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Looking for games like My Dear Dad? Here are top survival puzzle recommendations with a horror, drama and anime focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with 怯懦 Cowardice, Afterdream or The Crooked Man.

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  1. These are machine translation The game can only be played in full screen. Please do not use F3 and F4, which will make the game non full screen. In this state, there will be missing or wrong maps. In addition to the interface and menu, this game has no text, only animation or mapping tips, so there are no language barriers. Please rest assured to play. Plot overview: The protagonist "… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 怯懦 Cowardice.

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  2. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    95% User Score Based on 165 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 2 reviews

    Afterdream is a 2D psychological horror adventure game.Navigate the obscure location populated by ghosts, and collect items to solve puzzles as you move further through the intriguing story. Look through the lens of your strange camera and photograph highlighted objects to interact with them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterdream.

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  3. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 1,146 reviews

    David Hoover decides to move into a new apartment during a rough time in his life. After some odd occurrences, he decides to ask about the room's former owner, but learns little.So he sets off in search of him, strangely compelled to know more about this man... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Crooked Man.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    Part I: THE LAST SURVIVOR Sixteen years have passed since humanity's extinction due to a global virus outbreak. You play as James, who, along with his brother, believes they are the last survivors. However, this changes when he discovers an invitation to a survivors' base, HaustVille. Part II: WHATEVER IT TAKES Determined to find others, the brothers leave everything behind. After a few da… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Alive.

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  5. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    98% User Score Based on 4,142 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Mad Father is a horror-puzzle game that follows the experiences of a young German girl by the name of Aya Drevis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mad Father.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    91% User Score Based on 394 reviews

    Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cat in the Box.

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  7. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 522 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternal Threads.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    83% User Score Based on 120 reviews

    Play as a little girl named 'Luna', and survive from the dark being while discovering the secrets behind her. The more you traverse on her memory, the more you will discover dark truths that lie deep inside. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luna.

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  9. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 1,004 reviews

    The Witch’s House, originally released in 2012, falls within the tradition of Japanese horror RPGs with heavy emphasis on puzzle-solving and jump scares. Among other entries in the genre such as Ib and Ao Oni, The Witch’s House surprised fans with pixel-art that conceals truly frightening horror. The Witch’s House is deliberately designed with traps at *almost* every turn--sudden death is unpred… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Witch's House MV.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 296 reviews

    "I'll tell you a scary story. It's so scary you might not be able to take it. It's the story of the Sand Man..." This is the second title in the Strange Man series. Unable to sleep and exhausted, Sophie wanders into a town where everything sleeps. That is where the terror begins... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sand Man.

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  11. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 1,426 reviews

    House is a survival-horror game where you play as a young girl exploring an ever-changing House. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House.

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  12. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    73% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    Witching Hour is a horror story that takes you out of your family home and across the quiet town of Hollow Hills. Your fate depends on making difficult choices, your relationship with your family, and confrontations with the matriarch of the town’s affliction with witchcraft, Lucilia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witching Hour.

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  13. 69%Game Brain Score
    69% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    https://store.steampowered.com/widget/1268790/ Dark Fracture is an indie psychological-cosmic horror game played in first-person. Over the course of the game, the player is faced with the character’s inner chaos – witnessing the world change around him as the barrier between reality and imagination seems to crumble. Dark Fracture takes place in the late '90s, set in an isolated forested regi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Fracture.

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  14. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    70% User Score Based on 87 reviews

    The clock is ticking and the survival game can no longer be stopped. James and Chloe have been chosen and nothing will ever be the same again after discovering the Dark Unknown. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear the Dark Unknown.

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  15. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    69% User Score Based on 439 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supernormal.

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  16. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Crying Pony is a 2D side-scrolling horror game where the protagonist, Michael, is hunted by the lurking evil in his nightmares. As the nightmare's corruption seeps into reality and even pulls Michael's daughter into its grasp, will he be able to lead them both to escape from the nightmare? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crying Pony.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Classic 2D horror game about a lone roamer decides to retrieve a satanic book for mysterious Mr. Grey and face anthropomorphic demons in order to fulfill his childhood dream. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Ranch.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    87% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Alone is a horror adventure game. You have to help Yeongchul trapped inside his home, navigate the house to protect himself from suspicious people. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ALONE.

