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2000 PlayStation

A stylish PlayStation action-adventure in which three mercenaries hunt for a kidnapped Triad daughter in Hong Kong and stumble into supernatural horror. Pre-rendered backdrops, a comic-like look and puzzles define it, with the characters' fear acting as a gameplay mechanic.

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Dark, serious atmosphere
Strong, story-driven narrative
Puzzles and brain teasers
Distinctive, stylised art style

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The closest matches for Fear Effect are Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix, Killer7 and Rule of Rose. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Fear Effect special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix

96 %

2001 PlayStation

Dark, serious atmosphere
Strong, story-driven narrative
Puzzles and brain teasers

A stylish PlayStation survival-horror adventure set in futuristic Hong Kong, with a comic-like look over pre-rendered video backdrops. You switch between four mercenaries, solve puzzles and fight through a dark story steeped in Asian mythology.

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Killer7

Distinctive, stylised art style

Killer7 is Suda51's surreal on-rails shooter-adventure: you swap between seven personalities of one assassin, solve puzzles and follow a cryptic political story in an uncompromising cel-shaded style.

Rule of Rose

Distinctive, stylised art style

A disturbing survival horror game set in 1930s England, where Jennifer is drawn into a cruel hierarchy of children aboard an airship and orphanage. Its dog companion, oppressive atmosphere and unsettling story made it a controversial cult classic.

Inmost

Puzzles and brain teasers

A dark pixel-art puzzle platformer where you play three characters whose stories intertwine in a decaying castle. Moody atmosphere, stealth sections and an emotional narrative take center stage.

Bramble: The Mountain King

Lavish presentation

A grim adventure steeped in Nordic folklore and nightmarish creatures, in which a boy tries to rescue his sister. It blends puzzles, hiding and boss encounters with an oppressive, fairy-tale atmosphere.

Kuon

Puzzles and brain teasers

A FromSoftware survival horror game set in Heian-era Japan, where you play several characters through a cursed castle full of demons and puzzles. Japanese folklore gives it a dark, eerie atmosphere.

Little Nightmares II

Lavish presentation

A creepy puzzle-platformer where little Mono and his companion Six sneak through a grotesque, dollhouse-like nightmare world. It tells its story without words and builds tension through tense chase sequences and environmental puzzles.

Silent Hill 3

Puzzles and brain teasers

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.

White Shadows

Distinctive, stylised art style

A dark puzzle-platformer in which you guide Ravengirl as she tries to escape the oppressive White City. A striking black-and-white look, stealth sections and a bleak fable world define the mood.

Monochroma

Puzzles and brain teasers

An atmospheric puzzle platformer set in a bleak, monochrome industrial world with striking red accents. Two brothers work through clever physical puzzles, with carrying the younger sibling shaping how challenges are solved.