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Games like File Destined

2023PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable86 % positive3.99 €

You take on Oliver's final case and gather clues to uncover a larger hidden picture. Its blend of investigation, puzzles and eerie atmosphere lets you piece the truth together yourself, one fragment at a time.

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

The closest matches for File Destined are Phantasmagoria, Mad Father and Layers of Fear. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes File Destined special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Phantasmagoria

95 %Match

1995PC87 % positive

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

A 1990s point-and-click horror adventure with live-action video footage: as Adrienne you explore a sinister mansion and uncover its dark secret. Notorious for its graphic scenes and full-motion-video style.

Mad Father

Dread and tension

A short RPG Maker horror adventure in which you play Aya, uncovering the dark secrets of her mad doctor father inside a mansion. Puzzles, chase sequences and multiple endings deliver a macabre yet emotional story.

Layers of Fear

Dread and tension

A psychological horror walking sim set in a mad painter's Victorian mansion that rearranges itself whenever you look away. Its shifting rooms and unsettling art slowly piece together a tragic tale of obsession and ruin.

Simulacra 2

Dread and tension

You investigate an influencer's death using only her phone, digging through messages, videos and social media to uncover the truth. A creepy mystery thriller built around digital detective work and storytelling.

Simulacra

Dread and tension

You dig through a missing woman's smartphone, reading messages, using apps and watching videos, to piece together a creepy mystery. A short, story-driven horror experience told through found-footage-style screen interaction.

Gray Dawn

Dread and tension

A psychological horror thriller in which you play a priest accused of murdering an altar boy, wandering through nightmarish, religiously charged scenes. Exploration and puzzles drive a dark, story-focused narrative.

The Black Mirror

Dread and tension

A gloomy gothic point-and-click adventure in which you play Samuel Gordon, exploring a sinister family estate to uncover the truth behind your grandfather's death and an ancient family curse.

The Boogie Man

Dread and tension

You step into the shoes of the cold detective Keith Baring, whose visit to an old castle with his wife turns into an increasingly unsettling nightmare. The game-within-a-game structure and its oppressive atmosphere are what make it stand out.

Layers of Fear 2

Dread and tension

A psychological horror walking-sim where you play an actor wandering an ocean liner whose film sets shift and warp around you. Its strengths are oppressive atmosphere, environmental puzzles and a surreal, cinematic story.

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