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2020PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable81 % positive9.75 €

A horror adventure where you play a kidnapped boy exploring his captor's enormous house, solving puzzles and evading threats. Tension comes from its oppressive atmosphere and grim discoveries.

Dread and tension
Dark, serious atmosphere
Lots to discover
Puzzles and brain teasers

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The closest matches for Don't Be Afraid are Fobia: St. Dinfna Hotel, Madison and Poppy Playtime. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Don't Be Afraid special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Fobia: St. Dinfna Hotel

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2022PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified85 % positive24.99 €

Dread and tension
Dark, serious atmosphere
Puzzles and brain teasers

A first-person psychological horror game in which you explore a haunted hotel, solve puzzles and manage scarce resources. It blends classic survival horror with an eerie mystery story, made by a Brazilian indie studio.

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Madison

Dread and tension

A first-person psychological horror game where an instant camera bridges the human world and the beyond. You develop photos yourself to solve disturbing puzzles while surviving a deeply unsettling atmosphere.

Poppy Playtime

Dread and tension

A horror puzzle adventure set in an abandoned toy factory, where you use the GrabPack to manipulate circuits and flee from creepy toy monsters. Environmental puzzles mixed with chase sequences deliver short, intense scares.

Tormented Souls

Lots to discover

A survival horror throwback to early Resident Evil with fixed camera angles, intricate puzzles and scarce ammo. You guide Caroline through a decaying mansion full of secrets and grotesque creatures.

Penumbra: Overture

Dread and tension

A first-person survival horror set in a desolate Greenland mine, where you're nearly defenseless and rely on physics-based puzzles and hiding to survive. Its oppressive atmosphere and mouse-driven object interaction define the experience.

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Pure single-player experience

You are pulled into a nightmare built from a shifting chain of unpredictable scares, uncovering the dark past of the terrifying old woman Henrietta Kedward. Tension, scarce resources and first-person puzzle solving drive the experience.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Dread and tension

Defenseless in a gloomy Prussian castle, you hide from monsters, ration lamp oil and fight to keep your sanity instead of fighting back. A genre-defining horror classic built on physics-based puzzles and relentless dread.

Amnesia: Rebirth

Lots to discover

A first-person horror adventure set in the 1937 Algerian desert, where you play the defenseless Tasi, hiding from monsters, solving puzzles and slowly uncovering a disturbing truth. Its strengths are dense atmosphere and a dark, emotional story.

Welcome to the Game II

Dread and tension

A horror puzzle game where you play a reporter delving into the deep web and a trap-filled building to help a woman in danger. Puzzles, surveillance and survival pressure create a tense, unsettling experience.

In Sound Mind

Dread and tension

A first-person psychological horror where you dive into the nightmares and memories of a therapist's patients. Inventive environmental puzzles, unusual boss fights and a standout original soundtrack define the experience.

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