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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    89% User Score Based on 9,993 reviews

    Save Taylor! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lifeline.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 2,725 reviews

    A game of apocalypse and yearning. Experiment. Die. Ascend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cultist Simulator.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 9,971 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Follow Joe on his journey between past and future in this funky 70's adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Silent Age.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 9,956 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    *Indie Game Award* Find the ancient planet Earth among the star chart If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OPUS: The Day We Found Earth.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,100 reviews

    Train as a squire and become a knight in order to win the great tournament. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Great Tournament.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    85% User Score Based on 1,220 reviews

    These are troubling times. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yes, Your Grace.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 2,316 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just eighty days. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 80 Days.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 22,910 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 8 reviews

    A five-part series where your every decision can have enormous consequences If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wolf Among Us.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 3,067 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

    Two years in the making, the highly anticipated Indie remake of the cult mod Dear Esther arrives on PC. Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: "Dear Esther..." - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent year… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dear Esther.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 1,020 reviews

    *Google Play Global Feature* A sad game that lingers in your mind If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OPUS: Rocket of Whispers.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere
    92% User Score Based on 1,384 reviews

    The fate of Taylor is in your hands - Your choices shape the story as you play! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lifeline: Silent Night.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 10,000 reviews

    Choose your own path! Play a massive library of CYOA-like text adventures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choice Games: CYOA Style Play.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    91% User Score Based on 687 reviews

    You'll never regret buying this. The plot, story, characters,etc are Awesome. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 7Days: Offline Mystery Story.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 10,034 reviews

    Build, survive and discover the secrets of the ancients If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bonfire: Forsaken Lands.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 3,585 reviews

    Turn-based strategy set in the zombie apocalypse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rebuild.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, character development
    82% User Score Based on 875 reviews

    An epic adventure through a land of monsters, traps, and magic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sorcery!.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, atmosphere
    89% User Score Based on 1,060 reviews

    Epic text based adventure and interactive story game - choose your path! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choices That Matter.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 20,826 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 14 reviews

    A first-person exploratory game taking place in 1995 in which Katie, a university student back from Europe, arrives at her family's newly inherited mansion only to find nobody there, with a note from her younger sister Sam suggesting that she's left home. Katie must explore the mansion to put together the stories of where her parents have gone and why Sam has decided to leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gone Home.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 1,008 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    The Dream Machine is an award-winning adventure game about dreams and voyeurism. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dream Machine.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    89% User Score Based on 57,262 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 47 reviews

    Firewatch is a single-player first-person video game where you, as a man named Henry, explore the Wyoming wilderness after taking a summer job as a fire lookout. What is supposed to be a peaceful respite from your complicated life takes a turn when you start to question some of the things that are happening to you. Your only human connection is over a handheld radio, which you’ll use to speak wit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Firewatch.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 10,000 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    The 4th entry in the multi-award winning ‘The Room’ puzzle game series If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Room: Old Sins.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 18,415 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of short stories about a cursed family in Washington State. Each story offers a chance to experience the life of a different family member with stories ranging from the early 1900s to the present day. The gameplay and tone of the stories are as varied as the family members themselves. The only constants are that each is played from a first-person perspe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Remains of Edith Finch.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 4,361 reviews

    Marie's Room is a short-story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates, told through memories. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was 20 years ago. What happened to Marie and Kelsey all those years ago? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marie's Room.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 1,462 reviews

    The Moon Sliver is a short narrative-focused non-linear exploration game with horror elements. It features a unique narrative mechanic that blurs the line between story and exploration, where interacting with objects and even simply moving around will reveal fragments of narration. As players piece these fragments together, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Moon Sliver.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 643 reviews

    Sci-fi Mystery Adventure If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Echo.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 1,420 reviews

    A crime-solving mystery featuring none other than the son of Professor Layton! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LAYTON BROTHERS MYSTERY ROOM.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 4,996 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 5 reviews

    The award winning game where everything burns. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Inferno.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 10,000 reviews

    Lead an entire nation in a post-apocalyptic world set beyond the year 2075. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lapse: A Forgotten Future.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 4,343 reviews

    Serena is a freeware horror adventure game developed by several video game development companies, including Senscape, CBE Software, Infamous Quests, Digital Media Workshop and Guys from Andromeda. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Serena.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    93% User Score Based on 1,060 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    This is a restaurant in heaven. Please ask the bear and cat for your last meal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bear's Restaurant.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 10,000 reviews

    Play a choice-driven text RPG inspired by Dungeons and Dragons (D&D). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeons and Decisions RPG.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 1,561 reviews

    10000000: The Dungeon Crawling Matching Game If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10000000.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 462 reviews

    There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to There Is No Game: WD.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    88% User Score Based on 1,148 reviews

    Make choices & shape your story in this text based RPG | CYOA If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eldrum: Untold, Text-Based RPG.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 9,999 reviews

    A journey of discovery awaits If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Room Three.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization
    88% User Score Based on 1,629 reviews

    Zombies rise again! A sequel to the apocalyptic smash-hit Zombie Exodus! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    91% User Score Based on 10,000 reviews

    Find the answers of town mystery in the game with escape the room mechanics If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Room Stories Town Mystery.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 2,530 reviews

    An adventure in deep space blending resource management and interactive fiction If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out There: Ω Edition.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 9,998 reviews

    A neon racing adventure If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Data Wing.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 2,930 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 9 reviews

    Swipe and be the Queen! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reigns: Her Majesty.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, atmosphere
    93% User Score Based on 1,380 reviews

    To understand the future, you must first discover the past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lapse 2: Before Zero.

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    95%Game Brain Score
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    95% User Score Based on 1,420 reviews

    80+ Volumes of choice-based gamebooks, all unlocked! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Delight Games Premium Library.

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    94%Game Brain Score
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    94% User Score Based on 1,820 reviews

    Trade, battle, pirate & bounty for galactic riches in an epic space sci-fi RPG If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Traders RPG Elite.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 9,972 reviews

    An illusory adventure of impossible architecture and forgiveness If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monument Valley.

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    87%Game Brain Score
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    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 9,362 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 9 reviews

    A secret agent escape room. Stop enemy spy Ruby La Rouge before she escapes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Agent A: A puzzle in disguise.

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    87%Game Brain Score
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    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    87% User Score Based on 497 reviews

    Turn and text based RPG | Your choice matters | Choose your fantasy adventure If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eldrum: Red Tide - Text RPG.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 24,944 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 10 reviews

    The definitive puzzle experience If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Room.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 1,732 reviews

    Four nerds enter a dungeon... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to null.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 780 reviews

    A horror/mystery game where you must survive seven days with a cursed painting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Palette.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 35,422 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 2 reviews

    The award-winning detective RPG brings its story-rich adventure to mobile. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disco Elysium.

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