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2018PC78 % positive4.99 €

A short, surreal horror experience in a lo-fi retro 3D look, using abrupt cuts and shifting perspectives to feel like a disturbing fever dream. Smuggling, decay and eerie encounters are hinted at rather than explained.

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

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In short: Games like Paratopic

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Paratopic special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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The Way of Life

71 %Match

2014PC

Brings what grabs you about Paratopic: a calm pace, a relaxed difficulty and progress without grind.

You switch between a businessman, an old man and a child who all walk the same road, yet see very different realities. Exploring each point of view and interacting correctly with the environment is what makes the game stand out.

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Metropolis: Lux Obscura

Distinctive, stylised art style

You follow a film noir tale in a rotten city, told through a motion comic with a non-linear plot. Fights are resolved with match-3 puzzles, and the twisting story rewards you for paying close attention.

Welcome to Hanwell

Respects your time

You explore a city where nightmares have become part of everyday life. Every building is a distinct location with its own story, and together they reveal the fate of Hanwell.

Brok the Investigator

Distinctive, stylised art style

A grim detective adventure in a world where animals have replaced humans: Brok solves cases through point-and-click puzzles and brawls his way through beat 'em up fights in between. Hand-drawn visuals and a noir mood define the experience.

Sally Face

Distinctive, stylised art style

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.

Mouthwashing

Accessible and relaxed

A short, harrowing psychological horror story aboard a crippled space freighter, where the survivors unravel under guilt, despair and madness. Its fractured timeline, bleak humor and grimy low-poly look make it memorable.

KinitoPet

Accessible and relaxed

A psychological horror game in which you interact with an early-2000s desktop assistant whose behavior on your PC grows increasingly unsettling. Its appeal lies in playing with the computer interface and the creeping unease.

Before Your Eyes

Distinctive, stylised art style

A short, deeply emotional narrative about a soul's journey into the afterlife, controlled by your real blinks through your webcam. Blinking skips through memories, making the fleeting nature of time tangible.

The Karaoke

Easy to pick up

The Karaoke is a short Japanese horror game in which you explore an eerie karaoke venue as a girl. Its unsettling atmosphere and slowly revealed story are at the heart of the experience.

Fears to Fathom: Home Alone

Easy to pick up

A short first-person horror game where you play 14-year-old Miles trying to survive a night alone at home as eerie events and an intruder ramp up the tension. The grounded everyday setting and VHS-style look create a deeply uneasy atmosphere.

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