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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.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 248 reviews

After listening to a new rap album I got inspired to vent by turning my feelings into a little game, where you play as a virus on his computer, making his life better, the hard way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to "LIFE" not found;.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

75% User Score Based on 203 reviews

Recursive Ruin is a kaleidoscopic narrative-puzzle game. Explore an infinitely fractal world of strange beauty and mind-bending physics. Inhabit a despondent artist in search of meaning and experience a bittersweet story that cascades into the surreal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recursive Ruin.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

92% User Score Based on 37 reviews

Experience Harry's story of battling multiple personalities and his severe case of schizophrenia. In this First-person horror game, you battle the hallucinations and illusions your mind creates. You misjudge reality and quickly lose control over yourself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Residence.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

-- You're a daughter taking care of a sick old man --- please leave your comment about this short alpha If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The door you can never open.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 27 reviews

She Could Fly: Documentary Escape Game is a point and click game with looping levels, which features comics, documentaries and gaming to explore OCD and anxiety. You become trapped in a flat and are forced to figure out how to escape. In this lo-fi game your guide is narrator TIGER ORCHID - a Twitch/ YouTube style narrator who is with you all the way. Played by Shaniqua Okwok (Small Axe, It's a S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to She Could Fly: Documentary Escape Game.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

95% User Score Based on 252 reviews

Update: Since we're now published by holo Indie, the game is only available on Steam WELCOME TO THE AGE OF ADVENT! Play four minigames based on the members of hololive -Advent-! Bijem'd The pickaxes are coming! Help the Moai escape before they get here! Clear the path to the bottom by clicking on groups of matching colors, and rack up combos by saving groups of Moai quickly! The Demon Of So… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Advent.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

68% User Score Based on 510 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

TRAUMA tells a story of a young woman who survives a car accident. Recovering at the hospital, she has dreams that shed light on different aspects of her identity - such as the way she deals with the loss of her parents. TRAUMA lets you experience those dreams in an interactive way, reminiscent of Point-and-Click Adventure Games. It builds upon this established formula by introducing a gesture-ba… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trauma.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

80% User Score Based on 526 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 4 reviews

A collection of short horror games by 10 different creators, all made in 7 days. Includes: Carthanc (Scythe Dev Team) Don't Go Out (Secret Cow Level) Hand of Doom (Torple Dook) Mr. Bucket Told Me To (Strange Scaffold) Outsider (Mahelyk) The Pay is Nice (Oddbreeze Games) The Pony Factory (David Szymanski) Rotgut (Snowrunner Productions) Shatter (Lovely Hellplace) SUMMER NIGHT (Airdorf) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread X Collection.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

85% User Score Based on 86 reviews

1 puzzle, 4 views. Grab your test tubes and enter the lab to solve a unique puzzle game based on chemical compounds. Match the chemical elements to achieve more than 900 different compounds and see how far you can go. Do you have what it takes? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breaking Good.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

81% User Score Based on 258 reviews

Blackhaven is a first-person narrative game that follows Kendra Turner, a college intern at Blackhaven Hall, a historic mansion burned during the American Revolution. Working alone on a holiday, Kendra uncovers a trail of secrets and misdeeds that spans centuries and may determine her future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackhaven.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

84% User Score Based on 63 reviews

We bring you 10 short horror/comedy games in this collection. Inspired by the "Tales From the Crypt" series and cult horror movies from the 80's/90's. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trash Horror Collection 3.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

88% User Score Based on 4,362 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 40 reviews

Not everything everywhere is for us If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Invincible.

In this VR only game, you will solve a wide range of challenges, encounter various lifeforms, and deal with technology of unknown origin. As you play you may uncover a tale of woe from years gone by. Luckily, it won't affect you, probably.BACKSTORY Set over 100 years in the future, humanity has just started to explore the stars. Using large Space Exploration Vessels (SEV) we have established a col… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tau Ceti Terminus.

Game developers know that: it's hard to balance a game. You create your nice game and your playtesters just say : "This game is unbalanced!".They all have their specific desires and their own concept of what a balanced game is... It's so hard to satisfy the players! In "This game is unbalanced!", you watch a little monster play some games. Unfortunately they are all unbalanced for this little fe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This game is unbalanced!.

