Games like Boreal Tales

Sarah began the rite, but was consumed. Thou must complete it. Delve into the dream of a dying town in 'Boreal Tales' , a retro-style adventure with horror elements. Taking cues from the fixed-camera angle games of the PS1 era, and the dream logic of works like 'Yume Nikki', vignettes beget vignettes in this web of Trees and Streets. Explore the interweaving narratives of a northern community, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boreal Tales.

Delve into the dream of a dying town in 'Boreal Tenebrae', a retro-style adventure with horror elements. Taking cues from the fixed-camera angle games of the PS1 era, and the dream logic of works like 'Yume Nikki', vignettes beget vignettes in this web of Trees and Streets. Explore the interweaving narratives of a northern community, cast adrift in an increasingly urbanized world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boreal Tenebrae Act I: "I Stand Before You, A Form Undone".

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

83% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Delve into the dream of a dying town in 'Boreal Tenebrae', a retro-style adventure with horror elements. Taking cues from the fixed-camera angle games of the PS1 era, and the dream logic of works like 'Yume Nikki', vignettes beget vignettes in this web of Trees and Streets. Explore the interweaving narratives of a northern community, cast adrift in an increasingly urbanized world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boreal Tenebrae Act I: "I Stand Before You, A Form Undone".

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 1,602 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 12 reviews

It's a Shipper's biggest fear. You're grounded in the exclusion zone, twenty miles of death and decay sealed off by the towering, suffocating walls erected after the collapse.Alone, stranded, and with limited resources at your disposal you'll have to push your way through the zone, solve environmental puzzles, manage resources and fight for your life as you try to find a way to escape beyond the w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollowbody.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

79% User Score Based on 790 reviews

Ok/Normal is a short, experimental third-person horror experience, inspired by early 3D console games of the 90's. Journey through a dark, disjointed, dreamlike dimension with your cloud companion! Remember a good diet, take your medicine, and you should be fine! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OK/NORMAL.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Please Duology is a compilation containing two previously available games, Please and Please Follow, with added material expanding on the narrative universe of the titles. The games are both short, ambient walking simulators and the entire Duology experience can be completed in under an hour. PLEASE (ORIGINAL)Please takes place in an alternate timeline where we won the war. You are the repair per… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Please Duology.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

A surreal narrative adventure set on the night Tamarack Narrows collapses into static, fire, and aurora. Follow Sarah, Bree, and the townsfolk as an unknown visitor arrives promising salvation. A lo-fi, analog-horror If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boreal Tenebrae Act 0: Sundowning.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

81% User Score Based on 37 reviews

You are Anna, a lonesome geophysicist trapped in a military base in the depths of a mysterious Russian island, where the cold is deadly. Hauntings beyond her comprehension inhabits under the snow, and they conceal a disturbing past in which she has to unveil in order to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kriophobia.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

94% User Score Based on 175 reviews

10 Dead Doves is a short, singleplayer, fixed-perspective horror story set in the heart of the Appalachian wilderness. It's 2004. The mountains are much older. You play as Marcus Stetson -- the Most Pathetic Man on Earth -- a seasoned backpacker on the Appalachian Trail who decides to pool his resources to team up one last time with his human firecracker of a trail buddy, Sean. Their mission is to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10 Dead Doves.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

93% User Score Based on 82 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 2 reviews

A third-person roguelite horror adventure where you play as four characters, experiencing an intergenerational storyline tied to the haunting traditions of an ancient village in Sardinia, Italy, a region rich with unique folklore… The village itself is an elaborate maze with no two iterations being precisely the same—you will have to explore and solve the mysteries of the game largely unguided. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saturnalia.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 380 reviews

Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Night of the Scissors.

『散歩 Walk』 is a stealth-focused survival horror game. It combines a fixed viewpoint like a security camera with visuals from the PS1 era, and has an eerie atmosphere that feels like the boundary between dream and reality. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 散歩 WALK.

Dreams of Pain is a highly experimental first-person mystery horror game with elements of horror in its atmosphere. The structure of the game is mostly linear. The game incorporates ARG-like elements into its storytelling. The game's art style was inspired by retro games from the late '90s. It doesn't hold your hand and there are no traditional tutorials for the player. Some of the puzzles in the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreams of Pain.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

SLUDGE DEPARTMENT You have been given the task of fixing a strange water treatment plant in a remote swampy area. As an engineer, you soon discover that things are not quite right. The deeper the water gets, the stranger the people become. Slosh into a point-and-click adventure where logic gets clogged in the pipes and mud mud gets on your boots. TRY THE DEMO This game is currently under devel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sludge Department.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

You entered by choice. Can you find your way out?The Soviet era has long faded into history. But its shadows still linger... In the heart of an abandoned scientific facility lies a mysterious anomaly. This place exists outside of time, reason, and logic. You are a scientist, an investigator accustomed to confronting the unexplained. But what awaits you here will turn your world upside down. Wha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soviet Anomaly 7.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

