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Looking for games like Cryptid Engine? Here are top simulation recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Peek, File Destined or Breath of Ghosts.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    48% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    Wishlist now on Steam! **This game features immersive spatial audio as a key gameplay mechanic. Headphones/earbuds are STRONGLY recommended for the best experience.** Peek is an atmospheric, sound-driven deduction horror game that relies heavily on spatial audio to uncover clues. In this ritual-based survival experience, a restless presence stalks the room in tense rounds, leaving audio clues … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Peek.

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  2. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    87% User Score Based on 135 reviews

    Can this last case of Oliver, all be just a small part of a bigger picture? Gather clues, unravel the mystery behind the case and uncover the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to File Destined.

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    24%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, graphics
    40% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Breath of Ghosts is a first-person horror game made in realistic 3D graphics that immerses you in an atmosphere of horror and scares you in every way. The main goal is to survive and be saved. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breath of Ghosts.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    The SundayThe Sunday is a short walkthrough horror game where the idea of being alone will hunt you, until the drakness settles in your brain. The line between reality and nightmare is razor thin. You wake up hangover after a party, alone. Your parents took a short trip to visit one of your relatives that is sick. It only takes a little time until the voices start to become a part of the reality. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sunday.

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  5. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    Water Delivery is a first person, horror experience where you play as a water delivery boy. Ride along in the delivery truck from house to house. Deliver filled water jugs, find and return empty jugs, and collect all the payments. Will you be able to finish your final route of the evening? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Water Delivery.

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  6. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    99% User Score Based on 202 reviews

    You find yourself trapped in a dream. Capture anomalies, meaning locations or phenomena that deviate from reality, with a camera. By doing so, you might be able to return to reality. There are two modes: Normal Mode and Nightmare Mode. In Normal Mode, an anomaly will always occur at each time. However, in Nightmare Mode, there are instances where no anomaly occurs. You will find themselves wonder… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to False Dream.

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  7. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    71% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    You wake up in the middle of a bizarre, unsettling forest with no recollection of your past. Armed with nothing but a flashlight and an old cassette player, you must navigate through the wilderness, seeking clues to regain your lost memory. As you explore, your heart rate slowly begins to rise, filling you with dread. Your only hope comes in the form of six cassette tapes scattered throughout t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anonymous Messages.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    92% User Score Based on 331 reviews

    Born Into Fear is a first person horror game set in an empty suburban neighborhood called North Hollow Heights. Its residents have all been murdered in a single night by an organization lauded as the protectors of humanity. You are Agent Jay, a member of this organization: Aegis. Aegis has asked you to search the lifeless homes, gather the results from their experiment, and eliminate any evidence,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Born Into Fear.

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  9. You are an Anomaly Inspector working the night shift. Your job is simple: walk through each area, inspect for irregularities, and report your findings. CLEAR means everything is normal. ANOMALY means something has changed. But as the night progresses, the changes become more unsettling. THE JOB Objects appear where they shouldn't be. Rooms feel subtly wrong. Sounds echo from empty hallways. Every … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Anomaly Inspector.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    58% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Story: Upon starting your new job as a night shift housekeeper, you start to experience strange events. Will these events reveal a dark secret? Or will they be the cause of your demise? Playtime:  ~25 minutes Controls: WASD - Move E - Interact R - Grab / Stop Grabbing Cart NOTE: This demo consists of two shifts (parts). The game is currently in development and will have mo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Housekeeper.

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  11. Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3854230/The_Gas_Station__Graveyard_Shift/ Congratulations, You've been hired as the new nightshift employee at silver lake gas station. A lonely and isolated gas station on the outskirts of a forgotten highway town. Your tasks are simple: restock shelvesmonitor the pumps and keep the register in check but there are some special rules whi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gas Station : Graveyard Shift.

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  12. Observe your surroundings for anomalies, and use your camera to capture them. Unravel the truth behind the disappearance of the employees in a space agency. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Signal Intentions.

