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Games like Barking from the Dark

Games like Barking from the Dark

Looking for games like Barking from the Dark? Here are top survival simulation recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Night Clerk, The Last Transmission or somnus.

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

    Night ClerkNight Clerk is a first-person horror experience focused on atmosphere, routine, and slow-burn dread. You work the night shift at a remote roadside motel. Your job seems simple. Check guests in. Answer the phone. Monitor security cameras. Complete small desk tasks while the hours crawl toward morning. But the longer the night goes on, the less ordinary the job begins to feel. A Job T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night Clerk.

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  2. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    The Last Transmission is a short, first-person psychological horror game built around isolation, atmosphere, and slow, creeping dread. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Transmission.

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  3. Thomas takes a job as a night guard, and his job seems simple: check that everything is in order. But his shift turns into an ordeal when he has to spend the night in an eerie, cold and narrow cave. The oppressive atmosphere, strange sounds and the feeling that someone is watching you. Each step in the darkness brings him closer to unraveling the mysteries that the cave hides. Gameplay In the ro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to somnus.

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  4. About This GameI’m a janitor… or at least, I thought I was. My job was to take out the trash, sweep the stairs, and occasionally help the tenants of the apartment with small tasks. At first, it seemed like just another ordinary job. I did the same things every day, walked the same halls, saw the same faces. But then... things started to change. Strange noises began coming from certain rooms. Th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Apartment.

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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. A quiet night shift in a remote forest watch tower turns unsettling. Follow the rules. Keep the fire lit. Stay alert. You take over the night shift at Tower 47, a remote fire lookout surrounded by dense forest and darkness. Your job is simple: follow procedure, maintain radio contact, and make it through the night. At first, everything feels routine. But as the hours pass, small inconsistencies… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After Dark: Tower 47.

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  8. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    EACH DIVE GETS WORSE A routine deep-sea recovery job turns into a descent you may not survive. Descend from the safety of your diving bell into a dark shipwreck zone on the ocean floor. Search for sunken gold, navigate broken wrecks, and return before the trench changes again. With every successful dive, familiar routes grow stranger, the wrecks feel more hostile, and something in the deep beg… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Dive: Echo Trench.

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  9. You are alone in the office. Or at least, that’s what you try to believe. In Cutter, a first-person psychological horror game, you follow June, an office worker who starts taking night shifts after the unexplained disappearance of a coworker and close personal friend. What begins as corporate routines, doubts, and quiet questions slowly turns into silent tensions and unsettling mysteries, beco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cutter: Nightshift.

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  10. Fearwoods – play co-op with up to 3 players About the GameFEARWOODSA co-op survival horror where the forest becomes your enemy. Step into the cursed woods. Silence lives here. And the shadow watches. Will you save Aveline… or condemn her forever? Explore.The forest breathes. The fog thickens. Every step echoes, as if something listens. Sometimes you hear whispers. Sometimes it’s just… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fearwoods.

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  11. History: "Reck Evil Lost in the dark forest" It was a night as dark as any other, but for Samm, the local forest ranger, the darkness felt denser and more oppressive. After a long day at work, he decided to leave his cabin and go for a drive, hoping to clear his exhausted mind. With his faithful companion, Penny, his brown-furred dog, by his side, Samm ventured into the shadows of the road that… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reck Evil.

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  12. History: "Reck Evil Lost in the dark forest" It was a night as dark as any other, but for Samm, the local forest ranger, the darkness felt denser and more oppressive. After a long day at work, he decided to leave his cabin and go for a drive, hoping to clear his exhausted mind. With his faithful companion, Penny, his brown-furred dog, by his side, Samm ventured into the shadows of the road that… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reck Evil : Lost in the dark forest.

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  13. History: "Reck Evil Lost in the dark forest" It was a night as dark as any other, but for Samm, the local forest ranger, the darkness felt denser and more oppressive. After a long day at work, he decided to leave his cabin and go for a drive, hoping to clear his exhausted mind. With his faithful companion, Penny, his brown-furred dog, by his side, Samm ventured into the shadows of the road that… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reck Evil : Lost in the dark forest.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Dead Night - is a simple and incredibly hardcore 3D shooter where you have to fight to various monsters alone. The purpose of the game is non-stopping fights and seeking things you need. There are three large levels including different difficulty degrees. Besides, there are three kinds of monsters that are really anxious to tear you to pieces. Don’t worry about it as you have big weapons arse… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Night.

