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

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Max Taylor, a janitor, who is send to an abandoned asylum once guarded by the army. When he enters he gets in contact with a went-wrong experiment of the government and has to worry about his live! On the way to exit he has to struggle with the horrific manlike creature!

Reviews: Mostly Negative — 22% — of 129 reviews
Released: 2016-07-19
Developer: VOS Gaming
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 6 min
Mean playtime: 8.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 21%

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