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Echo’s IncPlay as Melvin, an employee finishing a late shift at Echo’s Inc. What begins as a quiet night quickly spirals into something far more disturbing. Strange noises echo through the halls. The building feels wrong. GameplayExplore. Observe. Survive. Echo’s Inc is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on atmosphere and environmental storytelling. Immersive first-person e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echo's Inc.

35%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, character development

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Story After your father’s passing, you inherit the apartment he left behind. Then one day, a mysterious man appears with a warning for you—the new landlord: "There are Yokai living among the residents in your apartment building." From that moment on, your journey to uncover the cleverly disguised Yokai begins. Overview "Yokai Landlord: Monster Mystery!" A social dedu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yokai Landlord: Monster Mystery!.

Rosie is a horror adventure game that takes place inside multiple virtual pop-up books.   You play as Rosie. A 6-year-old who lives with her family at the top of the hill of a small town. The townsfolk avoid the family, as they claim to see ghosts and demons. Rosie is starting to question this for herself. Help Rosie discover different paths she can take and decide her ultimate fate.   Are gho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rosie.

35%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

You wake up from a nightmare and find that your memory has become ambiguous, and you can't even confirm your name. You can only rely on the name "Qi Yi" called by people around you to find your own survival, but the bizarre events that followed have made your identity more and more confusing. Is the truth hidden behind the fog really what you expected? After a burst of inexplicable di… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Misty Judgment.

The Witch in The Woods is a fantasy Yuri visual novel set in a world of magic and mystery with an emphasis on plot. Delve into a captivating narrative filled with monster encounters, hidden secrets, betrayal, love, and tenderness. Your choices will lead to different outcomes. The game has 200,000 words and 14 endings waiting for you to explore. The dangerous Greywind Forest has long been… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Witch In The Woods.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

100% User Score Based on 120 reviews

Apocalypse Delivery Service is an exciting survival and adventure game. You will enter a post-apocalyptic world where you play as a courier delivering packages. But don't think it will be easy! Your task is to find necessary items, survive, and most importantly, escape from the city. Here's what awaits you: 3D world: The game is presented in three-dimensional graphics, allowing you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apocalypse Delivery Service.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

96% User Score Based on 75 reviews

Embark on a supernatural point-and-click adventure in which you are confronted with the most difficult decision of your life ... and death... Madrid, 1960. A chilling incident unfolds at the city's old zoo, leading to a mysterious death that propels a soul to the threshold between the world of the living and the afterlife. But when the transition goes awry, the soul arrives with the memories of C… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadows of the Afterland.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization

84% User Score Based on 82 reviews

Fumiko! is a story-driven, artistic platformer that is not ashamed of being weird and unique. You are an artificial intelligence named Fumiko. You managed to escape the testing grounds and voices are telling you where to go. A surreal world is unfolding. Everything is unknown to you in a dystopian network of 2080. In this single-player, story-driven game you'll enter a rabbit hole. The network i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fumiko!.

english ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The world feels the same, everything seems familiar. But you don’t remember your name. You don’t remember the past or the future. All you have is this moment. And... a talking cat? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- “It’s All the Cats’ Fault” is a psycholo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to it's all CATS' fault - alpha.

Year 2080. Humanity managed to achieve the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda, thanks to the artificial intelligence created by UN computer scientists! Now androids are in charge of ecological production systems and taking care of the planet. Or are they? A first person narrative adventure set in a distopic future. Advance trough the futuristic factory OF-1, solve puzzles, evade the other androids and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Paradox.

                                Anatolian Horror Stories: Curse in Bayramdere is a third-person survival horror game that puts you in the shoes of an ordinary young woman facing extraordinary evil. No training. No special skills. Just the desperate need to find out what happened to the people she loves — and the will to survive long enough to do it. A Village. A Disappearance. A Curse. Bayramde… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anatolian Horror Stories : Curse In Bayramdere.

