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ISSUE #51 Cover - Haven aka Caramellcast Hello and welcome to Indiepocalypse! Indiepocalypse is a curated monthly collection looking to highlight the very best of the alternative indie game scene.  Each month features games by 10 different developers, including a newly commissioned game exclusive to the bundle-zine. The games cover a wide variety of styles, genres, and themes as they figh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Indiepocalypse #51.

A FIRST-PERSON PARKOUR MYSTERY ADVENTUREVanished without a trace. Explore an abandoned city where you are not alone. As photojournalist Alo, you return to your childhood home—Chendao, a once-sprawling metropolis that, overnight, became an abandoned exclusion zone. In this single-player adventure, you're armed with nothing but her camera and parkour abilitiesas Alo traverses the procedurally gener… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AnotherWhere.

Susan has woken up in a strange, coffin-like device, with no memory of who or where she is. Uncover the answers as you solve puzzles to escape the building in this sci-fi mystery investigation! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Artificial Nexus.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

92% User Score Based on 235 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

The quiet hamlet of Merrylin Crater Camp is shaken by a murder! Uncover the truth in this non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. As the Mindcop you have 5 days to catch the true killer among Merrilyn Crater Camp’s inhabitants. Key features WHODUNNIT DETECTIVE GAME Use your Mindcop capabilities to uncover secrets and unravel people’s lies to find the true suspect of this town’s murder. MINDSUR… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mindcop.

Your family’s past has already made the choice for youOn August 13, 1992, Nastya arrives in the remote village of Mokhovo, where she once spent her summers with her grandmother. After a failed business venture and mounting debts, she hopes to find money or valuables in the now-abandoned house—something that could help her start over. The last bus departs, the house turns out to be empty, and all … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Where Evil Sleeps.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 317 reviews

Dreams in the Witch House is an open world horror adventure game, where you guide Walter Gilman, as he prepares to face the dreaded May-Eve witch ritual in the legend-haunted city of Arkham. Choose your own approach and reveal the secret of the Witch House before it's too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreams in the Witch House.

Welcome to Dunwich Park There’s an old campground deep in the wilderness that’s not on any map. Tucked away on a lonely strip of highway that no one ever goes down, Dunwich National Park lies nearly forgotten, surrounded by a thick fog that hasn’t gone away since the peculiar “incident” that happened nearly 100 years ago in the nearby town of Dunwich. It's probably best forgotten, because whate… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dunwich Park.

About This GameShow Me Mercy is a mystery otome game that blends crime simulation, investigation, and choice-driven storytelling. Raised in a monastery, your life is thrown into chaos after the disappearance of your closest friend, the closure of your home, and a forced marriage to a powerful Duke. On your wedding night, you uncover a horrifying truth—one that leaves you with only one option. Ki… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 宽恕我（Show me mercy）.

A balut vendor's simple life turns into a nightmare—can you survive the shadows of Barangay Sak Dudol? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hapunan.

SynopsisWhen former tightrope walker Elise Berrie accepts an opportunity at the renowned Moon Circus, she believes she has found the perfect chance to rebuild her life and return to the stage. But behind the lights, applause, and promise of greatness, the circus hides a web of secrets, impossible accidents, broken relationships, and presences that shouldn’t exist. What begins as a new professiona… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Circus of the Moon.

"Do you believe in monsters?" ” If the person closest to you, the person you trust most, the person you can't be separated from, the person you share a bed with, the person most important to you, the person most beloved to you, the person fused into your very bones and blood, the person most reliable, the person most indispensable, the person as essential as lips to teeth—were replaced.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 我的美味丈夫 My Tasty Husband.

THE LAST PORTRAIT is a horror adventure centered around the mansion Ashwood Manor. In the villa lived the famous art collector Edgar Ashwood with his wife, surrounded by his impressive collection. But then his lawyer receives a strange letter: Ashwood writes of his own death — and asks him to burn Ashwood Manor to the ground. Will you manage to get into the house? Can you venture deeper and deeper… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE LAST PORTRAIT.

Cathy And The Others is an emotional narrative game that puts you in the shoes of Cathy, a woman who wakes up in the bedroom of a strange house. Explore, search, but most importantly... escape ! Game Features: Immersive narrative: Cathy And The Others offers a unique and experimental narrative experience. Discover Cathy's past to understand what is happening to her! Puzzle-based exploratio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cathy And The Others.

