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Looking for games like But the Clock is Ticking? Here are top simulation recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Jivana, The Light in the Darkness or Do Animals Dream?.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    89% User Score Based on 378 reviews

    Jivana is a story-driven adventure game. Embody Aelis, a water priestess who uses her powers to open the path for her community, forced to flee after the appearance of a huge cataclysm. Explore the enchanting landscapes of Jivana, use your ability to manipulate water and lead your people to safety. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jivana.

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  2. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    69% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    The Light in the Darkness tells the story of a working-class family of Polish Jews in France during the Holocaust. It is the first videogame to portray the Holocaust accurately, releasing free for educational purposes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Light in the Darkness.

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  3. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    71% User Score Based on 72 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    You’re shipwrecked on a mysterious island of talking animals! You’ll need to make friends with the local critters if you hope to return home. This adventure includes memorable conversations, exploration, multiple endings, and dark secrets... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Do Animals Dream?.

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  4. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Colibri XR immersive art gallery is dedicated to promoting compassion, growing empathy, caring and kindness through virtual reality art. It is the room to listen to the stories told by drawings, soak into creative energy all around you, fill the space with soul warming creations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colibri XR Immersive Art Gallery.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Ahro Release your spirit and fly through mystic landscapes as you search for a cure for the darkness. Ahro is an atmospheric, combat-free, side-scrolling adventure that takes place in an intriguing world of deep lore. Experience a journey of body and spirit. Along the way, you will need to release Ahro’s spirit to travel into the sky and uncover new items, places, and secrets. You’ll als… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ahro.

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  6. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    86% User Score Based on 219 reviews

    This VR Journey takes you to the 'behind the scenes' of the Universe. Beyond a door lies a barren landscape inhabited by strange stonefaced beings. Here, the maintenance and heavy lifting required keeps existence stable and temporal. You are a tourist. Don't do anything foolish. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Utility Room.

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  7. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    55% User Score Based on 111 reviews
    Critic Score 47%Based on 3 reviews

    Hazel Sky is a heartfelt adventure about a young engineer facing his destiny and his desires. Fix ramshackle flying machines and jump, climb, swing, and slide through a beautiful, mysterious world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hazel Sky.

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    38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    38% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Put your skills to the test in Pit Blocks 3D! Keep your blocks from piling up by strategically placing them across 5 backgrounds complete with individual storylines. With special interactive stages and creatures, and classic tile-based gameplay, Pit Blocks 3D will keep you coming back for more. Choose from 3 different game modes: Basic, Advanced and Expert – each with different brick sizes. Enj… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pit Blocks 3D.

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  9. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    47% User Score Based on 117 reviews

    You can play it even without any VR gear! Choose your fate, shoot enemies, learn the story of Far Space. The main character is to go through not only all the dangers of deep space, but also survive in the hostile environment where everyone can turn out to be an enemy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Far Space VR.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    96% User Score Based on 144 reviews

    Dash, jump, and fly at full speed through Wunderling DX: a non-stop puzzle platformer and the world's first "goomba simulator"! Race against the clock, beat tricky puzzles to uncover shiny secrets, and stomp the odds to please your evil overlord! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wunderling DX.

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  11. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    63% User Score Based on 120 reviews

    From the out-there imagination behind the Shoppe Keep series comes a brand-new fantasy business adventure set in the clouds. Craftlands Workshoppe is hiring! But can you run your store, master three noble crafts and solve the former owner’s mysterious disappearance? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Craftlands Workshoppe.

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  12. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 166 reviews

    Light of Alariya is an open-world, third-person, exploration puzzle game in which you traverse ancient alien temples and ruins to restore the power of the stars and awaken your sleeping civilization. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Light of Alariya.

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  13. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 167 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    AntVentor – is a Point & Click adventure game by a LoopyMood studio. You find yourself in a photo-realistic macro world, where you immediately manage to break the ideal life of the main character Ant and ruin all plans for the realization of his Dream. Can you get everything back in order? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AntVentor.

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  14. Begin your adventure with your new friends! Explore the amazing world of box, from the wilderness, desert, to super duper cold snowy mountains! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Babol the Walking Box.

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  15. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, character development
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Silas is a 21-year-old with an adventuring spirit. He dreams of growing strong enough to explore dungeons, rare areas in his world that contain monsters and treasures. To achieve that, he is joined by his sister Asteria to attend the magic university, Celestial Academy. At the university, Silas meets and falls for Melody, one of his professors. However, he's not alone in that, not by a long shot. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alchemy Absorption: Melody.

