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The Repairing Mantis
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A short, bizarre single-player horror tale about a mantis rebuilding a flying-squirrel-flesh bridge, with a cruel but poetic story best finished in one sitting.

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A somber, surreal psychological horror about a professional mourner whose choices on a nightmarish bus shape a short, unnerving story.
2023-04-13
- Adventure
- Horror

Indie

Side view

Text

Visual Novel

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Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Service

A short, surreal single-player adventure with a cryptic narrative and a contemplative, unsettling tone.

2022-02-21

Science fiction
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Text
Point-and-click
Visual Novel

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Mothlight

A compact, disturbing single-player abstract RPG about an eldritch-corrupted climb from deep cosmic hell back to the Worlds above.

2017-08-25

Horror
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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My Hole is a Mouth of Dirt

A brief, darkly surreal underground adventure where Mole follows divine orders to deliver a baby, with horror that reads as funny and a standout soundtrack.

2020-04-13

Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Indie

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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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10 Dead Doves

A surreal story-rich survival horror adventure following two hikers in Appalachia searching for the mythic Ant Farm, with a roughly 10-hour narrative.

2024-12-13

Adventure
Horror
Third person
Indie

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Cat Named Mojave

A short ~3-hour horror adventure about hunting and skinning surreal desert creatures for a mysterious Catman, with beautifully written, unsettling, and thought-provoking themes.

2025-12-08

Action
First person
Comedy
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Simulator

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Knock Harder

A surreal single-player action-adventure where dying is the only way to wake, sending you on a tense search for what's wrong with your reality.

2020-04-27

Action
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)

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Ginkgo

A brief surreal East Asian horror adventure built around a world-sewing magic needle and puzzle-based monster encounters.

2020-06-26

Action
Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Indie

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The Hungry Fly

A compact surreal horror adventure where you play a hungry fly navigating a grotesque swamp of impossible choices.

2024-10-23

First person
Adventure
Horror
Indie

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How Fish Is Made

A compact ~45-minute surrealist horror walking sim that pairs janky dialogue-driven exploration with an unsettling PS1-style atmosphere and a Katamari-like DLC.

2022-01-14

First person
Horror
Fantasy
Indie

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My Friend The Spider

A brief single-player narrative adventure that uses a horror-tinged mood to explore isolation and depression.

2024-01-04

First person
Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Simulator