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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Gore, Violent, Adventure, Indie.

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2d point-and-click 3rd person indie horror game where you collect items and clues and solve puzzles to uncover a mystery while evading the frequent pursuit of an unstoppable killer.

Reviews: 1 user reviews — 100% — of 1 reviews
Released: 2017-10-05
Developer: Stay Awake Games
Genres: Violent, Gore, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    Why similar: Gore 32.7%, Violent 29.7%, RPG 19.2%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 7.8%

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    Why similar: Gore 37.6%, Violent 34.1%, RPG 14.2%, Adventure 8.2%, Indie 5.9%

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    Why similar: Gore 39.8%, Violent 36.1%, RPG 15.8%, Adventure 8.3%

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    Windows
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    Why similar: Gore 33.2%, Violent 30.2%, RPG 18.4%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 7.7%

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    Windows

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  11. #11 Survived
    90% match5 user reviews0% of 5 reviews2019
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    Windows

    The core of the game is to shoot, decrypt and explore as a whole. By finding clues to trigger the main storyline and enhance the players'sense of entrance, the players will constantly excavate the truth throughout the game. The fascinating story and the unimaginable horror are waiting for you.

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  12. #12 The Scrungeon Depths
    89% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2017
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    The Scrungeon Depths is an over the top, ludicrously randomly generated rogue like madhouse. Wade through the body parts of defeated foes to crawl ever deeper and seek answers to the mysteries held within. Only the strong (and slightly insane) will survive.

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  13. #13 Burnouts: The Igne Mori
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  15. #15 BARBARIC
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    74% matchNo user reviews
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    79% matchMostly Negative29% of 17 reviews2019
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows · Linux

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  37. #37 It Will Find You
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    Windows

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    64% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Windows

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  40. #40 Deconstruction Lab
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    Dev: Sch.Black plastic
    Windows

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  41. #41 Delinquent Community
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    Windows

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  42. #42 Errant Heart
    73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
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    Windows

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    73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2019
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    Windows · Mac

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    62% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    62% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Gore 48.4%, Violent 44%, Indie 7.6%

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    70% matchMixed52% of 29 reviews2020
    Dev: Delta Reality
    Windows

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    Why similar: Gore 44.1%, Violent 40.1%, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 6.9%

  47. #47 Voidwalkers: Exodus
    60% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Gore 36.1%, Violent 32.8%, RPG 22.3%, Indie 8.8%

  48. #48 Only After
    69% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2019
    Dev: GuraShop
    Windows

    After a teenage girl goes missing, psychiatrist Judy Williams and detective Michael Grady try to piece together the strange circumstances of her disappearance. Their only clue is David, Julie's boyfriend, who's been found in a nearby forest.

    Why similar: Gore 40.7%, Violent 37%, Adventure 13%, Indie 9.4%

  49. #49 Big Day
    71% matchMixed57% of 148 reviews2018
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    Windows · Mac

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    70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
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    Windows

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    58% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2019
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    Windows

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  53. #53 The Simple Apocalypse
    71% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2017
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    53% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Gore 48.4%, Violent 44%, Indie 7.6%

  55. #55 The Frost
    71% matchMostly Negative32% of 28 reviews2017
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    Windows

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