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Games like The Backrooms - Recovered Tape

Looking for games like The Backrooms - Recovered Tape? Here are top action recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with A Wonder, The Escape (Updated) or The Inheritance of Crimson Manor.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    49% User Score Based on 69 reviews

    A WONDER is a 3rd person stealth/puzzle game set in a sunken city. Stuck in the depths of the sea, Alana will have to explore this dormant world in order to reactivate it. In doing so, she must remain hidden from lurking creatures, hostile to any outsider who dares to venture in this derelict place. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Wonder.

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  2. 30%Game Brain Score
    30% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    [Warning]: This is a mature game and you must be of legal adult age within your current location to be playing it. Game Trailer on DropBox: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5dqtdt4xaci53xslrxfbz/The-Escape-Game-Trailer.web... The game has been updated! As it contains: Swearing, Blood, Violence, & Gore! Language: English Genre: Horror/FPS Engine: Fps Creator V1.16 (no-mod) by TheGameCreators. There… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Escape (Updated).

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  3. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 760 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    The Inheritance of Crimson Manor is a narrative horror puzzle game set in a beautiful and enigmatic #victorian era manor with a dark secret. Unravel The #Mystery After working for more than ten... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Inheritance of Crimson Manor.

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  4. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 4,406 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 2 reviews

    Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game. Solve mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, escape from rooms and dive into the authentic atmosphere of the Renaissance. Use all your wits to find out what's behind your master's disappearance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House of Da Vinci.

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  5. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    80% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Nights.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 61 reviews

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

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 153 reviews

    Important note: This game focuses on exploration and gradually builds tension to provide a deeper experience. The story takes place inside a house where there is an evil entity that will try to prevent you from getting out alive. The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game. Environment Immerse yourself in this horror experience and feel firsthand the terror of being alone with an ent… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Guest.

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  8. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    63% User Score Based on 268 reviews

    For Desktop or VR! In this 3 chapter story, you play as a modern day legend, Detective Thomas Moore. He has solved more cases than one can count, where others hit dead-ends, he gets to work. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Curious Cases.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    44% User Score Based on 121 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 3 reviews

    Tartarus is an action/adventure game from first person perspective combined with text input. Developed by Abyss Gameworks and powered by Unreal Engine 4. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TARTARUS.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    80% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    Nebraska takes place as a journalist writing a book about mid-west America, who runs out of gas in a rural area of Nebraska. Players will explore and uncover the secret facility that lies beneath the attraction and discover the terrible experiments that have taken place there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nebraska.

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  11. 34%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    41% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Dive into the heart of horror with this survival game inspired by the mysterious SCP Foundation. After the opening of Site 1730, once the stronghold of the Foundation, chaos has erupted. All sites, except Sites 15 and 19, have been abandoned, converging towards Complex 1730. An unprecedented concentration of anomalies released during a containment breach has left the complex in a state of desolati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Rulebreaker.

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    43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    58% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    You are on the night shift at the bank. You hear noises all the time. You need to find out what they are and find your partner. As you pass, you will need to find the keys and open locked rooms. First person game with horror elements. Explore the bank and its rooms, collect batteries for your flashlight. Darkness can conceal a variety of mysteries. My story will be very hard to believe, espec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night of Horror.

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  13. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 1,416 reviews

    The long awaited sequel to The House of Da Vinci is finally here. Join more than 1.000.000 players from around the world and dive into the 3D puzzle adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House of Da Vinci 2.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    66% User Score Based on 508 reviews

    Okaeri is a Japanese horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house. It's 6:00 pm, coming back home expecting a welcome from your mom, instead, she finds unexpected things happening before her eyes. The game is inspired by short omniverse Japanese horror films. Key Features: Immersive experience: An atmospheric photo-realistic graphics intensifies the hor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Okaeri.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    69% User Score Based on 600 reviews

    God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to God's Basement.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 92 reviews

    When you wake up in the mental institute you're in charge of, you realize you've been locked in your room by your most dangerous (and clever) patient. Will you be able to reach the way out while taking the journal you found in your room and stepping into an ancient story? 13: Origin is a web of clues that you must follow and not miss, as in most room escape/puzzle games. As you untie each knotted… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 13:Origin.

