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The Wheelchair Man
- Steal $5,000 from an abandoned apartment complex while avoiding a demented man.
Jun 7, 2026
Wasteland Bites
- Wasteland Bites is a horror-based food truck sim. Cooking up questionable cuisine in your post-apocalyptic food truck is tough. Fending off mutants, UFOs, rabid dogs, and things lurking in the dark? That's the real challenge. A chaotic mix of cooking and survival in a long gone world.
Apr 3, 2026
Angel Engine
- Cage an angel. Ransack Heaven. In a far-flung dystopian future, the Angel Engine Initiative carries on as the last hope for humanity. Seal yourself in your operating room, perform surgery on comatose test subjects, and pray you make it out alive.
Mar 6, 2026
Para Eyes
- Para Eyes is a spot the difference horror game. Flip through security cameras and find anomalies. But be careful not to go insane.
Jul 9, 2025
Greed Stays Home
- A horror walking sim that emphasizes atmosphere, tension, fear, and immersive storytelling, all heightened by well-timed jump scares. The game takes place in a village frozen in time, stuck somewhere in the mid-20th century.
Jan 23, 2025
CROWDED. FOLLOWED.
- You have the briefcase. Now it's after you. It's not going to stop. Be careful—it may take the form of someone else. A short horror game by NIGHT DIAL.
Oct 24, 2024
Rodland of Pipes
- Crawl through pipes, navigate the maze, listen carefully and get out before Rodland finds you.
Aug 7, 2024
Befriended Curse
- Witches, curses, and fairy tales meet horror in this classic walking sim with an eerie atmosphere and well-paced jumpscares.
Jul 30, 2024
Pomberito
- Survive 5 nights in the heart of northeastern Argentina as a local farmer and reveal the truth behind the haunting tales of the Pombero in a world where folklore meets terror.
Jun 24, 2024
Bite Night
- Players say: Work a rural gas station’s night shift, serving customers and handling chores as a clumsy monster disrupts the store. Players like: Absurd humor and the contrast between comedy and horror · Vamp and the other unusual, memorable characters · Short, easy-to-finish experience
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Bite Night is a comedic first-person horror game that explores the idea of what if the big bad monster was bad at their job of being scary.
Jun 13, 2024
Top Rated
Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
- Players say: As Sgt. Michael Becket, fight through a city shattered by Alma using slow-motion gunplay, improvised cover, and combat mechs. Players like: Satisfying Gunplay · Varied Locations · Mech Sequences
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Assume the role of Special Forces Sgt. Becket as your routine mission quickly turns into a fight for survival against the wrath of Alma Wade. As Alma's terrifying power surges out of control, your squad is forced to battle through an apocalyptic landscape in search of clues for how to destroy her!
Feb 12, 2009
