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Games like Something Nefarious Below

Games like Something Nefarious Below

Looking for games like Something Nefarious Below? Here are top survival survival recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Wasteland Bites, Barking from the Dark or Creepy Shift: Uncle Joe’s Motel.

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  1. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 296 reviews

    "HEY, YOUR TRUCK STILL OPEN?" Run a food truck in the post-apocalypse, serving bizarre meals to even stranger customers. Can you survive the high-pressure horrors of both the apocalyptic wasteland and customer service all at once? Mess up too many orders, serve the wrong freaks, or let something slip past you, and stress will pile up fast. Hit your limit, and it’s lights out. "YOU GOT FOOD? I GOT … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wasteland Bites.

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  2. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    85% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    Barking from the Dark - is a first-person horror game about a lonely night shift worker at a remote railway crossing.At first, the routine seems simple: tighten the bolts, raise the barriers, let trucks and heavy freight trains from the mines pass through. But the previous operator disappeared after answering the call of a strange barking coming from the forest. All that remains is a note — and th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barking from the Dark.

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  3. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    91% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    An unfulfilled actress takes a job at Uncle’s Motel to make ends meet. She’s running from trouble, but peace is the last thing she’ll find here. Enter a world where cozy simulation tasks mix with the horror of a decaying building, and the narrative brims with the complexities of the human psyche. Making beds, taking out the trash, vacuuming - on the surface, simple work and money meant to be enou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Shift: Uncle Joe’s Motel.

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  4. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    67% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    The Holiday Story is an indie horror game about Christmas and New Year, set in the 80s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Holiday Story.

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  5. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 114 reviews

    A broke young man takes on the night shift at a roadside diner. In the glow of the blood moon, routine tasks turn into a fight for survival. First-person horror based on a dark creepypasta with a set of rescue rules. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner.

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  6. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    Valeria, a high school student, has been taking care of her chronically ill mother by herself after her father passed away. Little by little, the medicine her mother usually takes is running out. Down on her luck, she's contemplating dropping out of school and look for a job and earn enough money to buy medicine. But, as luck would have it, Mr. Arya, her father's friend and neighbor, offered her a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obsessed : Night Shift.

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  7. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    66% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    this is the first episode, more to come soon. Twilight Tales is a series of short games based on psychological horror and the choices you make, which will determine whether you survive or not. You choose your own ending. In this first episode of Twilight Tales, you'll take care of the tasks in a small store deep in the woods, all while avoiding the dangers that come with it. Hollo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twilight Tales ∣ hollow's store.

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  8. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    91% User Score Based on 195 reviews

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

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  9. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Passenger 23 is a horror game centered around a student working at a rest stop.Your first shift is about to begin, and what awaits you is far more terrifying than you ever imagined. Traces of the Past23 passengers and a dark secret... The Midnight VisitorThe answers are dark, the questions even darker. Your shift has started!No matter what happens late into the night, you must keep m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to S.O.V: Passenger 23.

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  10. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 251 reviews

    You are Dalia, a deep-space disaster specialist dispatched to the rings of Saturn. You’ll lay victims to rest, clean up alien fungus, and research its strange origins. Adapt to survive, cleanse the contamination, and escape the crisis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ambrosia Sky.

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  11. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    45% User Score Based on 123 reviews

    Get ready to fight evil entities that roam in abandoned houses! Become the world's first paranormal renovator and set off to restore haunted mansions to their former glory. Make sure that the houses you work on look pleasing to your customers... even if you have to hide a few skeletons in a closet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted House Renovator.

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  12. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 118 reviews

    Navigate Through the Storm Not every train that sets out on the Widow's Run is fortunate enough to return. Few conductors have braved this cold expanse and survived, fewer still have braved it and kept their wits intact to tell the tale. Desperate accounts told by men driven to the edge; stories of madness, storms, deadly cold… and strange creatures lurking in the darkness. Fight your way to esca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Locomotive 115.

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  13. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    85% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    Evil beings are lurking in workplaces for prey. Alone or with a friend, accept a job from a mysterious company to turn the tide against the darkness. Use security systems and CCTV cameras to survive. Decypher complex systems to hunt creatures and buy equipment to avoid a terrible death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hired 2 Die.

