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Games like Syndrome

2016PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch69 % positive19.99 €

A first-person survival horror game set on a derelict spaceship where you awaken from cryosleep to find your crew dead or mutated. Scarce ammo and dark corridors create a tense, oppressive atmosphere.

Dread and tension
Sci-fi setting
Dark, serious atmosphere
Shooting and gunplay

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In short: Games like Syndrome

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

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Dino Crisis

92 %Match

1999PCPlayStation

Capcom's survival horror classic sends agent Regina into a research facility overrun by dinosaurs. Scarce ammo, puzzles and relentless raptors keep the tension high throughout.

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