Games Like Violent Horror Stories: anthology

Violent Horror Stories: anthology

4 short horror games from different authors and in different genres. Each game is an author's vision on the theme of 'pursuit'.

★ THE INITIATE ★ THE LONG REACH ★ ALONE IN THE DARK ★ MUG 🍺 ★ S.P.L.I.T ★ CHINESE PARENTS ★ WALKING SIMULATOR ★ LOBOTOMY CORPORATION | MONSTER MANAGEMENT SIMULATION ★ HAPPY'S HUMBLE BURGER FARM ALPHA ★ PHOTOMALY ★ SOPHIE'S CURSE ★ THE HORRORSCOPE ★ WE ♥ IT 
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The Long Reach

84% 👍 OF 504
About This Game

At its heart The Long Reach is an adventure game. Closer inspection also reveals it’s a thrilling horror story, flavoured with sci-fi ideology, psychological context and a skeptical view on the human psyche.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Escape a Failed Experiment
  • …Solve Item Puzzles
  • …Hide From Hostiles
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s.p.l.i.t

93% 👍 OF 3.9K
About This Game

A short psychological horror game, where you attempt to gain root access into an unethical superstructure.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …type real terminal commands to navigate directories, run software, and chase root access from a first-person command prompt.
  • …coordinate an operation in an IRC chat room while the whole plan unravels in messy, real-time back-and-forth.
  • …race through a rapid-fire speed-typing sequence where missing words fast enough changes how the ending goes.
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Chinese Parents

91% 👍 OF 26K
About This Game

In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?

Player reviews say you can…

  • …get into bragging battles where relatives insult your family, and you win by boasting about your kid's achievements until someone runs out of hit points
  • …date a classmate in high school, marry them, then restart the game as your child with spouse bonuses carrying into the next generation
  • …build a multi-generation family line where money, stats, skills, and passive boosts carry forward so each new kid starts stronger than the last
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Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation

94% 👍 OF 57K
About This Game

A roguelite monster-management simulation inspired by the likes of the SCP Foundation, Cabin in the Woods, and Warehouse 13. Order your employees to perform work with the creatures and watch as it unfolds; harness greater energy, and expand the facility

Player reviews say you can…

  • …get a "healing" gift from a monster that later kills everyone who received it if they work anywhere else that day.
  • …rewind the day, the week, or the whole run while keeping your research and gear, then try the same disasters again with better knowledge.
  • …trigger a chain reaction where one monster escaping causes other monsters to escape until multiple threats are roaming at once.
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Happy's Humble Burger Farm Alpha

91% 👍 OF 548
About This Game

Your dream is about to become a reality as you just landed a brand new job at the latest iteration of the Happy's Humble fast food franchises, Happy's Humble Burger Farm, a little taster in this first ALPHA 1.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …crawl into the sewers to escape the shift loop and reach a hidden ending beneath the burger joint.
  • …rack up three mistakes and trigger the mascot cow to start hunting you around the restaurant.
  • …scavenge for collectible music CDs around town and play them in your apartment or at the restaurant.
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Photomaly

90% 👍 OF 1.5K
About This Game

A PSX-style horror game where you manage a photo studio. Restock supplies, buy upgrades, photograph customers and print their order whilst encountering unexpected events.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …get forced to use your microphone and literally yell "HELP" to progress.
  • …do a stare-down puzzle where keeping eye contact stops an entity from moving.
  • …no-clip into a backrooms-like maze and navigate it as a sudden walking challenge.
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Sophie's Curse

82% 👍 OF 507
About This Game

You got a job, which is to take care of an old man during the night in a recently purchased house; this house does not have electricity and you have to rely on some kind of hand crank generators to light the place up, but there is something in the darkness draining their power, don’t let it happen!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Keep Four Generators Spinning
  • …Find the Safe Spot
  • …Listen for Growls
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The Horrorscope

94% 👍 OF 1.1K
About This Game

You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Answer Yes or No
  • …Face Unsettling Questions
  • …Find Your Secret Word