November 6, 2023
Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Indie Games, Books, Polish, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium.
The Invincible is a first-person, retro-futuristic, thriller adventure game based on a sci-fi novel by Stanislaw Lem. The player must explore an alien planet, Regis III, in search of their crewmates, soon discovering the globe is very, very hostile.
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September 24, 2021
Action, Beat 'em Up, Detective, Japan, Crime, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Thriller, TPP.
A spin-off of the popular Yakuza series, and a sequel to 2019's warmly welcomed Judgment. In Lost Judgment, the main character is once again Takayuki Yagami, a private detective investigating a mysterious murder case in Yokohama.
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September 16, 2005
Adventure, Detective, Singleplayer, Thriller, TPP.
Featuring paranormal mystery/thriller esthetics, a third-person action-adventure game by Quantic Dream studio. The plot of Indigo Prophecy – perhaps better known as Fahrenheit - is set in New York City in year 2009. The city is witness to a series of inexplicably violent acts of murder committed by seemingly ordinary, lawful citizens. The action is presented from the point of view of two separate characters. One of them is Lucas Kane who experiences the mysterious event first hand as he kills a complete stranger in a restaurant's restroom. Haunted by strange visions, he decides to find out what is really happening. The other character is Lieutenant Carla Valenti who, along with her life partner Sergeant Tyler Miles, investigates the case. In the course of the game we will visit various locations, speak to other characters, and fight. What is characteristic for Indigo Prophecy is the dark, shrouded in mystery plot and the opportunity to solve the puzzle while playing either as the hunter, or the hunted.
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October 8, 2013
Adventure, Arcade Elements, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller, TPP.
A thriller movie-inspired action adventure game. The game was developed by French studio Quantic Dream, creators of such hits as Heavy Rain and Fahrenheit. The plot of Beyond: Two Souls shows fifteen years of life of Jodie Holmes (who is modeled after and voice acted by Ellen Page, Oscar nominee). Since birth, the woman was connected to Aiden, an incorporeal creature that ventured into our world. The game is considered an “interactive drama” as it focuses mostly on storytelling, moral choices, and the cinematic experience. The developers from Quantic Dream took care to deliver high-quality, photorealistic graphics, sound effects, and animations created using the motion capture technology.
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June 25, 2019
Action, Beat 'em Up, Detective, Japan, Crime, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Thriller, TPP.
An action adventure game in which we play the role of a detective conducting complex criminal investigations. Project JUDGE was created by the authors of the popular Yakuza series, i.e. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. As a former lawyer of Takayuki Yagami, we deal with the prosecution of criminals.
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August 15, 2017
Adventure, Cyberpunk, Detective, Exploration Games, FPP, Horror, Polish, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller.
A psychological first-person horror from the Polish developer studio Bloober Team, known best for another horror game, entitled Layers of Fear. Observer is set in a cyberpunk universe, in Cracow of 2048. In the game you play as Daniel Lazarski (starred by Rutger Hauer, known from the film Blade Runner), a detective able to hack into people’s minds. The game’s story starts when the main hero gets a letter from his missing son, who turns out to be a high-ranking engineer working for a powerful corporation. The protagonist picks up an investigation that takes him to the slums of Cracow and forces him to relive dark memories and nightmares of both criminals and their victims. When it comes to gameplay, Observer is a first-person adventure game with survival horror mechanics. Most of the time the player explores grim locations and interacts with characters encountered on the way. An important aspect of gameplay are sequences in which the protagonist hacks into the minds of suspects and becomes part of their worst nightmares.
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February 23, 2010
Adventure, Arcade Elements, Crime, PlayStation Move, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, Thriller, TPP.
An interactive thriller adventure game developed by studio Quantic Dream (Fahrenheit, Omikron: The Nomad Soul). The player controls several seemingly unrelated characters, each with their own storylines and motivations. How the story develops depends greatly on the decisions made by the player as all plots intertwine until they meet at the game's finale. What’s characteristic for the game is its focus on matters of morality and ethics. The developers took extra care to reflect the various types of human behavior and feelings of the characters in as realistic a way as possible. It can be noticed for example in great facial expressions. The game features high quality graphics with spectacular explosions and realistic weather conditions. It also features a pretty grim vibe that successfully builds an atmosphere of sadness and hopelessness.
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December 11, 2024
Adventure, FPP, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Dating Simulator, Life Sim, Thriller.
