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Games like Prison Anomaly

Looking for games like Prison Anomaly? Here are top simulation recommendations with a horror, mystery and thriller focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with DREADCELL, Outsanity or It's John's House.

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    DREADCELL is a first-person psychological horror experience where reality doesn’t break… it repeats. 2 to 3 hours of gameplay with multiple endings (good, bad, and secret) Each cycle evolves based on your actions and perception Hidden secrets, anomalies, and details to uncover with every exploration An experience designed for players who enjoy psychological horror, exploration, and e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DREADCELL.

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    Description: In Outsanity, you awaken on unsettling confines of a building shrouded in mystery. With no memory of how you arrived, your only guide is the pulsing fear that tells you something is deeply wrong. This place is a labyrinth of secrets, and you must unearth the truth that lies buried within its walls. Gameplay Features: Explore: Navigate through the eerie corridors and rooms. Each step… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outsanity.

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  3. Anomaly-Spotting Horror inside a cursed manor ruled by the twisted lawyer Dr. John Ravenwood, his voice following your every step and decision. Time loops, shifting horrors, and cruel games await. Spot anomalies. Sign his contract… and no, you don’t get another lawyer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It's John's House.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 118 reviews

    Dread Neighbor is a first-person psychological horror experience inspired by modern Chinese horror. Multi-Perspective Storytelling Based on real-life elements, explore the hidden fears and anxieties of urban solitude through the perspective of multiple victims. Start as a young woman working and living alone in the city. To cut costs, you move into an old apartment building that is cheap, but unne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread Neighbor.

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  5. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    94% User Score Based on 71 reviews

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

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

    STORY Tommy is a therapist sent his patient to Redrose Eastwood hospital for treatment and he finds himself in a situation where he has to understand his patient's mind to get himself out of a sinister house! GAMEPLAY Psycho is a survival horror game, a first person experience playing the story of two main characters, a psychopath and his doctor to figure out the cause and the treatment in 3 chapt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psycho.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    73% User Score Based on 79 reviews

    Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit, an immersive walking simulator inspired by liminal spaces. Can you escape, or will you remain forever trapped? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Exit.

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  8. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere
    77% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    ADD THE FULL GAME TO YOUR WISHLIST About the Game In Floor 9, you find yourself trapped in a mysterious hotel known as "Hotel Liminal." To escape, you must identify anomalies on each floor. These anomalies can be anywhere - on the ground, in paintings, or even right in front of your eyes. You must check every corner carefully, as one mistake will send you back to the beginning, to Flo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Floor 9: Prologue.

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  9. Discover the truth hidden inside an endless loop.11 Trials of Raz is a first-person anomaly-detection game where each step forward brings you closer to escape… or deeper into the loop. Memorize the room, trust your instincts, and survive the eleven trials before the bar swallows you whole. Gameplay Overview You wake up inside a strangely familiar bar - quiet, empty, frozen in time. Your trial … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 11 Trials of Raz.

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    You find yourself trapped in a mysterious communal apartment filled with an eerie and unsettling atmosphere. There's no way out, and your only option is an old elevator with two buttons. The ChallengeWalk down the corridor and press the elevator's red button if you notice an anomaly—something that shouldn’t be there. Press the green button if everything seems normal. Your decisions will determi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DOORMS.

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  11. Heading out to help your astronaut buddy Scott do a routine ship check, traps you in an endless loop. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach the airlock in the sector number 7 to escape. Don't overlook any anomalies. If you find anomalies, turn back immediately. If you don't find anomalies, continue forward. To escape the station. GameplayMy Apollogies takes between 30 and 90 minutes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Apollogies.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    85% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    In Sector 404, you play as a man returning home late at night. The block is quiet—too quiet. You take your medicine like always, but something’s wrong. The stairwell feels endless, the air feels heavy and unseen eyes seem to follow your every step. You need to get home. But the building has other plans. Starting at the ground floor, your goal is simple: reach your apartment—but how far is it toni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sector 404.

