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Contra Spem Spero (Latin for 'Against all hope, I hope') is a narrative-driven horror experience that blends text-based exploration, immersive visual novel storytelling, survival elements, and puzzle-solving. Your car breaks down in the middle of a deserted road. Having no time to waste, you decide to continue on foot, grabbing only your journal and camera. Yet imperceptibly, the asphalt turns …

In "Empty Shell," players enter a mysterious Japanese facility for a so-called "recovery operation." Armed with stealth and combat skills, they'll face unknown dangers and a labyrinthine environment. The game promises a suspenseful, atmospheric experience, with careful planning and strategy key to survival.

"Brush Burial" is a lite immersive sim, focusing on atmosphere, exploration, and surreal storytelling. As Fennel, a nimble thief, you must kill the Witch God Yenneloch to free the woods from her influence and earn eternal rest. The game features abstract levels, meaningful environmental interactions, expressive movement, raw combat, and a variety of characters to interact with. The grimy visuals and dark science-fantasy setting add to the overall eerie atmosphere.

Traveler's Refrain is a dark, story-driven action RPG where you play as Traveler, wielding a magical bouzouki to cast powerful song-spells against nightmarish foes. Embark on a quest through a forbidden forest filled with deadly puzzles and fierce abominations to find the three fates and reunite with your long-lost love. Defy ancient Mecha-Goddesses and unravel a haunting tale of passion and conflict.

REPOSE is a single-player horror shooter with a strong focus on atmosphere and an intriguing plot. Players must carefully manage limited energy while exploring a surreal facility, using light and an axe to survive hostile threats. The game challenges you to outwit dangers, persist through death, and uncover the disturbing truth behind your mission.

"The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales" is an adventure game where Etienne Quist, a convicted writer, must steal legendary artifacts from various books to regain his freedom. Each book world has unique rules and challenges, and Quist can persuade, deceive, or combat inhabitants to achieve his goals. Joined by a sentient caged page, Quist explores and reshapes stories in diverse settings like medieval prisons and futuristic spaceships .

"Neva is a single-player action adventure with an intriguing story, focusing on Alba and her bond with a wolf cub amidst a decaying world. Featuring phenomenal game mechanics, marvelous graphics, and a stellar soundtrack, this wholesome game immerses players in a dense atmosphere, while they navigate perilous situations and evolve their relationship, striving to create a new home together."

"The Town of Light" is a first-person psychological thriller set in the Volterra Psychiatric Asylum, exploring the fictional story of Renée, a 16-year-old girl suffering from mental illness. The game takes players on a journey through Renée's eyes, uncovering her blurred memories and personal drama while navigating a detailed environment filled with realistic documents and locations from the asylum's past. The game aims to shed light on the harsh realities of mental health treatment in the late 1900s.

"Kona is a chilling interactive tale set in 1970s Northern Canada, where a detective, Carl Faubert, investigates strange events and vandalism at a rich industrialist's hunting manor. As a blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake, Carl becomes trapped and must battle harsh elements to survive while uncovering the area's eerie secrets in this suspenseful first installment of a four-game series."

Antiquarian Thomasina Bateman is writing a book on the barrows of England, documenting the treasures she finds buried within. When an intriguing letter summons her to the small village of Bewlay, tucked away in the remote countryside, she sets off by train with her assistant a day behind. Upon her arrival, however, the mysterious man who summoned her is nowhere to be found. Her assistant never ar…