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Games like The Broken Protocol

Looking for games like The Broken Protocol? Here are top survival strategy recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Project: AFTERSHOCK, HWTC: Happy Worker Tool Company or Terminal 13.

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  1. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Project: AFTERSHOCK is a fast-paced arcade hacking roguelite set in a dystopian future. Command a 20-year-old legacy terminal to breach enemy systems, siphon funds, and upgrade your hardware. Use your reflexes to survive the countdown and bring down the very system you created. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project: AFTERSHOCK.

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  2. HWTC is a mix of psychological horror and work simulation set in the fictional post-Soviet state, the Republic of Calvania. You’ll be exploring difficult themes that are part of our everyday lives - routine, negligence, and mental health - all while listening to the encouraging, Council-approved radio station. Few things are said directly, but many are left for your interpretation. The warehouse,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HWTC: Happy Worker Tool Company.

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  3. Name: Terminal 13 Genre: Psychological Horror / Survival Engine: Unreal Engine 5 Platform: PC (Windows) Mode: Single-player/Muiltplayer Language: English (with optional Arabic localization) Release Date: 2025/9/13 Estimated Playtime: 30min- 2 hours Perspective: First-person  Input: Keyboard and Mouse / Controller support(Soon) You are a lone worker stationed at a remote train facility, tasked … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terminal 13.

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  4. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    85% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    An exploration and survival game where you captain a spaceship tasked to discover evidence of events that eradicated a populated sector of space. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astra Protocol 2.

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  5. In Container Terminal Simulator, you can immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the owner of a cargo terminal. Drive the loaders and decide for yourself whether you are ready to take on a new challenge. Feel like the owner of a company, develop it alone and with friends and become the best manager! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Container Terminal Simulator.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    78% User Score Based on 274 reviews

    TAKE COMMAND OF THE NATION'S AIR DEFENSE The sky is your battlefield. A hostile contact appears on radar. Is it a civilian airliner off course, or the prelude to a full-scale attack? Your job is to find out. Air Defender is a high-stakes, real-time strategy simulation that puts you in the command chair of a national Air Defence network. From a top-down strategic view, you are the unseen hand res… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Air Defender.

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  7. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    83% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Missiles are incoming. The stakes are high. Only you can stop the destruction. The teams at Mighty Yell and 13AM Games have taken one of Atari’s most iconic titles and created a high-pressure, tactical turn-based game where players must manage their pool of defenses strategically to survive rounds of incoming missiles. Missile Command Delta approaches gameplay in a completely new way, but it reta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Missile Command Delta.

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  8. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    76% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    "From the Other Side" immerses you in a chilling first-person psychological horror game. You are Steve, a security guard on his first night at work, tasked with monitoring security cameras and fixing unsettling anomalies that will make you question reality. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From The Other Side.

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  9. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 354 reviews

    "In beginning the life story of my hero, Alexei Fyodorovich Karamazov, I find myself somewhat perplexed. That is to say: although I call Alexei Fyodorovich my hero, I myself know that he is by no means a great man; therefore I foresee inevitable questions of this kind: What is remarkable about your Alexei Fyodorovich that you have chosen him for your hero? What has he done that is notable? To whom… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Technotopia.

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  10. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 794 reviews

    The successful indie survival RPG "Dead Age" (84% very positive) is back with a vengeance! No other game offers this mix of role-playing, rogue-like, fast-paced turn-based combat and survival all in one. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Age 2.

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  11. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 140 reviews

    Cartridge Defense is a tower defense game with 287 distinct collectible cards that you will use to create your own decks to defend against robots in the cyberpunk inspired future. Play cards (cartridges) to spawn towers, upgrades, special abilities and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cartridge Defense.

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  12. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, replayability
    64% User Score Based on 74 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    All the planets in the system have suddenly decided that the galaxy isn’t big enough for all of them! You’re not sure who launched the first missile and it doesn’t really matter! You’ve got nothing to do with it… you are just… the satellite repairman! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Satellite Repairman.

