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Looking for games like Search investigation? Here are top action recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Bureau of Contacts: Mansion, KMLgcp2024 or Envious.

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  1. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    95% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    Explore an old mansion full of paranormal dangers alone. Find clues, identify ghosts, collect their dossiers, and exorcise them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bureau of Contacts: Mansion.

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  2. In this game, the player can take on the role of a detective tasked with solving an alleged murder case. By exploring rooms and participating in mini-games, the player must collect as many clues as possible within a limited time to aid in identifying the guilty person. This game project is the practical part of my bachelor's thesis. Presentation of the game (with spoilers):In the project, the pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KMLgcp2024.

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    46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay
    75% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Note: This game is a real brain-teaser, challenging players with intricate puzzles that require sharp thinking and exploration. Every room holds a piece of the puzzle, so be prepared to explore thoroughly. Note: Envious is a single player and a co-op only game. Both players need to own a copy of the game in case you wanted to play the co-op mode, as well as a way to communicate with each other. P… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Envious.

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  4. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    79% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Victim Complex: Part 1 is an early Demo for the upcoming full game release, scheduled for Q4 2025. Search Steam for Victim Complex to add the Full Game to your wishlist, see more demos, and get updates on progress! Victim Complex is a first person, narrative-driven horror experience. Play as hack medium Jack Lognare, who has stumbled on his first legitimate haunting. Will you try to help the sp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Victim Complex: Part 1.

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  5. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    A new case knocks at your door: strange events have been reported in the subway of the City of Buenos Aires. Now it is up to you to find out what is causing them. •Take on the role of a detective and dive into the depths of the subway tunnels. •Screams and cries are heard from the depths. •It's your mission to put an end to it. GAMEPLAY • Solve puzzles to escape. • Use your flashlight to ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to B-Horror: Subway.

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  6. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    70% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    You awaken from a car accident to find your family missing in the zombie-infested town of Livingston. Piece together what happened so you can stop the forces of evil and reunite with your family in this terrifying hidden object adventure game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Small Town Terrors: Livingston.

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    43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    53% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Seeking redemption, Arthur decides to accept his last case. Children are mysteriously disappearing and all like clues lead to the former RIS orphanage, where a terrible massacre took place, taking the lives of many innocent children. rthur will have to investigate the place, facing supernatural and very powerful forces. Reliving your past traumas, and being judged for your sins. With an engaging… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INDICTED.

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  8. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 395 reviews
    Critic Score 52%Based on 25 reviews

    Those Who Remain is a psychological thriller that takes place in Dormont, a small town in the US. Dormont appears to be a regular and typical American town at first glance. However, it is cursed... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Those Who Remain.

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  9. Help Me Now is a game based on horror and suspense, where the player will have to deal with several puzzles, mysteries, problems and challenges that will be encountered along his journey. During gameplay, the protagonist will need to monitor his hunger, thirst, stamina, life, sanity and the batteries present in his flashlight to ensure his survival in the haunted house that awaits you. Your goal a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Help Me Now.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    80% User Score Based on 163 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game with horror elements. This is your trial; complete it, or die! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Initiate.

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  11. SCP: Destruction Protocol is an immersive first-person horror experience that throws you into the depths of a secret SCP Foundation facility. You are a lone rebel whose mission is to activate the Destruction Protocol — a self-destruction sequence designed to erase all traces of the horrors lurking below the surface. But the plan went terribly wrong. Your entire team is dead, the facility has desc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Destruction Protocol.

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    In Floor13, reality doesn’t change all at once — it shifts quietly, waiting for you to notice. You walk the same office corridor over and over, but something always feels… slightly off. Your task is simple: observe, detect, report. If you fail to see the difference, the corridor will keep you forever. Gameplay ShowcaseRoutine. You begin another ordinary walk through the corridor. Distortion… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Floor 13.

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  13. Add to your wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2712720/Depths_of_Darkness/ With a government assignment, you are sent as a four-person team to investigate a state nuclear weapons depot where communication has been lost. You enter the tunnel where the nuclear depot is located through the depths of the forest. However, you find that the tunnel is occupied by predatory animals an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depths of Darkness.

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  14. 30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    36% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    Apocalypse Island Survive. Explore. Fight. Step into the shoes of an ex-scientist thrust into a harrowing mission on a desolate land overrun by the undead. This First-Person Survival Open World adventure challenges you to fight for your life against relentless zombies while uncovering the island's dark secrets. Key Features: Open World Exploration: Traverse lush forests, abandoned cities, a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apocalypse Island.

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  15. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 118 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 5 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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  16. In the silence of the night, the door creaks... You are an uninvited guest in a house that the owners have long since abandoned. But you are not alone here. A dark silhouette watches from the shadows, following your every step. Who is he? And why does this house not let go of those who cross its threshold? Explore rooms full of secrets and terrible finds. Read the notes of the former owner, who t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unwelcome Guest.

