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This game was created over a few days in July of 2022 for the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) July Summer Slow Jam. The technical theme was "stealth" and the creative theme was "critters"; I implemented the stealth prompt by allowing player pieces to color-shift and hide within their own color squares, and I implemented critters by reconsidering the word as a portmanteau of "critical hitters"… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Critical Chess.

This game was created using GameMaker Studio 2 over a few weeks in July of 2020 for the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) July Summer Slow Jam. The technical theme was "music first" and the creative theme was "ghost notes"; we hope you enjoy our stage lighting game/toybox! The core of the game consists of three songs which total a little over 8 minutes;  the entire experience can be played thro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Lights.

This game was created using GameMaker Studio 2 over a few weeks in June of 2021 for the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) June Summer Slow Jam. The technical theme was "exploration" and the creative theme was "forgotten places"; my personal inspiration for this game was the concept of "map erasure" and to offer a memory challenge. Note: this is a purely two player local game, so grab a nearby f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Within Our Own Forgotten World.

This game was created using GameMaker Studio 2 over a few weeks in August of 2020 for the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) August Summer Slow Jam. The technical theme was "horror" and the creative theme was "don't let it out"; I hope you enjoy, and keep your cool! The core of the game consists of six rooms which the character automatically moves through, keeping the entire experience to roughl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TOUGH GUY TRYING NOT TO SCREAM IN A HAUNTED HOUSE.

This game was created using GameMaker Studio 2 over a few weeks in June of 2020 for the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) June Summer Slow Jam. The technical theme was "turn-based" and the creative theme was "alternate timeline" (although we all really know the creative theme was "Tea", and so we present to you our totally "turn-based" alterna-tea-time game. Enjoy! Player Input: Left Arrow Ke… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zippy's DeliverTea Service.

"you are Jimathon going to business, work, accomplishing. very relatable. promotion or fired? who knows!!!!!!!!!!???!!!!!!" Work! Enjoy A Day! Don't Talk To Me Until I've Had My Coffee!? All this and more when you help Jimathon Going To Business. Get dressed. Eat food. Accomplish. Have A Day! Controls are Plug and Play. Very Simple. My scroll wheel is stuck. Very trendy this Quarter, stocks are… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jimathon Goes To Business.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

76% User Score Based on 347 reviews

Concluse is an atmospheric horror game which features puzzles, outstanding cutscenes, and something a little twisted.. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CONCLUSE.

AUGUST UPDATE:This is the August update as relates to the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) Summer Slow Jams. Previous months' updates remain below.The windows build has been updated!The game is currently played solely via mouse and left-click; with the exception of the following keys for basic system functions:F - Toggles between fullscreen and windowed.F1 - Forces a game reset.Esc - Quits the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Golf.

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.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

80% User Score Based on 262 reviews

You will play a telepath named James. He has the ability to connect with the soul thus he can understand their past. He was hired to explore what happened in the previous 20 years in a haunted house This is the puzzle game! Gameplay uses the first person perspective, your mission searching for items and solve puzzles in order to connect with the souls of those who died in the house and listen t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Root Of Evil: The Tailor.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

88% User Score Based on 4,880 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 65 reviews

Discover a dark mystery only a medium can solve. Travel to an abandoned communist resort and use your unique psychic abilities to uncover its deeply disturbing secrets, solve dual-reality puzzles, survive encounters with sinister spirits, and explore two realities at the same time. The Medium is a third-person psychological horror game that features patented dual-reality gameplay and an original s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Medium.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

87% User Score Based on 4,157 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 18 reviews

Among the Sleep is a first person horror adventure, in which you play a two year old child. After being awoken abruptly by some strange force you explore the eerie house while looking for comfort. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Among the Sleep.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 451 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

A collection of short horror games by 12 different creators, all made in 10 days. Includes: Another Late Night (Secret Cow Level) Arcadletra (Vidas Games) Charlotte's Exile (John Szymanski) The Diving Bell (Bathysfear Games) Solipsis (Daniel Mullins Games) Squirrel Stapler (David Szymanski) Sucker for Love (Akabaka) The Thing in the Lake (Panstasz) To the End of Days (Scythe Dev Team) The Toy Sho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread X Collection 2.

