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Looking for games like Gruesome? Here are top puzzle recommendations with a fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Aching, Text Dungeon: The Ring of Life or Desktop Hacker.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    The Aching is a graphical horror adventure game from the demented mind of the Lobdegg, heavily inspired by the old graphic adventure games Sierra and LucasArts released in the 1980s. This title features low resolution 16-color graphics mimicking the extremely limited hardware of the era. Gameplay is driven by a combination of arrow keys and a classic-style parser. Whatever you wish your character … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Aching.

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  2. ️ Text Dungeon — A Pure Text-Based RoguelikeA roguelike told entirely through text. No tiles. No ASCII. No graphics at all. Only words, imagination, and a dungeon that reshapes itself every time you enter. Text Dungeon blends the fast, log‑driven clarity of classic roguelikes with vivid, atmospheric scene descriptions reminiscent of MUDs and gamebooks. Most rooms play with traditional speed and p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Text Dungeon: The Ring of Life.

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  3. A narrative driven hacking game that takes you on a journey of an accidental hacker that is at the core of global conspiracies. Game is played from a perspective of a desktop and takes place in an alternative reality somewhat resembling early 2000s. You can expect to be using the console to scan servers, ports, exploit those servers, download and upload critical information. You can also use … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desktop Hacker.

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  4. Embark on a quest to bring magic back to a dying world!  In this text based adventure RPG, you create your own character and create your own path! With hidden endings, plenty of rooms, boss fights, and tons of secrets, you will have an enjoyable experience exploring The Heartstone Caverns. Adventure Awaits: You are an adventurer who heard tales of a mystical artifact called the Heartstone Cry… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Heartstone Caverns.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Unicorn Dungeon is an absurdist comedy point & click adventure game following the adventures of Sir Typhil of Creulor as he attempts to secure a unicorn to bring to the castle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unicorn Dungeon.

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  7. 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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  8. A story set in a fictional universe of mine called 'Lestaria', but there's enough context not provided that anyone can enjoy. Consider it somewhat of a prologue for things to come, actually. An unknown deserter from a terrible war winds up in a forest, one so dangerous that only one woman resides there. Begging her for shelter, our protagonist finds that it's not so easy as saying please to obtain… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Their First Meeting.

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  9. 51%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Set across two equally bizarre fantasy/post apocalyptic worlds Classic 1990s point and click experience with a modern twist! Estimated playtime: 5-7 hours (over 3 very unique acts) Optional Kluberry™ hint system (because who doesn't love a hint?) Live pixelated performance by 'The Santiago Kings' from Sheffield A variety of unique and original puzzle ideas to tic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brownie's Adventure 2.

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  10. It offers the immersive atmosphere and experience of old school role-playing games. Relive the fun of classic RPG games inspired by dungeons and dragons, realised in rich 3D environments, and with a deep, captivating story. Discover an enigmatic realm, saturated with ancient magic and myths - epic legends are forged as you venture into this offline role-playing game! Your adventure will lead you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moonshades.

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  12. 26%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    29% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Want to learn Blender but don't know where to start? START HERE! 3D Skills Start Here (formerly known as Blender Start Here) teaches the BASICS of Blender through play and storytelling while familiarizing complicated Blender actions with fun mini games and puzzles. LEARN TIPS AND TRICKS from Suzanne while fighting DUBE to free your friends! 3D Skills Start Here covers 7 topics: Orbit,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 3D Skills Start Here.

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  13. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Point and meow. 3D hidden cat game. These creatures have been turned into stone. Find and save them all. A short point and click exploration, with hints and references to my hometown in Australia. Slight puzzling and extra hidden objects. Relaxing with slight moody vibes. Solo dev, 3d models, and art by me. Game made in Godot. This game was made for a friend, you can play it too. Working… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Meowing Point.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    95% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    Mirror Layers is a social horror game which focuses on mysterious riddles and cooperation with other players. Visit the other side of the mirror and solve brain-teasing riddles; join "Propaganda", a mysterious social network made to let you cooperate with other players; and unveil the secrets and horrors of Chandran apartments. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mirror Layers.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    88% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Step through the 4th wall… into the world of NUMINA! An exciting adventure that fuses many classic RPG aspects, a character-driven story with player choices, a dynamic battle system, puzzles and towns waiting to be explored and other exciting locations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Numina.

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  17. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    Have you ever wondered if you would make a good interrogator? Now you can find out. 9 lovingly hand crafted Case Files are on your desk and waiting to be opened. Ask the right questions in the right order to get a confession from your Suspect. Play Good Cop/Bad Cop to manage Rapport and Pressure. Confront Suspects with Evidence while their lie is still up on screen for maximum Pressure. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interrogation Simulator.

