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Games like Resident Evolver — When Fear Becomes a Thought Virus

Games like Resident Evolver — When Fear Becomes a Thought Virus

Games like Resident Evolver — When Fear Becomes a Thought Virus

Looking for games like Resident Evolver — When Fear Becomes a Thought Virus? Here are top survival survival recommendations with a horror and thriller focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Cry of Fear, Monochroma or Blind Memory.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 35,072 reviews

    Cry of Fear is a single-player, horror modification for Half-Life 1 that brings you all the horrors you have always been afraid of. This is a free total converstion of Half-Life 1, which means none of the assets from Half-Life 1 have been used in this mod or any files from other people, it is a totally unique experience. Everything is made exclusively by Team Psykskallar, the Cry of Fear developer… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cry of Fear.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 263 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 9 reviews

    Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monochroma.

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  3. Blind Memory is an affluent experience to feel Lost, Chaos and Blinded. You will play as Amnesiac and Half Blinded person who wakes up in a weird place knowing nothing about himself Nor about the place where a murder apparently took place. So, Your choices now will shape your destiny—they’ll define who you are and how far you’ve come. But hold on tight… the journey’s just getting interesti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blind Memory.

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  4. Step into the shadows of Mystery House—a chilling homage of the groundbreaking Roberta Williams classic that gave birth to the graphical adventure genre. What begins as a nostalgic game night among eight friends in an abandoned mansion quickly descends into a waking nightmare. The house is no ordinary relic of the past. Its walls breathe with secrets. Its rooms are veiled in puzzles. And someth… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystery House.

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  5. A transformation from being restrained inside the human experience to being free and present. Human Delusion is an exploration of one’s emotions, consciousness, mind and their perception of reality. Are you ready to choose true Freedom? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Human Delusion.

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  6. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    99% User Score Based on 4,340 reviews

    STORYUSSR, 1986. When Ira Grachevskaya goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, not a soul seems to be concerned – except for the quiet outcast Asya Shubina, that is. Uncover the mystery behind Ira’s disappearance, transmit your radio signal to the universe and learn why a bird flies past the window. CHARACTERSMeet the cast. A problem child and a truant, Ira doesn't have the best reputati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It.

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  7. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    78% User Score Based on 79 reviews

    IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™ traps you in a corridor caught in an ever changing and increasingly unsettling loop. With each cycle, you’ll notice subtle differences, but your objective in this corridor is not just to observe the changes. As the narrative unfolds, you will be forced to place your trust in someone during each cycle. The catch? Who you choose to trust will depend on both the knowledge you’… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 2,553 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

    In THE DESCENDANT, the end of the world is only the start. With what remains of humanity protected in underground Ark facilities, your mission is to keep survivors alive, while discovering a far greater conspiracy buried within Ark-01. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Descendant.

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  9. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 951 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

    From Charles Cecil, creator of the Broken Sword series, with art direction by Dave Gibbons, legendary comic book artist behind ‘Watchmen’, comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, the long awaited sequel to the cult classic ‘Beneath a Steel Sky’. ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’ is a dramatic, humorous, cyberpunk thriller in which engaging puzzles drive a fast-paced narrative set in a dynamic gameworld that responds to –… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond a Steel Sky.

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  11. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    83% User Score Based on 714 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    White Shadows is a modern fable about escaping a dark, weird and violent world. A long time has passed since The Great War. Humanity is half human, half animal. What remains of civilization lives in The White City, a vast network of towers rising high into a dark sky. To protect against a deadly pandemic, those who can afford it try to keep themselves alive - by covering their skin in bright whit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to White Shadows.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    51% User Score Based on 274 reviews

    **Indie Physiological Adventure Horror Game Preview May 10, 2014 – South Wales, UK** – Deceptive Games Ltd. has announced its first game “Kidnapped” starting with Windows desktop PCs.... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kidnapped.

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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 3,144 reviews

    "I need a Heart in order to open it" Imscared is a metahorror game that protagonizes the player, putting him in a surreal first-person experience. Find keys, open doors and search for the exit to this nightmare. But I need to let you know, it will try to deceive You as many times as it can. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IMSCARED.

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  14. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    68% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    DEAD SECRET CIRCLE is a horror mystery set in Chicago in 1971. In this sequel to the critically acclaimed DEAD SECRET, reality and dreams collide as investigative reporter Patricia Gable sees beyond the flesh to chase a killer with a grisly M.O. Track the killer, narrow the suspects, and above all, stay alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Secret Circle.

