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Games like Bad Things Might Happen

Looking for games like Bad Things Might Happen? Here are top action adventure recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Paperwork, No Time or Demon with a Pickaxe.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    95% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    Welcome to Clarity™ Paperwork is a game about corporate growth. Discover the office of Clarity™ as you join the company to lead a new division towards profit. Build and place desks of various kinds, supports and meeting rooms to increase the office productivity. Optimize your income using different synergies between adjacent desks. Grow, grow and grow! Clarity™ is expecting big and you a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paperwork.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 1,567 reviews

    DISCLAIMER: The file is a very very early Tech Demo which was released in early 2019. You can support the latest and full version of the game by clicking here: After you stole a time machine from a secret facility you go on a trip through time. Visit all possible time periods with specific jobs and quests for each of them. But watch out for the Time Agents.  And avoid yourself when traveling in t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Time.

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  3. A small incremental game with a twisted tale. You are a demon, trapped behind immense layers of ice in an ancient cave. Your only tools? A mysterious pickaxe, a pathetic fire spell, and a magic crystal to upgrade them to absurd power levels. Oh, and you keep finding messages from an old... 'friend'. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demon with a Pickaxe.

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  4. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    96% User Score Based on 111 reviews

    Bob and Case just wanted a quiet night… but fate (and a clogged toilet) had other plans. When a clueless friend ignores an important warning and decides to take a dump in a broken toilet, the nightmare begins. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poop Killer: Flush or Die.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 165 reviews

    Explore the hospital by Thwarting the creatures that are trying to stop you and solving puzzles. Successfully install the internet and surprise customer... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ruined Nurse.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 7,526 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 4 reviews

    Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.Viewfinder is a mind-bending first person adventure game in which you can bring pictures to life by placing them into the world. Features Reshape Reality: Beyond ph… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Viewfinder.

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  7. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    65% User Score Based on 700 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 34 reviews

    Buy Maquette on PS4 and PS5. Maquette is a first-person, recursive puzzle game in a world where things are both tiny and staggeringly huge. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maquette.

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  8. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    71% User Score Based on 1,798 reviews
    Critic Score 53%Based on 3 reviews

    THE SHORE is a game about the mystery of the unknown, set on a forbidden island filled with horrors. Based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft, the story features many of his best-known creations and more. Players will see the world through the eyes of Andrew, a father in search of his lost daughter. Players will experience The Shore through immersive, atmospheric gameplay and encounter the most night… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shore.

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  9. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    71% User Score Based on 48 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

    Summertime Madness is a single-player first-person puzzle game.The player, in the role of a painter who has made a deal with the devil, has to find his way back to the real world after being cheated and trapped into one of his canvases. A dreamlike journey into a surreal world of the artist’s own creations where the atmospheric gameplay provides mysteries to discover, puzzles to solve and artistic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Summertime Madness.

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    38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    52% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    Welcome to hell! Use realistic physics in the battle and solve puzzles, have a nice chat with demons, and get the desired pizza in the pizza ghest! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pizza Ghest.

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  11. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Resist is a single-player action RPG designed exclusively for Quest. With a kinetic swinging system, intense combat, and a fully immersive story, Resist is the VR experience you’ve been waiting for. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Resist.

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  12. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    90% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    Plant crops and shoot them down with your trusty gun. Earn money, purchase upgrades, and cultivate your farm. Watch your crops physically evolve to gigantic proportions. GROW them. Never stop growing them until their shadows block out the sun forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farming Incremental But With Guns.

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  13. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    Riley Adams moves to Ashburg for a new teaching job and rents a house to get settled. She expected silence. She didn’t expect company. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Within of Static: Ashburg Rental.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    92% User Score Based on 350 reviews

    You are dropped into a forest with one goal - making money and paying off your 100k debt. Collect resources, make deals, upgrade, build and hire workers to do the job for you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forest Hustle.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    71% User Score Based on 752 reviews

    Tales of Rein Ravine is an indie horse game that aims to challenge its players with unique real-life inspired riding, as well as tell an intriguing equestrian story to a young adult audience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of Rein Ravine.

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  16. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 486 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 7 reviews

    Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, and Mountain worlds and collect bugs, upgrade your backpack, and meet animal friends along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Big Hops.