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  14. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    99% User Score Based on 1,022 reviews

    Imagine a place, if you will, filled with twists and turns. A place engrossed by darkness. A place where the mould on the walls grows freely. A place where the very laws of nature appear to brake down... A place where, no matter what you may think... You Are Not Alone. Controls: WASD - Movement Shift - Sprint Control - Crouch About: The Forsaken Few is a survival horror game which takes place… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forsaken Few.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Help Nia Summers end this hellish nightmare and find her daughter, Blaire. THE NIGHTMARE A place filled of evil. With anatomic entities coursing through every vein of this unsettling town; don't let the darkness find you. GAME MODES Divination The Divination Nightmare is the main game mode in—The Recurrence—where you must use your EMF Reader to find spiritual crosses to perform alter rituals to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Recurrence.

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  16. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 7,943 reviews
    Critic Score 95%Based on 1 reviews

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

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  17. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 147 reviews

    Escape through maze forest searching for a shelter, because the cursed beast is after you ... And if there was a chance to reverse the curse, would you run away or would you try to find answers? It is better think fast, because the monster is in a hurry, the beast is starved. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last NightMary: A Lenda do Cabeça de Cuia.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 131 reviews

    Perdition is a single player, first-person shooter with visceral, fast-paced combat and environmental storytelling. A story of vengeance, vindication, and survival. A story of closure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perdition.

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  19. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 608 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 25 reviews

    Play with the 1970s themed in-game VFX filter mode. Only you can fight off the creatures, reason with the survivors, and unravel the legacy of a cult from the 1970s to reverse the ritual. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Chant.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    83% User Score Based on 386 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

    Wick is a survival horror game where ghost stories are brought to life. Explore a local legend about the long lost children in the woods who can still be seen, but only by those who dare to enter alone by candlelight. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wick.

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  21. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    64% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    SURVIVAL HORROR in first person. We incarnate an investigator of paranormal events that only with the help of a paranormal activity detector (EMF DETECTOR) and a small oil lamp, we will try to perform an EXORCISM. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EVIL POSSESSION.

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  23. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 1,473 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 20 reviews

    Explore a vast universe in this roguelike, ship building, FPS Genesis Alpha One mixes thrilling roguelike mechanics with a deep ship builder and fast first-person action, putting you in the role of an interstellar pioneer. As the Captain of a Genesis starship, you journey into uncharted space on the ultimate mission. Build and manage a space vessel, farm resources, deal with terrifying alien infes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genesis Alpha One.

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  24. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    86% User Score Based on 153 reviews

    In this exciting prequel to the hit game "123 Slaughter Me Street", we find out the deep dark secrets that lead up to the madness of this series. You find yourself confused with blood on your hands in a dark house with only a flashlight to guide you. As clarity and cognizance begins to set in, the confusing haze you were feeling was almost a comfort compared to the harsh reality, that you...… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 123 Slaughter Me Street 2.

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  26. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    A new psychological horror game from Aaron Wise. What is worse than working the night shift at your local mall? Not knowing that what you are doing is real. Experience a dark & foreboding story set within the confines of a seemingly abandoned shopping mall. Experience the epilogue "After Hours", an introductory chapter to a bigger story set within the same universe. After … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Patient: After Hours.

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  27. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 262 reviews

    Elisa, a young reporter, is sent to investigate the abandoned mansion of Renowned author Jaime Salazar, who disappeared, along with his entire family, in May 1986. Setting out to find the truth of what happened in that house, she gets a lot more than she bargained for when she realizes the house of Salazar is not totally empty!Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become anot… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horror Of Salazar House.

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  28. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 885 reviews

    Every kid has that one toy that scares them. Imagine if it came to life. WASD/Arrow keys to Move, Jump and Crouch. E/X to Interact. Controller supported. www.patreon.com/moonbit #horror... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mr. Hopp's Playhouse.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    67% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Hello graduates! You have a degree on computer engineering and you can’t find a job? Start now to develop a game in your rental garage. Advertise them and gather your own fan base. Earn your pocket money! Of course, you won’t live in this garbage dump till the end! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Villa's Blinds.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 191 reviews

    Eresys is a co-op game with horror elements inspired by H.P Lovecraft which focuses mainly on teamwork. A party of 4 players face together the fears of the Lovecraftian Universe. Featuring smart AI mechanics with horrifying entities that will make you regret stepping into the forest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eresys.

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  31. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 372 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

    The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Consuming Shadow.

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  32. Voidshift is a first-person psychological horror game about routine, control, and the slow realization that something is deeply wrong with the place you work. You are scheduled for the night shift at Edenway Market, a quiet convenience store that never seems to close. Your job is simple: stock shelves, clean messes, follow procedure. The lights hum. The aisles are neat. Everything appears normal … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voidshift.

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    34%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    50% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Kukui is a first person horror game. You play as a 10-year-old named Kyle that is in a coma due to a severe injury, however, you play in his subconscious, accessing all his memories and events that happened before the accident. As the story unfolds you will find out what happened and how you ended up in this situation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kukui.

