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  1. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 112 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 8 reviews

    Stay is a nail-biting tale of abduction and isolation, where every single second counts. A pixel-art adventure game with multiple routes and endings, your computer is tethered to a PC inside an abandoned house... where an abducted man finds himself trapped and in desperate need of help. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAY.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 92 reviews

    Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horns of Fear.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    91% User Score Based on 394 reviews

    Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cat in the Box.

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  4. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    96% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    Lost Cartridge: Cold Read is the first in a series of horror anthology games by Pure Ice Blue, creator of Lily's Well and I Cannot Drown. Explore the library, hide from those who want Mitch's life to end, and solve puzzles in order to possibly find a way to escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Cartridge: Cold Read.

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  5. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    56% User Score Based on 224 reviews

    See how a game created by the very Jigsaw would look like! Use the available objects, outwit tricky illusions and optical puzzles and above all, answer the question – will you dare to Play with Me? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Play with Me: Escape room.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 122 reviews

    Shut In is a short comedy/horror adventure game which explores depression and isolation by trapping you inside your own house. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SHUT IN.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    Whisperstring is an 80s inspired text adventure game that takes place inside a “chat room”. You’re connected to Adam, a "jock" with a severe fear of strings, who seems to have been the victim of a supernatural kidnapping. Will you be able to help him escape? Whisperstring was a chat program developed by &&&$$$SSS66 (pronounced “And-Es-Six”) and released in the late 1980s. Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whisperstring.

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  8. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    81% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asleep: Ato 1.

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  9. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    In Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness, discover a story full of mystery and pain where every shadow hides a twisted secret or vicious threat, and no one is safe from tragedy.Experience the chilling story of a 1920s freak circus that burned to the ground, and the grotesque quest to found the circus anew. Follow the tormented Oliver Mills as he struggles to survive and escape.Fall into the evocative … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness.

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  10. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 161 reviews

    Psychroma is a narrative-driven side-scroller where you play as a digital medium. Confront the past by piecing together the broken memories of a cybernetic house, and exorcise the ghosts in the machine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psychroma.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    Stitched strings together the thrilling story of Catherine Stockholmes, an otherwise ordinary girl. The story begins with Catherine waking up in an eerie doll factory. With a great desire to escape, Catherine is forced to venture through the factory. But little does she know that terrible fates always befall the curious ones. Will Catherine muster enough courage to needle her way out of the factor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stitched.

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  12. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 1,004 reviews

    The Witch’s House, originally released in 2012, falls within the tradition of Japanese horror RPGs with heavy emphasis on puzzle-solving and jump scares. Among other entries in the genre such as Ib and Ao Oni, The Witch’s House surprised fans with pixel-art that conceals truly frightening horror. The Witch’s House is deliberately designed with traps at *almost* every turn--sudden death is unpred… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Witch's House MV.

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  13. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    93% User Score Based on 176 reviews

    The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Corruption Within.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    My name is Em-A-Li. How about we get to know each other? I know it might be hard having a computer to tag along, but I think we need to work together to escape. You know, teamwork. This is a horror RPG game with voice acting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Em-A-Li.

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  15. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Angelica wakes up in the middle of the night to a loud knock at the door. But, taking her trusty flashlight and stepping out of the room, she discovers that the familiar corridors of her family mansion have changed. They have become endless, distorted, and full of quiet horror. This is not her home. It is a trap — a dream world that replicates her dwelling but is inhabited by nightmares. Trappe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angel's Dreams.

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  16. An RPG in which you make desserts to uncover mysteries. Choices may affect endings. The abandoned siblings encountered a good witch, a freaky doll, and gingerbread twins, they disclose sugary "lies"—revealing the candy house's rewritten history and a selfish truth related to their past... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CANDY HOUSE in the DARK FOREST.

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  17. Just a Little Longer is a punishing top-down shooter with the staples of classic action horror games, with a brutal permadeath gambling twist: whenever you die in the recurring nightmare the game takes place in, your save file is instantly deleted. To combat this, you can choose to "wake up" at any point, instantly returning you to safety, but reverting the nightmare back to the beginning. However… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Just a Little Longer.

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  18. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    You came here seeking silence. Instead, you found something that won't let you leave. YAMIGATARI: FOR3ST is a 2D psychological horror game that tells the chilling story of a young girl trapped in a nightmare she cannot escape. What began as a peaceful retreat into nature quickly transforms into a desperate fight for survival when Nora discovers an entity stalking her through the trees.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to YAMIGATARI: FOR3ST.

