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Games like Hollow Cocoon

2023PEGI 16PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified92 % positive14.79 €

You explore a meticulously recreated 1980s Japan in first person, sinking into a disturbing story full of unsettling horrors. Atmosphere and dread matter far more than fast-paced action.

Dread and tension
Lore and world history
Dark, serious atmosphere
Strong, story-driven narrative

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In short: Games like Hollow Cocoon

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

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The Beast Inside

93 %Match

2019USK 18PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable83 % positive24.50 €

A story-driven psychological horror thriller in which a cryptanalyst unravels a century-old murder mystery across two timelines, solving puzzles, investigating environments and evading threats.

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Infliction

Strong, story-driven narrative

A story-driven first-person horror set in a suburban home, where you uncover a family's dark history across 13 years while a malevolent entity stalks you. It tells its story through the environment and tackles heavy taboo themes.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

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Amnesia: Rebirth

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Sanitarium

Lore and world history

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.

Conarium

Lore and world history

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.

Gray Dawn

Strong, story-driven narrative

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.

The Town of Light

Lore and world history

A harrowing first-person walking-style adventure set in the faithfully recreated Volterra psychiatric hospital in Italy. As Renée you piece together her troubled past and the grim reality of institutional psychiatry, with no combat and a heavy, oppressive atmosphere.

Dread Flats

Strong, story-driven narrative

You explore a murder building from a first-person view in 1990s China, piecing together the truth behind the killings and the missing people. Claustrophobic spaces and carefully placed scares make the eerie, twisted entities feel close.