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  17. 27%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    27% User Score Based on 159 reviews

    HALLOWEEN EDITION v1.03 - NEW UPGRADE!v1.03 is now live, with extra sound effects and a new memento that unlocks a new part of the story! Get lost in the hedge maze returning the mementos to free the orphans, escape the Huntsman as he walks the same dark pathways... hunting for you! HUNTSMAN HUNTING YOU! NOW WITH SHORTER STORIES, 30 TO 60 SECONDS EACH FULL-LENGTH STORIES STILL IN THERE IF … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Huntsman: The Orphanage Steam Key GLOBAL.

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  18. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 242 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 15 reviews

    From Frédérick Raynal, the creator of Alone in the Dark and pioneer of survival-horror, 2Dark is a grim journey of stealth and courage into the heart of corruption. Plagued by a string of child abductions, darkness hangs over the once-picturesque city of Gloomywood like a curse. As former detective Mr. Smith, use your cunning to infiltrate six bastions of cruelty. Uncover the secrets of the derang… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 2Dark.

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  19. 40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    40% User Score Based on 246 reviews

    In a small village in central Europe something is happening, the forest growing around has something different. Its wood is red color, unique in the world. This does not pass unnoticed to the world's largest logging company, the White Wood Company If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodwood Reload.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    51% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 54%Based on 4 reviews

    The Fridge is Red is an anthology of different first person horror stories. Each episode explores a specific theme and experiments with gameplay ideas. Liminal spaces, surreal encounters and uncanny strangers. You will see a completely mundane settings spiraling down into distorted psychological terror. Experience the dreadful trip inspired by the retro analogue and PS1-era horrors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fridge is Red.

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  21. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 5,692 reviews

    Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Complex: Found Footage.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    80% User Score Based on 163 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game with horror elements. This is your trial; complete it, or die! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Initiate.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    HE FOLLOWED ME"HE FOLLOWED ME" is an episodic psychological horror game BASED ON A TRUE STORY PLOTI never thought something small could turn into something like this. It started with an argument at work. Nothing serious. Just words. But after that… I kept seeing the same car. Outside the restaurant. Across the street from my house. Near the market late at night. At first, I told m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to He Followed Me.

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  24. 30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    44% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    “Every guest who checked in… was never seen again.” stumble across a half-abandoned motel deep in the woods. It looks lived-in. Warm lights glow in the hallways. There’s luggage left behind. But no one answers the bell. In Echoveil: The Last Guest, you play as a lone Journalist seeking shelter —only to uncover a chilling secret hiding behind every door. The motel seems to breathe. Rooms shift. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoveil : The Last Guest.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    93% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    Disminal is a First Person Exploration/Walking Simulator experience set in the backrooms where you will be able to wonder through some of it's unsettling and vacant places, is there an exit to be found? or will you be staying here forever, lost between two worlds. This game will focus merely on immersion and appreciation of aesthetics. Most zones/sections in the game are greatly influenced b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disminal.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    64% User Score Based on 69 reviews

    Sivi's Factory is a single player first-person horror game in which you play as Felix. You are looking for your brother on the scientific factory. Solve puzzles on the locations, explore new rooms, fight your enemy and go deeper into factory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sivi's Factory.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 140 reviews

    “It’s simple enough to make the puppets move–that’s not what makes them special. You see, when children watch our shows, they believe what they’re seeing is real. To them, the puppets are alive.” Journey through a distorted puppet theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. Take the stage as Viviette—a music box ballerina who's mysteriously free from the puppet master's … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fantasmagorie.

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  28. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    78% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    Forgotten Hill: The Third Axis is a point-and-click adventure that challenges you to solve puzzles in a creepy mansion. Explore eerie rooms, use inventory items, and decipher clues. Play to escape the mysteries! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten Hill The Third Axis.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 593 reviews

    This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome to Kowloon.

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  31. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    70% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    "Escape First 3" is the third installment of a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! It includes 3 different escape rooms to choose from and can be played competitively, co-op or solo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape First 3.

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  32. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    51% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    Project Liminal Redux is a first-person horror made in realistic 3D graphics. The gameplay consists of collecting notes, solving riddles and escaping from various entities. The main goal is to survive and escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Liminal Redux.

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    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    47% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    A girl abandoned in the basement of a hospital for some reason. Escape the hospital avoiding the doctor who abandoned the girl in the basement! Complete the story through hidden foreshadowings and various devices throughout the map and find out why the doctor abandoned the girl in the basement. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 13iew.

