Games like Somnium
Looking for games like Somnium? Here are top action recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Butterfly Effect, Dreamscape Abyss or Resultarias.
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Butterfly Effect is a complete Yume Nikki fangame made in Google Slides. Featuring: 4 Main Nexus Worlds 4 Obtainable Effects 2 Endings Many other areas You can also play it here in your browser! There is a slight amount of horror content. You will need some version of Microsoft Powerpoint in order to play the downloadable file. If you don't have Powerpoint, the browser version should work for ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Butterfly Effect.
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- 66%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:storyMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere86% User Score 28 reviews
In Dreamscape Abyss, your only goal is to walk and explore your dream worlds. When you fall asleep, you will enter your dream world and you can explore as much as you like before continuing on. Discover new areas and search for unique items that you can use to help your delve deeper into your dreams. Unlike most other games, you will not find any action or heavy dialogue present. Similar to ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreamscape Abyss.
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- 54%Game Brain Score54% User Score 17 reviews
Resultarias is a surrealist adventure game narrated by dream exploration. You play as Utsuki, a girl that for some reason doesn't want to leave her room and will only explore the world through her dreams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Resultarias.
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- 88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization91% User Score 47 reviews
A slow burn walking sim with interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Museum of Monoliths.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding95% User Score 148 reviews
You don't know how you got here, and you don't know how you'll leave. Wander the depths of the Backrooms in hopes of finding something more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Within the Backrooms.
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NOXPHERIA: THE CRIMSON MADNESSWhere logic meets delirium, and the truth demands a sacrifice. The Guilt has a Name. The Truth has a Price.Logan Holloway was a man driven by curiosity. A former investigative reporter, his obsession with an enigmatic author cost him everything: his career, his sanity, and the lives of his family. Years after his collapse, a mysterious letter lures him to Ranchester—… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noxpheria: The Crimson Madness.
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- 93%Game Brain Score93% User Score 48 reviews
A Yume Nikki fangame that began on Dream Diary Jam 2. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to cirrus.
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- 46%Game Brain Score46% User Score 2 reviews
===== Notice May 2021: This project has been cancelled - the idea itself hasn't, though. Currently working on a new game project with the same concept and protagonist with a sliiightly different premise? Maybe it's the other way around, I don't know. You can figure that out for yourself and check out development on my art/dev account on Twitter. Thanks for taking a look. -P0lt ===== Break things a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Expiate.
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- 50%Game Brain Score50% User Score 12 reviews
.Flow is one of the most well-known fangames of the original Yume Nikki, made by lol. It's one of the darker spin-offs infamous for its eerie atmosphere and copious amounts of body horror and hospital imagery, centering around a girl named Sabitsuki (さびつき) as she enters her PC dreamworld to explore her mind and collect effects. .Flow is one of the more traditional fangames that stays true to the g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to .Flow.
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- 40%Game Brain Score40% User Score 1 reviews
The rain is pouring down hard... you return to your apartment, alone... as you get ready to go to bed you turn on your TV, and your favorite show is airing. All is good, everything is okay. Chains of Memory by Studio Brainrot is a Yume Nikki fangame, heavily inspired by a JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure based TTRPG campaign, run by our very own Robin Lima, also titled Chains of Memory. Take the role of H… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chains of Memory (demo).
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Akuma is a Spanish Yume Nikki fangame created by AshitaMinami. You play a boy named Akise who cannot leave his bedroom. Along with collecting effects, the main goal of the game is to uncover the story that unfolds by exploring the dream world. Unlike most traditional fangames, Akuma features dialogue and in-game text like journals to help tell its story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Akuma.
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Yume Aruki is a traditional Yume Nikki fangame. The main objective is exploring Twill's dreams and collecting effects. Notably absent from this game are aggressive NPCs, extensive events, and the horror overtones from both Yume Nikki and its many fangames. The game draws heavily on animal, tropical, and desert imagery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yume Aruki.
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- 57%Game Brain Score57% User Score 12 reviews
Welcome to Lovely Sweet Dream! A game made for the Yume Nikki Dream Diary Jam 5! Inspired by Yume Nikki and LSD Dream Emulator. A girl called Lulu is walking home from school one day when she finds an interesting looking charm at a flea market. The box describes that the charm will give the user wonderful dreams. Intrigued, Lulu takes the charm home and it introduces itself as LOVELY. With LOVELY… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lovely Sweet Dream.
