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A short free-to-play indie horror adventure with suspenseful investigation, cryptic storytelling, and minimal hand-holding.

Backrooms: Found Footage
A very short, eerie horror walk through the Backrooms where you explore and survive, but many reviewers finish in under 20 minutes with little to do.
2024-10-25
- Adventure
- Indie

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Stairway

A short single-player psychological horror game about escaping a building by carefully observing stairway levels, with a creepy atmosphere.

2024-05-21

First person
Horror
Indie
Mystery

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Welcome To The Dark Place

A free-to-play solo adventure horror where you navigate a dreamlike train-focused world through text and sound, with a chilling atmosphere and roughly 7-8 hours of cryptic gameplay.

2025-10-24

Adventure
Indie

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[Stories to Tell] Greyville Stay

A free, single-player psychological horror walking simulator drawn from the developer's nightmares, delivering a suspenseful, atmospheric experience in a very short ~40-minute playthrough.

2025-01-06

First person
Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Survival
Indie
Simulator

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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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Perceptions of the Dead

A short, free single-player adventure following three eerie stories about the dead and things beyond the veil.

2017-10-31

Adventure
Indie
Visual Novel

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Ignited Entry

A compact free-to-play single-player psychological horror with dreamlike visuals, voice acting, and an ominous door-based story.

2024-11-11

First person
Adventure
Horror
Strategy
Indie

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Utter a Name

A single-player adventure about exploring an old estate and naming its lingering souls, delivering a short but eerie puzzle experience with a convoluted story.

2025-02-19

Adventure
Indie

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The Roach Hotel

A short solo first-person analog horror walk through shadowy halls, with clunky controls and a strict intended path.

2025-10-17

Action
First person
Adventure
Horror
Strategy
Indie

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HANGMAN

A brief, eerie indie puzzle game reimagining hangman through dark note-decoding and multiple endings.

2024-10-30

Puzzle
Thriller
Horror
Indie
Side view

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Garten of Banban 0

A free-to-play horror-tinged action-adventure that explores a mysterious kindergarten's dark past, with reviewers praising its atmosphere despite its short length.

2025-02-21

Action
Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Arcade

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Bite-Sized Scares

A free-to-play collection of short indie horror games with varied mini-experiences and a relaxed, snack-friendly tone, playable in about three hours.

2025-03-26

Adventure
Indie