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Games like A Place to Wander

Looking for games like A Place to Wander? Here are top simulation recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Prologue: Go Wayback!, Wilderless: Meadowfell or Proteus.

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  1. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    63% User Score Based on 275 reviews

    Prologue: Go Wayback! is a single-player open-world emergent survival roguelike where every journey is unique. Traverse a new wilderness that is generated for you every time you play. Chart your path, overcome the elements, and write your own story of exploration. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prologue: Go Wayback!.

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  2. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    89% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Welcome to Meadowfell, the newest addition to the Wilderless series - a cozy open-world game crafted for those who seek to unwind and explore at their own pace. Immerse yourself in a serene, untamed wilderness designed for relaxation and creativity, perfect for players who enjoy non-violent exploration and cozy escapes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wilderless: Meadowfell.

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  3. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    76% User Score Based on 2,249 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

    Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it. The procedurally generated islands are home to creatures natural and imagined, tranquil valleys and ruins with magical properties. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Proteus.

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  4. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 241 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 16 reviews

    [Media 2048026] Shape of the World A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence. Journey through a psychedelically colorful ecosystem of... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shape of the World.

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  5. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 69 reviews

    A HUGE PROCEDURALLY GENERATED OPEN WORLD No enemies. No quests. Just miles of beautiful, natural, untamed wilderness to explore and relax in. Enjoy a world of quiet moments and stunning views, with golden sunsets behind sky-high mountains, flower filled rolling green hills, and frost covered tundra and frozen lakes. Features Explore a gorgeous, vast open world wilderness A true Open World.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wilderless.

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  6. Red Panda: The Quiet Path is a charming, atmospheric third‑person adventure where you play as a red panda exploring a scenic, tranquil forest. No words, no combat, no rush—just nature, silence, and a path that unfolds step by step. Immerse yourself in a meditative journey where the experience matters more than the destination. Features: Atmospheric world — Explore a bright and cozy forest fille… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Panda: The Quiet Path.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 1,568 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Miasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure. Your adventure begins on the shores of a remote and mysterious island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miasmata.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    51% User Score Based on 538 reviews

    Drizzlepath is an exploration "walking simulator" game in which you are set on a journey to the top of the Mountain of Fire. It aims to be an atmospheric, relaxed and enigmatic experience. It was made in CryEngine 3 to achieve an immersive graphic quality. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drizzlepath.

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  9. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 897 reviews

    A short atmospheric terror game about liminal spaces. Escape the grasps of an underground neighborhood that is equal parts comforting and disturbing. If you've explored a dead mall, a foreclosed pool, or a school at night, you might already know what it's like to be in Anemoiapolis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    55% User Score Based on 157 reviews

    Oracle is a single player, open world experience with dozens of locations ready to be explored with a great story ready to be unraveled. Discover the secrets of the Island and find out the truth about Quijana and what's happening around the world, why you are alone, living on an island, hiding. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oracle.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    83% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    OVERSEAS is a collection of short art games, or digital poems, which are joined together by a common interface – a mysterious place resembling a spaceship.  It is not quite a game: there is no challenge and no story in the usual sense. The goal is to take a journey across worlds to perceive the associative relations between them and figure out the obscure meaning of what is going on. Quotes by He… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overseas.

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  12. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    50% User Score Based on 10 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Wandering Trails is a peaceful experience of venturing for a hike in the great outdoors. There are no goals, enemies, jump scares or achievements. There is only you, nature and your trusty old camera. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wandering Trails: A Hiking Game.

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  13. 22%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    36% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    "If you're not careful and noclip out of reality in the wrong areas, you'll end up in the backrooms, where it's nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of flourescent lights at maximum hum-buzz, and approximately six hundred million square miles of randomly segmented rooms to be trapped in."About the GameIn Backrooms - Surrealit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms - Surreality.

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  14. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Have you ever wandered inside images? Images that blow your soul away? In Drizzlepath: Picturae, you embark on a journey of gorgeous landscapes. While some of these landscapes melt your heart, some will give you the chills. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drizzlepath: Picturae.

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  15. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Feywing is a short game loosely inspired by classic internet ritual stories. You must memorize and navigate the strange environment of the Crossroads to collect materials for the ritual, and escape the Crossroads. During all of this, the whimsical Feywing will be there to guide you along. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Feywing.

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  17. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    56% User Score Based on 437 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving. The multiplayer of MirrorMoon EP lets players share Galaxy Maps with other players: the first explorers to land on a planet w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MirrorMoon EP.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 420 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    A cross country road trip turns into a multi-dimensional walkabout after a quick stop in a mysterious town. A first person surreal adventure of visual auditory stimuli set in a fantastical world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 0°N 0°W.