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Ultra Violet is a Japanese Yume Nikki fangame that revolves around a girl named Sometsuki who explores her dreams while sleeping. It follows the traditional style of the genre, consisting of exploration and effect-hunting but in addition plays up the collectibility of selectable menu skins, an aspect only briefly touched upon by other games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultra Violet.
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- 48%Game Brain Score48% User Score 5 reviews
Silent Infinity is a traditional Yume Nikki fangame, and plays as such, with the main goal being collecting effects and exploring Umitsuki's dream world. Something a bit different from other fangames is the prelevant nautical theme. You play as Umitsuki and explore her subconsious through her dream worlds. As the game progresses Umitsuki recieves many emails on her computer, which give hints to Um… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Infinity.
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M∞N is Yume Nikki fangames, focusing on exploration and collecting effects. However, unlike most fangames, effects can be used both in the real world and dream world. You play as Tsumiki. Tsumiki is inside a spaceship and cannot exit. It contains parodies and references to pop culture such as famous art, anime, movies and video games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moon.
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The Looking Glass is a Yume Nikki fangame that features spoken dialogue and flavortext when interacting with objects and characters. The game also features light adventure elements, such as simple puzzles and increased interactivity in the normal world. Unlike most fangames the player character is capable of leaving her room, and begins the game in her classroom at her school. You play as Irene, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Looking Glass.
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Kudaranu Mousou No is a Yume Nikki fangame. It stars Kazaguruma and Jose. Unlike other fangames, Kudaranu Mousou No introduces the concept of linear locations. Instead of exploring the entire dream world at once, the player is required to enter worlds and collect effects one at a time in order to reach an ending. The initial version was created with RPG Maker 2000, but later (Ver.0.03) the game … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kudaranu Mousou No.
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Embark on a mysterious journey with Alexandra, who moves to a charming Swiss countryside house. As Alex begins to settle down, she begins to notice strange happenings around her, like what she believes to be vivid dreams about the house's past. Alex will soon find herself forced to uncover the truth, living a bizarre adventure to find out more. Through the memories, Alex will realize that the dist… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Droste Effect.
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About the game: Dualis is an isometric horror thriller whose plot will take you to an underground research complex. In this place, you will have to fight not only for your life, but also to understand if you really exist. What is consciousness and personality are the questions you will have to ask yourself. This is a story-oriented game that combines stealth action with survival horror elements in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dualis.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay84% User Score 51 reviews
What is a home? The safest place — or at least, that is what it is for Camila… In this psychological horror and interactive narrative experience, you play as Camila, a child wandering through a house shaped by memories, cracks, and scars that are not always visible. The story unfolds through exploration, symbolism, and environmental narrative, inviting the player to interpret events and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A House Inside Me.
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- 76%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music97% User Score 30 reviews
Awakening Sarah is an immersive adventure game that invites you to embark on a mesmerizing journey through the depths of dreams. Play as Sarah, a young girl with an extraordinary gift - the ability to delve into her own dreams and unravel the mysteries that lie within. As Sarah awakens in a mysterious dream world, she finds herself confronted with surreal places and enigmatic puzzles that reflect… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Awakening Sarah.
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- 69%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics96% User Score 23 reviews
FriendShapes v2.2 Demo Out Now! [Controls: Keyboard / Joypad / Mouse (Mouse not recommended for traversal)] [Media 17987566] Explore the twisted remnants of Leavalley, a place you're fairly... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FriendShapes.
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- 50%Game Brain Score50% User Score 1 reviews
In the town of Somewhere, Guy and his friends are going on an adventure. Spurred on by his best friend Alma's desire to search for her dad, and his naturally adventurous spirit he decides that tonight the two of them go "somewhere new." After picking up another acquaintance from his job and a mysterious woman they found in the forest, their adventure leads them to a mysterious mall that none of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Trip To The Mall At Night.
