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Deadly desert is a survival story of two men, a young boy and his disabled father. It all started with an unfortunate accident in the middle of Nevada desert. Unfortunately, their car broke down on the way. They were waiting a long time for any help and then decided to take life in their own hands.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: To be announced
Developer: GI
Publisher: TBA
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows

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    96% matchNo user reviews2026
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    95% matchNo user reviews
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    94% matchNo user reviews
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    94% matchNo user reviews
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    93% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Happy Dinosaur Games
    Windows

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    91% matchMostly Positive72% of 197 reviews2025
    Dev: 616 GAMES
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    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: EUZERU
    Windows

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    89% matchMixed66% of 166 reviews2024
    Dev: Scalpel Softworks
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    89% matchMostly Negative41% of 37 reviews2018
    Dev: A2G Studios
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    87% matchNo user reviews2026
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    86% matchVery Positive86% of 4,270 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%

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    84% matchNo user reviews
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    Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 46.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Dev: New Horizon Games
    Windows

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    73% matchNo user reviews
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    73% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    72% matchMostly Positive71% of 362 reviews2023
    Dev: 616 GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 37%

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    72% matchMixed65% of 734 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    73% matchMixed61% of 28 reviews2021
    Dev: Gorka Games Studios
    Windows

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    70% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    71% match9 user reviews50% of 10 reviews2023
    Dev: DAHOLIC Studio
    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FrogVille Games
    Windows

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    70% matchVery Positive84% of 103 reviews2022
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    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Florian Wiedenbein
    Windows · Mac

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    69% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2024
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    71% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2020
    Dev: Edvar Studio
    Windows

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    68% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Wechselbalg Studio
    Windows

    3Tower is a first-person horror adventure experience where you play as a night watchman on the graveyard shift. You might explore what going on here, or you might survive the night shift. It's up to you. This is a dense deep exploration in natural fears of graveyards - but pushed to a new level.

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    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: First Impact
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    68% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wilderness Games
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    67% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2023
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    69% matchMixed68% of 754 reviews2018
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    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 665,921 reviews2018
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    Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    64% matchNo user reviews90% of 29 reviews2026
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    66% matchNo user reviews
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