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Reveil
Adventure 06 March 2024
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.
The Night Is Grey
Adventure 05 January 2024
A point-and-click thriller adventure game featuring colorful, hand-drawn graphics. The Night is Grey stars Graham, trying to escape a dangerous forest while protecting a little girl.
I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream
Adventure 23 May 1995
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.
As Dusk Falls
Adventure 19 July 2022
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.
Kursk
Adventure 07 November 2018
A first-person perspective adventure game that combines elements of spy movies and horror. It is the first large game developed by the Polish studio Jujubee known mostly for its futuristic racing series Flashout. The story of the game focuses on the mysterious disaster of the Russian submarine K-141 Kursk which sank during the summer of 2000 on the Barents Sea. It was never determined what caused the incident.
Conway: Disappearance at Dahlia View
Adventure 02 November 2021
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.
Martha Is Dead
Adventure 24 February 2022
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.
Perfect Dark
Action TBA
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.
Deus Ex: The Fall
RPG 10 July 2013
Spin-off of the popular cyberpunk action RPG series, referring in its climate to the last full-fledged part of the series. The game was originally created for mobile devices, but it was also converted for PC. Its action takes place parallel to the events from the predecessor, but presents the whole story from the point of view of a completely different character. We play as a former member of SAS, who is a mercenary in service of a private military corporation.
Still Life
Adventure 14 April 2005
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.
Twin Mirror
Adventure 01 December 2020
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.
In Rays of the Light
Adventure 04 June 2020
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.
Unavowed
Adventure 08 August 2018
A thriller adventure game by Wadjet Eye Games. You play as a person, who for the last six months was possessed by a demon using their body to wreak havoc in New York. The protagonist was exorcised by the eponymous organization, which fights dark forces, and decides to join it, having lost their previous life, including their home, family, and friends. During the game, you explore locations, talk to NPCs, gather useful items and solve puzzles.
Loretta
Adventure 16 February 2023
A psychological thriller adventure game. In Loretta we play as a woman named Lora who decides to kill her husband in order to get compensation and start her life anew.
The Casting of Frank Stone
Adventure 2024
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.
AI: The Somnium Files
Adventure 17 September 2019
Detective adventure game with visual novel elements, in which we try to solve the mystery of murders taking place in technologically advanced, modern Tokyo. The game was created by the authors of the Zero Escape series.
Higurashi When They Cry
Adventure 10 August 2002
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.
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Adventure 24 March 2017
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.
428: Shibuya Scramble
Adventure 12 April 2008
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.
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Action 11 March 2008
Condemned 2: Bloodshot is a continuation of the game presented in the perspective of the first person, described by the authors themselves as a dark, brutal psychological thriller. As in the previous installment, the production allows us to play the role of a detective exploring the mysteries of mysterious serial murders. The game was developed by Monolith Productions, a studio with, among others, the first part of Condemned, and also F.E.A.R.
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Anniversary Edition
Adventure 12 January 2017
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.
Yesterday
Adventure 22 March 2012
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.
Steins;Gate 0
Adventure 10 December 2015
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.
Catherine: Full Body
Adventure 14 February 2019
A remastered and expanded version of Catherine, a game that debuted in 2011. This unique game that combines traits of an adventure game and a logic game was developed by Atlus, a Japanese studio known for the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona series. During the game, the players assume the role of Vincent, a thirty-year-old man who must face his worst nightmares – both metaphorically and literally.