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2017PC61 % positive2.99 €

In this indie horror adventure you flee from an overwhelming beast while learning to overcome your own fear. The legend of the Beast of Gévaudan forms the unsettling backdrop.

  • Sneaking and hiding
  • Dread and tension
  • Historical setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

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Penumbra: Overture

93 %Match

2007PCSteam Deck playable89 % positive9.75 €

Fits your focus: Combat like Gevaudan and Look like Gevaudan.

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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Penumbra: Black Plague

  • Combat like Gevaudan
  • Look like Gevaudan

A claustrophobic first-person horror game set in an underground research facility, where you survive through physics-based puzzles and hiding rather than weapons. Atmosphere and fear of the unknown matter far more than combat.

Among the Sleep

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A first-person horror adventure seen through the eyes of a toddler wandering a distorted home and eerie dreamscapes at night with a talking teddy bear. There is no combat, just hiding, light puzzles and a haunting story about comfort and a troubled family.

Home Sweet Home

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A first-person horror game rooted in Thai myths and spirit beliefs. You sneak past hunting ghosts, solve light puzzles and endure a tense, oppressive atmosphere.

SCP: Containment Breach

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You are a test subject trying to escape an SCP Foundation facility while escaped anomalies like the statue SCP-173 hunt you. Blinking as a mechanic, randomly generated corridors and constant dread make for a tense, scary experience.

Dreadhalls

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You wake in a barely lit dungeon and must find the way out while staying unseen by the creatures lurking there. Your only light needs a constant supply of oil, and the darkness is always ready to swallow you.

Granny: Chapter Two

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You have five days to get out of a house run by Granny and Grandpa, and every minute spent searching for items and solving puzzles risks a chase. Its tense, unsettling atmosphere is the main draw.

Tauronos

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You wander an ancient labyrinth with the Minotaur hunting you, where puzzles, escape tension and an eerie atmosphere blend into a quiet psychological horror about what you discover about yourself.

Eyes: The Horror Game

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You sneak through a haunted mansion as a thief, grabbing money bags while evading ghosts you can never fight. The appeal is constant tension and a defenseless cat-and-mouse chase.

Detention

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An atmospheric 2D horror adventure set in 1960s martial-law Taiwan, where you sneak through a haunted school and solve puzzles as a student. It blends political repression with Taiwanese folk religion and myth for a deeply unsettling story.

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