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Best 1 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...

8.4 Very Good
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2 Jujutsu Kaisen
Jujutsu Kaisen

Jujutsu Kaisen centers on Yuji Itadori, a high schooler who joins a secret organization of Jujutsu Sorcerers to eliminate 'Curses'monstrous spirits born from human negative emotions. The series is a m...

8.8 Very Good
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3 Betrayal at House on the Hill
Betrayal at House on the Hill

Betrayal at House on the Hill is a cooperative horror board game where players explore a haunted mansion and uncover its secrets. The game features variable mechanics, with each session potentially of...

8.7 Very Good
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4 The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense

M. Night Shyamalan's 1999 masterpiece follows child psychologist Malcolm Crowe as he attempts to help a young boy who claims to see dead people. The film masterfully employs misdirection and subtle cl...

8.3 Very Good
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5 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard revitalized the franchise by shifting to a first-person perspective and focusing on intimate, claustrophobic horror. Set in a derelict plantation house, you must survive aga...

9.7 Brilliant
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6 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...

8.5 Very Good
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7 Betrayal at Krampus
Betrayal at Krampus

Betrayal at Krampus is a cooperative horror board game where players explore a haunted mansion and uncover its secrets. The game features variable mechanics, with each session potentially offering a u...

7.3 Good
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8 The Last of Us Part I
The Last of Us Part I

The Last of Us Part I is a ground-up remake of the iconic Naughty Dog title. While the story remains the same, the visuals, animations, and AI have been completely overhauled to match the quality of i...

9.3 Excellent
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9 Slasher
Slasher

Slasher is the definitive anthology series for fans of the genre. Each season features a new setting, a new cast, and a new masked killer, effectively paying homage to classic tropes while delivering...

9.5 Brilliant
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10 Tokyo Ghouls
Tokyo Ghouls

Kai Ito's Tokyo Ghoul, serialized from 2004 to 2014, introduces a world where ghouls, creatures who survive by consuming human flesh, live alongside humans. The story follows Ken Kaneki, a college stu...

8.7 Very Good
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11 Masters of Horror
Masters of Horror

Masters of Horror is a six-season anthology series featuring short horror films directed by renowned filmmakers. Each episode presents a unique and often disturbing story, exploring various subgenres...

9.4 Excellent
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12 Sandman
Sandman

Neil Gaiman's Sandman is a sprawling, ambitious fantasy epic that follows Dream, one of the Endless, as he attempts to reclaim his throne after being imprisoned for decades. The series weaves together...

9.5 Brilliant
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13 Metro 2033
Metro 2033

Metro 2033 is a survival horror first-person shooter based on Dmitry Glukhovsky's novel of the same name. Set in the Moscow Metro after a nuclear apocalypse, players navigate a dark and claustrophobic...

9.4 Excellent
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14 Resident Evil 4 VR
Resident Evil 4 VR

Resident Evil 4 VR brings the iconic survival horror classic to virtual reality with impressive fidelity. Players experience the intense action and suspense of the original game from a first-person pe...

9.3 Excellent
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15 School-Live! (Gakkou Gurashi!)
School-Live! (Gakkou Gurashi!)

School-Live! is a deceptive series that starts as a cute slice-of-life school anime before revealing its true nature as a dark survival horror. It follows a group of girls trying to survive a zombie a...

9.3 Excellent
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16 The Exorcist
The Exorcist

Often cited as the scariest movie ever made, The Exorcist remains a powerful and disturbing experience. The story of a young girl possessed by a demonic entity and the two priests who attempt to save...

9.3 Excellent
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17 Bible Black
Bible Black

Every school has secrets, but few leave a stain that won't wash out. In a certain school, there was once a fun club centered around magic but had turned into murder and a lust for power. Sealed and wi...

9.2 Excellent
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18 REC
REC

Rec is a masterclass in the found-footage subgenre. Set in a quarantined apartment building in Barcelona, the film follows a television reporter and her cameraman as they document a fire department ca...

9.2 Excellent
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19 Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets

Yellowjackets is a survival horror series that follows a high school soccer team whose plane crashes in the wilderness. It features intense survival elements, psychological trauma, and a looming, myst...

9.1 Excellent
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20 Project Chimera
Project Chimera

Project Chimera is a sprawling, procedurally generated open-world RPG set in a dystopian cyberpunk metropolis. Utilizing advanced AI, the game dynamically adjusts the narrative and world based on play...

9.0 Excellent
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21 The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners delivers a visceral and emotionally charged VR experience. Players navigate a flooded New Orleans, scavenging for resources, battling hordes of zombies, and making d...

9.0 Excellent
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22 Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue

Satoshi Kon's 'Perfect Blue' is a visually stunning and deeply unsettling psychological thriller that blurs the lines between reality and illusion. The film follows Mima Kirigoe, a pop idol who leaves...

9.0 Excellent
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23 Future Diary (Mirai Nikki)
Future Diary (Mirai Nikki)

Future Diary is a quintessential survival game anime where twelve individuals are granted diaries that can predict the future. They are forced into a battle royale to determine who will become the suc...

9.0 Excellent
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24 Grounded
Grounded

Grounded puts players in the role of kids shrunk down to the size of insects in a backyard wilderness. The Steam Deck provides a surprisingly immersive experience for this unique survival game. The ga...

8.9 Very Good
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25 Zero Escape: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Lives
Zero Escape: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Lives

Zero Escape: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Lives is a thrilling visual novel that combines escape-room puzzles with a complex time-loop narrative. Players must solve puzzles and unravel a sinister plot to esc...

8.9 Very Good
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26 Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Hyperion by Dan Simmons

Dan Simmons' 'Hyperion' is a complex and ambitious space opera that blends science fiction, horror, and poetry. The story follows a group of pilgrims traveling to the Time Tombs on the planet Hyperion...

8.9 Very Good
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27 Device
Device

Device, released in 2020, utilizes a found footage format to explore the dangers of technology and social media. The film follows a group of friends who find a mysterious smartphone and begin experien...

8.9 Very Good
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28 Higurashi: When They Cry
Higurashi: When They Cry

Higurashi When They Cry is a complex, multi-layered mystery horror series set in the rural village of Hinamizawa. The story follows a group of friends who become entangled in a series of gruesome murd...

8.9 Very Good
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29 From
From

From follows a family who stumbles upon a nightmarish town that traps anyone who enters. The shows unsettling atmosphere, compelling mystery, and exploration of family dynamics create a genuinely dist...

8.8 Very Good
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30 The Stand
The Stand

'The Stand' (1978, expanded 1990) presents a chilling vision of a post-apocalyptic America ravaged by a deadly superflu. The novel follows the survivors as they grapple with rebuilding society and con...

8.8 Very Good
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