Games like Intrusive Thoughts
Looking for games like Intrusive Thoughts? Here are top action recommendations with a horror and anime focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with This Is Not Your House, The Pale Beyond or Without a Dawn.
- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding85% User Score 234 reviews
Crush someone's skull, suffer from hypothermia, transcend your mortal frame, find all 10 endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Is Not Your House.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding90% User Score 2,632 reviewsCritic Score 80%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.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability95% User Score 544 reviews
Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring a hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art developed by award-winning Finnish solo developer Jesse Makkonen (DISTRAINT -series, Afterdream, Heal). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Without a Dawn.
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- 72%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics72% User Score 65 reviews
Morph Girl is an FMV Point And Click/Visual Novel developed as a homage to 90/00's low-fi Japanese horror movies. Inspired by home VHS tapes, Morph Girl intends to evoke the most personal fears surrounding the presence of the unknown within one's home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morph Girl.
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- 72%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding72% User Score 258 reviews
This is a novel with multiple plot lines, in which you only get to witness only a couple of days of a character who’s name is You. It may seem that except for his name, his life is nothing exceptional. That is if it wasn’t for a chain of events that fluctuate between his daily routine and an existential terror of reiteration. What is the most important part? It’s you and You facing inevitability. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My name is You and it's the only unusual thing in my life.
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- 77%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability80% User Score 1,398 reviewsCritic Score 73%17 reviews
In Neo-San Francisco, a vibrant city of low life and high tech, you will witness the world’s first sapient robot learning to grow and live as you become embroiled in the darkest scandal of 2064. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 2064: Read Only Memories.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding93% User Score 1,270 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviews
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling.
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- 78%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding84% User Score 791 reviewsCritic Score 72%10 reviews
Tokyo Dark is an anime-style horror adventure game combining point and click and visual novel genres. The story follows Detective Itou across Tokyo, searching for the truth behind her partner's strange disappearance. Featuring puzzles, stat management, and difficult decisions, Tokyo Dark puts the narrative in the hands of the player. Players' decisions change their character, opening or locking op… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tokyo Dark.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability92% User Score 2,335 reviewsCritic Score 82%14 reviews
A Detective Is Born If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kathy Rain.
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- 98%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization98% User Score 11,958 reviews
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk.
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- 40%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics40% User Score 538 reviews
Away - is a short game telling about the hero's death experience, performed in a gloomy black and white style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Away.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding90% User Score 1,129 reviews
Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Report.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability94% User Score 1,409 reviewsCritic Score 83%5 reviews
Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Hide from cultists and survive dangerous rituals to find a way out of the Black Woods! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sucker for Love: Date to Die For.
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- 72%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization70% User Score 454 reviewsCritic Score 74%4 reviews
Guide young Finley through his first weeks at a provincial hospital. He is on fire for his apprenticeship as an internist. But a lot of pressure makes Finley's life difficult and our gameplay challenging. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fall of Porcupine.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability96% User Score 923 reviews
Experience death from the comfort of your seat. A compilation of five short stories which occur in different eras and locations, touching on themes like time travel, black magic, and immortality. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Critters for Sale.
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- 98%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability98% User Score 552 reviews
Mystery-solving adventure If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UNREAL LIFE.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability92% User Score 2,305 reviews
Antiquarian Thomasina Bateman is writing a book on the barrows of England, documenting the treasures she finds buried within. When an intriguing letter summons her to the small village of Bewlay, tucked away in the remote countryside, she sets off by train with her assistant a day behind.Upon her arrival, however, the mysterious man who summoned her is nowhere to be found. Her assistant never arri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Excavation of Hob's Barrow.
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- 70%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding70% User Score 1,810 reviewsCritic Score 69%3 reviews
Coteries of New York presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions: Camarilla and Anarchs among the iconic buildings and night lights of Big Apple. It's a single-player narrative experience, set in a rich, fully licensed, globally recognized universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York.
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- 88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability93% User Score 1,060 reviewsCritic Score 75%3 reviews
This is a restaurant in heaven. Please ask the bear and cat for your last meal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bear's Restaurant.
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A sci-fi, yuri visual novel with a dollop of mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blossoms Bloom Brightest.
- 73%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding69% User Score 172 reviewsCritic Score 83%4 reviews
The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harmony: The Fall of Reverie.
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- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability93% User Score 4,698 reviews
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...By author Remigiusz Michalski (Harvester Games) this suspenseful psychological horror game features stylized artwork, a simple keyboard control method and English voice act… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cat Lady.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization96% User Score 3,492 reviews
Your Creation, Her Eternity If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The NOexistenceN of you AND me.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization95% User Score 260 reviews
Save a peaceful world from being annihilated by machines in this oldschool point&click tale, inspired by classic animated movies and adventure games of the 90s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization84% User Score 135 reviewsCritic Score 81%3 reviews
In this exploration/adventure game, you play Frankenstein's Creature, a being with no memory and past. At the start of the game you know neither Good nor Evil, you are a blank soul in an adult body. By exploring the world, you will experience your emotions, develop and write the first pages of your story. When confronted with mankind, there will be no way to escape the question of your origins: Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature.