A hybrid of a dating game, a life simulator and a psychological triller. In MiSide our character is suddenly transported to a virtual world from a mobile game and has to take care of a girl named Mita. Being forced to live with her quickly starts to turn into a nightmare.
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November 10, 2016
Adventure, Point-and-click, Singleplayer, Thriller.
A typical point-and-click adventure game and a continuation to 2012's Yesterday. Yesterday Origins was developed by the creators of the original game - the Spanish Pendulo Studios. Again, the player takes on the role of John Yesterday; as for the plot, it was divided into two timelines. Thus the player, familiar with present-day events, is taken back to the era of the Spanish Inquisition. In terms of game mechanics, the game follows the pattern of its predecessor. The player explores the in-game locations, talks to NPCs, gathers items and solves various puzzles for the most part. Contrary to the first installment however, Yesterday Origins is a fully 3D title, though the creators have once again managed to convey the characteristic atmosphere of the original game through application of the specific, cartoonish art style.
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February 9, 2016
Adventure, FPP, Indie Games, 80s, PC Game Pass, Singleplayer, Thriller, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Game Pass Essential.
An indie FPP adventure game and the debut production of the American Campo Santo studio. The team comprises of veteran developers, previously working on such titles as The Walking Dead, Mark of the Ninja, BioShock 2, and Brutal Legend. The story of Firewatch takes place in an enormous forest in the American state of Wyoming, where our hero is trying to escape his day-to-day problems by becoming a ranger. This seemingly calm profession turns into an extremely complicated one, when various unexplainable events take place in the area that our character is charged with patrolling. The incidents are directly connected to our hero’s boss – Delilah, with whom we constantly keep in touch via radio. Building up relations with our superior is one of the key aspects of the game, as she is the only NPC featured in the production. The gameplay revolves exclusively around the single player mode; the popular Unity engine powers the game’s visuals.
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April 3, 2009
Adventure, Detective, Point-and-click, Singleplayer, Thriller.
Still Life 2 is a sequel to a great adventure, which turned out to be one of the hits of 2005. The plot of the game presents the fate of FBI agent Victoria McPherson, a tracing psychopathic murderer. The development team of the French GameCO studio tried to create a captivating script, atmospheric audio-visual setting and memorable riddles to solve.
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May 21, 2019
Adventure, Indie Games, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller.
Unusual adventure game, in which we play the artificial intelligence SAM, dealing with the service of the station orbiting the ground. The production was made by No Code studio, and it was released by Devolver Digital company.
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Action, FPP, FPS, Action Adventure, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Shooters, Espionage, Thriller, Xbox Exclusive.
Conversion of cult FPP shooting with special agent Joanna Dark in the lead role. Prequel game Perfect Dark Zero released in 2005. The production became famous, among other things, thanks to the extremely extensive multiplayer mode.
December 18, 2014
Adventure, 2D, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller, Visual Novel.
Chaos;Child is a visual novel sci-fi adventure game. Players are following the story of a high school student working for a school newspaper on the case of mysterious deaths, potentially related to an equally mysterious case that had shaken Tokyo a few years earlier.
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August 19, 2021
Adventure, 2.5D, Indie Games, Point-and-click, Singleplayer, Thriller, Top-down.
12 Minutes is an interactive adventure thriller. The player takes on the role of a man trapped in a time loop lasting twelve minutes. He must try different sequences of events and activities to find the one that will allow him to save his life and that of his wife.
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September 25, 2014
Adventure, Detective, Exploration Games, FPP, Indie Games, Polish, Singleplayer, Thriller.
A dark, first-person adventure game developed by The Astronauts - a Polish team led by Adrian Chmielarz, the co-founder of People Can Fly. The player is put in the shoes of Paul Prospero - a detective who has developed certain paranormal abilities. The protagonist tries to solve the mystery behind the vanishing of a young boy. The player traverses an extensive, open world - the game is non-linear and the player is free to explore and look for subsequent clues. The game offers many unique mechanics related to making links between different pieces of the puzzle. Walking around the grim areas of Red Creek Valley, the protagonist makes use of his extraordinary abilities, making contact with the dead, experiencing various visions and visiting alternative realities. Utilizing the Unreal Engine 3, the game stands out with its high-quality visuals supported by technologies allowing to convert photographs of real-existing places into digital pictures.
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November 22, 2005
Adventure, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Survival Horror, Thriller.
