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  1. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    51% User Score Based on 482 reviews

    A Walk in the Woods is a co-op multiplayer game where four players must roam a dark and dangerous forest in search of each other, avoid a terrifying creature, and reunite before the curse is complete! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Walk in the Woods.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, emotional
    72% User Score Based on 111 reviews

    Help Selene escape from a mysterious dark forest and defeat her fears in an exciting and powerful point and click adventure that will test your wits with difficult but logical puzzles seamlessly integrated into the story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond the Sky.

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  4. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    33% User Score Based on 1,636 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 7 reviews

    Buy New Tales from the Borderlands on PlayStation Store. Control a cast of lovable losers in a cinematic adventure typically reserved for Vault Hunters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to New Tales from the Borderlands.

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  5. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    84% User Score Based on 466 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 6 reviews

    Buy Erica for PS4, an innovative live-action interactive thriller, where your decisions shape the narrative. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Erica.

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  6. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 979 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 5 reviews

    The Complex is a female-driven, cinematic FMV sci-fi thriller. The interactive movie stars Michelle Mylett, Kate Dickie and Al Weaver. Actors also include Twitch streamer and Xbox UK presenter, Leah Viathan. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Complex.

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  7. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 618 reviews

    Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Take.

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  8. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    69% User Score Based on 4,973 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 5 reviews

    Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days - Complete Edition includes: - Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days - Kane & Lynch 2: The Doggie Bag DLC - Kane & Lynch 2: Alliance Weapon Pack DLC - Kane & Lynch 2: Multiplayer Masks Pack DLC If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.

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  9. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability
    86% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 12 reviews

    World War Z is a mobile game developed by American studio Phosphor Games and published by Paramount Digital Entertainment. The game was released on May 30, 2013, prior to the release of the feature film of the same name, which was directed by Marc Forster and starred Brad Pitt If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World War Z.

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  11. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 222 reviews

    When his 2 young children vanish mysteriously throughout the night, it's up to single-dad Dean Hamilton to do what any good dad would do: Go to the end of the universe and bring them back home in this thrilling FMV/Interactive Movie. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Side of the Moon.

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  12. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 2,356 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 3 reviews

    You wake up to find your town in chaos. Everyone has gone crazy and is just attacking each other! A cryptic message is the secret to survival-- Press X to not die! Survive the streets, find your girlfriend, find out what happened, and get the hell out of town in this thrilling live-action interactive movie adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Press X to Not Die.

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  13. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Better Call Saul for the Nintendo DS is a small fan/joke game based on the popular TV-Series of the same name. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Better Call Saul.

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  14. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    63% User Score Based on 346 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 9 reviews

    After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Saw Black Clouds.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    80% User Score Based on 228 reviews

    Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Octave Higher.

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  16. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    82% User Score Based on 10,563 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 5 reviews

    Includes: Three cinematic filters: Indie Horror '80s Horror Classic Horror As the sun sets on the last day of summer camp, the teenage counselors of Hackett’s Quarry throw a party to celebrate. No kids. No adults. No rules. Things quickly take a turn for the worse. Hunted by blood-drenched locals and something far more sinister, the teens' party plans unravel into an unpredictable night of horror.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Quarry.

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  18. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    77% User Score Based on 3,238 reviews

    The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries stars the iconic, blade-wielding character from Robert Kirkman's best-selling comic books. Haunted by her past, and coping with unimaginable loss and regret, the story explores Michonne's absence between issues #126 and #139 of the comic book. Players will discover what took Michonne away from Rick, Ezekiel, and the rest of her trusted group… and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries.

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  19. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay
    67% User Score Based on 519 reviews

    Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Caligo.

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  20. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    69% User Score Based on 6,360 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 5 reviews

    Buy Twelve Minutes for PS4 & PS5 and solve a gripping mystery to break a nightmare time loop in this top-down thriller. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twelve Minutes.

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  21. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    76% User Score Based on 2,038 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 3 reviews

    The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries stars the iconic, blade-wielding character from Robert Kirkman's best-selling comic books. Haunted by her past, and coping with unimaginable loss and regret, the story explores Michonne's absence between issues \#126 and \#139 of the comic book. Players will discover what took Michonne away from Rick, Ezekiel, and the rest of her trusted group… an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walking Dead Michonne.

