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Into The Gloom
2015Casual Simulation
Looking for games like Bad birthday? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Into The Gloom, Despair or Stairs.
"Into The Gloom" is a first-person puzzle solving horror game that uses only black, white, and red colors to create a suspenseful atmosphere. The game features 18 levels with dynamic puzzles and terrifying events as you try to escape from "The Shadow." With five possible endings, players must prepare for a cinematic horror experience with headphones recommended for a more immersive jump scare-filled adventure.
View Game"Despair" is a horror action indie game where players explore subway tunnels and catacombs to discover the fate of missing passengers. Armed only with a flashlight and notes left behind, players must uncover the truth in a bug-ridden, poorly optimized game that still manages to deliver a chilling atmosphere. The ultimate goal? Understanding the terror that unfolded within the subway system.
View Game"Stairs" is a single-player Horror Action game with a good plot and delightful graphics, but beware of the bugs. Inspired by real-life events, the game follows journalist Christopher Adams as he investigates the mysterious disappearances of three people through a first-person atmospheric psychological horror experience. Using a camera and journal, players unravel grizzly stories of Valerie Berkley, James Reed, and Jean Jowars Remens, encountering supernatural elements along the way. The game successfully creates a perfect atmosphere of tension and fear.
View Game"Beside Myself" is a first-person psychological thriller set in an abandoned hospital, where players uncover disturbing secrets from the past. The game focuses on exploration and tension-building, with two possible endings based on the player's actions. Warning: this game may cause photosensitive epilepsy in susceptible individuals.
View Game"Decay: The Mare" is a single-player horror adventure game with an interesting plot, where players help Sam, an addict stuck in a nightmarish institution, "Reaching Dreams," after a botched treatment. The game boasts good mechanics, a wonderful soundtrack, and a beautiful atmosphere, but requires patience due to lots of grinding. As a tribute to classic horror games like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Phantasmagoria, it offers a psychological horror experience in 3D, including an exclusive third chapter that concludes Sam's journey.
View Game"Left Alone" is a story-driven first-person shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. Players take on the role of private investigator John McLane, navigating a desolate city and unraveling a mystery surrounding a powerful corporation. The game features volumetric lighting and weather effects, creating a unique and immersive atmosphere. Combat is strategic, with limited ammo and a focus on stealth and cover. Exploration and puzzle-solving also play a significant role in the gameplay.
View Game"Doorways: Prelude" is a horror adventure game where you play as Thomas Foster, a special agent on a mission to track down four psychopaths. The game features fast-paced gameplay, breathtaking visuals and sounds, and a complex story. It offers horror exploration, puzzles, and challenges to test your reflexes, with full controller and Oculus Rift support, and inspired voice acting by Sam A. Mowry. This chapter includes the first two episodes of the game.
View Game"Blameless" is a free 3D adventure game focused on puzzle-solving and story, taking place in an unfinished house where you must escape a mysterious pursuer. The game features realistic puzzle mechanics, investigative gameplay, and a mysterious atmosphere with alternative solutions and story progression through exploration. The game is a short, intense experience with a tension-filled element of surprise, lasting around 20-60 minutes.
View Game"Hektor" is a single-player Horror Action game with a good plot and impressive graphics, but held back by numerous bugs. As a former research subject, you must escape a shifting, monster-filled facility in Greenland, using pills to manage your psychosis and procedurally generated corridors adding to the fear. The eerie atmosphere and dark past of HEKTOR create a haunting, immersive experience.
View GameAstray is a single-player Horror Adventure game set in a creepy, abandoned museum in 1909. As the nephew of the museum’s missing curator, you must survive and solve puzzles to unravel the mystery of the museum and the mysterious artifact that your uncle has acquired. With its good plot, game mechanics, pretty visuals, and dense atmosphere, Astray offers an immersive and thrilling experience for players.
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