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Looking for games like The Observer? Here are top role playing recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Paradise Sea, In Waiting or Dark Investigation: Experiment.

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  1. Where are we? But the destination is clear. In this sea of trees, my final home, there must be a paradise. Who am I? But my purpose is clear. The noise that wanders in the deep consciousness, seeking the peace that lies beyond. Game introduction This is a text adventure in the form of a visual novel game. There is no branching by choices, and there is only one ending. The estimated playin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paradise Sea.

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  2. ABOUT In Waiting In Waiting is a first-person psychological horror game that combines atmospheric exploration with AI-powered narrative interactions. You play as a visitor to a decaying Victorian manor, guided by Eleanor—the ghost of the manor's former caretaker who died in a mysterious fire. WHAT MAKES In Waiting UNIQUE - AI-Powered Conversations: In Waiting uses advanced AI (Meta Llama 3.2 3B… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Waiting.

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  3. Play as a private detective sent on the trail of a missing person. What seemed like a simple case quickly turns into a nightmare. Will you be the one to solve the case... or just another victim of this mystery? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Investigation: Experiment.

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  4. 玩家交流,反馈,玩海龟汤群 主群:27211242 分群: 1001458692 作者B站:橘音雅虎 什么是海龟汤: 海龟汤又名(乌龟王八汤)情境推理,出汤者称为主持人,主持人会说一个听起来非常不合理的故事,并且由你来提出问题,一般而言,主持人只会用“是”,“否”,“无关”来回答你。玩家需要根据自己提出的问题,以及主持人的回答,推理出整个故事的真相。 游戏内容: ■64篇海龟汤故事,附带额外16篇番外,囊括了黑汤,清汤,搞笑汤和灵异汤,口感丰富。 ■2名美少女主持人,时常会给你送温暖。【确信】 ■主要文本,故事全语音。 游戏玩法: 核心循环非常简单:阅读故事→关键词提问→发觉真相→回答问题。 你已经猜到结局了吗? 支持创意工坊: ■可以通过内置的海龟汤编辑器编写并上传汤给别的玩家挑战。 ■可以玩… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 你已经猜到结局了吗.

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  5. PriceThe game will launch at £3.99. it'll cost more a couple months later. About the GameLost Frequency is an atmospheric first-person survival horror game inspired by the legendary cryptid Siren Head. After receiving a strange emergency broadcast from a long-abandoned ranger station, you arrive at a remote national park where entire hiking groups have vanished without a trace. As night falls… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Siren Head: Lost Frequency.

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  6. Midnight At Camp Ashwood is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on atmosphere, mystery, and environmental storytelling. If you're into audiobooks and exploration this game is for you. You arrive at an abandoned woodland camp just after all 15 kids and 6 counselors  mysteriously vanish. The buildings are empty. The fire pits are cold. The trails are still. But the forest is not … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight At Camp Ashwood.

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  7. Chapter 1 is available for free!Hello everyone! I've resumed (albeit slowly) development on THE DOUBLE! Chapter 2 will be released around September 2026. If you've just discovered this game, I'd love for you to play Chapter 1 (which is available for free). I also hope to be able to complete Chapter 3 by the end of this year, and then finish the game in early 2027, releasing the final Chapter 4. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE DOUBLE.

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  8. DREAM GLITCHER Step into a hand-drawn 2D point-and-click cyberpunk adventure that unfolds like an interactive graphic novel, blending dark psychological mystery with dark sci-fi atmosphere in a vibrant retro-futuristic world. You are not the hero. You are a scientist tasked to enter inside the mind of an android named Luna. After a series of unexplained emotional breakdowns, scientists deploy a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Glitcher.

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  9. A man who has lost his wife and seeks to escape loneliness and grief begins working as a firewatch in a forest. He meets a girl named Sarah and encounters strange occurrences while uncovering deep family secrets. He learns that not every voice is human and not every farewell signifies an end. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project SARA.

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  10. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    The Last Transmission is a short, first-person psychological horror game built around isolation, atmosphere, and slow, creeping dread. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Transmission.

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  11. Still RoomStill Room: I Miss You is a psychological narrative experience that explores the fragile border between reality and illusion through the mind of a person living with schizophrenia. You play as a man confined to a single room, trying to function as his mental state slowly begins to unravel. Over roughly 90 minutes of gameplay, you go through ordinary daily routines: working on your thesi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Still Room: I Miss You.

