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It Lurks in the Woods

It Lurks in the Woods is a short first-person horror game based on French Canadian folklore.

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Bulb Boy

86% 👍 OF 2.3K
About This Game

One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Detach Your Bulb Head
  • …Illuminate Dark Rooms
  • …Play Family Flashbacks
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Reminiscence

85% 👍 OF 1.5K
About This Game

You've only precious moments before time collapses onto itself to save your family. Warp, jump and rewind through time and space - and pray that whatever lives between it doesn't notice you.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Explore Two Home Eras
  • …Rewind Broken Objects
  • …Solve Time-Shift Puzzles
REL Jul 11, 2021 FREE ON STEAM See This Game →
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Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game

82% 👍 OF 620
About This Game

Alpha Polaris is an oldschool adventure game focusing on slow-burning character driven horror and environmental themes. It draws inspiration from such sources as Inuit legends and Cthulhu mythos.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Investigate Arctic Disturbances
  • …Search a Polar Station
  • …Combine Clues and Objects
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Rhome

89% 👍 OF 752
About This Game

Rhome is a first-person dark atmospheric exploration game made by students at SMU Guildhall. Players navigate an increasingly chaotic and psychologically unnerving environment to reveal the fate of Hailey Rhome. Proceeds from your purchase on Steam go to support student development.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Explore an M.C. Escher-inspired home where rooms shift into strange new arrangements.
  • …Solve puzzles that change the shape of the house and alter the spaces you navigate.
  • …Hear Hailey's voiced reactions as the house grows more chaotic and her fear increases.
REL Feb 21, 2020 FREE ON STEAM See This Game →
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Alan Wake

90% 👍 OF 59K
About This Game

A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …burn away an enemy's darkness shield with your flashlight before you can hurt them with a gun
  • …read manuscript pages you don't remember writing, then watch those exact events play out later in the world
  • …shoot monsters on a concert stage while a full song blasts through the speakers mid-fight
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Little Nightmares II

93% 👍 OF 58K
About This Game

Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …call out to your partner, hear her answer, and hold hands as you move together through dangerous areas.
  • …enter televisions and travel through the Signal, moving deeper toward whatever is broadcasting it.
  • …wake up alone in a forest of burned-out televisions, dodge traps, and find a girl locked in a basement with only a music box.
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Resident Evil 0

80% 👍 OF 19K
About This Game

Before the mansion, before the destruction of Raccoon City, there was Resident Evil 0. Now remastered with improved visuals and sounds, as well as the all-new Wesker Mode, there's never been a better time to experience the origins of the Resident Evil story.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Survive the Zombie Train
  • …Switch Rebecca and Billy
  • …Solve Two-Person Puzzles
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Tales of the Black Forest

98% 👍 OF 15K
About This Game

In a world filled with yōkai, a surging dark power has overshadowed a Japanese town. A group of 2 developers have produced a Japanese pixel adventure game to tell a tale that dates back to the Heisei era...In the name of dreams and passion.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …get guided by a tiny round pigeon to reach the town theater and break a curse.
  • …travel back to pivotal moments in Japanese history and untangle why the cursed town exists.
  • …explore misty forests, rural streets, city blocks, abandoned spaces, and even a cat cafe.
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit

96% 👍 OF 10K
About This Game

Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …jump into a ball pit and pop out in the past.
  • …catch a rat in the past, bring it to the present, and use it to distract someone so you can steal pizza.
  • …tune a custom difficulty run by changing enemy aggression, interference chances, battery life, warnings, and whether hiding spots even work.