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  16. A spooky fun 2D adventure with focus on exploration and light puzzling. Help GraveBoy to collect 10 rare skulls to save his father from a demon! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GraveBoy CrowFeet: A Quest for Skulls.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 1,068 reviews

    The Songs have fallen silent and the world lies in ruin, lost to madness and despair. But within the high walls of Eren Keep, life persists – held together by unbreakable will and the iron fist of the Masked King, ruler and tyrant, savior and messiah. As the swordsmith of Eren Keep, you turn steel into something more precious than gold. Customers come with coin in their hands and demands on their … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bladesong.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Trail of Stars is a short, bittersweet fairy-tale about two vulnerable souls navigating first love, growing up, and protecting what they have—when all they have is each other. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trail of Stars.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    83% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    "MAZEMAZE" is an adventure game where you explore maps, find objects, and progress through the story. One day, the protagonist jumps off a building and finds themselves in a mysterious space. They are guided through corridors in a maze where various things exist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MAZEMAZE.

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  20. After seven years away, the white cat Lumi returns to his hometown, which is now descending into a sinister darkness that twists reality and devours memories. Step into Lumi's paws and gain courage, wisdom, and mystical feline abilities. Rediscover your past. Save your future! Dive deep into the emotional themes of memory, identity, and family secrets. Rekindle old flames that burn bright eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to White Cat Town Mystery.

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  21. Embark on a musically enhanced journey filled with quirky characters and perilous paths! Inspired by the likes of Paper Mario, PaRappa the Rapper, and other ventures throughout the course of history, this imaginative blend tells the tale of a homeless bear who strives to find his melody. Join Joseph and Angeli on a quest through colorful (and dangerous) environments to uncover answers to myths and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystery of Melody Memorial.

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  22. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    85% User Score Based on 635 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 1 reviews

    Soar with the wind on your broomstick, deliver packages to your friends, and explore a vibrant sandbox world in a coming of age adventure about an aspiring witch! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mika and the Witch's Mountain.

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  23. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    75% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Amidst the daunting specters of environmental destruction and climate change, a young, introverted hero named Domino embarks on a mind-bending eco-odyssey into the depths of their dreams. DOMINO: The Little One, an immersive interactive narrative experience, invites you to traverse a world where the alarming manifestations of global warming and ecological challenges will test your wit and determin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DOMINO The Little One.

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  24. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 876 reviews

    Pâquerette Down the Bunburrows is a pathfinding-based bunny-catching puzzle game. The bunnies flee when Pâquerette gets too close: they dash through tunnels carefully avoiding dead ends. Will you let the lil buns outsmart you? Each level is carefully crafted to teach you new, surprising and tricky ways of catching bunnies~ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paquerette Down the Bunburrows.

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  25. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    90% User Score Based on 274 reviews

    Arcane Trigger Now Available! About the Game Welcome to the Devil's Castle! Endgame of Devil is a casual game that combines the gameplay of auto chess with a roguelike style. Utilize your wisdom and strategic skills to achieve victory, while also acknowledging the role of luck in your journey! Unlike other fantasy games where you strive to become a champion or hero, in Endgame of Devil, yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endgame of Devil.

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  26. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 67 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 3 reviews

    Time Master is a fantasy themed time manipulation puzzle game. Rewind time and collaborate with your past self to solve dozens of hand-crafted puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time Master.

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  27. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    96% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    Two idiots are hungry for cookies after playing some games! and for some screw-up reason, you have to go through a whole puzzle to get that. Will these 2 idiots get to eat their cookies and enjoy their afternoon? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tina & Rook! Cookie Quest!.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, humor
    96% User Score Based on 4,925 reviews

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a truly daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dagon.

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  29. 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 72%Based on 5 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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  30. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    78% User Score Based on 80 reviews

    Below are the controls for the full release version: Xbox Gamepad Controls: DPAD = move start = pause A = jump/make menu selections (also for the pause screen) X = attack (up on the DPAD plus attack is upwards attack) B = sub-attack (when present)PS4 Controller: DPAD = move Options = Pause Cross = jump/make menu selections (also for the pause screen) Square = attack (up on the DPAD plus attack i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tribulation Entanglement.

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  31. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    70% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    The world's very first underwater papercraft adventure starring a goofy shark named Derrick. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Derrick the Deathfin.

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  33. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    78% User Score Based on 79 reviews

    Forgotten Fields is a game about a struggling author who travels back to his childhood home one last time before it's sold off. Visit old friends, relive memories and experience bursts of inspiration in this nostalgic game about the passage of time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten Fields.

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  34. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    83% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Visual novel about the life in the post-soviet country. Cute artstyle, 10 animated CGs, 5 BGs and 5 chibi CGs in 4k, English voice-over for each heroine, animated live2d sprites, original OSTs and a dramatic story! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sky in your eyes.

