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Games like A Story of Distress

Looking for games like A Story of Distress? Here are top action adventure recommendations with a medieval and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Vertigo, Husk or Murdered: Soul Suspect.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 430 reviews

    Vertigo is a first person story-based shooter for the HTC Vive. Explore the sprawling underground facilities of Planck Interdimensional's Quantum Reactor, filled with dark secrets, adorable drones, and parallel universes. You find yourself in the bowels of this machine after being whisked away from your home, and, armed with only the tools you can find, you must make your way to the surface, and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vertigo.

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    42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    37% User Score Based on 399 reviews
    Critic Score 54%Based on 3 reviews

    Husk is a purebred FPP horror inspired by the most classical representatives of the genre. Discover Shivercliff - a daunting town where you uncover the ominous and tantalizing plot. Face the worst nightmares, solve mysteries and survive the devouring darkness in order to find your family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Husk.

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  3. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 6,653 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 26 reviews

    MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murdered: Soul Suspect.

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  4. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 5,807 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 33 reviews

    Play as Robert North in this massive singleplayer expansion. See the story from the other side and witness the rise of the Separatists that lead to the main events of Sniper Ghost Warrior 3. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sniper Ghost Warrior 3.

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  5. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    66% User Score Based on 605 reviews

    Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders is an action adventure RPG with city-building elements, where we will take the role of a classic hero who fights against the tyranny and injustice that haunts Sherwood. Fight, craft, steal, and of course – help the local community grow. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Robin Hood: Sherwood Builders.

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  6. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 13,234 reviews

    We Happy Few is the tale of a plucky bunch of moderately terrible people trying to escape from a lifetime of cheerful denial. Set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England, you'll have to blend in with its other inhabitants, who don't take kindly to people who don't abide by their not-so-normal rules. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Happy Few.

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  8. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 1,634 reviews

    It’s a mystical, fantasy world where there’s lush greenery, vast plains, towering mountains – and dark spaceships. Yep. While it seems like your typical world of swords and magic, End of Eternity adds alien invasion in the mix, corrupting humans and animals alike, turning them into heartless metal monsters. Daryon, the game’s redheaded hero, heads out to escape from the attacks of his own kind an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Edge Of Eternity.

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  10. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 3,600 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    This edition includes the following: - Ghost of a Tale - Character Cards Set - Artbook - Enamel Pin - Tilo Papercraft figure Tilo - Soundtrack If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost of a Tale.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 237 reviews

    See No Evil is a dark, isometric puzzle game about sound manipulation. A harsh fantasy where the willingly blind are hostile to the nonconformist. Sometimes, the world seems darker with your eyes open. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to See No Evil.

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  12. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    71% User Score Based on 376 reviews

    Unknightly is a medieval VR stealth game designed from the ground up for virtual reality. You play the role of a former member of the "Knight's Order". You have been banished from the kingdom never to return again, on the charge of "Unknightly" behavior. Hungry for revenge and fortune you seek training with the local thieve's guild, with the plan of returning to rob the "Knight's Order" of all of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unknightly.

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  13. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    65% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    A Blind Legend is the first-ever action-adventure game without video – where ears replace eyes! Discover the original, innovative sensory experience of binaural 3D sound. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Blind Legend.

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  14. 34%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    42% User Score Based on 880 reviews
    Critic Score 23%Based on 8 reviews

    Underworld Ascendant is the next-generation follow-up to the critically acclaimed, Ultima Underworld series. Plunge into The Stygian Abyss, a stunning fantasy realm, rife with danger and full of intrigue. Utilize your environment to your advantage. Devise the ideal battle plan or think on your feet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Underworld Ascendant.

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  15. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    57% User Score Based on 1,468 reviews

    Of Ash and Steel is an immersive third-person open-world RPG created by a passionate team that values the essence of classic old-school RPGs and modern designs. Explore the lands of a once-prosperous island, hone your combat skills, and survive in the unforgiving realm of the Kingdom of the Seven. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Of Ash and Steel.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    58% User Score Based on 1,810 reviews
    Critic Score 39%Based on 5 reviews

    Inspired by the fascinating story and unbreakable spirit of British secret agent Violette Szabo, players take control of Violette Summer, a beautiful World War II spy deep behind enemy lines with no support or official backing from the British Government. Intense stealth action game play with a startling real-time lighting system and surreal visuals combine to produce an incredible gaming experien… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Velvet Assassin.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    67% User Score Based on 736 reviews

    Who would name their town Sinister City? Vampires, of course! When John discovers his bride-to-be has been kidnapped by Sinister City's number one bloodsucker, there's only one thing to do - search for hidden objects! And kill vampires! Or at least insult them until they give your girl back. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sinister City.

