Games like Hin zu einem virtuell-digitalen Theater / Towards a Virtual-Digital Theatre [MFA Thesis]

Little Virtual-Digital Mechanical Theatre Automaton is an automated theatre application inspired by my research on historical theatre automaton, my analysis of theatrical elements in several video games as well as the experiments of early 20st century avant-garde movements including the historical Bauhaus. It is also the main artifact of the artistic part of my master's thesis. This Theatre Automa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Virtual-Digital Mechanical Theatre Automaton.

Khuriya Muriya Islands, Oman; as described by Paul Scheerbart in The Gray Cloth in 1914 (Environments for Fulldome, Experiments). Neo-Vaporwave meets Scheerbart and artistically altered references to both horrors and aesthetics of World War I in a hub space where art deco and bauhaus furniture exhibit the models of the prototypes I’ve created during winter semester 2023/24 as part of the project … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Khuriya Muriya Islands, Oman; as described by Paul Scheerbart in The Gray Cloth in 1914.

Männer, sagte ich und seufzte oder: KLEINES ZWANGHAFTES NOTIZBUCH IM SCHWEBEZUSTAND ÜBER DER STADT Men, I said and sighed or: LITTLE OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE NOTEBOOK IN SUSPENSION FLOATING ABOVE THE CITY November 2023 - May 2024 ⚠️ Content includes cis m*n, ableism, academia, trans*phobia, capitalism, parental abuse, OCD and OCPD (lots of obsessions-compulsions, and this whole thing is one), viol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Männer, sagte ich und seufzte / Men, I said and sighed.

“The myth of the machine even guides the futurists in their theoretical reflections on a new way of loving, in which sex becomes a healing mechanism that releases energy without being bound to sentimentalities or prejudices.” - Claudia Salaris, Die Futuristen und die Religion der Maschine, p. 299 (in: Lazardzig, Jan; Schramm, Helmar and Schwarte, Ludger (Eds.): Spuren der Avantgarde. Theatrum … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Very Realistic Simulation of the Mechanics of Consensual Homosexual Activity (SEX MACHINE).

78%Game Brain Score

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78% User Score Based on 499 reviews

Free Bonus Chapter AddedThe Final Hours of Portal 2 has been updated with a chapter on the making of the "Peer Review" DLC and the first details on the future of Portal 2!About the Digital BookThe Final Hours of Portal 2 takes you deep within the top-secret offices of Valve for an unvarnished look at the creative process behind the new video game Portal 2. Journalist Geoff Keighley was gra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Portal 2 - The Final Hours.

88%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

88% User Score Based on 180 reviews

Far into the future, in the year 1999: David, a systems operator, runs from his troubles by taking a job on a space station. After arriving, his mundane work turns into a struggle for his very life as he makes a shocking discovery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Titan Station.

☁️ give me your hand and receive a compliment ☁️ Compliment Machine is both a physical machine that gives the spectator-interactor a compliment (it both says the compliment and prints it out via a thermal printer) upon interacting by means of indicated palmistry, as well as a virtual-digital exhibition of various prototypes and ideas that I had in mind for it at various stages. Several iteration… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Compliment Machine.

81%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

81% User Score Based on 145 reviews

You wake up to find yourself on the Babel - a cruise ship sailing into the afterlife. On this journey, uncover secrets and solve quests by rewriting the past to change destinies...where will it lead you? Perhaps reincarnation? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Guidebook of Babel.

57%Game Brain Score

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87% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Inspired by legends related to the Canary Islands and the Guanches mythology, Guayota depicts the story of a group of explorers, sent by the Spanish Kingdom to find the legendary Saint Brendan’s Island. As the protagonist, you will soon understand that this island, said to be paradise on Earth, might actually hide darker secrets. Main Content: The secrets behind Saint Brendan’s Island Immerse y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guayota.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

63% User Score Based on 27 reviews

A fearless knight is on a heroic quest, but that's not you.  Play 4 'NPCs' and choose to help or hinder the adventurer, in this very short 20 min hand-drawn, fully voice acted point-and-click adventurer with a twist. Take control of the villagers in a medieval fantasy village, and decide to help or halt the adventurer's quest, with multiple paths and endings. Made by real people, no AI guff! Fea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Protagonish.

