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Games Like The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Singleplayer, 1980s, Indie, Horror.

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The Obsessive Shadow is lurking... In this 2D Horror Narrative, Uncover the story of what happened to the former residents of Old Diamond Drive... A once thriving community later left abandoned and in ruin. Face what's in the shadows and stay alert... You are being watched at every turn, IT IS HERE.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: 2027
Developer: Pablo Heckman
Publisher: PMH Interactive LLC
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchMostly Positive79% of 72 reviews2024
    Dev: Elam Isaacs
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    A PSX retro horror game made by a sixth grader. Your car runs out of gas on your way to an abandoned carnival now infested with danger at every corner.

    Why similar: 1980s 41.5%, Horror 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, First-Person 6.3%, Atmospheric 6.1%

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    96% matchVery Positive86% of 595 reviews2024
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    YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. Another tape has been leaked, this time a recording of a training protocol. By answering questions and resisting jumpscares, can you beat the Entity Exam?

    Why similar: 1980s 33%, Horror 23.6%, Text-Based 18.8%, Atmospheric 6.1%, 2D 5.8%

  3. #3 Midnight Special
    96% matchMostly Positive74% of 169 reviews2026
    Dev: Scared Stupid Inc
    Windows

    Welcome to Midnight Special, a point-and-click survival horror game drenched in 16-bit pixel art and 1980s retro dread. On a thunderous night in 1987 in Maine, you awaken in a labyrinthine manor. You must click, explore, and solve puzzles to escape. Will you go gentle into that good night?

    Why similar: 1980s 24.2%, Horror 12.2%, Point & Click 12%, Text-Based 11.1%, Atmospheric 7.1%

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    95% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2022
    Dev: Retrowave Studios
    Windows

    You play as Michael, an 18-Year-old College Student, who had gone camping with his friends over the weekend, although, unfortunately for them, it turned from a peaceful getaway to a fight for survival.

    Why similar: 1980s 31.1%, Top-Down 12.4%, Horror 11.7%, Atmospheric 8%, RPG 7.6%

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    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: OMS GamingPub: OMS Productions
    Windows

    As a technician working for a local electrical company, you are tasked to restore power to an old animation studio which used to produce the state-wide cartoon Sunnytime Friends. Use your flashlight, Go through obstacles, And, most importantly, Don't. Get. Caught.

    Why similar: 1980s 50.6%, Horror 27.7%, First-Person 11.1%, Exploration 10.6%

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    94% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2026
    Dev: DorsalFin Studio
    Windows

    A timid real estate agent is sent to the abandoned Okugafuchi Shopping District to perform a mysterious ritual for redevelopment. But a wandering female ghost and the town’s cursed past stand in the way. As he uncovers old documents and legends, a buried truth begins to surface.

    Why similar: 1980s 45.2%, Horror 27.3%, Exploration 10.2%, First-Person 7.1%, Adventure 6.3%

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    93% matchVery Positive87% of 5,533 reviews2017
    Dev: Screen BurnPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

    Why similar: 1980s 27%, Horror 20.6%, Text-Based 19.9%, Point & Click 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.4%

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    92% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ZaxtorGameS
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    The unpredictable ten-billion watt Electro-Blob is back in a whole new action game, and this time your mission is to try and contain it in less than a 20% section of the arena! Hunters will keep you on your toes, because if they touch you, it will spark yet another golden Electro-Blob to conquer!

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  9. #9 Nitrogen Narcosis
    91% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: Tybug Studios
    Windows

    Nitrogen Narcosis is a thalassophobes deep diving nightmare, set in sinking and sunk abandoned facilities. You and up to 7 other employees wearing the cheapest deep-dive suit money can buy are sent in to recover old materials from these facilities and return it to your captains submarine!

    Why similar: 1980s 32.2%, Arcade 16%, Horror 12.6%, Exploration 10.5%, First-Person 8.8%

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    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,982 reviews2024
    Dev: Mega Cat Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.

    Why similar: Horror 35.4%, 1980s 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Point & Click 7.5%, 2D 6.1%

  11. #11 The Rabbit's Shadow
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Deniz K. Cengiz
    Windows

    Play Arcade Minigames to progress, Hide and most importantly Survive. Figure out the truth about this place of confusion, terror and tragedies. He is always watching.

    Why similar: Point & Click 22.9%, Exploration 12.1%, Top-Down 10.7%, Horror 10.7%, First-Person 9.8%

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    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: GDev
    Windows

    A minimalist grid-based survival game where every move costs energy. Collect stones to defeat enemies, gather food to stay alive, and survive as many days as possible.

