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Looking for games like Mirkwood? Here are top open world puzzle recommendations with a mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Recompile, Last Chance Market or Everett Isle.

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  1. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 192 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 3 reviews

    Explore the birth of sapient AI in this atmospheric hacking adventure set in the sprawling world of Recompile. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recompile.

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  2. When a grocery list becomes a struggle to survive against cosmic horrors, will you make it through the door? Stay alive, solve the mystery and make your offerings - or end up on a missing person poster in this first-person, non-linear nightmare. But you'd better hurry, the store's closing soon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Chance Market.

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  3. Everett Isle is an exploration-based puzzle game. You wake up on a mysterious isle, without any memory of how you ended up there. To make your way off the island you'll have to traverse it's diverse set of areas, from abandoned caves, to broiling volcanoes, finding artifacts and puzzling your way through Everett Isle's many challenges. Everett Isle is comprised of Five Main areas the player must… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everett Isle.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    The world has ended. Homgard can’t be saved… but someone still needs to do the paperwork. You move through the broken world by solving logic puzzles, each one revealing a little more of what was lost. Along the way you'll find heroes who hit snooze on destiny, gods who went to get snacks and never came back, and apocalyptic cults arguing over font sizes. Apparently, this is considered normal.   … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homgard.

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  5. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    91% User Score Based on 67 reviews

    An atmospheric exploration game set in a Dark Fantasy world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilisation and uncover it's forgotten past through a short nonlinear story with timeless retro graphics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ember Seeker.

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  6. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    98% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    PANTHALASSA In Panthalassa, you delve into an alien underwater world where you play as Magellan (aka MAG), an autonomous exploratory submarine who suffers a catastrophic malfunction and awakes anew, reborn in a highly advanced body, in a world they do not recognize. With technology alien to them and new emotions that were not there before. In this game, you must find out where you are… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Panthalassa.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, character development
    94% User Score Based on 306 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rosewater.

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  8. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,875 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 9 reviews

    Islands of Insight is an epic shared-world puzzle game where you play as a Seeker on a peaceful journey of exploration and discovery. Seek out and solve mysterious puzzles at your own pace across an awe-inspiring world of floating islands. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Islands of Insight.

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  9. He's alone and keeps in a fool's paradise. Help Jack to open his eyes by getting through his dark adventure to the truth. Solve puzzles, explore Jack's memories and enjoy the ambient soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fool's Paradise.

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  10. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 3,038 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 7 reviews

    A single player exploration and survival experience, played in first person and developed in Unreal Engine 4. Set on a mysterious and uninhabited alien planet. With Earth on the brink of destruction, as mankind's last hope, and stranded on a deserted alien planet, the player has to survive the harsh environment and find a way to send a signal back home. Confronted with merciless weather, and dan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Solus Project.

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  12. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 226 reviews

    Buy The Forest Quartet on PlayStation Store. Experience life, death and jazz in this unique puzzle adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forest Quartet.

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  13. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    93% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Blackshift is an action puzzle game that isn't afraid of complexity. Curse your way through 100 basically impossible levels, or create your own and share them with the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackshift.

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  14. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    95% User Score Based on 147 reviews

    Make use of your special abilities to skate, shoot, and fly through over 40 unique locations. In a strange land with almost no information you must be resourceful and clever. Question everything you see and trust nothing you hear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Automaton Lung.

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  15. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    98% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    Closer To Home is a dialogue-focused walking simulator with light puzzle elements and item collection. Navigate connections between reality and dreams, look for weird stuff and make friends. There is no reason to fear death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Closer To Home.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Inferno is a simple but atmospheric puzzle game where you follow the journey of Dante Alighieri through the Nine Circles of Hell. The game is an adaptation of his epic poem Inferno written over 700 years ago, and between levels it includes many memorable quotes from the poem together with colorized artwork.Features Over 100 unique puzzles Nine levels of hell, each with its own athmosphere, ligh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inferno.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    87% User Score Based on 111 reviews

    The ability to discern hidden connections is both a gift and a curse. The covert mechanisms of reality do not reveal themselves to any and all, and there is a price to pay for this knowledge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Euphoria.