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  13. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    91% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Play my games on itch.io! Backrooms Fishing by Liminal Games BACKROOMS ANOMALY You are trapped in a looping office corridor.Don't overlook any anomalies.If you see an anomaly, run back to the entrance.If you don't see any anomalies, escape through the exit.Only 10 correct predictions in a row will allow you to escape.Step into an endless corridor where reality shifts and nothing is quite … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BACKROOMS ANOMALY.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Dear Tenants, Recently, residents have frequently reported strange noises emanating from the fourth floor late at night. After investigation, the elevator service at the fourth floor has been suspended temporarily. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you find yourself trapped on the fourth floor, please stay calm. Observe observe observe observe observe carefully the corridor on the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Room 404.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    94% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Can you break out of the time loop in "Finnish Cottage 8"? Finnish Cottage 8 is a walking simulator set in a mökki (summer cottage), a beloved staple of Finnish summer life. Equipped with an obligatory sauna and a classic Finnish weather forecast radio program, this game will transport you to the tranquility of summer in the Land of A Thousand Lakes. But in this cottage, something sinister sti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Finnish Cottage 8.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    60% User Score Based on 412 reviews

    About The Game In Lost in Anomaly, you wake up on the 9th floor of an unknown building.  Your goal is to reach the first floor and escape from here.  To get out of here, you must detect and mark anomalies.  If you have marked all the anomalies, the elevator will take you to the lower floor. You should check every place well and mark accordingly because if you miss an anomaly, the elev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost in Anomaly.

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    43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    58% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    You are on the night shift at the bank. You hear noises all the time. You need to find out what they are and find your partner. As you pass, you will need to find the keys and open locked rooms. First person game with horror elements. Explore the bank and its rooms, collect batteries for your flashlight. Darkness can conceal a variety of mysteries. My story will be very hard to believe, espec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night of Horror.

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  18. Orphic - The midnight shiftA night watch horror experience Orphic is a first-person horror game about detecting anomalies and subtle changes in the environment. The gameplay focuses on careful observation, memory, and noticing small changes in your surroundings. OverviewYou are assigned a single night shift inside a secluded museum. From 11 PM until dawn, your task is to observe the rooms and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orphic - The midnight shift.

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  19. The full version of Freaking Hallway has 50+ anomalies in the full game. Welcome to experience our unique blend of horror, insanity, and humor, as well as the creative ways you can interact with anomalies, the environment, and even your own body.Freaking Hallway is a single-player psychological horror game about detecting anomalies in a government containment facility. You play as Tayo, a talkat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Freaking Hallway.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    You are stuck in a prison with endless blocks where notorious criminals are located. This is a prison famous for very horrific events. To go to block 15 and find the escape route in the prison, observe your surroundings carefully and take the envelope given by the guard at each block pass. These envelopes are important for your escape plan! Do not ignore any anomalies. If you find anomalies, tu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 15th Prison.

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  21. Paranormal Archives is a psychological horror experience where space, memory, and reality quietly unravel around you. You awaken inside a circular hall, surrounded by twelve identical corridors. Only one of them is real. The others are lies — or traps. Each correct path reshapes the world. New objects appear in the hall. Documents emerge, whispering about experiments, about a captured seraph… an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranormal Archives.

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  22. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Embark on a journey of anomalies and repetition in "Prison Loop," a captivating puzzle game. Trapped in a mysterious temporal loop within a high-security prison, your objective is to observe anomalies throughout the environment and react if something alerts you. Test your observation skills, critical thinking, and ability to manipulate time to your advantage. Explore a meticulously designed priso… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prison Loop.

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  23. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    The Last Transmission is a short, first-person psychological horror game built around isolation, atmosphere, and slow, creeping dread. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Transmission.

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

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    "Elevator: Avici" is a 1st-person psychological horror with a retro, HK lo-fi aesthetic. Trapped in a decaying apartment elevator, your only link to the outside is a strange voice on the intercom claiming to be a repairman. Will you follow his commands, or find your own escape from the darkness? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ELEVATOR: AVICI.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    In this game, you find yourself trapped in a seemingly endless parking lot, with the only goal: to escape by reaching Floor Zero. But beware, this is no ordinary parking lot. It's a twisted maze that loops infinitely, playing tricks on your mind and senses. If you se an anomaly... turn back! If you don't... then continue. KEY FEATURES:Anomalies Detection: Pay close attention to your surroundings… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Floor Zero.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    63% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    Liminal Universe is a solo first-person adventure game that takes you deep into Liminal Space. In this experience, you focus not on the story but on understanding the world around you and the atmosphere it creates. The game starts on an entirely empty snowy map, and then continues with a pool and ocean. Although the game sometimes tells you what to do, it leaves it unclear what exactly you sh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Universe.