    Why similar: 1980s 54%, Arcade 18.5%, Exploration 11.5%, 2D 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%

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    88% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2023
    Dev: KuKo
    Windows

    Narrative sci-fi horror quest. Travel to the mysterious research center as a Dr. Robert O`Neil on his mission to reveal old secrets of Howard Deus, the renowned researcher of cancer who died by mystical circumstances.

    Why similar: 1980s 23.7%, Point & Click 21.6%, Arcade 16.2%, Exploration 8.8%, RPG 7.6%

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    89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
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    Windows

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  15. #15 MORROWTAPE
    87% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Grey Line Interactive LLC
    Windows · Mac

    A first-person psychological horror game set beneath a condemned 1989 telephone archive. Tune impossible calls, evade a creature that hunts every sound you make, and decide which evidence the city is allowed to remember.

    Why similar: 1980s 30.3%, Horror 22.1%, Atmospheric 13.9%, First-Person 10.5%, Story Rich 8.2%

  16. #16 Buddy Simulator 1984
    86% matchVery Positive93% of 4,366 reviews2021
    Dev: Not a Sailor Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cherry City Creative, LLC
    Windows

    Subspace Escape is an ’80s-inspired arcade survival game where you pilot a lone spacecraft through hostile subspace on a desperate journey back to Earth. Survive increasingly difficult encounters, collect game-changing power-ups, and compete for the highest score.

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    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: RetroKissGames
    Windows

    90s EGA Point and Click adventure

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    Dev: FOOTAGE LOGS
    Windows

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    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ci8bit
    Windows

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    Dev: John J Nowicki
    Windows

    Fast pace shooter that has a story to tell. Upgrade weapons and kill bad guys is what this game is all about. The story will make you excited about each level and boss fight!!! Good Luck and Enjoy!

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    82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Integer Overflow
    Windows

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    Dev: Chronogears
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Discover weapons, items, and artifacts to help you on your quest. Vanquish the fearsome creatures that lurk in the shadows. Explore over a hundred rooms, learning the lore of the land, collecting the mystical Wish Shards, and unlocking the secrets of Wishlair.

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    81% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: ZipanGames
    Windows

    A Showa-era school, a radio room at night. In a building where you are not alone, you repeat broadcasts. Strange responses return. Records change, unknown logs grow. Reality begins to erode, and the story twists through your choices. Ten endings await.

    Why similar: 1980s 42.4%, Horror 25.3%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Text-Based 9%, Adventure 4.2%

  25. #25 ROUTE16R
    80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Wit OnePub: SUNSOFT
    Windows

    A brand-new entry in the classic high-octane car chase action series, Route16, originally released in the 1980s. Take down the revived Kanharoo Gang with the evolved MAD X-R!

    Why similar: 1980s 35.9%, Arcade 20.5%, Top-Down 17.4%, Action 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

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    81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Pixel TemperadoPub: Heavy & Salsa
    Windows

    Come with Robertha in this horror point'n'click about changes of life.

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    79% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Bootur Games
    Windows

    LIMB: Origins is a dark sci-fi horror game where you must survive in a mysterious parallel world following the disappearance of a research team. Unravel the mysteries of your missing colleagues, explore the world, repair the teleporter, and find your way home.

    Why similar: 1980s 36.3%, Horror 20.5%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Exploration 10.8%, First-Person 9.6%

  28. #28 Welcome to Camp Blue Lake
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wilfred Gaige Berg
    Windows

    You fight with the voices in your head that keep telling you to hurt people. Can you stop it?

    Why similar: 1980s 45.7%, Horror 18.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%, 2D 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

  29. #29 Paperstack
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CODE3
    Windows

    A wonderfully mind-numbing and tedious grind of stacking absurd amounts of paper in a low poly world!

    Why similar: 1980s 25%, Point & Click 21.7%, Arcade 18.8%, Horror 8.7%, Quick-Time Events 8.2% ★

  30. #30 Tenebris Somnia
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Andrés BorghiPub: New Blood Interactive
    Windows

    Tenebris Somnia is a 2D retro survival horror adventure game with live action cutscenes created by an award winning film crew from Argentina. Unveil the depths of a disturbing story by solving puzzles and fighting horrible creatures. ...What if they aren't just nightmares?

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  31. #31 ROUTE16TURBO
    76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Cosmo Machia Inc.Pub: SUNSOFT
    Windows

    Take control of your machine, MAD X, and reclaim the stolen money! The classic car chase action game returns to thrill gamers again on modern platforms.