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.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability

69% User Score Based on 281 reviews

Relive dark footage recorded from the perspective of multiple characters in this unique first person horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Final Take.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

96% User Score Based on 142 reviews

The Nanny is a short interactive horror story about the supernatural. Follow siblings Oliver and Tina in their quest to find their nanny after she disappears in the middle of the night. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Scenes: The Nanny.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

91% User Score Based on 1,008 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

The Dream Machine is an award-winning adventure game about dreams and voyeurism. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dream Machine.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

85% User Score Based on 654 reviews

Critic Score 58%Based on 11 reviews

Iris.Fall is a puzzle adventure game featuring striking visuals and a spellbinding theme of "light and shadow". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iris.Fall.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

74% User Score Based on 178 reviews

A short horror story about your childhood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bonbon.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

87% User Score Based on 4,068 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental text adventures, including a remaster of the original episode The House Abandon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stories Untold.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

49% User Score Based on 306 reviews

After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art… The former New York detective finds himself walking the beat once again, when hired by a sensuous woman to investigate the gruesome beheadings of her sister and brother-in-law. In the dark and mysterious streets of Paris and plagued by his clairvoyant sixth sense, Gus will unc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Post Mortem.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

68% User Score Based on 308 reviews

Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation. Claire must decide who she is going to save. With every choice she'll begin to disco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Claire.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

89% User Score Based on 183 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Project Songbird is a cinematic first-person narrative horror game set in the Appalachian forest. Take on the role of Dakota, a musician who must record their new album in a remote log cabin amidst a writer's block. Take caution, however. These woods were never empty... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Songbird.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

85% User Score Based on 600 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

This is a story about death. Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luto.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

91% User Score Based on 3,881 reviews

Critic Score 57%Based on 8 reviews

Inspired by Gone Home and Dear Esther, Scanner Sombre is a cave exploration experience. With stunning visuals and a terrifying theme, it is the 6th major video game released by Introversion Software. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scanner Sombre.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

68% User Score Based on 38 reviews

This is a 100% handcrafted point and click adventure about traveling to a seemingly ordinary place, right next to you that slowly introduces itself as a surreal and twisted world that has it's own invisible gods, agendas, and order. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GRUNND.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

84% User Score Based on 9,550 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 81 reviews

HORROR REIMAGINED If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Layers of Fear.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

87% User Score Based on 4,318 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

The Fall is a side-scrolling adventure game with platforming and combat elements. Your character is an AI controlling a combat suit whose occupant is unresponsive and presumably dead or seriously injured. You have crash landed on an unknown planet for unknown reasons and must seek medical attention for your 'pilot'. The bulk of the gameplay resolves around completing a series of object-matching p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fall.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

75% User Score Based on 255 reviews

Odyssey is an enchanting and innovative science adventure game. Help Kai and her family escape their captors on the Wretched Islands - and learn the history of astronomy, mechanics, and scientific reasoning as you read Kai's journal and solve puzzles along the way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Odyssey - The Story of Science.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

81% User Score Based on 868 reviews

Critic Score 61%Based on 20 reviews

Young Elena Elkhorn embarks on a harrowing journey to find her missing father and discover the secrets of the Willows Mansion. Aiding her journey is a unique amulet she received from her father, which allows her to astral project her spirit into a ghostly-realm and communicate with the dead. Play as Elena to find her missing father, use your astral projection to solves the mansion’s tricks and puz… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispering Willows.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

66% User Score Based on 174 reviews

The Artifact is a sci-fi themed spin on the classic escape the room game. Players explore different locations, using 22nd century technology to crack codes and solving increasingly head scratching puzzles that will help decipher the mystery of the alien device, and perhaps what lies beyond... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Artifact.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

71% User Score Based on 694 reviews

Critic Score 64%Based on 27 reviews

Close to the Sun is a story-driven horror game that takes place at the turn of the 20th century on a mysterious ship complex created by Nikola Tesla for the sake of knowledge. In this alternative version of history, his scientific breakthroughs have already had a major impact on the world. You’re a young journalist looking for your sister and, as you approach this enormous and glorious complex for… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close to the Sun.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

72% User Score Based on 498 reviews

Critic Score 37%Based on 2 reviews

Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult. Your number one suspect is Loath Nolder; a highly respected private investigator. After mysteriously aba… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

87% User Score Based on 388 reviews

Neofeud is a Dystopic Cyberpunk adventure game in the vein of Blade Runner, but with an overlay of Game of Thrones-like political intrigue, and 1366x768, hand-painted, stylized visuals. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neofeud.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

76% User Score Based on 2,961 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 10 reviews

Observer is a first person perspective horror game that focuses on a dark, atmospheric environment and deep story telling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Observer.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

77% User Score Based on 1,055 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

Back to Bed is an artistic 3D puzzle game with a surreal twist. It tells the story of Bob, an unlucky narcoleptic who has a tendency of falling asleep in his boring office and then proceeding to sleepwalk into the dangers of the big city. Luckily, Bob has a subconscious guardian named Subob, whom spawns from the mind of Bob and whose job it is to protect the sleepwalker from any danger and guide h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back to Bed.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, character development

