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Looking for games like Light Years In An Instant? Here are top action recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with On Poetic Tides: A Poetry-Prompting Adventure, Hack Run ZERO or Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop).

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  1. 60%Game Brain Score
    60% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    On Poetic Tides charges you, oh brave (but perhaps not-so-wise) seafarer, with creating a poem fully from scratch using 20 cards from a standard deck, a pen, and some paper (or something else to write with/on). The game is meant to be played solo, but you can simply take turns flipping cards and writing your own poems with the shared prompts, then share them with one another after. Or heck, pass y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to On Poetic Tides: A Poetry-Prompting Adventure.

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  2. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    94% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    It's time for a second Hack Run! Test your skills again as you hack your way through strange and secretive organizations to discover their hidden agendas! Hack Run ZERO uses old school prompts (like dos and unix) to help you navigate from system to system. As you access users' accounts, you'll discover more and more about the organizations and the people that work there. Your adventure begins whe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hack Run ZERO.

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  3. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    92% User Score Based on 546 reviews

    Kind Words 2 is a place to be yourself without worrying about fitting in. It's a social space with no followers, no likes, no subscribing. These are real people making each other feel seen, heard and less alone. Kind Words players have written each other over 5 million letters, expressing worries and comforting each other. It won a BAFTA and is one of the best reviewed games on Steam. Kin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop).

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 337 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    A poetic, roguelike space odyssey in a procedurally generated world When home is no more... Resources are sparse. The world is infinite and unknown. The universe is lonely, open and unforgiving. You're drifting, in a big, empty and silent space. Searching for a new home. You know a few coordinates to some random locations; but this is the only information you got. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RymdResa.

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  5. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Rolistober : Sur la même idée que l'inktober annuel (défi de réaliser un croquis par jour pendant le mois d'octobre), Gobelinounours propose de lancer le rolistober: 1 texte, dessin, ou autre, lié au JDR (monstre, lieu, PJ...) chaque jour! (voir les tweets #rolistober2019 d'octobre). Un dossier .ZIP contenant tous les croquis est disponible. Les textes (idées) sont disponibles sur la page ci-dess… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rolistober2019.

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  6. VoidQuest                                                                                                                                   You have come to the Void Spire,   an inverted tower that plunges deep into the earth.   Its chambers shift with every step,   its halls crawl with beasts, curses, and restless dead.   The Merchant and the Monster Hunter stand at your side,   but only y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VoidQuest.

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  7. Defender of Earth vs. The Alien Armada is an exciting space themed tower defense game! You play as a general designated as the Defender of Earth, and you will utilize space stations and battle platforms to deploy towers to defend different quadrants of space against 3 alien races. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defender Of Earth vs The Alien Armada.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    93% User Score Based on 118 reviews
    Critic Score 95%Based on 1 reviews

    What would you do if you found yourself trapped on an eerie space station with nothing but a computer? You play the hacker Alex and help your partner Sam uncover the horrible truth of the facility. Code 7 is a next-generation text adventure that combines a fully-voiced narrative with immersive hacking-gameplay. Gather information, navigate and hack your way through the prologue of an epic, five-ch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Code 7.

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    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Starsim is a sci-fi multi-genre (pausable real-time, text quest, Turn-based tactic) computer game where you can become anyone. Players explore a partly-randomly generated galaxy, with each sector featuring multiple stars and planets. This leads to a universe with hundreds of planets, each with their own economy, government, and opinion of the player. The game is not limited by borders and allows… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starsim.

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  11. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    41% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    Within the Cosmos is a single-player first-person sci-fi RPG. The year is 2278. Humanity teeters on the brink of extinction. As a member of the United Earth Space Agency (UESA), you were one of 500 chosen for cryogenic sleep and launched aboard a starship to the secluded Adallio star system. This hidden refuge, far from the devastating war consuming Earth, was humanity's last hope for surviva… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Within the Cosmos.

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  12. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    95% User Score Based on 353 reviews

    You are the captainFree Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters® is a classic space game that captures the charm of retro science-fiction, space combat, and high adventure. Your story begins as the captain of the last human starship, with Earth trapped under a hostile forcefield. You are the last hope for humanity in a fight for control of the galaxy, as you explore thousands of unknown worlds and get dozens o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters.

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  13. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, stability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Go where no strategy gamer has gone before - beyond all-previous award-winning 5-star series. Star General is light-years ahead of its proud ancestors and proposes a two-level combat system that accommodates space combat and surface combat. Resource management - conquer enemy planets and develop them for your needs. See the beauty of over 90 fully rendered 3D starships. 100+ ground units and mult… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star General.

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  14. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 829 reviews
    Critic Score 8%Based on 1 reviews

    Quadrilateral Cowboy is a single-player adventure in a cyberpunk world. Tread lightly through security systems with your hacking deck and grey-market equipment. With top-of-the-line hardware like this, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quadrilateral Cowboy.

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    27%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    43% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    (Technical Prototype) Gifted is a 3rd person, single-player and couch-co-op, role-playing, social/economic simulation and village-building game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gifted.

