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80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere

80% User Score Based on 556 reviews

You awaken in the Forest of Silver Shallots, setting out to uncover the secret of the Morphean Paradox. Above, factions weave their schemes; below, the black mist hides a swelling undercurrent. Time never stands still, and truth wears many faces. Not everyone can return to their fate… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Noexistencen of Morphean Paradox: The Forest of Silver Shallots.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

72% User Score Based on 1,085 reviews

Battle Nations is back! Build your empire and lead your armies to victory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Nations.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

78% User Score Based on 2,780 reviews

There's a beggar in every device. Can you help him out of poverty? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Virtual Beggar.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

96% User Score Based on 52 reviews

In this psychological horror game, experience the not-so-ordinary life of a young institutionalized woman in the 1950’s. Annabelle Walker lives out her dark fate at Grimwell State Institution for the Mentally Insane, and amidst the daily struggles and overbearing loneliness, she often sees things that others do not. However, as the imaginary begins to seep into reality, Annabelle realizes she m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imaginary Friend Institution.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

70% User Score Based on 412 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

Family Man is a first-person story-led RPG that asks the question: When pushed to the limits of your own morality, how far would you go for the sake of your family? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Family Man.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

95% User Score Based on 98 reviews

Guide Bunnygirl through a lab of malfunctioning robots in this RPG about self-care! Learn how to weaponize her emotions in combat and meet unhinged robots who seem to know more about her than she does. Can you protect Bunnygirl? And...who is she, anyway?? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Are NOT Bunnygirl.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization

90% User Score Based on 588 reviews

A short story-based SRPG about two men who will eventually come to love each other. Now updated with added dialogue, new characters, different choices to make and multiple endings! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Gay Love Story About Gay Love.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 3,792 reviews

Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

Survive the zombie apocalypse with turn-based combat and permanent death! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Age.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

76% User Score Based on 4,524 reviews

Girls' Frontline is a SLG with redesigned rules derived from various SLGs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Girls' Frontline.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

53% User Score Based on 43 reviews

Sancticide is an Indie melee-focused TPP action RPG game set in the world of the biblical Apocalypse. Become Ezechiel, sin collector in the service of Them at The Top, as he ventures through what is left of our world during the End Times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sancticide.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

75% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

Mercenaries Lament is a tactical simulation RPG set in a fantasy world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mercenaries Lament: Requiem of the Silver Wolf.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

92% User Score Based on 495 reviews

Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

Artis Impact is a story-rich, adventure pixel RPG that features classic turn-based combat, upgrading your home, and exploring uniquely hand-drawn environments. Players will take on the role of official Akane, teaming up with Bot to unravel the mysteries of a future utopian world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Artis Impact.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

99% User Score Based on 2,438 reviews

A rebuilt version of the acclaimed puzzle adventure game, now playable on Steam Deck and Windows! OneShot, one of the highest user-rated titles on Steam, has been completely rebuilt for modern portable consoles. With an entirely new engine, new UI, new hidden collectibles, support for more platforms, and more, OneShot WME features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OneShot: World Machine Edition.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

53% User Score Based on 66 reviews

A colorful sandbox action RPG and life sim that combines sword and sorcery, high seas adventure, farming, and relationship building. Unite the clans of the Dreaming Isles, farm the land, start a family, and find your purpose. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreaming Isles.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

80% User Score Based on 1,142 reviews

A 1-8 player co-op sci-fi looter horror game that takes place on a mysterious asteroid belt where players must complete contracts by traveling to exotic planets to kill creatures, find loot, and/or farm planetary materials that they must return to an ominous figure named Sketchy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sketchy's Contract.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

87% User Score Based on 6,505 reviews

Battle, Race, Shoot! The Car Action Game of 2024, Arcade Classic! SHOOT 'EM UP If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chaos Road: Combat Car Racing.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

76% User Score Based on 401 reviews

Critic Score 62%Based on 3 reviews

For countless years the villagers of Vamp’Ire have enjoyed a life of peace and happiness. But now, rumors are spreading about a wielder of dark magic - a Witchmaster. Fearing the rumors to be true, the village musters a militia to prepare for the worst. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire's Fall: Origins.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

92% User Score Based on 10,000 reviews

A dark, story-rich, turn-based dungeon crawling RPG (single player, offline) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grim Quest.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

91% User Score Based on 319 reviews

Zorbus is a fantasy-themed, graphical, turn-based, role-playing roguelike game. Your goal is to delve deep into a dungeon, find a portal to a mythical place called the Zorbus where a mere mortal can ascend to demigodhood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zorbus.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

61% User Score Based on 156 reviews

Your lonely dad has not dated for 3 years. You convince him to try a computer dating service. Unfortunately for him his date is actually a serial killer. Can you save your dad and escape with your life? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sexy Serial Killer.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 230 reviews

While attending a religious recollection, Holly Beltran experiences strange hauntings throughout the convent. At night, broken faced statues and whispered prayers haunt Holly’s dreams — before the recollection is over, Holly may have to face more than her own demons to come out alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saint Maker.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

93% User Score Based on 3,096 reviews

Everyone’s favorite laid-back dungeon crawler returns! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soda Dungeon 2.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

75% User Score Based on 9,402 reviews

Equip your squad and purge hordes of Chaos in our tactical turn based strategy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

85% User Score Based on 220 reviews

My Beautiful Paper Smile is a story about a child trapped in a facility that raises children to be perfect. Their upmost joy is required at all times. They must smile always, never frowning; always happy, never saddened. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Beautiful Paper Smile.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

