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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 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Swindle▲73

   Procedurally generated steampunk cybercrime caper

   2015 · sizefivegames.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Witness on Mac▲123

   Explore an abandoned island full of surprises

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Psychonauts 2 ▲81

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

   2015 · fig.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Life in Bunker▲67

   A bunker-building survival simulator

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   That Dragon, Cancer▲122

   A videogame developer's love letter to his son

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Undertale▲70

   A super peaceful RPG

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Luckslinger▲66

   Shoot, Knife, Duck!

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Firewatch▲237

   The stunning new game from Campo Santo and Panic

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Sonic Dreams Collection▲60

    Hackers leak lost Sonic games. It's the stuff of nightmares.

    2015 · hedgehog.exposed · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Home▲72

    A pixelated horror adventure

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Planet of the Eyes▲68

    Explore the mystery of an unknown world

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Drive to Hell▲65

    Action packed, top-down shooter

    2015 · steamcommunity.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Antichamber▲82

    A mind-blowing psychological exploration game

    2015 · antichamber-game.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Stranger Things: The (Unofficial) Game▲132

    A point-and-click tribute to the Netflix hit

    2016 · infamousquests.itch.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Culling▲68

    Like the Hunger Games, but way more brutal

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture▲73

    Scientist trapped in the very second of the apocalypse

    2015 · playstation.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Airscape: The Fall of Gravity▲61

    Gravity-shifting action platformer about an octopus

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Read Only Memories▲80

    Retro cyberpunk Visual Novel set in Neo-San Francisco

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Resident Evil 7 Biohazard▲61

    Fear comes home

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Firewatch▲107

    A mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness

    2015 · firewatchgame.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Flame In The Flood (Win/Mac)▲55

    A GORGEOUS rogue-lite from the art director of Bioshock.

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Elegy for a Dead World▲60

    A game about writing fiction

    2015 · dejobaan.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Master Spy▲72

    Stealth-based retro platforming action

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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