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Games like The Music Machine

2015PC87 % positive4.99 €

You play a teenage girl possessed by a vindictive ghost in a character-driven horror story full of cosmic mysteries and interpersonal conflict. The focus is squarely on narrative rather than combat.

  • Dread and tension
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

The closest matches for The Music Machine are Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.1 Onikakushi, Phantasmagoria and Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.2 Watanagashi. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Music Machine special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best match

Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.1 Onikakushi

98 %Match

2015PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified96 % positivefree

Brings what grabs you about The Music Machine: dread and tension, a strong story as well as a dark atmosphere.

You read through a dark sound novel that starts in an idyllic village and slowly slips into paranoid horror. The blend of everyday life, mystery and sudden violence is carried strongly by its music and sound design.

Phantasmagoria

Dread and tension

A 1990s point-and-click horror adventure with live-action video footage: as Adrienne you explore a sinister mansion and uncover its dark secret. Notorious for its graphic scenes and full-motion-video style.

KinitoPet

Dread and tension

A psychological horror game in which you interact with an early-2000s desktop assistant whose behavior on your PC grows increasingly unsettling. Its appeal lies in playing with the computer interface and the creeping unease.

Sally Face

Dread and tension

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.

Simulacra

Dread and tension

You dig through a missing woman's smartphone, reading messages, using apps and watching videos, to piece together a creepy mystery. A short, story-driven horror experience told through found-footage-style screen interaction.

Mad Father

Dread and tension

A short RPG Maker horror adventure in which you play Aya, uncovering the dark secrets of her mad doctor father inside a mansion. Puzzles, chase sequences and multiple endings deliver a macabre yet emotional story.

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