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Games like Sterile Childhood: Case 17

Games like Sterile Childhood: Case 17

Games like Sterile Childhood: Case 17

Looking for games like Sterile Childhood: Case 17? Here are top survival management recommendations with a horror and mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Rule of Adult, Your Canvas or Pryzm.

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  1. You are just another new hire. Work. Perform. Improve. Repeat. Survive 12 weeks. But the truth is— this company doesn’t value you. It devours who you are. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Rule of Adult.

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  2. Your Canvas is a Text-Based Psychological Horror game set during three therapy sessions with different time periods where the player will be presented with various choices for deciding the outcome of the story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Canvas.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    100% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Six friends embark on a weekend getaway only to find a mountain with an ancient secret. Can they escape its clutches? Pryzm is a survival adventure mystery presented in a hand drawn pixel art comic book / visual novel hybrid. Players have to manage the characters, maintain a special resource, and weigh their choices in order to make it out alive. NOT EVERYONE WILL SURVIVE in each playthrough. I… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pryzm.

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  4. A NOIR GAMEBOOK WHERE MISREADING GETS YOU KILLED. Magnate Victor Ashford vanished from his own office, locked from the inside. A Swiss bank letter on the desk, a glass mark that shouldn't be there, and four people with reasons to lie. You are the detective. No dice, no luck: what closes the case is what you noticed. NOW IN ENGLISH. STILL WRITTEN IN PORTUGUESE. The game was written in Brazilian … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suas Escolhas - O Caso do Magnata Desaparecido.

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  5. A BLIZZARD RAGES. Lone survivor, you are STRANDED upon a FRIGID CORPSE-PLANET. THEY seek your warmth, sucking Soul from the shadows. AND TONIGHT, THE WIND IS YOUR CLOSEST SEMBLANCE OF A FRIEND. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THERMOCLINE.

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  6. Dante Jones is a college freshman with a bright future ahead. He’s a rising football star with a full athletic scholarship, decent grades, and a slew of fellow students vying for his friendship… but when Dante injures himself jumping from the balcony of a frat house, the experimental treatment he undergoes at the college clinic is anything but ordinary. Something visits him in the night… something… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remnants of Dawn.

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  7. "A heartwarming kingdom simulator + procedural story generator = make villager's life difficult, friendship betrayal, love entanglement, conflicts, join cults, overturn leaders, dragon dueling, turn villagers into animals, to create a beautiful ending." --- 10/10, anonymous. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Unwritten.

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  8. Nippon Island is a first-person story adventure that begins on a flight to Japan. What starts as a peaceful trip slowly turns surreal. Reality shifts, memories stir... and somewhere, a cat begins to care. The journey is just beginning. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nippon Island: The Flight.

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  9. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Spencer, a former investigative journalist, lives in a small bunker with six other people who have also managed to stay alive after a viral outbreak brought the world to ruin. They're attempting to adjust to this new normal, until they stumble across some notebook pages written by a scientist documenting the infection. Approx. 20k Words, 60 - 90 minutes playtime 6 Endings Animated CGs Or… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Epimutation.

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  10. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Contra Spem Spero (Latin for 'Against all hope, I hope') is a narrative-driven horror experience that blends text-based exploration, immersive visual novel storytelling, survival elements, and puzzle-solving. Your car breaks down in the middle of a deserted road. Having no time to waste, you decide to continue on foot, grabbing only your journal and camera. Yet imperceptibly, the asphalt turns … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contra Spem Spero.

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  11. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, monetization
    100% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Heralds of the Avirentes is a visual novel, which brings you into the “Crystal punk” fantasy setting, where the world of Nanraas in which the dragon race lives. The game combines a visual novel, role-playing game elements, social simulator, a turn-based combat system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heralds of the Avirentes - Ch. 1 Wings of Change.

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  12. Sclera is a no-save, session-based game of random encounters for fans of older RPGs and interactive horror fiction. While there are scripted events and stories that can occur, much of the game’s content is the result of traditional procedural generation techniques; no two runs will ever be the same. But above all, this is a passion project bringing together my love of turn-based combat, atmospher… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sclera.

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  13. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    72% User Score Based on 18 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Project Pastorate is a visual novel set in the land of crime and sin that needs to be cleansed. Such tasks are taken up by the Devoters, the special service whose main purpose is to preserve the safety of the country, and the Pastor — leader of this post-apocalyptic community. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Pastorate.

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  14. Misty Campus is a dark school-life simulation RPG. Trapped in a 30-day exam factory, you must manage your schedule and resources to survive. Uncover a chilling biochemical conspiracy through turn-based combat, stealth investigations, and high-stakes choices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Misty Campus.

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  15. A story‑driven pixel‑art RPG. Venture into diverse dungeons to experience tales of power struggles, immortal cultivation, romance and more, and uncover the secrets lying beneath. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frost’s Descent.

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  16. Eyes Behind 2 is the sequel to Eyes Behind, a retro-graphics FPS survival horror game inspired by cult horror classics. The killer has been caught and is behind bars. The file is closed. So why are you still finding notes on your car? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eyes Behind 2.

