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A short, eerily beautiful first-person cave exploration where a LIDAR scanner reveals the world in glowing dots, combining light and shadow with mild platforming and jump scares.

LiDAR Exploration Program
A relaxing yet eerie darkness-exploration walking simulator where a lidar scanner reveals a short, twisty ~4.5-hour adventure.
2025-04-02
- First person
- Adventure

Horror

Indie

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The Voidness - Lidar Horror Survival Game

A tense sci-fi horror game where you navigate a pitch-black void using only a LIDAR scanner, with solo or co-op stealth against unseen listeners.

2023-10-30

Action
First person
Adventure
Horror
Indie

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Within Skerry

A tense, atmospheric horror adventure about evil energy and a dark force, with object-based puzzle solving and backtracking in a compact ~3-hour package.

2022-02-08

Action
First person
Adventure
Horror
Indie

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Cave Crave VR

A single-player VR caving sim that recreates real and fictional cave systems with physical tools; reviewers find it immersive but repetitive, with playthroughs averaging about two hours.

2025-12-12

Action
Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Survival
Simulator
Virtual Reality

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DON'T SCREAM

A short horror walking sim where staying silent through a dark forest until 8 AM is the only goal, with mixed reviews for its scares and pacing.

2024-10-28

First person
Horror
Indie
Simulator

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Echo Grotto

A short, single-player VR caving adventure about navigating intricate cave systems with caving gear and tracked controllers.

2017-09-20

Adventure
Indie

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Savior of the Abyss

A ~4-hour horror adventure about staying alert, collecting tools, and guiding a protagonist to the surface, praised for atmosphere despite a disjointed story.

2021-08-12

Adventure

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Those Who Dwell

A short, atmospheric first-person horror adventure where you descend into dark caves with only a lantern, featuring multiple endings and a retro found-footage aesthetic.

2025-11-21

First person
Adventure
Horror
Indie

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GHOST CAM

A compact first-person horror adventure about photographing ghosts in eerie liminal spaces.

2026-03-13

First person
Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Virtual Reality

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Flash Diving

A very short (~27-minute) single-player horror experiment where you guide a capsule down an ocean hole using only four lights and sound, with a tense beast-fighting finale that can feel unfair.

2026-05-08

Adventure
Indie

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Blind

A single-player VR adventure about echolocating through a dangerous mansion to escape, with a creative concept, tough gameplay, and about 5–6 hours of playtime.

2018-09-18

Adventure
Indie
Virtual Reality

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Cave Crawler

A short single-player horror game about piloting a drone through a slowly shifting cave in search of missing people.

2023-04-18

First person
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Text
Mystery
Point-and-click