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Games like Died of Fear

2017PC

A simple retro arcade-style game in which a girl lost in a graveyard at night fights growing fear. You collect hearts and potions, dodge skulls, and chase points and rare treasures.

  • Dread and tension
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Died of Fear are Corridor Z, Eversion and Sonic.EXE. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Died of Fear special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Corridor Z

92 %Match

2016PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable85 % positive7.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Died of Fear: dread and tension, jumping and platforming as well as combat with precise timing.

Corridor Z is a fast-paced runner with a horror flavor, where reflexes and precise timing take center stage. It is built for short play sessions with little story or depth.

Eversion

Dread and tension

A seemingly cute platformer that gradually turns into a disturbing horror trip as you 'evert' the world between layers. The contrast between colorful innocence and creeping dread is what makes it special.

Sonic.EXE

Dread and tension

A short fan-made horror platformer that twists Sonic's cheerful world into a nightmare: as Tails, Knuckles and Robotnik you flee a malevolent Sonic through eerie, lifeless levels.

Manos: The Hands of Fate

Easy to pick up

A retro pixel-art platformer adapting the infamous cult-bad movie Manos: The Hands of Fate. It combines classic side-scrolling action with deliberately goofy horror humor.

Halloween Forever

Easy to pick up

You guide Pumpkin Man, an occult-animated pumpkin, through five eerie and absurd worlds full of chainsaw maniacs and skeletons. Tight platforming, ten tough bosses and goofy humor give it its charm.

Spooky Cats

Easy to pick up

A small indie platformer where an adorable kitten makes her way through a haunted house, collecting coins and defeating monsters. The tone is playfully spooky with a wink.

Monster Bash

Easy to pick up

A classic 90s shareware platformer where kid hero Johnny hops and slings his way through cartoonish monster-filled levels to rescue his dog Tex from Count Chuck.

Dere Evil.Exe

Dread and tension

You guide the silent hero Knightly through an eerie retro platformer where you must jump, run, and bend the environment to survive. Its gripping thriller story, unusual puzzles, and pixel art world make it a distinctive horror experience.

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