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Games like Curse of the Dead

Games like Curse of the Dead

Looking for games like Curse of the Dead? Here are top open world shooter recommendations with a horror, post-apocalyptic and violence focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with SCUM, Aeternum Infecti or Containment Corp, Inc..

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  2. Aeternum Infecti is a third-person, truly terrifying open-world survival game set in a haunting post-apocalyptic world. Scavenge cities and wilderness for food, medicine, and weapons while evading relentless infected. Explore a vast, desolate land where silence is deadly and survival is everything. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aeternum Infecti.

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  3. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    95% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    A co-op horror game where you team up with friends to hunt anomalies and collect rare loot. Customize your loadouts, your looks, and get to work! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Containment Corp, Inc..

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  5. A third-person open-world zombie survival RPG. Scavenge an above-ground town and the tunnel system beneath it, build your survivor across 25 armor slots, and fight the infected solo or in 4-player online co-op. Small world, growing every month. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mutiny.

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  6. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Survive a brutal desert wasteland after a devastating outbreak. Scavenge, build, and defend yourself in a hostile open-world filled with ruins, wreckage, and deadly infected. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Sector: Outbreak.

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  7. Hollowreach is a third-person, single-player psychological horror game centered on story, exploration, and environmental puzzles. Set in a decaying world shaped by loss and depression, the game invites players to uncover Nathan Ivanov’s story, as reality slowly collapses around him. Five years after the collapse of civilization, the silence of dead cities echoes through the halls of an old militar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollowreach - Alone.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    85% User Score Based on 5,812 reviews

    Hardcore Survival A hardcore single-player survival game set in a post-apocalyptic border zone between Finland and Russia. Survive, loot, plan and prepare to cross the border into Vostok, a permadeath zone where one mistake can end it all. Core Features Realistic FPS mechanics Physics-based loot Hostile AI's & factions Map-to-Map travel Permadeath zone Shelter customization Trading & Tasks Day & N… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road to Vostok.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    53% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    VORAX is an Open World Survival Horror game set on a Mediterranean island where a mysterious pathogen has infected the local population.An army battalion is sent to quarantine the population but 48 hours later all communication with the battalion is lost. What was supposed to be a simple mission quickly turns into a fight for survival as your helicopter crashes, stranding you on the island, alone.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vorax.

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  10. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 205,833 reviews
    Critic Score 20%Based on 1 reviews

    How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DayZ.

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  11. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    94% User Score Based on 8,811 reviews

    MAIN FEATURES Dozens of hours of slow-paced suspenseful survival. An unforgiving dystopian environment of the Pechorsk Anomaly Zone. Diverse natural, industrial and urban locations with vast exploration potential. Navigate with your realistic map, plan your route, climb over obstacles, scout out shelters, uncover loot caches, and try not to get killed. Realistic handling of various classic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Radius VR.

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  12. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    60% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Deadpoint is a Third Person Survival Game. You are a scavenger. You must survive in this apocalyptic world infested with zombies. Loot. Find houses and buildings, chop trees with axe, gear yourself with armour and weapons, and gather as much resources as you can. You can also trade with traders. Kill or get killed. The world is infested with zombies. You can find various weapons from long to close… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEADPOINT.

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  13. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    64% User Score Based on 23,198 reviews

    Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miscreated.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    67% User Score Based on 113 reviews

    Survival Horror Battle Royale, You are a specially trained operative that will drop into the virus infected region and attempt to recover research and eradicate any of the infected that remain. Features game modes, "Extraction" (Monster Hunting), "Battle Royale" and "Drop Zone". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fight or Flight.

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  15. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    77% User Score Based on 56 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Experience an immersive and horrifying single-player survival horror nightmare. Trapped alone in a desolate manor and hunted by monstrous foes, you will need to scrounge for supplies, manage your resources, solve puzzles and battle the undead to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles.

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  16. 42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    50% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    The Walking Evil takes you to the great classic of the horror of the survival of the 90s, controlling the main character with a fixed camera system that enhances the feeling that you are incredible in a real horror movie. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walking Evil.

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  17. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 11,572 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 3 reviews

    The events of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat unfold shortly after the end of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. Having discovered about the open path to the Zone center, the government decides to hold a large-scale military "Fairway" operation aimed to take the CNPP under control. According to the operation's plan, the first military group is to conduct an air scouting of the territory to map … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.

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  18. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    62% User Score Based on 2,452 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 6 reviews

    I Am Alive casts the player as a lone survivor in a believable, dark and insecure post-apocalyptic world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Am Alive.

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  19. A tactical horror shooter developed in Unreal Engine 5. Face brutal waves of the undead and demonic creatures in a dark, photorealistic atmosphere. Manage your resources, master high-realism combat, and survive the nightmare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fallen Vanguard.

