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Looking for games like The Fractured Shimmer? Here are top survival puzzle recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Consuming Shadow, Doorways or Crimson Theory.

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  1. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 372 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

    The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Consuming Shadow.

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  3. Dr. Crimson suggests a different approach. He believes the key lies in prolonging the induced state, pushing the subject deeper into the convergence points. “Let them linger,” he wrote in his latest notes. “Let them witness.” What if the monsters you feared... were born from your own memories? Crimson Theory is a psychological horror game that blends mystery, survival, and dream logic in a surre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Theory.

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  4. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    67% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Abandoned on the edge of the Siberian taiga, an old military barracks holds something more sinister than just memories of the past. The cold wind whispers through the broken windows, spreading the smell of dampness and decay through the empty corridors. Here, under the cover of permafrost, secret experiments were conducted, the name of which was “Insomnia”. Their goal was to create an ideal soldie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Siberian experiment.

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  5. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 278 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    Lamentum is a pixel art survival-horror game set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century. To solve the dark secret at the heart of Grau Hill Mansion, you will have to immerse yourself in a nightmare world full of terrible creatures.Choose well in whom to trust, every decision you make may alter the course of the story.Will you survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lamentum.

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  6. 14%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    20% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Experience the horrors of one of the most infamous experiments that ever took place. As a test subject in a top-secret Soviet research facility, you must endure days without sleep while facing unimaginable terrors that lurk in the shadow. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sleep Experiment.

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  7. The Fractured Shimmer is a 2.5D pixel-art survival horror adventure where you follow Eddy, a journalist investigating a string of unsettling murder cases. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fractured Shimmer.

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  8. He asked only for your help. For humanity left unprotected, you are the only hope. Can you uncover the secrets and set everything right? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unprotected.

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  9. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    Chapters 1 and 2 are available now in Early Access, offering about 2.5 hours of gameplay. Chapter 3 will become available as a free update at full release. Delve into the depths of Radu Castle's horrors as Dorinela, driven by a desperate plea from the past. This survival horror weaves a tale of trauma and dark secrets, where crafting hideouts becomes your key to staying alive. Navigate an eer… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Confronted.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    Face mythical creatures from ancient mythologies face to face, create an army and fight back before winter swallows you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winter.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    92% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    INESCAPABLE HORROR IMMURE is a story driven, psychological horror game. Will, the protagonist, has found himself trapped inside a foreboding Mansion with no exit. To escape, he must travel... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IMMURE.

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  12. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    48% User Score Based on 61 reviews
    Critic Score 58%Based on 3 reviews

    Lovecraft's Untold Stories 2 is the continuation of the action RPG with rogue-like elements based on the HP Lovecraft Mythos. Brand new dark comic graphic style, an advanced crafting system to create your equipment, 6 playable characters, and, for the first time, an online cooperative mode. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lovecraft's Untold Stories 2.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    76% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Lured to a rural property in Massachusetts, college students Jessica King and Nathan Romero are thrust into a terrifying battle for survival against an otherworldly evil. Test your instincts and your will to survive in this retro-style survival horror adventure, inspired by the classics of the '90s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Derange.

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  14. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    94% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    Courier of the Crypts is a 2D puzzle adventure game where you have to survive as a Courier on his first errand to the ominous crypts. Main tool to achieve the mission is a Magic Torch which you use to illuminate your path, defend from darkness and solve puzzles - it must never run out! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Courier of the Crypts.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    64% User Score Based on 50 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    What lurks in the darkest corners of the mansion? Westmark Manor is a journey into the occult, a mind-bending survival horror game, with a heavy focus on solving puzzles and exploration, inspired by the formidable H.P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Westmark Manor.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 191 reviews

    Eresys is a co-op game with horror elements inspired by H.P Lovecraft which focuses mainly on teamwork. A party of 4 players face together the fears of the Lovecraftian Universe. Featuring smart AI mechanics with horrifying entities that will make you regret stepping into the forest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eresys.

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  17. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 38,078 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 35 reviews

    SOMA is a sci-fi horror game from Frictional Games, creators of the groundbreaking Amnesia and Penumbra series. The radio is dead, food is running out, and the machines have started to think they are people. Underwater facility PATHOS-II has suffered an intolerable isolation and we’re going to have to make some tough decisions. What can be done? What makes sense? What is left to fight for? SOMA i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SOMA.