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  35. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    Stocksynd House is a story-driven virtual reality escape the room style experience. Giving you an intense feeling of immersion and isolation, this VR game will push your psychological senses to breaking point. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stocksynd House.

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  36. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    68% User Score Based on 197 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 1 reviews

    A young adventurer Hugh Radcliff is in pursuit of one of the greatest mysteries of history: The Lost Colony. Deal with pirates, dive into native rituals, reveal conspiracies, and make tough choices on your difficult journey for unveiling this mystery! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony.

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  37. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    93% User Score Based on 55 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

    In this challenging 2D platformer game, play as a Superhero and help the Kid to find all the missing socks inside the cursed washing machine, Sockventure has stunning colorful graphics, hand-crafted levels, tight controls and fun ever-changing gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sockventure.

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  38. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    82% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    On her way to cover the biggest story of her career, Brea Tena fumbles her way into a dark mysterious town called Ash Pines, the birthplace of the tragic events that took place in Just Ignore Them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Just Ignore Them: Brea's Story Tape 1.

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  39. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    56% User Score Based on 379 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 30 reviews

    Vane is an atmospheric adventure about unraveling the secrets of an unknown land, finding your place in it, and pulling at the threads of the world to make a change. The shifting sands glimmer with meaning, ancient ruins resonate with power, but in the distance a billowing threat looms. Find your way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vane.

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  40. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    74% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    An artistic metroidvania with a classic NES era gameplay, taking the player through the life of an average man escaping his depression in a partly imaginary world he created around him. Fight more than 60 enemy types and 5 bosses, uncover more than 160 areas and unlock all powers and items. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to External Visions.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 252 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Tick Tock Isle plays like a puzzle platform game that relies heavily on story, character interaction, creative thinking, and poking.‬ In the year 20XX a confident, young horologist by the name of Strike is inadvertently transported into the past while attempting to repair a mysterious, abandoned clock tower. Endeavoring to return to the future, Strike must fix both the time machine and the island'… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tick Tock Isle.

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  43. 33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    33% User Score Based on 195 reviews

    One day you wake up and realise that nobody is home. You try to exit the apartment only to wake up again in your room.You are stuck in an endless cycle of loops with only one way out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apartment 666.

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  44. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 290 reviews
    Critic Score 25%Based on 1 reviews

    Unmechanical is a puzzle adventure that combines tricky puzzle solving, alluring exploration, and an engrossing atmosphere. Set in a fantastic world of flesh, rock and steel, your journey to freedom requires you to solve a great variety of puzzling challenges, and while it’s easy to pick up and play, later challenges may prove very difficult indeed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unmechanical.

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  45. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    71% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Chasing the Stars is a steampunk-ish multichoice BL Visual Novel. Tirs is a workaholic, determined young man with a dream: going to space. Will he achieve his goal while dealing with college life, the academic research community and its begrudges and, last but not least, his awful love life? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chasing the Stars.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    45% User Score Based on 132 reviews
    Critic Score 58%Based on 2 reviews

    Laraan is a Science-Fiction game about exploration in a desolate world. Created with a minimalist low poly style. Accompanied by a splendid movie soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Laraan.

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  47. You are Luna, the daughter of a humble lighthouse keeper on the small island of Pilot Town, part of a far-flung, isolated chain of islands in a remote corner of the Greater Kingdom of Estória. Just across the sea, far off on the hazy horizon, lies the Isle of Estória, the regional capital of this forgotten part of the Outer Kingdom. The island is ruled by Governor Kreel. King Ren and Queen Lorn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Estória.

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  48. First Sino-Japanese War is a free and open-source game covering naval tactical and strategic layers of the 1894–1895 war between China and Japan. The naval tactical combat system that uses a dynamic time step (e.g., 1 second per pulse) that can be played in turn (like 1 min turn) or real-time. Many of the core resolution mechanics are inspired by and digitally adapted from SEEKRIEG-style naval min… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to First Sino-Japanese War.

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  49. This is a Gold Leaf Interactive exclusive (solo developer).A brief, yet satisfying 2D adventure. Note: UI and Texts on the screen in-game are tailored for 16:9 aspect ratio, or 1920x1080 and 2560x1440 resolutions. Description:  Collect the coins! Because it's fun! Harness the power of the mushrooms and find the escape. Keep an eye out for traps and and monsters, as some may surprise you...… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ginger Shroom Journey.

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  50. SHIMMERSHOAL: A Cozy Island Adventure a game by Ian Caisley Currently in development. Demo available now! I'm making this game as a labor of love in my spare time. If you like what you see, or enjoy the demo, please follow me on Itch and leave a comment. People showing interest is what gives me the motivation and drive to finish the game, so it really makes a difference! Thanks for checking … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shimmershoal: A Cozy Island Adventure.

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