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The Castle (prototype)Version 1.0By: Joni Pääskynpää What is this game?-----------------------The Castle is a prototype showcase of a game that´s been inspired by games like Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake and Unreal Tournament. It's a 3D FPS shooter with some light exploration. Kill or be killed — can you survive The Castle? How to play?----------------The game plays like your typical 90´s FPS game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Castle (prototype).

Jump into action FEBRUARY 1ST 2019 and make your way down the Hectic Highways! With 4 different environments and 15 unique levels, only YOU can make it down the Hectic Highways alive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hectic Highways.

After leaving your book of Dark Spells unattended, shadowy creatures have escaped into the world,  filling it with darkness and taking pages of your book with them. Venture into the dungeon and battle darkness with light, recovering lost pages and thus new magic from the book. Be warned, use some of these spells sparingly, or you might get corrupted yourself. Would love it if you gave my game a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Book of Shadows.

***This game was created by in 37 days by Team 5 for the Game Dev Field Guide 2024 Team Jam. Use WASD to move, and mouse to point and click when using a power-up.*** Power-Up Key:  Dash - click in the direction you want to dash. Stun - click another player to stun them. Pull - click a chair to pull it closer to you. Swap - click a chair to swap places with it and keep it away from another pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chair Champions!.

This project was developed over four weeks (and a half day!) for the itch.io Horror Themed Game Jam 5 - "Alice in Wonderland" from March 11th to April 11th 2022. "A virus has escaped in Wunderland City", you have to go investigate and basically kill everything nasty you find there! :o) Lots of work, about 400hrs, first three scenes are complete, but ran out of time, and only had an hour to submit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wunderland City - Darkness Inside!.

My Entry for the Triple Trijam 2020! What is the Triple Trijam? The Triple Trijam is a variation of the Trijam, a weekly gamejam where you try to make a game from scratch to a theme in just 3 hours! In the Triple Trijam you first do the same, make a game in 3 hours. But then you spend another 3 hours to imporve your game and then another final 3 hours to make the final build. And you get three the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snakebomb.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

62% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Gunman Tales is an old-school action adventure game for 1-4 players set in the wild west and inspired by the legendary game from Amiga Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight and Cabal If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunman Tales.

42%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

42% User Score Based on 230 reviews

Flight of the Paladin is a fast-paced top-down shooter where you play as a knight of valor and light vanquishing the nightmarish creatures of darkness. Featuring multiple game modes, Steam Achievements and Leaderboards! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flight of the Paladin.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 49 reviews

HOUSE CALL is a short 10-minute experience heavily inspired by Adobe Flash point-and-click games of the late 2000s, including THE HOUSE by Sinthai. Use your mouse to explore the environment, solve puzzles, and proceed through the house to find what lies within. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HOUSE CALL.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

80% User Score Based on 85 reviews

Family holiday turned into a bloody nightmare A man named George returns to his parents' house after many, many years. They stopped communicating when the guy was 18 years old and he ran away from home, but on the eve of Christmas and New Year, George receives a letter of invitation from his parents. They invite him to return, celebrate the holidays together and reconcile. If George had known w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evil Holiday.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

75% User Score Based on 52 reviews

■Synopsis "CRUELTY" is a Japanese-made splatter horror. You were in an accident and lost consciousness. The moment you wake up, you find yourself in a nightmare world, one that is not of this Earth.  In an abattoir ruled by madness, horrific scenes unfold, and inescapable terror awaits you. To survive, you must solve numerous mysteries in this world of fear while evading the gaze of monstrous bei… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CRUELTY.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

76% User Score Based on 45 reviews

You are Ryan, a barbarian warrior and you've got to keep back to the realm the Black Jewel, stolen by Darkor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Jewel.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

78% User Score Based on 477 reviews

This tiresome bunch of feathered troublemakers is not giving any peace. Stop this hostile destruction from these rampaging roosters in Arcade mode, or fight against the clock in Classic mode in three difficulty levels. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chicken Shoot Gold.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability

78% User Score Based on 370 reviews

Razenroth is an action shooter with a dark atmosphere, enriched with the elements of roguelike and RPG. All the levels, weather conditions, distribution and quantity of key elements are generated randomly. Thanks to this fact, a single game is different each time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Razenroth.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, humor

88% User Score Based on 113 reviews

A horrific retro point and click adventure with combat If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursed.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

59% User Score Based on 95 reviews

Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

Cast of the Seven Godsends: Redux harks back to the days when classic 2D, run 'n gun, action-shooter games ruled the arcades. The game features four levels of difficulty, six worlds to conquer, twelve mid and end-of-level bosses, seven god-like armor sets, five basic weapons and 35 magic combat spells! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cast of the Seven Godsends: Redux.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

71% User Score Based on 100 reviews

Help Frank F. Franky fight the evil cardesians, zombies & robots while setting your arrested friends free. Bullshot is a run 'n gun game that tries to recover the essence of the 90s classics, such as Abuse, Contra or the Metal Slug sagas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bullshot.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