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  17. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    82% User Score Based on 669 reviews

    You are a new intern at a company with a very simple task. Craft rubber ducks and feed them to the pit. Feed the Man At the center of the facility waits the Maw – a vast corporate hole with an appetite that only grows larger the more you feed it. Make ducks, throw them in, earn your place. Build Chaotic Contraptions The company is watching. The pit is growing. Ducks will not be enough. Unlock new … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project P.I.T.T..

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 608 reviews

    When dinosaurs were brought back to life, none wanted to be a cop, so humans made you: Dinocop. Investigate the guests of the Cretaceous hotel to crack a meaty case that will confront you with your most profound existential dilemma. Who brought human meat to the dinosaur rights convention ? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dinocop.

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  19. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    83% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!.

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  20. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 143 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    The Deluxe Edition of The Occultist contains: -The Occultist game -The game's complete Soundtrack -The Occultist Artbook with over 200 pages of behind-the-scenes material If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Occultist.

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  21. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    88% User Score Based on 350 reviews

    Happy Sheepies is a relaxing sheep farming game that includes some Crafting and Business Management elements with its simple Drag & Drop gameplay. Meet the needs of your sheepies, craft and sell your products, and grow your business! RELAX BY TAKING CARE OF YOUR SHEEPIESSheep are your most valuable asset. Harvest crops to feed them! Keep your sheep happy and they will give you milk, wool… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Happy Sheepies.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Gameplay: Gory first person shooter, with RPG elements such as making your own choices through dialogue with NPC's, these choices will effect what endings you have, and what roots you can take... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mother Hub.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    51% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    The Burst is a smashing high-speed VR shooter. Play as a spec ops operative to bring down the tyrannical warband leader and her goons. Restore order on a prison planet the best way you can - with violence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Burst.

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  24. After surviving a crash on an unknown island, Amelia, a young co-pilot is now alone, separated from her commander. In her quest to find him and get off the island, she will discover the mysterious language of "Temanava". Temanava is populated by strange islanders. Learning a new language will enable Amelia to communicate with temanavians and obtain their help. - Speak with islande… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Temanava.

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  25. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    67% User Score Based on 45 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 4 reviews

    The Last Worker is a first person narrative adventure centered around our struggle in an increasingly automated world. Combining a hand crafted art style with uniquely immersive gameplay mechanics in an epic setting, The Last Worker delivers an emotional, thought provoking and comedic story packaged with rich characters performed by an all-star cast. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Worker.

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  26. 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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  28. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    89% User Score Based on 57,262 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 4 reviews

    Firewatch is a single-player first-person video game where you, as a man named Henry, explore the Wyoming wilderness after taking a summer job as a fire lookout. What is supposed to be a peaceful respite from your complicated life takes a turn when you start to question some of the things that are happening to you. Your only human connection is over a handheld radio, which you’ll use to speak wit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Firewatch.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 279 reviews

    Corpus Edax is a first-person-melee RPG enveloped in an immersive-sim design philosophy. Set in newly built city on a distant planet, create your character and make your own choices in a reactive world - fight, talk or sneak your way out of confrontation. Your decision, is the right decision. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CORPUS EDAX.

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  30. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    Welcome to Project: Morpheus, you will reprise yourself as EAST, and play your way in this world where reality and dreams collide. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Morpheus: Prologue.

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  31. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 232 reviews

    Ghostware is a retro-fps combining the lore-heavy plot and exploration of adventure games with the fast action of '90s shooters. You and other ghosts have been trapped inside an arena FPS created by a wizard's unwillingness to overcome his nostalgia. Escape the past, shoot your way out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    82% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Venturing into the exciting work of Lollygag Labs, a game developing corporation looking to breach the barriers of what can be achieved with gaming, then things take a dark turn...get ready to jump into the crazy world of ENEMIES! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ENEMIES.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 403 reviews

    The spiritual successor to DLC Quest! Earn that sense of pride and accomplishment in the way that only repetitive clicking can deliver. It's a clicker game, so chill out, have a few chuckles, and watch numbers get bigger while the industry burns around us all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loot Box Quest.

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  35. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 1,622 reviews

    Built from the ground up, Rock Life is the next generation of immersion and simulations. Live, do, and experience what it is like to truly become one with nature... as a rock! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rock Life: The Rock Simulator.

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  36. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    74% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    Embark on a journey through a vast post-apocalyptic environment, full of interesting characters and engaging puzzle games in this sci-fi point-and-click adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life of Delta.