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  20. DEATHTOUCHAn Open World Horror Experience Enter a vast, eerie world filled with secrets, dangers, and the unknown. DEATHTOUCH is an open-world horror game designed for true explorers—those who dare to venture into the shadows and uncover hidden truths. Explore Beyond the Surface – Every corner of this world holds mysteries waiting to be discovered. Follow winding paths, descend into forgotten c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deathtouch.

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  21. The Carpe Diem Project is a game where you must be on guard around every corner! You can enjoy it alone, without teammates, while you have to kill hordes of enemies to survive. For this survival game, you need gaming skills, courage, a good dose of patience, and a fancy to kill enemies to overcome even the most difficult challenges. In return, you will get a large map with 5 areas, game experience… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carpe Diem Project.

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  22. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 67,617 reviews
    Critic Score 95%Based on 1 reviews

    Resident Evil 2: Steelbook Edition came with a DLC code for Claire's Elza Walker outfit and was exclusive to Europe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Resident Evil 2.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 525 reviews

    Raw Instinct takes over in this new, adrenaline-pumping journey into Survival Horror. Something is terribly wrong. Your covert mission has gone haywire… now you find yourself pursued by a relentless, prehistoric terror. Suddenly, your mission becomes a desperate fight for survival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dino Crisis.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    77% User Score Based on 243 reviews

    After a dreadful infection spread throughout the land. You join a government operation to help what's left of pony-kind. You will be required to venture out into the infected landscape and complete tasks, all while staying in one piece. You can earn money for each task completed, and use that money to purchase goods. The more tasks you complete, the more challenging they become. Simply because we … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PONE.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    72% User Score Based on 464 reviews

    Trench Tales immerses players in a hauntingly beautiful yet war-torn universe, where darkness reigns and mysteries lurk around every corner. You step into the shoes of the lone warrior, summoned to this desolate realm by enigmatic forces, with a mission shrouded in secrecy. Your purpose: to unravel the enigma of your summoning, confront the malevolent powers that brought you here, and ultimately, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trench Tales.

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  26. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 119 reviews

    Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts Set in September 1993, the first episode begins with four friends heading into uncharted territory, searching for a mysterious artifact. It doesn’t take long to realize something is wrong, as this is the site of the Root Experiment, famed for its stories of those who enter and never return. There is no other option but to survive, and not be afraid of the impossible… … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts.

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  27. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    88% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    The Horizon scientific research laboratory is a deceptively quiet place. When you came round, there were hundreds of the living dead all around you. Use both hands and your head: never stop shooting, climb up pipes and ladders, grab hold of ropes, and throw everything you find at the zombies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Horizon: Reloaded.

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  28. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    47% User Score Based on 76 reviews

    Expedition Zero is a survival horror game set in the heart of rural Siberia. Use your engineering skills to confront flesh-eating monsters as the last survivor of a Soviet scientific expedition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Expedition Zero.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 1,315 reviews

    Witch Hunt is a horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witch Hunt.

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  30. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    65% User Score Based on 455 reviews

    Built exclusively for VR, Contagion VR: Outbreak will immerse you in the middle of a zombie apocalypse! Relive the stories of multiple survivors! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contagion VR: Outbreak.

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  31. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 27,088 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is a first-person shooter with role-playing and survival elements, and the first game in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. It is set in an open, hazardous area known as the Zone, based on the Chernobyl exclusion zone, where players explore wilderness, settlements, and military sites in search of valuable artifacts. Beyond combat against human factions and mutated creat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    74% User Score Based on 208 reviews

    Far Lands is a sandbox oriented SURVIVAL game. Build and defend your base from creatures. Gather resources, craft better gear and discover new DIMENSIONS. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Far Lands.

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  33. 59%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    They called it the Pandora Virus. At first, just a fever. Then, the world began to rot. Governments fell within weeks. Cities burned. Streets filled with the dead, and something worse. What’s left of humanity is scattered, starving, and hunted. The old world is gone, buried beneath ash and blood. You weren’t a soldier. You didn’t ask for this. But now, survival isn’t enough. There’s a signal. A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HellFull - The Last Hope.

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  34. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    53% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    You need to survive in a city that has been captured by looters and gangs of murderous criminals - a huge city is created on the new Unreal Engine 5 engine, which provides high image quality and high drawing range without loss of performance You appear at a random point on the outskirts of the city in the form of a homeless person - at your disposal is a first-level character who needs to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STOLEN CITY.

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  35. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 315,218 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forest.

