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Games like Tales From The Night Café

Games like Tales From The Night Café

Games like Tales From The Night Café

Looking for games like Tales From The Night Café? Here are top action recommendations with a horror and mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Home Safety Hotline, Arcadia Cafe or Enigma Code: Prologue.

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  1. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 2,252 reviews

    Home Safety Hotline is an analog horror inspired telephone operator simulator where you answer incoming callers' questions about what's inside their home. Read through a vast catalog of common pests and household hazards, and do your best to become an expert in home safety. You will be held responsible for what happens. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home Safety Hotline.

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  2. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    Arcadia Cafe is a domestic horror game about a college student working late shifts in the nameless city in Ukraine. During night shifts, you will meet strange, bizarre characters with their own needs. Serve well, or consequences may affect your life. Key Features: Domestic Horror: Simple, mundane, routine work becomes a nightmare when you don't expect it. Night shift worker gameplay: take t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcadia Cafe.

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  3. In the world of the future, no one is surprised by advanced artificial intelligence - it is used in almost all spheres of human life. And then a new technological breakthrough led to people having the ability to digitize their minds. Now, researchers can create special, isolated virtual spaces that can give people a lot of opportunities... or not? You are an artificial intelligence designed to he… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enigma Code: Prologue.

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  4. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    99% User Score Based on 67 reviews

    You just moved to HEDGEHOG HILLS, a small village full of ADORABLE CUTE ANIMAL CHARACTERS!  You get your own HOUSE, and can visit the many places in this PEACEFUL area! There you meet STORM THE SWAN, a ZANY and WACKY character who is always SCARED of something.  STORM says there's a MONSTER in the WOODS, but surely, they're only imagining things! Enjoy this CUTE and EDUCATIONAL 8-bit adventure o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    89% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    It's a winter night. You're returning home by train. It's been a long time since you've been there. You just have to transfer to another train. Just a moment's wait at a small train station in the middle of the forest. You're familiar with this - it's not the first time you've traveled this route. However, this time, a strange uneasiness accompanies you. Something is different. Something is n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Queen of Moths.

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  6. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    91% User Score Based on 93 reviews

    Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Bride.

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  7. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here? Features High degree of freedom, Text with 200, 000 non-repeating words 20 different endingsChoose your favorite line to experience, and explore the village from diffe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring.

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  8. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    90% User Score Based on 210 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

    Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mothmen 1966.

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  9. Notice: This game currently supports Japanese only. Three ghost stories, told in an old-fashioned café on a rainy night— This is the second installment in Kyofu Yawa, a horror visual novel series in which you click to progress through the story. The story is self-contained, so you can enjoy this game even if you have not played the first title. Through text and sound, the game gradually builds… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 恐怖夜話 第二夜.

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  10. About This Game An ordinary laundromat. Just a small anomaly. “Won’t Open. Laundry” is a short first-person exploration horror game set in a laundromat. You visit the laundromat as usual and do your laundry. But during that ordinary time, strange events slowly begin to happen. The sound of the washing machine. The low vibration of the dryer. The empty store. A space where only the waiting time … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 開かないランドリー.

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  11. *Notice: This game currently supports Japanese only. Two bizarre ghost stories told in the dead of night.This is a short horror visual novel where you progress the story with simple clicks. Embracing the atmospheric, creeping dread of classic ghost stories, the game uses text and sound to slowly build tension, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the narrative. Experience a psychological h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 恐怖夜話.

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    Video Nightz... a video game about a video store set in 1999! It’s 1999 and Y2K is upon us. You are the owner of an independent video store that a corporation is eyeing off to purchase. Help your customers find the perfect video by listening to their stories and decide what the future is for your video store. A satirical look at the lives, interests and subcultures at the turn of the 21st centur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Video Nightz.

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  13. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    A short 2D exploration adventure in a retro style! Explore a laundromat in the middle of the night and try to clear it! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLUE NIGHT LAUNDROMAT.

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  14. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    98% User Score Based on 1,576 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

    Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.

