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Games like Virtue and a Sledgehammer

Games like Virtue and a Sledgehammer

Games like Virtue and a Sledgehammer

Looking for games like Virtue and a Sledgehammer? Here are top simulation recommendations with a violence focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow, Undying Flower or Herdling.

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  1. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, stability
    75% User Score Based on 161 reviews

    Emotional 3rd-person story-driven exploration game focused on solving puzzles and using stealth mechanics. Use your bow to interact with environment elements. Sneak, climb or distract guards to move further unnoticed. Solve light puzzles alongside your path to rescue your loved one. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow.

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  2. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Would you forgive yourself if you killed someone you love? Enter the traumatic memories of The Flower, experience death as the killer and the killed, and submerge yourself in a dark, interactive adventure of emotions, suffering, and regret - looking for a way to forget. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undying Flower.

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  3. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 540 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Herdling.

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  4. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 3,985 reviews
    Critic Score 91%Based on 13 reviews

    On their last night together, three friends embark on one final adventure. Play through a mixtape of memories, set to the soundtrack of a generation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mixtape.

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  5. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 498 reviews

    Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Helianthus.

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  6. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Spiral is a third-person narratively driven exploration game sharing a poetic vision of cognitive degeneration seen from the inside. It tells the story of Bernard, a man who wishes goodbye one last time to the memories that built him from his early childhood to who he is today. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spiral.

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  7. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 82 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 1 reviews

    A cinematic gaming experience. Play as an animal in the spiritual realm. Explore a magical world. Collect Essence and find Artifacts. Journey across seven majestic landscapes and witness the emotional story of a family as they tackle the challenges ahead of them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Companion.

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  8. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 284 reviews

    Through lavish but perilous landscapes, assist a mammoth mother and her child escape from their extinction. Discover breathtaking views from 12,000 years ago. Beware of the increasingly hostile environment. Protect your offspring from the hunters tracking you and send them flying! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Odyssey of the Mammoth.

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  9. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    92% User Score Based on 10,910 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 7 reviews

    Buy A Plague Tale: Requiem on PlayStation Store. Live a heartrending journey in a brutal world twisted by supernatural forces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Plague Tale: Requiem.

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  10. Story The story goes beyond a girl named Iris. In her journey, Iris confronts a powerful event that almost ruined her life to the worst; finding herself fighting between her life and death. Iris woke up to the sound of screeching tires and crunching metal. She had been driving home from work when a car ran a red light and slammed into her sedan. The impact sent her car spinning, and Iris's head h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aversion.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 201 reviews

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 93, Kuindzhi.

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  12. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi is a fantasy adventure game where a sword–wielding Guardian and an arcane Monk must learn to work together to defeat the Void corrupting their home. Explore ruined temples, solve environmental puzzles, rescue spirits, and defeat giant Void monsters! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi.

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  13. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere
    89% User Score Based on 227 reviews

    ‎The August Before is a meditative narrative 3D puzzle about cleaning up, sorting out and packing up your lifebefore moving on. Teenage love, first losses, and notes from friends are scattered in the corners: explore the details of the heroine'slife, pack up the life you will take with you, and say goodbye - if you can. And remember - you can't take the past with you. Pack your life Clean up the r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The August Before.

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  14. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 172 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 3 reviews

    Dilara joins her father Malik, a handyman tasked with refurbishing an old apartment in the city of Berlin, Germany. In the course of their extensive renovation work, Dilara digs deeper and deeper into the history of the apartment. Relics from past times turn out to be silent witnesses and former companions of the apartment's previous inhabitants. With each new find, Malik tells his daughter the st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Berlin Apartment.

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  15. A cinematic first-person shooter with full environment destruction. Trapped in a surreal world of her own making, Sara must face the consequences of her past. Uncover the truth, survive dynamic boss fights, and experience a story driven journey like no other. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empty Space: The Creator.

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  16. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,285 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 11 reviews

    South of Midnight is a new action-adventure from Compulsion Games. Explore the mythos and confront mysterious creatures of the Deep South in this modern folktale while learning to weave an ancient power to surmount obstacles and unravel your family’s hidden past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to South of Midnight.

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  17. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    96% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Experience the not-so-ordinary life of a young institutionalized woman in the 1950’s. Amidst the daily struggles and overbearing loneliness, she often sees things that others do not. However, as the imaginary begins to seep into reality, she realizes she may not be as crazy as she once thought. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imaginary Friend Institution.

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  18. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Dye The Bunny 2 is an Easter-themed psychological and survival horror game and a direct sequel to Dye The Bunny. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dye The Bunny 2.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 2,830 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 8 reviews

    Copycat is a narrative-driven game that explores loneliness and belonging. It follows the story of Dawn, a hell-no-to-home-brand, pampered indoor cat living her best nine lives - until she becomes the target of an elaborate plan when a jealous stray look-alike steals her place in the home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Copycat.

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  20. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 4,617 reviews

    The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without. Sink deep into the next chapter of Senua’s story, a crafted experience told through cinematic imm… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II.

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  21. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 171 reviews

    A 3D physics platformer with a cinematic story and sandbox chaos! Follow Dummy Danny and Rickie’s journey through a world built on challenges, humor, and a darker truth beneath it all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fun with Ragdolls Plus.