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  18. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 156 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 15 reviews

    Scarf is a 3D Adventure game, where protagonist Hyke must use his polymorphic scarf to explore a magical environment, solve mysterious puzzles and overcome difficult challenges. Hyke’s scarf morphs into different objects which will help to progress the adventure. Hyke was born in an unknown place, surrounded by other souls. All of them will start a path through the World with the main goal being t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCARF.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 782 reviews

    Adaca is a Sci-fi First-person shooter set on the mysterious titular planet. Use your gravity-manipulating robotic arm to hurl heavy objects at your foes or even rip their weapons directly from their hands! Explore and manipulate the environment to stay alive and navigate this eerie, hostile world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ADACA.

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  20. SSR Wives: The Murder Of My Winter Crush Is an upcoming Retro Survival Horror experience that takes inspiration from iconic staples of the survival horror genre with the romantic and interpersonal intrigue of a Visual Novel. The game aims to create a tense, atmospheric, and immersive experience by combining a Haunting Mystery Narrative, Exploration, challenging puzzles, and terrifying enemy encoun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SSR Wives: The Murder Of My Winter Crush.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Honu is a first-person 3D puzzle adventure set in a world where magic and technology come together. As an explorer stepping through a portal, you find yourself on the untouched island of Honu, a place where nature has reclaimed the ruins of an ancient civilization. Strange magitech devices lie dormant among moss-covered stones, waiting to be understood once more. Travel through a variety of bio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Honu.

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  22. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Quantum Loop is a non-linear space exploration adventure in a time loop. Learn what you can before you're overwhelmed by the asteroids, then use your new knowledge to solve problems in the next run! If you hit an asteroid, it's game over. But your knowledge is power!  Exploit what you learn between runs to stop the asteroids! With an open world and no explicit quest log, you're pushed to thi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum Loop.

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  23. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 234 reviews

    Disclaimer: Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times is designed for 4:3 to relive the 2003 GameCube nostalgia, but play however feels right to you! Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times is a semi-open world puzzle adventure where you play as a loud-mouthed, hot-headed mage trying to figure out why everyone has disappeared. With 40 magical runes to combine however you want, every challenge is an oppo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Dive into a small, dense open world with cryptic puzzles, weird interactions and interesting characters. Will you fit in? Join in divine communion? Or become something of your own! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lenrual.

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  25. Port Town Survival - Survive and Uncover the Secrets! Are you ready to survive in an abandoned port town? Port Town Survival offers an immersive open-world experience blending exploration, survival, mystery, and action. StoryPort Town was once a thriving harbor town. However, in the past, an unknown group of hazmat-suited individuals invaded, and most of the local population vanished. Now, eerie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Port Town: Survival.

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  26. [RETURN] is a puzzle adventure game. When sudden disaster strikes, Noah explores a mysterious island searching for his missing sister Kaira. Following scattered puzzle pieces and clues, he uncovers the catastrophe's hidden truth while ascending to the island's peak. Can you reach the end? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RETURN.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    I've been trying to contact someone out there, if someone can hear me, please answer me and connect to my core. Won't you accept my call? Won't you enter a new world? A passion project made alone with love, Wishbind is an exploration based, hand-crafted 2D platformer collect-a-thon, in which you'll explore a vast world to gather a special kind of leaf essence, while interacting with characters … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wishbind.

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  28. Curtains The Clown is a compact 2D adventure with multiple possible outcomes. Use simple platforming mechanics like wall jumps and double jumping to guide Curtains through a treacherous world in search of a way to continue (or end) his journey. Hidden away in seemingly unreachable places are 6 items that hold the keys to various exits. Find and bring an item to its corresponding NPC/world object t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Curtains The Clown.

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  29. FOMOGRAPHY is a story-driven photography adventure where you play as an aging man reliving his life through the lens of a boy, navigating the labyrinth of his own memories with his camera. As recollections fade, embark on a poignant quest to unravel past mysteries. As you journey through the past, familiar places and faces fade from memory, leaving only fragments behind. In FOMOGRAPHY, explore th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FOMOGRAPHY.

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  30. The Game is a philosophical journey toward the betterment of one's being; it is advancement, evolution, and rebirth. The more we advance, facing and overcoming the obstacles in our lives, the more we improve ourselves, subsequently achieving a reward, the satisfaction of being, what is called happiness by many! Each section consists of a labyrinthine system of arrows and numbers; to unlock each se… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Sweet Floating in the Void.

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  32. "Secrets of the Haunted Mansion" is an immersive interactive adventure game that transports players into the dark and mysterious world of an abandoned and haunted estate. Step into the shoes of an explorer, ready to unearth forgotten secrets and unravel intriguing puzzles. Features Exploration: Traverse through old corridors and antique chambers as you delve into the uncharted corners of the haunt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secrets of the Haunted Mansion.

