Games like Lights Out
Looking for games like Lights Out? Here are top puzzle recommendations with a mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Horror of the Deep, Monolight or Crystal Rift.
- 59%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay62% User Score 47 reviews
Fallen into a giant old dungeon, unclear for any destiny, you have to descent deeper and deeper to a place, where even all cries will be silenced. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horror of the Deep.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music85% User Score 112 reviews
MONOLIGHT is 2D plat-former puzzle adventure game. Using tiny lantern, go through the maze. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monolight.
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- 51%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding59% User Score 142 reviewsCritic Score 25%2 reviews
"Crystal Rift is a grid-based dungeon-crawler, in classic first person perspective. An experiential horror challenge game that takes the player through a series of increasingly mysterious locations. Includes Virtual Reality support for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crystal Rift.
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- 76%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere89% User Score 36 reviews
Lulu’s Temple is a mysterious retro dungeon crawler about an archeologist venturing deep inside a horrifying pyramid with only his torch and gun to protect him. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lulu's Temple.
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- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:story80% User Score 54 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviews
Rogue-like dungeon crawler where you have a chance to play as a necromancer, who works as a bouncer in a dungeon club. Choose your path, try out endless builds, and go on to defeat hardcore bosses to acquire and unleash their powers on hordes of enemies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NecroBouncer.
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- 72%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story, music77% User Score 44 reviews
BlackEye is an adventure game, and its main character is the inhabitant of the world of Koyte. This mysterious world is divided into two - upper and lower ones. No one inhabitant of the upper world would voluntarily go down to the lower world. However the main character has to reach the bottom! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BlackEye.
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- 10%Game Brain Score10% User Score 1 reviews
DILEMMA OF A CANDLE: HAVE you ever thought about how HARD life must be for a candle? For its entire life, we—candles—lie in the darkness of your old toolbox, waiting for a SINGLE MOMENT for which we were born — to light up and quickly burn down. Sounds depressing? But not all candles are ready to accept this horrific fate, at least I'm NOT! You can call me Shine and I'm a candle. Please, help me t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Time To Shine.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization95% User Score 74 reviews
KnightLight is a 2D puzzle platformer where you light your own way through the darkness. You play as the Light, exploring a seemingly abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have some magical properties. Suit up, using the powers of the suit to channel your own light magic to see what (or who) else this strange and beautiful place is hiding. Use the suit to protect y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KnightLight.
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- 78%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability80% User Score 200 reviewsCritic Score 76%21 reviews
The Jungle Book meets the armageddon. A story-rich, old-school tough platformer inspired by Sega classics but built for today. Platform parkour through the remains of humanity as smooth apocalypse-wave tunes and stories reveal more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cub.
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- 75%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayabilityMost mentioned negative aspects:story, stability100% User Score 26 reviews
Shinonome is a roguelike game based around the concept of a haunted house from the Japanese Edo period. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SHINONOME : Rainy Night Manor.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding90% User Score 108 reviews
Explore a sinister village and solve complex puzzles in The Whispering Valley, a story-driven point & click game. Delve into the horror of guilt and depression to investigate the village's deepest secret. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Whispering Valley.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:humor, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability95% User Score 9,559 reviewsCritic Score 73%20 reviews
Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion.
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- 58%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story73% User Score 30 reviews
Tiny Knight is a single-player adventure platformer set in a fantastical world, where you set out on a hunt for a mysterious figure who destroyed your village. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Knight.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding85% User Score 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.
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- 53%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story67% User Score 30 reviews
Ghoul Castle 3D is where the swords clash - it's a first person souls-like realtime dungeon crawler featuring some arcade mechanics. Explore and find a way out of the deep labyrinths of this forgotten place. Fight vampires, skeletons, giant spiders and other creatures of the underworld in close melee combat. Defeat the evil Duke, who’s possessed by the ancient curse. Clean the castle from this h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghoul Castle 3D: Gold Edition.
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- 61%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics81% User Score 26 reviews
Ancient Guardian is action adventure in procedurally-generated locations. You play as father, who have to find his lost daughter, avoiding meeting dangerous enemies, bypassing traps and solving puzzles. The game takes place in our days. While walking around the ancient city of Heraklion, the daughter of the protagonist escapes, and the troubled father goes to search her. Procedurally-generated l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancient Guardian.
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- 55%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:humor, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay50% User Score 54 reviewsCritic Score 70%3 reviews
In Enlightenment, you play in a roguelike action-shooter with a fast-paced challenging journey deep into a underground complex called "the Ark". Players will be tested by large varieties of enemies in a procedurally-generated dungeon, and become stronger by learning from the inevitable deaths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enlightenment.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding94% User Score 49 reviews
Courier of the Crypts is a 2D puzzle adventure game where you have to survive as a Courier on his first errand to the ominous crypts. Main tool to achieve the mission is a Magic Torch which you use to illuminate your path, defend from darkness and solve puzzles - it must never run out! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Courier of the Crypts.
