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Games like Escape the castle

Games like Escape the castle

Looking for games like Escape the castle? Here are top action recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Deadly Escape, Lumber Island - That Special Place or Bite Nite.

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  1. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    62% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Deadly Escape is a Survival Horror game made with pixel art graphics, inspired by survival horror games of the '90s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadly Escape.

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  2. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    65% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    "Lumber Island - That Special Place" is a psychedelic first-person horror adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lumber Island - That Special Place.

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  3. JOIN THE DISCORD About the Game Storm Dracula's castle to rescue your friend, steal the treasure, and destroy Dracula's coffin! Or chase, bite, and kill the villagers as the newest member of Dracula's family...Choose from four different game modes to play online with friends or play single player with AI bots. Villagers open chests by doing puzzles or using keys hidden around the map. Gather t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bite Nite.

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  4. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    56% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    Instead of a traditional flashlight, a camera flash – a brief, flickering, blinding light that reveals dark secrets and leaves you in total darkness when it fades. Every step is a fight for survival, and the use of the flash completely redefines the way you explore dark locations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HorrorCore: Maze and Pools of Horror.

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  5. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    61% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Horrors of Space is a 4-player co-op survival horror game. You and 3 other crew members awaken from cryo sleep to find the Aries in a state of emergency, invaded by an alien creature. It’s up to you and your teammates to work together to get out alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horrors of Space.

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  6. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    91% User Score Based on 296 reviews

    Space Gladiators is a 2D hand-drawn roguelite platformer following a bunch of prisoners fighting their way out of an alien planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Gladiators.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    52% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    You wake up and find yourself trapped in a dream. Only thing in your mind is to wake up. The key to wake up lies within 3 Dream Stones which are awaiting at the end of puzzles you encounter through the game in different dream chapters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Stone.

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  8. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay
    67% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    A hidden object adventure in which detective Jane Angel disappears under dramatical circumstances. Jane's stepsister, Nancy starts investigating the case full of challenges like an ancient curse, a sophisticated conspiracy and secret relationships. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jane Angel 2: Fallen Heaven.

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  10. 60%Game Brain Score
    60% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Hallways is a horror game currently in development, where you find yourself trapped in loops of ever-changing corridors. With a special flashlight that reveals hidden paths and objects, each turn brings new frights. Please note that the game is still a work in progress, and features are actively being added and polished. Playtime: 15-30 mins Movement:W,A,S,DFlashlight:FInteraction:Left Mouse, ES… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hallways.

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  11. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay
    60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Within the first 5 minutes of game play you will be trapped into a interactive nightmare, a horrific exploration of pure and realistic survival horror. The only way to survive and stay alive is to defend yourself from each member of the family who engage in combat through out the game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Evil Existence.

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  12. Welcome to Bloodwatch, a short horror survival game developed by Gamingscape. When going out in a solo adventure, your ship has been sunken by an unexpected storm. You have been washed ashore by a wave. Waking up, you have realized you have been stuck in an unknown island. You search around to see is there any animal or people living in here. After a while, you see a group of people are tortu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodwatch.

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  13. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    80% User Score Based on 15 reviews

     -The theme of the gameYou have come to that parallel universe that tries to trap you with feelings of nostalgia and fear and peace. Be careful; you don't want to be part of it. Explore the Unknown You found yourself in an abnormal place, an abandoned store, abandoned places. Empty corridors, a maze, flickering lights, Doors that emit a bright light are leading you somewhere… but wher… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal:Escape Route.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Backrooms Santa is a singleplayer horror game. Bring back the kids gifts and escape a massive Backrooms maze — while holiday horrors hunt you every step of the way. How fast can you save the kids christmas? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Santa.

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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

    WISHLIST THE FULL NIGHTMARE ON STEAM AND JOIN THE DISCORD Waking from a nightmare, Sophie finds herself in an ever-changing dorm, with no memory of how she ended up there, while a mysterious entity tries to corrupt her mind and manipulate her identity. Can you lead Sophie out with her sanity intact? Cerebral demo introduces the opening chapter of Sophie’s descent. Explore the shifting dor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cerebral.