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  18. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    97% User Score Based on 91 reviews

    Join forces with Dungeon Master Dalboz and travel throughout the Underground Empire's many locations, such as Hades, Flood Control Dam #3 and The Dungeon Master's Lair. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zork: Grand Inquisitor.

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  20. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    A turn-based RPG where you play as Lelie, a woman who uses the power of Dowsing to help people find things they've lost. One day however, Lelie's power gets her and her friend into a dangerous situation that they must work together to overcome. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lelie Navigation!.

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  21. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    69% User Score Based on 535 reviews

    Cleveland Mark Blakemore's Magnum Opus! The ultimate classic style turn-based roleplaying game in the tradition of Wizardry, Might&Magic, Lands Of Lore and Eye of the Beholder! A game that took over 20 years to produce! As much as 600 hours of play with hand-painted graphics and old skool goodness! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 132 reviews

    A hybrid of adventure game and classic grid-based dungeon crawler, set in the medieval Czech town of Jilemnice and its hilly surroundings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LEGIE.

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  23. 57%Game Brain Score
    57% User Score Based on 9 reviews

    My Final Cursed Days is a fantasy, dungeon-crawling RPG made for the Game Boy! Play through your own story over the course of about 3-4 hours of play-time as you make your way through the period of your life left before the curse takes its nebulous effect. As your days go by, enjoy the following features in the game: Day and night life-sim-style time-management as you use your remaining days in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Final Cursed Days.

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  24. Soul Warden is a deep, turn-based, dungeon-crawling RPG that combines classic roguelike gameplay with a pinch of collect-a-thon progression, tons of loot, extensive build customization and online multiplayer so you can dungeon-crawl with friends! Fresh out of Warding Academy, you play the role of an inexperienced Soul Warden whose first day on the job is abruptly spoiled by hundreds of miscreant … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soul Warden.

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  25. RoadmapTo end early access Story mode : Act 2 and 3 Multiplayer mode : more levels in the catalog Multiplayer mode : different difficulty level for the bots Tower workshop : improve Bunker and Tall base Better balance fights Fix bugs About the GameA tower defense revisiting the genre for both enjoyers of the old sweet TD days and newcomers. Defend your kingdom, customize your towers… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Towers Heritage.

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  26. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    It’s early morning. Just another day… or is it? You can’t think what’s special about today, but maybe… something? Anyway, you’re Hermes, Greek god and messenger, and today you’ve got a letter to deliver to Zeus, king of the gods. He also happens to be your dad. Sounds simple, right? What could possibly go wrong? WELCOME This is our first parser game, a collaboration between Darren (ancient, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Basilisk and the Banana (TALP).

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  27. 60%Game Brain Score
    60% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    New Losago, 1929 – a town full of creeps, clowns, mobsters, and, if you know where to look, the occasional honest citizen. Guide private investigator Lanson Rose through a series of puzzling cases: solve the city's liquor supply problem in "Speakeasy Street", track down a missing food scientist in "The Big Pickle", and investigate strange goings-on under a dilapidated mansion in "A Study in Squid"… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detectiveland.

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  28. Partake in a futuristic cyberpunk/fantasy text adventure! How to play The game is made for HTML so you can just download it and open the "dramaturgy.html" file to play. Story "When have I gotten here?"Surrounded by comfort and nostalgia, there is nothing threatening about this, but in ny heart I can feel it. I am not supposed to be here, I do not belong here!The further I advance I always find the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dramaturgy.

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  29. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    A fun platformer The Primary 6 pupils of Bearsden Primary have been working on these games all year. They have designed and animated their characters; coded their games; designed and tested their levels and created a loading screen.  We really hope you enjoy our creations and we'd love to hear your feedback! Just download the games and play them on your favourite emulator. TO PLAY ONLINE: Alternat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zx Spectrum games by Bearsden Primary 2023.

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  30. Find the Dragon Tools of legend to stand up to the Evil Dragon in a fantasy RPG! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liege Dragon.

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  31. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Uncover a vast land filled with secrets, monsters, and ancient myth in BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS, a top-down action RPG about a lost soul who uncovers a mysterious secret. Stranded in a foreign land and armed only with your wits and curiosity, you will collect items, unlock secrets, and fight ferocious monsters. Fifteen years ago, King Leo braved Zanarik, Brother of Darkness, atop the Tower of the God… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond the Mountains.

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  32. The Interactive Fiction and Adventure Creator (IFAC) is simply the easiest and fastest system for writing and developing multiple choice interactive fiction and old school text adventure games. It’s organization and ease of use allows new authors to quickly become productive in writing their story. You will be writing working games and fiction in no time. And when you come to want to edit your st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interactive Fiction and Adventure Creator (IFAC).

