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Looking for games like IONIZATION? Here are top action recommendations with a horror, thriller and post-apocalyptic focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Scapegoat & Rational, Upheaval or Hamam: The Steaming Backrooms.

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  1. Story OverviewA series of mysterious child disappearances strikes a small town. Four children vanish without a trace. That evening, the town office receives a distress call from the former lord’s lakeside mansion — a place three days away on foot, with no record of any travel reaching it. It is as if the children were transported there out of thin air. Worse still, the mansion has long been rumor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scapegoat & Rational.

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  2. 58%Game Brain Score
    58% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    TRY THE FREE DEMO! / WISHLIST ON STEAM A text-based open world fantasy roguelike adventure Master the secrets of a changing fantasy world over the course of many 30-90 minute adventures. Explore the wilds around a single village as you track down magical treasures, aid or disrupt encroaching factions, and match wits with an enigmatic Magician. Thousands of possible endings! Complete player f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Upheaval.

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  3. Step into HAMAM, a Backrooms-inspired psychological horror set in a cursed Turkish bathhouse. Find ritual seals, use your camera to reveal hidden horrors, survive cursed music boxes, and escape the presence waiting in the steam. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hamam: The Steaming Backrooms.

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  4. UNTIL LAST TOMORROW is an open world action and adventure game that takes place in an extremely dangerous environment, where the protagonist will have to face zombies to survive and find the cure for the virus that caused all this, all of this takes place in Brazil, the The beginning of the pandemic took place in the Brazilian city called Goiânia and spread to the rest of the world. So you'll s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Until Last Tomorrow.

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  5. STORY: Embark on a Heart-Pounding Journey of Survival and Redemption in "Days End" - a Gripping Horror FPS Experience on Steam! As the deadly Xonobia Virus engulfs the country, leaving behind a trail of infected zombies and death, follow the harrowing tale of Chad, one of the few survivors determined to escape the nightmarish chaos. Joining forces with the ruthless gang, "Blackbird… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DAYS END.

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  6. 10%Game Brain Score
    10% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    SHATTERSPINE A Memory-Horror TTRPG  Shatterspine is a dark fantasy in a world fueled by memories, glyphs, names, vaults, and haunted pasts. You can try to remember who you were, or become who you think you are. You will likely end up fragmented just like the rest of the world. A patchwork of true memories, false memories, and even memories that once belonged to others. Will you find the truth o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shatterspine - A Memory-Horror TTRPG.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    86% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    The Wastes is an open world multiplayer FPS taking place in a post apocalyptic world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wastes.

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  8. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    This shareware floppy classic transports you to an alternate early 1990s, where the first person genre began not as a 3D adaptation of the side scrolling and top down shooters that came before, but rather as an adaptation of the 80s beat 'em up/hack n' slash classics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retroninjacyberassassin.

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  9. Survive three brutal VHS horror scenarios with limited ammo and no escape. Fight relentless freaks in this fast arcade survival shooter inspired by classic 80s B-movie horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VHS Freaks.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Step into a forgotten world where innocence has rotted away. In Playtown 3, you’ll explore eerie playgrounds, face relentless mascots, and uncover the chilling truth behind a place that was never meant to be found. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Playtown 3.

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  11. Show your skill, shoot to kill, lead your troops to glory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TMM: Entourage.

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  12. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    THE OCCULTIST : OLD GROWTH Part one of The ESPER Files STORY: You are Dr. Ian James McDermott, paranormal investigator, private detective, and practitioner of the forbidden arts. As lead investigator of the E.S.P.E.R. Society, you have been summoned to find Kathleen O'Neill and her young daughter Anna, last seen in the Willamette National Forest outside Salem, Oregon. This phenomenon is not restri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Occultist: Old Growth.

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  13. The sky lies beneath our feet.Above stretches a vast plane. From it hang forests of inverted buildings, linked by narrow corridors and pipes. They stand in silence, like upside-down obelisks pointing toward the eye of the sun.This game reveals an upside-down world through words and unique visuals. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 颠倒世界 World Inverted.

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  14. Build an industrial empire across vast procedurally generated maps. Create production chains, develop cities, research technologies, build your own brands, and compete in a living economy where prices are shaped by supply and demand. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Industrial Mogul.

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  15. Enter a world of unsettling beauty and dark secrets in The Wickie, a first-person thriller set in the 1930s Outer Hebrides. Step into the shoes of Bill Fisher, a lighthouse keeper’s assistant seeking solace, only to uncover mysteries lurking in the shadows of these remote islands. Solitude turns to suspense—what will you find? Or what will find you? ExploreDiscover the haunting beauty of the Outer… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wickie: Journey of a Lighthouse Keeper.

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  16. After losing his daughter, a broken detective clings to the sound of her voice — until an accident pulls him into a twisted nightmare. Trapped in haunting echoes of her past, he must solve puzzles and uncover chilling clues to stop a deranged man from sacrificing his child... to bring back his own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ALWAYS: ILL.