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  22. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 692 reviews

    The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural-noir murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shapeshifting Detective.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    79% User Score Based on 2,613 reviews

    When Lucius was born on June 6th, 1966, nobody expected him to be anything other than a normal little boy but everything changed on Lucius’ 6th Birthday, when his true calling was revealed to him. Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood-filled tour of horror through his own house, using Hell’s powers of telekinesis and mind control to orchestrate deadly acc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucius.

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  24. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    67% User Score Based on 5,691 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 6 reviews

    Discover Life is Strange: Double Exposure on the official PlayStation website. Check out gameplay features for this new adventure starring original Life is Strange protagonist Max Caulfield, select your PS5 edition, and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life is Strange: Double Exposure.

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  25. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 1,136 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 16 reviews

    The Bunker is a completely live action experience with point-and-click interactivity. Filmed on location in a decommissioned government nuclear bunker, it features a plot crafted by writers and designers behind titles like The Witcher, SOMA and Broken Sword, and incredible cast including Adam Brown (The Hobbit) and Sarah Greene (Penny Dreadful, Assassin’s Creed 3). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bunker.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    62% User Score Based on 1,022 reviews

    The story of Lucius II continues where the original left off: Lucius emerges as the lone survivor of the burning wreckage his parents once called home, unscathed from the ruthless slaughter he had unleashed. He had taken the weak and punished the wicked. He had looked through their souls and found the true selves they had been hiding. Lucius is taken to the psychiatric ward of St. Benedict’s Hosp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucius II.

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  28. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 550 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 13 reviews

    A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world that gets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it? Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today.

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  29. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 573 reviews

    She Sees Red is an interactive live-action thriller full of drama, violence, and your responsibility. A detective is doing her best to catch an elusive criminal who murdered several people in a night club. Make different choices to affect the plot line and reveal all pieces of the puzzle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to She Sees Red.

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  30. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    67% User Score Based on 716 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 4 reviews

    Experience a brand new adventure set during the events of the first Jurassic Park movie and see new areas and dinosaurs in this landmark adventure 65 million years in the making! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jurassic Park: The Game.

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  31. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    90% User Score Based on 862 reviews

    Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mists of Aiden.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 1,402 reviews

    Summerland is a first-person narrative game about morality and the afterlife. You take control of Matthew, a detective reliving the events of his past, being questioned on his morals along the way. In every door lies another memory, and every memory unlocks another door. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Summerland.

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  33. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 15,784 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 4 reviews

    The sequel to 2012's Game of the Year continues the story of Clementine, a young girl orphaned by the undead apocalypse. Left to fend for herself, she has been forced to learn how to survive in an unforgiving world. Experience what it’s like to play as Clementine, meet new survivors, explore new locations and make gruesome decisions in this five-part game series of choice and consequence If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walking Dead: Season Two.

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  34. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    95% User Score Based on 4,710 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    "Contradiction is an interactive crime drama game that uses live-action video for the entirety of the game play. It’s a brand new take on the concept of an interactive movie and brings the genre to a whole new level of playability. Contradiction plays as smoothly as a 3D graphic game. You can wander freely around the game environment, collecting evidence and witnessing constantly changing events.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contradiction: Spot The Liar.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 1,634 reviews

    The main character, named Clive, considers himself a psychopath. He has long wanted to hurt someone. So Clive kidnapped a girl on his seventeenth birthday. But the victim was more complicated than he'd thought. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kidnapped Girl.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 269 reviews

    Join the detective on a missing persons case that brings him to the mysterious X Zone islands. He hopes to uncover some of the island’s mysterious, but is finding it increasingly difficult to battle his own pain; the death of his daughter and his growing alcohol problem. Will he succumb to the impending madness? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spate.

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  37. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    44% User Score Based on 127 reviews
    Critic Score 49%Based on 5 reviews

    "Fear Effect Sedna is a pausable real-time tactical action game. Become reacquainted with the old team of Hana, Rain, Deke & Glas in a brand new adventure. From Hong Kong to Greenland, through Inuit mythology and with new partners, will you dare to face the spirit world once again?" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear Effect Sedna.

