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Looking for games like The Backrooms Simulator? Here are top simulation recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Backrooms Game FREE Edition, The Hat Man: Shadow Ward or The Complex: Found Footage.

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  1. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    83% User Score Based on 2,292 reviews

    Explore the infinite cosmic horror of The Backrooms! The Backrooms Game FULL Edition currently in development, releasing into Early Access soon™!3 SIMPLE RULES Venture as deep into The Backrooms as possible without going insane Check your watch every 30 seconds to "Remind yourself who you are and where you come from" D̴̨̤͉̻̀̈́̽͗O̵̪̬̍̈́̀N̸̞̆̚'̴̢̰̫̈́T̸͈̥̤̊̏͒ ̷̺̋͑͋͝L̶̝̝͠Ö̴̬Ò̸̃̄͜K̸̲̐ ̸͔̅A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms Game FREE Edition.

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  2. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    60% User Score Based on 1,136 reviews

    Based on a true story, discover the horror of the Canton insane asylum as you attempt to rescue your daughter. Experience the scariest game of 2014. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hat Man: Shadow Ward.

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  3. 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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    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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  5. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    49% User Score Based on 173 reviews

    Embark on an otherworldly adventure with Backrooms Media, a multiplayer co-op game that plunges you into surreal, hyper-realistic liminal spaces where the line between dream and reality blurs. In the 1.0 release, you don't just survive – you fight back. Immerse yourself in a non-linear path through nightmarish levels. Survive the extreme heat and cold of the Bunker, navigate the deadly radia… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Media.

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  6. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 160 reviews

    [Media 2152885] [Media 2152886] Dungeon Nightmares II is a first-person psychological horror that takes you through a journey of discovering what nightmares are. It is the sequel to the very... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Nightmares II: The Memory.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 3,407 reviews

    Explore, admire and listen in this pensive artistic experience in PS VR2. Buy Pools at PlayStation Store. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to POOLS.

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  8. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 1,108 reviews

    Enter The Backrooms is a survival horror game that takes place in an infinite maze of rooms known as The Backrooms. Throughout the game, The Backrooms gnaws away at your sanity, resulting in unexplainable sights, sounds, and experiences. In order to survive, you must meditate to regain your sanity before you succumb to the psychological effects of The Backrooms. As you wander the endless expanse o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enter The Backrooms.

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  9. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 13,375 reviews

    A visually lifelike 1-6 player co-op survival horror made in Unreal Engine 5. Explore procedurally generated levels that host liminal environments, puzzles, and entities with new levels and content added regularly. You are at the mercy of what's lurking and must do whatever it takes to escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Escape Together.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    56% User Score Based on 1,170 reviews

    Stay Close is open-world horror game, with options for single-player and co-op. It has an unique and new gameplay approach unseen so far in any other game. You'll find yourself in a creepy and anomalous town, what is your next move? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stay Close.

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  11. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 1,723 reviews

    You play as one of MagWave's researchers, going on an expedition into the Complex. When that expedition goes horribly wrong, you're left alone and lost, wandering the infinite maze of hallways. Otherwise known as the Backrooms. Might there be something in there with you? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Complex: Expedition.

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    46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    46% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    You have just awoken without knowing who or where you are. You can't remember anything but it is clear you are not alone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terror Lab.

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    34%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    34% User Score Based on 1,043 reviews

    The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Despair.

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  14. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 274 reviews

    The Backrooms 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms 1998.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    92% User Score Based on 812 reviews

    A pure terror with a twisted backstory; jumping straight into the horrors surrounding Suite 776. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suite 776.

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  16. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    57% User Score Based on 398 reviews

    Experience the horrors of a haunting that's never the same twice. Paranormal is a 3D fully dynamic haunting experience. The player takes the role of Mattel Clarke, an artist who has a haunted house. Mattel decides to film the hauntings with his camera, which is the viewpoint of the game.The player controls the camera as the hauntings slowly but surely escalate into something far worse and more hor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranormal.

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  17. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    64% User Score Based on 218 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 1 reviews

    Doorways is a survival horror game in which nothing is what it seems. With diverse enigmas, changing gameplay and the scariest environments, you will have to overcome your fears if you want to get to the end and discover the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doorways: The Underworld.

