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  1. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 224 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 4 reviews

    Explore Solas, a game of interconnected puzzles where you redirect and reconfigure rhythmic pulses of light to breathe life back into an ancient machine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SOLAS 128.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 2,018 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny. Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game. Developed by Richard Perrin the creator of the white chamber with music by Wounds (Bartosz Szturgiewicz). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kairo.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    89% User Score Based on 177 reviews

    A short linear puzzle platformer about an astronaut on an alien planet. Explore this strange facility by solving strange puzzles which include but not limited to pushing plants, throwing plants, growing plants, bouncing plants and last but not least bouncing plants on other plants. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Low Oxygen.

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  5. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    After falling unconscious following his successful escape from the old cabin in the woods where he was imprisoned by an unknown man, a scene we witnessed in Chapter 1, Brian finds himself traveling through time and space. He wakes up 30 years in the past, as a small child, in an unfamiliar place, with no memory of how he arrived there. Although everything around him seems normal, he is trapped in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Strange Story Of Brian Fisher: Chapter 2.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 575 reviews

    "From Cyan, the indie studio that brought you Myst and Obduction, comes a new steampunk adventure.The game of Firmament is a resplendent, magical, journey — a monumental voyage through four diverse and curious realms, working in concert with an ever-present, clockwork companion, and the support and instruction of a long-dead, ethereal mentor.Everything is not as it seems." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Firmament.

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  7. Shift your direction of gravity to the walls and the ceiling to overcome your obstacles in this first-person puzzler. Solve 40+ traversal puzzles that challenge your spatial reasoning skills. Take care, however, for not all is as it seems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whitematter.

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  8. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 223 reviews

    Embark on a mesmerizing puzzle game adventure with Machinika: Atlas. Stranded within a crashed alien ship on Saturn's moon, "Atlas", assume the role of the museum researcher, the protagonist of Machinika: Museum, whose escape pod led them to the heart of an alien vessel. Machinika: Atlas is the direct sequel to Machinika: Museum, unfolding its narrative on Atlas, a moon of Saturn. Whi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Machinika: Atlas.

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  9. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    63% User Score Based on 292 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 13 reviews

    Relicta is a first-person physics-based puzzle game where you need to creatively combine magnetism and gravity in order to unravel the secrets of Chandra Base. Alone in the treacherous depths of the Moon, your scientific mind is the only thing that can keep your daughter alive... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Relicta.

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  10. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 1,041 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 24 reviews

    The Deluxe Edition gives players access to all released content including Q.U.B.E. 2 Main Game and the Season Pass (Two Puzzles Pack, Original Soundtrack and Glove Skin). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Q.U.B.E. 2.

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  11. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    ReThink | Evolved 3 is a Puzzle Game in a futuristic setting, that features a variety of Puzzles that utilize Lasers and the behavior of light and it's colors. Use new features and mechanics to puzzle your way through the game's beautiful world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ReThink | Evolved 3.

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  13. Enjoy the 3rd chapter of the 'Mystery Box' puzzle game series! Unlock 57 boxes by solving tons of intriguing riddles that will put your brain to work If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystery Box: Evolution.

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  16. 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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  17. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 175 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 14 reviews

    Candleman: The Complete Journey is a unique puzzle platformer, where light is both a welcome ally and a deceptive foe. Take the role of a little candle who can burn for only 10 seconds, and venture through an unsettling darkness of challenging levels with a smooth difficulty curve. Use your wits to overcome obstacles based on the mechanics of light and shadow, while exploring a wide range of encha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Candleman: The Complete Journey.

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  18. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 760 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 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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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    The Artifact is a sci-fi themed spin on the classic escape the room game. Players explore different locations, using 22nd century technology to crack codes and solving increasingly head scratching puzzles that will help decipher the mystery of the alien device, and perhaps what lies beyond... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Artifact.