79%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music

79% User Score Based on 124 reviews

Creature by Antonino Truisi About the GameAmygdala | Synopsis Welcome to the haunting world of Amygdala, an horror experience that explores the dark depths of the nightmare realm, manifested through incredible and terrifying creatures. Confront your deepest fears and uncover what lies behind the Amygdala. Prepare to immerse yourself in the sinister beauty of horror. Wellcome to Amygdala | S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amygdala.

99%Game Brain Score

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99% User Score Based on 1,271 reviews

"The consciousness dawning inside of an aquatic egg is prodded alert. It is a male whale calf, stirring with a newfound awareness of body." South Scrimshaw uses the linear VN format to create a science fiction documentary about fictional science. It is composed of over 400 illustrations, painted in a mix of watercolor, ink, and digital media, set against a rich audio backdrop of music… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to South Scrimshaw, Part One.

73%Game Brain Score

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73% User Score Based on 62 reviews

"Where They Cremate The Roadkill" is a psychedelic and surreal game where your opponent is your future self whose rogue ego desires to possess the essence of all creation. Explore this twisting, dream like state to who only knows where... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Where They Cremate The Roadkill.

91%Game Brain Score

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91% User Score Based on 117 reviews

Immerse yourself in the harsh wilderness of 17th century Canada through the eyes of Maikan, a young Innu, and Jeanne, a French woman who crossed the Atlantic to start a new life. Decide how the characters will survive, and watch the impact of your choices unfold in this coming-of-age story! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Two Falls: Nishu Takuashina.

79%Game Brain Score

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78% User Score Based on 111 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 4 reviews

A curated compilation of Deconstructeam's best efforts in seeking new narrative experiences in games. Explore 10 unique, offbeat tales including "De Tres al Cuarto," a brand new short experience exclusive to the compilation about a couple of two-bit comedians trying to make it big. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Essays on Empathy.

40%Game Brain Score

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40% User Score Based on 538 reviews

Away - is a short game telling about the hero's death experience, performed in a gloomy black and white style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Away.

95%Game Brain Score

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95% User Score Based on 1,376 reviews

Twenty-two years ago, Geoff Keighley was in college when he visited Gabe Newell and Valve Software to write The Final Hours of Half-Life. Now, over two decades later, Keighley returns to Valve for The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx. This 25,000 word multimedia experience gives readers an unprecedented and unvarnished look at the past decade inside Valve. From the revelation of surprising cancele… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours.

73%Game Brain Score

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93% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Gray Skies, Dark Waters drops you into a world of secrets, unanswered questions, and (just maybe) the supernatural. Search to reveal the truth—or, at least, your version of it. What does it mean to truly disappear without a trace? In this modern interpretation of centuries-old folklore, that’s the question that seventeen-year-old Lina Garrett has to consider after her mother vanishes. Take Lina o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gray Skies, Dark Waters.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, optimization

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67% User Score Based on 154 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 3 reviews

Lead your football club through national championships and to international stardom. Take over an established men’s or women’s team of your choice as its manager or bring a small team into the big league. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WE ARE FOOTBALL.

55%Game Brain Score

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78% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 1 reviews

Jacob has disappeared. Explore his cute voxel room to find out what happened. Each of its objects has a story to tell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oniria Crimes.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

74% User Score Based on 323 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 16 reviews

Enjoy an adventurous vacation to a 1960's parallel universe! A Sci-Fi-Mystery Adventure Game with handmade scenery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trüberbrook.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 449 reviews

Check out Our Lovecraftian CO-OP game About the GameNecrophosis invites you to immerse yourself in a mystical puzzle adventure set in a surreal universe, the environment itself becomes a nightmarish masterpiece, filled with unsettling shapes and haunting visuals. A MA·CA·BRE WORLD Billions of years after the universe met its demise, you awaken in a realm where death reigns supreme but even dea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrophosis.

"Do not expect to buy / In the 24th century" – ari eckols, 10 POEMS RUTHLESSLY MANGLED BY GOOGLE TRANSLATE, p. 12 "Children are literally torn apart or explode leaving entrails on their parents, and Wonka responds with jokes and banter." - Zoe Bee, Willy Wonka: Capitalism for Kids!, TC: 00:23:28-00:23:38 Enchrrining Emttarrrmnnt! Willly Wonnka Won! Henlo childrün! I am Wa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wally Wönker’s AI Scam Horror Experience.

