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Games like The Thing From The Past

Games like The Thing From The Past

Games like The Thing From The Past

Looking for games like The Thing From The Past? Here are top action recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Harvest Season, The Faceless Killer or The Faceless Killer | CHAPTER 1.

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  1. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    You're a kid who just woke up in the middle of a farm.  You don't remember anything. Who are you, and why are you there? The game was made for the Senscape's Midnight Jam and the S-Kill-Up Horror Game Jam in two weeks. PSX-Style Graphics Narrative focused horror experience Scary atmosphere Multiple endingsLogic puzzlesTank controls Vulkan 1.3 compatible GPU required CONTROLS WASD/Ar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harvest Season.

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  2. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    The Faceless Killer is a first-person survival horror game with retro PS1-style graphics, consisting of 2 chapters. Solve logic puzzles, fight against your enemies, or hide when there's no other option. Unravel this mystery surrounding the Faceless Killer. Who is he, and what are his motivations? POLICE FORCES FOUND AND RAIDED THE HOME OF THE FACELESS KILLER A serial killer known as the Facel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Faceless Killer.

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  3. 41%Game Brain Score
    41% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    POLICE FORCES FOUND AND RAIDED THE HOME OF THE FACELESS KILLER A serial killer known as the Faceless Killer has been terrorizing the people of Vipo. But finally, authorities have managed to locate his home, and a raid is ongoing. The story starts when John, one of the player characters, a reporter tries to capture exclusive footage of the events, live from the murderer's house. He has no idea wha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Faceless Killer | CHAPTER 1.

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  4. 45%Game Brain Score
    45% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    A man’s peaceful summer vacation on the Croatian coast takes a sinister turn when he checks into an old, shady hotel. Strange things start happening in his room—objects move on their own, shadows shift in the dim light, and above his bed, a gaping, unnatural hole looms. Something is watching. Average playtime: 15-20 minutes WISHLIST ON STEAM This is one of the two stories that will be avail… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadows of Midnight - The Hotel.

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  5. Atari 2600-style horror game for the Scream Jam 2025.  Play this chill farming game, where you have to harvest apples, feed the animals, and spend quality time with your wife! Content warning: Violence, gore, suicide The source code (including the whole Godot 4.5 project) can be found on Github: https://github.com/polgar1/Carries-FarmMAKING OF THE GAME: WISHLIST ON STEAM If you enjoyed this… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carrie's Farm.

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    Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2612970/Freja/Feel free to wishlist it if you want to get notified when the full game is out! A first person physcological horror game about exploration, immersion and discovery.A thrilling experience about confronting your inner demons. Exploration:Explore the remnants of an old high school as you help a woman with PTSD and selective amnesia remember he… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Freja.

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  7. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 341 reviews

    There's a serial killer stalking your video store, and you just got called into work on your day off! Stock shelves, deal with customers and run for your life! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rewind Or Die.

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  8. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    94% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    This is a collection of short and experimental horror experiences, focused on surreal and bizarre plots, always maintaining Puko's style. FEATURES: • Anthology with 6 different games • Each game contains a different horror story • Unlock trophies upon finishing each diskette • Dialogues with different choices • Inspired by classics like Tales from the Crypt and The Twilight Zone If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Diskettes Vol.1.

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  9. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    A THOUSAND MOUTHS TO SCREAM is a space horror visual novel with interactive point and click elements. You will observe the life of Nick the only crew member of an intelligent spaceship. This ship has everything it needs to keep itself and its crew alive. The ship feeds, treats Nick, makes sure he's well. It's a choose-your-own-adventure style game. You will have to make choices and see… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A THOUSAND MOUTHS TO SCREAM.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 292 reviews

    To make some money from an old man, you are asked to fish at the forbidden Shinto shrine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to lure.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 248 reviews

    After listening to a new rap album I got inspired to vent by turning my feelings into a little game, where you play as a virus on his computer, making his life better, the hard way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to "LIFE" not found;.

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  12. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    What will you do when your slumber party takes a nightmarish twist? Decide your fate in this horror narrative game inspired by the works of Junji Ito. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grotesque Beauty.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Please Duology is a compilation containing two previously available games, Please and Please Follow, with added material expanding on the narrative universe of the titles. The games are both short, ambient walking simulators and the entire Duology experience can be completed in under an hour. PLEASE (ORIGINAL)Please takes place in an alternate timeline where we won the war. You are the repair per… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Please Duology.

