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269 games like The Rewrite Journal

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01 When the Night Comes Cover

2018 · Linux, Mac, PC

When the Night Comes

78%

When The Night Comes is an episodic fantasy otome game with supernatural elements. You are a Hunter, and you've been called to the quiet town of Lunaris to assist the local Enforcers with an investigation into a series of increasingly unsettling murders. Immer...

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78% Sehr nah dran
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Indie Genre Visual Novel Genre Fantasy Theme Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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02 The Watson-Scott Test Cover
61%

Take the Watson-Scott personality test and discover your deepest and darkest fears. 30 multiple-choice questions will tell you if you're more afraid of clowns, snakes, or something more sinister...

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61% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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03 Apsulov: End of Gods Cover

2019 · Switch, PC, PS4

Apsulov: End of Gods

61%

You awake in a sanctuary of steel and concrete, built to honor the Nordic Gods and to house an artifact, buried in the earth aeons ago. Unveil the secrets of the inhabitants, the artifact, and the nine realms of Yggdrasil in Apsulov: End of Gods.

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61% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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04 Don't Knock Twice Cover

2017 · Switch, PC, PS4

Don't Knock Twice

58%

Don't Knock Twice is a single-player first-person survival horror game with support for virtual reality headsets. The player explores a large manor house in search of a missing daughter, interacting with almost every object and following hints delivered throug...

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58% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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05 Rusty Lake: Roots Cover

2016 · Android, Mac, PC

Rusty Lake: Roots

56%

James Vanderboom's life drastically changes when he plants a special seed in the garden of the house he has inherited. Expand your bloodline by unlocking portraits in the tree of life.

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56% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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06 Lethal Company Cover

2023 · PC

Lethal Company

53%

A co-op horror roguelite about an abandoned industrial moon.

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53% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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07 Doki Doki Literature Club! Cover

2017 · Android, Linux, Mac

Doki Doki Literature Club!

52%

The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

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52% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Visual Novel Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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08 Signalis Cover

2022 · Switch, PC, PS4

Signalis

48%

Signalis is a classic survival horror experience with a unique aesthetic, full of melancholic mystery. Investigate a dark secret, solve puzzles, fight off nightmarish creatures and navigate dystopian, surreal retrotech worlds as Elster, a technician Replika se...

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48% Mutiger Treffer
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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09 Pacify Cover

2019 · Mac, Switch, PC

Pacify

48%

An indie, multiplayer, horror game with fast paced game play for up to 4 players. Teams will need to explore an eerie mansion with a rumored past of funeral services including contacting deceased loved ones. A scary girl roams the house, and players need to ke...

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48% Mutiger Treffer
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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10 Terraria Cover

2011 · Android, Stadia, Linux

Terraria

46%

Terraria is a 2D sandbox action-adventure game with platforming and role-playing elements. Players create a character and are placed in a procedurally generated world where they mine resources, craft equipment, build structures, and fight enemies. Progression...

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46% Mutiger Treffer
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Indie Genre Fantasy Theme Horror Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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11 Omori Cover

2020 · Mac, 3DS, Switch

Omori

45%

A turn-based surreal horror RPG in which a child traverses various mundane, quirky, humourous, mysterious and horrific lands with his friends in search of a missing person while confronting his past and his fears. Explore a strange world full of colorful frien...

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45% Mutiger Treffer
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Indie Genre Fantasy Theme Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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12 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma Cover

2016 · 3DS, PC, PS4

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

45%

Zero Time Dilemma is the third and final entry in the Zero Escape series. It is a story focused mystery/thriller visual novel with multiple endings that involves player choices and puzzle rooms.

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45% Mutiger Treffer
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Visual Novel Genre Horror Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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13 Little Nightmares Cover

2017 · Android, Stadia, Switch

Little Nightmares

44%

Little Nightmares is a puzzle-platform horror adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Set in a mysterious world, Little Nightmares follows the journey of Six, a hungry little girl who must escape the Maw, an iro...

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44% Mutiger Treffer
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Indie Genre Fantasy Theme Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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14 Soma Cover

2015 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Soma

44%

SOMA is a sci-fi horror game from Frictional Games, the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent. It is an unsettling story about identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human. Enter the world of SOMA and face horrors buried deep beneath the ocean waves...

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44% Mutiger Treffer
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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15 Don't Starve Cover

2013 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Don't Starve

44%

Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

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44% Mutiger Treffer
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Indie Genre Fantasy Theme Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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16 Undertale Cover

2015 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Undertale

43%

A small child falls into the Underground, where monsters have long been banished by humans and are hunting every human that they find. The player controls the child as they try to make it back to the Surface through hostile environments, all the while engaging...

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43% Mutiger Treffer
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Indie Genre Fantasy Theme Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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17 Inside Cover

2016 · Mac, Switch, PC

Inside

43%

Inside is a puzzle-platformer developed by Playdead, presented in a 2.5D side-scrolling format with a dark, predominantly monochromatic visual style. The player controls an unnamed boy navigating a dystopian environment, solving environmental puzzles, avoiding...

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43% Mutiger Treffer
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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18 Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Cover

2012 · 3DS, PC, PS4

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

43%

The second game in the Zero Escape series. Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward is a mystery/thriller visual novel. It is story focused with multiple endings that use player choices and puzzle rooms to progress. Additions to the game include an 'auto-advance tex...

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43% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Visual Novel Genre Horror Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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19 Outlast Cover

2013 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Outlast

42%

Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enou...

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42% Mutiger Treffer
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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20 Blasphemous Cover

2019 · Android, Linux, Mac

Blasphemous

42%

Blasphemous is a punishing action-platformer that combines the fast-paced, skilled combat of a hack-n-slash game with a deep and evocative narrative core. Explore this nightmarish world of twisted religion and discover its many secrets hidden deep inside. Use...

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42% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Fantasy Theme Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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