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Games like Live to Work, Work to Live

Games like Live to Work, Work to Live

Looking for games like Live to Work, Work to Live? Here are top survival survival recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Artist Life Simulator, Rogue State or Undying Symphony.

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  1. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 149 reviews

    Live the life of (a starving) artist in 19th century alternative history. Collect and combine feelings, memories, ideas and inspirations, fight with depression, addiction or madness and other mental phenomenon. Paint masterpieces, sell them for riches (or scraps) and explore the city of Nova Oportunia. A unique card-based roguelite with 18 alternative endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Artist Life Simulator.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    71% User Score Based on 320 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

    Assume control of a Middle Eastern country recovering from a violent revolution. It is up to you: Forge alliances, grow your economy, invade your neighbors, or pacify your population. Rogue State is a geopolitical strategy game that will force you to always stay one step ahead of your rivals to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue State.

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  3. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    76% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    The Siege of Leningrad lasted for 872 days. 872 days of non-stop bombings and artillery shelling never broke the spirit of Leningrad citizens. «Undying Symphony» tells a story about challenges that Leningrad people faced during the Siege that lasted from September 1941 till January 1944 and shows us one of the most tragic episodes of Leningrad history. Throughout the chapters of the game our 4 p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undying Symphony.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    78% User Score Based on 225 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Amass wealth, topple governments, achieve immortality. Spinnortality is a cyberpunk management sim where corporations are king. Can you build your technocratic power and create an empire that will stand for eternity? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spinnortality.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    Dredgeport is spiralling out of control. Gangs rule the slums, corruption trumps the law, and corpses of the war-dead are burned daily for fuel. You are an ex-soldier, mistaken for dead and shipped back to Dredgeport for processing. After a narrow escape, you find yourself alone in the guts of the city, with only two things to your name: your life and your sanity. Keeping both will prove a challen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duskpunk.

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  6. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    Manage a house of eSport gamers by training the strong, and pruning the weak. Then go head to head with North Korea, the greatest gaming nation in history. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Great eSports Manager.

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  7. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 1,997 reviews

    Terraformers is a 3X game with roguelite elements in which you terraform Mars. Explore the planet’s wonders, exploit its resources and expand by settling new cities. Start the terraforming... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terraformers.

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  8. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 215 reviews

    This Is the President is a political thriller. You are the newly elected leader with a shady background. It is up to you to abuse the position of the most powerful man in the world to escape justice for past crimes - even if that pitches the country into utter chaos. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Is the President.

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  9. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:funny
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    52% User Score Based on 8 reviews

    Get your coffee while avoiding co-workers. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat...Retire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dave-Man.

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  10. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 107 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

    Frost is a Survival solo Card game. Inspired by deck-building board games like Dominion, Ascension and the like, it's an unique take on the genre as it puts you in charge of a group of people struggling against a restless, lethal storm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frost.

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  11. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 2,874 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

    Chinese Parents is a casual sim set in China, where you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the "Gaokao". What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chinese Parents.

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  12. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 458 reviews

    Found a powerful corporation. Use it to market horrific products, control the media, cause riots, crash stock markets, topple governments and become immortal. In this 8-20 hour turn-based management game, you will: Achieve immortality with cutting edge tech. Bribe politicians, spread fake news, rig elections. Research products such as metacritic for friendships, sentient social media and ‘auto-car… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spinnortality | cyberpunk management sim.

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  15. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 183 reviews

    Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant is a family/Dynasty life sim set in the Roman Republic. You get to see how life was in the Ancient Republic, participate in their various customs, festivals and Ludi / sporting competitions, while raising a family and moving up in the social and economic hierarchy in the Republic. You can educate your children, marry them off, sponsor their elections and m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    97% User Score Based on 181 reviews

    **A student team project designed to deliver a ~10 minute experience. Rage Quit is a first-person action game set in a liminal office tower trapped in the 90s. You’re the last human left, surrounded by robotic coworkers mimicking office life, gossiping, typing on outdated keyboards, all with eerie, too-perfect precision. Your world is this office, and it's begging to be destroyed, so grab your sl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rage Quit.

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  18. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    Congratulations on your new position at Coopers Supermarket. Today marks the first day of your exciting career as a cashier. We hope you're as excited as we are to have another employee. Let the cute art, fun sound effects, and exciting race for points distract you from the soul-crushing reality that is working in retail. Here at Coopers we strive for excellence, fairness, and quality...for our… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Checkout: Cashier Simulator.

