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Games like The Polar Darkness

Games like The Polar Darkness

Looking for games like The Polar Darkness? Here are top puzzle recommendations with a horror and thriller focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Night Book, Neve or Please Follow the Instructions.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Neve is the ultimate game for fans of interactive fiction and narrative adventures with an engaging and emotionally impactful story. After an unexpected interference in its route, the ship Argo makes a forced landing on the mysterious planet Lemnos. You'll take on the role of Captain Jasmina who, trapped inside a cryogenic capsule, must lead her two crew members, Hilas and Atalanta, to manage … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neve.

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  3. Trapped in an isolated room, you're guided by a mysterious voice and monitored by cameras. Solve intricate puzzles to break free, but be warned: the initial sarcasm hides a dramatic and unsettling truth. Follow the instructions... if you dare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Please Follow the Instructions.

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  4. Your life collapsed in a single day. Your fiancée vanished, and the only clue is a strange game you bought at a flea market. It was the biggest mistake of your life. A glitch-ridden game, yet it holds more than code - whispers, traces of a presence... and a truth you'd rather not have uncovered. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soul Containers.

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  5. In 2022, in the fictional realm of Nantang Village in the NanTu District, a fire broke out at the sales center of a residential project called The Inner Paradise, This tragic incident leads to the mysterious death of a female sales agent, and the true culprit aims to pin the crime on Kalin Liu, a female agent who happened to be at the scene. From the moment she stepped into the sales center, her r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Realization.

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  6. A psychological horror visual novel about Miya, a former prodigy trapped in a decaying home with her unstable stepfather, her talking plush Mopa, and the bystander who hears every step she takes... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miya Might Break.

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  8. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loretta.

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  9. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    The Cooking Class First Course is a short game, the prequel of "The Cooking Class", it sheds some light on some of the characters and the events of the "The Cooking Class" universe. Play the game from the point of view of Jessica Parker Smith, an investigative journalist, discover more about what's behind the Dupont Family and The Sigil, there's more than what meets the eye, hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cooking Class First Course.

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    Yeommae is a point-and-click game about traditional Korean shamanism. Investigate objects, witness past memories, and solve puzzles. Uncover the truth through the four senses and untangle the twins' twisted fate at the hands of the Mudang. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yeommae.

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

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  12. Interrogate a friend accused of murder in Mota Must Die... a psychological visual novel where belief decides whether someone lives or dies If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mota Must Die.

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  13. A first-person psychological horror set in a late-night 1990s video rental store. As disturbing tapes begin to surface, reality distorts and your decisions shape how the night unfolds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mockbuster Video.

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    You're HR investigating a missing employee. On the surface, it seems like a routine personnel issue until you open his computer, and a dark world built on overtime work and psychological control slowly comes into view. Peer through the screen to uncover the truth and stay awake until the end. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BUG.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    87% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    [Media 8053110] [Media 8208420] A child’s mind can be controlled easily, just like a puppet on strings. “A little girl named Marinette, in the wake of a splitting family and a change of... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marinette.

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  16. Shadow City Mysteries is a narrative adventure game in which players take on the role of a detective investigating a Mystery. Or is it a Conspiracy? Or is it a Supernatural Thriller? Experience the story multiple times to discover a story and world bigger than they suspected existed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow City Mysteries: A Clockwork Noir.

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  17. Akolyta is a first-person horror adventure with a focus on storytelling. You will play as detective Marshall Gregory Prime and follow his journey towards justice in the City of Gorenwille for which there is a high price to pay. The game is currently in development. KEY FACTS 1st Person Horror Adventure Non-Linear Story Custom Soundtrack Original and Gritty Story Developed in CryENGINE V If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Akolyta.

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  18. “Winter Clothing" is a horror plot puzzle game with Chinese folk themes. There is an unwritten rule in Tianhe Town: on the day of Cold Clothes Festival, no villager is allowed to approach the back mountain. If they provoke any mountain gods or wild ghosts, the leaders of Qingfeng Temple will not intervene. Grandpa's disappearance brought Chen to the foot of the mountain. Is there really a gho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winter Clothing.

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  19. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    95% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    Your Grandpa descends into madness in a family cosmic horror. Dig cursed relics, meet eldritch beings, and awaken a forgotten God. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Old Flesh of Nuraga.

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    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.

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  22. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Paper Bride 7: Lethal Bond is a Chinese horror puzzle game, and the 7th title of the Paper Bride series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Bride 7 Lethal Bond.

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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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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Three lifelong friends. One daring mission. No way out. Elite operatives Mira, Goran, and Sarka have been through everything together. But when their latest mission takes them back to The School—the abandoned boarding school where they grew up—they realize that some scars never fade. In Morse Academy, a short (~1 hour) psychological visual novel,  help the team track down a fugitive who pr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morse Academy.

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  25. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 50 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel taking place during medieval Korea. While investigating mysterious murders, you will have to make interactive choices that will lead you to different paths and endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suhoshin.

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  26. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 8,505 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 45 reviews

    Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. Play as Alex, a bright, rebellious teenager who brings her new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight party on an old military island. The night takes a terrifying turn when you unwittingly open a ghostly gate spawned from the island’s cryptic past. How you deal with these events, your peers, and the omino… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oxenfree.