97% User Score Based on 94 reviews

Welcome! We hope you enjoy your stay at Riddlewood Manor, provided the estate doesn’t kill you first. Survive a deadly series of eerie escape rooms in this lovely resort where fear meets farce. Disturb the spirits within to unearth the absurd lore behind the Riddlewood family, and — oh, just a small precaution, please refrain from summoning any demonic entities if you see a doll around. That’s Suz… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Riddlewood Manor.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

80% User Score Based on 49 reviews

Welcome to 'Midnight Special,' a gripping point-and-click survival horror game that pays homage to 70s and 80s cinema. The game's story draws inspiration from giallo, slashers, and sci-fi classics, while the presentation is inspired by 90s 16-bit aesthetics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Special.

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.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

97% User Score Based on 425 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 5 reviews

Out of Sight is a deeply atmospheric horror game that blends first and second-person perspectives with riveting voice-acting to immerse you in a chilling and emotional journey. The world from a new perspective Having regained sight through her beloved Teddy, Sophie knows she must find a way out before it’s too late. Danger lurks around every corner—one misplaced step, a creaking floorboard, or un… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out of Sight.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

90% User Score Based on 890 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

Karma: The Dark World's Deluxe Edition contains the following : - Full game of KARMA: The Dark World - The 58 Track Original Soundtrack - The 5 Track 'Into the Mist' EP - The 138 Page Artbook If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KARMA: The Dark World.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

74% User Score Based on 228 reviews

                Moving Houses is a silly little physics-based game about moving on... or is it? Be neat, be careful, or be a chaos goblin. The choice is yours. But be warned, not all is as it seems in this quiet little house. "It's time to leave my house," is something everyone says at some time in their life. Now it's your time, whether you want to leave or not. Enjoy this silly… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moving Houses.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, humor

91% User Score Based on 447 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 11 reviews

Reveil is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REVEIL.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

85% User Score Based on 159 reviews

Exanimum: The Silent Call - It is a first-person indie psychological horror game. The terrifying and bizzare events that happened to Jason and his daughter Jessica on the road to Greenfield town are dragging them into this eerie adventure, leading them into an unknown world. As Jason and Jessica venture deeper into the depths of the forest, an unsettling silence envelops their surroundings, the b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exanimum: The Silent Call.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

44% User Score Based on 107 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Wooden Floor is a first person horror game full of visual trickery ... Not being able to predict what is going to happen next you need to make your way through the haunted house. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wooden Floor.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

75% User Score Based on 7,968 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 4 reviews

Amnesia: Rebirth is a new descent into darkness from the creators of the iconic Amnesia series. Set in the desolate landscape of the Algerian desert, the game will focus on new character Tasi Trianon as she sets out on a harrowing journey through devastation and despair, personal terror and pain, while exploring the limits of human resilience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amnesia: Rebirth.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

62% User Score Based on 1,283 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 13 reviews

Explore themes of retrofuturism, transhumanism, and grief in Paradise Lost, an emotion-driven post-apoc story. Discover the mystery of the underground city hidden in an abandoned Nazi bunker, where Slavic mythology mixes with unusual technology. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paradise Lost.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

73% User Score Based on 157 reviews

The Interactive Adventures of Dog Mendonça and Pizzaboy is a point-n-click adventure. Put yourself in the shoes of Eurico, an ex-pizza delivery guy and unpaid apprentice of legendary occult detective Dog Mendonça, as you uncover the mysteries of the supernatural underworld. Together with your team of paranormal detectives you'll delve into the bizarre, wacky, and humorous world of Dog Mendonça & P… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Interactive Adventures of Dog Mendonça & Pizzaboy.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

80% User Score Based on 526 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 4 reviews

A collection of short horror games by 10 different creators, all made in 7 days. Includes: Carthanc (Scythe Dev Team) Don't Go Out (Secret Cow Level) Hand of Doom (Torple Dook) Mr. Bucket Told Me To (Strange Scaffold) Outsider (Mahelyk) The Pay is Nice (Oddbreeze Games) The Pony Factory (David Szymanski) Rotgut (Snowrunner Productions) Shatter (Lovely Hellplace) SUMMER NIGHT (Airdorf) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread X Collection.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

61% User Score Based on 860 reviews

Experience the mysterious, timeless world of Toren, the first adventure game from Brazilian indie developer Swordtales. You are Moonchild, destined to climb the tower (known as Toren) on a hauntingly solitary journey to find your purpose. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toren.