95% User Score Based on 41 reviews

Awakening Sarah is an immersive adventure game that invites you to embark on a mesmerizing journey through the depths of dreams. Play as Sarah, a young girl with an extraordinary gift - the ability to delve into her own dreams and unravel the mysteries that lie within. As Sarah awakens in a mysterious dream world, she finds herself confronted with surreal places and enigmatic puzzles that refle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Awakening Sarah.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

86% User Score Based on 401 reviews

Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heartworm.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 34 reviews

I think I found my battle, Nam. - What? - My naval skirmish.  Help your love Dei make his own movie. Sell empanadas to fund the film or discover the dark origin of your relationship. HITM3 is a third person, slice of life adventure where you control Nam on his days in Santiago de Chile.  Wake up each day with something different to do. Help with the movie or just buy a completo. *Meow* Where did … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HITM3.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music

84% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Inspired by Lovecraft, a psychological survival horror game set in a dystopian, alternative universe. Discover the mystery of the woman's death and learn the dark secrets of the Happy Rock. Are you ready? Discover a surreal world inspired by Lovecraft Explore a dystopian world that accurately alludes to current world events. The universe describes one of the paths that humanity can follow. Every d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Order of the Snake Scale.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

78% User Score Based on 74 reviews

Alan Sharp is a First Person mystery horror story-driven video game, focused on exploration, survival, puzzles and open-world investigation. Get into the shoes of Alan Sharp, a private detective in the 1970s, retired and shattered due to the murder of a beloved one. A single call by an old friend takes Alan back on his track, leading you to a small town where a boy was butchered. The parents are … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alan Sharp.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

91% User Score Based on 362 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

ENIGMA TECHNOLOGIES invites you to delve into the mind of an AI. Seamlessly blending first-person exploration with point-and-click mechanics, THE ENIGMA MACHINE's completely unique presentation offers an increasingly unnerving atmosphere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE ENIGMA MACHINE.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

96% User Score Based on 775 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

Placed in a world without change, you must create fate by watering an ancient plant. Determine a future and live with it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fatum Betula.

Sebastian is a janitor in a nursing home, but in a world of drugs and mysteries, his reality unravels. Under Dr. Malverick's watch, his ordinary life twists into strange experiments, missing patients, and inner turmoil. What is real? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elysium.

Dream Pills Developer: HiddenWare Warning: This game contains screamers, loud noises, and flashing images. It is not recommended for players with heart conditions, epilepsy, or other similar health issues. Proceed with caution. About This Game Dream Pills is a low-poly psychological horror experience that plunges players into a short but intense journey of about 10-15 minutes. Develope… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Pills.

Foul Bliss is a story-driven psychological horror game—a surreal tale about cinema, music, and the coexistence of beauty and terror. Step into the role of an 80s movie protagonist, complete with a film grain effect, and immerse yourself in the atmosphere with an original soundtrack. Explore an old mansion hidden in a foggy forest and meet its inhabitants. Follow the instructions of a voice on the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Foul Bliss.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Two worlds, one nightmare. Explore a gruesome orphanage, solve puzzles related to an inexplicable phenomenon, and dive into the depths of dreams to uncover otherworldly horrors. An Abyss of Dreams is a cosmic horror point-and-click game set during the Great Darkness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Abyss of Dreams.

In the shadow of a rundown estate, tormented by demented visions you must solve puzzles, fight dreadful monsters, and escape the masked man haunting every step. Inside a fixed camera narrative horror. Step into the shoes of Edward Smith, an investigative reporter nearing the end of his career, each night a fitful dream haunts him; A thirty year old murder and a string of gruesome cold cases conn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heather Wreath: The Reporter.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

96% User Score Based on 23 reviews

FriendShapes v2.2 Demo Out Now! [Controls: Keyboard / Joypad / Mouse (Mouse not recommended for traversal)] [Media 17987566] Explore the twisted remnants of Leavalley, a place you're fairly... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FriendShapes.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Survival horror where you explore collapsed facilities, face biotechnological horrors, and survive with limited resources. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to H.A.D.E.S Zero.

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.

46%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization

75% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Find the objects that are hidden on the map. The game is a Hidden Object Game. In which you need to find objects with a certain design in beautiful locations, and click on them with the mouse. The game is a 3D level game in which objects and characters are frozen in the picture, you have to find 20 different objects. The system automatically determines which object you need to find… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hidden Space Station Top-Down 3D.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 73 reviews

Note: THIS IS A DEMO. Full game available on Steam! A DIRTY JOB BUT SOMEONE HAS TO DO IT Whispers of a shadowy satanic cult connected to dozens of missing people have ignited a firestorm of rumors. Some believe the tales are true, while others dismiss them as a hoax. In the wake of a brutal wave of journalist layoffs, Sarah is ready to chase the story no one else dares touch. But as she digs dee… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fear Business.

