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Don't Be Afraid - The First Toy

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

Should you play it?

Don't Be Afraid - The First Toy, is an introduction to the dramatic story of a boy kidnapped by a psychopath. Exploring the giant house of your torturer you will soon discover things worse than your childish nightmares. Take on the role of Jamie and see what phrase “The First Toy” actually means.

What works

  • Effective horror atmosphere and sound design
  • Unique child protagonist perspective
  • Engaging puzzles and exploration
  • Free demo with good value
  • Well-executed jump scares

Things to keep in mind

  • Some voice acting and graphical quality issues
  • Backtracking can be repetitive
  • Short length limits depth
  • Minor bugs and optimization problems
  • Lack of save system in demo

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Don't Be Afraid

  • Dark Fracture: Prologue

  • Dread Flats

  • Palmyra Orphanage

  • The Story of Henry Bishop

  • [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備

Less violent

Games that feels like Don't Be Afraid - The First Toy but with less combat and destruction

  • Understanding, The Game

  • Scauage

  • Silence of the Sleep

  • Out of Sight

  • ColdSide

  • Within Skerry

Less value-seeking

Games that feels like Don't Be Afraid - The First Toy but with less emphasis on value for time or money

  • Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic

  • Welcome to Kowloon

  • MADiSON

  • Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward

  • Infliction

  • Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh

More relaxing

Games that feels like Don't Be Afraid - The First Toy but with a more relaxing feel

  • Mists of Aiden

  • Indigo Park: Chapter 1

  • In Sound Mind

  • Lurk in the Dark : Prologue

  • You Deserve

  • 港詭實錄ParanormalHK

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Don't Be Afraid - The First Toy: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026