Super and extra-natural phenomena around the world are officially disavowed. In the United States, these phenomena are unofficially investigated by an elite squad of agents known as the Federal Disaster Organic Response Agency, FEDORA. These are their stories…This two punch, two game pack based in the Outbreak Universe, explore the before and after of the Outbreak with new eyes. FEDORA Files: What… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outbreak The Fedora Files What Lydia Knows.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Summary Forgiveness is a first-person horror game set in 1985 in London. The game depicts the difficult life of the main character Ben who has a bad relationship with his wife Emma and an even worse relationship with his mother Amanda. Through the process of a difficult divorce, Ben must establish the disappearance of his mother and the suspicions connected to his mother regarding the robbery of a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgiveness.

STORY: Embark on a Heart-Pounding Journey of Survival and Redemption in "Days End" - a Gripping Horror FPS Experience on Steam! As the deadly Xonobia Virus engulfs the country, leaving behind a trail of infected zombies and death, follow the harrowing tale of Chad, one of the few survivors determined to escape the nightmarish chaos. Joining forces with the ruthless gang, "Blackbird… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DAYS END.

Just your average cosmic horror dating sim. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mythos Ever After: A Cthulhu Dating Sim.

12%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

20% User Score Based on 10 reviews

R.E.G.O is a first-person psychological horror and narrative investigation game. On an isolated farm, the nights reveal clues tied to disappearances and an ongoing police investigation. The deeper you investigate, the further you are drawn into a mystery that was never meant to be uncovered. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to R.E.G.O.

● ABOUT THIS GAMEMisohagi Crossing is a visual novel adventure game set in a rural Japanese town, blending horror and mystery with a character-driven story. The game consists of three main styles of gameplay: visual novel sections, where you follow the story like a novel; adventure sections, where you explore the town, talk to its residents, and gather information; and escape-game sections, where… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Misohagi Crossing.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

93% User Score Based on 61 reviews

The first revenge-themed game focusing on the theme of anti-bullying in schools, its storyline spans 10 years. With nearly 500 minutes of gameplay, over 100 branching storylines, and 42 endings, we've painted a cruel and dark picture of school life. In the game, every choice can lead you to drastically different truths and consequences—reversals upon reversals. You think you're close to the truth,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evil School.

Welcome to Poubelle City!Message from the Municipal Administration, under the authority of the Mayor, Hugo Lupo Discover Poubelle City: A city of opportunities and dynamism!Dear visitors, welcome to Poubelle City, a vibrant metropolis where urban energy meets unparalleled authenticity! Under the enlightened leadership of our mayor, Hugo Lupo, our city stands as an essential destination for lov… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poubelle City.

Chapter 1 is available for free!Hello everyone! I've resumed (albeit slowly) development on THE DOUBLE! Chapter 2 will be released around September 2026. If you've just discovered this game, I'd love for you to play Chapter 1 (which is available for free). I also hope to be able to complete Chapter 3 by the end of this year, and then finish the game in early 2027, releasing the final Chapter 4. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE DOUBLE.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

100% User Score Based on 861 reviews

MESMALIE is an occult visual novel/point & click adventure where you attempt to tame your Magickal ability under the guidance of a small Witches' coven in the middle of nowhere. Heed Mesmer's aloof teachings, strengthen your Magick, or just go home,,, If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mesmalie.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

97% User Score Based on 34 reviews

After falling unconscious following his successful escape from the old cabin in the woods where he was imprisoned by an unknown man, a scene we witnessed in Chapter 1, Brian finds himself traveling through time and space. He wakes up 30 years in the past, as a small child, in an unfamiliar place, with no memory of how he arrived there. Although everything around him seems normal, he is trapped in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Strange Story Of Brian Fisher: Chapter 2.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

99% User Score Based on 67 reviews

You just moved to HEDGEHOG HILLS, a small village full of ADORABLE CUTE ANIMAL CHARACTERS!  You get your own HOUSE, and can visit the many places in this PEACEFUL area! There you meet STORM THE SWAN, a ZANY and WACKY character who is always SCARED of something.  STORM says there's a MONSTER in the WOODS, but surely, they're only imagining things! Enjoy this CUTE and EDUCATIONAL 8-bit adventure o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

