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82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

84% User Score Based on 922 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 5 reviews

Mind Scanners is a retro-futuristic management game in which you diagnose the citizens of a dystopian metropolis. Locate a host of other-worldly characters and use arcade-style treatment devices to help them. Manage your time and resources to keep The Structure in balance. Remember, you take full responsibility for your patients. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mind Scanners.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

95% User Score Based on 9,428 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 14 reviews

Not For Broadcast is an immersive, narrative-driven propaganda sim set in the control room of a TV Studio in a 1980’s dystopia. Control what the people see and what they don't as the government tightens its grip. Will you censor the news and be rewarded, or fight for the truth and live with the consequences? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Not For Broadcast.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 1,524 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit. Enter a world where you’ll need to play your opponents better than you play your cards. Cheat your way to the top of 18th-century French society. Master deceptions using card marking, false shuffles, deck switching, false deals, and more! Use your ill-gotten gains to buy your way into the closed world of high-stakes … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Card Shark.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

72% User Score Based on 1,213 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

A Mortician's Tale is a narrative-driven death positive video game where you play as a mortician tasked with running a funeral home—preparing the cadavers of the deceased (via embalming or cremation), attending their funerals and listening to their loved ones' stories, and running the business. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Mortician's Tale.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 422 reviews

A light hearted 2D platformer about the meaningless of existence. Dark humour. Big focus on narrative-driven gameplay. Regret. Currently being developed for PC and Mac. You play as a nameless civilian of an immortal world an hour before a return of the God of death. Life presents you with an opportunity to take this matter into your own hands. And then presents you with countless ways to fail spec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PEPPERED: an existential platformer.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

90% User Score Based on 196 reviews

Solve puzzles, gather clues, and complete objectives in this thrilling adventure game where you hack into computers and reveal their deepest, darkest secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Greyhat: A Digital Detective Adventure.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

89% User Score Based on 208 reviews

Trains with guns on them in the Wild West! Shoot, upgrade, customize, and mount up to defeat brutal outlaws and ruthless businessmen! Tumbleweed Express is a tower, or travel, defense game set in the American West. The year is 1885, the height of the Age of Steam in the United States of America. But something is not quite right in the land of destiny and the free market: Dirigibaus, a ruthless en… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tumbleweed Express.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 2,632 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 10 reviews

You didn't ask to lead this expedition but here you are: stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilization and everyone looking for you to lead. Manage your meager resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls and head in the only direction you can - into The Pale Beyond. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pale Beyond.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 5,519 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 7 reviews

Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sticky Business.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

87% User Score Based on 2,618 reviews

Critic Score 64%Based on 7 reviews

Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nihilumbra.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

86% User Score Based on 576 reviews

Welcome aboard the Determination Bringer! You have been appointed senior conductor of the legendary train, which all the citizens of our vast country are happy to see in their cities. Your responsibilities are maintaining order in the carriage assigned to you and providing assistance to passengers along the way. Your tools are reporting, intimidation, searches and ejection. Remember: the conduct… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholder: Conductor.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

85% User Score Based on 290 reviews

Life Eater is a horror fantasy kidnapping simulator. Play as a modern-day druid living in suburbia, holding down a dead-end job to pay for your true vocation: conducting the annual ritual that keeps the world from ending. To delay the end of the world, you must sacrifice a number of specific - but vaguely-described - human beings every year. Use a video editing-inspired interface to discover the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life Eater.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

98% User Score Based on 720 reviews

Get ready to cook up a storm in "The Chef's Shift" - a fast-paced typing game set in a bustling restaurant! With your keyboard as your weapon, you'll need to cook and serve delicious dishes to hungry customers before they lose their patience. But that's not all - you'll also need to juggle all kinds of crazy distractions, from rat invasions to unruly customers. 1 teaspoon of chao… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Chef's Shift.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

83% User Score Based on 1,126 reviews

Get ready for an electrifying mix between a bullet game and a typing hell! Dodge bullets while typing exorcisms at the very same time: turn on both sides of your brain and jump into the adventure of Ray Bibbia! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Textorcist.

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

Viewfinder is a puzzle game where you can reshape the world around you by taking photos with an instant camera. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Viewfinder.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 407 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

This Strange Realm Of Mine is a First Person Shooter mixed with poetry and psychological horror. Graphic style is 3D mixed with pixel art. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Strange Realm Of Mine.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

88% User Score Based on 2,855 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

You are the Grim Reaper... on an office job. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death and Taxes.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 228 reviews

Now available on Steam! Every itch.io purchase comes with a Steam key.An indie platform game about keys, running, jumping, doors and nonsense. Another Perspective follows the adventure of someone who is looking for something that they can't remember. Then they work out they can warp themselves into other bodies and things get a bit confusing. Check out the official launch page and trailers! htt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Another Perspective.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

99% User Score Based on 9,606 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 12 reviews

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Case of the Golden Idol.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

92% User Score Based on 468 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

Short media bias adventure where YOU control national news and its impact on your career, society, and family. Control the News, control the Truth. Share your story, and see what the Headliner before you did. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Headliner: NoviNews.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

95% User Score Based on 532 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

Help Frank, a burnt out indie game developer, rediscover his love for video games while struggling to release his debut title. Reprogram objects, fix bugs and solve coding puzzles as you journey through the story of One Dreamer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Dreamer.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

87% User Score Based on 902 reviews

Collect everything Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop has to offer in this convenient (if we don't say so ourselves) bundle. It contains the following: • Base Game • Soundtrack • Deluxe Skin and Artbook If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 5,348 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 2 reviews

A totalitarian State controls every aspect of private and social life. Laws are oppressive. Surveillance is total. Privacy is dead. You are a State-installed manager of an apartment house. The State requires you to spy on your tenants, and report any illegal or subversive activity. However, you can also choose to keep the information to yourself, or use it to blackmail the residents, resulting in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholder.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

51% User Score Based on 760 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking — reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play... by the rules! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hack n Slash.