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  15. She was there. Then she wasn't.Your sister Emily disappeared when she was eight years old. You were twelve. That was fifteen years ago — and you have spent every one of them trying not to think about what you did, and what you didn't do. Now something has brought you back. Back to the dark, the trees, the house at the end of a road that no one in town will talk about. You are Cara, seen through h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Disappearance of Emily Crowe.

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  16. EN KISA ZAMANDA İNGİLİZCE DİL DESTEĞİ EKLENECEKTİR. HERKESE MERHABA! Bağımsız bir oyun geliştirme ekibi olarak, tutkuyla geliştirdiğimiz oyunumuz " Without Salvation "ı Steam'de yayınlamanın son aşamalarındayız . ✨ Bu süreçteki oyun desteği bizim için gerçekten paha biçilemez. Hayallerini dönüştüren bağımsız oyunlara ve geliştiricilere destek olmak isterseniz, bize bir kahve ismarlayarak bu yol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Without Salvation.

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  17. WORM OF STEEL is a short horror game that blends claustrophobic exploration with tense first-person shooter encounters. Gameplay Drilling Exploration – Inside your colossal drilling machine known as WORM (Wall-Penetrating Operations & Resource Miner), you navigate the depths of Titan. The cockpit is filled with analog controls, flickering gauges, and mechanical levers, forcing you to rely on … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WORM OF STEEL.

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  18. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    A new restaurant opens in the city,called ''David Pizza Palace'', your Oscar Gonzales, you accept the offer. Listen to the instructions of the man on the phone. Inspired in Fnaf 2 by Scott Cawthon Originally by victoraranda. David’s Pizza Palace stands on a lonely corner of town, its neon sign flickering through the night like a distant lighthouse. To most, it’s just another pizza joint — a p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Night At David Classic.

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  19. Cursed Bloodline“The house isn’t abandoned. It’s alive. And it’s watching.” After reports of strange shadows in a remote countryside house, officer Alex Lee Carter is dispatched for a routine check. But what he finds defies any logical explanation. Behind the crumbling walls lies a haunting past: children's drawings, bloodstained letters, and old diaries tell the story of a broken family… and a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursed Bloodline.

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  20. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Indie Horror. The main character arrives in the forest in a Motorhome. The forest is covered with secrets and mysteries. Exploring the forest, over time, the campsite turns into a real nightmare. The hero understands that he is not alone in the forest... Search for firewood for a fire, abandoned places. And a dangerous monster. All this awaits you in this game. . The game is well optimized, BUT… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Camping.

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  21. Every path through the forest leads deeper into the fog…but something in the mist already knows who you are. Whispers in the Fog is a first- and third-person psychological horror experience focused on atmosphere, exploration, and uncovering a deeply personal mystery hidden within a haunted forest. You awaken alone in a rain-soaked wilderness with no memory of who you are or how you arrived. Arme… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers in the fog.

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  22. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 76 reviews

    Tales Beyond The Tomb is a psychological horror anthology inspired by disturbing real-life cases. Each episode tells a new standalone nightmare — with different characters, locations, and killers. Short, brutal, and unforgettable stories where fear arrives fast. EPISODE 1 — NO WITNESSESWhat should have been a simple road trip turns into a nightmare. On their way to their favorite band's final… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales Beyond The Tomb - No Witnesses.

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  23. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 114 reviews

    A broke young man takes on the night shift at a roadside diner. In the glow of the blood moon, routine tasks turn into a fight for survival. First-person horror based on a dark creepypasta with a set of rescue rules. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner.

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  24. Play as a private detective sent on the trail of a missing person. What seemed like a simple case quickly turns into a nightmare. Will you be the one to solve the case... or just another victim of this mystery? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Investigation: Experiment.

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  25. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    "Do you think a house can dream?"Ritual Static is a surreal first-person photography horror game following a young man in his childhood home the day before a big move.  Use a digital camera to explore an ever-changing haunted house. Take pictures during the dreaming day and waking night. Surf the television, sink into static, and rot in the dark.  Features: Search for family kee… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ritual Static.