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  34. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    74% User Score Based on 53 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 5 reviews

    Stifled is a Mic-Enabled Sound-Based Survival Thriller, where sound is the only way you see and the enemies HEAR your fear.  In Stifled, the sounds made by your in-game character and yourself through microphone input reveal the otherwise hidden world through ‘echolocation’. However, undue noise will attract the attention of creatures lurking in the darkness. To survive, you will have to tread the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stifled.

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  35. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    51% User Score Based on 362 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 7 reviews

    THE FULL GAME IS NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM! http://store.steampowered.com/app/359580 Uncanny Valley is a survival horror indie game. We are tired of seeing action games marketed as survival horror,... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncanny Valley.

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  36. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    48% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    Hi guys! We're glad to show you some gameplay from our game A SECOND BEFORE US! If you like it, please vote for it on Greenligh page!... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A SECOND BEFORE US.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 4,542 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Only If is a surreal first person adventure-puzzle game. You play as Anthony Clyde, who, after a heavy night of partying, wakes up to find himself in an unfamiliar bed with no memory of the previous night's events. Unfortunately, escaping these unfamiliar, opulent surroundings will prove to be no easy task, as an unseen, menacing, radio-bound antagonist will stop at nothing to block Anthony's path… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Only If.

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    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    41% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    Alone is a Psychological horror game that changes around you as you play. When Sam receives a letter from his sister Michelle, asking for help, he ventures back to the hostel where he grew up. Little did he know, what he was about to encounter. Can you track down your missing sister, and discover the strange occurrences happening at the home where he grew up? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ALONE?.

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  39. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Michael struggles with dreams of dark waters and an unknown ancient evil resting beneath the cold waves. Are these simply dreams or are they a premonition of things to come? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arkhangel: The House of the Seven Stars.

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  40. The space station suffered an unknown infection from space, the previously unknown X virus mutates, almost the entire crew of the station is infected, you need to stop the army of mutants until they break through to Earth and the judgment day begins! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DooM in the Dark 2.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 2,018 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny. Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game. Developed by Richard Perrin the creator of the white chamber with music by Wounds (Bartosz Szturgiewicz). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kairo.

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  43. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    65% User Score Based on 700 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 34 reviews

    Buy Maquette on PS4 and PS5. Maquette is a first-person, recursive puzzle game in a world where things are both tiny and staggeringly huge. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maquette.

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  44. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    59% User Score Based on 292 reviews

    You, The Inspector, have been trying to solve the case of the eerie abduction of young Amy Haven for several years, but were suspended for tampering with evidence to get the primary suspect convicted, the vagabond known as “Mr. Bones”. Now, you return to Dowerton for a last, paranormal search to find Amy Haven, and to learn the secret of the Dark Fall. Dowerton; a once picturesque rural village, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Fall: Lost Souls.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, stability
    44% User Score Based on 52 reviews
    Critic Score 47%Based on 3 reviews

    Journey as Eva, a young girl who lost her sight at an early age, and has since developed the unique capability to "see" the world around her through sound. Explore a world on the edge of collapse and discover the long-kept secrets of the land... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pulse.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    83% User Score Based on 118 reviews

    A thrilling first-person action-stealth game. Play as Dana, the inventor thief, and use your gadgets to fulfill your task; retrieving a special artifact from a private art collection in a mysterious palazzo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Exhibited.

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  47. 28%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    28% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    What does it feel like to find yourself in hell? You don't feel the wind, you don't see the sun. No more hearing child's laughter. No memory of those who once were your friends and family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lost Souls.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    DEVIOUSLY SIMPLE - Zof is a different kind of puzzle game. The solutions are always simple, just more and more carefully hidden. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zof.

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  49. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    79% User Score Based on 48 reviews
    Critic Score 39%Based on 4 reviews

    I Can't Escape: Darkness is a quicksand trap for the senses - the more you listen and look for clues, the deeper you fall into a damp, living dungeon. Plunge into the depths and scrape together whatever tools you can find, then try to escape one of the most diabolical puzzles of all time! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Can't Escape: Darkness.

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  50. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    66% User Score Based on 199 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    You wake up dazed and confused, probably from the effects of cryosleep. No one can be seen around, but you soon start to find the bodies of your dead crewmen. The ship is adrift, and whoever – or whatever – killed your crewmates is probably still around. Syndrome is a sci-fi survival horror game that takes place aboard the "Valkenburg", an exploration and science ship equipped with the most ad… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Syndrome.

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