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Games like What Girls Do in the Dark

Games like What Girls Do in the Dark

Games like What Girls Do in the Dark

Looking for games like What Girls Do in the Dark? Here are top action recommendations with a horror and mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Beyond the Invisible: Darkness Came, Corpse Party or Ghost Simulator.

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  1. 34%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    44% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    Beyond the Invisible: Darkness Came is a hidden object adventure game set in a mysterious town where people strangely disappear as it gets dark. Take on the role of a dauntless detective to solve the puzzles veiling the secrecy kept by the inhabitants of this creepy location. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond the Invisible: Darkness Came.

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  2. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 1,028 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 15 reviews

    A botched ritual traps a group of high school students in a haunted school. Can their wits keep them alive? Kisaragi Academy student Mayu Suzumoto is transferring to a new high school, leaving behind a sizable group of friends and countless lovely memories. To help her cope with this move, her friend Ayumi has devised a seemingly innocent plan: the whole group will come together to perform a char… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party.

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  3. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    You've never known what would happen after death. And now that you have woken up in a dusty attic, it is time to figure out what happened to you and meet the family living in your home. Ghost Simulator is a 300,000-word interactive horror novel by Morton Newberry where you haunt a family in the American countryside. Customize your powers and be the ghost you never thought you would become. You a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost Simulator.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    95% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    Conscience is a noir detective mystery where you play as a private investigator hired to uncover the truth behind Jack Beckham's death. Initially ruled as a suicide, Jack’s father believes otherwise and hires you to search Jack’s apartment for clues to reveal what really happened. Investigate and explore Jack’s apartment, searching every room, shelf, and drawer for evidence and clues. Insp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conscience.

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  5. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    CELL 0 is a prologue to CELL visual novel series. Humans are fragile. STORYThe humanity was destroyed by a quantum artificial intelligence - Omniscient, a global service program, the peak of technological advancement. The extinction occurred within a single day. No records remain of the events, as no survivors exist to recall them. Kenzo’s existence is a result of improbable circumstances. Ar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CELL 0: Cyber Entertainment Leisure Lounge.

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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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  7. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    65% User Score Based on 113 reviews

    Set in 1924 Massachusetts, take the role of Detective Monroe, Professor Webley, and Boss Pendleton of the Pendleton Agency, all of whom have come to possess an eerie black rock with strange properties. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Stone from Mebara.

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  8. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 262 reviews

    You will play a telepath named James. He has the ability to connect with the soul thus he can understand their past. He was hired to explore what happened in the previous 20 years in a haunted house This is the puzzle game! Gameplay uses the first person perspective, your mission searching for items and solve puzzles in order to connect with the souls of those who died in the house and listen t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Root Of Evil: The Tailor.

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  9. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 4,068 reviews

    Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental text adventures, including a remaster of the original episode The House Abandon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stories Untold.

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  10. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 791 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 3 reviews

    A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, emotional
    79% User Score Based on 81 reviews

    Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aimi.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    70% User Score Based on 1,736 reviews

    Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.Awakened by an oncoming storm, you open your eyes to discover yourself in a strange, dark room—tucked away in a house that’s not yours.As you play the game, it changes—subtly, almost imperceptibly—to reflect your perspective. It's a horror game … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home.

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  13. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    50 Years of Text Games (2023) told the story of the first half century of interactive fiction in a whirlwind tour of fifty text-based computer games, one for each year between 1971 and 2020. Now available as a standalone volume is this companion book, stuffed with extra chapters and bonus materials that couldn't fit in the main volume. Inside you'll find twelve new chapters and 85 pages covering … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Further Explorations: 50 Years of Text Games.

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  14. Background Your name is Susan. You are 14 years old and you have ambitions of becoming a witch. You have just completed two years of study at the Spooksville Academy of Witchcraft. You reckon you know all the theory and now it's time to put that theory into practice. As with all trades, you must start out as an apprentice. You've been allocated to Broomhilda, the old witch that lives in the spooky… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Witch's Apprentice.

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  15. Cathy And The Others is an emotional narrative game that puts you in the shoes of Cathy, a woman who wakes up in the bedroom of a strange house. Explore, search, but most importantly... escape ! Game Features: Immersive narrative: Cathy And The Others offers a unique and experimental narrative experience. Discover Cathy's past to understand what is happening to her! Puzzle-based exploratio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cathy And The Others.

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  16. You are July, a teenager wandering her outback home trying to find her missing father. On the night her estranged mother returns home, after many years missing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to July the Lost Child.

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  17. Collect the seven letters of the deadly sins and repent for your past in this survival horror game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Remastered.

