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2026PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch

A first-person narrative adventure where you play photography student Shiomi, using a camera to explore an eerie mirror version of her 2000s Japanese hometown while confronting fragments of her psyche. Photography and light horror take center stage.

  • Emotional impact
  • Dread and tension
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Lots to discover

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In short: Games like Sombras: Negative Frames

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Gray Dawn

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2018PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified83 % positive16.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Sombras: Negative Frames: dread and tension, a strong story as well as a dark atmosphere.

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.

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Observation

Dark, serious atmosphere

You play S.A.M., the AI of a damaged space station, using cameras, systems and puzzles to uncover what happened to the crew. A slow-burning, eerie sci-fi thriller with strong atmosphere and an unusual perspective.

Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story

Accessible and relaxed

You browse the found smartphone of a missing young woman and piece together her story from messages, photos and apps. A quiet, narrative-driven investigation with light puzzles and social themes.

Immortality

Lots to discover

You comb through footage from three unreleased films, using match cuts to jump between scenes and uncover what happened to actress Marissa Marcel. An unusual, dark mystery thriller weaving together film history, performance and obsession.

Her Story

Lots to discover

You type keywords into an old police database and piece together a haunting crime mystery from fragmented live-action interview clips of one woman. The story assembles itself in your head, in whatever order your curiosity leads you.

Visage

Dark, serious atmosphere

A slow-burning first-person psychological horror game set in a shifting haunted house full of tragic stories. It relies on sustained dread, puzzles and sanity management rather than combat.

Lily's World XD

Dread and tension

You find a teenager's laptop from 2004 and piece together what happened to her through her diary, chats and desktop snooping. The psychological horror breaks the fourth wall and plays on the nostalgia of old computer interfaces.

Pieces of Me

Emotional impact

Pieces of Me is a psychological thriller told as a walking simulator and set as a spin-off to September 7th. Its strength lies in the dense atmosphere and emotional revelations that pull you deeper into the past step by step.

Simulacra

Dark, serious atmosphere

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.

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