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  28. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Trapped in what seems to be an endless hospital department. Carefully observe your surroundings in each loop to escape the Liminal Department PHENOMENON EXPERIENCE Explore an ever-changing hallway filled with unusual occurrences. Each loop could have multiple anomalies or none. Some are easy to spot, others are not. VHS MODE VHS tape style mode with zooming feature. Experience a nostalgic limina… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Department.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, character development
    66% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    WHAT IF HIDE AND SEEK WAS LIFE AND DEATH? It’s 1986, and you're stranded on a ship in the Bermuda Triangle. Everyone is missing — but you’re not alone. You’re trapped in a terrifying loop with a monster, and you’ll have to stay one step ahead to survive. Ready or not, here it comes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ire: A Prologue.

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  30. Blood Moon Horror Blood Moon Horror is a 1–8 player co-op survival horror game set inside a quarantined lunar research facility after the Red Horizon incident. The blood moon has risen. The base has gone silent. Something inside is awake. You are part of an emergency recovery team sent into Lunar Base Alpha after its final transmission ended in panic. There are no weapons. No backup. No easy wa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Moon Horror.

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  31. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    58% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Abyssal Trench is a single-player, first-person psychological horror game set deep underwater. You play as a lone explorer who awakens from cryo-sleep after a failed mission. Your escape pod is out of fuel, your team is missing, and a mysterious AI voice directs you to investigate three abandoned drilling sites scattered across the seafloor. In this narrative-driven horror experience, you must pi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abyssal Trench.

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  32. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    I found myself in a strange house and I'm scared. I think I got into some kind of loop. The house is constantly changing, surely I saw something inexplicable and terrible. I have to get out of here. Every time I go through a cycle, one of the chains on the basement door disappears. I should probably get in there and get out of here. I'm very scared. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I found myself in a strange house and I'm scared.

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  33. HOW MUCH DO YOU TRUST YOUR EYES—AND YOUR FRIENDS? Anomaly Sector is an online co-op game for 1-8 players. Spot anomalies, make the right decisions, and work together to clear every sector. Look carefully. One mistake, immidiate reset. In Anomaly Sector, you try to find anomalies and choose the correct way to go to the next sector. Sector 0 is the beginning, but the next sectors are where yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomaly Sector.

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  34. The desert dust has barely settled when you realize something is wrong: you entered the saloon looking for answers, now its doors refuse to let you leave. Inside, time repeats itself and reality shifts with every new cycle. Oil lamps flicker without a breath of wind, the piano plays with no one at the keys, and you can never be sure what time the clock is really showing. The saloon is a living ent… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infernal West.

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  35. The Observation Exit is a first-person psychological horror game where you identify anomalies to escape an endless hospital corridor. Observe strange changes, survive deadly entities, and find the correct path forward! Explore an endless hospital corridor filled with subtle anomalies and constantly shifting details. Trapped in a repeating loop, every elevator leads you back to the same place. As … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Observation Exit.

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  36. You are trapped in a silent swimming pool. Everything is flooded, yet strangely calm. Swim through the endless corridors and chambers of this submerged pool. Watch closely, something is always just a little… wrong. Anomalies distort the stillness. When you notice one, turn back immediately. If nothing is wrong, keep going forward. Your only chance of escape lies in knowing the difference… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10 Feet Under.

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  37. The Anomaly Protocol – Investigation on the Endless FloorsThe Anomaly Protocol is a psychological horror game focused on methodical observation, subtle tension, and liminal atmosphere. As an anomaly investigator, your task is to inspect an infinite series of apartment floors, identifying and documenting irregularities using a structured checklist system. Each floor presents a familiar yet unsettl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Anomaly Protocol.

