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Games like THE NIGHTMARE

Games like THE NIGHTMARE

Looking for games like THE NIGHTMARE? Here are top action recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with BlackShadows, Portal Of Doom: Undead Rising or MUSHROOMAN.

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    10%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    10% User Score Based on 80 reviews

    BlackShadows is a survival horror game where you'll assume the role of a young scientist who is fighting against her worst nightmare... You'll have to escape from a strange and creepy place in order to survive. You think it's easy? Be careful : Black Shadows are never friendly! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BlackShadows.

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  4. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    86% User Score Based on 58 reviews

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

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  7. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    76% User Score Based on 517 reviews

    Early access game!!!DISCORDRemake of the Granny game.If this idea turns out to be interesting, then I will continue to develop the game.Buy me a coffee (DonationAlerts) Other download links: Mediafire If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Granny Remake.

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  9. 26%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    35% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    When Night Comes is an immersive and spine-chilling horror game. If you're a fan of survival horror games and want to test your skills against a terrifying demonic force, then this game is definitely for you. Are you brave enough to face the Entity? Play When Night Comes and find out! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When Night Comes.

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  10. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    52% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    When your madness is not desired, When your madness that you did not want is strangled by the bars in the pit. You go from being a powerless goat to a human being, and the only way to surprise the white coats who want to cure you completely is to take refuge in the craziness you want. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psychiatric Hospital.

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  11. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    71% User Score Based on 984 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Engineered from conception for VR, “PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE LOST SOUL” immerses you in a terrifying realistic environment with haunting atmosphere, and the need to survive. With very limited guidance, your free-movement enables you to discover the secrets that lie in this house of horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul.

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  12. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    72% User Score Based on 324 reviews

    A new chapter of charming 3D platformer about the little rusty robot C4N who unwittingly finds himself in the midst of momentous events in Robo Land. In order to solve the new riddle, Canny will once again need to run and jump a lot, solve puzzles, and fight against enemies who are much bigger and stronger than he is. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scrap Garden: The Day Before.

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  13. Solicitude Wake-up takes you to seemingly abandoned research facility. You wake-up in a dark operating room, laying down on operating table. As you start finding your way out from the facility, you start to hear voices coming from other parts of the facility and face all kinds of disturbing things . Your only help is the flashlight, that you found from the room that you woke up, but unfortunately … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solicitude Wake-up.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 3,609 reviews

    We Went Back is a sci-fi time-looping horror game located on an abandoned lunar station. Explore, deduce, and unleash terror in order to find a way out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Went Back.

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  15. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    59% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    You are playing as a hardworking individual that has finally got to take some time of work and social media, to go on a cabin trip to a island all alone. Something about this island feels familiar... but that doesn't make sense because you are certain that you have never been here before. Several strange encounters started happening and you had a mystery to solve, will you solve it, or run away? … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Lonely Cabin Trip.

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  16. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    71% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    A game about children who like to play hide and seek. They are divided into teams. One team is hiding and the other is looking. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hide and Seek.

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    44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    44% User Score Based on 792 reviews

    All Is Dust is a first-person horror game for PC and Oculus Rift. Experience the terror of a dust storm in the 1930s and unravel the mystery surrounding your decaying farm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Is Dust.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 4,343 reviews

    Serena is a freeware horror adventure game developed by several video game development companies, including Senscape, CBE Software, Infamous Quests, Digital Media Workshop and Guys from Andromeda. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Serena.

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  20. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    58% User Score Based on 326 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    "The Doctor has been hurled through time to the end of the universe. A virus that threatens to rip apart reality itself has been unleashed. Players can pilot the TARDIS on a journey across worlds both familiar and strange to recover a series of powerful time crystals that can repair spacetime and ultimately save the universe itself." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    48% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    Combat Force is a first person shooter down to its core, currently offering a thrilling zombie mode experience with a day and night cycle, power-ups, unlockables, quests, easter eggs, zombie variants and much more fun! Currently Developed by 1 man to create the ULTIMATE FPS SHOOTER. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Combat Force.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    You are trapped inside a hospital that refuses to stay the same. This is a first-person psychological horror game focused on atmosphere, tension, and repetition. The game takes place in a looping hospital environment where each cycle introduces new changes, altered spaces, and escalating threats. What begins as a familiar location gradually becomes hostile and unpredictable. The core experience … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to False Exit.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Those Who Dwell is a story-first psychological horror focused on isolation, atmosphere, and folklore. Light is your only hope as you explore deeper into a cursed cave system disturbed by those who dug too deep. Restore shrines, survive the dark, and uncover what became of Those Who Dwell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Those Who Dwell.

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  24. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    73% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Drop Dead: The Cabin is a multiplayer (1-4 player) survival horror FPS that throws you and a friend into a pulse-pounding, 1980s-inspired nightmare. Developed by Soul Assembly, this PC & VR-compatible shooter blends co-op action, roguelike replayability, and a retro horror aesthetic into a brutal fight for survival. Lost in the woods, you stumble across a seemingly abandoned cabin. But this i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drop Dead: The Cabin.

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  25. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    "Tavern in the Woods" is a single-player, first-person, story-driven mystery. You take on the role of a weary traveler, and your journey has led you down an unfamiliar path through sparse and lonely countryside—a forgotten wilderness. At last, you arrive at an ancient tavern, nestled deep within the encroaching woods. Your heart weighs heavy with doubt—will there be room for you to rest… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tavern In the Woods.