Dark, first person psychological thriller, in which the player has the opportunity to experience an abnormal level of mental tension by tracking down serial murderers. In our investigation we use our own instincts, court procedures, sophisticated investigative tools, and in many cases, hand to hand combat skills.
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November 25, 2010
Adventure, Detective, Arcade Elements, Singleplayer, Thriller, Visual Novel.
A detective adventure game from the visual novel genre. It was developed by Japan studio Spike Chunsoft. The main protagonist of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Naegi Makoto, is a teenager who starts his education in an elite high school. In contrast to his colleagues, he has no remarkable achievements and he was accepted to the school by winning a lottery. Soon after the school year starts, Makoto and a group of other students are trapped inside the school building and a digitally-controlled mascot informs them that, in order to escape from the trap, one of them must murder someone else in such way that it will be impossible to find out who is guilty. The game is divided into three separate phases. First the player speaks with selected students, builds relations and learns interesting facts. When the murder happens, the player is tasked with gathering evidence and testimonies. Finally the action moves to a court room where during a trial one must find out who the murderer is through a series of minigames.
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October 15, 2009
Adventure, 2D, Time Travel, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller, Visual Novel.
Steins;Gate is a visual novel sci-fi adventure game. Players follow a first year student at a Tokyo university and a novice inventor who follows a conspiracy related to one of his gadgets.
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February 10, 2011
Adventure, Arcade Elements, Horror, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Surrealism, Thriller.
An intriguing combination of a puzzle game with an adventure of light erotic colour. In production we play the role of a young man, who struggles with many social problems. At night, the daredevil also experiences real nightmares.
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April 14, 2005
Adventure, Detective, Point-and-click, Singleplayer, Thriller.
A classic adventure game produced by Microids, which is responsible for the creation of the "Siberia" series. "Still Life" presents a script that could be successfully used to produce a classic action film.
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June 4, 2020
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, Thriller.
Remake of a short exploratory FPP game The Light produced by independent Russian developer. Sergei Noskov refreshed the graphics of the game, in which we visit a man-made abandoned city in Eastern Europe on the way to one of the two endings.
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September 3, 2024
Adventure, Horror, Singleplayer, Survival Horror, Thriller, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass.
The Casting of Frank Stone is a horror adventure game set in the universe of Dead by Daylight. It tells the story of a group of friends, learning the secrets of the town of Cedar Hills and the titular Frank Stone.
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February 24, 2022
Adventure, Very Brutal, Exploration Games, FPP, Horror, World War II, Indie Games, 40s and 50s, Singleplayer, Thriller.
First-person adventure game maintained in the genre of a dark psychological thriller. Martha is Dead transfers us to Tuscany in 1944. The production is the responsibility of an independent studio LKA, the creator of The Town of Light.
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July 26, 2012
Adventure, Detective, Arcade Elements, Singleplayer, Thriller, Visual Novel.
A sequel to the detective adventure visual novel released in 2010 by Spike Chunsoft. In Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair the player assumes the role of a completely new protagonist named Hajime Hinata. He is accepted to an elite high school despite the fact that he cannot remember what he did to earn that honor. During one of the school trips the class of the protagonist is imprisoned on a tropical island. In order to escape, the students must murder one of their friends and avoid being caught by their colleagues. The gameplay mechanics are based on the same principles as the original game and they are split into three separate phases, in which one must first participate in conversations, then gather testimonies and evidence in the murder case, and finally go to a trial and type the murderer.
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September 26, 2018
Adventure, Crowdfunding, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Polish, Singleplayer, Thriller.
A first-person perspective adventure game exploiting the psychological thriller genre. The plot in The Works of Mercy draws inspiration from such films as The Tenant by Roman Polanski and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. The title was developed by Polish studio Pentacle, whose team members have worked on titles such as The Witcher or Call of Juarez. The player is in control of a man whose family got kidnapped by a psychopath. To save their lives, the hero has to murder several people of maniac's choosing. Whether he likes it or not, the protagonist must obey the psychopath, who constantly watches the protagonist through candid cameras. At the same time, the hero tries to find out who the oppressor is and what is his goal. Gameplay in The Works of Mercy resembles productions like Gone Home and P.T. (the playable teaser of the cancelled Silent Hills). The core of the game consists of exploration, solving puzzles, talking with the psychopath, and fulfilling his wishes. The gloomy atmosphere is accompanied by surreal visions experienced by the hero. The Works of Mercy offers graphics powered by Unreal Engine 4 and supports VR headsets.
