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Games like A LIGHT SHINES THROUGH THE DARKNESS

Games like A LIGHT SHINES THROUGH THE DARKNESS

Looking for games like A LIGHT SHINES THROUGH THE DARKNESS? Here are top simulation recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Museum of Other Realities, Trench or Arunika.

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  1. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 273 reviews

    An immersive art showcase in VR, the Museum of Other Realities is a space to connect, share, and experience virtual reality art with others. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Museum of Other Realities.

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  2. Trench is an art game project made by the new media artist Snow Yunxue Fu and her studio team. It is set in a digitally simulated space resembling an abstracted oceanic environment not unlike the Mariana Trench. While diving deeper within the simulation, the participant approach’s various CGI marine-like objects, which will trigger natural and glitched phenomena that alter the digital experience. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trench.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    57% User Score Based on 8 reviews

    CW for fantasy body horror, snakes, and bugs in the concept sketches. Until further updates, this game is free to play and download. If you do decide to donate through this page, half of the money would go to Indonesian reforestation efforts. Every bit counts, thank you so much ♡ The same will apply to future games of mine. Darkness and gloom threaten to shroud the entirety of this world you call… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arunika.

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  4. The Museum of ThroughView is a VR museum unlike anything else. This is the first time a virtual reality app showcases 2d to 3d conversions of famous paintings and old photographs. When looking at these paintings in VR, the paintings themselves can also be experienced in 3d. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Museum of ThroughView.

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  5. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    94% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    The Ultimate Death ClockHave you ever wondered just how long you might live? Do you remember trying out those old web-based death clock calculators that were boring, had few options and spit out an arbitrary answer? Have you ever wondered what a much more comprehensive one might be capable of? Well now you can play what is truly The Ultimate Death Clock, a debut from single-developer studio, Apo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ultimate Death Clock.

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  6. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    91% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    This virtual exhibition has one goal: In half an hour, it will drastically alter your understanding of what time is. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shape of Time.

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  7.    ⚠️ WarningThis game is the work of a single first-time indie developer. Thanks to the feedback I've received from players, I feel it's important to let you know that this experience may make some people uncomfortable. The game explores psychological themes and is intentionally designed to create a sense of unease. If you're particularly sensitive to psychological manipulation, having your dec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Click The Flower.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    87% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    She continues to dream. A first-person dream simulator where you explore a corner of a dream. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NIDANA.

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  9. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 434 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 6 reviews

    After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you awake to discover a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. With only hazy memories of what happened last night, explore a stranger's bedroom in search of clues and try and piece together the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Night Stand.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    79% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    Discover the world of light physics: play with lasers, prisms, mirrors, magnets and dozens of other optical devices. Explore the world of Optika with Prof. Opticus and his assistant, Sofia! Research and complete more than one hundred challenging puzzles! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Optika.

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  11. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 18,116 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Beginner's Guide.

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  12. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay
    73% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    Desolatium: Prologue is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DESOLATIUM: Prologue.

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  13. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 957 reviews

    To say it’s a PC sandbox-building, AI-driven MMO where people play with Art, developed by folks who really love architecture and abstract characters… would be a bit of a mouthful. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Occupy White Walls.

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  14. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    75% User Score Based on 75 reviews

    Bokida - Heartfelt Reunion An open-world adventure with puzzle elements and a minimalist aesthetic. Bokida takes place on a dormant, seemingly monochromatic world of light that gradually reveals... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bokida: Heartfelt Reunion.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    100% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    Bore Dome is a video game simulating boring, mundane, unhinged, weird, uncomfortable and awkward human experiences. In this first person exploration game containing puzzle elements, the player traverses through a series of levels / rooms / pills that contain characters, artifacts and objects. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BORE DOME.

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  16. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    65% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Welcome to VRuseum, a virtual experience designed by Secondarybounce that invites the user to explore, through a 10,000m2 architectural space, a selection of world-renowned digital artists curated by Boldtron. Explore the museum with all the artworks or in "architecture only", also individually visualize each sculpture in an isolated visualization mode. Visit all the zones, discover al… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VRUSEUM.

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  17. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    76% User Score Based on 238 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 7 reviews

    A thoughtful and deeply personal narrative-title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to fully immerse yourself in the chapters of four characters, each with their joys and heartache. Contains over 20 original, beautifully-sung songs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Longest Road on Earth.

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  18. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    72% User Score Based on 114 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

    Glitchhikers is a surreal journey through the spaces between places. A late night drive, a deserted airport lounge, a moonlit walk through an empty park, a quiet carriage on an overnight train. Who will you meet? What will you talk about? Where will the journey take you? Find yourself along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between.

