Games like Despondent
Despondent is a first-person survival horror title. Play as Sedgewick, a young man tossed into a hellish fight for his life while trying to pick up the pieces of his past. Manage a debilitating sickness, hold on to what little hope is left, uncover a rancid plot and just maybe... make it out alive.
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Apartment No 129
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Never Again
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The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
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Betrayer
Betrayer is a first person action adventure game that takes you to the New World at the turn of the 17th century.The year is 1604. You sailed from England expecting to join a struggling colony on the coast of Virginia. Instead, you find only ghosts and mysteries. What catastrophe blighted the land and drained it of color and life?
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DYSTHANASIA
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
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The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
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Betrayer
Betrayer is a first person action adventure game that takes you to the New World at the turn of the 17th century.The year is 1604. You sailed from England expecting to join a struggling colony on the coast of Virginia. Instead, you find only ghosts and mysteries. What catastrophe blighted the land and drained it of color and life?
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DYSTHANASIA
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
Frequently asked about Despondent
- How much does Despondent cost?
- Despondent is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Despondent?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Despondent are The Hollow Lighthouse, Apartment No 129, Never Again.
- Who developed Despondent?
- Despondent was developed by Later Skater Games.
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