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lemmingsareawesome sh.itjust.works lemmingsareawesome@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-08-21
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not banban or poppy playtime it is bad my friend likes them but i dont minecraft is better but i want to play something i like and he likes

thank you

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Gekkonen sopuli.xyz Gekkonen@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-07-12
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Darkwood. https://www.gog.com/en/game/darkwood

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SSTF lemmy.world setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
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Water Womb World is free on Steam. It's short but it's really something.

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eezeebee lemmy.ca eezeebee@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-11
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No one lives under the lighthouse

I'm not much of a horror game player, but I enjoyed this one (especially the graphics)

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7112 lemmy.world 7112@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-17
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No, I'm not Human is a great little game.

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lemmingsareawesome sh.itjust.works lemmingsareawesome@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-08-21
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no nsfw plz

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mohab piefed.social mohab@piefed.social
Joined: 2024-11-20
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Signalis.

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Unique_Emerald_Sol_I sh.itjust.works Unique_Emerald_Sol_I@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-08-21
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no nsfw plz

Considering you're specifically asking for horror games, I would suggest clarifying what you mean by "no nsfw" -- because there's going to be a lot of horror games that don't contain any nudity/sexual elements that would still qualify as NSFW due to gore, body horror, and other disturbing imagery.

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Unique_Emerald_Sol_I sh.itjust.works Unique_Emerald_Sol_I@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-08-21
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Signalis.

Seconding this suggestion as I've actually played it. The scares are really low-key, too (more on the psychological side) so even my little baby ass was able to get through it alright.

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Fierro piefed.social Fierro@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-01-24
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Considering you're specifically asking for horror games, I would suggest clarifying what you mean by "no nsfw" -- because there's going to be a lot of horror games that don't contain any nudity/sexual elements that would still qualify as NSFW due to gore, body horror, and other disturbing imagery.

Good point, wee need clarification, OP. I personally just don't like gooner games, for example, but I don't have a problem with nudity or sexuality (and I try not to exclude it when browsing which makes things hard, pun not intended).

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Sentient Loom sh.itjust.works sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-11
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I love Envelope. It's a weird mystery story in an open-world little town, where you're mysteriously given an ominous mission and there are many ways to try to achieve it, and many ways to fail. It's super fun.

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cevn lemmy.world cevn@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-04
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Lethal Company

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Voroxpete sh.itjust.works Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-07
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Signalis.

Incredible game. Great story, great gameplay, absolutely gripping from start to finish.

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Voroxpete sh.itjust.works Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-07
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Iron Lung. Very clever premise. Deeply, intensely creepy throughout.

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lemmingsareawesome sh.itjust.works lemmingsareawesome@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-08-21
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Iron Lung. Very clever premise. Deeply, intensely creepy throughout.

market pliers????

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Voroxpete sh.itjust.works Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-07
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market pliers????

Same one.

Also, for very much the same reasons I'll also recommend Observation. Play as an AI aboard a space station, trying to keep its remaining crew member alive after some kind of unknown event knocks out power and does.... Other things. Absolutely superb twist on the genre, with a great sense of mystery and wonder.

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Coelacanth feddit.nu Coelacanth@feddit.nu
Joined: 2023-07-04
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Darkwood. https://www.gog.com/en/game/darkwood

Darkwood is the most unsettling game I've ever played.

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tquid sh.itjust.works tquid@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-09
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Same one. Also, for very much the same reasons I'll also recommend Observation. Play as an AI aboard a space station, trying to keep its remaining crew member alive after some kind of unknown event knocks out power and does.... Other things. Absolutely superb twist on the genre, with a great sense of mystery and wonder.

Seconding this one! It's very underappreciated and so wonderfully atmospheric. Also one of the most banger title sequences of all time

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Wrufieotnak feddit.org Wrufieotnak@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-08-05
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Didnt play them myself, but World of Horror and Look Outside are apparently good ones.

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orenj [he/they] leminal.space orenj@leminal.space
Joined: 2026-04-04
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Didnt play them myself, but World of Horror and Look Outside are apparently good ones.

I can confirm both are excellent entries on the indie horror list.

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orenj [he/they] leminal.space orenj@leminal.space
Joined: 2026-04-04
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Lost in Vivo's one that hasn't been mentioned yet, so I'll pick that one. Your mission is to find your lost service dog that got flushed down a storm drain

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Eibriel sopuli.xyz Eibriel@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2024-11-11
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Mouthwashing

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Gabadabs lemmy.blahaj.zone Gabadabs@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2024-03-01
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I'd recommend Crow Country. It's very old school resident evil/silent hill influenced. Not the longest game, but very worth your time.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1996010/Crow_Country/

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waterproof sh.itjust.works waterproof@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-24
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I have not played it but I have seen a lot of gameplay of it, Voices of the void might be worth checking.

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CyberneticOwl lemmy.world CyberneticOwl@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-01-21
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  • SOMA
  • Amnesia: The Dark Descent
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Antium lemmy.world Antium@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
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Faith: The Unholy Trinity

It's an 8-bit horror game. Not sure if this is what you are looking for. I definitely recommend it if you are not put off by 8-bit graphics.

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topcrest lemmy.zip topcrest@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-05-06
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Receiver 2 in my opinion. Not exactly horror but I still have flashbacks from the activation Beep from kill drones. Mechanically tricky to learn though.

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BreadOven lemmy.world BreadOven@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-02
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Dredge is like cozy cosmic horror. Great game.

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terwn43lp lemmy.world toxicbubble@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-09
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little nightmares 1-3, reanimal

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