Top-Rated Free Dark Games on Steam

135 free Dark games with 500+ reviews and a 70%+ positive rating, newest first.

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93, Kuindzhi - Players say: As a young Donbas volunteer in Mariupol, Artyom explores war-damaged streets and confronts his doubts in a first-person story. Players like: Atmospheric Sound Design · Emotional Story · Voice Acting ·
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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.

SCP – Containment Breach - Players say: As a Class-D subject in a breached SCP facility, scavenge access items, evade anomalies, and manage blinking to escape. Players like: Unsettling Atmosphere · Blinking Under Threat · Community Bug Fixes ·
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A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?

Vampire's Fall 2 - Players say: Explore a vampire-ruled 2D dark-fantasy world, take quests, build vampiric abilities, and fight with tactical turn-based combat. Players like: Tactical Turn-Based Combat · Dark Gothic Atmosphere · Character Build Variety ·
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Rise as a vampire in a handcrafted 2D dark-fantasy RPG. Master devastating powers, confront horrific enemies, and forge your destiny in a world shattered by a brutal civil war between humans and vampires.

Killer Chat! - Original Edition - Players say: A customizable crime writer infiltrates a serial-killer chatroom, faking a murderous persona while pursuing romance and trying to survive. Players like: Memorable Killer Cast · Immersive Chat Interface · Branching Romance Routes ·
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Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?

Days Without Incident - Players say: Investigate a deserted metalworks where workers died, solving factory puzzles and surviving monsters in a first-person horror game. Players like: Eerie Factory Atmosphere · Effective Sound Design · Intriguing Story Clues ·
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It has been -̷̯͙̔̈́-̴̱̽̓͝-̷̍̊̕͠  days without incident. Your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. But something’s been growing in the quiet. A short first-person survival horror experience.

Vigil - Players say: Dispose of boxes in an underground facility while watching a stalking automaton that advances whenever you blink or look away. Players like: Webcam Blink Mechanic · Tense Horror Atmosphere · Creepy Automaton Design ·
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Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.

FALLSTRUKTUR - Players say: Navigate a surreal megastructure in first person, managing slippery momentum and risky jumps as you descend without a fatal fall. Players like: Dreamlike Atmosphere · Momentum-Based Movement · Multiple Descent Routes ·
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It takes a while to go back to sleep, but inevitably, you return. To dream of the Fallstruktur.

Skull Hotel - Players say: Clean eight hotel rooms, inspect each for a hidden monster, and flee any anomaly before it ends your shift. Players like: Sudden Monster Scares · Tense Sound Design · Hidden-Spot Searching ·
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Skull Hotel is a horror game where you clean hotel rooms while creatures hide, waiting to kill you.

SCP: Containment Breach 2 - Players say: Explore a breached SCP facility as Class-D, evade anomalies alone or in co-op, or take faction roles in randomized PvP matches. Players like: Co-op With Friends · New Rooms and Items · Updated Visuals ·
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Survive the chaos of SCP Foundation! Step into a thrilling SCP horror experience with story-driven co-op, intense PvP Breach mode, and randomized maps. Play as Class-D, scientist, SCPs, and more, each role bringing unique challenges in an unpredictable, immersive facility.

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Jul 4, 2025
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Fallen Arena - Players say: Fight in post-apocalyptic arenas for dropped crystals: score points, grow larger and gain reach, but move more slowly. Players like: Hero Ability Variety · Power-Mobility Tradeoff · Quick Arena Matches ·
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This is a leisure competitive game, fighting for crystals in the arena, getting bigger, defeating opponents. New heroes, new skills and new weapons, call your friends to fight together~

I'm Pregnant at 16 - Players say: Guide 16-year-old Lida through an unexpected pregnancy, choosing how she handles family, romance and her future in a branching visual novel. Players like: Awkward Humor · Meme-Filled Dialogue · Branching Endings ·
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"I'm Pregnant at 16" is a visual novel about tough choices, growing up, and navigating relationships during an unexpected pregnancy. Personal stories and the consequences of decisions are balanced with awkward moments, chat messages, inner thoughts, and memes.

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Mar 24, 2025
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The Children of Clay - Players say: As an archaeologist, inspect a strange clay artifact, cross-reference clues in books, and uncover a folkloric horror at your desk. Players like: Eerie Atmosphere · Stop-Motion Art · Artifact Investigation ·
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The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.