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SHATTERSPINE A Memory-Horror TTRPG Shatterspine is a dark fantasy in a world fueled by memories, glyphs, names, vaults, and haunted pasts. You can try to remember who you were, or become who you think you are. You will likely end up fragmented just like the rest of the world. A patchwork of true memories, false memories, and even memories that once belonged to others. Will you find the truth o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shatterspine - A Memory-Horror TTRPG.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding96% User Score 94 reviews
Banebush is a short and very red creepypasta in the format of a visual novel, inspired by scary tales. Take on the role of Alexey, who is hiding from pursuit in a place full of ghosts from the past. The village, familiar to him from childhood, comes alive in his memory: terrifying grandmother's tales, carefree childhood days, and... an encounter with a nightmare lurking in the dark forest. Wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Banebush.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music85% User Score 79 reviews
Big Thinkers! Kindergarten is the perfect learning supplement to your child's classroom experience. Ben and Becky Brightly's contagious wonder and ability to transform themselves into a variety of shapes and forms engage kids in a fun world of learning and discovery unlike any they have experienced before. Your little learners always feel successful as they collect oodles of SmartStars. All of the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Big Thinkers Kindergarten.
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- 71%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics73% User Score 48 reviews
Relive the nostalgia with Oyasumii, a horror and exploration game inspired by PSX and N64 classics. Enter liminal spaces and face surreal terrors in an adventure that challenges your skills and sanity. Are you ready to relive the golden age of video games with Oyasumii? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OYASUMII.
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- 76%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay83% User Score 42 reviews
SayoA walking simulator game themed around memory. Explore a snow-covered town where the snow falls silently. Gameplay: You can climb and walk around various places.StorySayo, while playing with her dog Pun, gets separated and finds herself in an unfamiliar place... Two endings Autosave (Starts from the initial position even after saving)ControlsMove : WASD Run : SHIFT Jump : SPACE Camera : C I… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sayo.
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- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics80% User Score 259 reviews
Explore Lisa Armstrong’s mind as she tries to cope with the burden caused by her father Marty. Traverse a slipping reality as you attempt to leave home and recover your memories. Only, escape is not so easy. Features and Gameplay - LISA the First is a short and surreal exploration game reminiscent of retro-RPGs. - Navigate the twisting world of Lisa’s mind, finding hidden doors an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LISA: The First.
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.■Game Features.A text adventure game in which the player searches for the culprit through deduction and conversation. The game system is based on the motif of "Murder Mystery", a new genre of analog games. Even if you have never played "Murder Mystery" before, you can enjoy the game. It takes about 10 hours to complete the game. The game features multiple endings, with the end… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to マーダーミステリーパラドクス このひと夏の十五年.
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- 99%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization99% User Score 3,206 reviews
Adrift across the void, you must fend off thousands of nightmarish and otherworldly creatures. You're never at rest, as you weave between horde survival and bullet hell gameplay. Test new builds, and improve through roguelite meta progression. And don't forget. You mu [Transmission Interrupted...] If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Picayune Dreams.
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I wonder if you still remember the time when you played FC games as a child? At that time, there were not many RPGs, and Chinese RPGs were even rarer. So every time you find a Chinese RPG, you must play it through. At that time, there were many classic Chinese (Chinese) RPGs, such as heavy aircraft soldiers, devouring heaven and earth, canonization, and so on. But there is also such a unique game,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 荆轲新传(重制版).
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- 67%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability68% User Score 1,136 reviewsCritic Score 66%16 reviews
The Bunker is a completely live action experience with point-and-click interactivity. Filmed on location in a decommissioned government nuclear bunker, it features a plot crafted by writers and designers behind titles like The Witcher, SOMA and Broken Sword, and incredible cast including Adam Brown (The Hobbit) and Sarah Greene (Penny Dreadful, Assassin’s Creed 3). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bunker.
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- 66%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:story, music95% User Score 20 reviews
An exploration game set in a surreal dreamscape full of projections. Piece together past recollections and elusive memories. Make a choice as the reality and dreamed world begins to blur... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ami's Room.
