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2026 PCPlayStationXbox 14.79 €

A cinematic first-person horror story set in the Appalachian woods: as musician Dakota you try to record an album in a remote cabin while something sinister lurks among the trees.

What defines Project Songbird:

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Lavish presentation

The closest matches for Project Songbird are Layers of Fear 2, Martha Is Dead and The Town of Light. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Project Songbird special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Layers of Fear 2

96 %

2019 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 16.79 € 72 % positive Mostly positive, 2,325 reviews on Steam

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Lavish presentation

A psychological horror walking-sim where you play an actor wandering an ocean liner whose film sets shift and warp around you. Its strengths are oppressive atmosphere, environmental puzzles and a surreal, cinematic story.

Martha Is Dead

Dark, serious atmosphere

A dark first-person psychological thriller set in 1944 Italy, where you investigate your twin sister Martha's death while reality, folklore and wartime trauma blur together. Story and disturbing atmosphere take center stage, with photography and light puzzle elements.

The Town of Light

Dark, serious atmosphere

A harrowing first-person walking-style adventure set in the faithfully recreated Volterra psychiatric hospital in Italy. As Renée you piece together her troubled past and the grim reality of institutional psychiatry, with no combat and a heavy, oppressive atmosphere.

Someday You'll Return

Strong, story-driven narrative

A psychological horror adventure in which a father searches the Czech woods for his missing daughter. Its story of guilt and a troubled past takes center stage, supported by exploration, puzzles and a few stealth moments.

Reveil

Dark, serious atmosphere

A first-person narrative psychological thriller in which you wander through the memories of the troubled Walter Thompson and his dark past at a circus. Puzzles and exploration drive a oppressive, atmospheric story.

Silent Hill: The Short Message

Dark, serious atmosphere

A short, free Silent Hill spin-off set in a modern German apartment block. It tells a harrowing story about bullying and grief, relying on chase sequences and nightmarish, shifting spaces.

The Suicide of Rachel Foster

Strong, story-driven narrative

An atmospheric narrative adventure in which you explore a deserted family hotel during a snowstorm, uncovering the dark truth behind Rachel Foster's death through phone calls with a helpful FEMA agent. It focuses on family secrets, grief and abuse rather than combat.

The Lightkeeper

Accessible and relaxed

A psychological horror adventure set in the 1920s, where you tend a lighthouse alone on a remote island as reality and delusion blur. Oppressive atmosphere and mounting dread drive the experience.

The Occultist

Dark, serious atmosphere

A story-driven first-person horror thriller where you play a paranormal investigator exploring an abandoned British island, searching for your missing father and uncovering ancient occult rituals. Exploration, puzzles and supernatural threats build a creepy atmosphere.

Layers of Fear

Dark, serious atmosphere

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.

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