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A brutal indie survival horror game set in the remote Appalachian woods, where you fight back against a gang of sadistic torturers with rusty tools.

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  • Dark, serious atmosphere

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2015 PCNintendo Switch

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Pure single-player experience
  • Focus on a single character

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Condemned 2: Bloodshot

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A brutal first-person horror thriller where you play ex-detective Ethan Thomas, brawling with pipes, fists and guns while using forensic tools to solve murders. Grim atmosphere and heavy melee combat define the experience.

Oxide Room 208

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Echoes of the Living

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The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct

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Flesh Made Fear

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A retro-style survival horror with tank controls and fixed cameras, set in a grim world of occult experiments. Scarce resources, puzzles and oppressive atmosphere take center stage.

Beneath

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An underwater horror shooter where you must survive a menacing, enigmatic deep-sea setting and fend off terrifying enemies. Survival pressure mixed with gunplay keeps the tension high.

I Am Alive

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A grim survival adventure set in a dust-shrouded ruined city where limited stamina, scarce resources and risky climbing define the experience. Instead of constant gunplay it relies on bluffing with an empty weapon and tension while searching for the hero's family.

Condemned: Criminal Origins

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A grim first-person horror thriller where you hunt serial killers as detective Ethan Thomas. Gritty melee combat with pipes, lockers and other scavenged objects plus a oppressive atmosphere define the experience.

Manhunt 2

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As a traumatized asylum escapee you sneak through grim environments and dispatch enemies with brutal executions. This stealth horror game is notorious for its extreme violence and oppressive atmosphere.

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