72% User Score Based on 1,922 reviews

Critic Score 61%Based on 5 reviews

Shoot creatures like in the 90s with the remake of this cult arcade shooting game! Limidead edition content: - Copy of the game The House of the Dead: Remake - An exclusive box with lenticular - Two character stands - Sticker sheet If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

65% User Score Based on 93 reviews

A throwback to the survival horror and mystery games of the original Playstation, Back in 1995 faithfully re-creates everything from this forgotten era of games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back in 1995.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

54% User Score Based on 138 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

Hyperdrive Massacre is an 80s inspired multiplayer fragfest for up to 4 local players. Players take control of a space cadillac and frag their way to victory against friends or can also play against AI. Both modes allow players to unlock a full crew roster. Submachine guns, sniper rifles, frag grenades, homing missiles and bullet deflectors are just some of the tools player can use to create havoc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hyperdrive Massacre.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

73% User Score Based on 1,292 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 5 reviews

Quite a different zombie game - this time YOU are the zombie! Command your infested comrades, fight your way to freedom and let the zombie kind dominate the world! Oh, and you're able to create your own scenarios! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I, Zombie.

This is Monodrifter - Nutcracker Edition and our entry to the Boss Rush Jam 2025! You have landed with your Monowheel on a supposedly abandoned junkyard. Unfortunately for you, it's Mr. NutZ territory and he's not very happy about this disturbance! Confront him or die. Now drive! Important I strongly recommend downloading and playing one of the  Executables, because the Webbuild has more or les… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monodrifter - Nutcracker Edition.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

82% User Score Based on 45 reviews

Halloween night turns deadly when five friends decide to throw a party in an abandoned arcade deep in rural Campinas, Brazil. What was meant to be just a game turns into their worst nightmare, proving that sometimes, play time can be deadly. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LASER TAG MASSACRE.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

89% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Blaze of Storm is a vertical-scrolling shmup featuring cyber-inspired pixel art, exhilarating fast-scrolling, and a variety of sub-weapons. As a cyberdiver, you'll delve into cyberspace and battle a diverse range of enemies. Each of the five selectable sub-weapons has its own unique characteristics, making it fun to use them appropriately depending on the situation. In addition, when a sub-weapo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blaze of Storm.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

78% User Score Based on 691 reviews

Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of Barrier X! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BARRIER X.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

73% User Score Based on 118 reviews

This is an immersive horror game where you have to find your dog by shouting for "ROY" on your microphone. Microphone input is totally optionally and can be turned off which will switch to voice-acting instead for calling, but microphone input is highly recommended for the full experience. If you enjoyed it, please considering getting the game on steam here or on itch.io. It really support… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rotten Flesh - Cosmic Horror Survival Game.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

95% User Score Based on 155 reviews

CRAWL INTO YOUR MOUTH. Keep an eye on the time to ensure you make the most of your week in the psychospherical house of MOUTHOLE. Solve puzzles and unravel mysteries to forge convoluted paths of discovery and exploration. Navigate quotidian existence. Crawl into your mouth. Brush your teeth? Find whatever comfort you can in your HOUSE, deciding what you want to spend your limited time on and whi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOUTHOLE.

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

60% User Score Based on 25 reviews

In "Stories to Tell - Run Away" you are a young Spanish man named Mike who is staying at his grandparents' house since his parents have gone on a trip. One night his grandparents went out to dinner and Mike was all alone, or so he thought... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stories to Tell - Run Away.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

84% User Score Based on 63 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 6 reviews

A baby-fresh take on retro-inspired gameplay, featuring a unique co-op design, where kids and parents need to stick together to win! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland.

38%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

38% User Score Based on 222 reviews

Enter a world of nightmares in this third person, action-horror, inspired by the classics of the genre. Fight terrifying creatures, solve mind-bending puzzles, and unravel a horrid family secret to expose the chilling truth behind your existence.Unlock the secrets hidden within the haunted town of Aspen Falls, featuring gruesome enemy encounters, epic bosses, cunning puzzles, and a deep story wher… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stray Souls.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

90% User Score Based on 102 reviews

"Evil is Back" is a retelling of the movies "Evil Dead 1 and 2"... With everything a low budget short film should have. For fans of 80's trash horror movies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evil is Back.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

76% User Score Based on 92 reviews

Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

Bit.Trip Void is the third installment in the retro-arcade BIT.TRIP saga. Bit.Trip Void is a synesthetic exploration of rhythm and music as they pertain to our everyday lives and moods. In a control scheme brand new to the series, yet wholly familiar to gamers, the player is given complete freedom to move about the screen wherever they desire, interacting with the music in brand new ways. The cla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BIT.TRIP VOID.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

68% User Score Based on 943 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

Big classic platformer with tons of power-ups and 12+ hours of main story & 300+ hidden locations just begging for exploration. 8BitBoy is a tribute to all the greatest platformers of the 80s and 90s and a symbol of my endless love and passion for gaming. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 8BitBoy.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

59% User Score Based on 34 reviews

Stay Out Of The Farm: Prologue is a free part of full game "Stay Out Of The Farm" a stealth-driven slasher with old school PS1 style graphics. Here you can try to get through beginning of the bloody path to escape. Use your intelligence to beat killer in a blody game of cat and mouse. During your way to escape you need to stay quite and stay out of sight, owner of the farm is not about to let his … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stay Out Of The Farm.

