Games like A Flicker of Light
Looking for games like A Flicker of Light? Here are top action recommendations with a drama and anime focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Trinoline, The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya or Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane.
- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, music89% User Score 71 reviews
One summer day, Shun Nanami meets a girl who is the spitting image of his dead sister. She turns out to be a high-tech android indistinguishable from a human being. So begins a touching tale in a world where androids and human beings coexist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trinoline.
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- 71%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay71% User Score 184 reviews
"The Men of Yoshiwara" is a popular romance game for women. At the end, to whom is it that you will be talking of love? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya.
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- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding97% User Score 1,666 reviews
Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane is a visual novel inspired by the Ace Attorney series. You play as a defense attorney who practices law in a world of fantasy and wizards. You must defend clients accused of various crimes committed using magic and use the rules of magic to prove them innocent. However, the system is corrupt to its core and manipulated by the aristocracy. Will you acquit you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane.
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- 67%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, music92% User Score 24 reviews
Sailors who get lost in the storm always follow the flames of a lighthouse. It is a shining beacon of hope that guides them through even the heaviest of rains. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lighthouse of Guiding Flames.
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- 64%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization64% User Score 236 reviews
"Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade" is a detective story told by a dweller of a cruel dark fantasy world affected by the pandemic. The world ruled by a five noble-born kins under the suzerainty of the undead Plague King. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade.
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- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere80% User Score 556 reviews
You awaken in the Forest of Silver Shallots, setting out to uncover the secret of the Morphean Paradox. Above, factions weave their schemes; below, the black mist hides a swelling undercurrent. Time never stands still, and truth wears many faces. Not everyone can return to their fate… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Noexistencen of Morphean Paradox: The Forest of Silver Shallots.
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- 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization91% User Score 58 reviews
Meet cheerful Kaori Sawai, fresh out of nursing school, as she joins Yurigahama Hospital. Surviving a near death experience as a child left her with a desire to become a nurse and "healing hands" that let her relieve pain in patients just by touching them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nurse Love Syndrome.
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- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability97% User Score 212 reviews
Minotaur is an adventure game set in a new world called The Universe of Seven. Here’s what we hope you’ll love about it: Story and characters Minotaur’s story is mainly focused on nine... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minotaur.
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- 67%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization67% User Score 200 reviews
The Kingdom of Novus has been thrown into disarray, and It's up to you to decide if you’ll help to bring peace, or if you’ll stoke the fires of chaos. Enter a high fantasy world steeped in political intrigue; where magic touches the land and blood turns the wheels unseen. Dishonor & betrayal. Hope & despair. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Errant Kingdom.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere85% User Score 662 reviews
From the author of Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura, comes World End Economica. The opening video features music by Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets, known for the opening songs for High School of the Dead and Strike the Blood. A three part visual novel set in the far future on the moon, 16 years after humans have begun to colonize it. A young boy named Haru has been chasing his wildest dream… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01.
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- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability89% User Score 228 reviewsCritic Score 57%3 reviews
"168 remaining until the end of the world..." Humanity is approaching its end. A sudden dismemberment murder of the leader of a religious nation that advocates an apocalyptic ideology... Five adventure games are combined into one, centered around a suspenseful story full of mystery and intrigue. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SHUTEN ORDER.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability94% User Score 448 reviews
3 centuries have passed after sleeping for one night!? On a rainy night filled with thunderstorms, a young chef Raylan encountered a mysterious girl who resembled Sleeping Beauty in a huge tree hole, but everything suddenly went black before he could find out what happened... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampires' Melody.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability92% User Score 224 reviewsCritic Score 75%1 reviews
Years after demi-humans exchanged their loyalty for the security of their village, present-day demi-humans still lived by this ancient contract. Fuuma Yura and Fuuma Tama, two feline humans, travel to their new Master, Haruki, to serve him with the utmost loyalty, but he wants nothing to do with humans who have cat ears. He doesn’t understand how one lives with two ninjas in today’s society. As a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NEKO-NIN exHeart.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability96% User Score 1,152 reviews
Hoshina Shuuji has a secret: He has a mysterious power that allows him to perceive the emotions of others. However, he is soon to find out that he is not the only one who has something he doesn't want others to find out about as Ayachi Nene, a classmate, likewise has a secret. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sabbat of the Witch.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding97% User Score 198 reviewsCritic Score 75%2 reviews
Let 's manage a snack shop and suceed a date. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miracle Snack Shop.
