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Looking for games like A Short Tale? Here are top puzzle recommendations with a mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Great Escapes, Forever Lost: Episode 3 SD or Botanicula.

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  1. 89%Game Brain Score
    89% User Score Based on 1,843 reviews

    Great Escapes is a game for all room escape and adventure fans! Built around the idea of quality over quantity, you won't find filler hidden object scenes or overly obtuse puzzles designed to get you paying for hints. All the hints are free, so what would be the point!?! Rather than 50 rooms and countless adverts, Great Escapes uses packs of well-designed and thought out rooms so that you can choo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Great Escapes.

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  2. 87%Game Brain Score
    87% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    The truth is near. Look inside. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forever Lost: Episode 3 SD.

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  4. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 1,104 reviews

    The sequel to Off-Peak, The Norwood Suite is a surreal first-person adventure game by Cosmo D. Journey to the secluded Hotel Norwood, where odd characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Norwood Suite.

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  5. 89%Game Brain Score
    89% User Score Based on 505 reviews

    ** The Epic Conclusion To The Forever Lost Saga! ** "adventuring at its best" - TouchArcade "It's a bit like The Room, only with more rooms." - Pocket Gamer "Creepy, Welcomely Old-Fashioned iPhone Adventure Game" - Kotaku The truth is near. Look inside. Founded in 1806, the Hawthorne Asylum was active during a time when patients were treated less like people and more like lab rats. Although cl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forever Lost: Episode 3 HD.

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  6. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 250 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 3 reviews

    Inspector Waffles, a witty detective cat, has been called to investigate the murder of Fluffy, beloved CEO of Box Furnitures. In this point-and-click adventure game, interrogate, gather clues... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inspector Waffles.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    93% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Incoherence is a fragmented first-person point and click mystery adventure game.  Enter the mind of Jason Bethlam as he awakes to a brightly lit room. With an assortment of items, a camera, and no memory of how you got there you’ll need to photograph everything and solve puzzles to piece together the mystery of what happened and escape. Features: • A first person point and click adventure g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Incoherence.

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  8. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 1,458 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 6 reviews

    In this unique Zelda-lite game, explore and fight your way through surreal and creepy, nature, urban and abstract themed areas in the human Young's subconscious, evoked by a 16-bit-era visual style and a moody, dream-like soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anodyne.

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  9. 82%Game Brain Score
    82% User Score Based on 169 reviews

    "adventuring at its best" - TouchArcade "It's a bit like The Room, only with more rooms." - Pocket Gamer "Creepy, Welcomely Old-Fashioned iPhone Adventure Game" - Kotaku "Over 3 million downloads of the Forever Lost series, that many players can't be wrong!" - Glitch Games Congratulations! You managed to escape from that … what was it? A hospital, a lunatic asylum? No it was something else, was i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forever Lost: Episode 2 HD.

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  10. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 150 reviews

    Nippets is a hidden-object game where you explore handcrafted 2D maps, searching out lost items and solving tiny puzzles. Each solution tells a story. What will you uncover? Peek, poke and prod your way through a responsive living world. Shake trees from side to side, startle birds from lamp-posts, beep the horn on a garbage truck – everything is designed with play in mind. Solve the puzzles to un… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nippets: A Hidden Object Game.

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  11. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 221 reviews

    Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 is the second part in series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Follow the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from a national park to uncover the mystery of Aurora Hills! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aurora Hills: Chapter 2.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    94% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    Tormentum II is a dark, surreal point-and-click adventure with elements of psychological horror. Explore a hand-drawn world, solve puzzles, and make morally ambiguous choices that shape the fates of the characters you meet. It tells a new, standalone story, so no knowledge of the original game is required. A world you created. A prison you don't remember.You play as David, who is building a simula… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tormentum II.

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  13. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    98% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    All professions are important, all professions are needed! Explore a world of crafts, each with a place for cats. Find them and the world will be colored! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hidden Cats 2: Crafts.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 1,725 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 14 reviews

    Channeling elements of Monty Python and the funnier episodes of the X-Files, Maize is an absurdist, first-person adventure with a cornucopia of highbrow puzzles to solve, talking oddities to meet, and mysteries to be harvested. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maize.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    91% User Score Based on 122 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 6 reviews

    Growbot is a 2D point and click adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a beautiful biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens, you play as Nara, a growbot in training to become a captain. When your station home is attacked by rapidly growing crystals, it's down to you to save it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Growbot.

