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2016PC94 % positive

An indie pixel-art horror game with RPG and adventure elements: you roam forests, mountains and deserts, upgrade your gear, hunt and fish, and uncover a dark mystery. Along the way you help villagers and solve puzzles.

  • Resources and survival
  • Pixel art
  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
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Darkout

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2013PC48 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Dark Fear: scarce resources and survival, pixel art as well as dread and tension.

In this 2D sandbox survival game you crash-land on a planet shrouded in permanent darkness. You gather resources, craft weapons and technology, and use light as your key defense against shadow creatures.

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Hidden Deep

Resources and survival

In this 2D action game you lead a team of explorers deep beneath the ocean floor to learn what happened to a lost expedition. Along the way you run into alien structures and deadly creatures in a tense sci-fi horror atmosphere.

Carrion

Dark, serious atmosphere

You play a shapeless alien creature breaking out of a research facility and hunting humans in a reverse horror twist. Its Metroidvania structure, fluid tentacle movement and unlockable abilities make growing and devouring everything in your path the core thrill.

Mosa Lina

Pixel art

Mosa Lina is an offbeat, hostile take on the immersive sim where chaotic systems collide. You experiment your way through quirky puzzles and improvise solutions in an unpredictable world.

The Final Station

Resources and survival

An atmospheric 2D side-scroller where you ride a train through a collapsing world, scavenge stations for supplies, fight off the infected, and keep your passengers alive. The shift between tense, ammo-scarce station raids and quiet train upkeep creates a bleak, oppressive mood.

Alundra

Dark, serious atmosphere

A Zelda-style 2D action adventure in which you play the dreamwalker Alundra, entering villagers' nightmares. Tough dungeon puzzles and a surprisingly dark story set it apart.

Elderand

Pixel art

A pixel-art Metroidvania inspired by Castlevania with a Lovecraftian atmosphere, challenging melee combat and plenty of build variety through gear and abilities. Its grim world rewards exploring and hunting for treasure.

Lost Ruins

Dark, serious atmosphere

A pixel-art 2D metroidvania where an amnesiac girl explores a dark, dangerous world, fighting monsters and bosses with weapons, spells and tonics while guided by the mysterious Beatrice.

Rain World

Resources and survival

You play a small slugcat in a decaying, unforgiving ecosystem, hunting for food and evading predators before the deadly rain arrives. The simulated wildlife, enigmatic world and steep difficulty make every escape feel unique.

Niffelheim

Resources and survival

A 2D survival action game steeped in Norse mythology: you start dead and gather resources, build a base, craft gear and fight through monsters and dungeons, with co-op support.

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