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  19. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 90 reviews

    In this game, there is no combat system, no monsters, leveling, quests, and generally any goals other than those that you set for yourself. You are not waiting for a dynamically developing plot and exciting adventures, where do you even come from adventures in a tiny, abandoned village? Once there was a bustling life, however, the lack of work, entertainment and generally any prospects forced all … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to СИМУЛЯТОР ОДИНОЧЕСТВА В РУССКОЙ ДЕРЕВНЕ.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    73% User Score Based on 30 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Wander an endless dreamscape of thick forests and sublime vistas. Dive deeper and the dream morphs, revealing ever stranger and more abstract worlds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pattern.

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  21. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    52% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Experience nature like you have never seen it before as you take your hiking to the next level! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hiking Simulator 2017.

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  22. Labyrinth of Reverie is a 3D first-person psychological horror game blending hidden-object puzzles with surreal exploration. Journey into shifting dreamscapes, from natural beauty to uncanny horror, as reality bleeds into the dream. Tailor objectives with 3 quest log styles to guide your path. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Labyrinth of Reverie.

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  23. Based on a true story. Navigate through ever-changing pools where the path can never be memorized. Solve puzzles with physics-based interactions and survive the entity on your trail. Experience the grim consequences of phone addiction. Can you solve the mystery of that fateful day? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to POOLSIDE VIGIL.

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  24. Infinite gameplay... unfortunately. Explore an infinite, procedurally-generated, not-necessarily-Euclidean office building that refuses to suggest any overarching meaning to it all. The Tedium and You is an experimental first-person game featuring infinite, not-necessarily-Euclidean procedural generation and themes of meaninglessness. Getting points is easy: just walk back and forth across a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tedium and You.

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  25. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Space Tourist is a chill, mechanic-lite space exploration game designed for those who love to discover beautiful worlds without overwhelming systems. An easy exploration game. Visit planets. Plant flags. Take photos. Relax. Are you a tired gamer looking for a mechanic-lite experience? All that sound good? Space Tourist is a game made for you. Gameplay Overview:In Space Tourist, you step into… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Tourist.

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    42%Game Brain Score
    42% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Explore the shifting and spectral city of Helheim, in this procedurally generated Norse afterlife.Hel can be played as an atmospheric walking sim set in a grim and eerie underworld, or you can try to discover the mysteries of Helheim and find a secret mechanic to escape to a better afterlife. The question is, does a better fate make you a better person?Hel is powered by Unreal Engine 4 and can be … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hel.

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  27. 49%Game Brain Score
    49% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    In D U M P E R there's no objective, no missions, no enemies, no time-limit, no lives... It's only you in an endless world, some music, some objects for you to play with, and a very basic build-system, you can do whatever you want with what you have. FEATURES: Endless world for you to explore.Very basic build-system.Play around with a variety of objects.Just wander around listening to the music t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to D U M P E R.

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  28. Your Way is a travel simulator with a conundrum element. Here you can walk through the forest and admire nature. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your way.

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  29. Your personal holo-deck, escape the stressful real world and take a nice walk! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recreation Room.

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  30. PinDrop: Escape The Room is a brutal, one-sitting survival horror game where silence is your only weapon. Navigate dark, procedurally generated environments, outwit sound sensitive zombies, and find the true door to escape, if you can survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PinDrop: Escape The Room.

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  31. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    IMPORTANT: The game is currently playable but in a really basic state. It is currently not under active development anymore! The land of Novariel is a vast and peaceful one. But one day slimes in different colors and clothing appeared and made the once peaceful world a dangerous one. Create your hero and fight against the slimes! Free the cities, help the lost citizens and explore a vast wor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of Novariel.

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  32. 16%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    25% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    You can always go further. The question is whether you should. Welcome to the Infinite Backrooms. An endless, procedurally generated maze where every step can lead somewhere new. Rooms, corridors, dead ends, and entire areas are generated from a seed as you explore, meaning every game can unfold differently. There is no map to memorize.... There is no safe route.... and you never know what is w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinite Backrooms.

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  33. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    A realistic orienteering simulator. With a real map and a compass, find the fastest route between controls in an endless, procedurally generated world. Race the community in daily, weekly, monthly and yearly challenges, or race your friends live, online or on your network. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinite Orienteering: The Hiker's Path.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    92% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    HYPNOS is a first-person adventure and exploration game, set in a lovecraftian megastructure fever dream. Enter the Nameless City at the edge of Dreams. Follow the trail into the shadow of the Holy Mountain. Embrace your destiny. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HYPNOS.