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  19. 《Reflection of Y》是一款回合制角色扮演游戏,强调在战斗过程中对局势的观察与应对。玩家将在清晰的回合框架下做出决策,通过分析敌人的行动反馈,逐步调整自己的战斗策略。 每一场战斗都围绕着选择与结果展开。玩家需要在回合中判断当前局面,决定是继续进攻、维持状态,还是为后续回合做准备。敌人的配置与行动顺序会影响战斗节奏,使玩家必须根据实际情况不断修正操作思路,而非依赖固定流程。 随着游戏推进,角色将逐渐获得成长,用于提升战斗能力并增强应对不同局面的灵活性。这种成长并非单纯追求数值提升,而是为玩家提供更多可行的行动选择,使后续战斗更具稳定性和可控性。 《Reflection of Y》适合喜欢传统回合制 RPG、享受在反复判断与调整中完成战斗过程的玩家,提供一段以反馈与决策为核心的单人游戏体验。 If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reflection of Y.

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  20. Game Design Link: My Adventures Need:  Elementary school students need to become geographically informed through mastery of factual knowledge, mental maps and ways of thinking (National geography standard). They also need to study geography to develop geo-spatial thinking skills, which will help them understand spatial concepts and make sense of the real life phenomena (Liu, Chang & Lossman, 2010)… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Adventures.

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  21. 'Shaped Touches' is a simulation game of our future public spaces. Every 60 seconds, the game restarts in the same spaces with new sensory perceptions, experiencing the same place in new ways. This game was installed as part of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shaped Touches.

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  22. 49%Game Brain Score
    49% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    The exhibition spaces and installations were created using video game development tools that simulate real-time scenes and lighting effects. Exhibition visitors are invited to immerse themselves in the surroundings of each installation and can move freely in the room and choose any observation point. The exhibition’s initiators and creators are VOLNA, an art collective from St. Petersburg, Russia… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Keep Yourself Clean – virtual exhibition by VOLNA.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    It’s the first day of summer camp and adventures await!  Adventure at your own pace and soak in the lush world of Camp Pals, brimming with wildlife, stunning vistas, and charming characters.  Explore the scenic grounds and meet the other campers, each bursting with personality. Uncover your new friends’ lovable quirks as you spend time with them. Collect new symbols for your commun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Find Your Words.

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  24. Enjoy an immersive story of science fiction, in which artificial intelligence makes the case for itself as an artist and collaborator. --- Welcome! Please accept this invitation to our virtual gallery experience. No Artist Credited is an experiment in the capabilities and limitations of AI tools. The entire gallery was designed and constructed using instructions, themes, and art generated by on… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Artist Credited.

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  25. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 161 reviews

    Psychroma is a narrative-driven side-scroller where you play as a digital medium. Confront the past by piecing together the broken memories of a cybernetic house, and exorcise the ghosts in the machine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psychroma.

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  26. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    68% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    BlueSuburbia is a haunted world where you explore poems through immersive environments. Seek out dark secrets, confront your demons, and delve deeper into a dream that dances between beautiful and terrible. Explore forgotten dreamscapes and open worlds on your quest to find hope. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BlueSuburbia.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Modules is a project by Maxim Zhestkov, where different forms of art – architecture, sculpture, film, and music – blend together to create an intense, interactive virtual experience. Modules will expand to contain Maxim Zhestkov’s entire body of work. Over the course of years, the project will grow as he grows, expanding into new territories and blurring the boundaries between art, games, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Modules.

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  28. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 69 reviews

    A collection of short minigames about surviving trauma, depression, and a society that values commodification of grief. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK.

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    31%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    31% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    The Pasture gives you a truly innovative gameplay and experimental possibilities that will allow you to experience yourself as a different character - a member of mysterious modern art elite. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pasture.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 141 reviews

    From the co-creator of Anodyne. In this surreal, PSX-like adventure, learn someone's secrets and experiences by exploring their mind. Control Yuito as you explore his estranged and dying father's "Memory World" - what surreal and supernatural things will you find? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Our Asias.

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  31. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    62% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    Have you ever wondered what it would be like to date someone without any idea of their gender or appearance? Or maybe you date without gender or appearance as a main focus. In any case, this game simulates the same experience! The player is shown 5 colors, each of which with different personalities. The goal is to figure out as much about these colors before choosing which one to date. Next, you w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Personality Dating Sim.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 1,078 reviews

    Tree tells a story of a relationship between a boy and his tree. What starts off as a simple connection, over time it grows into something deeper. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TREE.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 601 reviews

    In Frame of Mind, you are placed in a world where logic is escaping you. Each area of the game defies reason, requiring you to think outside the box in order to solve the illogical and escape madness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frame of Mind.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Dear Future is a multiplayer wandering game where you photograph a cryptic city using an inherited camera. Working collectively with every other player in the world, you must document the ruined land of your predecessors and lift an ancient curse. Tread across a procedurally-generated world of pseudoclassical architecture and take photographs in it, saving a single one to pass down to future play… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dear Future.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    59% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Maintaining a healthy Work-Life balance is pretty tricky on a good day but it’s damn near impossible when your boss threatens foreclosure on your mortal existence. As the new bartender at DEAD-END, you’ll make new friends, mix weird drinks, all while navigating Life, Death and everything in between. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grimm & Tonic.