87%Game Brain Score

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87% User Score Based on 53 reviews

Kim is an open world RPG set in colonial India. Play as Rudyard Kipling's ragamuffin hero, Kim, and roam hand-painted towns and procedurally generated countryside. Learn to survive by fair means or foul, meet characters from history and literature, travel to exotic lands and discover their secrets. Your aim is to live Kim's youth as best you can, it will not last forever! History: 1880s India bro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kim.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 834 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 7 reviews

Papetura is an atmospheric point & click, adventure game, handcrafted entirely out of paper. Little creatures Pape and Tura will face monsters that will try to burn down their beloved paper world. The game is being developed by Polish developer Tomasz Ostafin If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Papetura.

48%Game Brain Score

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48% User Score Based on 62 reviews

Road to your City is a city building and management game with a heavy emphasis on football. Slipping into the role of mayor, you are tasked with establishing a successful football club and developing it from grassroots to world class powerhouse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road to your City.

59%Game Brain Score

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60% User Score Based on 48 reviews

Project Lounge is a 3D social game that encourages people to socialize in enviroments full of interactable objects such as drawboards, vinyl players and even arcade machines! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Lounge.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

72% User Score Based on 207 reviews

Sometimes Always Monsters is a narrative roleplaying life simulator filled with choices. You play a recently married author who joins a cross-country bus tour to promote your next upcoming novel. Along the way, you hear about vicious rumours claiming you're a total fraud. As you journey through five unique cities, meet fans and critics alike, and make friends with your fellow busmates, it'll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sometimes Always Monsters.

86%Game Brain Score

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86% User Score Based on 1,070 reviews

Bean is a completely satire single player first person parkour game. To complete a level, collect the gold orb. Grapple onto the orange grapple blocks and complete a wide range of levels. There are 6 series and 10 unique levels. Your best time is saved and can be viewed in each level or in the 'Levels' menu. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bean.

65%Game Brain Score

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64% User Score Based on 261 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

Explore dead civilizations, write about what you find, and share your stories with the universe: a game about writing fiction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elegy for a Dead World.

Theatrical Elegy for the Age of Machines and Dead Matter, or: All the Quiet Processes Beneath Alien Presences is a 19th century cave exploration, feat. steampunk, machines, alien presences, theatre, science fiction and projections. A Game I made for the Secret Santa Jam 2021 within about 12 days in December 2021, dedicated to/inspired by a letter by David Stark - Zarkonnen. Credits for the music i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Theatrical Elegy for the Age of Machines and Dead Matter, or: All the Quiet Processes Beneath Alien Presences.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability

90% User Score Based on 133 reviews

Don’t Go Looking For Evil, You May Find The Likho… One-Eyed Likho is a mystical first-person horror adventure in which you have to find Likho and escape your own evil fate. Features Folk horror – Explore a game world inspired by a Slavic fairy-tale recorded in the early 19th century Story-focused exploration – Progress through the game to uncover secrets and learn the whole truth Unique sty… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One-Eyed Likho.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 128 reviews

Dilara joins her father Malik, a handyman tasked with refurbishing an old apartment in the city of Berlin, Germany. In the course of their extensive renovation work, Dilara digs deeper and deeper into the history of the apartment. Relics from past times turn out to be silent witnesses and former companions of the apartment's previous inhabitants. With each new find, Malik tells his daughter the st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Berlin Apartment.

74%Game Brain Score

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78% User Score Based on 144 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 13 reviews

Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, an unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dry Drowning.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

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94% User Score Based on 53 reviews

There they stood all steeped in shame, another victim claimed in my name. The Murder Hotel is an interactive Murder Mystery Adventure with a huge twist: A scissors wielding demon is the murderer and you have to blame one of the human guests, forging a plausible theory how they could have done it. Feel free to call me Gastfenger. I'm the demonic hotelier, at your service. Oh, you wa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Murder Hotel.

80%Game Brain Score

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80% User Score Based on 94 reviews

Chorus of Carcosa is a psychological horror game about a sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. WARNING: this game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature Content. The demo is fully voiced in English, but subtitles are available in Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Spanish (LAT… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chorus of Carcosa.

 manic episode energetic publishing!!!! yeah!!!! I HAVE A DEGREE I AM FINALLY FREE is a very short conceptual artwork on the illusion of freedom, uniqueness and choice within capitalism, and about feelings regarding having completed/done/left art university. Also a little virtual celebration for myself - or is it? you finally got released from being trapped in a system that didn't work for yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I HAVE A DEGREE I AM FINALLY FREE.