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  17. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    After falling unconscious following his successful escape from the old cabin in the woods where he was imprisoned by an unknown man, a scene we witnessed in Chapter 1, Brian finds himself traveling through time and space. He wakes up 30 years in the past, as a small child, in an unfamiliar place, with no memory of how he arrived there. Although everything around him seems normal, he is trapped in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Strange Story Of Brian Fisher: Chapter 2.

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  18. The Legend of Sebb Linus is an old-school top-down stealth game. Sebb Linus, is a former NCF agent who foiled countless terrorist attacks. There are many stories and legends about him, but few people know the truth. But men like Sebb Linus have become expendable to Sallantica. The story begins here, 8 months before the events in SF-32, in the Rio'Amaronja Jungle. Brooklyn, the leader of a spec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Legend of Sebb Linus.

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  19. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development
    86% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Description Close Your Eyes is a puzzle horror game where your only defense against enemies is to close your eyes. Enemies will not chase you while your eyes are closed. You are being hunted... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close Your Eyes.

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  20. You are Ci Lang, a lonely killer like a wolf. After being wanted by the Jizo Organization, you become the hunted prey. You are not willing to fail, you are on the run in the crisis-ridden world of Nine Nights, constantly acquire new combat skills, fighting fiercely, Flexibility and ingenuity to cross the obstacles, and toughing it out against increasingly vicious and bizarre enemies.You have to fi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nine Nights.

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  21. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    50% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Leave No One Behind is a tactical RTS war game. Experience the hardest battles fought during the Vietnam War in 1965 between the US Army and the Army of the Northern Vietnam for landing zones X-Ray and Albany and for Plei Me special forces camp with incredible level of immersion provided by VR. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leave No One Behind: Ia Drang VR.

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  22. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    73% User Score Based on 105 reviews

    Zafehouse Diaries 2 is a game of survival, exploration and relationships. Every hour, designate tasks for your handful of characters - each with their own skills, motivations and prejudices - and try to outlast the zombie apocalypse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zafehouse Diaries 2.

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

    1881. Humans hunger for knowledge in an age of rationalism. No area of study is too dark. No area of study is denied... Explore the occult... After the fall of Papal dominance, humans searched for truths in the occult, demonology, and witchcraft. These truths, though never realized, led to our modern take on spiritualism and our attempts at summoning demonic deities from the underworld. Posses… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Possession 1881.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    66% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Vereda is a 3d escape room puzzle adventure. Play as a secret agent assigned a mission to recover a secret dossier set in an unusual town. Explore areas and take in your surroundings. Use all of your puzzle solving skills to make your way through the town and recover the missing dossier. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vereda.

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  25. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    92% User Score Based on 13 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    16-bit love letter towards survival horror past and present. Chloe and her two children will embark on a journey to find her missing husband before the whole town descends into hell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cover Your Eyes.

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  26. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    78% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    Join the world famous Rescue Team and set off on an adventure you'll never forget! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rescue Team 5.

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  27. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    65% User Score Based on 232 reviews

    A VR/Desktop game where you are a new D-Class personnel in a secret SCP research facility when everything falls apart. Use what you can find as you explore the facility, access logs to learn about the SCP entities in containment, and run for your life from the SCP entities that have escaped. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Blackout.

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  28. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 336 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace. There is also a deeper, more adventurous path in which you can complete complex puzzles to restore life changing events of the patient's histo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ether One.

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  29. A girl goes missing. The voices are a-calling. Can you find her before they find you? This is a survival horror game where you must search a presumed abandoned apartment for nine cursed dolls and destroy them in a ritual circle to save the girl. Spirits, both wandering and hostile will get in your way and with each doll destroyed, expect more of the dangerous ones to appear! Use your wits and wha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The 9th Gate.

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  30. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 110 reviews
    Critic Score 53%Based on 10 reviews

    You wake to find yourself trapped inside an experimental machine. A machine built to simulate memories. You have no idea how you got here ... But to break the cycle, you must look into a past that you may not want to remember. ​ Asemblance is a single-player, first-person psychological thriller. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asemblance.

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  31. 96%Game Brain Score
    96% User Score Based on 448 reviews

    You live in Deadwood, an old town forgotten by the world, as it is isolated by thick forests, a river and a mountain. It is one of those places that trap their residents, if you don’t get out as youth, you will likely never leave. It also has the reputation for attracting the weird and morally questionable. You had the misfortune of being born here, not only that — you work here as a detective. Gr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sinners and Saints.

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  32. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    91% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    Start your career as a ghost hunter with the latest technology. Use your computer to find out what type of ghost you are dealing with. Are you prepared to face the challenges of ghost hunting? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranormal Observation.