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  34. Polaroid is a first-person horror game where a simple job turns into a horrific nightmare. Tasked with printing out pictures (taken with a Polaroid camera!) and placing them into a container, you must perform the same act around about 120 times... whilst being paranoid about the nightmarish creatures that await you outside your office. The lights occasionally turn off, and you must venture out of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Polarize.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    88% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Unishroom, a game developed by two friends. About a poor mushroom that was kicked of his hometown because of his irregular color. Join him in the journey of finding a new hometown. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unishroom.

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  37. What is Shine on savior? Shine on Savior is an action platformer where you try to survive a zombie apocalypse and use anything as a weapon. Inspired by Dead Rising and Metroidvanias, we wanted to encapsulate the spirit of Dead Rising and give it a retro spin on it. Story Shine on Savior takes place in 2009 in the city of New Delmarr. You play as Roy Rogers who leaves New Delmarr for work for a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shine on Savior.

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  38. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 276 reviews

    Eggcellent gameplay: Your clientele are dangerous, but can be satisfied through the timely fulfillment of orders. Survive each day by fulfilling orders as quickly as you’re able; sort eggs from your rotating inventory into temporarily available baskets in order to accumulate points and prevent the loss of reputation. The static camera angle and simple premise ensure the game can be played with on… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jeffrey Eggstein.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    94% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    You have found yourself in a space that reminds you of nothing, and everything. A space of rooms, that are both comfortingly familiar, yet strangely unknown. A space of quiet and loneliness. You have found the BACK*SPACE. You aren't sure if you are alone. You aren't sure if you want to leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BACK*SPACE.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, story
    69% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Don’t Open is a PSX-style horror game about routine that falls apart before your eyes. A normal shift at a taco bar, an empty stairwell, and a persistent knock on the door that's impossible to ignore. Based on real events. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DON'T OPEN.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Silence is survival in Home Invader, a first-person psychological thriller that blends stealth, tension, and puzzle-solving into a grounded yet unsettling experience. As Rushad, a contract infiltrator hired for a dangerous assignment, you must enter a private estate, uncover sensitive information, and escape without being detected. Every step matters. "In a place where you do not belo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home Invader.

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  43. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    87% User Score Based on 92 reviews

    About This Game You are far away from home.  Winter chills you to the bone.   Staying at a dingy inn, you perform an old ritual  that who-knows-whom on the internet taught you. This is a story-driven, first person horror game of 15-20 minutes of gameplay.  Guidelines to the ritual are hinted at in a blog called The Channels, which can only be accessed through the inn's private network.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Channel 4 Midnight.

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  44. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    夜勤清掃 | The Night Cleaner is a Japanese psychological horror game. StoryNight shift office cleaning.                                           All that greets you, a new hire, is a dirty floor… and a formless sense of unease.                  In the silent floors above, something is unmistakably moving. Game Features・Mainly a first person walking simulator. ・VHS effects (can be turned off in sett… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Night Cleaner.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    86% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uh Oh!.

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  46. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    87% User Score Based on 998 reviews

    Run a shop in the zombie apocalypse! Trade batteries, craft stock, manage your staff, and fend off undead hordes. Will you be a hero, or profit at any cost? Your choices shape your store - and your fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walking Trade.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    84% User Score Based on 1,126 reviews

    Cinderwake is an immersive action survival game where you play as a witch battling in the depths of a magical forest. A wave system with ever-increasing challenge will push your precision and mastery to the limit. You command four distinct abilities. The forest breathes in stylized darkness — twisted roots, glowing sparks, and beings emerging from the essence of magic. Game Features: Progressiv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cinderwake.

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  49. The Shrouded is a short PSX-style horror walking simulator focused on sudden scares. You wake up alone in an abandoned cellar with one simple objective: find all 8 books and escape. As you explore the dark environment, a hostile presence lurks nearby. It doesn’t chase you constantly - instead, it appears unexpectedly, creating moments of tension and surprise. Gameplay is simple and minimal, cen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shrouded.

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  50. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    88% User Score Based on 207 reviews

    Cage an angel. Ransack Heaven. In a far-flung dystopian future, the Angel Engine Initiative carries on as the last hope for humanity. Seal yourself in your operating room, perform surgery on comatose test subjects, and pray you make it out alive. A FUTURE STEEPED IN SIN Angel Engine is a horror surgery simulator that explores a missing chapter of the Angel Engine series. Nuclear fire burned the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angel Engine.

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