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Looking for games like Darkest Shadows? Here are top survival puzzle recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Those Who Remain, Figureless or String Tyrant.

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  1. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 395 reviews
    Critic Score 52%Based on 25 reviews

    Those Who Remain is a psychological thriller that takes place in Dormont, a small town in the US. Dormont appears to be a regular and typical American town at first glance. However, it is cursed... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Those Who Remain.

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  2. Figureless is a story-driven Action-Adventure Survival Horror where time is your greatest enemy. When a desperate call pulls Colt back to the hometown he left behind, a crash at the town’s entrance traps him in something far worse than he imagined. The streets are not empty. They are watching.   Colt never planned to return home. After a sudden city-wide lockdown disrupts his new life at… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Figureless.

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  3. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    A survival horror where your pursuers are pretty and plastic. You must look, think, hide, and if necessary, fight your way out of a mysterious mansion filled with monsters and traps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to String Tyrant.

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  4. Hi! These Are Your Eyeballs is a monotonous game in which you have to work as a courier delivering eyeballs for 9 days. The biggest challenge this game has to offer is time management. Average playthrough time is ��2 hours. In the gloomy and oppressive panel houses of the post-Soviet landscape, residents have lost the light of their lives and are doomed to exist in darkness. You are the couri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hi! These Are Your Eyeballs.

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  5. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    58% User Score Based on 548 reviews

    Frozen State is a game about the adversities faced whilst existing and surviving in a dying Siberian city, Duga 40. The experimental city has been infested by an extraterrestrial parasite that has obliterated the native population. Once infected, the parasite causes its victims to become vicious alien hybrids… However, the grotesquely disfigured creatures are not the only menace that threatens t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frozen State.

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  6. 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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  7. Name: Terminal 13 Genre: Psychological Horror / Survival Engine: Unreal Engine 5 Platform: PC (Windows) Mode: Single-player/Muiltplayer Language: English (with optional Arabic localization) Release Date: 2025/9/13 Estimated Playtime: 30min- 2 hours Perspective: First-person  Input: Keyboard and Mouse / Controller support(Soon) You are a lone worker stationed at a remote train facility, tasked … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terminal 13.

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  8. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    66% User Score Based on 322 reviews

    Pine Harbor was a small fishing town on the shores of the North Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by cliffs and dense pine forests, shrouded in thick fog. But everything changed as a result of a technological disaster. Explore the town, help its residents, and delve into the depths of the dark forests. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pine Harbor.

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  9. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    77% User Score Based on 1,818 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

    Emily Wants to Play is a unique horror game released on December 10th, 2015. Emily Wants to Play is a game based around you, a pizza delivery boy, making your way through an abandoned house, trying to survive until the large clock in the den hits the next hour. Every hour, another one of Emily's 'toys' becomes hostile, and will attempt to attack you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Emily Wants to Play.

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  10. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 114 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 3 reviews

    Clea is a survival horror title that emphasizes wits over cheap scares. Outsmart the Chaos Servants and escape from the Whitlock Mansion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clea.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    92% User Score Based on 331 reviews

    Born Into Fear is a first person horror game set in an empty suburban neighborhood called North Hollow Heights. Its residents have all been murdered in a single night by an organization lauded as the protectors of humanity. You are Agent Jay, a member of this organization: Aegis. Aegis has asked you to search the lifeless homes, gather the results from their experiment, and eliminate any evidence,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Born Into Fear.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 296 reviews

    "I'll tell you a scary story. It's so scary you might not be able to take it. It's the story of the Sand Man..." This is the second title in the Strange Man series. Unable to sleep and exhausted, Sophie wanders into a town where everything sleeps. That is where the terror begins... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sand Man.

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  13. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    95% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    You wake up in an eerily mysterious town filled with mannequins. They seem to live their own lives and do not want your presence. The only thing you know is a certain laboratory called Brewding. It is up to you to find out what stands behind this organization and what they are up to. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight: Submersion.

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  14. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 330 reviews

    An exciting JRPG by the writer of Labyronia. As tensions grow between factions of mages, you are framed for the murder of a demigod. Solve the mystery behind his assassination or risk a war that could send the world into chaos for millenia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legend of Mysteria.

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  15. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 3,448 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 9 reviews

    Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors. This is The Final Station. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Final Station.

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  16. StoryAll factories and facilities have long since fallen silent. A harsh, endless winter is closing in. In this post-apocalyptic world, you must lead a small expedition team into frozen ruins, searching for supplies and struggling to survive. But be warned: the things roaming these abandoned facilities no longer behave as they once did. Some are familiar. Some are not. Whatever the catastrophe le… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Are So F*cked: The Last Critter Crew.

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  17. True Survival Horror – No Second ChancesYour objective is simple: survive long enough to reach the end of the road and escape the forest alive. To do that, you must move from campsite to campsite, pushing deeper into increasingly dangerous territory while managing hunger, sleep, fuel, sanity, and resources. Every day is a calculated risk: explore new regions for better loot, or play it safe and c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road Less Traveled.