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  16. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    91% User Score Based on 578 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 2 reviews

    Understand is an experimental puzzle game about guessing rules. In each level, you have to figure out the rules through trial and error, then draw a line satisfying all rules. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Understand.

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  17. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    D100 Dungeon is a game in which you will steer an adventurer through underground caves and dungeons, looking for lost treasures and completing dangerous quests. With each game your adventurer will gain wealth, recognition and become stronger and increasingly skilled in their pursuits. The Computer Companion has been carefully modeled after the pen and pencil version, which you will need in orde… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to D100 Dungeon Computer Companion.

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  18. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    37% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    Some places are best left alone even if advances in space travel make visits to remote parts of the universe a possibility. See what's at the far end of the universe and plan your escape. A breathtakingly exciting expedition to a distant world ventures into uncharted territory - on a faraway planet, total destruction threatens ALL. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Legends: At the Edge of the Universe.

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  19. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    97% User Score Based on 1,062 reviews

    Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut? Reentry is a realistic space flight simulator based on NASAs space programs; from the first American human spaceflight in Project Mercury, the rendezvous and EVAs of Project Gemini to the Moon landing in Project Apollo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reentry: An Orbital Simulator.

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  20. 25%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    25% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    Lone Wolf: Horizon is an open-world survival army-management first person shooter. Raid enemy headquarters, protect your own base of operations, buy items from merchants, upgrade items, travel to moons, mine resources, loot corpses, and much more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LONE WOLF: Horizon.

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  21. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    64% User Score Based on 140 reviews

    The Hunting God is a short walking simulator in which you play as Nodens the hunting god and listen to what he has been through accompanied by a white wolf named Draiochta. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hunting God.

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  22. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    77% User Score Based on 328 reviews

    The heartless Shivans emerged through subspace near Earth, harboring technology light years ahead of anything seen before. They made no attempt to communicate. They did not respond to your heralds. They simply attacked and destroyed everything in their path. As a pilot for the Galactic Terran Alliance (GTA) you are no stranger to war. But when racing through space to engage your new enemy for the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War.

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  23. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    70% User Score Based on 462 reviews

    FACE IT is a game about facing the most challenging feelings of the human experience. It uses a dark atmosphere combining classic platformer mechanics with survival dynamics to bring the feeling of wandering in the deepest and darkest places of the mind and soul.Defeat Ghosts with the power of your inner light.Face dangerous traps in a challenging platformer experience.Find your way through mazes … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Face It - A game to fight inner demons.

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  24. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 644 reviews

    A Hand With Many Fingers is a first-person investigation game about a real Cold War conspiracy. Explore the CIA's murky history of drug smuggling, regime change, and assassination. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Hand With Many Fingers.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    73% User Score Based on 37 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Assume the role of an enigmatic Captain from Terra as he embarks on a mission to explore a deadly world that promises wondrous and terrible power. Tempest Citadel is a strategy game set on a storm-ruled planet. Build a mighty Citadel in the clouds and lead your crew into battle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tempest Citadel.

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  26. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 86 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Neon Tail is an open world roller skating game where you follow a young girl’s adventures and save the streets of Bluepulse City from dimensional disaster. She will meet many colorful characters and explore many fantastic locations of the city, from its various districts (shopping, business, residential etc) to its subways and sewers, to the unknown planes of existence. The game is inspired by the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Tail.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    79% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    In this interactive sci-fi adventure novel, you are the AI pilot of Earth's last interstellar ship, tasked with finding a home for your crew - the last remnants of humanity. Your choices will determine their fate, and your own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Away Team.

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  28. Development information from February 2026Steam asked me to make some corrections in order to improve the experience of the game for Steam players, which I gladly accepted. However, you will probably have to wait for the next major update of Carte Blanche, which I will try to publish as soon as possible. Thank you for your interest! See you very soon! Mehdi The playable game is a prototyp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carte Blanche.

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  29. **WHAT IS THIS** *Mirror Land* is an original game that focuses on optical illusion puzzles. It is inspired by some Magic Mirror Concepts such as **FengYueBaoJian** in *Dream of the Red Chamber* and **The Mirror of Erised** in *Harry Potter*. It uses MAGIC MIRROR to GRAB and RELEASE characters and cooperate with moving the MAGIC MIRROR to complete incredible space puzzles. According to THE MIR… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mirror Land.

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  30. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    After a galactic portal failure you find yourself lost millions of light years away from home, in a foreign galaxy... With your main propulsion systems disabled you are unable to traverse space, so you try to collect resources you find near you in order to create a galactic portal to return back. According to avionics, the part of the galaxy in which you landed is an inhabited zone called EXO-1 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Foreign Galaxies.

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  31. Unit 42: Adrift In Space is a 2D space-themed video game that blends exploration with management and automation. The game focuses on resource gathering, crafting, and constantly upgrading your ship. Your mission is to take command of Unit 42, a modular ship that you will need to repair, expand, and improve in order to progress and complete your final objective. GATHERExplore regions and collect e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UNIT 42: Adrift in Space.

