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Games like BACKROOMS '96

Games like BACKROOMS '96

Games like BACKROOMS '96

Looking for games like BACKROOMS '96? Here are top action recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Don't Look Back, Echoes in the Void or MetaPhunk (Early Access).

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  1. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    75% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    You've taken what seems like an easy task: find missing keys to unlock doors that will lead you to secrets of the abandoned house. What you don't know is the danger that lurks in the house. Find all 6 keys and reveal all the secrets that the house holds! Listen to Crooked Man sounds, be aware of your surroundings, but DO NOT LOOK AT HIM! This game was made in 5 days... DURATION:  ��… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Look Back.

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  2. Presented by The year is 2079. After a routine space mining trip, the crew of the starship X-Crete comes across a stone statue. Initially being spooked by it, the crew decided to bring the statue on board for archaeological purposes. However, on the way back to Earth, strange system malfunctions began to plague the ship. As the crew begins to investigate the ship, their communication devices sl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes in the Void.

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  3. 30%Game Brain Score
    30% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Metaphunk Game Hook A psycho-social point-and-click adventure horror in a world where your anti-social interactions and psychotic personality determine the effect of a mind-control artificial intelligence in control of society. Story Synopsis: In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, humanity's remnants struggle for survival against a new threat: the metaphunk. These mutated meta-humanoid clon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MetaPhunk (Early Access).

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  4. Hello all! First thank you for checking my game out! The Haunted Drive Home : Charlie's Horror has a horror setting and is made up of pixel art 3D assets. For the most part it is an FPS but it has puzzle elements. I developed this game with my step daughter and some of the art and art direction is her work. I also used some art from art packs made by VexedEnigma/PixelJustice found here https://mal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Haunted Drive Home : Charlie's Horror.

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  5. 70%Game Brain Score
    70% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    I made this rage room arcade style game over the frustrations I've had getting parking tickets in big cities. Content warning: strong language and arcade violence. Controls: mouse-move = look left-click = interact scroll-wheel = change weapon wasd = move space = jump R = reset (The mouse might not be grabbed immediately when playing the web build, to fix this just click into the game and it shou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Parking Ticket Mayhem.

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  6. 60%Game Brain Score
    60% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    This game can be played entirely with your mouse. Use TAB to pause the game and R to reset. Happy 4/20 everyone! I made this game as a prototype for a game I would like to eventually make into a full release. Consider this the "shareware" version of the game. (If you are experiencing performance issues with the web build, please consider downloading the native version of the game.) --- C… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Donut Get It.

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  7. 马来西亚制。 Made in Malaysia. NOTE - When playing in browser (works on mobile browser too): 1. Use Chrome, mouse cursor jitters when using Firefox.  2. When in full screen mode, your mouse might become unresponsive. 3. Download and play locally for best experience. (WebGL version has issues) You must escape. You cannot fight. You have 4 days. Wish you good luck. ... ... ... If only l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ESCAPE - The Horror.

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  8. 48%Game Brain Score
    48% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    3rd PLACE GIGANTIC JAM 2025 Download the game for better performance About: Because of the loss of your mother and your desire of seeing her one last time you decide to build your own time machine in your garage. But beware, time does not forgive. Duration:  10min How to play: MOVEMENTWASDINTERACTLEFT CLICKPAUSETAB or ESC Gameplay: Use tools Solve puzles Drag & GET THE FIVE… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Where Time Ends.

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  9. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    71% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Welcome to the world of Bad Dream, where nothing is as it seems. In the latest addition to the series, Bad Dream: Purgatory, you'll explore a hauntingly surreal landscape filled with unused characters from a cancelled project. These characters are trapped in a state of limbo, suspended in nothingness without any purpose or direction. It's up to you, the player, to decide their fate and give them t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bad Dream: Purgatory.

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  10. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 550 reviews

    Interior Worlds is an ambient first-person exploration game where you take pictures of liminal spaces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interior Worlds.

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  11. In times of peace, a lone wanderer decides to camp for the night. He faces an unexpected attack from an orc. Trying to find out why he has been kidnapped, then learns the dark history of an outcast orc tribe. You must escape before the Crimson Rite. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Rite.

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  12. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    This game has 7 different endings! which tells about.. "Because tomorrow is a school holiday, the three of you are playing and hanging out at one of your friends' house at night..  but..." Language: The game is available in 6 languages, namely English, Filipino, Indonesian, Japanese, Russian, Vietnamese. Ending: This game has 7 different endings depending on your choices and actions whil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Laugh.

