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Games like The Thing that Hides in the Forest

Games like The Thing that Hides in the Forest

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  1. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 497 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supernormal.

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  2. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 37,540 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 16 reviews

    Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outlast.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 150 reviews

    The year is 1998. Step into the shoes of a real estate agent, tasked with photographing a seemingly ordinary house for an upcoming sale. Explore the environment, use your camera to take pictur-- wait, what’s that in the last photo? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to For Sale.

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  4. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    Part I: THE LAST SURVIVOR Sixteen years have passed since humanity's extinction due to a global virus outbreak. You play as James, who, along with his brother, believes they are the last survivors. However, this changes when he discovers an invitation to a survivors' base, HaustVille. Part II: WHATEVER IT TAKES Determined to find others, the brothers leave everything behind. After a few days, the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Alive.

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  6. 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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  7. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 3,124 reviews

    Jack Nelson, a 24 year old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in ironbark state park. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fears to Fathom: Ironbark Lookout.

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  8. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 574 reviews

    Wardwell House is an innovative and realistic horror game with outstanding atmosphere. You must find hidden clues and objects of interest that slowly reveal the haunting story. Feel the build-up of fear as you traverse the forest and make your way through Wardwell House. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wardwell House.

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  9. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 674 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 6 reviews

    Infliction is a story driven first person physiological horror experience. Set in a regular suburban home, the story is told over alternating time periods spanning 13 years. Through environmental storytelling, Infliction tackles taboo subject matter. While you're discovering what has happened over the last 13 years, you're being stalked by an evil entity. Can you learn enough to vanquish the evil … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infliction.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    85% User Score Based on 322 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 3 reviews

    RAINSWEPT is an adventure game - A murder mystery dealing with themes of love, relationships and unresolved trauma. The focus is on delivering an emotional story, tied together with charming art style, characters with deep histories, and a moving soundtrack. FEATURES - An emotional story set in an immersive and atmospheric game world - Characters with deep histories, meaningful motivations and di… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rainswept.

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  11. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    77% User Score Based on 5,108 reviews

    Inspired by the cinematic lore of Blair Witch, experience a new story-driven psychological horror game that studies your reactions to fear and stress. A STORY OF THE HUMAN DESCENT INTO DARKNESS Experience an original story based on the legend of Blair Witch from the makers of Layers of Fear. FIND THE WAY THROUGH THE HAUNTED WOODS Navigate your way through a cursed forest that warps and distorts … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blair Witch.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    67% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Truth hides in the details. Investigate crime scenes, photograph evidence, analyze case files, and search the police database. Connect clues on the detective board, return to locations when something does not add up, and identify the culprit in each standalone case. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Files.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 678 reviews

    Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lightkeeper.

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  14. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 217 reviews

    Embark on an intriguing seaside getaway you’ll never forget in On Your Tail, a sleuthy story-driven 3D life sim of relaxation, investigation, and knowing how to play your cards right. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to On Your Tail.

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  15. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Every scene is a foreshadowing. This is more than just a “ghost story.” By unlocking different endings, your expectations will be overturned—twice—and your understanding of the truth will shift in completely unexpected ways. “The Haunted Building: The Locksmith on the First Floor” is a uniquely styled horror adventure set in the public housing block Cheung Wing House. You play as Lee Shing, a you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Haunted Building.

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  16. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 17,190 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 16 reviews

    Outlast 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed survival horror game Outlast. Set in the same universe as the first game, but with different characters and a different setting, Outlast 2 is a twisted new journey into the depths of the human mind and its dark secrets. No conflict is ever black and white. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outlast 2.

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  17. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    57% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    Visit the real town of Cachiche, Peru, to spend your nights searching for spirits and taking photos. Discover a generative narrative as you show your photos to local people who describe what they see in them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1000 Heads Among the Trees.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    Room54 is a first person adventure/survival horror game, focused on investigation, exploration,solving puzzles and action. The story of Daniel and his family in an apparently quiet small mountain town full of secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Room 54.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    83% User Score Based on 143 reviews

    Within Skerry Steam page is now live! feel free to check it out! Are you ready for my scariest game to date? https://store.steampowered.com/app/1871510/Within_Skerry/ Also feel free to give me a... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Girls Fabric Face.

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  20. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    86% User Score Based on 459 reviews

    Two city detectives are sent to a small idyllic town in North Carolina called ‘Silver Creek Falls” to investigate a strange series of events that the local sheriff can’t seem to get his mind around. What initially seems like an open-and-shut case unfolds into a truly terrifying mystery that will leave the detectives wondering what is real and what isn’t. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silver Creek Falls: Chapter 1.

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  21. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 338 reviews
    Critic Score 52%Based on 3 reviews

    Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened here. Solve puzzles to find out how you are connected to the mysteries of this place. But be careful: an evil lurks in the cold, dark masonry and it has already started hunting you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silver Chains.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    65% User Score Based on 200 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

    STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stairs.

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  23. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 3,274 reviews

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

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  24. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    50% User Score Based on 287 reviews

    In this indie horror game, you must escape the Siren’s Forest! Use multiple means of transportation to aid your escape. Unearth what truly happened in the forest by interacting with certain objects that could provide you with the answers you need. But be careful… There’s something out there! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Siren Head: The Siren's Forest.

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  25. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 581 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternal Threads.

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  26. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 2,534 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murder House.