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  19. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    74% User Score Based on 172,410 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 15 reviews

    Buy Ready or Not on PlayStation Store. In this tactical first-person shooting game, become an elite SWAT commander and bring order to a city overwhelmed by chaos and corruption. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ready or Not.

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  20. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    86% User Score Based on 126 reviews

    This is a choice-based narrative game from BOOOM game jam, in which you need to make decisions about various messages. Tap on the keyboard, just like you always do. We will develop S4U into a complete Steam game! https://store.steampowered.com/widget/2612700/?t=Venture%20on%20with%20your%20heart%2C%20your%20will%2C%20and%20your%20keyboard ABOUT THIS GAME Venture on with your heart, your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH.

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  21. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    88% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    Nanomon is the ultimate desktop pet! Hatched in the depths of cyberspace, every Nanomon needs a tamer This is your chance to raise a pet monster from the safety of your desktop! From Magical Cats, to Retro Dragons, there’s a Nanomon to match everyone’s style! Your skill as a tamer will determine whether your monster becomes the STRONGEST, the FASTEST, or maybe just the best watermelon farm… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nanomon Virtual Pet.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    76% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    PC Tycoon 2 is a brand new version of PC Tycoon. In the game you have to manage your computer company and develop your PC components: processors, video cards, motherboards, RAM, disks. You can create your own laptop, monitor, or develop an operating system that you can test. You will also be able to build a PC. Research new technologies, improve your office and your factory, hire the best employee… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PC Tycoon 2.

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  23. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    Note about NSFW contentFor some reason, many people assume that this game can generate sexual content, and buy it solely for this reason without reading the store page. So I have to put this here: Please note that the Steam platform imposes restrictions on real-time generated sexual content. For this reason, the Steam version of the game cannot generate sexual content. Other types of adult conte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures.

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  25. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 1,218 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

    Every citizen of our great State dreams of working at the Prime Ministry!You are lucky, intern – your dream has come true! While you are at the bottom of the career ladder, that is more than many of your fellow citizens will ever achieve! Have you already decided what you're going to become? Will you become a diligent and responsible officer decorated by the Wise Leader himself? Or will you become… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholder 2.

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  26. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 5,348 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 2 reviews

    A totalitarian State controls every aspect of private and social life. Laws are oppressive. Surveillance is total. Privacy is dead. You are a State-installed manager of an apartment house. The State requires you to spy on your tenants, and report any illegal or subversive activity. However, you can also choose to keep the information to yourself, or use it to blackmail the residents, resulting in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholder.

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  27. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 143 reviews

    You have been tasked with sorting the Ringo CorpoNation's genetic samples. With the credits that you earn, you can shop, game and pay your bills on time. Rogue workers may try to entice you into betraying your beloved employer, but we know you'll give 110%. Experience a linear dystopian narrative, in which you will work as a Lab Technician for a corporately-owned state. Your job is to organise … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CorpoNation: The Sorting Process.

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  28. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    98% User Score Based on 1,908 reviews

    UNSORTED HORROR is a collection of 5 short first-person horror games, that revolve around detailed machinery in a dark dystopian setting. The majority of the games have a playtime of roughly 10-15 minutes and can be played through in one sitting. Choose a CD case, read the backside, and go on a small adventure. THE GAMES: 1. Tartarus Engine - A group of plucky technicians exploit an ancient machi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unsorted Horror.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    96% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    Cleansuit is a retro-style graphical text adventure game where you must find creative ways to survive a mysterious serial killer's assault on your home. Use text commands to manipulate the detailed environment and discover all the unique ways to win and die. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cleansuit.

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  30. 16%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    16% User Score Based on 5,650 reviews

    In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives. Mine asteroids, discover derelicts, and deal with the tribulations of galactic resettlement in Earth's distant future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spacebase DF-9.

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  31. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 526 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 2 reviews

    Afghanistan '11 is the sequel to the highly praised and innovative Vietnam '65. It enhances and builds on it: Afghanistan '11 changes the paradigm of wargaming and manages to bring Counter-Insurgency and guerrilla warfare to your screen, properly represented thanks to a revolutionary gameplay formula! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afghanistan '11.

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  32. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    63% User Score Based on 1,908 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 13 reviews

    Point-and-click adventure with only one scenary! We tried to approach Minimalism trough gameplay. Isolated on a single stage, with a few a possible actions, you must endure trough a 40 days... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gods Will Be Watching.

