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Games like Someone's In The Shadows

Games like Someone's In The Shadows

Looking for games like Someone's In The Shadows? Here are top survival fighting recommendations with a horror and violence focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with DUST: Origins, FearCarly or Lost in Nowhere.

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  1. DUST: Origins is an isometric action-horror shooter set aboard the doomed orbital prison platform Limbo-6, imagined by the creators of Darksiders, Battle Chasers, and Ruined King: A League of Legends Story. Abruptly freed from cryo-prison, you fight to escape a murderer’s row of violent criminals and horrifying monsters before the station tears itself apart. There's more than one way to escape, bu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DUST: Origins.

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  2. The nightmare begins here. Will you survive Carly's curse? About the Game"FearCarly" is an immersive first-person psychological horror experience where you play as Carl Johnson, a detective sent to investigate strange occurrences in an abandoned psychiatric hospital. But something is off... The asylum seems haunted by a malevolent presence—a little girl named Carly. The player must exp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FearCarly.

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  3. Dive into the oppressive atmosphere of Lost in Nowhere, an intense blend of Action, Adventure, and Horror. Your mission: Solve three puzzles to escape a complex labyrinth. But beware, dangers lurk in the darkness... Creatures prowl in the shadows and will chase after you. Collect weapons and ammunition, and use them wisely. If you run out of ammunition, solving the puzzles and surviving become nea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost in Nowhere.

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  5. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 74 reviews

    LET'S BE HONEST. You're in deep shit. Straitjacket locked tight. Hood over your head. And the atmosphere? Definitely not a dream vacation. But hey… it happened. You did what you did. Now you're here... You wake up in a place that was never meant to feel alive. Lights flicker. Metal screams. Footsteps echo through empty corridors. Something is moving… and it knows you're awake, your only objective:… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GET OUT! – A Very Bad Dreams Story.

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  6. LET BLOOD BE SHED! The world as you knew it is gone, replaced by a twisted and violent hellscape. You've been injected with a psychoactive drug, and your mind and body are barely holding together. Fight your way through the chaos and emerge alive, if you can. KILL OR BE KILLED In this brutal fight for survival, there's no room for mercy or hesitation. You'll have to wield every weapon at your… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INJECTION.

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  7. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    61% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    Smell of Death is a Horror FPS virtual reality game includes action and horror items. The game consists of two game modes including Story and Survival.In story mode you can explore the manor with teleport.You should find magazines and keys. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Smell Of Death.

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  8. Zereoton Hauntings 3 is a 2D survival horror game based on the story of a paranormal enthusiast called Mateo who loves to investigate the various haunted locations in the US. Mateo, the paranormal enthusiast, got a call from a family living in Kentucky who have been experiencing paranormal activity for the past few months and were concerned about the safety of their kids. The house was built duri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zereoton Hauntings 3.

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  9. Webs of Reverie is a survival-horror game where you play as a man who wakes up in an asylum with no memory of who he is or how he got there. As you wander the empty halls of Ironveil Psychiatric Hospital, you begin to decipher what is real and what is just in your mind. Explore the asylum and solve puzzles to figure out clues as to what is going on in the asylum. Players must also lock-pick doors … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Webs of Reverie.

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  10. Embark on an epic journey through a world ravaged by a failed experiment, now overrun by relentless zombies and eerie mutations. Battle through stunning environments, from abandoned cities to dark swamps, using an arsenal of weapons to fight the horrors that lurk in the shadows. This is the zombie-only version of Aftertime, our previous game, featuring remastered gameplay and improved level design… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Journey Through the Undead.

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  11. Welcome to Dead Beyond You awaken in darkness—disoriented, alone, and trapped inside a house that should not exist. The air is heavy with decay, and the silence is broken only by distant, guttural groans echoing through the halls. You’re not alone. This house is crawling with the dead. Zombies roam every corridor, their lifeless eyes searching, their bodies driven by an endless hunger for fle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Beyond.