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  16. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    "Anomalous Railroad Crossing" is an escape game where you search for strange happenings, set at the most famous railroad crossing in Japan. Various strange happenings occur, from horrifying, beautiful, and amusing, to large-scale happenings that affect the entire city, so observe carefully and escape from the world invaded by strange happenings. ~ You suddenly realize that you are s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomalous Railroad Crossing.

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  17. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Scratch away at your leisure, win big money and listen to some gloomy generative dark jazz!  Who knows, maybe that locked door will open at some point and you can get out of this strange gas station in the middle of nowhere...  Controls:Look around with the mouseClick to movePress I to open and close the inventoryEsc for options and pause Keep an eye on your energy bar on the bottom of the scre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GRUBBY FINGERS.

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  18. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    After falling unconscious following his successful escape from the old cabin in the woods where he was imprisoned by an unknown man, a scene we witnessed in Chapter 1, Brian finds himself traveling through time and space. He wakes up 30 years in the past, as a small child, in an unfamiliar place, with no memory of how he arrived there. Although everything around him seems normal, he is trapped in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Strange Story Of Brian Fisher: Chapter 2.

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  19. 22%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    33% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Escalator | Escalator is a horror game in which you must find anomalies while riding an escalator and escape from an enclosed space. You are trapped by someone in an underground passageway where only the sound of the escalator flows silently. Join the game presented by someone and try to escape from this mysterious space. While riding the escalator, strange things happen. Id… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to エスカレーター | Escalator.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    98% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    Stranded at an abandoned gas station in the middle of the desert. Losing your grip on reality. Dark rituals. Demonic pursuers. No escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ad Infernum.

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  21. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    95% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Confabulation Homestead.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    In this point & cklick adventure join young detective Rudolf Pasaret to solve the greatest mystery of the 19th century. Guide the detective along the brink of insanity through a world created by an evil madman as you unravel a mystery of black magic and false accusations to discover the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morrok.

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  23. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    88% User Score Based on 1,006 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

    Dreaming Sarah is an adventure game where you explore the dream world of a young girl named Sarah, who is in a deep coma. Collect items and abilities as you solve puzzles, interact with people and objects to try to wake up. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreaming Sarah.

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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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  26. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    46% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    The player assumes the role of a dangerous and powerful girl known as SCP-029. After a facility wide power outage occurs, numerous SCPs breach containment and proceed to wreak havoc throughout the facility. SCP-029 must use her mind-controlling powers to survive and find a way to escape from the facility. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Daughter of Shadows: An SCP Breach Event.

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  27. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    58% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    You are prisoner Artyomich, and you need to kill all the devils of the SS from Hell in order to save Russia from the apocalypse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Russian Prisoner VS Nazi Zombies.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 76 reviews

    Like Clay is a story driven adventure game with horror elements. Find out what happened to a friend of yours by reading messages and listening to audio files. Search for hidden doors and items, solve light puzzles and survive deadly foes and lethal traps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Like Clay.

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  29. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    86% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Sinner 97 is a first person PSX VHS psychological horror set in 1997, within the confines of a shadowy religious cult. Remain hidden and overcome problems in order to escape the Father's clutches. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sinner 97.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    49% User Score Based on 69 reviews

    A WONDER is a 3rd person stealth/puzzle game set in a sunken city. Stuck in the depths of the sea, Alana will have to explore this dormant world in order to reactivate it. In doing so, she must remain hidden from lurking creatures, hostile to any outsider who dares to venture in this derelict place. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Wonder.

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  31. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 66 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 6 reviews

    Apparition is a first-person survival horror game, where the player’s goal is to document ghost activity in a haunted American forest – Devil’s Tramping Ground in North Carolina. You can communicate with the dead using an Ouija board. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apparition.

