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Looking for games like M.I.A.? Here are top platformer recommendations with a mystery and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with LUNARK, Purgatory’s Flower or Radiant Exodus.

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  1. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 230 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

    Lunark is a 2D cinematic platformer in the vein of '80s and '90s classics. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through mysterious alien ruins, a flying penitentiary, a high-tech megalopolis, and a majestic forest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LUNARK.

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  2. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Hand-drawn 2D point and click Horror x Dating sim Meet the 'Flowers' imprisoned in hell. They long for an escape to purgatory. Your job here is simple. Listen to their stories, and break out together. Easy, right? ...But, doesn't it seem strange? These people... seem to be out of their mind, a bit. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Purgatory’s Flower.

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  3. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    89% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    please show support by rate and follow.Sarah Caldwell's casual drink at a neon-lit bar turns into a night of survival. As mutants descend from a UFO above Gleam City, Grab your AK47 and fight back in this adrenaline-pumping first-person shooter. Can you help Sarah save her city from extraterrestrial chaos? Load up and light up the night in this sci-fi action saga!Created with Unreal Engine 5.2Foll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Radiant Exodus.

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  4. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    88% User Score Based on 33 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 3 reviews

    Space Tail is a 2.5D adventure platformer, which immerses the player in a deep, emotional plot, and lets him explore new planets and interact with alien civilizations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Tail: Every Journey Leads Home.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    99% User Score Based on 1,458 reviews

    Submachine is a hand-drawn point and click adventure game. You will find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and inventory items to collect to help you along the way. The underground world of submerged machines offers you vast variety of locations and structures to discover and repair. While everything is shattered, you will try to put things back … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Submachine: Legacy.

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  6. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 443 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    The Eternal Castle: Remastered is a remake of the original "Eternal Castle" from 1987, with additional game mechanics, sophisticated sound design, polished 2-bit CGA animated graphics, and modernized game design. Numerous outlets have questioned the title's "lost game" backstory as almost no corroborating accounts have been found to verify the title's development backstory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Eternal Castle: Remastered.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    67% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    This is a series of visual novel adapted from a real story. It is divided into three stages: high school, University and undertaking life to tell a common and tortuous life trajectory. Here is the first episode of the series.In this episode you will experience the life of a high school student in China. The characters live and study under the background of examination-oriented education in senior … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to School Years.

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  8. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 1,360 reviews

    Super Fancy Pants Adventure is a wild free-running adventure with buttery smooth platforming and a slick fountain pen! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Fancy Pants Adventure.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    A retro classic point-and-click RPG inspired by 1990s adventure games, primarily Quest for Glory. Explore a mysterious town where no one remembers their past, powerful wards hold back unspeakable horrors, and every choice shapes the fate of a world trapped between life and death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nothmere.

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  10. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    An indie storytelling experience that goes beyond the lanes of the here and now into distant memories of a future planetary collapse. Destabilize the present and plunge into a neon psychohistory of a bizarre entity in distress. This is not a game about minigolf. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mini Mini Golf Golf.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    Welcome to Project 13, a unique Walking Simulator that challenges your perception and instincts in an repeating Psych Ward Corridor. In this immersive experience, you step into the shoes of a disposable Probant, devoid of rights and a future, tasked with navigating a mysterious, repeating Psych Ward Corridor.Your objective is clear: report any anomalies encountered during your walks. The catch? A … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PROJECT 13.

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  13. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    The Adventure of Rikka is a top-down 2D action RPG with a focus on puzzles, exploration, secrets, and collectibles. You must defeat the dark forces that have cursed the lands, fight enemies using your sword and an arsenal of items such as the bow and fire wand, and save the kingdom! Features 7 Dungeons with challenging boss-fights, and many smaller puzzle dungeons. 10 Unique player items such as t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adventure of Rikka - The Cursed Kingdom.

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  15. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 148 reviews

    You continue your journey in worlds of Abandoned. Welcome to the Forest, the sacral place in the Ordered. Solve puzzles, find items and a way to use them. Try to reach your brother and have fun. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Through Abandoned: The Forest.

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  16. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 228 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 3 reviews

    Sometimes it’s not about the history. It’s about the story. My Memory of Us is a reminiscence of a friendship between a boy and a girl. A friendship made during tough times. Times of terror, pain, and exclusion in a world where people were forced to live in two artificially detached worlds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Memory of Us.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    A surrealistic and spiritually provocative experience. Explore the ruins of a temple filled with puzzles, riddles, and secrets. Follow the Story of the Matriarch: a prophetess whose doctrine fell into obscurity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TEOCIDA.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    58% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    Octave is a point 'n click horror-adventure game with elements of action. Dark woods, monsters, paranormal activity, nice puzzles - all this is present in the game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Octave.