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  15. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    You came here seeking silence. Instead, you found something that won't let you leave. YAMIGATARI: FOR3ST is a 2D psychological horror game that tells the chilling story of a young girl trapped in a nightmare she cannot escape. What began as a peaceful retreat into nature quickly transforms into a desperate fight for survival when Nora discovers an entity stalking her through the trees.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to YAMIGATARI: FOR3ST.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    97% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    Condo is a short, moody experience about wandering, distracting yourself, and getting lost. Unable to sleep, you navigate a quiet condo complex. There's no rush - just you, the building, its inhabitants, and the stories they hold. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Condo.

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  18. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    96% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    1998. The members of Franklin High School’s dubious, under-equipped “Computer Club” break from precedent and take on a project: programming a world-simulator. Denise Novak, the ostensible club’s alleged president, anticipates the end result will be nothing special. A point-and-click, story-driven interactive fiction game. Features an intuitive, contextual menu-driven interface that demands neit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Amateur Deity Society.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    There's this old 90s virtual pet game at a yard sale. It's called 'Babette'. Now you can play with Babette the cat from the comfort of your bedroom. Just you and her! Keep Babette happy by playing with her, feeding her, and more! Except... Babette's more than just a cat. And she's coming for you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Babette.

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  20. Your motel is busy for the first time in years. Rumors of a mysterious curse abound, and the citizens of the city begin to spill out to the suburbs and beyond. Your establishment is now overflowing with with antsy city-folk, exhausted suburbanites, and dispossessed youngsters. In this narrative-driven motel management game, you learn more about your customers’ lives as you check them in to you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morningtide Motel.

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  21. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    53% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    SHORT GRIM STORIES About the GameA short story about a girl who has forgotten her name. But it seems she lost something else along with her name. And she's losing it even now. The novella is more an experiment with abstractions than a standard story. Sources of inspiration: novellas about milk and the cartoon "Hedgehog in the Fog".Features A kinetic novel about the defense mechanisms… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You know my name?.

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  22. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    99% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    "Midnight Ramen" is a narrative dialogue game inspired by titles such as VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action and Coffee Talk, and is developed by the newly-established Cointinue Games studio.In this game, players take on the role of a ramen stall owner and his apprentice Homura, operates a stand that only opens late at night, as well as. Together they work to run their stand, feed their custo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Ramen.

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  24. 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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  25. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 88 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    What if you could create your own constellations? A love story about Asian American identity, mental health, and stargazing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Space in Between.

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  27. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 468 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Cats and the Other Lives is a narrative experience that explores the reunion of a broken family from the perspective of their house cat, Aspen. The game embraces a simple yet intuitive point and click play style, emphasizing design elements based around the behaviors of common house cats seen around the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cats and the Other Lives.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 1,327 reviews

    A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Date in the Park.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 466 reviews

    Experience a bite-sized slice of Lovecraftian horror in this updated version of our cult freeware point and click adaptation of HP Lovecraft's classic short story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Terrible Old Man.

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  31. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    77% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    A horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Not It: Spookiest Edition.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    70% User Score Based on 1,736 reviews

    Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.Awakened by an oncoming storm, you open your eyes to discover yourself in a strange, dark room—tucked away in a house that’s not yours.As you play the game, it changes—subtly, almost imperceptibly—to reflect your perspective. It's a horror game … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    97% User Score Based on 148 reviews

    Enter the memories of Raine as she explores the text-based world of VerdaMUCK, a simulation of the old network within the vast cerebrally-interconnected network of the near future. Meanwhile, a mysterious individual known only as The Navigator exposes the truths of the Cerenet as a conspiracy-in-the-making begins to unfold. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ESC.

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  34. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    A mystery horror visual novel game where you must survive seven days with a cursed painting. The protagonist, trapped in a gloomy studio for seven days, must contend with a cursed painting of a girl to survive. Rely on notes from past victims and manage to successfully paint her portrait. Be careful not to upset her, or you'll quickly find yourself facing an unfortunate fate! Will you be the one… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Matsuro Palette.

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  35. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 3,613 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 16 reviews

    Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure game within a magical storybook. You play as both the reader of the book and its main character, Luka. Explore the town to find word charms. Use your charms to change the course of fate! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beacon Pines.

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  36. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 144 reviews

    A PET SHOP AFTER DARK is a horror point-and-click visual novel where you've taken on an odd job at a little pet shop. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to a pet shop after dark.

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  37. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 930 reviews

    Prepare to experience the original man-on-the-run thriller in a completely new way! There are secrets to be discovered, locations to be explored and - above all - an incredible tale to be told in this ground-breaking interactive novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The 39 Steps.

