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Looking for games like Root Of Your Nightmare? Here are top survival shooter recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Forest of Flames, [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap or Gravebound.

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  1. Winner in Group Games Webster University Kinematifest 2024Protect Flickerwood Forest Four legendary Flame Spirits have been awakened and have each claimed a biome within Flickerwood Forest as their own, setting fire to their respective regions to stake their claim. If someone doesn’t put a stop to the inferno soon, it will continue to spread through the Forest and across the land until the Spirit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forest of Flames.

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  2. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 2,600 reviews

    You see a newspaper ad about a house-sitting job. Since you're short on money, you decide to sign up. What awaits you... Did I mention that the house you'll be staying at has the latest home automation systems of the 80s!? Now you know! Simply clap twice in any room in the house to toggle the lights on/off. We sure are lucky that there are no entities around that can take advantage of this. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap.

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  3. THE HTML EXPORT IS NOT RECOMMENDED! If you want a full experience, please download the game (Also, we recommend checking out the settings menu and tweaking some things to your liking before playing) Made for the Beginner's Jam Halloween 2024 by ThePingu & b6rn9 HELP If you need any help on how the game works you can find info in the main menu by clicking EXTRAS then HELP. CONTROLS  Movem… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gravebound.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 213 reviews

    Ginkgo is a single player 3D horror game set in a dreamlike space inspired by East Asian horror. Armed with a magic needle that can sew parts of the world together, solve puzzles and outsmart monsters as you explore a surreal world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ginkgo.

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  5. A rodent-sized experience for PC and Mobile platforms! Ratthew and his friends are fed up with this city! Crushed under the heel of anti-rat propaganda, it's time for rodents of all kinds to band together... Literally! Take your rat sphere and roll up everything you see! You may start small, but the more you gather the greater your Ratatiational pull... Gain enough size and speed to launch yoursel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ratamari Damacheese.

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  6. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    In Bloom: Prologue is a free version of In Bloom. Experience the core gameplay and get a taste of the experience that awaits in the full game. Drawing inspiration from masterpieces such as The Last of Us and Amnesia, In Bloom is a survival-horror game. You play as a farmer waking up, abandoned by his family and unfamiliar with his surroundings. All you can see around you is that what once was… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Bloom: Prologue.

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  8. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 183 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Project Songbird is a cinematic first-person narrative horror game set in the Appalachian forest. Take on the role of Dakota, a musician who must record their new album in a remote log cabin amidst a writer's block. Take caution, however. These woods were never empty... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Songbird.

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  9. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    91% User Score Based on 195 reviews

    Handyman needed—ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Shift: House For Sale.

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  10. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    57% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    You love to geocache. It's a good way to escape the daily life. You like doing it alone and at night. It has that special adrenaline rush. But what will you do, when you find out that you're not alone? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hunted: One Step Too Far.

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  11. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    79% User Score Based on 1,442 reviews

    Maurice: In The Predator's Nest is a first-person horror, survival game where players take on the role of a survivor, or a predator. You and four other survivors will do everything possible to escape and survive while a predator tracks you down and hunt you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maurice: In The Predator's Nest.

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  12. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    81% User Score Based on 483 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

    Car. Foggy night. Mystical landscapes. And if you want to work - titans. Titan Chaser is a surreal driving and walking experience, where your job is to scout giant creatures and use the light to drive them off without fighting or killing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Titan Chaser.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    76% User Score Based on 255 reviews

    Stay quiet. Stay hidden. Watch your steps. If you don't, run. Play as Abigail in her quest to find her grandmother in a cursed forest. Use your spellcasting abilities to hide from various dangers. Will you survive the night? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Veneficium.

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  14. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    75% User Score Based on 10,416 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 43 reviews

    Scorn is an atmospheric first person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry. It is designed around an idea of "being thrown into the world". Isolated and lost inside this dream-like world you will explore different interconnected regions in a non-linear fashion. The unsettling environment is a character itself. Every location contains its own theme (st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scorn.

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  15. 40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    40% User Score Based on 246 reviews

    In a small village in central Europe something is happening, the forest growing around has something different. Its wood is red color, unique in the world. This does not pass unnoticed to the world's largest logging company, the White Wood Company If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodwood Reload.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    89% User Score Based on 376 reviews

    Mother is a first-person psychological horror game about protecting your children while descending deeper & deeper into madness. Defend them at all costs. Be careful, because their death is permanent! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOTHER.

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  17. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    70% User Score Based on 480 reviews

    On White Noise Online, a team of up to 4 investigators has to explore an area looking for clues, while avoiding being devoured by a supernatural creature. Will you be able to uncover the truth behind the mysterious events? The game takes the idea of simple, accesible horror behind Slender and evolves it further to adapt it to a cooperative environemnt. Designed from scratch to offer a shared horro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to White Noise Online.

