Call of CthulhuA
Call of CthulhuA is an Adventure, RPG, and Single-player video game developed by Cyanide for Windows. Throughout the gameplay, the player assumes the role of a private investigator named Edward, who needs to investigate a case. The game took place in 1924 when the player was sent to investigate the tragic demise of the Hawkins family on the Darkwater Island.
Edward comes into an alarming universe of cultists and inestimable horrors. As the main sign was a strange picture painted by the insane mother just before her death. Bending upon decisions such as investigation and there are four possible endings, and the player can reach the perfect end.
In the first ending, if the sanity is intact, he can refuse to take part in the ritual, and if the sanity found as broken, he can choose to shoot himself in the second one. The third end will allow the player to perform a counter-ritual along with Shambler.
#1 Slender: The Eight Pages G
Slender: The Eight Pages is an Action-Adventure, Survival-Horror, Puzzle, and Single-player video game that can be played from a first-person perspective, developed by Parsec Productions. During the gameplay, the player takes on the role of an unnamed protagonist whose main task is to discover all the eight notes scattered at different locations of the jungle to get rid of the Slender Man.
The player equips a flashlight to uncover the darkness of the forest, as the player finds notes, one by one, the fog appears to be thicker, and the Slender Man gets closer to the character from a specific distance. The playable character has an ability of Jog that allows the player to roam when the player gets tired and sprinting ability from which the player can detect the Slender Man around.
When the player walks out of the map, the player glares at the slender man too long, or if the Slender man catches the player, the game ends. At the start, the grace period occurs in which the Slender man remains to disappear until the player collects one page even.
The game comes up with two different modes, such as Daytime mode and marble hornet mode. Slender: The Eight Pages game has core features, such as First-person Perspective, Eight Notes, Slender Man, Different Sounds, Two Modes, and Horror Gameplay.
#2 ParanormalHK
ParanoramlHK is an Adventure, Simulation, Puzzle, Horror, and Single-player video game offered by Ghostpie Studios. The player controls the protagonist named Ah Lok, and the main task is to escape from a haunted street along with the fellows trapped by a ghost.
The character and some fellows attended a Hungry Ghost Festival held in Kowloon Walled City. All the fellows tried to make a horror short clip for amusement. Suddenly, one after another, the members disappeared from the scene, and the protagonist gets weird as from the haunted scene. The player can interact with the things around, such as opening the door, hide beneath the table, etc.
The player needs to solve puzzles alone to find lost friends and get back home safely. While playing the game, the player finds a variety of horror and informative clues and utilizing the sense the player can quickly solve the puzzles. The player has a searchlight on his head to brighten the dark street.
While exploring the road, the player controls the character from a first-person view. The core features of the game are First-person Perspective, Horror Gameplay, Walking Simulator, and Several Puzzles and Clues.
#3 We Were Here Together
We Were Here Together is a Casual, Puzzle, Horror-Survival, and Single-player video game offered by Total Mayhem Games. During the gameplay, the player, along with a companion, needs to escape from a castle altogether by making cooperative decisions.
The game begins with a flash of lightning in the sky, and the player receives a call from his fellow who is in trouble in the Antarctic subcontinent. As the player gets to advance, he will face a medieval castle where the player will meet a lot of dangers and needs to explore a variety of secrets. Each player has a handheld transceiver to remain in contact with each other.
While exploring Iceland, the player controls the protagonist from a first-person perspective. The player must solve the puzzles to get rid of the castle and to explore some mysteries. The critical feature to make progress is teamwork and mutual understanding of the players with each other. We Were Here Together game has significant features, such as Dual Characters, Walkie-talkie, Mutual Communication, Mysteries, and First-person Perspective.
#4 Unheard
Unheard is an RPG, Horror, Puzzle, Point-and-Click, and Single-player video game offered by NEXT Studios. During the gameplay, the player takes on the role of a detective, where the primary purpose is to detect the crime scenes by listening to audios.
The game offers different audios for the player, and the player needs to find the clues to catch the criminal. The player can match the voices of different recorded tapes to find out whether the sound of both recordings is the same or different. While playing the game, the player finds every clue, witness, and crime scene in the form of audio.
Everyone relates to each other in the crime, and the player must find the truth by determining the relations. The outcome of the game depends on the player, such as how the player interlinks different clues and generate a truthful end. The player can communicate with the NPCs within the game.
The primary thing is to remain active throughout the game as anyone could be criminal, or the vital clues would change at the last time. The core features of the game are Many Audios, NPC Interaction, Point-and-Click, Strategy-based Gameplay, and Several Puzzles.
#5 God’s Basement
God’s Basement is a Puzzle, Horror, and Single-player video game developed by Erebus for Windows. During the gameplay, the player needs to explore the world and find out the mysteries about the past life of the character. While exploring the house, the player views the surroundings from a first-person view.
