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When the Light Dies
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A brief indie RPG about unraveling a mysterious artifact's deadly bond to a woman, with a tense, story-driven mystery playable in about three hours.

Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo
A compact, melancholy single-player adventure RPG that mourns lost happiness and missed connection, with a gentle yet nihilistic story.
2016-11-21
- Science fiction

Thriller

Adventure

Horror

Bird view / Isometric

Indie

Role-playing (RPG)

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Blackout Hospital

A free indie RPG set in a dark hospital during a night-shift power outage, offering a compact, story-driven experience with eerie atmosphere and memorable characters.

2023-02-17

Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Mystery

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When the Light Dies

A dark Lovecraftian action roguelike about scavenging supplies and unlocking forbidden powers to fend off shadow horrors, with limited replayability.

2024-10-28

Action
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Historical

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The Count Lucanor

A short single-player pixel-art action-adventure blending Zelda-like exploration with Silent Hill-inspired horror in a dark fairy-tale world.

2016-03-03

Adventure
Horror
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)
Stealth
Mystery

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My Light In The Dark

A dark, roughly four-hour adventure-RPG about a girl escaping her abusive mother, with simple pixel-art visuals and a Very Positive reception.

2019-08-23

Adventure
Horror
Indie
Mystery

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Aimi

A brief, emotionally resonant indie RPG about memory and identity, with creative puzzles and a mysterious world.

2020-10-20

Indie

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LUNA

A brief atmospheric indie adventure about a girl surviving a dark being while uncovering dark truths in her memories.

2020-11-20

Adventure
Horror
Survival
Indie
Text
Role-playing (RPG)

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Captive

A brief, creepy single-player RPG about escaping a cell as an amnesiac woman, with multiple endings and a slow, tense pace.

2018-04-08

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

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light of Y

A compact turn-based RPG about character growth and uncovering the ancient secret of the Y Light, with clear systems and steady progression.

2025-12-18

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girl of Y

A story-driven RPG following a girl from Y through a ruined world of puzzles and turn-based combat, with a personal character-centered narrative.

2025-11-24

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Sister Lumina and the Hypnosis Cult

A short, story-driven single-player RPG about a nun who opens a forbidden book to rescue a friend, featuring dark erotic hypnosis themes and minimal gameplay.

2024-10-04

Fantasy
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Visual Novel

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Crimson Light

A compact single-player indie RPG with horror elements, in which a girl searches for her sister in a village that turns nightmarish.

2018-06-18

Indie
Role-playing (RPG)