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Games like the footsteps came from the desert

Games like the footsteps came from the desert

Games like the footsteps came from the desert

Looking for games like the footsteps came from the desert? Here are top action recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Dark Notes, rupture into me or Sabbatical In Merzouga.

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

    Dark Notes is a dark suspense plot puzzle game. You will play the two protagonists, traveling through time and space, to explore the secrets hidden in the happiness mall! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Notes.

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  2. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    This is a Binksi game made using the 'Tiny binksi Visual Novel template' by PRINCESS INTERNET CAFé, submitted for the 99th Bitsy Jam 'TEXT ONLY' 'rupture into me' is my second game created with Binksi; this time, I followed the jam's theme by making visuals strictly minimalist, exclusively using text to describe what is supposed to be represented in them, or just using blank images without the us… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to rupture into me.

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  3. You went to the desert to rest. You crushed a worm. Now it talks to you in dreams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sabbatical In Merzouga.

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  4. Grotesque Insight is a narrative-driven point-and-click puzzle game set in the harsh desert of western North America in 1933. In this game, you will encounter a unique and enigmatic bounty hunter known as the Grotesque Hunter. you will uncover the secrets of both this world and yourselves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grotesque Insight.

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  5. You’re the night operator at a secluded outpost, intercepting radio signals. Sometimes it’s crackly old broadcasts. Sometimes it’s something you can’t explain. Can you figure out what's really going on before it's too late? This game is a short, atmospheric interactive fiction. Features 5–20 minute story variations Multiple endings with each one unlocking a new item in your office Your cho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Frequency.

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  6. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    (you love your wife very much) A short gothic horror game made in the bitsy engine. Made in a week for SCREAM JAM 2025 Content Warning: this game is gothic horror, and as such contains a lot of themes from that genre. Major warnings are: Body horrorImplied abuseThere are no explicit jumpscares in this game. For a more thorough (and spoiler-filled) list of warnings, please view the blog post h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exquisite Cadavre.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Season 31 is a short narrative experience about loss, degrowth and embracing change. April 2131. In the deserted countryside, rally cars are racing endlessly to entertain the public far in the capital. Recruit, film, manage to make the races go as smoothly and spectacularly as possible. Everything should go well, as long as you keep everything under control… Season 31 aims to explo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Season 31.

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    A meteor crashes to earth revealing a map to the stars. Project Icarus is formed to send a team of astronauts back to the source of the message. Join the crew of the Icarus as they land on a mysterious desert planet. What are the strange plants that grow in the caves? Who built the massive long abandoned pyramid?  The Gate is an interactive science fiction graphic novel. At various points in th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gate.

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  9. Out of the Deep is a narrative game about an underwater expedition. You play as a ship mechanic whose task is to keep the engine in working order. Explore the submarine while your fellow crew members descend into madness. Controls Arrow keys (left, right), A, D - Movement E - Interact C - Open log Arrow keys (up, down) - Scroll log Credits Who made this game mrzuerg [Nikolai Gilev] - graph… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out Of The Deep.

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  10. 47%Game Brain Score
    47% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    03:01. You hear the telephone ringing. What will happen next? Should you pick up the phone, or not? It's up to you. This game has English and Ukrainian translation, and takes about 8-15 minutes to complete.  I recommend to download the game instead of playing it on browser. Just saying.  ------------------------------------------- Це моя перша гра, тож очікування ваші будь ласка не завищуйте. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 03:01.

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  11. 70%Game Brain Score
    70% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Made for the overdue library books #BitsyJam with Bitsy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Late Fees and Damages.

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  12. 57%Game Brain Score
    57% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    DON'T FORGET TO TAKE YOUR MEDICINE Use WASD to move and interact. Created using Bitsy for the October 2018 Bitsy jam with the theme of 'Ritual'. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROTTEN SUN.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    96% User Score Based on 213 reviews

    A containment breach was declared in the Aegis Research Facility, caused by a Class 4 or above UT of unknown type. The Special Response Team is sent in as part of a contingency plan. You play as Specter 8 and must maintain radio contact at all time with Morpho, your operator. PLAY WITH HEADPHONES. THIS GAME REQUIRES STEREO OUTPUT. This is a short horror adventure where you role-play as a hardened … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10-103.

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  14. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    87% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    "Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Russian mountains. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Vostok: Episode 1.

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  15. 98%Game Brain Score
    98% User Score Based on 99 reviews

    "THERE SWINGS A SKULL" is a short story made in RPG Maker 2003 by Conor Walsh and Quinn K., with music by Leaf Let. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THERE SWINGS A SKULL.

