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2020PEGI 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch88 % positive4.99 €

You play Roh, a young girl trapped in a dark nightmare full of eerie creatures. Red Bow blends horror atmosphere with adventure and an emotional story about getting a second chance.

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

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In short: Games like Red Bow

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

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Fran Bow

92 %Match

2015USK 18PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified97 % positive14.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Red Bow: emotional impact, dread and tension as well as a dark atmosphere.

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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The Cat Lady

Emotional impact

A dark psychological horror adventure about a lonely, suicidal woman drawn into a fight against grotesque serial killers. With its gritty collage-like look, strong voice acting and heavy themes of depression and loss, it is an intense and emotional experience.

Pinstripe

Strong, story-driven narrative

A dark, emotional puzzle-adventure in which you play ex-minister Teddy traveling through a frozen Hell to rescue his kidnapped daughter. Its striking gothic storybook look and personal tale set it apart.

Alice: Madness Returns

Emotional impact

A grim hack-and-slash platformer that turns Wonderland into a twisted reflection of Alice's shattered mind. Its grotesquely beautiful art direction and haunting story about her family's death make every realm memorable.

Mad Father

Dread and tension

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.

Lucah: Born of a Dream

Emotional impact

Lucah: Born of a Dream is a top-down hack-and-slash where you fight through surreal nightmare landscapes to reclaim your own identity. Its hand-drawn look and heavy themes of religious indoctrination and queer identity make it an unsettling, personal experience.

Silent Hill 2

Dread and tension

This remake of the horror classic follows James through the fog-choked town of Silent Hill as he searches for his dead wife. Oppressive atmosphere, puzzles and scarce resources serve a deep, psychological story.

American McGee's Alice

Dread and tension

A twisted, nightmarish Wonderland where a traumatized Alice fights through with a vorpal knife and strange weapons, mixing action, platforming and puzzles. Its gothic, surreal art direction makes it unforgettable.

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

Dread and tension

A reimagining of the first Silent Hill in which Harry searches for his daughter while an in-game psychological profile reshapes the story, characters and monsters based on how you play. There is no combat, only chases through an ice-bound nightmare, puzzles and heavy atmosphere.

Mundaun

Dread and tension

A horror adventure set in a remote Alpine valley, rendered entirely in a pencil-sketch style. You explore eerie places, solve handcrafted puzzles and survive unsettling encounters with scarce resources.

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