81%Game Brain Score

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90% User Score Based on 213 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 7 reviews

Lose yourself in the mystery of "Phoenix Springs", a modern point-and-click set in a striking neo-noir world. It begins with an investigation: find your brother Leo. You already know where it ends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phoenix Springs.

87%Game Brain Score

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87% User Score Based on 156 reviews

Neyyah is a first-person point-and-click adventure game from solo developer, Aaron Gwynaire. You are thrown into a strange secretive world called Neyyah. Use careful observation and logic to uncover the mysteries entwined within Neyyah's peculiar landscapes and bizarre cultures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neyyah.

84%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

84% User Score Based on 600 reviews

Anomalous Coffee Machine is a unique visual novel interactive simulation style game where you encounter a mysterious girl that, for unknown reasons, asks you to use and explore her mysterious and seemingly anomalous coffee vending machine! Of course, as the name implies, it's no ordinary vending machine. Instead, the coffee machine can dispense any cup of liquid, whether it's possible or impossib… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomalous Coffee Machine.

95%Game Brain Score

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95% User Score Based on 117 reviews

The definitive Kafka videogame There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts. Can you manage to win an unfair trial? Is the job even real? Can you escape your f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Playing Kafka.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

97% User Score Based on 868 reviews

If you're a fan of "Ace Attorney", you won't want to miss "Murders on Yangtze River", a horizontal axis detective game developed by OMEGames Studio. The game takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases along the Yangtze River. With its stunning brush painting art style and engaging storyline, it offers a unique gaming experience that will kee… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murders on the Yangtze River.

95%Game Brain Score

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95% User Score Based on 5,618 reviews

Delve into a hyper-cinematic adventure. You are a clone. You live at the world's end. You worship the last surviving human: the Allmother. When a dangerous rumour shatters your faith, you phase through time and memory—to expose a 1000-year-old lie. Relive. Reclaim. Resist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1000xResist.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

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99% User Score Based on 152 reviews

An Injustice at the Abbey! Sister Hedwig is an anchoress - a religious figure who has vowed to stay locked in the same room for the rest of her life as an act of devotion - at Linbarrow Abbey, a remote convent in the moors of England. This quiet life of meditation and solitude is broken one day when the abbess comes to her with a most unusual request... Misericordetta is a short (~20-30mi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Misericordetta.

85%Game Brain Score

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90% User Score Based on 747 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 8 reviews

STEAL LEGENDARY ARTIFACTS TO REGAIN YOUR FREEDOM Etienne Quist, a once-acclaimed writer, loses his ability to write after he is found guilty of an unspeakable crime. In an attempt to reclaim his lost status, he is approached by a criminal boss with a cunning offer. All he needs to do is locate and steal a series of legendary items from books. Delve into remarkable book worlds, each with its unique… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

96% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Explore the world of Eré for artistic inspiration, so that you may reach the meanings of life and complete your artistic opus! Many branching paths will take you to every corner of the globe as you explore this peaceful and colorful world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Existensis.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

84% User Score Based on 520 reviews

Easily and quickly make your own multi-platform visual novels with TyranoBuilder, even if you know nothing about game programming or scripting! Bring your creativity to reality with our suite of drag-and-drop tools, plus scripting language for advanced users. Games made with TyranoBuilder can be easily exported to Windows, Mac, browsers, or converted* for iOS and Android smart devices, then sol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TyranoBuilder Visual Novel Studio.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

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73% User Score Based on 148 reviews

Thing-in-Itself is an interactive short story about the struggles of understanding another human being. Using Immanuel Kant's concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter. Thing-in-Itself is not a game in a traditional sense - it doesn't have win or lose conditions and doesn't present challenge to the p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thing-in-Itself.

85%Game Brain Score

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95% User Score Based on 926 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 36 reviews

Buy Season: A letter to the future on PlayStation Store. Leave home on a bicycle trip into a mysterious new world and record life before it ends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SEASON: A letter to the future.

60%Game Brain Score

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63% User Score Based on 338 reviews

Critic Score 58%Based on 3 reviews

Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened here. Solve puzzles to find out how you are connected to the mysteries of this place. But be careful: an evil lurks in the cold, dark masonry and it has already started hunting you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silver Chains.