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Mar 7, 2025
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Saihate Station - Players say: After waking at a strange station, two estranged coworkers explore its mysteries, face dangers, and shape their bond. Players like: Hand-Drawn Art · Emotional Story · Unsettling Atmosphere ·
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An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

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Mar 7, 2025
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Garten of Banban 0 - Players say: As Flumbo, explore Banban’s Kindergarten, meet its mascot residents, solve puzzles, and uncover clues to the establishment’s past. Players like: Enjoyable Puzzles · Prequel Lore · Quirky Characters ·
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Explore the origins of the mysterious Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dark past of the establishment. Try to make some friends. Uncover the truth behind the place, and who you are…

Project Hailstorm - Players say: As part of an Antarctic recovery team, explore an abandoned dig site, solve simple environmental puzzles, and investigate a buried mystery. Players like: Immersive Atmosphere · Striking Visuals · Effective Sound Design ·
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Step into the shoes of a researcher in the depths of the antarctic and uncover the mysteries behind Project Hailstorm.

Scauage - Players say: As a scavenger in an abandoned house, search for valuables by flashlight, solve coded locks, and face consequences for what you take. Players like: Unsettling Atmosphere · Immersive Sound Design · Tension Without Jumpscares ·
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Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.

PAPERHEAD EP.0 - Players say: Escape a blood-streaked cardboard prison in a fast-moving horror FPS, blasting enemies and drawing bombs or doors with a pencil. Players like: Fast, Mobile Combat · Cardboard Horror Style · Pencil World Tricks ·
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In this cute cardboard world, something went horribly wrong... You wake up in a prison cell. A strange voice calls to you from the depths of dark corridors covered in runic symbols and blood. Reload your trusty shotgun and find out... WHY WOULD CARDBOARD... BLEED?

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Nov 14, 2024
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Nightmare House: The Original Mod - Players say: Explore a haunted house and hospital, solve puzzles, and fight undead with guns and an axe in this first-person horror campaign. Players like: Oppressive Horror Atmosphere · Fight-Back Combat · Effective Scares ·
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Wake up, it’s time for the real nightmare to begin. Make your way through a terrorizing house, uncover the secrets of a haunted hospital, fight through hordes of the undead, and try to escape Nightmare House.

Dark Hours: Prologue - Players say: A supernatural event traps a crew of thieves in an auction house; steal valuables, evade monsters, and work together to escape. Players like: Chaotic Co-op Moments · Scary Monster Encounters · Tense Audio Atmosphere ·
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Dark Hours: Prologue is a free co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with a monster. Forget your plan, your mission: survive! Explore and cooperate to find a way out or hide and wish for daylight.

Bring Me that Shawarma - Players say: Read episodic tales around Samara’s shawarma shops, where a courier and other characters encounter alien plots and food-themed horror. Players like: Absurd, Offbeat Humor · Interconnected Episode Stories · Distinctive Visual Style ·
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A visual novel about shawarma, consisting of multiple episodes.

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Jun 7, 2024
91% 👍
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[Nightmare Files] Clap Clap - Players say: House-sit a home where claps control the lights, finish routine chores, and confront signs that someone else can clap. Players like: Creepy Atmosphere · Clap-Controlled Lights · Effective Scares ·
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Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

The Braves - Players say: Choose a hero, battle monster hordes from a top-down view, combine skills and weapons, and upgrade between runs. Players like: Enjoyable Horde Combat · Distinct Hero Roster · Skill-Build Combos ·
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Demolish hordes of enemies and survive against all odds! Unlock different characters, find powerful skill combinations and embark on an exciting journey through the variety of very different worlds in this cute but unforgiving roguelike game!

Mimic Search - Players say: As a rural police officer, investigate a mimic attack through witness interviews and a search of the snowy woods. Players like: Creepy VHS Atmosphere · Tense Forest Search · Short One-Sitting Horror ·
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Mimic Search is a short indie horror game, in which you take the role of a police officer investigating a recent mimic attack.

Idle Heros - Players say: As gods destroy the world, assemble heroes for automated battles, earn idle resources, and improve their skills, talents, and gear. Players like: Hero Variety · Idle Resource Gains · Hero Development ·
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《IDLE HEROS》 is a special placement game, invite your friends to form a fixed team, come to participate in the battle, placement can easily obtain a variety of resources

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May 1, 2024
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Bendy: Secrets of the Machine - Players say: Explore Gent's shifting Drawing Room, experiment with objects, and solve cryptic puzzles to uncover secrets in the Bendy world. Players like: Eerie Atmosphere · Hidden Lore Clues · Interactive Teaser ·
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Some things are better left forgotten.

Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue - Players say: Clean a mob hitman’s crime scene as a father in need, scrubbing blood, hiding evidence, and searching a villa for valuables and clues. Players like: Satisfying Cleaning · Relaxing Gameplay · Unusual Premise ·
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When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.

Rental - Players say: As rabbit girl Umi, explore a strange beachside rental, search for ritual items, and navigate a mirror maze in a short horror adventure. Players like: Cute Retro Art · Eerie Cozy Atmosphere · Umi's Dry Humor ·
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Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.

NIGHT-RUNNERS™ PROLOGUE - Players say: Build a battered Japanese street car, then wager cash against rival crews in late-night races and climb the local ranks. Players like: Underground Racing Atmosphere · Memorable Soundtrack · Detailed Car Customization ·
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Descend into the underworld of Japanese street racing. Set between 1990-2009, join the local street racing crews in their battle for territory control. Explore the real location open world(s), compete in wager races, battle other crews and upgrade your vehicles with detailed car customization.

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Feb 23, 2024
95% 👍
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Sonder - Players say: A discarded robot and a soul explore a thought-shaped world, combining their distinct abilities to solve puzzles and fight. Players like: Co-op With Friends · Teamwork Puzzles · Emotional Story ·
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Experience an innovative co-op adventure where two players have to work together. Engage in collaborative puzzle solving and dynamic combat with each player having unique abilities. Delve into a psychological narrative that explores the essence of humanity.

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Feb 15, 2024
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my eyes deceive - Players say: Live a young girl's week in a sealed shelter, repeating daily chores, exploring unsettling dreams, and making choices that shape the ending. Players like: Oppressive Atmosphere · Unsettling Dreams · Gradual Story Reveal ·
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Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.

Asgard's Fall: Origins - Players say: Lead a Norse warrior through escalating top-down horde battles, building abilities and rune-enhanced relics across repeated runs. Players like: Ability Upgrades · Combat Feel · Norse Theme ·
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Embark on an epic saga in Asgard's Fall, a Norse Survivors-like Roguelite. Fight your way through hordes of creatures and let the gods feel your relentless wrath. How will your saga unfold?

Paper Lily - Chapter 1 - Players say: Guide anxious Lacie through a supernatural hidden world, exploring, solving flexible puzzles, and making choices that shape outcomes. Players like: Intriguing Story · Flexible Puzzles · Memorable Art And Music ·
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Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

Pinball FX Midnight - Players say: Play horror-themed pinball, aiming shots and completing table challenges while chasing high scores and unlocking customizations. Players like: Horror Table Themes · Enjoyable Pinball Play · Visuals And Effects ·
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Get ready to tilt into terror. The new horror-inspired pinball platform for fearless players. Prove your skills on the most sinister, gory, and badass tables ever brought to life.

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Nov 30, 2023
79% 👍
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The Windows Are Gone - Players say: After a tragedy, follow a recurring dream to a mysterious house, unpack and explore as its story leads to multiple endings. Players like: Creeping Atmosphere · Narrative Mystery · Sound Design ·
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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.

StormEdge: Wind of Change - Players say: As mage Lily, dodge forest monsters to charge spells, spring traps, and trace the disturbance behind the Elemental Storms. Players like: Pixel-Art Style · Fluid Dodge Combat · Simple Roguelite Runs ·
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Wind of Change is the first chapter of StormEdge, an action roguelite adventure. Dodge enemies' attacks, trigger deadly traps, and explore the captivating tale of Elemental Storms' origins. Brace for treacherous challenges and test your skills against the Tempests!

Homicipher: Demo - Players say: Lost in another world, a woman deciphers monsters’ speech through clues and choices while searching for a way out. Players like: Contextual Word Decoding · Horror Romance · Mysterious Atmosphere ·
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Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.

SCP: Observer - Players say: Trapped in a security room during a containment breach, monitor SCPs, ration emergency power, and seal doors to survive. Players like: SCP–FNAF Crossover · Tense Horror Atmosphere · Camera And Power Strategy ·
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SCP: Observer is a frightening experience in which you'll play the role of a maintenance engineer trapped inside a security room. Survive by managing the emergency power supply, monitoring the facility's camera system for threats and blocking the paths of oncoming horrors.