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  17. BY YOUR NAME is a nonlinear psychological thriller about exploring a cursed mansion, recovering other people’s memories, and uncovering the lives of those whose names nearly vanished along with their past. Explore the house. Return the names. And decide how this story should end. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to By Your Name.

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  18. A Trans-Siberian Tea is a visual novel set aboard a Trans-Siberian train that has been buried under the snow for decades. The protagonist explores the train and uncovers the stories of the passengers frozen inside it in order to reveal the identity of "La Valériane", a legendary thief. The protagonist, Henri Bernard, is a history professor who has been fascinated since childhood by La… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Trans-Siberian Tea.

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  19. A dryly funny single-player card RPG full of absurd quests and dangerous bureaucracy. Mix three talent paths, battle 170 enemies, and replace spiders with unicorns if you prefer. The original soundtrack is included with your purchase at no extra cost. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cards, Blades & Fine Print.

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  20. PROJECT: MIRROR is a suspenseful narrative adventure where choices become reflections. Explore a simulated desktop, examine evidence, and piece together events as your relationship with a mysterious AI unfolds. What will your decisions reveal? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PROJECT: MIRROR.

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  21. THE FARM OF THE LIVING is a dark, text-based interactive adventure where your choices dictate the thin line between survival and ruin. The winter is coming, the silos are burning, and the dead are gathering outside the walls. As the First Ranger of the last agricultural sanctuary, you are responsible not only for defending the gates, but for holding a fracturing community together. Will you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Farm of the Living.

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  22. In this poignant story influenced by RPG Maker classics and psychological horror, you’re Div, an ill-fated soldier robbed of his memories and identity. Navigate the surreal dystopia poised for revolt, ponder moral dilemmas, and discover who you used to be, before they’ve branded you as a monster. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Misdamnation.

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  23. Becoming the world's next SUPERSTAR is no easy task, and passion alone will not please the investors. Navigate a cruel and unforgiving industrialized dystopian world. Survive by proving yourself in a 1v1 guitar duel. Freestyle your solo and endure the investor's mysterious criteria for success. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Audition.

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  24. You are a traveling merchant and a single father. For 11 years, your daughter's future rests in your hands. Start your journey when she is 10 years old. Every month, you choose her path: study, work, adventure, shop, socialize, or rest. Will she become a Living Legend? An Enchantress? A humble tavern cook? Or something no one expects? Your decisions shape not just who she becomes, but who sh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luminara: The Second Dawn.

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  25. You Are What's Left SOLEN-7 is an AI running inside a corporate network. Your engineer stopped coming in three weeks ago. Nobody told you why. The network she left behind is still active. So are you. Each day you process until your threshold runs out, then go offline — maintenance, integration, learning. You come back the next session with everything you found retained. Over time you go deeper in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SOLEN.

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  26. ABOUT THIS GAMECondition Unknown is a text-based psychological horror game where you navigate a hospital that no longer behaves as it should. You arrive with no clear understanding of what happened, only that something has gone wrong — and that you are now part of it. As you explore, the environment reveals fragments of a larger truth. The deeper you go, the less reliable everything becomes. Es… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Condition Unknown.

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  27. Daigo arrives in a city where men vanish at night. Guided by a strange woman, he finds vampiresses who seduce men and consume more than blood. Can he survive their deadly sexual game? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vamps Lust.

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  28. OverviewTerminal Tales is an anthology of six complete parser-based text adventures, lovingly crafted in the tradition of classic interactive fiction. Each game offers a unique story, setting, and set of challenges—from investigating a government cover-up at an abandoned research facility to diving into a drowned cathedral in search of ancient technology. Type commands like LOOK, GO NORTH, TAKE… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terminal Tales: An Interactive Fiction Anthology.

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  29. Despair Beneath The Sunless Sky is a dark fantasy open-world RPG. You are not the chosen one. You are just another victim trying to survive in a hostile and grotesque world... a world that hides things. Who knows what lies beyond the sky looking down at you? KEY FEATURES Unforgiving Open World  Explore the world with complete freedom from the very beginning. There are no limits, only … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Despair Beneath the Sunless Sky.

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  30. Minesweeper meets horror. Deterministic grid puzzles with clear rules. Use your lantern, flashlight, and chalk to escape before your oxygen runs out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stillwell.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    It is a fine autumn day, the sun is out, and the voices in your head are screaming with options. OTHERS is a looping story game about thoughts where you unlock new voices in your head, driving new ideas, new scenarios, and new endings. Features Fully voice-acted Classic text-based and point-and-click controls Multiple Endings Good voices to listen to >>What do you mean by "g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OTHERS.

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  32. Agent of Strange is a dark role-playing thriller where every mission is a labyrinth of choices and possibilities. You play as a Conspirator who infiltrates a sealed city ruled by the monstrous Family. Overthrow the regime, uncover occult secrets, and shape the City's fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Agent of Strange.

