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Games like Darkest Fear 3: Nightmare

Games like Darkest Fear 3: Nightmare

Looking for games like Darkest Fear 3: Nightmare? Here are top survival puzzle recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Darkest Fear 3: Nightmare, Darkest Fear 2: Grim Oak or Deep Sleep Trilogy.

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  1. Nightmare is the third and final game in the Darkest Fear trilogy and features two playable characters instead of just one in the previous games, Thomas Warden and his daughter Helen with cooperative gameplay. The game mechanics remain the same: survival horror mainly based on light sources and lots of puzzle solving, all shown from an overhead view. The game has a hidden Pong-like mini-game, 15 d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkest Fear 3: Nightmare.

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  2. Grim Oak is the second game in the Darkest Fear trilogy. It takes place five years after the events of the first game. The game now takes place in the town Grim Oak and features Thomas Warden again in the most important role. The gameplay is still shown from an overhead view and consists mainly of small puzzles, usually based on light. This time there are more light sources, three hidden mini-gam… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkest Fear 2: Grim Oak.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 684 reviews

    You can’t run from your dreams in this unsettling classic point-and-click horror game from award-winning indie developer scriptwelder. To find a way out, you’ll have to go even deeper into your nightmares. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Sleep Trilogy.

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  4. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 22 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 1 reviews

    The Inner Friend features a rich visual environment, supported by an immersive soundscape and a cinematic soundtrack enhancing immersion and emotional moments. Movement, imagery, and music are the main ways for the player to interact with the Shadow, their guide throughout the descent. Dark and scary, mysterious at times, the world of The Inner Friend is a surrealist representation of memories and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Inner Friend.

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  5. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    56% User Score Based on 162 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 7 reviews

    Fall of Light is a story-driven dungeon crawler set in a world consumed by darkness, where an old warrior leads his daughter towards the last remnants of sunlight. Only together will they be strong enough to defeat the enemies born from the Shadow. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fall of Light.

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  6. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    84% User Score Based on 5,024 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 10 reviews

    There are remote corners of the British Empire where the supernatural lurks and the shadows linger, where few dare go and fewer return. In Strange Brigade you'll encounter fantastic and forgotten civilizations shrouded in mystery, uncover treacherous tombs and test your wits against unfathomable foes... You'll explore the ancient world as one of four dashing explorers, each blessed with their own… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strange Brigade.

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  7. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    98% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Enhanced port of the 3DS game "Sayonara Umihara Kawase". It also includes a mode where you can play the first game of the series, Umihara Kawase (Super Famicom). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sayonara Umihara Kawase.

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  8. Frio3 is a final sequel of frio series, contains additional Survival-Horror elements at its most atmospheric in an advanced technique. This is the last of the three stories. The game starts in an earlier timeline set in a decaying town, deserted and ghostly, centering on two sister last one left nearby who got involved in a ghost accident. With this game, You will be exploring the most extremely … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frio3 - Parting and Meeting.

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  9. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Fight against an unyielding horde, explore a handcrafted world, solve puzzles and discover the Fate of the Seventh Scholar. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fate of the Seventh Scholar.

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  10. Tower of Nod is an action-roguelike deckbuilding platformer with unique sleep-based controls. You are a Hero that can masterfully manipulate the falling Blocks and build a path upwards... but only while you're asleep! Move quickly and confidently to avoid the blocks above and lava below. Build a deck of pieces at your disposal to aid your journey upwards and grant you temporary boosts. Pair them … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower of Nod.

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  11. Upon arriving at a correctional academy located in a remote mountainous region, a young man named Roan quickly finds his surroundings are falling into disarray. In order to make it out alive he and the other students must band together, fight, and ultimately survive the infernal legions that march endlessly towards them. From the haunted halls of Rothsbury Correctional Academy, to Icy Wastes, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Happy Bones Infernal.

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  12. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 392 reviews

    Amy’s brother is dead. She hadn't even seen him in years. Thomas has always been a little eccentric. Obsessed with lucid dreaming and the concept of other worlds. All a little too fantastical for a small town vet like Amy herself. But then Amy comes across his journals. And what at first seems like the ramblings of a troubled mind slowly begin to seem more and more plausible. Maybe her broth… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 126 reviews

    Escape from the locked school by solving puzzles while running away from Freya. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wolf Mate.

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  14. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    Rui can't catch a break... Her life was turned on its head when she was transported to Roots, a world full of monsters, demons, and magic. Thankfully, she was able to awaken the powers of Sol within her and save that world from destruction! Alas, she had only just returned to her world after saving that one, and now monsters are attacking her town and kidnapping people! Following the trail, she s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sol-Rui: After Mini.