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  18. Dr. Crimson suggests a different approach. He believes the key lies in prolonging the induced state, pushing the subject deeper into the convergence points. “Let them linger,” he wrote in his latest notes. “Let them witness.” What if the monsters you feared... were born from your own memories? Crimson Theory is a psychological horror game that blends mystery, survival, and dream logic in a surre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Theory.

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  19. 30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    50% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Enter the Mysterious World of the Backrooms! Find weapons left behind by other wanderers, fight off dangerous entities, and make your way to the exit! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Bodycam 2.

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  20. 32%Game Brain Score
    32% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    Dreams of Fire is a simple puzzle game with a twist: There is 2D world and a 3D world! Both worlds effect each other, and must be used to get through the puzzles. Can you make it through all 10 levels? Dreams of Fire was made for Godot Community Jam 2018! You can find the other entries to the jam here! The source code for Dreams of Fire can be found here on Github. I did not create the following a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreams of Fire.

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  21. Welcome to the mad world of Russell's Range! Your job is to complete your tasks through each night, however the job isn't as easy as it seems. You find yourself fighting for your life as the night progresses in a survival horror management game where not everything is as it seems. You will need to perform tasks through the night such as setting the tables to get ready for the next day, and placi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Russell's Range.

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  22. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    StoryYou are a college student who has just moved to a big city in search of a new life. But instead of a fresh start, you begin to suffer from recurring nightmares. In your dreams, you see a mysterious hill. It’s calling you. Each night the visions grow more vivid: underground tunnels, abandoned structures, and a strange device that once kept something contained. Trying to understand what’s h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LYSA HORA: The Haunted Hill.

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  23. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 134 reviews

    Thekku Island is a story-driven, first-person horror game set on a fictional island in 1980s Kerala, India. You arrive on a remote island after weeks of silence from your wife — she vanished without a trace. As you search the abandoned house and the dark forests around it, you're pulled deeper into a chilling mystery that refuses to stay buried. As night falls, eerie whispers and unsettlin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thekku Island.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 1,129 reviews

    Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Report.

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  25. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 729 reviews

    Hello Everyone! I am the Developer of this Game, and let me just tell you a few things about it. It is a First Person Shooter with Bombastic Action, High-Scale Set Pieces, Fun Shooting Mechanics, along with a Deeply Layered Story. Before you leave to check out my amazing game, I would just like to shout-out my Game Manager (#2694) — without him, this game wouldn't have been p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INSERT GAME HERE.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 398 reviews

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/3114900/_/ 玩家将体验到一种强烈的幽闭恐惧和恐怖感,精心设计的恐怖点,90年代的中国氛围,以及神秘、诡异和扭曲的未知存在。 剧情简介  玩家将去到一个当地知名的公寓,找到在危机中生存的方法,揭开公寓里失踪人员的谜团,发现扭曲实体的真相…… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread Flats.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 496 reviews

    You arrive at a luxury hotel to stay for just one night. During this time, the city turns into a den of deformed monsters, and the hotel becomes a prison for its guests. After quarantine was announced the hotel residents began to turn into deranged creatures. This alien influence haunts you too. The only chance for you to survive the apocalypse and to not go mad is to understand who you can t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Inn-Sanity.

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  28. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    67% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    Average Playtime: 10-15 minutes Story The protagonist (Mitsuo Nakamura) falls asleep on a plane on his way back from a business trip. And when he wakes up... Gameplay This game is a loop-based horror game. Controls  WASD to move Left shift to runLeft click to ActionF to LightESC to Pause Developer's Anecdote Developed single-handedly by a 15-year-old. Video Distribution Guidelines Indiv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horror Family - Flight.

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  29. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 16,315 reviews

    Welcome to Indigo Park Indigo Park is an immersive first-person exploration game that takes you on a thrilling journey through the eerie remnants of an abandoned amusement park. As the protagonist, you will step into the shoes of an adventurous soul eager to uncover the mysteries hidden within this once vibrant and lively attraction. Explore a desolate world where time has stood still, and natur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Indigo Park: Chapter 1.

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  30. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 7,943 reviews
    Critic Score 95%Based on 1 reviews

    Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FNAF Into The Pit [Old Edition].

