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Games like Before The Dawn

Looking for games like Before The Dawn? Here are top role playing recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Carved by the Garden, The Dusk Before Dawn or Below The Last Door.

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  1. 62%Game Brain Score
    62% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Carved by the Garden: A single-session folk-horror solo RPG In the woods you’ll meet odd strangers, mysterious landmarks, and danger lurking in the shadows beneath the trees. Can you survive tests from the old gods or will the suspicious people you share the woods with sacrifice you instead? Carved by the Garden is a forthcoming solo journaling game inspired by folk horror stories like The Witch,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carved by the Garden.

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  2. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    You are but one of only a few of your species still remaining in this world. As climate change begins to rapidly bring about disruption and turmoil, you have no choice but to migrate to new pastures. Though the climate is not the only challenge awaiting you. New creatures, similar to you in some ways, but very different in others, are migrating as well. For them this is their dawn, and for you and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dusk Before Dawn.

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  3. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    Below the Last Door is a solo, card-driven dungeon survival game with legacy progression inspired by The Wretched by Chris Bissette and borrowing heavily from the Wretched and Alone SRD. You explore a dungeon while attempting to defeat The Monster to escape.  Most runs end in loss, but knowledge gained persists between runs, through your adventurer’s journal. Through the discoveries of multiple ge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Below The Last Door.

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  4. 68%Game Brain Score
    68% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Hope is Not a Plan A solo journaling game in which you will document your attempts to deliver a very complicated engineering project on time and under budget.  You hope for success, but you will most likely fail, damage your reputation, and lose your job. So it goes. A Game of Conflicting Responsibilities Your company has entrusted you with millions of dollars of other people's money. They expect … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hope Is Not a Plan.

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  5. 62%Game Brain Score
    62% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Who? You have been a fraud all your life, or so you thought. Telling people about demons and devils, warning them, selling them worthless wards and trinkets. Little did you know, you were right all along. Demons do exist and one has possessed your charge, who lives with you since their parents died. One night, when you were working on some new trinkets filled with mosses and bark, your charge came… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I have gone this far.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    78% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Get games in print at the Loot The Room web store: loottheroom.uk/shop Time will rust the sharpest sword,Time will consume the strongest cord;That which molders hemp and steel.Mortal arm and nerve must feel. - Walter Scott, Harold the Dauntless It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this. - The Legend of Zelda Go Alone is a solo journaling RPG played with a deck of cards, a tumbling block tower, and a m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Go Alone.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    63% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    I’m just tired of everything... even the echoes.There is nothing in my life but echoes...Echoes of lost hopes and dreams and joys.They’re beautiful and mocking. L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea In time,everyone fades away,transfiguring intoechoes that latchonto our memoriesand bleed our hearts dry. Barbara Garay, Beneath the Surface: A Book of Poems ________________________________________________… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes.

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  8. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    You never asked for this. Under the light of the full moon, you are changed into a bloodthirsty creature. In your struggle against this curse, will you become more than a monster or be lost to the beast? Blood in the Moonlight is a solo journaling game that uses the Wretched and Alone framework to tell the story of a person struggling with lycanthropy. To play, you'll need a deck of cards, ten tok… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood in the Moonlight.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    Buy this soundtrack bundled with the game here. <a href="The" class="redactor-linkify-object">http://chrisbissette.bandcamp.com/album/the-wretched">The Wretched by Chris Bissette</a> If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wretched.

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  10. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    The scent of pine surrounds you. Hitchhiking seed pods have curled their gnarled hooks into the fabric of your clothes. Small nicks and scrapes from thorny bushes cover your hands. As your vision wavers back into clarity and adjusts to the low light of the setting sun, you pause. A bird calls to your left. Rustling leaves draw your attention to your right. Spinning around in a full circle reveals … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xylophobia.

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  11. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

     A TRILOGY OF RPG GAMES FOR THE VIC20 COMPUTER! Enter Realms of Quest III, the computer game that offers you the chance to assemble a party of six adventurers who undertake heroic acts in a vast world of deep dunjons to explore, fantastic creatures to fight you, and treasures to be won. The adventure is not for the faint of heart, it is a challenging but rewarding experience. You are invited to di… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Realms Of Quest Trilogy (VIC20) [FREE].

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  12. Mehen, as a name is derived from the Serpent God Mehen of Ancient Egypt. And as a game, it has a rich history. First time it appeared to life was about 3600-3200 BC that made it the first game ever in history to exist. Although its specific and accurate rules are not clear until now, that is,  academia and archaeologists cannot figure out such a completely accurate set of rules, this digital form … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mehen Game.

