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92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

92% User Score Based on 234 reviews

It has been ___ days without incident. Working off no more than an old newspaper clipping, your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. The people of Ebenflow live in the shadow of this awful tragedy; they may want to forget, but you've come to find the truth of what happened to the factory and its workers. Why did they get sick? W… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Days Without Incident.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

85% User Score Based on 811 reviews

It’s the day of your big interview! The position? ‘Moral Dilemma Judge’—whatever that means. But something about this office feels... off. Maybe it’s the talking printer. Or the anomaly corridor that changes every time you enter. Or the narrator who keeps throwing you into ridiculous life-or-death situations. No, no—it’s probably just your imagination. Must be pre-interview nerves. Good luck ou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moral Dilemma: The Interview.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

76% User Score Based on 46 reviews

A young and promising boy applies for a job at a AAA game development company. As he starts working night shifts on probation, he experiences a series of events that could lead to no good. As the story unfolds, you will be able to choose what you would do in his place. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Waves FM: Bugs Fixer.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

87% User Score Based on 39 reviews

Keep the Lights On is an atmospheric horror game where you step in the shoes of Edmund Rosental, a private detective, who is tasked with investigating an old abbey and the mystery surrounding it. Will he be able to keep the lights on or will he succumb to the darkness If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Keep the Lights On.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Explore a sinister village and solve complex puzzles in The Whispering Valley, a story-driven point & click game. Delve into the horror of guilt and depression to investigate the village's deepest secret. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Whispering Valley.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

66% User Score Based on 626 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 7 reviews

You play ION, a young exploration unit on a mission to secure natural resources. When you crash-land on an alien planet your ship is almost completely destroyed. Not only do you have to survive in a strange new world full of dangers, but to have even a hope of escape you must find a way to contact your home planet for help. With only your ship’s A.I. for company, you set out to explore your new h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phoning Home.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, emotional

87% User Score Based on 131 reviews

In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

59% User Score Based on 202 reviews

Evil Inside - Prologue it's a shorter version. Just to have a first contact and a clear idea of what you will be facing. It's a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, our protagonist Mark tries to contact her through the Spiritual board, which explodes mysteriously and causes Mark to fade away. That's where it all began: a series… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evil Inside - Prologue.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

75% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Close Contact is a short, narrative-driven, sci-fi horror game where you must navigate an advanced underground base whilst avoiding the alien creature that stalks you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close Contact.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 118 reviews

Dread Neighbor is a first-person psychological horror experience inspired by modern Chinese horror. Multi-Perspective Storytelling Based on real-life elements, explore the hidden fears and anxieties of urban solitude through the perspective of multiple victims. Start as a young woman working and living alone in the city. To cut costs, you move into an old apartment building that is cheap, but unne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread Neighbor.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

59% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Critic Score 53%Based on 5 reviews

A first-person psychological survival horror game, The 9th Charnel is filled with a rich and frightening atmosphere. While exploring the many mysteries of this world, you must survive- whether you do it through stealth or by using weapons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The 9th Charnel.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

82% User Score Based on 94 reviews

A psychological horror set in a Lovecraftian setting, blending with the cold reality of a military submarine trapped in the depths of the North Atlantic. This story follows ordinary people pushed to the brink of madness as they encounter the unthinkable horrors beneath the waves. LOVECRAFTIAN HORROR Ancient forces have awakened beneath the ocean, and all contact with the surface is lost. Seek answ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Static Dread: The Submarine.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

91% User Score Based on 195 reviews

Handyman needed—ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Shift: House For Sale.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 71 reviews

The Man in the Park 2: The Second Man in the Park is a short, multiple ending horror game where you try to make it out of your neighborhood park . . . alive . . . again. FEATURES Six possible endings (double the amount from the first game!) New environments Classic big-screen jump scares Can be completed in a single sitting (average playtime ~20 minutes) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Man in the Park 2: The Second Man in the Park.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

79% User Score Based on 19 reviews

In the 22nd century, America has been ravaged at the hands of human colonization. Over the past few hundred years, the American fauna has evolved to survive the rapidly decaying environment. Tensions between intelligent animals called EVOs and humans are strained, and there are not many places where the two factions live in tandem. Westend Falls is one of the few compounds still fostering cooperat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When the Crow Sings.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

90% User Score Based on 52 reviews

A first-person horror game where you play as Daniel, a Maritime Operative trapped alone aboard a submarine. Sent to investigate an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying horrors await in its depths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell Dive.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

85% User Score Based on 26 reviews

In Sector 404, you play as a man returning home late at night. The block is quiet—too quiet. You take your medicine like always, but something’s wrong. The stairwell feels endless, the air feels heavy and unseen eyes seem to follow your every step. You need to get home. But the building has other plans. Starting at the ground floor, your goal is simple: reach your apartment—but how far is it toni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sector 404.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 169 reviews