You didn’t expect your first job to be in the afterlife… but here you are. In Death’s Intern, you step into the role of a newly hired clerk in the Department of Final Judgement. Your job? Review soul case files, interview the recently deceased, and decide where they’ll spend all of eternity. No pressure. Combining choose your own adventure storytelling, dark humor, and corporate satire, every d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death's Intern.

The river remembers everything. But is this a blessing, or a curse?You are Jonas Callow, a city investigator. Seven years ago, your mentor and adoptive father, Ewan Merron, was declared dead in a river accident. Now, a single piece of evidence—a blurry photo of a figure on a stone bridge—draws you to the remote, rain-lashed village of Aelwater. You arrive only to find a community already drowning,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aelwater.

Waking Up in the Lie You are R3D, an alien robot trapped in a strange simulation. You don’t know who’s pulling the strings—or why—but something feels off. Every move you make might lead you closer to the truth… or deeper into the deception. How far are you willing to go to break free? Dive into a layered narrative and uncover the hidden motives of those around you. Pay close attention to convers… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Visitor Effect: Not an experiment.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

82% User Score Based on 33 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.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Would you forgive yourself if you killed someone you love? Enter the traumatic memories of The Flower, experience death as the killer and the killed, and submerge yourself in a dark, interactive adventure of emotions, suffering, and regret - looking for a way to forget. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undying Flower.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 249 reviews

‎The August Before is a meditative narrative 3D puzzle about cleaning up, sorting out and packing up your life before moving on. In Chapter One, play through the first snippets of the story and get acquainted with your room, and the people in your life. Teenage love, first losses, and notes from friends are scattered in the corners: explore the details of the heroine's life, pack up the life you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The August Before: Chapter One.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

96% User Score Based on 28 reviews

Today, generative neural networks are able to inspire us, help us, and keep us talking in ways that sometimes make it hard to distinguish an AI response from a real person's words. All of this is the result of complex and heavy instructions and algorithms, the availability of a gigantic training base, and the work of a huge number of people. But can true, real self-awareness be behind it all? Wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dearest Person.

In this immersive story, you follow Adam, a troubled man whose life takes a strange turn as he falls deeply in love with Jinny—a woman he’s only ever met in his recurring dreams. With each night, his connection to her intensifies, but so does his disconnect from reality. Or so it seems. Adam’s only hope for answers might lie with his neighbor, Rhonda, but there's a catch—she’s mysteriously vanis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unfeigned Depths.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

97% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Apparatus: Exanimus is a walking simulator/exploration game with horror elements, aesthetically imitating (and explicitly pretending to be) a lost game developed in 1998 by a company long out of business. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apparatus: Exanimus.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

99% User Score Based on 551 reviews

The complete horror-comedy series! Join protagonist BB as she collects material for her zines in a mysterious world of drinky birds, secret rooms, dream resorts, waterparks, bort dolls, immersive theater, beachfront novelty shirts, police men, serial killers, art freeports and unorthodox medical treatment. Nobody's getting out of here alive! Voice Of The Killer BB joins a call center on the edge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anthology Of The Killer.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

93% User Score Based on 174 reviews

Bleeding Roots is a short horror walking simulator taking place throughout the seasons. Water the plants in your garden, learn about them, and grow along them over time. Immerse yourself in a story about loss, grief and obsession. The controls are simple, moving the character through tank controls and reading up on the environment with an interact key. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bleeding Roots.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

98% User Score Based on 41 reviews

Every year, Aurea pits its most dazzling stars against one another to see who will make it to the very top. The annual Desire Hierarchy is a fight for the position of Actualized, a title that can make your every dream come true. For decades, the Hierarchy has loomed over the city, and the Maslovs who host it have enjoyed their place at the top. But this year, things are different. It has been 12 m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Specter's Desire.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, character development

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

79% User Score Based on 278 reviews

There is a rumor that any skuf can legally receive a fee alt girl from the state; to do this, you just need to log in to a special service and enter your personal data. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An alt girl for skoof.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 624 reviews

Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Why Am I Dead At Sea.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