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August 19, 2019
Adventure, PlayLink Application, Full Motion Video, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer, Thriller.
An interactive video for PlayStation 4 and the PlayLink mobile app. During the game we get to know the fate of the title woman, who can help to catch the murderer.
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June 24, 2011
Adventure, Point-and-click, Singleplayer, Thriller.
Adventure in the thriller convention, where we go to a research station located in Greenland. We are experiencing terrifying nightmares, trying to stay alive together with other scientists.
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January 12, 2017
Adventure, Detective, Arcade Elements, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller, Visual Novel.
The third full-fledged installment in the series of mystery thriller adventure visual novels developed by Spike Chunsoft. The plot of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony tells the story of a kidnapped high school student named Kaede Akamatsu. Together with other students, he is taken to a school called Gifted Inmates Academy. The academy’s director is a teddy bear named Monokuma. He informs his “guests” that the only way to escape the place is to kill another student in such way that no one catches you during the investigation. The game employs gameplay mechanics known from previous entries in the series. The gameplay is divided into two main parts: School Life and Class Trial. In the first part the player interacts with other students, creates relations and pushes the story forward. Once a murder occurs, the gameplay mechanics change and the player focuses on conducting an investigation during which he learns testimonies and statements of various people, he looks for evidence etc.
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July 22, 2021
Adventure, Indie Games, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Thriller, TPP.
A three-dimensional adventure game in which we get to know three different, but connected stories from the perspective of three characters. The action of the game takes place in contemporary London, although we will also find supernatural elements in it. Variable State studio is responsible for the production and Annapurna Interactive is the publisher.
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March 31, 2020
Adventure, Full Motion Video, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller.
Adventure game created using FMV technology and maintained in the convention of a science fiction thriller. In The Complex we follow Dr. Amy Tenant, a nanotechnology specialist who is trapped in the title complex after the biological attack on London.
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November 2, 2021
Adventure, Detective, Indie Games, Crime, 40s and 50s, Singleplayer, Thriller.
Conway: Disappearance at Dahlia View is a detective adventure game in which we, as a retired detective, try to solve the mystery of the disappearance of an eight-year-old girl. We observe the neighbors and look for clues so we can start questioning the suspects.
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August 30, 2022
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Full Motion Video, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Thriller.
The third narrative adventure game from Sam Barlow, author of the popular Her Story and Telling Lies. Immortality, maintained in the atmosphere of a horror film, tells the story of a young actress who disappeared before the films starring her were released.
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June 24, 2022
Adventure, Detective, Puzzle Elements, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller, Visual Novel.
AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative is a detective adventure game with visual novel elements, in which we play as an agent investigating a mysterious murder. The protagonist has a technology that allows her to delve into other characters' memories.
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2026
Action, Singleplayer, Shooters, Thriller, TPP, TPS.
A third-person action thriller created by the Zero Hour devs. In Blackwood, we play as the titular character who runs a store during the day and turns into a killer under the cover of night. The gameplay is mostly about spectacular fights with enemies, featuring brutal finishers.
November 25, 2025
Adventure, FPP, Horror, Action Adventure, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival Horror, Thriller.
A horror game that combines various ways of scaring the player, developed by the creators of Fobia: St. Dinfna Hotel. In A.I.L.A, we become a tester for the artificial intelligence, which creates terrifying experiences based on our thoughts and how we play.
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December 10, 2015
Adventure, 2D, Time Travel, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller, Visual Novel.
A visual novel adventure game developed by Nitroplus and 5pb. Studios. The game is a direct continuation of the original Steins;Gate from 2009. The plot picks off using one of the alternative endings of the predecessor. Okabe Rintaro, a student heartbroken after the tragic death of his friend Kurisu Makise, makes an appointment to a psychiatric health facility. Nevertheless, his life changes dramatically when he meets former professor of Kurisu and his research team, conducting research on a unique technology. By taking part in the experiment, our protagonist may be able to make contact with an AI that is a simulation of his dead friend. When it comes to gameplay, Steins;Gate 0 is a typical visual novel. The gameplay focuses on following the plot and dialogues, with some occasional decision making which influences the course of the story and leads to one of its alternative endings.
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March 24, 2017
Adventure, Package, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, Thriller, Visual Novel.