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  38. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 478 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

    One night can feel like a lifetime of pain, suffering and horror to a child...do you have what it takes to survive the night? Play as an 8 year old child who is tormented by monsters in his house. Your choices make his future which lives can be saved or ended. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Just Ignore Them.

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  39. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    27% User Score Based on 333 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 14 reviews

    Enter the dark world of Nosgoth – Ascendance is a fast paced, 2D action platformer built around fluid combat, vertical movement, vampiric powers, and skill-driven play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legacy of Kain: Ascendance.

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  40. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    56% User Score Based on 6,553 reviews

    You and your friends are the deadliest killers in the galaxy. Another glorious day in the Corps. Buckle up, soldier! Welcome to Aliens™: Colonial Marines. Created by Gearbox, the critically acclaimed and fan-favourite developers of Borderlands and Brothers In Arms, you and your friends will become the most badass military outfit in the galaxy – the US Colonial Marines. It’s up to you to not just… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection.

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  41. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    65% User Score Based on 3,643 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 6 reviews

    The storytelling prowess of Supermassive Games meets the Dead by Daylight universe in a haunting horror game that won’t soon be forgotten. The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Casting of Frank Stone.

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  42. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    45% User Score Based on 594 reviews

    Begin your journey as Rick Grimes, waking alone in a hospital surrounded by the dead. Assemble allies and fight your way through the walker apocalypse across iconic locations from The Walking Dead, including Atlanta, the Greene family farm, the prison, and Woodbury. In crucial choice-driven moments, you’ll forever shape the destiny of your team of characters from the series. Heroes and villains, l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walking Dead: Destinies.

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  43. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 43,040 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 6 reviews

    Episode one of a five-part game series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning series. Play as Lee Everett, a convicted criminal, who has been given a second chance at life in a world devastated by the undead. Experience events, meet people and visit locations that foreshadow the story of Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes. A tailored game experience – actions, choices and decisions you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walking Dead.

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  44. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    64% User Score Based on 99 reviews

    You've arrived for your apprenticeship at a island where you will live and work for a old lighthouse keeper and experienced sailor. He says most men don't make it before dawn comes and they've all quit due to the isolation here and atmosphere driving most people insane. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Before Dawn.

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  45. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    75% User Score Based on 4,379 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 5 reviews

    Minecraft: Story Mode is a five-part adventure series based on the sandbox building and exploration game Minecraft. Typical for Telltale games, it is a cinematic adventure where the story is driven through the player's choices. Decisions are carried over and influence characters and events. The game uses the original title's block design and introduces a story for the game world as there was none … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minecraft: Story Mode.

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  46. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    75% User Score Based on 4,847 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 11 reviews

    Enter the world of The Dark Pictures - A series of standalone cinematic horror games. Players will be challenged to explore and uncover each story with the knowledge that all their choices have consequences and all playable characters can live, any and all can die... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan.

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  47. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 2,494 reviews

    Showered in top-scores and awards, the Deponia-Trilogy, created by the developers of Edna&Harvey: The Breakout, The Whispered World and Memoria, managed to reach cult-status almost instantly. Thanks to its exciting story, likeable characters and hilarious dialogues and a finely crafted mixture of comedy and puzzles, Deponia is enjoyable for both, young and old. Join Rufus on his thrilling journeys… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deponia: The Complete Journey.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 4,542 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Only If is a surreal first person adventure-puzzle game. You play as Anthony Clyde, who, after a heavy night of partying, wakes up to find himself in an unfamiliar bed with no memory of the previous night's events. Unfortunately, escaping these unfamiliar, opulent surroundings will prove to be no easy task, as an unseen, menacing, radio-bound antagonist will stop at nothing to block Anthony's path… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Only If.

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  49. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 1,525 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 11 reviews

    Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series is a brand new story of the universe's unlikeliest heroes: Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot. In the wake of an epic battle, the Guardians discover an artifact of unspeakable power. Each of them has a reason to desire this relic, as does a ruthless enemy who is the last of her kind, and who will stop at nothing to tear it from their ha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    95% User Score Based on 1,880 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    A pig farmer decides he no longer wants to dispose of bodies for the mob. What follows is a discussion between him and his would-be killer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adios.

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