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Looking for games like Retro Madness DX? Here are top simulation recommendations with a horror and mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with .redruM, Liminalcore or Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    70% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    !!!WARNING TO USERS!!! .redruM was born as a work of art before being a walking sim game, which aims to communicate a message. The game is deliberately slow, this is precisely to stimulate the user to look for this message within themselves and do it with calm and patience. The .redruM Experience: A Psychological and Cinematic Horror .redruM is a psychological and cinematic horror experience… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to .redruM.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    83% User Score Based on 477 reviews

    Descend into the Depths of the UnknownA man gasps for air as he surfaces from water—only to find himself trapped in a room of white tiles and endless pools. This is Level 37, the Poolrooms, a place where the familiar dissolves into the unknown. In this surreal journey, you will explore spaces that exist between worlds—hauntingly empty, disturbingly quiet, and yet strangely familiar. As you traver… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminalcore.

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  3. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 161 reviews

    From the developer:We are not trying to invent something fundamentally new; we simply love the dreamcore aesthetic. However, it seemed to us that existing games often emphasize the unsettling side of liminal spaces, which usually evoke feelings of anxiety and loneliness. So we decided to create a softer, dreamier, and less frightening interpretation. We hope it gives you that very feeling of anemo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    SKUF BACKROOMS is a psychological horror game that takes the player to the Backrooms level, consisting of intertwining transition zones of post-Soviet living spaces. Key Features: Unique environment: Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of places where time has stopped its course and where people lose themselves. A terrifying foe: During your journey you may encounter the inhabitant of these places,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SKUF BACKROOMS.

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  5. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    83% User Score Based on 155 reviews

    A unique atmospheric suspense game developed using the latest Unreal Engine 5 technologies such as Lumen and Nanite. With every step you take, Liminal Shift pushes you deeper into an eerie, unsettling experience like no other. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LIMINAL SHIFT.

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  6. 40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    52% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Instead of a traditional flashlight, a camera flash – a brief, flickering, blinding light that reveals dark secrets and leaves you in total darkness when it fades. Every step is a fight for survival, and the use of the flash completely redefines the way you explore dark locations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HorrorCore: Maze and Pools of Horror.

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  7. View Game
    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    In Hotel 188, there are no monsters chasing you or cheap jumpscares. The fear comes from somewhere else: the atmosphere, the silence, the sound of your own footsteps… and that constant feeling that something doesn’t quite fit. You wake up in a place you don’t recognize. Time doesn’t move forward, the rooms feel the same but different each time you return to them, and the only path is forward...… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hotel 188.

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  8. View Game
    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 3,407 reviews

    Explore, admire and listen in this pensive artistic experience in PS VR2. Buy Pools at PlayStation Store. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to POOLS.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    87% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seybul Tech.

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  10. A place built from things you almost rememberJennifer wakes alone in an endless maze of quiet, uncanny spaces with no memory of how she arrived there. Yellow rooms stretch impossibly into the distance. Forgotten hallways blur together into strange nostalgic places that feel welcoming, yet profoundly wrong. Familiar patterns repeat where they shouldn't. Not a single other person in sight. Somethi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spaces Between.

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  11. 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.

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  12. We Pretend is a retro-style psychological horror game about memory, trauma, and the truths people pretend not to see. You play as Minufuri, a second-year student who awakens in a place between realities known as the Shrouded Shack, a strange waystation for lost souls. There, an enigmatic Observer watches over you and offers doors formed from memories you seem to have forget. Each door leads to a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Pretend.

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  13. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    You entered by choice. Can you find your way out?The Soviet era has long faded into history. But its shadows still linger... In the heart of an abandoned scientific facility lies a mysterious anomaly. This place exists outside of time, reason, and logic. You are a scientist, an investigator accustomed to confronting the unexplained. But what awaits you here will turn your world upside down. Wha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soviet Anomaly 7.

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  14. Suddenly you wake up, dim lights and familiar corridors. Endless loop. The place is filthy. It's like this place is familiar, but it's worse than you remember. In this game you play as Jack Miller, wandering the corridors in an infinite loop, who knows, maybe later you'll find out why you're here and who you are. - A looping psychological horror experience - Disturbing atmosphere and mind-be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reflection Of Sin.

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  15. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 1,020 reviews

    Description. Dreamcore is a psychological horror game that immerses players in the eerie atmosphere of liminal spaces. Offering a one-of-a-kind experience, the game enables players to freely explore expansive, non-linear worlds for extended gameplay sessions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreamcore.

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  16. Experience the Backrooms like never before.There are no obvious monsters. There are no clear explanations. Only spaces that seem to watch you… and a constant feeling that you should not be here. Backrooms: The Levels is a psychological horror and liminal exploration experience, designed for players seeking deep immersion, constant tension, and the unsettling nostalgia of places that feel as if… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms The Levels.

