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193 games like Refraction

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01 The Baumman Box Cover

2025 · PC

The Baumman Box

92%

Your dead son can be resurrected with the power of the mysterious forest, yes. But the forest would rather add your body to its rotting collection. Explore a dark entombed forest and collect mushrooms to successfully perform a ritual, and know that the forest...

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92% Starker DNA-Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Thriller Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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02 The Watson-Scott Test Cover
84%

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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84% Starker DNA-Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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03 Darq Cover

2019 · Switch, PC, XONE

Darq

74%

Darq tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who becomes aware of the fact that he is dreaming. To Lloyd's misfortune, the dream quickly turns into a nightmare and all attempts to wake up end in failure. While exploring the darkest corners of his subconscious, Lloyd l...

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Refraction

74% Sehr nah dran
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Horror Game feel
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04 Apsulov: End of Gods Cover

2019 · Switch, PC, PS4

Apsulov: End of Gods

66%

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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Refraction

66% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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05 Infliction Cover

2018 · Switch, PC, PS4

Infliction

66%

Infliction is a story driven first person physiological horror experience. Set in a regular suburban home, the story is told over alternating time periods spanning 13 years. Through environmental storytelling, Infliction tackles taboo subject matter. While you...

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Refraction

66% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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06 Little Nightmares Cover

2017 · Android, Stadia, Switch

Little Nightmares

65%

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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Refraction

65% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Horror Theme Thriller Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Horror Game feel
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07 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Cover

2014 · Switch, PC, PS4

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

60%

In The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, you play as Paul Prospero, an occult detective who receives a disturbing letter from Ethan Carter and realizes that the boy is in grave danger. When Paul arrives in Ethan's home of Red Creek Valley, he realizes things are even...

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Refraction

60% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Thriller Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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08 Don't Knock Twice Cover

2017 · Switch, PC, PS4

Don't Knock Twice

60%

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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Refraction

60% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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09 Masochisia Cover

2015 · Linux, Mac, PC

Masochisia

60%

A young man discovers through a series of hallucinations that he will grow up to become a violent psychopath. How will he respond to these revelations? Can he change his fate? Can you even... change fate...

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Refraction

60% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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10 House of Caravan Cover

2015 · Mac, PC

House of Caravan

60%

Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.

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60% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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11 Outlast Cover

2013 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Outlast

58%

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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Refraction

58% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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12 Rusty Lake Hotel Cover

2015 · Android, Mac, PC

Rusty Lake Hotel

57%

Welcome our guests to the Rusty Lake Hotel and make sure they will have a pleasant stay. There will be 5 dinners this week. Make sure every dinner is worth dying for. Rusty Lake Hotel is a mysterious point and click game developed by the creators of the intri...

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Refraction

57% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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13 Rusty Lake: Roots Cover

2016 · Android, Mac, PC

Rusty Lake: Roots

57%

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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Refraction

57% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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14 What Remains of Edith Finch Cover

2017 · Mac, Switch, PC

What Remains of Edith Finch

52%

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of short stories about a cursed family in Washington State. Each story offers a chance to experience the life of a different family member with stories ranging from the early 1900s to the present day. The gameplay a...

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Refraction

52% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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15 Soma Cover

2015 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Soma

52%

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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Refraction

52% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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16 Amnesia: The Dark Descent Cover

2010 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

52%

Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a survival horror video game by Frictional Games. The game features a protagonist named Daniel exploring a dark and foreboding castle, while trying to maintain his sanity by avoiding monsters and other terrifying obstructions. The...

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Refraction

52% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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17 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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Refraction

52% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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18 Don't Starve Cover

2013 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Don't Starve

52%

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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Refraction

52% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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19 Layers of Fear Cover

2016 · Linux, Mac, PC

Layers of Fear

52%

Layers of Fear is a psychedelic horror that will keep you on-edge for the reminder of the game. Delve deep into the mind of an insane painter and discover the secret of his madness, as you walk through a constantly shifting house. Heavily inspired by the mast...

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Refraction

52% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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20 Undertale Cover

2015 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Undertale

49%

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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49% Mutiger Treffer
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Indie Genre Horror Theme Single player Mode Horror Game feel
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