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2019PC, Steam Deck playable92 % positivefree

A short, surreal horror trip of about an hour that feels like a glitchy hard drive full of nightmares. A narrator who starts out jokey leads you into ever darker corners of the human mind.

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes When the Darkness comes special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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KinitoPet

94 %Match

2024PC, Steam Deck playable92 % positive5.89 €

Brings what grabs you about When the Darkness comes: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as a relaxed difficulty.

A psychological horror game in which you interact with an early-2000s desktop assistant whose behavior on your PC grows increasingly unsettling. Its appeal lies in playing with the computer interface and the creeping unease.

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Home Safety Hotline

Dread and tension

You staff an eerie home safety hotline, using a manual to tell callers whether the things in their house are harmless or deadly. Its analog horror look and the weight of your judgments build creeping dread.

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.

The Crooked Man

Accessible and relaxed

A small indie horror adventure where you play David Hoover, digging into the eerie secret of the previous tenant of your new apartment. It focuses on atmosphere, exploration and choices rather than combat.

Tokyo Dark

Dread and tension

A dark anime-styled point-and-click horror adventure where you play Detective Itou investigating her partner's disappearance in Tokyo. Your choices and mental state shape available options and lead to multiple endings.

Tiny Bunny

Dread and tension

A dark horror visual novel set in a remote Russian village and forest, where your decisions shape the story and its multiple endings. Its creeping dread and branching paths drive the tension.

Alicemare

Dread and tension

You play Allen, an amnesiac boy living under the watch of a mysterious teacher and four other children. The game mixes familiar adventure elements with an unsettling, uncanny mood and choices that lead to different outcomes.

Sally Face

Dread and tension

An episodic point-and-click adventure about a boy with a prosthetic face who investigates a murder series and supernatural secrets in a gloomy apartment building. Its distinctive comic-like low-poly look, 90s atmosphere and emotional story set it apart.

Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh

Dread and tension

An interactive full-motion-video horror story in which you play Curtis Craig, a man with a fragile mind who doubts reality as gruesome murders unfold around him. It blends paranoia, provocative sexual themes and point-and-click puzzles in a distinctly 90s way.

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