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- 81%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding79% User Score 67 reviewsCritic Score 88%1 reviews
Pavilion, a fourth-person puzzling adventure, throws you directly into its mysterious world without any text tutorials or beginning explanations. A puzzle game portrayed through exploration and audio-visual imagery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pavilion.
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- 54%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability59% User Score 352 reviewsCritic Score 48%28 reviews
The Deer God is a breathtaking 3D pixel art adventure that will challenge your religion and your platforming skills. It's a game about survival, reincarnation, and karma; all set in a breathtaking and unique 3D pixelized world. Feast your eyes on the beautiful lighting, day and night system, and vast landscapes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deer God.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding94% User Score 50 reviews
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkness Under My Bed.
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- 60%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayabilityMost mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere86% User Score 21 reviews
https://store.steampowered.com/widget/2480000/ Nightshift Survival is a rogue-lite action game where the objective is to survive the night. Deal with hordes of enemeis with different behaviors and strategies with a frantic and progressive gameplay. YOU CAN? TRY! Defeat enemies to level up and earn new weapons and trinkets, creating your own build as you play. DEMO available… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightshift Survival.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding92% User Score 120 reviews
A snaky tile-based puzzle dungeon adventure. Defend the temple, monch the infidels, and grow and grow and grow... Play as a giant snake in an inter-coiled tile-based puzzle dungeon. Explore, master puzzle mechanics and special abilities, and uncover secrets... all is not what it seems in the Temple of Snek. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Temple Of Snek.
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- 73%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability91% User Score 32 reviews
Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dear Brother.
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- 76%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability82% User Score 71 reviewsCritic Score 71%18 reviews
Alone With You is a sci-fi game for people who love adventure, exploring and maybe even a little romance. You play the sole remaining member of a doomed terraforming colony. Your planet will crumble and implode in less than a month, and you must use your remaining time to try to escape. The catch? There is only one escape pod left, and it isn’t functioning. Even worse, the only people who special… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alone With You.
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- 67%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:music, stability67% User Score 115 reviews
Special Offer About the Game The curse of the ancient Trantons family forces young Miss Susan leave for a deadly journey, where she is about to face many inhabitants of the world of the dead, find both friends and enemies, and get answers to the most important questions on who is the true killer of her entire family. "Castle of Secrets is a beautiful and enthralling visual novel feat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle Of Secrets: Prologue.
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- 48%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story72% User Score 18 reviews
Custodian: Beginning of the End is a brutal and difficult platformer designed for caution and reaction. Explore, seek secrets and collect mechanisms to become even stronger and meet the impending End! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Custodian: Beginning of the End.
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- 66%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding66% User Score 128 reviews
Open the gate to the egyptian underworld! Hieroglyphika is a roguelike game completely without text but with pictograms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hieroglyphika.
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Dungeons of Algoduul is a Procedurally Generated Rogue-lite, Dungeon crawler being developed by a Solo Indie dev You are an apprentice of magic. While you were studying you made a fateful mistake. Reaching for a book, you knocked two unfinished potions off your desk. Smashing on the ground, ingredients that were never supposed to mix, are combined, creating a portal and casting you into the Dung… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dungeons Of Algoduul.
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- 61%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay94% User Score 16 reviews
Narcissus is an adrenaline-pumping, top down, action-horror game that puts you in the shoes of the last survivor on a doomed spaceship. The clock is ticking, and danger lurks around every corner If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narcissus.
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Last Light in the Night: You have been challenged by your friends to visit an abandoned mansion. There, you find a mysterious mirror that sends you in a haunted version of this mansion. Use your torchlight to find a way out from the darkness.5+ minutes of gameplay. The Team Last Light in the Night is a Horror Game prototype made as a Game Design assignment during our 2nd Term in the Independent… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Light In The Night.
Your rogue has locked away some of the parties precious items inside their set of magical dice. Like matryoshka each die contains the next one in the set. In order to release the dice within you have to tilt and rotate the current die to guide them to the exit hole. Try your best to think inside the dice to reach your items locked in the deepest levels. Update 27/07/2022: Post Jam Version release… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dice Of Holding.
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- 39%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability55% User Score 22 reviews
[/url] Defiled Survivors is a medieval themed, action roguelite game that challenges you to defeat thousands of enemies and bosses in order to progress through enemy waves. As a player, you can choose from different characters, each with their own attributes and play styles. To enhance your character's abilities, you can select passive skills as you level up, purchase skill, items, and companions… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defiled Survivors.
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# Desciption Slime Post is a simple physics-based platformer in which you play as Slimey, a new employee in Slime Post delivery company. This is your first day, but they put you on graveyard shift anyway - and you can take it quite literally. Deliver a package to a drop zone before going into a portal, which will take you to another location. Avoid skeletons, throw tombstones on spikes to make way… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slime Post - Ludum Dare 53.
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Dark Connection This was made in one week for the "Lost Relic Games" Game Jam. Dark connection is a puzzle game where you play as the only source of light in a dark world. A small creature is drawn to you as it fears the dark, so your job is to guide it to safety. Shine your light around each level to explore and discover it’s secrets, and complete the puzzles that lie within. Be aware of traps… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Connection.
