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Survival horror set in 1990s Scotland where you hunt for your missing brother by diving into cursed VHS tapes, each throwing you into a different film era. Its appeal lies in video-store nostalgia and its homage to classic horror cinema.
What defines Dead Format:
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The closest matches for Dead Format are Heartworm, My Friendly Neighborhood and Tenebris Somnia. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Dead Format special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
95 %
Best match
A survival horror game in the spirit of the 90s that blends fixed camera angles with over-the-shoulder views. You fend off threats with a camera and solve puzzles about death in a world built from memories.
93 % 28.99 €
Distinctive, stylised art style
A horror shooter that turns a faded children's puppet show into a disturbing nightmare. The contrast between cheerful puppets and creeping dread gives it its charm.
92 % 19.99 €
Distinctive, stylised art style
A survival horror game inspired by Silent Hill and Resident Evil, reimagined in a retro 8-bit 2D look. Puzzles, creature fights and live-action cutscenes with real actors create a striking contrast in style.
92 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
A prequel to the first Silent Hill, in which trucker Travis Grady shifts between the real town and its nightmare twin, solving puzzles and scraping through clunky melee fights. Oppressive atmosphere and disturbing monsters are the main draw.
92 % −10 %Dark, serious atmosphere
A survival third-person shooter set in Showa-era Japan, blending liminal-space atmosphere with retro aesthetics. A girl searches for her missing friend in a world warped by anomalies.
92 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
Heather is dragged into a nightmarish otherworld where a mall, a subway and a hospital rot into rust, flesh and blood. Disturbing imagery, Akira Yamaoka's oppressive soundtrack and cryptic puzzles carry the game, while clumsy, desperate combat keeps every encounter tense.
91 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
You play 14-year-old Alyssa, fleeing from immortal, grotesque killers rather than fighting them, solving puzzles in between across gloomy locations. This survival horror leans on panic, hiding and a stylishly morbid presentation.
91 % 14.99 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
A zombie adventure set in the Dead Island universe, where journalist Cliff Calo investigates the outbreak's origins on a island, mixing melee combat, stealth and unsettling hallucinations. Its comic-style cel-shaded look and blurred line between reality and madness give it a distinct flavor.
91 % 12.49 €
Distinctive, stylised art style
A 1930s noir survival horror game where you are injured and trapped in a haunted manor, relying on matches as your only light. Its stark black-and-white art makes darkness the central threat.
91 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
A grim survival horror in which a soldier returns home to Shepherd's Glen to find his missing brother. Melee combat against grotesque monsters, puzzles and an oppressive atmosphere define the experience.