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  16. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    76% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    A unique choose your own adventure with horrific deaths and wonderful choices! Kill The Dragon is a one of a kind hilarious horrific choose your own adventure game. You go in search for the dragon to kill but watch out because there are gruesome deaths ahead! A game to brighten your day during these dark times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kill The Dragon.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    89% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    A new computer game is not as innocent as it appears when strange and sinister events start to occur. This is my second Bitsy game - the first one was for the "Ghost" Bitsy Jam and this one is for the "Tarot" Bitsy Jam. I wanted to create a simple font in Bitsy with one letter per tile and also had an idea to make a Bitsy game set in a computer where the avatar is the cursor, so I combined the t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tarot.

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  18. 59%Game Brain Score
    59% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Mary, I can't believe you're already turning ten years old. It seems like only yesterday I was holding you in my arms.  Ten is a very special age in our family. Why? It's a secret. You'll have to wait and find out!  I have a few things I need you to do for me before you get your presents. Do you promise you'll do them, no matter what I say? --- Yes, Mama is my first game! It's a short horror story… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yes, Mama.

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  19. 84%Game Brain Score
    84% User Score Based on 81 reviews

    Content Warning: Flashing images, self-harm, depression, suicidality | Website | Twitter | Itch | Email |i hurt myself -+- postjam edition is a short Bitsy game based on the original jam version from 2018. I decided to update it to be something I could be more proud of, since it's my most viewed project on the internet.This version is greatly expanded, and is almost entirely a new game, so "postj… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to i hurt myself - postjam edition.

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  20. Do you believe in the existence of an afterlife? Jukai Maze is a sci-fi suspense visual novel where every choice sends the story down a completely different path. Branching routes twist and diverge with each decision you make. Explore multiple endings, piece together scattered clues, and uncover the deeper truth that lies beneath them all. “They say there’s a research institute at the foot of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jukai Maze.

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  21. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    96% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duppy Detective Tashia.

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  22. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    98% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    简介 《鼓手余命十日谭~Shiina Taki's Decameron》是基于原作动画「BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!」,以鼓手「椎名立希」为主角的互动小说。 内容 在6~7小时的游戏流程中,玩家将以立希的视角体验动画本篇时间线七年后的故事,接触数名熟悉而陌生的角色。 游戏拥有多结局,角色支线间存在一定的关联、互动,甚至随机性,部分选项也会造成较为深远的影响。 全流程共可解锁近二十张CG与动画片段,大部分由同担老师倾力贡献。 创作团队 主创:Ottergeist 、余怀仁 主美:夜蚺 程序:Ottergeist UI及宣图设计:BKK 主视觉图:瓜美仙子 美术:Dd玩苏、告白 、绿羊流 、猫又猫又猫 、Raito、Ringo 、弱火三味治 、依末 、Yannn 剧本:大树Taiki、呵唔昂、杰尼鳖 、Ottergeist 、生… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shiina Taki's Decameron.

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  23. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    64% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    In this dark interactive novel you will play as a lost soul wandering a forsaken desert, accompanied by a mysterious girl. Explore ancient ruins and face obscure choices. Your decisions will shape their journey—often in ways you’ll never fully understand. Will you find peace, or something else? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Solitary Existence of a Little Universe.

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  24. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    100% User Score Based on 59 reviews

    Tower of Madness is a linear psychological horror game where you play as a cowboy ascending an ominous floating upside down tower. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower of Madness.

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  25. 92%Game Brain Score
    92% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    WISHLIST US ON STEAM Click to Wishlist Thank you for your support! As a group of fresh graduates, we are currently working on the new demo and will release it on Steam in late Nov, 2023. Please wishlist us and be among the first batch of folks to play. About the Game Hi guys! We're a team of five and Bride into the Cave is our first game! Bride into the Cave is a horror puzzle game about a gir… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bride into the Cave.

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  26. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    An unconventional adventure into the corporate world of presentation software. Improve office productivity by 200% and impress your boss while doing it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Presenter Slides.

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  27. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    50% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    The game "Dead Dust" take place in the Wild West saturated with cowboy romance, gunpower smell, endless prairies and crazy gunfights of course. The main character, a tireless bounty hunter with name Shlango receives a letter from an influential person, who have his own many Saloons over all Wild West. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Dust.

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  28. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 1,461 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    The gold rush has struck the west for a second time. Highway Blossoms is the story of Amber, a girl trying her best to be alone on the road until she stumbles upon a young hitchhiker and the journal of a prospector from long ago. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Highway Blossoms.

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  29. Seven days after your grandmother vanished, you open her shop, which only trades after midnight. Under the counter glass lies a card of house rules in her handwriting, but not all of them are hers. Keep the rules to survive the night, or break them for the strangers who come in from the rain. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Shop.

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  30. Note: This game is available in Japanese only (interface, voice and text). Conversations require speaking Japanese. Desktop Friends (デスクトップフレンズ) is a communication game in which a childhood friend lives at the edge of your PC screen and talks with you by voice.A friend you can simply talk toJust speak into your microphone and the character answers in her own words. There are no fixed dialogue cho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to デスクトップフレンズ.