    Why similar: 1980s 52.3%, Arcade 17.3%, Top-Down 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, 2D 5.2%

  32. #32 Hurley The Hyrax
    77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Justin Ayres
    Windows

    Hurley The Hyrax is an arcade-style game inspired by early 1980s arcade classics. The devious Serval Squad has taken all your flowers! You must bring them all back to your cave to move on to the next level. Fight the servals with various power-ups and your...tongue...? How far can you make it?

    Why similar: 1980s 37%, Arcade 24.8%, Top-Down 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, 2D 8.5%

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    76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: QUIET TOWN STUDIO™
    Windows · Mac

    You can't sleep, cause of strange noise from somewhere above. Go check it out.

    Why similar: 1980s 23%, Horror 16.8%, Point & Click 15.9%, Text-Based 9.5%, Atmospheric 9%

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    77% matchVery Positive83% of 436 reviews2011
    Dev: Nucleosys
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%

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    75% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: MANIAC BOY STUDIOPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
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    Experience a nostalgic aesthetic right out of 1970s and 1980s cultural classics, with adventure gameplay and a dark and disturbing narrative!

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    73% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2026
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    Windows · Linux

    A short psychological horror set in a Japanese school during the Shōwa era. At night in the school, you begin to realize that you are not alone. As you investigate classrooms and hallways, you notice strange occurrences. Your choices shape the story, leading to multiple endings.

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    75% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2023
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    Last Christmas" is a short, dark point-and-click adventure. Join Frankie at a remote mountain cabin as he prepares the perfect Christmas for his girlfriend, Betty. But beware, things are not as they seem, and the festive cheer hides something far more sinister...

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    73% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
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    Windows

    Dive into a secret 1980s laboratory where the "Super Kids" program turned into a nightmare. Hunted by Lou, a blind girl transformed into a terrifying monster after a failed experiment, infiltrate the facility, use the environment to your advantage, and try to survive this first chapter.

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  39. #39 深夜閲覧 Midnight Reading:Showa Echoes
    74% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: ZipanGames
    Windows

    Midnight Reading is a short horror adventure set in a Showa-era Japanese school. As a library committee member, search for overdue books. Read, return, and make choices as the story branches into three routes and a True Route.

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    74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
    Dev: ZaxtorGameS
    Windows

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    72% matchVery Positive80% of 2,376 reviews2025
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    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    A photographer enters the Great Pyramids to photograph Pharaoh Rudamon’s remains, but is soon overwhelmed by a sinister curse, as the ancient tomb awakens dark forces that claw at his sanity.

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    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Prof's Arcade
    Windows

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    Why similar: Arcade 22.2%, Horror 20.2%, 1980s 19.3%, Top-Down 18%, 2D 9%

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    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cats From The Underground
    Windows

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    71% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    71% matchMostly Positive75% of 106 reviews2021
    Dev: FujiCubeSoft
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    70% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Luna Apps
    Windows

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    71% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
    Dev: Scott Ian Ceja LampkinsPub: N/A
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    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: GHOST TRAIN (HWADON, WAKONG)Pub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
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    As always, another ordinary day riding the train home. Yet what awaits beyond the door is a world of chaos, far removed from common sense. Your phone suddenly begins ringing like mad...

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  49. #49 Skeleton Dungeon
    69% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: Team Gar
    Windows

    Explore the dungeon and defeat the Skeleton King!

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  50. #50 Envision Research Facility
    69% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

    A routine maintenance job turns into something far more unsettling. Investigate a remote research facility, restore power, and uncover what went wrong. Is anyone still alive? Or are you already too late?

    Why similar: 1980s 40.8%, Horror 14.8%, Aliens 8%, First-Person 7.3%, Atmospheric 7.3%

  51. #51 Vonbit
    70% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    69% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2023
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  53. #53 PIGSKIN
    68% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,398 reviews2021
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    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
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    Hue Quest is a 3D/2D point and click adventure game where you uncover a lost story by hacking into a heavily guarded underground agency. You continue to do so all while doing everything in your power to keep your operation hidden to avoid being shut down, using the tools provided at your disposal.

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    67% matchNo user reviews
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    Grobnopolis is a slow, oppressive atmospheric horror experience where curiosity is both compass and curse. The sun is gone. The mines are bleeding. Walk the dying city of Huta-Grobno, tune into forbidden broadcasts and survive the last days of a world rotting under the clouds.

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    68% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2020
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    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,355 reviews2024
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    Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

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