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Games like Dancing with Shadows: Prologue

Games like Dancing with Shadows: Prologue

Games like Dancing with Shadows: Prologue

Looking for games like Dancing with Shadows: Prologue? Here are top role playing recommendations with a fantasy, romance, medieval, historical and dark fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2, Harrowed World: What's Past Is Portents or Sacred Fire.

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  1. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 624 reviews

    The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a narrative-driven text-based RPG set in a ruthless medieval realm that comes to life on the pages of the protagonist's journal. Though every man's life is predetermined by the Lot they received at birth, it is you who decides whether your character will challenge fate and alter his destiny, rewriting the established laws of the universe. The free version o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2.

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  2. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    WANT MORE VAMPIRE GAMES?Harrowed World is the shared setting and franchise of a growing number of video games and (soon) books. Wishlist 'Harrowed World: Portents In Red', our modern gothic vampire RPG and check out other Harrowed World games using the 'Check out the entire Harrowed World collection on Steam' link above. You died and have been brought back as a vampire. Left abandoned by the o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harrowed World: What's Past Is Portents.

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  3. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 676 reviews

    Sacred Fire is a narrative RPG in which your humanity and emotions impact your fight for survival and inner freedom. Inspired by ancient Caledonia, the story follows a group of resistance fighters and their rise to power. Choosing motives, ideas and feelings is as important as choosing your actions. Develop your personality and compete for influence to change the story and avert a tragic ending. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sacred Fire.

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  4. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    88% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    As a fourth-year Law student with a part-time job at the Catal Café, you might as well end up going bald from stress. Fortunately, you can keep in touch with your peculiar group of friends and Daniel, your long-distance boyfriend, through your favorite messaging app (). They help you see the fun side of your busy life, as well as keep every hair in its place (or not). Now you've just moved out … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Text Your Life.

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  6. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    You buy a laptop with your hands. You find an interactive collection of short stories on your laptop and something else. Or someone? What will all this lead to? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Follow the Black Kitten.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    83% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    You are a fragment in the universe. You wake up with no body, no sense of touch, nothing. But... you can walk? You have no legs! You walk the endless plain, then is stopped by a mysterious girl. Who is this girl? Is she... god? What am I doing here? The mysterious girl shall guide you. - You - You are you. Where are you? With the help of this mysterious girl, maybe she has the answers fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to un/FRAGMENT..

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    30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    47% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Dissent is a visual novel with choice-based progression and has a strong narrative focus. We will draw you into the corporate office of Moniker Innovation, where you will uncover mysteries that haunt the halls within. Discover friends, enemies, and uncover the truth behind what Moniker does. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dissent.

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  9. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    73% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Do you feel lonely? Observe this story as a member of the audience and witness this tale of love and friendship and find out the answer to the ultimate question: Can YOU learn to love? This is the question the protagonist, Dan Garland, will learn the answer to as he is caught between his fiance and an android. Hopefully you will be able to answer that question too, player. Features: Multipl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Synthetic Fantasy;.

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  10. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 80 reviews

    You are subordinate to a deranged dictator and must plan his doomed invasion in this text-based RPG / Visual Novel. Navigate the shark-filled waters of the Great Leader's presidential cabinet, and try to save your family and survive the purges in a world of power-hungry leaders and nuclear warfare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A War of a Madman's Making.

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  11. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 654 reviews

    Dysfunctional Systems is a visual novel series featuring Winter Harrison, a student mediator from a utopian world. Learning to Manage Chaos is the first entry in the series. Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos features two distinct endings, unlockable bonus art, an animated opening video, and a jukebox of in-game music.What is a visual novel? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos.

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  12. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, monetization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    This game is a psychological horror VN set on a rural farm in middle-America. It is very short, taking only 15-20 minutes to read through once. It was made for the farmjam2024, and panic horror jam over the course of a month by a single person (myself). The theme of the game is really simple: What do you do when your memory seems to be unreliable, and not line up with what you can see in fro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Culling of Normality.

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  13. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 1,311 reviews

    Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cabernet.

