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Games like Into The Darkness (GMTK Game Jam 2021)

Games like Into The Darkness (GMTK Game Jam 2021)

Games like Into The Darkness (GMTK Game Jam 2021)

Looking for games like Into The Darkness (GMTK Game Jam 2021)? Here are top survival puzzle recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Clandestinity of Elsie, It Lurks! A Noir Horror RPG. or Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone.

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  1. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 93 reviews

    World War Two veteran and mentally-damaged alcoholic Hayden Warrick awakens from a night of drinking to find that his wife Elsie has mysteriously disappeared. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clandestinity of Elsie.

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  2. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Synopsis: Meet Nate Hendricks, a Private Detective who's a bit down on his luck. Business has been slow and with the bills piling up Nate may have to soon close-up shop. He just needs a break. Perhaps one good case could help him turn things around. Then one evening, he gets a call from a Doctor Offenhauser who wants to hire him. The Doc doesn't give many details over the phone, but insists i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It Lurks! A Noir Horror RPG..

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  3. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    70% User Score Based on 301 reviews

    Explore the mysterious open world of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in this post-apocalyptic action RPG adventure. Craft your story by facing sinister hazards and monsters. Survive furious encounters with the help of your crafted weaponry, developed skills, gathered teammates, and supported factions If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone.

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  4. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 448 reviews

    Quasimorph: End of Dream is the first chapter of the extraction turn-based RPG Quasimorph. Confront your fears in brutal shootouts with PMC -fighters and demons and try to survive to complete your mission and bring the gear back to your spaceship! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quasimorph: End of Dream.

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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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  6. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 7,434 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

    Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners.

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  7. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 384 reviews

    Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization. Endoparasitic 2 is the continuation of the tactical survival horror game Endoparasitic. You must manually do every action from reloading to moving. Juggle movement an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endoparasitic 2.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    59% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    Zombies have taken over the world and it is your mission to save humanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Rites.

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  9. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    85% User Score Based on 251 reviews

    A Soviet dream turned nightmare: Explore the now empty halls of a Soviet super submarine and discover what caused its supernatural downfall. Spongy psi-soldier, agile special weapon expert or hacking-savvy gunslinger? Build your own character in this first person dungeon-crawler inspired by immersive RPGs from the 90s. Immerse yourself in the dark corners of the S1-Utopia - a Soviet super wea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sonar Shock.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    80% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    Nebraska takes place as a journalist writing a book about mid-west America, who runs out of gas in a rural area of Nebraska. Players will explore and uncover the secret facility that lies beneath the attraction and discover the terrible experiments that have taken place there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nebraska.

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  13. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    71% User Score Based on 367 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Silence of the Sleep is psychological horror adventure game for PC. You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before. You will travel through the abstract world of Silence of the Sleep to find the very reason for your journey... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silence of the Sleep.

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  14. 42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    42% User Score Based on 284 reviews

    Dark Matter is a 2.5D side-scrolling survival horror game, set in a derelict spaceship besieged by a sinister alien presence, and infested with deadly parasites. As the Ensign, you must explore fetid hallways and abandoned facilities, scavenging for parts and blueprints, expanding your arsenal to up to four deadly weapons and freely customize each to fit your combat style against intelligent, reac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Matter.

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  15. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    55% User Score Based on 983 reviews

    Losing his parents during the holocaust to a mad man of a doctor. You're to play as Grobuskna Vladinov, 20 years after the incident that changed his life dramatically. Grobuskna receives an unknown phone call that'll start a journey that'll twist your mind... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forgotten Ones.

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  16. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 135 reviews

    Abyss of Neptune is a survival horror game set in the deep seas of the Bermuda Triangle. You are sent to investigate a mysterious underwater signal, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Do you have what it takes to survive the abyss? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abyss of Neptune.

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  17. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 818 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    DISTRUST is an isometric survival adventure with procedural generation on an Arctic research station lost in the endless dark of a polar night. A story-rich fiction with multiple endings that suits both singleplayer fans and co-op enthusiasts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Distrust.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 906 reviews

    Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare. THE STORY: The year is 1978. A lone bus, a terrible crash, out upon the old and winding dirt roads which skirt a vast American wilderness. A survivor. A young woman, her mind scarred by a life of tragedy… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Them and Us.

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  19. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    46% User Score Based on 235 reviews

    Hack ‘n slash your way through this science-fiction-themed action/RPG. In the futuristic universe of GREED, the discovery of new interstellar travel possibilities has led to a new age of colonialization. The five largest colonial powers are entangled in a full-scale war over a new element called Ikarium, the recently discovered rare source of nearly unlimited energy. As a former member of an elite… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Greed: Black Border.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    58% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    Dark Places is a psychological single-player game set in a surreal world filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a daemon hunter desperately searching for answers and slowly descends into madness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Places.