I have a one-time per level invincibility. Honestly, I had a really hard time coming up with a concept to fit this theme and I never did figure out how to get it to disappear once you use it. Trust me, it's only once per level. I'm sure many teams came up with brilliant ideas. I wasn't one of them. I have been deving games for about 3 weeks nearly full-time. I decided to try out game jams and I've… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Effortless Insanity.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

89% User Score Based on 46 reviews

2026 Webby People’s Voice Winner — Games: Social Impact & Public Service How do you capture the inhumanity of prison?  The night before I left for prison, my mother told me prison would be harder for me than the concentration camp had been for her. WITNESS to Mass Incarceration: Chapter 1 is the true story of my first day inside federal prison, where within hours I realized I am no longe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witness To Mass Incarceration.

39%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

58% User Score Based on 19 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.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music

100% User Score Based on 75 reviews

You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [Redacted] The Safehouse.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

90% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Solve carefully crafted puzzles and experiment with over 100 cells in this physics sandbox where every pixel is simulated. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cellchemist.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

75% User Score Based on 99 reviews

In a mother’s embrace. Callus is a short psychological horror walking simulator. What does it mean to be bound to another person? Is it love, an emotional connection, a desire to stay close? But what if these feelings are distorted? What if attachment becomes a form of violence? Average playtime: 30 minutes Returning to his mother’s apartment, he is briefly pulled back into the past. Every cor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CALLUS.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Cozy Holiday is a cooperation game for two players, where you can relax and enjoy winter adventures together. Explore charming places, deliver gifts and complete small tasks in a cozy Christmas world. Create memories with your friend, partner, child or a grandparent. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cozy Holiday.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Shunga (春画) is a type of Japanese erotic art typically executed as a kind of ukiyo-e, often in woodblock print format. While rare, there are also extant erotic painted handscrolls which predate ukiyo-e. Translated literally, the Japanese word shunga means picture of spring; "spring" is a common euphemism for sex. Shunga Frame is a traditional jigsaw puzzle that anyone can easily play. Am… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shunga Frame.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

99% User Score Based on 81 reviews

PANTHALASSA In Panthalassa, you delve into an alien underwater world where you play as Magellan (aka MAG), an autonomous exploratory submarine who suffers a catastrophic malfunction and awakes anew, reborn in a highly advanced body, in a world they do not recognize. With technology alien to them and new emotions that were not there before. In this game, you must find out where you are… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Panthalassa.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

87% User Score Based on 307 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 6 reviews

From the makers of Road 96 comes a groundbreaking narrative adventure. Your choices shape the story for other players! Follow in your friends’ footsteps, face the consequences of their actions and choose the fate of this plasticpunk world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tides of Tomorrow.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 128 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 3 reviews

STORY: Dilara joins her father Malik, a handyman tasked with refurbishing an old apartment in the city of Berlin, Germany. In the course of their extensive renovation work, Dilara digs deeper and deeper into the history of the apartment. Relics from past times turn out to be silent witnesses and former companions of the apartment's previous inhabitants. With each new find, Malik tells his daughter… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Berlin Apartment.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

90% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Brutally honest city builder. Become the mayor of a thriving new town and manage construction, policies, taxes, incident response and more, through an elaborate socioeconomic simulation that draws on real-world data. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Microlandia.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

89% User Score Based on 562 reviews

Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Take.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

95% User Score Based on 407 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Darkest Files.

Solve portal-based puzzles using platforming and various other mechanics! Features include: Portals Improved cutscenes Updated graphics Updated level designs [REDACTED] This is a remake of the old Perspective Part 1 game from Stardom Game Studios. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perspective Remastered.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

92% User Score Based on 59 reviews

You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil. When it rains, it pours. AUTO-CRISIS is a short horror game (~60mn) about cars, rain, being lost, and bad days. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AUTO-CRISIS.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

84% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Fight against brain-rot in this story-driven educational physics puzzle game. You will need to learn and apply high school physics concepts to solve increasingly challenging problems and uncover a galaxy spanning plot. When you have finished, you will be able to take a college level physics course. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Newton's Fourth Law.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

73% User Score Based on 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.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

92% User Score Based on 77 reviews

Step into the tangled mind of a dementia patient as he visits the house of his late grandpa, who also suffered from the ethereal embrace of dementia. Witness your perception warp, gravity surrender its grasp and the very essence of space and time tumble into a puzzling dance as your advancing dementia twists your reality into the unfamiliar. Pre-Dementia Play through 6 levels and acquaint yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Andarin Weppes: Pre-Dementia.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

