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2013PEGI 12PC, Steam Deck playable92 % positive5.89 €

A short, eerie puzzle adventure rooted in Swedish folklore. You wander a chilling wintry world with a paper-cutout look, solving cryptic puzzles and meeting creatures from legend. Its dense atmosphere and hidden secrets make it stand out.

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

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Rusty Lake Paradise

95 %Match

2018PC, Steam Deck playable95 % positive3.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Year Walk: dread and tension, puzzles to figure out as well as a dark atmosphere.

An eerie point-and-click puzzle adventure on a remote island where the ten biblical plagues torment your family. Bizarre rituals, a dark atmosphere and surreal art make it classic Rusty Lake.

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Ib is a short, eerie adventure set in an art gallery where you solve puzzles and slowly uncover the world through paintings and notes. This remake adds new graphics, new puzzles and a new soundtrack to a cult classic of the genre.

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Tormentum: Dark Sorrow

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The White Door

Lore and world history

A dark point-and-click puzzle adventure from Rusty Lake: as an amnesiac patient you follow the clinic's daily routine and dive into dreams to uncover Robert Hill's past. The story is told almost wordlessly.

Goetia

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A point-and-click adventure where you play Abigail, a ghost who drifts through walls and ceilings, combining items and unraveling the secrets of a haunted mansion.

Lust from Beyond

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An erotically charged Lovecraftian horror set in a Victorian mansion, where you unravel cult secrets and puzzles. Its visuals draw on Giger and Beksiński for a disturbing, dark atmosphere.

Sanitarium

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A grim point-and-click adventure where an amnesiac man wakes in a disturbing asylum. Surreal chapters in which you step into different roles and a deeply unsettling atmosphere make it a classic of psychological horror.

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