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  12. You Are the Next VictimWaking up in a strange locked room, you realize one thing: this house is a trap, and its owner is a maniac keeping you here for reasons only he knows. You have just a few days to escape, but every mistake brings you closer to your demise… Game Features:DEADLY HIDE AND SEEK The killer hears every sound—drop an item or step on a creaky floorboard, and he’ll come hunting. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreadful Death.

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    The atmosphere of the game you can craft bombs and health packs using resources found in the environment. You earn money by killing enemies and through other means, allowing you to buy anything you need from the shop. Enter the world of AWAKE and experience an environment full of mystery and horror. Fight with mutants and zombies and find a way to escape with guns, bullets and blo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AWAKE.

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  14. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Backrooms: Liminal Conflict is a PvP backrooms game with different factions.M.E.G. ResearcherPlay as the M.E.G. Researcher class, trapped in the depths of the backrooms. Your objective: escape to the safety of an M.E.G. outpost. Along the way, you'll find aid from M.E.G. Mercenaries, ready to support you. But beware the Followers of Jerry, a sinister cult lurking in the shadows, intent on indoctri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Liminal Conflict.

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  15. The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows is the sequel to The Clown's Forest and will contain spoilers for the first game. -STORY-Michael Longhurst had just survived a terrible ordeal at Hartown Park. His mind was reeling from what he found out during the nights events. Due to this, he along with his brother, fiancé, and his fiancé's brother make plans to return to Hartown Park to find Michael's Mo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows.

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  16. IMPORTANT NOTE The game's main focus is on exploration, as the tension slowly builds to create an even more immersive experience. The storyline is revealed through surreal visualization and implicit contextual details. Don't forget that this is a complex and unusual game in many ways. Whispers in The Void is a first-person psychological thriller. Explore a mysterious mental hospital in an atmosp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers in the Void.

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  17. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Every thousand years, a chosen one journeys to the Rift — a place where life and death converge. In the shadow of an ancient crypt, a crystal glimmers, calling to lost souls. They do not remember their deaths and are drawn to the light, hoping to escape this grim place. But touching it only disturbs the peace of the living with their presence. Now, you are the new Guardian. Do not let the bounda… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Threshold Warden.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    FEAR OF FAITH is a co-op dieselpunk survival horror game where cloned soldiers raid cursed WWII bunkers to recover SYNTRUM, the essence of those who never returned. Choose from four classes, invoke miracles through FAITH, drink BEER to control your FEAR, and improvise with weapons and physics-based equipment. Explore procedurally generated levels and scavenge everything you need to face a B.O.S.S.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FEAR OF FAITH.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    85% User Score Based on 13 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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  20. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Venatrix is a unique hybrid of action-packed and stealth-based horror game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Venatrix.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Survive the night in a deadly asylum—deliver sinister meds, keep the insane in line, and outwit a killer hiding in the dark. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OVERDOSE.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    79% User Score Based on 188 reviews

    The Raymond Mitchell Association Welcomes You Limb From Limb is a card roulette game about surviving encounters against a monster with your fingers as a sacrifice for losing. Between encounters, navigate your way across a board of randomized events that forces you to consider what path you take out of this accursed experiment. Fighting Patient Zero Engage with a patient in a lethal card game o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Limb From Limb.

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  23. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Escape from Darkness is a single player, first person survival horror game. After waking up alone in a strange, eerie place. You must plunge into the oppressive darkness ignorant of what awaits. Use stealth to avoid danger, but don't play it too safe. You will also need to investigate your surroundings and find resources to fight the horrors that lurk in the gloom around you. Persevere, and make y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape from Darkness.

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  24. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    47% User Score Based on 76 reviews

    Expedition Zero is a survival horror game set in the heart of rural Siberia. Use your engineering skills to confront flesh-eating monsters as the last survivor of a Soviet scientific expedition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Expedition Zero.

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  25. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 17,190 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 14 reviews

    Outlast 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed survival horror game Outlast. Set in the same universe as the first game, but with different characters and a different setting, Outlast 2 is a twisted new journey into the depths of the human mind and its dark secrets. No conflict is ever black and white. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outlast 2.

