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Looking for games like Scary Things? Here are top shooter recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Hit the Fan (ZX Spectrum), Down The Pipe or Sam Fox Pin-Up Poker (ZX Spectrum/Next Enhanced).

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  1. 40%Game Brain Score
    40% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    A brand new original game by DF Design Published by Northern Games 2025 Free to download so fill ya boots. Any tips are greatfully received The History Following  his escape from Down the Pipe, Turdesley had donned his flying goggles and is back in his latest and biggest adventure yet !  The Mission Flying Officer Turdesley (Strangely Brown to his chums) has been drafted into a top secr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hit the Fan (ZX Spectrum).

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  2. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    By DF Design A shoot and dodge-em up All done in the best possible taste !  Can you achieve mega-turd status?    The Story ------------ Introducing Turdesley, in the first of his adventures. It's a tough life being flushed away. Guide him in his travels down the pipe. Dodge or shoot all manner of nasties with his trusty condo-cannon. Travel through the worlds 'Pipe Central', 'Skull… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Down The Pipe.

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  3. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    DF Design (1987-2025) (V2.0 Available Now) Sam is back on the speccy after a 39 year absence with a brand new fast action poker game! Her original poker game from 1986 went down in history and continues to be remembered fondly on ZX Spectrum sites with new versions still being created, including this recent one for the Gameboy: Samantha Fox Strip Poker by Rajcsányi László (WLS) Now the grainy… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sam Fox Pin-Up Poker (ZX Spectrum/Next Enhanced).

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  5. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 9,056 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 5 reviews

    Based on the BFG Edition, this release features enhanced graphics, better audio with more horror effects, a checkpoint save system, and support for 3D displays and HMDs. The game also includes the previous expansion Resurrection of Evil and a new single-player expansion pack called The Lost Mission. However, things like multiplayer and the inclusion of Ultimate Doom and Doom II have been removed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doom 3.

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  6. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 1,518 reviews

    You are a hunter world reknowned for slaying supernatural beasts. Your next contract is to hunt down a wendigo plaguing a section of woods in north america. Gather resources, set traps, prepare your equipment, use your hunters instincts and take down the beast, before it hunts you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Folklore Hunter.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 12,091 reviews
    Critic Score 93%Based on 1 reviews

    Quake is a first-person shooter video game, developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive in 1996 and featured music composed by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails. It is the first game in the popular Quake series. In the game, players must find their way through various maze-like, medieval environments while battling a variety of monsters using a wide array of weapons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quake.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    84% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    Forsake is a 1 to 4 player co-op online survival horror game where each player is a member of an urban explorer group. Choose your equipment to explore places full of paranormal and exorcise them, if you think you can handle it! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forsake.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    85% User Score Based on 215 reviews

    In the Irony of Nightmare things aren't always as they seem. Those who decide to solve all puzzles of the game, not only will unravel true secret of house, but also will open completely different ending of the story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Irony Of Nightmare.

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  10. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    This release in an on-the-fly enhanced mode that turns MSX1 colors into MSX2 palette, remade GFX, redesigned for this ultimate edition. Includes:  LEVEL EDITOR! EXTRA BONUS GAME: Stan The Dreamer.The first on the world point & click adventure for MSX computers! TWO GAMES IN A SINGLE CARTRIDGE! Hans' Adventure Story Once upon a time, in a dark night... Hans, the cleric, was lost in a black fores… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hans' Adventure (+ Stan, the dreamer).

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  11. 62%Game Brain Score
    62% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Welcome to Last Train to Tranz-Central, a two-part run 'n' gun adventure for the beloved ZX Spectrum! There are 64 levels in total across 8 unique Space Trains (each part has 32 levels, spread across 4 trains) and 8 Rogue AI bosses to defeat or escape from. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Train to Tranz-Central.

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    46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    46% User Score Based on 636 reviews

    Happy Horrordays from Bright Dawn!Need a last minute gift or looking for that special present for yourself? Look no further!Dementium II HD Trading Cards - Available Now!About the GameThe visage of doctors and patients alike fade in and out of these nightmarish visions of tortured memories. This eggshell reality is fractured by experiments conducted in the ward. Blood, flesh and screams surround… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dementium II HD.

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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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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 10,079 reviews

    EARLY DEVELOPMENT (ALPHA)We still have a long road ahead and more exciting content planned! Subscribe to our Socials, visit our website, or join our Discord community for more info and updates about the development of the project. WHAT IS SCP?SCP originates from the SCP wiki, a community-run collaborative writing project that has been running since 2008. the acronym SCP refers to Special Contain… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: 5K.

