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Looking for games like The Cradle? Here are top simulation recommendations with a horror and mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Dark Resolve, Dark Investigation: Experiment or Tatari.

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  1. View Game
    39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    58% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Immerse yourself in a chilling nightmare where the darkest corners of the past come to life to haunt you. This is a tense first-person psychological horror game that transports you to the heart of an abandoned police station. This is a place that the city authorities are preparing to demolish, but its walls hold too many untold stories and unbearable human despair. A DEEP DIVE INTO THE PAST: The… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Resolve.

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  2. Play as a private detective sent on the trail of a missing person. What seemed like a simple case quickly turns into a nightmare. Will you be the one to solve the case... or just another victim of this mystery? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Investigation: Experiment.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Tatari is a first-person adventure game where you take the role of a detective assigned to a disappearance case. As a police detective, you are sent to investigate from the last place the person of interest was seen. From there, you will find yourself experiencing some paranormal behavior that your logical mind can’t seem to get hold of. You will follow the evidence to a village that has been … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tatari.

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  4. Enter a world where the boundaries between realities are blurred. Blackwood Manor is not just a place, but a prison for the soul, shattered into fragments of time. Like Daniel, you came here in search of the truth, but found yourself trapped in a terrifying mind game. Your only key to freedom and understanding is an ancient Polaroid camera, capable of capturing the invisible. Photograph old paint… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echo of the Walls.

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  5. Degeons Project is an immersive first and third persons puzzle game that places you in a vast, abandoned scientific complex owned by the mysterious Degeons Laboratory's. A MYSTERY SHROUDED IN SECRECY Once a bustling state-of-the-art research center, the facility now lies empty, shrouded in oppressive silence. It was hastily abandoned after a catastrophic incident, the cause and consequences of wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Degeons Project.

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  6. In the silence of the night, the door creaks... You are an uninvited guest in a house that the owners have long since abandoned. But you are not alone here. A dark silhouette watches from the shadows, following your every step. Who is he? And why does this house not let go of those who cross its threshold? Explore rooms full of secrets and terrible finds. Read the notes of the former owner, who t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unwelcome Guest.

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  7. “Subject 33” is a psychological horror game focused on exploration, tension, and atmosphere. Inside an abandoned asylum, every file and every room hides traces of unauthorized experiments. As you dig deeper, reality and memory begin to overlap. Ephraim, an archivist sent on a banal mission, ended up living a nightmare. Sent to retrieve patient records from an asylum that had been closed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SUBJECT 33.

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  8. ⚠️ Please Note: Locked In My Darkness 2: The Room is a slow-paced, first-person psychological horror game with a focus on atmosphere, exploration, and puzzle-solving. It is not an action or combat-heavy experience. Estimated playtime: 2 to 3 hours. Multiple endings available. ️ About the GameLocked In My Darkness 2: The Room is a first-person psychological horror game that places you in the s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Locked in my Darkness 2: The Room.

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  9. View Game
    39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    59% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    "Face the darkness of the past... and uncover the buried secrets." Heritage invites you into an abandoned mansion shrouded in family tragedy and mystery. Set against the backdrop of a relentless storm with pounding rain and crackling lightning, this psychological horror game challenges you to uncover a chilling story piece by piece. Explore every shadowy corner, unlock hidden truths, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heritage.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    69% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    PLATFORM 0 - is a first-person horror experience focused on tension, stealth, and environmental storytelling. You play as a lone survivor trapped in a massive underground metro system haunted by a mysterious ghost train. There are no weapons. Your main tools are silence, awareness, and the environment itself.  Key Gameplay Elements: Exploration: Navigate abandoned stations, dark tunnels, and d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PLATFORM 0.

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  11. ColdSide: Retro Edition is a reimagined version of the 2020 indie horror game, recreated in the style of classic retro titles. You once again find yourself in an abandoned bunker where research on anomalous phenomena is underway. What’s new in Retro Edition Fully updated visual style: “dirty” textures, vintage noise, and retro color grading. Improved effects and lighting. Minor gameplay and v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ColdSide: Retro Edition.