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Final Fantasy: Chronicles of Eno is a fan game based on the beloved Final Fantasy Franchise, though with an unusual twist. It is also an adaptation of a long-running Dungeons and Dragons campaign! Created by a team of two developers, a musician and in correspondence with an artist, not to mention the input of the original players, we're dedicated to seeing our dearly held tale come to life in a fu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Fantasy: Chronicles of Eno.
Step out of the shadow and set out on a dimly lit adventure with Kira in the pitch-black platformer, Dark Minute. Jump, dash, avoid spikes and run through the level to collect 3 energy cells and open the exit. You must be quick though - after 60 seconds the light goes out. Explore the dungeon of over 100 shadowy levels, navigate through underwater mazes, and piece together the alternative history … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DARK MINUTE: Kira's Adventure.
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- 67%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay100% User Score 18 reviews
ParaLily is one little girl’s adventure to retrieve her dear stuffed dinosaur Patches, who in the middle of the night sprung to life and took off through a mysterious door. This strange journey will take Lily through a set of dangerous and terrifying parallel universes, as she attempts to retrieve her little stuffed runaway. Lily can shift between the parallel universes at will; which will help he… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ParaLily.
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Ghost In The Barn House is a 2D Survival Horror game based on the story of an old Haunted barn which was built in the 1800s in Texas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost In The Barn House.
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- 70%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization70% User Score 110 reviews
Joyville 2 is a first-person horror puzzle-adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Explore two parallel worlds where the joy of the past meets present horrors. Uncover the camp's dark secrets, face magical yet dangerous creatures, and discover the truth behind events from decades ago. Key Features Dual World Exploration: Dive into two contrasting worlds — one filled with childhood won… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Joyville 2.
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- 54%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:music86% User Score 14 reviews
A visual novel/roguelike hybrid where a simple mission spirals into a cannibalistic odyssey. You'll struggle as a fragile human, blood-soaked knight, or flesh-devouring Forsaker. Devour or be devoured—yet your fate dangles by unseen strings. Choose: cling to this broken world... or forsake it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forsaker:DingDing&Blade.
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- 70%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay96% User Score 24 reviews
Particle Hearts is a 3rd-person adventure game where you explore a world made entirely of particles. Use special abilities to manipulate those particles, solve puzzles, avoid detection, and navigate this sinister and beautiful land. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Particle Hearts.
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- 63%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:music, story94% User Score 18 reviews
A STUDENT VIDEO GAME PROJECTNelli The Seer is a game developed by first-year students at a video game school. The team had 14 weeks to deliver a third-person action-adventure game set in a historical temple. Game Design and Level Design students started pre-production first, followed three weeks later by the Environment Artists, Animators, and Character Riggers. The programmers joined the project … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nelli The Seer.
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- 88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability91% User Score 80 reviewsCritic Score 75%2 reviews
Join Pilo and Prof on an exciting new space adventure! In this charming adventure game, you'll use your Holobook to transform everything you encounter into magical stickers, which you can then use to create an encyclopedia of your journey. With delightful graphics and engaging gameplay, this short and sweet adventure game is perfect for anyone looking for a lighthearted and entertaining experie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pilo and the Holobook.
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- 75%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere100% User Score 26 reviews
You were warned not to dig too deep; there was no need to go further. A rabbit's life is comfortable without the extra effort. But something—subtle, yet unrelenting—pulled at a hidden space in your mind. It seemed like a waste of time, but you felt compelled to keep going—until the tunnel, once your safest refuge, collapsed beneath you. Air rushes past as you fall, and when you look up, the Broken… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Broken Ceiling.
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- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay92% User Score 38 reviews
Step back into the unsettling world of Mr. Hopp's Playhouse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mr. Hopp's Playhouse HD.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding89% User Score 45 reviews
Tumblr | Patreon | YouTube (This version of the game is now outdated and cancelled, but is very different from the final version of the game Grey Area, so this version is being kept online for archival and for people to check out and play with if interested) An adventure platforming game in which you must explore a strange world between worlds as you try to get home and find your parents... Curre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grey Area.
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- 100%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding100% User Score 79 reviews
[This is the Jam version of Prickle. Full version is out now on Steam!Buy the Full Game or follow us on Twitter and Itch to get fresh updates!] The thing about a prickle is that it sticks together, no matter what. But it does make it hard to go through the forest's narrow corridors. Join DadHog in his quest to collect all of his hoglets. Controls:Move: Arrow keys or WASDTurn: Q/E or Z/XRe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prickle.
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- 100%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music100% User Score 59 reviews
Test your wits and tactics in this stylish pixel-art maze where you’ll overcome predatory vegetables and stinky insects in unique turn-based challenges. Inspired by classic Zelda games, you’ll play as Zeyn, a young adventurer armed with a large sword, a bow, and bombs. The gameplay is simple: time moves only when you move. Use this to your advantage — avoid deadly traps, lure enemies into th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lord Ambermaze: Prologue.
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- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay90% User Score 62 reviewsCritic Score 65%1 reviews
A survival-horror game inspired by Super Metroid and The House on the Borderland. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tower on the Borderland.
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