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  32. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    74% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    Lazaretto is a first-person survival horror video game set in the current day. You play the descendant of a man who once worked at an old and inactive facility, rumored to be located on a haunted quarantine island - a Lazaretto. Armed with only with a flashlight and nagging curiosity, your goal is to explore the environment, uncovering mysteries surrounding an artifact which has recently fallen in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lazaretto.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 420 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    A cross country road trip turns into a multi-dimensional walkabout after a quick stop in a mysterious town. A first person surreal adventure of visual auditory stimuli set in a fantastical world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 0°N 0°W.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    83% User Score Based on 120 reviews

    In Escape Game you will have to solve the different puzzles hidden in the house to escape! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Game.

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  35. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    69% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    The five elemental worlds are in peril. Guide the protagonist "Dark One" to uncover the mysteries of the divided universe. Labyronia Elements is a JRPG delivering unprecedented, nonlinear progression, strategic battle scenes and a breathtaking story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Labyronia Elements.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    A minimalistic open-world adventure & action game where... YOU ARE A PIXEL! ■ Embark on a fascinating journey and discover how every pixel will impact your experience in a game with one of the minor resolutions you have ever played! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alt254.

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  37. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    80% User Score Based on 97 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 2 reviews

    Shadows 2: Perfidia is a survival horror game inspired by classics like the Penumbra series and Layers of Fear. Explore a darkened office complex and uncover the truth behind the horrifying events that have befallen its inhabitants. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadows 2: Perfidia.

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  38. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    75% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Tidal Affair is a stealth adventure game that immerses you in the midst of conflict between pirates, rebels, and what governs the islands of Alter Tides. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tidal Affair: Before The Storm.

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  39. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    59% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    STARBO tells you the story of a dead man's journey through a mysteriously blue world filled with strange messages and beings all trying to tell you a story, the story of Leo Cornell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STARBO - The Story of Leo Cornell.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    Planet B24 is a first-person horror quest. In this game, you are abducted by aliens to put their terrible experiments on you. You have to solve puzzles and escape from the aliens so that they do not catch you. Get out of this damn planet to return to planet Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet B24.

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    12%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    19% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Just UpdatedWe are so happy to announce a major new upgrade of SPIRITUS that went Early Access nearly two years ago. Now the game is finished and we are really excited to show you the new survival horror mystery that it provides to players. Take up arms and wits and survive the mansion, explore the mechanics we've implemented and throw yourself back into the 90's! About the Game Return to class… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SPIRITUS.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    62% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    This is a short 2.5D adventure platformer. Travel along with a woman and her child surviving during an alien invasion. Inspired by classic sci-fi, this quiet, melancholy journey will show the depths a mother will go to protect her child, if she can survive... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Child Of Mine.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 600 reviews

    A dark, surreal psychological horror game, in which a young girl finds herself locked in a shed, in the middle of an idyllic autumn forest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Wolf in Autumn.

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  44. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Fortuito: Lost History is an indie adventure first-person horror, face the unknown with classic fps mechanics, solve puzzles and immerse in this bad trip! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fortuito: Lost History.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 534 reviews

    Scavenger SV-4 is a highly replayable atmospheric first-person science fiction game. Part simulator, part roguelike, it has elements of action, combat, resource management, and a dash of horror. It is not quite like any game you have played before. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scavenger SV-4.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    In your hands, a defunct wrecking drone becomes a lethal tool. Fly through twisting, turning 3D levels with six degrees of freedom in zero gravity. Find powerful weapons and engage your enemies in frantic battles. Weld fuse boxes to restore power and open new paths through facilities to reach the exit airlock. Only your superior combat skills can retake the Phobean moon and save it from complete d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLAST-AXIS.

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  47. 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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  48. A short horror where you help a teenage girl rescue her cat, exploring a creepy building filled with creepy monsters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to They Not Fae!.

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  49. Tik Tok Instagram YouTube The Maze Demo Available Description The Maze is a game where the main objective is to escape from a maze that is generated entirely procedurally (randomly). In this maze, you will find a large number of secrets and enemies. Each wall may or may not be decorated with a unique decoration, ranging from a sword, bow, or shield to a candelabra, torch, or armor. The arm… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Maze.

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  50. 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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