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- 57%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics92% User Score 13 reviews
A surreal dream exploration game, both beautiful and terrifying. Shita ni is a surreal dream exploration RPG Maker game. Through the exploration of both beautiful and haunting dreamscapes, you will uncover the different facets of a young girl's mind. This game will not hold your hand. Instead, you will be free to investigate the mysteries of your surroundings at your own pace in whatever way you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to shita ni.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding94% User Score 586 reviews
An odd tower filled with odd characters in lands you don't remember ever existed. almost like it's a dream? A first-person dungeon crawling RPG with an emphasis on interacting with the characters around you. Heavily inspired by other games such as LSD dream emulator, eastern mind lost souls, amongst others. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disillusion.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability94% User Score 70 reviews
Tide Up is a rather dark and gloomy adventure game. Accompany the girl in a dreamlike world of wonder. Collect the pearls scattered around the world and help the girl escape! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tide Up.
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- 98%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability98% User Score 552 reviews
Mystery-solving adventure If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UNREAL LIFE.
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- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding97% User Score 190 reviews
It only took a few moments for the feeling of panic to set in. "What if I lived my life wrong? How would I be judged? What if there is nothing after this?" The story begins with an individual, recently deceased, who is struggling to comprehend the reality of being dead. The mind, disconnected and failing, desperately attempts to form some vision of reality. Yet, the memories of its life are only … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Endless Empty.
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- 77%Game Brain Score77% User Score 56 reviews
Yume Nikki is a 32-Bit freeware game created by Kikiyama, a Japanese solo game designer. The game was made using RPGMaker 2003. The game is regarded as one of the most original applications of RPGMaker 2003, and the start of a possible new genre of games. "Yume Nikki" means "Dream Diary" in Japanese, and the game follows a young girl named Madotsuki as she dreams. The goal is to seek out and acqu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yume Nikki.
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- 64%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding66% User Score 718 reviewsCritic Score 57%2 reviews
Yume Nikki: Dream Diary is a collaborative show of the utmost respect for auteur Kikiyama’s seminal release. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-.
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- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization97% User Score 212 reviews
Isabelline Fallow lived with her sisters in an isolated corner of a world that had begun to forget itself. Soon, it forgot her sisters as well. Now Isabelline walks in her sleep, every morning a new road home, every morning that home a little different than she remembers it. In her dreams, a shadow twists in agony through the smoke-steeped orange sky. With 80+ hand-drawn pixel art backgrounds, exp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallow.
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- 65%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay88% User Score 25 reviews
(The game has been completely manually made by me, I did not use any AI generated images or anything like that, to clear out misunderstandings. This game is about the topic of AIs. It's about my fictional AI characters and not made with any generators.) This game has a lot of chaotic and bright colors and flickering textures. It is not fitted for people that suffer from epilepsy. The ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AI Stories.
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RD Mars is a top-down shooter where you play as an AI reconstruction of a once-great inventor, Felix Darwins. Explore the laboratory, and learn of his rise and downfall. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RD Mars.
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- 63%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay85% User Score 26 reviews
A magical, dreamy adventure starring Amihailu Dugashoba and her friends! You'll wander the echoey and endless halls and spooky painting worlds to solve the mystery and escape the fantasy world. Or you would solve the mystery... if anything Amihailu said made a grain of sense! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amihailu in Dreamland.
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- 48%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story59% User Score 32 reviews
Railroad tracks is a 2D exploration based adventure game about a lonely circus artist who has fallen into amnesia. As you progress through his surreal twilight world, unsettling memories start to return. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Railroad Tracks.
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- 50%Game Brain Score50% User Score 1 reviews
A game by Jason Kumori and Joseph Newton. Warning! This games themes includes...AbuseBody MutilationAnd Disturbing Imagery. All the mentioned topics above are only implied in the game's context through symbolism and some minor dialogue so it never get's too graphic. But if your sensitive to these topics I highly suggest that you turn back now. :HISTORY:Before we get into the main meat and potatoes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flesh Harvest.
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- 68%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability65% User Score 372 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviews
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, alternatively known as Alone in the Dark 4, is the fourth installment of the survival horror video game series Alone in the Dark, developed by Darkworks and published by Infogrames. The game was released in 2001 in North America and Europe on several platforms including Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Game Boy Color. The PlayStation 2 version of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
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- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability98% User Score 94,700 reviewsCritic Score 85%5 reviews
A turn-based surreal horror JRPG in which a child traverses various mundane, quirky, humourous, mysterious and horrific lands with his friends in search of a missing person while confronting his past and his fears. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Omori.
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