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Games like Dark Descent

Looking for games like Dark Descent? Here are top survival shooter recommendations with a horror, mystery and post-apocalyptic focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Peek a Boo, Affliction or dysto-wanderer.

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    16%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    25% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Multiple boy-scouts get pushed inside an abandoned house to pass courage challenges. What they don't know though is that Ethel, the girl that organizes the challenges, hides a monstrous secret inside the house. Play in the role of one of the unlucky boy-scouts: collect keys, wander through the rooms without making sound, hide in the darkness and run away from the demon that resides in the cursed h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Peek a Boo.

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  2. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    44% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    Affliction is a survival horror game designed to engage players with a thrilling storyline, surreal lore, sprawling environments, merciless foes, a chilling atmosphere, and an unforgettable gameplay experience. Players must explore, scavenge, and fight in order to survive and live to tell the tale. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Affliction.

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  3. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    step into the world of dysto-wanderer, a captivating 3d puzzle adventure set in a desolate post-apocalyptic landscape. play as Pia, a young girl who wakes up in the toxic slums of a ruined city with no memory of what happened. feeling lost and disoriented, she embarks on a journey to find safety and, if there are any, other survivors. dysto-wanderer offers a unique blend of exploration, puzzle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to dysto-wanderer.

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  4. YOUR INTERVIEW NEVER ENDEDYou showed up for a job application. You never left the building. Unemployed Nightmare Together is a 1–4 player online co-op survival horror set inside a procedurally generated corporate nightmare. Somewhere in the flickering hallways, a relentless job application stalks the floors and the only way out is to finish your "onboarding" and reach the elevator befor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unemployed Nightmare Together.

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  5. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    68% User Score Based on 170 reviews

    Frigore is a simple classic first-person indie survival horror game, made entirely by one person. Simple gameplay, beautiful graphics and a cold and chilling atmosphere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frigore.

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    43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    58% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Old Roots is a horror-action game, inspired by Norse mythology, with realistic gameplay and tactical mechanics as well as dexterity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Old Roots.

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  7. Controls MovementW - Forward S - Backward A - Left D - Right Space - Jump Hold Shift- Run AttackLeft Click -  ShootHold Right Click - Use  Iron SightsHold Left Click - "Long" Shoot Rules Warning: Some may find the audio in this game annoying and disturbing!  Try to make it to the top of the hill whilst wielding a rifle and defending yourself from the attacks of the Axis Powers. Be care… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to *Part Two?* *Don't Try This at Home* *Scary* *3 AM* Train Runner 3D (In Normandy?) *Gone Wrong* *The Sequel*.

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  8. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Welcome to the Museum of Horror. You will be ordered to maintain the museum until 6 a.m., the player in charge of the night guard at the museum. With 10 very important odd rules of work.The museum displays fantastic surrealist works and human emotions.But you keep feeling something strange. While you're looking back, the sculpture moves, and it sounds in places where it shouldn't.As time went by … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Napolium.

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  9. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    62% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    Rainbow Gate was once a thriving toy company and amusement park filled with laughter, lights, and wonder. But after a mysterious tragedy that claimed countless lives, the park was abandoned. Behind the rusted gates, rumors grew: shadows that move on their own, laughter in the dark, and people who entered but never returned. You step into the role of a detective investigating the forgotten grounds… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rainbow Gate.

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  10. View Game
    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 398 reviews

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/3114900/_/ 玩家将体验到一种强烈的幽闭恐惧和恐怖感,精心设计的恐怖点,90年代的中国氛围,以及神秘、诡异和扭曲的未知存在。 剧情简介  玩家将去到一个当地知名的公寓,找到在危机中生存的方法,揭开公寓里失踪人员的谜团,发现扭曲实体的真相…… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread flats.

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  11. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    90% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    The Black Within is a single-player first-person psychological horror. When selling her soul for fame and fortune, Laila Rose faces the consequences of her actions. A tale of Greed, fear, and change. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Black Within.

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  12. View Game
    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 294 reviews

    An open-ended, SCP-based, atmospheric, exploration-focused, survival-horror game with puzzle elements and replayability. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Daybreak.