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  18. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    57% User Score Based on 1,690 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 15 reviews

    What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder. Play as a warrior, mage or hunter and customize your characte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackguards.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    76% User Score Based on 17,425 reviews
    Critic Score 97%Based on 3 reviews

    Buy Deathloop on PlayStation Store. Take part in the eternal struggle between two extraordinary assassins in the latest title from Arkane Studios. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEATHLOOP.

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  20. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 6,644 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

    Assassin's Creed is a non-linear action-adventure video game, during which the player controls a 12th-century Levantine Assassin named Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad during the Third Crusade, whose life is experienced through the Animus by his 21st century descendant, Desmond Miles. The Director's Cut Edition features four PC-exclusive memories, including the Rooftop Race Challenge, the Archer St… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assassin's Creed.

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  21. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    81% User Score Based on 732 reviews

    Cut your way to the oil-splattered underbelly of TransCorp to put an end to their vicious budget cuts once and for all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency.

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  22. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 1,914 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Song of Horror is a psychological horror adventure. Face the manifestations of the Presence, an unpredictable, eldritch AI that reacts to your way of playing: you won't experience two exact gameplays. Death is permanent: you may die, but the horror continues. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SONG OF HORROR.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 906 reviews

    About With this DLC, you can play the story mode from a first-person perspective. In order to enhance the gaming experience from this perspective, we have rebuilt everything that is needed to work well with this view mode.This includes the code, animations, cinematics, models, and sounds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Them and Us.

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  24. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 10,076 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 3 reviews

    Arizona Sunshine is a VR shooter built and optimized for room-scale VR from the ground up. Step into the midst of a zombie apocalypse as if you were really there, and defend yourself against enemies close enough to touch. A custom-built physical animation system makes striking your undead enemies more thrilling and satisfying than ever before. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arizona Sunshine.

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  25. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 23,415 reviews
    Critic Score 91%Based on 2 reviews

    Buy A Plague Tale: Innocence on PS4 & PS5. Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, surviving against overwhelming odds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Plague Tale: Innocence.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 13,922 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thief.

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  27. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 1,078 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame. Psychology plays a huge role within the game: heroes and enemies are atypical and the line between good and evil is blurred. The plot is rich of unpredictable twists, but it is touching at the same time. The development of the game is similar to that of a film narration, where the player perfectly identifies himsel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remothered: Tormented Fathers.

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  28. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    69% User Score Based on 1,076 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 8 reviews

    The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep takes players to an astonishing adventure packed with puzzle-filled dungeon-crawling and turn-based strategy combat. Blending classic RPG gameplay and fantasy storytelling with modern design and visuals, The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep is perfect for longtime fans and intrepid newcomers alike. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bard's Tale IV.

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  29. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    72% User Score Based on 199 reviews

    A real-time tactics game from Destructive Creations taking place during WWII. The capital city of Poland, Warsaw, is under occupation of German forces, however there are groups of fearless people who are not afraid to face the enemy. 63 Days follows the steps of their previous game War Mongrels to deliver a Commandos-like game play set in the darkest days of human history. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 63 Days.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 273 reviews

    In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demon Peak.

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  31. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    72% User Score Based on 172 reviews
    Critic Score 52%Based on 17 reviews

    Explore Soul Axiom’s rich environments and immersive story to unravel the mystery of your life, and your digital afterlife. You will be taken on an intriguing voyage of discovery, through beautiful, haunting locations, facing challenges that will lead you into danger on your mission to unlock your identity, your story, your mystery. But beware: some mysteries are better left unsolved. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soul Axiom.

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  32. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    44% User Score Based on 1,452 reviews

    Wild West Dynasty: Cowboys, Settlers & Gunslingers! Build your own ranch, provide food and wealth and soon more settlers will join you in your quest for happiness. Will you manage to build a "Wild West Dynasty" or will you end up on the gallows? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wild West Legacy.

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  33. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 395 reviews
    Critic Score 52%Based on 25 reviews

    Those Who Remain is a psychological thriller that takes place in Dormont, a small town in the US. Dormont appears to be a regular and typical American town at first glance. However, it is cursed... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Those Who Remain.