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  19. The Faith of Sin is a point-and-click escape room game. One night, you wake up and realize you're no longer in the real world. As you explore your home, you'll uncover clues and piece together hazy fragments of your past. And when you finally remember everything you've done — you'll understand what the 'faith of sin' truly means.Features A combination of point-and-click adventure and escape room … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Faith of Sin.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    99% User Score Based on 293 reviews

    Yuki is a narrative horror adventure set in a remote, abandoned school where memories linger longer than the living. A story shaped by memory, regret, and choice Words matter. Every conversation and discovery changes how the story unfolds. Three possible endings — each one reflecting your values and decisions. Face the past in fast-paced combat Confront lingering spirits in bullet hell en… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yuki「清醒梦」.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 496 reviews

    Fausts Alptraum is an single player, puzzle game created by LabORat Studio, an indie game team from Taiwan. The story based on Goethe's Faust. Players will play as a troubled girl wandering around in a crayon-drawn world. Players will have to find the relevance between dreams and reality by collecting clues. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fausts Alptraum.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, humor
    91% User Score Based on 654 reviews

    TEST TEST TEST is a retro pixel-art point-and-click puzzle adventure where you must escape a time loop as an overworked office employee. Find clues, gather information, and solve cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements. Will you able to release yourself from the clutch of time itself? Or will you be stuck in this reality forever? ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TEST TEST TEST.

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  23. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    87% User Score Based on 30 reviews
    Critic Score 48%Based on 3 reviews

    The Creepy Syndrome is an anthology that offers several psychological horror stories, with different pixel art and retro 1 bit, 8 bit, gameboy, etc. styles. Stories of a disturbed mind that intertwine with each other while being analysed by a mysterious psychiatrist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Creepy Syndrome.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development
    92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Help young investigator James uncover the dark truth behind the murder of the Smiths' and their missing daughter Ellen in this thrilling 2D pixel horror game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ellen.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Dying Flame takes the tradition of Japanese horror RPGs with their heavy emphasis on jump scares and puzzle solving and ramps it up by taking away the consistent source of hope and comfort: - Light. Dying Flame is designed to leave the player plunged in darkness, while solving puzzles to not only escape the twisted mansion, but also uncover the full story of addiction, guilt and marital loss. Dy… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dying Flame.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    87% User Score Based on 120 reviews

    Begin a journey through an isolated research facility in the freezing depths of the Antarctic, solving exciting puzzles as you go and unlocking new locations around the Facility. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Facility 47.

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  27. 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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  28. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    85% User Score Based on 248 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 3 reviews

    Exploration, adventure and a touch of classic horror awaits you! Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Viviette.

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  29. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    97% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    For all the fans of pixel art out there, get ready for the wackiest adventure of time. You are a bellboy, Mike Melkout, working at a high-class hotel. Mike may seem crazy, or even peculiar or he might as well be. Nevertheless, he has only one plan. A dark plan. To throw everyone out in just one Weekend. A humorous point ’n’ click adventure game, set in the ’80s, as a tribute to the pop culture of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Not Another Weekend.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    71% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    Featured DLCPhil Alone - Game Dev Book is a DLC of the game Phil Alone, a digital book made to show everything about the development of the game, a lot of tips to other developers that want to put their games on Steam and new game arts. About the GameA game made to Ludum Dare 47 - Stuck in a loop *Players with poor psychological, I suggest not playing this game...* ABOUT THE GAME Meet P… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phil Alone.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    70% User Score Based on 1,736 reviews

    Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.Awakened by an oncoming storm, you open your eyes to discover yourself in a strange, dark room—tucked away in a house that’s not yours.As you play the game, it changes—subtly, almost imperceptibly—to reflect your perspective. It's a horror game … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home.

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  32. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 262 reviews

    Elisa, a young reporter, is sent to investigate the abandoned mansion of Renowned author Jaime Salazar, who disappeared, along with his entire family, in May 1986. Setting out to find the truth of what happened in that house, she gets a lot more than she bargained for when she realizes the house of Salazar is not totally empty!Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become anot… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horror Of Salazar House.

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  33. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere
    89% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Lulu’s Temple is a mysterious retro dungeon crawler about an archeologist venturing deep inside a horrifying pyramid with only his torch and gun to protect him. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lulu's Temple.

