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A roughly one-hour psychological horror visual novel in which you navigate a surreal, dreamlike nightmare through branching choices, with multiple endings.

Traum
A compact single-player psychological horror adventure where choices lead to multiple endings and a dark twist on a man's dream.
2018-03-19
- Adventure
- Horror
- Bird view / Isometric

Indie

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Without a Dawn

A brief, oppressive psychological horror visual novel about paranoia and intrusive thoughts, told through pseudo-ASCII art.

2025-05-19

Adventure
Horror
Indie
Text
Visual Novel

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Amygdala

A brief, literary horror adventure set in an emotion-driven nightmare realm.

2024-03-15

First person
Adventure
Horror
Indie

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When the Darkness comes

A glitchy, surreal walking simulator (~3.5 hours) that portrays depression and anxiety through dreamlike digital landscapes and introspective, multiple-ending storytelling.

2019-03-01

First person
Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Mystery
Drama

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OYASUMII

A short, retro-themed horror exploration game set in liminal spaces, mixing walking-sim and platforming with surreal body horror and an unexplained mystery, typically finished in about 1.5 hours.

2025-03-07

Action
First person
Adventure
Horror
Indie

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Critters for Sale

A brief, linear surreal horror point-and-click visual novel featuring dark humor, time travel, and a monochrome pixel art aesthetic.

2021-06-03

Action
First person
Comedy
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Text
Point-and-click
Visual Novel

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Neverending Nightmares

A short, atmospheric psychological horror walking-sim where you hide from monsters across looping nightmares, with a no-HUD presentation and disturbing imagery.

2014-09-26

Action
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Side view

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After the Stream Went Dark

A brief, uneasy psychological horror visual novel about a VTuber whose persona blurs with reality, playable in around half an hour.

2026-03-17

Adventure
Horror
Indie

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Unspoken

A tense, compact horror-adventure about waking inside a nightmare and uncovering a dark mystery, lasting around 80 minutes.

2024-04-01

Action
First person
Adventure
Indie

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Isolomus

A brief, unsettling claymation horror adventure driven by multiple choices and a nightmare-like atmosphere.

2020-12-04

Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Side view
Point-and-click

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You Shouldn't Be Here

A very short, unsettling psychedelic visual novel about exploring a strange creature-filled world and learning why you don't belong there.

2025-07-01

First person
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Text
Visual Novel

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Womb of Worms

A very short psychological horror adventure of investigating a worm-plagued town and choosing a sacrifice to stop an ancient god's rebirth.

2026-03-09

First person
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Visual Novel