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Decay
Adventure 01 May 2010
Inspired by Silent Hill series and Resident Evil independent, episodic point-and-click adventure in the horror survival convention. After an unsuccessful suicide attempt, our character returns to life to face the chilling mystery in the veins.
Devastated Dreams
Adventure canceled
An action adventure horror game by Infinitap Games. You play as Angel, a young woman, who suspects she may be pregnant. Angel has to face demons from the Filipino mythology, full of creatures eating babies, both born and unborn. The gameplay of Devastated Dreams focuses on exploring eerie locations, such as Tacloban, a port town destroyed by a hurricane, or the Kabayan caves. Another important aspect includes solving puzzles, managing your equipment, and avoiding enemies.
Malebolgia
Adventure 06 May 2015
A scary adventure title created by Jochen Mistiaen – an independent developer from Belgium. In Malebolgia, you assume the role of Leopold who, in unclear circumstances, finds himself in a mansion built in the heart of hell. His objective is to get out of this horrid residence, which requires not only exploring the ominous palace, but also solving various puzzles and fighting bloodthirsty demons. Luckily, the hero is not defenseless – he battles his way through hell with a halberd.
Dark Meadow: The Pact
Action 06 October 2011
Dark Meadow: The Pact is the first-person action game whose campaign takes place in the ruins of a hospital captured by a witch and her minions. While having fun we explore the world, solve puzzles and, above all, fight with numerous groups of enemies.
Papa Sangre II
Adventure 31 October 2013
Papa Sangre II is an iOS horror audio system. In the game we play the corpse. Fortunately, our death is recent and we still have a chance to return to the living world. A mysterious ally, given the floor by Sean Bean himself, helps us to do this. Production is almost completely devoid of graphics and instead we have to rely mainly on hearing.
The Town of Light
Adventure 26 February 2016
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.
Paranormal State: Poison Spring
Adventure 30 October 2013
A casual adventure with puzzles such as hidden objects, based on an American quasi-documentary series. Guided by a group of students involved in the study of paranormal phenomena, the player has to solve the mystery of strange events that took place in the Poison Spring State Park. The game was produced by Teyon Games studio.
Bloodborne: The Old Hunters
RPG 24 November 2015
The first big expansion to an action RPG that combines elements of fantasy and horror, created by From Software (i.e. the creators of the bestselling Dark Souls franchise). The Old Hunters expansion pack offers a brand new story campaign telling of the legendary hunters who used to guard the secrets of Byrgenwerth.
Year Walk
Adventure 20 February 2013
Year Walk is an adventure game developed by Simogo team based on old Swedish legends. We play the role of a young man wandering through a snowy forest, full of secrets and supernatural beings, and the game consists mainly in exploring a maze of powerful trees and solving riddles.
Dark Fear
Adventure 13 November 2015
A production combining elements of horror, adventure, and role-playing games developed by the independent studio Arif Games. The player assumes the role of a nameless amnesiac who appeared in a dark, medieval-like land. Our goal is not only to learn his identity but also to solve the mystery surrounding our mysterious presence in the unknown land.
2Dark
Adventure 10 March 2017
An unusual survival horror game created by Frederick Raynal and Gloomywood - a French studio. The game offers pixel-art visuals and is played from the classic top-down view. The player takes on the role of a criminologist by the name of Smith, whose wife got murdered and his children were kidnapped by unknown assailants.
Here They Lie
Adventure 13 October 2016
A horror adventure game developed for virtual reality sets by a small developer Tangentleman in cooperation with Sony Santa Monica. Here They Lie is a dark, psychedelic experience that takes the player to a terrifying and slightly surrealistic world filled with various dangers. In contrast to other classic survival horrors, the game focuses on dark atmosphere and on fueling player's fear.
Killing Floor: Incursion
Action 16 August 2017
A spin-off to Killing Floor, an FPS series developed by Tripwire Interactive. The game was made for Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch controllers. In Killing Floor: Incursion we play as a soldier of an elite unit, Horzine Security Forces, who along with their companions must face Zeds, a type of zombie known by fans of the series. The game is an FPS with very arcade gameplay. Our goal is to eliminate everything that moves and doesn't look like a human.
Conarium
Adventure 06 June 2017
A psychological horror adventure game. The developers at Zoetrope Interactive were inspired by the works of Howard Philips Lovecraft, especially the novella entitled At the Mountains of Madness. The action of Conarium takes place in the 30s, and the player find himself in Upuaut.
Dead Secret
Adventure 28 March 2016
A horror first-person perspective detective adventure game developed by Robot Invader studio led by Chris Pruett, a man known for his love of the horror genre. The story of Dead Secret takes place in the 60s. During the game player assumes the role of a journalist who is trying to solve the mystery of the death of an eccentric professor, exploring the rooms of his mansion and gathering various items, hidden documents, evidence, and clues.
1heart
Adventure 10 October 2014
A climatic adventure game with elements of horror, in which we play the role of one of the sisters, kidnapped and locked in a dark, mysterious place. The game consists of classic puzzles, requiring the collection and use of objects, logical-arcade mini-games and occasional searches for hidden objects.
Lovecraft Tales
Adventure canceled
An adventure game with RPG and survival features. It was inspired by the works of Howard Philips Lovecraft. The title was created by Polish studio Crystalvision led by Sewer Hrehorowicz, the co-creator of OddPlanet platform game. Lovecraft Tales takes place in Vermont in New England, in an open world featuring hand-drawn 2D environment. The protagonist must eat, drink and find a safe hideout for the night in order to avoid madness.
The Works of Mercy
Adventure 26 September 2018
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.
Oxenfree
Adventure 15 January 2016
A 2D adventure game inspired by supernatural horrors, developed by Night School Studio, a debuting team founded by the former workers of Telltale Games. We take on the role of a girl named Alex, who is about to graduate middle school and to celebrate that, she travels with a group of friends to an island that has been the students’ customary place to say their farewells.
Husk
Adventure 03 February 2017
A first-person perspective survival horror inspired by such classic titles as Alan Wake, Silent Hill, and Alone in the Dark. Husk is produced by Polish studio UndeadScout, supported by IMGN.PRO – the creators of the successful horror Kholat. The title takes you to a mysterious town of Shivercliff, the destination of the game's main hero – Matthew Palmer. After a train wreck, he tries to find his family, which requires delving into the town’s dark secrets.
Fighting Fantasy: House of HelI
RPG 18 January 2013
Fighting Fantasy: House of Hell is a PC-based adaptation of the 1984 paper paragraph. The production is maintained in a climate of horror and combines traditional for its genre text narration and decision making with extensive RPG mechanisms, within which our character has action-impacting statistics.
Gibbous: A Cthulhu Adventure
Adventure 07 August 2019
Balancing on the edge of comedy and horror adventure point-and-click, inspired by classic productions of LucasArts studio, the work of H.P. Lovecraft and films of Alfred Hitchcock. During the game we follow the fate of three characters: a private detective, a young librarian and his cats, who want to recover the legendary Book of the Dead - Necronomicon.
Fatigue
Adventure canceled
Fatigue is a PC-based adventure in which we play the role of a former policeman trying to solve a mysterious murder case. The game is maintained in a climate of horror and offers complex puzzles logic. The game, observed in isometric view, is enriched by survival elements.
Indigo Lake
Action 17 October 2013
Indigo Lake is a first person horror combining elements of a shooter and adventure action game. The structure of the world is open and the game is about repelling ghostly attacks, exploring locations and solving puzzles. A car helps you to travel.