night shift, where nothing is as it seems. You take on the role of a janitor who, in the midst of his solitary routine, begins to experience strange events: children appearing in empty classrooms, shadows watching you from the corners, and a growing sense that something is terribly wrong. What starts as … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Classroom Whispers.

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  15. 22%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    36% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    "If you're not careful and noclip out of reality in the wrong areas, you'll end up in the backrooms, where it's nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of flourescent lights at maximum hum-buzz, and approximately six hundred million square miles of randomly segmented rooms to be trapped in."About the GameIn Backrooms - Surrealit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms - Surreality.

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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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  17. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    93% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    You play as Miyuki, a woman in her late 20s whose new marriage is shattered by the sudden, mysterious death of her husband. As you search for the truth, you’ll navigate love, loss, and the shadows of a dangerous cult—making choices that could heal or break you. Along the way, you’ll meet 4 unique male leads, each connected to Miyuki in a deeply personal way. Some may protect you, some may deceive … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lover's Enigma.

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  18. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Memories: Prologue.

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  19. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Explore an isolated space station to uncover a dark secret behind the station's true purpose. Search for clues in a 1st person perspective. Question your crewmates. Research your loss of memory. Discover what happened to the missing Overseers. This experimental interactive short story will keep you guessing until the very end! FEATURES Immersive First Person perspective. Fully vocalized by ta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forever Space: First Person Edition.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    PURPLE ACTION PUZZLES SOLUTIONS :   door code : 3004    door code 2 : 513    ground squares : bottom left - upper left - middle right    cyan lights rooms : rock - decors - tree - chair    elevator code : + - square - triangle - circles    morse code : admin    rocky wall code : top right - bottom right - bottom left use battery close to red light interrupter dice puzzle : top … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barcha.

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  21. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 722 reviews

    Trek across ancient China in a dark, boundary-pushing visual novel inspired by traditional Chinese art with modern animation. Escort four girls to the prosperous city of Luoyang in a branching narrative with themes of revenge, cannibalism, involuntary servitude, and more on a redemptive journey. Features A mystery horror story around dark themes. features 260, 000 words of non-repetitive text and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty.

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  22. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 5,613 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 18 reviews

    Pathologic 2 is a narrative-driven dramatic thriller about fighting a deadly outbreak in a secluded rural town. You are a healer, and to save anyone, you'll have to survive in this bleak and strange world, where even food and medicine are scarce. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pathologic 2.

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  24. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 608 reviews

    John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Gray.

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  25. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 910 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

    The Red Lantern is a narrative, survival game where you and your team of 5 sled dogs, lost in the wilderness, must navigate the ever-changing events of the Alaskan bush to find your way home. Choose how you want to interact with the world, do you tackle it head on hunting everything that moves, or do you take a more cautious approach? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Red Lantern.

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  26. Tumbal 1985 is an atmospheric and psychological horror-mystery game set within the confines of an Indonesian tobacco distributor office. Explore, clean, collect, and solve mysteries as a night janitor to uncover the insidious truth behind the paranormal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tumbal 1985.

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  27. A grounded horror anthology based on true events. In Episode 1: 571, you are a survivor of the Uruguayan flight crash, stranded deep in the Andes. Navigate the sub-zero peaks, battle psychological despair, and find a way out—or become another entry in the files. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survivor Files - 571.

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  28. The Night Archive is an episodic first-person horror series where each episode tells a story pulled from the darkest corners of true crime. These are the stories of those who lived to tell about it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Night Archive - No Service.

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  29. Behind the warm aroma of a late-night plate of Mie Nyemek, a dark secret lurks in the shadows. Clock into your convenience store cashier shift, whip up orders at a roadside stall, and help Ogik discover where his parents suddenly vanished after a massive argument. Play for FREE now! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Noodle.

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  30. ABOUT THIS GAMECondition Unknown is a text-based psychological horror game where you navigate a hospital that no longer behaves as it should. You arrive with no clear understanding of what happened, only that something has gone wrong — and that you are now part of it. As you explore, the environment reveals fragments of a larger truth. The deeper you go, the less reliable everything becomes. Es… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Condition Unknown.

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  31. "Survivor's Notes" is an FMV . Players control two protagonists, using choices and QTEs to unlock different branches and endings. Follow a girl who foresees disaster and acolonel from the future as their stories reveal the outbreak's origins. Trust,rescue, or walk away. Survival is onlyone of them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survivor's Notes.

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  32. The landlord is hosting a lively apartment party—but you’re sick and sleep through it. When you wake, you discover that many of the people who attended have mysteriously vanished. To uncover the truth, you must explore every corner, interact with characters, and solve challenging puzzles that reveal crucial clues. But the deeper you dig, the more dangerous the mystery becomes—and the closer you ge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Complex Chapter 1: Who, What, Where?.

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  33. "Destiny Isle" is a visual novel that combines survival horror, multiplayer combat, and puzzle-solving elements. Set in a mysterious isolated academy, players take on the role of newcomer Xu Fan, uncovering the academy's chilling secrets while navigating between darkness and hope. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Destiny Isle.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Neve is the ultimate game for fans of interactive fiction and narrative adventures with an engaging and emotionally impactful story. After an unexpected interference in its route, the ship Argo makes a forced landing on the mysterious planet Lemnos. You'll take on the role of Captain Jasmina who, trapped inside a cryogenic capsule, must lead her two crew members, Hilas and Atalanta, to manage … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neve.