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  16. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development
    98% User Score Based on 746 reviews

    Humongous Tees Now Available!Official Humongous Entertainment T-shirts featuring Pajama Sam, Spy Fox, Freddi Fish, and Putt-Putt are now available on Amazon. About the GameGrandma Grouper's kelp seeds are missing and without them all of the sea creatures will go hungry! Help underwater detective Freddi Fish and her finny friend Luther solve the case. Explore underwater caves, deep canyons and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds.

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  17. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 760 reviews

    The Inheritance of Crimson Manor is a narrative horror puzzle game set in a beautiful and enigmatic #victorian era manor with a dark secret. Unravel The #Mystery After working for more than ten... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Inheritance of Crimson Manor.

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  18. 40%Game Brain Score
    40% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    "Accompanied by a beautiful score, the entire game is situated around its use of visuals and audio to build up a wonderful atmosphere - something a lot of other games in the genre forget." - PocketGamer Play as paranormal investigator John “Buster of Ghosts” Murr as he explores yet another mysteriously creepy house. This time he’s on the case of Evelyn Bright, a 10 year old girl that went miss… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forgotten Room.

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  20. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 3,634 reviews

    You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Discover mysteries and uncover secrets about the land. Surmount natural impasses to reach forgotten places. Experience how your actions impact the world around you If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eastshade.

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  21. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 1,106 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 3 reviews

    Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unforeseen Incidents.

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  22. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 497 reviews

    Your granddaughter is coming over on the ferry from the mainland. You have promised her a puppy for her birthday– a dachshund named "Peanut". But Peanut has escaped her pen and is free on the island. You must traverse the island and rescue the mischievous puppy, before your granddaughter arrives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lost Dachshund.

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  23. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    87% User Score Based on 198 reviews

    Enter the world of Drawn, and unravel the secrets of the Painted Tower. Overcome challenging puzzles on your quest to save Iris. A curse has locked each floor of the tower, and only the most creative adventurer can find a way through. Enter lush painted worlds and meet fantastic characters who will help you…and sometimes try to stop you, on your quest through the dream world of The Painted Tower. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drawn: The Painted Tower.

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  24. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 222 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 15 reviews

    Demetrios is a full-length adventure game inspired by Broken Sword and packed with cynical humor. 8 to 12 hours of fun! Bjorn Thonen, a slob of an antique dealer living in Paris, is robbed one... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demetrios: The Big Cynical Adventure.

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  25. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 1,248 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 6 reviews

    Embark on an adventure to rescue Charlie’s family from the nefarious industrialist known only as the 'Baron. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stacking.

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  26. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    73% User Score Based on 219 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 9 reviews

    It’s 2062. Tina – a 9 years old orphan – lives with SAM-53 – her big clumsy robot guardian – on a rooftop makeshift shelter in Neo-Berlin, a dark megalopolis controlled by corporations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ENCODYA.

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  27. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 574 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 9 reviews

    Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice invites players to slip back into the leather pants of self-titled heartthrob and try-hard ladies man Larry Laffer as he sets out to find his true love, the divinely delightful Faith. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice.

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  28. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 4,353 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 30 reviews

    Discover Paradise Killer on the official PlayStation website - trailer, versions, story details, game features and more If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paradise Killer.

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  29. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 1,490 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 9 reviews

    Twin Lakes is a cursed city. Less cursed than say, “Demons are tearing it apart” but more cursed than “always loses its keys” or “often steps in puddles”. It’s roughly in the middle of the cursed scale, is what we’re trying to say.Cursed enough that it’s a nuisance. Cursed enough that somebody has to deal with it…That’s where The Darkside Detective comes in. Whenever you hear a bump in the night, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark.

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  30. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 175 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 10 reviews

    Opus: Prism Peak is a narrative adventure where your choices lead to divergent endings. Play as a photographer lost in an ethereal realm, and unveil its mysteries with your camera to find a way home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OPUS: Prism Peak.

