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Games like The Dark Side Of Mars

Games like The Dark Side Of Mars

Looking for games like The Dark Side Of Mars? Here are top survival shooter recommendations with a horror, mystery, thriller and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Phantaruk, Inside the Backrooms or SCP: Fragmented Minds.

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  1. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    61% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    Phantaruk combines survival horror with adventure and stealth mechanics. Expect true shivers down your spine as you fight for your life not only facing the dangers of the Purity-02 spaceship, but most of all - when you try to get rid of toxins continually destroying you from the inside If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phantaruk.

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  2. 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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  3. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 912 reviews

    Development Roadmap About the GameIncoming Message (SCPF-FLASH): Timestamp: NEE+364 Days (Martian calendar) To: [REDACTED] If you're reading this, it means the automated systems have finally brought you out of cryostasis. I don't know how much time you have, so I'll get straight to the point. You're at Mars Site-113, one of our largest anomalous research and containment facilities. Or… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Fragmented Minds.

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  4. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 895 reviews

    Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest. The dark, foreboding forest trail leading directly to the Pineview property must be explored – but your every move and reaction is being watched. You must stay calm during your walk – or else IT will take you! To survive you will need stea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Passing Pineview Forest.

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  5. 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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  6. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    48% User Score Based on 224 reviews

    You play as a prisoner currently facing the death penalty for a truly heinous crime, although, the truth is that you've been wrongly convicted. Based on your good behaviour and substantial educational background, you have been unknowingly marked for retrieval by an SCP Foundation D-Class recruitment team managed by the infamous Dr. Gears. After passing a very short and sharp entrance examination c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: The Foundation.

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  7. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    68% User Score Based on 838 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    That is An horror game try To Exit Out To win  That Game is Singleplayer  Warning  Has Blood on the game AND IS PEGI 12+ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CASE: Animatronics.

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  8. 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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  9. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    76% User Score Based on 471 reviews

    Step back into Hanwell and discover the world beyond it. Set in the deeper parts of London, explore Westminster and uncover the truth about yourself. Explore a rich, atmospheric take on Westminster and it's various Locations. Filled with lore and secrets to discover. All new dual control melee combat system, land each hit and combo with satisfying intensity. Scavenge scarce but available weapons … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond Hanwell.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    87% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lazaret.

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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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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    68% User Score Based on 2,088 reviews

    Damned is a randomized online horror game for up to 5 players (4 survivors and 1 monster). You’ll be able to play as one of four people trapped in different haunted places (hotels, hospitals, etc). As a survivor your main objective will be finding your way out, as well as helping your friends get out too. You’ll often find yourself on the edge, hearing and seeing ghostly things, trying to find ke… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Damned.

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  14. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    39% User Score Based on 399 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 12 reviews

    Greyhill Incident is a Survival-Horror game about classic Grey-Alien and UFO abductions. Survive the invasion of your neighborhood, investigate the outlying village, seek for helpful utilities to protect your neighbors, and hide from "The Greys." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Greyhill Incident.

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  15. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    77% User Score Based on 234 reviews

    Your squad's vehicle exploded during a patrol, and you're the only survivor. The enemy is unusual this time. A virus has turned the city into a warzone of the undead. Get to the exfil in time or die trying. A free-to-play short and intense FPS zombie survival horror game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation: Outbreak.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 1,568 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Miasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure. Your adventure begins on the shores of a remote and mysterious island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miasmata.

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  17. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    36% User Score Based on 194 reviews

    “Dispatcher” is a new first-person cooperative RPG-horror with erotic elements for PC. Its’ gameplay is based on cooperative actions. Be wary! Your friend may turn into your enemy any moment. The clue to survival is stealth moving and investigating locations, solving original puzzles and interacting with other survivors. Be ready to sacrifice ones’ life any moment…not yours of course. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dispatcher.

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  18. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    72% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    Gherman,a middle-aged man who has abandoned all to find what lies behind the "Philadelphia experiment".11 years after the experiment,Gherman found a document that marked the coordinates of the project's military establishment.Certainly he didn't expect to find so much... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amigdala.

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  19. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    76% User Score Based on 771 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 15 reviews

    Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean. Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narcosis.

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  20. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 578 reviews

    Young Thomas has just moved into his new house; his parents snapping up the deal for the property without realising its dark past. Thomas finds a cassette player with a tape left inside along with a much needed flashlight. As darkness falls, he soon realises he is not alone within the room. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boogeyman.

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  21. Alone in the office is first person survival horror game. You will need to sign documents, keep an eye on the lights and make sure they always turn on. And you will need to evade the monster that will be hunting you. You will need to use smartphone and flashlight smartly to able to survive the night. You will play as office worker who was left to finish the tasks. While working on last document… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alone in the Office.

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  22. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music
    87% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    "My Putrid Ponies" is a horror adventure set in a once-idyllic pony ranch now overrun by undead equines. As the last surviving, your mission is to uncover the mystery behind the ponies zombies outbreak while navigating through haunting landscapes filled with danger and despair. The Gameplays: Dynamic Gameplay Perspective: Engage in heart-pounding first-person gameplay for intense com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Putrid Ponies.

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  23. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 187 reviews

    Plunge into a treacherous and enigmatic underwater world and brace yourself to confront the heart-stopping horrors that await as you fight against all odds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beneath.

