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Games like the way home

Looking for games like the way home? Here are top survival survival recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Friend ReQuest - A Playable Teaser, Homesickness or Breaking Lockdown.

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  1. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay
    75% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Friend ReQuest - A Playable Teaser is a short character study focusing on a girl named Amity. It is a short, simple, (2D Top Down), life simulator depicting 5 relatively average days of Amity's life and attending high school. Perform daily tasks, do activities in Amity's room, and do favors for NPCs to raise your stats. Maybe you'll make some friends along the way? The rest is yours to discover.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Friend ReQuest - A Playable Teaser.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    95% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homesickness.

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  3. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    65% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    A short, first-person, survival game. Find your way through a hostile urban environment, avoid getting killed by authorities and prepare for anything, even corpses coming back to life! You probably should have stayed home, but it's too late for that... Key features: Die and retry mechanics A 20-30 minute experience that can be completed in one sitting A rich (but dangerous!), detailed environment… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breaking Lockdown.

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  4. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    93% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    Philophobia is a platformer in which love is literal Hell and all of the enemies are hearts. The game is fast-paced and the player needs to navigate the bowels of Hell and escape the torment of love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Philophobia: The Fear of Love.

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  5. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 44 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 2 reviews

    On this history focused horror game, you are a priest! And you need to help a family with their cursed house, explore, follow your visions, find the root, and exorcize it! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Devil Inside Us: Roots of Evil.

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  6. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    Gary is caught in a strange dream and now he must overcome the adversities on his path or perish in the attempt. In this adventure you will meet 3 children in dream-like scenarios, next to a mysterious girl who talks about a promise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Connected Hearts.

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  7. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    67% User Score Based on 115 reviews

    Special Offer About the Game The curse of the ancient Trantons family forces young Miss Susan leave for a deadly journey, where she is about to face many inhabitants of the world of the dead, find both friends and enemies, and get answers to the most important questions on who is the true killer of her entire family. "Castle of Secrets is a beautiful and enthralling visual novel feat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle Of Secrets: Prologue.

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  8. 54%Game Brain Score
    54% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Story: In My Little Bunny, you’re alone, exhausted, and have just missed the bus before the last one. Now, as you wait for the next bus, the deserted road stretches out in silence, shrouded in shadows. Suddenly, a figure steps out from the darkness. Before you can even scream, his hands are on you, dragging you into a nightmare where reality and horror blur together. Now trapped in the twisted… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Little Bunny: Chapter 1.

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  9. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    86% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Explore your way through a crooked Mansion in the aftermath of an apocalypse. Biological mutants ravaged the Earth! You are responsible for finding crucial information! Fight horrific creatures that lurk around every corner! Find and upgrade your weapons! You are tasked with discovering information about the biomutants, leading you to a strange mansion out in the middle of nowhere. Gameplay Fe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Biodacity The Mansion.

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  10. "Spiders live in a happy home." Explore a story of real life horrors mixed with supernatural. In this prologue, you play as Emily, whose life is about to change in a way that no one could have predicted. Dive into an intriguing story with amazing hand-drawn visuals in this mix of a text-based game and 2D exploration. Begin a new mystery Make decisions while progressing through the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Happy Home: Prologue.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    85% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    PSX-styled survival horror FPS meets point-and-click adventure game. You are bound to a sinister conveyor mechanism. Reach for weapons and items, navigate labyrinthine tunnels, and blast your path to worthiness!Wishlist on Steam to be notified of the full release!  A mysterious cult has captured you. You're suspended from a conveyor mechanism and forced to partake in a collection of ritualistic c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MEATHOOK.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    98% User Score Based on 471 reviews

    A horror game where you play a hand-held console in the backseat during a long drive home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deadseat.

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  13. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    81% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asleep: Ato 1.

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  14. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    86% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    An episodic psychological horror experience based on fragmented memories and twisted perception. You’re looking at the first chapter of the Living Nightmares series — standalone stories that follow people grappling with distorted realities, fractured identities, and unsettling truths they were never meant to uncover. False FamiliarAfter a strange event leaves you disoriented, you begin to qu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Living Nightmares - False Familiar.

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  15. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    96% User Score Based on 266 reviews

    The ultimate 2D horror is back! Dive deep into the diverse world of horror movies! Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lakeview Cabin 2.