73% User Score Based on 37 reviews

Back is a full-motion live action horror game. Players will take on the role of the “Ren Xing” and experience a suspenseful and bizarre journey in the game. In the game, the player will explore a huge villa. The villa hides a huge conspiracy, players will face different emergencies to choose different ways to respond, and different ways to respond will determine the final outcome. Ren Xing as a re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Detective Sammy Jukes is the man on the job when an anti-oil activist is reported missing in a small town on the new oil pipeline route. Talk to witnesses, shovel through evidence, wrestle with the wolves and chase after chickens to find the truth in this first-person open-world adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sammy Jukes: Twin Lakes.

After working all your life you have finally managed to build a device that allows you to travel between parallel worlds. will you be able to return home? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Voyager.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

96% User Score Based on 51 reviews

Cleansuit is a retro-style graphical text adventure game where you must find creative ways to survive a mysterious serial killer's assault on your home. Use text commands to manipulate the detailed environment and discover all the unique ways to win and die. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cleansuit.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

86% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

Sunshine Manor is an 8-bit blood-soaked Horror RPG that pits you as Ada. Dared to spend the night in the haunted Sunshine Manor she encounters ghosts, demons, blood-soaked horror and more in this prequel to 2016's Camp Sunshine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunshine Manor.

A Pythonesque Indie point and click adventure game. Follow the journey of a amnesia ridden bureaucrat as he tracks down a malevolent force.The year is 2035 a bizarre dystopia has developed through a totalitarian union, you take on the role of John Smith, a civil servant for the state of the union working in the Licensing department. During a lockdown he discovers a cruel experiment being run by th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Universe 25.

An alien wakes up with no memory, probably because of an overly festive evening … He’s right next to an ancient temple, occupied by humans who have turned it into a nightclub! Next to the Ancient Temple stands a settlement bearing a strange crest. Much perplexed, he reads the letters: “N-A-S-A” … Play as a jovial, curious and amnesiac alien. Explore the beaches of the Trappist-1e exoplanet. Ch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NARGUL - Humans are among us.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

69% User Score Based on 115 reviews

The Fan is an interactive photo fiction with real locations and actors. The game is a first person thriller with a unique twist. Driven by a creepy and unsettling atmosphere, it will take you deep within the darkest places of Paris underground. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fan.

22%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

33% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Not all friends returned after a night forest disco? The local aborigine - Matanga, is always glad to new guests in his lair! Do you want to test your ability to survive in a fight with a local maniac, unraveling his monstrous secret? Fear! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Matanga.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

You play as young man Gabriel, who visits his family every year. His grandma Anna lives with two brothers in fiction village called Kamby. Her hut is placed in middle of the forest far away from community. That night Gabriel finds empty house and everything shows that happened something frightening. Your task is solving puzzle of their disappearance and finding family members. The main feature … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Visit.

Nightmares Mansion: Scary Dreams Explore a scary mansion in the first-person adventure horror game. Talk to kidnapped souls, collect grimoires, and discover the hidden secret inside the many doors.  SYNOPSIS You slept and have woken up, embraced by profound and suffocating shadows. The surrounding area is dark and oppressive. Someone has captured you in your dream and turned it into horror.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmares Mansion: Scary Dreams.

A MYSTERIOUS GIRL. A FORGOTTEN CITY. A CONSPIRACY BURIED DEEP UNDERGROUND. For months, you've been dreaming about a mysterious girl you've never met. In your dreams, she seems lost and afraid, always disappearing into the darkness of underground. You have no idea who she is or why you keep dreaming of her. Then, one night, everything changes! And there, deep underground lies Aurum, a mysteri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition.

You are a child trapped inside your grandmother's house. At first, everything seems normal... but you soon discover that your sister is locked away upstairs, and that your grandmother is no longer who she used to be. Search the house and uncover the secret hiding behind its walls before it's too late. But be careful... The Hajjah hears everything. Drop something on the floor, bump into th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AlHajjah - الحجة.