76% User Score Based on 204 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 7 reviews

What must you sacrifice to escape fate? Find out in this nightmarish dungeon-crawling RPG! The Nightmare continues in Mary Skelter 2! In this fairy tale dungeon crawler, play as fairy tale-inspired characters and escape a living prison while indestructible Nightmares give chase in real time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mary Skelter 2.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

87% User Score Based on 164 reviews

Ruza is a free RPG where you lead a group of misfits to stop a monster, a vile reindeer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ruza.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

66% User Score Based on 10,000 reviews

Become a farmer, grow plants, feed animals and build in a farming simulator If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Big Farm: Mobile Harvest.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

56% User Score Based on 162 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 3 reviews

Fall of Light is a story-driven dungeon crawler set in a world consumed by darkness, where an old warrior leads his daughter towards the last remnants of sunlight. Only together will they be strong enough to defeat the enemies born from the Shadow. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fall of Light.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, replayability

88% User Score Based on 3,282 reviews

In this very short kinetic novel, you will play as Jung who's meeting up and hanging out with a girl named Ai. Spend your time wisely. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carpe Diem.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

81% User Score Based on 9,986 reviews

The official sequel to the world-famous hit game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dumb Ways to Die 2.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

59% User Score Based on 768 reviews

Critic Score 61%Based on 8 reviews

Monster Crown - Dark Monster Catching Game with True Crossbreeds Featuring a brand new dynamic breeding system and a deep story in a world filled to the brim with optional content. Offer contracts to dangerous beasts and breed them to create new species. Travel across Crown Island with your Monsters as you work toward stopping an underground plan to revive the sadistic Philosopher Kings and retur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monster Crown.

Akumon Summoner is in active development. If you're looking for a polished, bug-free, fully balanced game, this is not the right time. Check reviews or join the Discord if you're unsure. Thank you for your understanding. In Akumon Summoner, you play as Raven, a talented young summoner determined to prove herself by joining the prestigious Junior Tournament. Follow her on a coming-of-age journey a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Akumon Summoner.

Notice: Web build is outdated at the moment, it is the 1.1 version, it still plays fine but I made a few bug fixes in version 1.2. If the web build did not work for you, try using firefox. If all fails you can download the files and play locally. I highly suggest downloading the 1.2 version of the game as I fixed some annoying bugs. Controls: - press left and right to move in that direction, you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Falling Sky.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, monetization

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

90% User Score Based on 10,000 reviews

Fast-paced, food-making, cooking fun for everyone! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Burger Shop Deluxe.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

91% User Score Based on 1,260 reviews

Tread a new frontier in 2D gaming in a fantasy RPG! Get 1000 bonus points! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RPG Asdivine Cross.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

73% User Score Based on 1,917 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

Enter the world of Everhood Discover the color of your soul and what lies beyond the river of death in a strange land. Accompany a mysterious celestial Raven who has deemed you worthy of slaying the Mind Dragon. Features Master the music-based battles with over 100 songs! Voyage through a transcendental journey across 8-10 hours Enter a wild universe with mind-bending visuals Conquer the unconq… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everhood 2.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

61% User Score Based on 10,000 reviews

Cruel Humanity Destiny Shooter If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

97% User Score Based on 205 reviews

Jupiter Hell Classic is the demake of a remake of a roguelike unmake of a famous 1993 FPS shooter. Rip and Tear! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jupiter Hell Classic.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 1,665 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 15 reviews

Survive the wilderness to restore your childhood home in this cozy crafting sim If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winter Burrow.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

51% User Score Based on 2,920 reviews

Heartbound is a non-traditional role-playing game about a boy, his dog, secrets, and sanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heartbound.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

70% User Score Based on 189 reviews

In Terrian Saga: KR-17 players take control of a lone Military Drone, #17, as it mysteriously gains sentience when activated for war. Players can use an assortment of upgradable weapons including their laser, flame thrower, grenades and KR's home-skillet and guided missile J1M. Gamers must fight their way through hordes of deadly drones while exploring intricate levels to find the path that uncove… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terrian Saga: KR-17.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

55% User Score Based on 284 reviews

Maui is a free action-adventure game based on Hawaiian mythology. The game features an innovative "stat grid" that lets you switch stats on the fly to face any situation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maui.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

85% User Score Based on 32,681 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 7 reviews

Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallout Shelter.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

85% User Score Based on 630 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 1 reviews

Become the court blacksmith adventuring in the Sand Kingdom in a fantasy RPG! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

85% User Score Based on 1,161 reviews

A turn-based game inspired by old-school strategies with hexagonal battlefield. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Braveland Heroes.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

90% User Score Based on 63,228 reviews

Critic Score 87%Based on 34 reviews

NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NieR:Automata™.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

86% User Score Based on 662 reviews

It's a game where you play as a bear and explore stuff. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bear Simulator.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

78% User Score Based on 3,366 reviews

DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DreadOut.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

93% User Score Based on 470 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

The first game in the Utawarerumono trilogy of story-rich tactics RPGs. Into a world filled with verdant nature, populated by folk with fluffy ears and fuzzy tails, awakens Hakuowlo, a man of masked mien and missing memory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 47 reviews

This is the Story of the once glorious Kingdom of Bellion. Ann, a time traveler from the future, fights to save the King from his fate to die. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unsung Kingdom.