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Looking for games like The Unknow? Here are top survival survival recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with ALONE IN SPACE, Pain of War or CROWDED. FOLLOWED..

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  1. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    43% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. 

Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ALONE IN SPACE.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    48% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Horror based action game themed in World War. Prepare to knows the dark side of it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pain of War.

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  3. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 226 reviews

    You have the briefcase. Now it's after you. It's not going to stop. Be careful—it may take the form of someone else. A short horror game by NIGHT DIAL. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CROWDED. FOLLOWED..

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  5. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    79% User Score Based on 457 reviews

    Heat Death is a sci-fi survival game where you can build, upgrade, and customize your battle train to explore and survive a frozen world! This train is not only your shelter and vehicle, but also your weapon and ally to face hostile drones, deadly storms, and hidden mysteries of an unknown world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heat Death: Survival Train.

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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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  7. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 171 reviews

    An android is led through a vast structure by a glitch in his visual system. Lorn's Lure: Prologue is an atmospheric narrative first-person platformer with novel climb-anything mechanics and modernized retro 3D graphics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lorn's Lure: Prologue.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    49% User Score Based on 69 reviews

    A WONDER is a 3rd person stealth/puzzle game set in a sunken city. Stuck in the depths of the sea, Alana will have to explore this dormant world in order to reactivate it. In doing so, she must remain hidden from lurking creatures, hostile to any outsider who dares to venture in this derelict place. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Wonder.

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  9. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    53% User Score Based on 15,950 reviews

    Osiris: New Dawn is an unforgiving near future space survival game with a cinematic feel and elements of horror. Play as a Mission Specialist in single or multiplayer to build your planetary base, pilotable vehicles, and controllable drones as you explore a dangerous solar system far from Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Osiris: New Dawn.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 733 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    The Ball is a first person action-adventure game featuring a full single-player experience. As a swashbuckling archaeologist working on the slopes of a dormant volcano somewhere in Mexico, you get stuck in a cavern. It doesn't take long before you realize this is more than just a cave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ball.

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  12. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    86% User Score Based on 153 reviews

    In this exciting prequel to the hit game "123 Slaughter Me Street", we find out the deep dark secrets that lead up to the madness of this series. You find yourself confused with blood on your hands in a dark house with only a flashlight to guide you. As clarity and cognizance begins to set in, the confusing haze you were feeling was almost a comfort compared to the harsh reality, that you...… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 123 Slaughter Me Street 2.

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  13. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    93% User Score Based on 255 reviews

    Story of an orphaned room hidden away in the depths of a strange liminal space. As you embark on this adventure, you will encounter perplexing locations which defy the laws of physics, as well as meet some of the cute and horrifying inhabitants of this ... sector.Can you discover the truth, bring the lost together, and find your way out? Features: Very Positive reviews on Steam (88% Positive… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backroom: Lost and Found.

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  14. Anomaly Corridor is a horror-themed walking simulator where the player memorizes a corridor in a spaceship during Section 0 and proceeds through the airlocks into new sections leading to an escape pod. Creatures and other weird phenomena haunt the hallway with anomalies that you must look for with the help of your flashlight to discover any anomalies that have changed the corridor. If an anomaly… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomaly Corridor.

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  15. Particules Studio presents Barrett Foster, a realistic and immersive puzzle game in which you play as the famous inspector to solve a dramatic personal investigation: The disappearance of his close friends, Emma and Gabriel, in murky circumstances. The starting point of this adventure is a phone call received from Emma and informing Barrett Foster that they must leave their home urgently for a ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barrett Foster : Chapter One.

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  16. PLAY THE DEMO About the GameASHES OF THE DAMNED: THE FORGOTTEN WARD You awaken inside an abandoned psychiatric ward with no memory of how you arrived. The exits refuse to open. The lights fail without warning. Somewhere in the darkness, something is moving through the asylum with you. Explore the ward, follow the clues left behind by its patients, solve its puzzles, and uncover your conne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    88% User Score Based on 105 reviews

    PAGER is a 1-bit 3D Kafkaesque experience in a 90s office building. Obey the pager to survive and climb the corporate ladder. FEATURES 1-bit 3D graphics. 60 weird and beautiful floors. It has some horror and humor. The story is conveyed in a very indirect way. The levels aren't about the destination. It shouldn't give you any satisfaction. Caffeine-addicted butterflies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PAGER.

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  18. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    75% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Code Alkonost is a first-person, atmospheric adventure where Slavic legends come to life. Travel through a dark fantasy world and encounter the possessive spirits of the underworld. Experience authentic art styles and stories that have never been seen in adventure games before. Meet iconic figures from Slavic mythology, including the enigmatic Baba Yaga, the elusive Leshy, and many other supernatu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Code Alkonost: Awakening of Evil.

