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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    A short psychological thriller visual novel where you guide Sora through twisted interrogations, moral dilemmas, and unraveling memories... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mayday Trials.

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  3. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 3,314 reviews

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about an astronaut drifting through the vastness of space, searching for a reason to keep going while struggling with the feeling that there may be no way back home. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, the game explores despair, friendship and how we are able to move forward even in the deepest void of the cosmos. A Hopecore-Ins… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Control, I'm Not Coming Back.

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  4. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    Bleeding Roots is a short horror walking simulator taking place throughout the seasons. Water the plants in your garden, learn about them, and grow along them over time. Immerse yourself in a story about loss, grief and obsession. The controls are simple, moving the character through tank controls and reading up on the environment with an interact key. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bleeding Roots.

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  5. GIRL.EXE.EXE is a psychological horror-puzzle game with unique gameplay and a twisted story where reality blends with code, and bugs become part of the narrative. You return to an abandoned project—a game you once wanted to finish but never could Going back is hard, isn’t it? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GIRL.EXE.EXE.

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  6. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    It all begins with a cold call at 2:00 AM.Your friend, Levan, insists that you meet him at a new shawarma spot he found recently. You leave the safety of your apartment. You step into the cool, damp night. Beso's Shawarma is a short, first-person narrative experience. It's not a story about saving the world; it is a story about a single, bad night. Drawn in a low-fidelity PSX style, the game take… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beso's Shawarma.

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  7. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Contra Spem Spero (Latin for 'Against all hope, I hope') is a narrative-driven horror experience that blends text-based exploration, immersive visual novel storytelling, survival elements, and puzzle-solving. Your car breaks down in the middle of a deserted road. Having no time to waste, you decide to continue on foot, grabbing only your journal and camera. Yet imperceptibly, the asphalt turns … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contra Spem Spero.

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  8. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    DescriptionThe Wilson family was not prepared for what awaited them... Your beloved dies in a tragic car accident. Just a few hours before her death, she asked you to drive her to work, but you refused. Now that conversation refuses to leave your mind. Was it a fateful decision, or merely a cruel coincidence? Today, her coffin will be brought into your apartment. While everyone around you prepa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgive Me My Love.

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  9. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    The Midnight Apartment marks the next chapter in the psychological horror series: CurseEnigma. It's about Franco, a man who recently got divorced and is trying to get used to his new home in an old Italian village. As he settles in, he meets strange neighbors, and a feeling of being watched and followed by an unknown force gets stronger after sunset. The game tells an exciting story, exploring the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursed Enigma - The Midnight Apartment.

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  10. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    94% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    This is a collection of short and experimental horror experiences, focused on surreal and bizarre plots, always maintaining Puko's style. FEATURES: • Anthology with 6 different games • Each game contains a different horror story • Unlock trophies upon finishing each diskette • Dialogues with different choices • Inspired by classics like Tales from the Crypt and The Twilight Zone If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Diskettes Vol.1.

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  11. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 10,186 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 15 reviews

    In a world still recovering from catastrophe, Mark Borja and his friends navigate the joys and woes of another year of high school. Wake up in a typical teenage bedroom, practice piano, race to meet homework deadlines, and build (and burn) relationships, as you reminisce about the daily insecurities of high school life. That is, until a fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Until Then.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    83% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    TRAFFIC is a First-Person Psychological Horror game about a troubled child in a home where he must deal with both internal and external stresses. You will communicate with your parents, do your chores, and stay out of the way. Secure the front gate and lock your doors. You never know who might be out there. TRAFFIC is about a family living in Wyoming as they traverse through the economic recessi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TRAFFIC.

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  13. SynopsisWhen former tightrope walker Elise Berrie accepts an opportunity at the renowned Moon Circus, she believes she has found the perfect chance to rebuild her life and return to the stage. But behind the lights, applause, and promise of greatness, the circus hides a web of secrets, impossible accidents, broken relationships, and presences that shouldn’t exist. What begins as a new professiona… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Circus of the Moon.

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  14. "Don’t break the rules, don’t leave the house. Unless, of course, you want to stay alive", — that’s what they always told me... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reflections of the Void.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Snooze: A Choice is a first-person interactive narrative and psychological horror game. It asks questions about the way our daily lives affect us, how our routines interfere with our mental health, and why consuming medication may not always be the best solution. Features Play a short story, about 30 - 60 minutes, in which you carry out a typical morning routine getting ready for work for a week.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snooze: A Choice.

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  16. 48%Game Brain Score
    48% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    3rd PLACE GIGANTIC JAM 2025 Download the game for better performance About: Because of the loss of your mother and your desire of seeing her one last time you decide to build your own time machine in your garage. But beware, time does not forgive. Duration:  10min How to play: MOVEMENTWASDINTERACTLEFT CLICKPAUSETAB or ESC Gameplay: Use tools Solve puzles Drag & GET THE FIVE… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Where Time Ends.