A compilation of remastered editions of two adventure games developed by Spike Chunsoft - a Japanese studio. The Nonary Games includes 2009's 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward - a game which came out three years later. Since the plots of the two games are strongly connected, it is recommended to play through them in chronological order. Both games offer a gameplay formula based on two branches - the story-based sequences typical for visual novel as a genre, and the adventure-like sections played from first-person view. During the sequences of the first kind, the player follows the developments in the story and makes different choices from time to time; the other segment of gameplay requires the player to solve puzzles. Compared to their original releases, the games contained within this compilation come with improved visuals. Additionally, 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors was enriched with professional voice acting (both in English and Japanese).
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September 18, 2018
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, FPP, Full Motion Video, Meta Quest / Oculus, PlayStation VR, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer, SteamVR, Thriller, VR, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
A psychological thriller adventure game developed by Funhouse (a division of Ubisoft Montreal) in cooperation with SpectreVision. The title debuted on multiple gaming platforms, but only PC and PlayStation 4 versions support virtual reality goggles and dedicated motion controllers. In Transference the player is tasked with solving a mystery of a family whose members are facing various obsessions. The player will attempt to help them by entering their minds and examining their memories recreated in virtual reality. During the game the player will discover their secrets and weaknesses and he will obtain evidence that can be used in various ways. It is worth mentioning that the story is non-linear, and its ending depends on the decisions made by the player.
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September 20, 2018
Adventure, Full Motion Video, Time Travel, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller, Visual Novel.
Steins;Gate Elite is a classic visual novel adventure game. It is a complex remake of the original Steins;Gate, a game that debuted in 2009.
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December 1, 2020
Adventure, Singleplayer, Surrealism, Thriller, TPP.
Twin Mirror is a non-linear adventure game set in a mysterious American town. The game’s protagonist loses his memories after brutal events of a single night and tries to learn what happened. This requires an investigation both in a real world and the character’s own mind.
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July 30, 2019
Action, Alternative History, Dystopia, FPP, Indie Games, 60s and 70s, Action Adventure, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Stealth, Survival, Thriller.
Lightbearer is the second addition to the We Happy Few adventure game by Compulsion Games studio. It focuses on the character of the popular Wellington Wells rockman, Nick Lightbearer.
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October 15, 2020
Adventure, Detective, FPP, Indie Games, 60s and 70s, Polish, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Thriller.
A psychological thriller adventure game based on the true story of an American serial murderer - Zodiac. During the game, we travel through climatic locations, solve riddles and make choices that influence the ending of the story.
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September 24, 2014
Action, Puzzle Elements, Adventure Elements, Horror, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, Thriller, TPP, TPS.
Action game enriched with elements of survival horror, which is a spin-off of the Danganronpa cycle. The player plays the role of a teenage Naegi mosquito, whose task is to stop a childish gang murdering adult inhabitants of Towa City in order to create their own utopia. The game focuses on solving a variety of environmental riddles and fighting against hostile enemies with the help of the original arsenal.
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March 6, 2024
Adventure, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Surrealism, Thriller.
A first-person psychological horror adventure game. Reveil stars Walter Thompson, looking for his missing wife and daughter, traversing a surreal world inspired by 1960s circuses.
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November 5, 2015
Adventure, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Thriller, Visual Novel.
G-senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String is an adventure thriller from the visual novel category. The player takes the role of a teenage criminal who tries to outwit a mysterious mafia boss.
August 22, 2023
Adventure, Horror, Polish, Action Adventure, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller, TPP.
A third-person sci-fi thriller action adventure game. Fort Solis has us traversing the titular Mars facility, trying to learn what had happened to its staff and why was it built. The game's stellar voice cast includes Troy Baker and Roger Clark.
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July 19, 2022
Adventure, Indie Games, Internet, 90s, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Thriller, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium.
As Dusk Falls is an interactive drama from the independent Interior/Night studio, which was founded by co-founder Heavy Rain. In the game we learn the fate of members of two American families over the course of 30 years.
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October 15, 2020
Adventure, Detective, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller.
The Signifier is a FPP adventure game, the action of which takes place in the near future, and the storyline theme touches upon issues such as artificial intelligence or privacy violations related to the ability to read another person's thoughts and memories.
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September 5, 2024
Adventure, 2.5D, Horror, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Thriller, TPP.
Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open is the second part of a series of grim adventure games straight from Malaysia. In the first full-length game of the series we lead a girl who has to face not only the torments of growing up in an unpleasant environment, but also ghosts.