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  14. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    86% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    THE THIRSTY DEAD 1974 film. PLOT: Beautiful young girls are kidnapped off the streets of Manila by a death cult that needs their blood to remain immortal. This is an interactive version of a classic COLOR film with multiple story paths or choices to be made throughout the viewing. Your choices & actions help create your own version of the film. You're the director now! ROUGH KUTS are all ab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROUGH KUTS: The Thirsty Dead.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    You bought a box of VHS tapes at a flea market. Now you need to look through them and select those on which there are supernatural, scary, violent events, in general, everything that may be interesting to the viewer. Get the full version on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3501370/BANNED_TAPES/ Maximum playtime: 10 minutes Follow me if you liked the game there will be game updates i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BANNED TAPES.

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  16. 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.

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  17. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranormal Night Shift.

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  18. Description A short - middle length Firewatch horror game with a retro vhs style and a branching narrative. You can have different conversations with characters and choose your response. Some choices have consequences... others don't. The game's story is relatively simple. The Story You (Max) have finished school and want to get a job. Unfortunately, you're just out of luck, and nobody a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 808 - Firetower12.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    83% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Accompanied by beautiful piano music, you begin to experience a wonderful love journey. There is no dialogue in the story, only pictures intertwined with montage techniques. Players need to unlock each puzzle to open every door of memory, to find the youth that we have been missing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secret in Story.

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  20. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    86% User Score Based on 42 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

    Sunshine Manor is an 8-bit blood-soaked Horror RPG that pits you as Ada. Dared to spend the night in the haunted Sunshine Manor she encounters ghosts, demons, blood-soaked horror and more in this prequel to 2016's Camp Sunshine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunshine Manor.

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  21. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 583 reviews

    WISHLIST THE FULL GAME!! About the Game                                                                               During the day the forest is calm and peaceful.                                                                                 It is during the night that you hear the roars...                                                                                                       … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Children of Silentown: Prologue.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    72% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    Morph Girl is an FMV Point And Click/Visual Novel developed as a homage to 90/00's low-fi Japanese horror movies. Inspired by home VHS tapes, Morph Girl intends to evoke the most personal fears surrounding the presence of the unknown within one's home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morph Girl.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 466 reviews

    Experience a bite-sized slice of Lovecraftian horror in this updated version of our cult freeware point and click adaptation of HP Lovecraft's classic short story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Terrible Old Man.

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  24. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    92% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    Unique mix of turn-based strategy and adventure. Defend the town of Glint Rock against radioactive giant ants! Dr. Mill is a geologist that came to town to examine the recent meteor crash. Now he has to convince the towns folk that something's going on. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It Returned to the Desert.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    45% User Score Based on 155 reviews

    As official of a night security firm, your first night's work may be the last, when strange events test your sanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strange Night.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    94% User Score Based on 140 reviews

    Your next job awaits in Karisvale, detective. Will you fulfill your duty? Or become lost in the mystery... Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Karisvale.

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  28. 58%Game Brain Score
    58% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    TRY THE FREE DEMO! / WISHLIST ON STEAM A text-based open world fantasy roguelike adventure Master the secrets of a changing fantasy world over the course of many 30-90 minute adventures. Explore the wilds around a single village as you track down magical treasures, aid or disrupt encroaching factions, and match wits with an enigmatic Magician. Thousands of possible endings! Complete player f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Upheaval.

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  29. Nights in Endless Dream is another psychological anomaly game that focuses on the story of our main character and 2D aesthetics. Memorize the rooms and find the anomalies to escape the dream. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nights in Endless Dream.

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    43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    ✅ Game Info Headphones are highly recommended for the best experience. Estimated playtime: Short game of around 25 to 35 minutes for first-time players. Completionists or returning players may finish faster. Please note: there is no save system. (but there is ending replay system) ✅ Controls:WASD - Move Shift - Run Interact - G ESC - Options Endings: There are two endings ✅ Abo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to APT. 407.

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  31. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    You are not alone. But the voices say you are. He left something behind — in the walls, in the noise, in you. The house remembers. The tapes won’t stop. And the Father… he’s still fading. Duration: �� 30min Control: Movement WASD Interact E/LMB Sprint LSHIFT Mouse Sensitive (-) 1 Mouse Sensitive (+) 2 We're a small indie team of just two developers, working hard to create … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Tapes: Fading Father.

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  32. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    1963. A classified experiment. A grieving mother with unnatural powers. Step into a first-person psychological horror told through the static of a Cold War-era monitor peering into the astral realm and beyond. Find out what happened to you and uncover the conspiracy they tried to bury. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Looking Glass.