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  15. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    71% User Score Based on 367 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Silence of the Sleep is psychological horror adventure game for PC. You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before. You will travel through the abstract world of Silence of the Sleep to find the very reason for your journey... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silence of the Sleep.

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  16. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    The Lighthouse is a uniquely crafted thriller with glimpses into psychotic, alternate dimensions. Private Investigator James Irvine finds himself lured into a haunting, neo-noir world in search of a missing young woman, named Lily Beaumont. Traverse the abandoned property of Maine's wealthiest family, the Wescotts, as you search for the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lighthouse.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability
    91% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    You are Anna Isobe, a cyborg cop abandoned by progress and thrust into the midst of a global conspiracy. Experience classic point and click gameplay as you travel across the dark future, and make choices that will seal the fate of the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sundew.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 94,700 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 5 reviews

    A turn-based surreal horror JRPG in which a child traverses various mundane, quirky, humourous, mysterious and horrific lands with his friends in search of a missing person while confronting his past and his fears. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Omori.

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  19. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 304 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 3 reviews

    Fearmonium is a psychedelic action-platformer where suspense intertwines with humor. Start the game as the usual unpleasant memory and, reincarnate into a real phobia by breaking through the most hidden corners of consciousness of Jimmy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fearmonium.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Step into a world of fear with a dark, twisted version of the classic word game 'Hangman' reimagined.  From the creators of Greg's Deadly Draft comes a truly terrifying experience... Trapped in a cold storage room by a madman with murderous intent, you must solve your way out of the situation by correctly guessing words.  Choose a subject that will lead you down a dangerous path. Supply pow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wordfright.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, replayability
    99% User Score Based on 221 reviews

    Yuki is a narrative horror adventure set in a remote, abandoned school where memories linger longer than the living. A story shaped by memory, regret, and choice Words matter. Every conversation and discovery changes how the story unfolds. Three possible endings — each one reflecting your values and decisions. Face the past in fast-paced combat Confront lingering spirits in bullet hell en… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yuki「清醒梦」.

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  23. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 9,338 reviews

    WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No, I'm not a Human.

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  24. 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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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    99% User Score Based on 81 reviews

    Beth returns to her estranged sister’s house in 1963. Explore chilling, richly detailed levels, solve puzzles, and uncover haunting family secrets. Face intense scares and heart-pounding chases, with your choice shaping multiple endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Claire.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 166 reviews

    THE FINAL CHAPTER IN THE ENIGMA TRILOGY, CONCLUDING THE STORY OF THE ENIGMA MACHINE (2018) AND MOTHERED - A ROLE-PLAYING HORROR GAME (2021). SAY [HELLO] TO THE [NEW YOU]An exploration of reality, technology, and our place between them - [ECHOSTASIS] is an award-winning science-fiction horror first-person shooter with puzzle elements which acts as the climactic conclusion to the THE ENIGMA TRILOGY… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [ECHOSTASIS].

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  27. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    94% User Score Based on 175 reviews

    Demo 10 Dead Doves is a short, singleplayer, fixed-perspective horror story set in the heart of the Appalachian wilderness.  Avoid strange noises, collect lifelines, and creep through a forest that seems to hate you. Will you discover why the birds drop dead -- or leave behind nothing but footprints? (Approx. 30+ minute playtime. Contains parts of Act I. Demo may not represent the final produ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10 Dead Doves.

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  28. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 1,116 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 6 reviews

    Save a town from a mysterious plague in this in narrative first-person RPG. Learn the stories of its unusual inhabitants. Shape their lives with your decrees. Diagnose patients. Face the Plague. Connect the dots. Find out who killed the immortal man. Correct your mistakes in the past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pathologic 3.

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  29. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 1,602 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 12 reviews

    It's a Shipper's biggest fear. You're grounded in the exclusion zone, twenty miles of death and decay sealed off by the towering, suffocating walls erected after the collapse. Alone, stranded, and with limited resources at your disposal you'll have to push your way through the zone, solve environmental puzzles, manage resources and fight for your life as you try to find a way to escape beyond the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollowbody.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    81% User Score Based on 178 reviews

    Chordosis invites you to experience a unique cosmic survival sci-fi horror game centered around alien abductions. Immerse yourself in the small village of Dunahont, Hungary, and uncover its chilling mysteries. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chordosis.