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- 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding92% User Score 886 reviewsCritic Score 90%1 reviews
Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucid9: Inciting Incident.
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- 69%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization69% User Score 216 reviews
Stop the mysterious killer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crime Secrets: Crimson Lily.
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- 67%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding67% User Score 311 reviews
A story about an ordinary human girl and her romantic encounters with knights and princes. These characters may be gentle, passionate, considerate, or inhospitable. There are many character styles to suit a variety of individual player tastes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Code.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding95% User Score 1,107 reviews
A choice-driven, fantasy adventure visual novel featuring full voice-over and an intricate romance system! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crystalline.
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- View Game88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization88% User Score 197 reviews
Where It All Began invites you into a rich, immersive world as an interactive visual novel with dating elements that marks the beginning of an expansive universe. It’s a journey of reconnection, healing, and triumph over past traumas, all while navigating the rise of a criminal empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Where it all Began - Season 1.
- View Game79%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability79% User Score 151 reviews
A Shot in the Dark is a choice-driven adult visual novel about new possibilities and dark secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Shot in the Dark - Part 1.
- 73%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development71% User Score 650 reviewsCritic Score 80%2 reviews
The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Detail.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay95% User Score 59 reviews
Solve crimes and pass judgment with a colorful cast of samurai, detectives, inventors, and brigands in a Japan on the edge of modernization. A visual novel detective game set in a town where the cherry trees bloom all year round. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Master Magistrate.
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- 41%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics67% User Score 12 reviews
Kokorogawari (Change of Heart) is a GxB otome human drama visual novel set in a grounded and authentic portrayal of modern-day Japan. While the two main themes are about love and the arts, Kokorogawari also explores the complexity and depth of familial relationships and emotions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kokorogawari.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding94% User Score 742 reviews
A choice-driven, slice of life visual novel featuring full voice-over and an intricate relationship system! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ethereal Enigma.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability89% User Score 381 reviews
A visual novel/sim game about life, love, and working in the entertainment industry. Play as makeup artist Sian Goodin as she navigates the world of showbiz. Make friends, forge business relationships, and maybe even find romance! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backstage Pass.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization89% User Score 490 reviews
PC version of this game was released in four parts, three episodes and an epilogue. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TAISHO x ALICE episode 1.
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- View Game85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding85% User Score 323 reviews
During your first year of university, immense magical powers are forced onto you, thus revealing the supernatural world hidden within ours. But you must learn to control your powers with the help of a partner or risk destroying everything around you. Will your new fate be one of tragedy or serendipity? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystic Destinies: Serendipity of Aeons.
- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding97% User Score 908 reviewsCritic Score 80%4 reviews
In a world where flying through the sky is as simple as riding a bicycle, the sport "Flying Circus" is all the rage. Following the discovery of anti-gravitons, special shoes that allow an individual to fly, Anti-Graviton Shoes, took the world by storm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aokana: Four Rhythms Across the Blue.
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- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development85% User Score 322 reviewsCritic Score 67%3 reviews
RAINSWEPT is an adventure game - A murder mystery dealing with themes of love, relationships and unresolved trauma. The focus is on delivering an emotional story, tied together with charming art style, characters with deep histories, and a moving soundtrack. FEATURES - An emotional story set in an immersive and atmospheric game world - Characters with deep histories, meaningful motivations and di… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rainswept.
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- View Game93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding93% User Score 205 reviews
Ciel's story in Magical Otoge, a cheesy romantic comedy visual novel series with an overly literal name. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magical Otoge Ciel.
- 71%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:character development, atmosphere73% User Score 123 reviewsCritic Score 60%1 reviews
Japan, 2030 A.D. Memories can now be digitized and archived, allowing people to communicate with the deceased. With only one week left before his best friend’s memories are deleted, can Hiroki uncover the truth behind Sorano’s death? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Memory's Dogma CODE:01.
