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Wounded - The Beginning

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2019

Should you play it?

Wounded is a first-person survival horror game, bringing you the old-school indie horror vibe through a detailed and eerie environment.

What works
  • Strong atmosphere and sound design
  • Engaging psychological horror story
  • Multiple endings
  • Good value for price
  • Solid indie development effort
Things to keep in mind
  • Clunky controls and character movement
  • Repetitive gameplay and puzzles
  • Enemy ai is simplistic
  • Short game length
  • Some technical bugs and glitches

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

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  • The Story of Henry Bishop

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Within Skerry

  • Left Alone

  • Suite 776
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Wounded - The Beginning: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Experimenting, Violence, Expression.

Why this game works

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