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  36. CRUD is an MMO survival horror RPG set in a world devastated by an epidemic. Explore abandoned cities, restore vehicles, build your crew, and raid other players' shelters for valuable resources and gear. There are no truly safe places here - only the people you've chosen to trust. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CRUD.

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  37. Anatolian Horror Stories: Curse in Bayramdere is a third-person survival horror game that puts you in the shoes of an An ordinary young girl , who receieves training at POMEM (Police Training Center ), 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 Disa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anatolian Horror Stories : Curse In Bayramdere.

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  38. 80%Game Brain Score
    80% User Score Based on 1,855 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 2 reviews

    This is a fight for survival. Xenomorphs swarm in overwhelming numbers. Every room could be your last. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2.

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  39. Survive the "Rebirth" of the WildIn this new era, nature is a living, breathing entity. Navigate through sprawling 3D environments where skyscrapers are shrouded in ancient forests. Scavenge for vital resources in the skeletal remains of shopping malls and endure the challenges of a world that has moved on. Every choice—from crafting a survival tool to choosing your path through radioact… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REMNANT: Rebirth.

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  40. A first-person grindhouse survival horror ride where you photograph randomized trapped souls hidden inside cursed objects from a moving cart inside a cannibal family’s blood-soaked dark attraction, evade monsters and supernatural threats, and survive 3 deadly loops. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to S.N.A.P..

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  41. Z Ops: DeadzoneThe world has changed. A parasite known as Bane-Z spread at an alarming speed. Once the brain is infected, the host turns into an aggressive creature that no longer responds to anything. Survivors simply call them Bane-Z. Cities are abandoned. Infrastructure has collapsed. But one organization is still fighting: the Z Ops. You play as a Z Ops agent, a unit sent into contaminated… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z Ops: DeadZone.

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  42. Step into a nightmarish world where the boundaries of humanity have been shattered. In this first-person survival horror experience, you are a wrongly accused prisoner trapped in a high-security prison. Behind these bars, the government has conducted sinister, illegal experiments that have unleashed a deadly disease, turning inmates into mutated zombies. Explore the dark corridors of the prison a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Rebirth.

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  43. The fall was forged in divine myth. When Hekate, Witch-Goddess of the Crossroads, unleashed her curse upon the world, the line between the underworld and our home shattered. Ancient Greek gods lie imprisoned, the dead walk among the living, and humanity’s last survivors fight to reclaim what’s left. In END: Awakening, you and up to three friends can gather resources, craft weapons, and upgrade … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to END: Awakening.

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  44. In FROM SCRATCH you explore a large open world (two maps the first one with an area of over 50 square kilometers, the second one with an area of 16 square kilometers), in which you will discover many interesting places (port, mines, warehouses, military outpost and others). You will fight, craft, trade, mine, fight enemies and hunt animals. You start almost from scratch, with a basic bac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From Scratch.

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  45. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Flesh Forest: After a meteorite crash into Rockwell national park, all is not well. As a park ranger within Rockwell, there are an unusual number of campers, likely coming to see the meteorite, then campers start going missing, and eventually you are called in to locate them by your dispatcher. Armed only with a single rifle and limited ammunition and health entering snowy bear ridden woods, thin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flesh Forest.

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  46. Dear Pioneers, welcome to Ward Island! *Outer Wilds* is now available! Island owners are welcome to invite their friends to explore the world together! *Outer Wilds* is a uniquely styled and vibrant low-poly open-world survival game. You can embark on your journey alone or with friends to explore this vast world fraught with danger and opportunity. Your goal is clear: explore, survive, and uncove… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pioneer.

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  47. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    72% User Score Based on 268 reviews

    Your squad's vehicle exploded during a patrol, and you're the only survivor. The enemy is unusual this time. A virus has turned the city into a warzone of the undead. Get to the exfil in time or die trying. A free-to-play short and intense FPS zombie survival horror game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation: Outbreak.

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  48. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 254 reviews

    Backrooms Lost Runners is a co-op survival horror with team play, voice-reactive AI, and immersive puzzles. This isn’t a “walking simulator”: explore liminal spaces, outsmart entities, and remember—even a whisper can give you away. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Lost Runners.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 8,667 reviews

    VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends. Game is currently in around the clock development and will include bugs and potential room for improvement If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VEIN.

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  50. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    90% User Score Based on 105 reviews

    Fear the Timeloop - Prologue is a third-person survival horror set within a time loop. Play the first hour of the game in this prologue to the main story. You play as Sheriff James Cooper, who wakes up in an unfamiliar room, severely wounded and bleeding. If he doesn’t tend to his injury, he will bleed out within fifteen minutes — and the cycle will begin again. However, despite his critical… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear the Timeloop - Prologue.

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