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  12. Just Updated Special Announcement The demo for Entity: Midnight’s Watcher is almost here! Get a sneak peek at the psychological horror, immersive atmosphere, and thrilling suspense that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Stay tuned for the official release date! About the Game ENTER THE ABANDONED FACTORYENTITY MIDNIGHT WATCHER is a first-person survival horror game set inside the ab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Entity: Midnight’s Watcher.

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  13. You accidentally opened a corrupted file.The loading progress stopped at 98%. A permission transfer that should have been completed was interrupted by an anomaly, splitting the unstable network into multiple isolated permission domains. Then, a program that had been suspended for a very long time sent you a message. “Access established.” “…Welcome back.” You don’t know why he seems to recogniz… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ERROR: Me, Cyber Guys, and Weird Block Battles.

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  14. Movement through the Interstice Facility is dangerous by design. Floors can give way, paths can shift, and environments may not behave as expected. Traversal requires careful timing, awareness, and restraint — rushing forward can leave you exposed or trapped. Sound plays a critical role in survival. Footsteps carry. Objects creak. Distant echoes may signal danger, or something drawing closer. Eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interstitial.

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  15. Step into the quiet… and the unsettling. Hush Boy Hush is a tense, narrative-driven micro-horror experience where every choice during a single morning can change everything. In this eerie, domestic world, a cluttered desk and a flickering television hide more than just mess—they hide consequences. From 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, you’ll tackle everyday tasks: sorting papers, cleaning, and organiz… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hush Boy,Hush.

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  16. THE VALLEY HAS GONE SILENT. For three weeks, the watch at Cindermoor has failed to send its scheduled signal. No distress call. No warning. No survivors returning down the road. You volunteered to investigate because nobody else was going to. The Watch Post is an atmospheric dark-fantasy text adventure presented through a fully realized analog CRT television. Type commands, examine abandoned p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Watch Post.

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  17. Volunteer Beta TestersHey everyone! I’m currently looking for a small number of volunteer early build testers. Feedback at this stage will directly influence the final release! The game is a slow-burn psychological horror experience with a grounded approach to violence and gore, restrained in some moments, overwhelming in others. It isn’t designed to be comfortable, and it may be too much f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SUBDERMAL: This isn’t you.

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  18. Wish Upon a Star That Does Not Exist. Inside a containment facility that continues to claim it is “operating normally,” you are the only one still awake. Your daily task is to care for a highly intelligent, articulate, and possibly observant unknown entity—M-501. Feed it. Calm it. Talk to it. And follow the facility’s rules without exception. Because the moment it realizes— that humanity is co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ECHOES OF THE GOLDEN BRANCH - M-501 Aberrant Emotion Evolution Report.

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  19. Circular Fallacy is a card-based narrative puzzle game with 3D scene perspective switching. The story is set in an unknown space where you wake up, having forgotten why you came here, and begin your journey to find yourself... But as the story unfolds, the interwoven layers of time and space make the world increasingly elusive. Can you uncover your original self? Perspective switching bring… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Circular Fallacy.

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  20. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    58% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Abyssal Trench is a single-player, first-person psychological horror game set deep underwater. You play as a lone explorer who awakens from cryo-sleep after a failed mission. Your escape pod is out of fuel, your team is missing, and a mysterious AI voice directs you to investigate three abandoned drilling sites scattered across the seafloor. In this narrative-driven horror experience, you must pi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abyssal Trench.

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  21. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    A mystery text-adventure/visual novel game with an investigation system that involves finding inconsistencies in the evidence and testimony that can be used in an arguments with the related characters. There are dialogue skills that can be obtained and used to get more information from characters when used effectively. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hermitage Strange Case Files.

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    The Warden is a first-person psychological-horror game with puzzles. Ephram Elias Barkley is a landowner who, after losing his family, lives his life in an alcoholic loneliness. His life is interspersed with moments of lucidity and states of trance that seem to leave, as only trace, mysterious drawings of dark landscapes in which stands a big figure with deers horns… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Warden.

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  23. A psychological exploration experience where the world is not what it seems. Step into a quiet, desolate realm shaped by perception, memory, and something… unseen. As Eren, you will explore a world that slowly begins to change — not around you, but through you. As you explore, subtle visual distortions may appear — colors shifting, light behaving unnaturally, and the world itself feeling unstabl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Realms of Chrysalis.

