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ISSUE #17 Cover - Lucy Haslam  Hello and welcome to Indiepocalypse! In its simplest terms, Indiepocalypse is just a bundle of games (common thing) packaged with a zine (also common thing) about the aforementioned games and comics, reviews and more! Each month will feature games by 10 different developers.  Each issue I hope to bring together games that explore the breadth of what our art form has … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Indiepocalypse #17.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 118 reviews

Dread Neighbor is a first-person psychological horror experience inspired by modern Chinese horror. Multi-Perspective Storytelling Based on real-life elements, explore the hidden fears and anxieties of urban solitude through the perspective of multiple victims. Start as a young woman working and living alone in the city. To cut costs, you move into an old apartment building that is cheap, but unne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread Neighbor.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Once a family home, now stands silent. The past still whispers through every room. You are looking for inspiration for a film, but you will find much more than just a story. Whether the lights are on or off... it doesn't matter. Olivia will find you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Olivia.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music

90% User Score Based on 31 reviews

A first-person psychological horror game where you explore a maze-like Korean alley, photograph and identify supernatural 'Demon Traces' from realistic illusions, and escape while evading a relentless ghost. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Alley.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

95% User Score Based on 380 reviews

Eternal Afternoon is a poetic walking sim about wasting time before the end of the world. You play as Sasha, a 10-year-old boy wandering his neighborhood in the final minutes before a giant black wave swallows everything. Features: Retro nostalgic visuals & authentic atmosphere – a suburban block in the summer of 2001, recreated with care. A chilling meditation on time, death, and the inevitable –… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternal Afternoon.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

90% User Score Based on 115 reviews

The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where you play as a man trapped in a loop, armed only with an instant picture camera. Hunt down paranormal anomalies lurking around by taking their pictures and detecting their presence to unravel the haunting secrets of your past. Each photo will unlock a new memory. Will you uncover them all? Use your instant picture camera to take photos of paranorm… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The 18th Attic - Paranormal Anomaly Hunting Game.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

96% User Score Based on 193 reviews

Stranded in the desert, your only hope of escaping rests in a strange Catman. His one request: hunt down surreal creatures, skin them, and chop them up so he can keep them as trophies. In this uncanny place, Death will become all too familiar. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cat Named Mojave.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

87% User Score Based on 139 reviews

Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witch's Doll.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

75% User Score Based on 575 reviews

"Escape From Boykisser" is an immersive first-person psychological horror game that throws you into the sterile spaces of the backrooms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape From Boykisser.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

89% User Score Based on 36 reviews

You are trapped in an endless hallway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach your destiny. Stay alert to anomalies. When you encounter an anomaly, go back. If you do not find anomalies, move forward. Every lit candle is a step towards your destiny. In Everloop, you find yourself trapped in an endless hallway, where every step and glance are crucial to unraveling the path to your desti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everloop.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

88% User Score Based on 69 reviews

Dark Christmas Zomb...Snowman shooter inspired by Tim Burton works. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No More Snow.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music

100% User Score Based on 28 reviews

Great North Shelter 2 is an atmospheric adventure with a deep story, detailed world and horror elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Great North Shelter 2.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

78% User Score Based on 1,835 reviews

The official mobile game of Garten of Banban 4! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garten of Banban 4.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

79% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Hello From Darkness - a meme horror, made in 3D graphics with a first-person view. The action takes place in a gloomy city where everything has gone crazy. To win, you need to collect the necessary items, complete some tasks and just survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hello From Darkness.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 225 reviews

Explore a surreal world inspired by Kowloon Walled city in this turn-based RPG inspired by Japanese games from the Dreamcast and PS1-era. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

87% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Zemblanity is an atmospheric first-person horror game. What seemed like a little creepy invitation over from an old childhood friend turns into disturbing uncovering of mysterious forces ruling in the mansion. Will you find a way out? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zemblanity.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

75% User Score Based on 203 reviews

Recursive Ruin is a kaleidoscopic narrative-puzzle game. Explore an infinitely fractal world of strange beauty and mind-bending physics. Inhabit a despondent artist in search of meaning and experience a bittersweet story that cascades into the surreal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recursive Ruin.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

59% User Score Based on 44 reviews

Stay Still is a first-person horror adventure based on Vietnamese culture. The gameplay is focused on storytelling, puzzles and avoiding dangerous threats & spirits hunting you. Solve various puzzles, watch your surroundings, and of course survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stay Still.

Everything you've been trained to do is exactly what will keep you trapped. Passage Zero is a short psychological horror experience. Whatever happens in this corridor is completely up to you, and you'll do it exactly as expected. Move through the corridor, observe changes in your surroundings, and decide how to respond to what you encounter. Passage Zero uses deliberately limited firs… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Passage Zero.

A night that was supposed to be an ordinary shift. A roadside motel. A list of chores.Winter, 1999. You take the night shift at a motel cut off from the world by a savage blizzard. The buried highway is empty, and waiting for you at the front desk is a notebook with a list of routine duties. Cross them off one by one: clean the rooms, drink your coffee, pet the motel cat, and keep everything unde… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Late Checkout.

