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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.

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

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Sanitarium

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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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A psychological horror adventure in which a father searches the Czech woods for his missing daughter. Its story of guilt and a troubled past takes center stage, supported by exploration, puzzles and a few stealth moments.

The Boogie Man

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You step into the shoes of the cold detective Keith Baring, whose visit to an old castle with his wife turns into an increasingly unsettling nightmare. The game-within-a-game structure and its oppressive atmosphere are what make it stand out.

Phantasmagoria

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A 1990s point-and-click horror adventure with live-action video footage: as Adrienne you explore a sinister mansion and uncover its dark secret. Notorious for its graphic scenes and full-motion-video style.

Layers of Fear

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A psychological horror walking sim set in a mad painter's Victorian mansion that rearranges itself whenever you look away. Its shifting rooms and unsettling art slowly piece together a tragic tale of obsession and ruin.

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.

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.

Conarium

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An atmospheric first-person Lovecraftian adventure in which you play Frank Gilman, unraveling the fate of a doomed Antarctic expedition. Puzzles, eerie dreamlike realms and a bleak story take center stage rather than combat.

Mad Father

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A short RPG Maker horror adventure in which you play Aya, uncovering the dark secrets of her mad doctor father inside a mansion. Puzzles, chase sequences and multiple endings deliver a macabre yet emotional story.

Gray Dawn

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A psychological horror thriller in which you play a priest accused of murdering an altar boy, wandering through nightmarish, religiously charged scenes. Exploration and puzzles drive a dark, story-focused narrative.