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  21. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 89 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 9 reviews

    Take a deep dive into the amazing art and music of The Stone of Madness with the Special Edition! The Stone of Madness Special Edition includes: - Digital Artbook - Original Soundtrack - The Stone of Madness If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Stone of Madness.

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  23. 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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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    80% User Score Based on 80 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gap.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    Find yourself on a mission exploring the depth of an ominous forgotten mine. You arrive barehanded but quickly find the tools needed to go deeper. Destroy the infected living parts of the mine and face the final threat and complete your mission. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pulse of Evil.

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  26. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    83% User Score Based on 179 reviews

    Corrosive Studios is proud to introduce Waste Walkers! A unique, post-apocalyptic role playing game. Waste Walkers allows players to discover the horrors of the apocalypse through a harsh struggle for survival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Waste Walkers.

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  27. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    76% User Score Based on 463 reviews
    Critic Score 53%Based on 3 reviews

    Two years ago, a group of young teenagers found themselves trapped inside their school. They suffered through the longest night of their lives, chased by abominable creatures created by their principal. Some of them survived that terrible night, while others perished. Now, the survivors have picked up the pieces of their lives and gone to college. But all is not right at Fallcreek University: str… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ObsCure: The Aftermath.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    96% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    In Starless, navigate a space Ark infested with terrifying monsters in this stealth-action game inspired by classic sci-fi. Can you help the colonists survive, or will they be doomed to roam the endless void of space forever? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starless.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 2,542 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Receiver 2 simulates every internal part of each firearm based on manufacturer schematics and gunsmithing resources. Learn exactly how each sidearm works, including how to load and unload them, clear malfunctions, and operate their safety features. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Receiver 2.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 366 reviews

    EXOME is a co-op survival shooter with a focus on exploration, weapon progression and horde AI. Discover what grim mysteries are hidden in this deep forest. Explore and fight for survival, alone or with your friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EXOME.

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  31. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    82% User Score Based on 251 reviews

    Scan the environment to see. Try and escape The Voidness, but you are not alone... The Voidness is a SCI-FI psychological horror game where it takes place in the void filled with just gloom and darkness, with your only ability to see is by scanning the map with your range finder device. Roam freely, scan, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Something is also lur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Voidness - Lidar Horror Survival Game.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    2039. Water is no longer environmentally sustainable supply. The complicated and unstable situation resulted in violent uprisings among themiddle-class across the globe. The world approaches its first week in state of emergency... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Westboro.

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  33. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    49% User Score Based on 277 reviews

    Steam Marines is a squad based Roguelike set on a steampunk spaceship. It features tactical play focused on positioning and careful use of resources. Built to keep you on your toes as you progress through the decks of your besieged ship while clearing enemies and trying to reach each level's elevator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steam Marines.

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  34. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 183 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    A suspicious suicide. A chilling curse. A malevolent power. Finally, a wicked dark secret. This is Derceto, a legendary Louisiana mansion where, against your better judgment, you're drawn into a world of shadows to explore the darker side of Jeremy Hartwood's imagination. Despite a paralyzing sense of personal danger, your quest for truth drives you to investigate the old house. But, you didn't k… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alone in the Dark.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 357 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Larva Mortus is a fast-paced action horror game that has you hunting monsters of the supernatural in a dark and ominous atmosphere full of undead, terrifying and demonic nightmares. A horrific atmosphere goes hand in hand with furious action packed splatter fest. Everything accompanied by creepy, first class soundtrack! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Larva Mortus.

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  36. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    69% User Score Based on 314 reviews
    Critic Score 36%Based on 5 reviews

    Return to the roots of co-op survival horror as you face monstrous hordes, scrounge for supplies and attempt to survive the nightmare. You have one life. Make it count! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outbreak: The New Nightmare.

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  37. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 913 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 6 reviews

    Ripout is an online Co-Op horror FPS that will have players fight their way through procedurally generated derelict ships filled with mutants capable of reconfiguring their alien bodies. Survive with your trusty Pet Gun companion, collect loot, and customize your character to fit your playstyle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RIPOUT.

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  38. 30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    30% User Score Based on 164 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 3 reviews

    In Hollow, you are one of the pilots that transports precious resource cargo from the mining ship Shakhter-One down to Earth. One day you wake up in an emergency capsule drifting near the facility. You don’t remember who you are, or how you got out there… All you can remember is an autopilot docking code for capsule dock NR 6. When you dock with Shakhter-One, it is clear that something has gone ho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollow.

