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Looking for games like Carnival? Here are top action recommendations with a horror, mystery and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition or The Last Door: Complete Edition.

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  1. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 2,305 reviews

    Antiquarian Thomasina Bateman is writing a book on the barrows of England, documenting the treasures she finds buried within. When an intriguing letter summons her to the small village of Bewlay, tucked away in the remote countryside, she sets off by train with her assistant a day behind.Upon her arrival, however, the mysterious man who summoned her is nowhere to be found. Her assistant never arri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Excavation of Hob's Barrow.

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  2. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 758 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    In Season 2 of The Last Door, the search for his missing client will bring psychiatrist John Wakefield deeper into a conspiracy of darkness and closer to the heart of madness than ever before. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition.

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  3. 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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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 323 reviews

    From the creators of cult sleeper hit Scratches and the haunting Serena, comes a chilling journey into the darkest depths of your mind. ASYLUM is an ambitious first-person horror adventure casting you into the hallucinatory setting of the Hanwell Mental Institute. As an ex-patient suffering bizarre visions, you must explore the intricate layout of the building, research its past history, and ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ASYLUM.

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  5. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    93% User Score Based on 176 reviews

    The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Corruption Within.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 3,230 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    A demon possessed you one year ago. Since that day, you unwillingly tore a trail of bloodshed through New York City. Your salvation comes in the form of the Unavowed – an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. You are free, but your world is in tatters. You have no home, no friends, and are wanted by the police. Your old life is gone, but perhaps you can start a new one. Join the ranks of th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unavowed.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 245 reviews

    A madness for spiritualism has gripped London in 1907. Séances and theatrical shows where spirits make contact with their living families are all the rage, and there are a legion of investigators trying to discover the secrets of the supernatural. Among them, Professor Patrick Moore stands at the forefront, and he is now at a crossroads ‒ he's got 72 hours to prove the existence of the Great Beyon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An English Haunting.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    92% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story. Stanhope will sometimes be presented with alternative ways to handle a conversation, based on four temperaments… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abscission.

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  9. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 1,799 reviews

    A narrative-driven point-and-click adventure that explores the stories of four different characters in a masked ball taking place on a train in the late 1920s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers.

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  10. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 984 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 8 reviews

    A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lacuna.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    96% User Score Based on 253 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Nightmare Frames is a supernatural thriller where you'll step into the shoes of Alan Goldberg, in the search for the scariest horror film of all time. An enthralling journey through the streets of the Hollywood of the 80s, a small haunted town, and even Hell itself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmare Frames.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 5,758 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 3 reviews

    Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roadwarden.

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  13. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 2,729 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 9 reviews

    Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Primordia.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 1,212 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 6 reviews

    Wormwood Studios' upcoming follow-up to Primordia: a point-and-click adventure game set in a morbid, otherworldly carnival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strangeland.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,062 reviews

    In Sanitarium you play an amnesiac thrust into a morbid, really creepy universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sanitarium.

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  16. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 822 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 10 reviews

    Embark on a thrilling sci-fi journey in a futuristic Asian city with MINDS BENEATH US. In a society fully automated by advanced AI, you find yourself trapped in a foreign body, alongside the subconscious of its original owner. As society evolves, a new industry emerges that replaces the hardware needed to operate AI-automated systems with human brains. Consequently, the most disadvantaged citizens… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minds Beneath Us.

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  17. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 2,186 reviews

    Stasis: Bone Totem is a thrilling and spine-tingling journey into the unknown fathoms of the icy ocean and the terrors that await a family. They will uncover a threat far beyond their wildest dreams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STASIS: BONE TOTEM.

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  18. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 8,505 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 45 reviews

    Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. Play as Alex, a bright, rebellious teenager who brings her new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight party on an old military island. The night takes a terrifying turn when you unwittingly open a ghostly gate spawned from the island’s cryptic past. How you deal with these events, your peers, and the omino… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oxenfree.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 4,361 reviews

    Marie's Room is a short-story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates, told through memories. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was 20 years ago. What happened to Marie and Kelsey all those years ago? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marie's Room.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 791 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 4 reviews

    Tokyo Dark is an anime-style horror adventure game combining point and click and visual novel genres. The story follows Detective Itou across Tokyo, searching for the truth behind her partner's strange disappearance. Featuring puzzles, stat management, and difficult decisions, Tokyo Dark puts the narrative in the hands of the player. Players' decisions change their character, opening or locking op… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tokyo Dark.

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  22. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 860 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 4 reviews

    In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer.

