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Games like Joana's Life

2016PC31 % positive

You explore your home and find a creepy old mirror tied to a string of gruesome deaths in town. A short, story-driven indie adventure with a mystery and horror mood.

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

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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Joana's Life special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Phantasmagoria

97 %Match

1995PC87 % positive

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.

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Fears to Fathom: Carson House

Easy to pick up

A short first-person horror game where you play house-sitter Noah spending a weekend in an eerie mansion as the threat slowly escalates. Tension comes from atmosphere, mundane tasks turning sinister, and sudden scares.

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.

True Fear: Forsaken Souls - Part 1

Dread and tension

A point-and-click horror adventure where you solve puzzles and hunt for hidden objects while unraveling a dark mystery with a missing child. It focuses on atmosphere, suspense and a creepy story rather than combat.

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.

Black Mirror III: Final Fear

Dread and tension

The finale of the Black Mirror trilogy is a classic point-and-click adventure with a dark gothic horror mood. You solve puzzles and unravel the family secret surrounding Darren Michaels and the curse of the estate.

Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil

Dread and tension

A classic point-and-click horror adventure set in the 1990s, where you unravel a dark family mystery through inventory and dialogue puzzles. Its story and creepy atmosphere take center stage.

Fears to Fathom: Ironbark Lookout

Dread and tension

A short, grounded first-person horror episode in which you play a new fire lookout in a forest park, doing everyday chores while a growing sense of dread and danger closes in.

True Fear: Forsaken Souls - Part 2

Dread and tension

A horror point-and-click escape-style adventure where you solve puzzles and combine items in eerie locations to unravel a disturbing mystery. The sequel leans on atmosphere and a mysterious story.

Fears to Fathom: Norwood Hitchhike

Dread and tension

A short first-person horror story in which a young woman's road trip turns into a threatening night at a motel and in Norwood Valley. Tension builds from everyday situations that slowly turn sinister, rather than from combat.