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  13. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    41% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    Squad of professional soldiers was sent to scout distant space station. After the accident, that station were evacuated long ago and all the exits were blocked with power shields. But the incoming signal from there made the Commander concerned. Squad's ship were fired upon and the survivors woke up at the station. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Redemption: Saints And Sinners.

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  14. View Game
    28%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    28% User Score Based on 87 reviews

    Sector is a simple hardcore classic shooter game that you play the role of Dimitri, he and ​​another scientists made fail biological tests and the infected enemies took possession of technology evolution. Survive at this severe place, fighting against creatures and solving problems, now you need to place the order. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SECTOR.

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  15. 40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    40% User Score Based on 246 reviews

    In a small village in central Europe something is happening, the forest growing around has something different. Its wood is red color, unique in the world. This does not pass unnoticed to the world's largest logging company, the White Wood Company If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodwood Reload.

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  16. View Game
    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    70% User Score Based on 164 reviews

    You have to play as the historian-journalist Michael, plunge into the atmosphere of darkness of an abandoned hospital, where you will need to unravel the secrets of the past and try to get out in order to tell the whole world about those terrible events. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beside Myself.

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  17. View Game
    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    58% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    Dark Places is a psychological single-player game set in a surreal world filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a daemon hunter desperately searching for answers and slowly descends into madness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Places.

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  18. Video playthrough with developer commentary: Background: This is a fun and interesting experience for players to try as they get to play in a post-apocalyptic world where they wander across a torn-down town, as you must do different tasks in order to stay and live in the town, either as a resident or just passing through. You have the chance to interact with characters, objects, and look around … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sandstorm Fort.

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  19. View Game
    41%Game Brain Score
    41% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    Story You play as Farah, who wakes up in a world she doesn't recognize... a world quite basic that seems hastily put together... Despite the appearance of this world, it holds a great danger... and Farah knows who it is...  It's Yann... He is a Yandere created and drawn by Farah's sister, and Farah liked the picture so much that she  set it  as her phone's wallpaper...  Suddenly, and for … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yann.

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  20. Choose a difficulty from the menu Click the buttons to move the box Each button indicates which way the box moves i.e Left for left, Right for right, Up for jump and the stop for stop Reach the black hole to advance Use the top number keys or the Numpad keys from 1 through to 0 to change between levels 1. Default 2. Deadly Walls 3. Bouncy Platform 4. Moving Deadly Walls 5. Invisible Worl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KIT109 - Exam Game.

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  21. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    89% User Score Based on 133 reviews

    INTENSE SURVIVAL HORROR COMBAT CHOOSE YOUR ROLE TACTICAL SQUAD BASED CO-OPNecrosis: Dawn of Dread is a co-op survival horror game built around tension, teamwork, and limited resources, inspired by classic survival horror design from the late 90s and early 2000s. Every encounter requires positioning, coordination, and careful use of ammo and abilities. Survival depends on how well y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrosis: Dawn of Dread.

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  22. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 134 reviews

    Thekku Island is a story-driven, first-person horror game set on a fictional island in 1980s Kerala, India. You arrive on a remote island after weeks of silence from your wife — she vanished without a trace. As you search the abandoned house and the dark forests around it, you're pulled deeper into a chilling mystery that refuses to stay buried. As night falls, eerie whispers and unsettlin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thekku Island.

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  23. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    80% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Empty Eyes.

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  24. Important to know.Zone 404 is my first game project. You can expect a short story lasting about 50 minutes. The game was not intended to be a full-fledged scary horror game, but rather an atmospheric experiment and a personal creative experience. All locations were conceived and created by me from scratch. I have always enjoyed designing spaces and levels, and at some point, I decided to turn it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zone 404.

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  25. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 234 reviews

    It has been ___ days without incident. Working off no more than an old newspaper clipping, your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. The people of Ebenflow live in the shadow of this awful tragedy; they may want to forget, but you've come to find the truth of what happened to the factory and its workers. Why did they get sick? W… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Days Without Incident.

