Top-Rated Free Psychological Horror Games on Steam

248 free Psychological Horror games with 500+ reviews and a 70%+ positive rating, newest first.

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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?

Girls' Frontline - Players say: Command firearm-inspired android squads in a war-torn future, planning map deployments and repositioning units during real-time battles. Players like: Dark, Expansive Story · Gameplay-Based Doll Crafting · Squad-Building Strategy ·
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As a Commander for Griffin & Kryuger PMC. Navigate faction power struggles, deploy forces strategically, and work to restore order in a war-torn world.

Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It - Players say: In a snowbound Soviet closed city, outcast Asya searches for missing classmate Ira and prepares a radio message to the universe. Players like: Emotional Writing · Atmospheric Art and Music · Relatable Asya ·
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USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

Welcome To The Dark Place - Players say: Navigate a surreal horror world through text and sound, chart its grid, solve puzzles, and search for the train out. Players like: Immersive Sound Design · DIY Mapmaking · Surreal Horror Writing ·
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The train is the only escape.

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.

Whimsical Artefacts - Players say: Explore liminal bunkers with friends, test strange artefacts, draw your own designs, and trade loot to descend deeper. Players like: Creative Drawing Tools · Co-op Laughs · Quirky Artefact Effects ·
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A co-op friendslop game with a heavy focus on customization via drawing. Scavenge liminal bunkers and obtain artefacts that may or may not aid you and your friends.

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.

vivid/stasis - Players say: After her sister vanishes, Saturday and her friends investigate a strange system through rhythm charts, puzzles, and story scenes. Players like: Story and Characters · Memorable Soundtrack · Satisfying Rhythm Charts ·
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Rhythm-mystery hybrid game about uncovering the history of a mysterious system. The stage is set. Will you step up and play your role?

A Simple job - Players say: Take a job with one rule—don’t press the red button—and see how your choices and a taunting narrator change the ending. Players like: Narrator's Humor · Multiple Endings · Achievement Hunting ·
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💼 A simple task: Don’t press the red button. Sounds easy? 😏 Featuring an annoying voice, absurd endings, and too many achievements. Free. Pointless. Glorious. 🤡🔴

Pathologic 3: Quarantine - Players say: As doctor Daniil Dankovsky, investigate a plague-struck town by diagnosing patients, uncovering secrets, and revisiting events. Players like: Patient Diagnosis · Plague Atmosphere · New Story Perspective ·
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In this free prologue to a narrative-driven adventure, watch a mysterious plague break out in a small town. Learn what drove a celebrated academic to leave his acclaimed lab. Examine patients, uncover strange secrets, and make first steps towards immortality.

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
95% 👍
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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…

Beat Around The Bush - Players say: Roam a strange clearing, hit red targets for currency, buy upgrades, and decide when to take on the bush. Players like: Absurd Humor · Unexpected Encounters · Upgrade Progression ·
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Beat Around the Bush is a series done over YouTube shorts where the top comment got the next addition to the game. Beat Around the Bush is a game where your primary goal is to Beat around the Bush. Once you do, you did it. You won. Therefore, there's no more reason to keep playing this game.

Moral Dilemma: The Interview - Players say: Attend a surreal job interview, explore a shifting office, tackle strange tests and dilemmas, and uncover hidden routes. Players like: Quirky Humor · Fourth-Wall Narration · Surprising Office Gags ·
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A fourth-wall-breaking narrative adventure. It’s interview day, and you really need this job—enough to ignore the talking printer, the anomaly corridor, and the ridiculous life-or-death trials your interviewer keeps putting you in. But deep down, you know... something here is very, very wrong.

Dodgy Deliveries - Players say: Ride through a monster-haunted city with friends, deliver orders by bike, and earn enough money to pay the rent. Players like: Co-op Laughs · Chaotic Bike Rides · Funny Scares ·
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Co-op "Horror" game about running a delivery service with your friends! B̵̨̦͓͖̹̪̥̮͛̀̏̈́̐̔̉Ę̴̤̦̤͓̰̤́͗̚ ̵̨̺͓̱̞͔͉͙̀̂͂͋͠͠Ç̸̫͈̋͋͆̋̾̑̕͜Ä̴̛̟͑͛͋͂̌̕͜͝R̵̛͎̮̜̒̽̈́͂̓̒͘Ę̸͉̙̎̀͐͆Ḟ̶̼͖̭͇̗U̸̡̫͇̤̭̪̦̣̔Ḷ̶̛͖̙͗̋̈̇̕ ̷̡̢͕̦̜͚̌̎̃̔Ā̷̧͇͎̳͔̩̜̤̗͊̋Ţ̸̭̩͚̮͖͇̹̬̾ ̷͍̞̰͈̻̣͚̂̾ͅN̵̛̤͒̏̒͝Ḯ̵̡̘͇̖̏͘Ģ̸̛͙̥̞̽̀͒͜H̶̲̜̺̐̄͋͊̍̈́͘͜T̴̯̲̳̪͚̜̼̈͠