Pure Chinese 3D First-Person Detective Series GameThe Meiqi Series is a Chinese style full 3D detective game, it tells the story of detective Liu Qingchun from the contact of Sun Meiqi secret room murder case began a series of mysterious cases and strange events. This uniquely rich narrative puzzle game combines deduction-focused gameplay with a non-linear storytelling approach, incorporating t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MeiQi 2024.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

98% User Score Based on 1,667 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

Buy Sorry We're Closed at PlayStation Store. Explore and survive a darkly supernatural spin on London where the demon world spills into human hustle and bustle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sorry We're Closed.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

81% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Five years after the world is devastated by a zombie virus, Alfred is looking for Jake, his older brother. Facing a post-apocalyptic scenario and many flesh-thirsty zombies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dead are Not Dead.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

80% User Score Based on 526 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 4 reviews

A collection of short horror games by 10 different creators, all made in 7 days. Includes: Carthanc (Scythe Dev Team) Don't Go Out (Secret Cow Level) Hand of Doom (Torple Dook) Mr. Bucket Told Me To (Strange Scaffold) Outsider (Mahelyk) The Pay is Nice (Oddbreeze Games) The Pony Factory (David Szymanski) Rotgut (Snowrunner Productions) Shatter (Lovely Hellplace) SUMMER NIGHT (Airdorf) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread X Collection.

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.

38%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

48% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Traverse your way through this Atmospheric Psychological Horror! Explore the 9 eerie levels of The Backrooms, a place where everything seems familiar, with a constant feeling of something or someone watching you. Why were you chosen to enter The Backrooms? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Exploration.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

81% User Score Based on 141 reviews

From the co-creator of Anodyne. In this surreal, PSX-like adventure, learn someone's secrets and experiences by exploring their mind. Control Yuito as you explore his estranged and dying father's "Memory World" - what surreal and supernatural things will you find? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Our Asias.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

83% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Michael struggles with dreams of dark waters and an unknown ancient evil resting beneath the cold waves. Are these simply dreams or are they a premonition of things to come? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arkhangel: The House of the Seven Stars.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

82% User Score Based on 39 reviews

Critic Score 35%Based on 1 reviews

Fight for your freedom in this life and the next. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cold Iron: Quick Draw Western Duels.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 39 reviews

You wake up to a horrible smell, and whispering vents in your apartment. Something's wrong. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollow Head.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 1,512 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 2 reviews

A serial killer is terrorizing the city, and Sara's deadbeat boyfriend hasn't done the laundry. Can Sara survive a late-night trip to the laundromat, or will the Womb Ripper perform an early delivery? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodwash.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

73% User Score Based on 48 reviews

Edward Carnby looked up. An Eagle was visible as it skimmed the light of the moon. Slaughter Gulch, never had a ghost town been so aptly named! The hot sierra wind blew open the swing door to the old saloon bar... A scream echoed through the night air... The old Navajo witch doctor was right. Emily Hartwood's life was at risk. A sudden crack... A Winchester being loaded... Carnby drew his six-shoo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alone in the Dark 3.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 296 reviews

A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Almost Home Now.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

75% User Score Based on 16 reviews

GrandMA Studios is back on the case with the latest chilling installment in the celebrated Mystery Case Files series! Attention, Master Detective! Just when you thought it was safe to take some time off, a mysterious new challenge has arisen, and you’re the only one with the skills and background to face it! A relative of the royal family is renovating a lavish high-rise hotel from more than … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystery Case Files: Incident at Pendle Tower.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

91% User Score Based on 183 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

A suspicious suicide. A chilling curse. A malevolent power. Finally, a wicked dark secret. This is Derceto, a legendary Louisiana mansion where, against your better judgment, you're drawn into a world of shadows to explore the darker side of Jeremy Hartwood's imagination. Despite a paralyzing sense of personal danger, your quest for truth drives you to investigate the old house. But, you didn't k… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alone in the Dark.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

99% User Score Based on 684 reviews

You can’t run from your dreams in this unsettling classic point-and-click horror game from award-winning indie developer scriptwelder. To find a way out, you’ll have to go even deeper into your nightmares. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Sleep Trilogy.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

65% User Score Based on 93 reviews

A throwback to the survival horror and mystery games of the original Playstation, Back in 1995 faithfully re-creates everything from this forgotten era of games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back in 1995.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

67% User Score Based on 51 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

“A Place for the Unwilling” is a narrative adventure game where the city is the actual protagonist. No puzzles or “game over” screens, just you, the city and the dozens of stories which are taking place in there. Days pass and the fate of the city is yet to be decided. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Place for the Unwilling.