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  26. View Game
    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    79% User Score Based on 217 reviews

    "Homeless" is a psychological horror game where you play as a man named Albert, a night shift security guard at a Brooklyn subway station. While checking the security cameras, Albert notices a strange figure lurking in the restricted railway are a skinny man in dirty clothes, oddly Tall! Initially, Albert thinks he's dealing with a harmless and vulnerable homeless person, as usual. But as he unco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homeless.

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  27. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    75% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    A LONELY JOB IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHEREMary is an 18-year-old girl who’s just moved out and taken a night-shift waitress job at a desolate roadside café on the edge of nowhere. Each night, the silence grows deeper. Customers grow stranger. And the feeling that someone is watching becomes impossible to ignore...   This is the first episode of the True Nightmare series — a psychological horror that … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to True Nightmare - Roadside Сafe.

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  28. Step into an eerie silence, a place where childhood dreams have turned into eternal nightmares. You are a paranormal investigator, drawn by dark rumors of an abandoned school built on the ruins of an old orphanage where, decades ago, children died of a mysterious illness and abuse. You come for answers, but find only the remnants of innocence. These walls once filled with children's laughter, but… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Firefly Shelter.

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  29. Backrooms: Impending Doom - Demo A first-person psychological horror game about a failed research expedition into the Backrooms. Level 0 is where it starts. It is not where it ends. What was meant to be a routine expedition ends in disappearance inside Level 0. The team is gone. Landmarks lose their meaning. Space stops obeying logic, and every new zone tightens its grip on your perception, me… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Impending Doom.

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  30. Incident Report: Dark Observations is a first-person bodycam psychological horror game about entering a haunted mansion, uncovering the truth, and surviving what that truth awakens. You play as Lydia, a field investigator sent to the Reid residence to document a worsening paranormal case. Armed with a bodycam, field equipment, and a fragile connection to Dispatch, you’ll search the mansion for hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Observations.

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  31. Twenty years ago, a chilling silence fell over the idyllic suburban town of Ridgewater. For months prior, the Ridgewater Ripper had carved a bloody page into the community's history, a nightmare of escalating brutality that culminated in the unsolved murder of your own mother. Then, without explanation, the killings simply stopped. Ridgewater has endured twenty uneasy years since, every day oversh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ridgewater Ripper.

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  32. The Shade:A first-person psychological horror set in rural Finland, where isolation and unsettling encounters slowly turn your housekeeping job into something far more disturbing. Story:You play as Arthur Bell, a young man who takes a job opportunity in the Finnish countryside. Travel deeper into the countryside, find the employer and get further information about the job. The Manor:Your job… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shade.

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  33. Operation Stutter is a first-person psychological horror game set in the shadow of the Cold War, where the line between reality and delusion begins to blur. As nuclear annihilation looms, you descend into a haunting, fractured narrative, uncovering a top-secret operation, unraveling your identity, and confronting the paranoia that threatens to consume you. You wake up in a cold, dimly lit room de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation Stutter.

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  34. A story-driven psychological horror experience where you must survive 10 phobia-inspired rooms, each filled with atmospheric puzzles, relentless dread, and unsettling truths waiting to be uncovered. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phobophobia 1.0: The Experiment.

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  35. “Echoes of the Wind” is a short-psychological thriller game where camping in the woods turns unsettling. Unravel mysteries, face hidden fears, and survive what lurks beyond the trees in chilling silence. This is a first-person camping simulation set in the vast Canadian wilderness. The game blends camping simulation with atmospheric storytelling, immersing players in the beauty of Canada’s wilder… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes of The Wind.

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  36. A horror FPS genre game about a man's survival in the night in an abandoned house in the forest. Jacob, a young man with a penchant for adventure, finds himself driving alone down a winding road in the heart of an expansive, eerie forest. The air is thick with an ominous chill, and a sense of isolation looms as the towering trees seem to close in, casting long, ghostly shadows across the path.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cursed Ritual.