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  13. Welcome to The Company.In this first‑person psychological horror experience, your boss “asks” you to work late again. Clock in for another ordinary shift and decide what kind of employee you will be today.  Sift through an endless stream of corporate messages. These workaholics may not be in the office with you, but they sure do send a lot of messages from afar to keep you busy. How you res… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Company.

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  14. You are Kai Atcher, an anomaly monitoring operator employed by I.D.S. (Inter-Dimensional Security) - a private corporation specializing in the detection and containment of interdimensional threats. You are assigned a top-secret mission: to restore operations at an abandoned observation tower located within a long-forgotten recreational area, erased from official maps and records. Once a popular t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inter-Dimensional Security.

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  15. 46%Game Brain Score
    46% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Manage your failing ship, evade lurking horrors, and navigate the galaxies to find the Lunar Star Base. With limited oxygen, dwindling power, and unknown terrors closing in, every decision is life or death. Will you make it home—or be lost forever? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Survivor.

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  16. Survive six nights of terror in a deadly cat-and-mouse game. Immobilized in a chair, solve intricate puzzles, monitor cameras, and scour the dark web to uncover secrets—all while a relentless demon hunts you. Will you outsmart the darkness before time runs out? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HIDDEN NEMESIS.

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    Warning.... This game contains Jumpscare, Psychological Atmosphere, Flickering Light, Loud Sound. You're Jhon. Just a normal family. A few days ago your wife gone missing. You trying to find your wife ALONE but the result is nihil. You decide to leave the house and buying a new one to escape from your sadnes. But you didn't relize there's something amiss in your house. Update Info : *Fix Issued … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GUILT.

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  18. The StoryMissing Texture is a psychological horror narrative experience structured into chapters, all accessible from a central Launcher. The Launcher acts as the core of the Missing Texture universe, allowing you to access every main chapter while keeping your progress unified. But there is something more. The story is not told only through the main chapters. It fragments. It hides. It rebuil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Missing Texture.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Cycle through live camera feeds, watch for anything unusual, and report anomalies to deploy containment equipment. Objects may move, lights may shift, entities may appear - nothing is ever static for long. Each correct report restores stability. Each mistake brings the threat closer to breaching control. Work across four distinct levels, each with its own atmosphere and anomaly patterns. Reports … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Overseer.

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  20. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    67% User Score Based on 101 reviews

    The Next Generation of Naval CombatCommand the most advanced nuclear-powered submarines in the world. Modern Naval Warfare is the ultimate tactical simulation, offering unparalleled depth in graphics, physics, and authentic combat systems. From the pressure-crushed depths of the ocean to the high-stakes politics of the South China Sea, every bolt, frequency, and sonar ping is simulated with uncomp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Modern Naval Warfare.

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  21. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    this is the first episode, more to come soon. Twilight Tales is a series of short games based on psychological horror and the choices you make, which will determine whether you survive or not. You choose your own ending. In this first episode of Twilight Tales, you'll take care of the tasks in a small store deep in the woods, all while avoiding the dangers that come with it. Hollo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twilight Tales ∣ hollow's store.

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  22. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 2,787 reviews

    Roadmap About the Game Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days is a side-scrolling shelter survival game that tasks you with guiding a desperate group of zombie apocalypse survivors to safety. Craft weapons, scavenge resources, balance your group’s needs, and try to get everyone out of danger alive. Texas, 1980. Walton City is a sprawling, coastal metropolis in the grip of a scorching heatwa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days.

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  23. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 410 reviews

    STORYA natural disaster hit us and brought humanity to the verge of extinction. Only a few survived because of "Large Igneous Provinces", these are volcanoes that don't explode but huge cracks open in the Earth's crust and lava just starts bubbling out, oozing across the landscape, releasing tons of toxic gases. The most dangerous thing about an igneous province is that it can keep up th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oxygen: First Breath.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    66% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    Sentinel is an interactive audio tower defense game. It mixes strategic game play with a dynamic music system. The game takes place on a sequencer-like grid. As you add defenses, collect resources and destroy enemies, musical elements are triggered in time to the music. Fight through 31 levels to clear the virus from the system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sentinel.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 3,658 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

    Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duskers.

