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You piece together a twisted, macabre world as the story slowly unfolds. The question is whether you will uncover the truth or be swallowed by the madness.

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Dark, serious atmosphere
Strong, story-driven narrative
Distinctive, stylised art style

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

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Sanitarium

97 %Match

1998USK 16PC, Steam Deck playable93 % positive10.25 €

A grim point-and-click adventure where an amnesiac man wakes in a disturbing asylum. Surreal chapters in which you step into different roles and a deeply unsettling atmosphere make it a classic of psychological horror.

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The Boogie Man

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Tormentum: Dark Sorrow

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Transference

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A first-person psychological horror thriller where you wander through the warped digital memories of a broken family. Environmental puzzles and live-action footage drive a dark, compact story.

Fran Bow

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A dark point-and-click adventure in which you play a young girl with a mental illness who shifts between a brutal reality and a disturbing alternate world. Nightmarish hand-drawn art and inventory puzzles carry a bleak, emotional story.

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Dread and tension

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