84% User Score Based on 63 reviews

We bring you 10 short horror/comedy games in this collection. Inspired by the "Tales From the Crypt" series and cult horror movies from the 80's/90's. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trash Horror Collection 3.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

90% User Score Based on 604 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 9 reviews

A post-apocalyptic adventure game from the publisher that brought you Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon! A young woman stricken with a deadly plague searches for a cure in a hostile world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shardlight.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

98% User Score Based on 1,368 reviews

You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Test: Secrets of the Soul.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

71% User Score Based on 48 reviews

This gripping paranormal horror adventure revolves around Hermitage, the sinister bookstore that attracts most unusual customers – all of whom seem to be involved in mysterious cases bordering on the paranormal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hermitage Strange Case Files.

By day, this is a light-drinks bookstore. By night, beneath the deep sea, we journey to the end of dreams. Talk Insomnia is a visual novel that blends suspenseful weird tales with mixology. You play as Ming, a bookstore staff member who prepares drinks for guests during the day and delves into their stories at night. With the warmth of a single drink, you draw out the secrets buried deep in the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Talk Insomnia.

【Introduction】Every shadow in this room holds a fragment of a lingering "will." A strange request arrives at a small detective agency. The mission: to investigate the residence of a homeowner who has vanished without a trace. Inside the silent house, you will find a series of elaborate puzzles scattered throughout the rooms. As you unravel each mystery, you draw closer to the truth the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boundary Compass Detective Stories Case 01: The Last Leaf.

Now Available to Wishlist!Wishlist now! Follow us to be the first to know when we launch. About the GameIn war-torn Republican-era China, where superstition and chaos intertwine, you play as a lone investigator. Armed with a supernatural camera capable of seeing beyond the human eye, you are drawn into a series of strange cases involving warlords and fox spirits. Between human deception and s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 民国诡事.

About This GameThis is a small indie game made with care by just two people — no big team, no fancy 3D graphics. Niu Jie created all art by hand, drawing every character, board, and scene stroke by stroke. I handled the programming, turning ideas of freeplay, online interaction, and IV rest into code, piece by piece. Niu Jie lives with cancer and is currently unable to undergo surgery. With limit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cloud Infusion.

WHAT THE HOUSE REMEMBESWhat the House Remembers is a short, narrative-driven psychological horror experience focused on atmosphere, observation, and slow-building dread. You are alone in a quiet house. But the house remembers what you did. Your visuals fade as your sanity deteriorate... This is a slow, methodical psychological horror experience focused on tension rather than sudden jump … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What the House Remembers.

Story Background: The Figure Lost After Rural SchoolIn a rural area of China in 2002, the chirping of cicadas masks the silence of a primary school. Daming, the protagonist, has a younger brother named Xiaoming. As usual, Xiaoming headed to school with his faded canvas schoolbag—but never came home. Determined to find his brother, Daming steps into the deserted school after hours, only to find it … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 童年诡事录.

Boreal Tenebrae: Act 0 is an atmospheric narrative adventure set in the strange, dying town of Tamarack Narrows—a place of disappearing industry, simmering resentment, flickering CRTs, and a crimson aurora that stains the sky like a wound. You play through the interwoven perspectives of Sarah Walker, her sister Bree, and the people trapped in this remote northern community on the night everything… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boreal Tenebrae Act 0: Sundowning.

Welcome to a nameless space station built around a strange Object of unknown purpose. Collect ProtoCores hidden behind intricate tile-switching puzzles in silent rooms. Along the way, shifting crew logs blur memory and reality, leaving you to wonder—are you uncovering the truth, or creating it?  The station is locked tight, every room sealed with a puzzle. They’re quiet at first—grids of tile… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contraria.

The Harvest Grove Fall Festival is supposed to be a time of autumn delights—hayrides, caramel apples, and the biggest celebration in town. But this year, something’s not right. Someone has been playing pranks all over the festival. At first, they were harmless enough, but now, people are getting hurt. And you can't shake the feeling that someone is constantly watching you... As amateur sleut… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marcella Moon: The Phantom of Harvest Grove.