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  12. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    CASE RECORDS is a psychological horror game that is part of the universe of the games CASE: Animatronics and CASE 2: Animatronics Survival.. The player has to play as a 17 year old female student and solve missing person mysteries by volunteering at the police station of Crowvale, a suburb of Aurora. Patrol and explore the dark corners of the city to solve its terrifying mysteries. But the most … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CASE RECORDS: Fear of Abduction.

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  13. You are a contractor hired to perform routine maintenance in an abandoned hospital. What was supposed to be a simple job quickly turns into a desperate fight for survival. As you navigate the dark hallways, restoring power and unlocking doors, you uncover disturbing secrets hidden within the facility and its mysterious operations. Rich lore: Stories unfold through files, computer logs, old n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HARVEST.

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  14. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    76% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket.

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  15. Nomad Nightmare – Episode 2: Haunted House is the continuation of the psychological horror where reality shatters once again. After the events of the motel, the protagonist tries to return to normal life — grabbing food with a friend, running errands, driving through the night. But the shadow from the past hasn’t vanished. Now he’s being followed by someone who appears in reflections, alleyways, a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nomad Nightmare - Episode 2: Haunted House.

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  16. Spirit Catcher 93', a first-person descent into psychological horror. A journey of evasion, discovery, and surviving the relentless Shepherd. A chilling return to the roots of classic horror that will leave you breathless. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spirit Catcher 93'.

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  17. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Story It's the first day moving into your new home, located in the small, quiet town of Bricksmore. After living in your new house for a few months, you discover the previous owners have left behind some items that were never meant to be found. You quickly find out that these items are not just any old junk but are connected to a secret, mysterious organization. Gameplay The Immemorial Order is p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Immemorial Order.

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  18. About the GameThis is a first-person survival horror game. Core GameplayUse items to solve puzzles and progressively find an escape route. While searching for the exit, you cannot attack monsters—only avoid them. Game StoryThe protagonist is an investigator who has been looking into multiple "missing persons cases" in recent years. As the investigation deepens, the protagonist discover… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HorrorDungeon.

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  19. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Passenger 23 is a horror game centered around a student working at a rest stop.Your first shift is about to begin, and what awaits you is far more terrifying than you ever imagined. Traces of the Past23 passengers and a dark secret... The Midnight VisitorThe answers are dark, the questions even darker. Your shift has started!No matter what happens late into the night, you must keep m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to S.O.V: Passenger 23.

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  20. "The mirror is a thing not meant for mortal eyes, its frame slick with an unnatural sheen as though carved from the petrified bones of something long dead yet never truly silent. The surface not mere glass, but a pane wrought from the void itself, the reflection warped in ways too subtle to notice at first. Wrong beyond articulation"  In A Mirror, Darkly things may not be as they seem… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Mirror, Darkly.

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  21. Use your soul as a stake to gamble for a treasure of the undead captain. As long as you take the randomly distributed flintlock gun and fight a duel with the ghost pirates, you can leave with the treasure, or your soul will remain on the undead ship forever. Good luck. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ghost Treasure.

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  22. Have you ever hated someone? Or rather, is there something that made you so filled with hatred that you’ve forgotten what you were like before? The official sequel to "The Haunted Mansion" is finally here: The Girl with Braids on the Second Floor! In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted House 2.

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  23. View Game
    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/4361240/Radiance_of_Souls/?curator_clanid=477...The death of her parents was only the beginning of the nightmare. Elena arrives at her yacht at the remote island station “Atlas.” In her bag are death certificates, and in her heart is the hope of finding support from the only person close to her, her brother Ilya. But the island greets her only with the hum of ge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Radiance of Souls.

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  24. View Game
    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    71% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    ROOM 4 is a short, narrative-driven psychological horror experience. Explore the eerie quiet of an old roadside motel, uncover its dark secret, and survive the night before you become the next missing guest. ⚠️ Content WarningThis game contains themes of isolation, confinement, psychological manipulation, and implied violence. It may be disturbing for some players. Player discretion is advised. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Just A Scare.

