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  1. Original description: "Pete may be at death's door, but he hasn't rung the doorbell yet. Struck by a car and cast (prematurely) into the afterlife, every remaining heartbeat brings him one step closer to salvation... or the grave!  From award-winning indie game developer David J. Sushil (Vanessa Saint-Pierre Delacroix & Her Nightmare, Not Without You) comes a novel platformer with a wicked sense … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Lighthearted Game.

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  2. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    94% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Jump right into the action in this jolly pick ‘n play platformer. An Indie action game perfect for intense playtimes with your friends and family. Help Joe and his fellas on their upwards journey. Be quick as a flash and dodge roaring cannonballs, vicious bats and other traps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jumping Joe! Friends Edition.

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  3. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    67% User Score Based on 317 reviews
    Critic Score 42%Based on 15 reviews

    Coffin Dodgers sees you take on the role of saving one of seven quirky retirement village residents, each racing for their soul in "pimped up" mobility scooters against none other than the Grim Reaper himself. Our old heroes are armed with a variety of homemade weapons and gadgets to take on anything the Grim Reaper and his Zombie army may throw at them. Can you survive the retirement village? Pl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coffin Dodgers.

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  4. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 210 reviews

    Oh Baby! It's race time! Welcome to OH BABY! KART, racing like you've never seen before! Innovative drift boost and extreme capabilities! Choose your driver, customize your kart, and get ready to race! Ultimate drifting capabilities Speed boosts? Rockets? Freezing booms and booms? Choose your style and play! Collect them all? Collect them all! Whales, Butters, and fast cars! There are karts f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oh Baby Kart.

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  6. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 610 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Levelhead is a level building platformer with a challenging campaign for 1-4 players. Run, jump, and power-up through tons of levels in the handcrafted campaign, then build and publish levels for the world to play! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Levelhead.

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  7. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    90% User Score Based on 508 reviews

    Turbo Pug is back! And this time, he's airborne! [Media 2083827] Features: * Fly through a variety of stunning environments, each with a unique theme. * Collect Pug coins and unlock new costumes... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Mega Neo Pug.

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  8. Play the Free Demo Now!Starting as a project for the 2023 Foddian Jam, Gooing Up! took second place in the developer vote, receiving copious praise for its charming aesthetic and intricately designed map. Since the game jam, we have polished and expanded Gooing Up! into a free demo with improved graphics, map design, sounds, and more! Earn your spot on the Demo Leaderboard today! Fast, Pr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gooing Up!.

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  9. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    100% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    Total Arcade Racing is a fun 2D top-down arcade racing game where you zip around closed circuits. Play solo or with up to 8 friends on the same screen in various game modes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total Arcade Racing.

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  10. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    85% User Score Based on 442 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Fling to the Finish is a cooperative racing game where teammates are tethered together by a stretchy elastic rope. Get up close and personal with your partner as you share a controller to maneuver two characters bouncing, rolling, and flinging their way to the finish line! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fling to the Finish.

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  11. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    91% User Score Based on 130 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 2 reviews

    Meet kitties as the main heroes of the new go-kart racing game! Overcome difficulties of the tracks drifting through mines and bombs, stop your competitors blasting them with bubble gum and other astonishing weapons. And don’t forget to gather power-ups to be the fastest on the track. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Meow Motors.

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  12. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 9,186 reviews

    Prepare for a different kind of poker night in a very different kind of club and play against familiar faces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poker Night at the Inventory.

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  13. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 269 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 7 reviews

    Ninja Pizza Girl is a supreme platformer with a deep-dish message. Set in a technicolour dystopia, this high-speed adventure about bullying, resilience and pizza delivery is a fast-paced parkour platformer that responds to your success. Fight to keep your ideals, your family and their business intact in face of the most merciless enemies known to any teenage girl – other teenagers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ninja Pizza Girl.

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  14. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    93% User Score Based on 1,924 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 2 reviews

    Heave Ho tasks up to four players with a simple goal – don’t fall to your death! Players will use their own two hands and the outstretched grip of their friends to grapple across each level on their way to victory. Grab one another’s hands, climb across dangling bodies, and swing your pals to safety in a wobbly, dangly mass of limbs. Customize your character with all manner of stylish accessories … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heave Ho.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 264 reviews

    Into The Gloom is a first person puzzle solving horror game based on retro graphics.It features only the black, white and red colors. Explore 18 suspenseful levels to find the items and solve the puzzles. You will encounter terrifying events along your path, and must escape from "The Shadow".This is an atmospheric horror game; creepiness is not only about monsters but the environment, rich envelop… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into The Gloom.

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  16. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 397 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

    Our submission to #gbjam3 Story: You're a T-rex with rocket boots. Gameplay: While avoiding obstacles, navigate jumpjet rex through the various rings throughout the level, fly through them all... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to JumpJet Rex.