After Lights Out is a first person psychological horror game. Players will explore a terrifying house that keeps changing in the dark. Use the lights to solve the puzzles and uncover the hidden truth in the room. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After Lights Out.

WELCOME, VOLUNTEERWelcome to Frost-Falls - a city where crimes don’t cool down, even beneath eternal snow.  You are private detective Alex Mason, arriving in Frost-Falls to volunteer for the international agency I.O.S.C.P, which investigates digital crimes through the screens of compromised devices. SHADOW OF THE PASTEvery case tells its own story. Every suspect is a shadow from the past. And … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crime Screen: Detective Cases.

The GameA short psychological horror experience inspired by Guaraní folklore. After a simple gathering at a friend’s house, you begin to realize that the night hides something watching from the shadows. What starts as an ordinary evening turns into a chilling tale where every choice determines your fate. This game focuses on atmosphere, narrative, and player choice, rather than complex mechanics … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Latin Shadows - The Visitor.

Uncover the chilling secrets of Goldridge Hollow, a hidden object puzzle adventure where the past refuses to stay buried. The once-prosperous mining town now exists in a liminal haze, its people trapped between worlds. Guided by Sarah, an ethereal figure with a tragic past, you must untangle the threads of a story woven from greed, pride, and poisoned earth. Explore the Blackwood Manor, dig throu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spectra Beneath the Stain.

A strange notebook lands on your desk. The words “live sacrifices” and “summoning ritual” pull you into a murder case left cold for 22 years. Others gave up, but you won’t. You believe every door has a key. In the archives, secrets lie buried under mountains of dust. In the interrogation room, silence hides the ugliest truths. You’ve been told this case is unsolvable, but obsession drives you to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 星象迷案 The Zodiac Mystery.

Welcome to a school where nothing is quite what it seems. Bound Between Desks is a story-driven visual novel set in an ordinary school that's hiding something. Beneath the surface of regular classes and casual conversations, there's a darker mystery waiting to be uncovered. The choices you make will determine not only how the story unfolds, but what truths you'll discover along the way. Key … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bound Between Desks.

Play as a contractor for a mysterious organization in a new mystery point and click. You're tasked to review tapes and complete reports about strange situations. Find clues, connect dots, choose what you want to believe and influence the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Window Of Perspectives.

You are the new crew member of a polar station, surrounded by frozen wastes and endless darkness. Every hour, a mysterious timer activates on the station. You have limited time to decipher the code and enter it into the terminal. You will have at your disposal a telephone and a station operating manual, which will become your trusted companions in this strange place. With each new co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hate You.

You find yourself standing next to a suspicious looking house, drawn in by strange, unsettling noises from within. Armed with only a flashlight and a gun, you decide to investigate. What secrets lie behind the eerie silence and the unsettling atmosphere? As you step into the dark and twisted halls, every creak and shadow puts your nerves on edge. You’ll search for clues, each discovery pullin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shattered Truth.

Dear Players, Welcome to Dunkenwood House—your new school. You are Arenda Finch. After being expelled from your church-run girls’ school for speaking too many blasphemous words, you have been transferred here. To adjust to your new life, it helps to remember a few rules: You are not a detective. Your task is simply to study, repair your relationship with your brother, graduate, and inherit the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Malleus Cocconum: The Heiress.

Welcome to your first day on the job, new guy. Here at Dairy Clown, we strive ourselves on quick, efficient service -- that's why our ice cream moves across a conveyor belt! Get ready to serve dish after dish, all while wearing a smile on your face (or a frown, it doesn't matter as long as it's painted on)! Take control of the New Guy during his first few days at the local clown-owned ice-cream p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pierrot à la Mode.

After the first station is to create a chill and relaxing landscape for the players to explore. It includes light puzzles and fantasy elements. Let’s embark on a journey into the uncharted realm. • • • • • • • • If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After the first station.