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Looking for games like Relay? Here are top survival management recommendations with a horror, mystery and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Afterheat, Hiraeth or Life & Shadow: Celestial Call.

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  1. WELCOME TO AFTERHEATA brutal solo survival game set in a scorched, post-apocalyptic Earth consumed by climate collapse. The world as we knew it is gone. Oceans have evaporated. Forests turned to ash. Humanity has fallen. What remains is a lifeless desert wasteland—relentless, empty, and silent. You are alone. No one is coming. To survive, you must adapt to the heat, fight exhaustion, scavenge w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterheat.

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  2. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    67% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    ☵ HIRAETH: A gripping hard sci-fi survival experience about isolation, resilience, and the quiet search for belonging in an alien wilderness. Hiraeth – a word for the ache of longing for a home you’ve never seen — and for those stranded on Ahra Prime, it becomes something more. Is home a place you return to… or one you forge in the void? You awaken alone on Ahra Prime—a vast, unforgiving pl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hiraeth.

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  3. PREPARE BY DAY. UNCOVER SECRETS BY NIGHTYou have been assigned as an intern to an isolated observatory on Mount Clearveil; Professor Elias was supposed to welcome you, but the observatory is silent… and something is wrong. In this psychological cosmic horror experience, you manage the observatory during the day and follow the traces of Professor Elias’s forbidden connection with the stars at nigh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life & Shadow: Celestial Call.

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  4. A signal that shouldn't exist. An archive that was never meant to be found. You are an operator assigned to investigate the Silence Archives — a classified repository of 120 intercepted documents, internal reports, and encrypted communications. Your terminal is your only interface. Your commands are your only weapons. Somewhere in the noise, a 47Hz signal anomaly pulses. The deeper you dig, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silence Archives Terminal.

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  5. Resident Fear 3 : Ascension is a thrilling story-driven horror adventure where three survivors fight through a world of infected chaos to stop the man behind it all. Dark secrets, intense action, and emotional twists await in this cinematic journey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Resident Fear 3: Ascension.

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  6. 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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  7. You live in a dimly lit, exotic apartment basement in a small, cluttered office. You don’t know what your neighbors are up to. But you want to know everything. Build a NetworkIn Beyond the Doors, your job begins every night right when your neighbors shut their doors and disappear. Place recording devices near their doors. Build a chain to transmit the sound back to your basement office. Coll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond the Doors.

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  8. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    91% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    Start your career as a ghost hunter with the latest technology. Use your computer to find out what type of ghost you are dealing with. Are you prepared to face the challenges of ghost hunting? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranormal Observation.

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  9. Step into the quiet decay of Crestwood Mall… where something isn’t right. Lost Exit is a first-person psychological horror experience set in a sprawling, infamous shopping mall frozen in time. What begins as a routine night shift quickly unravels into something far more disturbing. The lights flicker. The halls stretch longer than they should. And the deeper you go, the more the mall begins to c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Exit.

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  10. What if you were paid to be alone with your thoughts? The Lone Keeper is a first-person psychological horror game set on a remote island lighthouse in the middle of the ocean. You play as a newly hired keeper assigned to maintain the lighthouse overnight. What begins as a quiet, mundane job slowly unravels into a nightmarish descent into isolation, hallucinations, and a crumbling sense of reality… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lone Keeper.

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  11. Current State of The Game Left Behind mode currently available and playable in single player with a multiplayer build currently in production  There are currently 4 enemy types implemented in their basic format of being able to see the player, chase, attack and a prototype search function if they lose line of sight. There are future plans to expand the enemies to give them unique properties an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paradox Protocol.

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  12. Every path through the forest leads deeper into the fog…but something in the mist already knows who you are. Whispers in the Fog is a first- and third-person psychological horror experience focused on atmosphere, exploration, and uncovering a deeply personal mystery hidden within a haunted forest. You awaken alone in a rain-soaked wilderness with no memory of who you are or how you arrived. Arme… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers in the fog.