Dead Format is a survival horror game set in iconic film eras. It's 1990s Scotland, and your brother has gone missing after becoming obsessed with a mysterious new VHS format. Follow his trail through the tapes and uncover why the government wants to ban "Video Ghastlies". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Format.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

78% User Score Based on 95 reviews

Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roots Devour.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

64% User Score Based on 166 reviews

Terrors to Unveil Is a series-based psychological horror game that immerses players in disturbing stories, each one unraveling the terrifying stories of those who lived to tell their experiences. The first episode of Terrors to Unveil is free to play, more episodes are coming soon. Terrors to Unveil - Intrusion David Hopster, a 15-year-old high school student, has just been left home alone for… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terrors to Unveil - Intrusion.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

86% User Score Based on 15,228 reviews

Critic Score 89%Based on 28 reviews

Welcome to Mt. Holly If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blue Prince.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay

78% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Embark on an epic adventure as Sebastian Harrington, a passionate archeology grad student turned explorer, in search of his missing professor. Six weeks ago, Dr. Albert J. Montgomery III announced the discovery of a hidden temple, but he never returned. Now, Sebastian must dive into ancient temple ruins, solve intricate puzzles, and uncover hidden secrets. Will you reveal the mysteries within the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Temple of Shadows.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

96% User Score Based on 2,600 reviews

Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

83% User Score Based on 95 reviews

WIshlist the full game About the GameIntroduction: Play as a new Caravan and discover one of your ancestors' secrets, which will rekindle the hope of ending the Phithi era someday. Every decade, the tree city of Lecwasi sends a caravan of merchants and diplomats into the Phithi, the meteorological chaos ravaging the world of Uwando. Convoy goods to neighboring tribes, build relationships, sur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sandwalkers - Prologue.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

84% User Score Based on 1,047 reviews

In Amanda the Adventurer 2, the story continues as Riley encounters a mysterious masked figure after destroying the TV in the attic. Travel to the Kensdale Public Library and dig deeper into the mystery of Amanda the Adventurer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amanda the Adventurer 2.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

83% User Score Based on 1,115 reviews

Subject: #131389145 . Property of the Gent Corporation. No unauthorized viewing or interaction. Danger. Unstable.SUMMARYDiscover the interactable Secrets of the Machine by exploring Gent's creation and solving the puzzles within. Lurking amongst the shadows are glimpses to the past, the present, and the future of the Dark Puddles. But stay alert, this realm changes often...FEATURES Explore The Dra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bendy: Secrets of the Machine.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

94% User Score Based on 241 reviews

Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Wendigo is a horror game that takes place primarily in a small fictional park named 'Tamarack National Park.' FEATURES - Explore a dark wooded region at night with a crank flashlight to see your surroundings. - Use your radio to pick up strange signals that become louder the closer you get. - Carefully avoid danger that is for the most part unscripted and autonomous, with no teleporty jumpscar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wendigo.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

The Many Deaths of Lily Kosen is a horror visual novel in which you and your friends have to survive a series of terrifying attacks. Your choices in the story will affect who will live and who will die as you proceed through the game, leading to a dynamic story enhanced with horrifying visuals and top-notch sound design. Blood stains your hands. You gather your strength and stab the knife into t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Many Deaths of Lily Kosen.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, music

81% User Score Based on 37 reviews

Lost, confused, alone, and hunted. You need to reach the top but a relentless creature bears down on you, and all you have to protect yourself are your wits and skill. You’ll need to try different approaches, honing your strategy as you play—but be careful, mastery of this game leads to discovery, and some things are better left unfound. Don't find it. Don't let it find you. It's trying to con… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ALPEN GHOUL: Prologue.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

77% User Score Based on 47 reviews

First Session is a first-person horror game set in a world where virtual drugs are used to escape reality. It combines psychological horror, RPG-style dialogues, and narrative exploration. You are a virtual drug addict, evolving between the city of Eleftheria and digital universes. In this narrative-focused experience, you will: Complete missions to buy your next dose Build a strong relations… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to First Session.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

87% User Score Based on 38 reviews

NOX: Chapter 1 is a first-person puzzle game, where the player has to make use of gravity changes, gravity shifts and portals to explore the dreams and nightmares of a child. All this, in a world inspired by the work of Escher. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NOX: Chapter 1.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

94% User Score Based on 32 reviews

In a dark world somewhere between dream and nightmare you find yourself alone, cold, and without memory of who you are or where you came from. Guided by little more than a silver locket and questions, you must find your way off an isolated island in pursuit of answers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Aching.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

