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Julian & Friends

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

Join Julian and his friends in this psychological horror experience inspired by point-n-click computer games from the early 2000s. Witness many shenanigans with characters from the infamous 98xx.

What works

  • Unique psychological horror with meta elements
  • Deep lore and arg puzzles
  • Engaging narrative and atmosphere
  • Multiple endings encouraging replay
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Minimal and sometimes frustrating gameplay
  • Some puzzles overly difficult or buggy
  • Story can be confusing without prior knowledge
  • Jump scares not always effective
  • Some intrusive pc interactions causing discomfort

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • 98xx

  • Paper Bride 6 Nightmare

  • Luto

  • Goetia

  • Cube Escape: Paradox

  • Metaphobia

More relaxing

Games that feels like Julian & Friends but with a more relaxing feel

  • Follow the meaning

  • Oknytt

  • Zniw Adventure

  • Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure

  • The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition

  • Children of Silentown

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Julian & Friends but with a stronger survival pressure

  • The Last NightMary - A Lenda do Cabeça de Cuia

  • Deep Sleep Trilogy

  • A New Beginning - Final Cut

  • Scratches - Director's Cut

  • Chronicle of Innsmouth

  • Pamali: Indonesian Folklore Horror

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Julian & Friends: 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 Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026