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  13. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 4,764 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 14 reviews

    Routine is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror title set on an abandoned Lunar base designed around an 80’s vision of the future. Curious exploration turns into a need for survival when a lunar base goes completely quiet. Searching for answers puts you face to face with an enemy who is certain the main threat is you. Discoveries lead to deeper unknowns and the only way to go is forward. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROUTINE.

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  14. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    85% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    LONG LIVE THE GLORIOUS NATION OF BELEGOVSKAYes Comrade is a 1 - 4 player cooperative survival sandbox where you and your fellow Comrades are re-assigned to a remote sea outpost. Guard the great Belegovskain coastline, process the ships, keep the Supreme Leader happy, and try not to think too hard about what happens on the island… CONSCRIPTED "VOLUNTEERS!" Congratulations, Comrade! Yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yes Comrade.

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  15. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    79% User Score Based on 870 reviews

    Game inspired by SETI. Take the role of a scientist to find an extraterrestrial signal .Control massive Radio Antennas by using interactive control in your Observatory. Detect , download and decode unknown or story telling signals. Manage and Maintain an electrical system to improve your systems and make it more efficient. Detect more signals, earn credits and upgrade your systems to improve their… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Signal Simulator.

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  16. Incident Report: Dark Observations is a first-person bodycam psychological horror game about entering a haunted mansion, uncovering the truth, and surviving what that truth awakens. You play as Lydia, a field investigator sent to the Reid residence to document a worsening paranormal case. Armed with a bodycam, field equipment, and a fragile connection to Dispatch, you’ll search the mansion for hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Observations.

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  17. Void Observation is a suspense-filled, atmospheric horror game set in a remote Soviet research facility in 1989. Players take on the role of Dmitri Voltkov, a reluctant engineer caught in a web of mysterious events far beyond his control. Tasked with managing malfunctioning systems and strange technological anomalies, Dmitri soon discovers that something far darker and more dangerous lurks within … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Observation.

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  18. Your awakening is the end of everything you thought you knew – and the beginning of something greater than yourself. You open your eyes. Cold. Wind. Earth. Beneath you: blue cracks stretch across the ground, from which light and energy pulse – as if the world has exposed its innermost secrets. You remember nothing. No name. No origin. No why. Only one thing is clear: You are alone. Naked. And t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liv: Nordic Survival.

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  19. Operation Stutter is a first-person psychological horror game set in the shadow of the Cold War, where the line between reality and delusion begins to blur. As nuclear annihilation looms, you descend into a haunting, fractured narrative, uncovering a top-secret operation, unraveling your identity, and confronting the paranoia that threatens to consume you. You wake up in a cold, dimly lit room de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation Stutter.

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  20. You wake in an abandoned psychiatric ward. The halls loop endlessly, the lights fail without warning, and something in the dark remembers you. Explore a handcrafted, looping asylum in this first-person psychological horror. Use your flashlight to search for clues, unlock new areas, and survive the entity that stalks you. Every step forward brings you closer to uncovering the truth, and the past… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward.

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  21. Grim Hollow is an immersive open-world survival horror game currently in Early Access, where the dead dominate the land and survival is a constant struggle. Explore a hostile and evolving world filled with threats, mysteries, and opportunities to rebuild amidst the chaos. This Early Access version offers a preview of the core gameplay systems and is actively being developed with player feedback. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grim Hollow.

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  22. 46%Game Brain Score
    46% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Manage your failing ship, evade lurking horrors, and navigate the galaxies to find the Lunar Star Base. With limited oxygen, dwindling power, and unknown terrors closing in, every decision is life or death. Will you make it home—or be lost forever? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Survivor.

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  23. The game is currently in development. If you like it, please add it to your wishlist and followus! ured by promises of a “30K+ monthly salary with free meals and housing,” you pack your bags and fly to Southeast Asia. The moment you land, your passport and phone are confiscated, and a black hood is shoved over your head. You’re crammed into a fake “school bus” painted bright yellow and driven s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape the Scam Compound.

