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2016PC78 % positive14.99 €

You explore an eerie Thai hospital in first person and piece together a mysterious murder case through the eyes of three different characters. Its tension comes mainly from the oppressive atmosphere and the sense that something disturbing waits behind every door.

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

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In short: Games like Araya

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

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Black Rose

97 %Match

2016PC80 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Araya: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as a strong story.

You explore a supposedly haunted funeral home with nothing but a flashlight, piecing together what happened to its former staff. The bleak, eerie atmosphere is the heart of the experience.

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Layers of Fear

Dread and tension

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.

Alone?

Dread and tension

A small psychological horror game in which Sam returns to his childhood home to find his missing sister, while the surroundings shift in unsettling ways.

Phantasmagoria

Dread and tension

A 1990s point-and-click horror adventure with live-action video footage: as Adrienne you explore a sinister mansion and uncover its dark secret. Notorious for its graphic scenes and full-motion-video style.

Gray Dawn

Dread and tension

A psychological horror thriller in which you play a priest accused of murdering an altar boy, wandering through nightmarish, religiously charged scenes. Exploration and puzzles drive a dark, story-focused narrative.

The Horror of Salazar House

Dread and tension

You play reporter Elisa exploring an abandoned mansion where an author and his whole family vanished decades ago. Solve puzzles and uncover the mystery step by step while the house's unsettling atmosphere closes in around you.

Conarium

Dread and tension

An atmospheric first-person Lovecraftian adventure in which you play Frank Gilman, unraveling the fate of a doomed Antarctic expedition. Puzzles, eerie dreamlike realms and a bleak story take center stage rather than combat.

Try to Fall Asleep

Dread and tension

You play John Herrin, whose brain damage from an accident means you can only piece together his past by falling asleep. Within his dreams, visions and hallucinations make every attempt to rest harder than it looks.

Unmourned

Dread and tension

A first-person psychological horror game where you play Jason, haunted by escalating paranormal events in a new home, and must uncover what happened to the previous owners to lift the curse.

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