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2016PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified97 % positive−50 % 8.19 € 4.09 €

In Mad Father you wander through a disturbing tale of a deeply strange family, solving eerie puzzles in unsettling, dreamlike places. This remake adds refreshed graphics, new scenes, and a Blood Mode that changes events for a second playthrough.

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  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
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The closest matches for Mad Father are Distraint 2, Sanitarium and Fran Bow. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Mad Father special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Distraint 2

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2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified96 % positive8.79 €

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

A short, grim 2D narrative adventure where you guide Price through oppressive environments, solving simple puzzles while confronting guilt and purpose. Mood and psychological storytelling take priority over challenge.

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Sanitarium

Dread and tension

A grim point-and-click adventure where an amnesiac man wakes in a disturbing asylum. Surreal chapters in which you step into different roles and a deeply unsettling atmosphere make it a classic of psychological horror.

Fran Bow

Dread and tension

A dark point-and-click adventure in which you play a young girl with a mental illness who shifts between a brutal reality and a disturbing alternate world. Nightmarish hand-drawn art and inventory puzzles carry a bleak, emotional story.

Distraint

Dread and tension

A short 2D psychological horror adventure where you play Price, an ambitious debt collector who seizes people's homes while his conscience unravels. Bleak atmosphere, light puzzles and a troubling story are the focus.

Sally Face

Dread and tension

An episodic point-and-click adventure about a boy with a prosthetic face who investigates a murder series and supernatural secrets in a gloomy apartment building. Its distinctive comic-like low-poly look, 90s atmosphere and emotional story set it apart.

Corpse Party

Dread and tension

You and a group of friends are trapped in a supernatural elementary school haunted by vengeful child spirits. The game thrives on its unsettling atmosphere and on slowly uncovering the story behind earlier murders.

The Cat Lady

Dread and tension

A dark psychological horror adventure about a lonely, suicidal woman drawn into a fight against grotesque serial killers. With its gritty collage-like look, strong voice acting and heavy themes of depression and loss, it is an intense and emotional experience.

Layers of Fear

Dread and tension

A psychological horror walking sim set in a mad painter's Victorian mansion that rearranges itself whenever you look away. Its shifting rooms and unsettling art slowly piece together a tragic tale of obsession and ruin.

Ib

Dread and tension

A short, atmospheric psychological horror adventure in which a girl solves puzzles and evades living artworks inside an eerie museum. Your choices lead to multiple endings, making this freeware RPG Maker classic memorable.

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