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Looking for games like Mine Shaft? Here are top platformer recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with [LD49] I can't remember, Submerged or The Shadow Over Peenemunde.
AboutIt’s a short horror game. With some psychedelic, puzzle and platformer elements. You are trying to remember a number, to do that, you need to find it. The setting is during a nuclear collider testing launch, i think. You are also pretty unstable, and looking at weird things makes you go crazy. (Mentally unstable) It has a twist at the end.This game is not meant to be fun, funny or pleasant. I… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [LD49] I can't remember.
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- 47%Game Brain Score47% User Score 10 reviews
In Submerged, the player needs to escape a sunken research ship. Water's coming in from everywhere! Your oxygen's limited; no matter if you use your oxygen to breathe or to power your hydrogen torch to cut chains that block your path - use it wisely and make it count! Controls: E - Interact SPACE - Breathe under water (oxygen tank required) LEFT MOUSE BUTTON - Cut obstacles/Give light (hydrogen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Submerged.
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- 10%Game Brain Score10% User Score 1 reviews
Story Ah, World War II - a time when scientists could still be villains and spies didn't need a license to quip. Introducing Jan 'J.B.' Brzęczyszczykiewicz, an American spy with Polish roots. His friends call him J.B., not because it's a cool spy name, but because attempting to say his full surname might lead to a tear in the fabric of reality. J.B. is an undercover wisecracker sent to infiltrate… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shadow Over Peenemunde.
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v1.2 alpha released!!! This version has a number of improvements:Auto-mine is enabled by popular demand! Click and hold to mine.You can now mine upwards, by popular demand!You can call for rescue if you get stuck down the mine! You'll lose all your gems, though. Click the "Call for rescue" link at the bottom right.You can now hover over your backpack icon to show what you're carrying and the total… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shiny Depths.
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- 41%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay47% User Score 38 reviews
A girl abandoned in the basement of a hospital for some reason. Escape the hospital avoiding the doctor who abandoned the girl in the basement! Complete the story through hidden foreshadowings and various devices throughout the map and find out why the doctor abandoned the girl in the basement. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 13iew.
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Inspired by liminal horror, Highway 11 is a psychological horror anomaly detection game, an evolution of hidden-object titles. You awaken at an intersection. All roads lead back to the start. Observe your surroundings carefully to escape the endless loop and uncover the mystery of why you’re here… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Highway 11.
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[Game Description] This game is designed for Ninth Games' VTuber Kuiri Lulu's birthday. Players will take on the role of Kuiri Lulu, who receives a mysterious invitation on the eve of her birthday. She wakes up in a foggy forest and must find the correct path to reach her birthday party. [Gameplay] The game is a short walking simulator inspired by Exit 8 but incorporates FPS shooting elements. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ninth Forset.
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- 53%Game Brain Score53% User Score 4 reviews
Donations will be highly appreciated! Reality and Nightmare Collide "Somnus" is a gripping psychological horror game where the line between dreams and reality begins to blur. Experience the chilling descent into madness as you, a lone protagonist, find yourself trapped in an unending cycle of sleep paralysis, terrifying nightmares, and sinister mysteries. During the day, your life seems ordin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Somnus.
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- 52%Game Brain Score52% User Score 3 reviews
Hello everyone. As a beginner in game development, I'm creating a game for myself, for fun, and for anyone who wants to play my first serious project. The development is in full swing right now. I have very little experience, so please don't judge me too harshly :).If you are interested in my game, any donations will motivate me to make it even better and will also go towards development. If anyon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guardian of the Cursed Tomb.
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CONTROLS: Movement W-A-S-D Jump Spacebar Move Torch Mouse Movement Pause Game Esc In the late 1800s Cave explorers ventured deep into the earth to explore the vast caverns in the Early America's. Often times using wooden ladders and torches in wet dripping environments. Embark on a heart-pounding journey into the depths of Devil's Well Cave. As an intrepid explorer, you find yours… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Devil's Well Cave.
- 55%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay91% User Score 11 reviews
Fear often originates from deep within ourselves, and we are merely the ones who awaken it. "18 Hell:Lost" is a psychological horror indie game.Story:Set in the bustling Shanghai of the Republic of China era, you awaken from a deep slumber on a couch, feeling disoriented and restless. Only then do you realize that you are trapped in a grand Shanghai hotel, unable to escape. Fate and soul… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 18Hell:Lost.
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This will be the last address for today. I really hope it won’t last very long… Click here for hints to the puzzles if you get stuck The second gate is opened with a key which is located not far from it. The third gate has a combination lock. There are 4 signs in total on the map, 3 of them contains reference for figuring out the numbers. Controls: WASD - MoveCtrl - CrouchMouse Move - Look arou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trees of Terror.
