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2015PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable76 % positive12.99 €

You play ghost recorder Juliette Waters, using her microphone to capture the voices of the dead while uncovering a curse and a sinister family cult. The game lives on its tranquil yet unsettling atmosphere rather than on action.

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Layers of Fear

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2016PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable89 % positive19.99 €

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

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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