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  13. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    An immersive wandering simulator through the endless Backrooms. Explore empty corridors, listen to their whisper, and lose yourself in the depths of dark spaces. A subtly oppressive atmosphere, meditative strangeness, and the feeling of an alien, silent world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: New Gate.

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  14. 96%Game Brain Score
    96% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    We Never Left is a hybrid first-person / text-adventure narrative horror game inspired by '80s horror films as well as No Code's Stories Untold, it was developed as part of the Dread X Collection 5 anthology game. All 12 developers in the collection were tasked to make a unique game in 2 months that fit the unifying theme of "entertainment". Dread X Collection 5 is currently available on Steam. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Never Left.

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  15. 90%Game Brain Score
    90% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    Waste time before the inevitable end. controls: w s to move , a d to rotate space to go into inspection mode left click to interact, right click to inspect (in inspect mode) scroll wheel in inspection mode to select weapons select gun credits: Art/Writing - Blood Machine @Fleshsqueeze Programming - Iride Lombardi @lmsonic itch.io Sound/Additional Modeling - Izzy @DeadAndCuddly If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STATIC-END.

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  16. 40%Game Brain Score
    40% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    We have been receiving strange signals. Signals, which seem to hint at inteligent life. The weirdest thing? It's coming from our solar system. It's comming from Jupiter. Welcome to Children of Jupiter, an indie horror exploration game, where you explore the sources of these strange signals. Armed with an airship-submarine hybrid, the A.R.G.G.O.N., you slowly descend deeper and deeper, discovering… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Children of Jupiter.

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  17. 46%Game Brain Score
    46% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Liminal Leap: A Descent into the Unfamiliar ____________________ Liminal Leap is a heart-pounding escape room challenge set in the unsettling world of the Backrooms. Reality warps, familiar spaces twist, and you're trapped in a labyrinthine facility – a distorted reflection of the everyday. Your mission: Escape. Uncover the secrets of this insidious place and find your way back to reality. F… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Leap.

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  18. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Dominate, Defile, & Devour the heroes of Mythalon in this Adult RPG. Current State: Version 1 is currently a proof of concept build and is largely lacking content and polish. There is no music, few sound effects, the sex animations are placeholders waiting to be expanded. Be aware that this first version of the game is more a representation of what the game could become than an actual game in itse… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread Lord Defiler.

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  19. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    72% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    Warning: The game contains flashes of light that can cause epileptic seizures. The Game Environment Is In An abandoned Hospital, You wake up and find that you are in an old and probably abandoned hospital and someone brought you there, you Realizes you were kidnapped by a mad killer, You must try to escape from the hospital while exploring the place to stay alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lightout 2.

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  20. K3LVN is a sci-fi action platformer where the player is a creature who’s been experimented on and is trying to escape the space station lab where they’re being kept. K3LVN is able to change their state of matter to alter their behavior. The three states usable are the Gel state which is the default bipedal state, the Liquid state which makes K3LVN smaller and grants the ability to climb on certain… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to K3LVN.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    Arcadia Cafe is a domestic horror game about a college student working late shifts in the nameless city in Ukraine. During night shifts, you will meet strange, bizarre characters with their own needs. Serve well, or consequences may affect your life. Key Features: Domestic Horror: Simple, mundane, routine work becomes a nightmare when you don't expect it. Night shift worker gameplay: take t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcadia Cafe.

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  22. Subsequence takes you through an underground research facility, a burning elevator shaft, a flooded supply tunnel, even a toilet or outer space. By coincidence, the main heroine Vicky finds herself trapped in the underground labs. Things quickly spiral out of control and Vicky must fight for her life. Expect tense moments carefully balanced with a touch of humor. uncover the secrets Explore the my… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Subsequence.

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  23. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Once upon a time, Lydia Whitaker woke up. Alone and abandoned in the Whitaker Manor, once a testing ground for pseudoscience experiments, our female protagonist navigates a mansion in an endless night, escaping a violent presence around every corner. She experiences other bizarre paranormal phenomena including an RGB nightmare, a haunted hedge maze, monsters in walls and more horrors. Discover t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to /R - A Neurodivergent Thriller.

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  24. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, stability
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Look for your car in a series of mazes and parking lots while you talk to your therapist about feeling lost. An interactive short story about trying to make sense out of the unreal. Based on real dreams! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Dream About Parking Lots.

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    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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  26. Unravel the secrets of the Bariton mansion! Take on the mantle of detective in the role of Lucas Usher, and solve the riddles plaguing the ghosts of those left behind! Uncover their secrets and help them find salvation … or damnation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Resonant Dusk.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    73% User Score Based on 79 reviews

    Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit, an immersive walking simulator inspired by liminal spaces. Can you escape, or will you remain forever trapped? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Exit.

