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Games like Better Stay In The Dark

Looking for games like Better Stay In The Dark? Here are top puzzle recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with You Are The Serpent, Overgrowth or Clea.

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  1. Become an aquatic beast of the deep and reign terror in this unique, aquatic movement based Metroidvania. --- CREDITS --- PRODUCTION/GAME DESIGN Will Bertiz - https://www.willbertiz.com/ --- PROGRAMMING Lorenzo Torres - https://lorenleiro.github.io/ Khalil Clay - https://khalilclay.wordpress.com/ Will Bermudez - https://will-bermudez.com Will Bertiz --- ART 2D Sprites and Splash Images Bryan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Are The Serpent.

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  2. A procedurally generated dungeon crawler about cute animals and a cursed tree. ----- How to play: Enter a procedurally generated dungeon and find the exit Outrun the Overgrowth before it catches up to you Slay corrupted enemies and collect seeds to buy upgrades Rescue NPCs to unlock new shops, weapons, and abilities ----- Controls: WASD to move Left mouse click to attack Shift to sprint Space to d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overgrowth.

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  3. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 114 reviews

    Clea is a survival horror title that emphasizes wits over cheap scares. Outsmart the Chaos Servants and escape from the Whitlock Mansion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clea.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 221 reviews

    It Moves is a horror game that will try to scare you without too many of the typical "screamers", instead relying on atmosphere and suspense. You'll be solving puzzles along the way, and... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It Moves.

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  5. A cozy farming adventure… with strange secrets hiding everywhere. On the surface, your farm is peaceful: cows mooing, chickens wandering, crops quietly growing in the sun. But look a little closer—something unusual is happening here. Weird items appear out of nowhere.A mysterious glowing ball sits behind the barn.A suspicious ninja-like figure lurks between the trees.Even your animals seem… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wandering Farm.

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  6. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 238 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 10 reviews

    The last thing Alex Young remembers is being at home alone in her apartment… so why has she suddenly woken up in this strange mansion? All the doors are locked by bizarre puzzles and traps, there are cameras following her every move, and she keeps thinking she sees… things… out of the corner of her eye. If she wants to escape alive, along with the other captives she discovers, she’ll need to use h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tartarus Key.

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  7. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 262 reviews

    You will play a telepath named James. He has the ability to connect with the soul thus he can understand their past. He was hired to explore what happened in the previous 20 years in a haunted house This is the puzzle game! Gameplay uses the first person perspective, your mission searching for items and solve puzzles in order to connect with the souls of those who died in the house and listen t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Root Of Evil: The Tailor.

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  8. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 76 reviews

    Follow us About the GameA New Horror Adventure from the Creator of Home!Worse Than Death is a scary, action-adventure horror game about a high school reunion that goes horribly wrong! Run for your life, hide in the shadows, and use your wits to avoid shadowy creatures and uncover the terrible truths of your wretched home town. Solve devious puzzles to reveal the emotionally-charged story of Holl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Worse Than Death.

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  10. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 189 reviews

    BrokenLore: LOW is a psychological horror game set in the beautiful and mysterious Japanese village of Kirisame Mura, where the ancient legend of the Gashadokuro, a giant skeleton from Japanese folklore, still looms. The story follows Naomi Montgomery, who arrives in Kirisame Mura for a major professional opportunity that could launch BrokenLore: LOW is a psychological horror game set in the beau… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BrokenLore: LOW.

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  11. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    You are a lone soul who awakes in a hostile and sorrowful world. As you explore, you will discover landmarks enveloped in flesh, abominable creatures who will seek you out, and fragments of your past. Your journey will be wrought with conflict, but it is up to you to overcome and unravel the mysteries of this world. If you're interested in playing the final game, wishlist the game on Steam: ht… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Never Forgotten.

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  12. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    81% User Score Based on 227 reviews

    A cinematic thriller told through the classic perspective of point & click adventure games. The Night is Grey is about modern storytelling fused together with hand-drawn animated characters, fully animated backgrounds and an original studio recorded music score. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Night is Grey.