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    Remote link established... Your objective is to retrieve extraterrestrial samples. Remember, every sample could be contaminated. Evacuate immediately if you detect any anomalies. Echo is a walking simulator set in a lunar laboratory, where you must identify anomalies, collect samples, and ultimately achieve your mission objectives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echo.

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  39. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    CHWÆST — Feed the Biomass Core to progress A late-90s inspired retro 3D horror where progress is biological. You don’t unlock doors. No keys — you feed the Biomass Core. CHWÆST takes place inside a living organism. Passages overgrow, corridors tighten, and the environment reacts to your presence. At the center lies the Biomass Core (the Core) — the only way forward. Your goal: complete simple obje… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CHWÆST: A Creeping Parasite Horror.

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  40. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Prison Alone is a psychological horror game set up in an empty prison. Some strange things started happening in this place, including disappearance of some people. While trying to investigate this further, the authorities ordered that all the prisoners should be transferred, but you bribed one of the guards to be left behind and use this opportunity to escape from the prison. But it won't be that … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prison Alone.

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  41. Cursed Halls is an unforgiving stealth horror game that takes you to dark, cursed locations where survival is your only goal. Explore an abandoned school, a desolate hospital, and a haunted prison, each with unique demons stalking your every move. Essential items needed to unlock exits and escape are randomized in each playthrough, ensuring no two runs are the same. But be warned: death is permane… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursed Halls.

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  42. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    91% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    A Psychological Horror where you’re offered freedom by joining a trial for a new drug. The experiment is simple: enter the room, observe, and identify what has changed. Complete all tasks, and your sentence is commuted. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Anomaly Experiment.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Enter an unusual 1960s office, trapped in a loop. In this 1-6 player co-op or single-player adventure, you'll explore rooms 0 to 9, where anomalies may appear in some rooms but not all. Objects shift, disappear, or appear where they don’t belong, and it’s up to you to find them. Solve puzzles, avoid deadly traps, and find all anomalies to progress. The eerie atmosphere keeps you on edge, with each… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exit Together.

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  44. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    75% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Detective Rainy Night is a psychological horror narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detective: Rainy Night.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 349 reviews

    CAPTURED is an analog horror game where you capture anomalies on camera to escape what seems to be an endless hallway in your own home. Investigate mysterious phenomena, survive frightening entities, and reach the end of the hallway! Explore a procedural generated endless hallway filled with unusual phenomena and ever-changing rooms. Caught in a never-ending loop, leaving the house only leads yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CAPTURED.

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  46. In this psychological thriller, we follow the fate of Sara, who becomes the target of a serial killer with a penchant for surveillance. The chilling twist? The killer constantly observes her and transmits these unsettling observations directly to the player through their in-game smartphone. Picture yourself peering into your phone, only to discover that someone is stalking your every move through … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Night Jackals Vol. 1.

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  47. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    78% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Welcome to the Room 817 at 6 Lane Street, the scariest place in the United States. Rumors say that Evil himself resides there. Residents throughout the neighborhood consider this creepy apartment to be cursed, but fear always attracts adventurers, and secrets are only revealed to the brave. In August 1997, two police officers disappeared in this place and their bodies were never found. Almost a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Room 817: Director's Cut.

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  48. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    86% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    You've been hired by an outfit known as SMS Group to retrieve an artifact lost somewhere inside the abandoned Folcroft Monastery. Locals say the place is haunted by restless spirits, but the pay was too good to pass up. You asked little questions. Find the artifact requested and get out alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Folcroft Monastery.

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  49. You are a regular office worker trapped in a corporate nightmare. The clock strikes 12:00 PM, and your shift has just begun; or has it? Your only goal is to finish your shift and leave the building. But in this office, time is an illusion, and reality is twisting. Welcome to an endless loop where your attention to detail is your only way out.Spot the Anomalies, Fix the Reality The office changes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Office Anomaly.

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  50. Awakeness – Steam Description (Revised)Awakeness is a first-person psychological horror game set within Barzakh — a higher layer of reality that exists between states of being, where familiar spaces obey unfamiliar rules. You awaken as Yalda, alone inside an immense, distorted environment that feels unsettlingly close to reality, yet fundamentally wrong. There are no explanations, no guidance, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Awakeness: YALDA Night.

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