The player finds himself in a room and hears a ringing sound of cell phone placed in the next room, on picking the call, the next entity named The Operator gives a set of instructions to the player to follow. After examining the surroundings, the player assumes himself in a situation of the afterlife called God’s Basement.
The Operator will provide puzzles to the player where the player must complete all the puzzles to make progress throughout the game. The game offers two different environments, such as an office and a house with different gameplay for both the environments. God’s Basement has core features, such as First-person Perspective, Different Puzzles and Riddles, Two Environments, Simulation, and Horror Environment.
#6 Gray Dawn
Gray Dawn is a Horror, Adventure, Puzzle, and Single-player video game developed by Interactive Stone for multiple platforms. During the gameplay, the player takes on the role of a protagonist named Abraham severs as Father and is searching for the lost altar boy. While exploring the world, the player views the environment from a first-person perspective.
The game offers voice-overs and subtitles to make progress through the story, where the player can listen to the recordings again and again to get more about it. While playing the game, the player needs to solve many puzzles and obtain seven Christ images. The game has two endings that depend on the player, such as if the player finds all the images or if he can’t find the required images.
The player needs to prove his innocence as the people blamed that Father Abraham killed the boys. The player has to collect the pieces of evidence and clues that can declare him innocent. Gray Dawn has core features, such as Different Puzzles, Clues, Psychological Horror, First-person Perspective, Clues of Evidence, Exploration, and Walking Simulator.
#7 Among The Sleep
Among The Sleep, Developed and produced by Krillbite Studios and Ole Andreas Jordet respectively is an action-adventure horror survival game presented in a first person gaming perspective. The story of the game revolves around a toddler and his friend, a Teddy Bear. On his birthday, his father visits his home and asks his mother to let him meet with his son but the toddler’s mother disapproves the meeting and closes the door. His father leaves a gift for him and leaves. Mother picks up the toddler and all the gifts and leaves the toddler alone in his room to play. The teddy bear gets out of the box who happens to be alive and takes the toddler to the wardrobe which is actually a long passage filled with long black coats. After some time in the closet, the teddy gets falls into a giant washing machine and the toddler worries with grief. The toddler starts finding his mother because he thinks that only his mother can save the teddy. The game begins and the objective now changes to finding the mother of the toddler. The toddler starts his journey, faces some unforeseen hazards, and gets face to face with the mystic beings of a mystic world. Do give it a try.
#8 Cry of Fear
Cry of Fear is a Horror-Survival, FPS (First-person Shooter), Co-op and Single-player video game by Team Psykskallar. The game takes place in the deserted town populated with horrific zombies and nightmares. The story of the game revolves around the protagonist who is a young man and his efforts to find a way out. According to the story, the protagonist found himself in a strange place after a car accident. The ultimate task is to explore the game world, solve challenging puzzles and fight against monsters to progress through the game. It offers the similar gameplay like Silent Hill game. To kill monsters, the protagonist can use a weapon such as rifles, pistols and more. The game represents a series of challenging levels, and each level is challenging as compared to last one. It has a single-player campaign and multiple endings. You can play with four friends in co-op mode and can play complete levels together. Cry of Fear offers key features such as Twenty-four unique Weapons, Unlockable Content, Extra Campaign, Terrifying Atmosphere and more. Try it out.
#9 SCP: Containment Breach
SCP: Containment Breach is a Horror-Survival and Single-player video game available to play on Microsoft Windows platform only. The game centers on a secret organization known as SCP Foundation, an organization dedicated to consisting of anomalous entities, artifacts, and locations. It lets the player assist D-9341, a subject, through an unknown site while trying to survive. Blinking is the main features in the game, and the player must keep this important thing in his mind when encountering SCP 173, a status is moving at the fastest speed and will get close to the player. The player can blink in an unknown environment manually by hitting the spacebar and can shut his eyes by holding down the spacebar. There are several procedurally generated rooms, and each room needs a completion of objectives. The player can manipulate the world from the first-person perspective and can interact with the environment to solve puzzles. The primary aim of the player is to survive as long as possible while avoiding obstacles. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#10 Ouroboros: Prelude
Ouroboros: Prelude is a Survival-Horror, Adventure, Puzzle, and Single-player video game developed by Dreamverse Entertainment for Windows. Throughout the gameplay, the player has to escape from this hunted place where everything is red. The player has lost his senses due to starvation and deprivation.
The player controls the character from a first-person perspective, and the dangers arise from all around to take the character down. Be careful as the shadows keep following the footsteps, and evil will don’t let the player leave. The player has to discover the reality and hidden treasures before evil catches him.
The player has no weapons to defend himself; instead, he can run and hide somewhere from the evil. Every object in the environment is intractable, and the player has to play strategically. Experience the dark adventure, face off devil and shadows, interact with objects, and uncover the mysteries. The significant features of the game are Interacted Environment, First-person Perspective, and Secrets to Reveal.