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  14. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    70% User Score Based on 326 reviews

    Cyberpunk Visual Novel about a girl hacker struggling in a modern World. The story revolves around surveillance, hacking, artificial intelligence, cybernetic implants and those who want to lead a normal life in a high-tech society. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Invisible Apartment.

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  15. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    After a rough day at work, all you want to do is settle in with your favorite otome game, only to realize it's gone down for maintenance. How will you pass these troubling times? Risk going to a watering hole to drown your sorrows in a beverage of choice? Begrudgingly scroll through a dating app to meet your love for the night? Either way - adventure, shenanigans, and hot singles in your area awai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Under Maintenance.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Waves.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    92% User Score Based on 148 reviews

    Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Witch.

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  18. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones. With your meatspace mind unraveling, time is running out -- barter with gods, embrace the deathless aeons, or go offline permanently in this modempunk horror story. From Fiction Factory GamesCreators of Arcade Spirits, Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers, and Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shadow Over Cyberspace.

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  19. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    The Story: After a flesh-eating dust blows through your small town you are left trying to survive alone against hordes of Listless humans. Starved for social interaction you find yourself questioning your sanity when a voice speaks directly into your mind begging for your help. Game Features: Navigate an apocalyptic world full of Listless humans while managing your health and toxin level… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dust of the Violet Crystals.

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  20. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    You play as Locke, the bass-player of one of the many bands that never quite made it. When your drummer suddenly dies, you and the rest of the band travels to a festival you used to visit in your youth, while handling your loss. At the festival you will encounter familiar faces from your past while you're trying to not make the same mistakes again. ----------------------------------------------… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Where the Music Dies.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    91% User Score Based on 515 reviews

    Upon answering a mysterious phone call, you awaken in an unfamiliar place filled with new faces… Through intricate relationships and thoughtful introspection, will you be able to unravel the reason you are here? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angel Wings.

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  22. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 608 reviews

    Roui, a resilient city dandy, a decipherer, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure AND must return to his gypsy homeland: Latori. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Crown of Leaves.

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  23. You play as a young man conscripted into the Finnish military. In Finland, service is mandatory — and you don’t know how it’s going to play out. You’ll have to get used to a new setting and new rules. Your actions shape how things turn out — for you, and for those around you. This is a story-rich experience with elements of drama, comedy, and romance… if you can call it that. This is Part On… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mandatory Fun.

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  24. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    After a disastrous break up, Qian Hailu wakes up to find that she's dead. Luckily (or unluckily), she's been given a chance to turn back the clock and avert her death—as long as she can pass three rounds in the game of life.Story You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. Three worlds, three rounds. Win all three and you may avert your fated death. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Final Prize is Soup.

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  25. 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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  26. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    99% User Score Based on 3,664 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 3 reviews

    You've finally made it to the dead-end mining town of Scarlet Hollow, North Carolina, where your aunt is dead, your cousin hates you, and something otherworldly stalks you from the shadows. You won't be able to save everyone. You might not even be able to save yourself. Welcome home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Hollow.

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  27. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    75% User Score Based on 402 reviews

    This short Visual novel can be considered as a little introductory episode of the game Elisa the innkeeper. Enjoy our Art and Soundtrack as you begin to shape Elisa's destiny for the better or the worse! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elisa: The Innkeeper - Prequel.

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  28. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    98% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    Follow the overwhelming life of Timor who desperately tries to find some Normalcy in a very supernatural city where the color pink is forbidden because of its dark history. Timor is a teenager and teenagers suffer from high curiosity. You will help him elucidate Septeek city's many hidden mysteries and dark past while trying to not get kidnapped (and killed?) a third time because of reasons he d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Five Stages of Pink.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,986 reviews

    Soul Gambler puts YOU in the role of Faust, an ordinary young man living in the present day whose DESTINY is about to be change forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soul Gambler.

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  30. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    98% User Score Based on 5,354 reviews

    "Welcome to BAD END THEATER! Select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates! The decisions you make in one story will affect the others. You can toggle these behaviors to open up new paths! Unfortunately, every path leads to a bad ending... Can you find a way to save this unlucky cast? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BAD END THEATER.

