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2018PC73 % positive7.39 €

You explore a purgatory from a first-person view as Samuel Harris in a dense, oppressive horror experience. Its strength lies in the suffocating atmosphere and the question of whether you can save the tormented man's soul.

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

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In short: Games like Silent Descent

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

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The Lies We Tell Ourselves

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2025PC74 % positive7.79 €

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

An episodic first-person adventure that delves into its protagonist's psyche through subtle storytelling and dense atmosphere. Introspective horror and puzzles take priority over conventional action.

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Black Rose

Strong, story-driven narrative

You explore a supposedly haunted funeral home with nothing but a flashlight, piecing together what happened to its former staff. The bleak, eerie atmosphere is the heart of the experience.

Infliction

Dread and tension

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.

Someday You'll Return

Dread and tension

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.

Among the Sleep

Dread and tension

A first-person horror adventure seen through the eyes of a toddler wandering a distorted home and eerie dreamscapes at night with a talking teddy bear. There is no combat, just hiding, light puzzles and a haunting story about comfort and a troubled family.

The Cat Lady

Dread and tension

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.

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.

Araya

Strong, story-driven narrative

You explore an eerie Thai hospital in first person and piece together a mysterious murder case through the eyes of three different characters. Its tension comes mainly from the oppressive atmosphere and the sense that something disturbing waits behind every door.

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