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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, music

90% User Score Based on 420 reviews

Don't Be Afraid - The First Toy, is an introduction to the dramatic story of a boy kidnapped by a psychopath. Exploring the giant house of your torturer you will soon discover things worse than your childish nightmares. Take on the role of Jamie and see what phrase “The First Toy” actually means. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Be Afraid: The First Toy.

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.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

74% User Score Based on 226 reviews

Doorways is a survival horror game played from the first-person perspective. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doorways.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

96% User Score Based on 3,506 reviews

Laia's house have a secret inside. Find out in this intriguing game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted Laia.

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.

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.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

84% User Score Based on 770 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 5 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.

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.

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.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

84% User Score Based on 9,550 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 81 reviews

HORROR REIMAGINED If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Layers of Fear.

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.

Haunted Jail: Alcatas is a 2D Survival Horror Game based on the paranormal events of the oldest and the most haunted prison in Alcatas, witnessed by those who set foot inside the place. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted Jail: Alcatas.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

56% User Score Based on 224 reviews

See how a game created by the very Jigsaw would look like! Use the available objects, outwit tricky illusions and optical puzzles and above all, answer the question – will you dare to Play with Me? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Play with Me: Escape room.

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.

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.

***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.

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.

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.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

93% User Score Based on 210 reviews

Locked away in the most secure prison in the galaxy, with little hope of escape, Gail Pilgrim faces the most difficult ordeals of her life. Her only hope lies in trusting those who she has come to regard as her friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Pilgrim Episode IV: Sol.

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.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

78% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Welcome to Liminal Lane Liminal Lane is a short, single player, first person, atmospheric walking simulator. A nostalgic, surreal experience exploring Liminal Spaces. Uncover the secrets of Liminal Lane and escape the Lucid Dreams and Haunting Nightmares. The Game features many different linear and unique Liminal levels with some puzzles and escape areas. Explore 10 levels, each with un… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Lane.

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.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

88% User Score Based on 103 reviews

Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead of Darkness.

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.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

63% User Score Based on 67 reviews

Shadow Mansion: Step Into the Shadows From the creators of the upcoming "PARALLEL PLAGUE: Good Old Days, " Shadow Mansion offers a harrowing glimpse into a world where fear and mystery intertwine. An Atmosphere Like No Other Welcome to Shadow Mansion, where every shadow hides a secret, and every sound sends shivers down your spine. This chilling horror adventure unfolds within the decaying walls o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SHADOW MANSION.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

96% User Score Based on 2,600 reviews

You see a newspaper ad about a house-sitting job. Since you're short on money, you decide to sign up. What awaits you... Did I mention that the house you'll be staying at has the latest home automation systems of the 80s!? Now you know! Simply clap twice in any room in the house to toggle the lights on/off. We sure are lucky that there are no entities around that can take advantage of this. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

82% User Score Based on 400 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 3 reviews

A horror anthology in the Dread X Collection series. Featuring 12 new games from up-and-comers along with veterans, all wrapped up in an old, run down party venue that may be hiding more than it's letting on... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread X Collection 5.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

61% User Score Based on 54 reviews

AVAILABLE NOW ON STEAM! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2854130/Left_Behind/Left Behind - Is a proudly pinoy-made realistic psychological horror game where you take on the role of a real estate agent with a client looking to sell you a property. Before finalizing the transaction, you decide to personally inspect the property. However, instead of a straightforward and quick interaction with the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Left Behind.

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.

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.

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 62%Based on 30 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.

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.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

69% User Score Based on 433 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

"The Guest" is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Guest.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

75% User Score Based on 80 reviews

The year is 1959, you just got a job as a postman in a brand new town called Little Vale. Although the sun is shining and the birds are chirping, this town is shrouded in mystery. Something… unnatural is afoot here. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Helltown.