The Best Heart-pounding Games for PC Windows

Update : RetroRealms Arcade added at rank #4.
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Zelle (2019)

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Mac OS IOS iPhone PC Windows

Zelle is a occult adventure game. You can explore the inside and outside of the castle using adventure game mechanics and battle demons with strategic mouse clicks. Your goal in this game is to bring the protagonist home.

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  • rpg
  • horror
  • adventure
  • book
  • heart-pounding
  • demons
  • gore
  • rpgmaker
  • cute
  • battle
  • psychological

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Polyturbo Drift Racing Simulator (2023)

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l Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

"Polyturbo Drift Racing Simulator" offers a heart-racing blend of simulation and racing, providing hours of excitement for players of all skill levels. This game promises thrilling competition and intense action. Take the wheel and prove you're the ultimate racing champion!

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  • racing
  • simulation
  • heart-racing
  • auto
  • heart-pounding
  • sport
  • driving
  • 3d
  • action
  • must-play
  • realistic
  • colourful

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FRACTER (2018)

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Android Nintendo Switch PC Windows

FRACTER follows a veiled young hero who has set out on a perilous quest for light through a cryptic labyrinth of shadows.

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  • puzzle
  • atmospheric
  • heart-pounding
  • gorgeous-looking
  • self-reflective
  • adventure
  • isometric
  • play
  • must-play
  • font
  • minimalist

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RetroRealms Arcade (2024)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X

The RetroRealms Arcade connects select RetroRealms games with other titles in the series that you own (games and DLC sold separately) to unlock new access and abilities and create the ultimate mash-up of horror legends!

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  • hack-and-slash
  • 1990s
  • horror
  • action
  • heart-pounding
  • platform
  • adventure
  • gore
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • violent
  • arcade
  • retro
  • achievements

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Liminal Leap (2024)

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PC Windows

Liminal Leap is a heart-pounding escape room challenge set in the unsettling world of the Backrooms. Reality warps, familiar spaces twist, and you're trapped in a labyrinthine facility

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  • noir
  • abstract
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • heart-pounding
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • action
  • survival-horror
  • first-person
  • open-world
  • realistic

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Peraglees - The Ooloufian Resistance (2024)

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early access PC Windows

Dive into the world of the Peraglees! Embark on an epic quest with KAOTIX, Dexter and Slade Fury (in co-op) as they face off against the evil Old Whiplin. Traverse nine exhilarating planets, each brimming with distinctive boss to battles. Be the hero and save the Fennyverse!

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  • bullet-hell
  • shoot-em-up
  • dog
  • shooter
  • arcade
  • action-adventure
  • romance
  • top-down
  • heart-pounding
  • linear
  • 1990s
  • two-player
  • 1980s
  • space
  • 2d

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After War Town (2023)

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PC Windows

"In the heart-pounding virtual battleground of 'After War Town,' immerse yourself in a gripping shooter experience where the fate of a besieged city lies in your hands.

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  • shooter
  • sport
  • strategy
  • sniper
  • first-person
  • simulation
  • casual
  • heart-pounding
  • immersive
  • war-torn
  • fps
  • adventure
  • action
  • single-player

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