95% User Score Based on 72,832 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 30 reviews

Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition contains Outer Wilds base game and Echoes of the Eye expansion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outer Wilds.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

98% User Score Based on 4,368 reviews

You've finally made it to the dead-end mining town of Scarlet Hollow, North Carolina, where your aunt is dead, your cousin hates you, and something otherworldly stalks you from the shadows. You won't be able to save everyone. You might not even be able to save yourself. Welcome home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Hollow.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

78% User Score Based on 74 reviews

Alan Sharp is a First Person mystery horror story-driven video game, focused on exploration, survival, puzzles and open-world investigation. Get into the shoes of Alan Sharp, a private detective in the 1970s, retired and shattered due to the murder of a beloved one. A single call by an old friend takes Alan back on his track, leading you to a small town where a boy was butchered. The parents are … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alan Sharp.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

89% User Score Based on 3,274 reviews

The Painscreek Killings is a first-person, explorable mystery solving game set in a fictional town of United States in the 1990s. As a young and upcoming journalist, you are to uncover the secrets behind the town killings and publish the truth in the city papers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Painscreek Killings.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Fadry is a story-focused game which explores a dark fantasy world through the eyes of several different characters. Length: about 13 hours. Manual, cheat codes, and a walkthrough can be found in your install folder. Features: Decisions and information gathering This game is very demanding when it comes to the player's attention. Characters will lie and mislead you. History books are biase… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fadry.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

89% User Score Based on 36 reviews

MYSTERY - EXPLORING - PUZZLE Explore Facility, Village and many places taken by nature at Santo Island. Find clues about incident and what happened. Solve puzzles, face many challenges and be careful with mysterious growth. STORY -This information is classified- "There was an incident at Santo Island. According to the report, overgrowth took the whole Santo Island and the facility. Facil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Santo Island Incident.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 174 reviews

It's a dark, deadly night, and our good friend Juglio is out for a joyride. His joy and ride are both rudely ruined when a mysterious, and splendorous, dark figure makes him swerve off the road and mangle up his beater. Could this have been the legendary Splendor Man? Yes, it was him. Will Juglio be able to survive his way out of the Forest of Evil, or will he succumb to the evil schem… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legacy of Epstein: Bad Omen.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 4,361 reviews

Marie's Room is a short-story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates, told through memories. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was 20 years ago. What happened to Marie and Kelsey all those years ago? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marie's Room.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 240 reviews

Mondealy is about you building relationships and exploring the world. An ordinary guy from an ordinary town on an ordinary day uncovers the secrets of an extraordinary underground kingdom located under his home. Your adventure begins! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mondealy: Day One.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

90% User Score Based on 48 reviews

We always search for truth while awake, but truth can be found in our nightmares… Experience the terror in Silence Channel 2, a first person horror game based on a true story. Navigate through eerie environments, solve puzzles, evade lurking horrors, and even wield firepower in a desperate bid for survival. Can you escape the relentless darkness in this terrifying sequel? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silence Channel 2.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

83% User Score Based on 94 reviews

TRAFFIC is a First-Person Psychological Horror game about a troubled child in a home where he must deal with both internal and external stresses. You will communicate with your parents, do your chores, and stay out of the way. Secure the front gate and lock your doors. You never know who might be out there. TRAFFIC is about a family living in Wyoming as they traverse through the economic recessi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TRAFFIC.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

93% User Score Based on 28 reviews

A short story-driven game about two inquisitors, Arun and Quila, investigating a murder. During the game you'll control both, each having their own set of skills you'll need to solve the mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcanbreak.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

72% User Score Based on 498 reviews

Critic Score 37%Based on 2 reviews

Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult. Your number one suspect is Loath Nolder; a highly respected private investigator. After mysteriously aba… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 188,796 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 12 reviews

Survive in an underwater open-world If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Subnautica.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

91% User Score Based on 238 reviews

STORY A terrible lab disaster resulted in the deaths of 5 researchers. The sole survivor, JOHN HERRIN, has lost the memories of the disaster, and horrible hallucinations are now torturing him at... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Try To Fall Asleep.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

79% User Score Based on 1,462 reviews

The Moon Sliver is a short narrative-focused non-linear exploration game with horror elements. It features a unique narrative mechanic that blurs the line between story and exploration, where interacting with objects and even simply moving around will reveal fragments of narration. As players piece these fragments together, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Moon Sliver.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Step into a world of fear with a dark, twisted version of the classic word game 'Hangman' reimagined.  From the creators of Greg's Deadly Draft comes a truly terrifying experience... Trapped in a cold storage room by a madman with murderous intent, you must solve your way out of the situation by correctly guessing words.  Choose a subject that will lead you down a dangerous path. Supply pow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wordfright.