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  31. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    73% User Score Based on 422 reviews

    Graveyard Shift is about a man who is sent to guard a cemetery on his first day of work. his duty is to watch over this place. However, with the coming of night And be heard paranormal sounds and observing strange things through CCTV cameras, he realize that this is not just a terrifying place. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Graveyard Shift.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 3,303 reviews

    Descend into Grimhook's sunken ruins as Dart, mastering Lovecraftian powers. Bounce, dash, and grapple through flooded caverns, confronting robotic foes in this fast-paced first-person action platformer. Explore, battle, and unravel the mysteries below Miletos. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grimhook.

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  33. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    66% User Score Based on 322 reviews

    Pine Harbor was a small fishing town on the shores of the North Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by cliffs and dense pine forests, shrouded in thick fog. But everything changed as a result of a technological disaster. Explore the town, help its residents, and delve into the depths of the dark forests. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pine Harbor.

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  34. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    79% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    Unravel the mystery of The Stoevi Curse, a first-person survival horror game set in rural post-Communist Bulgaria. Protect your farm, save your family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Stoevi Curse.

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  35. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 770 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 5 reviews

    There is an unusual cabin deep in the woods. It had served as a laboratory and a dwelling for three generations of Lodgers. But as of late the latest Lodger has been noticing weird changes in familiar surroundings; things are missing, noises and rattle heard. Something odd is coming out of the woods. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knock-Knock.

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  36. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 444 reviews

    The Heilwald Klinikum used to be one of the most renowned medical facilities in Germany. That all changed when that curious loophole appeared... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Heilwald Loophole.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 2,208 reviews

    Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Missing Hiker.

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  38. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    91% User Score Based on 711 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    During an emergency winter flight your plane crashes near an abandoned Antarctic research facility in the midst of a deadly blizzard. Cut off from civilization and with no hope of rescue, you must explore Sutro Station and scavenge for the means of escape while enduring blinding whiteouts and temperatures 100 degrees below zero. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Near Death.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    82% User Score Based on 239 reviews

    You bought a PC that belonged to a suicidal developer, do you dare to run "Game.exe"? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GAME.exe.

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  41. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 2,676 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    SCP: Secret Files is a collection of paranormal cases from the SCP Foundation, an organization tasked with containing dangerous anomalies. You join as an assistant researcher for Dr. Raymond Hamm and complete a strenuous induction program that will make you question everything you know. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Secret Files.

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  42. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    68% User Score Based on 170 reviews

    Frigore is a simple classic first-person indie survival horror game, made entirely by one person. Simple gameplay, beautiful graphics and a cold and chilling atmosphere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frigore.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    The Story Noctem is set in Dry Creek. A little town in Alaska, with beautiful nature and mostly foggy, a place that strange things happen daily. There are whispers about the Alaskan Triangle and all the theories behind it, but no one is willing to speak about it. People disappear and most of them remain lost. Some say they died, some say they left... Others are still searching for them, to this da… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noctem.

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  44. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    83% User Score Based on 144 reviews

    A Night In Riverager is a free horror short set in the monochrome world of My Beautiful Paper Smile. It tells the tale of a strange hunter in an even stranger land, on a quest to find medicine for his ailing mother. Strange and powerful forces are stirring. Can he resist them? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night in Riverager.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 427 reviews

    The dream of living happily ever after was destroyed after Phil lost his wife and son. Obsessed with the desire to return them, he develops a plan that he does not tell anyone about. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Father's Day.

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  46. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 153 reviews

    Play as Christopher, a kid left home alone with a terrifying STALKER on the loose! Try and survive in this 80's, PS1 inspired, Home Invasion Survival Horror game - OR DIE TRYING! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BUGHOUSE.

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  47. Inspired by popular titles such as Amnesia: The Dark Decent, Alien: Isolation and Outlast – The Forsaken Ruins is a first-person atmospheric horror game. As prisoner of Ever-Bleed Keep, your chance to escape has come. Delve deep into the ruins and try to survive long enough to unravel its dark history and your true identity.Story“You are now no-one, left forsaken and accompanied only by the lies o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forsaken Ruins.

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  48. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 5,213 reviews

    Fears to Fathom is a psychological #horror game which unveils a story narrated by the ones who survived. Fears to Fathom: Home Alone You play as Miles, a 14 years old kid who is home alone while... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fears to Fathom: Home Alone.

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  49. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 76 reviews

    Follow us About the GameA New Horror Adventure from the Creator of Home!Worse Than Death is a scary, action-adventure horror game about a high school reunion that goes horribly wrong! Run for your life, hide in the shadows, and use your wits to avoid shadowy creatures and uncover the terrible truths of your wretched home town. Solve devious puzzles to reveal the emotionally-charged story of Holl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Worse Than Death.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 3,133 reviews

    Explore the last monuments of humanity, as one of the only people alive, while coming to terms with the bleak reality that lies ahead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cloud Climber.

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