Pleh! - Players say: A struggling game developer's psychological horror story unfolds through first-person exploration, puzzles, and fourth-wall breaks. Players like: Emotional story · Relatable themes · Fourth-wall surprises ·
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Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator that tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets.

Halls of Torment: Prelude - Players say: Choose a hero, survive escalating monster waves in dark dungeons, shape each run with upgrades, and face tormented Lords. Players like: Dark Retro Atmosphere · Run-to-Run Builds · Addictive Survival Loop ·
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Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

DDR: The Beginning - Players say: Guide Griffin through a surreal nightmare, solving platforming puzzles with help from Birly, his throwable, commandable teddy bear. Players like: ·
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Little Griffin is trapped in an ominous new world with his only friend, Birly the teddy bear. Solve clever puzzles and encounter terrifying creatures as the pair embark on a journey to discover what lurks beyond their nightmares.

Missing Hiker - Players say: Drive into a snowy wilderness and search on foot for your missing brother in a brief, first-person horror mystery. Players like: Creepy Atmosphere · Retro VHS Look · Surprise Scares ·
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Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.

Locke(d) - Players say: Wake across from a stranger, question freedom and identity in conversation, and inspect a few objects in a short visual novel. Players like: Thoughtful Freedom Themes · Fourth-Wall Moments · Atmospheric Art And Sound ·
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EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE - Players say: As a volunteer sent to a Japanese island facility, explore shifting corridors, scavenge gear, solve puzzles, and fight creatures. Players like: Industrial Horror Atmosphere · Randomized Replayable Runs · Tense Exploration ·
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EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

I Frog-ot - Players say: Help Diego, an amnesiac wizard turned frog, search a house for potion ingredients in a short adventure with branching endings. Players like: Cute, Silly Humor · Surprise Horror Shift · Multiple Endings ·
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A short horror- I mean, cute game :) Help a normal, innocent frog get back to his super awesome wizard self!! :O

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Dec 16, 2022
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The Feast - Players say: A daughter joins her mother’s surreal family dinner, navigating strange events and choices that shape how the evening ends. Players like: Theatrical Presentation · Unusual Premise · Political Satire ·
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The Feast is an invitation to a bizarre family dinner party that takes an unexpected turn. Join the most surreal meal of your life, discover what you truly stand for, and create your own tragic spectacle in this short thought-inspiring and unforgettable adventure with multiple endings.

Demeo: PC Edition - Players say: Lead a class-based party through turn-based tabletop dungeons, using cards, dice, and teamwork to battle monsters and descend. Players like: Co-op With Friends · Tabletop Game Feel · Distinct Hero Tactics ·
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It’s dangerous to go alone! Grab your friends and assemble a party, because plumbing the depths of Demeo requires strategy, cunning, and teamwork. An award-winning cooperative tabletop adventure for up to four players.

Buriedbornes - Dungeon RPG - Players say: Choose a class, navigate dungeon rooms, and combine skills and equipment in a punishing turn-based crawl. Players like: Build Variety · High Replayability · Absorbing Runs ·
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The oldest and most abhorrent Prophecy has become reality. This is endless and merciless warfare for Buriedbornes, army can revive forever.

PROJECT: PLAYTIME - Players say: In a toy factory, six workers solve puzzles and build a giant toy while a seventh player controls the monster hunting them. Players like: Fun Co-op Matches · Distinct Monster Roles · Enjoyable Puzzle Solving ·
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PROJECT: PLAYTIME is a Free-to-Play multiplayer horror game where six players attempt to create one giant toy while surviving a terrifying monster that roams the toy factory. A seventh player controls the monster and is given only one goal: Find and kill everyone.

Crypt - Players say: Explore a crypt, solve puzzles to find keys and a jar of Essence, and evade a pursuer as you search for an escape. Players like: Puzzle Discovery · Greg's Character · Scary Moments ·
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This is not a video game. This is a psychological torture device. Do not attempt to play this game. You won't have an enjoyable experience. And that's intentional.

REFLEXIA Prototype ver. - Players say: An isolated visual-novel fan is pulled into a dating sim, where dates and dialogue choices give way to a story about fiction and its player. Players like: Fourth-Wall Turns · Emotional Reflection · Memorable Short Story ·
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REFLEXIA's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama.

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Aug 31, 2022
95% 👍
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