Games Like Edgar Allan Poe's Interactive Horror: 1995 Edition

Edgar Allan Poe's Interactive Horror: 1995 Edition

Originally released as The Dark Eye, this 1995 cult classic adapts Edgar Allan Poe's most macabre tales. Navigate a nightmarish world of uncanny stop-motion puppetry narrated by William S. Burroughs. Solve twisted puzzles and experience madness through the eyes of both murderer and victim.

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Static Dread: The Submarine

81% 👍 OF 354
About This Game

Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.

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ASYLUM

84% 👍 OF 504
About This Game

An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Explore a Mental Institute
  • …Investigate Patient Records
  • …Question Asylum Staff
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Partum Artifex

97% 👍 OF 157
About This Game

A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world.

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Children of Silentown

87% 👍 OF 1.6K
About This Game

Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Investigate Silentown's Disappearances
  • …Sing to Read Memories
  • …Combine Strange Items
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Downfall

94% 👍 OF 1.7K
About This Game

There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Search a Warped Hotel
  • …Solve Moral Puzzles
  • …Shape Joe’s Choices
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[REC] Paroxysm

84% 👍 OF 346
[REC] Paroxysm
About This Game

You're a horror content creator, venturing into frightening locations to captivate your audience. You're attempting to attract more viewers by recording paranormal events. However, these horror-filled adventures will one day come back to haunt you, at a high cost.

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The Dream Of A Cockspur

94% 👍 OF 392
About This Game

Stranded on a desolate island with Earth's remaining researchers, you investigate a strange celestial body. The day before departure, your only means of transportation gets mysteriously damaged, leaving you stranded. Is someone sabotaging the team, or is there something more sinister going on…

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Sally Face - Episode One

97% 👍 OF 29K
About This Game

An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …talk to the dead using a handheld Gear Boy to pull answers out of supernatural scenes.
  • …investigate a murder in a rundown apartment building until it spirals into ghosts, demons, and cult activity hiding in the walls.
  • …stumble into a scene where a full song plays and Sal just starts headbanging, pigtails and all.