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  20. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 167 reviews

    If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Bow.

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  21. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,917 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 14 reviews

    A story-driven survival game set in 1970's Quebec in which Carl Flaubert, a private detective sent to the fictional Atamipek Lake to investigate a deceptively simple case, must solve the mystery surrounding the region while surviving the harsh Northern Canadian winter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kona.

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  22. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 122 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Tardy is a quest about fiddling with computers, terminals gadgets and other hi-tech scrap of all sorts. Deal with crazy machines, solve the mystery of the crew disappearance and help Ramto to come back home! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tardy.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 1,593 reviews

    It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lily's Well.

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  24. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 15,234 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Road 96 is a crazy, beautiful road-trip. The discovery of exciting places, and unusual people on your own personal journey to freedom. An ever-evolving story-driven adventure inspired by Tarantino, The Coen Brothers, and Bong Joon-ho. Moments of action, exploration, contemplative melancholy, human encounters and wacky situations. Set against a backdrop of authoritarian rule and oppression. A stunn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road 96.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 317 reviews

    Metaphobia is a dark mystery detective story, inspired by classic adventure games from the 90's. The game has been created with passion not credit cards so it is completely FREE TO PLAY. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Metaphobia.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    The Story Noctem is set in Dry Creek. A little town in Alaska, with beautiful nature and mostly foggy, a place that strange things happen daily. There are whispers about the Alaskan Triangle and all the theories behind it, but no one is willing to speak about it. People disappear and most of them remain lost. Some say they died, some say they left... Others are still searching for them, to this da… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noctem.

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  27. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    85% User Score Based on 248 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 3 reviews

    Exploration, adventure and a touch of classic horror awaits you! Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Viviette.

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  28. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 246 reviews

    This dark act takes place in a single day of the Lighthouse Keeper. Listen to the keeper carefully and help him to interrupt his twenty-year shift at the Lighthouse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lighthouse Keeper.

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  29. 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 pu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispering Willows.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    72% User Score Based on 338 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

    Richard & Alice is a riveting mystery story about family, desperation and the weather – all set to the beat of an indie adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Richard & Alice.

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  31. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 50 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 6 reviews

    Finding true love is hard enough when it’s in person! Build a relationship through the screen as a couple copes with lockdown life by staying connected online! Will their love be loud and clear, or will their signals fade away? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing.

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  32. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    88% User Score Based on 93 reviews

    Discover secrets, solve puzzles and survive the serial-killer in this pixelated topdown. You are Akin, an exterminator, who bought a house in a rural area, but the past of this house will affect your present. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Immortal Mantis.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 1,617 reviews

    Ann, an art student finds herself trapped in the school when she accidentally broke one of the school's rules. With the help of the school's security guard, help Ann navigate her way out and uncover the secrets of the school before she becomes a permanent resident of the school. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ann.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    70% User Score Based on 1,736 reviews

    Follow us About the GameHome is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens. Awakened by an oncoming storm, you open your eyes to discover yourself in a strange, dark room—tucked away in a house that’s not yours. As you play the game, it changes—subtly, almost imperceptibly—to reflect your pe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    A paradise lost; an island full of memory. Those who forget the horrors of the past will pay the price... Relics of war are now living, breathing creatures, out for revenge for memories forgotten... Can you escape? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MEMENTO.

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  36. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 81 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 12 reviews

    Enter and explore memories from long ago. Relive moments frozen in time.Hindsight is a narrative exploration game spanning the entirety of a woman’s life, from birth to present day, as she tries to make sense of it all. Revisit her childhood home, sort through personal belongings, and step through windows to memories frozen in time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hindsight.

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  37. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 604 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 9 reviews

    A post-apocalyptic adventure game from the publisher that brought you Primordia, Gemini Rue and Technobabylon! A young woman stricken with a deadly plague searches for a cure in a hostile world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shardlight.