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  33. Imprisoned hyperion is an immersivesim, first-person rpg with survival elements. Plot You will find yourself in a dark and mysterious dungeon after the end of the world. Life on the surface is no longer possible and people have gone underground. But things didn't go as planned. The humans had to start a war with the underground inhabitants, which they lost. However, you are not their savior or h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imprisoned Hyperion.

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  34. Yandere x yandere x yandere: one must go. Yandere x yandere, a vampire-themed Visual Novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darling, Darling... Dead?.

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  35. 45%Game Brain Score
    45% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    This is the Android version DOWNLOAD THE Windows version on Steam! Game Languages:  English,  French,  Spanish "Caverns & Dryads" takes you to a world of fantasy, where you will guide Tamzyn, the dryad warrioress —deadly and beautiful— and Sioul, the wizard —tenacious and powerful. Together, they will explore forgotten cities of mysterious beauty and dungeons filled with dangerous monsters. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Caverns And Dryads.

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  38. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Chronos Dungeon is a dungeon crawler geared towards local multiplayer. Inspired by 16-bit classics, but enhanced with randomized modifiers making each level unique, Chronos Dungeon has players collecting loot and fighting side by side in an epic quest against the god that set the events of the main Oceanhorn saga in motion, Chronos himself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon.

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  39. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    89% User Score Based on 125 reviews

    客服Q群:156688756 To aid the King, Priestess Konoha plunges into "Grimoire"! The world inside "Grimoire" is formed by another world called Grimoire Land in which Konoha becomes a magical girl, and has come to save the world! Open WorldPlay with total freedom, unrestricted by scenario progression. Numerous dungeons and towns are scattered across the vast field, appealing t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magical Girl Konoha.

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  40. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 18 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Explore 4 magical, mysterious lands. Decipher indecipherable crystal visions! Fight an assortment of evil monsters, each more monstrous than the last! About an Elf is a point-and-click-ish, RPG-ish, visual-novel-ish game of gigantawesome proportions. Do you have what it takes to have what it takes? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to About an Elf.

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  41. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    92% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Explore a mysterious dungeon You are Gobby, a small goblin wanting to find an exit from this seemingly infinite dungeon. But beware! Deadly traps, mad monsters, and even humans infest the labyrinth. Worse, it seems the place is only growing! Dice 'n Goblins is a dungeon-crawler RPG that lets you discover 10 interconnected levels with classic grid-like controls. Walk, run, jump, swim, take stairs… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dice 'n Goblins.

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  42. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    65% User Score Based on 1,183 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 9 reviews

    Gather your heroes and journey beyond the dungeons of Castle Hammerwatch to explore a pixelated world like never before. Aid King Roland’s resistance while helping villagers along the way. Battle beasts, finish off hordes of the undead, and face the forces of evil in this epic ode to classic ARPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hammerwatch 2.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    56% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    We got boobies. We got hookers. We got Zombies. We got Nazis. We got even Nazi-Zombies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Dark.

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  44. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 76 reviews

    After the family's succession trial puts Princess Leticia's corrupt brother, Prince Tyros, as the new heir to the throne. Leticia is forced to act. Traveling in disguise, she heads to the dangerous port city of Zeven, to face her destiny. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Princess of Zeven.

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  46. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Help Arthur and Susan solve three mysterious cases in this funny, original and cozy point & click indie game. 30 captivating characters, each one with their own tales, motives and secrets. Each one is a puzzle on its own. Each one has a different text font and around 100 combination of body poses and face gestures that we have diligently defined, even if you'll only see a fraction! More than 100… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arthur & Susan: Almost Detectives.

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  47. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 203 reviews

    Follow in the Legendary Hero's footsteps in a traditional, turn-based JRPG. Gather companions, explore the world and ascend the throne! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EXCALIBURIAN!!.

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  48. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    76% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    Single player, fantasy RPG with turn-based combat and non-linear story. Conversation driven: 512 k words of dialog and 300 k words of other text. Combat with or without a party, using martial styles (melee, bare handed, ranged) or magic (arcane, divine, bardic, psionic). Plus crafting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tortured Hearts: Or How I Saved the Universe. Again..

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  49. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    85% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Explore every floors. Find the key. Find the door. Escape. And make sure to use the safest path. Monsters are everywhere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Radical Dungeon Sweeper.

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  50. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    68% User Score Based on 156 reviews

    The Alchemist's House is a 3D interactive horror movie in a creepy medieval setting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Alchemist's House.

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