46%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

75% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Hypnorain is a vertical bullet hell shooter. The player guides a character through handcrafted levels, shooting and dodging their way through an army of enemies and their mesmerizing bullet patterns. Each stage is divided into two parts - it starts with you being thrown into an area full of varied enemies and ends with an intense boss fight. Hypnorain is different from most other Shoot 'Em Up (… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hypnorain.

33%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

33% User Score Based on 462 reviews

Stellar 2D is a retro style space arcade game, it's a 2D game in a 3D world. With an addictive, fast paced, casual game-play style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar 2D.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

53% User Score Based on 135 reviews

Metrocide is a relentless top-down single-player arcade stealth-shooter set in a cyberpunk dystopia where everyone wants you dead. As legendary contract killer T.J. Trench, you’ll have to negotiate a fierce and brutal city replete with gangs, vigilantes, cops and more, taking out the trash one contract at a time. While cop drones circle overhead, you’ll be sticking to the alleyways with a variety… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Metrocide.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

52% User Score Based on 90 reviews

An RNG, dynamic and strategic FPS. Test your mettle against endless waves of super soldiers. How long can you last? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to J.A.W.S.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

69% User Score Based on 26 reviews

GET FULL GAME Dymension:Scary Horror Survival Shooter This is a horror game in the first person. You have to go through the first part of the game. You travel from city to city because you are not used to staying in one place. While working at a gas station, you come across a newspaper with a vacancy announcement for the position of a security guard, and by dialing the number, you were asked sev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DYMENSION Prologue:Scary Horror Survival Shooter.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

94% User Score Based on 469 reviews

1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1982.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

73% User Score Based on 132 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

[Media 2077820] A virus, known as the Nanobyte has infected hardware around the globe rendering all systems useless - gaming is dead. The HoPiKo, who ran the games, have been enslaved... It’s... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HoPiKo.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

78% User Score Based on 110 reviews

Critic Score 58%Based on 5 reviews

Concept Destruction is all about driving miniature cars made of cardboard, and crashing them into each other to earn points by destroying them! Pick from several different modes that suits your playstyle. Pick championship mode if you want to fight your way through mass production or choose survival mode to see how long you can survive a wave of deadly cardboard automobiles! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Concept Destruction.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music

89% User Score Based on 47 reviews

One night in a small town, Dave or the late-night shift delivery man took an order in an unfamiliar area. When he arrived, he found a strange house. After Dave puts the food ordered in the house, he gets stuck inside and discovers the house's terrifying secret. He must struggle to survive and find a way out of the house. This third-person survival horror game will challenge you to experience t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Delivery Man.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

72% User Score Based on 235 reviews

While working the late shift at the Police Department, you receive a report about some teenagers that went missing in Windermere Woods. Old folk tales mention these woods, and of a monster that is said to lurk there, but those are just stories... right? It is your job to find these teens, but you did not imagine the horrors you would face. The old folks tale states that the mythical monster surro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Siren Head: The Horror Experience.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

87% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Critic Score 58%Based on 1 reviews

ShapeNeon Chaos is an old school style space-shooter. You are a ship facing off waves of deadly enemies. This game was made to give you a shot of adrenaline in a couple of minutes. Lots of bullets and neon in an arcade psychedelic shooter! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ShapeNeon Chaos.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

69% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Critic Score 25%Based on 2 reviews

Outbreak: Contagious Memories is a send-up to classic 90’s horror series like Resident Evil and Silent Hill where your survival will be determined by moment-to-moment decisions, what you decide to carry, and how good you are at spotting conveniently written notes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outbreak: Contagious Memories.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music

77% User Score Based on 186 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities in an immersive storyline where your choices matter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mirror Forge.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

62% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Energy Invasion - an arcade game inspired by the classic Breakout. Unlike the original game, your ball does not break blocks on its own, but can launch missiles in a chosen direction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Energy Invasion.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

76% User Score Based on 262 reviews

Carol is down on her luck, hitchhiking across the country. She arrives at a small roadside motel but there's something strange about the owner. As the secrets unravel, she finds herself entangled in a long, DEADLY NIGHT! Can she escape from hellish nightmare or will she die trying? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadly Night.

Random people have been disappearing from the streets. A terrifying event hurls a city into chaos. And evil forces scheme to fulfil apocalyptic prophecy. You take control of a man with nothing to lose - you’re the only one that can stop them! Fight through a small army of cultists, zombies, corrupted soldiers, deadly experiments and terrifying creatures from beyond this world. Journey deep down in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sang.