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Games like Dear Brain

Looking for games like Dear Brain? Here are top arcade simulation recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Painting, Cats and the Other Lives or In Between.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    98% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Painting.

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  2. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 468 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Cats and the Other Lives is a narrative experience that explores the reunion of a broken family from the perspective of their house cat, Aspen. The game embraces a simple yet intuitive point and click play style, emphasizing design elements based around the behaviors of common house cats seen around the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cats and the Other Lives.

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  3. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    83% User Score Based on 223 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 10 reviews

    In Between is an atmospheric, award-winning platformer where you solve mind-bending puzzles by manipulating your surroundings and gravity itself. Be invited to reflect on life while getting to know the story of the dying protagonist and his inevitable struggle for existence. Dive into the atmosphere of a dense, hand painted game while exploring the reason why you are here. Welcome to a world In Be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Between.

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  4. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Gray Skies, Dark Waters drops you into a world of secrets, unanswered questions, and (just maybe) the supernatural. Search to reveal the truth—or, at least, your version of it. What does it mean to truly disappear without a trace? In this modern interpretation of centuries-old folklore, that’s the question that seventeen-year-old Lina Garrett has to consider after her mother vanishes. Take Lina o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gray Skies, Dark Waters.

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  5. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    98% User Score Based on 2,788 reviews

    Gameplay:The general gameplay of SLCSDO (Silly Linguine Cat Simulator Deluxe Online) is that you have to pet Silly Linguine Cat, you will have pet goals, when you get to that amount of pets, you will get a random crate (gambling!!!!). These crates can be opened to reward you with skins for Linguine Cat! However, If gambling isn't your thing, then lucky for you we have one other core gameplay mecha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silly Linguine Cat Simulator Deluxe Online.

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  6. Play through Yui's first summer out of college in this sweet otome visual novel where there is more to everyone than meets the eye. FEATURES * Over 20,000 words * Flavor choices to engage in conversations in your way * Customizable name for protagonist * 2 completely different romance routes * In game phone for texting love interests * Soundtrack that has never been heard before! STO… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to City Lights, Old Flames.

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  7. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 906 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 7 reviews

    Hey remember when your parents, your friends, and society at large all conspired to make you feel ugly, lazy, stupid, and unloved despite the brilliant human spirit contained within you? No? Well, allow us to refresh your memory via the timeless medium of a slice-of-life role-playing game! In Consume Me, you take on the role of Jenny, young, in love, and entering her final year of high school. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Consume Me.

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  8. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 133 reviews

    Afterlove EP is a slice-of-life adventure about love, loss and music. Explore modern Jakarta as Rama in his journey to learn about himself, create music, find love and come to terms with the loss of his girlfriend Cinta, whose voice still lives on in his head. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterlove EP.

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  9. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 1,310 reviews

    The Beach Episode of To the Moon, Finding Paradise, and Impostor Factory. Or is it? ...Yes, it technically is. Join familiar faces from To the Moon, Finding Paradise, and Impostor Factory in this narrative adventure filled with mini-games of varying elements, mysteries and relaxation, as well as... Wait, most of the characters here should already be dead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Just a To the Moon Series Beach Episode.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    79% User Score Based on 21,268 reviews

    Banana is a clicker Game, in which you click a Banana! Get a random banana every 3 hours and grow your collection! 3 hour drop pool chances*: Normal - 70% Common - 25% Uncommon - 4.89% Rare - 0.1% Epic - 0.01% Ultra Rare - 1 in 400 000 Legendary - 1 in 10 000 000 * Subject to change Features: Bananas, Obviously. Items to grow your collection Achievements a c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Banana.

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  11. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 10,186 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 15 reviews

    A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Until Then.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    Mysterious deaths. Friends, both old and new. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery⁠—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreambound.

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  13. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 342 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 4 reviews

    Join a small-town girl on this coming-of-age story about family, relationships, coffee and life in the big city. Immerse yourself in the perfect blend of an arcade-style time manager and visual novel, exploring dual storylines and a beautifully crafted pixel art world in Pixel Cafe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Cafe.

