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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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

    Dear Esther is a ghost story, told using first-person gaming technologies. Rather than traditional game-play the focus here is on exploration, uncovering the mystery of the island, of who you are and why you are here. Fragments of story are randomly uncovered when exploring the various locations of the island, making every each journey a unique experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dear Esther.

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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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    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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    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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    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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    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 82%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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    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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    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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    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:grinding, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 4,996 reviews
    Critic Score 72%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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    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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    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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    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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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    92% User Score Based on 1,060 reviews

    A short adventure of swords & sorcery in the ancient city of San Francisco. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knights of San Francisco.

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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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    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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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 1,274 reviews

    Explore a rich and detailed fantasy world in Battleheart Legacy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battleheart Legacy.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    89% User Score Based on 3,385 reviews

    Step into a hand-animated realm in which objects take on a life of their own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotton Anne.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    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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    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: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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    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 elements of horror. 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 you piece these fragments together, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becom… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Moon Sliver.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 1,340 reviews

    The sequel to one of the most captivating horror escape games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to True Fear: Forsaken Souls 2.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, replayability
    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 4,318 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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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, graphics
    96% User Score Based on 1,710 reviews

    Something stalks the shadows, and it's up to you to find out what! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One.

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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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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 2,961 reviews

    You’re not special. You’re not a hero. Thrust into unfortunate circumstances, you find yourself with no other option than to unravel what might be your biggest case yet. There is no choice. We change, but we change nothing. Get to work, detective. Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you un… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tails Noir: Prologue.

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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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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, graphics
    86% User Score Based on 1,649 reviews

    Fight your way out of a zombie-filled city in this interactive horror story! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zombie Exodus.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 889 reviews

    Become the greatest hero or villain that the world has ever known! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hero or Villain: Genesis.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 1,421 reviews

    A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Monster Inside.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 1,625 reviews

    Solve the mysteries of the universe with potato power! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SPACEPLAN.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    88% User Score Based on 1,340 reviews

    A Choose your own story/ Text adventure game similar to old CYOA books. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEAD CITY - Choose Your Story.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 3,255 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 6 reviews

    WELCOME TO THE FDI, MR TANNER. Time to clear your head, work through your hangover and start your first day as an Operator. There are plenty of cases to solve. Assist our field agents using your computer console and ingenuity to bring criminals to justice. Ready to make the world a better place? Investigate Crimes: Solve cases such as murders, missing people, and cyber attacks. Use FDI Software:… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Operator.

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