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The Windows Are Gone

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

Should you play it?

Haunted by grief and guilt after a tragic accident, you start seeing a house in your dreams. No matter what you do, you can't get its image out of your mind. You feel it calling for you, so you answer it.

What works

  • Excellent atmosphere and sound design
  • Engaging psychological horror story
  • Creative unpacking and decorating mechanics
  • Multiple endings and secrets
  • Free to play

Things to keep in mind

  • Lack of save system causing frustration
  • Bugs and softlocks reported
  • Slow pacing at start
  • Some narrative over-explanation
  • Limited replayability due to linear progression

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • ENA: Dream BBQ

  • GlitchSPANKR

  • No Players Online

  • The Norwood Suite

  • BABBDI

  • Title_Pending

Less expressive

Games that feels like The Windows Are Gone but with less self-expression and customization

  • Born Into Fear

  • Sagebrush

  • Left Alone

  • [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap

  • ROUTINE

  • Within Skerry

More survival-focused

Games that feels like The Windows Are Gone but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Organ Quarter

  • Dead Seater

  • Granny Remake

  • ARAYA

  • Dread X Collection 5

  • The Director's Disorder: Pilot Episode

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The Windows Are Gone: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Thrill, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026