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  19. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    97% User Score Based on 101 reviews

    The viral horror hit returns. Step into the haunting ruins of the Martha's House , where every shadow conceals a threat and the porcelain dolls aren't just watching , they're hunting you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Martha's Dolls 2.

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  20. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    2006. You become the new reserve caretaker. Patrol the territory in your rugged 4x4, check the phototraps, and monitor the area using surveillance cameras. But remember: you are not the only one watching. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncanny Tales: The Watcher.

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  21. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    99% User Score Based on 176 reviews

    Oh hello there, dearie.. (WARNING: This game includes flashing that may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy.) You are a little old lady who needs to clean your big magical cellar. Learn colorful spells, meet strange NPCs, and uncover the secrets of the dungeon. You die 100s of times and lose your memories in order to learn dark magic. it's cute! feat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Babushka's Glitch Dungeon.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 1,830 reviews

    A story-driven sci-fi survival-crafting game about mining, base-building, and carving out a future in the ruins of corporate greed. About AETHUSYou are Maeve - ex-mining engineer for the Astral Research Corporation (ARC), a galactic megacorp that profits by draining entire planets of their resources. She’s left the company. ARC has not left her, however. On Aethus, ARC claims there is n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AETHUS.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    98% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    Descending to the ocean floor, Riley, a salvage engineer, is hoping to score a massive payday. Her team has discovered a forgotten distress signal coming from an abandoned navy research station at the bottom of the Antarctic ocean. If she can manage to get inside and release the reactor core's emergency ejection system, they'll be set for life! In CRUSH DEPTH, you will experience atmospheric, retr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CRUSH DEPTH.

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  24. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Explore an isolated space station to uncover a dark secret behind the station's true purpose. Search for clues in a 1st person perspective. Question your crewmates. Research your loss of memory. Discover what happened to the missing Overseers. This experimental interactive short story will keep you guessing until the very end! FEATURES Immersive First Person perspective. Fully vocalized by ta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forever Space: First Person Edition.

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  25. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 37 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 5 reviews

    The Perfect Pencil is a surreal action platformer which tells the tale of personal development and the psychology of fear. Join protagonist John as he awakens in a bizarre hand-drawn kingdom and comes face-to-face with the terrors that dwell in the last place he'd have thought to look... Embark on an emotional odyssey exploring the depths of an unfamiliar environment using protagonist John's … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Perfect Pencil.

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  26. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    68% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Final Fall is a psychological horror game about schizophrenia, trauma, and the monsters we carry inside. You play as Ophelia, a woman with no memory after a failed suicide attempt—lost in a crumbling asylum filled with hallucinations, riddles, and voices that won’t stop whispering. Explore a world shaped by Ophelia’s fractured mind. As her sanity slips, the hospital twists around her—walls bend, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Fall.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    82% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    100 DAYS IN GAME DEV: MY PAIN & RESULTS SANITY LOOPS FULL VERSION IS OUT! PLAY ON STEAM! If you enjoyed the Demo, please leave your comments / review / ratings / suggestions - it will help us to improve the future product! Game info Length: 20 minLanguage: English | Russian | Spanish | French | GermanSubtitles: English | Russian | Spanish | French | German Story Sanity Loops puts you in t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sanity Loops.

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  28. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 8,638 reviews

    In The Last Caretaker, you play a reawakened machine with a mission to secure humanity's future. Craft tools and weapons from salvaged technology, navigate a treacherous ocean world, and explore forgotten facilities that hold the key to humanity's survival. The Earth has been swallowed by the ocean as towering megastructures rust under a yawning sky. The Last Caretaker isn't just about survival, i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Caretaker.

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  29. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Survive the night in this Survival Horror environment as you navigate a Historic Robotics Facility by solving puzzles in various wings of the factory. By utilizing a Robotic companion called 'DOTT' you can open doors, activate terminals and more... Just make sure to look behind you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maxix Robotics.

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  30. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    65% User Score Based on 147 reviews

    Alone or up to 6 players, deliver pizzas to the survivors of a city where an oppressive mist has turned almost everyone into monstrous creatures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pizza Deathlivery.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 257 reviews

    CAPTURED 2 is an anomaly horror game with a survival horror twist. Escape an endless hallway by capturing anomalies on camera and surviving deadly entities. CAPTURE ANOMALIESEmily, a teenage girl who goes missing during a series of unexplained disappearances, finds herself trapped in an endless hallway within her own apartment, slowly losing her memory. Strange anomalies begin to appear, and by c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CAPTURED 2.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    65% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    A punishing VR climbing game. Climb a surreal mountain with nothing but a hammer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clamb.