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  17. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Blueberry is an evocative narrative platformer that invites you to climb the Tower of Life, experiencing the life of a woman as she navigates love, loss, and self-discovery. Play as Blueberry and live through key memories from childhood to old age, piecing together fragments of her past in a deeply emotional story about trauma, resilience, and forgiveness. Guide Blueberry’s journey by making cho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blueberry.

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  18. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Would you forgive yourself if you killed someone you love? Enter the traumatic memories of The Flower, experience death as the killer and the killed, and submerge yourself in a dark, interactive adventure of emotions, suffering, and regret - looking for a way to forget. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undying Flower.

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  19. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Take part in an expansive choose-your-own-adventure horror story, where you’ll uncover the secrets of an anachronistic corporation reigning over a post-truth world. Solve cryptic riddles, make difficult choices, and escape the depths of SMYRNACORP with your mind intact, no matter the cost. With hundreds of possible story routes, multiple endings, interactive puzzles and RPG elements, INHUMAN RESO… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inhuman Resources.

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    Enter the loop, explore abstract spaces, find and process bad memories to unfold your story and learn your fate. Fragment tells a story of generational trauma and addiction, you decide whether to break the loop or be consumed by it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragment.

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  22. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    98% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    Hope Deferred is a first-person psychological horror RPG. Explore nightmare worlds and search for understanding in this PSX inspired dungeon crawler. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hope Deferred.

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  23. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    Once upon a time, in a swampland dreary, a fly awakened, weak and weary. Possessed of hunger, it set out on a search to find a morsel, a corpse, to stop starvation. But there was no death to be found in the swamp, only tormented life. It journeyed on, meeting strange creatures living in the swamp, ever sadder and more tortured, until, by chance, it happened on something delicious.  You are … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hungry Fly.

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  24. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    95% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Experience two short but unique psychological horror games in one horrific package. Dive into the twisted perceptions of love from two lost souls: Descend into human hell and unravel a life torn apart by the desire to love and be loved. Even if this longing for love only leads to evil growing inside one man's heart. Trapped in her apartment, a mother finds herself unable to keep her insa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carnal Sins: Malum Incarnatum + Carne Vescens.

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  25. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    84% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    We present a true trash horror experience from the 80s, the golden age of VHS tapes. There are 7 short horror games inspired by the American series "Tales from the crypt", with cult horror and a touch of comedy. STORY MODE: Unlike the other collections, in this one we bring a "story mode", which brings together all 7 games in a new bizarre and bloody story. If you have alread… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trash Horror Collection 4.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    78% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    The End of You is a short, emotional narrative game about love lost, the ghosts of the past, and the ungraceful clambering, oftentimes painful crawl towards closure. Interact with domestic objects, seek out memories, and embrace feelings that cut as sharp as a knife. SOMETIMES, YOU HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE A THOUSAND TIMES OVER. It feels like the apartment is alive with the remnants of her in every … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The End of You.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 75 reviews

    Devil's Hideout is an upcoming fully-voiced horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare. Release date: September 10th. Demo available below!  The world of Devil's Hideout is pure horror - narratively, aurall… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Devil's Hideout.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    89% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    It's a winter night. You're returning home by train. It's been a long time since you've been there. You just have to transfer to another train. Just a moment's wait at a small train station in the middle of the forest. You're familiar with this - it's not the first time you've traveled this route. However, this time, a strange uneasiness accompanies you. Something is different. Something is n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Queen of Moths.

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  29. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 533 reviews

    my eyes deceive is a first-person psychological horror experience set in a basement, or shelter, if you will. Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living there all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you by keeping you in his shelter. He's very insistent on you taking your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to my eyes deceive.

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  30. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    74% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    The Forgotten Tapes: Twisted Forms is now available for wishlisting on Steam!https://store.steampowered.com/app/2239000/The_Forgotten_Tapes_Analog_Nightmares...Twisted Forms contains 8 creepy games all focused on the theme of Body Horror!Want to try out one of the games before purchasing the entire package? Check out The Door by Luke Van Zandt available here: https://lukevanzandt.itch.io/the-door … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forgotten Tapes: Analog Nightmares.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    93% User Score Based on 46 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    A flying ▓▓▓▓▓ crash-lands in a distant Russian village, turning a rundown kolkhoz into the first, thin bridge between ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓. As the first point of contact, you must dictate how this encounter unfolds and ultimately determine history’s outcome. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kujlevka.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 112 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 8 reviews

    Stay is a nail-biting tale of abduction and isolation, where every single second counts. A pixel-art adventure game with multiple routes and endings, your computer is tethered to a PC inside an abandoned house... where an abducted man finds himself trapped and in desperate need of help. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAY.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 292 reviews

    To make some money from an old man, you are asked to fish at the forbidden Shinto shrine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to lure.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    88% User Score Based on 198 reviews

    Eschaton is a short, surreal first-person exploration game. Explore the 'aftermath' of a cult ritual in the grounds of a manor in the remote and picturesque Scottish highlands. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eschaton.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    75% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    A home brewed 360° interactive horror flick. Witness a troubled soul craving to make a chilling home movie realize that the monster lies a lot deeper than he could have ever guessed. Play the cassette and rewind the terror hidden inside. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to R00000.