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  20. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 340 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    Immerse yourself in a post-pandemic island and confront your worst fears! Explore a vast, vertical and mysterious world apparently abandoned and find the precious wine bottle to cure the illness that killed everyone. But be aware; someone is lurking in the dark. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HORROR TALES: The Wine.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 135 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    After living for generations as persecuted refugees, the Letarri people set their sights on a far-off planet as a promising new home. But when the interstellar mission to colonize the new world goes terribly awry, the fate of their people falls into the hands of a lone adventurer. Now it's up to you to unravel the mystery of what happened. Can you save them and their mission, or is it already too … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prominence.

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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 308 reviews

    Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation. Claire must decide who she is going to save. With every choice she'll begin to disco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Claire.

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  23. You’re a cursed magician and you need to escape from the dungeon! You need to make a magical potion that will activate the portal to escape by adding all the ingredients and mixing them in the right order. Team members: Jasmin Liang Dean Yang Yeonseo Lee Yii Liu Presentation Credits Development process: We first started with a brainstorm discussion on the theme of our game. From there, we … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magic Potion.

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  25. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 1,024 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 24 reviews

    The retro-futuristic pixel game Explore and fight in a retro-futuristic world. Swim deep into a oneiric, poetic and unique experience across dimensional planes. The aesthetic of the game was inspired by retro pixel adventures (Castlevania, Another World, Double Dragon) with a modern touch (Superbrothers, Sword and Sorcery) and an 80s plot homage (Ready Player One, He-Man, The Last Starfighter), … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narita Boy.

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  26. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    71% User Score Based on 506 reviews

    We invite you to step into the eerie abandoned halls of Tesla’s Wardenclyffe facility and uncover the story behind one of history’s greatest unfinished innovations: Nikola Tesla's ambitious vision of wireless electricity transmission. You can expect new handcrafted puzzles, hauntingly beautiful locations and challenges for your brain’s gray (or blue) matter. You will be able to look at the world t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition.

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    Cubin is a first-person platform puzzle game that immerses you in the LGA experience. Complete 60 experiments to discover the truth about this simulation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cubin.

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  28. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 2,614 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    You try to clear your vision and get on your feet after your arrival. You hear the portal closing behind you as you take a step forward. You are trapped, your way back is gone. Quern - Undying Thoughts is a first-person puzzle adventure game, inviting you on a journey to explore it and solve its challenges. Put your mind to the test with the increasingly complex puzzles, and unravel the mysteri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quern - Undying Thoughts.

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  29. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Rhem II SE: The Cave is an intricate pure-puzzle first person adventure game. The player explores a hidden city far beneath the earths surface. RHEM II SE features non-linear gameplay non-violent story and mind-bending puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RHEM II SE: The Cave.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    69% User Score Based on 600 reviews

    God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to God's Basement.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    86% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    Somewhere deep within the woods of Cornwall, a timeless force is stirring. Unseen beneath the ancient burial mound, known locally as Barrow Hill, a forgotten myth awakens. Following in the footsteps of the wellknown archaeologist, Conrad Morse, you will discover that the barrow is more than just a collection of forgotten standing stones& Experience the detailed and immersive storyline yourself… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barrow Hill.

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  33. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 428 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 4 reviews

    Scene Investigators is a deductive reasoning game for fans of the "true crime" genre. Step into re-created crime scenes, observe closely for pieces of evidence, analyze possible motives behind the crimes, and uncover what truly happened. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scene Investigators.

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  34. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 444 reviews

    1 Moment Of Time: Silentville is a casual adventure with hidden objects and logical puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1 Moment Of Time: Silentville.

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  35. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    64% User Score Based on 107 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches is a first person horror game in which you must solve puzzles to reach the end and find all the answers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches.

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  36. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    61% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Cosmic Bounty is a metroidvania style action platformer. You play as Jekt, A Bounty Hunter commissioned with hunting down a rebel General named Volgat. Explore areas to gain new abilities and increase your stats so you can defeat powerful enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    90% User Score Based on 1,082 reviews

    Haydee 2 is a third-person puzzle-shooter about a female protagonist locked in a strange complex with no clue of what’s going on or how to get out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haydee 2.

