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Best 1 Akira
Akira

Japan, 1988. An explosion caused by a young boy with psychic powers tears through the city of Tokyo and ignites the fuse that leads to World War III. In order to prevent any further destruction, he is...

9.90 Brilliant
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2 Resident Evil Village
Resident Evil Village

Resident Evil Village delivers a terrifying and visually stunning experience on the Steam Deck. Playing as Ethan Winters, you navigate a mysterious European village filled with grotesque creatures and...

9.87 Brilliant
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3 Metroid Dread
Metroid Dread

Metroid Dread represents a triumphant return for Samus Aran, delivering a thrilling and modernized Metroidvania experience. The game seamlessly blends classic Metroid gameplay with contemporary desig...

9.87 Brilliant
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4 Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue

J-pop idol group CHAM! has spent the last two years entertaining its fans. Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and CHAM! must see one of its members, Mima Kirigoe, leave the group to pursue he...

9.86 Brilliant
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5 Doom Eternal
Doom Eternal

Doom Eternal builds upon the foundation of its predecessor, delivering a relentlessly fast-paced and brutal first-person shooter experience. The game emphasizes aggressive combat, requiring players to...

9.86 Brilliant
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6 Resident Evil 2 Remake
Resident Evil 2 Remake

A definitive remake of the original 1998 classic. It captures the claustrophobic dread of the Raccoon City or police station perfectly. With modern graphics and a revamped survival system, it offers a...

9.82 Brilliant
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7 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Robert Wiene's 1920 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' is a cornerstone of German Expressionism, renowned for its unsettling atmosphere, distorted sets, and dreamlike narrative. The film tells the story of...

9.82 Brilliant
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8 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

A dark and disturbing roguelite where you play as Isaac, a young boy cursed by his mother. *The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth* is renowned for its incredibly deep item system, challenging gameplay, and un...

9.82 Brilliant
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9 Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki are regular middle school girls with regular lives, but all that changes when they encounter Kyuubey, a cat-like magical familiar, and Homura Akemi, the new transfer stud...

9.79 Brilliant
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10 REC
REC

Álex Pastor and Pau Fernández Colomé's *REC* (2007) remains the gold standard for found footage horror. Following a television news crew investigating a mysterious outbreak in a Barcelona apartment bu...

9.79 Brilliant
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11 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show remains the undisputed king of cult classics. Its interactive screenings, complete with audience participation, props, and costumes, have created a unique and enduring co...

9.79 Brilliant
12 Bakemonogatari
Bakemonogatari

Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student, manages to survive a vampire attack with the help of Meme Oshino, a strange man residing in an abandoned building. Though being saved from vampirism a...

9.79 Brilliant
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13 Hellblade II: Senua's Sacrifice
Hellblade II: Senua's Sacrifice

A deeply immersive and visually stunning journey into the depths of the human mind. Excellent use of audio design.

9.78 Brilliant
14 Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2

Often cited as the pinnacle of psychological horror, Silent Hill 2 explores themes of guilt, punishment, and repressed desire. The game uses a surrealist landscape to manifest the protagonist's intern...

9.77 Brilliant
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15 Stranger Things
Stranger Things

Stranger Things continues to captivate audiences with its blend of sci-fi, horror, and 80s nostalgia. The series follows a group of young friends as they confront supernatural forces and unravel myste...

9.77 Brilliant
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16 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

This title offers a visceral exploration of psychosis and trauma. Players inhabit Senua, a Celtic warrior who journeys into a hellish realm while battling her own fractured mind. The game's use of bin...

9.72 Brilliant
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17 Chainsaw Man
Chainsaw Man

Denji is robbed of a normal teenage life, left with nothing but his deadbeat father's overwhelming debt. His only companion is his pet, the chainsaw devil Pochita, with whom he slays devils for money...

9.71 Brilliant
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18 Jujutsu Kaisen
Jujutsu Kaisen

Idly indulging in baseless paranormal activities with the Occult Club, high schooler Yuuji Itadori spends his days at either the clubroom or the hospital, where he visits his bedridden grandfather. Ho...

9.68 Brilliant
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19 DOOM + BFG Edition
DOOM + BFG Edition

This is the definitive way to experience the original 1993 Doom on modern hardware. It includes the original game, the BFG weapon, and several expansions like Final Fantasy and Doom II content. While...

9.66 Brilliant
20 Between Two Fires (Christopher Buehlman)
Between Two Fires (Christopher Buehlman)

Christopher Buehlmans Between Two Fires masterfully blends historical fiction with dark fantasy horror. Set in 14th-century France during the Black Death, the novel follows a disgraced knight tasked w...

9.66 Brilliant
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21 As Above, So Below
As Above, So Below

2014's *As Above, So Below* distinguishes itself with its unique setting: the catacombs of Paris. The film follows a group of urban explorers who venture into the labyrinthine tunnels, uncovering a da...

9.61 Brilliant
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22 Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)

John Carpenter's 'Halloween' is the quintessential slasher film, establishing many of the genre's core tropes. Its minimalist approach, unsettling score, and the iconic masked killer, Michael Myers, c...

9.50 Brilliant
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23 The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)

John Carpenter's 'The Thing' remains the gold standard for practical gore. Rob Bottin's groundbreaking effects, involving intricate prosthetics, animatronics, and stop-motion animation, depict a paras...

9.50 Brilliant
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24 The Break Room
The Break Room

The Break Room plunges viewers into the unsettling reality of Lumon's disciplinary procedures. This episode establishes a chilling atmosphere and introduces key themes of control, manipulation, and th...

9.50 Brilliant
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25 The Croning
The Croning

This novel explores the terrifying concept of inherited fate and the inescapable nature of cosmic cycles. The characters are entangled in ancient, unknowable patterns that dictate their lives, suggest...

9.50 Brilliant
26 Monster
Monster

Everyone faces uncertainty at some point in their lives. Even a brilliant surgeon like Kenzo Tenma is no exception. But there’s no way he could have known that his decision to stop chasing professiona...

9.49 Excellent
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27 Another
Another

In class 3-3 of Yomiyama North Junior High, transfer student Kouichi Sakakibara makes his return after taking a sick leave for the first month of school. Among his new classmates, he is inexplicably d...

9.49 Excellent
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28 Inscryption
Inscryption

A psychological horror deckbuilder that begins as a roguelike card game in a creepy cabin, but constantly subverts expectations with meta-narrative twists and escape room-style puzzles. The core card...

9.42 Excellent
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29 We Were Here
We Were Here

We Were Here is a first-person cooperative puzzle adventure set in a mysterious Antarctic castle. Two players are separated and must communicate via walkie-talkie to solve interconnected puzzles, with...

9.40 Excellent
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30 Senuas Saga: Hellblade II
Senuas Saga: Hellblade II

Square Enixs *Senuas Saga: Hellblade II* is a visually stunning and emotionally resonant action-adventure game. Players experience the world through the fractured mind of Senua, a warrior battling dem...

9.40 Excellent
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