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2025PC, Steam Deck verified83 % positive4.99 €

A horror game that reimagines Russian roulette by swapping the gun and bullets for pills with uncertain effects. Tension comes from weighing risk and pushing your luck.

  • Dread and tension
  • Resources and survival
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
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#1 92%Match

Five Nights at Freddy's 4

Very positive · 93 % positive

  • Dread and tension
  • Resources and survival
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4

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#2 92%Match

Iron Lung

Very positive · 92 % positive

  • Dread and tension
  • Resources and survival
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
from 7.79 €3 shops

Iron Lung

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#3 92%Match

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Very positive · 94 % positive

  • Dread and tension
  • Resources and survival
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2

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#4 91%Match

The Baby In Yellow

Overwhelmingly positive · 96 % positive

  • Dread and tension
  • Resources and survival
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
from 8.79 €2 shops

The Baby In Yellow

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#5 91%Match

Five Nights at Freddy's

Very positive · 93 % positive

  • Dread and tension
  • Resources and survival
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
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Five Nights at Freddy's

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  2. 7. Buckshot Roulette

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  3. 8. Welcome to the Game

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  4. 9. Five Nights at Freddy's 3

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  5. 10. Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner

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In short: Games like Side Effects

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