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    40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    40% User Score Based on 198 reviews

    The game of inauspicious incidents and grave consequences. In this award winning card game, make your family as miserable as possible while making your rival's family as happy as you can! Push your family members down the stairs, make them be stabbed or eaten by bears before the grand finale: spoiler alert, everybody dies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gloom.

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  18. ---Quick Start Controls---  The game was originally made for android, so use your mouse (click and drag) to swipe up, down, left, right, and click to do different things! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for checking out my game!  Ivory the Elephant thanks you!  This is a project I put together over the course of about 9 mont… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Junk in the Trunk.

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  19. 20%Game Brain Score
    20% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Summary:Ghostly Grimoire is a 2D side scrolling platformer created in Unity, in which the player utilises the ghosts of their own avatar, to help solve puzzles and open pathways to new areas.Ghostly Grimoire is designed to create an engaging gameplay experience, that mixes great platforming and solid puzzle solving. This is achieved by making use of traditional platformer based movement, interacti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost Grimoire.

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  20. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,592 reviews

    Game contains sensitive content, such as pixelated blood and low-poly corpses. If you're easily disturbed by those things, you might not enjoy this game. Crawl is a short (max. for 20 minutes) horror game, where you need to crawl through tight cave spaces, and take photos of people that "went missing" there. While doing that, you need to keep your flashlight powered by hand cranking it, and const… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crawl (Horror Game).

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  22. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,970 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 35 reviews

    N++ is a fast-paced, action-packed puzzle platformer set in the distant future. You play as a ninja -- darting through obstacles, narrowly evading a slew of inadvertently homicidal enemy robots, and collecting gold in a minimalist, sci-fi world. You know, traditional ninja stuff. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to N.

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  23. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization
    59% User Score Based on 173 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Twenty of the most iconic DreamWorks Animation characters take the wheel in the fast-paced world of kart racing in DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing! Shift, drift and jump at high speeds across a variety of fantastical tracks inspired by DreamWorks Animation’s many fan-favorite films. Blaze past the competition in fun and hilarious action for players of all ages with solo as well as online and loca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing.

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  24. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 828 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 3 reviews

    NBA arcade action is back with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2. The sequel takes street balling to the next level with an expansive roster of current and retired NBA players, improved online matchmaking with dedicated servers, four-player online matches, three-point contests, new playgrounds, custom matches, and more If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    A surrealistic and spiritually provocative experience. Explore the ruins of a temple filled with puzzles, riddles, and secrets. Follow the Story of the Matriarch: a prophetess whose doctrine fell into obscurity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TEOCIDA.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    91% User Score Based on 19,126 reviews

    Tower Unite is a living, evolving world, fueled by the community. Play online games with your friends or make new friends from around the world! Tower Unite isn't just a single game, it contains large multiplayer games that you can enjoy with lots of players, each with its own gameplay and genre. Every bit of Tower Unite is full of online multiplayer fun. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower Unite.

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  28. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    91% User Score Based on 197 reviews

    Game Features: Over 200 different items to unlock by completing tracks Bullet time works fantastic to aim rockets with precision Race against Leaderboard Ghosts and defeat them to rank up Live Events to compete for unique items If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rocket Assault: Downhill Rush.

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  29. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, character development
    93% User Score Based on 274 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    Something mysterious is happening in the pumpkin patch this Halloween! You control Pumpkin Man, a humanoid pumpkin thing animated by occult forces on a quest to discover why things are so creepy. And you vomit candy corn. Adventure through five weird, spooky worlds in search of your destiny. Face ten challenging bosses! Unlock hidden playable characters! 30+ Steam Achievements! Meet chainsaw mani… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Halloween Forever.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    58% User Score Based on 299 reviews

    You take on the role of a confused psychopath who finds himself able to leave his cell one day. Explore the hospital grounds, solve mind shattering puzzles, survive relentless horrors and follow the story of Doug Dunheiw as he tries to find some clarity in what goes on at Blackbay Asylum. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackbay Asylum.

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  31. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    Turbo Sliders Unlimited is a spiritual successor of many classic top-down racing games, but in 3D and with modern online features and extensive customization and modding possibilities. It goes far beyond being just a racing game - it is a community driven platform where anyone can create their own levels, vehicles and game modes. It can be played as a serious esports game or as a fun casual game. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Turbo Sliders Unlimited.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    77% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    ThunderWheels is a retro racing game with a classic top-down perspective plus third and first person view, realistic physics and really fun circuits full of 80's nostalgia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ThunderWheels.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    89% User Score Based on 638 reviews

    Max Gentlemen is an arcade-style extreme manners simulator about stacking hats. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Max Gentlemen.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 105 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    LOVE 3 is a precision platformer where you control fiveEight, a lone survivor searching for others in a mechanical, apocalyptic world. Face challenging obstacles, discover hidden secrets, and try to find hope within the hopeless as you overcome each new danger. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LOVE 3.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 418 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 3 reviews

    OmniBus is about the most powerful bus in the universe that can’t stop or even slow down for reasons incomprehensible to the simple human mind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OmniBus.

