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A single-player gothic horror adventure in a decaying asylum, blending Lovecraftian dread and text dialogue over a roughly six-and-a-half-hour story.

Lamentum
A pixel-art survival horror in 19th-century New England, with a Lovecraftian story, choice-driven puzzles, and a reviewer-averaged ~9.5-hour campaign.
2021-08-27
- Action
- Puzzle
- Thriller

Adventure

Horror

Survival

Fantasy

Bird view / Isometric

Indie

Role-playing (RPG)

Mystery

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The Heilwald Loophole

An eerie single-player psychological horror adventure in a German clinic, with simple but challenging exploration and an open-ended, lore-driven story, averaging around 11 hours for reviewers.

2022-02-04

First person
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Stealth

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True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3

The final chapter of a psychological horror trilogy blends point-and-click puzzling with cinematic cutscenes in a dark, ~10-12 hour single-player adventure.

2025-04-21

First person
Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Fantasy
Mystery

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Imaginary Friend Asylum

In this single-player psychological horror game, a child relies on imaginary friends to survive an asylum and uncover a dark conspiracy in a short, well-received experience.

2024-05-19

Action
Adventure
Indie
Simulator

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Sanitarium

A 1998 psychological horror point-and-click where players shift between amnesiac protagonists in dreamlike worlds, with cryptic puzzles and a roughly 8–10 hour runtime.

2014-10-29

Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Survival
Bird view / Isometric
Point-and-click

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Psych

A short, first-person psychological horror adventure about solving puzzles while unraveling an accident and descending into madness.

2022-10-22

Action
First person
Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Survival
Indie
Mystery

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Absum

A tense ~4.5-hour indie horror exploration game set in a decaying house cursed by time.

2025-10-23

First person
Horror
Indie
Simulator

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Scratches - Director's Cut

A first-person point-and-click horror adventure about exploring an abandoned house and uncovering its secrets, with strong atmosphere but a weak story and some flawed mechanics, lasting about 7 hours.

2011-04-20

First person
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Mystery
Point-and-click

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Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss

A single-player Lovecraftian investigation game set in a deep-sea mining station, focusing on atmosphere, clue-finding, and puzzle-solving, with mixed reviews over its mechanics.

2026-04-16

First person
Science fiction
Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Mystery

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Decay: The Mare

A compact indie horror adventure starring an addict who must navigate an endless nightmare inside a psychiatric institution.

2015-02-13

First person
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Mystery

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An Abyss of Dreams

A cosmic horror point-and-click about uncovering dark secrets in a Québec orphanage through puzzle solving and dream exploration.

2026-02-15

First person
Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Point-and-click

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DOCTOR VISCERA

A tense single-player asylum escape horror where you hide from Doctor Viscera, solve puzzles, and scavenge to survive in a compact ~5-hour campaign.

2025-10-29

Action
Adventure
Indie