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Games like Ian's Eyes

2016PC59 % positive

You play as North, a loyal dog guiding the blind eight-year-old Ian through a school full of unseen dangers. Tension comes from the gap between Ian's innocence and your awareness of what lurks in the halls.

  • Dread and tension
  • Companions and relationships
  • Emotional impact
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

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In short: Games like Ian's Eyes

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Ian's Eyes special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Among the Sleep

91 %Match

2014USK 16PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified89 % positive16.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Ian's Eyes: dread and tension, emotional impact as well as a dark 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.

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Mouthwashing

Emotional impact

A short, harrowing psychological horror story aboard a crippled space freighter, where the survivors unravel under guilt, despair and madness. Its fractured timeline, bleak humor and grimy low-poly look make it memorable.

Doki Doki Literature Club!

Companions and relationships

What starts as a sugary anime dating sim about a school poetry club gradually turns into unsettling psychological horror that breaks the fourth wall and even toys with the game's own files.

Sally Face

Emotional impact

An episodic point-and-click adventure about a boy with a prosthetic face who investigates a murder series and supernatural secrets in a gloomy apartment building. Its distinctive comic-like low-poly look, 90s atmosphere and emotional story set it apart.

Saya no Uta

Dread and tension

A short, disturbing horror visual novel from Nitroplus: after an accident a medical student sees the world as flesh and viscera, with only Saya appearing beautiful to him. It is a bleak, uncompromising blend of cosmic dread and tragic romance.

The Cat Lady

Dread and tension

A dark psychological horror adventure about a lonely, suicidal woman drawn into a fight against grotesque serial killers. With its gritty collage-like look, strong voice acting and heavy themes of depression and loss, it is an intense and emotional experience.

Angels of Death

Companions and relationships

You try to escape a sealed building together with a companion whose strange bond with you slowly unfolds. The game mixes unsettling psycho horror with puzzles and a personal story told across four episodes.

Without a Dawn

Dread and tension

A dark, psychological horror visual novel with a striking pseudo-ASCII look and philosophical themes. You get a bleak, story-focused experience from a Finnish solo developer.

Lorelai

Emotional impact

A dark, emotional psychological horror point-and-click adventure about a young woman escaping a toxic family home. Story takes center stage, supported by unsettling imagery and puzzles.

Fractured Minds

Easy to pick up

A short, artistic game about anxiety and mental health that turns states like isolation and panic into symbolic experiences across six atmospheric chapters. Made by a 17-year-old developer, it aims to build understanding of mental illness.

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