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Looking for games like Dark Dread? Here are top survival survival recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Abandoned Souls, Beside Myself or Hell's Underground.

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  1. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    74% User Score Based on 173 reviews

    Abandoned Souls is a realistic horror game created in the style of found footage. Plot: The player takes on the role of a video blogger, Tim, who loves to explore abandoned places. This time Tim sets off to explore an old abandoned hospital in the midst of a deep forest, to capture exclusive footage for his viewers. Rumor has it the hospital was somehow connected to a case of disappearances in the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abandoned Souls.

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  2. 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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  3. Story Step into the shoes of a London metro worker on the night shift in this spine-chilling horror adventure. One fateful night, as you're depositing the train at the depot, you discover the tunnels are blocked. Forced to leave the safety of the train, you find yourself trapped in a dark and horrifying underground network of tunnels and sewers. Your mission is simple: find and activate all th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell's Underground.

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  4. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    72% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    Warning: The game contains flashes of light that can cause epileptic seizures. The Game Environment Is In An abandoned Hospital, You wake up and find that you are in an old and probably abandoned hospital and someone brought you there, you Realizes you were kidnapped by a mad killer, You must try to escape from the hospital while exploring the place to stay alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lightout 2.

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  5. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    74% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    The Forgotten Tapes: Twisted Forms is now available for wishlisting on Steam!https://store.steampowered.com/app/2239000/The_Forgotten_Tapes_Analog_Nightmares...Twisted Forms contains 8 creepy games all focused on the theme of Body Horror!Want to try out one of the games before purchasing the entire package? Check out The Door by Luke Van Zandt available here: https://lukevanzandt.itch.io/the-door … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forgotten Tapes: Analog Nightmares.

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  6. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 736 reviews

    JOIN OUR OFFICIAL DISCORD COMMUNITY About the GameCamera is ready. Lens are set! Batteries are full. So let the streaming begin! Deadly Broadcast team is always on the hunt for mysterious paranormal events and abandoned cursed places for you followers. Select your Character and Start your Career!There are 8 characters in the game and you can start your career by selecting any of them. Each stre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadly Broadcast.

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  7. Agni: Village of Calamity is a cinematic survival horror game inspired by the greatest classics of horror media. Play as Agni, a determined investigator from a covert Indonesian police unit who defied orders and ventures into a remote village despite ominous warnings. What begins as an unauthorized investigation quickly plunges Agni into a horrifying reality that shatters her understanding of ever… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Agni: Village of Calamity.

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  8. Dive into the Dark Secrets of Whittingham Asylum: The Investigation! Calling all brave investigators! Prepare to embark on a chilling journey as you step into the shoes of John Simmons, a determined journalist, in search of the truth. Uncover the mysteries that shroud the local Whittingham Psychiatric Hospital and face the horrors that await within. Unravel the Enigma As you wake up in your ap… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whittingham Asylum: The Investigation.

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  9. Vicera is an online co-op game. Play as relic hunters, solving enigmatic mysteries and escaping a terrifying monster. Will you dare to face the darkness to find the cursed relics? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vicera.

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  10.              Cursed Hours is a terrifying dark psychological horror game. You play as a thief who breaks into an old, abandoned mansion, hoping to find treasure. But soon after entering, you realize something is wrong. You’re not alone. Strange things begin to happen. Shadows move on their own. Doors slam shut. Mysterious noises echo through the dark halls. The mansion itself feels alive, and som… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursed Hours.

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  11. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    Final Clue Oakloon is a Gritty Dark VHS Urbex Homicide Detective Survival Horror with combat and emphasis on atmosphere, as well as unpredictability, realism and providing a realistic solo urban exploration in a abandoned overgrown house in the woods & the feeling of being stalked during your investigation for the truth about an old crime case, you will have to fight your way through whoever resid… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Clue Oakloon.

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  12. Experience the best indie horror-survival game with Missing Persons. You wake up in a strange room without remembering anything. Soon it turns out you were kidnapped by a scientist that wants to run tests on you. In this adventure play as Calvin and try to survive anything the scientist throws at your way and try to make it out alive.Key Features First-Person Action Game: See the game from the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Missing Persons.

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  13. 30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    50% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Phobos Project is a first-person psychological horror adventure exploring the depths of psychological horror. In this experiment you have to find a way out and keep your sanity level up through different hostile environments. Face your dread and try to find the source of the nightmare! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PHOBOS Project.

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  14. In the world, there are people who want extreme experiences One of the many experiences is a horror experience. Player want a horror experience and take on a risk challenge. • You have to find out for yourself who exists in this vast building and what is happening. • A variety of things are hidden in the building, including mysterious phenomena, medicines, components, junk, cursed objec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horror Explus.

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  15. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    CASE RECORDS is a psychological horror game that is part of the universe of the games CASE: Animatronics and CASE 2: Animatronics Survival.. The player has to play as a 17 year old female student and solve missing person mysteries by volunteering at the police station of Crowvale, a suburb of Aurora. Patrol and explore the dark corners of the city to solve its terrifying mysteries. But the most … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CASE RECORDS: Fear of Abduction.

