Games like Valpurgis

Winner of the Metroidvania 4-week Game Jam MVM21! Follow Van Helsing's trail into the tomb of the dreaded Countess Dolingen. A first-person horror-metroidvania inspired by Bram Stoker's short story "Dracula's Guest".  Average playtime: 30-60 minutes Rated PG-13 (minimal blood, general horror themes)Programming, art, animation: Ben RobertsMusic: Daniel RobertsTools: Unity, Blender, Affinity, Sou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valpurgis.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

75% User Score Based on 254 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 2 reviews

Dracula: Origin reveals the dark origins of the Dracula curse. Once the ardent defender of Christendom, Dracula loses his faith in God when he is abandoned by his one true love after she marries. Dracula then makes a pact with the Prince of Darkness, and becomes a vampire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dracula: Origin.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 265 reviews

The Queen of Vampires emerges from the ashes of history, seeking to destroy the world of humans and rule over its ruins! No one, human or vampire, will stand in her way! Count Dracula awakens, weakened and stripped of his powers after years of healing from his last battle with Dr. Van Helsing. He can not face his evil rival, the Queen, on his own… To save the world, an uneasy alliance must be for… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dracula: Love Kills.

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.

The Fall of Zorata is a free, single-player, first-person 3D narrative puzzle game. One complete playthrough takes about 20–30 minutes. The story is linear with a single ending. There is no combat and no multiplayer. Story & Your GoalIn the 18th-century fictional desert town of Zorata, locals built an underground palace to house a golden relic called the Golden Sea Hoard. You have been thro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fall of Zorata.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

93% User Score Based on 43 reviews

A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reaplaced.

40%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

40% User Score Based on 538 reviews

Away - is a short game telling about the hero's death experience, performed in a gloomy black and white style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Away.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 392 reviews

Explore what is around every corner in hopes for answers to where you're going and why. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Greetings.

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.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

67% User Score Based on 12 reviews

SCP-087 is a first-person horror game centered on paranormal events. In a seemingly quiet laboratory, players take on the role of truth-seekers, compelled to delve ever deeper into the building. However, escape is not an option, forcing them to endure a personal descent into hell! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP-087.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

96% User Score Based on 337 reviews

A short horror game about a devout oceanographer trying to find Eden, the source of all things. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Water Womb World.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

86% User Score Based on 44 reviews

Experience Harry's story of battling multiple personalities and his severe case of schizophrenia. In this First-person horror game, you battle the hallucinations and illusions your mind creates. You misjudge reality and quickly lose control over yourself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Residence.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

99% User Score Based on 2,411 reviews

The Children of Clay The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret. Features Point & Click Archeological Investigation Creepy Stop-Motion Animation Lore Inspired by Hungarian Mythology If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Children of Clay.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

92% User Score Based on 152 reviews

An atmospheric horror micro-game about anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic. Explore your progressively distorting apartment across 7 levels and indulge in the increasingly uncanny atmosphere.Engage in a tense melee combat system against a peculiar enemy (Easy mode now available in the pause menu!).Dig a big hole.Also available on Steam, with achievemen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barbotine.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

96% User Score Based on 139 reviews

Searching the Amazon for the elusive razorback dolphin, Nora discovers more than she bargained for. Created in one month for Thalassophobia game jam. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Orange.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

87% User Score Based on 125 reviews

The last scenery you faced was a quite unfamiliar hotel office. Leaving all the uncertainties behind, you have to perform significant or insignificant tasks from here on out. -256 is a pixel graphics first-person mystery hotel walking simulator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to -256.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

79% User Score Based on 264 reviews

Into The Gloom is a first person puzzle solving horror game based on retro graphics.It features only the black, white and red colors. Explore 18 suspenseful levels to find the items and solve the puzzles. You will encounter terrifying events along your path, and must escape from "The Shadow".This is an atmospheric horror game; creepiness is not only about monsters but the environment, rich envelop… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into The Gloom.

On the borders of three states, in the midst of the Carpathian mountains, an ancient evil has awakened. Legend says once he was a human, now he is an undead. This may be the most dangerous journey a mortal has ever taken. I'm on my way to kill DRAKULA If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DrakulA.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

96% User Score Based on 56 reviews

Eight strangers awake in an unfamiliar complex. They find themselves forced to solve intricate puzzle rooms and fight for their lives in deadly games. What happened to the outside world and why do they all remember the face of a serial murderer called the Botfly Killer? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Move 78.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

92% User Score Based on 241 reviews

A hidden object game from 8 Floor Games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Portal of Evil: Stolen Runes.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

68% User Score Based on 176 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 7 reviews

From the creators of Conarium and the Darkness Within series, comes Transient, a Lovecraftian Cyberpunk thriller. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Transient.