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  18. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    100% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    A 2D RPG adventure where a boy named Toby will be forced to gather resources, farm and forage for food and ingredients, build up a forgotten village and defeat an ancient evil, all on one Island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toby's Island.

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  19. Kiera is a private investigator sent to look into the disappearance of the famous archaeologist Ashley Mane. This case is Kiera’s chance to escape routine work and prove she is capable of more. But behind the doors of the archeologist’s mansion she’ll find an ancient mystery that pulls her into dangerous, forgotten corners of the world. Kiera’s task is to survive, explore, and uncover the tr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bound Beyond.

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  20. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    The report is official - Toony's Daycare has closed forever. The town is filled with questions-why has this happened? Where are the missing children? A private detective has been hired to find out what happened---but he finds out too much!   If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toony's Daycare.

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  21. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Malevolent Madness invites players into a tension-filled horror adventure, offering an experience rich in mystery and puzzles. A mysterious time machine unleashes extraordinary powers that could disrupt the balance between universes, but this discovery becomes a significant threat to humanity in the wrong hands. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Malevolent Madness.

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  22. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development
    88% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    [New Genre of Horror × Erotica: Escape from the Mad Women!] You stop by a mansion to be invited for a free dinner. Once inside, you are taken by magic somewhere dark. If caught, you will be beaten, ××, and forced to submit. Solve the mysteries and escape the mansion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 狂気の宴 ~禁断の誘惑に溺れる夜~(The Feast of Madness - A Night of Drowning in Forbidden Temptation-).

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  23. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    75% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Code Alkonost is a first-person, atmospheric adventure where Slavic legends come to life. Travel through a dark fantasy world and encounter the possessive spirits of the underworld. Experience authentic art styles and stories that have never been seen in adventure games before. Meet iconic figures from Slavic mythology, including the enigmatic Baba Yaga, the elusive Leshy, and many other supernatu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Code Alkonost: Awakening of Evil.

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  24. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    75% User Score Based on 169 reviews

    Eyes of Hellfire is a co-op gothic horror game. Hoist the candelabra and, along with your friends, step into the darkened halls of the Hellfire Club. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eyes of Hellfire.

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  25. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Venatrix is a unique hybrid of action-packed and stealth-based horror game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Venatrix.

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  26. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    99% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    Welcome to Red Hives, a lovely Midwestern town infested with demons. You're a little spirit stuck in a time loop, your only way to interact with the world is by possessing people and whispering into their ears. Explore timelines, solve mysteries, and please, try to keep your hosts alive... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

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  27. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 1,160 reviews

    An isometric co-op PvE multiplayer survival horror game. It's 1998, and an ancient curse has been unleashed, trapping everyone on Mt. Bisik. When a mysterious fog appeared, people started hearing whispers and seeing monsters. Fight, explore, solve puzzles, and figure out a way to escape... together! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whisper Mountain Outbreak.

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  28. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 412 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 5 reviews

    Explore an atmospheric setting on the edge of nightmare Guide a team of occult investigators to investigate the disappearance of a noble family. Keep your team well equipped and safe from hunger, injury, madness and disease. Each member of this motley crew offers their own unique skills to aid with your quest. But they also harbour their own secret ambitions... Master the dark arts Combine charact… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horror at Highrook.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    83% User Score Based on 241 reviews

    Exploration Explore atmospheric, detailed locations and enjoy realistic graphics with a carefully crafted environment. Overcome obstacles, climb over barriers, crawl through tight spaces, and scale heights—only the most determined will find their way forward. Puzzles You will encounter various puzzles along your path, solving which will be the key to understanding the true nature of the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lunar Eclipse.

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  30. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 112 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 5 reviews

    Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead of Darkness.

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  31. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Lovecraftian survival horror game with unique 2D art, a disturbing story, and complex base management. Gather resources, carefully plan your expeditions and explore the world of madness as you struggle to keep your humanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Edge of Sanity.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    EMPTY SOUL takes you into the story of Solan Walls, a young scientist girl who suffered a terrible accident. Now she must escape from horrible nightmares. Face the fear in this horror indie game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empty Soul.

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    24%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    40% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    SAMARA is a first person, single player psychological survival horror game. The game unfolds as Player sets out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of his uncle, whom he hasn't heard from in over a year. He has no idea that this seemingly ordinary visit will send him into a terrifying experience beyond his wildest dreams. Upon arriving at his uncle's secluded estate, the player is greeted … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SAMARA.

