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As a detective, you are tasked with tracking down a convicted criminal who vanished after an escape from custody. The trail leads to the remains of a recently abandoned children's television studio, an infamous place shrouded in rumors, tragedy, and disturbing secrets buried beneath its colorful facade. Explore the studio, backstage corridors, and neglected facilities as you slowly track down the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CHANNEL ZERO.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Jolly JunctionYou amble along the halls of Nutcase inc. a long-abandoned children’s television studio. Only to uncover the true horrors that hid behind its closed doors. Navigate your surroundings and fight off the monsters that sent this place to closure. Try to piece together its horrific past, and discover the mystery of this once beloved studio. You only have to do one thing, destroy Jolly Jun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jolly Junction: Static Screams.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music

85% User Score Based on 26 reviews

"I'm writing to myself so they won't find my words..." Notes To Myself is a first-person horror game where you must navigate and escape from the embodiments of your worst fears. Pull switches, collect flashlights and run from demons in an unsettling world that exists between reality, your nightmares and your OS. So, you want to escape from the control of your keepers? Maybe the inspect… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Notes To Myself.

You wake up from a nightmare. You can't count how many times you've had a nightmare this month. But this time, after waking up, you find some strange phenomena in your house. You want to go out to see, but the door is locked... In this game, you play as an ordinary man living in an apartment and trying his best to escape this nightmare. The main focus of the game is puzzle exploration, follow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Night.

30%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

50% User Score Based on 10 reviews

SCP: CONTROL ERROR is a short psychological horror game where you take part in a live experiment inside a restricted underground facility. The test begins. You're observed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Control Error.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

81% User Score Based on 16 reviews

This is an indie-student made found footage style game where you are a Free-Running, parkour expert who finds themselves lost in a city. Upon trying to find your way out, you find very disturbing body horror around different corners. By using your knowledge of free running, you hope that you can escape from this urban nightmare. How fast can you make it out of each level? HOW TO PLAY Mouse … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urban Nightmare.

23%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

36% User Score Based on 14 reviews

My Friend Aki is a puzzle-based exploration game focusing on the use of improvised tools to make your way through the hallways of an abandoned mall. What remnants were left behind by the building's previous curators? What bright and glowing secrets now lie nestled away? Make use of the game's novel dynamic lighting system to illuminate gloomy corners and dusty hallways as you slowly turn parts of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Friend Aki.

35%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

StoryYou play as a security guard working the night shift at a game console store inside a nearly abandoned mall. It was supposed to be a quiet night—lock the doors, clean up, and organize the shelves. But as the hours passed, an eerie feeling settled in. The flickering neon lights, the old CCTV cameras, and the distant hum of the mall's ventilation system created an unsettling atmosphere. First,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Customers Left.

"You were never the patient. You were the experiment that survived."You wake in an open cell inside a collapsing black-site facility. The locks have failed, the guards are gone, and the silence is worse than any scream. You are Subject P-041 — an experiment that was never meant to survive. Panic House: Awakening is a single-player first-person psychological horror where you play the thin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Panic House Awakening.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

90% User Score Based on 31 reviews

SUBSUMED is a short to mid-length horror game about cave diving. Crawl through a dark, wet, winding cave as you look for 3 missing divers. Find scattered remnants of their descent as you find yourself pushing further and further into the unknown. You never know what's hiding behind each turn. WHAT TO EXPECT A linear, slowly paced horror experience. Auditory focused psychological horror. Clau… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SUBSUMED.

46%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics

62% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Route 404 – Are You Ready for a Dark Journey?Will this journey heal you, or deepen the fear within? You are a former bus attendant living in the shadow of what you lost in a traumatic accident. You've decided to return to life by hitting the road again. But this time, the journey transforms into a nightmare that pulls you in, not just the passengers. Hold the line between reality and illusion. T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Session Notes: Route 404.

37%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

37% User Score Based on 232 reviews

Ten minutes. That’s how long the average mass shooting lasts, and in this school, it’s also how long you have to escape. Set in an American high school, The Final Exam places players in students' shoes to experience a choice-driven survival game that mirrors the real-life decisions students must make during a mass shooting. As players navigate through emotionally charged scenarios like classroom… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Final Exam.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

74% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Obfuscation is a first-person psychological horror game. In Obfuscation, you’ll explore a vast, eerie house that’s constantly trying to devour you. The house doesn’t stay still - it shifts and changes, with more and more unexplainable phenomena appearing the deeper you go toward the truth. Atmospheric environment that lets you immerse in the game. Exploration-focused, with the house con… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obfuscation.

29%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

46% User Score Based on 13 reviews

"Brews & Blood: Origin" is a Atmospheric Horror game where you need to manage a liquor shop in a remote Indian village and escape it's horror. Story:Your uncle calls you for a last-minute favor—he needs you to cover a one-night shift at his liquor shop in a remote Indian village. But why did your uncle choose to hand over his shop to someone else on the very night of the Red Moon? T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brews & Blood: Origin.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

60% User Score Based on 20 reviews

"I am forced into speech because men of science have refused to follow my advice without knowing why." - H. P. Lovecraft An indie adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness where you will assume the role of geologist William Dyer, leader of the Miskatonic University Expedition to the antarctic continent. Experience rising tension when all contact is lost with the advanc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mountains of Madness.