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  24. 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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  25. Welcome to the Backrooms, where reality ends, and terror begins. In this survival-horror experience, you’re trapped in the unsettling liminal spaces of the Backrooms, armed with only your bodycam and your wits. Explore a procedurally shifting maze of endless halls, decaying rooms, and dark corridors, each more unsettling than the last. But beware, something is always watching. Survival Is Key:… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms.

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  26. <The Longed-for Revenge of Undecember> A car plunged into the sea. Only the driver, who hadn't fastened his seatbelt, survived. Was it a miracle… or a punishment? Having lost his wife and two children, he could never forgive himself. Believing that merely staying alive was his sentence, he clung to pills just to get through each day. But the pills slowly consumed him, dra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Longed-for Revenge of Undecember.

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  27. There is no game, Reed. Not really. This is a system. A story. A study in choices. And you're the variable. But if you're insisting on a summary, then fine. For your sake—or mine— I’ll try to explain what you’re walking into.             In the late 1980s, the Helix Limina Research Group was working on a secret that would change humanity. Then, it vanished from all records. Your ol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Promethean Project.

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  28. Name: Terminal 13 Genre: Psychological Horror / Survival Engine: Unreal Engine 5 Platform: PC (Windows) Mode: Single-player/Muiltplayer Language: English (with optional Arabic localization) Release Date: 2025/9/13 Estimated Playtime: 30min- 2 hours Perspective: First-person  Input: Keyboard and Mouse / Controller support(Soon) You are a lone worker stationed at a remote train facility, tasked … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terminal 13.

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  29. 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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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 428 reviews

    KEY FEATURES A blend of supermarket simulator and horror. Strange customers and situations add variety to each playthrough. Three different endings that depend on your choices. Your actions matter: the fates of your customers depend on the decisions you make throughout the game. DAYTIME — ALMOST A NORMAL STORE- Hit your daily sales quota - Restock shelves - Keep the store and surround… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HELLMART.

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  31. Join our Discord Over Million Raised on Kickstarter About the GameTime is broken. So is the world. But maybe you can fix both.Autonomica is an open-world survival game playable solo or with friends, inspired by solarpunk aesthetics and driven by farming, automation with organic products, exploration, and futuristic tech. Build automated farms that turn tomatoes into truckloads, craft advan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Autonomica.

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  32. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    70% User Score Based on 245 reviews

    Backrooms: Extractions is a 1-6 player co-op horror game set in 2062. As a MEG operative, enter the Backrooms to locate and extract lost agents while evading lurking entities. Use advanced tools, solve tense puzzles, and survive eerie environments. Stay alert: every sound could be your last! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Extractions.

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  33. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Injection No.9 - Prologue is the first chapter in a psychological horror series. WARNING: This video game may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Player discretion is advised. Important Note: This is the complete and fully playable first episode of a longer story-driven game series that will come. All gameplay systems and mechanics are fully implemented – th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Injection No.9 - Chapter 1 (The Prologue).

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  34. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 104 reviews

    I made this immersive first-person single player ghost investigation sim to bring a new take to the genre. Each time you enter the Manor, things are never the same. Use essential paranormal tools to investigate ghosts. Learn their stories. Release them to the afterlife. With deep replayability. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Among The Whispers - Provocation.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 738 reviews

    Left alone is a psychological horror game set in multiple believable interior and exterior environments. The game has a unique, old school, high octane atmosphere which means you'll feel like you're truly beginning an adventure you'll never quite forget. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Left Alone.

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  36. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 1,700 reviews

    A game designed to help improve mental well-being by helping players build a daily habit of meditation. Every day you meditate, the game world grows and transforms. Build resilience to stress, experience calm and relaxation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Playne.

