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2017PEGI 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch77 % positive

In Dying: Reborn you work through puzzles in a grim first-person escape room while a mysterious fish-headed nemesis drags you through an endless series of trials. Its blend of dread and brainteasers builds toward a shocking ending.

  • Dread and tension
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

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In short: Games like Dying: Reborn

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

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The Exit 8

96 %Match

2023USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable92 % positive3.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Dying: Reborn: dread and tension, puzzles to figure out as well as a calm pace.

You walk down an endless subway corridor and must spot any tiny anomaly: if you find one you turn back, otherwise you keep going. A single mistake resets your progress, turning calm observation into a tense, unsettling game.

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Shivers

Dread and tension

You spend a night in an abandoned museum of the strange and unusual, piecing together puzzles around cursed artifacts and missing people. Its slow, eerie mood and pre-rendered scenes make this early horror adventure memorable.

Floor 9

Dread and tension

You are trapped in the eerie Hotel Liminal and must spot anomalies on each floor to escape. One wrong call sends you back to Floor 9, keeping tension high throughout.

Rusty Lake Paradise

Dread and tension

An eerie point-and-click puzzle adventure on a remote island where the ten biblical plagues torment your family. Bizarre rituals, a dark atmosphere and surreal art make it classic Rusty Lake.

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Dread and tension

An early interactive horror movie from Warp: as Laura you explore a creepy hospital in first person, solving puzzles to uncover why your father went on a killing spree. Its pre-rendered CGI cutscenes and disturbing themes like cannibalism made it infamous.

The Cabin Factory

Dread and tension

You work as an inspector at a factory that produces cabins, judging whether each one is haunted. The game is about careful observation, spotting anomalies and knowing when to run.

Cube Escape: Theatre

Dread and tension

A short, dark and surreal point-and-click puzzle game from the Rusty Lake series, set in a theatre inside the protagonist's mind where you complete six plays. Quirky puzzles and an eerie mood define the experience.

Rusty Lake: Roots

Dread and tension

A dark point-and-click puzzle game where you grow the Vanderboom family tree across generations. Bizarre, macabre puzzles and an eerie atmosphere tell the story almost without words.

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