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  13. FROM FALLEN ANGEL TO HELL’S FIERCEST WARRIOR... WILL YOU SURVIVE? Thrown from the heavens with no memory but your name, Hesicasial awakens in a twisted, burning underworld. Once divine, now something else entirely, she must fight to survive in a land ruled by demons, fire, and forgotten magick. Explore a vast and hostile open world, where every demon you slay, every ruin you uncover, and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallen Angel: Hell Survival.

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  14. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    The world faces a terrible apocalypse. Without warning, the sun’s radiation spiked to alarming levels, and under this relentless and deadly barrage, humanity succumbed. People fell ill and millions died. Populations moved underground into fortified Rad Bunkers as the sun pushed people deeper into the darkness. Many plants and animals perished, and society collapsed. Food and clean water were … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rad Zone Totality - A Print and Play RPG Game.

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  15. 62%Game Brain Score
    62% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Wretched Wasteland is a game about survival. Survival in a world torn apart by war. It is a game about the few people that still inhabit the Earth and the dangers they face.  Your character is a scout from The Compound, a small bastion of civilisation. As a scout, you have seen what the wasteland has done to people. How it has infected their minds and turned them into murderers, thieves, and canni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wretched Wasteland.

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  16. 55%Game Brain Score
    55% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    Are you tired of thick rulebooks and complicated solo RPG engines? Look no further than Everline, the game that's so easy to play, even your grandma could do it (no offense to grandma, of course). *Core Rule updated to version 1.2*Released Zagsonia Catacomb (2 in the Zagsonia Series) Series: [DEMO SET] (Free): In this game, you play as a young child who sets out to collect herbs from a nearby fore… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everline: Quickstart Your Solorpg.

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  17. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    Murder Island is a solo journaling game using the Wretched & Alone SRD. It is played using a pack of cards, a tumbling block tower, tokens, and one six-sided die. You are trapped on an island for killers. The law says it is immoral to make an innocent person carry out the death penalty. Your kind are not wanted in the prison system, reform is not something they believe you capable of. They c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murder Island.

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  18. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    The Greensburg High School, Indiana, class of 1927 is about to graduate. It has been a big year for the students as they ready themselves for their futures. During their schooling, they have developed a complex web of friends, associates, rivals, and even antagonists. The final ritual of the year has arrived: the yearbook distribution and the special student awards. As the students have their year… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower Tree Stories.

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  19. 40%Game Brain Score
    40% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Quickstart Guide & System Reference Document The Backwater Quickstart Guide & System Reference Document  includes character creation rules, essential rules for gameplay, a pre-generated character sheet, and a blank character sheet. It’s 53 pages and includes sketches of original art for the core rulebook. Want to try the game on your own? Grab our solitaire for free/Pay-What-You-Want. Then create … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backwater: Quickstart Guide & SRD.

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  20. King’s Sea II  A strange little arcade-style ASCII life-sim with roguelike elements inspired by Odell Lake, set in a weird, randomly generated fantasy world. Swim, eat, flee, and survive or become enlightened as a fish (or whatever you play as), or just chill out and eat some algae in a living ecosystem. Encounter hungry predators, eldritch goblins, ancient legends, fish friends you can just pond… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King's Sea II.

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  21. 33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    39% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Damnation City of Death features survival gameplay, where you fight against monsters, cold, hunger, thirst and other players. The Gameplay is an action packed fight for survival, where you always need to be ready for the next encounter you face. You can also do various missions with friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Damnation City of Death.

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  22. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    72% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Paper Dolls 2 is a first-person horror adventure game. A dark aura emanates from a Qing dynasty dwelling—the Yin Mansion. What happened to the once-famous Yin Family? Clues lead us to its second floor haunted by restless spirits. A truth, buried for over a hundred years, is waiting to be unraveled. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Dolls 2.

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  23. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 201 reviews

    Road to Legend is a companion app for the Descent: Journeys in the Dark 2nd edition board game. When you play with Road to Legend, the app assumes the role of the overlord player, controlling monsters and inviting you to explore the dungeon in entirely new and unexpected ways. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Descent: Road to Legend.

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  24. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    “Ziji Liu, a native of Nanyang, is a famous person with good moral character. After hearing about this, he plans to go there.” "During the reign-period Taiyuan of the Jin dynasty there lived in Wu‑ling a certain fisherman. One day, as he followed the course of a stream, he became unconscious of the distance he had traveled. All at once, he came upon a grove of blossoming peach trees that lin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring.

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    35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    45% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Interactive novel, survival horror, psychological thriller - you can find in Mistfal, what you're interested in. And when you pass the game, I'm sure it will not leave you indifferent. Welcome to Mistfal ! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mistfal.