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  36. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 948 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 2 reviews

    Emulate your favorite arcade games in an environment engrossed with retro realism and extremely detailed surroundings. Be filled with nostalgia and realise what arcade life felt like back in the 80’s/early 90’s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to New Retro Arcade: Neon.

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  37. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay
    76% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    A high-fidelity immersive gallery experience that places you into fully interactive 3D world of modern art, sculptures, and culture as you explore the minimalist environment inspired by Hiroshi Senju's Museum. Experience the future of art with groundbreaking work of Nako Baev. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Homecoming Exhibition.

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  38. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    71% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    All The Delicate Duplicates is a short single player first-person narrative game that toys with the concept of time: reality isn’t stable or linear here, but unfurls across a storyworld that bends, flexes and (in some instances) duplicates. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All the Delicate Duplicates.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 184 reviews

    An atmospheric first-person journey were you’ll wander through the dreams, memories and fantasies emerging from a dialogue between a grandfather and his grandchild, immersing yourself in places you’ll feel you’ve already visited. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Promesa.

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  40. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    92% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    "Curtain Call" is a visual novel about (literally) breaking through social masks by forming meaningful connections with incredibly deep personalities. Whether you’re looking to make new friends or something more, there’s a whole cast of characters just dying to meet you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Curtain Call.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    94% User Score Based on 140 reviews

    Your next job awaits in Karisvale, detective. Will you fulfill your duty? Or become lost in the mystery... Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Karisvale.

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  42. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 240 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 6 reviews

    "No Longer Home" is a semi-auto-biographical point and click game, about two recent graduates preparing to move out of their flat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Longer Home.

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  43. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    65% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Tic-Toc-Tower is an action packed puzzle platforming game in which players have only ten seconds to complete a room! You will be pushed to the limit to reach the end of every level, which also features an additional challenge. Players can choose to pursue the extra watch item in every level, picking up the clock will grant two extra seconds for the next level but can cost you the game... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tic-Toc-Tower.

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  44. You’ve seen the Great Wall in photos and documentaries. This experience invites you to step inside it. This is an immersive VR experience set on the Great Wall of China — one of the very few VR titles on Steam inspired by this iconic landmark. THE LEGEND OF THE GREAT WALL is an immersive VR experience inspired by one of the world’s most iconic cultural landmarks. Rather than a traditional action… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE LEGEND OF THE GREAT WALL.

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  45. About This Game (This product is still under development. Current version: 0.1001) Currently available content includes: Basic Knowledge Galaxy → Chinese Fundamentals Nebula → Mandatory Chinese Knowledge Planet → Chinese Required Poetry & Prose Memory Continent → Elementary School Required Poetry & Prose Memory Province Basic Knowledge Galaxy → Foreign Language Fundamentals Galaxy → … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Memory Cosmos.

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    SoheeA story-driven adventure following a young woman standing still in the face of unexpected reality. Sohee grew up in a single-parent household, carrying with her the belief that she was unloved. She dreamed of becoming a musical actress and set off for a new life at university, where she began dating someone she cared about. But one day, everything changed. Crushed by the weight… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sohee.

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  47. Conquer as much territory as you can with your hero and watch for the opponents or you’ll be destroyed. The opponents are evil and all they think about is destroying you by touching your path and expanding their territory by conquering larger space. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frontiers.io.

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  48. Story:The city is once again experiencing strange weather. A mysterious downpour causes anyone caught in the rain to turn into a frog. Once the rain stops, they return to human form. No one knows where the Frog Rain comes from, nor when it will strike again. For most people, the Frog Rain has already become a part of everyday life. But for me, a transfer student, it becomes an opportunity to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FROG RAIN.

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  49. WHAT THE HOUSE REMEMBERSWhat the House Remembers is a narrative-driven psychological horror experience centered on guilt, memory, and the fragile boundary between reality and perception. You arrive at a secluded house to care for the property while its owner is away. At first, everything seems ordinary. Then the house begins to remember. Strange sounds echo through empty rooms. Familiar spaces… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What the House Remembers.

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  50. Artist Statement When it comes to obsessions (for which I am endowed plenty as an obsessive person), there is only really one obsession that really matters and it is the first—the night that my baby brother Caelan passed. My memory is hazy. In repeating it dozens and dozens of times over the years, I am sure that my recollection of the night has been tainted again and again, my surroundings and b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stained Nights.

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