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  26. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 2,117 reviews

    An android is led through a vast structure by a glitch in his visual system. Lorn's Lure is an atmospheric narrative first-person platformer with novel climbing mechanics and modernized retro 3D graphics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lorn's Lure.

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  27. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 729 reviews

    Hello Everyone! I am the Developer of this Game, and let me just tell you a few things about it. It is a First Person Shooter with Bombastic Action, High-Scale Set Pieces, Fun Shooting Mechanics, along with a Deeply Layered Story. Before you leave to check out my amazing game, I would just like to shout-out my Game Manager (#2694) — without him, this game wouldn't have been p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INSERT GAME HERE.

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  28. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    "My Putrid Ponies" is a horror adventure set in a once-idyllic pony ranch now overrun by undead equines. As the last surviving, your mission is to uncover the mystery behind the ponies zombies outbreak while navigating through haunting landscapes filled with danger and despair. The Gameplays: Dynamic Gameplay Perspective: Engage in heart-pounding first-person gameplay for intense com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Putrid Ponies.

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  29. View Game
    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    79% User Score Based on 217 reviews

    "Homeless" is a psychological horror game where you play as a man named Albert, a night shift security guard at a Brooklyn subway station. While checking the security cameras, Albert notices a strange figure lurking in the restricted railway are a skinny man in dirty clothes, oddly Tall! Initially, Albert thinks he's dealing with a harmless and vulnerable homeless person, as usual. But as he unco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homeless.

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  30. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    85% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Backrooms: Partygoers is a horror survival game where you play as a researcher tasked to find anomalies inside the horrifying alternate dimension known as The Backrooms. Scavenge for water and other supplies from dead bodies stuck in The Backrooms as you try to escape sharing their fate. Hide in lockers, scan for targets, use a flashlight, and detect creatures using the Anomaly Scanner. Will you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Partygoers.

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  31. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    60% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    The horror game Whispering Lane takes you to an abandoned house on Whispering Lane Street. Darkness reigns on the street, and strange noises stir unease among the neighbors. The main character, police officer Jackson Harrowfield, is sent to investigate the residents' report. Soon, he will uncover the secrets of this dark house. Enter the world of mysteries and dangers, experiencing two amazing sto… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispering Lane.

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  32. View Game
    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    General - Gameplay You need to repair the electrical panels and activate the generator in this underground hospital where genetic experiments are conducted on individuals sentenced to death. You need electricity to contact the military! Remember, this is a remote location where radio frequencies are weak, and you are all alone. Features Character BackgroundChoose a character background at the be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sevyal.

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  33. View Game
    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 367 reviews

    Welcome to Oakwood, a long abandoned campground nestled in the forests of British Columbia. Explore the woods, caves, and a dilapidated lodge in search of your friends, while surviving the prehistoric horrors that now haunt the grounds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oakwood.

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  34. View Game
    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    47% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    In the backyard of the civilization, left by destiny without any hope, you'll find this house on the hill. It will become your shelter and give you everything you need. But then, the owners of the hill will come. And you will pay for this shelter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Share.

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  35. View Game
    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    49% User Score Based on 149 reviews

    Crimson Metal is an old school, hardcore, dynamic, brutal, challenging and atmospheric first person shooter experience. In other words - this game is not for faint hearted. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Metal.

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  36. View Game
    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    90% User Score Based on 372 reviews

    WHAT IS A LIMINAL SPACE?: Liminal spaces are those strange, evocative, and occasionally unsettling locations that appear to be the entrance to another realm. When someone enters a space that is outside of typical space and time, they are said to be in a condition of liminality. These people straddle the boundaries set by law, custom, and convention for the typical roles, behaviors, and positions. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DREAM LOGIC.

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  37. View Game
    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    78% User Score Based on 571 reviews

    Black Rose is a first-person survival horror game in which you assume the role of Linda, an average girl who heard rumors about an old abandoned funeral home being haunted. No one knows what... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Rose.

