Games like CALENDULA
Looking for games like CALENDULA? Here are top puzzle recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Stories Untold, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter or Event[0].
1 View Game85%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, replayability87% User Score 4,068 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviews"Stories Untold" is a narrative-driven experimental adventure game, combining text-adventure, point-and-click, and horror elements in 4 interconnected stories. It offers 80s retro aesthetics with innovative gameplay and tense psychological horror, engaging players in a unique anthology of visual storytelling. Try the free demo "The House Abandon" for a taste.
View Game2 View Game82%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsreplayability, stability86% User Score 4,014 reviewsCritic Score 78%38 reviewsThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery game focused on exploration and discovery. As occult-minded private detective Paul Prospero communicate with the dead to discover the fate of a missing boy and the mystery behind a dark ancient force lurking in Red Creek Valley.
View Game3 View Game73%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayoptimization, grinding79% User Score 1,810 reviewsCritic Score 68%15 reviews"Event is a unique single-player horror narrative exploration game with a retro-futuristic sci-fi theme. Players build a relationship with an insecure AI entity, Kaizen, by typing messages and solve puzzles to progress through the story. The game boasts impressive visuals, physics-based rendering, and advanced lighting techniques, with an atmospheric soundscape providing an immersive experience."
View Game4 View Game86%Game Brain Scorestory, atmospherereplayability, grinding93% User Score 1,785 reviewsCritic Score 74%7 reviews"Year Walk" is a first-person adventure game set in 19th century Sweden, where you venture into the dark woods on a vision quest to foresee your future. Solve puzzles, discover cryptic folklore creatures, and delve into the game's built-in encyclopedia to understand the supernatural phenomena. This edition includes new locations, updated art, additional puzzles, and an integrated encyclopedia.
View Game5 View Game70%Game Brain Scorestory, atmospheregrinding, character development70% User Score 1,736 reviews"Home" is a single-player adventure horror game with an interesting plot and good game mechanics. It takes place in a beautifully designed pixel world, where the game's environment subtly changes to reflect your perspective. As a murder mystery, the game allows you to decide its outcome, creating a unique and masterfully crafted atmosphere.
View Game6 View Game90%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability95% User Score 6,804 reviewsCritic Score 83%8 reviews"Pony Island" is a unique indie game that traps players in a corrupted arcade machine. They must navigate through malware, minigames, and puzzle-solving to uncover the dark truth behind the game. The narrative unfolds through text messages, hacking segments, and eerie encounters with a demonic force ratcheting up the tension. This game is a mind-bending trip through a digital hellscape that twists the concept of a simple pony game on its head.
View Game7 View Game78%Game Brain Scorestory, atmosphereoptimization, grinding84% User Score 9,550 reviewsCritic Score 73%81 reviews"Layers of Fear" is a single-player horror action game with an intriguing story and good gameplay, set in a densely atmospheric Victorian-era mansion. As an insane painter, you explore the ever-changing environment, searching for your magnum opus, while experiencing hallucinations and uncovering the secrets of your madness. The game boasts amazing graphics, perfect music, and emotional depth, but can be very grinding and buggy, with some elements that may make you laugh.
View Game8 View Game83%Game Brain Scoregraphics, storyreplayability, grinding89% User Score 805 reviewsCritic Score 75%8 reviews"Happy Game" is a psychedelic horror adventure game by Amanita Design. You must navigate through three disturbing nightmares, solving puzzles in eerie environments while facing unsettling characters such as creepy smiley faces and pink bunnies. The game features music from the Czech freakfolk band DVA, adding to the overall unsettling atmosphere. The goal is to help a little boy escape his nightmares and find happiness again.
View Game9 View Game81%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsstability, replayability81% User Score 2,292 reviews"Blameless" is a free 3D adventure game focused on puzzle-solving and story, taking place in an unfinished house where you must escape a mysterious pursuer. The game features realistic puzzle mechanics, investigative gameplay, and a mysterious atmosphere with alternative solutions and story progression through exploration. The game is a short, intense experience with a tension-filled element of surprise, lasting around 20-60 minutes.
View Game10 View Game72%Game Brain Scorestory, atmospheregrinding, replayability72% User Score 572 reviews"Decay: The Mare" is a single-player horror adventure game with an interesting plot, where players help Sam, an addict stuck in a nightmarish institution, "Reaching Dreams," after a botched treatment. The game boasts good mechanics, a wonderful soundtrack, and a beautiful atmosphere, but requires patience due to lots of grinding. As a tribute to classic horror games like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Phantasmagoria, it offers a psychological horror experience in 3D, including an exclusive third chapter that concludes Sam's journey.
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