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  26. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 2,272 reviews

    Half dead is a multiplayer sci-fi game about a violent TV show. The players' goal is to survive in a network of rooms full of traps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Half Dead.

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  27. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    100% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    A ghost tour gone wrong leads Freya to a parallel dimension, almost designed for her. Can you beat death, and escape? A game of mystery, adventure and queer love stories. Explore an atmospheric realm of mystery that blends pixel art gameplay with hand-painted character portraits. Solve logic-based puzzles and overcome pulse-pounding action sequences, uncover secrets about the sinister parallel di… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retrace.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    72% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    A science experiment in which no one survives, in a first-person survival horror game made by one developer As a random person who is trapped, try to get out and find out what's going on in this godforsaken place If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OPEN DOOR.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    92% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    INESCAPABLE HORROR IMMURE is a story driven, psychological horror game. Will, the protagonist, has found himself trapped inside a foreboding Mansion with no exit. To escape, he must travel... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IMMURE.

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  30. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 37,540 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 16 reviews

    Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outlast.

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  31. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 310 reviews

    BASINGSTOKE PLEASE NOTE BASINGSTOKE IS FREE TO LINUX USERS!Basingstoke is a tense roguelike that mixes stealth and arcade action. Explore the smouldering ruins of apocalyptic Basingstoke, UK, a world of extreme peril where reanimated undead and ferocious alien monsters roam! SCAVENGE AND CRAFT Loot and craft as you explore. Lob a tasty sausage roll as a diversion, or poison a kebab for bait. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Basingstoke.

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  32. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    70% User Score Based on 7,940 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 5 reviews

    A zombie outbreak eradicated all hope of returning life back to normal, now only survival lives on. Run, hide and fight your way through the undead as Randall searches for his family in this gorgeous, gritty, destroyed world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadlight.

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  33. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    86% User Score Based on 346 reviews

    Survive the arctic research base simply known as Base 75, or die from the freezing cold or by the horrors that lurk within the halls? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FROSTBITE: Deadly Climate.

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  34. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 194 reviews
    Critic Score 53%Based on 7 reviews

    Corpse Party: Blood Drive is the direct sequel to Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, and is the first game featuring settings and characters rendered in 3D. Platform is PlayStation Vita, released in Japan in July 2014 by 5pb.. The characters are depicted in 3D chibi style, however traditional CG artwork appears during cutscenes, illustrated by Sakuya Kamishiro. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party BLOOD DRIVE.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    71% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    After discovering & rescuing an unconscious elite warrior from a dangerous jungle, a soldier, a scientist and a nurse decide to team up and escape from the ravaged army base where they'd been struggling for days. Can they find help in the jungle? Who will survive and make it? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inferno.

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  36. True horror is back at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape from Chernobyl.

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  37. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    An Appalachian man makes a desperate final move to save his sick daughter's life. But after unknowingly stepping onto cursed land, he now also finds himself in a fight to save his own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Devil in the Pines.

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  38. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    67% User Score Based on 271 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 6 reviews

    Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient is a game in the Corpse Party survival horror adventure game series. Players take control of a set of characters to explore the eerie hospital and escape from there. To do so, characters must interact with the environment to find clues and items needed to unlock the locked areas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient.

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  39. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    You wake up again—your bones soaked in blood. Demo Available NOW! Play the free demo and get a SMALL BLOODY SLICE of the gameplay! Full Release – December 15 The FULL roguelike experience, with constant and explosive progression: including TONS of enemy types, abilities, weapons, and rooms. Prepare to dive into the full story—an intertwined experie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart of Bone.

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  40. IT IS ALREADY BEHIND YOU You are Moneta, the Kept One — the dearest memory of a mind that is going out. Behind you comes the Forgetting: a wall of black ink that unpaints the world as it touches it, leaving only bare paper. It does not chase you cleverly. It chases you patiently, and it is never further away than one mistake. There is no fighting it. There is only the next ledge.RUN. DIE. GO AGAI… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE LONG FORGETTING.

