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24 alternatives to Dead Realm

Scare the hell out of your friends in a creepy mansion

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Dead Realm launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Boxhead: The Rooms▲74

   A Classic Internet Zombie-Hunting Game

   2015 · crazymonkeygames.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Layers of Fear▲77

   A psychedelic horror game

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Home▲72

   A pixelated horror adventure

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Darkest Dungeon▲70

   Cthulhu RPG where you worry about sanity, not hit points

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Five Nights at Freddy's▲58

   Be warned: Don't play this alone in the dark

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Zombie Apocalypse▲71

   Protect your people from bloodthirsty zombies

   2016 · gametop.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Corpse of Discovery▲64

   A first-person surreal exploration game

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Necropolis▲66

   Find the exit, or die trying

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   One More Dungeon▲67

   Dungeon crawling with a Minecraft style

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Oxenfree▲74

    thriller about a group of friends who open a ghostly rift

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Deadbolt▲54

    A 2D side-view action shooter that you must play

    2015 · hopoo.itch.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Planescape: Torment▲66

    Classic Forgotten Realms DnD based cRPG. Possibly the best.

    2015 · gog.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Night That Speaks▲82

    A horror game where enemies die after you flip them off

    2015 · adamgryu.itch.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    A Chair In A Room▲70

    A VR horror game like no other

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dark Echo▲88

    A sound based horror game

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Park▲82

    Horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    This Room Will Kill You▲87

    A surreal, story-driven RPG with horror elements.

    2018 · sbspalding.itch.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Dungeon League▲60

    Everything awesome about RPG's without the boring bits

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Notes Of Obsession▲66

    Try to survive the night in a creepy modern, Swedish house

    2016 · gamejolt.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Werewolf▲140

    A party game for devious people

    2014 · playwerewolf.co · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Dead Secret▲66

    Who murdered Harris Bullard? Solve the mystery. Stay alive!

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Don't Sh*t Your Pants▲65

    A text-based survival horror game

    2015 · onemorelevel.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Roguelands▲66

    A pixelated multiplayer RPG

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Stairs▲62

    A first-person atmospheric horror game based on real events

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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