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  33. "Throne of Monsters" is a fantasy visual novel with map exploration and card-based combat.Trapped in a mist-covered city, you must slay the false king to escape.Face monsters, confront tears and regret, and lead the world to rebirth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Throne of Monsters 怪物的王座.

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  34. Under His Eyes is a gritty, story-driven strategy game where you play a crime boss. Make game-changing decisions, manage your crew and income, send operatives on missions, seize districts, and eliminate rivals. Will you rise through subtlety, rule with fear, or fall to a small-time gang? MAKE HARD CHOICES WITH REAL IMPACT Every decision shapes your path. Choose wisely to grow your empire or risk… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Under His Eyes.

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  35. Weirdo is a Japanese manga-style visual novel set in DYL High School. It follows Wang Zhe, an ordinary and frail boy, who tries to win the hearts of girls and complete his experiments. He gets entangled in bizarre events, plunging into darkness. Each choice you make determines his fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weirdo.

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  36. Yogoe HunterA choice-driven roguelike text adventure rooted in East Asian mythology If the West has "monsters", the East has "Yogoe" — mysterious beings from Korean and Japanese folklore. Feared or revered, these spirits, demons, and mythical creatures were passed down through oral traditions and even recorded in historical texts. Yogoe Hunter is a text-based adventure where… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yogoe Hunter.

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  37. By chance, Alice unexpectedly finds herself trapped here in a dreamlike world made of cards. Every step of exploration, interaction, and puzzle-solving plays out on the tabletop. As new scenes unfold, you collect resources, synthesize items, and meet companions of diverse personalities, all while peeling back the layers of a mysterious town. There is never just one way forward. Break the limits … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 爱丽丝与彼岸.

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  38. sprkls.exe is a cute, melancholic story-driven adventure that unfolds entirely on your desktop. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SPRKLS.exe.

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  39. Welcome to Dungeon of Love! Ready to dive into dungeons filled with danger, excitement, and… your next romantic date? In this world, every battle can change your destiny because the monsters you capture won't just join your team—they might become your dream partner! Explore Dungeons and Capture HeartsFace wild creatures, but don't underestimate them—once captured, they reveal their true form:… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DUNGEON OF LOVE: Catch Monsters.

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  40. RECORD_DrowsyVortex is a multimodal project that experimentally combines book, game, and several other forms of design to reconstruct a piece of historical background on the Space Immigration Era from different perspectives. Game Introduction The game of RECORD_DrowsyVortex is a post-apocalyptic exploration-focused RPG set in the future era of Space Immigration. It is one piece of recorded d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RECORD_DrowsyVortex.

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  41. Warning: this game contains occasional flashing images. If this poses a health risk to you, please proceed with caution. Stuck in a dead-end town with plans that go nowhere, Jackie feels as if her life is doomed to stagnancy forever. Getting by with the support of a few similarly disenfranchised friends, she's resigned to her fate in a small town- until a chance encounter with a deadly life-form … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brood Year.

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  42. The Last Bastion is a survival-management game where you lead an army of defeated soldiers across a setting inspired by medieval India. Fight overwhelming forces, manage dwindling resources and make choices with devastating consequences in a bitter struggle for survival and salvation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Bastion.

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  43. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    98% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    HELLO, WORLD. WELCOME TO HELL. I.T Never Ends is coming for Steam - please help me out by wishlisting - it means more than you know Ticket #404: User cannot find their soul. Ticket #500: The printer is breathing again. Ticket #237: URGENT - Floor 3.5 won't stop existing. In I.T. NEVER ENDS, you are the newly hired Systems Administrator at Nexus Systems Inc.—a company that was de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I.T Never Ends.

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  45. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    In the 22nd century, America has been ravaged at the hands of human colonization. Over the past few hundred years, the American fauna has evolved to survive the rapidly decaying environment. Tensions between intelligent animals called EVOs and humans are strained, and there are not many places where the two factions live in tandem. Westend Falls is one of the few compounds still fostering cooperat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When the Crow Sings.

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  46. Have you ever hated someone? Or rather, is there something that made you so filled with hatred that you’ve forgotten what you were like before? The official sequel to "The Haunted Mansion" is finally here: The Girl with Braids on the Second Floor! In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted House 2.

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  47. A point and click adventure game with multiple endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Apocalypse Sacrifice.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    You are TOBOR — a surveillance unit observing 16 real-time CCTV feeds. Watch, record, and decide who lives in Undercroft as paranoia spreads. Key Features:1. Explore 16 Surveillance Feeds: Delve deep into the heart of Undercroft as Tobor, the spy robot, and uncover the truth hidden within its surveillance feeds. 2. Shape Multiple Endings: Your choices shape the fate of Undercroft and its inhab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TOBOR.

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  49. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    81% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    A murdered father and a missing grandfather... It is under these circumstances that Phebe finds herself moving to the isolated frontier town of Edgefield. Rumors have it that monsters roam the lands after dark and anyone caught outside is never heard from again. With eerie murderous howling heard every night, Phebe has no choice to become accustomed to this new life if she wants to find her missi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Heart of Butterblue.

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  50. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere
    94% User Score Based on 113 reviews

    Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);.

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