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"The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件" is a J-horror walking simulator with psychological elements, featuring photo-realistic graphics and a VHS film aesthetic. Players take on the role of a college girl working a night shift in a Japanese convenience store, where they will encounter puzzles and two possible endings. This game is a follow-up from the creators of other successful horror titles such as "Stigmatized Property | 事故物件" and "Inunaki Tunnel | 犬鳴トンネル".

"Jisatsu | 自撮" by is a deeply introspective and emotional platformer that explores themes of mental health and self-reflection. Players control a character who must confront their inner demons and overcome despair, making choices that determine their fate. With hauntingly beautiful pixel art visuals and a poignant soundtrack, the game encourages self-expression and understanding.

"Fears to Fathom: Ironbark Lookout" is the fourth episode in the anthology of a psychological horror game. As Jack Nelson, a fire lookout, you explore Ironbark State Park and survive by making the right choices. This first-person narrative walking simulator features exploration, driving, and conversation mechanics, set in an atmospheric environment with photo-realistic graphics.

"Nightmare Files: Clap Clap" is a first-person exploration game set in a house with 80s home automation systems. Players toggle lights by clapping, but must be wary of unseen entities. The game features amnesia-like physical interactions, volumetric audio, and PS1-style graphics, immersing players in a spooky atmosphere. Heed the warning: don't snoop around too much.

"The Closing Shift" is a Japanese horror game with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and psychological terror. As a girl on a closing shift, you'll explore an environment inspired by Japanese horror films, with VHS film aesthetic adding to the immersive experience. Gameplay consists of walking and puzzle-solving, while the game's psychological horrors aim to drive you insane. Key features include autosaves at checkpoints and an option to turn off VHS effects.

In "That Which Gave Chase," become a sled dog musher navigating treacherous Arctic terrain to reunite a scientist with his abandoned expedition. This experimental, narrative-driven thriller blends first-person dog sledding with adventure and light horror elements, challenging you to maintain balance and keep your sled from tipping. With a 45-60 minute playtime, this story-focused game features physics-based gameplay,branching dialogue, and a haunting soundtrack.

A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

You arrive at a luxury hotel where a city-wide quarantine unleashes monstrous transformations among guests, turning the hotel into a prison. To survive and retain your sanity, you must navigate shifting alliances, uncover dark secrets, and decide who to trust in a tense story with multiple endings. Will you escape and stay human amid the madness?

Happy's Humble Burger Farm is a first-person, survival- horror game that combines fast food service with terrifying supernatural elements. As a low-wage worker at Happy's, you must follow customer orders, manage resources, and maintain cleanliness while dealing with sinister forces that lurk within the establishment. The game offers a unique mix of service simulation and psychological horror, where every shift could be your last.

"I Frog-ot" is a quirky game featuring a wizard frog named Diego who has frog-amnesia. Your mission is to help Diego gather potion ingredients, become friends, and recover his memories. The game features bright colors and cartoonish graphics, but it comes with a warning for flashing lights and loud sounds. Use WSAD to move, E to interact, space to jump, CTRL to crouch, and shift to sprint. Remember: "Don't trust the shadow, the one who whispers, the void...the thing behind you."