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  24. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 9,056 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 5 reviews

    Based on the BFG Edition, this release features enhanced graphics, better audio with more horror effects, a checkpoint save system, and support for 3D displays and HMDs. The game also includes the previous expansion Resurrection of Evil and a new single-player expansion pack called The Lost Mission. However, things like multiplayer and the inclusion of Ultimate Doom and Doom II have been removed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doom 3.

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  26. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    57% User Score Based on 1,758 reviews
    Critic Score 53%Based on 6 reviews

    Post-apocalyptic story about two travelers who set out on a long journey in the wasteland, left by people after the global epidemic. The disaster destroyed much of the world's population, the infrastructure went wrong and the common life remained only in memories. The times when a human has adapted the environment for himself have end and now, in order to survive, he will have to adapt to changes.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 35MM.

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  27. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 51,622 reviews

    You've fallen into the backrooms and now need to find a way to escape. Traverse through eerie procedurally generated levels while avoiding entities and other danger. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape the Backrooms.

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  28. 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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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    70% User Score Based on 345 reviews

    Experience psychological horror in a large abandoned hospital. Hide, explore and survive from a mysterious creature living in the ruins of this hospital. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AfterHours.

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  30. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 10,076 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 3 reviews

    Arizona Sunshine is a VR shooter built and optimized for room-scale VR from the ground up. Step into the midst of a zombie apocalypse as if you were really there, and defend yourself against enemies close enough to touch. A custom-built physical animation system makes striking your undead enemies more thrilling and satisfying than ever before. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arizona Sunshine.

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  31. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    49% User Score Based on 274 reviews

    Open world horror set in a city in which your worst nightmares have become an everyday part of life. Explore a dense open world of terror, every building a unique location with it's own story to tell. Strung together by the remenants of Hanwell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome to Hanwell.

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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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  33. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 4,764 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 14 reviews

    Routine is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror title set on an abandoned Lunar base designed around an 80’s vision of the future. Curious exploration turns into a need for survival when a lunar base goes completely quiet. Searching for answers puts you face to face with an enemy who is certain the main threat is you. Discoveries lead to deeper unknowns and the only way to go is forward. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROUTINE.

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  34. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    69% User Score Based on 868 reviews

    Discover Alien: Rogue Incursion for PS VR2 on the official PlayStation website. Check out trailers for this immersive action-horror experience, made by Alien fans for Alien fans. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien: Rogue Incursion VR.

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  35. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 511 reviews

    除邪(CHUXIE) is a super realistic single player first person shooter game built using the latest technology from the next-generation Unreal Engine 5 game engine. Developed independently by a gaming enthusiast, this game features a portable camera perspective combined with realistic graphics and spatial sound reverberation effects, providing players with an immersive experience. This time,the player … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 除邪(CHUXIE).

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  36. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    60% User Score Based on 120 reviews

    Today is my Birthday offers a classic horror experience for fans of the genre, thrusting players into insurmountable odds with only a few tools at their disposal to escape death. Your own survival instincts, problem solving skills, and willingness to explore will shape your fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Today Is My Birthday.

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  37. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Misery Mansion.

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  38. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 1,562 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Penumbra: Black Plague.

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  39. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    75% User Score Based on 9,219 reviews

    In Silence is a multiplayer horror game. One player takes on the role of the monster who has hypersensitive hearing abilities and is almost completely blind. The other players(2-6) play as survivors, trying to escape or hunting the monster. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Silence.

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  40. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 270 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 3 reviews

    Remorse: The List is a classic survival horror game where the player must figure out what is happening in the little hungarian town of Hidegpuszta, and your only clue is a list that doesn't make much sense. Exploring every nook and cranny of this place will be the key to unveiling its secrets and get out of there alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remorse: The List.

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  41. 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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  42. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    82% User Score Based on 251 reviews

    Scan the environment to see. Try and escape The Voidness, but you are not alone... The Voidness is a SCI-FI psychological horror game where it takes place in the void filled with just gloom and darkness, with your only ability to see is by scanning the map with your range finder device. Roam freely, scan, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Something is also lur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Voidness - Lidar Horror Survival Game.

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  43. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    89% User Score Based on 597 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    It is a misty evening in the year of our lord 1912. The Pattersons, a poor but proud aristocratic family of the British nobility, and some of their closest friends, arrive at the castle Malachi residence of a wealthy Romanian Count. It is only three days until the family's eldest daughter, Rebecca, is to be wed to the count's son, uniting the family with the rich heritage of the Malachi, hopefully… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi.

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  44. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 2,164 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 25 reviews

    Moons of Madness throws the player into a unique, first person, psychological horror game, combining Lovecraft influence with hard sci-fi. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moons of Madness.

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  45. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 7,434 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

    Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners.

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  46. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    91% User Score Based on 1,445 reviews

    The Classrooms is available in Early Access on Steam today: Steam Page The Classrooms The Classrooms is a procedural, liminal-space, found-footage, survival horror game. In 1996, Robert Chen took his VHS camcorder to the newly-condemned local public school to investigate the disappearances of multiple students, including his younger sister. However shortly after entering the premises, he finds h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Classrooms.

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  49. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 2,679 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 7 reviews

    Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Observation.

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