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2008USK 18PCSteam Deck playable92 % positive14.99 €

A pioneer of survival horror: you explore a cursed 1920s mansion, solve puzzles and fight sparingly against monsters. Its 3D characters on pre-rendered backdrops and menacing mood shaped the entire genre.

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Challenging difficulty
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent

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2010PEGI 16PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable95 % positive19.50 €

Brings what grabs you about Alone in the Dark: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as puzzles to figure out.

Defenseless in a gloomy Prussian castle, you hide from monsters, ration lamp oil and fight to keep your sanity instead of fighting back. A genre-defining horror classic built on physics-based puzzles and relentless dread.

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Alone in the Dark 2

Dread and tension

Detective Edward Carnby hunts through a gloomy mansion full of zombie pirates to rescue a kidnapped girl. It blends early survival horror with item puzzles, 3D characters over pre-rendered backdrops, and enemies that often must be beaten through trickery.

Amnesia: The Bunker

Lots to discover

A first-person horror game in a WW1 bunker where you survive with scarce resources, a hand-cranked light and an unpredictable monster stalking you. The semi-open, systemic layout lets you improvise routes, hiding spots and puzzle solutions.

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Dread and tension

Classic survival horror set on a gloomy island where you play as either Carnby or Aline: he leans on weapons, she on puzzles. Fixed camera angles, scarce ammo and flashlight-lit tension drive the dread.

Alone in the Dark

Challenging difficulty

You experience one of the first survival horror games, pairing 3D characters with pre-rendered backgrounds that paved the way for Resident Evil. You fight with guns or melee weapons and solve puzzles to get through its eerie rooms.

Cursed Mountain

Strong, story-driven narrative

As mountaineer Eric Simmons, you search an abandoned Himalayan village for your missing brother. Tibetan mythology, oppressive atmosphere and ghost fights using ritual gestures define this survival horror adventure.

Tormented Souls

Dread and tension

A survival horror throwback to early Resident Evil with fixed camera angles, intricate puzzles and scarce ammo. You guide Caroline through a decaying mansion full of secrets and grotesque creatures.

Rule of Rose

Strong, story-driven narrative

A disturbing survival horror game set in 1930s England, where Jennifer is drawn into a cruel hierarchy of children aboard an airship and orphanage. Its dog companion, oppressive atmosphere and unsettling story made it a controversial cult classic.

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Dread and tension

An atmospheric 2D horror adventure set in 1960s martial-law Taiwan, where you sneak through a haunted school and solve puzzles as a student. It blends political repression with Taiwanese folk religion and myth for a deeply unsettling story.

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