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  39. Two intergalactic freelancers, Jacob and Ethan, are on a routine travel through space delivering supplies to faraway galaxies. On their way back home they make one last stop to a small, remote planet. There they meet a group of researchers who are studying the planet and trying to figure out its mysterious history. Not everything is quite as it seems, though. Strange things start to happen and n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of Esferia: Araxis.

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  40. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 166 reviews

    For the past months, strange disappearances have been reported in Ashtown and its surroundings. After her own sister vanished, a county policewoman decides to conduct a personal investigation without the approval of the Sheriff's office. She is led to an eerie house in the woods and, intrigued, decides to enter... Discover a mysterious isolated mansion, explore intriguing places, and perhap… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE MUTE HOUSE.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    Survive as long as you can through the waves of magic guardians, level up to heighten your own magical abilities, and unlock game changing weapon upgrades and new arenas as you explore Dark Willow Crypt! Will you escape, or are you bound for the grave... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gravebound.

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  42. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    90% User Score Based on 105 reviews

    Fear the Timeloop - Prologue is a third-person survival horror set within a time loop. Play the first hour of the game in this prologue to the main story. You play as Sheriff James Cooper, who wakes up in an unfamiliar room, severely wounded and bleeding. If he doesn’t tend to his injury, he will bleed out within fifteen minutes — and the cycle will begin again. However, despite his critical… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear the Timeloop - Prologue.

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  43. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Lovecraftian survival horror game with unique 2D art, a disturbing story, and complex base management. Gather resources, carefully plan your expeditions and explore the world of madness as you struggle to keep your humanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Edge of Sanity.

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  44. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 228 reviews

    Apartament 1406 DEMO(n) Apartment 1406 is a horror game that will provide you with an amazing experience in a dark world of horror. The game features psychological elements, such as changing environments and two alternative worlds, which make the game very interesting and mysterious. The player must face various unfamiliar phenomena, ghosts, and demons, which combined with the dark and gloomy atm… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apartament 1406: Horror DEMO(n).

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    46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    46% User Score Based on 636 reviews

    Happy Horrordays from Bright Dawn!Need a last minute gift or looking for that special present for yourself? Look no further!Dementium II HD Trading Cards - Available Now!About the GameThe visage of doctors and patients alike fade in and out of these nightmarish visions of tortured memories. This eggshell reality is fractured by experiments conducted in the ward. Blood, flesh and screams surround… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dementium II HD.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    WITH EACH PASSING MOMENT, THEIR DIMENSION GROWS. WHERE ONCE WAS STRUCTURE BORN OF HUMAN INTUITION, WITHIN ARE WARPED, UNRECOGNIZABLE MAZES, FILLED WITH BEINGS OF ARCANE AND UNKNOWABLE ORIGIN. FREAKHUNTER is a dungeon-crawler-rail-shooter-action-hybrid for sickos, developed on vibes, and created as an exercise in actually finishing a video game. It's designed for modern controllers, and will … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FREAKHUNTER.

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  47. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 1,493 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 10 reviews

    During the First World War, a lone French soldier must navigate twisted trenches, scavenge for limited supplies and solve complex puzzles - all whilst fighting for survival in the midst of mankind’s most brutal and horrifying conflict. CONSCRIPT is a new take on classic survival horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conscript.

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  48. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    76% User Score Based on 471 reviews

    Step back into Hanwell and discover the world beyond it. Set in the deeper parts of London, explore Westminster and uncover the truth about yourself. Explore a rich, atmospheric take on Westminster and it's various Locations. Filled with lore and secrets to discover. All new dual control melee combat system, land each hit and combo with satisfying intensity. Scavenge scarce but available weapons … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond Hanwell.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere
    76% User Score Based on 127 reviews

    Blood Running is a stylish extraction shooter where you'll enter the cyber-wasteland, fight off creatures and bandits, loot valuable gear, and venture into the remnants of a world in ruins. Are you willing to bleed to survive, Blood Runner? Explore procedurally generated maps, each with a unique keystone location, featuring constantly changing environments, loot locations, and layouts. Impr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Running.

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  50. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    82% User Score Based on 722 reviews

    Convrgence is an immersive single-player VR shooter with survival and horror elements. Explore the Chernokamensk exclusion zone: scavenge for loot, fight bandits and hunt for mystical artifacts. However be sure to return to base before duskfall, for when night arrives the hunter becomes the hunted. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CONVRGENCE.

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