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  18. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 367 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Static Dread: The Lighthouse.

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  19. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten mansion where every room raises new questions. A narrative-driven exploration game full of mystery and atmospheric tension. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Mansion.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Nestled in the heart of the desert, Motel 86 is the perfect stop for travelers seeking peace and seclusion, a place so isolated that no one will hear if you call for help. You wake up locked in a room. Somehow, you manage to get out… and a phone starts ringing somewhere in the distance. Who’s calling? Why are you here?No Vacancy Tonight is a first-person mystery adventure in 3D, poi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Vacancy Tonight.

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  21. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    The comfort of a child within his own home; spoilt when an unknown person starts lurking around. Use whatever you can to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Uninvited Guest.

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  22. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 770 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 5 reviews

    There is an unusual cabin deep in the woods. It had served as a laboratory and a dwelling for three generations of Lodgers. But as of late the latest Lodger has been noticing weird changes in familiar surroundings; things are missing, noises and rattle heard. Something odd is coming out of the woods. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knock-Knock.

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  23. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    91% User Score Based on 214 reviews

    Talk to Strangers is a short game of everyday survival. Survive door to door conversations ranging from bizarre to mundane (in this order) while trying to sell products to strangers. But beware: nothing is what it seems in this neighborhood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Talk to Strangers.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    Room54 is a first person adventure/survival horror game, focused on investigation, exploration,solving puzzles and action. The story of Daniel and his family in an apparently quiet small mountain town full of secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Room 54.

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  25. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    92% User Score Based on 13 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    16-bit love letter towards survival horror past and present. Chloe and her two children will embark on a journey to find her missing husband before the whole town descends into hell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cover Your Eyes.

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  26. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    Easy difficulty level for free About the GameYou are inside a multi-level dream. No one knows when it is over and you wake up in reality. Observe your surroundings and inspect everything. All around you is just a dream if you spot something strange. Kill yourself. It's the only way to Wake up. If you think that everything around you is the reality then try to survive until the time-out. However,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knock Harder.

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  27. View Game
    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    The Story Noctem is set in Dry Creek. A little town in Alaska, with beautiful nature and mostly foggy, a place that strange things happen daily. There are whispers about the Alaskan Triangle and all the theories behind it, but no one is willing to speak about it. People disappear and most of them remain lost. Some say they died, some say they left... Others are still searching for them, to this da… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noctem.

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  28. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    69% User Score Based on 212 reviews

    The Night Way Home is a Japanese survival horror game. Rina, a junior high school student, learns that a girl who goes to the next junior high school has gone missing. As she is going home, she enters an eerie world. While being chased by an enemy, Rina searches for her home. Will Rina be able to return home safely? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Night Way Home.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Noah Stevenson is an immigration officer on a future Earth. His job is to investigate passengers entering Earth and decide whether they are human. While most aliens can enter Earth legally, some alien species are not welcome. Unwanted aliens may choose to trick the immigration authorities and impersonate humans. These aliens must be detected and arrested. However, things are more challenging than … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Human or Not.

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  30. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    69% User Score Based on 230 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 8 reviews

    Broken Pieces is a psychological thriller taking place in a french coastal village somehow outside the flow of time. Solve the mysteries by putting the pieces of the story back together by figuring out the enigma behind this mystical place. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Pieces.

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  31. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    76% User Score Based on 165 reviews

    Echo of the Wilds is a puzzly narrativy adventure, featuring randomised wilderness survival. Finding yourself in mysterious forests you must unfurl a spiritual tale of solace before the unending winter consumes all. There a spirit guide will help you learn the skills of survival and the secrets of the wilds: why you awakened there, their purpose, and how to finally be free from its clutches and m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echo of the Wilds.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 1,391 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 5 reviews

    After a deadly circus fire shatters his world and tarnishes his name, Dropsy the Clown finds himself on a journey of self-discovery through a story that harnesses powerful themes of love and unmerited kindness. With his father gravely ill and the world turning its back on the once celebrated clown, Dropsy will need to help those in need, hug total strangers, and unearth dark secrets on the winding… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dropsy.

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  33. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 17,686 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 5 reviews

    The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world. You choose where to make your stand, designing and fortifying your home base, performing daring raids for food and ammunition, and rescuing other playable survivors … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to State of Decay.

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  34. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 10,983 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 22 reviews

    Darkwood is a unforgiving survival horror with a procedurally generated, open world. By blending RPG, roguelike and adventure elements together with a challenging difficulty, Darkwood aims to please players craving for a deep and rewarding experience. The fear of unknown is powerful. Your senses will be deceived by Darkwood's surreal terrors. No answer will be given to you for free, yet somewhere… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkwood.

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  35. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 468 reviews

    [Media 2047369] Click here to visit our Kickstarter Page! Horror is different for everyone. One might think it’s a one-time thing, while the other might think that it is filled with monsters.... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pamali: Indonesian Folklore Horror.

