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2021USK 18PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable88 % positive49.99 €

As the medium Marianne, you move between the real world and the spirit world, solving puzzles that span both and unraveling a disturbing story. The simultaneous dual-reality presentation, thick atmosphere and soundtrack define this horror adventure.

  • Dread and tension
  • Strong soundtrack
  • Lavish presentation
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Medium special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Silent Hill 2

97 %Match

2024USK 18PC, PlayStation, Xbox94 % positive69.99 €

Brings what grabs you about The Medium: dread and tension, lavish production as well as a strong soundtrack.

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.

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Alan Wake II

Lavish presentation

A surreal survival horror thriller alternating between FBI agent Saga Anderson investigating ritual murders and writer Alan Wake trapped in a nightmarish dark realm. Stunning presentation, live-action sequences and a layered meta-narrative make it stand out.

Layers of Fear 2

Lavish presentation

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.

In Sound Mind

Dread and tension

A first-person psychological horror where you dive into the nightmares and memories of a therapist's patients. Inventive environmental puzzles, unusual boss fights and a standout original soundtrack define the experience.

Silent Hill 3

Dread and tension

Heather is dragged into a nightmarish otherworld where a mall, a subway and a hospital rot into rust, flesh and blood. Disturbing imagery, Akira Yamaoka's oppressive soundtrack and cryptic puzzles carry the game, while clumsy, desperate combat keeps every encounter tense.

Silent Hill 2

Dread and tension

A landmark of psychological horror where James's search for his dead wife through fog-shrouded Silent Hill becomes a harrowing confrontation with guilt and grief. Oppressive atmosphere, symbolic monsters and multiple endings make it unforgettable.

Song of Horror

Lavish presentation

A classic fixed-camera survival horror told in episodes, where an unpredictable entity stalks you. Characters can die permanently, and puzzles plus dread behind every door drive the experience.

Layers of Fear

Lavish presentation

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.

Stories Untold

Dread and tension

An anthology of four eerie episodes that blends retro-futuristic atmosphere with unusual puzzles solved through devices and terminals. The story unfolds step by step and builds toward a surprising twist.

Silent Hill

Dread and tension

As ordinary father Harry Mason, you search a fog-shrouded town for your missing daughter and slip into a nightmarish otherworld. Oppressive fog, unsettling industrial sound design and cryptic puzzles make this a defining psychological horror classic with multiple endings.

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