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2021 PCPlayStationXbox 49.99 € 👍 89 % Very positive, 8,739 reviews on Steam

As the medium Marianne, you move between the real world and the spirit world, solving puzzles that span both and unraveling a disturbing story. The simultaneous dual-reality presentation, thick atmosphere and soundtrack define this horror adventure.

What defines The Medium:

  • Lavish presentation
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

The closest matches for The Medium are The Beast Inside, Immortality and Out of Sight. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Medium special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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The Beast Inside

95 %

2019 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 24.50 € 👍 83 % Very positive, 11,355 reviews on Steam

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

A story-driven psychological horror thriller in which a cryptanalyst unravels a century-old murder mystery across two timelines, solving puzzles, investigating environments and evading threats.

Immortality

Strong, story-driven narrative

You comb through footage from three unreleased films, using match cuts to jump between scenes and uncover what happened to actress Marissa Marcel. An unusual, dark mystery thriller weaving together film history, performance and obsession.

Out of Sight

Puzzles and brain teasers

You play Sophie, a blind girl who can only see through her teddy bear's eyes as she tries to escape a sinister mansion. The unusual perspective mixes puzzles, horror and a creepy backstory.

Layers of Fear 2

Dark, serious atmosphere

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.

Devotion

Dark, serious atmosphere

A first-person atmospheric horror game set in 1980s Taiwan, where you explore a family's apartment as it slides into a religion-tinged nightmare. Puzzles and claustrophobic spaces gradually uncover a tragic story.

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.

Luto

Dark, serious atmosphere

Luto is a first-person psychological horror game in which you are trapped inside your own home. Every attempt to escape leads deeper into a disturbing, shifting world about grief and death.

Batman: Arkham VR

Puzzles and brain teasers

You become Batman in virtual reality, solving a personal case as a detective in Gotham with crime scene reconstructions, gadget puzzles, and visits to Wayne Manor and the Batcave. Short but highly immersive.

Ad Infinitum

Dark, serious atmosphere

An atmospheric first-person horror game set in World War I where you sneak through trenches, solve puzzles and evade nightmarish creatures while uncovering a soldier's traumatic past.

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