- 90%Game Brain Score90% User Score 109 reviews
"If you're not careful and you noclip out of reality in the wrong areas, you'll end up in the Backrooms, where it's nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz, and approximately six hundred million square miles of randomly segmented empty rooms.God save you if you hear something wandering around near… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms of reality.
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Space Harvest, an entry to the Ludum Dare 52 Game Jam: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/space-harvest-4 This advanced space station for alien plants will face a terrible ending if you take your time, their death will be on your conscious, shame. As a biologist you love plants, your mission here : collect and gather the exact needed power to get through the teleporter that will lead you to t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Harvest.
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In this thrilling game, you take on the role of a dead detective who's been transported back to the 1950s, reliving your past and solving the murders you were never able to in life. But there's a catch: your soul has been deemed unworthy of both heaven and hell, leaving you trapped in the in-between realm known as Limbo. Now, in order to escape, you must not only crack the case, but also unintenti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vanki.
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- 50%Game Brain Score50% User Score 1 reviews
--Project Created by Team D33Z-- "Listen, I know it's your first day but the core just went into melt down so I'll write down the basics here for you."Created for the Pirate Software - Game Jam 14 "Its Spreading"Credits - Vladyslav Kulinych (Master Programmer) https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladyslav-kulinych-a3025b138/ Daniel "Guarah" Feitosa (Inquisitive Game Designer) https://loboguarah.itch.io/… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Matter- Game Jam Edition.
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- 50%Game Brain Score50% User Score 1 reviews
EscapeBot: The Backroom Horror Wake up trapped in a twisted and dark maze, a survival horror adventure in the Backrooms. Sinister posters line the walls while a terrifying girl chases you! Explore an atmospheric 3D world filled with spooky sounds and sights. Solve challenging puzzles, find clues and hidden passwords to unlock the exit door - your only escape. Avoid traps and jump scares as you unr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EscapeBot: Escape the Backrooms Horror (Survival Horror Game).
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- 42%Game Brain Score42% User Score 3 reviews
You play as an ice cube trying to avoid the sun! Make sure to go through tutorial! Have fun guys :) Game made in 72h for Ludum Dare 46 Game Jam with theme: Keep It Alive. Devlog: Controls:WASD - movementSpace - jumpLeft / Right mouse button - time manipulationESC - Pause UPDATE Fixed game breaking bugFixed save game bug I hope this update is ok with LD46 rules :) KNOWN BUGS :/- Pixelated button… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hot Day.
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- 50%Game Brain Score50% User Score 1 reviews
Disclaimer - This game was made in one week for Epic Mega Jam 2023 "Timeo" is an incredibly terrifying horror game that transports players to a dark and forgotten world known as the "Backrooms", where the theme of time and elements of the "antiquated-future" play a crucial role. Plot: The game's main character, Alex, accidentally falls into the mysterious Timeo after entering an elevator in the P… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Timeo: A Backrooms Game.
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- 51%Game Brain Score51% User Score 2 reviews
The elders of your coven have tasked you, a lowly atropos, to complete the ritual of ascendance on your own - before the eclipse above you blackens the sky entirely. You have 20 minutes to find all three ancient artifacts the elders desire, but they warn you of a lurking threat deep in the forest... Before playing, please take a look at the list of controls below - they are not explained in-game.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ATROPOS.
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Bend Light & Time To Your Will! Ascended is an interesting take on the puzzle genre & can be played in either first or third person with support for keyboard/mouse and controller. In the game levels are unlocked in a linear fashion as players complete the puzzles of rooms and direct beams of light to the next room but there is nothing stopping players from returning to previous levels if t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ascended.
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Recently, a forgotten and distant burial mound caved in, revealing a staircase deep into the earth. You, as an archaeologist, have arrived on site to explore this ancient tomb. Things are not what they seem however, as the entrance slams shut, trapping you inside. Civilization is miles away. Being stuck down here for who knows how long, you might as well take a look around. After all, there must b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Entombed.
- View Game46%Game Brain Score46% User Score 2 reviews
In ScanR (pronounced Scanner) you are a Droid tasked with finding a missing group of hikers that got trapped in a cave. Use your scanning module to find your way in an environment without light. What might be lurking in the deep? Base-Mechanic inspired by Scanner Sombre (Website - Steam - GOG) Ludum Dare This game is my entry for the 48th Ludum Dare GameJam. The theme is: Deeper and deeper This ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ScanR.
- View Game41%Game Brain Score41% User Score 2 reviews
Don't stumble into places you don't belong, or you might get hurt... Thrown into a strange place, with a strange person talking to you, you must find your way back. Complete the puzzles and escape, if you can. This is a remake of my 2017 game "You are (Not) Welcome Here", which I created in Unity for the Let's Create Game Jam #2. You can the old game here, if you want to take a look. The old v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Are Not Welcome Here - HD Remaster.