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  13. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    97% User Score Based on 168 reviews

    All your coworkers are gone and the halls are quiet, except for the pitter patter of rain on the window. Explore a desolate laboratory as a creature stalks you, always watching. Run and hide as you solve puzzles and learn more about what happened to the facility its secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quiet is the Eyes.

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  14. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 770 reviews

    There is an unusual cabin deep in the woods. It had served as a laboratory and a dwelling for three generations of Lodgers. But as of late the latest Lodger has been noticing weird changes in familiar surroundings; things are missing, noises and rattle heard. Something odd is coming out of the woods. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knock-Knock.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 1,248 reviews

    A town flourished with woodworking and mining, "Babel's Hill Top". A Ruggles family who contributed greatly to the development of this town several centuries ago. The tragedy that happened at the residence of them. In this residence where blood and hatred are ingrained, their nightmare begins. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lurk in the Dark.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development
    92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Help young investigator James uncover the dark truth behind the murder of the Smiths' and their missing daughter Ellen in this thrilling 2D pixel horror game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ellen.

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  18. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    71% User Score Based on 73 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Selma and the Wisp is an astonishing platform game with a particularly eerie feel to it. Densely packed with logical puzzles and unexpected obstacles, the game incorporates innovative gameplay, low-poly models and an spectacular animations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Selma and the Wisp.

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  19. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 271 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 4 reviews

    Perception is a first-person narrative horror adventure that tells the story of Cassie, a blind heroine who uses her extraordinary hearing and razor-sharp wits to unravel the mysteries of an abandoned estate that haunts her dreams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perception.

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  20. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 192 reviews

    BackgroundA man wakes up from the nightmare. Again. Every time he closes his eyes he sees images of evil paper dolls attacking him. Sleepless, confused, terrified...and now he's haunted by imaginary sounds. At dawn, he will take his daughter to his ex-wife. He must. Driving on this road always makes him sad. “If it wasn't for my depression, our relationship wouldn't end like this." "Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    89% User Score Based on 876 reviews

    The game "Find Yourself" - psychological horror from the first person in a closed space. Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Find Yourself.

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  22. 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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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Atmospheric First-Person Horror Adventure. Follow the feverish dream of an industrial worker plunged into a nightmare after a small spider bite... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ARAIGNEES.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    52% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    Arruyo is a 3D first person terror game, where the player is inside a farmhouse with different monsters that will try to kill him/her. To survive and discover the mystery of that place, the player will have to hide from these monsters while investigating the farmhouse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arruyo.

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  26. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 800 reviews

    You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms: Lost Tape.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, emotional
    67% User Score Based on 329 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 6 reviews

    On a camping trip during the last days of autumn, your sister disappears in the middle of the night. Lake Ridden is a horror mystery where you’ll uncover dark secrets of the past trying to bring her home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lake Ridden.

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  28. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    91% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    Death is the only way to wake up. The player must understand for himself: is he in a dream or in... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knock Harder.

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  29. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    65% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Descend into darkness... The Morgue Fissure Between Worlds, provides a dark mysterious environment that is waiting to be discovered. Your world is connected with many others. There are things that must be forgotten, relics that must be discovered, and worlds to be charted.... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Morgue Fissure Between Worlds.

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  30. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 1,371 reviews

    Neverending Nightmares is a psychological horror game inspired by the developer's actual battle with mental illness. In the game, you take on the role of Thomas who awakens from a terrible nightmare only to find that he is still dreaming. As he descends deeper through the layers of hellish dreamscapes, he must hide from horrifying apparitions and outrun his inner demons. He must discover which of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neverending Nightmares.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    60% User Score Based on 446 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 2 reviews

    Experience terrors only madness can conjure in HEKTOR, a psychological horror game set in a world that literally moves with your every twist and turn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hektor.

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  32. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 1,255 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Door: Complete Edition.

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  33. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 1,089 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 5 reviews

    Withering Rooms is a 2.5D horror adventure set in a procedurally generated Victorian mansion that changes each night. Sneak through Mostyn House to gather weapons, distractions, magical artifacts, keys, and crafting materials. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Withering Rooms.

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  34. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    73% User Score Based on 480 reviews
    Critic Score 48%Based on 12 reviews

    Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. To save her estranged daughter, a guilt-ridden mother must uncover the frightening truth behind the urban tale of a vengeful, demonic witch. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Explore a grand manor house and interact with almost every object you see. To find and s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Knock Twice.