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  23. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 1,398 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 17 reviews

    In Neo-San Francisco, a vibrant city of low life and high tech, you will witness the world’s first sapient robot learning to grow and live as you become embroiled in the darkest scandal of 2064. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 2064: Read Only Memories.

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  24. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,173 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 2 reviews

    The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Séance of Blake Manor.

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  28. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 2,688 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Distraint is a 2D psychological horror adventure for PC. To secure a partner position in the famous company he works for, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that moment he finds the price of his humanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DISTRAINT.

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  29. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 3,318 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Detention is a atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detention.

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  30. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 1,494 reviews

    A lovingly hand-pencilled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of the alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory and solve a variety of hand-crafted puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mundaun.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 1,129 reviews

    Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Report.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    98% User Score Based on 3,456 reviews

    - Chapter 1 Demo - A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride. Play Chapter 1 here on Itch... Then check out the full game on Steam! A Pulp Adventure Thriller from the minds that brought you Peridium and Crawl. An engrossin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Drifter.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 801 reviews

    Time Travel is real and history is up for grabs! In this point-and-click, you play Fia Quinn, a time agent for the ChronoZen agency. Your job is to keep close watch on seven travelers who have the desire (and the bank accounts) to sightsee in the past. Some are simply curious. Others have unfinished business to resolve. And they’ve all put down a lot of money for the trip, so it’s vital that you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Old Skies.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, character development
    94% User Score Based on 306 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rosewater.

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  36. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 2,588 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game. Set in Honjo, Tokyo's Sumida ward during the Showa period (1926-89), this is the unsettling tale of those with the power to curse, derived from the gruesome real world urban legends: "The Seven Mysteries of Honjo." Follow the cursed seven as they embark on a supernatu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo.

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  37. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    88% User Score Based on 4,880 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 65 reviews

    Discover a dark mystery only a medium can solve. Travel to an abandoned communist resort and use your unique psychic abilities to uncover its deeply disturbing secrets, solve dual-reality puzzles, survive encounters with sinister spirits, and explore two realities at the same time. The Medium is a third-person psychological horror game that features patented dual-reality gameplay and an original s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Medium.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    95% User Score Based on 195 reviews

    AVERAGE TIME TO COMPLETE: 1hrs 30m You take on the role of Thomas Myrtle, a World War II veteran, returns from the war with PTSD and struggles with addiction, leading to the collapse of his marriage and a period of homelessness. In 1949, his grandparents take him in, helping him achieve sobriety, but his fragile peace shatters when his grandmother accuses him of stealing her medication. One ni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ethel.

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  39. 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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  40. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 161 reviews

    Psychroma is a narrative-driven side-scroller where you play as a digital medium. Confront the past by piecing together the broken memories of a cybernetic house, and exorcise the ghosts in the machine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psychroma.

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  41. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 2,961 reviews

    You’re not special. You’re not a hero. Thrust into unfortunate circumstances, you find yourself with no other option than to unravel what might be your biggest case yet. There is no choice. We change, but we change nothing. Get to work, detective. Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you un… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tails Noir: Prologue.

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  43. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 2,729 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 9 reviews

    Join Brian Pasternack on his first day at one of the world’s largest companies, Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp's hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yuppie Psycho.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 1,736 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Gemini Rue is a neo-noir classic adventure game from the creator of acclaimed Blackwell Series, Wadjet Eye Games. The game features: - Over 60 hand-drawn backgrounds - A moody, film noir atmosphere - Control both Azriel and Delta-Six - An innovative investigation system - A gripping sci-fi mystery If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gemini Rue.

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  45. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 498 reviews
    Critic Score 37%Based on 2 reviews

    Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult. Your number one suspect is Loath Nolder; a highly respected private investigator. After mysteriously aba… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    93% User Score Based on 4,698 reviews

    The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...By author Remigiusz Michalski (Harvester Games) this suspenseful psychological horror game features stylized artwork, a simple keyboard control method and English voice act… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cat Lady.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 666 reviews

    A teenaged girl and the vindictive ghost that's possessing her deal with cosmic mysteries and interpersonal struggles in this character-driven narrative-focused horror adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Music Machine.

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  48. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    96% User Score Based on 364 reviews

    A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Rites of Arkham.

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  49. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 328 reviews

    "Calm down. This is all normal. Well, it’s a new normal. There was a malfunction that we can’t fix yet, but with your help I can make symptoms bearable. We’re all in the same boat here and should help each other." "I’m Shelly, a lead scientist in General Education research facility. The job title is longer, but it’s not important. Here’s what I know so far, though." "The experience-sharing program… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Long Reach.

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  50. 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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