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  14. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    95% User Score Based on 165 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 2 reviews

    Afterdream is a 2D psychological horror adventure game.Navigate the obscure location populated by ghosts, and collect items to solve puzzles as you move further through the intriguing story. Look through the lens of your strange camera and photograph highlighted objects to interact with them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterdream.

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  15. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    87% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Blow off steam in Slappy Board! Immerse yourself in different themes with multiple scenarios. Keep calm or lose control, the choice is yours. But don't forget to have fun and SLAP! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slappy Board.

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  16. 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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  17. Every time you press the button you get 1 point. Every time you press the button your odds to lose all your points increases by 1%. Good luck. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE BUTTON by Elendow.

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  18. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    81% User Score Based on 52 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    The game about one tragic evening in an unsuccessful family, when emotions and tensions are simply too high to manage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Kite.

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  19. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization
    54% User Score Based on 7,729 reviews

    Enter Banban's Kindergarten, and you're sure to make some friends. Explore the mysterious establishment and don't lose your life and sanity. Uncover the horrifying truth behind the place, but be careful, as you are far from alone If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garten of Banban.

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  20. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    99% User Score Based on 2,640 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 3 reviews

    In the exciting series finale, The Detective and Lobster Cop are tasked to solve the conundrum of a sheriff-less county. But not all is as it seems here, when a surprisingly simple solution to the case reveals a sinister scheme. Maybe crime is real after all... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County.

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  21. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    In The Rural Village of Nagoro is a short, side-scrolling game with minimalist gameplay ‘Interact button’ to tell a fate that falls on Nagoro village. Explore and press ‘F' button’ to greet all cheerful neighborhood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In The Rural Village of Nagoro.

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  22. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 9,663 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 5 reviews

    "There is no game: Wrong dimension" is a Point&Click comedy adventure (and Point&Click only!) that will take you on a journey you never asked to go on, through silly and unexpected video game universes. Will you be able to play along with the "Game" to find your way home? We sincerely think NOT. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 112 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 8 reviews

    Stay is a nail-biting tale of abduction and isolation, where every single second counts. A pixel-art adventure game with multiple routes and endings, your computer is tethered to a PC inside an abandoned house... where an abducted man finds himself trapped and in desperate need of help. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAY.

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  24. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    90% User Score Based on 162 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

    More Than Just a Retro Romance - Balance social life with the intensity of running an esports team in a retrofuturistic world where arcades dominate the gaming scene. After the success of the award-winning visual novel Arcade Spirits, Fiction Factory Games are back with a ground-breaking standalone sequel. Customizable Characters - Design your own character and rival using a massively expanded… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers.

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  25. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    92% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Music Escape is an action-packed rhythm-combat virtual reality game with ninjas, cyberpunk weapons, and suicidal exploding robots! Experience melee combat to the beat of your favorite soundtrack. Featuring advanced haptics and stylized visuals, the all-new scoring system generously rewards those that can keep an absurdly long hit streak going. Enjoy our curated electronic soundtrack or bring your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Music Escape.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    92% User Score Based on 331 reviews

    Born Into Fear is a first person horror game set in an empty suburban neighborhood called North Hollow Heights. Its residents have all been murdered in a single night by an organization lauded as the protectors of humanity. You are Agent Jay, a member of this organization: Aegis. Aegis has asked you to search the lifeless homes, gather the results from their experiment, and eliminate any evidence,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Born Into Fear.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 431 reviews

    Robin is a short slice of life game that was made to give some visibility to an invisible illness - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Robin.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    On Christmas Eve, Officer Frederick Hartwell believes he's on a routine call-out to settle a domestic dispute but gets more than he bargained for when he finds that the house is empty, it's... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cold Call.

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  30. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    87% User Score Based on 198 reviews

    A dark and satirical management sim, where you take control of a recycling factory with a twist: it recycles humans. Your job is to decide who gets to escape our dying planet in a cozy spaceship and who sacrifices their blood, sweat and tears for humanity. Literally. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Organs Please.

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  31. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    Welcome to the DeepWeb. Here you can take off your mask and show yourself. Murders, drugs and perversions — here you can find everything you want. So breath in toxic gases and relax — the Silent House awaits new guests. It's a showtime. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project DeepWeb.