A stormy night. A remote mountain cabin. Someone is watching you. A masked killer stalks the area and reacts to sound, light, and movement. No combat. No second chances. Survival is about staying unseen, keeping calm, and making the right call under pressure. Survive by mastering - Noise: every action matters — loud mistakes draw attention - Light: your flashlight can save you… or expose you - … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yellowcreek Stories - The Cabin Watcher.

GENERAL DESCRIPTIONSister Lace is a first-person narrative survival game set in an elite academic campus, where each student lives alongside a Sister, a female humanoid robot designed to assist and guide them. One night, a mysterious virus corrupts the Sisters, turning the students’ perfect lives into a nightmare. In the demo, you follow Ronan, a student who witnesses the beginning of the quaran… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SISTER LACE.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Venture into the ominous depths of a shadowy forest teeming with eerie structures, untamed wildlife, and menacing locals. Story Once a year when the veil between this world and the next wears thin, an ancient demonic spirit  tries to reclaim its monstrous body and throw the world in to darkness. You have been tasked with the duty of performing an ancient ritual. Keep the fire lit until daybreak by… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Feed The Flames.

When a letter from your recently deceased grandfather beckons you back to your family home in Silesia, you aren't sure what to expect. By exploring the space and the relics in it, learn the complicated past of a man you never fully knew. This is a story about hardship, tenacity, soul, and the people of Poland. This game was made for the Dialogue of Civilizations: Poland in Pixels program. It wa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silesia.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

The Midnight Apartment marks the next chapter in the psychological horror series: CurseEnigma. It's about Franco, a man who recently got divorced and is trying to get used to his new home in an old Italian village. As he settles in, he meets strange neighbors, and a feeling of being watched and followed by an unknown force gets stronger after sunset. The game tells an exciting story, exploring the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursed Enigma - The Midnight Apartment.

You have just bought a new house, and then your wife disappears. Strange things start to happen, and then! you find your self in a dark and lonely place. Now you have to find a way home, and survive the DeepLands! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DeepLands.

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.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

97% User Score Based on 33 reviews

At Night: Haunted Ride is a first-person psychological horror experience where you take the role of a ride operator on the night before opening. In this episode, you follow Jeremy Miller, assigned to run the final test rides of an attraction deep inside a mine. What begins as routine maintenance quickly turns into something else. GameplayThe game is structured around a loop: ride, fix, repeat.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to At Night: Haunted Ride.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

In Pelican Deep, you're late for convent school and hoping the nuns will go easy on you. Piece together the truth of what's really happening within the confines of the church and face familiar fears that have been hiding dormant. Remember your prayers, expose residual conversations, and navigate the disturbing choices presented to you.  Designed to be played in one 20-30 minute session, but dep… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pelican Deep.

74%Game Brain Score

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93% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Story A red moon shines ominously on a city shrouded in endless night. The people here don't seem to have any life left in them. Well, all except for him. A young woman looking for an escape from her dreary everyday latches onto the only man left with light in his eyes, and musters up the courage to confess her love. If only she had noticed his sharp teeth before it was too late... Features Arou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duskbound.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Mark had a terrible car accident. His wife Jane, who was sitting in the passenger seat, died in the accident. Overwhelmed with guilt, Mark moves to the old country house they had bought to enjoy the summers and starts organizing his wife's funeral. But the house soon reveals a disturbing presence: Jane's. Mark is followed by a psychologist who has left some recordings in the house. In these, th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scary Shadow Spot - Last Farewell.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

90% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Can you survive the nightmare and take control of the dream? You wake up in the maze of the monster - Bartholomew. In this maze, reality shifts between nightmare and dream, a constant cat and mouse chase where you take contrasting roles in each state. During the Dream State you will need to chase Bartholomew and try your best to put him down with your trusty revolver however you need to be quick… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bartholomew.exe.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

93% User Score Based on 323 reviews

Intellica believes that positivity and happiness are the keys to self-sustaining thinking programs. By taking part in the A.M.T. Study, you can help make it happen!  QUALIA is a retro-inspired Interactive Fiction text game where you analyze and categorize two participants based on their responses to a series of questions. Are they really human? Are you? Remember, the A.M.T. Study is not a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to qualia.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

89% User Score Based on 115 reviews

In the first episode of Fear the unknown ,In the game, you will play as one of the lucky ones who met them and survived. This game offers a first-person narrative experience, blending walking simulation with elements of exploration, driving, drinking, and interactive conversations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear The Unknown Dave Story.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