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  34. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    64% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    Infected Battlegrounds is a battle royale shooter with a twist. Players fight to scavenge weapons and supplies while avoiding becoming infected. Dead players come back as the infected. Shoot everything that moves or team up with other players to fight off the horde of infected. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infected Battlegrounds.

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  35. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 25 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Kili's dog Rosco had to be sent to the farm recently. To cheer Kili up her mother has organized a treasure hunt with a surprise at the end! Help Kili solve the clues one after another and get to the treasure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kili's Treasure.

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

    Uncover the story of a mysterious island through the lens of a primitive drone as you search for the artifact concealed within it, and avoid the guardian of the island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VAULT.

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  37. The House of Toys is a horror game in which the player ventures into an old mansion filled with seemingly harmless toys. His mission is to explore each room, searching for clues to discover which of the toys is cursed. To free the soul trapped in this toy, the player must solve intricate puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House of Toys.

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  38. Ukrainians: Our battle is a visual novel that will give you a wide range of opportunities to explore life in the country during the war. Feel yourself in the role of a volunteer, on whose shoulders a great responsibility fell in one moment. The game is filled with various graphic scenes and deep text stories that will not leave anyone behind. What dynamics does the country live in during the war: … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ukrainians: Our battle.

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    Land your drone upon a mysterious island and search for the device. Confined to your lack of resources, the drone has a very limited skillset. With no video feed, you are forced to experience your surroundings through pictures. Find the artifact, retrieve it, avoid the guardian, and return home alive. Features A small open world littered with glimpses into the island's past to explor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vault.

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  40. "Killer Apartment" Synopsis Joyna, Ross, and Ivan are college classmates who agree to explore an abandoned apartment in the jungle. After entering the complex and derelict apartment, Joyna and Ivan go missing, leaving only Ross behind. You will play as Ross, a survivor who wakes up in an abandoned apartment deep in the jungle. Your college friends Joyna and Ivan have mysteriously dis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abnormal1999:Apartment of Death.

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  41. Don't Leave StoryOnce upon a time, in a small town nestled between mist-covered mountains, there lived a wise and just judge named Justice Harlan. He was renowned for his fair decisions and unwavering commitment to justice. However, his life took a bizarre turn when he found himself at the center of an otherworldly mystery that would shake the foundations of his beliefs.One gloomy evening, after a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Leave.

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  42. Particules Studio presents Barrett Foster, a realistic and immersive puzzle game in which you play as the famous inspector to solve a dramatic personal investigation: The disappearance of his close friends, Emma and Gabriel, in murky circumstances. The starting point of this adventure is a phone call received from Emma and informing Barrett Foster that they must leave their home urgently for a ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barrett Foster : Chapter One.

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  43. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Fall down further. Find them where they have always been. Help them remember. Explore multiple worlds, solve mysteries, and set your retail-hardened will against a mysterious cosmic force in the second installment of the beloved videohole series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VideoHole: Episode II.

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  44. The Crawling Chaos of Madness, the perverse fertility deity known as the Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young, the All-in-One and One-in-All of limitless being and self, the trembling and radiant triakis octahedron — on the wondrous night of the Black Star's ascension, The Elder One shall descend. Move! Move! Move!The Sector is fraught with danger, but you must act. Scavenge for food… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Escape from Madness.

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  45. You've probably been there - the holiday family dinner that slowly chips away at your sanity. That kind of awful-but-nostalgic experience, you know? Take a masochistic trip down memory lane and relive all the awkward moments and infuriating relatives in Family Dinner. In this narrative-driven experience, you'll actually get to resolve those unresolved family dramas at the dinner table. But don't… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Family Dinner.

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    46%Game Brain Score
    46% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    STORY Tommy is a therapist sent his patient to Redrose Eastwood hospital for treatment and he finds himself in a situation where he has to understand his patient's mind to get himself out of a sinister house! GAMEPLAY Psycho is a survival horror game, a first person experience playing the story of two main characters, a psychopath and his doctor to figure out the cause and the treatment in 3 chapt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psycho.

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  47. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    The Butcher's Village is a psychological slasher horror game that provides a horrifying experience. Explore unsettling environments, solve intricate puzzles, and struggle to survive in a village that is at once eerily familiar and terrifyingly real. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Butcher's Village.

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  48. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 17 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 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CASE RECORDS: Fear of Abduction.

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  49. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    93% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Doctor Viscera is a survival horror game where you must escape the abandoned GrimmHaus asylum while evading the monstrous Doctor Viscera and his grotesque experiments.  Descent Into Madness... After seek shelter inside the forgotten GrimmHaus Asylum, you awaken alone, trapped in a decaying nightmare. Explore, Solve, Survive... Search for key items, solve puzzles, and unlock new areas… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DOCTOR VISCERA.

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  50. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten mansion where every room raises new questions. A narrative-driven exploration game full of mystery and atmospheric tension. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Mansion.

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