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24 alternatives to The Works of Mercy

Photorealistic psycho thriller

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Works of Mercy launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Layers of Fear▲77

   A psychedelic horror game

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Witness on Mac▲123

   Explore an abandoned island full of surprises

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Psychonauts 2 ▲81

   The sequel of one of the best platforms ever by Tim Schafer

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Life in Bunker▲67

   A bunker-building survival simulator

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   That Dragon, Cancer▲122

   A videogame developer's love letter to his son

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Luckslinger▲66

   Shoot, Knife, Duck!

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Firewatch▲237

   The stunning new game from Campo Santo and Panic

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Antichamber▲82

   A mind-blowing psychological exploration game

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Stranger Things: The (Unofficial) Game▲132

   A point-and-click tribute to the Netflix hit

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Culling▲68

    Like the Hunger Games, but way more brutal

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Resident Evil 7 Biohazard▲61

    Fear comes home

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Firewatch▲107

    A mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Mother Russia Bleeds▲65

    An old-fashioned beat 'em up with big doses of adrenaline

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Command Line Murders▲73

    There's been a murder in Terminal City, and TCPD needs your

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Overland (First Access)▲89

    Make the most of a terrible situation

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    No Man's Sky▲272

    Explore a nearly endless procedurally generated universe

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Mad Max▲79

    In the Wasteland it's every man for himself.

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Future Crimes▲64

    Inside the Digital Underground

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    MC Lars: The Video Game▲63

    A beat-driven platformer

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Between Me and the Night ▲74

    Relive you your childhood nightmare

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Seashine▲103

    A Poetic Journey Into The Abyss

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    a16z - Writing a New Language of Storytelling with Virtual Reality▲69

    Chris Milk calls VR the “ultimate empathy machine”

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor▲75

    An anti-adventure game about picking up trash

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    No Time To Explain Remastered▲60

    Chase your future self through time and alternate realities

    2016 · its alternatives →

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