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  24. Awakeness – Steam Description (Revised)Awakeness is a first-person psychological horror game set within Barzakh — a higher layer of reality that exists between states of being, where familiar spaces obey unfamiliar rules. You awaken as Yalda, alone inside an immense, distorted environment that feels unsettlingly close to reality, yet fundamentally wrong. There are no explanations, no guidance, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Awakeness: YALDA Night.

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  25. Call of the Lake focuses on atmosphere, sound design, and storytelling rather than frequent jumpscares. This is a short story-driven experience that takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete. The game also features atmospheric video sequences created специально for the project — the same ones you can see below on the Steam page. They are seamlessly integrated into the narrative and enhance… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Call of the Lake.

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  26. THE DAY THAT WASN’T is an atmospheric psychological horror / thriller visual novel where your choices don’t just change the story — they decide who you become. You wake up. Morning. Coffee. Routine. And an unsettling feeling that this day has already happened. But you don’t remember it. You only feel it. ⸻ Four Alter Egos. One Mind. Every decision you make feeds one of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE DAY THAT WASN'T.

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  27. Sheltered from the Storm is a calm, atmospheric experience set in a quiet world touched by danger but defined by stillness. Players move between various shelters — from a parked campervan, a lonely forest camp, or an abandoned house, to an underground banker bunker where the sound of rain echoes softly. Each location offers a unique mood and ambient soundscape, designed to help players relax, ref… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sheltered from the Storm.

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  28. Room 413 is a first-person psychological horror experience set in the decaying halls of the Silver Pines Motel, where reality bends, memories lie, and the truth is more dangerous than the dark. On a storm-soaked night, you check into Room 413 to investigate a decades-old case, but the motel has other plans. What begins as a search for answers spirals into a descent through shifting rooms, impossib… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROOM 413.

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  29. You woke up in the cabin. The fog is thicker than ever. Your mind is fragmented. Your research is missing. And something is watching. GAME OVERVIEWIn Silent Research, you play as Andrew, a researcher stationed in a remote, fog-drenched forest. After years of work at the electrical station, your memory is failing, and your findings are scattered. As the fog presses in, your only hope is to recov… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Research.

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  30. Fight through dark corridors, explore abandoned sectors, collect resources, manage your inventory, solve puzzles, and battle relentless demons, zombies, and grotesque monsters as you struggle to survive a catastrophic outbreak. Dead Days Left: Jupiter Station is a story-driven sci-fi horror FPS and intense singleplayer FPS survival horror campaign set aboard a massive research space station orbit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Days Left: Jupiter Station.

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  31. A very very very short japanese horror story. You live in a small apartment. Lately, the noise from your neighbor’s room has been keeping you up at night. One early morning, you decide to go over and complain. You press the intercom. No one answers. You knock on the door. Still nothing. What would you do? * What is this game?A fully voiced horror game with randomized lines and event… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hey, Anybody There? - Director's Cut.

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  32. A 3D Psychological Horror game where you navigate through tense levels filled with dread, fear, isolation and suffering as an unknown presence lurks beyond, leaving a trail of haunting sounds that are both oppressive and foreboding. Containing approximately 4-8 hours of disturbing gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gurgling.

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

    Plunge into Greenhearth, a small town hiding heavy secrets: take on the role of Ricky Fox and lead an investigation that gradually shifts from an intimate film noir into oppressive Lovecraftian horror. Driven by memorable characters and revelations that will linger long after the credits roll, Echoes delivers a taut narrative where every discovery matters and leads to four distinct endings shaped … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes.

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  34. Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Threads of Karma.

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  35. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Blinding Oversight is a slow-burning, narrative-driven horror experience that emphasizes atmosphere, isolation, and unraveling mystery. FEATURES Explore a decaying log house and the woods surrounding it, both designed to unnerve and disorient Piece together a haunting backstory of the family that resided in the house by interacting with scattered letters, sketches, and environmental storytellin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blinding Oversight.

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  36. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    97% User Score Based on 78 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mildew Children.

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  37. Face to Face With SolitudeAlpenglow is a quiet, story-driven experience about stepping away from life — and finding yourself alone with what remains. In a remote mountain cabin, days pass slowly. Light changes. Weather shifts. Memories surface. As mornings warm and nights grow cold, your inner state changes with the world around you. Your choices begin to reveal your past. Live the Days, One Ch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alpenglow.