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  18. Aim Trainer Asylum is a horror aim trainer with stylized black and white visuals. Survive all 4 nights in the asylum with varying difficulty levels and spooky monsters to escape! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aim Trainer Asylum.

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  19. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Annihilate waves of aliens, build your base, improve your mercenary, do it all with a sound track bathed in rock. Extinction Alien Invasion is an arcade shooter with elements of RPG, inspired by games like: Shadowgrounds, Alien Breed and Alien Swarm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EXTINCTION ALIEN INVASION.

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    Leave your friends behind in this 1-8 player 2D brawler. Attempt to escape the Trap House while navigating through traps, monsters, and other players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trap House.

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  21. A Christmas treat from DF Design Free to download 48K/128K Spectrum and some enhanced features for the Spectrum Next (music and video accessed from its menu, the games are still the original versions though) Following on from the successful Sam Fox Pin-Up poker remake, here we have a new version of the 1988 game Maria's Christmas Box for the festive season. All new classic digitised pics, im… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maria's Christmas Cards (ZX Spectrum/Next Enhanced).

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  22. Terror strikes on the night of Day of the Dead as the devil himself manages to reach Earth for the first time in over a thousand years, this time arriving with a malicious plan. With the intention of conquering the world with his minions as well as finding a bride to accompany him to the throne, he ends up interrupting a romantic date between a cowardly peasant named Juan and the beloved Princess … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Juan Sin Miedo.

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  23. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    79% User Score Based on 35 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 13 reviews

    Butcher is a fast-paced 2D shooter game and a blood-soaked love letter to the early 90s. As a cyborg programmed to eradicate the last remains of humanity, your sole purpose is to well... annihilate anything that moves. So grab your weapon of choice (from chainsaw, through shotgun, to grenade launcher) and kill your way through underground hideouts, post-apocalyptic cities, jungles and more. And i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BUTCHER.

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  24. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    75% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Code Alkonost is a first-person, atmospheric adventure where Slavic legends come to life. Travel through a dark fantasy world and encounter the possessive spirits of the underworld. Experience authentic art styles and stories that have never been seen in adventure games before. Meet iconic figures from Slavic mythology, including the enigmatic Baba Yaga, the elusive Leshy, and many other supernatu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Code Alkonost: Awakening of Evil.

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  25. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 1,099 reviews

    SCP - Containment Breach is a free survival horror game written in Blitz3D. The events of the game take place in a containment site of The SCP Foundation, a secret organization dedicated to containing and researching anomalous artifacts and entities that threaten the normality of the world. You're thrown into the boots of a Class D test subject, one of the Foundation's disposable human guinea pigs… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP – Containment Breach.

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  26. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 135 reviews

    Disclaimer: The currently public version of Bushside Rangers: Chapter 1 is the original version released on 26th March, 2025. As such, it does not reflect the quality of the upcoming Chapter 1 Overhaul, set to release in 2026. SURVIVE THE HORRORS OF THE DESOLATE LAND.Bushside Rangers® is a first-person survival horror game that forces you to use your wits as you navigate through the dark, dreary … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bushside Rangers.

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  27. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 187 reviews

    Classic DS horror reborn. Step into the twisted halls of Dementium: The Ward, the cult classic survival horror that redefined handheld terror, now remastered for PC supporting 4K resolution. Setting Awakening alone in a derelict hospital with no memory of how you got there, you’ll confront grotesque creatures, unravel a chilling mystery, and struggle to survive with nothing but improvised weap… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dementium: The Ward.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 325 reviews

    The city’s most disturbing serial killer is at large and has his sights set on Belle. Can she escape this maniac’s fleshy, rotting clutches? Or will she lose her skin to this sicko’s collection? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skinfreak.

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  29. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 526 reviews

    Free movement ship control while the screen advances automatically. Single fire button. Collect stars to obtain temporary special shots. Collected fruits award points that can be converted into extra lives. Modes: practice, score attack (single life), adjustable difficulty If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Platypus Reclayed.

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  31. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,592 reviews

    Game contains sensitive content, such as pixelated blood and low-poly corpses. If you're easily disturbed by those things, you might not enjoy this game. Crawl is a short (max. for 20 minutes) horror game, where you need to crawl through tight cave spaces, and take photos of people that "went missing" there. While doing that, you need to keep your flashlight powered by hand cranking it, and const… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crawl (Horror Game).