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  16. After losing his daughter, a broken detective clings to the sound of her voice — until an accident pulls him into a twisted nightmare. Trapped in haunting echoes of her past, he must solve puzzles and uncover chilling clues to stop a deranged man from sacrificing his child... to bring back his own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ALWAYS: ILL.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    67% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    You bet your friends that you can survive the night in this terrifying place, but be warned that this bet could cost you your life. Death Education is a first-person horror game that will send you into the dark corridors of an abandoned school, where every lesson could be your last. Explore the classrooms of an old Soviet school and uncover the dark secrets of the past before you are consumed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Education.

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  18. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    About This: Insider threat is a first-person survival horror game. The game takes place in a scientific complex located somewhere lost in the universe. The plot tells the story of one of the patients who has survived the latest events that occurred in the complex. After waking up alone and disoriented, you will soon discover the terrible experiments that were being carried out in this strange pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Insider Threat.

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  19. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    64% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    SURVIVE Progress through the horrifying hospital, try not to fall prey for the monster who is somewhere in the darkness. Solve puzzles to get a step closer to the exit and making your way out of this nightmare. Your journey will only get more and more twisted, and troubled, as you move on. THE MONSTER The monster goes on a killing spree once it escapes its enclosure, and wreaks havoc, killing cou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demon Of The Dark.

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  20. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    Story:James is a vlogger of the channel Paranormal VHS, where he spends a night in some horrifying and abandoned locations where terrible events have happened. His equipment is just a VHS camera that allows him to record any paranormal activity. His next vlog is to spend a night in the Crimson Hill Hospital that were rumors horrifying experiments were made on their patients and due to some rec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranormal VHS.

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  21. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 477 reviews

    DARK NIGHT WITH FLOPPA is an emotional horror from the first person about searching for pictures in a dark forest. The gameplay is simple – You found yourself in the wilderness and now you need to explore this place to collect 8 pictures of cats that someone hid somewhere nearby. Find all the pictures before the Big Floppa finds you. There is no complicated pumping, complicated plot or expensive s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DARK NIGHT WITH FLOPPA.

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    35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    53% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Dark Hope is a puzzle adventure game set in a steampunk world where electricity started and ended its existence with the light bulb. Towering clockwork puzzles and archaic symbols cover the halls. Strange rifts of light span the hallways. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Hope.

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  24. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    61% User Score Based on 137 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 4 reviews

    Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, Mark decides to contact her using the Spiritual board. But it fades away, and here is when all begins... Mark will face his greatest fears to discover the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evil Inside.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    In pursuit of your missing colleague your car breaks down. You enter the only house for miles to use the phone. What follows next can only be described as an intense, action-driven fight for survival. What horrors lay within the house? Only one thing is certain: you need to get out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Martha.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    89% User Score Based on 376 reviews

    Mother is a first-person psychological horror game about protecting your children while descending deeper & deeper into madness. Defend them at all costs. Be careful, because their death is permanent! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOTHER.

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  27. WARNING: This video game may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Player discretion is advised. IMPORTANT NOTE: The game focuses on exploration and builds tension to create a deeper and more meaningful experience. Its story is unveiled through imagery, subtle environment details, and full-motion video cassettes found throughout the game. Be mindful that it is a di… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Awoken: Chapter One of Reverie.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    72% User Score Based on 462 reviews

    Malum is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Hell has come to Earth and only our most fearless warriors can hold back the tide. Unfortunately for us, that means you guys. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Malum.

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  29. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    77% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Yuki Onna is a PS1 inspired survival horror game. Some children went missing out of the blue. You receive a letter that says, "Come alone or I'll freeze them to death." Out of desperation, you decide to embark on a daunting rescue mission to an abandoned inn up the piercing cold mountains. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yuki Onna.

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  30. 33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    33% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Psychological horror, the action of which takes place in the depths of the mind of the protagonist. Over and over again childhood fears emerge from the subconscious in an adult guise. How long the journey into the depths of the mind will drags on is up to you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackberry.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    It is a horror game, developed inside the psychiatric hospital "Deca" in the year 1960. Inside the same, the protagonist wakes up quite disoriented, bloody, on a stretcher, unable to remember what she does there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deca.

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  32. A quiet forest. A flickering light. One last desperate ride home.The Last Ride Home is more than just a ride—it’s a desperate fight for survival. As the forest closes in and the flickering light threatens to fail, every second counts. Navigate treacherous paths, evade deadly obstacles, and outpace the creature lurking just behind you. Will you make it home? Main Features: A broken, unpredictab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Ride Home.

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  33. When God Left Us is a first-person horror game set in a corrupted world, a world that God abandoned before creating ours. Legend has it that speaking the name of that forsaken place will open a portal to its grounds. Despite the warnings, you dare to try this yourself. EnvironmentExplore a medieval-gothic church like setting. twisted and corrupted, shrouded in an unnatural darkness that fell upon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When God Left Us.