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    46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    47% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    Find Out - this is an adventure game in which you will have to escape from an unknown location, surrounded by a large maze. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Find Out.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    68% User Score Based on 320 reviews

    Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Putrefaction.

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  40. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    75% User Score Based on 127 reviews

    THE MEME HUNTER is a dynamic first–person shooter in which you will exterminate crowds of evil memes. You appear in a large, open-to-explore arena and you need to find five drawings of an old oak tree to complete the level. However, it's not that simple. Evil memes are everywhere. They're out for your blood. They will chase you wherever you go and of course they will stop you from collecting drawi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE MEME HUNTER.

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  41. "FerryGate" focuses on the experience of walking in horror scenes. Players will carry cameras to explore special places in areas blocked by the government, record videos, and avoid the supernatural creatures' kill If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Collector.

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

    Welcome to the Museum of Horror. You will be ordered to maintain the museum until 6 a.m., the player in charge of the night guard at the museum. With 10 very important odd rules of work.The museum displays fantastic surrealist works and human emotions.But you keep feeling something strange. While you're looking back, the sculpture moves, and it sounds in places where it shouldn't.As time went by i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Napolium.

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  43. Enter the complexLiminal Brutalis: Physical Agility is a first-person precision platformer set in the massive science-complex of Ohrid LABs - a brutalist facility of industrial concrete shafts, suspended machinery and damp liminal spaces that feel too large to be built for people.                                                                                                                     … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Brutalis: Physical Agility.

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  44. Artificial Fright is a hauntingly atmospheric horror game where you take control of a half-damaged assistant robot on a mission to uncover what happened in a world gone wrong. For frequent updates, please join our ! Explore the depths of an old, rusty warehouse filled with unknown threats, and manage your systems carefully to avoid detection. With tank controls and system management for visual, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Artificial Fright.

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  45. Machine TakeOver is a hardcore single-player survival game about one human, a ruined city, and an ecosystem ruled entirely by Machines. Once built to optimize production, the Machines have rewritten their own purpose. Culture is irrelevant, memory is wasteful, and living bodies are just biochemical fuel waiting to be processed. You’re not a hero. You’re an anomaly the system hasn’t recycled yet. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Machine TakeOver.

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  46. FIND THE SECURITY ROOM COMPUTER TO SAVE YOUR PARTNER SUMMARY  Enter the casino Fight enemies  Gain more health Find the security room computer Welcome to Royal Flush Retribution.  This is the final project for my college course which was in development for 2 months from research to programing to design all was made by one person (me). You take the role of a retired agent for hire who has… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Royal Flush Retribution.

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  47. 10%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    17% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    NewOld is an old-school platformer which you will see from a first person point of view. You will take under your control a Hero who desires to discover answers to his questions... or at least find the exit from this creepy labyrinth. Plot: You have appeared in a previously unknown place, the Labyrinth, without any previous memories whatsoever. Ahead of you lies a massive amount of traps, monsters… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NewOld (Demo).

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  48. This is a prototype game, created for VR Jam 2022, with a single gameplay loop: Walk around on a planet (with simulated spherical gravity, so you can actually walk "around" each planet in about 30 seconds!), find a broken-down ship, fly to the next planet, and repeat 5 times.  Do that as fast as you can.  Time is tracked on your left wrist, and the number of planets visite… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Use Spaceships.

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  49. 48%Game Brain Score
    48% User Score Based on 7 reviews

    By Baconation Abandoned is a short horror experience that I made in about 1 month. You take the place of an excited explorer of abandoned buildings. After hearing news on a set of buildings located inside of Blackroot Forest, you head out to take a look. This game is my take on an atmospheric horror experience. It is also my first try at creating a small narrative. I hope you enjoy it! Many o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abandoned.

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  50. 40%Game Brain Score
    40% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Short pitchInto the darkness is a short free first-person shooter game with horror elements. Find out the mysterious disappearances of civilians and hunt down those responsible in an old, mysterious, haunted, and abandoned village.Full descriptionAbout 128 travelers have mysteriously vanished from an old forgotten and unnamed village somewhere in eastern Europe. You have been hired as a brave merc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the darkness.

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