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  13. Spy Robot: Gateways To Humanity is a single player action FPS game with hacking, stealth and flight elements in a procedurally generated cyberpunk world with VR support. You are the Spy Robot flying on your trusty hoverbike to rescue the remains of the human race scattered throughout the galaxy and solve an ancient mystery. Find the cryo chambers in every location and bring them to safety. Diff… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spy Robot: Gateways To Humanity.

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  14. Refraction is a first-person survival horror game about escaping The Mansion that has trapped you inside itself. The Creature is out on the hunt. Explore the house, find the Runes and the Altar, hide away from the Creature, and use the Mirrors to learn all of the secrets of the house to escape it! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Refraction: Beyond the Mirror.

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  15. A short horror where you help a teenage girl rescue her cat, exploring a creepy building filled with creepy monsters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to They Not Fae!.

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  16. In the early 2000s, a web of abuse, corruption, and secrecy stretched across continents. Behind private estates, luxury lifestyles, and influential circles lay crimes hidden from the public eye. You heard the rumors. Everyone did. Corruption. Power. Something inhuman. But the official story never added up, and the people asking the right questions stopped asking. Now it's your turn. A Dark Det… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apestin Explorer.

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  17. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    92% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    An anomaly horror game with a big twist: YOU hide the anomalies. As the Night Auditor for the Queen Anne's Lace hotel, your job is to keep your guests checked in. Forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Queen Anne's Lace.

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  18. View Game
    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    63% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    The Tall Man Tapes is a found footage inspired horror game. You're a UFO investigator trying to get to the bottom of a mystery. Will you learn the truth and escape with your life? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tall Man Tapes.

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  19. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    76% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Broken by guilt after a fatal accident, Mark accepts a mysterious job. But Potter's Field isn't looking for a guard; it’s looking for a prisoner. Orchestrated by revenge, your shift is a psychological execution. Watch the shadows, face your sins, or join the graves you protect. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Untold Memories: Potter's Field.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    A short, first-person psychological horror experience set inside a forgotten hotel where time, guilt, and memory all bleed together. You wake up in Room 9. The corridor outside loops back on itself. Every time you step through the door, something has changed; the walls, the lights, the voice on the radio. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hotel Mélancolie.

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  21. ECHOING SILENCE is an atmospheric exploration experience set inside a cave that feels alive. There are no monsters chasing you and no cheap jump scares. The fear comes from the place itself. From doubt. From the weight of silence. From corridors that look the same until you start questioning whether you’re moving forward or looping back., treacherous terrain makes every step a tense, deliberate … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoing Silence.

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  22. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 119 reviews

    https://store.steampowered.com/widget/3690750/ GET IT ON STEAM VOICE ACTING AND GRAPHIC NOVEL UPDATE IS HERE NOW! Once Upon A Mind: A Little Too Friendly A short, story-driven psychological horror experience Emily, 23, moves to Brooklyn in search of a fresh start her own space, her own life. The apartment is cozy, the landlady is kind, and the small café around the corner offers her a quick… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly.

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  23. Floor X is an anomaly hunting game. You need to escape from a surreal office where the space is constantly changing. Take pictures of anomalies, try to survive and reach floor 0. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FLOOR X.

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  24. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    57% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    You slowly rise from the cold, damp floor. All you can see are flickering fluorescent lights and yellowed walls. You do not remember how, when, or why you ended up here. Your memory has been torn apart by an unknown force. The constant hum of the lighting and the silence fill the air in these seemingly endless hallways. Who are you? The answer to that question eludes your mind. All you can cling… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms Regret.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Broken Tape is a narrative-driven first person walking simulator with the elements of psychological horror, where you take the role of a test subject in a big organization created to find, study and deal with anomalies. You were tasked with a job to locate and eliminate anomalies in a series of old unknown tapes, containing more inside of them than meets an eye. Anomaly Fighting Foundation® (AFF)… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Tape.

