The Best Horror storytelling Games for Linux - Page 2

Update : The Drifter added at rank #1.
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Rakuen (2017)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Step into the heartwarming world of Rakuen and embark on an unforgettable adventure. Play as a young Boy on a mission to grant his deepest wish, while uncovering the secrets and struggles of his neighbors in a mysterious hospital. Solve whimsical puzzles, explore eerie dungeons, and build friendships in this unique non-combat adventure. Let Rakuen captivate you with its rich story, delightful characters, and enchanting soundtrack.


What we like:
  • Amazing and emotional story that brings back nostalgic feelings
What could be improved:
  • Initial part is a little tedious

  • japanese
  • rpg
  • jrpg
  • puzzle
  • rpgmaker
  • emotional
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • funny
  • story
  • adventure
  • point-and-click
  • anime
  • cute
  • pixel

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If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers (2021)

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Linux PC Windows

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

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  • psychological
  • horror
  • emotional
  • dark
  • point-and-click
  • gothic
  • supernatural
  • linear
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • drama
  • isometric
  • narrative
  • pixel
  • mystery

13

Neversong (2019)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Linux Nintendo Switch PC Windows IOS iPhone

Upon waking from a coma, Peet's girlfriend is nowhere to be found. Investigate the screams coming from the heart of Neverwood, the increasingly bizarre behavior of the zombie grownups, and the strange truth about Peet's past in this hauntingly dreamlike fable. -From Red Wind Field to the haunting halls of Blackfork Asylum, explore six moody, illustrative levels. -Take on bosses, monsters, and zombie grownups with your trusty baseball bat. -Immerse yourself in a breathtaking piano-centric soundtrack. -Join your quirky childhood pals and trusty pet bird on an adventure to discover the truth about your recent coma.


  • baseball
  • horror
  • boss
  • psychological
  • puzzle
  • platform
  • narration
  • piano
  • emotional
  • story
  • skateboard
  • narrative
  • adventure
  • atmospheric
  • boss-fight

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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi (2019)

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Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.


  • visual-novel
  • horror
  • psychological
  • anime
  • mystery
  • story

15

Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch. 5 Meakashi (2017)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.


  • visual-novel
  • horror
  • psychological
  • anime
  • mystery
  • story
  • dark

16

Bitardia (2015)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

In Bitardia you will experience all the rules of the Internet in action, and venture on a journey in the spirit of classic low-budget shooters, making your way through the obstacles of the fantastic world of an imageboard.

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  • memes
  • horror
  • first-person
  • action-adventure
  • psychological
  • dystopian
  • surreal
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • fps
  • shooter
  • open-world
  • abstract
  • explorer
  • gore

17

Radiant One (2018)

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Linux Mac OS IOS iPhone PC Windows

Radiant One is an illusory, short story-driven adventure with mystical elements.

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  • story
  • short
  • walking-simulator
  • adventure
  • psychological
  • subscription
  • atmospheric
  • family
  • horror
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • casual
  • walking
  • puzzle
  • funny

18

Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi (2016)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.


  • visual-novel
  • psychological
  • horror
  • anime
  • dark
  • mystery
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • casual
  • conspiracy
  • adventure

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Demons Never Lie (2019)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS

Demons Never Lie is a creepy graphic adventure made with voxel and low-poly where even your soul is at stake! An incredible and dark story with elements of the classic point&click and visual novels. An exciting interactive experience with a unique atmosphere.

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  • voxel
  • psychological
  • horror
  • casual
  • adventure
  • dark
  • philosophical
  • point-and-click
  • surreal
  • story
  • visual-novel
  • graphic
  • atmospheric

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Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story (2021)

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Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Linux vita Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

A 2.5D horror game inspired by Clock Tower and Fatal Frame, mixing cyberpunk with traditional Cantonese folklore. With careful attention to pacing, atmosphere and storytelling, Sense hopes to return the horror genre to its roots by celebrating visceral horror and the slow, fearful creep of dread.

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  • horror
  • survival-horror
  • cyberpunk
  • point-and-click
  • exploration
  • futuristic
  • story
  • dystopian
  • over-the-top
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • cerebral
  • supernatural
  • adventure
  • psychological

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