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  26. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    70% User Score Based on 480 reviews

    On White Noise Online, a team of up to 4 investigators has to explore an area looking for clues, while avoiding being devoured by a supernatural creature. Will you be able to uncover the truth behind the mysterious events? The game takes the idea of simple, accesible horror behind Slender and evolves it further to adapt it to a cooperative environemnt. Designed from scratch to offer a shared horro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to White Noise Online.

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  27. The Horror Occultist You were never meant to find this place.And it was never meant to wake up. About This GameThe Horror Occultist is a first-person psychological horror game focused on atmosphere, tension, and slow-burning dread. Set in a forgotten forest consumed by darkness, you will explore the ruins of an abandoned monastery where an ancient force was once sealed — and later awakened. Thi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horror Occultist.

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  28. Trapped in a massive corn maze, you must survive monstrous threats, uncover hidden truths, and follow cryptic notes from a mysterious figure. Shoot, scavenge, and explore twisted portals as you unravel a dark conspiracy blending science, cults, and control. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Corn Maze: Rebirth.

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  29. Six months ago, you died and were reborn. A vampire. A predator. Not a mere creature of the night, but one of its masters. At least, that’s how things were supposed to be... Unfortunately, it's a new world out there. Vampires have finally been exposed, and although your existence is presently tolerated, your constant thirst for blood is not. You arrived in the one city willing to promise vampir… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nighthawks.

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  30. 74%Game Brain Score
    74% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    Tangled Blessings: A magic academy horror RPG for 1-2 playersBUY PRINT EDITION No game master required! On the eve of your final exam at Brackroot Academy, what mysteries, secrets, dread, and drama will you recall from your last four years of schooling? Tangled Blessings is a solo journaling or two-player RPG inspired by dark academia media, ghost stories, and graduate school. Featuring a wizard… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tangled Blessings.

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  31. “Terrible things happening in the most distant borderlands,” says the emperor. “Odd monsters occur there, we’ve lost outposts under unknown circumstances, and dark sects seem to gather. In short, we know nothing for sure, but people desperately call for help. So I send you, my best scout! Do not interfere, just write the most thorough report. Power will be used then.” Will you adopt this story and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grim Lands Adventure.

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  32. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    Fear the Taste of Blood is an rpg for 1 to 3 players about a monster in the night, and the survivors who must face it. It’s a game inspired by classic movie monsters; towering aristocratic vampires, frightful werewolves, constructed creatures and invisible fiends. Throughout play you’ll record the attacks of the monster, how the survivors try to fight back and deal with the horror they are facing.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear the Taste of Blood.

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  33. 69%Game Brain Score
    69% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    The weird machinery of the phantasmagoria sparks awake. The lantern-bearer braces herself against a broken pew, supporting the weight of the magic lantern against the rotten wood. Out of its flickering lens dances a ghastly projection. A phantom, this one with a bark and iron crown, wings made of thread and voice of vinegar. She and her gathered revolutionaries brace back, readying to enlist this … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Guide To Casting Phantoms In The Revolution.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    55% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    HAUNT HAUNT is a solo journaling game aiming to provide an impactful journey for the player. In HAUNT, the player takes on the role of a trapped ghost who aches to connect with the living. The ghost knows that their attempts to connect with the living may result in an exorcism, but they also know that failing to make a connection will cause them to wither away, unable to move on. HAUNT is built on… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HAUNT.

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  35. 62%Game Brain Score
    62% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    You are a lone hunter in some remote and inhospitable place, hunting down a terrible and dangerous monster. The monster has taken something from you. Something important, something irreplaceable. You have vowed to kill it, even if its the last thing you do in this life. But, the monster knows you are following them and is far more clever than you could have imagined... You are alone and at your wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Wretched Hunt of Mine.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    70% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    The Hardcopy Version of Journey has Been Released!Physical copies of Journey are now available! Order the physical book for Journey from DriveThruRPG and get 50% off the digital copy. Just choose the option for "PDF + Softcover, Standard Color Book" on Journey's page on DriveThruRPG.Get the Physical Book on DriveThruRPG! Journey is a solo roleplaying game that puts you in the role of an explorer … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Journey.

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  37. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    BLIND LUCK THE LAST ENGINEER A Solo RPG INTRO It’s been six months since they arrived: strange insectoid creatures known as Scuttlers. No one knows where they came from or why they’re here. Little is known about them except that they hate the light and they love to kill. After they arrived, the skies blackened. A dense cloud blocked out the sun, making day no different from night. Plants and ani… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blind Luck - The Last Engineer.