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  38. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    What a hellish day for Caleb Marduk! And he's someone who knows a thing or two when it comes to Hell. Going from ruthless summoner of the most powerful secret society in the world to a man utterly alone in a matter of hours, it's something that would make anyone fall into despair. And yet he thought to be a valuable asset for The Cult... After all, being capable of mastering dark magic to ruin pe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cult: Marduk's Longest Night.

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  39. "Memory is like embers: as long as you fan them, they glow. Leave them be, and they fade out." THE UNFINISHED is a short, deeply atmospheric first-person Point & Click narrative adventure, based on real events and traditions. Outside is a cold moonlit night, but life still flickers in this dimly lit room. You find yourself in an armchair by the fireplace. Opposite you sits an old m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Unfinished.

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  40. A directionless night-shift worker clings to a dying MMORPG, a legendary White Unicorn mount, and the belief that old games are more "real" in this short psychological horror visual novel about escapism and being left behind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monologin.

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  41. Millennial Analog Horror Strange Stories on the Line A Building Full of Secrets Multiple Endings Midnight HotlineWhen night falls over Jiabao Tower, the phones begin to ring. Some residents report leaking pipes. Some complain about strange noises. Others say there is someone in their home—someone who should not exist. Listen carefully. Search the manual. Find the most likely answer.Do… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Please, Take The Phone.

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  42. Shadow: A Parable of Sappho is a short classic point-and-click adventure game that incorporates elements of poetry and history (which can also be played in one go!). THE STORY City of Mytilene, Lesbos. A plague is threatening all of Greece. The city's most beloved poet, Sappho, is summoned by the Seven Sages to Pittacus' house, the tyrant and also one of the Sages. What at first seems like a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow: A Parable of Sappho.

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  43. THE DEAD DO NOT REST WITHIN THIS UNGODLY PLACE, AND NEITHER SHALL YOU...IF YOU DARE TO FACE... THE SISTERS OF SOLITUDE. Based on a chilling true story, Sisters of Solitude takes you inside the remains of an abandoned convent, The Order of Our Lady of Solitude. Decades ago, four sisters conspired in the dead of night to murder their Mother Superior in cold blood. Shortly after, the sisters were fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sisters of Solitude.

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  44. Three Small Adventures! Hellooo, everyone! The name's Newy. I'm a magical wish-granting game console. I just looove short stories that linger in your heart! Short Short Fictions is an omnibus of three retro short adventure games. The three titles included are the complete ports of DON'T SAY YES and TO:NORTH, short games that gained wide attention on social media, and IMMEMORIAL, a secret … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Short Short Fictions.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    You have died, and only you can discover how it happened. Do not worry though, I am here to help you. Let us figure this out together. This mixed media artistic point and click adventure novel will not take you long to complete. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Have Died.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Gestalt Industries, Ltd. is looking for a qualified candidate for the Art Generator role. Complete your work orders by creating collages using an array of snippets: from photographs to posters to Victorian etchings. Hang out by the virtual water cooler for fun, company sanctioned small talk! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scrapped.

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  47. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    71% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Brothers Kebab Saloon is a fantastic storytelling horror game where you don't wander around in the dark with a flashlight in hand. In this retro-looking game where you will learn how to make kebabs from scratch, you need to pay attention to customers' orders. FPS and Single Player game, set in the 1990s, psychological horror game genre, atmosphere and a work that will draw you in and leave you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear Night Tales - Brothers Kebab Saloon.

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  48. 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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    50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Gather around the wegi board with a group of friends on a stormy Halloween night in the late 1980s. What begins as a harmless game soon spirals into a dark, twisted tale of grief, betrayal, and deception. Wegi invites you to experience a short story-driven adventure to uncover secrets with the group and find out what happened to Sarah the night she died. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wegi.

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  50. 92%Game Brain Score
    92% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    WISHLIST US ON STEAM Click to Wishlist Thank you for your support! As a group of fresh graduates, we are currently working on the new demo and will release it on Steam in late Nov, 2023. Please wishlist us and be among the first batch of folks to play. About the Game Hi guys! We're a team of five and Bride into the Cave is our first game! Bride into the Cave is a horror puzzle game about a gir… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bride into the Cave.

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