- 60%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere100% User Score 11 reviews
"The Clingy Ghost" is a short horror-comedy game where you play as an exorcist on a mission to blast away a haunted house’s curse. 【 Please Deal With the Evil Spirits 】 All you need to do is carry a curse-busting item to the shrine inside the haunted house—easy, right? Well… it’s so cursed that it’s basically an Evil Spirit Paradise. But I’m sure you can handle it! 【 Your Gho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Clingy Ghost.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music87% User Score 71 reviews
"My Putrid Ponies" is a horror adventure set in a once-idyllic pony ranch now overrun by undead equines. As the last surviving, your mission is to uncover the mystery behind the ponies zombies outbreak while navigating through haunting landscapes filled with danger and despair. The Gameplays: Dynamic Gameplay Perspective: Engage in heart-pounding first-person gameplay for intense com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Putrid Ponies.
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- 60%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere86% User Score 21 reviews
“HEART-LUNG MACHINE is an intense horror game that focuses on delivering an exceptionally immersive VR experience.” You unsuspectingly venture into an abandoned underground complex and become trapped in darkness. With a dying flashlight, you navigate eerie corridors, searching for items to ensure your survival. As you're forced deeper, you uncover horrific secrets about the facility's past. Worse… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart-Lung Machine.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:story, music95% User Score 213 reviews
An innovative survival horror imbued with the eternal brilliance of dungeon crawling In a confined space with no escape, face relentless attacks from masked humans. Use your limited resources and wits to survive this desperate situation! Simple combat system with grid-based movement and free camera control. The only way to survive is to dodge dangers and defeat the appr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower of Mask.
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- 98%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay98% User Score 115 reviews
This is a survival horror action game in which a young girl "Enri" tries to escape from a mysterious facility filled with blood and madness. The story begins with many mysteries, and the mysteries are revealed little by little as the game progresses. The game includes elements such as escaping from monsters, searching for items, and solving puzzles. Controls Cursor keys: Move … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Purgatory -NARAKU-.
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- 69%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story100% User Score 20 reviews
Special OfferHAG - The Bedroom. (Delayed TBC) The hag has tested your wits in her study room, leaving you disturbed and dauntingly clueless by what lies ahead. Each room is a themed test that will feed a Hags curiosity, driven by her deranged and sinister motives as you struggle to free yourself and find your Jen. What deviant challenges will await you in - HAG - The Bedroom. (Free update to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HAG.
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- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:humor, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay94% User Score 36 reviews
SUMMARYHere, you will be challenged, hurt, and angered... For this, I pity you. I created this game not for you to win but for you to fail. The blockchain doesn't care about your saved file. It doesn't care whether you want to adjust your sensitivity or if you can't "figure it out". This game exists simply because it can. I am here to design a game that will break you, not out of spite, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dev: Enter The Blockchain.
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- 6%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay10% User Score 10 reviews
A young boy has come to a distant village to visit his grandmother. Arriving at the final station, in some wilderness, we find newspaper clippings on the platform. This is where our tangled story begins. The mysterious disappearance of residents in a remote Russian village is investigated by the grandson of one of the residents. The atmosphere of the Russian countryside, the supernatural and detec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Village.
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- 42%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story, stability56% User Score 27 reviews
I got a job as a night guard. They promise to pay a lot, but for my own safety I have to follow strange rules. As you progress, you'll have to find keys and open locked rooms. A first-person game with elements of horror. Explore the hospital and its rooms, collect batteries for your flashlight. The darkness can conceal various mysteries. Try to endure this shift. Hi, my name is Chris. I've … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gate of Souls.
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- 36%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay58% User Score 12 reviews
A family of cannibals is killing people in the local forestry. Together with the police, you are heading there to stop the bloody atrocities... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cannibals.
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- 49%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability49% User Score 69 reviews
A WONDER is a 3rd person stealth/puzzle game set in a sunken city. Stuck in the depths of the sea, Alana will have to explore this dormant world in order to reactivate it. In doing so, she must remain hidden from lurking creatures, hostile to any outsider who dares to venture in this derelict place. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Wonder.
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- 54%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding54% User Score 174 reviews
Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway, everything from poison drifts to powerful ocean currents, mines leftover from the war, and mobile machines running haywire. There's also t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anoxemia.
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- 82%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding82% User Score 142 reviews
Escape the underground research facility and discover the truth of your origin. ShadowBringer is a 3D stealth game where you take on the role of a shadowy monster. Awakened with no recollection of the past, a voice in your head whispers softly to you: "Get out of this place". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ShadowBringer.