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- View Game96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding96% User Score 1,084 reviews
Step in the shoes of the titular Desert Stalker, and scour the wasteland for artifacts and erotic encounters in this acclaimed Adult Visual Novel where your choices shape the game’s story. Dive into a world filled with grit, sex, and unparalleled power fantasies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desert Stalker.
- 82%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding91% User Score 132 reviewsCritic Score 60%3 reviews
Next in line to manage a multi-million dollar corporation is our protagonist, Rei Sawatari. He inherited one very important heirloom from his late grandfather: a single pocket watch that grants him a mysterious power— The power to go five minutes back in time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ChronoClock.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability87% User Score 302 reviewsCritic Score 84%18 reviews
This is the latest work by Steins;Gate creator Chiyomaru Shikura, in collaboration with returning staff from the Science Adventure Series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anonymous;Code.
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- 83%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere83% User Score 207 reviews
Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder.
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- 88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization88% User Score 436 reviewsCritic Score 90%2 reviews
A new visual novel from the legendary eXtend! Mixing romance with murders and dangerous ikemen, BUSTAFELLOWS is a steamy noir mystery that will make you shiver but ask for more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bustafellows.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization90% User Score 294 reviews
Embark on a swashbuckling adventure in The Pirate's Fate, a visual novel experience with a unique twist: the story, the crew, and who you are transform based on your choices. Seek treasure, find love, and choose your fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pirate's Fate.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding85% User Score 467 reviews
Rising Angels: Reborn is a sci-fi visual novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rising Angels: Reborn.
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- 73%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding73% User Score 155 reviews
A writer has died. His daughter seeks the help of you, Ord Salamon, to find his secret last novel. During the search, questions will emerge. Did her father really kill himself? What is the secret novel all about? What is going on at the island of Fardo? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Samaritan Paradox.
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- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding97% User Score 518 reviews
For decades, superpowers and psychic abilities were thought to be mere science fiction, but the discovery of a certain particle called the "Astron" at the end of the 20th century proved to the world that these wondrous phenomena were real. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Riddle Joker.
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- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability93% User Score 640 reviews
Artemis is a visual novel intended for the adult audience. You begin your road to recovery three years following a traumatic event, where you'll eventually find yourself shaping the technological future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Artemis: Book One.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding89% User Score 404 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviews
A Light in the Dark is a new, suspense-filled visual novel on PC. A collaboration between CreSpirit, developers of Rabi-Ribi, and the tag team duo of Storia and Narrator, developers focused on visual novels and RPGs. Having worked with CreSpirit on Rabi-Ribi and Narrator on Companion, Sekai Project is teaming up with this dream team of developers to bring their new game project to the West! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Light in the Dark.
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- 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability91% User Score 444 reviews
Suoh Shirahane, a shy girl with a mysterious past, will begin her first year of high school at Saint Angraecum Academy, where she hopes to find a new beginning. She will navigate friendships and mysteries at her new school, and discovers that love can come in many forms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flowers: Le Volume sur Printemps.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability87% User Score 262 reviews
"Mutiny!! is set in a world of fantasy, and adventure. A realm where airships can sail among the clouds as well as the sea, entering the flogiston to journey to other planes. There’s treasure spread out over many planes if you’re brave or curious enough to find it! At the bottom of the sea or within mysterious ruins, protected by curious animated guardians. The world of Mutiny!! is in every way ‘f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mutiny!!.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding95% User Score 704 reviews
KnightsCollege is a kemono visual novel set in the Knight College, where elite knight candidates live. In this game, every choice is presented as a card, and the protagonist lives in the dormitory while collecting cards. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knights College.
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- 41%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization41% User Score 85 reviews
Long time ago, there were magicians living in this country.As legend goes, magicians are living myths in Voldgeria.Adelaide, a female knight, was on patrol duty one day,When a magician casted some sort of death magic on her.Due to their feud, the magician attacked her with whatever he had… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Les Fleursword.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability84% User Score 172 reviews
Solstice is a dystopian mystery thriller about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solstice.
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- 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization91% User Score 1,387 reviews
"Love Ribbon" is a yuri (girl x girl) visual novel about forbidden love between two sisters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love Ribbon.
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- 79%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability79% User Score 359 reviews
Visual Novel game about a wave of murders that sweep across a city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Major\Minor.
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