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  34. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 514 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Witness The Charnel House Trilogy, the chronicle of one fateful night aboard a train bound for Augur Peak. Three thrilling, horrifying adventure games in one, from the depths of the Sepulchre, starring Madeleine Roux, Peter Willington, Jonathan Grier, Jim Sterling, and Ben Chandler as Grub. With art by Ivan Ulyanov and Ben Chandler, and music by Jack de Quidt, nervous_testpilot and Bryan Henderson… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Charnel House Trilogy.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 117 reviews

    The Hanged Man is a freeware horror PC game. It is the last game in Uri's "The Strange Men" series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hanged Man.

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  36. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    90% User Score Based on 50 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    You are a journalist in search of your breakthrough story. A promising lead takes you to the abandoned island of Mythargia where you have to discover its buried history connecting two different dimensions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mythargia.

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  37. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 71 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 18 reviews

    Alone With You is a bittersweet sci-fi adventure game that goes right for the heart. Escape a doomed space colony with the help of your troubled AI companion and four chatty holograms in this unique blend of adventure & visual novel storytelling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alone With You.

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  38. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    96% User Score Based on 1,070 reviews

    You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. Distraint 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DISTRAINT 2.

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  39. Why am I in a place like this...? Strange exhibits are placed on every floor. And rooms that don’t belong here—spaces with no clear purpose. No matter how I think about it, I don’t remember ever coming here before. And yet… somehow, it feels oddly familiar. What’s more, all of this feels like it was prepared for me. Investigate the mysterious exhibition hall, gather scattered clues, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Paradixion: Exhibition.

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  40. INSPECTION REPORT is a horror / point & click game focused on exploration and dialogue. Fulfill your duties as a building inspector and uncover the secrets of an abandoned property in total dark using only a flashlight. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INSPECTION REPORT.

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  41. You wake up as Sarah in an old run down cabin deep in the woods. Bloodstains everywhere, and a chilling silence that screams danger. Trapped and desperate, you must escape before whoever brought you here returns. The Coffin of Sarah is a 2D pixel-art horror game focused puzzle-solving and survival. You’ll solve environmental puzzles to unlock new areas, uncover disturbing secrets, and stay one st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Coffin of Sarah.

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  42. The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows is the sequel to The Clown's Forest and will contain spoilers for the first game. -STORY-Michael Longhurst had just survived a terrible ordeal at Hartown Park. His mind was reeling from what he found out during the nights events. Due to this, he along with his brother, fiancé, and his fiancé's brother make plans to return to Hartown Park to find Michael's Mo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows.

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  43. Explore an abandoned psychiatric ward in this first-person psychological horror. Find patient files, solve puzzles, uncover your connection to the ward, and survive the entities stalking its halls. You cannot fight back. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward.

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  44. Story Background: Join Elias Vance and step into the tumultuous late Victorian era. The Thorn family, once the pinnacle of puppet theater craftsmanship, was shattered by a tragic incident. The family heir, the genius puppeteer known as "Pygmalion, " Caspian Thorn, retreated into seclusion at the Marionette Manor. After leaving behind a note stating "I have attained eternity, " he vanished without … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Puppet's Casket.

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  45. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 134 reviews

    Thekku Island is a story-driven, first-person horror game set on a fictional island in 1980s Kerala, India. You arrive on a remote island after weeks of silence from your wife — she vanished without a trace. As you search the abandoned house and the dark forests around it, you're pulled deeper into a chilling mystery that refuses to stay buried. As night falls, eerie whispers and unsettlin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thekku Island.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    71% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Cerebral is a short psychological horror game where every mistake hurts your memory. Save your mind or surrender it to the system. What remains of you either way? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cerebral.

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  47. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 618 reviews

    Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Take.

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  48. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    90% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    What Happened Here is a short adventure horror game: around 30-45 minutes, exploring the classic horror trope of being locked inside a house and exploring it in order to go out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Happened Here?.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    87% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Story SummaryPlay as Veloria, a high school girl who awakens in a world that feels both familiar and alien. Following the fragmented traces of her memory, she must solve puzzles and encounter strangers who seem oddly recognizable. She seeks not just a way out, but the ultimate truth: Who is she? And why has she returned to this place? The girl wakes before a gloomy orphanage. Ashes swirl through … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Veloria.

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  50. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    It was raining und thunderstorming.In the middle of the night.And there happened something ...... something terrible.At the old abandoned ... WATERMILL. You wake up with no memory.In the middle of the night.You are locked up.You are alone ... or are you not?Find out what happened and escape from the old watermill!And maybe ... not everything is as it seems ... Features Point and click adventure Si… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Night at the Watermill.

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