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  31. They were going to be social media millionaires! ...Five years later, they have only eighteen subscribers.  Roo and Wellington quit college to become social media famous... Five years later, they still live with their parents... And their latest video has eighteen views. Then a stranger, a dog licking an ice cream,  messages them. Their channel deserves better! The algorithm is the problem! ...A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to M!RACLE home_page.

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  32. Penelope falls for someone with an impossible condition. Then an elderly former fiancée arrives with his letters. A short psychological horror visual novel about growing up and choosing what to do with an impossible situation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mortality... Please.

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  33. A dark point-and-click visual novel with 38 endings. A child with no memory wakes in a ruined building. Open cabinets, talk to the adults, pick up a weapon—or do nothing? Help the child escape. Help the judgment. It's all in your hands. One ending won't tell you the truth. Collect them all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Your Hands.

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  34. A short interactive DVD game. Today is Jess's Birthday! Can you find her a suitable gift? Just don't get distracted and forget about Jess. DVDs can't be cursed... right? Yeah it's fine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buitopia DVD.

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  35. The restaurant promises every guest an experience that will never be repeated. You’re about to discover what it takes to keep that promise. A short, fully hand-drawn point-and-click horror experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bon Appétit.

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  36. The River Lethe holds memories of the dead. Use its memories to uncover what happened and prove a soul's guilt in the Underworld. His guilt seemed clear—until truth shook the verdict. Knowing all the truth, can you still call him guilty? A story-driven psychological horror about memory and judgment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Below Lethe.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Depths’ Tale is a short first-person cosmic horror experience about a lone fisherman working the night shift. Far from shore, only the waves keep you company... for now. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depths' Tale.

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  38. A short interactive novel. There is no "truth" in this game. This is not an armchair detective story—it is simply about a girl in a stall. You will advise the protagonist, determine how she perceives everything around her, and witness her ending. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ceramic · Stainless Steel · Neurotransmitter.

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    You wake into a perfect life you don't remember choosing — warm, loving, and sealed shut. She knows everything about you. The one door has never opened. KEPT is a short psychological romance-horror visual novel with six endings, gated by how much of the truth you can bear to know. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KEPT.

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  40. Your new house is the best deal you could ever get. It’s quiet. It’s cozy. A fresh start for both of you. But something is off… something is weird. It wakes you up every night and keeps your mind busy during the day. You think it’s your fridge, but it can’t be. Your fridge is empty, isn’t it? KEY FEATURES A short but intense story about… a fridge; Immersive hand drawn locations… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fridge Is (NOT) Empty.

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  41. A short visual novel about a man living its worst nightmare. There is no way out, no safe place, no death, just eternal limbo. Only you can help him... if that's what you want. Features: -30-40 minutes long. -Minimalistic graphics. -Unique history. -Make decisions to get one of the several endings. -Live a personal hell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fall Visual Novel.

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  42.      A lonely autumn road, fog, deserted city backstreets.      Your car has stalled, and stranded somewhere in the middle of nowhere, you begin to realize      that you are not entirely alone, while your mind starts filling the nightmare unfolding around you      with regrets, fears, and pain      that you have carried and buried deep within yourself throughout you       SEPARATOR is a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Separator.

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  43. Snake With Bird is a short visual novel. The story mainly depicts the daily lives of Snake and Bird in modern-day mainland China. ※This is not a wuxia, xianxia, or any other fantasy or historical genre. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snake With Bird.

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  44. You thought you were launching a free game. Instead, you meet Yoka, a girl who calls herself something like a bug. Together, you walk through the broken world of SHOUT. An empty town, still full of traces of lifeA sealed letter. An unused chair. A station with nowhere to go. Explore what remains with Yoka and decide whether to touch someone else’s belongings, what to preserve in a record, and how… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 正体 SHOUT-AI.

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  45. A directionless night-shift worker clings to a dying MMORPG, a legendary White Unicorn mount, and the belief that old games are more "real" in this short psychological horror visual novel about escapism and being left behind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monologin.

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  46. ARE YOU OKAY? is a short immersive psychological experience of existential horror and narrative. You must answer questions from 3 different forms displayed on an old TV screen. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ARE YOU OKAY?.

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  47. As an operator, you must guide an android through an abandoned mansion in search of the object responsible for the paranormal activities in the location. As you explore, solve puzzles and investigate the dark past that runs in the blood of the Bailey family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodbath.

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  48. Return to a town that never changed… and a friend who's supposed to be dead. A psychological horror visual novel about memory and the cost of refusing to move forward. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Momo Don't Leave.

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  49. Help Nari and Sena make sense of a cringeworthy drink called Mindfunk that predicts their death. Your choices in this psychological horror visual novel will determine how they deal with this Mind****. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MINDFUNK In 13 Days.

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  50. A puzzle-adventure game blended with visual novel storytelling. A mysterious girl and butterflies appear each time you solve a puzzle inside the room. Who are they? What do they want? Unravel each puzzle one by one — and the truth draws ever closer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Butterfly Girl.

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