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  37. 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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  38. Game type: The first and third person's 3D open doomsday multiplayer online survival construction. Background: In 2045, a sudden global freeze swept the world without warning. Ice and snow swallowed up all continents, the food chain completely collapsed, and social order disappeared. In the abyss of despair, the horror more terrible than the cold wakes up quietly-a zombie plague that evolved an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ember in the Frost.

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  39. Question the Masks                                                                                              Interrogate deceptive MASKS to uncover the truth behind anomalies. One mask always lies—discover which one and use their deception as your guide. Trust the Liar                                                                                                         When you identify the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liar Masks.

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  40. 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.

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  41. Survive the frozen wilderness and rebuild a life in a harsh northern frontier. Gather resources, craft tools, and upgrade your remote cabin while enduring cold temperatures, dangerous nights, and the quiet pressure of something watching from the forest. As you progress, ancient gateways begin to awaken, allowing travel to distant biomes such as deserts, swamps, and darker lands filled with new mat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eclipse Hollow.

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  42. Static Maw is a first-person psychological horror game focused on tension, atmosphere, and slow-burn dread. The experience takes place in a remote antenna station where your job is to maintain a signal that should not exist. You play as a newly hired Night Operator at StaticCore Systems. Each shift uncovers something you aren't ready for, and your goal: keep the station running. In practice, ever… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Static Maw.

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  43. Mental: The Dark Night is a horror and exploration game powered by Unreal Engine 5. Step into the role of an employee of a company dedicated to researching paranormal events, called Mental. You will have your own office, with the possibility of even creating your own living space within Mental’s facilities. The main idea of Mental: The Dark Night is to provide you with an immersive visual and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mental: The Dark Night.

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  44. BTGZ:FC is a sci-fi horror game where you control an advanced well equipped remote-controlled drone sent to explore a dangerous, unknown dimension. Navigate a vast, pitch-black network of tunnels using specialized tools and devices engineered specifically for the drone. Rely on transmitter antennas to maintain connection, gather data, and survive encounters with hostile entities. Stay alert and av… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back To Ground Zero : First Contact.

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  45. They said fear could be measured, isolated, eliminated. They said the human mind could adapt. That sleep was a weakness of the human soul, a flaw to be cured. So they kept them awake. And then… they never slept again. When the last light went out, the signal didn’t stop. It remembered. It learned. It woke up. The Forgotten TownHidden deep in the northern Ural forests lies Novokirsk, a Soviet se… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Entity Unknown.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    The Binding Hour is a short, psychological horror experience set within a decaying, long-forgotten house deep in the woods. You step into the role of an unnamed intruder drawn to the property by forces beyond understanding. As the hours pass, the once-abandoned rooms begin to shift and change, revealing twisted memories and buried secrets. The Binding Hour uses oppressive atmosphere, distorted rea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Binding Hour.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere
    100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Available on Survival in a Distorted Reality This is a horror game with elements of exploration and survival. You will explore a strange world, find ways to move forward, and control your fear. Reality will begin to distort, familiar things will become alien, and disturbing events will escalate. Gameplay and Features: Exploration – discover a world full of strange locations, u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lobotomy.

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  48. Take the night shift in an empty shopping mall. Explore dark corridors, sit in the false safety of the security office, and feel the hours drag on as the building around you grows more unsettling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night At The Mall.

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    WELCOME TO THE SHIFT FROM HELLIn 3Tower, you are the new night watchman at a graveyard like no other. Your job? Survive the night. But not just any night—and not just any graveyard. You're stationed at the Three Tower Cemetery, home to the so-called "problematic dead." Three tower with ancient technology are the only thing keeping them contained. When the towers work, all is calm. Whe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 3Tower.

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  50. 46%Game Brain Score
    46% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Liminal Leap: A Descent into the Unfamiliar ____________________ Liminal Leap is a heart-pounding escape room challenge set in the unsettling world of the Backrooms. Reality warps, familiar spaces twist, and you're trapped in a labyrinthine facility – a distorted reflection of the everyday. Your mission: Escape. Uncover the secrets of this insidious place and find your way back to reality. F… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Leap.

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