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.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

76% User Score Based on 165 reviews

Echo of the Wilds is a puzzly narrativy adventure, featuring randomised wilderness survival. Finding yourself in mysterious forests you must unfurl a spiritual tale of solace before the unending winter consumes all. There a spirit guide will help you learn the skills of survival and the secrets of the wilds: why you awakened there, their purpose, and how to finally be free from its clutches and m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echo of the Wilds.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

92% User Score Based on 358 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 13 reviews

What Lies in the Multiverse is a story-driven 2D adventure that one could call a dramatic comedy. Filled to the brim with hilarious, cartoonish hijinks, the narrative also presents the player with mature and deep themes like death, envy, and obsession. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Lies in the Multiverse.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

75% User Score Based on 2,118 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 13 reviews

Command legendary heroes to reshape a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless war, and a secret search for arcane power. The ancient artifacts and powerful weapons you discover will empower your cast of 30 playable characters as they form bonds and battle their way into legend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Deity.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, optimization

84% User Score Based on 649 reviews

Meditative rhythm ping-pong If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lofi Ping Pong.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 149 reviews

The year is 2036. In this famine-riddled world, food-centric sovereignty has been established. Living alone inside a food-inspection booth, you are striving to find truth and peace beyond the borderline. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Booth: A Dystopian Adventure.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

94% User Score Based on 9,988 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 8 reviews

Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pony Island.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

85% User Score Based on 1,124 reviews

A unique mix of adventure and idle game. Plan and optimise your loops carefully and let the grind happen automatically. Explore this unique world, meet strange characters and escape the loop. A high-quality idle game that elevate the mechanics through an old school pixel-art adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stuck In Time.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 16,880 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 31 reviews

Mind-bending Optical Puzzles If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Superliminal.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 11,345 reviews

Your estranged father, a theme park engineer riddled with lawsuits dubbed "the Escape Artist", has died.  You inherit his decrepit shack in the middle of the woods.  The shack, and the objects within it, distort reality and break the laws of physics. A game made in collaboration between the University of California, Irvine and the Laguna College of Art & Design, The Escape Artist is a single-play… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Escape Artist.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 5,512 reviews

BOKURA is a two-player puzzle adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BOKURA.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

79% User Score Based on 272 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 1 reviews

Immigration Enforcement Case #112: You are under arrest. Unless your friends can cross a broken America, retrieve your identifying documents and stay out of trouble... this is the end of the American dream for you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Not Tonight 2.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

91% User Score Based on 9,956 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

*Indie Game Award* Find the ancient planet Earth among the star chart If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OPUS: The Day We Found Earth.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

78% User Score Based on 444 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 8 reviews

As a police detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means? Interrogation is a narratively immersive convo-puzzle game that challenges common preconception… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interrogation: You will be deceived.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

83% User Score Based on 924 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 18 reviews

A mystery adventure that merges puzzles with visual novel elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evan's Remains.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

93% User Score Based on 2,340 reviews

A top-down rhythm game with four lanes, plus bumper notes which can span either both left or right hand lanes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to vivid/stasis.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

76% User Score Based on 288 reviews

Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steel Assault.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

86% User Score Based on 4,119 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

Storyteller lets you build stories using a visual language. The goal on each level is to make a story that fits the given title by placing settings and characters that react to each other, creating a narrative through their relationships.Storyteller's comic-panel design and charming animations allow for experimentation within the framing of its many stories: just drag and drop characters to see ho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Storyteller.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

89% User Score Based on 2,254 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! is the massive sequel to the surprise best selling original, one of the few games that gives players complete control on how they want to build their restaurant. CSD 2 is a 60+ hour experience as you build your restaurant from a roach infested eatery to a World Class Platinum Star experience by either running your own restaurant or branching out as a chef for hire, wher… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

91% User Score Based on 1,310 reviews

Red Trigger is a First Person Shooter (FPS) Puzzle game. Can you infiltrate and corrupt the system? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Trigger.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

76% User Score Based on 972 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 2 reviews

Type:Rider is an adventure puzzle game that brings gaming experience to a whole new daring level. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Type:Rider.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

78% User Score Based on 634 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

Microgames done spooky! Equal parts cute, creepy, and exciting, over 200 microgames across a dozen unique levels. A fast-paced adventure game with a twist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SPOOKWARE.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

91% User Score Based on 1,008 reviews

The Princess of the Flower Kingdom has vanished! She was taken by the Ghulibas of the north, and it is up to brave Zee Tee to rescue her. On his quest, he - and you - will discover the hidden lands behind the peaceful kingdom, and come face to face with secrets that will set you on edge! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to eversion.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

79% User Score Based on 1,482 reviews

bit Dungeon II is fast action roguelike game with a giant overworld to explore. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to bit Dungeon II.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 2,416 reviews

You play as the Reaper working for your boss, Death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Peace, Death!.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

63% User Score Based on 7,757 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

Take charge of a ludus, acquire, train and upgrade gladiators, and pit them against your opponents in bloody arena battles. Use strategic political wranglings to win favor from powerful Romans to increase the odds of victory in the arena and elevate your family name, all while trying to keep a group of brutish warriors focused, alive, and victorious. Domina is a pixel-art strategy simulation vague… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Domina.