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  38. Trilogy of Lost Hope is a series of black metalesque print-and-play board games published by Hopeless Games. They revolve around the same dark themes and unforgiving mechanics approached from radically different angles. And they all involve the burning of lost souls in a black candle.Physical copies are available from Exalted Funeral. Tower of Silence: The End of Prophecy Beneath the waves the bo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trilogy of Lost Hope.

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  39. 55%Game Brain Score
    55% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    A solo, journaling game about wanting to be alone in the woods and the terror of finding out that you're not. Wendigo is a game about the peace of solitude and the terror of having that peace broken. To play it, you will adopt a persona called a character through whose eyes you will experience this story vicariously. In the story you create, your character will run for their life through an unfor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wendigo.

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    10%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    15% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Be Hunted is a special co-op horror game, that combines ghost hunting, escape game, psychological horror, paranormal activity, and more. You can play alone, or up to 4 player for the basic gameplay mode. You will use your ghost hunting equipment to prepare yourself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BE HUNTED.

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  41. View Game
    50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Undershadows is a darkly absurd adventure with a fully hand-drawn world, a unique real-time point-and-click combat system, and a shadow companion with more personality than you might expect. Some places you never forget. Others never let you leave. ️ A dark adventure with bite Uncover an absurd, melancholic story about loss, identity, and twisted fates – filled with dark humor, moral gray are… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undershadows.

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  42. Now, no one expected a vast Tyrannosaurus Rex to appear in the middle of the village. Nor did they expect you, you of all creatures, to try to slay the terrible beast. But here we are. The T-Rex is monumentally huge. Unrealistically so. It's so big that your only hope, if you wish to defeat it, is to fight the monster from the inside. Tyrannosaur Inside is a role-play adventure, in an A5 s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tyrannosaur Inside.

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  43. 83%Game Brain Score
    83% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    A Fistful of Darkness is a Weird West Fantasy hack of Blades in the Dark with heavy emphasis on the fantasy part. It’s not intended to be an accurate history lesson or a simulation of past times. It is designed to be a cinematic game which lets you play all those Weird West tropes towards the end of the world. A Fistful of Darkness is not a complete game. It’s a hack for Blades in the Dark by Joh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Fistful of Darkness.

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  44. 100%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 69 reviews

    Lay On Hands is a storytelling game zine for one player in which you play an unnaturally gifted healer in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. You will wander the ravaged land and channel the strange power that runs through your hands to unburden the needy, shrive the wayward and rout the corrupt. You will embrace the weirdness of the wasteland, fight heroic battles and risk your life to fulfil the cove… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lay On Hands.

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    RENASCOR The fabric of time has been torn, and the Breath of God has scattered across the universe. Are you ready to stop a divine curse lurking in the shadows of the past? RENASCOR, is a story-driven psychological horror and investigation game playable with 1–4 players. As members of Renascor, a time-travel organization, you will journey into the darkest moments of history and the heart of myt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Renascor.

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  46. Grim Pulse: The First BloodA fast-paced character action game where you transform mid-combat, chain stylish combos, and uncover a hidden vampiric system controlling a modern city. Key FeaturesTransformative Combat SystemUnleash powerful transformation states mid-combat to evolve your abilities in real time. Shift between forms to extend combos, adapt to enemy behavior, and dominate encounters wit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grim Pulse: The First Blood.

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  47. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    About the GameDeep in the wilderness, far from the nearest town, Ethan and his loyal dog, Ranger, set out on what should have been a simple hunting trip. The forest seems calm at first — birds singing, the crunch of dry leaves underfoot, the familiar weight of the rifle in Ethan’s hands. But as the sun dips below the treeline, an eerie stillness begins to creep in. What was meant to be a qu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skinwalkers Valley.

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  48. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    97% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    The Ultimate How-to-Socialize video game for the Socially Curious! Social Caterpillar follows an introvert navigating the exhausting task of socializing. Interactions are puzzles that need solved. The more you solve, the more energy you gain to explore... but only if you can ignore the wet whispers of the mysterious Yellow Voice... Solve people like puzzles! Solve a myriad of puzzles, each… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Social Caterpillar.

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  49. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    From the makers of The Blackout Club and The Magic Circle comes The Killing Stone. A card battler with beautiful stylized art, animated figurines, dazzling effects, haunted sound and music, and an original first-person narrative set in the 17th century in a remote region of the Arctic circle. A Living Game Board At the center of the ceremonial board is the Fanghella, the Killing Stone. A c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Killing Stone.

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  50. View Game
    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    97% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    A first-person parody horror. College goofballs are partying hard in the great outdoors - booze, boobs, and bad decisions. What's gonna kill 'em first? Cheap vodka, ancient memes, dirty jokes… or a bloodthirsty Yeti from the woods? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to YetiParty.

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