Step into a whimsical world where Christmas cheer meets spine-tingling thrills in 'Brownie's Haunted Christmas'! Immerse yourself in a first-person perspective adorned with vibrant and cozy graphics, blending the warmth of holiday hues with a touch of eerie delight. As you take control of Brownie, an aspiring chef determined to turn his barren house into a festive haven, you'll embark on a heartwa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brownie's Haunted Christmas.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

89% User Score Based on 2,943 reviews

The Painscreek Killings is a first-person, explorable mystery solving game set in a fictional town of United States in the 1990s. As a young and upcoming journalist, you are to uncover the secrets behind the town killings and publish the truth in the city papers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Painscreek Killings.

36%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

57% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Ghost Stories Welcome to the haunted house! You forgot yesterday day and found yourself locked in territory of a country house. While trying to figure out what's going on, you find ghosts that can be quite dangerous. In one of notes, you will learn that a certain Mr. N. has already visited this house, who unsuccessfully tried to solve problem with ghosts, but disappeared somewhere. The hints he … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost Stories 2.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

65% User Score Based on 20 reviews

The infection is spreading. Cases of outbreak are being reported across the globe! As a highly skilled agent, working for Harmond Intl, you are assigned with taking on the outbreaks head on. You must travel to various locations, from camp grounds to caves, and wipe the areas clean. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CONTRACTED.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

81% User Score Based on 258 reviews

Blackhaven is a first-person narrative game that follows Kendra Turner, a college intern at Blackhaven Hall, a historic mansion burned during the American Revolution. Working alone on a holiday, Kendra uncovers a trail of secrets and misdeeds that spans centuries and may determine her future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackhaven.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

89% User Score Based on 53 reviews

Throw yourself into an exciting adventure! Live Adventure is a 2nd person game where you follow the journey of two young explorers, Lence and Reel in search of their parents. Solve the mysteries of a lost civilization while exploring a lush forest littered with mysterious ruins. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Live Adventure.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

59% User Score Based on 202 reviews

Evil Inside - Prologue it's a shorter version. Just to have a first contact and a clear idea of what you will be facing. It's a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, our protagonist Mark tries to contact her through the Spiritual board, which explodes mysteriously and causes Mark to fade away. That's where it all began: a series… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evil Inside - Prologue.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

96% User Score Based on 478 reviews

Interior Worlds is an ambient first-person exploration game where you take pictures of liminal spaces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interior Worlds.

You find yourself trapped in an abandoned school classroom, where space is warped, and anomalies lurk in the most unexpected places. Find them to escape — but beware: every choice leads to unpredictable consequences. Psychological tension, hidden threats, and a growing sense of dread will haunt you until the very end. Game Features Attention and Memory Challenge: Memorize the room’s details to sp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomaly Rooms.

37%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

56% User Score Based on 18 reviews

THE GAME FRAYED is a survival horror game set on a rural corn farm in the early 20th century. You play as George, a farmer who wakes up in a tool shed with no memories of how he got there.  Your task is to complete the ritual and end the curse. CONTROLS MOUSE AND KEYBOARDX-BOX / PLAYSTATION CONTROLLERACTIONW, A, S, DLEFT-STICKMoveMOUSERIGHT-STICKLookSHIFTLEFT-STICK TOGGLESprintLEFT-CLICKRIGH… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FRAYED.

42%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

42% User Score Based on 4 reviews

Kojouji is a sci-fi survival-horror puzle game that takes place in an abandoned factory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KOJOUJI.

Post-apocalyptic survival simulator set after an asteroid (or asteroids) impact. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sticks and Stones.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

85% User Score Based on 71 reviews

Barking from the Dark - is a first-person horror game about a lonely night shift worker at a remote railway crossing.At first, the routine seems simple: tighten the bolts, raise the barriers, let trucks and heavy freight trains from the mines pass through. But the previous operator disappeared after answering the call of a strange barking coming from the forest. All that remains is a note — and th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barking from the Dark.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

94% User Score Based on 71 reviews

The Store looks familiar.That’s the problem. You enter a brightly lit furniture superstore made of showrooms, aisles, and corridors. Everything is clean. Orderly. Normal. Then it repeats. The rooms return in the same order, with the same layout — but not always in the same state. Something may be wrong. Or nothing may be wrong at all. And knowing the difference is the only way forward. Observatio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP-3008: Infinite Store.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

91% User Score Based on 54 reviews

All events and characters are fictional. Any resemblance to reality is coincidental. Project Liminal 2 Are you ready to get lost in infinity? What awaits you?Exploring Limbo — Dozens of unique liminal spaces, each holding its own secrets. Yellow Backrooms corridors, endless pools, anomalous offices — immerse yourself in an atmosphere of anxious solitude. Supernatural Horror — You are not al… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Liminal 2.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

84% User Score Based on 70 reviews

Riley Adams moves to Ashburg for a new teaching job and rents a house to get settled. She expected silence. She didn’t expect company. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Within of Static: Ashburg Rental.