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  25. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, story
    64% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Uncover the secrets of an abandoned cursed village. Explore haunted locations, face twisted entities, and perform the final ritual to decide your fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Village of the Curse.

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  26. Backrooms Escape Protocol Work together with your team to explore abandoned industrial zones, navigate mysterious liminal spaces, and survive terrifying entities lurking in the shadows. Survive the Unknown You and your friends take on the role of scavengers sent into a series of procedurally generated Backrooms levels, each with unique environments and dangers. Your mission is to explore, collec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Escape Protocol.

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  27. View Game
    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    81% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    "The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked" that immerses players in Rachel's terrifying journey. With an average completion time of 40-50 minutes, players will follow Rachel's fate as she navigates through a disturbing hiking trip. Story You play as 26-year-old Rachel, an avid hiker always in search of new adventures. This time, a new advertisement for a cabin catches your ey… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Stalked 2.

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  28. View Game
    42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    56% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    I got a job as a night guard. They promise to pay a lot, but for my own safety I have to follow strange rules. As you progress, you'll have to find keys and open locked rooms. A first-person game with elements of horror. Explore the hospital and its rooms, collect batteries for your flashlight. The darkness can conceal various mysteries. Try to endure this shift. Hi, my name is Chris. I've … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gate of Souls.

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  29. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    86% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    Chased by the spirits of the cursed Noh mask, you must do everything you can to escape. Set in traditional Japanese locales, Shadow Corridor provides a unique survival horror experience. Randomly generated maps filled with a variety of items make every playthrough different. Immerse yourself in the darkness, for only the determined will survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow Corridor.

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  30. Sometime at the end of the last century near the withered town of Lingyi, dusk fell upon the electric gates of the Junior High. A passionate girl who could never become a black sheep opened her hands and embraced the earth. Her dear friend Li Xiangfan, someone who once knew everything, had not a single word to say. ""Hush, don't speak of the black sheep, its instinct is to live amongst… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Sheep.

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  31. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance. Features: • First-person psychological horror • Investigation-focused exploration • Atmospheric sound design and tension • Pu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wellmonts Case.

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  32. Chapter 1 is available for free!On January 13th, I announced that Chapter 1 would become free-to-play, and immediately submitted a ticket to Steam Support (note: you can't simply make a paid game free through the interface). And finally, I received confirmation—the game is now free! Please play! Write reviews (honest ones), leave comments in the community. This can genuinely influence how soon a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE DOUBLE.

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  33. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    DESCRIPTION : Inferis: Dead Below is a first-person psychological horror and walking simulator experience, offering approximately 45 to 50 minutes of intense gameplay. Story Overview: Journalist Larry descends into the underground tunnels, following the pleas of families who haven’t heard from their missing loved ones for a long time. Initially setting out to fulfill his duty as a reporter, La… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inferis: Dead Below.

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  34. View Game
    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    WHAT IF HIDE AND SEEK WAS LIFE AND DEATH? It’s 1986, and you're stranded on a ship in the Bermuda Triangle. Everyone is missing — but you’re not alone. You’re trapped in a terrifying loop with a monster, and you’ll have to stay one step ahead to survive. Ready or not, here it comes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ire: A Prologue.

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  35. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 118 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 5 reviews

    Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Case of John Morley.

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  36. View Game
    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    84% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    DEATHOMEN IS HERE: DeathOmen is a psychological horror game in first person, which you need to gain control of your sanity to spend  few nights in a house that hides mysteries and fears that you didn't know they existed! Survive the terror behind the deepest fears of the unconscient while meeting the Supernatural! You woke up in a house not knowing how you got there. The same old cliché? Ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DeathOmen.

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  37. JOURNEY INTO MADNESSArt restorer Kaelin Rykhard is invited by the reclusive painter Felix Mortimer to review his famous collection. When Rykhard arrives at the mansion, Mortimer is missing, the place is damaged, and strange artworks hint at something terrifying. AN EVER-CHANGING NIGHTMAREScreams, ghouls, ghosts — make your way through an oscillating chateau ripe with paranormal phenomena nev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strashna 2.