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  36. In the world of Arcane, players enter a mystical world filled with magic, danger, and adventure. As they explore the realms of Arcane, players take on the role of an ambitious adventurer who must collect resources, craft powerful weapons and items, build their own homes, and farm to survive in a harsh and unforgiving world. With the looming threat of an ancient evil lurking in the shadows, players… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WarBox: Arcane.

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  37. SWOM — a new narrative survival game with magic elements, created by a solo developer.You find yourself in a strange, mystical world where you must survive harsh conditions. Explore the Open World: Wander through dark forests, investigate ancient ruins, descend into mysterious caves, and uncover the secrets of diverse biomes. You are alone in a completely new world. Every artifact you find is no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SWOM.

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    Tyga is a single-player horror delivery game. It's your job to help Tyga deliver lifesaving medicine to those who can afford it. You will enter your delivery vehicle and depart from their warehouse to make periodic stops at every home on your route. Make sure to check the security cameras before you exit the vehicle just to be safe! If its ever too dark to see you can use the lights that come with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TYGA.

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  39. Your Journey Begins Now. The Forest Awaits. Before beginning the project, please turn your volume up and place the screen into full-screen mode. Atmosphere is the most important element in this project, and thus doing this will allow you to absorb it to the fullest extent possible. Additionally, I recommend clicking the green flag twice before playing. Thank you. Thank you so much for all your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creature.

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  40. 69%Game Brain Score
    69% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    https://store.steampowered.com/widget/1268790/ Dark Fracture is an indie psychological-cosmic horror game played in first-person. Over the course of the game, the player is faced with the character’s inner chaos – witnessing the world change around him as the barrier between reality and imagination seems to crumble. Dark Fracture takes place in the late '90s, set in an isolated forested regi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Fracture.

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  41. OMSK - DEAD FREQUENCIES SUBMISSION FOR THE OST COMPOSING JAM #2  You've woken up after what seems like a deep slumber, only to realize that you are lost and alone. You take a walk and see that you're in a large Post-Soviet city, although there's something wrong... It's barren... You really are alone, aren't you? You set up camp in a small apartment building near the western woods, but as the nig… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OMSK - DEAD FREQUENCIES.

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  42. "Midnight Report" is a rogue-lite 3D survival horror game in which a student (the protagonist) who is having hallucinations while staying up all night writing a report struggles to escape from the hallucinations filled with terrifying monsters. Players use items and gimmicks to overcome threats and aim to escape from the randomly generated fantasy world with their friends. Features Of Th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 徹夜報告書 | Midnight Report.

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  43. These are machine translation The game can only be played in full screen. Please do not use F3 and F4, which will make the game non full screen. In this state, there will be missing or wrong maps. In addition to the interface and menu, this game has no text, only animation or mapping tips, so there are no language barriers. Please rest assured to play. Plot overview: The protagonist "… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 怯懦 Cowardice.

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  44. This game is a sequel to Little Marisa's Disaster Journey. After Marisa took a lot of rare books from Scarlet Devil Mansion, she decided to try a special magic in the book. However, she was suddenly summoned to a strange world! Marisa will fight to survive. In order to return Gensokyo, she must solve the alien problem, find the truth, save the world and poor Reimu!Main game features 1. Cut scenes:… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marisa's Inconceivable Journey.

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  45. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 9,338 reviews

    WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No, I'm not a Human.

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  46. In this immersive story, you follow Adam, a troubled man whose life takes a strange turn as he falls deeply in love with Jinny—a woman he’s only ever met in his recurring dreams. With each night, his connection to her intensifies, but so does his disconnect from reality. Or so it seems. Adam’s only hope for answers might lie with his neighbor, Rhonda, but there's a catch—she’s mysteriously vanis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unfeigned Depths.

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  47. You've just moved away from your hometown into a wooden cabin some distant family member used to own. You were hoping to start on a new path in life. Already exhausted after moving in, you go to bed early. When you wake up, something's terribly wrong. It's still night. The sky is bleeding strange colors. And you're not alone. DIAPAUSE Is a point-and-click, sit-and-survive style indie horror g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DIAPAUSE.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 165 reviews

    Explore the hospital by Thwarting the creatures that are trying to stop you and solving puzzles. Successfully install the internet and surprise customer... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ruined Nurse.

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  49. The Living Shadows is a survival horror game where you have to take the role of a woman named Amelia and go through the world of the dead in order to save your sister and try to return to the real world. After another day at work, Amelia finds herself pulled into a world that belongs to the dead. There she discovers that her sister has been kidnapped and sets out to save her and get out of thi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Living Shadows.

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  50. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 133 reviews

    Leaf's Odyssey is a turn-based game where you fight various monsters in order to solve each puzzle. Every move can be predicted and anticipated. Failure is not punished; you can undo and try a different approach as many times as you want. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leaf's Odyssey.

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