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  27. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 474 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 4 reviews

    My Lovely Daughter is a simulation game with elements borrowed from other works of fiction that involve alchemy as part of the narrative. The game want to focus on the idea that “life is not beautiful,” and the few things that can make it pretty are things like family and success. The game want to present the question of how far will you go to achieve them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Lovely Daughter.

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  28. On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rainy Butcher.

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  29. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability
    74% User Score Based on 117 reviews

    Saint Kotar is a psychological horror adventure set in an ancient rural town of Croatia. Take on the role of two godly men trying to unravel the terrifying truth behind the town's occult happenings and the disappearance of their relative. Find your humanity -- or descend into madness and death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saint Kotar.

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  30. To souls lost in material cages: Welcome to My Court for a sacred trial. In this suspense ADV visual novel, awaken in an enigmatic space and endure deadly games. Decode rules, face moral judgments, and survive divine trials as the grand truth behind this world slowly unfolds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 囚笼游戏.

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  31. Following her husband's death, a widow haunted by her town's whispers enters a twisted reality where she must confront the shadows of her past. A psychological horror visual novel inspired by German Expressionist cinema, featuring three different endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Widow's Shadow.

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

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  33. Twelve Knots is a 2D Korean folk horror adventure. Ring a brass bell to reveal hidden traces, solve ritual puzzles, and uncover a family’s buried past in a school that leads to a village of the dead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twelve Knots.

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

    This build is a tech demo. It’s not the full system yet, but it’s enough to show the mechanics we’re experimenting with and give you a sense of where the project is heading.⚠️Photosensitivity Warning: This game contains flashing lights, high-contrast patterns, and rapid color changes.  Player discretion advised. Hi.  I don’t know how you got here, but... thank you.  I logged in too.. Thought ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to User.exe.

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  35. Diary: White is a 2D psychological horror adventure game. Explore from a collapsing school to a gloomy house, and collect clues to solve mysteries. Hide from dark entities, survive terrifying hallucinations, and make a final life-or-death choice to determine your own fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diary: White.

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

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    Lost in amnesia, face a horrific past rising from nightmares. Uncover the truth hidden in a diary. In this psychological horror where reality and hallucination blur, piece together memories before madness consumes you. When the truth is out, ask yourself: Who was I? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who Am I.

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

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  39. Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Make Moku Proud.

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  40. About This GameWill returns to Awakewood to bury his mother and sell the family home before the next bus arrives. Instead, he finds an isolated town under endless rain and a forest creeping over the edge of the property. The night before leaving, Will finds a girl with no memory tangled in roots and mud. Choosing to shelter her until the road clears, he shuts himself inside a house that is decayi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Awakewood.

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  41. For 20 years, the Ridgewater Ripper's cold case has haunted you. Tonight, on the anniversary, you are home alone. A locked door, a flickering light—your suburban sanctuary is cracking. He waited two decades. Now, he's returned to finish what he started, and you are trapped in his horrifying terror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ridgewater Ripper.

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  42. TheVillage: Possession is a first-person horror game where you return to a cursed village to uncover the truth behind a failed ritual. Explore abandoned locations, solve puzzles, collect doll parts, and survive terrifying supernatural encounters while an unseen force manipulates your mind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TheVillage: Possession.

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  43. When your father goes missing with little more than a letter to clue you in, it's up to you to find him. His last known whereabouts? Ashmere Manor. Will you succeed in solving the mystery at the heart of the house and find your father, or will you succumb to its phantom call? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Night at Ashmere Manor.

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  44. Investigate your grandfather’s mysterious disappearance in Shadows Over Lighthouse, a Lovecraftian survival horror adventure. Explore eerie 1912 America, solve puzzles, and face horrors as reality twists around you. Can you uncover the truth, or will you lose yourself to madness? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shadows Over Lighthouse.

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  45. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Eilean Mor lighthouse fell silent. The light is out, and its three keepers are missing. No one is answering the radio. As a reserve keeper, you’re sent to investigate this horror mystery. But beware you may become the fourth to vanish. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eilean Mor: The Lost Keepers.

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  46. Dante Jones is a college freshman with a bright future ahead. He’s a rising football star with a full athletic scholarship, decent grades, and a slew of fellow students vying for his friendship… but when Dante injures himself jumping from the balcony of a frat house, the experimental treatment he undergoes at the college clinic is anything but ordinary. Something visits him in the night… something… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remnants of Dawn.

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  47. Graphics and sounds required during the production process were created with the help of AI tools. The final result was carefully reviewed and re-edited before use. Please take this into consideration before purchasing! Game IntroductionThe repeated curse of Amalian. Will I be able to survive in the end? Former photojournalist Ryan carries a certain trauma from the city and arrives… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Secret Of Greenwood Isle.

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  48. Relive a traumatizing true story in a psychological thriller escape room. As a mother looking for her missing children, you must escape her endless misery in the snow-covered Dagger Woods. Explore the unsolved case of Mary-Ellen MacDonald and the fires of Nova Scotia in 1922. Who is truly to blame?! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dagger Woods VR.

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  49. A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levis mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackthorn Witch.

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  50. Killer Night is a psychological survival thriller where a group of death row inmates face extreme trials in an isolated mansion to gain freedom. Among them lies a ruthless killer. Will you be able to discover the killer's identity before it's too late? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KillerNight.

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