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  26. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    94% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out. Use your camera and keep your eyes open. Check every corner for anything strange. If you find an anomaly, take a picture quickly. When you're ready, it's time to board the train. And maybe you can finally go home. The Anomalous Hour is a short horror-themed adve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Anomalous Hour.

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  27. Buy the full game here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2975690/Lappelduvide/ Story: On February 20, 2001, a virus outbreak occurred in a barangay (a Philippine term for a town/suburb/district) in Batangas City, Philippines. Its origin remains a mystery, yet many residents began suffering from sleep disorders, dry throat, fever, and frequent headaches.Although standard medications alleviated t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lappelduvide.

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  28. View Game
    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Frozen Shelter is a first-person indie walking simulator game made in realistic 3D graphics. As a location, the player will be presented with a bunker built during the Cold War of the USSR. The fascinating atmosphere of loneliness will put pressure on the player throughout the game. Background: The events take place in an alternative modern Russia. The epidemic that killed half of the world's po… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frozen Shelter.

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  29. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Misery Mansion.

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  30. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    86% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Sinner 97 is a first person PSX VHS psychological horror set in 1997, within the confines of a shadowy religious cult. Remain hidden and overcome problems in order to escape the Father's clutches. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sinner 97.

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  31. WARNING: This game may trigger seizures from people with photosensitive epilepsy. It is left to the discretion of the player. IMPORTANT NOTE: You need to research your surroundings thoroughly to explore the game and progress in the game. Since the story of the game is supported by light, loud and sudden sounds, it can cause a lot of intimidation. Take into account that it feels a lot of fear and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exorcist 2: Crow Magic.

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  32. Anomaly Corridor is a horror-themed walking simulator where the player memorizes a corridor in a spaceship during Section 0 and proceeds through the airlocks into new sections leading to an escape pod. Creatures and other weird phenomena haunt the hallway with anomalies that you must look for with the help of your flashlight to discover any anomalies that have changed the corridor. If an anomaly… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomaly Corridor.

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  33. PSX Survival Horror meets a B-Movie Killer DEMO BUILD This is a work-in-progress. Content may change in the final release. Keyboard and controller Supported HEADPHONES SUGGESTED! The entire experience should be ~10 mins. For more information please and to wishlist, visit the game's Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4299510/Mr_Nice_Guy/ Please fill out the Feedback form if … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mr. Nice Guy.

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  34. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    89% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    You are a streamer, chasing hype and new followers, heading into an abandoned building. The camera is on. Viewers in the chat laugh, tease, and wait for screams. But what started as a fun stream from a "scary place" quickly turns into something else. With every minute, you sink deeper — into someone else’s game. Someone is watching. Someone was waiting for you. Gameplay The game fe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LiveStream: Chapter One.

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  35. Forget Her is a first-person psychological horror experience that pulls you into the mystery of Greg and Alison two of your closest friends who disappeared without a word. Their worried parents asked you to check the house, but once you step inside, it’s clear something else lingers there. The walls remember. The silence watches. And the truth is buried deeper than you think. GameplayExplore a su… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forget Her.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    You bought a box of VHS tapes at a flea market. Now you need to look through them and select those on which there are supernatural, scary, violent events, in general, everything that may be interesting to the viewer. Get the full version on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3501370/BANNED_TAPES/ Maximum playtime: 10 minutes Follow me if you liked the game there will be game updates i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BANNED TAPES.

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  37. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Spot the Glitches and Unravel the Mystery Turning Manor is a first person spot the difference anomaly horror game.  Demo Playthrough: ��25 mins Count the DifferencesChoose an ExitSurvive Wishlist Now On Steam Want to stay updated on the game's release? Wishlist and follow here Join the Discord Want to play content early and help shape the game?  Join here: For Content Creators No copy… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Turning Manor.

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  38. View Game
    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Apartment 22 is a bite-sized horror game about being trapped in a loop. You look out for clues left by the previous resident or possibly by you to escape the apartment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apartment 22.