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  34. You wake to silence. You're not alone. And something has gone terribly wrong. Project 117 is a first-person survival horror game built in Unreal Engine 5. Set within a sealed subterranean facility once built to preserve life after the end of the world, the systems that once kept everything running have long since broken down. Protocols collapsed. Safeguards failed. The machines once tasked with p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project 117.

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  35. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    The report is official - Toony's Daycare has closed forever. The town is filled with questions-why has this happened? Where are the missing children? A private detective has been hired to find out what happened---but he finds out too much!   If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toony's Daycare.

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  36. RESIDUUM is a first-person psychological horror game set in a decaying research facility. With only a dwindling flashlight and faulty heartbeat sensor, manage power, seek answers, and escape what hides in the dark. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RESIDUUM.

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  37. WARNING: This game contains flashing lights which may trigger seizures in individuals with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised. PLAY TIME Play time is 2 hours. The game has only one ending. The Snare is a single-player crime and horror game. Upon waking, Atlas discovers a mysterious message on his phone revealing that his wife has been kidnapped. Following a trail of cryptic cl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Snare.

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  38. Panic Files: Buried Sanity is a first-person psychological horror game. You just started your new job at the local mine when the worst happened. The mine caved in, panic ensued, you got hit in the head by a falling rock and were left behind. As you wake up alone in the abandoned shaft your only option is to try finding a way out on your own. Can you survive or is your fate already sealed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Panic Files: Buried Sanity.

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  39. Immerse yourself in a dark dense forest in which terrible inexplicable things happen. In recent years, many people have disappeared here, including the brother of the main character. You will have to find the missing people's belongings by following the coordinates left in the notes of the missing brother. Someone or something lives in the forest and changes everyone who goes there. There is n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Hell.

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  40. Step into the darkness of the Fukushima Asylum where the walls whisper forgotten secrets, and every shadow hides a threat. Tenshi is an intense, bodycam-style horror experience that plunges you into a world of paranoia, desperation, and fear. Explore the eerie halls of an abandoned asylum, uncover its chilling history, and survive against relentless enemies that only move when you aren’t looking. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tenshi.

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  41. 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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  42. Another game in this universe: About the GameBeing in complete darkness, a person is involuntarily seized by the thought of whether they are alone in it. Perhaps one day, after turning the light off, you will hear someone non-human breathing behind your back. What is happening in the darkness is changing rapidly, but will the light be able to dispel the evil?Use the flashlight to protect yoursel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scotophobia.

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  43. This is the Demo Version of the Game Coming Soon Full Game In Steam......  "Silent" is a first person psychological horror  game The game takes place in an abandoned House About The Game STORY -   Two brothers go to a house full of ghosts. One of them gets lost and the other is trapped in the house. He must try to escape and find his brother WARNING: Epileptic seizures associated with increased… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent.

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  44. Sinister Hospital : Judge Harlan Story In the dark forests of Duskwood town, an abandoned hospital rises like a ghost. Although "Sinister Hospital" had been closed for years, it still harbors dreadful secrets within. The player steps into the hospital to trace the footsteps of a group of lost children from the town's outskirts. However, inside awaits only a dark adventure and a quest fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sinister Hospital.

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  45. "Dream Escape" is a first-person horror chamber escape type of game, there are 6 different dreams, the player can choose one of the dreams to adventure, but also can save the current record, enter the next dream, if you are very strong, soon can complete all the dream adventure. Operation instructions The game control is mainly controlled by the keyboard and mouse, W is forward, S is bac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Escape.

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  46. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    Strongford Penitentiary Lost Tape 91 is a realistic urban exploration VHS Found Footage horror and the first entry in "The Lost Tapes" Series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strongford Penitentiary Lost Tape 91.

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  47. Realm of Dread is a singleplayer, psychological horror game with survival mechanics. One night, you woke up in a world filled with supernatural entities. Once you realize your family is missing, you will go into the dark and look for them. As you walk in the dark forest, you will find abandoned places to explore and you will find new equipments to fight. With each fight, you will be one step close… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Realm of Dread.

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  48. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Nihil Ignis Incident 48 is a realistic urban exploration VHS Found Footage horror title. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nihil Ignis Incident 48.

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  49. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Durium Hospital Lost Tape 95 is a realistic urban exploration VHS Found Footage horror mixed with survival horror and the third entry in "The Lost Tapes" Series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Durium Hospital Lost Tape 95.

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  50. The Whispersmith is an immersive horror game about exploring an abandoned asylum... But soon things start to take a bad turn... Trapped by a sinister force, you must find a way to escape, navigating the chilling corridors... Will you break free, or become another lost soul in the asylum's haunting embrace? GAMEPLAY TIME: ~45 minutes LORE: It's september 2020. You are a young man, who really love… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Whispersmith.

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