The Main Menu is a psychological horror point-and-click adventure where the interface is alive You wake restrained in a dark room with only a corrupted main menu within reach. Break, drag, and manipulate its interface to alter the physical world, uncover hidden systems, and escape the Entity controlling it. manipulate parts of the interface to change the real room around you. A button can bec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Main Menu.

Your workday is over. It's time to go home. You leave work and make your way through the parking garage. It should be an ordinary end to an ordinary day. After Work is a short, atmospheric first-person exploration game focused on observation, environmental storytelling, and a growing sense of uncertainty. There are no enemies to fight and no complex puzzles to solve. Explore at your own… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After Work.

The guests who obeyed the rules are still in the ledger, and nowhere else.At night you cannot leave your room in an old Japanese inn. The rules on the wall are the only thing keeping morning within reach. But some nights a thing arrives wearing the name of a thing the rules describe, and then the correct rite is how you hand yourself over. "If the shadow moves, lower your eyes." Yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 宿の掟 / Rules of the Inn.

An illustrated point-and-click mystery and exploration game. Explore the city's grimy backstreets, question its inhabitants, and collect mysterious Chlorine Scales to make sure you can pay your rent on time. About Chlorine ScalesSeven days left...to pay the rent. As a responsible tenant, it's your duty to pay your rent every month. Unfortunately, you only have seven days left to scrape tog… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chlorine Scales.

Broadcast Paranoia is a collection of 7 horror games by different creators. The anthology revolves around one idea and one object: conspiracy theories and radio. The average playtime for each game is 15–30 minutes. GAMES FROM THE ANTHOLOGY: CowExport — You are an ordinary cow. Wander around your home farm, chat with your friends, taste inedible objects, and discover where the alluring signal … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broadcast Paranoia: a horror anthology.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

82% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Escapen’t is my magnum opus.    The perfect escape room.    YOU CANNOT ESCAPE - I made sure of that. Solve puzzles, gather clues, don’t crawl into ventilation shafts, and realize how trapped you are in this comedy-horror escape room, my magnum opus..   The game is fully voice-acted by me, The Game Master, and some other less relevant characters. Feel free to try out the demo - I will save the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escapen't.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

95% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Welcome to krizgame. You have one chance to beat it. Once you reach an end, you cannot enter the game again. There are no second chances. What is the gameplay? How do I win?Each puzzle is basically their own game, and you must beat all the puzzles in order to win. Take your time to learn each one of their gimmicks. Some might be more complicated than others. Are all the runs the same?Each … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to krizgame.

Do not forget. It remembers more than it should. Aisle of Shadows is a first-person psychological horror game set inside a shopping mall that feels strangely familiar—yet deeply wrong. What begins as a simple task slowly unravels into an unsettling journey through distorted memories, forgotten stories, and a world where reality becomes increasingly uncertain. Explore a maze of empty storefront… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aisle of Shadows.

Las 5 Celdas is a short first-person psychological horror experience designed to be completed in one sitting. There is no combat. No inventory. No way to win by force. You wake up trapped inside a sequence of impossible cells. Each one represents a different human fear: loneliness, failure, guilt, suffering and death. To move forward, you will need to observe, interpret your surroundings and fac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Las 5 Celdas.

Star Sine Signal is a short first-person non-linear puzzle game about exploring an ominous house ripped from time in order to free yourself, and your captor, from your shared prison. Activate the Signals. Follow the Signals. Free that which Binds You. You Awaken in a Strange PlaceAn otherworld being has plucked you from your reality and trapped you in their extradimensional prison. If you want … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Sine Signal.

Something on the Floor A sudden blackout struck an ordinary hotel. When the power came back on, everyone was gone. As the caretaker, you enter the hotel to search for the missing people. But the floors of this place repeat endlessly, and somewhere inside, something is definitely there. Survive the Repeating Hotel 『Something on the Floor』 is a story-driven anomaly horror game where y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Something on the Floor.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

White Ward is a single player horror game where nothing is as it seems. Awoken as a confused patient, your only hope of escape from an anomalous hospital is to detect the strange occurrences within each ward. Do you have what it takes to escape the White Ward? MEMORIZE THE WARD Feeling lost? You’ll need to remember your surroundings to have any chance of escaping the hospital. The first ward you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to White Ward.

The Observation Exit is a first-person psychological horror game where you identify anomalies to escape an endless hospital corridor. Observe strange changes, survive deadly entities, and find the correct path forward! Explore an endless hospital corridor filled with subtle anomalies and constantly shifting details. Trapped in a repeating loop, every elevator leads you back to the same place. As … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Observation Exit.

Every floor looks normal… until it isn’t. In Last Floor, you are trapped in a looping elevator system where each floor leads to the same corridor, but something is always slightly wrong. Across 3 increasingly corrupted episodes, the corridor twists further away from reality. Your job is simple: Observe the environment. Decide if something has changed. Then choose your direction. Go up if ever… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Floor.

Drive for your life in a city that keeps you trapped.Dead Head Drive is a short horror arcade taxi racer set in a nightmare city. Streets twist, routes change, and something is always watching. Drive through shifting routes, chase high scores, and uncover hidden secrets of the city that wants to trap you. You’re on the clock, the only thing keeping you together is what you do best: drive fast, p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Head Drive.