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  16. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Fight nightmarish foes in this action-horror exploration of psychological fears manifested. Understand, overcome, and confront anxiety and survive the twisted toxic reflection of life's challenges. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noxia Somnia.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 1,248 reviews

    A town flourished with woodworking and mining, "Babel's Hill Top". A Ruggles family who contributed greatly to the development of this town several centuries ago. The tragedy that happened at the residence of them. In this residence where blood and hatred are ingrained, their nightmare begins. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lurk in the Dark.

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  18. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 114 reviews

    Clea is a survival horror title that emphasizes wits over cheap scares. Outsmart the Chaos Servants and escape from the Whitlock Mansion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clea.

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  19. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 167 reviews

    If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Bow.

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  20. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    SafeZoneVR is a VR interactive survival horror game. Players will scavenge the map trying to escape a fallen SafeZone once strong and bustling as the survivors flocked to it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SafeZoneVR.

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  21. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 92 reviews

    Inspired by the classics of survival horror. The manor and surrounding properties sprawl into a maze of corridors, bedrooms, foyers, libraries, studies, galleries, gardens, and more. Filled with puzzles, traps, and hidden passageways that explore the secrets of the property and its deadly occupants. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deathbloom: Chapter 1.

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  22. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    The first episode of an indie horror RPG series with hand-drawn visuals inspired by 90s anime. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dream of Shadowlands.

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  23. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 246 reviews

    This dark act takes place in a single day of the Lighthouse Keeper. Listen to the keeper carefully and help him to interrupt his twenty-year shift at the Lighthouse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lighthouse Keeper.

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  25. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    52% User Score Based on 140 reviews

    The Executioner puts you in the shoes of a man who tortures people for a living while trying to retain his own sanity. In this game the monster isn't lurking behind you. You are the monster, if you choose to become one. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Executioner.

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  26. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 486 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 6 reviews

    Corpse Party: Book of Shadows is a survival horror adventure game and the sequel to Corpse party BloodCovered: ...Repeated Fear. Corpse Party: Book of Shadows adds new twists and backgrounds for the characters who were barely touched upon in Corpse Party and mostly plays as a prequel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party: Book of Shadows.

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  27. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    83% User Score Based on 207 reviews

    THE FULL STORY DEVELOPER MESSAGEI started developing Wait! Life is Beautiful! while I was going through one of the roughest periods of my life and perhaps I’m still here precisely because of this game. I never aim to bring you down, I just want to tell you a story about something that may affect everyone. That nearly happened to me, and may you never be that close to the edge. I don’t really hop… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wait! Life is Beautiful! Prologue.

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  28. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    69% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    Virago herstory is about a little girl called Willow who after running away from her home becomes a victim of stalking If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Virago Herstory.

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  29. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    46% User Score Based on 74 reviews
    Critic Score 49%Based on 11 reviews

    Story-driven FPS mystery thriller-horror with stealth and detective modes based on facts from the world-famous story of Zodiac, a never-captured American serial killer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This is the Zodiac Speaking.

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  30. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    49% User Score Based on 274 reviews

    Open world horror set in a city in which your worst nightmares have become an everyday part of life. Explore a dense open world of terror, every building a unique location with it's own story to tell. Strung together by the remenants of Hanwell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome to Hanwell.

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  31. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    73% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    Witching Hour is a horror story that takes you out of your family home and across the quiet town of Hollow Hills. Your fate depends on making difficult choices, your relationship with your family, and confrontations with the matriarch of the town’s affliction with witchcraft, Lucilia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witching Hour.

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  32. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    72% User Score Based on 138 reviews

    Embark on a touching and creepy jorney about sacrifice and how sometimes a person pays for the sins of another If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The 111th Soul.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 272 reviews

    You know, my dear, it isn't safe... To wander and creep while oh so weak. In the abandoned, the rotten, the decayed. Society has forgotten you; it won't lift a finger for that which is tossed away. You're just prey that the true prowlers who lay in shadows await to feast upon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Haze.

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  34. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    72% User Score Based on 18 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Project Pastorate is a visual novel set in the land of crime and sin that needs to be cleansed. Such tasks are taken up by the Devoters, the special service whose main purpose is to preserve the safety of the country, and the Pastor — leader of this post-apocalyptic community. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Pastorate.

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  35. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 248 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Shadows Peak is a story-driven atmospheric horror game focused on exploration. You play as a writer who decided to visit mysterious place called Shadows Peak to gather materials for a new book about legends. Be warned, Shadows Peak will not hold your hand. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadows Peak.