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  37. View Game
    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/4361240/Radiance_of_Souls/?curator_clanid=477...The death of her parents was only the beginning of the nightmare. Elena arrives at her yacht at the remote island station “Atlas.” In her bag are death certificates, and in her heart is the hope of finding support from the only person close to her, her brother Ilya. But the island greets her only with the hum of ge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Radiance of Souls.

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  38. As you progress, you will need to find keys and open locked doors. Solve puzzles and find passages. A first-person game with horror elements. Explore the office and its rooms, collect batteries for your flashlight. Solve puzzles. Darkness can hide many secrets. You are Alex, a curious journalist who has decided to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the entire staff of Synergy Soft. Six m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cradle.

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  39. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    81% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    The Hollow Lighthouse is a story-driven survival horror game that drops you on a remote, forgotten island off the Romanian coast. You’re an electrician sent to fix the lighthouse—but soon realize the light is the only thing keeping you safe. Wander through thick pine forests, climb eerie cliffs, and explore abandoned buildings scattered across the island. Strange figures lurk in the woods. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hollow Lighthouse.

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  40. Arachnoid is an intense survival horror game where moving into an abandoned home turns into a nightmare. Clean the house by picking up trash, move boxes inside to unpack, and drive your car to complete various tasks. At first, it's just an old house with a few creaks and shadows. But as the days pass, you realize you're not alone - something is watching, crawling, waiting. The house is infested wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arachnoid.

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  41. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Your beloved employee is back! Before Exit: Gas Station is the next game in the franchise. You clean up your workplace, take care of the last customers, and make sure everything is closed. If every task is complete, you are safe. Otherwise, your boss will not be pleased! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Before Exit: Gas Station.

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  42. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    In the distant future, humanity has spread across the unknown space, but along the way they discovered the harrowing and unexplainable known as the "Silent Zones". It's a phenomenon where a dense mist materializes out of nothing and engulfs an entire planet. The planet is then dubbed the Silent Zone. Only few things known so far are that once the planet is fully covered it starts emittin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Breach.

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  43. View Game
    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    84% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac Orun has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far..... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lair of Torment.

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  44. View Game
    43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    58% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    You are on the night shift at the bank. You hear noises all the time. You need to find out what they are and find your partner. As you pass, you will need to find the keys and open locked rooms. First person game with horror elements. Explore the bank and its rooms, collect batteries for your flashlight. Darkness can conceal a variety of mysteries. My story will be very hard to believe, espec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night of Horror.

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  45. View Game
    33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    33% User Score Based on 90 reviews

    In a peaceful part of the town, a series of deaths occur, seemingly random at first, but gruesome in their nature. One day, you find an object that doesn't belong in your house. An old, worn-out, stained mirror. You'll come to discover that the simple mirror isn't the only thing that is out of place. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Joana's Life.

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  46. View Game
    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    80% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Halt is a captivating pixelated horror where you play as a detective investigating strange disappearances of people during their sleep. The game immerses you in a dark world filled with nightmares and monsters, where every action you take matters for survival. In conditions of limited visibility, you’ll have to fight horrors, solve puzzles, and make choices that affect the outcome of the game. A … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Halt.

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  47. View Game
    8%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    9% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    Dr. Kevin White, a drug manufacturing manager in the same company was sent to a conference in Greenland. In turn, the ship was caught in the ice and crashed. The main character was thrown by an unknown island. Seeing the house, Kevin went there. Having found a tunnel through the wall, that prompted him to go to a place where it is better not to go. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alone K.W..

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    89% User Score Based on 376 reviews

    Mother is a first-person psychological horror game about protecting your children while descending deeper & deeper into madness. Defend them at all costs. Be careful, because their death is permanent! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOTHER.

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  49. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    61% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    Phantaruk combines survival horror with adventure and stealth mechanics. Expect true shivers down your spine as you fight for your life not only facing the dangers of the Purity-02 spaceship, but most of all - when you try to get rid of toxins continually destroying you from the inside If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phantaruk.

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  50. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    JOIN US ON DISCORD! About the Game"8AM: The Shopping Mall" traps the player inside a vast and desolate mall, long after closing time. The neon signs have gone dark, the shutters are down, and only the echo of your footsteps drifts through the empty corridors. Security cameras hum quietly, capturing what little movement remains within — mannequins, flickering lights, and something els… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 8AM: The Shopping Mall.

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