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Looking for games like ARCHIVE ZERO? Here are top management recommendations with a mystery and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Archive, The Last Question or DETECTIVE - Minerva case.

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  1. Welcome to the Case Processing Unit. Classify forgotten reports, uncover hidden patterns, and discover why this backlog exists, and why you were brought in to handle it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Archive.

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  2. Ask Anything. Trust No Answer Completely.In The Last Question, you step directly into a series of unresolved mysteries. Question the people involved, search important locations, collect evidence, organize timelines, and find the contradiction that breaks each case open. In the end, the truth must be reconstructed through your own reasoning. There is no predefined list of questions waiting for yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Question.

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  3. Year 2068, Lupa Corps, a company specialized in creating domestic artificial intelligence, is about to revolutionize the world with its new creation, Minerva. You are a detective and you receive a call to investigate a murder. Upon arrival, you realize that the victim was a well-known hacker wanted by justice. At that moment a story begins where nothing is what it seems. DETECTIVE Minerva Case i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DETECTIVE - Minerva case.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 1,060 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 3 reviews

    Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault, Overboard! and A Highland Song. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TR-49.

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  5. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    74% User Score Based on 23 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 8 reviews

    Set in 1970s southern France, you play a rookie private eye tasked to dig out the secrets of a stubborn old man. Think on your feet while you follow your leads : ask questions to witnesses, detect their lies, hypothesize why and finally confront the silent ones running from their past. A strange request You are entrusted with the peculiar case of Victor Dousvalon. This old history professor is kno… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronique des Silencieux.

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  6. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    83% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Field Hospital is a narrative-driven game about hard decisions. Decide who requires treatment the most. Use any available information: family status, criminal records or medical testing. Face consequences. Find clues and investigate the tangled case of Dr. Taylor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Field Hospital: Dr. Taylor's Story.

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  7. You have one presidential term to preserve the republic. Over 48 months, ministers, diplomats, investigators, military officers, activists, and ordinary citizens will bring urgent issues to your desk. Each case offers two defensible choices. Neither guarantees safety, and every signature changes the country's future. Information is incomplete. Decisions are final. Consequences remember everythin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ONE MORE TERM.

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  8. About This GameShow Me Mercy is a mystery otome game that blends crime simulation, investigation, and choice-driven storytelling. Raised in a monastery, your life is thrown into chaos after the disappearance of your closest friend, the closure of your home, and a forced marriage to a powerful Duke. On your wedding night, you uncover a horrifying truth—one that leaves you with only one option. Ki… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 宽恕我(Show me mercy).

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  9. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    85% User Score Based on 158 reviews

    One computer. One room. And records that were never erased. Search. Can you uncover the whole truth? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Results Found.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    The world has ended. Homgard can’t be saved… but someone still needs to do the paperwork. You move through the broken world by solving logic puzzles, each one revealing a little more of what was lost. Along the way you'll find heroes who hit snooze on destiny, gods who went to get snacks and never came back, and apocalyptic cults arguing over font sizes. Apparently, this is considered normal.   … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homgard.

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  11. Test your detective instincts across three challenging cases. No hints, no help—just you, your intuition, and your ability to piece together the truth. Can you solve the mystery? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detective: The Test.

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  12. 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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  13. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    77% User Score Based on 435 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

    In a uninhabitable Siberian wilderness, in a wake of October Revolution, a group of passengers survives the mysterious catastrophe of Trans-Siberian railway train. They must endure in a harsh ice-clad climate until rescue arrives. Facing many dangers, their own weaknesses and, above all, their own prejudice. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Help Will Come Tomorrow.

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  14. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 475 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 8 reviews

    What Is This? A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game. Explore underground... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Case of Distrust.

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  15. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 1,966 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 5 reviews

    Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orwell: Ignorance is Strength.

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  16. BACKUP_71. The truth never dies. It waits to be found.After his father's mysterious death, Victor Gottlieb returns to his childhood home to care for his aging mother. What begins as a quiet visit soon turns into a psychological nightmare. Strange fungal growth spreads throughout the house, forgotten documents reveal fragments of a hidden past, and an old computer begins communicating with someone… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BACKUP_71.

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  17. The village is where you prepare. The royal market is where every choice is tested. In Royal Farm, the king announces each market in advance. It may be a regular market day or a themed festival with objectives of its own. Read the announcement, set your priorities, and use the days before the market opens wisely. A successful stall begins long before the first customer arrives. Plan Around th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Royal Farm.

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  18. Going once. Going twice. Build an empire.You start small. A little cash. Cheap storage. No reputation. No prestigious contacts. Just enough money to walk into a local auction and take a chance on something everyone else overlooked. Maybe that dusty painting is exactly what the catalogue says it is. Maybe it's worth ten times the estimate. Maybe the collector across the room knows something yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Auction Simulator.