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    This game is ideal for YouTubers and Streamers: it allows you to create content, interact with your chatters and let your audience get to know you better! This creates a unique experience, for all parties involved. Players who play this game themselves can also enjoy the single player experience a lot! Imagine that you are in purgatory. Imagine that a demon of lust and debauchery has spoken t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Holy Shift.

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  19. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    -- You're a daughter taking care of a sick old man --- please leave your comment about this short alpha If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The door you can never open.

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  20. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    A student finishes their prairie field work but has to spend the night alone at an old house. Follow the story from dark evening to mysterious morning and get all the achievements to think up your best theory about what happened. This game is a classic parser style text adventure. Type one, two, or more word commands (usually two words) and press Enter. Here is a list of some basic commands: Trav… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Prairie House.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    In this first ever release from RETCON Games comes a haunting point-and-click mystery, where your choices matter and it's always possible to dig a little deeper for the truth. After the death of your spouse, you pack up your daughter and run from your grief—straight into a dilapidated old house filled with terrible memories. When you encounter the ghost of a young woman who doesn't remember … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Good Bones.

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  22. My grandma hasn't answered the phone for a few days, that's not normal and I think something strange could be happening. My mother doesn’t belive me and thinks is usual in her. I can’t go to the police without any evidence. I’ll go to her old house and discover the truth behind it. There has always been something special about her, but I'm afraid something dangerous could have happened. I’m afrai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grandma's Legacy VR – The Mystery Puzzle Solving Escape Room Game.

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  23. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    89% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Sarab: The Dark Tower is a traditional JRPG-styled game, which focuses on story-telling, exploration, puzzles and turn-based battling. Each main character has its own mysterious story. Also, the game has a unique atmosphere which absolutely makes it a different experience from other JRPG games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sarab: Duji Tower.

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  24. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    78% User Score Based on 103 reviews

    At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monsters of Little Haven.

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  25. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Strangers of The Power is a dungeon crawler RPG where the player can select between three different characters. Each character also has one unique follower. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strangers of the Power.

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  26. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 20,826 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 14 reviews

    A first-person exploratory game taking place in 1995 in which Katie, a university student back from Europe, arrives at her family's newly inherited mansion only to find nobody there, with a note from her younger sister Sam suggesting that she's left home. Katie must explore the mansion to put together the stories of where her parents have gone and why Sam has decided to leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gone Home.

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  27. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 370 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 1 reviews

    A narrative-based RPG game which draws from the old gamebook genre, set in the world of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythology. Drawing from the dark realms of H.P. Lovecraft's imagination, Omen... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Omen Exitio: Plague.

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  28. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 624 reviews

    The free-to-play first episode of a horror-mystery game with dark humor and hand-drawn art from award-winning graphic novelist Abby Howard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Hollow: Episode 1.

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  29. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    73% User Score Based on 480 reviews
    Critic Score 48%Based on 12 reviews

    Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. To save her estranged daughter, a guilt-ridden mother must uncover the frightening truth behind the urban tale of a vengeful, demonic witch. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Explore a grand manor house and interact with almost every object you see. To find and s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Knock Twice.

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  31. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    72% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Mythos: The Beginning is a survival horror/adventure role playing game based on the pulp-horror and monster movies of the 1930s. Set in London in 1934, Mythos tasks you with creating your own paranormal investigator from scratch and guiding them through an exploration of the infamous Harborough Asylum. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mythos: The Beginning.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    62% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    What would you do if the hotel you checked in for the night turned into a death trap? Hotel Anatolia is a short, terrifying horror game which is about a man trying to run away from his past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hotel Anatolia.

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  33. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    67% User Score Based on 271 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 6 reviews

    Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient is a game in the Corpse Party survival horror adventure game series. Players take control of a set of characters to explore the eerie hospital and escape from there. To do so, characters must interact with the environment to find clues and items needed to unlock the locked areas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient.

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  34. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    "Lay thy head to rest, souls quickly spent The world has fallen, left no means to its end A harrowed sea bathed in neon light Steel yourself. Metal tends to bite." Vekari: Remote Bypass is a text-based psychological horror ARG built entirely in-browser. Explore the city of Faktoria, Haloran in the vast world of Vekari, where your decisions shape the world around you. An entire city controlled… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vekari: Remote Bypass.

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  35. 40%Game Brain Score
    40% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Background You are Rowan of Bunglewood Downs, would-be thief and seeker of magic. There's known to be a Cave of Magic deep in the forest of Bunglewood. The cave is not hard to find, but no one goes there for fear of being eaten by a troll. As no one's been there, no one knows for sure what's in the cave. It's rumoured to contain treasure, but if it contains treasure, why isn't it called The Cave o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seeker of Magic.