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  38. Commutator is an instrument-only horror game set in a dystopian future where human perception is replaced by sensors and code. You are an operator sitting behind a terminal, guiding a remote unit through the darkness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Commutator.

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  39. You don't remember how you got here. The room is cold. The walls are damp. A single lamp flickers on a desk where a typewriter sits waiting. You don't touch it. It doesn't matter. The keys start moving on their own. It has a question for you. "Do you want to play a game?" Welcome to The Quiet Room — a psychological horror deckbuilder where your words are your only weapon and the room… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Quiet Room.

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  40. *Notice: This game currently supports Japanese only. Two bizarre ghost stories told in the dead of night.This is a short horror visual novel where you progress the story with simple clicks. Embracing the atmospheric, creeping dread of classic ghost stories, the game uses text and sound to slowly build tension, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the narrative. Experience a psychological h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 恐怖夜話.

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  41. History records a tragedy. You arrive before it becomes inevitable.The Incident Room is a 2–4 player cooperative supernatural horror investigation game where you do not analyze events after they occur — you step directly into the final moments before a recorded tragedy is sealed into history. Each chapter places players inside a different historical incident, at the point where belief, fear, and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Incident Room.

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  42. REPORT THE ANOMALY. TRUST NOTHING.Somnus Corporation is a first-person psychological horror game set inside a looping dream simulation. SIMULATION HAS: More than 35 Anomalies and entities. (More will come!) 4 Anomaly and 7 Entity variation You play as John, a dream specialist participating in an experimental consciousness test created by Somnus Corporation. What begins as a routine calibrati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Somnus Corporation.

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  43. Backrooms: The Silent Mirror is a first-person psychological horror exploration game focused on atmosphere, environmental storytelling, and self-discovery. The GameYou awaken alone in an abandoned city. The light is cold. The silence feels oppressive. The streets lead to places you recognize – apartments, hallways, parking garages, pool rooms – but they no longer behave as they should. The w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms The Silent Mirror.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Obscura (Daily) is a dark, minimalist signal-decoding experience built around tension, precision, and psychological unease. There are no enemies. No weapons. No music pushing you forward. Only static, distortion, and a signal that refuses to stay still. You are placed inside a cold transmission interface where your task is deceptively simple: tune into unstable frequencies and maintain… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obscura.

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  45. A Ritual Hidden in Steam HAMAM: The Steaming Backrooms is a first-person psychological horror game set inside a mysterious Turkish bathhouse where reality slowly begins to collapse. You wake up inside a silent, abandoned hamam with no clear way out. The marble walls echo with distant sounds, steam fills the corridors, and something watches you from the dark. To escape, you must complete a ritua… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hamam: The Steaming Backrooms.

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  46. Content Warning: Signal Lost is a single-player psychological horror experience designed to create sustained fear and tension. Players will encounter sudden jump scares, unsettling audio transmissions, and an unseen hostile presence. The game includes moments of implied physical harm, intense pursuit sequences, and occasional stylized blood within environmental storytelling. While no explicit gor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Signal Lost: The Silence Between Words.

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  47. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    "Curse of the Shadow" is a BL-themed horror visual novel Xu Mingjing, the protagonist cursed by a "ghost", finds eerie dark shadows lurking in every photo he takes. Once choosing to escape reality, he is forced by fate to face his fears head-on again. To uncover the truth behind the curse, Xu Mingjing and two close friends embark on a terrifying and unknown journey... … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 咒影 Curse of the Shadow.

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  48. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    An uneasy atmosphere grips Star Haven High School. Mysterious incidents targeting girls begin to unfold one after another, and rumors soon spread of things more suited to urban legends. And it is up to Beni Akesuzu as the head of the detective club to get to the bottom of these incidents. But even she has a secret: she’s a secret agent for Bancho, a secret organisation specialising in dealing wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Agent Sirius.

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  49. A grave robbery gone wrong sends you tumbling down an absurd rabbit hole. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battery Farm.

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  50. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    81% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    The second episode in the series follows 14-year-old Anton, caught in a web of family turmoil and his father’s debts. Forced to relocate to an unfamiliar city, Anton faces a chilling encounter with a Soviet serial killer responsible for horrific crimes in the fall of 1992. Uncanny Tales: 1992 Uncanny Tales: 1992 is a narrative adventure game. Play as 14-year-old Anton, who moves to a new city … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncanny Tales: 1992.

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