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  36. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    65% User Score Based on 538 reviews

    Haunt Chaser is a horror game. Can be played as Single-player and 4v1 where one player takes control of a paranormal entity and Chasers needs to use all the hunting equipment in order to banish the evil and save the poor souls from torment while uncovering deeply disturbing secrets. Also can be played as 4 player co-op adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunt Chaser.

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  37. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 372 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

    The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Consuming Shadow.

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  38. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 147 reviews

    The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Story of Henry Bishop.

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  39. Uncle Chuck Incorporated is a first-person survival horror game where you investigate the abandoned Funplex of a bankrupt robotics company. What starts as a routine search for answers quickly turns into a fight for survival as the animatronics lurking within prove to be anything but lifeless. Solve puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, and evade the ever-watching Uncle Chuck as you unravel the dark tru… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncle Chuck Incorporated.

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  40. 96%Game Brain Score
    96% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    We Never Left is a hybrid first-person / text-adventure narrative horror game inspired by '80s horror films as well as No Code's Stories Untold, it was developed as part of the Dread X Collection 5 anthology game. All 12 developers in the collection were tasked to make a unique game in 2 months that fit the unifying theme of "entertainment". Dread X Collection 5 is currently available on Steam. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Never Left.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    An unexpected outbreak of a mysterious virus that turns people into crazed zombies has forced James and his wife Alice to leave town. Along the way, they had an accident, and James woke up and realized that his wife had disappeared and now he would have to find her before it was too late... You will have to survive in a zombie apocalypse with moving around the grid using improvised means, environ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phenom.

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    44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    73% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Mate is a third-person story-based game with a multi-ending game with puzzles and physical controls.The protagonist, the perpetrator of school violence, is anxious that his actions will be revealed to others, which leads to psychological hallucinations and nightmares. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mate.

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  43. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    In a remote, secluded location where no human foot has set foot, there is a laboratory conducting secret research. What purpose and what kind of research is being conducted in this laboratory is unknown, but it is clear that strange things are happening. Help with the research being conducted in this laboratory and complete the research, unraveling the mysterious events happening within. [The Par… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Paradixion: Laboratory.

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  44. View Game
    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Welcome, Horror Tube Influencer in a world where you try to gain your way to fame in a horror survival-type investigation world. Travel to different haunted locations by yourself or collaborate with up to four other scared tubers as you search for ghosts. Use items to determine what type of ghost you are dealing with, and always remember these ghosts are not friendly. Scared Tube uses your t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scared Tube.

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  45. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development
    91% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    Solve the craziest case of your detective career by finding clues, battling zombie-like creatures and hair-raising bosses. Solve mind-challenging puzzles and explore a story of twists and turns. Opt for classic survival horror fixed camera, or over-the-shoulder. In this heart-pounding horror mystery puzzle game, you'll dive headfirst into a world of horror and intrigue, stepping into the twisted m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Connection: The Nightmare Within.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    What is a home? The safest place — or at least, that is what it is for Camila… In this psychological horror and interactive narrative experience, you play as Camila, a child wandering through a house shaped by memories, cracks, and scars that are not always visible. The story unfolds through exploration, symbolism, and environmental narrative, inviting the player to interpret events and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A House Inside Me.

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  47. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    85% User Score Based on 662 reviews

    Final Sentence is a Battle Royale typing game. Together with other players, you find yourself in a hangar, with a typewriter in front of you and a revolver loaded with a single bullet at your temple. Every mistake can be fatal. Only one will remain. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Sentence.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    An American provincial town has seen better days. Now it slowly withers away, shrouded in fog and surrounded by endless fields. Time feels frozen, and it seems nothing can awaken life in Riverwood. But one day, a group of teenagers discovers a strange, unmarked VHS tape. Driven by curiosity, they decide to watch it, which sets off a chain of terrifying events. The tape seeps into their minds,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pink Noise.

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  49. Weirdo is a Japanese manga-style visual novel set in DYL High School. It follows Wang Zhe, an ordinary and frail boy, who tries to win the hearts of girls and complete his experiments. He gets entangled in bizarre events, plunging into darkness. Each choice you make determines his fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weirdo.

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  50. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 234 reviews

    It has been ___ days without incident. Working off no more than an old newspaper clipping, your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. The people of Ebenflow live in the shadow of this awful tragedy; they may want to forget, but you've come to find the truth of what happened to the factory and its workers. Why did they get sick? W… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Days Without Incident.

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