A surrealist exploration of the mind of a man trapped in a room. Part game, part short film, part disaster, Flat 207 is a cursed video game with no traditional game mechanics that takes roughly 40 minutes to finish. Flat 207 is a horror walking simulator wrapped in a disturbing atmosphere where you will spend time listening to a song about the worlds greatest calculating machine, watch a silent m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flat 207.

Find the exit inside a giant mechanical cube of 216 rooms that rotates and rebuilds itself. Every door may lead toward survival, or send you straight into death. Read counters, deduce the rules, and decide whether the next door can still let you leave alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SILENCY.

Immerse yourself in the depths of addiction and explore the surreal world of Xylometazoline. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XYLOMETAZOLINE.

Mayfly is a story-rich, quiet horror set aboard a narrowboat in Northern England. A short psychological horror experience focused on exploration, story and atmosphere. Search a detailed, highly explorable narrowboat setting that evolves as the mystery unfolds. Uncover clues and memories amidst unsettling shifts in the environment around you. Solve puzzles to guide Caroline on her journey to be reu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mayfly.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Visit the final resting place of your beloved, fulfill the promise. Sorrow's Serenade is a micro-game delivering a concentrated 5-minute gameplay experience. This brief, emotional journey utilizes simple mechanics to tell a haunting tale of love that transcends the grave and the enduring power of a promise kept. Key Features: First-Person Perspective: Deep immersion in a hauntingly atmos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sorrow's Serenade.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Anomaly 404 is a first-person psychological horror in the spot-the-difference genre, where your goal is to find and photograph anomalies. You are a journalist who has received an anonymous letter from an employee about horrifying experiments conducted on people.Armed with only a camera, you infiltrate Void Corporation's secret military facility to expose the truth behind "Project 404"Void Corpora… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomaly 404.

Watch. Notice. Report.In Observer The Cat you need to watch rooms through surveillance cameras and report anomalies before it's too late. Try to survive until 06:00 if you canIf you think you saw something… you probably did. The question is whether you’ll report it in time. And don’t trust the cat. How it works Keep an eye on the rooms with surveillance cameras. Notice any changes and anomal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Observer The Cat.

The Anomaly Detective is a first-person detective game woven with psychological thriller elements that will make you question your perception of reality. You are called to the scene as a detective, but this is no ordinary crime scene. Stress, fatigue, or perhaps this hotel itself is clouding your mind. HALLUCINATION OR EVIDENCE? As you walk down the hallway, you will encounter bizarre anomali… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Anomaly Detective.

3D Maze Explorer: Ultimate Edition Escape the darkness before your light fades forever Short Description Navigate a procedurally generated maze in complete darkness. Manage your dying flashlight, collect mysterious orbs, and find the portal before time runs out. Can You Escape Before The Darkness Consumes You? Lost in an endless labyrinth, your only companion is a failing flashlight… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 3D Maze Explorer.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

You are the Machinist, sent to guide the inhabitants of this surreal landscape to their inevitable conclusion. Will you succeed in your task? Do you want to? A Divine Fatality on the Winds End of Garbage is a short, first-person puzzle game with narrative elements that can be completed in approximately one hour. Interact with a handful of ponderous characters. Sign documents, identify bodi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to End of Garbage.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

“Remain on the line. Your presence confirms consent.”The Interval Bureau: Extension 0 is a short psychological horror game played entirely through a workplace hotline. You are an employee of the Interval Bureau. You’ve forgotten your employee ID, and you need to recover it. Call the Bureau. Navigate its extensions. Follow instructions. What begins as a routine administrative problem gradually le… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Interval Bureau: Extension 0.

Unravel the Mysteries of Ghost in the FeedAs an agent of a secret organization, monitor cameras equipped with special modes to track supernatural phenomena, from moving furniture to spectral entities. One misstep could jeopardize everything. Will you stay vigilant enough to make it to dawn? Gameplay That Tests Your SensesDynamic Surveillance: Switch between cameras to monitor multiple rooms pe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost In The Feed.

A child has gone missing. The building is rotting. And something in the walls remembers you. Afterbright is a short psychological horror game. You play as Mark Langford, a burned-out police officer pulled into the shadows by a desperate plea: a child has vanished without a trace from an old apartment block condemned by the city. What begins as an ordinary missing person investigation qui… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterbright.

Palianytsia is a game where you play as an ordinary, at first glance, palianytsia that unexpectedly finds itself in a mysterious world where reality begins to change around you. At first, everything seems bright and peaceful, but the further you progress, the more signs appear that this world holds its own secrets. The palianytsia gradually undergoes mysterious mutations that affect its appear… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Palianytsia.

You are trapped in a silent swimming pool. Everything is flooded, yet strangely calm. Swim through the endless corridors and chambers of this submerged pool. Watch closely, something is always just a little… wrong. Anomalies distort the stillness. When you notice one, turn back immediately. If nothing is wrong, keep going forward. Your only chance of escape lies in knowing the difference… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10 Feet Under.