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  33. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 139 reviews

    LiDAR Exploration Program is a exploration game where you can't see the world around you. Use the lidar scanner to colorize everything around you. The game contains several levels to explore, in each of which you have to scan unknown objects. Features Quite simple and addictive gameplay, just walk and scan. Each level has its own color palette. 8 levels available for exploration Customiza… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LiDAR Exploration Program.

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  34. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    92% User Score Based on 92 reviews

    Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Office After Hours.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 1,160 reviews

    You are trapped on a train that runs forever.Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.Please be aware of any train anomalies..Platform 8 is a short walking simulator inspired by Japanese subways and liminal spaces. Play time 15~60 mins About Video Distribution See the official KOTAKE CREATE website. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Platform 8.

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

    Mia's Hunt: Forest of Fear (Early Development Demo) 0.0.7 Delve into the mysterious world of "Mia's Hunt," an immersive survival horror experience that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Roam through the fog-drenched forest and uncover the sinister secrets that lay hidden within its depths. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2699340/Mias_Hunt/ A Fight for Survival: Accompany Mia, a young wom… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mia's Hunt.

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  37. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    83% User Score Based on 440 reviews

    Inspired by classic space games, Underspace is an open-world space arcade dogfighting game, where every star system is crafted by hand, and every star system has something to see or do. Jump into the bizarre galaxy of Croft, step into the role you want, and thrive alone or online with friends. But beware! The storms rule the stars.Be a miner picking through crystallized bones of ancient star beast… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Underspace.

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

    Gameplay: Gory first person shooter, with RPG elements such as making your own choices through dialogue with NPC's, these choices will effect what endings you have, and what roots you can take... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mother Hub.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 201 reviews

    “The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space.”  - Carl Sagan Assume the role of a broadcast engineer in a tranquil city. All seems peaceful until the sky above starts to reveal something deeply unsettling. In Void Whispers you play as Mike, a newcomer to Cosmo City working as a broadcast engineer. Your task is to master the use of radio equipment to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Whispers.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    [WELCOME]In this weirdcore 1-4 player game, survive the endless mall that is randomly generated with every playthrough. Encounter a range of strange and unique entities that inhabit this place, each offering unique mechanics and dangers that will test your senses. Death is your best guide in learning how to exist in this place. Don't expect too get far in your first existence...  Sanity is yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DON'T EXIST.

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  41. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    Welcome to a world where you only find liminality and loneliness. Keep in mind, dont get lost on this dream. Overall Gameplay ALP is a Ray Traced walking simulator. Solve Pluzzes, do everything you want, but remember that, you will never find the exit. But, atleast you will have relaxing waters, and nostalgic enviroments. Game made by a teenager. Gameplay Features  Ray Traced… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Liminal Place Remastered.

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  42. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 4,260 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 4 reviews

    Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling. Ready your star-faring engine, and venture into an expanse of hostile factions, lurking deities, forbidden knowledge, vast fortune, and fates worse than death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunless Skies.

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  43. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 1,962 reviews
    Critic Score 46%Based on 6 reviews

    Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat. Navigate the flooded city streets by boat, scale the drowned buildings, and use your telescope to scour the city for the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Submerged.

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  45. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 312 reviews

    The Backrooms: Unbounded is a Free single player first person body camera horror game based on the backrooms. You take the role of a police officer who noclips out of reality while on duty. Will you make it out alive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms: Unbounded.

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  46. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 1,163 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Kidnapped for no clear reason to a dazzling yet mysterious island on the Mediterranean Sea, a young girl has to find a way to escape. Armed with only her wits, agility, and the will to survive, she must make her getaway or Die Young. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Die Young.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, atmosphere
    66% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    This game is chapter based, this is the first chapter of this game!FeaturesJoy Land is a first-person horror game that contains puzzles, exploration, investigation and more!Joy is the one that you always need to count on while playing this game, with her help you canuncover the mysteries of Joy Land.You can communicate with her through your special Joy walkie talkie, or what we like to call, The J… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Joy Land.

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  48. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 663 reviews

    Grab your jetpack and explore procedural asteroid fields, derelict spaceships and abandoned outposts. Build your Space Rig to process scavenged trash. Craft, trade and fight your way to success in this interstellar, open-world sandbox. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Trash Scavenger.

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  50. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 161 reviews

    Psychroma is a narrative-driven side-scroller where you play as a digital medium. Confront the past by piecing together the broken memories of a cybernetic house, and exorcise the ghosts in the machine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psychroma.

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