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  36. Midnight Noodle is a story-driven, choice-based psychological horror-thriller. This game takes you on a journey where you experience the stark contrast between the peaceful night vibes of running a local food stall and sudden, heart-pounding terror. Synopsis: Ogik's life has never been peaceful. His days are drained by working shifts as a cashier at a roadside convenience store. Instead of findin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Noodle.

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  37. Return to a town that never changed… and a friend who's supposed to be dead. A psychological horror visual novel about memory and the cost of refusing to move forward. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Momo Don't Leave.

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  38. Help Nari and Sena make sense of a cringeworthy drink called Mindfunk that predicts their death. Your choices in this psychological horror visual novel will determine how they deal with this Mind****. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MINDFUNK In 13 Days.

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  39. Something is wrong. You don’t know what. You need help. Surreality Check is a narrative-focused visual novel with 3D exploration where you play as anxiety riddled cockroach extraordinaire: Rowan Roach as you try to help him feel okay with himself. To this end, you delve into a dimension of his deepest self to have therapy sessions with the Universe personified. DISCOVER THE MEANING OF LIFE Wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Surreality Check.

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  40. John spent years chasing ambition, leaving family, promises, and unfinished dreams behind. Now, on a night bus bound for home after his parents have fallen ill, a sudden flash pulls him into a place outside of time — a rain-soaked depot where arrivals are unconfirmed, radios whisper his name, and echoes of himself are waiting. From here begins a surreal journey through forgotten places — shadowed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Things I Left Behind.

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    AN INTRICATE MYSTERYWorn Out is a choice-driven psychological horror visual novel that follows a man moving into a new home—only to discover that things are not what they seem. Every decision you make shapes the story and leads you to discover more about your past, your present, and what’s lurking in the shadows. ESCAPE OR FACE YOUR FATEYour choices determine your fate. What you decide matters. S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Worn Out.

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  42. Welcome to 'The Silent Bells' a chilling horror game that delves into the darkest corners of internet folklore. Set in the nostalgic era of VHS tapes, this anthology presents four bone-chilling stories inspired by infamous internet creepypastas. Players will embark on a harrowing journey through eerie environments, unraveling sinister mysteries and confronting terrifying entities lurking within th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Silent Bells.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Last Signal is a short, story-driven, walking simulator, mystery game where player choices change the ending of the game. Engaging First-Person Gameplay: Immerse yourself in a visually stunning and atmospheric world and uncover game's mysteries. Branching Narrative: Experience a gripping storyline with multiple paths and endings, where your choices are important and shape the outcome of your j… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Signal.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Cropped is a first-person action horror adventure - Survive the night as the farm you've arrived at has taken a turn for the worse... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CROPPED.

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  45. Gray city. Dirty panels. Bald flower beds. Not only asphalt will not survive this winter... Death and life are closer than it seems. Before you, “Walls” is a deep and intriguing visual novel in the post-punk style, which invites you to plunge into the dark and mysterious world of St. Petersburg through the eyes of a lost poet, Slava. History of Glory Slava is a former student, broken and destr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Стены.

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  46. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    92% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    ■ Woof woof! -Dog.It's time to play! TCOTD is a short story about... taking care of a dog! Play around, follow him, find items, and a lot more! ■ RecomendationsThis is a ‘late-night game’. Try playing it at night, with the lights off and a headset on, when everyone in your house is asleep. It's about atmosphere! ■ ControlsWalk - W A S D Interact - Left Mouse Button TAKE CARE OF THE DOG is … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TAKE CARE OF THE DOG.

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  47. Her name is Adele.After the incident, she begins to see a visitor from another world and is admitted to a psychiatric hospital. The doctors are convinced she suffers from hallucinations. The fragments of her consciousness are shattered into pieces. They diagnose her with derealization. His name is Onisiy.Where he came from, there is only darkness. For the first time in his existence, this being s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to derealization.

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  48. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    Don't Get Your Hopes Up is a short interactive comic about housing shortage and horror in architecture.  Based on desperate apartment searches undertaken in 2022 and 2024, and drawing from a half decade of conversations about Amsterdam's housing crisis, the game moves between fiction, documentary, and social commentary. With disquiet and creeping unease, it dismantles the consoling fictions of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Get Your Hopes Up.

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  49. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Just as Faye and Rich’s painful memories resurface, the two friends are ensnared in the distorted corridors of a decrepit subway station beneath a city still foreign to Faye. To find any path through, they need to decipher all that they have so desperately tried to forget. Illustration and ReflectionDiscover and illustrate meaningful objects and people to decipher Faye’s history. Living Memori… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stuck in the Present.

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  50. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development
    91% User Score Based on 126 reviews

    Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3951680/The_Floor_Above/ You wake up strapped to a chair in a looping room. You can only rotate, blink, and choose. Narrators interact with you - guiding at times, scaring at others. Each cycle, the room repeats one floor higher, with small or large changes. Your task is to tell reality from hallucination, survive, and eventually break the loop. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Floor Above.

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