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- 76%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story76% User Score 99 reviews
As you progressed through the cave tunnels, they slowly tightened until you could not even stand. Now, as you crawl, you wonder if you are not alone in the darkness. Those Who Crawl is a short but tense horror game about crawling and climbing through tunnels. Each hand is controlled individually with a unique crawling and climbing system. Use the mouse buttons or Q / E to move around, and Hold s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Those Who Crawl.
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- 78%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics89% User Score 38 reviews
A short lore exploration puzzle game inspired by walking simulators such as Gone Home, Dear Esther, and Layers of Fear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fate of Dynasty.
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- 70%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability70% User Score 462 reviews
FACE IT is a game about facing the most challenging feelings of the human experience. It uses a dark atmosphere combining classic platformer mechanics with survival dynamics to bring the feeling of wandering in the deepest and darkest places of the mind and soul.Defeat Ghosts with the power of your inner light.Face dangerous traps in a challenging platformer experience.Find your way through mazes … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Face It - A game to fight inner demons.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability95% User Score 102 reviews
Class Escape is a puzzle game with five different rooms to discover and solve. Only by solving one room can you enter the next room. You will be going from the normal classroom to the lab to the theater. There are multiple puzzles in each room and their difficulty increases with each succeeding puzzle you solve. All the while, you will be constantly reminded by the instructor that you must be doi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Class Escape.
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- 26%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization39% User Score 18 reviews
Follow Amelia, a stressed and overworked gamedev (or as people in the industry call it... Just a gamedev) through a surreal trip with three distinctly different game modes: a first person adventure game in a strange 3D office environment, a challenging 2.5D platforming game, and a 2D top-down fantasy gathering-brawler. Each of the modes depict the games narrative in different ways, from fully voic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kenopsia.
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- 56%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics56% User Score 18 reviews
StoryYou play as the professional treasure hunter Jerome, who’s recently left the guild, because the other members benefited too much from your hard work and experience. You have finally realized that you are far better off working alone. The scene takes place in an abandoned ancient dungeon. The word around town says the dungeon is haunted and without any details about the place, no one ever dare… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Athemore.
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Story Step into the shoes of a London metro worker on the night shift in this spine-chilling horror adventure. One fateful night, as you're depositing the train at the depot, you discover the tunnels are blocked. Forced to leave the safety of the train, you find yourself trapped in a dark and horrifying underground network of tunnels and sewers. Your mission is simple: find and activate all th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell's Underground.
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- 50%Game Brain Score50% User Score 1 reviews
(THIS GAME REQUIRES MICROPHONE ACCESS PERMISSION FROM YOUR BROWSER )(If your microphone is not picking up, please refresh the page and try again) "this is you, Myron, a bat that found himself stuck in a mysterious dungeon, with no recollection of how he got there. " "It's also pitch black. lucky for you, you are a bat, and can use your sonar location to find yourself around." Eternal echoes … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternal Echoes.
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Unhinged Injustice. We’ve all felt it — that one small act that pushes us past the edge. After having your laundry thrown on the floor, frustration turns into obsession. What begins as a search for petty revenge soon spirals into a psychological descent through memory, guilt, and madness. Unhinged is a first-person psychological horror experience that blurs the line between sanity and delus… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unhinged.
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- View Game53%Game Brain Score53% User Score 4 reviews
MAZE CORE A claustrophobic procedural maze runner built for GitHub Game Off 2025 FULL SCREEN IN REQUIRED! MAZE CORE is a fast, atmospheric maze-survival game built entirely in one self-contained HTML file — no external assets, no libraries, no dependencies. Just pure handcrafted HTML5 canvas, CSS3, and JavaScript. Every run drops you into a fresh, procedurally-generated maze packed with haza… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maze Core.
Note: Some of the features mentioned in this description are still not activated in the game or not visible because this version is only an incomplete trial version. The complete preliminary version will be released at the beginning of September 2025. Project: Null point – Game Description “What if your only way out… was buried deep in a world that wants you forgotten?” Step into the voi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project: Null point.
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Darkfall Shadows: Dr. Grimshaw's DescentStep into the ominous world of Darkfall Shadows, a 2D puzzle-adventure where light and darkness weave a haunting tale of guilt, obsession, and the unravelling mind of Dr. Alistair Grimshaw. Drawn to the decaying Darkfall Manor by the disappearance of a young girl, you, the detective, embark on an investigation that will lead you through twisted dimensions, u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkfall Shadows.
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Welcome to... somewhere. You're not quite sure where, or why. All you know is you're trapped in an isolated room, monitored by cameras, and guided by an omniscient voice that insists, with a perfectly placed hint of sarcasm, that you "follow the instructions." Press the button. You're not sure why. But the voice seems to know. A screen flickers to life, presenting you with a labyrinth… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Please Follow the Instructions.
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