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  36. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    82% User Score Based on 76 reviews

    Fly for a spinner in space, avoid asteroids and the UFO police, and collect heads of aliens flying in space If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fidget Spinner In Space.

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  37. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    91% User Score Based on 170 reviews

    Grab a crew and jump aboard a haunted pirate ship using your phones as controllers in Paper Pirates, a social deduction party game! Are you a human sailing home to shore or a ghost working against the crew? Throw your crewmates overboard, but fear not - nobody's ever out of the game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Pirates.

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  38. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Grab your controller, and if you want, bring up to 3 of your friends – you’re going on a tasty, chaotic, and fun trip around the world! Everyone’s favorite foods are back in an even more epic competition - now with an extra spicy DASH ability to shake things up! Shoot donuts at your foes in Hollywood, play Foodball in Brazil, avoid soy sauce beams in Japan… and more, in 10 wacky game modes! Good… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultra Foodmess 2.

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  39. Mystic Midway: Rest in Pieces – Somewhere between heaven and earth stands the mystic midway. Its live action ‘Master of Cemeteries’ the humorously insulting Dr Dearth, welcomes you to his shooting gallery, Rest in Pieces! Fire away at ghosts, ghouls, and all things that go bump in the night. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystic Midway: Rest in Pieces.

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  40. Objects are falling from the sky! Dodge crates, pliers, wrenches and girders while collecting valuable money, gold coins and diamonds! Controls: FunctionPlayer 1Player 2Menu Control↑↓←→ KeysUnusedMenu OKZ KeyUnusedCheat Code InputX Key (Hold)UnusedMove←and → KeysS and D Keys Rules: Objects fall from the top of the screen. Move left and right to avoid the dangerous ones and collect the bonuses.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Danger! Falling Objects.

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    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Year 1984, the society is controlled by the Great Warden. You must hack your way through the Cyber Reality to expose the truth behind his power. Run, jump, and avoid traps before the security system detects you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1984 Rewired.

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  42. I Love Finding Cats & Pups is a classic hidden object game set in beautiful scenes. Search through them all to adopt and collect all the pawsome cats and pups! Play new mini games, solve fun puzzles, and collect all the adorable cats & pups! Features Find a great variety of cats and pups! Explore beautiful hidden object locations. Play over 20 fun mini games! Collect and adopt all the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Love Finding Cats & Pups.

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  43. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    BUY THE FULL GAME NOW!https://store.steampowered.com/app/1278190/Jumpala/ About the GameJumpala : Tryouts Edition is being phased out - please visit the main Jumpala Steam page for the full experience of this easy to learn and hard to master competitive action puzzler. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jumpala: Tryouts Edition.

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  44. A vicious, man-eating monster has escaped and is on the loose. That monster is you. Rampage, devour, and dodge your way through endless procedurally generated levels. Overcome harrowing boss fights and unlock new monsters and upgrades. Sate your hunger or die trying. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to People Eater.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Multiplayer, arcade-style, 2.5D sports game with multiple customizable characters to choose from, chaotic gameplay that fuses soccer with some beat 'em up elements, and maps with traps that can change the course of the match in unexpected ways. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cock Soccer.

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  47.             Description Making a polished 2D platformer in Unity can take weeks of setup and debugging before you even start designing levels. The 2D Platformer Pro Kit was built to change that. It gives you a complete, production-ready foundation so you can spend less time fighting code and more time creating your game. This bundle combines all our premium 2D assets into one cohesive packag… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unity 2D Platformer Kit – Complete Game Template.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Jump and shoot your way through challenging levels, battle formidable bosses, and unlock all the UwUs to win the heart of your Catgirl. Explore the Gallery to enjoy all the UwUs you've collected. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UwU Hunter.

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  49. Hang on to your test tubes, because Frip and Froop are back! In this full remake of the Sokoban-type top-down puzzle game, you play as the young boy Froop as he explores his uncle's FripTech Laboratories testing facility and beyond to uncover a mystery while using unique and fun gadgets and tools! In this remake of the Sokoban-type top-down puzzle game, you play as the young boy Froop as he explo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frip and Froop's Logical Labyrinth DX.

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  50. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,838 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 5 reviews

    Sequel to the best-selling escape room game, brings a fresh take on first-person puzzles with a variety of new rooms to explore solo or with friends. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, or craft your own escape rooms with Room Editor 2.0. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Simulator 2.

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