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  34. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    56% User Score Based on 711 reviews

    Escape Dead Island is a Survival-Mystery adventure that lets players delve into the Dead Island universe and unravel the origins of the zombie outbreak. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Dead Island.

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  35. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 545 reviews
    Critic Score 91%Based on 5 reviews

    In Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, the player journeys from a doomed Arkham into the depths of the Abyss. Create your own character based on 1920's archetypes and carve a path through a broken and mysterious world.Your desperate battle against forces beyond comprehension will haunt you until the end. Physical combat will be challenging, spellcasting will have dire consequences, and your sanity wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones.

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  36. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 3,610 reviews

    Embark upon a stealthy adventure with new enemies, new environments, and a plethora of new mechanics aimed at refining the abilities and movement of Styx; grappling around corners, climbing ropes, and using his trusty knife as a zip-wire. Shards of Darkness aims to offer unparalleled freedom of movement, along with refined stealth and assassination mechanics, expanding and improving on the strengt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Styx: Shards of Darkness.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 4,368 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Mafia is a 3D action crime epic set in the seedy underworld of the 1930's. Rise from the lowly but well-dressed Footsoldier, to an envied and feared Made Man in an era of mob hits, car chases, and bootlegging. Earn a reputation as a tough enforcer, daring getaway driver, and deadly hitman in your quest for respect and power within the Salieri Family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mafia.

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  38. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,384 reviews
    Critic Score 54%Based on 9 reviews

    A Victorian mansion. A cult worshipping an otherworldly erotic deity. Among all that - you. Explore a world inspired by the works of Lovecraft, Giger, and Beksiński. See for yourself that there are no limits to dark ecstasy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lust from Beyond.

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  39. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    65% User Score Based on 6,070 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 7 reviews

    In the days leading up to the events of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, Agent Nico DaSilva volunteers for a series of dangerous secret experiments to identify and treat a terrifying new pathogen. Maximize your combat skills and push your team to its limits to protect a friend from his own hallucinated terrors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    49% User Score Based on 210 reviews

    Years after the events of the prequel INDUSTRIA, Nora is stuck in a parallel dimension, far away from home. Surviving alone on a peaceful island, an empty apartment building in a vast sea of hostile solitude, she constructs a machine to return to her home dimension: 1989 East Berlin.Just before she completes the year-long project, a chain of unforeseen consequences pulls her back into the pulsatin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INDUSTRIA 2.

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    46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    46% User Score Based on 636 reviews

    Happy Horrordays from Bright Dawn!Need a last minute gift or looking for that special present for yourself? Look no further!Dementium II HD Trading Cards - Available Now!About the GameThe visage of doctors and patients alike fade in and out of these nightmarish visions of tortured memories. This eggshell reality is fractured by experiments conducted in the ward. Blood, flesh and screams surround… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dementium II HD.

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  42. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 1,040 reviews

    Buy Wanderer for PlayStation VR. Jump through time to restore humankind in this unique action-adventure experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wanderer.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 1,843 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 15 reviews

    Ronin (stylized as RONIN) is a 2015 turn-based action platformer video game developed by Polish indie developer Tomasz Wacławek, designer at polish indie studio Flying Wild Hog, and published by Devolver Digital. It was released for Microsoft Windows on May 27, 2015 into Early Access and left it on June 30, 2015. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RONIN.

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  44. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    36% User Score Based on 141 reviews

    The game is a first person Gothic action adventure game set in the medieval kingdom of Uhorsko. You play Dominik, a young alchemist summoned to protect the kingdom from a ravenous beast. Dominik's goals soon change as he discovers he has been bitten, and cursed to become the very thing he has set out to stop. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guise Of The Wolf.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    61% User Score Based on 860 reviews

    Experience the mysterious, timeless world of Toren, the first adventure game from Brazilian indie developer Swordtales. You are Moonchild, destined to climb the tower (known as Toren) on a hauntingly solitary journey to find your purpose. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toren.

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  46. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    54% User Score Based on 174 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anoxemia.

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  47. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    78% User Score Based on 3,366 reviews
    Critic Score 43%Based on 3 reviews

    When twilight fades. Where darkness reigns.DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.Help her overcome the challenges that will stand before her. Survive t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DreadOut.

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  49. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 242 reviews

    Intruders: Hide and Seek is a VR-compatible stealth game, in which you embody Ben, a 13 years old kid trying to cope with the worst night of his life... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Intruders: Hide and Seek.

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