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  17. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    72% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    Acquire plans, gather resources and create the most destructive device in history in Medieval Machines Builder! Become the greatest inventor in the whole world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Medieval Machines Builder.

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  18. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    44% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    In Fear I Trust is a first-person psychological thriller that puts you in the role of Nikolay, now called Patient #17, who one day wakes up in a small reeking cell. With a severe memory loss and a relentless urge to escape, your steps will lead you through an abandoned, decaying facility deep in the heart of Soviet Russia. However, encountering many obstacles along the path, you will need to solve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Fear I Trust.

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  19. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 457 reviews

    Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plains of Pain.

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  20. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 2,204 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 3 reviews

    Behind a veil of secrecy the evil Empire is creating a doomsday army - one that, if finished, will become the final cog in the Empire's arsenal of terror and domination. Your Mission? Join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, infiltrate the Empire, then battle every man and machine the Imperial Forces can muster. Search a vast galaxy for clues, attack enemy bases-all in a desperate att… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Wars: Dark Forces.

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  21. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 101 reviews

    Add the full game of Westwood Shadows to your wishlist: [/url] [i]Reality... Reality is subjective. One day you’re a small-town cop, the next your world turns upside down. You think you’re out on routine patrol, but it’s an endless, living nightmare. I know. I live it every day. My name is Peter Bennet, and I’m a Detective. Not long ago I discovered that Westwood was built on lies. When the ro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Westwood Shadows: Prologue.

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  22. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    57% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    Sanctum Breach is a challenging top-down ARPG with an old-school vibe! Build your character and fight to reclaim your birthright! The world is falling into disarray as the device used for millennia by the Gods, the Auxillium Porta, has been destroyed in a conflict between the Gods and their offspring, of which you are one. The god's sole purpose for the Auxillium Porta was to intervene in the ways… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sanctum Breach.

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  23. Justice and evil, in a moment. Become Officer Ren and experience your police life in Baixiang Town. As a policeman in White Elephant Town, you received a missing case one day, a case that unravels the darkness behind it... Restore the real scene Restored the real scene, including police stations, towns, streets and other environmental special effects Content The case plot-oriented, adopts… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The First Scene.

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  24. 27%Game Brain Score
    27% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    As you opened the ancient tomb's gates, you unknowingly triggered a mechanism that sealed you inside. Around you stretches a dark labyrinth filled with mysteries, traps, and riddles of the past. To escape to the surface, you must find crystal skulls that will unseal the closed passages. Every step is a race against time and your own fear, but somewhere in the darkness lies the path to freedom. Wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trapped in the Tomb.

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  25. Crownless: Reignfall is an open-world fantasy survival FULL LOOT RPG where you explore procedurally generated lands, fight for survival, encounter rival factions, and shape your own story in a living world where every kingdom has fallen. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crownless: Reignfall.

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  26. Step into 2006. Emily Parker died after a late-night gathering by the lake. The police ruled it an accident, the case was closed, and life in town moved on. But someone who knew her best refuses to accept the official story. Desperate and stonewalled by a community that doesn’t want to talk, they quietly reach out to a private investigator - and you, their young trainee, are thrust into your firs… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Golden Girl Case.

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  27. A 7-year-old boy has vanished inside his own home. Find him and uncover what happened beneath its walls, while evading the Yōkai that have claimed this place as their own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yokai Crossing.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    The Skin Stapler is a retro-styled PSX grindhouse horror adventure set in the rotting, crime-soaked sprawl of Carrion City. Players follow jaded detective Dick Slater and his eager rookie partner Robbie Knox as they hunt a mysterious serial killer known only as The Skin Stapler. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Skin Stapler.

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  29. About This GameThis is an exploration-based horror adventure set in a university. As a member of a paranormal  club, you explore the campus and haunted locations, taking photographs and uncovering the truth behind paranormal phenomena. Exploration is not always safe. In certain areas, you may be chased by unknown entities and forced to run for your life. This game is not focused on sudden jump s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Building 0: Hakuei University.

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  30. Welcome to Deep Space Corridor, a first-person anomaly-spotting horror game with a twist of narrative mystery. This short but unsettling experience (about 60 minutes) draws inspiration from P.T., The Exit 8, and The Cabin Factory. You’ll step into the role of an “investigator” who wakes up aboard a mysterious space station. Your mission: inspect a designated area and decide if anything seems… off… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Space Corridor.

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  31. WELCOME TO VOIDRETHStep aboard the CIRCADIA, your orbiting command vessel—and your only safe haven. From here, Operators descend into lunar ghost zones, where anomalous signals and deadly entities haunt the dark corridors of long-abandoned outposts. Voidreth is a sci-fi horror extraction game, where survival depends on the tools you bring, the choices you make, and your ability to outwit an intel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voidreth.

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  32. Resident Fear 3 : Ascension is a thrilling story-driven horror adventure where three survivors fight through a world of infected chaos to stop the man behind it all. Dark secrets, intense action, and emotional twists await in this cinematic journey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Resident Fear 3: Ascension.

