Games like Alisa

Survival horror action-adventure with pre-rendered backgrounds, featuring challenging combat against doll-like enemies in a 1920s fantasy setting. Players explore a mansion, manage inventory, and upgrade gear to survive.

89% positive from 1,532 · 2021 · 17% finish it · Steam Deck Playable · $17.99 · Lowest ever $6.42 (2025-01-20)

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Six games like Alisa

[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件

88% positive from 3,137 reviews2022Deck Unsupported

A walking simulator with puzzle elements, this Japanese psychological horror game features a VHS aesthetic and an immersive, unsettling atmosphere. The core loop involves navigating a closing shift while experiencing escalating dread.

What players likedPlayers praise its realistic horror and unsettling storylines, comparing it to Sally Face and FNAF for its impactful, suspenseful scares without relying on jump scares.

The catchMost of the runtime is repetitive coffee making with only cheap jumpscares for horror.

Both are tagged 1990's, Survival Horror and Action.

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Tattletail

95% positive from 4,985 reviews201637% finish itDeck Playable

A first-person horror game where you manage a demanding virtual pet while avoiding its dangerous mother. The core loop involves caring for the pet and stealthily navigating its environment.

What players likedPlayers praise this mascot horror game for its simple, tension-building resource management, comparing it to a "Furby game."

The catchConstantly grooming, feeding and charging the toy turns the horror into tedious chores.

Both are tagged 1990's, Survival Horror and Action.

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Parking Garage Rally Circuit

96% positive from 1,625 reviews202412% finish itDeck Verified

Retro arcade rally racer with time-trial laps in unique parking garage circuits. Features tight controls, dynamic physics, and ghost/realtime multiplayer.

What players likedPlayers praise this retro arcade racer as a tight, addictive drift-booster, like a lost Sega Saturn or Mario Kart game.

The catchLevels and physics punish the speed encouraged

Both are tagged 1990's, Retro and Action.

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INCISION

86% positive from 1,089 reviews2025Deck Playable

Fast-paced FPS with brutal combat and a focus on skillful gunplay. Players blast through a nightmarish world filled with flesh and machine.

What players likedPlayers praise this challenging, gory boomer shooter for its unique Quake/Doom-like gunplay, atmosphere, and intricate level design.

The catchDying restarts the whole 20 to 30 minute level since there are no checkpoints.

Both are tagged 1990's, Retro and Action.

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Tyrant's Realm

84% positive from 1,066 reviews202528% finish itDeck Verified

Roguelite action RPG with PS1-era visuals. Core loop involves challenging Soulslike combat, procedural generation, and gear-based progression.

What players likedPlayers praise "Tyrant's Realm" as a satisfying souls-like with simple yet varied combat and a strong early Souls vibe.

The catchCombat feels stiff and unresponsive, with most fights reduced to block then attack.

Both are tagged 1990's, Retro and Action.

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Arcade Paradise

81% positive from 2,027 reviews20229% finish itDeck Verified

Retro arcade simulator where you build and manage an arcade, playing over 35 distinct games. It features a 90s aesthetic and a core loop of playing, earning, and expanding.

What players likedPlayers praise this immersive 80s arcade management sim for its playable games and the satisfying progression from laundromat work.

The catchThe laundry work is a slow, repetitive grind that keeps interrupting the arcade games.

Both are tagged 1990's, Retro and Adventure.

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More about Alisa

What players liked

Players praise "Alisa" as a fantastic take on classic survival horror, reminiscent of old Resident Evil games.

The catch

Combat sours it, with fiddly manual aiming and enemies that stunlock you to death.

Reviews: 89% positive from 1,532
Released: 2021
Finish it: 17% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: $17.99 · Lowest ever $6.42 (2025-01-20)
Play: Single-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 89% positive, but with 1,532 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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