98% User Score Based on 1,427 reviews

“last seen online” is a psychological horror escape room, based on early flash games. Look through someone's computer files. Solve puzzles and discover the secrets that lie within the computer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Seen Online.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Dye The Bunny 2 - demo Wishlist the full game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2883660/Dye_The_Bunny_2/ "Dye the Bunny. Ellie, you have to dye the Bunny." Dye The Bunny 2 is an Easter-themed psychological and survival horror game and a direct sequel to Dye The Bunny, following the events of the first game, continuing the story and pushing little Ellie onto a new horrifying adventure. After… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dye The Bunny 2.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 5,348 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 2 reviews

A totalitarian State controls every aspect of private and social life. Laws are oppressive. Surveillance is total. Privacy is dead. You are a State-installed manager of an apartment house. The State requires you to spy on your tenants, and report any illegal or subversive activity. However, you can also choose to keep the information to yourself, or use it to blackmail the residents, resulting in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholder.

46%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

63% User Score Based on 24 reviews

The 52 Fragments is not a game for everyone. The 52 Fragments are an experimental, esoteric series of games and experiences. The project began in November of 2023 with one fragment added every few weeks until the library is complete. These games examine themes related to identity, agency, perception, and the creative process. Fragments may change over time. Replay is encouraged. This ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The 52 Fragments.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, replayability

83% User Score Based on 314 reviews

The Kidnap | 誘拐事件 is a Japanese horror game about a kidnapping incident. Key Features: Immersive experience: An atmospheric, believable environment intensifies the horror experience. VHS film aesthetic: VHS aesthetic emulates the look and feel of CRT screens, including phosphor screen trail and bleeding, VHS tape noise, interlacing, and jitter in the analog video signal, adding extra immersion … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [Chilla's Art] The Kidnap | 誘拐事件.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

92% User Score Based on 25 reviews

If you could rewind a day that has already passed, would you find a way to do everything correctly?About:Meet Her There is a short, intense, emotional time-loop, in which you're stuck reliving the same day over and over, trying to reach a person you love. It is an ultra-stylized visual novel, made entirely in 2 colors. Originally a statement on time-loop narratives, it went on to become something… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Meet Her There.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

83% User Score Based on 23 reviews

///CODA is an avant-garde exploration game with four diverse exhibits that each tell unique stories connected by a dynamic museum-esque overworld with a unique 1-bit graphical style. Drawing influence from various game genres such as adventure, psychological-horror, point and click, and experimental ///CODA is unlike any other experience either in the physical or digital world. Take a peak th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CODA.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

79% User Score Based on 42 reviews

"Ecstasy / Light / Inertia" is a short immersive journey that redefines music engagement. Play as Luz, navigate through stunning landscapes, and unravel an intricately woven narrative. With original music, philosophic themes, and state-of-art HRTF audio, it's a free, story-centered music adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ecstasy / Light / Inertia.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

55% User Score Based on 225 reviews

Critic Score 53%Based on 3 reviews

Rememoried is an independent video game, a virtual place where memories change to dreams and the only possible way is forgetting, which becomes a mechanism for proceeding to the next layer of dreams. The Surrealist explorative first-person adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rememoried.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development

96% User Score Based on 49 reviews

Code Romantic is a computer science puzzle game wrapped in a science fiction love story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Code Romantic.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

76% User Score Based on 54 reviews

Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Will Die Alone.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

83% User Score Based on 854 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

Darwinia+ is the version of Darwinia for the Xbox 360, released on the Xbox Live Arcade on 10 February 2010. It includes updated versions of both Darwinia and Multiwinia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darwinia.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

95% User Score Based on 351 reviews

https://store.steampowered.com/widget/1657170/?t=Suspicious%20Downpour%20is%20a%20very%20short%20single-player%20comedy%20horror%20experience%20about%20getting%20stuck%20in%20a%20storm%20while%20out%20camping.Now on Steam with achievements! But you can play the original jam edition and updated version here. Welcome to hanawiti forest, a popular location for adventurous backpackers. Pitch a tent a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suspicious Downpour.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

82% User Score Based on 239 reviews

You bought a PC that belonged to a suicidal developer, do you dare to run "Game.exe"? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GAME.exe.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

81% User Score Based on 64 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 4 reviews

A relaxing puzzle game where you create music by solving mazes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rytmos.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

85% User Score Based on 75 reviews

Video game adaption of the Ambrose Bierce short story of the same name. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.