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  31. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 159 reviews

    Antenna Dilemma is a short and witty point&click in which you'll follow the story of C432632, a finicky grey cube that sure doesn't want to miss his favorite TV show. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Antenna Dilemma: Prologue.

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  32. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 528 reviews

    Explore a mysterious island as a tiny lizard. Complete ancient puzzles, effortlessly climb cliffs, and eat bugs as you make your way across an island civilization lost to time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gecko Gods.

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  33. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 195 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 11 reviews

    The Star Named EOS is a story-rich puzzle adventure built around photography. Explore a beautiful hand-drawn world as you photograph some of the most precious yet fleeting moments in life. As you recreate photos from the past, you will slowly uncover the truth of a family mystery, and the love hidden within fragmented memories will eventually become clear If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Star Named EOS.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 894 reviews

    On the Reuss Express a passenger has been murdered, and you’re the prime suspects. Uncover a thrilling mystery and solve satisfying point and click puzzles to prove your innocence! A slapstick adventure, packed full of deadly surprises, shocking twists and larger than life characters! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loco Motive.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    86% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    Devil's Hideout is an upcoming fully-voiced horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare. Release date: September 10th. Demo available below!  The world of Devil's Hideout is pure horror - narratively, aurall… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Devil's Hideout.

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  37. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 14,670 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 2 reviews

    Escape Simulator is a next-gen escape room experience: pick up and examine everything, move furniture, smash pots and melt locks! Play solo or with a friend to solve cryptic puzzles and riddles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Simulator.

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  38. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    79% User Score Based on 196 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    "Reality and dreams are about to become entwined..." This is a casual adventure game which, despite having some classic casual elements, will also offer a greater challenge for more experienced gamers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Dream.

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  40. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 3,600 reviews

    The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sexy Brutale.

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  41. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 2,943 reviews

    The Painscreek Killings is a first-person, explorable mystery solving game set in a fictional town of United States in the 1990s. As a young and upcoming journalist, you are to uncover the secrets behind the town killings and publish the truth in the city papers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Painscreek Killings.

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  42. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 368 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knytt Underground.

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  43. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 167 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 6 reviews

    Take on the role of Lord Winklebottom, detective giraffe, as he investigates the murder of his childhood friend, the axolotl Admiral Gilfrey, in this point and click murder mystery adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lord Winklebottom Investigates.

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  44. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 250 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

    The Smurftastic Edition contains: - The main game - 3 lithographs (10x15cm) - A Papa Smurf keychain (5cm) - Sticker sheets (11x8,5cm) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Smurfs Mission Vileaf.

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  45. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 492 reviews

    Travel to the mystic lands of Mononino and help the Treefruities to recover the lost leaves of their home tree. Search for clues to master the many puzzles and challenges on your journey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leaves: The Journey.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 528 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 2 reviews

    Embark on a journey of discovery and inspiration in The Search - a story-driven puzzle-adventure set in a mysterious world where art comes to life! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Search.

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  47. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    75% User Score Based on 514 reviews

    Discolored is a first-person puzzle adventure game where all the colors have gone missing. It's up to you to bring them back. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Discolored.

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  48. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    98% User Score Based on 322 reviews

    Humongous Tees Now Available!Official Humongous Entertainment T-shirts featuring Pajama Sam, Spy Fox, Freddi Fish, and Putt-Putt are now available on Amazon. About the GameWatch out Thunder and Lightning. Pajama Sam is coming! Join Pajama Sam, the world’s youngest superhero, as he journeys to World Wide Weather, the storm-stirring factory in the sky! Sam’s spent one too many evenings cowering… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening.

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  49. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    93% User Score Based on 176 reviews

    The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Corruption Within.

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  50. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    84% User Score Based on 818 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 4 reviews

    Nuclear war, post apocalypse, barren and lifeless wastelands. Lifeless? Not so much! Mutated insects have made their home in a bomb shelter and they're set on exploring the world. Let this point&click adventure welcome you to a hilariously bizarre end time world and join the roaches Jim and Bud on their journey to the surface. Journey of a Roach tells the story of two roach-buddies, who want not… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Journey of a Roach.

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