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PANICORE

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

PANICORE is a survival horror game that mixes permadeath, AI monsters and a co-op experience up to 5 players (4 players in demo). Try to escape and don't get caught, but beware: they don't only hear your steps, but also your voice.

What works
  • Fun and tense cooperative gameplay
  • Innovative proximity voice chat mechanic
  • Good value for price
  • Strong social and community experience
  • Atmospheric maps and sound design
Things to keep in mind
  • Limited number of maps and monsters
  • Some bugs and ai inconsistencies
  • Voice chat issues reported
  • Repetitive gameplay after extended play
  • Large maps can be confusing or tedious

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Bureau of Contacts

  • Granny: Escape Together

  • Project Unknown

  • DeathWatchers

  • CRYO

  • Ghost Janitors

  • MIMESIS

  • Lethal Company

  • The Outlast Trials
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Bureau of Contacts

  • DeathWatchers

  • Forsaken Frontiers
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Cooperation

    Day of Infamy
  • Fellowship

    Super Bunny Man
  • Survival

    CRYO

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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PANICORE: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competence

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  • Competition

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    "Players report replayability due to many anomalies and new maps; some desire for more content to maintain engagement."

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  • Cooperation

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  • Creativity

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  • Domination

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    "Interactions emphasize shared experiences and cooperation; no evidence of dominance or power imposition over others."

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  • Escapism

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    "Players use the game as a tense horror experience to escape real life, with immersive atmosphere and scares."

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  • Expectation

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  • Exploration

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    "Maps have secrets, hidden rooms, and lore encouraging discovery beyond routine paths."

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  • Expression

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  • Fantasy

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    "The game features imaginative and surreal anomalies and intruders, creating a fictional horror atmosphere."

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  • Fellowship

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  • Growth

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  • Health

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  • Idle

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    "Requires active attention and focus during gameplay; not suited for passive or background play."

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  • Intimacy

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    "Some social interaction and bonding with friends, though not focused on deep emotional connections."

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  • Leadership

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  • Progression

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  • Relaxation

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  • Story

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  • Strategy

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  • Violence

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  • Survival

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