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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 徹夜報告書 | Midnight Report, Those Who Remain or Frozen State.

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  1. "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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 76 reviews

    Play full game now on Steam!   ~10 minutes to playthough Will you rise to the occasion - or succumb? Another night of hard work. Your boss is a douche, your job sucks, and you have every intention of quitting and finding something new.  You think everything is normal, but things might take a sharp turn - for the worse. Will you rise to the occasion, or succumb? Will you do what it takes, o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Envelope.

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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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    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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    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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  16. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, monetization
    70% User Score Based on 121 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Fear Equation is a turn-based horror strategy game where you play the engineer of a modified freight train, built to protect its occupants from a deadly fog that brings their nightmares to life. Survival depends on analysing passengers' dreams, crafting defenses, upgrading, scavenging and resource management. As the Engineer, you'll need to rescue survivors, analyse their dreams and build defense… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear Equation.

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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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  18. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    77% User Score Based on 387 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

    Spy on strangers through security cameras, invade their privacy and discover their intimate secrets in this digital voyeur simulator. Welcome to the future of The Primate Observation Club. Even in 2099 the golden rule about messing with your unlucky subjects still remains: Do not feed the monkeys! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099.

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  19. 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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  20. Game Title: Cold Spring – Liminal Space Tagline: A procedurally generated 2D psychological horror survival game. Short Description: You are an ordinary urban woman. One night, deep in your apartment building, you fall into an endless, looping liminal space. No weapons. No allies. Only ever-rearranging corridors, lurking entities, and the ice axe in your hand. Core Gameplay Procedurally Generate… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 冷泉-阈限空间.

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  21. 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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  22. 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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  23. 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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  24. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 76 reviews

    The ER: Patient Typhon is an atmosphere and exploration horror game with a light level of deadly action and disturbing, environmental puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The ER: Patient Typhon.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    88% User Score Based on 134 reviews

    Eldervale is a survival horror game reminiscent of early 2000's classics. Many elements will be instantly familiar to veterans, while also introducing newcomers to the genre. Exploration and... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eldervale.

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  26. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    70% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    You awaken from a car accident to find your family missing in the zombie-infested town of Livingston. Piece together what happened so you can stop the forces of evil and reunite with your family in this terrifying hidden object adventure game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Small Town Terrors: Livingston.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    62% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    Rogue Harvest is a finely crafted Rogue-like Open World Adventure - Dig, Mine, Build, Craft, Explore, and Survive in a massive Procedurally Generated World and work to unravel the mystery of how you ended up in this dream like place. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Harvest.

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  28. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    55% User Score Based on 205 reviews

    Vortex: The Gateway is an open world survival horror game with two game modes. If you want to survive then be alert, sneak, build and fight. Meanwhile life back on Earth changes dramatically. What changes? You will get bits of information through your adventure. Prepare for the worst! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vortex: The Gateway.

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  29. 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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  30. 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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  31. 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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  32. 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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    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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  34. 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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  35. 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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  36. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 696 reviews

    Sense - 不祥的预感: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story is a 2.5D game inspired by Clock Tower and Fatal Frame. With careful attention to pacing, atmosphere and storytelling, Sense hopes to return the horror genre to its roots; celebrating the slow, fearful creep of dread instead of relying on over the top action and jump scares. The ghosts - as glitches on our reality - act as spiritual and paranormal threats, no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story.

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  37. 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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  38. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 372 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

    The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Consuming Shadow.

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  39. 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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  40. Private Psychic is a narrative investigation game about weird ghosts and the fear of the future. Play as Maple, a Psychic launching her own paranormal detective agency, but who is so afraid of the future that she can't predict it anymore (which is a real problem for a psychic...). You’ll have to solve a variety of paranormal cases from haunted kitchen appliances all the way to souls trapped in a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Private Psychic.

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  41. You're David. Husband. Father. The guy who locked the door. Outside, the world is rotting. Something hit and now people change — slowly, painfully, irreversibly. Your family got underground in time. Barely. Now you manage what's left. Food. Medicine. Energy. Morale. Sanity. There's never enough of anything, and someone always goes without. Send your people out. The surface is contaminated but… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Still Breathing.

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  42. for Linux and SteamOS usersNote: The game is designed to run using the PROTON emulation layer. There is no native Linux version, as it does not work properly on Steam and is less efficient. Click the gear icon (in the library), select “Properties” and “Compatibility,” and choose “Experimental Proton” if Steam doesn't select it by default. Tests! To sign up for the game's beta testing, please a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 25 Days in the DARK.

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    Runt is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you play as Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RUNT.

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  44. Genre: Short Narrative Adventure Estimated Play Time: ~1 hour StoryA story about the Noctarian, a race whose nightmares become reality. Two girls, Neml and Nina, live quietly together. One day, Nina is forced to leave home on urgent business, leaving Neml behind with a single letter. While staying home alone, Neml encounters a series of unexpected troubles. Shy and unfamiliar with t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Letter to Neml.

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  45. Welcome to our game page! We are the Daylight Animation Studio team, and we are currently developing the game "Once Upon a Glitch"! "Once Upon a Glitch" is our new, and quite unusual project, inspired by the aesthetics of the 2000s and cartoons from the end of the last century – the renaissance of classical animation. The visual design combines meticulously crafted hand-dra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Upon a Glitch.

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  46. 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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    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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  48. 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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  49. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    57% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Isla de la Muerte is a survival game where you must stay alive on a dangerous island overrun by zombies. - Survive the island: Manage hunger, thirst, and health while looting houses for supplies. - Explore & stay alert: Search the forest and river, but beware—zombies lurk near buildings and attack on sight. - Build & shelter: Construct your own base to stay safe from the und… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isla de la Muerte.

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  50. 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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