Toaster Arena - Players say: A fast-paced first-person arena shooter where customizable Protogens wall-run, wield odd weapons, and battle across varied modes. Players like: Fast Movement · Character Customization · Satisfying Gunplay ·
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Toaster Arena is a first person multiplayer arena shooter where players battle it out on different maps and game modes. Use Advanced movement to traverse obstacles and gain the advantage on the battlefield.

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Jan 20, 2025
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New Day - Players say: Create customizable islanders, furnish their apartments, and shape their social lives through everyday activities and relationships. Players like: Character Customization · Inclusive Identity Options · Quirky Island Stories ·
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New Day is an upcoming life simulation game where almost anything can happen! Create your own islanders, design their apartments, and get involved with their day-to-day life as they divulge into unexpected friendships, problems, and more!

Awaria - Players say: Repair failing generators in haunted tunnels by finding and delivering parts while dodging ghosts, projectiles, and lethal hazards. Players like: Challenging, Rewarding Runs · Distinctive Character Art · Ghost Romance ·
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Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

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Dec 16, 2024
96% 👍
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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.

PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator - Players say: Date Akari in a choice-driven pixel visual novel where repeated outings, branching endings, and glitches unsettle the romance. Players like: Fourth-Wall Twists · Cute Akari · Pixel Art and Music ·
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Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.

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.

PUMPKIN PANIC - Players say: A pumpkin-headed farmer tends a forest plot, earns money through crops and fishing, and tries to escape as monsters roam. Players like: Cozy Horror Contrast · Tense Sound Design · Farm-and-Survive Loop ·
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COME TO THIS COZY FARM! Plant crops, take care of the plants, go fishing, or whatever you prefer, but have a good time! But be carefull, they say that strange things are happening in the area...

STRAFTAT - Players say: Battle through fast online 1v1, 2v2, or free-for-all rounds, grabbing weapons across hundreds of changing arenas. Players like: Playing With Friends · Fluid Movement · Varied Arenas ·
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STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

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Oct 24, 2024
96% 👍
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Terroro - Players say: As a famous TikToker’s boyfriend, investigate her home, repeat domestic routines, and uncover the unease behind her seemingly perfect life. Players like: Unsettling Atmosphere · Unexpected Story Turns · Meme-Driven Humor ·
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In this psychological horror game about a famous TikToker, you take on the role of her boyfriend to discover that behind their perfect life, nothing is as it seems. Duration 30 minutes.

Pocket Waifu: Desktop Pet - Players say: Keep Silvy on your desktop, care for her needs, play small activities, and earn currency for food, gifts, and outfits. Players like: Cute Animations · Desktop Company · Outfits and Collectibles ·
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Elevate your desktop experience by adopting a desktop waifu! Similar to a tamagotchi, she will keep you company on your desktop while you work or play other games! Pat her head, feed her snacks, give her plushies, or go fishing. Bring a little joy and cozy vibes to your daily routine!

Krypta FM - Players say: Investigate a rumored cryptid in a Polish village, using radio reports and forum posts to guide your nighttime photo hunts. Players like: Polish Village Atmosphere · Early-Internet Nostalgia · Radio and Forum ·
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Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?

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.

VHS - Players say: Click a VHS tape to grow your cassette count, buy click upgrades, rewind for a reset bonus, and collect timed item drops. Players like: Retro Visuals · Synthwave Soundtrack · Relaxing Background Play ·
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VHS, the most retro and nostalgic Idle game!

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Jul 17, 2024
82% 👍
of 681
Illusion Carnival - Players say: A paper soul explores a corrupted storybook carnival, solving riddles and fighting anomalies while searching for a way out. Players like: Distinctive Visual Art · Memorable Character Designs · Atmosphere and Music ·
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A lost soul wanders through a whimsical, eerie pop-up book like amusement park. Dive into fun-filled stages, encounter unique characters, fend off spirit erosion, and uncover the park's hidden secrets. The enchanting yet dark Illusion Carnival begins now.

