Games like Dancing Plague

You arrive at a luxury hotel where a city-wide quarantine unleashes monstrous transformations among guests, turning the hotel into a prison. To survive and retain your sanity, you must navigate shifting alliances, uncover dark secrets, and decide who to trust in a tense story with multiple endings. Will you escape and stay human amid the madness?

"No One Lives Under the Lighthouse" is a mysterious old PC game from the early 2000s. You discover it among your old CDs and are drawn to its enigmatic title and description about taking over duties at a lighthouse where the previous keeper has gone missing. The game's atmosphere and poor translation from another language add to its intriguing and possibly ominous appeal. Explore the island, uncover the lighthouse's secrets, and discover what happened to the missing keeper.

"Scorn" is a first-person horror adventure game set in a disturbing, nightmarish universe. The game features a non-linear narrative as you explore interconnected regions and discover the world's unique themes, puzzles, and characters. With a focus on a "lived-in" world, you'll acquire new skills, weapons, and items as you uncover the mysteries of this unsettling environment. The Deluxe Edition includes a digital soundtrack and artbook for a closer look at the game's creation.

"Detention" is a 2D atmospheric horror side-scroller set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law, where two students are trapped in a haunted and threatening school. Players must explore the ominous campus, interact with objects, and uncover the school's dark past, while avoiding evil creatures. The game incorporates East Asian elements, Taoism, Buddhism, Chinese mythology, and local Taiwanese cultural references to tell a unique and terrifying story.

Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure where you play as a mother searching for her missing son in a forest inspired by Norwegian folklore. The game features reactive narration, high-quality sound design, and a setting influenced by Norse mythology. Your goal is to find your son while uncovering the mysteries of the forest, using sound as a core mechanic to navigate the dark and scary environment.

In a sun-scorched, apocalyptic world, you must survive the deadly Visitors who come seeking refuge at night. Decide who to trust, interrogate guests, and take ruthless action to protect what remains of humanity. Suspense and moral choices define this tense struggle for survival amid darkness and decay.

"Knock-Knock" is a single-player horror platformer game with a spectacular story and phenomenal visuals. As the latest Lodger, you must stay awake and sane until dawn, avoiding the unknown creatures that have taken over your cabin. The game features hide-and-seek gameplay, with the goal of reaching morning while still sane, while uncovering the truth behind the strange occurrences in the cabin. The game has a stellar atmosphere, filled with suspense and mystery.

In Ad Infinitum, play as a German soldier torn between the trenches of WWI and his childhood home, haunted by war horrors and supernatural creatures. Traverse through a dreamlike world, uncovering memories and seeking inner peace. With a blend of narrative management and psychological thriller, this game explores the enduring impact of war on the human psyche, challenging you to break the cycle and confront your past.

Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller adventure game that follows the story of a priest accused of murder. Players must search for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the dark secrets of the priest's past to prove his innocence. Set in a beautifully rendered and atmospheric world, the game features intense storytelling, deep symbolism, and thought-provoking themes.

"The Pale Beyond" is a narrative-driven horror adventure game where players uncover the mysteries of a ghost ship, the HMS Eidolon, and its crew. Through environmental storytelling, puzzles, and interactions with supernatural entities, players must navigate the ship's dark past and their own sanity. The game features a unique art style that enhances the eerie atmosphere and adds to the tension as players delve deeper into the secrets of the cursed vessel.