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2015PC68 % positive12.99 €

You play journalist Christopher Adams in first person, exploring grim locations to uncover the fates of three missing people. The focus is on oppressive atmosphere and psychological dread rather than combat.

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

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Best alternative overall: Phantasmagoria 97% match – Dread and tension
Newest alternative: Fears to Fathom: Carson House 97% match – released 2023

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Phantasmagoria

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1995PC87 % positive

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.

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Fears to Fathom: Ironbark Lookout

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A short, grounded first-person horror episode in which you play a new fire lookout in a forest park, doing everyday chores while a growing sense of dread and danger closes in.

Fears to Fathom: Norwood Hitchhike

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True Fear: Forsaken Souls - Part 1

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Infliction

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True Fear: Forsaken Souls - Part 2

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A horror point-and-click escape-style adventure where you solve puzzles and combine items in eerie locations to unravel a disturbing mystery. The sequel leans on atmosphere and a mysterious story.

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An early interactive horror movie from Warp: as Laura you explore a creepy hospital in first person, solving puzzles to uncover why your father went on a killing spree. Its pre-rendered CGI cutscenes and disturbing themes like cannibalism made it infamous.

The Mortuary Assistant

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As a mortuary apprentice you carry out realistic embalming work while a demonic presence haunts the building at night. A tense first-person horror game with ritual puzzles and multiple endings.