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2021PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable89 % positive49.99 €

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.

  • Dread and tension
  • Lavish presentation
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
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The closest matches for The Medium are Silent Hill 2, Song of Horror and Layers of Fear 2. 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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Silent Hill 2

97 %Match

2024PCPlayStationXbox95 % positive69.99 €

Brings what grabs you about The Medium: dread and tension, lavish production as well as a dark atmosphere.

This remake of the horror classic follows James through the fog-choked town of Silent Hill as he searches for his dead wife. Oppressive atmosphere, puzzles and scarce resources serve a deep, psychological story.

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Song of Horror

Dread and tension

A classic fixed-camera survival horror told in episodes, where an unpredictable entity stalks you. Characters can die permanently, and puzzles plus dread behind every door drive the experience.

Layers of Fear 2

Dread and tension

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.

Layers of Fear

Dread and tension

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.

In Sound Mind

Puzzles and brain teasers

A first-person psychological horror where you dive into the nightmares and memories of a therapist's patients. Inventive environmental puzzles, unusual boss fights and a standout original soundtrack define the experience.

Post Trauma

Dread and tension

A classic-style survival horror game with fixed camera angles reminiscent of the old Resident Evil and Silent Hill titles. As Roman you solve puzzles, explore a nightmarish world and choose whether to avoid or fight its creatures.

The Beast Inside

Strong, story-driven narrative

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.

Phantasmagoria

Strong, story-driven narrative

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.

P.T.

Dread and tension

A short first-person horror teaser in which you walk the same hallway again and again as it changes in eerie ways, solving cryptic puzzles. Its oppressive atmosphere made it a legend, even though it was later removed from sale.

Poppy Playtime

Dread and tension

A horror puzzle adventure set in an abandoned toy factory, where you use the GrabPack to manipulate circuits and flee from creepy toy monsters. Environmental puzzles mixed with chase sequences deliver short, intense scares.

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