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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November 6, 2023
Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Indie Games, Books, Polish, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller.
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 16, 2005
Adventure, Detective, Singleplayer, Thriller, TPP, PS Plus Premium.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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February 9, 2016
Adventure, FPP, Indie Games, 80s, Singleplayer, Thriller.
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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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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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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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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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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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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September 16, 2026
Action, Singleplayer, Shooters, Thriller, TPP, TPS, Simulation Elements.
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.
August 20, 2026
Adventure, Time Travel, Remaster/remake, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller, Visual Novel.
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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.
August 10, 2002
Adventure, 2D, Horror, Singleplayer, Thriller, Visual Novel.
Higurashi When They Cry is a Japanese adventure in the visual novel category. The production is kept in a horror atmosphere and tells the story of a small village of Hinamizawa, which in June 1983 became the scene of a series of brutal murders. The game boils down primarily to passive tracking of the plot presented in text form enriched with simple pictures.
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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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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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September 3, 2024
Adventure, Horror, PC Game Pass, Singleplayer, Survival Horror, Thriller, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium.
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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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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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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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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June 7, 2018
Adventure, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Religious, Singleplayer, Thriller.
A psychological thriller adventure game, in which the players assume the role of a priest charged with murdering an altar boy during an exorcism. In Gray Dawn, the players observe the action from the first-person perspective, and the gameplay revolves around solving environmental puzzles. The main protagonist is haunted by dark visions that make for the grim atmosphere of the game.
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February 26, 2016
Adventure, Exploration Games, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Meta Quest / Oculus, Singleplayer, Thriller, VR.
First-person adventure game in the form of a psychological thriller and the debut of an independent Italian studio Lka.it. The game's plot is set in an mental institution located in the Italian town of Volterra. Creators of The Town of Light decided to depict in their game the history of an actually existing place, focusing on dramas of its residents, treated by facility staff like animals. In the game we play the part of a 16-year-old girl named Renee who comes to the asylum in hope of recovering her lost memories. Her task is complicated by the fact that she suffers from schizophrenia, and during exploration she is constantly accompanied by her various fears and other symptoms of her condition. During the game we explore subsequent, carefully reproduced rooms of the asylum, slowly discovering all of its dark secrets. Depending on our actions, story can develop in a nonlinear way.
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May 23, 1995
Adventure, Books, Point-and-click, Post-apocalypse, Remaster/remake, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller.
A point-and-click adventure based on Harlan Ellison's best-selling novella, based on the science fiction thriller convention. The story of I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream is set in a world where a powerful supercomputer called AM has taken control of the nuclear resources of the most powerful nations and led to the annihilation of almost all humanity. Among the survivors were five seemingly unrelated people whom AM trapped in artificially created virtual worlds, forcing them to face their greatest fears and weaknesses.
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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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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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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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May 20, 2021
Adventure, 2D, Detective, Indie Games, Noir, Science Fiction, Side-scroll, Singleplayer, Thriller.
Lacuna - A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure is a futuristic noir adventure game in which we investigate a murder. The game departs from the schemes of classic adventure games, leading us through a non-linear story without unintuitive puzzles and repetitive dialogues.
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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.
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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July 12, 2023
Adventure, 2D, Horror, Indie Games, Side-scroll, Singleplayer, Thriller.
A sequel to an indie adventure game about paranormal activity by Night School Studio. Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals stars a new protagonist, returning to her hometown to uncover the secrets of mysterious radio signals.
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October 28, 2021
Adventure, Crowdfunding, Horror, Indie Games, Point-and-click, Singleplayer, Thriller.
Saint Kotar is a 2.5D point and click adventure game created by Red Martyr Entertainment. From the perspective of the two characters we discover the mystery of the old town, where a series of strange phenomena and murders take place.
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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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January 11, 2017
Adventure, 2D, Horror, Japan, Singleplayer, Thriller, Visual Novel.
Classic two-dimensional visual novel adventure. The hero is trapped in an isolated Japanese village celebrating a mysterious feast during which an ancient deity murders its inhabitants.
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February 19, 2020
Adventure, FPP, Indie Games, 90s, Singleplayer, Thriller.
The Suicide of Rachel Foster is a narrative thriller adventure game. During the game, the players take on the role of Nicole, who returns to a hotel belonging to her family, burdened with tragedy. The heroine is trapped in a mansion and starts to discover its dark secrets.
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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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April 12, 2008
Adventure, Full Motion Video, Singleplayer, Thriller, Visual Novel.
428: Shibuya Scramble is a PC-based adventure in the visual novel category. The story is about the kidnapping of a young woman; we follow the story from the perspective of five different characters, and decisions taken in the body of one of them affect the situation of the others.
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March 22, 2012
Adventure, Point-and-click, Singleplayer, Thriller.
A point-and-click adventure psychological thriller game by Spanish studio Pendulo Studios, known for the Runaway series. Yesterday is set in New York and its story focuses on a mysterious series of murders of homeless people. What links the individual cases are the characteristic Y-shaped scars. You play as John Yesterday, a man with no memory, who is trying to find out the truth about his past and ends up involved in a serious plot associated with the murders. The game is a typical point-and-click adventure production, and the gameplay focuses on exploring locations, talking to NPCs, gathering items and solving puzzles. Although the visuals are quite cartoonish, the overall atmosphere of this thriller game is extremely grim.
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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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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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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.
October 23, 2025
Adventure, FPP, Indie Games, 80s, Singleplayer, Thriller.
A first-person adventure game with a thriller theme, similar in some ways to Firewatch. Radiolight has us playing as a police officer investigating the disappearance of a child in Ashwood Creek. We have a walkie-talkie and a radio, which we can tune to listen to supernatural frequencies.
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July 17, 2025
Adventure, Detective, Indie Games, Point-and-click, Side-scroll, Singleplayer, Thriller.
A point-and-click adventure game, made by the indie studio Powerhoof, also known thanks to Crawl. In The Drifter we play as a person who's been framed for murder and then killed. The protagonist is brought back to life and his new goals are to clear his name and solve the crime.
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May 9, 2024
Adventure, Dystopia, FPP, Indie Games, PC Game Pass, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller, TPP, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
An unusual action adventure game set in the distant future and inspired by NieR: Automata. In 1000xResist we visit Earth 1000 years into the future, enslaved by the aliens. We explore memories of the immortal Iris, trying to learn the truth about her intentions.
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