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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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  18. View Game
    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    78% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    Cognition Method is a story-driven first-person puzzle game inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris. Manipulate gravity, navigate impossible spaces, and uncover the secrets of a surreal artifact beyond human understanding. The year is 2085. Earth is gone, humanity survives on Mars. You are William Mortwood, an astronaut of the Martian Academy. A remote space station has gone silent after bri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cognition Method.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    98% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    THIEF’S SHELTER is a psychological adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted. WHAT YOU'RE WALKING INTO THIEF'S SHELTER unearths buried trauma, twisted ambitions, and the inhuman forces pulling the strings behind it all. Your investigation is intertwined with Detective James' personal struggles, such as the artificial dement… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THIEF'S SHELTER.

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  20. Enter a world where the boundaries between realities are blurred. Blackwood Manor is not just a place, but a prison for the soul, shattered into fragments of time. Like Daniel, you came here in search of the truth, but found yourself trapped in a terrifying mind game. Your only key to freedom and understanding is an ancient Polaroid camera, capable of capturing the invisible. Photograph old painti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echo of the Walls.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    73% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Who are you? A question that haunts you as strange events unfold around you. You're trapped in a house that feels eerily familiar, yet it twists and reshapes itself with every cycle. Reality warps, rooms shift, and the boundaries between past and present blur. Your mind fractures with every second spent inside, teetering on the edge of sanity. Will you uncover the truth, or will you be lost to th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MIRROR MIRROR.

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  22. 55%Game Brain Score
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    "There Exists Nobody" is a spot-the-difference anomaly horror game. You dream of returning to the streets of your childhood, but find yourself trapped in a loop with no way out. Here, you will encounter various surreal anomalies—observe carefully and find them! Anomaly-Hunting Horror GameIn "There Exists Nobody," your task is to carefully look for anomalies on the street. Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to There Exists Nobody.

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  23. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    76% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 3 reviews

    Explore the deserted city of Edengate and follow a young scientist’s emotional journey as she searches for hope and solves the mystery of what happened to her... and the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EDENGATE: The Edge of Life.

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  24. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 2,943 reviews

    The Painscreek Killings is a first-person, explorable mystery solving game set in a fictional town of United States in the 1990s. As a young and upcoming journalist, you are to uncover the secrets behind the town killings and publish the truth in the city papers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Painscreek Killings.

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  25. macOS Support Coming in 2027Backrooms: Insane will initially launch on Windows, with native macOS support planned for early 2027. Stay tuned for more information. About the GameBackrooms: Insane is a first-person psychological horror and survival experience inspired by the unsettling universe of the Backrooms. Explore seemingly endless spaces, find a way to escape, and quickly discover that yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Insane.

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  26. Explore interconnected liminal spaces through a shifting house that opens the way to impossible dream worlds. Observe subtle changes in the environment, revisit familiar places, and uncover paths that were never there before. Listen carefully to unsettling sounds, distant echoes, and fragile clues hidden in the silence. Investigate strange objects, cryptic evidence, and details that slowly r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empty Heaven: Liminal Dream.

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  27. The only clue is a letter containing a truth that should never have been revealed. A Search That Changes Everything After the tragic death of her father in a car accident, Sophie and her mother move to a remote village in hopes of leaving the past behind. A new place. A fresh start. But the past isn’t so easy to escape. One night, Sophie wakes up from a disturbing nightmare. The next mornin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weird Life.

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  28. Backrooms: The Silent Mirror is a first-person psychological horror exploration game focused on atmosphere, environmental storytelling, and self-discovery. The GameYou awaken alone in an abandoned city. The light is cold. The silence feels oppressive. The streets lead to places you recognize – apartments, hallways, parking garages, pool rooms – but they no longer behave as they should. The w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms The Silent Mirror.

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  29. The road disappears into the fog, but something out there already knows you are here. Whispers in the Fog is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on atmosphere, exploration, environmental storytelling, and uncovering a deeply personal mystery. You awaken alone on a remote, rain-soaked road with no memory of who you are or how you arrived. With only a flashlight to guide you, yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers in the fog.

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  30. In this game you abstractly follow the narration of a young man who slowly but surely becomes insane. This leads you straight into the middle of an exciting murder case and a murder mystery unfolds while you listen to the testimonies of witness, friends and relatives. The whole game is somewhat Christmas flavored - however, don't get yourself comfortable, the game not going to give you a nice and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murder Diaries 3: Santa's Trail of Blood.

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  31. In the early 2000s, a web of abuse, corruption, and secrecy stretched across continents. Behind private estates, luxury lifestyles, and influential circles lay crimes hidden from the public eye. You heard the rumors. Everyone did. Corruption. Power. Something inhuman. But the official story never added up, and the people asking the right questions stopped asking. Now it's your turn. A Dark Det… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apestin Explorer.

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  32. View Game
    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    94% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    You have found yourself in a space that reminds you of nothing, and everything. A space of rooms, that are both comfortingly familiar, yet strangely unknown. A space of quiet and loneliness. You have found the BACK*SPACE. You aren't sure if you are alone. You aren't sure if you want to leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BACK*SPACE.