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  38. Guilty is a first-person psychological horror game. Play with Peter and discover what your past hides. Access your unconscious to remember your traumas and the scariest memories that are hidden. A traumatic past that gives you a feeling of guilt. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GUILTY.

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  39. View Game
    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    63% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    You are on the night shift at the mall. While you were taking over, your partner went missing. 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 mall and its rooms, collect batteries for your flashlight. Darkness can conceal a variety of myste… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Guard.

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  40. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    58% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Welcome to the Depths of Darkness. RADIOACTIVE, INC. invites you to the decaying, dangerous halls of a deserted nuclear research complex. Face your fears across 20 unique levels, each filled with new horrors, secrets, and challenges. Uncover the mysteries behind failed experiments, hidden agendas, and the feeling that something is always watching you… Are you brave enough to continue? Featu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RADIOACTIVE INC..

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  41. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Aokigahara :The Death ForestCan you survive the horrors of the Suicide Forest? Deep within a remote forest where the trees stretch endlessly and shadows dance with forgotten memories, fear becomes your only companion. Here, the boundary between reality and nightmare begins to dissolve. A Descent into MadnessIn The Death Forest, you are alone — or so it seems. Whispers haunt the wind. Shadows s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aokigahara :The death forest.

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  42. The Deathmind is a psychological horror game set in a forgotten village shrouded in mystery and silence. Trapped within his own fractured mind, Ethan searches for his missing wife, Clara, by solving environmental puzzles and following haunting memories. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deathmind.

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  43. View Game
    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Dead Night - is a simple and incredibly hardcore 3D shooter where you have to fight to various monsters alone. The purpose of the game is non-stopping fights and seeking things you need. There are three large levels including different difficulty degrees. Besides, there are three kinds of monsters that are really anxious to tear you to pieces. Don’t worry about it as you have big weapons arse… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Night.

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  44. View Game
    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    68% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    A girl named Sarah stood in front of the old abandoned orphanage where she had spent her childhood. The building had been empty for years and looked decrepit and troubled. As she approached the entrance, she heard a faint whispering voice that seemed to be calling her name. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spooky Shelter.

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  45. PARACESIUM is a body horror time management game where you collect, analyze, dismember and reassemble body parts in order to create a pure cadaver for your experimentation. Every action takes time, so make your next decision carefully. Manage time, bodies and monsters and stay alive. Who is Delilah? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paracesium.

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  46. In the indie horror game "The Exorcist" you immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a mysterious and creepy world, where you have to take on the role of a young exorcist. Having just finished your training, you go on your first assignment, and it turns out to be not as easy as you expected. It leads you to a church where there is already a coffin with an executed witch, over whose body the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Exorcist.

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  47. View Game
    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Nullwake demo In this demo, you find yourself in a strange, quiet place that feels… strange. Not dangerous, not dramatic—just strange, in the sense that it begs the question: “Why does everything here feel a little off?” There's fog everywhere, empty houses, cracked roads, a long silence. No one's chasing you, no one's jumping out—but everything around you seems to be hiding something and pr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nullwake.

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  48. Losted Mind is a linear first-person shooter with horror elements. The game takes place in our time. The main character is a man experiencing mental problems, at some point, as it seems to him, beginning to lose touch with reality. Monsters burst into his already troubled life. Break through the monsters, do not stop at anything. Go through this path with the main character to understand whether e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Losted Mind.

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  49. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    «Кошмар кочевника: Эпизод 1» — психологический хоррор, основанный на образе популярного блогера Александра Булкина. Главный герой застрял во сне, который постоянно повторяется. Он не может проснуться, не может понять, где реальность, а где подсознание. С каждым шагом сон становится всё более тревожным: голоса из прошлого, искажённые воспоминания, повторяющиеся сцены и страхи, о которых Булкин даж… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nomad Nightmare: Episode 1.

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  50. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

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

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