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  26. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    79% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    WAW is a unique game concept which aims at simulating in one single system ALL conflicts throughout the world (and beyond) from Prehistoric times to nowadays, from grand massive wars to asymmetrical conflicts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wars Across the World.

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  27. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    51% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    Global ATC Simulator is a standalone simulation of the task of Tower, Approach and Departure controllers. What sets it apart from every other ATC simulation is that it is global, it covers all the major airports in the whole world with literally unprecedented detail. It uses the same (licensed) database as the majority or airliners so for each of the nearly 14.000 airports you will guide aircraft … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Global ATC Simulator.

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  28. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 105 reviews

    Delivery from the Pain is a survival-themed experience game. You will play a survivor who must explore, fight and gather resources in a world full of zombies. You will make contact with other survivors who you can help or exploit to your own ends. Will you find a way to escape, with or without them? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Delivery from the Pain.

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  29. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, monetization
    70% User Score Based on 121 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Fear Equation is a turn-based horror strategy game where you play the engineer of a modified freight train, built to protect its occupants from a deadly fog that brings their nightmares to life. Survival depends on analysing passengers' dreams, crafting defenses, upgrading, scavenging and resource management. As the Engineer, you'll need to rescue survivors, analyse their dreams and build defense… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear Equation.

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  30. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    My Train Arrives is a railway construction simulation game. Build railroads, open new routes for trains. Enjoy the pleasant atmosphere of the game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Train Arrives.

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  31. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    85% User Score Based on 1,095 reviews

    You've barely managed to flee your exploding spaceship. Now in an old escape pod, you find yourself in the shoes of a technician, without any knowledge of the complex systems, around you, that are keeping you alive. Faced with all kind of cosmic dangers, how long will you survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tin Can.

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  32. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    75% User Score Based on 3,018 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    Conquer American mountains as you haul incredible tonnage with the workhorses of industry, get the British capital’s commuters to work in record time and race state-to-state aboard German high-speed traction, with Train Sim World 3: Standard Edition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Train Sim World 3.

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  33. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 390 reviews

    Dive deep into this Lovecraft-inspired RTS survival. Assemble your team using different classes, skills, weaponry and more. It's up to your squad to survive the onslaught of nightmares that are surely coming your way. Will you find the source of the darkness? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chromosome Evil.

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  34. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    79% User Score Based on 870 reviews

    Game inspired by SETI. Take the role of a scientist to find an extraterrestrial signal .Control massive Radio Antennas by using interactive control in your Observatory. Detect , download and decode unknown or story telling signals. Manage and Maintain an electrical system to improve your systems and make it more efficient. Detect more signals, earn credits and upgrade your systems to improve their… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Signal Simulator.

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  35. Welcome to Build & Survive – a vast, dynamic sandbox survival game where every action matters. In the heart of an uncharted land, you are dropped with nothing but your will to survive. No tutorials, no handholding — only raw nature, relentless enemies, and your ability to adapt. Build & Survive offers a deep and rewarding sandbox experience where your choices shape your destiny. Whe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Build & Survive.

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  36. ROARYOU ARE NOT THE HUNTER A Wildlife Paradise Hiding a Classified ExperimentROAR is a cinematic first-person survival horror game set in 2022 within Kijani Nyota Private Conservancy, a remote wildlife reserve in northern Kenya once celebrated as a global model for lion conservation, advanced genetic research, and luxury eco-tourism. Behind its pristine visitor centers, safari vehicles, veterinar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROAR.

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    OUTBREAK – Build. Defend. Survive.OUTBREAK is a third-person survival action game where every wave pushes you closer to chaos. Face endless hordes, manage your limited resources, and build your own line of defense in a world swallowed by darkness. Light is not just a visual — it’s your lifeline. The question remains: How long can you survive?  Light Up the DarknessDon’t let the darkness co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OUTBREAK.