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  38. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    53% User Score Based on 124 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

    'In the hallways of the ancients, the Keepers have existed forever.' The legend also claims that whoever unites these rings with the artifacts of the parallel worlds will achieve great power and immortality. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aura: Fate of the Ages.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    65% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Curse is a contextual horror game that throws the player into the world of paranormal investigations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Curse.

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  40. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Stonewall Penitentiary is an indie murder mystery adventure that is presented in the visual style of graphic novels. It pays tribute to Agatha Christie's classic And Then There Were None and horror thrillers like Scream and Saw. Discover why you and six others were kidnapped by an unknown captor as you search an eerie prison and solve mind-bending puzzles to determine "whodunit!" Will you survive… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stonewall Penitentiary.

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    42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    42% User Score Based on 261 reviews

    AR-K is a classical point and click adventure with an updated twist. IMPORTANT:This pack includes episodes 1 and 2 of AR-K AR-K: Gone With The Sphere AR-K: The Girl Who Wasn't There Episode 3 is now available on Steam! AR-K: The Great Escape Alicia Van Volish is a former cop and current journalism student who wakes up after a one-night stand with a terrible hangover and a lot of questions: How… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AR-K.

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  42. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 906 reviews

    Walk in the shoes of an apprentice and friend of Leonardo da Vinci. Find hidden mysteries, solve handcrafted mechanical puzzles and travel through time and space to lead the story to its grand finale. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House of Da Vinci 3.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    79% User Score Based on 330 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 2 reviews

    This Myst-style horror-adventure game will bring fear into your heart. From the very beginning you are exposed to an overwhelming but invisible ghost presence – strange calls, footsteps, voices from nowhere. In order to help your brother and survive you will need to solve the mystery of this abandoned, haunted place. And remember! Do not let it to find you! Do not let it to find you... Do not.. Le… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Fall.

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  44. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    80% User Score Based on 69 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    AR-K: The Great Escape is the third episode in the classic point and click saga of AR-K. Help Alicia Van Volish to escape from District 8 and discover the source of the mysterious Golden Sphere through a great story, written by the 3 times Eisner award-winning writer Greg Rucka. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AR-K: The Great Escape.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 103 reviews
    Critic Score 8%Based on 1 reviews

    Algo Bot is a coding-based puzzle game that takes place deep inside the Europa, a pan-galactic colonisation ship, where a recycling mission goes horribly wrong. Use your algorithm special skills to command Algo Bot, a service droid, and help PAL, a cantankerous line manager, to contain the crisis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Algo Bot.

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  46. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 4,522 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 20 reviews

    From Cyan, the indie studio that brought you Myst and Riven comes a whole new adventure that will become your world. The new worlds of Obduction reveal their secrets only as you explore, coax, and consider them. And as you bask in the otherworldly beauty and explore through the enigmatic landscapes, remember that the choices you make will have substantial consequences. This is your story now. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obduction.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    80% User Score Based on 163 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game with horror elements. This is your trial; complete it, or die! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Initiate.

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  48. Pyramid Scheming Game Description Pyramid Scheming is a stunning 3D parkour/adventure-based educational game on ancient Egypt: the game aims to educate students about ancient Egyptian history at a history museum in an interesting, unique, engaging, and fun way! Pyramid Scheming is a 3D parkour-based game where, at each level, a player is placed into an engaging and ominous… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PYRAMID SCHEMING.

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  49. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 2,870 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 2 reviews

    The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Séance of Blake Manor.

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  50. In a distant future, mankind has landed on the asteroid X-474 to mine extremely rare minerals, but after many mysterious accidents the communications with the asteroid crew members has been lost. You play as Luna, member of the investigation team sent to survey the activities on the asteroid, unfortunately you will find alien creatures has attacked the facilities and, you sole mission is to sur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmotroid.

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