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  18. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    83% User Score Based on 1,008 reviews

    Wishlist on steam now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1889640/The_Backrooms_Survival/ Inspired by the popular internet "creepypasta" The Backrooms, The Backrooms: Survival is a horror... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms: Survival.

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  19. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 338 reviews
    Critic Score 52%Based on 3 reviews

    Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened here. Solve puzzles to find out how you are connected to the mysteries of this place. But be careful: an evil lurks in the cold, dark masonry and it has already started hunting you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silver Chains.

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  20. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    48% User Score Based on 1,014 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 4 reviews

    You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Daylight.

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  21. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    62% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    Fallen into a giant old dungeon, unclear for any destiny, you have to descent deeper and deeper to a place, where even all cries will be silenced.​ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horror of the Deep.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 420 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    A cross country road trip turns into a multi-dimensional walkabout after a quick stop in a mysterious town. A first person surreal adventure of visual auditory stimuli set in a fantastical world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 0°N 0°W.

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  23. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 468 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

    In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology, you will discover the gloomiest parts of human's brain. Overcome your fear and get to know what has really happened to your family. Where will the insanity lead you? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise of Insanity.

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  24. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    93% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    Overview A solo-developed short horror experience shot on VHS. You wake up in an endless yellow maze. No items, no fights—just a camcorder and LIMINAL SPACE! Key Features - VHS Filters: Grain, scanlines and tape distortion The effect. - LIMINAL SPACE: Contains many LIMINAL SPACE scenarios - First-Person Immersion: Footsteps echo, lights flicker, walls never end. - Solo Dev, UE5: Created b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms: Liminal Space.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    76% User Score Based on 4,981 reviews

    In PANICORE, players take on the role of urban explorers drawn to dangerously abandoned places. For these people, it is exciting to discover lost arts, lost treasures and abandoned buildings, schools and other abandoned places.But when they discover a spooky place - one that even the authorities advise against visiting - their adventures take a terrifying turn. The explorers are determined to lear… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PANICORE.

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  26. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    48% User Score Based on 205 reviews

    UPDATE 2.0Update 2.0 is finally out and it introduces many changes, fixes and overall improvements the community has been asking for! About the GameDiscover various levels of danger while trying to escape the eerily familiar backrooms based on popular creepypasta lore.New and Unique LevelsTraverse through 20+ unique levels based on the Backrooms lore. Regular content updates will add even more l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms Deluxe.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    44% User Score Based on 107 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Wooden Floor is a first person horror game full of visual trickery ... Not being able to predict what is going to happen next you need to make your way through the haunted house. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wooden Floor.

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    38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    38% User Score Based on 119 reviews

    "The Lady" is a 2D Surreal Puzzle Horror, featuring hand drawn character art, stop motion animation, and a hauntingly abrasive Noisecore Soundtrack. The game takes the user on an emotional experience like no other in Indie Gaming. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lady.

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  29. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    56% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    In Fall of the Titanic, set foot onboard the Titanic again, exploring the ship deck for deck. Discover what the layout, structure and purpose of the ship was like in 1912, and experience the tragic sinking by yourself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fall of the Titanic.

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  30. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    57% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    Vernon's Legacy is an horror adventure with an enigmatic story that takes place nearly a century ago. You are playing as Robert, the new owner of Dunkenhof manor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vernon's Legacy.

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    33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    33% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    The main character is a hunter who looks for ancient relics. One day he set off to find a legendary mirror which concluded the great force and so great evil, keeping secrets of a magic artifact. You have a chance to know were is a mirror, but be careful the evil waits for you continually. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to White Mirror.

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  32. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 19,420 reviews

    You fell Inside the Backrooms and your only objective is to find an exit. But it won't be easy, there are a lot of puzzles to solve and strange entities to survive... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inside the Backrooms.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    83% User Score Based on 477 reviews

    Descend into the Depths of the UnknownA man gasps for air as he surfaces from water—only to find himself trapped in a room of white tiles and endless pools. This is Level 37, the Poolrooms, a place where the familiar dissolves into the unknown. In this surreal journey, you will explore spaces that exist between worlds—hauntingly empty, disturbingly quiet, and yet strangely familiar. As you traver… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminalcore.

