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Crimson Tale
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Crimson Tale is a short first-person narrative puzzle game where Elizabeth takes one last action against the oppressing forces of the nobility. Avoid the sun, go back in time with blood magic and use your vampire abilities to find the golden guard, ending this tyrany once and for all. You are Elizabeth, a vampire who returns to a decaying village where the nobility has fled and the guards control the people. With Christie’s death still fresh, Elizabeth uses her powers to travel to the past, discovering the hidden fates of those connected to the village’s downfall. While she uncovers the other's past lives to change the future, her determination sets out to avenge her love and bring an end to the last of the tyranny responsible for the remaining chaos.
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
When the protagonists were children, they visited the isolated island of "Rogetsu Isle" to celebrate the Rogetsu Festival. In the midst of the celebrations, they suddenly disappeared. The game begins when the girls decide to go back and visit the island again in search of their lost memories of that day. Attempt to repel encroaching ghosts, relying solely on the faint glow of a flashlight and the Camera Obscura; a camera with the ability to photograph unimaginable things.
The Convenience Store
The Convenience Store is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
The Ghost Train
The Ghost Train is a train horror game.
Agni: Village of Calamity
Bye Sweet Carole
Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
Bye Sweet Carole is a horrific thriller game inspired by the greatest animation movies and created by Chris Darril. (Remothered series) Be ready to jump into the world of Corolla and meet the rabbits that has infested it.
The Longing
Android · Linux · Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows)
In utter loneliness, miles below the surface, it is your task to... wait. For 400 days... in real-time.
Cozy Grove
Welcome to Cozy Grove, a life-sim game camping on a haunted, ever-changing island. As a Spirit Scout, you’ll wander the island’s forest each day, finding new hidden secrets and help soothe the local ghosts. With a little time and a lot of crafting, you’ll bring colour and joy back to Cozy Grove!
Hollow Cocoon
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
The Windows Are Gone
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.
Deadly Deals
PC (Microsoft Windows)
You're a merchant in an antique shop. Buy, sell, develop. Easy as that. Just don't die. One little detail of a profitable location that realtors don't usually tell you...
Keep Driving
PC (Microsoft Windows)
An atmospheric management RPG about life on the open road. Pick up hitchhikers, work odd jobs, customize and repair your car, and map your route across the country. Use upgrades, skills and items to overcome challenges. And remember to take it easy. You’re young. You have time.
Wytchwood
Android · iOS · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in a land of gothic fables and fairytales. As the old witch of the woods, explore a strange countryside, collect magic ingredients, brew sorcerous spells, and pass judgement upon a capricious cast of characters.
This Bed We Made
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links the clients together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Fran Bow
Linux · Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Sol Cesto
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sol Cesto is a tactical and frenetic roguelite in which you have to master your luck. Choose a hero and reach the bottom of a random dungeon. In this grim world, every action has consequences...
Carimara: Beneath the Forlorn Limbs
Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows)
You are the Carimara, and your mission is to conjure a ghost by answering their questions using your cards. A short and creepy fairytale, full of surprises and mysteries.
I Did Not Buy This Ticket
Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox One
A short horror story about losing your identity. Face your traumas while riding a mysterious bus.
Smile For Me
Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
A heartbroken clown, wayward souls, and juicy mechanical lips. As “The Big Event" draws near, help the troubled residents of the Habitat and de-mask the mysterious Doctor Habit... before it's too late.
Raging Loop
Android · iOS · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · PlayStation Vita · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
Immerse yourself in a thrilling psychological horror visual novel taking place in the secluded Japanese village of Yasumizu. A heavy fog surrounds the village, preventing everyone from ever leaving. Ancient Gods have come back to hunt the villagers down one by one. The Feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Mixtape
On their last night of high school, three friends embark on one more adventure together. Play through a mixtape of memories, set to the soundtrack of a generation. En route to their final party together, a perfectly-curated playlist draws them into dreamlike reenactments of their formative memories. Experience a variety of narrative vignettes exploring the pivotal moments that shaped them. It's the greatest hits of teenage friendship, from the first kiss to the last dance.
Homicipher
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Homicipher is an adventure horror game where you’ll decipher a language, fall in love and escape. Players will face various horrifying men in this strange world. Your aim is to decipher their language and eventually find a way to escape. Meanwhile, a peculiar feeling also starts to bloom.