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  27. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 6,654 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 5 reviews

    You're on your own. No one to come for you. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Slender: The Arrival is the official videogame adaption of Slender Man, developed in collaboration with Eric "Victor Surge" Knudson, creator of the paranormal phenomenon that has been terrifying the curious-minded around the world since its inception, with Mark Hadley and Blue Isle Studios. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slender: The Arrival.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    65% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Curse is a contextual horror game that throws the player into the world of paranormal investigations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Curse.

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  30. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    98% User Score Based on 656 reviews

    Detective Zeke Reynold is called to investigate what he assumes will be another case he'll quickly forget, but what he finds will be sewn into the fabric of his existence forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lake Haven: Chrysalis.

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  31. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    73% User Score Based on 172 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    A detective mystery set in the political powder-keg of Barcelona in 1977. You play Jorge, a retired policeman who uses a wheelchair, struggling with a difficult past. Alone on your balcony, you watch the world pass by through binoculars. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Flower Collectors.

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  32. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 550 reviews

    Interior Worlds is an ambient first-person exploration game where you take pictures of liminal spaces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interior Worlds.

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  33. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    69% User Score Based on 790 reviews

    Through the Woods is a third-person psychological horror game set in a forest on the western shore of Norway about a mother and her missing son. Through dynamic narration, you play the mother's re-telling of the events surrounding her son's disappearance in a setting heavily influenced by Norse mythology and Norwegian folk tales. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Through the Woods.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 596 reviews

    Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cursed Forest.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 848 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Find out where the squirrel keeps their stash! You have 3 cameras, wired up to three TVs at your hideout. Each night, the squirrel leaves its home, goes to its stash, and returns home. You can place the cameras during daytime, and at night you can watch it run around. Can you find the tree that has the stash? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NUTS.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    89% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    Hi, I'm Joseph Karras. I'm a photojournalist specializing in documenting paranormal activities. The church sent me here to this house to collect evidence from a supposed ghost that resides here. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to phoToq.

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    35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Brian Lewis buys an old house, hoping for a quiet and orderly life. But on the very first night, the house begins to behave strangely... What starts as a harmless incident slowly turns into something far more terrifying... What if someone else is inside? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HouseWarming.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 126 reviews

    Enter a house where every clue feels wrong. Investigate a brutal crime scene, uncover hidden evidence, and use your detective tools to piece together a disturbing truth buried beneath the silence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rehaunted.

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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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  40. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    91% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    An unfulfilled actress takes a job at Uncle’s Motel to make ends meet. She’s running from trouble, but peace is the last thing she’ll find here. Enter a world where cozy simulation tasks mix with the horror of a decaying building, and the narrative brims with the complexities of the human psyche. Making beds, taking out the trash, vacuuming - on the surface, simple work and money meant to be enou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Shift: Uncle Joe’s Motel.

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  41. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization
    72% User Score Based on 118 reviews

    Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is a first-person survival horror game inspired by Junji Ito's psychological horror and eerie aesthetics. This work centers on the twisted potential of human nature and fear of the unknown, taking you on a journey of survival where memory and mystery intertwine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol.

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  42. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    90% User Score Based on 115 reviews

    The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where you play as a man trapped in a loop, armed only with an instant picture camera. Hunt down paranormal anomalies lurking around by taking their pictures and detecting their presence to unravel the haunting secrets of your past. Each photo will unlock a new memory. Will you uncover them all? Use your instant picture camera to take photos of paranorm… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The 18th Attic - Paranormal Anomaly Hunting Game.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 127 reviews

    Coincidences? is a first-person psychological horror game that combines elements of a classic walking simulator with dynamic gameplay sequences. Story You live an ordinary life until your landlord raises the rent. Looking for a new place to live, you move into a house near the forest with suspiciously cheap rent, while also getting a job at a local store. As you progress through the game, you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coincidences?.

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  44. 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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  45. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    95% User Score Based on 32,387 reviews

    Buy Silent Hill 2 on PlayStation Store. Revisit an iconic psychological horror as Silent Hill 2 comes to PlayStation 5. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SILENT HILL 2.

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  46. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 210 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 5 reviews

    When 8-year-old Charlotte May is reported missing from Dahlia View, retired detective Robert Conway launches his own investigation into her disappearance. Lead the investigation and uncover dark secrets in a story-driven observational thriller from the creators of The Occupation and Ether One. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dahlia View.

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  47. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    79% User Score Based on 276 reviews

    You receive a cursed digital camera that captures ghosts from a strange website. The website allows you to liberate your loved ones by uploading images of their spirits using the camera. You go to the nearest park where your girl was last seen. No multiple endings Game Length: 60 to 90 minutes, depending on your play style. Supporter content can be turned on and off in the main menu. (… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ.

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  48. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    94% User Score Based on 175 reviews

    10 Dead Doves is a short, singleplayer, fixed-perspective horror story set in the heart of the Appalachian wilderness. It's 2004. The mountains are much older. You play as Marcus Stetson -- the Most Pathetic Man on Earth -- a seasoned backpacker on the Appalachian Trail who decides to pool his resources to team up one last time with his human firecracker of a trail buddy, Sean. Their mission is to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10 Dead Doves.

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  49. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    51% User Score Based on 79 reviews

    White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies is the next horror and survival sequel/prequel to- White Day: A Labyrinth Named School. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 211 reviews

    CONTROLS: WASD / Arrow KeysLeft-click and right-click to toggle Flashbrights on/offE to interactShift to runSpacebar to jump As the previous showrunner of beloved children’s TV series Mint’s Hints, you never expected to find yourself on set again - especially after the show had been abruptly cancelled. However, you find yourself corrected after being mysteriously abducted and placed on the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mint's Hints.

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