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  33. View Game
    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, story
    69% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Don’t Open is a PSX-style horror game about routine that falls apart before your eyes. A normal shift at a taco bar, an empty stairwell, and a persistent knock on the door that's impossible to ignore. Based on real events. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DON'T OPEN.

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  34. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    76% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket.

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  35. Play as a private detective sent on the trail of a missing person. What seemed like a simple case quickly turns into a nightmare. Will you be the one to solve the case... or just another victim of this mystery? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Investigation: Experiment.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    98% User Score Based on 886 reviews

    explore atmospheric dreams of vagrant but familiar memories. there is … ...no game. you walk around and explore brutalist but also dream-like environments....a dedicated sit (C) and howl (H) button because wolfgirls are super cool other controls move : [WASD] : [↑ ← ↓ →]run : [CTRL] : [SHIFT]jump : [SPACE]interact : [Z] : [ENTER] : [Left Click]pause : [P] : [ESC]show cursor : [TAB] screenshot… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to nophenia.

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  37. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    71% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    CASE RECORDS is a psychological horror game that is part of the universe of the games CASE: Animatronics and CASE 2: Animatronics Survival..The player has to play as a 17 year old female student and solve missing person mysteries by volunteering at the police station of Crowvale, a suburb of Aurora.Patrol and explore the dark corners of the city to solve its terrifying mysteries.But the most impor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CASE RECORDS: Fear of Abduction.

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  38. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    78% User Score Based on 138 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 2 reviews

    Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Case of John Morley.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, humor
    91% User Score Based on 447 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 11 reviews

    Reveil is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REVEIL.

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  40. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    About the game. Karen is a girl who works as a waitress in a bar, when her boss Joss returns from a trip to South America, strange things start to happen in the bar. Karen will have to start investigating what is going on, but she can't neglect her job either.Caracteristicas. Immersive experience: Atmospheric and photorealistic graphics intensify the horror experience. Gameplay : The game mixes t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Six nights to die.

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  41. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 323 reviews

    The Library of Ouroboros. You awaken here with no memory of how you've arrived - though faint memories of searches, of the Library's name, stick in your memory like scraps of torn paper. The reek of dust, of old wood, and of something... more difficult to place hang in the air. Is that a distant ringing you hear, or merely your imagination? And why do you feel so strange? So hot? Like a pair of e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Place, Forbidden.

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  42. View Game
    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    90% User Score Based on 372 reviews

    WHAT IS A LIMINAL SPACE?: Liminal spaces are those strange, evocative, and occasionally unsettling locations that appear to be the entrance to another realm. When someone enters a space that is outside of typical space and time, they are said to be in a condition of liminality. These people straddle the boundaries set by law, custom, and convention for the typical roles, behaviors, and positions. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DREAM LOGIC.

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  43. View Game
    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 184 reviews

    An atmospheric first-person journey were you’ll wander through the dreams, memories and fantasies emerging from a dialogue between a grandfather and his grandchild, immersing yourself in places you’ll feel you’ve already visited. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Promesa.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 2,790 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    NaissanceE is a first person exploration PC game developed on UDK by Limasse Five with the participation of Pauline Oliveros, Patricia Dallio and Thierry Zaboitzeff. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world but platforming and puzzles areas will also enrich the experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NaissanceE.

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  45. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 148 reviews

    You don't know how you got here, and you don't know how you'll leave. Wander the depths of the Backrooms in hopes of finding something more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Within the Backrooms.

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  46. 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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  47. Expedition: Backrooms is a co-op survival game built around an original Expedition Survival formula, set in an open-world interpretation of the Backrooms. Prepare expeditions, uncover the story, expand your base, gather resources, and make it back alive - everything you carry beyond the safe zone can be lost forever. The entire game world exists as one continuous space connected to your base - th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Expedition: Backrooms.

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    Rosie is a horror adventure game that takes place inside multiple virtual pop-up books.   You play as Rosie. A 6-year-old who lives with her family at the top of the hill of a small town. The townsfolk avoid the family, as they claim to see ghosts and demons. Rosie is starting to question this for herself. Help Rosie discover different paths she can take and decide her ultimate fate.   Are gho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rosie.

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  49. You can't believe it's still there. The remains of Mannyland. That 90's theme park based on the popular character franchise 'Manny and Friends'. Somehow, knowing this fills you with a sinking feeling. The call of unresolved memories pull you back... And now you have the key. EXPLORE and DISCOVER this psychological horror comedy inspired by janky point and click games of days gone by, the works … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death in a Party - ACT I.

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  50. Welcome to the World of Nightmares! You play as Aleon, you woke up in an unfamiliar place. You need to understand what is going on and get help from the surrounding objects. After that read the documentation to find clues and then get out of the nightmare world. You have to meet Jouka and get ideas from him about the nightmare world. There are strange creatures that you don't know where they ca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ALEON's Nightmare 2.

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