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A contemplative medieval horror adventure about purifying cursed objects through rhythmic prayers, with a short, story-driven campaign that reviewers found atmospheric but occasionally rough.

The Dreadful Whispers
A short, introspective indie adventure about confronting inner demons, starting slow but becoming rewarding with secrets.
2019-09-05
- Platform
- Adventure
- Indie

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Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel

A spooky visual novel in a haunted convent about uncovering a buried past and paying the price of sainthood, with a compact runtime.

2023-02-22

First person
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Text
Role-playing (RPG)
Visual Novel

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Gray Dawn

A compact psychological horror adventure about an accused priest, mixing exploration, easy puzzles, and a dark religious story in roughly four to five hours.

2018-06-07

First person
Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Simulator
Drama

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JANITOR BLEEDS

A short, slow-paced mystery-horror adventure in an abandoned arcade where you solve mysteries and survive a hostile shelter.

2022-04-07

Action
First person
Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Survival
Indie
Arcade
Mystery

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Flicker of Hope

A brief atmospheric stealth thriller where you play a candle hiding from plague victims in a dark cathedral.

2020-08-02

Puzzle
Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Survival
Indie
Side view
Stealth
Mystery

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Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place

A compact single-player psychological horror adventure with mouse-driven puzzles, where nightmares haunt a room-bound protagonist.

2024-03-19

Adventure
Horror
Indie
Side view
Mystery
Point-and-click
Visual Novel

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Crisol: Theater of Idols

A dystopian survival horror adventure set in a twisted Spain, where you explore a cursed island and spend your own blood as ammunition across roughly 11 hours of combat and puzzles.

2026-02-10

Shooter
Action
First person
Adventure
Horror
Survival
Mystery

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Bad Faith

A solo-developed psychological horror visual novel that pairs mouse-only, narrated-menu play with a disturbing, compact story of sanctuaries and secrets.

2022-02-04

Horror
Indie
Drama
Visual Novel

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SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION

A compact fixed-camera survival horror where you investigate cursed places while hiding from an unkillable Presence, with permadeath and episodic chapters.

2019-10-31

Adventure
Horror
Survival
Third person

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FAITH: The Unholy Trinity

A pixel horror adventure about a young priest battling demons and his own doubt, with simple controls, a dark narrative, multiple endings, and a roughly 7-hour runtime.

2022-10-21

Adventure
Horror
Bird view / Isometric
Indie

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INDIKA

A short, story-driven third-person adventure in an alternative 19th-century Russia, following a nun and the devil on a bizarre, darkly psychological road trip.

2024-05-02

First person
Puzzle
Adventure
Third person
Mystery

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The Mortuary Assistant

A first-person horror sim about embalming corpses and banishing demons in a dark, atmospheric mortuary, with a methodical rhythm punctuated by genuine scares.

2022-08-02

First person
Puzzle
Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Simulator
Mystery