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2024PC, Steam Deck playable84 % positive9.99 €

A short, bleak first-person exploration game where you start your shift and piece together a disturbing story using a bucket, air cans and planks. Mood and atmosphere matter more than complex mechanics.

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lots to discover

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In short: Games like Threshold

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

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Iron Lung

94 %Match

2022PEGI 16PC, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable92 % positive7.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Threshold: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as a calm pace.

You pilot a cramped submarine blindly through an ocean of blood on an alien moon, relying on coordinates, maps and photos. Its claustrophobic, oppressive atmosphere makes this short game an intense horror experience.

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Wick

Lots to discover

You explore a dark forest alone at night with only a candle, hunting for the ghosts of lost children. Your candlelight is both protection and a limited resource, creating constant tension.

Slender: The Arrival

Calm and deliberate

A short first-person horror trip where you gather clues through dark forests and abandoned buildings, weaponless, while the Slender Man closes in. Tension comes from darkness, a flickering flashlight and sudden jump scares.

Ann

Calm and deliberate

You are an art student trapped inside a sinister school and must find a way out with the help of a security guard. Its appeal lies in the creeping dread and the secrets you uncover along the way.

Shadows 2: Perfidia

Calm and deliberate

A small indie horror game in which you explore a darkened office complex and piece together the truth behind the terrible events that happened there. Its mood draws on Penumbra and Layers of Fear.

Slender: The Eight Pages

Lots to discover

You wander a dark forest at night with a weak flashlight, collecting eight pages while the Slender Man stalks you. Its minimalist design and creeping dread made the free game a viral horror hit.

Don't Be Afraid

Lots to discover

A horror adventure where you play a kidnapped boy exploring his captor's enormous house, solving puzzles and evading threats. Tension comes from its oppressive atmosphere and grim discoveries.

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