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  19. Three Kingdoms of Shadows twists the Romance of the Three Kingdoms into something darker — a strategy game of faction politics, resource management, and warfare, set in a world where history bleeds into occult folklore. You are Liu Bei. Drawing on the Records of the Three Kingdoms and the Yingxiong Ji, this reimagining casts your succession in Xuzhou as a calculated political gamble. The local … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Three Kingdoms of Shadows: Xuzhou.

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  20. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 480 reviews

    “Godforsaken. No other word for it. A murder so brutal it made the whole town of Asbury Pines look itself in the mirror. We work, we raise kids, we do our best, we let time run its course, and then we’re still left scratchin’ our heads. Why did this evil have to happen?” - Rodney “Buzz” Snow, Sheriff of Asbury Pines… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asbury Pines.

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  21. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    67% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Steam ---> 12 Months: Vietnam 12 Months: Vietnam is a minimalist military management game where you are the one trying to keep a platoon alive and operational — from behind a desk. Missions, wounds, discharges, promotions, recruits, morale. There is no glory, no heroism — only duty. As the years go by, you’ll face a list that keeps getting longer… filled with the names of the dead. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 12 Months: Vietnam.

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  22. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    96% User Score Based on 2,369 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 10 reviews

    The developers of Indie hit Strange Horticulture proudly present… STRANGE ANTIQUITIES A note from the shopkeeper: Dear Applicant, I'm pleased to offer you the role of Apprentice Thaumaturge at Strange Antiquities. You show promise – a sharp mind and a strong stomach – exactly what this work demands. I need you to run the shop while I attend to other pressing matters. You will need a keen eye … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strange Antiquities.

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  23. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    92% User Score Based on 235 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    The quiet hamlet of Merrylin Crater Camp is shaken by a murder! Uncover the truth in this non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. As the Mindcop you have 5 days to catch the true killer among Merrilyn Crater Camp’s inhabitants. Key features WHODUNNIT DETECTIVE GAME Use your Mindcop capabilities to uncover secrets and unravel people’s lies to find the true suspect of this town’s murder. MINDSUR… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mindcop.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 684 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hate Plus.

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  26. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 814 reviews
    Critic Score 92%Based on 1 reviews

    Golden Treasure is a game for those who carry dragons in their hearts. Hunt, explore, survive, and become Great among the True Children of Sun and Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golden Treasure: The Great Green.

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  27. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    67% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Welcome to ​Lux, City of Secrets​,​ the third book in​ The Evertree Saga!​ It's time to make a name for yourself in the city of Lux. In this first half of a two-part epic, you will discover a vibrant and dynamic metropolis full of mysteries. Meet and mingle with characters old and new, uncover clues and solve cases, wield weapons and magic, and rise to the top before the city drags you under! Lu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lux, City of Secrets.

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  28. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 2,500 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Analogue: A Hate Story.

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  29. Welcome to a Paradise That No Longer Exists In the distant future, virtual sensory reconstruction has advanced far enough to deceive human perception itself.People can enter digitally reconstructed worlds, touch objects that do not exist, hear sounds that never occurred, and give forgotten memories a tangible form once again. Your wife, Ephoros, a neural science engineer, died in an accident two… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 404漫游者.

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  30. THE SAME NUMBER BELONGS TO TWO LIVES You are Administrator 089. Your predecessor, Aster Vey, vanished after discovering that the same citizen number had been assigned to different people across the water, ration, and medicine ledgers. The Council gives you Vey's desk, a cracked seal, and thirty files that refuse to stay closed. Every order can protect a person, preserve the system, or turn an exc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DOSSIER 089.

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  31. Congratulations. The previous inspector of the Azika City Checkpoint has retired peacefully. As a result, you have been appointed as the new registration officer, responsible for guarding the final gate into the shelter zone.Are You Human? is a first-person simulation game that blends identity inspection, stealth exploration, and psychological pressure. During the day, you sit behind the counter o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to are you human?.

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  32. Short overview"After Mars." is a literary narrative RPG with no combat, set in a fading town on Mars. Play as a junior Commissioner sent to investigate local cases through dialogue, evidence, disputes, and official reports. Decide what becomes truth in a place where history never fully ended. [insert key art or wide screenshot here] Not the Mars you expectThis is not a world of clean d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After Mars..

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  33. ATTORNEY ADVENTURE is a serious legal management simulator set in 2026. You're a public defender — overworked, under-resourced, and standing between your client and a verdict that could define the rest of their life. This isn't a courtroom drama. It's the whole job. --- MANAGE YOUR PRACTICE. MANAGE YOUR LIMITS. Every morning you get a fixed number of hours. How you spend them matte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Attorney Adventure.

