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2017 PC 19.99 € 👍 91 % Very positive, 5,217 reviews on Steam

As a young journalist you comb through an abandoned 1990s town, gather clues and piece together the truth behind a murder case with almost no hand-holding. It thrives on genuine detective work and a dense, eerie atmosphere.

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  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Open world
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
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The closest matches for The Painscreek Killings are Dark Fall, The Last Keeper and Kona. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Painscreek Killings special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Dark Fall

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2002 PC −75 % 4.99 € 1.24 € ends today 👍 77 % Mostly positive, 280 reviews on Steam

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lots to discover

A Myst-style horror adventure set in an abandoned, haunted hotel. You search for your missing brother, solve puzzles, and are unsettled by a deeply eerie soundscape.

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The Last Keeper

Dark, serious atmosphere

As a lighthouse keeper on a remote island, you maintain machinery, work the radio and guide ships into harbor while eerie secrets of the island unfold. An atmospheric horror sim in the vein of Voices of the Void.

Kona

Lots to discover

As private detective Carl Flaubert, you investigate strange events at a remote lake in snowbound 1970s Quebec. Thick winter atmosphere, a narrator's commentary and slow clue-hunting drive this quiet, eerie adventure.

Ether One

Puzzles and brain teasers

A first-person adventure in which you enter the fading memories of a dementia patient as a memory-therapy worker. Tricky puzzles and a moving story about losing the mind drive the experience.

Echo Night

Puzzles and brain teasers

An early first-person horror adventure from From Software in which you explore a derelict ghost ship, solving puzzles and uncovering the pasts of restless spirits. Atmosphere, exploration and mystery matter more than combat.

Scratches

Realistic visuals

A classic point-and-click horror adventure set in a decaying English manor, where you play a writer investigating eerie noises and dark secrets from the past. Dense creepy atmosphere and tricky puzzles drive the experience.

Her Story

Strong, story-driven narrative

You type keywords into an old police database and piece together a haunting crime mystery from fragmented live-action interview clips of one woman. The story assembles itself in your head, in whatever order your curiosity leads you.

Post Mortem

Puzzles and brain teasers

A dark point-and-click thriller set in Paris, where you play a former detective with clairvoyant visions hunting a killer tied to occult rituals. Puzzles and interrogations drive a dense conspiracy story.

Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet

Puzzles and brain teasers

As astronomer John Parker you travel to the 1910 New England town of Illsmouth and uncover a Lovecraftian mystery tied to a comet and ancient beings. A classic point-and-click adventure with tough puzzles, thick atmosphere and unforgiving mistakes.

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