

2012 · Puzzle · Adventure
Thanatophobia
Thanatophobia is an old-school, third person survival horror game that goes back to the roots of the genre. A thought-provoking journey into darkness and depravity, the game has a focus on puzzle solving and storytelling over intense action...
- Released
- 1 February 2012
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- PuzzleAdventure
- Developers
- —
- Publishers
- —
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Themes
- ActionHorror
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 3
›Story
Ex-police detective Sam Dehaven is chasing after a deranged serial killer, nicknamed The Bear. The case, which involves the gruesome kidnapping and murder of a number of young girls, has left a significant emotional toll on the old detective. He is obsessed by the case as The Bear has ruined his own life and he will stop at nothing to get revenge, but he is running short on leads and hope. Standing in the pouring rain amidst a deserted alleyway, Sam ponders his next move.
His only reason for poking around near the abandoned Avenue Rue apartment building is a tip off he received from someone claiming to be The Bear himself. It seems like a taunt, it must be a taunt. But Sam cannot resist investigating. Little does he know, everything is about to change…
Keywords
- serial killer
- detective
- action-adventure
- survival horror
- fixed camera
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