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Games Like Waxworks: Curse of the Ancestors

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

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Take the ultimate quest and discover the secret of the Waxworks! Embark on the fight of your life as vicious creatures, and mutants are ready to rip you apart. This gory horror game has no mercy and dares you to enter its ghastly world. Will you rise to the challenge or die trying?

Reviews: Mixed — 50% — of 54 reviews
Released: 2021-12-20
Developer: Went2Play LLC
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    63% matchVery Positive100% of 67 reviews2025
    Dev: Liminal RoadPub: Nuntius Games
    Windows

    Trapped in an abandoned asylum with the sinister Doctor Viscera, who will stop at nothing to keep you there as his test subject for cruel experiments. Explore the old GrimmHaus Asylum in this PSX-style survival horror game.

    Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Puzzle 14%, First-Person 13.2%, Action-Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 11.6%

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