Omori
A turn-based surreal horror RPG in which a child traverses various mundane, quirky, humourous, mysterious and horrific lands with his friends in search of a missing person while confronting his past and his fears. Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
The Quarry
PC / PlayStation 4
It's late summer in the remote forests of upstate New York, and the teen counselors of Hackett's Quarry have the camp to themselves for one final night. That means no kids, no adults, and no rules. In this thrilling cinematic tale, you control the fates of all nine camp counselors as their party plans unravel into an unpredictable night of horror. With life-or-death decisions around every turn, the choices you make will determine how the story unfolds.
Martha Is Dead
PlayStation 4 / PC
Martha Is Dead is a dark first-person psychological thriller, set in 1944 Italy, that blurs the lines between reality, superstition and the tragedy of war.
Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley
Android · Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley is a musical adventure game in which Snufkin needs to restore the harmony of Moominvalley, after a series of grotesque parks has appeared and ruined the valley's natural balance. The game is an ambient and wholesome experience for both kids and adults, and combines open world-mechanics with puzzles, stealth and melodic elements.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover. Created in collaboration with neuroscientists and people who experience psychosis, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice will pull you deep into Senua’s mind.
Crisol: Theater of Idols
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
What would you do if your blood were your only weapon? How much would you sacrifice your life? Experience the unholy island of Tormentosa in this twisted first-person adventure full of horror and action where only your blood can be used to defeat the impious creatures that roam therein.
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu
Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
In up to four player co-op, form a group of explorers searching for treasure. In this cursed jungle, danger is everywhere and monstrous creatures alter reality. Stay clear-headed and tame the jungle before it devours you…
The Long Dark
Welcome to The Long Dark, the innovative exploration-survival experience Wired magazine calls "the pinnacle of an entire genre". The game is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies but only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
The Longest Walk
The Longest Walk is a deeply personal biographical documentary walking simulator game about my father's experience of living with depression and suicidal thoughts.
Gris
Gris is a 2D platformer developed by Nomada Studio and published by Devolver Digital. Released in December 2018, it is a visually striking game that follows the journey of a young woman named Gris as she navigates a world of grief and loss. The game features no dialogue, relying on its hand-painted art style, evocative music, and environmental storytelling to convey its themes. Gameplay involves exploration, light platforming, and puzzle-solving, with Gris gaining new abilities as the story progresses. It received critical acclaim for its artistic design and emotional depth.
The Suicide of Rachel Foster
Coming back to the family Hotel after years, a strong-willed woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and a cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.
Luto
This is a story about death. Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
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Yomawari: Night Alone
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation Vita
Yomawari is a Japanese horror action game and features a female protagonist that is searching for her older sister and pet dog, while exploring a creepy town at night. She only has a flashlight at her disposal, and using said flash light will let her “see things that shouldn’t be seen.”
Hollow Knight
Linux · Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Wii U · Xbox One
A 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on close combat and exploration in which the player enters the once-prosperous now-bleak insect kingdom of Hallownest, travels through its various districts, meets friendly inhabitants, fights hostile ones and uncovers the kingdom's history while improving their combat abilities and movement arsenal by fighting bosses and accessing out-of-the-way areas.
Little Misfortune
Linux · Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One
Little Misfortune is an interactive story, focused on exploration and characters, both sweet and dark, where your choices have consequences.
The Midnight Walk
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · PlayStation VR2 · SteamVR
Embark upon The Midnight Walk in this reverent dark fantasy adventure built in clay, from the minds behind Lost in Random and Fe. Become The Burnt One, befriend a lost lantern creature named Potboy, and use his flame to light your way through a conflicting world of wonder and horror. Survive and outsmart the many monsters eager to devour your little friend’s flame as you experience five tales of fire and darkness, featuring an incredible cast of odd characters. Marvel at every disturbing detail in a landscape painstakingly handcrafted with real life clay and animated in a stop motion style. Fully playable in both flatscreen and with a VR headset.
Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth
PC (Microsoft Windows)
From the creators of Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley comes a heartwarming new adventure inspired by the beloved Moomin stories by Tove Jansson. This time, join Moomintroll himself on a charming but cold winter journey.
Night in the Woods
Night In The Woods is an adventure game heavily focused on story, characters and exploration, with some platforming to get around town. Mae's a cat so the roofs and ledges and powerlines are all her playground, and she's not the only one up there by a long shot. You'll also be doing various activities and interacting with the world in different ways, getting to know the townspeople, hanging out with friends, exploring Possum Springs inside and out, and venturing into the surrounding areas.
Horses
In Horses, you will take on the role of a summer worker taking a break from his college studies. You will be responsible for taking care of the farm and its animals for a fortnight. Each day, as you explore the farm, you'll encounter many "surprises," peeling back the layers of the farm's unsettling mysteries.