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  19. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    74% User Score Based on 787 reviews

    CAT Interstellar is a short story-driven science fiction game about humanity's attempt to terraform Mars. Pilot a DOG V4 unit on an alien world and uncover the past of a seemingly barren planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CAT Interstellar.

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  20. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Orebody: Binder’s Tale is a linear platform shooter that takes place on the alien world of Orebody. As an orphaned battle bot named Binder, players fight their way to the Floating City of Galvanstad, a hovering A.I. fortress, to confront their makers and avenge the death of their mentor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orebody: Binder's Tale.

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  22. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 878 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 4 reviews

    A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost 1.0.

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  23. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 110 reviews
    Critic Score 53%Based on 10 reviews

    You wake to find yourself trapped inside an experimental machine. A machine built to simulate memories. You have no idea how you got here ... But to break the cycle, you must look into a past that you may not want to remember. ​ Asemblance is a single-player, first-person psychological thriller. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asemblance.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability
    97% User Score Based on 212 reviews

    Minotaur is an adventure game set in a new world called The Universe of Seven. Here’s what we hope you’ll love about it: Story and characters Minotaur’s story is mainly focused on nine... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minotaur.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    68% User Score Based on 91 reviews

    The Maker's Eden is a first-person hypertext adventure game presented in the style of a motion comic. You play a character trying to discover what their predefined purpose is, in a science fiction/noir inspired world filled with androids, flying cars and an early 20th century vibe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Maker's Eden.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    74% User Score Based on 312 reviews

    Echoed World is a puzzle-based platformer, where mechanics and a story are bound together. The protagonist can no longer create life, but he can still manipulate with what has been already created. This process requires a lot of sacrifices to be made, but is often the only way to traverse through a slowly dying world, where creations are turning against their creator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoed World.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 269 reviews

    Join the detective on a missing persons case that brings him to the mysterious X Zone islands. He hopes to uncover some of the island’s mysterious, but is finding it increasingly difficult to battle his own pain; the death of his daughter and his growing alcohol problem. Will he succumb to the impending madness? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spate.

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  28. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 1,582 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Zombotron, a free online Action game brought to you by Armor Games. Welcome to the planet «Zombotron», inhabited by human-mutants or just stupid zombies. Nobody knows where they come from and what they eat. But we know one thing - they are ready to destroy everything that moves. During the colonization of the planet people built several laboratories to create bio-robots to clean the planet fro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zombotron.

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  29. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    61% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    In this surreal non-violent exploration adventure you are in a world you don’t remember seeing before at a place forgotten by time and space. Wake up and explore this miraculous world that has been waiting for your return so long. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Essence.

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  30. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 104 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 12 reviews

    Tactical Rogue-like Combat. Turn-Based and Real-Time strategy sci-fi adventure. Nova-111 embarks on a journey to recover the 111 scientists scattered through it's alien worlds. Explore, battle and solve clever puzzles in the name of SCIENCE. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova-111.

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  31. Gray is a first person, psychological survival horror set on the Moon. Playing as Dr. Frederick Gray, you must maintain and refill your depleting 02 and health to stay alive as you navigate Alpha Station and the secretive "Extended Residency Section". Use stealth to your advantage as you evade the horrors that await you. With no weapons available to you, you can run... hide in lockers...… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gray.

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  32. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    The Third Shift is a Game Boy Styled horror game inspired by classic horror titles like Resident Evil and Clock Tower.  As the newly hired security guard at the Roanoke Museum of History and Wonder, you’ll be working under the watchful eye of your boss, Daniel.  An Adventure in Multiple Perspectives Blend 3rd and 2nd person perspectives as you see yourself through video surveillance. 1st p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Third Shift.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    98% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    Abyss Veil is a genre-bending first-person shooter / visual novel that retraces the lives of Ivy, Mel and many others in a war torn world. Ivy searches for her brother, the only person in her life who she could find solace in. They both shared a common dream with their friends... What was it? Anyway, she is now part of the Whitehounds, a fate perhaps worse than death itself. Mel ran away from … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abyss Veil.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Set off on a thrilling side-scrolling journey in Memori! Test your skill with tricky platforming challenges as you uncover the mysteries hidden within this strange realm. Collect clues, solve puzzles, and face death - only to be reborn again and again. You can actively contribute to the development process, provide valuable feedback, and share your speed-running achievements. It's a fantastic opp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Memori.