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  37. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    97% User Score Based on 378 reviews

    Play as Sam and fish to your hearts content, sell fish you've caught, collect better gear, and use it to explore the depths of the mysterious lake, but be warned as no one knows what lies at the bottom. Wretched Depths is a PSX-style horror fishing game created by students at the University of Utah. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wretched Depths.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    75% User Score Based on 343 reviews

    Cybernetic Fault is a satirical adventure game with an anti-science storyline. The player will feel himself in the role of a romantic scientist, who is not shy about his incompetence and puts bold experiments on reality and common sense. He doesn't have time to read the instructions for the equipment and make calculations! Without a decisive break with classical science, the world can no longer be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cybernetic Fault.

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    44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    73% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    A first-person automation game set in hell. Suck up demon bodies, feed them into the Grinder, fuel your Purifier, and deploy a swarm of Doombas to build a cleaning operation that runs itself and takes the rot back one zone at a time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell Cleaners.

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  40. Cast your line, slow down, and enjoy the simple pleasure of fishing This is a cozy, stylized fishing game designed to be played at your own pace. Explore calm waters, catch charming and unusual fish, and enjoy a relaxing experience focused on satisfaction, atmosphere, and fun. Every catch feels rewarding. Every moment is unhurried. A World Full of Charm From funny little fish to mysterious … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AGameAboutFishing.

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  41. Chamber One is a story-driven 3D puzzle platformer. You wake up in a sterile elevator with no memories. As part of the Rebuild Test Program, you progress through test chambers to uncover the truth about the system and yourself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chamber One.

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  42. An unexpected black hole anomaly has thrown your mission, and your timeline, totally off-course. Now, only you and your trusty AI companion remain. It's up to you to solve the mystery of the Parallaxus System and discover the fate of the missing science colony-- at whatever pace you like. The Parallaxus System hosted scientific research settlements, on the far edge of the galaxy. Thei… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asynchronauts.

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  43. 30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    50% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    SCP: CONTROL ERROR is a short psychological horror game where you take part in a live experiment inside a restricted underground facility. The test begins. You're observed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Control Error.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    72% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Famous myth hunter Michael Soloman, while continuing his research and explorations, finds himself in a abandoned area named Grunenberg based on the information he has heard. This region, which has had one relatively unknown witch case, seems to hold significant potential for him. One day, Michael Soloman's grandson, Jimmy Soloman, receives a letter from his grandfather. In this letter, his grandfa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grunenberg.

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  45. Don't run out of Soda is first-person survival horror game about escaping from a humble cook. To escape you'll need drink soda, use items smartly and don't make too much noise. The humble cook will always listen and will always try find a source of the noise. You'll find yourself in abadoned parking lot, where you'll meet a humble cook who loves soda and human meat. It looks like he's very busy… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't run out of Soda.

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  46. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    The Midnight Apartment marks the next chapter in the psychological horror series: CurseEnigma. It's about Franco, a man who recently got divorced and is trying to get used to his new home in an old Italian village. As he settles in, he meets strange neighbors, and a feeling of being watched and followed by an unknown force gets stronger after sunset. The game tells an exciting story, exploring the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursed Enigma - The Midnight Apartment.

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  47. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    55% User Score Based on 604 reviews

    Imagine yourself as a DIY handyman, running your own small business in a Polish block of flats during the 1990s. Your mission? To make as much money as possible by cutting costs wherever you can! Diluting paint with water to make it last for the entire apartment? Sure, the color might not be as vibrant, but who’s going to notice? Laying tiles without a level? A bit of unevenness adds "character" t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Low-Budget Repairs.

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  48. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    55% User Score Based on 355 reviews

    Hunt fish solo or in co-op. Haul them in and take them down with crazy guns. Try out different baits and rods, explore unique locations, and complete your fish collection in the atlas. Or just kick back by the campfire with friends in this wild webfishing adventure If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fish Hunters: Most Lethal Fishing Simulator.

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  49. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    56% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Legacy of the Ark: The Long Awakening is a sci-fi idle progression game where you rebuild a shattered colony ship, restore lost systems, automate production, and uncover the mystery hidden within the Ark’s damaged memory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legacy of the Ark: The Long Awakening.

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  50. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    83% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Clock in to the most absurd contract shift of your life in Glorgo’s Microplastics Mine, a brilliant Y2k-themed, eccentric incremental resource manager that rattles the senses while you’re tasked with overseeing the small but mighty workforce under you who are sent into the alien mines to retrieve the precious microplastics your scheming boss desires.  Keep your wits about you as you dig further… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glorgo's Microplastics Mine.

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