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2015PCPlayStationNintendo Switch47 % positive4.99 €

You stumble upon a lonely roadside diner in the middle of nowhere, where the site's buried past hangs heavily over every corner. The game blends eerie exploration with survival pressure and builds its mood around a mysterious, unsettling history.

Dread and tension
Dark, serious atmosphere

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The Baby In Yellow

93 %Match

2020PCSteam Deck playable96 % positive8.79 €

Dread and tension
Dark, serious atmosphere
Pure single-player experience

You babysit a child in an eerie house and must keep it content by feeding, changing and playing with it. Every neglected need raises the tension until the child becomes something you can no longer control.

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