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2024PC, Steam Deck playable85 % positive6.89 €

Shinkansen 0 is a Japanese horror game that unfolds entirely aboard a bullet train. Its cramped, sealed-off setting builds a dense and uneasy atmosphere.

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

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In short: Games like Shinkansen 0

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Shinkansen 0 special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Someday You'll Return

96 %Match

2020PC86 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Shinkansen 0: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as a strong story.

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.

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Layers of Fear

Dread and tension

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.

Phantasmagoria

Dread and tension

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 2

Dread and tension

A psychological horror walking-sim where you play an actor wandering an ocean liner whose film sets shift and warp around you. Its strengths are oppressive atmosphere, environmental puzzles and a surreal, cinematic story.

Night Security

Respects your time

You take on a night shift as a security guard in Japan, where the quiet hours soon turn unsettling. It leans on tense atmosphere and psychological dread rather than straightforward action.

Gray Dawn

Dread and tension

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.

Doorways: Prelude

Dread and tension

A short first-person horror adventure opener where you play a detective wandering through dark, unsettling places, solving puzzles and avoiding creepy creatures. Atmosphere and psychological tension take center stage.

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