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  34. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 626 reviews

    Silent Breath is a horror experience powered by Unreal Engine 5. Featuring photorealistic graphics, fully dynamic scares and microphone detection. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SILENT BREATH.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 529 reviews

    Welcome to the depths of the Backrooms! Dive into a terrifying and unsettling journey where reality fades and nightmares come to life. I am proud to present my solo-developed game, offering a total immersion into a world as mysterious as it is disturbing, soon to be available in early access on Steam. In this immersive survival game, you will explore the labyrinthine corridors of the Backrooms… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Rec..

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    55% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    Plunge into the world of the bloody tragedy that took place at the boarding school and feel the fear and someone's frightening presence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Presence.

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  37. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 2,272 reviews

    Half dead is a multiplayer sci-fi game about a violent TV show. The players' goal is to survive in a network of rooms full of traps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Half Dead.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    69% User Score Based on 281 reviews

    Relive dark footage recorded from the perspective of multiple characters in this unique first person horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Final Take.

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    43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    43% User Score Based on 426 reviews

    Coma:Mortuary is the introduction part of a trilogy about events in the world of the dead. The game`s genre is Adventure-Ambient with Horror-quest element. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coma:Mortuary.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    51% User Score Based on 274 reviews

    **Indie Physiological Adventure Horror Game Preview May 10, 2014 – South Wales, UK** – Deceptive Games Ltd. has announced its first game “Kidnapped” starting with Windows desktop PCs.... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kidnapped.

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  41. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    55% User Score Based on 983 reviews

    Losing his parents during the holocaust to a mad man of a doctor. You're to play as Grobuskna Vladinov, 20 years after the incident that changed his life dramatically. Grobuskna receives an unknown phone call that'll start a journey that'll twist your mind... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forgotten Ones.

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  42. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 764 reviews

    Escape The Ayurok is a first person horror-adventure videogame, in which you need to escape from a haunted mansion as quiet as possible, to evade the hideous creature called "The Ayurok". Stealth Mode will be your ally! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape the Ayurok.

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  43. 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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  44. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, emotional
    59% User Score Based on 110 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    As Dr. Riley McClein, you have to figure out what is real and what is not as you try to uncover the mysterious happenings at the hospital, while also trying to deal with your epileptic attacks that have haunted you all your life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roots of Insanity.

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  45. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    73% User Score Based on 480 reviews
    Critic Score 48%Based on 12 reviews

    Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. To save her estranged daughter, a guilt-ridden mother must uncover the frightening truth behind the urban tale of a vengeful, demonic witch. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Explore a grand manor house and interact with almost every object you see. To find and s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Knock Twice.

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  46. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    56% User Score Based on 319 reviews

    An infinitely replayable stealth horror game set in high school - with destructible environments, randomized level layouts and a smart opponent that develops new abilities the more you play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gravewood High.

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  47. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 85 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Silent Decent is a highly-immersive first-person horror game with a rich and engaging atmosphere. Trapped in purgatory, you play as Samuel Harris who roams in an endless loop of anguish, pain and suffering. Can you find a way to save a tormented man's soul? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Descent.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    85% User Score Based on 215 reviews

    In the Irony of Nightmare things aren't always as they seem. Those who decide to solve all puzzles of the game, not only will unravel true secret of house, but also will open completely different ending of the story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Irony Of Nightmare.

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  49. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 2,259 reviews

    Next game - Acid Western CHAMBERS - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2437570/Chambers/ Join our Discord channel and became a part of develpoment process: https://discord.gg/5KjNyDH Controls:  Dash - SpaceSprint - Left Shift Use item - FThrow item - TChange item - Mouse Wheel Reload - RChange weapon - QInteract - E Play Golden Light on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245430/Golden_L… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golden Light [demo].

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  50. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    71% User Score Based on 104 reviews

    The Backrooms is a survival horror game set in one of the most terrifying environments of the human psyche. Navigate through to backrooms of an old office complex and remember the terror you experienced as a child. . A single player horror survival game that places you in a maze of rooms and hallways with terrifying creatures. Run through a dozen unique rooms to stay alive as long as possible... a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms.

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