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- 79%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding88% User Score 200 reviewsCritic Score 52%2 reviews
Letters is a cozy, often funny, and sometimes sad game about friendship, courage, and the power of words. Journey back to the 90s and 2000s to follow the story of Sarah and move through her beautiful hand-drawn letters and nostalgic pixel worlds. Help her navigate all the ups and downs of growing up and decide what kind of person she'll become. Use words to solve riddles and explore Sarah's col… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to +=-.
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- 73%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding72% User Score 1,028 reviewsCritic Score 78%2 reviews
In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterparty.
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- 75%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability85% User Score 2,354 reviewsCritic Score 65%16 reviews
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. After being forced into the robbery of a lucrative auction house, mathematics student Matt is left proving his innocence in the brutal London heist. Your choices will have consequences from the very start, right through to the very end. One small decision could change the entire outcome in a choose-your-own-narrative style gameplay that can lead to o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Late Shift.
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- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding97% User Score 608 reviews
John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Gray.
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- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability94% User Score 1,212 reviewsCritic Score 73%6 reviews
Wormwood Studios' upcoming follow-up to Primordia: a point-and-click adventure game set in a morbid, otherworldly carnival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strangeland.
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- 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability98% User Score 3,613 reviewsCritic Score 85%16 reviews
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure game within a magical storybook. You play as both the reader of the book and its main character, Luka. Explore the town to find word charms. Use your charms to change the course of fate! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beacon Pines.
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- 82%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding87% User Score 632 reviewsCritic Score 60%1 reviews
Once upon a time there was a little boy named Peet who slept peacefully in a coma. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a nightmare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neversong.
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- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development85% User Score 322 reviewsCritic Score 67%3 reviews
RAINSWEPT is an adventure game - A murder mystery dealing with themes of love, relationships and unresolved trauma. The focus is on delivering an emotional story, tied together with charming art style, characters with deep histories, and a moving soundtrack. FEATURES - An emotional story set in an immersive and atmospheric game world - Characters with deep histories, meaningful motivations and di… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rainswept.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability90% User Score 813 reviews
Lorelai, a brand new emotional horror ride from the maker of The Cat Lady and Downfall, tells a coming of age story of a young girl trying to escape the hell of her toxic family home. But adulthood is like waking up from a long dream. There will be times you will wish you were asleep again... But you can never go back to the same dream. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lorelai.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding95% User Score 292 reviewsCritic Score 75%3 reviews
Grotto is a mystical, narrative-focused experience. You are the Soothsayer. The one capable of talking with the stars and unveiling their messages. In a time of turmoil, the tribe of the valley turn to your powers of divination and come to you for guidance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grotto.
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- View Game84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay84% User Score 123 reviews
Fight slimes with a dark elf, accidentally hypnotize her, and have sexy encounters in an erotic visual novel! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elf Enchanter: Arousing Anima.
- 74%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization78% User Score 144 reviewsCritic Score 70%13 reviews
Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, an unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dry Drowning.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization95% User Score 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.
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- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding93% User Score 413 reviews
Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog.
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- 79%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability82% User Score 3,626 reviewsCritic Score 76%24 reviews
Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nobody Wants to Die.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability94% User Score 878 reviewsCritic Score 84%6 reviews
Vampire Therapist is a narrative adventure in the vein (get it) of What We Do in the Shadows, the horror works of Mel Brooks, Monty Python, and Horrible Histories where you play as a reformed bloodsucker helping other vampires find inner peace. Take on the role of Sam, a former rootin’, tootin’ Wild West gunslinger who escaped his day-to-day of murder and mayhem and realized, after a hundred years… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire Therapist.
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- 70%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development70% User Score 125 reviews
A gripping seaside adventure following the connection of two young souls, each unknowingly helping the other make sense of a world that seems senseless. Complemented by breathtaking artwork and an addictive soundtrack, this charming tale will definitely suck you in and leave a lasting impression! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Always The Same Blue Sky....
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- 69%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding71% User Score 112 reviewsCritic Score 65%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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- 79%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability83% User Score 924 reviewsCritic Score 74%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.
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- 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability91% User Score 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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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding95% User Score 704 reviews
KnightsCollege is a kemono visual novel set in the Knight College, where elite knight candidates live. In this game, every choice is presented as a card, and the protagonist lives in the dormitory while collecting cards. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knights College.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding85% User Score 1,417 reviews
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more? Could you be the one that unfolds the truth about the Wychwood forest that have been hidden about hundred years, and release the forest from its curse? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trick and Treat - Visual Novel.
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- 79%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability79% User Score 539 reviews
You're going to work by train, but strange things happens on the way: the train stops, the pink fog appears outside and the man who came off the train immediately dies. The main characters turned out to be locked in the train without any clues about what's happening... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sixtieth Kilometer.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability90% User Score 119 reviews
Lizzy is a girl living in The Boarding, a walled city surrounded by fog. All who live here serve the mysterious Mother Matron, its revered leader who hasn’t been seen in person in many years. Periodically, the Mother Matron selects residents to become Surveyors, tasked with exploring the dark unknown tunnels that lie underground to find the key to a better future for the collective. The odds of su… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to For Mother Matron.
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- 72%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability73% User Score 112 reviewsCritic Score 68%1 reviews
Bright Paw is a premium narrative puzzle game in which you play as Theo, the cat of a supervillain who has just been murdered. Bright Paw features fully voiced narration, and a custom soundtrack composed by Will Bedford If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bright Paw.
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