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2025PC, Steam Deck playable80 % positive16.99 €

Survival horror set in 1990s Scotland where you hunt for your missing brother by diving into cursed VHS tapes, each throwing you into a different film era. Its appeal lies in video-store nostalgia and its homage to classic horror cinema.

  • Dread and tension
  • Resources and survival
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
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In short: Games like Dead Format

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Dead Format special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Alone in the Dark

95 %Match

2008USK 18PC, Steam Deck playable92 % positive14.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Dead Format: dread and tension, scarce resources and survival as well as a dark atmosphere.

A pioneer of survival horror: you explore a cursed 1920s mansion, solve puzzles and fight sparingly against monsters. Its 3D characters on pre-rendered backdrops and menacing mood shaped the entire genre.

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