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  35. A chilling horror game set in a typical American home at night. As nature fights back against neglect and waste, eerie noises and lurking shadows hint at something watching. With only a flickering light, uncover the terrifying consequences of humanity’s carelessness - before it’s too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Linger.

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  36. Inspired by the classic survival horror games of the 90's, PsychoDive turns the genre on it's head while retaining all the classic gameplay tropes we've come to love. You play the role of Lennox, a psychic with the ability to dive into people's minds and see what's inside. As expected, you will rarely go into someone's mind without seeing things you aren't supposed to. Inside you can see all repr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PsychoDive.

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  37. Welcome to... somewhere. You're not quite sure where, or why. All you know is you're trapped in an isolated room, monitored by cameras, and guided by an omniscient voice that insists, with a perfectly placed hint of sarcasm, that you "follow the instructions." Press the button. You're not sure why. But the voice seems to know. A screen flickers to life, presenting you with a labyrinth… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Please Follow the Instructions.

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  38. “When the train doors opened and I saw the gates of Auschwitz for the first time, I knew God was asleep.”Mosche Zavadsky  Holocaust Survivor Als Gott schlief” (When God Fell Asleep) takes players into the deeply emotional and dramatic stories of three people caught in the midst of the Holocaust in Poland — individuals whose backgrounds and perspectives on this atrocity could not be more d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Als Gott schlief.

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  39. Amid endless cornfields and the echo of an unsettling silence lies a farm where something feels off. Here, the wind carries more than leaves; it carries questions no one dares to answer. Julio, a young man who never wanted to return to the countryside, arrives seeking answers about his grandfather. But as night falls, the solitude of this place starts to feel like a lie. There’s something in th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Untold Chronicles: The Harvest.

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  40. Dante Jones is a college freshman with a bright future ahead. He’s a rising football star with a full athletic scholarship, decent grades, and a slew of fellow students vying for his friendship… but when Dante injures himself jumping from the balcony of a frat house, the experimental treatment he undergoes at the college clinic is anything but ordinary. Something visits him in the night… something… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remnants of Dawn.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    94% User Score Based on 198 reviews

    SYNTAXIA is a dream-dark adventure game that allows you to rewrite reality itself by changing the words that describe it. Use your creativity and intuition to escape. Which path will you choose? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Syntaxia.

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  42. Enter a labyrinth that learns how to trap you. Survey the Labyrinth is a living, shifting prison where every step rewrites the path behind you. Walls move with purpose. Corridors close without warning. The deeper you go, the more it understands how you think. Solve ancient mechanisms carved into stone older than memory. Follow the traces of those who tried to escape… and failed. Their markings m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Jurassic Labyrinth.

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  43. Solitary You wake up in a silent, white room. No clues. No instructions. No color. Only a chair, a bed, a table — and a voice that doesn’t seem too concerned with your confusion. Solitary is a short first-person psychological experience about isolation, routine, and the slow unraveling of reality. Designed with minimal UI and ambient storytelling, the game leads you through a series of surreal s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solitary.

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  44. Game Name: Escape Room Collection C2 Psychological Horror Game Description: A collection of escape room games with a psychological horror theme. In these games, where strong horror visual stimuli and clever psychological cues keep players both timid and captivated, you'll be locked in a room surrounded by a terrifying atmosphere where you must find clues and solve puzzles to escape. Each game off… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Room Collection C2 Psychological Horror.

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  45. Good Children Say Grace is an absurdist psychological horror adventure set on a remote Eastern European island in the 1980s. Family horror filtered through manga-inspired visual storytelling. The red egg watches. IT REQUIRES SUSTENANCE. Your choices shape three years of starvation, possession, and increasingly desperate survival. Dialogue decisions and where you walk determine which… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Good Children Say Grace.

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  46. 64%Game Brain Score
    64% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    - New details will be released. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Build dev notes: Installation 19 Alpha Demo v1.0.23 * Basic gameplay [Media 2077472] Check out... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Installation 19.

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    GILLES is the Gilles Villeneuve Metaverse. A Exploration Story Driven Adventure. You play as the New Guest invited for the Klown movie premiere. Shows the Journey of a Theater Director's 10 years exile to write a Theater Play of his Great Work, The Klown. Gilles settles alone while he waits Sam Path and his crew to arrive and join him on his Journey to show the The Klown's Great Premiere.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GILLES.

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  49. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 201 reviews

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice. After his father is drafted and sent to the front, the protagonist volunteers in Mariupol, leaving his studies behind and ignoring his mother’s fears. Artyom never t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 93, Kuindzhi.

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  50. Still RoomStill Room: I Miss You is a psychological narrative experience that explores the fragile border between reality and illusion through the mind of a person living with schizophrenia. You play as a man confined to a single room, trying to function as his mental state slowly begins to unravel. Over roughly 90 minutes of gameplay, you go through ordinary daily routines: working on your thesi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Still Room: I Miss You.

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