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  33. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 360 reviews

    Look, mate - it’s not that hard. Choose the angles, roll the ads, and bleep the swears. Just keep in mind that how you show these people will change their lives. Don’t worry - you’ll get paid either way! In an alternate 1980s where the nation stumbles towards dystopia, join the National Nightly News team as they document the latest political scandal, the rise of a radical government, and which ce… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Not For Broadcast: Prologue.

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  34. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 220 reviews

    Tanto Cuore is a Japanese deck-building card game which has a mechanism similar to Dominion. Each player plays as the Lord of a mansion and hires maids to fill out their house to become the King of Maids! The end goal is simple enough, the player who has the most Victory Points at the end of the game wins! Players acquire Victory Points by employing a variety of maids and "Love" cards that allow … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tanto Cuore.

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  35. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 578 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 9 reviews

    Experience the obsessive life of a mid-level stockbroker, pursuing wealth and success at the cost of everything else… possibly even your freedom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Invisible Hand.

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  36. 7%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    8% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Set in dystopian future, you assume a role of a brutal exterminator trying to deliver a mysterious package. Navigate through 50 seemingly impossible scenarios, obliterating your enemies into an explosive waterfall of blood and gore, all while your skills are constantly being challenged by an increasing number of vicious enemies using deadly tactics. Featuring MOBA-like tactical gameplay mechani… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Confederate Express.

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  37. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 275 reviews

    In the unique world of this political simulator, you travel to Europe, 1933-1935, to become the party leader in one of the following countries: Germany, France, or England. You have a real chance to become the winner of WWII even before it begins... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evil Democracy: 1932.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    Featuring Backrooms, Slender, FazPizza, and many more locations based on Creepy stories! You are here to watch surveillance cameras in real time and report any kind of suspicious activity. Anomalies range from furniture movement to otherworldly intruders. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spectator.

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  39. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    77% User Score Based on 145 reviews

    In a world where the only thing you know is combat, can you survive endless waves of enemies? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jay Fighter: Remastered.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    74% User Score Based on 9,336 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 1 reviews

    Democracy is a government simulation game. The player plays as if they are the president or prime minister of a democratic government. The player must introduce and alter policies in seven areas - tax, economy, welfare, foreign policy, transport, law and order and public services. Each policy has an effect on the happiness of various voter groups, as well as affecting factors such as crime and air… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Democracy 3.

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  41. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 989 reviews

    No Time to Relax is a life simulation game where up to 4 players online or locally compete against each other in the ultimate game of life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Time to Relax.

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  42. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 207 reviews

    Sometimes Always Monsters is a narrative roleplaying life simulator filled with choices. You play a recently married author who joins a cross-country bus tour to promote your next upcoming novel. Along the way, you hear about vicious rumours claiming you're a total fraud. As you journey through five unique cities, meet fans and critics alike, and make friends with your fellow busmates, it'll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sometimes Always Monsters.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    61% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    Cahors Sunset is a light-RPG in which you control the decisions of an old French man. Your goal is try to keep the main character alive for as long as you can through the decisions you make each month. Every action have wanted and unwanted effects on your character's health. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cahors Sunset.

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  45. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 9,910 reviews

    Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Software Inc..

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  46. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 286 reviews

    A TRIP TO YUGOSLAVIA is an experimental interactive game with a theme of the old VCR player (with the ability to REWIND, PAUSE and FASTFORWARD). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Trip to Yugoslavia.

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  47. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    67% User Score Based on 99 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 1 reviews

    ICY is a narrative-driven post-apocalyptic survival RPG set in a new Ice Age where your life and the lives of your followers hang on every decision you make. Create your own character using a detailed stats system that influences your abilities then begin your journey of survival across a frozen world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Icy.

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  48. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    56% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    Enter the exciting world of Arcade ownership! Play through the start of the 1980's arcade revolution by buying and placing video games for your customers to play! Customize your arcade to increase its popularity! Modify machine parameters, manage your finances, capitalize on newly released games, but beware of the events and pitfalls that could bankrupt you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcadecraft.

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  49. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    81% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    Play as a squad of highly trained firefighters, battling through flaming hazards to rescue and save lives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flash Point: Fire Rescue.

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  50. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    67% User Score Based on 516 reviews

    Safehouse: Diaries is a fresh take on the zombie / survival horror genre. If you're sick of mindless shooters or generic-looking top down affairs that just don't get what the zombie genre is about, this is the game for you.About Screwfly Studios We're a two-man developer based in Australia, dedicated to creating deep, innovative strategy games for PC. Zafehouse: Diaries is Screwfly's debut title a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zafehouse: Diaries.

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