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  32. Overview Poemii is a poetic communication game where users talk through a virtual pet. Each message is reinterpreted by AI and reborn as a short poem. It turns ordinary chat into an emotional and creative ritual. Core Features AI Poetic Generation Using DeepSeek API, the system parses your sentence into parts (subject, verb, object, etc.) and offers seven creative alt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poemii.

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  33. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    100% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Zly.ii The Hacked Station is a first person scifi adventure game with challenging puzzles, made for the 10th anniversary of the Black Cube series (ASA: A Space Adventure, Catyph, Myha, Kitrinos, Boinihi, all available on Steam), commonly compared to such games such as Myst or Rhem, or to escape games. Storyline "You are an astronaut from planet Terra who has been invited to the Table of th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zly.ii: The Hacked Station.

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  34. 84%Game Brain Score
    84% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    It is the year 0099 of the New Century… Civilization has been pushed to the brink, giant monsters known as Wyrms roam the Earth, the remnants of humanity teeter on the edge of war. You are a Pilot, cursed with Resonance to a mysterious stone known as Betyl which has become Earth’s new power source.  It is your resonance that powers mankind’s most horrific weapon. A titan of steel and fire built fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steel Hearts [Ver. Zero].

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  35. Check out the several pre-created DLC's available for this game, these skins give it a completely different feel. -- I have verification videos above posted before the actual Onboard Lesson previews of the keyboard where I have typed on the well-known sites, Typeracer and 10fastfingers to prove my Typing Speed is legit. (Note: Anyone can type on these sites for free without buying the keyboard, ju… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touch Typing Home Row Speed Grinder.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    61% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    The monsters' time is over. But some still remain.Along with the strange fruit That fills pockets, And their bellies. We strive for another world Perhaps the world from before. But the world from before Is gone. So We must grow Something new. Gathering Storm is a collaborative world-building game. Your planet was occupied by an alien force, who brought their customs, rules and an alien fruit. Aft… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gathering Storm.

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  37. 68%Game Brain Score
    68% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Last Tea Shop Complete You run a tea shop on the border of the living and the dead. The recently deceased visit for one last hot drink before their long journey into the Great Beyond. Time is strange here. Days and memories blur. Nobody visited yesterday—you are sure of that. Someone passed last week, but you can't recall their face. The fog thins. A figure approaches. You stoke the fire. Last… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Tea Shop Expanded Edition.

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  38. What is Mendel's Garden?Mendel's garden is a gardening game where every plant has one or more traits, many of which are hidden. You harvest seeds from these plants and try to isolate these hidden traits by planting and growing the seeds. Craft items by combining seeds with different traits and use these items to progress further in the world. Harvest seeds from plants with hidden traits. Grow t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mendel's Garden.

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  39. A Wasteland Robot: Atavism is a card-based survival game with Roguelike elements. You can experience the following core gameplay: Exploration: Venture across the vast, procedurally generated post-apocalyptic wasteland to collect essential resources for survival, while encountering various mutated creatures and bionic androids. Resources: Manage all resource actions—combining, interacting, and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Wasteland Robot: Atavism.

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  40. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    82% User Score Based on 119 reviews

    The Test: Reimagined The Test: Reimagined is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche and get answers to questions you've kept buried in yourself. Unlock your mind in ways never done before and experience new found knowledge simply by taking, "The Test: R… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Test: Reimagined.

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  41. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    From the pen of former Nintendo art director turned manga artist, Takaya Imamura, and developers of the Retro Mystery Club series, Happymeal, comes a 16-bit styled retro-future, adventure, infused with RPG elements: OMEGA 6: The Triangle Stars. A Turbulent Quest for the Ultimate Treasure Follow the adventures of Thunder and Kyla on their spaceship, Omega 6: two androids entrusted with disco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OMEGA 6 The Triangle Stars.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    90% User Score Based on 196 reviews

    Archean is a deeply immersive Engineering Sandbox. Begin your journey on primordial Earth, over 3 billion years ago, in the Archean eon—a time when the world was raw, untamed, and full of potential. Craft, experiment, and engineer your own creations—solo or with friends—in a sandbox that doesn't hold your hand. Every system is simulated, every challenge earned. And when you're ready to go beyon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Archean.

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  47. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Fly through an endless universe visiting the planets of other users and taking on their challenges in a Metroidvania style game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starlair.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    100% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    A visual novel exploring a near-apocalyptic vision of North Texas, told through the poetic words of a young woman going home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interstate 35.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    82% User Score Based on 264 reviews

    Focus on exploration Find passwords for doors, search for access cards for terminals, repair damaged equipment and combine items. Think with your head. Intense battles You have a gun, but that doesn't mean you're safe. The enemies here are deadly, and not all of them can be killed... The atmosphere of cold loneliness Graphics inspired by classic 3D games such as Zero Tolerance, System Shock… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZERO PROTOCOL.

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  50. 29%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay
    29% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    Welcome to Caminora! Immerse yourself in the authentic police work of the American Highway Patrol. Solve cases, chase criminals and explore the open-world. Choose your officer and tackle the everyday life on the highways. Will you be able to maintain law and order? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Highway Police Simulator.

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