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  32. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 5,232 reviews

    We Need to Go Deeper is a 2-4-player cooperative submarine rogue-like set in a Jules Verne-inspired undersea universe. In the game, you and your crew must embark on many voyages into a mysterious undersea trench known as The Living Infinite. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Need To Go Deeper.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    60% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    Dive into horror in Entities. Solo or up to 4-player matches offer dynamic puzzles and relentless entities hunting you. Investigate, unlock paths, and survive in lawless zones as a private operator. Tools, teamwork, and terror await. Uncover chilling truths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Entities.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 304 reviews

    Rot Gut is an action packed platformer set in America’s 1920’s Prohibition era. You take control of an agent who, to uncover their mysteries, goes on a mission to fight the city’s underground armed to the teeth organizations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rot Gut.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    68% User Score Based on 2,088 reviews

    Damned is a randomized online horror game for up to 5 players (4 survivors and 1 monster). You’ll be able to play as one of four people trapped in different haunted places (hotels, hospitals, etc). As a survivor your main objective will be finding your way out, as well as helping your friends get out too. You’ll often find yourself on the edge, hearing and seeing ghostly things, trying to find ke… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Damned.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 22,164 reviews

    You have a unique opportunity to gather a team of friends or go on a solitary expedition to the forests of wild reserves and feel like a real hunter for Bigfoots. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BIGFOOT.

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  39. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    60% User Score Based on 45 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Our game tells you a story about Flint Trucker's adventures in crazy freakin' world. Flint is a brutal man with a shotgun who just try to reach home to save his love. But the car got broken, way to home is blocked by thousands of creepy animals and mad men. What is left to do, except of take the gun and discover himself what the hell is going on! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Road.

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  40. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, character development
    93% User Score Based on 274 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    Something mysterious is happening in the pumpkin patch this Halloween! You control Pumpkin Man, a humanoid pumpkin thing animated by occult forces on a quest to discover why things are so creepy. And you vomit candy corn. Adventure through five weird, spooky worlds in search of your destiny. Face ten challenging bosses! Unlock hidden playable characters! 30+ Steam Achievements! Meet chainsaw mani… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Halloween Forever.

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  41. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    86% User Score Based on 118 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 9 reviews

    Bringing back the 90's-era PC platformer with a game inspired by classics like Commander Keen, Conker, Ruff'n'Tumble & Jazz Jackrabbit. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rad Rodgers: World One.

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  42. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    Monsters and Monocles is a frantic top-down shooter for 1-4 players. Use teamwork and your arsenal of weapons to defeat the overwhelming hordes of evil. All the levels are procedurally generated with new layouts, objectives, and secrets each time you play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monsters and Monocles.

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  45. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 1,617 reviews

    Whatever path Kyle Katarn chooses will change the face of the galaxy forever. Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II continues the story of Kyle Katarn, a young mercenary that successfully infiltrated the Empire, as he embarks on a quest to discover his past and learn the ways of the Jedi. In order to protect the galaxy Katarn must confront his father's murderers, led by the Dark Jedi Jerec, and s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    75% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    Play as Ghoul Kid, a mischievous ghost who possesses household objects to scare visitors to death. In this wave based game, Ghoul Kid cannot be seen by humans. Use your wits and abilities to manipulate household objects so you can scare people to death! Happy haunting! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghoul Kid.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    59% User Score Based on 698 reviews

    The player takes on the role of Einar, who is on a quest to kill the inhabitants of a Norse fishing village who are infected by a mysterious material. Use different weapons such as the bow, hammer and axe to clear the village of the monsters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Einar.

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  48. **Please note that this game is not finished yet, so you may experience some issues and stuff. PLEASE provide feedback so that I can improve the game! Even if it’s already in the “Known Issues” section below, tell me about it so that I know how big of a problem it is! :)** CHECK OUT THE LATEST UPDATE CHANGELOGS HERE: https://anthono220.newgrounds.com/news - Keyboard Controls (for the 0.16.0 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gooter Classic.

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  49. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    AN EXPLOSIVE GAME COMPILATION FOR THE C64! Alf Yngve explodes back onto the C64 with his most ambitious Shoot 'Em Up Destruction Set yet!  With this new compilation Alf & the SEUDS team take shoot 'em ups to the next level with massive controllable players, superb use of hi-res graphics, clever gameplay mechanics, awesome sonics, eye-popping presentation and MORE destruction than ever before!  -=-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shoot 'Em Up Destruction Set 4 [C64].

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