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  41. They call it the "Bermuda Triangle of Transylvania." You are Alex, a man carrying a grief he can't escape and a guilt he can't name. When your dead lover's voice haunts your dreams and calls your name from the depths of the world's most haunted forest, you don't run away. You walk right in. But something ancient waits between the trees. A cult is hunting, to please its evil master. And… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urban Legends: Hoia Baciu.

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  42. They call it the "Bermuda Triangle of Transylvania." You are Alex, a man carrying a grief he can't escape and a guilt he can't name. When your dead lover's voice haunts your dreams and calls your name from the depths of the world's most haunted forest, you don't run away. You walk right in. But something ancient waits between the trees. A cult is hunting, to please its evil master. And… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Realms: Hoia Baciu.

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  43. 26%Game Brain Score
    26% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    HELL HOSPITAL is a first person horror game set in a mental hospital. Inspired by Silent Hill and Session 9, journey through Robynsville State Hospital to find the doctor who once tormented you. Average Playtime: 25-30 minutes Controls: W/A/S/D - Move Left Click - Shoot E - Interact Shift - Sprint Backspace - Quit to MenuEnemies take between 4-6 shots to kill. You have a total of five hit points … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HELL HOSPITAL.

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  44. ENDUREA first-person survival horror game set on an Arctic shipwreck. Scavenge wood, manage your fire, patch hull breaches, and survive a predator who learns, returns, and never forgives. One scenario, one true ending, and a dozen ways to fail. Can you endure long enough to escape? ENDURE HERAt first, she is patient, testing you and your shelter. She circles the wreckage in the dark, waiting f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ENDURE.

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    About the GameIn UMBRA, you awaken from cryo sleep aboard a drifting spacecraft after a sudden and complete system failure. Emergency power is unstable, large parts of the ship are without light, and the corridors are in disarray. As you step out of your cryo pod, it becomes clear that you are not alone. Your objective is to move through the ship’s interior, progress from the first sector into a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UMBRA.

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  46. Uncanny, unpredictable… The factors that make clowns a subject of horror. We always know there is an individual under the mask… But the paleness of the face, the exaggerated grin, the proportions of the chaotic limbs… None of this feels natural and human. Is there even worse? Clowns don’t play by the social structures that we cling to. They can easily pull pranks, cross lines, or invade your per… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clown House: Lunacy.

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    【Estimated Playtime: 1–2 hours】The story will continue even if you fail the rhythm game, but your ending will change based on your performance. ◆ StoryYou play as Lin, a woman who works as a tailor in town. When a monster suddenly destroys your hometown, you stand frozen in shock. Your childhood friend Asha takes your hand and helps you escape. With no food, you wander in search of a new home on… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PIERCING.

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  48. From the creators of VHS> VerminVHS> Freaks is a brutal, arcade-style survival horror shooter inspired by the tension, gore, and grime of classic 80s B-movies. Limited ammo survival gameplay Ammo is scarce. Easy escape is impossible. Your only option is to annihilate everything that moves. Part of the VHS Horror SeriesFight through three standalone horror “movie” segments, connec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VHS Freaks.

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  49. Welcome to Astral Bullet — a thrilling, fast-paced action game set in an eerie, abandoned school teeming with monstrous creatures from another dimension! You play as Lily, a determined and fearless high school student with an extraordinary secret. Armed with a mysterious astral gun, she must battle nightmarish monsters while unraveling the mysteries of a haunted school. The school is no longe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astral Bullet.

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  50. ABOUT THIS GAME Tsukiyo: Battle Doll is a handcrafted 2D Japanese steampunk pixel-art action platformer, blending brutal hack’n slash combat, gore-heavy encounters, and a deadly, skill-based combo system. Each fight is a violent ballet of speed, precision, and blood—merging classic platforming with relentless action. You play as Tsukiyo, an Angel of Death forged by the very system she enforces.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tsukiyo: Battle Doll.

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