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2021PC90 % positivefree

You fish at a forbidden Shinto shrine for an old man's money, and the quiet task slowly turns into an eerie unease. The game thrives on its dense atmosphere and the sense that something is deeply wrong here.

Dread and tension
Dark, serious atmosphere
Fantasy setting

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The closest matches for Lure are Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.1 Onikakushi, Infliction and The Horror of Salazar House. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Lure special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.1 Onikakushi

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2015PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified96 % positivefree

Dread and tension
Dark, serious atmosphere
Accessible and relaxed

You read through a dark sound novel that starts in an idyllic village and slowly slips into paranoid horror. The blend of everyday life, mystery and sudden violence is carried strongly by its music and sound design.

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Infliction

Dread and tension

A story-driven first-person horror set in a suburban home, where you uncover a family's dark history across 13 years while a malevolent entity stalks you. It tells its story through the environment and tackles heavy taboo themes.

The Horror of Salazar House

Easy to pick up

You play reporter Elisa exploring an abandoned mansion where an author and his whole family vanished decades ago. Solve puzzles and uncover the mystery step by step while the house's unsettling atmosphere closes in around you.

The Shopping List

Dread and tension

You explore an unfamiliar town, talk with its residents and solve puzzles while uncovering your own forgotten past. The game mixes unsettling scenes with a nostalgic retro look.

Pleh!

Dread and tension

Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator without combat, where you move through the inner world of a depressed game developer. Its mood of intrusive thoughts and hidden secrets is the core of the experience.

Phantasmagoria

Dread and tension

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.

You Will (Not) Remain

Dread and tension

You are confined to your apartment while the city outside succumbs to an eldritch horror. It relies on claustrophobic atmosphere and isolation rather than combat.

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.

God's Basement

Easy to pick up

You explore a first-person afterlife in which the enigmatic "The Operator" guides you deeper into a seemingly endless purgatory. The game thrives on its eerie atmosphere and the slow uncovering of its mysterious secrets.

September 7th

Easy to pick up

You follow Dima through a move that slowly turns into an unsettling nightmare, where evil elves watch and toy with you. The game's appeal lies in its eerie, surreal atmosphere and the constant uncertainty about what is real.

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