91% User Score Based on 506 reviews

Check out Our Lovecraftian CO-OP game About the GameNecrophosis invites you to immerse yourself in a mystical puzzle adventure set in a surreal universe, the environment itself becomes a nightmarish masterpiece, filled with unsettling shapes and haunting visuals. A MA·CA·BRE WORLD Billions of years after the universe met its demise, you awaken in a realm where death reigns supreme but even dea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrophosis.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

96% User Score Based on 193 reviews

Stranded in the desert, your only hope of escaping rests in a strange Catman. His one request: hunt down surreal creatures, skin them, and chop them up so he can keep them as trophies. In this uncanny place, Death will become all too familiar. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cat Named Mojave.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

90% User Score Based on 890 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

Karma: The Dark World's Deluxe Edition contains the following : - Full game of KARMA: The Dark World - The 58 Track Original Soundtrack - The 5 Track 'Into the Mist' EP - The 138 Page Artbook If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KARMA: The Dark World.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

78% User Score Based on 189 reviews

BrokenLore: LOW is a psychological horror game set in the beautiful and mysterious Japanese village of Kirisame Mura, where the ancient legend of the Gashadokuro, a giant skeleton from Japanese folklore, still looms. The story follows Naomi Montgomery, who arrives in Kirisame Mura for a major professional opportunity that could launch BrokenLore: LOW is a psychological horror game set in the beau… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BrokenLore: LOW.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

97% User Score Based on 260 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

It's the year 2001 and your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. There's a dark presence in this game, and it wants to get out. As you fight nightmarish monsters and solve mind-bending puzzles, the lines between the game and the real world will fade away. Will you survive the night? Whatever you do…… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Among Ashes.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

88% User Score Based on 50 reviews

Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City" (1921). Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze. “There were myriads of good reasons for shunning the nameless city, one for each strange tale passed from g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Nameless City.

65%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

72% User Score Based on 50 reviews

Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

Lucid Cycle offers a set of short but unique experiences. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucid Cycle.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability

95% User Score Based on 234 reviews

Kamla is a survival horror game that involves evading a dangerous evil entity while trying to perform an Indian ritual to exorcise it. You got trapped inside the mansion unexpectedly without any of the ceremonial items you had prepared. Now you must look for items in the house and improvise new plans to banish the spirit and escape. Find necessary recipe items for the ritual around the map while … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KAMLA.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

83% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Experience a world of unique style and gameplay in the spirit of old-school shooters. Exosuit is a first-person shooter inspired by games like DOOM and Quake. Aim of the game is not to make you delve into complex plot twists, but to fill your blood with adrenaline through dynamic and exhilarating gameplay. Take the most powerful gun in your hands and fight your way to the final boss! Features Dyna… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exosuit.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

88% User Score Based on 4,480 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 17 reviews

Project Warlock is a first person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non stop action packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Warlock.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization

80% User Score Based on 150 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 8 reviews

The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller that takes place in the pristine white aesthetic of protagonist John Evans' own dream. Players must piece together the fragments of the past and present, following the voice of the 'Doctor' as he guides them deeper into John’s mind. Players will experience the key moments of John's life that have defined and shaped him - they w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shattering.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

91% User Score Based on 97 reviews

Years ago, a dark legend spread through the deepest corners of the Internet, specifically on the /x/ board of 4chan. There, an anonymous user first spoke about an old and unknown anime called "Go for a Punch." Despite the efforts of those interested in recovering this anime since 2011, the original video never saw the light of day. The plot of the video was as follows: "A group of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Go For A Punch! Saki Sanobashi.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

“It is said that her ego has its own country...”Story Goblet of Mercy is a short interactive dark fantasy tale about your encounter with a woman whose ego is so big she made her own perfect world to contain it. It began with Halloween, a time when the veil between worlds is thin. Your friend Judy invited you out to a themed party at the local library. A Halloween event, a good friend, a lot of we… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goblet of Mercy.

The main character is an ordinary girl named Annihilation, who lives in a small town A. She inherits a huge debt from her father and is desperate to find a way out. On the street, she meets a stranger in a raincoat, called Catharsis, who offers a demonic part-time job for a week. Catharsis is a vampire who lives in a world hidden from the eyes of ordinary people. For hundreds of years she has been… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Midnight Blossom.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

95% User Score Based on 1,152 reviews

Use rusty tools to brutalize a perverted gang of serial torturers in the remote Appalachian Forest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Butcher's Creek.