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2017
You wake up with no memory in a nightmarish version of hell and make your way through menacing environments in first person to find a way out. A small indie horror trip that leans on atmosphere and exploration.
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The closest matches for The Spirit Underneath are The Karaoke, Eclipsium and Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Spirit Underneath special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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The Karaoke is a short Japanese horror game in which you explore an eerie karaoke venue as a girl. Its unsettling atmosphere and slowly revealed story are at the heart of the experience.
91 % 12.79 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
A surreal, unsettling indie horror adventure where you push through a dark, twisted world toward a distant tower. It focuses on atmosphere and disorientation rather than combat.
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Focus on a single character
A first-person horror game that draws on Swedish folklore and Norse mythology, turning the scary tales told to children into a real threat.
91 % 16.99 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
A first-person horror adventure seen through the eyes of a toddler wandering a distorted home and eerie dreamscapes at night with a talking teddy bear. There is no combat, just hiding, light puzzles and a haunting story about comfort and a troubled family.
91 %
Fantasy setting
You explore an ancient castle and the depths beneath it from first person, where dread builds through silence, uncertainty and the feeling of being watched. Tension comes more from atmosphere than from combat.
90 % 5.89 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
An indie horror game that relies on thick atmosphere, rewarding exploration and dark lore rather than cheap jump scares. You sink into an eerie world and piece together its secrets bit by bit.
90 % 19.50 €
Focus on a single character
Defenseless in a gloomy Prussian castle, you hide from monsters, ration lamp oil and fight to keep your sanity instead of fighting back. A genre-defining horror classic built on physics-based puzzles and relentless dread.
89 % 12.99 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
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.
89 % 5.69 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
A psychological horror game set in an abandoned Soviet-era apartment building, relying on oppressive atmosphere and exploration to build dread.
89 % 11.99 €
Focus on a single character
You wander a gloomy autumn forest where every wrong step could be your last. Piece by piece you uncover the dark story behind a place where beauty and danger have merged.