Many people have been killed in a small countryside area surrounded by forests. You play as Walter, a detective. One day, his partner Nathan calls him about a new murder case. With help from Jax, a forensic expert, they find evidence that leads them to a lonely house deep in the forest. At first, Walter wants to find answers. But soon, the investigation becomes a nightmare. Walter and Nathan se… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to JAMBREDREK: PURE DETECTIVE.

Midnight Noodle is a story-driven, choice-based psychological horror-thriller. This game takes you on a journey where you experience the stark contrast between the peaceful night vibes of running a local food stall and sudden, heart-pounding terror. Synopsis: Ogik's life has never been peaceful. His days are drained by working shifts as a cashier at a roadside convenience store. Instead of findin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Noodle.

Investigate the World's Most Famous MysteryLegend of Loch Ness is a first-person open-world mystery exploration and investigation game set on the legendary waters of Loch Ness and the Scottish Highlands. Explore a vast recreation of Loch Ness as you track sightings, gather evidence, photograph unexplained phenomena, deploy scientific equipment, and uncover secrets hidden beneath the loch's dark w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Legend of Loch Ness.

StoryThe Orb has been stolen, trust within the team has collapsed, and Dr. Jim begins a search to uncover who is responsible. The Lakeview Orb 2: Consequences continues directly after the first game, following Dr. Jim as he deals with the fallout of the incident and the uncertainty surrounding the people he once relied on. GameplayThis is a short, linear first‑person psychological horror game foc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lakeview Orb 2: Consequences.

You're David. Husband. Father. The guy who locked the door. Outside, the world is rotting. Something hit and now people change — slowly, painfully, irreversibly. Your family got underground in time. Barely. Now you manage what's left. Food. Medicine. Energy. Morale. Sanity. There's never enough of anything, and someone always goes without. Send your people out. The surface is contaminated but… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Still Breathing.

ABOUT THIS GAME ARALSK 7 is a psychological survival horror game set on the infamous Rebirth Island (Vozrozhdeniya). STORY Daniyar, a young environmental science student, embarks on a dangerous expedition to the abandoned Aralsk-7 island. His mission is straightforward: collect soil and water samples to determine if this forgotten wasteland is fit for human life once again. But as he explores the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ARALSK 7.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Detective Inna DukeA small, fluffy streamer, Oleh Hamston, is suddenly kidnapped from his apartment right in the middle of a livestream. The case is taken on by an ambitious and fearless detective, Inna Duke. What secrets lie behind this crime? Will you be able to uncover the real culprit and save the poor hamster’s life? Help a brave turkey detective uncover the truth in the visual novel “Detecti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detective INNA DUKE.

You wake in the dark, surrounded by strange nutcracker soldiers and princess ballerinas… And what’s this? You’re dressed the same. It's the night before Christmas and you’ve been kidnapped. You’re in a box. And you’re either very small, or the elf that captured you is very, very big. Your mad giant captor is coming to eat you, one by one, as she prepares for Christmas Day… Toyeater is a visual … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toyeater.

Will You Be My Disciple? is a choice-driven cult management game shaped by unexpected encounters and characters. The decisions you make in every situation you encounter will determine the fate of your cult. When you start the game, you don’t choose the faith or the doctrines. They’ve all been decided and handed down to you. Your task isn’t to establish a new order, but to uphold the existing sy… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Will You Be My Disciple?.

Dive into the Dark Secrets of Whittingham Asylum: The Investigation! Calling all brave investigators! Prepare to embark on a chilling journey as you step into the shoes of John Simmons, a determined journalist, in search of the truth. Uncover the mysteries that shroud the local Whittingham Psychiatric Hospital and face the horrors that await within. Unravel the Enigma As you wake up in your ap… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whittingham Asylum: The Investigation.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Story LineAfter discovering that my family had been murdered in their mansion, I reached out to the authorities in search of answers, only to be met with silence and dead ends. I decided to enter the mansion, armed only with my camcorder, to record and find out what truly happened to my family. Voice RecognitionSomething is inside the mansion, I switched on my microphone and let the quiet settle … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Friday Night.

Game Overview Wolfstone Pine is a first-person horror experience set in a remote national park where daylight exploration and nighttime terror cross paths. By day you'll need to search the abandoned trails, cabins and locations to uncover supplies in an attempt to escape the strange location. But when the sun sets, the forest become a hunting ground, for the darkness. Balance exploration and env… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wolfstone Pine.