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  38. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 176 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 1 reviews

    After their mother's suicide, Lazarus returns home to his sister Lyudmila. But unexplained events make the world and even reality collapse around him. Looming death, a spreading malediction and the supernatural threaten his sanity, yet Lazarus pushes forward to find the truth about his family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Days of Lazarus.

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  39. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    71% User Score Based on 674 reviews

    Warning: This game contains heavy material that might make players/audience uncomfortable. This game talks about serious issues such as bullying and suicidal thoughts in a new and different way that will hopefully be interpreted better by the new generation. In this game. This project is also personal to me. It is a small universe I created to make my zone-out thoughts and stories a reality. I ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Introvert: A Teenager Simulator.

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    12%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    17% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    WARNING: This game may trigger seizures from people with photosensitive epilepsy. It is left to the discretion of the player. IMPORTANT NOTE: The game is exploration-oriented and you need to research your surroundings thoroughly to progress in the game. The Exorcist is a first-person psychological horror game. Environment The game story takes place in a house in the forest, far from the city. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exorcist.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    79% User Score Based on 2,613 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 5 reviews

    When Lucius was born on June 6th, 1966, nobody expected him to be anything other than a normal little boy but everything changed on Lucius’ 6th Birthday, when his true calling was revealed to him. Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood-filled tour of horror through his own house, using Hell’s powers of telekinesis and mind control to orchestrate deadly acc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucius.

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  43. Unholy Crimes is a cozy-chaotic haunting sim where you play as a mischievous little ghost. Sneak through homes, cause adorable disasters, spook humans, and watch the world react to your escalating chaos. Drink cocoa by the fire or blow the fuse box — it’s your haunting style that shapes the night. Features Explore a detailed home filled with interactive rooms and objects Trigger chain reactio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unholy Crimes.

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  44. “It’s like a haven for those who get easily lost in the crowd.” Play as Sangha, a lonely runaway who follows a compassionate stranger named Joon, in hopes of finding a place to call home. Yet, the place she arrived at is not what she expected… and she must find a way out before it consumes her. A 2D HORROR EXPLORATION GAMESet in an eerie, grotesque cult called ‘Icarus,’ a twisted world of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to May Angels fall down.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Black Annis is the first game in a collection of short horror / puzzle exploration games that are based upon British folklore and presented in a modern fictional setting. Welcome to Lone Oak College For the last 250 years, stories tell of a murderous apparition that haunts the Dane Hills area of Leicester, people and animals periodically go missing with no trace. The stories tell of a lone o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Annis.

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  46. *Before introducing the game, I want to tell everyone why I made it. I once saw a documentary online about a warrior named Nike from the international animal protection organization, the Anti-Poaching Alliance, and his fight against poachers in Africa. The documentary moved me, especially the moment when Nike was unfortunately shot and killed. I felt I needed to do something, and that's how the id… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Subway.

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  47. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    86% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Welcome to the Demo Release of Forgotten Villa! Step into the haunting world of Forgotten Villa, a horror game that will test your bravery and immerse you in a chilling narrative. This demo version gives you a sneak peek into the eerie atmosphere, gameplay mechanics, and the mysteries waiting to be unraveled in the full release. Features in this Demo: Explore the starting levels of the vil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten Villa.

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    33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    55% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    You suddenly arrive in a strange facility. You and 14 others are made to compete in a series of challenges, hosted by the mysterious 'Lady Luck.' To survive they must complete all of Luck's Challenges. Unravel the truth of Lady Luck's game, and find your way out of this strange new world. Thief's Roulette is a 1st-person puzzle adventure with a cryptic story to unravel. At the core of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thief's Roulette.

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  49. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 134 reviews

    Thekku Island is a story-driven, first-person horror game set on a fictional island in 1980s Kerala, India. You arrive on a remote island after weeks of silence from your wife — she vanished without a trace. As you search the abandoned house and the dark forests around it, you're pulled deeper into a chilling mystery that refuses to stay buried. As night falls, eerie whispers and unsettlin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thekku Island.

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  50. 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.

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