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  31. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    81% User Score Based on 227 reviews

    A cinematic thriller told through the classic perspective of point & click adventure games. The Night is Grey is about modern storytelling fused together with hand-drawn animated characters, fully animated backgrounds and an original studio recorded music score. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Night is Grey.

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  32. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    38% User Score Based on 222 reviews

    Enter a world of nightmares in this third person, action-horror, inspired by the classics of the genre. Fight terrifying creatures, solve mind-bending puzzles, and unravel a horrid family secret to expose the chilling truth behind your existence.Unlock the secrets hidden within the haunted town of Aspen Falls, featuring gruesome enemy encounters, epic bosses, cunning puzzles, and a deep story wher… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stray Souls.

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  33. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    73% User Score Based on 283 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

    A.I.L.A. is a first-person horror game set in a near-future filled with immersive technology. Play as the sole game tester for a revolutionary new fictional AI. Survive intense horror experiences that prey on your deepest fears as the lines between virtual and reality begin to blur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A.I.L.A.

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  35. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 2,937 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 8 reviews

    Buy Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery on PlayStation Store. Solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery.

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  36. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 69,215 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 36 reviews

    Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Alyx Vance and her father Eli mount an early resistance to the Combine's brutal occupation of Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Half-Life: Alyx.

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  37. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 10,452 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 7 reviews

    The Games on Demand version supports English, French, Italian, German, Spanish.Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual". IN DARKNESS,FIGHT WITH LIGHT.From Remedy, the masters of cinematic action, comes a 3rd person action game filled with overwhelming odds and desperate near escapes.When the wife of the best-selling write… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alan Wake.

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  39. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    54% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    "Two month have passed, since i went to live with my aunt Margaret. The days are passing by, like a lazy fog, always gray and the same. My aunts mansion has a lot of space, but is as empty and vast, as it is big and old, i think i will never feel at home here. I can not even remember, when i smiled the last time..." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Agoraphobia.

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  40. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    88% User Score Based on 4,880 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 65 reviews

    Discover a dark mystery only a medium can solve. Explore the real world and the spirit world at the same time. Use your psychic abilities to solve puzzles spanning both worlds, uncover deeply disturbing secrets, and survive encounters with The Maw - a monster born from an unspeakable tragedy. The Medium is a third-person psychological horror game that features patented dual-reality gameplay and an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Medium.

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  41. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    67% User Score Based on 216 reviews

    Blair Witch: VR Edition is a story-driven psychological horror game from the creative minds behind the critically acclaimed The Medium. Experience first-hand the toll that fear can take on the mind in an original story inspired by the cinematic lore of Blair Witch, designed for Virtual Reality. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blair Witch VR.

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  42. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    The envelope is just the beginning. Burn it. Destroy it. Don't play his game. When you see the pale man, it’s already too late. Suffer The Night is a first-person survival horror experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suffer The Night.

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  43. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 386 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Can you trust your own mind? In Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo, dive into a new kind of psychological thriller, and walk on a thin line between reality and fantasy.Live a powerful narrative experience paying tribute to the visual and storytelling techniques of the thriller genre. Investigate through the vision of three characters: everyone has a different story to tell. Explore several timelines to cro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo.

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  44. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    92% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Cruel World is a mingleplayer masocore platformer set in a game world that degrades based on player choice. It is only available on April 1, 2021. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cruel World.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    60% User Score Based on 446 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 2 reviews

    Experience terrors only madness can conjure in HEKTOR, a psychological horror game set in a world that literally moves with your every twist and turn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hektor.

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  46. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 3,010 reviews
    Critic Score 91%Based on 5 reviews

    A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. The House in Fata Morgana is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House in Fata Morgana.

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  47. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    46% User Score Based on 74 reviews
    Critic Score 49%Based on 11 reviews

    Story-driven FPS mystery thriller-horror with stealth and detective modes based on facts from the world-famous story of Zodiac, a never-captured American serial killer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This is the Zodiac Speaking.

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  48. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 1,231 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    "Please, kill me." "If you get out with me, then I'll kill you." Their strange "promise" formed a peculiar bond between the two of them. Where are they? Why were they caught? They desperately try to escape from the sealed building! "Angels of Death" is a psycho horror adventure game, which consists of four episodes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angels of Death.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 256 reviews

    The Caregiver is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game about a caregiver. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Caregiver.

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  50. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 176 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 7 reviews

    From the creators of Conarium and the Darkness Within series, comes Transient, a Lovecraftian Cyberpunk thriller. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Transient.

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