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  33. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, character development
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Wishlist on Steam!The Princess Factory is an anomaly-detection horror game where you work in a mysterious factory beneath an abandoned fairy-tale theme park. You must check each princess animatronic for aberrations while trying to uncover the dark secrets of the park. Your actions may determine far more than simply whether or not you get out alive...but which path will you choose? Check the Princ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Princess Factory.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    DEMO VERSION. Pixel-art judgment game about trust and paranoia. Interrogate arrivals, scan for symptoms, and make moral calls as a guard. Let them in, turn them away, or stop the threat. Randomized traits, scarce tools, authoritarian regime, multiple endings. Steampage coming out SOON! https://store.steampowered.com/widget/4133660/ THIS IS A DEMO VERSION OF THE FULL GAME. What's included in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Get In Get Out.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, character development
    96% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    About This GameA short, single-sitting VHS horror experience. In Empty Gauge, you spend three unsettling days moving between a remote gas station and your home. By day, you work the night shift alone. By night, strange clues begin to pile up, nightmares grow more vivid, and reality starts to feel less reliable. What begins as an ordinary part-time job slowly turns into something far more disturb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empty Gauge.

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  36. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    97% User Score Based on 75 reviews

    Hollowbrook is a stylized horror experience told through multiple episodes. Each chapter immerses you in the life of a new character, blending personal backstories with chilling encounters that react to your decisions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollowbrook: Apartments.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    77% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Welcome to Dingir OS - a unique operating system for Deep Web research. Discover netstalker secrets at your own risk. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dingir OS.

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  39. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    66% User Score Based on 176 reviews

    Uncanny Tales is an episodic horror series where the scariest things aren’t monsters or the supernatural, but people themselves. Each episode tells a new chilling story inspired by real-life fears and unsettling situations. ❄️ Uncanny Tales: Cold Road – The first episode of the series. A late evening, a snowstorm, the eve of the New Year holidays… The protagonist is traveling to her parents’ h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncanny Tales: Cold Road.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    98% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    This is an emotion-focused short narrative game with an average playtime of around 1 hour. We believe that seeing and understanding our own emotions is a strength in itself. May this inner journey bring you moments of calm and resonance. Anxiety Puppy is an interactive visual novel that tells the story of a young girl in a bustling city, who, while struggling with the pressures of life and wor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anxiety Puppy.

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  41. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 75 reviews

    Story: You're an employee on a late night shift at The Motel, an old, quiet roadside stop just before the big city in Oakhill Grove. Your job is simple enough: keep things in order and handle what needs doing until morning. At first, the night seems like any other, but a news broadcast crackling through the radio changes everything. There's someone dangerous roaming the outskirts of Oakhill Grove… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The motel.

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  42. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    97% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY!!! and nobody came to celebrate with you… Hell of a Birthday is a First-Person comedic horror game where you play as the Birthday Boy trying to survive your special day. Weird stuff starts happening around the house and you begin to realize that maybe it really was better off being alone on your birthday. From the maker of Bite Night and Invasion of the Halloween Fiends comes an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell of a Birthday.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Survive the night in a deadly asylum—deliver sinister meds, keep the insane in line, and outwit a killer hiding in the dark. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OVERDOSE.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 182 reviews

    WISHLIST NOW AND GET NOTIFIED WHEN AT TONY'S RELEASES About the GameAt Tony's is a first-person horror experience taking place in a haunted pizzeria. The last night shift worker vanished mysteriously, it's your turn to step in to help the family's business. Will you survive your shift, cooking pizzas while unveiling the restaurant's mysteries? Immersive Story Hand-crafted environments with se… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to At Tony's.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    The Gray Man is a surreal first-person point-and-click adventure. It tells the story of a serial killer who confronts the player, as the murderer's conscience, with interpretations of his internal conflict. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gray Man.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    Step into the shoes of Detective Clay Kriest in "Baisu" a chilling tale of family, art, and the haunting unknown. As you arrive at the secluded residence, responding to an eerie call for help, you'll find yourself immersed in a quest shrouded in darkness. This eerie house was once a sanctuary for the Smith family, led by the renowned artist Jolie Smith. But the serenity of nature has … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Baisu.

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  47. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Special Offer⭐⭐⭐ This game is part of the Cozy & Emotional Stories bundle. Get the complete collection with a discount. About the Game "Why do you love me?" - is a short kinetic novel in the "romance" genre.  Apparently it is about love and relationship. About the difficulties that come within and how to overcome them.  Players are given five stories.  We hope our… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Why do you love me?.

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  48. 42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 10 reviews
    Critic Score 25%Based on 1 reviews

    The hero moves to a new city because of life circumstances. Upon entering university he makes new friends, he is horrified to discover that one of them is a murderer... And your decisions alone will determine the outcome of this story! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunlight Scream.

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  49. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    100% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    A Night On The Farm is an atmospheric, first-person, retro-inspired, horror adventure with deep lore and surprising plot twists. Uncover the mystery surrounding your crashed car and the farm’s inescapable draw. Discover cryptic notes and audio logs as you gain access to [REDACTED] and make decisions that alter the story’s outcome! Gameplay Features Interactive, first-person gameplay, focused on… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Night On The Farm.

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