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  35. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself in the wilderness with no tools or resources? In this PvE sandbox survival game, you'll need to rely on nature, bushcraft, and careful planning to endure. Every choice matters from maintaining your fire to managing food, water, and a roof top the head. Stranded on a deserted island after being betrayed by an accomplice, with no one com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ember's Verge.

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  36. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 393 reviews

    A strange journey throughout an elaborate labyrinth awaits, featuring hundreds of characters and happenings as you try to gather items that once brought happiness to others. Explore a randomized labyrinth with light rouge like optional mystery dungeon combat, or play the game purely for exploration viewing the various point and click adventure styled scenes. Features well over 400 animations, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disillusion ST.

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  37. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    81% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    The Hollow Lighthouse is a story-driven survival horror game that drops you on a remote, forgotten island off the Romanian coast. You’re an electrician sent to fix the lighthouse—but soon realize the light is the only thing keeping you safe. Wander through thick pine forests, climb eerie cliffs, and explore abandoned buildings scattered across the island. Strange figures lurk in the woods. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hollow Lighthouse.

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  38. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    A unique take on the popular "Backrooms" creepypasta lore, with a focus on dynamic experiences, with procedural levels, non-linear level progression, complex entities, and engaging puzzles to keep the game fresh and replayable over time. "If you're not careful and you noclip out of reality in the wrong areas, you'll end up in the Backrooms, where it's nothing but the stink of old… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Wit's End.

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    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    63% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    GAMEPLAY NOTE:  This is NOT a stupefying horror game with monster's scaring your wits out. Minimal use of user-interface, minimal dialogue. Under graphics, the game is best played with Ultra Settings. STORY & CHALLENGES: Relish the artistic yet unsettling world of Liminal Salvation where true fear comes out of sheer tranquillity, ever-present in the air and a worrying instinct that behind cl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Salvation.

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  40. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Deja Vu portrays The Backrooms as a manifestation of mental illness. Join forces with up to four friends and endeavor to escape the confines of both your own mind and the mundane existence that led you here. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deja Vu : The Backrooms.

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  41. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 1,020 reviews

    Description. Dreamcore is a psychological horror game that immerses players in the eerie atmosphere of liminal spaces. Offering a one-of-a-kind experience, the game enables players to freely explore expansive, non-linear worlds for extended gameplay sessions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreamcore.

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  42. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    60% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    "I am forced into speech because men of science have refused to follow my advice without knowing why." - H. P. LovecraftAn indie adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness where you will assume the role of geologist William Dyer, leader of the Miskatonic University Expedition to the antarctic continent. Experience rising tension when all contact is lost with the advanced camp foll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mountains of Madness.

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  43. In a world where the supernatural and paranormal are known to exist, they are administered by the Department of Supernatural Intelligence, a body of government put in place to protect the balance. After the D.S.I. pulls resources out of solving a mass disappearance, you as Sedgewick must go it alone and seek the truth about the goings-on inside ground zero.HARGRAVEOnce a beautiful and docile place… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Despondent.

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  44. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    67% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Silent Threat is a unique psychological exploration experience that envelops you in deep curiosity and tension. In a world filled with modern structures, dark corners, and mysterious tunnels, you will pursue the unknown. Every step you take will lead you to rooms filled with secrets waiting to be uncovered. Each room in this world is rich with details that whisper their own stories. Though they m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Threat.

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  45. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    Go on a summer vacation to the Cloudy Valley archipelago! Swim, climb, and explore the different islands at your own pace. Discover treasures or enjoy a cozy and relaxing atmosphere by the waves... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cloudy Valley.

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  46. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Geisterbahnhof promises to deliver a chilling adventure, where every step into the unknown could be your last. Are you brave enough to face the darkness? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Geisterbahnhof.

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  47. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    A co-op survival horror about finding your friend who disappears at night in a strange forest hiding a sinister secret. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nobody Sleeps Tonight.

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  48. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Morels 2 is a relaxing adventure game about mushroom hunting and wildlife photography. Find as many morel mushrooms as you can while capturing photos of wildlife that you encounter, all while enjoying the sounds and experiences of nature surrounding you. Explore locations all around the world. You will get 100 days per season as you unlock locations along your journey and discover hunting secrets,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morels: The Hunt 2.

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  49. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 456 reviews

    Make your way through disturbing and eeire levels from the backrooms lore. Each level has unique objectives, optional objectives and resources. Bring whatever you get your hands on back to Traders Keep in The Hub or use your resources to craft new gear and equipment. Procedural Generation The Metro brings explorers to random unknown levels with unknown threats. The possibilities are nearly endles… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Society.

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    34%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    48% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of ruthless and mysterious world of Ridge, in order to all the secrets have finally been revealed. Not everyone dares to wade through. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ridge.

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