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    26%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    50% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Escape Mary-Anne, a doll developed by The MonolIth Corporation, where lessons are learned through play. Stay out of the light, and flip switches to stay in the dark. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pitch Black.

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  34. NOTE: This game is a work in progress, so feedback is MUCH appreciated :) Visit From Above is a sit-and-survive horror game (inspired by Five Nights at Freddy's) that puts you face to face with aliens. You will have to survive 3 nights using different methods to defeat the aliens including a flashlight, turning power on/off, and closing your eyes (pretend to sleep). ---------------------… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Visit From Above-Early Access.

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  35. Visual novel, scary, adventure horror game about surviving from the cursed town. Escape for your life! multiple endings - because you decide what will happens. STORYThere is a city called Roseberry Town. It is a quiet place but it's peaceful and the townsfolk are very friendly. One day, a secret facility has been built in the hospital. The secret facility is funded by the Big Pharma. The Scienti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grey Lucidity - Horror Visual Novel.

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  36. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    You are trapped in the observatory of a star-obsessed professor atop Mount Clearveil. Plan your survival during the day, confront the darkness of the basement at night. Can you break the ritual and uncover the mystery? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life & Shadow: Celestial Call - Prologue.

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  37. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    69% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    Fate and Life: The Mystery of Vaulinhorn is a visual novel game set in an enigmatic city rife with mystery and lust. Navigate the intertwining paths of fate and desire, unearth the haunting secrets of Vaulinhorn, and revel in the thrill of its sensual encounters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fate and Life: The Mystery of Vaulinhorn.

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  38. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 278 reviews

    Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 is the second part in series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Follow the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from a national park to uncover the mystery of Aurora Hills! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aurora Hills: Chapter 2.

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  39. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    90% User Score Based on 241 reviews

    Welcome to Plastic Battlegrounds, the newly commissioned sandbox toy-based battle simulator that includes objective based modes, where your plastic soldiers engage in intense set piece battles. Set up the battlefield with an ever growing list of units, vehicles, emplacements, and environment hazards then either join the battle as a plastic soldier or be life sized and tower over the chaos. Drive f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plastic Battlegrounds.

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  40. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    Join the adventure and become the master of the metro in our game, which takes you into the underground world. Overcome challenges on the tracks from the cabin of a historic train. Can you complete the route, transport all passengers, and avoid delays? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back in Service: a Metro Driver.

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  41. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 2,378 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 4 reviews

    Experience one war through two epic sagas where you will be a part of history or change it. Feel the power of the historically authentic and decisive battles of the Pacific War. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battlestations Pacific.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    77% User Score Based on 487 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 4 reviews

    Build a city to rule the world in Kaiserpunk, a grand city builder blending production-focused city building with the world conquest of strategy games in an alternate 20th century world. Manage your city, grow industries, build a military, and defeat rivals to become the greatest empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KAISERPUNK.

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  43. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    Immerse yourself in the first-person perspective, cross time and space, solve bizarre cases, save innocent victims, and catch a mysterious killer! You will solve murders, uphold justice, and also gain love. Are you ready? Play the "Game of Fate" that crosses time and space, life and death! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time.

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  44. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    94% User Score Based on 8,811 reviews

    MAIN FEATURES Dozens of hours of slow-paced suspenseful survival. An unforgiving dystopian environment of the Pechorsk Anomaly Zone. Diverse natural, industrial and urban locations with vast exploration potential. Navigate with your realistic map, plan your route, climb over obstacles, scout out shelters, uncover loot caches, and try not to get killed. Realistic handling of various classic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Radius VR.

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  45. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 346 reviews

    Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anonymous Hacker Simulator.

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  46. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    It's time to learn about the dangers of the wasteland. You've trained all your life to be one of the captains. The council of elders has given you your first serious assignment. You must lead your people through the wastelands. For the first time, you get access to 3rd level of technology. Which gives you access to vehicles, allows you to explore further terrain. You need to prepare the necessary… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Post-Apo Builder: Prologue.

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  47. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 410 reviews

    STORYA natural disaster hit us and brought humanity to the verge of extinction. Only a few survived because of "Large Igneous Provinces", these are volcanoes that don't explode but huge cracks open in the Earth's crust and lava just starts bubbling out, oozing across the landscape, releasing tons of toxic gases. The most dangerous thing about an igneous province is that it can keep up th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oxygen: First Breath.

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  48. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    92% User Score Based on 501 reviews

    Skinwalker Hunt is a horror themed hunting game from the creator of Witch Hunt. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skinwalker Hunt.

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  49. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 103 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Gadgeteer is a VR puzzle game where you build chain reaction machines to solve fun, intricate puzzles. Your machines will use gadgets and objects to launch, bump, twist, and turn—creating crazy chain reactions that may even end up tearing apart the fabric of space-time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gadgeteer.

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  50. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 25,320 reviews

    The biggest first-person action series of all time and the follow-up to critically acclaimed Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 returns with Call of Duty®: Black Ops. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Call of Duty: Black Ops.

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