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  32. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 2,202 reviews

    A genre-switching phenomenon that will take you on a journey to stop a rubber duck from taking over the developer's game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duck Simulator 2.

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  33. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    63% User Score Based on 59 reviews

    A unique combination of a business management game and detective novel with elegant graphics in a noir comic-book art style. Experience an advanced business management simulation along with intriguing story set in alternative future of Neo-London. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coffee Noir: Business Detective Game.

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  34. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    97% User Score Based on 334 reviews

    As the name suggests, it is a game depicting the feeling of insomnia, whose plot is revealed through the exquisite hand-drawn paintings of KeKe, the chief artist of "A Perfect Day". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Insomnia: Theater in the Head.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    69% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    ”Psycho” is a 3D horror game that allows you to explore and survive with your friends in the terrible mystery bunker. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psycho.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 163 reviews

    Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guilt Free.

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  39. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere
    98% User Score Based on 266 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Welcome to Elk is a biographical adventure set on an island like no other, where every character you encounter has a story to tell. From the weird and wonderful to the dark and desperate, all the tales told on Elk are based on true stories of life on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome to Elk.

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  40. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 146 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Join Penny in planning and executing daring heists across the city, and navigate the intricate web of alliances and betrayals that makes up the criminal underworld. With snappy comic book artwork, a swinging soundtrack of electro-jazz and a multiverse-spanning storyline of victories and disasters, Penny Larceny is a must-play for visual novel fans. Are you ready to embark on the heist of a lifetim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain.

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  41. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    THE GAME IS UPDATED ON STEAM ► https://store.steampowered.com/app/1651680 The game on gamejolt and itch.io is no longer updated, play on steam. This is a basic and fun Platformer. The concept... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Colorful Creature.

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  42. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    98% User Score Based on 964 reviews

    Pick up what the waves wash ashore to make instruments. Use those instruments to answer the echoes heard from beyond the ocean. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Resonance of the Ocean.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 991 reviews

    Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator which tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pleh!.

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  44. We won Best Graphics, Best Audio, and 2nd Overall!! Laugardagr This game was created by a band of rad friends who brought you SpyJinks 19 for last year's HAGJ9!  We were inspired by the Vikings' hygienic practices and daily grooming rituals, and we focused our research and game on our findings.  In this game, you play as a Viking man getting ready for the day on Laugardagr through bathing, dyin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Laugardagr.

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  45. The game was made entirely by  Ahmed Alfiki (Fiki).  Made with the Unity game engine in 2 days as a part of the Jeddah Global Game Jam 2023 event with the theme "Roots." https://globalgamejam.org/2023/games/remember-where-we-came-9 I found it to be an interesting idea to remind people of the nostalgic history of video game development, so I chose to go with the roots and origins of a lot of peopl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Press Start.

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  46. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    94% User Score Based on 303 reviews

    Pay back your debt to the Grim Reaper in this management simulation game! You're a monster trainer in an up-and-coming nightclub where the lovely ladies of the night are enslaved monster girls trained by you. Win your freedom back no matter what it takes! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monster Girl Club Bifrost.

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  47. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    98% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    Bzz bzz! Hop in chaotic bomb-fueled battles inspired by arcade action classics we all love! Blaster up to 8 players locally with ant-astics Pome-grenades in this bomb-em-up party game and bee the last bug standing! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing.

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  48. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    86% User Score Based on 207 reviews

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

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  49. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    99% User Score Based on 67 reviews

    In the distant future, mankind has discovered volatile sources of near-infinite energy, known as Nullstars. These mysterious anomalies can power entire planets, but are ticking time bombs that can wipe out entire worlds if they go critical. To this end, mega-corporations hire teams of archivists to find traces of lost worlds, to scavenge for the valuable remains of their nullstar. You are a scav d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nullstar: Solus.

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  50. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    94% User Score Based on 213 reviews

    Hole Is Mine is an incremental adventure about purifying the Hole. Dive inside and launch your Mini'ohs to mine for you. Extract impurities, upgrade your power, and find hidden secrets to grow the Village, customizing your Mini'ohs with incredible powers. The Hole has spoken! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hole Is Mine.

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