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  35. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 8,751 reviews

    Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you. They long to finally meet you and show you how flexible your skin can be after it has soaked in blood. Will you brave this journe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    61% User Score Based on 215 reviews

    Fragments and details, rainy nights and blurry lights are all VOID&MEDDLER focuses on. A non-linear cyberpunk adventure where genders and species melt into each other. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void And Meddler.

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  37. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 7,362 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 4 reviews

    Each death has its visage. How will you face them? Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Visage.

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  38. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 478 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

    One night can feel like a lifetime of pain, suffering and horror to a child...do you have what it takes to survive the night? Play as an 8 year old child who is tormented by monsters in his house. Your choices make his future which lives can be saved or ended. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Just Ignore Them.

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  40. Find 100 dogs in India! A simple hidden object game made with Kivy. Do you recognize the real-life buildings in the background? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 100 Dogs in India.

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  41. ***PLEASE READ!***RECOMMENDATIONS FROM DEV!***  Hey everybody! The game is in a pretty rough state as I rushed to meet the deadline. I highly recommend using debug functions I left in this build to make your playthrough smoother. At the start I recommend pressing '3' a bunch of times to keep adding to your 'Kronos' count. Then wait for the shop to open once the countdown reaches halfway (Yes! ther… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Blade of Time's Eternal Penguin Warrior: A Quest to Unleash the Full Potential of Time Wielding the Sword of Destiny.

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  42. Denis is an ordinary student whose life is trapped in debt. Rent is due tomorrow morning, and working as a courier on the night shift is the only way to stay off the streets. The city sleeps, but its residential areas live their own, hidden lives. You'll pick up orders from a 24-hour diner and venture into the labyrinth of panel apartment buildings. But tonight, something has changed. The silence… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Night Route.

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  43. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 123 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 12 reviews

    SLEEP AWAKE is an immersive first-person psychedelic horror narrative experience that explores the realm between sleep and death.  Submitted to perpetual insomnia, the denizens of the last known city on Earth are reaching a panic crisis of reckless experiments in an effort to avoid The HUSH, the inexplicable disappearance of those who sleep. Playing as Katja, you must survive the devotees of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SLEEP AWAKE.

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  44. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    86% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    How long can you survive unemployment? The year is 2018, you are trapped in a single-bedroom apartment somewhere in an undisclosed Nordic welfare state. Your objective is to survive in the mind-numbing loop of long-term unemployment and social isolation. Features: Survival You have stats to manage: the physiological needs of the body, and your mental health. Maintain high dopamine levels to avoid … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unemployment Simulator 2018.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, character development
    66% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    WHAT IF HIDE AND SEEK WAS LIFE AND DEATH? It’s 1986, and you're stranded on a ship in the Bermuda Triangle. Everyone is missing — but you’re not alone. You’re trapped in a terrifying loop with a monster, and you’ll have to stay one step ahead to survive. Ready or not, here it comes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ire: A Prologue.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 678 reviews

    The Lightkeeper is a psychological horror game set in the atmospheric and heavy ambiance of the 1920s. Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lightkeeper.

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  47. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    89% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Blackthorne’s Manor is a first-person puzzle-horror experience that plunges you into the unsettling depths of a long-abandoned estate. Your friend vanished after attending a party at the manor, and no one has seen them since. Armed with little more than your wits and a faintly glowing lantern, you step inside, not knowing what you'll find on the other side. Shadowed rooms, cryptic puzzles, and fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackthorne's Manor.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 600 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

    This is a story about death. Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luto.

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  49. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development
    90% User Score Based on 890 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    Karma: The Dark World's Deluxe Edition contains the following : - Full game of KARMA: The Dark World - The 58 Track Original Soundtrack - The 5 Track 'Into the Mist' EP - The 138 Page Artbook If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KARMA: The Dark World.

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  50. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    94% User Score Based on 316 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

    Tank controls. Fixed cameras. Pure Terror. Set in a haunting world of twisted experiments and occult nightmares, this game brings back the survival horror mechanics you know and love while pushing the genre into terrifying new depths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flesh Made Fear.

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