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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Horror, Female Protagonist, Adventure, 2D.

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Before The Night is a horror action adventure game based on a macabre twist to a fable. Survive in the tiny, cute animal village! Your animal friends will literally turn rabid at night! Uncover the secrets of the world where animals keep human pets. Join the cute pet human "Lisa" on her adventure!

Reviews: Very Positive — 95% — of 486 reviews
Released: 2022-07-14
Developer: Uneducated Game Studio
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Shape your fears… Fear the shapes. Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions in this narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action.

    Why similar: Horror 16.5%, Stealth 12.5%, Puzzle 12.5%, Mystery 11.8%, Action-Adventure 10.9%

  57. #57 Cat and Ghostly Road
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 214 reviews2020
    Dev: BOV
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Cat and Ghostly Road is an atmospheric point-and-click quest in which you play as a white cat. You have to go on a dangerous journey to the world of ghosts and demons. Not all things are what they seems.

    Why similar: Cats 44.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Cute 9.4%, Adventure 8.7%

  58. #58 On Dark Terms
    67% matchMixed69% of 83 reviews2024
    Dev: Dimensionless Games
    Windows

    Explore an online 1-4 player co-op open-world horror RPG where you and your feline companion will investigate a post-apocalyptic world and fight back against the Darkness. Can you find a way to stop it?

    Why similar: Cats 40.3%, Horror 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Dark 9.4%

  59. #59 Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami
    68% matchMostly Positive79% of 737 reviews2021
    Dev: qureate
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    In this side-scrolling action-adventure game, you'll need to scour the inside of an abandoned hotel, looking for clues to solve the mystery of the hotel and ensure your escape from a mysterious, murderous mascot intent to kill.

    Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Action-Adventure 15%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Cute 10.7%, Exploration 8.4%

  60. #60 Them
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
    Dev: Lexip Games
    Windows

    You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?

    Why similar: Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 11.3%

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