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  39. A chilling, stylized VR horror game. Collect scattered Data Fragments while avoiding an insidious entity that is corrupting your system. Simple gameplay. Dynamic AI opponent. 20-45 min playthrough. Room-scale or Seated. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Data Rot.

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  40. Add the game to your wishlist in time to get it at a discount. Immerse yourself in the terrifying world of psychological horror, where fear lurks in the shadow of every tree. Your journey begins in a mysterious, gloomy forest hiding dreadful secrets. You must explore its uncharted corners, search for hidden objects, read cryptic notes, and perform ancient rituals that will reveal the truth… o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Silence - Echoes of the Damned.

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  41. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    The Faceless Killer is a first-person survival horror game with retro PS1-style graphics, consisting of 2 chapters. Solve logic puzzles, fight against your enemies, or hide when there's no other option. Unravel this mystery surrounding the Faceless Killer. Who is he, and what are his motivations? POLICE FORCES FOUND AND RAIDED THE HOME OF THE FACELESS KILLER A serial killer known as the Facel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Faceless Killer.

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  42. View Game
    50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Steam Wishlist : https://store.steampowered.com/app/1778150/TRIP/ WELCOME ABOARD ! TRIP is a short narrative first person game, set on a strange and surreal train.Explore and learn more about its unique passengers and unravel all the mysteries !Or feel free to take a seat and watch the scenery roll by, in this colorful retro aesthetic world. At start funny, you'll slowly discover that the game … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TRIP.

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  43. View Game
    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Steam page:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/2986280/LATEST_ISSUE/ LATEST ISSUE is an exciting game where the player assumes the role of a brave blogger who specializes in exploring mysterious and frightening places. This time his path leads to abandoned underground tunnels, shrouded in legends of missing people and unexplained phenomena. The player will explore the tangled passages and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LATEST ISSUE.

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  44. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Welcome to the twisted world of "Smile, You're Being Filmed", a dark organization uses its influence to organize a macabre reality show.Take a seat, and experience the most intense nights that babysitting can offer you.A job of the best pay for an American couple who are leaving for 3 days and 3 nights.Let's discover the mysteries that can be hidden in the shadows and darkness.Everything is staged… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Smile, you're being filmed.

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  45. View Game
    46%Game Brain Score
    46% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Final Dose is an immersive stealth simulator game inspired by slasher horror movies. You are being pursued by a relentless AI that can see and hear you. You will need to explore every inch of an abandoned clinic and find items and puzzle pieces to unlock doors and crawl through vents. Run or hide under beds, in bathroom stalls and cabinets, crouch to move around silently, and do whatever it takes … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Dose.

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  46. View Game
    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Your phone would never lie to you. Dystopian, Mystery, Psychological Horror set in a modern smart-apartment. This is a psychological experiment.Inspired by Phillip K. Dick and the Stanford Prison Experiment. This is Day 0, a prologue to the full game Wishlist Last Dissent: Lockdown on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/widget/2248170/ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DRINK HUMAN BEANS.

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  47. Nightmare Train is an atmospheric first-person survival horror game set on a train racing through endless night. You wake up in one of the cars. The lights are slowly going out, the doors are locked, and something alive can be heard in the darkness. Your only way to survive is to make your way through the entire train and reach the driver's cabin. But the train is not empty. Move through the ca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmare Train.

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  49. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    Project Looking Glass is an explorative, non-linear, narrative-driven psychological horror game. A cold-war experiment has has opened a door it cannot close. In 1963. A secret government agency runs a classified program called Project Looking Glass: a technology that projects a subject's consciousness into the astral plane, displayed on cold-war cathode monitors. You are Subject 7, a grieving woma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Looking Glass.

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  50. Set in the 1970s, Phantom of the Lily is a psychological horror-thriller about a woodcutter's harrowing experiences in a cursed town. PuzzlesProgression is not just about opening doors; it requires correctly interpreting clues within the environment. Locked chests, cryptic notes, and mechanical contraptions will block your path. You must investigate your surroundings carefully and overcome obstac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phantom of the Lily.

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