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Games like Joana's Life

2016PC31 % positive

You explore your home and find a creepy old mirror tied to a string of gruesome deaths in town. A short, story-driven indie adventure with a mystery and horror mood.

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

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In short: Games like Joana's Life

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Joana's Life special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Phantasmagoria

98 %Match

1995USK 18PC87 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Joana's Life: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as a strong story.

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.

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Simulacra

Dread and tension

You dig through a missing woman's smartphone, reading messages, using apps and watching videos, to piece together a creepy mystery. A short, story-driven horror experience told through found-footage-style screen interaction.

Simulacra 2

Dread and tension

You investigate an influencer's death using only her phone, digging through messages, videos and social media to uncover the truth. A creepy mystery thriller built around digital detective work and storytelling.

The Closing Shift

Easy to pick up

A short Japanese-style indie horror game in which you play a young woman working a late closing shift as eerie events unfold. Tension comes from atmosphere and mundane routine that gradually turns sinister.

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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.

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