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1996PlayStation

You guide Jennifer through an isolated research building while the relentless stalker Scissorman hunts her, relying on puzzles and hiding rather than fighting. Its oppressive atmosphere and point-and-click controls make it an early pioneer of survival horror.

  • Sneaking and hiding
  • Dread and tension
  • Resources and survival
  • Interconnected level design

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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

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2016USK 12PC91 % positive

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

A story-heavy entry in the horror series: as a technician in an underground facility you face short, tense nights with varied tasks rather than just watching cameras. The dark tale of Circus Baby and the animatronics drives the experience.

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Scratches

Puzzles and brain teasers

A classic point-and-click horror adventure set in a decaying English manor, where you play a writer investigating eerie noises and dark secrets from the past. Dense creepy atmosphere and tricky puzzles drive the experience.

Dreams in the Witch House

Strong, story-driven narrative

A Lovecraftian horror adventure where you play student Walter Gilman, freely exploring Arkham to uncover the Witch House's secret before May Eve arrives. You choose your own approach as nightmares and madness close in.

Detention

Sneaking and hiding

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.

NightCry

Strong, story-driven narrative

Aboard a luxury cruise liner, a murder turns a pleasant evening into paranoia as passengers start suspecting each other. As night falls, the ship becomes a genuine nightmare in this point-and-click horror adventure.

Five Nights at Freddy's

Resources and survival

As a night guard at a pizzeria, you fend off murderous animatronics using only security cameras, doors and a dwindling power supply. Tense resource management, infamous jump scares and cryptic hidden lore made it a cult horror phenomenon.

Phantasmagoria

Strong, story-driven narrative

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.

Dark Fall 2: Lights Out

Puzzles and brain teasers

You explore a haunted lighthouse on Fetch Rock alone, solving tricky puzzles to uncover what happened to three vanished keepers. Slow-burning dread and ghostly storytelling rather than action make it a classic of point-and-click horror.

Lorelai

Strong, story-driven narrative

A dark, emotional psychological horror point-and-click adventure about a young woman escaping a toxic family home. Story takes center stage, supported by unsettling imagery and puzzles.

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