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DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 78% — of 119 reviews
Released: 2021-06-22
Developer: SUPERLUMEN
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 48 min
Mean playtime: 10.7 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 41%

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    A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 18.7%, Thriller 17.1%, Realistic 12.4%, First-Person 11%

  57. #57 PROZE: Prologue
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 105 reviews2018
    Dev: SignSine
    Windows

    PROZE: Prologue is a free opening chapter for the PROZE series. It’s a story-based VR-adventure with puzzle and horror elements.

    Why similar: VR 33.2%, Detective 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Adventure 11.3%, Horror 11.2%

  58. #58 The Signifier Director's Cut
    68% matchMostly Positive80% of 340 reviews2020
    Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.

    Why similar: Thriller 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10%

  59. #59 Call of Cthulhu®
    66% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,561 reviews2018
    Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.5%, Detective 16.8%, Horror 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Mystery 8.3%

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