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  15. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 357 reviews

    BodyRecords is a chilling horror experience, blending bodycam immersion,microphone sensitivity to your voice, and eerie spaces. Work together with teammates to solve puzzles, evade lurking horrors, and escape. True cooperative play and unsettling atmosphere make every moment a tense challenge. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BodyRecords.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    85% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    Loathful is a Survival Horror in first person with PS1 graphics. Bring yourself in a retro-style adventure where all your nightmares are brought to life. Survive your demons, dive into your darkest fears to overthrow a mysterious virus who seems to have put his hands on this universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loathful.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    When lost in the Depths, the only way to go is up. You will Escape- one way or another. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GERASCOPIA.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    98% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmare Zapping.

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  19. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 512 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 8 reviews

    Enter the new creation from Tequila Works, a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions. Set in a creepy and melancholic world, GYLT is an eerie story mixing fantasy and reality in a surrealist place where your nightmares become reality. Hide from terrible creatures or confront them as you find your way through the challenges of this wicked… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gylt.

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  20. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 11,258 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 27 reviews

    Buy Resident Evil Revelations 2 on PS4. Resident Evil Revelations 2 follows two interwoven stories of terror across 4 episodes of intense survival horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Resident Evil Revelations 2.

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  21. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 704 reviews

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse lurk in the shadows before you. They are Death, Pestilence, Famine, and War. They are the root of all that is evil. They are the least of your worries. The last know Serpent Rider, Eidolon, lives. As the Necromancer, the Assassin, the Crusader, or the Paladin, you must defeat the dark generals and their Hell-spawned legions before you can face the Archfiend and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HeXen II.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    100% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/OYHGameWebsite: http://www.play-OYH.com Discord: https://discord.gg/aTsFNy8a7Q ---------- On Your Hands is a game that fuses challenging first person puzzles with spine-chilling horror. Inspired by Portal, Quake, and Half-Life, in On Your Hands you think fast - or die faster. THE STORY SO FAR You have no idea where you are. You've awoke on what seems to be an alien pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to On Your Hands.

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  24. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 522 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternal Threads.

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  25. What is Digital Dungeon Tiles? A tool to quickly build Battle Maps (Interior & Exterior) for Screen in Table, Print, or Digital Play. As a bonus feature you can play right inside the software using our hero and monster tokens. Play as if your Miniatures are in the map. In four quick steps you are ready to Battle: Choose a tile size Place Some Tiles Add Some Decoration Push Play! … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Digital Dungeon Tiles.

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  26. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    72% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    A single player metroidvania 3D game with cooperative gameplay. Find out what's going on by taking control of distinct characters and change between them whenever you want. An unique mix of 3rd person shooter and challenging puzzles! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Body Changer.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    93% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    Eco Hole is a survival game for one or two players with unique gameplay. Strange events began to happen in the world, and people began to turn into monsters. You are mysterious heroes who suddenly appeared at the right moment, and you strive to stop the nightmare at any cost. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ECO HOLE.

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  28. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    It’s 1987. You are Owen Gubberson: master puppet maker, and creator of “Mortimer’s Handeemen,” a Muppets knock-off on the verge of cancelation. One night, you decide to try using a magic spell to bring your puppet creations to life. But the puppets aren’t what you expected. They’re sadistic and evil, and they have plans for you. You have one night to reverse the spell and escape the Handeemen Soun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hello Puppets: Midnight Show.

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  29. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    65% User Score Based on 372 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, alternatively known as Alone in the Dark 4, is the fourth installment of the survival horror video game series Alone in the Dark, developed by Darkworks and published by Infogrames. The game was released in 2001 in North America and Europe on several platforms including Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Game Boy Color. The PlayStation 2 version of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.

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  30. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    The hero of the game, Minhyuk, loses his father in an accident in his childhood. He spends his adolescence in guilt, while his siblings jump into a family feud over the inheritance.One day, an unexpected blackout takes place in the mansion, and Minhyuk has to overcome the strange and often fatal incidents to find out the truth behind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enigma: An Illusion Named Family.

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  31. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    64% User Score Based on 218 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 1 reviews

    Doorways is a survival horror game in which nothing is what it seems. With diverse enigmas, changing gameplay and the scariest environments, you will have to overcome your fears if you want to get to the end and discover the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doorways: The Underworld.

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  32. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    86% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    In a world where evil monsters have stolen all of the candy, there is just one hero who can save Halloween. Suit up in your favorite costume and slash your way through hordes of ghouls, jack-o-lanterns, and other meanies in this award winning action game. You must survive the horrors of the haunted mansion and recover the lost candy to return Halloween to its former glory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slashy Hero.

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

    Diluted is a narrative-driven 3D side-scrolling puzzle and adventure game where players explore dark environments, solve environmental challenges, and uncover a story centered around fear, control, and nightmares.  Players control Archie, a young orphan cursed with a living nightmare entity named Azell. Throughout the game, players navigate interconnected areas, avoid environmental hazards, and c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diluted.

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  34. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    68% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Backrooms: What's Next is a cooperative horror game for up to 4 players where you and your friends will explore a spooky environment using your memory and wits to complete the game. Fresh Perspective This isn't your typical backrooms experience. It's a unique interpretation that sets it apart from the ordinary. A bad situation The game is not so easy to play to the end, there are some… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: What's Next.