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  36. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    How many times have you used resurrection in an RPG? A party member falls in combat. You open the menu and use a spell, an item, or an ability. And then the character returns as if nothing had happened, and the mission continues. But… what if something had happened? In What the Healer Left Behind, you take on the role of a swordsman sent on a common guild mission. Just retrieve an item, retur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What the Healer Left Behind.

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  37. 88%Game Brain Score
    88% User Score Based on 928 reviews

    Wasteland Lewdness is an adult RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world. In this tortured world, nuclear bombs didn't just take more than half of the human population away, they also burned all the humanity from those who survived......  You are a young man who has never ventured beyond your safe settlement until now. Forced to leave your home and into the wastes -- where almost everything tries to ki… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wasteland Lewdness.

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  38. This is a librarian adventure game. As a new employee of the library, you will lend at the counter. The story branches by selecting the book that the user wants from all 260 books. Multi-ending with multiple bad ends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kakureza Library.

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  39. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    78% User Score Based on 249 reviews

    The DeLuca Family is a story-driven adult game. Try to win over the ladies of the house and increase in the ranks in the crimeworld. Choose your playstyle with three modes - full experience (Text-based rpg game), story+freeroaming, or VN-Mode. But no matter the mode, lots of lewd! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The DeLuca Family - Season 1.

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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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  41. To save his petrified mother, the protagonist embarks on a journey to find the legendary orbs said to grant any wish. This journey is not only one of rescue but also one that unravels the mystery behind his mother's petrification, and why the people of this world are so cruel. Character A half-demon, half-human girl. Though she appears mature, she is still innocent and naïve on the inside, wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fiendish Quest.

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  42. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    "Tales Beyond The Tomb" is a chilling episodic horror series that plunges players into the shadows of real-life cases. This is the second episode of the series: Episode 2: The Farm's Secret Dragged into a web of secrets and lies, Samantha seems to be part of a puzzle impossible to solve. What once seemed obvious soon turns into something far more sinister, and the line between villain and victim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales Beyond the Tomb: The Farm's Secret.

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  43. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    63% User Score Based on 67 reviews

    Shadow Mansion: Step Into the Shadows From the creators of the upcoming "PARALLEL PLAGUE: Good Old Days, " Shadow Mansion offers a harrowing glimpse into a world where fear and mystery intertwine. An Atmosphere Like No Other Welcome to Shadow Mansion, where every shadow hides a secret, and every sound sends shivers down your spine. This chilling horror adventure unfolds within the decaying walls o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SHADOW MANSION.

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  44. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 131 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on colonial tides. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II.

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  45. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 425 reviews

    Your name is David, you are 11 years old... and this is the end of your innocent childhood. You have woken up in a dark, cold room. Despite the darkness, you are trying to recognize the surroundings, but in vain. You don't know, where you are. Frightening sounds can be heard all around you, the feeling of helplessness fills in your soul. You are too afraid to walk alone in this terrifying space..… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Be Afraid.

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  46. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Isle of Maligree is a visual novel where your choices matter. Become an investigator from the mainland sent out to the Isle of Maligree to investigate a missing person case. You only have a few days, as the victims of these crimes are forgotten by everyone shortly after disappearing. In this dark fantasy story, malicious spirits have let magic leak into the world. There has never been a greate… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isle of Maligree.

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  47. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 282 reviews

    Welcome to the yard! In this game, you inherit an ancient villa burdened with shadowy debts. You’ll manage a hotel and hire diverse staff members including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid. Enigmatic guests will arrive, each bringing their own mysterious events. Build your wealth through various methods like mining, adventuring, alchemy, and restaurant management, while adjusti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yog-Sothoth’s Yard.

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  48. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 254 reviews

    Haunted by grief and guilt after a tragic accident, you start seeing a house in your dreams. No matter what you do, you can't get its image out of your mind. You feel it calling for you, so you answer it. The Windows Are Gone is a short, psychological horror game made by Scary Cube. It focuses on creating an immersive and disturbing atmosphere through the manipulation of narrative and audiovisual… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Windows Are Gone.

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  49. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 594 reviews

    my eyes deceive is a first-person psychological horror experience set in a basement, or shelter, if you will. Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living there all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you by keeping you in his shelter. He's very insistent on you taking your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to my eyes deceive.

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  50. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 3,038 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 7 reviews

    A single player exploration and survival experience, played in first person and developed in Unreal Engine 4. Set on a mysterious and uninhabited alien planet. With Earth on the brink of destruction, as mankind's last hope, and stranded on a deserted alien planet, the player has to survive the harsh environment and find a way to send a signal back home. Confronted with merciless weather, and dan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Solus Project.

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