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  38. Seven centuries in the future, humanity is collapsing. In an attempt to spare yourself the same fate as the rest of the system, you flee to the furthest away place you can feasibly survive: Pluto. Survive the downfall of humanity in a centuries old survival bunker, or at least the first week. Uninhabited for centuries. You crash land on Pluto, it's the furthest away place you could reach that… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seven Days Until Morning.

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  39. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    69% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    The Mare is a unique fast-paced gripping horror game that mixes classic ghost story with a nerve-wracking horror experience. Prey that you will survive the evil forces that lurks in the shadows of this grand mansion. Move carefully, and hide when you can. Run as fast as you can, but for all the world don't get caught. Play as a young boy trapped in an old mansion. In the game you can navigate t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mare of Jonah.

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  40. Welcome to Echoes of the PastWhere the past comes alive, and fears take shape. You are a night guard in a psychiatric hospital, where a seemingly ordinary shift turns into a fight for survival. A threatening creature emerges from the darkness, and your only chance is to hide or outsmart it to survive the night. To make it through, you must endure until dawn, using your wits, limited resources, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes Of The Past.

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  41. PAL IS BACK, AND HE'S READY FOR ROUND 2!Taking place after the events of LUMbA: REDUX, the substance that started the chaos has returned. Activating Pal once again, he will recruit a new team to enact his plan. Pal's army will fight through hordes of enemies in high-octane, top-down battles. EXPERIENCE HEADBANGING ORIGINAL TRACKS!We didn't cheap out this time! NeatNeet, who made notable contributi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LUMbA: HANGOVER.

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  42. Welcome to Paranormal Mission, the thrilling spot-the-difference game that will put your powers of observation to the ultimate test! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranormal Mission.

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  43. In Missile Wars players will defend their asteroid from waves of incoming enemy missiles, invest in crucial tech upgrades and launch decisive countermeasures. Defence requires timing, dexterity, prediction and precision using VR or keyboard & mouse. Targets must be prioritised based on threat-level and proximity, and despatched efficiently. A missed shot could have dire consequences. Between… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Missile Wars.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    93% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Tollway Tycoon is a chaotic little management sim about running the least glamorous part of the transport network: a toll plaza on a very cursed stretch of highway. You’re in charge of everything the drivers never think about – staffing booths, keeping the road drivable, dealing with breakdowns, repairing potholes, cleaning up after “incidents”, and trying desperately to keep the cars (mostly) fl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tollway Tycoon.

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  45. You live in a dimly lit, exotic apartment basement in a small, cluttered office. You don’t know what your neighbors are up to. But you want to know everything. Build a NetworkIn Beyond the Doors, your job begins every night right when your neighbors shut their doors and disappear. Place recording devices near their doors. Build a chain to transmit the sound back to your basement office. Coll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond the Doors.

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  46. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    93% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    A Journey into Madness and SurvivalLittle Lighthouse of Horror is an atmospheric psychological horror game inspired by the eerie 1900 legend of the Flannan Isles. As the lighthouse keeper, you must maintain the light while confronting growing unease and unexplained phenomena. With isolation creeping in, your sanity will be pushed to the limit. Surviving the LighthouseSurvival depends on balancing… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Lighthouse of Horror.

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  47. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    98% User Score Based on 1,170 reviews

    Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story is a work-focused sound novel game where you work at your desk alongside Satone, an imaginative girl who loves writing novels. Customize the Lofi music, ambient sounds, and scenery that reflect Satone’s emotions to enhance your focus! The more time you spend working together, the deeper your bond will grow—perhaps you’ll even connect with Satone on a deeper level…? … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    77% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Welcome to Netbreak, a horror-puzzle experience. When a mysterious USB drive arrives on your desk, your curiosity drags you into a nightmare. Piece together clues, watch forbidden videos, and take down an underground SNUFF marketplace, that allows you to see interactive torture and murder. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Netbreak.

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  49. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 9,338 reviews

    WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No, I'm not a Human.

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