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Jul 11, 2024
98% 👍
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Tapple - Idle Clicker - Players say: Tap to collect Tapples, upgrade your clicking power, automate income, and advance through ten levels and hidden goals. Players like: Easy, Relaxed Play · Background Automation · Growing Tapple Totals ·
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Welcome to Tapple, the idle clicker game where every tap brings you closer to an ever-growing collection of Tapples. Build your empire one tap at a time, discover unique Tapple drops, and AFK all you want!

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.

Cats - Players say: Click on cat illustrations to cycle through new feline images and colors in a minimalist, low-pressure clicker. Players like: Cute Cat Artwork · Relaxing Low Pressure · Quick Achievements ·
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Cats — and that says it all. Interactive cat clicker. Click on cats for new cats. That's all, really.

Indigo Park: Chapter 1 - Players say: Break into an abandoned amusement park, restore its power with Rambley’s help, uncover clues, and evade its mascot residents. Players like: Rambley’s Character · Park Atmosphere · Catchy Soundtrack ·
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Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

Burger - Players say: Click to make burgers, earn money, unlock new additions and automation, feed a cat, and pursue achievement milestones. Players like: Simple Clicker Loop · Achievement Hunting · Incremental Unlocks ·
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🍔 Burger is a clicker cooking game where you just click to make burgers — more and more burgers! Thinking about pizza 🍕 or eggs 🥚? Think again, because it's all about burgers! Free. 🍔✨

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.

The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom. - Players say: Read a strange fairy tale as a child promised to a godparent, choosing paths through its mysteries to shape your fate. Players like: Branching Story Paths · Storybook Presentation · Folklore-Rich Writing ·
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A fable from your childhood. Don't you remember it?

last seen online - Players say: Snoop through a secondhand computer, solve password and file-based puzzles, and piece together its former owner's story. Players like: Nostalgic PC Atmosphere · Emotional Story · Clever, Fair Puzzles ·
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Look through someone else’s computer. Inspired by early “escape room” flash games.

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.

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.

Psychopomp - Players say: A woman descends into catacombs beneath ordinary buildings, exploring strange depths and fighting horrors in a tense dungeon crawl. Players like: Surreal Visual Style · Creepy Atmosphere · Unusual Story ·
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Your entire life has been a lie. There are catacombs under every home and building, stretching down for miles. Something calls you deeper into the labyrinth. Delve into the depths, and discover the monstrosities below.

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.

TEST TEST TEST - Players say: An overworked office employee relives a 15-minute day, searching rooms and cracking cryptic, real-world-linked puzzles to escape. Players like: Unexpected Puzzle Solutions · ARG-Style Puzzles · Satisfying Breakthroughs ·
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Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.

Lacey's Wardrobe - Players say: Dress Lacey for each occasion in a point-and-click dress-up game where choices lead into a surreal psychological-horror story. Players like: Cute Turns Creepy · Story and Visuals · Paper-Doll Nostalgia ·
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Lacey needs your help to find the best outfits for every occasion. Play dress-up Lacey and experience amazing moments with her! 「 Fangame ♡」

The Backrooms: Unbounded - Players say: A police officer slips into the Backrooms, exploring eerie levels, solving door puzzles, and avoiding lurking entities. Players like: Unsettling Atmosphere · Backrooms Exploration · Simple Door Puzzles ·
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The Backrooms: Unbounded is a Free Simple Linear single player first person body camera horror game based on the backrooms. You take the role of a police officer who noclips out of reality while on duty. Will you make it out alive?

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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BLACK BOX LSS - The Shining Immortal - Players say: A new recruit pursues his formidable boss as office romance meets a missing-person case in a futuristic pixel-art visual novel. Players like: Distinctive Pixel Art · Compelling Main Characters · Atmospheric Music ·
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Immerse yourself in a pixel-art visual novel that blends thrilling crime, romantic comedy, and the pursuit of love. This game depicts the story of a new employee pursuing his female boss.

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Oct 19, 2023
98% 👍
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TELEFORUM - Players say: As a camera operator investigating a TV host’s death, interview his widow, search her apartment, and follow a strange VHS mystery. Players like: Unsettling Atmosphere · VHS Found-Footage Style · Effective Sound Design ·
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TELEFORUM is a found-footage-styled horror game exploring the unknown side of media. You’re visiting a widow’s apartment to conduct an interview about her husband's death. But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it?

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.