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Dead Frontier 2
Action 15 July 2019
A multiplayer survival horror, which is a continuation of the browser MMO game from 2011. In Dead Frontier 2 we find ourselves in a world overrun by living corpses, and our primary goal is to survive.
Lucius III
Adventure 13 December 2018
The third part of the adventure game series, in which we play the role of Lucifer's son. As we travel through Winter Hill, we talk to the people who live there and perform tasks that push the story forward. This often requires the use of the hero's supernatural abilities. As in the previous parts of the series, there is a lot of brutality in the game.
Evil Dead: Endless Nightmare
Action 06 September 2016
Hybrid of the first person shooter and endless runner, embedded in the universe of cult films Evil Dead. Boomdash Digital (known, among others, from Bubble Raider) is responsible for creating this title.
The City of Lost Children
Adventure 31 March 1997
Based on French film production, this is an adventure game in which players play the role of a child looking for their abducted friends. In the title there are no elements of the fight - the game is limited to exploring the city, solving riddles and searching for necessary items.
Conarium
Adventure 06 June 2017
A psychological horror adventure game. The developers at Zoetrope Interactive were inspired by the works of Howard Philips Lovecraft, especially the novella entitled At the Mountains of Madness. The action of Conarium takes place in the 30s, and the player find himself in Upuaut.
The Executioner
RPG 25 September 2019
An R-rated hybrid game combining elements of RPG and visual novels. The players assume the role of the executioner who handles torturing and killing people on a daily basis, and at the same time is trying to take care of his mental health.
Occultic;Nine
Adventure 09 November 2017
Classic visual novel adventure game, which was created by producers of the popular Steins;Gate. During the game, which was set in contemporary Japan, we play the role of a seventeen-year-old blogger dealing with paranormal phenomena and urban legends.
HellSign
RPG 24 February 2021
An action RPG, in which the player assumes the role of a hunter of paranormal creatures. The game focuses on grim atmosphere, conducting investigations, and properly preparing for each battle.
The Eldritch Zookeeper
Simulation 2025
The Eldritch Zookeeper is a game that combines elements from several video game genres in order to simulate the life of a zoo manager. The player keeps in his zoo creatures taken directly from the literary works of none other than Howard Phillips Lovecraft. New monsters are delivered on a daily basis and it is up to the player to build the appropriate fence or cage, depending on the type of the creature. Moreover, one has to tend to the monster’s needs and make sure they do not escape.
Immortal Legacy: The Jade Cipher
Action 16 April 2019
A first-person shooter/survival horror developed by Chinese studio VIVA Games. The player assumes the role of an adventurer attempting to discover the secret behind human experiments undertaken by a powerful organization whose sole objective is to hold the key to immortality, disregarding collateral damage in the form of bloodthirsty beings that inhabit the isolated areas of the lone island which serves as a background to the game.
Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within
Adventure 12 March 1998
The third installment of the series of adventure horrors using point & click mechanics. The production does not relate to the previous parts and introduces a few new features, such as the option to switch between the two personalities of the main character.
Stifled
Adventure 31 October 2017
A first-person action thriller from an indie developer, offering support for VR headsets. Stifled bases the exploration mechanics on the original concept of use of echolocation – as they spread, sound waves reveal the layout of rooms and shapes of objects around you. Sounds can be made not only by the protagonist and some environmental objects, but also by the player themselves, using a microphone.
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Action 27 April 2017
An action-adventure game in the form of a survival horror, created by TheMeatly Games - an independent Canadian developer. The game was divided into episodes to be released on a regular basis - the first of them can be tried out for free. Henry, the game's protagonist, is a former employee of an animation studio who revisits his old workplace in response to an invitation he received from his previous boss.
Mental Hospital III
Action 30 November 2014
The third installment in the mobile survival-horror game series developed by Ukrainian studio AGaming+. The player assumes the role of a journalist who is hired to record an assault of Special Forces on a mental hospital where terrifying experiments take place. He reaches the destination late and finds the mutilated bodies of the soldiers and the corridors filled with mutants who used to be humans.
Indigo Lake
Action 17 October 2013
Indigo Lake is a first person horror combining elements of a shooter and adventure action game. The structure of the world is open and the game is about repelling ghostly attacks, exploring locations and solving puzzles. A car helps you to travel.
Someday You'll Return
Adventure 05 May 2020
Someday You'll Return is an adventure horror story designed for PlayStation 4. Players take on the role of the father looking for his missing daughter in the gloomy Czech forest. The action is observed from the protagonist's eyes, and the game consists mainly in exploring the three-dimensional environment, collecting objects and solving riddles.
Dead Sea
Action TBA (early access since 25 March 2016)
A sandbox survival simulator with adventure and horror features from Thai studio Phoenix. It is an extended version of a 2013 amateur project built on CryEngine. We play as an anonymous character, who wakes up on endless desert. Naturally, his only goal is to survive and escape from the hellish place, which requires solving many puzzles, exploring the game’s world and developing our character, who learns new, useful skills.
Perception
Adventure 30 May 2017
A first-person horror adventure game and the debut project of The Deep End Games studio. In Perception, we play as a blind girl named Cassie, who tries to discover the mystery of a certain mansion, whose visions has been haunting her in her dreams for some time. It turns out that the place is haunted by a ghost, which has been terrorizing the inhabitants of the house, and now it targets Cassie. We explore the dark mansions and look for clues to reveal the dark past of the building.
Anna: Extended Edition
Adventure 13 April 2013
Improved edition of the 2012 PC Adventure Anna. Developers took care not only of nicer graphics, but also new locations, additional puzzles or a changed interface.
Uncanny Valley
Adventure 23 April 2015
A two-dimensional pixel art survival horror. It is a debut title of the independent Slovenian studio Cowardly Creations. In the game the player assumes the role of a night watchman who guards a mysterious factory in shifts with his friend. To kill some time, the protagonist decides to explore the building. He discovers things he would rather not know. As the story progresses, he learns new dark secrets about his working place.
House of Caravan
Adventure 16 April 2015
House of Caravan is an exploration adventure game created by the experienced developers from the indie studio Rosebud Games. The game takes place at the beginning of the 20th century in a town called Candlewood, located in the northern part of the United States. We play as a boy who was kidnapped by strangers on his way home from school. We end up in a grim household and we have to find our way out while facing the dark secrets hidden in the mansion.
Last Year
Action 18 December 2018
A first-person survival horror developed by independent studio Elastic Games. Last Year draws inspiration from typical slasher films. At the core of gameplay lies asymmetrical multiplayer designed for up to 6 players. In Last Year five players play as typical American teenagers, while the sixth assumes the role of a psychopath, hunting down the rest. In the game each hero has a particular role to play, and the key to success is proper cooperation and using each character’s strengths.
Twin Soul
Adventure 2024
A survival horror focused on co-op gameplay. Twin Soul was developed by White Noise studio, which was previously famed for creating a Source Engine-based modification called Silent Hill: Alchemilla. Twin Soul is set in Russia, not long after the dissolution of the USSR. The players assume the roles of souls of dead people trapped in the purgatory, trying to find their way to the afterlife.
Here They Lie
Adventure 13 October 2016
A horror adventure game developed for virtual reality sets by a small developer Tangentleman in cooperation with Sony Santa Monica. Here They Lie is a dark, psychedelic experience that takes the player to a terrifying and slightly surrealistic world filled with various dangers. In contrast to other classic survival horrors, the game focuses on dark atmosphere and on fueling player's fear.