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  34. The Roaring Twenties are dying as a cosmic threat hangs over a world already shaken by the Wall Street crash of 1929. Take a deep dive into the twisted universe of H.P. Lovecraft with this oversized narrative RPG. Slip into the intertwined souls of Mark, Anna or Victor, surrounded by the Cult and its ilk, during the chaos of 1929, as Nyarlathotep, the cosmic horror, strives to be reborn and ensla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising.

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  35. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    93% User Score Based on 82 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 2 reviews

    A third-person roguelite horror adventure where you play as four characters, experiencing an intergenerational storyline tied to the haunting traditions of an ancient village in Sardinia, Italy, a region rich with unique folklore… The village itself is an elaborate maze with no two iterations being precisely the same—you will have to explore and solve the mysteries of the game largely unguided. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saturnalia.

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  36. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    81% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Step into a realm where live streams dissolve into nightmarish realities. You'll embody a streamer who unwittingly steps into an abandoned asylum, only to be ensnared by an unimaginable and unrelenting horror. Reality distorts and chills as mysteries unravel, transforming your broadcast into a harrowing descent. Are you prepared for the terrors that lie ahead? Twisting Reality: Your stream bec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Madhouse Madness: Streamer's Fate.

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  37. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    78% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Welcome to the Room 817 at 6 Lane Street, the scariest place in the United States. Rumors say that Evil himself resides there. Residents throughout the neighborhood consider this creepy apartment to be cursed, but fear always attracts adventurers, and secrets are only revealed to the brave. In August 1997, two police officers disappeared in this place and their bodies were never found. Almost a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Room 817: Director's Cut.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    98% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    Stranded at an abandoned gas station in the middle of the desert. Losing your grip on reality. Dark rituals. Demonic pursuers. No escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ad Infernum.

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  39. 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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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    77% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    You start the game, you wake up, and eventually you will close the game. One day, you may even start the game again. That's the game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close Me.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    91% User Score Based on 394 reviews

    Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cat in the Box.

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  43. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 320 reviews

    Depersonalization is an COC like RPG game. TRPG! Dice! Cthulhu! Bad End! Multi-branch! A different world starting from zero! The game consists of multiple modules, each of which has multiple endings and branch routes, striving to build a diverse, themed world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depersonalization.

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  44. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    71% User Score Based on 1,798 reviews
    Critic Score 53%Based on 3 reviews

    THE SHORE is a game about the mystery of the unknown, set on a forbidden island filled with horrors. Based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft, the story features many of his best-known creations and more. Players will see the world through the eyes of Andrew, a father in search of his lost daughter. Players will experience The Shore through immersive, atmospheric gameplay and encounter the most night… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shore.

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  45. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 262 reviews

    Elisa, a young reporter, is sent to investigate the abandoned mansion of Renowned author Jaime Salazar, who disappeared, along with his entire family, in May 1986. Setting out to find the truth of what happened in that house, she gets a lot more than she bargained for when she realizes the house of Salazar is not totally empty!Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become anot… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horror Of Salazar House.

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  46. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 297 reviews

    A disturbing reality is about to be unveiled, something that mankind should never know. After a mysterious finding, unexplainable facts occur and strange happenings will lead you to doubt the world around you. Uncover an otherworldly secret and explore forbidden places to find out the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Alien Cube.

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  47. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    70% User Score Based on 300 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 2 reviews

    [Media 2206358] >>>GET IT NOW on STEAM!<<< Assume control as the Insectoid Hive mind. Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined underworld riddled with dangers and lost civilization. Can you reach... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hive.

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  48. 10%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    15% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Evil Manor is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mansion full of mystery where AHMED seeks the truth about his father, a journalist who disappeared in that mansion 5 years ago. Enjoy a true horror experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evil Manor.

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  49. Will You Be Able to Recognize Yourself? Step into the shoes of Sipriest, a gruff and solitary man no longer capable of recognizing his own reflection. Every attempt to observe himself unveils an altered, unfamiliar face. As his body feels like a puppet controlled by an intangible force, Sipriest’s fractured life takes a sharp turn when he begins to hear a soft, disembodied female voice guiding him… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Splitting Image.

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  50. Relicta In Memoriam is a 2.5D pixel-art noir detective game. Explore the secrets of a world where supernatural phenomena threaten human life. Encounter and battle folklore creatures in intense turn-based combat, gather clues, and solve puzzles to unravel dark mysteries. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Relicta In Memoriam.

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