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  34. The Steam Next Fest demo supports Korean and English. Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese support will also be added to the demo. Decide Today’s Front Page. 1920s Gyeongseong, present-day Seoul. You are the editor-in-chief of a newspaper in Korea under Japanese colonial rule. Read incoming reports and testimonies, avoid the censor’s gaze, and decide which truths deserve a pl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Newspapers of the day.

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  35. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    67% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    In Homicide Desk you work a homicide the way a real detective's desk works: a case file lands, a short list of suspects, and a screen full of tools. No waypoints, no glowing clues, no cutscenes telling you what to think. Read the evidence, run the lab, and question your suspects in your own words — then decide who you're willing to charge. Get it right and the case closes. Get it wrong and Intern… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homicide Desk.

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  36. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 451 reviews

    A young man named Selim Kara is found dead under mysterious circumstances. When a camera is connected to his computer, the system becomes corrupted and its files turn unreadable. You are an agent at the National Intelligence Center. Your assignment is simple: recover the files. WELCOME BACK TO 2005... BUT DIFFERENT. Boot into a strangely familiar desktop. Old and slow, but just as much fun interne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heaven Does Not Respond.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Plunge into Greenhearth, a small town hiding heavy secrets: take on the role of Ricky Fox and lead an investigation that gradually shifts from an intimate film noir into oppressive Lovecraftian horror. Driven by memorable characters and revelations that will linger long after the credits roll, Echoes delivers a taut narrative where every discovery matters and leads to four distinct endings shaped … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes.

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  38. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 265 reviews

    Set in the glitzy world of Hollywood in the late '70s, Confidential Killings have you investigate a series of gruesome murders that seem connected. There are rumours about a mysterious cult behind them...  Explore the crime scenes, use your detective skills to deduce what's going on! Wishlist on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/Confidential_Killings On some browsers you may ex… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Confidential Killings.

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  39. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 365 reviews

    Cyber Manhunt: New World is the gripping sequel to the award-winning Cyber Manhunt. Set in a world echoing the predecessor's, this sequel brings players on a fresh, thrilling narrative that delves into profound real-world issues and challenges. Story Background In the wake of the "Eternal Code" incident and hacker Van's disappearance, the world tightens its internet laws. Meanwhile, Titan Corporat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyber Manhunt 2: New World.

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  40. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    In the small idyllic town of Wolf Peak, the murder of a young women called Ruth Choi, shocked the community in 1991. Two detectives were put onto the case and managed to whittle it down to 6 suspects. However, the detectives were never able to close the case due to insufficient evidence. Years have passed and now you have been brought into Wolf Peak to solve this case. Through the passage of time… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wolf Peak: The Case of Ruth Choi.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    86% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Jia huasheng ,the policeman of Chicheng police station, got disappeared without any trace after leaving a letter which illustrates the police station to start the CaseCracker system version 2.0. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CaseCracker2.

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  42. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    73% User Score Based on 146 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 3 reviews

    A live-action mystery FMV game, where you make decisions for a father that must rescue his teenage daughter from an eclectic cult before their final night at the Isle Tide Hotel. Save Eleanor Malone by making decisions, collecting clues, solving puzzles and unlocking hidden scenes and endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Isle Tide Hotel.

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  43. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    98% User Score Based on 1,776 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

    Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Case Should Remain Unsolved.

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  44. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    83% User Score Based on 207 reviews

    Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder.

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  45. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 602 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

    Create your own epic saga of conflict, mythology and community! Rule your own clan, take important strategic decisions, win battles and expand your influence in this unique mix of RPG, strategy and story-telling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King of Dragon Pass.

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  46. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 135 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    Postcards written in invisible ink reveal a secret history... Travel back in time in the debut game from Stave Studios, OVER THE ALPS. Stay undercover, evade the police, and race across 1939 Switzerland in this Hitchcockian World War Two spy thriller. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Over the Alps.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    95% User Score Based on 122 reviews

    A first-person exploration game based on the actual memories of a 92-year-old grandmother, told to players in her own voice. Take pictures of what remains of her abandoned childhood home to uncover the dark, traumatic events that she had to fight through as a teenage girl. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brukel.

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  48. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    70% User Score Based on 125 reviews

    A gripping seaside adventure following the connection of two young souls, each unknowingly helping the other make sense of a world that seems senseless. Complemented by breathtaking artwork and an addictive soundtrack, this charming tale will definitely suck you in and leave a lasting impression! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Always The Same Blue Sky....

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  50. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    98% User Score Based on 507 reviews

    The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain.

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