Games like Life Eater
by Strange Scaffold
If you don't sacrifice your neighbors, the world ends. Life Eater is a horror fantasy kidnapping simulator where you must become intimately familiar with your targets' lives one intrusive action at a time... and hope that the dark god you serve is even real.
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$14.99Home Safety Hotline
Jan 16 · Night Signal Entertainment
Both: Horror · 1990's · Interactive Fiction
Hearing noises? Seeing things? Call Home Safety Hotline! Our operators are standing by, waiting to give you the answers you need to protect your home from all manner of pests and household hazards.
Horror1990'sInteractive FictionPoint & ClickSimulationText-BasedFMVTypingAlternate HistoryAtmospheric👍 2,764
$4.99This Book Is A Dungeon
Oct 9 · Nathan Meunier
Both: Interactive Fiction · Horror · Text-Based
Auto-cannibalism. Demonic Seduction. Occult Rituals. Bloodfeasting Worms. This dark, horrific Twine-based dungeon crawler pairs edgy interactive fiction with grisly pixel art and light RPG elements. Navigate this sprawling narrative-driven labyrinth bristling with otherworldly doom.
IndieAdventureInteractive FictionHorrorDungeon CrawlerChoose Your Own AdventureLovecraftianText-BasedRPGPixel Graphics👍 193
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Both: FMV · Interactive Fiction
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Both: Text-Based · Interactive Fiction · Horror
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Both: Horror · Point & Click · Interactive Fiction
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Both: Interactive Fiction · Text-Based · Alternate History
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Both: Interactive Fiction · Text-Based · Horror
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Both: Horror
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Both: Horror · Alternate History
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Both: FMV · Interactive Fiction
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Both: Horror
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Both: Horror · Interactive Fiction
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Both: Horror
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Both: Time Management
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Both: Horror
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Both: Horror
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Both: Horror · Text-Based
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Both: Horror
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Both: FMV
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Both: Horror
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Both: Text-Based · Interactive Fiction
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