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  29. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 212 reviews

    A short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scauage.

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  30. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 167 reviews

    It's your first day as a lifeform researcher, and while you don’t know much about the job, you're desperate for the paycheck. What could possibly go wrong? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Microbial Sector.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    Bleeding Roots is a free fifteen minute horror game about a man taking care of his plants throughout the seasons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bleeding Roots.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    87% User Score Based on 184 reviews

    Pieces of me is a psychological thriller drama in the genre of "walking simulator", which is a spin-off to the game "September 7th" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pieces of me.

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  34. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 107 reviews

    Step into a quiet, abandoned Ukrainian village, left empty after the Calamity. In this short, meditative, and melancholic journey, you’ll rekindle the hearths of deserted homes, restoring warmth and hope to the families who once lived here. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back to Hearth.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    A 20 minute point-and-click story about a mysterious ghost and an even more mysterious journalist. Explore an abandoned home, talk to a confused ghost, find clues to figure out what happened, and leave with even more questions. Playable in one sitting. Soundtrack by Korschar. Cinematic shots for every dialogue. Includes a secret Car Mode. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted Record.

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  36. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    Welcome to a world where you only find liminality and loneliness. Keep in mind, dont get lost on this dream. Overall Gameplay ALP is a Ray Traced walking simulator. Solve Pluzzes, do everything you want, but remember that, you will never find the exit. But, atleast you will have relaxing waters, and nostalgic enviroments. Game made by a teenager. Gameplay Features  Ray Traced… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Liminal Place Remastered.

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  37. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    85% User Score Based on 276 reviews

    Turning onto an old road, the main character gets into an accident due to thick fog. Now he's trying to find someone who can help him. Forced to enter an old house, the main character finds himself trapped, from which it is not so easy to get out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I'm counting to 6....

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  38. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere
    97% User Score Based on 210 reviews

    A starving castaway on a deserted island discovers that a fast food restaurant appears once the sun goes down. As if beckoning him inside in his most desperate hour of need, this stranded soul will have to work for his meal...and for his life! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Manny's.

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  39. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    96% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    The last person finds themselves in an empty office. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit. THE ELISION EFFECT IS A SHORT SURREAL PUZZLE GAME. You might be the last person in this building. Empty offices and locked doors. You try to keep moving. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. It smells of old coffee stains, the fluorescent lights buzz,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Elision Effect.

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  40. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 158 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

    Venture through six unique areas of the cube-world and overcome three-dimensional brain-teasers in this upcoming puzzle adventure game. You, the Last Cube, were awakened for a purpose - save this peculiar world from collapsing by solving puzzle tracks left by your ancestors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Cube.

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  41. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    51% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    Project Liminal Redux is a first-person horror made in realistic 3D graphics. The gameplay consists of collecting notes, solving riddles and escaping from various entities. The main goal is to survive and escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Liminal Redux.

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  42. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 178 reviews

    What is this cat doing here? And where are his friends? Explore strange and beautiful islands to find all the little kittens hidden there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hidden Paws Mystery.

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  43. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    86% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Sinner 97 is a first person PSX VHS psychological horror set in 1997, within the confines of a shadowy religious cult. Remain hidden and overcome problems in order to escape the Father's clutches. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sinner 97.

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  44. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 270 reviews

    Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Room Syndrome.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 82 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

    I fell from Grace is a retro style adventure game, that blends storytelling and puzzle solving in a branching narrative style. Can you solve the mystery of the strange gift that has cured your wife of terminal illness, but unleaches sinister events before it's too late? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I fell from Grace.

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  46. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Magnus Failure is an isometric exploration and adventure game with logical elements. The protagonist of the game is a person who, for unknown reasons, finds himself in the isolation of other people and scans the radio in search of a signal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magnus Failure.

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  47. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 12,186 reviews

    A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Lung.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    74% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Eponymous: In Which a Work Is Known by Its Reading is a short-form narrative about unreliable infrastructures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EPONYMOUS.

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  49. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    89% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    A short lore exploration puzzle game inspired by walking simulators such as Gone Home, Dear Esther, and Layers of Fear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fate of Dynasty.

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  50. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    82% User Score Based on 45 reviews
    Critic Score 43%Based on 3 reviews

    Seamlessly combining 3D action and point-click adventure, "Kwaidan" provides a nostalgic-yet-new experience. Explore old Japanese manor and solve the clever puzzles set there, and fight against monsters called Yoki. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kwaidan: Azuma Manor Story.

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