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  33. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    71% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Welcome to the world of Bad Dream, where nothing is as it seems. In the latest addition to the series, Bad Dream: Purgatory, you'll explore a hauntingly surreal landscape filled with unused characters from a cancelled project. These characters are trapped in a state of limbo, suspended in nothingness without any purpose or direction. It's up to you, the player, to decide their fate and give them t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bad Dream: Purgatory.

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  34. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Materialization of Memories is a Survival Horror game where you can never be sure you are in control of the situation. The materialisation zone has many surprises in store for you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Materialization of memories.

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  35. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 157 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 4 reviews

    An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island´s tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley´s fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost on the Shore.

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  36. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 80 reviews

    Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Memorrha.

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  37. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 368 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 16 reviews

    BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is a 2D isometric adventure game set in the distant future. Explore a post-apocalyptic landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the world around you. Features A story-driven adventure set in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future. A unique tribal punk aesthetic and 2D isometric re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

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  39. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 252 reviews

    NeonCode is a one hour long cyberpunk-retrowave adventure game. It was inspired by classics such as the Blade Runner-movies, Miami Vice, Grim Fandango and the games of Telltale. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NeonCode.

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  40. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 211 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 9 reviews

    A difficult open world puzzle game about climbing mysterious ruins and setting fire to your belongings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bonfire Peaks.

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  41. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 11,267 reviews
    Critic Score 91%Based on 5 reviews

    Buy Tunic on PlayStation Store. Explore a hostile world and fight mighty enemies in this stylish isometric adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TUNIC.

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  42. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 192 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

    7th Sector invites you to immerse into the mysterious world of cyberpunk and overcome a difficult path by solving various technical puzzles, facing dangers and collecting information about the world and the events happening in it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 7th Sector.

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  43. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    83% User Score Based on 96 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 6 reviews

    An occult forest rave ⸸ Strange rituals ⸸ Enigmatic organizers ⸸ An ancient evil ⸸ Pure Psychedelic Horror If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strobophagia: Rave Horror.

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  44. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Explore. Upgrade. Improve. Overcome. Jump, Push, Dash, Climb, Glide & Slice your way through hidden paths and secret passages. Pick your own fights, upgrade your weapon, and spend some time with the weird locals. Features: A beautiful classic orchestral original soundtrack from composer Wesley Coleman! A handcrafted pixel-art open-world! Fast paced, challenging platforming &… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aeternum Vale.

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  46. What if growing up means losing your dreams?One night, Bjørn witnesses a mysterious figure steal his parents’ dreams. Determined to get them back, he follows the thief into a strange and beautiful dreamworld, a place where wonder still lingers, but nightmares are spreading. What begins as a search for the Dreamthief becomes a journey through Bjørn’s own fears, where darkness, loneliness, the unkn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dreamthief.

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  47. House of Forgotten Souls is a handcrafted atmospheric puzzle adventure about memory and forgotten places. Explore a shifting mansion as Ovi, a mysterious black cat, helping its strange inhabitants recover lost memories. Every environment, prop, and character in the game is built from real-world handmade miniatures, then carefully scanned and brought into the game. This gives the mansion a tangibl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House of Forgotten Souls.

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  48. You open your eyes and find yourself aboard a fishing ship, floating aimlessly in the ocean. You have no recollection of how you got here. Or of who you are. You hear a strange sound coming from the bridge. And you start exploring … This is Journey Beyond the Edge of the World. An atmospheric first-person adventure game set on a ship lost at sea. Uncover a mysterious retro-scifi story set in 1953… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Journey Beyond the Edge of the World.

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  49. GAME DESCRIPTIONWelcome to Sentinel Island, a place where the modern world collides with primal forces under the tyrannical rule of Wandal. As a modern man, you must navigate this wild landscape, crafting tools of science to survive against the relentless tribe. Use strategy to outsmart brutal enemies and master immersive mechanics while uncovering dark secrets hidden in the shadows and Bill Black… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE SENTINEL.

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  50. Step into the forgotten world of Vokir Island, where echoes of a lost past stir within the mists. You are the Lost Guardian, awakening with fragmented memories and an unshakable pull toward an uncertain destiny. As darkness tightens its grip over the land, specters of your former life rise to meet you — foes, allies, and secrets long buried beneath the sands of time. Lost Tales of Altoris invites… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Tales of Altoris.

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