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2015PC62 % positive

An indie psychological horror game in which the world shifts as you move, creating an unsettling, oppressive atmosphere. Specific details are only partly known.

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2024PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified86 % positive3.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Hektor: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as a calm pace.

A spot-the-anomaly horror game in which you are stuck on an endless train and must notice what has changed to escape the loop. Its appeal lies in the eerie mood and careful observation.

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Knock-knock

Dread and tension

A surreal horror game where you play a lonely cabin dweller who must survive the night by turning on lights and hiding from strange visitors. Its eerie, dreamlike mood is the main draw.

Magnetic: Cage Closed

Calm and deliberate

In this first-person puzzle game you rely on one tool, the Magnet Gun, which creates positive and negative electromagnetic fields. Its focus on a single mechanic makes the puzzles clever and consistent, while the bleak sci-fi atmosphere keeps the tension up.

Silt

Calm and deliberate

In a surreal, monochrome hand-drawn underwater world, you possess sea creatures and use their abilities to solve environmental puzzles. Its eerie, enigmatic atmosphere carries the whole journey.

Little Nightmares

Dread and tension

As tiny Six you sneak through the Maw, a nightmarish vessel full of grotesque giants, solving environmental puzzles while evading capture. Its dollhouse-like, unsettling art style and wordless storytelling make this short adventure unforgettable.

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.

Limbo

Vast, open spaces

A wordless puzzle-platformer rendered in stark black and white, following a boy through a hostile shadow world full of deadly traps learned through trial and error. Its oppressive atmosphere and minimalist art make it a haunting, memorable experience.

Little Nightmares: Enhanced Edition

Dread and tension

As Six, a small girl, you sneak and climb through the nightmarish vessel the Maw, evading grotesque giants. The Enhanced Edition sharpens the visuals while keeping the same dense, wordless, oppressive atmosphere.

Closure

Dread and tension

A dark puzzle-platformer where only what is lit exists: you move light sources to phase objects in and out of reality and navigate eerie worlds like a factory, forest and carnival.

Creepy Tale

Dread and tension

A dark 2D puzzle-platformer in which you make your way through a corrupted, menacing forest, solving small puzzles to uncover its secret. Its storybook-style horror art gives it a distinct atmosphere.

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