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2017PCPlayStation85 % positive9.99 €

You play Theseus in virtual reality, sneaking through the labyrinth of an invulnerable Minotaur where fighting is no option. Cunning and hiding carry you through the darkness toward the exit, making every corridor a tense puzzle of timing and observation.

  • Sneaking and hiding
  • Dread and tension
  • Interconnected level design
  • Fantasy setting

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

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Clock Tower

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1995PC

Brings what grabs you about Theseus: sneaking and hiding, dread and tension as well as a dark atmosphere.

A classic point-and-click horror game in which you guide Jennifer through a mansion while fleeing the relentless Scissorman. Your choices lead to multiple endings, and the constant pursuit builds real panic.

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Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within

Sneaking and hiding

A point-and-click survival horror on PlayStation where you play a defenseless heroine evading killers and supernatural threats. Multiple endings, puzzles and constant stalking dread drive the tension.

Republique Remastered

Respects your time

You hack into surveillance cameras in a totalitarian state and guide Hope through five episodes of danger. The game thrives on tension as you slip past guards while watching the world unfold through a network of screens.

Clock Tower

Interconnected level design

You guide Jennifer through an isolated research building while the relentless stalker Scissorman hunts her, relying on puzzles and hiding rather than fighting. Its oppressive atmosphere and point-and-click controls make it an early pioneer of survival horror.

Detention

Sneaking and hiding

An atmospheric 2D horror adventure set in 1960s martial-law Taiwan, where you sneak through a haunted school and solve puzzles as a student. It blends political repression with Taiwanese folk religion and myth for a deeply unsettling story.

Year Walk

Fantasy setting

A short, eerie puzzle adventure rooted in Swedish folklore. You wander a chilling wintry world with a paper-cutout look, solving cryptic puzzles and meeting creatures from legend. Its dense atmosphere and hidden secrets make it stand out.

Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

Pure single-player experience

A story-heavy entry in the horror series: as a technician in an underground facility you face short, tense nights with varied tasks rather than just watching cameras. The dark tale of Circus Baby and the animatronics drives the experience.

The Fall

Respects your time

You play an AI in a combat suit trying to save its unconscious pilot on an alien planet. Classic adventure-style puzzles, a bleak atmosphere and a thoughtful story about duty and consciousness drive the experience.

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