
A short space-horror game where you desperately try to keep the crew members of a defective spaceship alive, as you are all the last hope for humanity's survival.
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A short space-horror game where you desperately try to keep the crew members of a defective spaceship alive, as you are all the last hope for humanity's survival.

Framework Zero: Terminal Panic
You are hurtling through space aboard an industrial freighter. The crew already had their hands full with failing systems. But now there is a new threat on board. Something is hunting you. TERMINAL PANIC is a survival-horror "interactive fiction" text adventure RPG with '80s terminal aesthetics.

After Eternity
Awaken as the Inquisitor, prepare your soul, and dive into an epic sci-fi survival horror adventure. Fight ceaseless horrors, challenge abhorrent scientists, and protect the universe in its final moments. Will you ease humanity into a peaceful slumber or succumb to the dream of a new world?
You are hurtling through space aboard an industrial freighter. The crew already had their hands full with failing systems. But now there is a new threat on board. Something is hunting you. TERMINAL PANIC is a survival-horror "interactive fiction" text adventure RPG with '80s terminal aesthetics.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.6%, Text-Based 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, 1980s 10.6%, Retro 10.1%
Awaken as the Inquisitor, prepare your soul, and dive into an epic sci-fi survival horror adventure. Fight ceaseless horrors, challenge abhorrent scientists, and protect the universe in its final moments. Will you ease humanity into a peaceful slumber or succumb to the dream of a new world?
Why similar: Space 17.2%, Lovecraftian 14.2%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Dark 13.1%, Dystopian 12.7%
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.5%, Dystopian 15.2%, Dark 13.9%, 1990's 12%, Survival Horror 10.7%
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Why similar: Resource Management 25.1%, Text-Based 22.8%, Space 17.7%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Management 11.3%
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Why similar: Resource Management 27.4%, Space 26.3%, 1990's 13.9%, Simulation 10.3%, Sci-fi 10%
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Why similar: Text-Based 17.8%, Dystopian 16.8%, Space 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Dark 12.5%
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Ed broke the curfew to visit his friends in order to find out the truth of his granddaughter's disappearance, but the truth was far more terrible than he thought.
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Why similar: 1980s 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Dark 15.7%, Lovecraftian 11.8%, Retro 11.6%
見知らぬ密室で目を覚ました主人公。 頼れるものは、手元に残された一台のスマートフォンだけ。 通話、メッセージ、アプリなどに残された痕跡をたどりながら、脱出の手がかりを探していく。 しかし、情報を集めるほどに、 この事件の裏に隠された異様な真実が浮かび上がっていく。 スマートフォンを操作して進める、サイコロジカル・ホラーADV。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Text-Based 23.4%, Dark 17%, Adventure 14.1%, 2D 7.5%