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2016PCSteam Deck playable94 % positive3.99 €

A short first-person meta-horror nightmare that targets the player and the game itself. You hunt for keys and exits while the game constantly deceives you and breaks the fourth wall.

  • Dark, serious atmosphere

The closest matches for Imscared are Into the Gloom, Doorways: The Underworld and Silence of the Sleep. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Imscared special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Into the Gloom

96 %Match

2015PC79 % positive5.89 €

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Pure single-player experience
  • Focus on a single character

A first-person retro horror puzzle game rendered in only black, white and red. You solve puzzles across nine tense levels while trying to escape "The Shadow".

Silence of the Sleep

Dark, serious atmosphere

A psychological horror adventure in which you play Jacob Reeves, a suicidal man who wakes with no memory in an abstract dream world. You solve puzzles and explore oppressive places to uncover the reason for his journey.

Fear the Spotlight

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A short horror adventure set in a school at night, where Vivian and Amy sneak around, solve puzzles and evade a sinister spotlight after a séance goes wrong. Its look recalls classic PS1-era horror games.

Don't Be Afraid

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A horror adventure where you play a kidnapped boy exploring his captor's enormous house, solving puzzles and evading threats. Tension comes from its oppressive atmosphere and grim discoveries.

Spectator

Dark, serious atmosphere

You work as a surveillance observer spotting anomalies on camera feeds, until the creepiness creeps ever closer. A short indie horror game in the style of creepypastas that rewards attention over combat.

Lust for Darkness

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An erotically charged psychological horror journey through a Victorian mansion and a disturbing parallel world inspired by Lovecraft and Beksiński. It focuses on atmosphere, puzzles and light stealth sections.

Penumbra: Overture

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A first-person survival horror set in a desolate Greenland mine, where you're nearly defenseless and rely on physics-based puzzles and hiding to survive. Its oppressive atmosphere and mouse-driven object interaction define the experience.

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An early interactive horror movie from Warp: as Laura you explore a creepy hospital in first person, solving puzzles to uncover why your father went on a killing spree. Its pre-rendered CGI cutscenes and disturbing themes like cannibalism made it infamous.

The Grandfather

Dark, serious atmosphere

A short point-and-click puzzle game with a horror atmosphere, where you explore the grim, sorrowful story of a tormented old man. You solve puzzles and piece together an oppressive family tragedy bit by bit.

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