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  35. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 5,279 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 14 reviews

    Routine is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror title set on an abandoned Lunar base designed around an 80’s vision of the future. Curious exploration turns into a need for survival when a lunar base goes completely quiet. Searching for answers puts you face to face with an enemy who is certain the main threat is you. Discoveries lead to deeper unknowns and the only way to go is forward. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROUTINE.

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  36. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization
    72% User Score Based on 118 reviews

    Our story begins with a college student waking up in a mysterious Western-style mansion filled with uncanny statues, trap doors, and spooky mechanisms. To make matters worse...he can't seem to remember much of anything. The only clues he has are a shattered phone and scattered fragments of memory. As he explores the creepy building, he encounters a stunning young woman who also claims to be trappe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol.

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  37. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    71% User Score Based on 295 reviews

    Backrooms: Extractions is a 1-6 player co-op horror game set in 2062. As a MEG operative, enter the Backrooms to locate and extract lost agents while evading lurking entities. Use advanced tools, solve tense puzzles, and survive eerie environments. Stay alert: every sound could be your last! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Extractions.

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    26%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    40% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    The ancient Tranton family curse has forced young Miss Susan to embark on a perilous journey—one that will take her deep into the realm of the dead. Along the way, she will encounter ghostly inhabitants, forge unexpected alliances, face formidable enemies, and, most importantly, uncover the answer to the most haunting question of all: Who is truly responsible for the massacre of her entire family?… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle of Secrets.

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  40. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    81% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asleep: Ato 1.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 2,137 reviews

    Peripeteia is a first-person game mixing shooter, stealth and RPG mechanics, placing it within the elusive and ephemeral "immersive sim" genre, heavily inspired by the greats such as Deus Ex, it expands upon the formula with original ideas and an unexplored alternative history post-soviet setting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Peripeteia.

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  42. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    95% User Score Based on 146 reviews

    Embody a violinist and awaken a gigantic, forsaken world in this highly poetic platformer! Using your violin and bow, move towards the core of the realm to understand your role in this universe and play the best Concerto! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Symphonia.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    You play as an electrical appliance repair robot named 'Robert Wattson'. You fix a microwave by entering them and solving various puzzles to put the wiring back together, replace components and avoiding obstacles. These puzzles often involve moving screws to join circuits together and activating buttons within the appliance to both traverse through the appliance and eventually fix it. Robert also … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Millivolt.

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  44. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genopanic.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    98% User Score Based on 571 reviews

    Hypogea is a short, atmospheric 3D platformer where you play the role of a staff-wielding automaton trying to escape from an abandoned underground megastructure. Travel through the mysterious structure using your hooked staff to pole-vault, swing, climb, catch yourself and more. Restore the puzzling mechanisms of the facility and help its automaton inhabitants. Explore the cavernous h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hypogea.

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  46. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 564 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 2 reviews

    In this fast-paced roguelike side-scroller, hack and slash your way through the Dulce Base as Crimson the combat robot. Unleash fierce rhythmic attacks, customize and retrofit your build whenever, and uncover the true past of a post-apocalyptic robotic civilization… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oblivion Override.

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  47. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    CHAPTER 1 of 3 of Fear the moon An old group of friends unknowingly go camping in The Wolfman's territory deep inside an Ohio forest. Features Cinematic story telling. Realistic immersive art style. Effective jumpscares. Approximately 25min.Save System.See full game page below for features of the full game! This is chapter one of three for my upcoming game "FEAR THE MOON".  FULL GAME OUT… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear the Moon.

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  48. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    78% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    Join Our Discord About the GameConcept While exploring ancient ruins, Teflon accidentally releases a mysterious woman and her guardian from their cryosleep. When it's revealed that they are from a lost civilization that shaped the world as it is today, an adventure begins. Explore a vast world and fight your way through dungeons in a story of treasure, betrayal and friendship. Key Features … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Halcyon Days.

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  49. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    85% User Score Based on 276 reviews

    Turning onto an old road, the main character gets into an accident due to thick fog. Now he's trying to find someone who can help him. Forced to enter an old house, the main character finds himself trapped, from which it is not so easy to get out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I'm counting to 6....

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    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.

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