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  27. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, humor
    43% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    Everything fell apart. People started getting sick… not in a normal way. Now the city is desolate, and the only thing that matters is finding out if your best friend is still alive. You'll have to explore, run, hide, and face the contamination. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cry Of Monster.

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  29. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    82% User Score Based on 866 reviews

    Too long in this prison, time to get out of here. Pull the carpet and start digging with a teaspoon. Watch out for the guard, sell him the junk you find. Trade toilet paper with the prisoners. Get better items and improve your stats. Expand the tunnel, use glow sticks and dynamite. Will you escape? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out.

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  31. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    89% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    Doctor Viscera is a survival horror game where you must escape the abandoned GrimmHaus asylum while evading the monstrous Doctor Viscera and his grotesque experiments.  Descent Into Madness... After seek shelter inside the forgotten GrimmHaus Asylum, you awaken alone, trapped in a decaying nightmare. Explore, Solve, Survive... Search for key items, solve puzzles, and unlock new areas… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DOCTOR VISCERA.

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  33. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay
    58% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Nightmare Visions: Chapter 1 is not a traditional horror game. There are no save files. No skip buttons. This is a narrative horror experience, not a survival challenge. You’re not here to escape. You’re here to witness. Developed entirely by one person, not a team, in 1 Month as a Challenge. If you're expecting a AAA horror game, you’re in the wrong place. If you're ready for something differ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmare Visions Chapter 1.

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  34. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    60% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    Story Confined under house arrest, Cody Harper begins observing his neighbors out of boredom. But what starts as an innocent pastime soon descends into a real nightmare. A true crime horror inspired by the case of a notorious serial killer About The Game Crime Detective is a game inspired by real-life crimes. In this chapter, you'll come face to face with one of the most chilling and mysterio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crime Detective Red Flags.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    80% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    Nebraska takes place as a journalist writing a book about mid-west America, who runs out of gas in a rural area of Nebraska. Players will explore and uncover the secret facility that lies beneath the attraction and discover the terrible experiments that have taken place there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nebraska.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 276 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Descend into cosmic madness aboard a collapsing space station in Katanaut, a fast-paced action-roguelite. Unleash powerful abilities, master fluid combat, and confront eldritch horrors as reality unravels around you. Survive relentless battles and fight for your very existence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Katanaut.

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  38. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, character development
    89% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    You have to escape Jeff`s house.. You have five days. Jeff the skinner is a scary horror game where you must escape from a sinister Jeff. Test your wits, stealth, and survival skills in an intense, immersive experience. Navigate through a terrifying environment, feeling the suspense at every step. WISHLIST NOW ON STEAM : https://store.steampowered.com/app/3145930/Jeff_the_Skinner/ Jeff is a bl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jeff the Skinner.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    87% User Score Based on 99 reviews

    The 2024 true-crime podcast "My Escape from the Slackjaw Killer" took America by storm—with its unflinching interview of his only known surviving victim. Painstakingly recreated from testimony, crime scene photos, and FBI reports, this game puts you in Slackjaw's world and asks: Will you survive? Average playtime: 1 hour Explore the world of a serial killer as his next victim. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SLACKJAW.

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  40. The Living Shadows is a survival horror game where you have to take the role of a woman named Amelia and go through the world of the dead in order to save your sister and try to return to the real world. After another day at work, Amelia finds herself pulled into a world that belongs to the dead. There she discovers that her sister has been kidnapped and sets out to save her and get out of thi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Living Shadows.

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  41. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    82% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Synopsis The Deep Space 7 Space Research Institute, located adjacent to Mars, is facing an unprecedented disaster. Due to a sudden leak accident, the entire space station was plunged into chaos and crisis. In the space station filled with monsters, Aya, as a staff member of the space station, faced numerous dangers and embarked on a journey of escape.Game content This is a third person action ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 深空七号 Deep Space 7.

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    36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    57% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Life is like a videotape, where colors and sounds are imprinted on the blank tape, old memories can be revisited again and again, and the dull part of the story can be fast-forwarded. But, someone always presses the STOP button. Valley of Shadows is a short psychological horror game set in an ordinary American suburb. The story follows a regular family man named James, whose life takes an extraord… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valley of Shadows.

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  44. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    85% User Score Based on 408 reviews

    Play as a paranormal investigator in our hybrid between first person survival and psychological horror game. Investigate a haunted forest with up to 5 players CO-OP vs AI and try to lift the curse. The forest is active... time may run out. Will you survive or will you lose your soul? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Devourer: Hunted Souls.

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  45. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 685 reviews

    This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome to Kowloon.

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  47. 40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    40% User Score Based on 67 reviews

    V. O. D. K. A. is a survival shooter in the open world, the game takes place in a fictional state in eastern Europe, most of the territory of which is infected with radiation. Your main task is survival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to V.O.D.K.A. Open World Survival Shooter.

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  48. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    TERMINUS is a survival horror VR set in the city of Paris. As you explore the sinking city of Paris, you will come across dangers, allies, and mysteries. You will face the assimilated, the terrifying swarms of nanites, and even worse than that. Playable in solo, coop and cross-platform. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Terminus VR.

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  50. 19%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    19% User Score Based on 617 reviews

    A rogue-lite that aims to quench the community’s thirst for a title that properly balances survival mechanics with fulfilling gameplay. Dead Matter is a true sandbox survival horror. Players will fight to survive in a zombie-packed, post-apocalyptic world that fosters whichever play-style fits you best. Settle down and defend your home from outside threats with an expansive crafting and barricadi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Matter.

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