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  22. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 4,022 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 4 reviews

    Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world. AER puts you in the shoes of Auk, a magical shape-shifting girl who can transform between human and bird. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AER Memories of Old.

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  23. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 33,509 reviews

    From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness.Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover. Created in collaboration with neuroscientists and people who experience psychosis, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.

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  25. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 2,711 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 23 reviews

    Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole, climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, and many more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LOST EMBER.

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  26. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    98% User Score Based on 270 reviews

    Buy Thirsty Suitors on PlayStation Store. Heal the wounds of your past in this stylish, story-driven RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thirsty Suitors.

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  27. Trapped in darkness, uncover secrets, face nightmares, and survive the unknown. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Misguided Remastered.

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  28. ASHES 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 connection to the place. There is no comba… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward.

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  29. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    A surreal narrative adventure set on the night Tamarack Narrows collapses into static, fire, and aurora. Follow Sarah, Bree, and the townsfolk as an unknown visitor arrives promising salvation. A lo-fi, analog-horror If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boreal Tenebrae Act 0: Sundowning.

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  30. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 510 reviews

    The WWI story where your goal isn’t to kill, but to survive. In the still trenches, three soldiers learn the harsh truth of war: reckless missions, digging trenches, collecting dog tags and ghostly whispers in the dark. Home before the leaves fall, they thought. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Caribou Trail.

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  31. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance. Features: First-person psychological horror Investigation-focused exploration Atmospheric sound design and tension Puzzle solv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wellmonts Case.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    All impacts lead to the head. Overview Realistic first-person combat system Voice acting by real people Graphics that focus on attention to detail Cinematic cutscenes with choreographed action scenes  Gripping, gritty, and grounded story After being discharged from the military for cowardice, a man rejected by society turns to the occupation of a hired killer. However, his latest … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Impact to the Head.

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  33. Play as warrior woman in this small medieval themed rpg game. Mission to find big flying dragon and beat it and collect skull. Beware also zombie enemies If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assassin of Dragon.

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  34. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    89% User Score Based on 2,852 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 13 reviews

    Explore game Life is Strange: Reunion for PS5 console from the official PlayStation website.Check out Life is Strange: Reunion features, news, videos, screen shots, and buy the game now from PlayStation Store. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life is Strange: Reunion.

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  35. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    85% User Score Based on 141 reviews

    Enter a world of Slavic myth and medieval adventure. As a young bogatyr, journey to the Thrice-Nine Kingdom, challenge Koschei the Deathless, and save your immortal soul in Bylina – an epic action-adventure rooted in Slavic folklore, with a heavy focus on skill-based combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bylina.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Your order of knights has been slaying dragons for generations. Now, only the Queen remains and you have been chosen to eradicate her. However, at the peak of the sacred forge, the confrontation will not go as expected… Hopeguard is a third-person dark fantasy game centered on the themes of loss and acceptance. Journey through caves, ruins and forests to solve environmental puzzles and fulfill y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hopeguard.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    58% User Score Based on 490 reviews
    Critic Score 46%Based on 6 reviews

    Journey through a tumultuous Medieval Italy as Aeta, a young knight errant who sets off on a brutal quest to find and save her closest one. 1348 Ex Voto is a cinematic action-adventure game inspired by chivalric tales. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1348 Ex Voto.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 730 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

    From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions, Keeper is a story told without words, in which a long-forgotten lighthouse is awakened and, joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, and an unexpected journey into realms beyond understanding. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Keeper.

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  40. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 77,436 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 3 reviews

    Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Resident Evil Requiem.

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  41. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 1,211 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 2 reviews

    Buy Sword of the Sea from the official PlayStation website and get all the latest information including trailers, updates and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword of the Sea.

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  42. 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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  44. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    96% User Score Based on 111 reviews

    Bob and Case just wanted a quiet night… but fate (and a clogged toilet) had other plans. When a clueless friend ignores an important warning and decides to take a dump in a broken toilet, the nightmare begins. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poop Killer: Flush or Die.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    94% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Embark on a surreal, psychedelic adventure to travel back and forth through time and rescue young Alice, helping her escape the uncanny, macabre and treacherous world of Styx. Unravel the metaphysical mystery of the grandchild cult and find out why they call you the monster! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alice's Lullaby.

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  46. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    100% User Score Based on 59 reviews

    Tower of Madness is a linear psychological horror game where you play as a cowboy ascending an ominous floating upside down tower. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower of Madness.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 140 reviews

    “It’s simple enough to make the puppets move–that’s not what makes them special. You see, when children watch our shows, they believe what they’re seeing is real. To them, the puppets are alive.” Journey through a distorted puppet theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. Take the stage as Viviette—a music box ballerina who's mysteriously free from the puppet master's … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fantasmagorie.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 401 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heartworm.

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  50. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, stability
    96% User Score Based on 245 reviews

    Play as Hauntii, a naive but brave ghost on a relentless quest for answers. A mysterious race of glowing creatures, known as Eternians, guides lost souls to an ominous central tower where they appear to ascend to a higher plane. They look like angels, but no one really knows who they are, nor where they came from. Unleash ghostly powers to possess both inhabitants and environment, unveiling vario… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hauntii.

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