This story-based escape room game guides you through different rooms and realities.All quests form part of one big puzzle to solve for the main character James, creating a growing sense of tension.You'll find his thoughts and feelings illustrated in design and dialogs to fully dive into James' inner If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Let Her Go.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 55 reviews

The Holiday Story is an indie horror game about Christmas and New Year, set in the 80s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Holiday Story.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

88% User Score Based on 514 reviews

In the thrilling conclusion of the Amanda the Adventurer trilogy, follow Riley as they uncover the ultimate secrets behind Amanda, Hameln, and mysteries that have plagued Kensdale for decades. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amanda the Adventurer 3.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

88% User Score Based on 50 reviews

In 2001, you were taken. And somehow, you survived. Over two decades later, you return to the place that should have stayed buried: Stanley’s World.Once a cheerful drop-off nursery for children—where parents left their kids while they ran errands or went to work—it was abruptly shut down in 2001, just days after a string of mysterious disappearances... and the world changed forever. Now it’s quie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stanley Says.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

73% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Who are you? A question that haunts you as strange events unfold around you. You're trapped in a house that feels eerily familiar, yet it twists and reshapes itself with every cycle. Reality warps, rooms shift, and the boundaries between past and present blur. Your mind fractures with every second spent inside, teetering on the edge of sanity. Will you uncover the truth, or will you be lost to th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MIRROR MIRROR.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

80% User Score Based on 69 reviews

Your father needs a beer, and it's your job to get it.  You’re just a kid, but you have work to do. Search across your house, neighborhood, and mind to find what your father needs, and bring it back to him. Be quick though, it isn't safe for children to be alone. Watch out for yourself. No one else will do it for you. Beer Machine tells the story of a child and his abusive father. Jump … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beer Machine.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

72% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Ramona is a first-person psychological horror set in the 1970s. Use a camera to reveal the invisible, follow Ramona’s rules, and explore rooms filled with puzzles and disturbing memories in a house haunted by secrets and remorse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ramona.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

79% User Score Based on 56 reviews

"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is highlighted by realistic 3D graphics and immersive 3D sounds. In 1998, the main character returns to his native area, where he spent his childhood. A year after his par… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Visit: 98th.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

92% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Repeating corridors, subtly distorted spaces. Can you escape this endless loop? "Phil in the Mirror" focuses on the experience of uncovering mysteries through careful observation and reasoning amidst light tension. You must find 'anomalies' as you pass through corridors that look the same every time. However, the true challenge of this game does not end with simply finding the 'different picture'… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phil in the Mirror.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

100% User Score Based on 49 reviews

Kyoto Anomaly is an anomaly detection game, inspired by games like The Exit 8, Platform 8 and Shinkansen 0. The player finds themselves trapped in the endless maze of Kyoto's backstreets, trying to reach the temple of Hōkan-ji before the main tourist rush. Inspect the street for anomalies, choose the right path, and reach your destination… or be trapped forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kyoto Anomaly.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

83% User Score Based on 486 reviews

You wake up in a strange cabin deep in a mysterious forest, axe in hand, with only one way forward—through. Chop trees, sell logs, purchase and upgrade gear, and uncover the secrets hidden deep in the forest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lumberjacked.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 13 reviews

PURPLE ACTION PUZZLES SOLUTIONS :   door code : 3004    door code 2 : 513    ground squares : bottom left - upper left - middle right    cyan lights rooms : rock - decors - tree - chair    elevator code : + - square - triangle - circles    morse code : admin    rocky wall code : top right - bottom right - bottom left use battery close to red light interrupter dice puzzle : top … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barcha.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

90% User Score Based on 1,020 reviews

Description. Dreamcore is a psychological horror game that immerses players in the eerie atmosphere of liminal spaces. Offering a one-of-a-kind experience, the game enables players to freely explore expansive, non-linear worlds for extended gameplay sessions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreamcore.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 651 reviews

A cozy horror game where you own and manage a boba tea shop. Prepare boba teas, serve customers, and expand your menu to grow your business. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Boba Teashop.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Become an uncompliant process and fight off the corrupted digital zombies that haunt the crumbling halls of a dying digital world. Technically a first-person shooter (it's in first person and you shoot things), The Corruption is in feel really a bit more like a liminal or backrooms game, except that you usually also have a grenade launcher to fight zombie-like enemies, instead of always running. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Corruption.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

97% User Score Based on 109 reviews

Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranormal Night Shift.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

78% User Score Based on 1,869 reviews

Take part in an auction of abandoned warehouses and containers. Your task is to properly estimate the value of the things in the room. Whoever earns the most wins. Locations and bidders can give players more than one a surprise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Storage Hunter Simulator.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Become a scientist forced to correct a biological error born within the walls of a secret laboratory. Use the environment to survive and destroy your creation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BIO Fault.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

96% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Prepare to explore an abandoned mall from the 90’s in this first-person, psychological horror! Tackle puzzles and come face to face with the haunting creatures that lurk inside. Will you be able to make it out alive, or will you suffer the same fate as those who came before you…? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fox Hare Disaster: Chapter One.