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  31. A singleplayer, story game where you can make decisions and read your way through history. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reigning.

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  32. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    63% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Kinetic visual novel. (Only Main heroine is fully voice-acted.) The year is 2052. In a dystopian future where no one goes outside. Birth rate at an all time low, suicide rate at an all time high. On the Rings of Atlantis, a ring of artificial islands built to withstand the rising sea level, a degenerate loner attempts to revive a stolen android. The attempt to jailbreak fails at first, until it … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cyber Masquerade.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 123 reviews

    Translation English & Turkish Proofreading/Editing/Translation (DONE!) : Oğuz Kaan Aybak (Truthful Road) Japanese Translation (CANCELLED) : Yuki Fujita 藤田 優輝 Spanish Translation (DONE!) : Facundo Seghezzo (facuseghezzo) Chinese Translation (MISSING) : Amor噬鱼 Russian Translation (MISSING UwU) : Daria Braude (unexpectedeath) Portuguese - Brazil (DONE!) : Rocotroco About … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Departed Away.

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  34. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere
    94% User Score Based on 113 reviews

    Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-Agency operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);.

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  35. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    An otome-fantasy visual novel. Play as Alto, a fearless knight, and enter a world of magic and myths with secrets waiting for you to unveil. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Of Frost and Flowers.

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  36. 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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  37. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    99% User Score Based on 3,378 reviews

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Kat: Paper Lily Prologue.

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  38. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 928 reviews

    The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    90% User Score Based on 125 reviews

    Mysterious senpai. A murder case that is crowded with the world. And a huge fish shadow swimming at my feet... If all of them were connected together and surrounded me like a ring. What should I do? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Absent in the Rain.

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  40. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 624 reviews

    The free-to-play first episode of a horror-mystery game with dark humor and hand-drawn art from award-winning graphic novelist Abby Howard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Hollow: Episode 1.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 948 reviews

    Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disturbed.

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  43. Game Introduction Lane, a carefree girl living in the Mangrove City of Celeste, went on a trip with her friends as usual during the summer vacation. However, she met a black-clad man who claimed to be looking for the Omega seal and a woman called "Cardinal". In the pursuit of the truth, what kind of sparks will be ignited between them, and what will Lane do? Everything is up to you to d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FALL.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TOY BOX.

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  45. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    86% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    Experience university life, love, and strife! Starting university with a major heartache, Noah miraculously meets a tomboy classmate, gorgeous doctor, and junior-year goth all in one day. He soon finds pursuing the love story he wants won't be easy, especially when his cute best friend decides to interfere!Key Features: Every scene is individually drawn! All shown characters are fully voiced!… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rivalhearts.

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  46. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 138 reviews

    Embrace the monster within to change the fate of a nation in this dark fantasy visual novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sigh of the Abyss.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Once an impoverished boy, Ecout Kanovos lands a job as a recruit for the authoritative force of the city of Enonoia: the Master Order Trained Hire. However, Ecout soon realizes that this work exceeds his expectations of delivering any sort of justice. Amidst the chaos of sudden abductions and riots, an otherworldly atmosphere looms just beyond the recesses of the city's society. From a dubious st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ovine Replica.

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  48. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 283 reviews

    You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim.

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  49. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, music
    42% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    Welcome to Bridgeworld Aliya’s Ascent is a character-driven, interactive adventure story filled with amazing cinematic elements about a girl who mysteriously found herself in the middle of a boat towards an unknown land. Embark on a journey in the world of the first Legions, meet familiar faces as you unravel the tales that made the fabric of Bridgeworld & Treasure, every choice you make matte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aliya's Ascent.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 467 reviews

    Not your average visual novel, Seeds of Chaos is a sexy dark fantasy tale with RPG & Strategy elements. Become an active participant in the story, making choices which impact your experience and shape the direction of the narrative. Seeds of Chaos is a dark fantasy eroge made in Ren'py, inspired by the worldbuilding of Berserk, Dark Souls, The Witcher and other epic fantasy series', as well as th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seeds of Chaos.

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