Games like Don't Be Afraid
Looking for games like Don't Be Afraid? Here are top action recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Actual Sunlight, Scrap Metal or The Herbalist.
- 74%Game Brain Scorestory, emotionalgameplay, replayability74% User Score 381 reviews
Actual Sunlight is a short interactive story about love, depression and the corporation. The game puts you in the role of Evan Winter, a young professional in Toronto, as he moves through three distinct periods of his life. The story is linear, unavoidable and (hopefully) thought-provoking. You experience his perceptions, fall under the consequences of his decisions, and meet everyone who didn’t … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Actual Sunlight.
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- 95%Game Brain Scorestory, emotionalgrinding95% User Score 100 reviews
(Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) Drift around corners with guns blazing and take out legendary competitors in this fast-paced, top-down racing game. Fight your way through explosive, action-packed missions and defeat cunning bosses to add their vehicles to your garage. Customize your newly-acquired cars and then return to the track to blast through more enemies. Jump online with Xbox LI… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scrap Metal.
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- 90%Game Brain Scorestory, emotionalstability90% User Score 100 reviews
The Herbalist is a calm and short exploration game about a traveler in search of a special herb. You can explore the environment for clues, and try to ask for directions, although you don't speak the language of the locals. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Herbalist.
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- 91%Game Brain Scorestory, emotional91% User Score 103 reviews
Beyond the Horizon. We take you to the edge of a black hole and toss you in. That's where your adventure begins. Travel about, taking in the sights and sounds of this unusual world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond the Horizon.
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- 84%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, character development81% User Score 3,395 reviewsCritic Score 87%6 reviews
Kentucky Route Zero is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway in the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it. Gameplay is inspired by point-and-click adventure games (like the classic Monkey Island or King's Quest series, or more recently Telltale's Walking Dead series), but focused on characterization, atmosphere and storytelling rather than clever puzzles … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kentucky Route Zero.
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- 70%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, character development79% User Score 886 reviewsCritic Score 61%10 reviews
The Novelist asks one central question: can you achieve your dreams without pushing away the people you love? The game focuses on Dan Kaplan, a novelist struggling to write the most important book of his career while trying to be the best husband and father he can be. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Novelist.
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- 94%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayreplayability, grinding94% User Score 18,415 reviewsCritic Score 90%1 reviews
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of short stories about a cursed family in Washington State. Each story offers a chance to experience the life of a different family member with stories ranging from the early 1900s to the present day. The gameplay and tone of the stories are as varied as the family members themselves. The only constants are that each is played from a first-person perspe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Remains of Edith Finch.
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- 94%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgameplay, replayability94% User Score 670 reviews
"I love you for who you are. I’ve loved you from the moment I met you." Robin Hawkins is down on his luck. His relationship with his wife, Sally, is stagnating, and his daughter, Melody, no longer speaks to him. Stuck in an unsatisfying and draining job, Robin's life is one long, monotonous slog... Until he meets the mysterious girl of his dreams in the middle of the night, Bell. Howeve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sweetest Monster.
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- 86%Game Brain Scorestory, emotionalreplayability, grinding92% User Score 900 reviewsCritic Score 73%4 reviews
What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back. From the creator of Coffee Talk, in collaboration with Rolling Glory Jam, the creator of Rage in Peace. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Comes After.
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- 93%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, optimization95% User Score 3,010 reviewsCritic Score 91%5 reviews
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. The House in Fata Morgana is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House in Fata Morgana.
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