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  35. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    About the game     Throughout the game, you can play 2 main characters to understand the tricky story. Be aware! Each character tells you their side of story. None of the storytellers are the bad figures in their stories. You are the best judge! Good luck! DESCRIPTION      John, a tortured father whose life is turned upside down by the sudden and tragic death of his daughter. Ana, a guilt-stric… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hidden Facade.

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  36. A Lovecraftian survival horror adventure game inspired by the classics of the 90s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Night 2: The Beyond.

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  37. Darkest Fear is a puzzle exploration game containing switches, boxes, doors and various dynamic light sources (like flashlights and lanterns) that the player uses to solve puzzles. In this game Thomas Warden searches for his lost family members (his wife Susan and his daughter Helen) through fifteen missions in a monster-ridden old hospital. He has to talk to other patients and find ways to travel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkest Fear.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    88% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uh Oh!.

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  39. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    65% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Welcome to the realm of the Child Eater. Escape a Cold War orphanage in this 1-6 player co-op survival horror. Solve shifting puzzles, evade cultists, and survive the Child Eater’s arrival. Escape the orphanage Hide. Loot. Solve puzzles. Work together. Multiplayer co-op survival horror for 1-6 players Communcation through proximity voicechat Dynamic escape room mechanics where every… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cult of the Child Eater.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Three Days of Crisis: Exclusive Memories "is a suspenseful love story full dynamic live action interactive video game. The whole game is a process of exploration and puzzle solving, in which you will delve into a complex and mysterious story. Collect clues through interactions with different characters, solve puzzles, and gradually uncover the truth hidden behind them Welcome to join the o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to exclusive memory.

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  41. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    52% User Score Based on 549 reviews

    Puzzle expansion for Penumbra: Black Plague. Requiem is part of Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition, included in the Penumbra Collection. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Penumbra: Requiem.

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

    Once upon a time, Lydia Whitaker woke up. Alone and abandoned in the Whitaker Manor, once a testing ground for pseudoscience experiments, our female protagonist navigates a mansion in an endless night, escaping a violent presence around every corner. She experiences other bizarre paranormal phenomena including an RGB nightmare, a haunted hedge maze, monsters in walls and more horrors. Discover t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to /R - A Neurodivergent Thriller.

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  43. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    93% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    You are Dalia, a deep-space disaster specialist dispatched to the rings of Saturn. You’ll lay victims to rest, clean up alien fungus, and research its strange origins. Adapt to survive, cleanse the contamination, and escape the crisis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ambrosia Sky.

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  44. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, story
    87% User Score Based on 69 reviews

    Roadmap About the Game the Earth has become uninhabitable. You've been hired by the bunker managers. It's your only chance. Don't screw it up or you'll be kicked out of the bunker. your job is to fix the problems of the bunkers and make sure they stand. The creatures are causing problems in the bunker. their life sources are becoming unusable, find them and make them work.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bunker Invaders.

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  45. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    -- You're a daughter taking care of a sick old man --- please leave your comment about this short alpha If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The door you can never open.

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  46. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, stability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    92% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Remember Skullface, the extremely malicious masked killer from Blue Wizard’s 2016 cult hit Slayaway Camp? Well, some random campers made the mistake of summoning him from beyond the grave, and now he’s trapped inside a very familiar-looking streaming service. That means hundreds of potential new victims splattered across classic movie genres. And they’re not going to decapitate themselves, are the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slayaway Camp 2.

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  47. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 93 reviews

    Painted In Blood is currently in development. A Love Letter To All My Beloved FPS Games With 30 years single-player FPS gaming history, I created this game with my whole life's passion, I want to use this game to express my love to the FPS genre, let you adventure through a strange world full of dangers, imagination and excitement; kill eerie monsters from your weirdest dreams with badass wea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Painted In Blood.

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  48. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    72% User Score Based on 209 reviews

    "Lost Lullabies - The Orphanage Chronicles" is a Co-Op horror game set in 1980, inspired by the real stories of an orphanage ruined by a fire in 1960 Lowell. Playable with 1-4 players, the goal is to identify and expel malevolent spirits alone or with your team. STORY In the foggy woods on the outskirts of Lowell town, you'll find the quiet Lowell Orphanage. It's surrounded by old stor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    97% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Split Fiction meets Portal! Bytebond is an electrifying online & couch co-op puzzle game that challenges you to regain control over an infected CPU. Dive into the heart of a PC with your friend and become the ultimate Antivirus Special Forces duo. Bytebond Deluxe Edition contains the base game and the Makeover Kit, which unlocks a cache of cosmetic upgrades for elite Antivirus units. This allows… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bytebond.

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  50. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 32 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 1 reviews

    Bring iconic Nickelodeon heroes into a world of fantasy and real-time RPG action. Throw the dice and dive into a wild, action-packed adventure with a selection of Nickelodeon characters. Featuring epic battles, dynamic environments, it's an engaging gameplay experience for players of all ages. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny.

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