THE TOP 50 FREE GAMES
BLEAKSHORE
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his chilling adventure uses the
fuzzy, lo-fi aesthetic of PS1-era 3D
graphics to create an
impressively eerie atmosphere. Searching
for a missing woman called Orla, you
discover a trail of her belongings—each
one illuminating something about the
nature of your relationship with her.
Meanwhile, a shadowy figure stalks you
across the landscape... RV
boaheck.itch.io/bleakshore
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his one’s a little Saw-esque—
you’re stuck in a room and forced
to obey instructions given
through an old speaker. Being trapped is
horrible enough, but what cranks up the
creepiness factor here is the dog-flap
sized hole looming in the corner of the
room, darkness shrouding whatever, or
whoever, is inside. RW
formaworks.itch.io/sentientFAITH
Standing out amid all the
grainy, first-person horror
games, Faith might look
pretty harmless at first—
but it’s a horror game with
genuine bite. It lures you
into feeling secure—if a
little jumpy—with its retro
aesthetic, before it
transcends its limitations
in one shockingly scary
moment. TS
airdorf.itch.io/faithDAVID LYNCH
TEACHES TYPINGWhat begins as a friendly
typing lesson from film
director David Lynch
slowly descends into a
surreal, disorientating
nightmare. David teaches
players how to type more
efficiently and at one point
you have to touch a gross
twitching bug. Great work,
kiddo! RW
bit.ly/2YTkoZFNO PLAYERS ONLINE
In the spooky, original No
Players Online, you log
onto an old FPS, but where
you’re the only player in a
futile game of Capture the
Flag. The map feels
convincing, and eerily
empty as a result, while
the gradual introduction of
creepy elements is
masterfully done. Brief but
very effective. TS
bit.ly/2yOcaHKWE ARE BROKEN
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n interactive visual novel
where you must talk your
way out of being eaten by a
vampire. You’ve been
abducted and placed in a
dark room, and your blood-sucking captor
wants to know the location of the human
resistance hideout. Through choosing
dialogue options you must try to resist thevampire’s demands—or break in the
attempt. Through the stories of three
characters, We Are Broken conjures a
dark and cruel world with cutting visuals
and music that makes your skin crawl.
Having a vampire sneer at your attempts
to protect those you care about makes for
a chilling story. RW
raulqueisso.itch.io/we-are-brokenSH
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