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Games like MOTiVE: Vol 2 Issue 1

Games like MOTiVE: Vol 2 Issue 1

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  1. Welcome back to the world of Redthorn! Four magical curses transformed this place -- a  world much like our own circa 1850. It has aspects of steampunk, body horror, corruption, and post-apocalyptic strangeness. This issue contains The Cresting Pearl-Light, our first adventure for Redthorn. A weirdly compelling lighthouse rises from the sea, revealing more than the players might wish for... Issue … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOTiVE: Vol 2 Issue 2.

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  2. The third and final issue of MOTiVE for 2020 provides locations and NPCs in Gokleve, including merchants that have struck deals with the mysterious Others. The rest of the issue contains an adventure that involves rogue tinker witches, the nefarious Vodník of Nix, grafter gangers, redthorn besieged villagers, and a prototype submarine that threatens to turn the tide of power in the Rustwater regi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOTiVE: Vol 2 Issue 3.

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  3. MOTiVE is a Dungeon World, Powered by the Apocalypse Engine ‘zine. Each volume (year) covers a single topic.  Volume one is The Green-Golden Rade, a faerie realm that takes the form of a rade (road). It can connect any two places in your campaign. Terrible fey nobles placed the hearts of unrequited lovers in amber stelae as its milestones when it was fashioned by the labors of their enchanted slav… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOTiVE: Vol 1 Issue 2.

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  4. MOTiVE is a Dungeon World, Powered by the Apocalypse Engine ‘zine. Each volume (year) covers a single topic.  Volume one is The Green-Golden Rade, a faerie realm that takes the form of a rade (road). It can connect any two places in your campaign. Terrible fey nobles placed the hearts of unrequited lovers in amber stelae as its milestones when it was fashioned by the labors of their enchanted slav… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOTiVE: Vol 1 Issue 4.

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  5. MOTiVE is a Dungeon World, Powered by the Apocalypse Engine ‘zine. Each volume (year) covers a single topic.  Volume one is The Green-Golden Rade, a faerie realm that takes the form of a rade (road). It can connect any two places in your campaign. Terrible fey nobles placed the hearts of unrequited lovers in amber stelae as its milestones when it was fashioned by the labors of their enchanted slav… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOTiVE: Vol 1 Issue 1.

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  6. MOTiVE is a Dungeon World, Powered by the Apocalypse Engine ‘zine. Each volume (year) covers a single topic.  Volume one is The Green-Golden Rade, a faerie realm that takes the form of a rade (road). It can connect any two places in your campaign. Terrible fey nobles placed the hearts of unrequited lovers in amber stelae as its milestones when it was fashioned by the labors of their enchanted slav… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOTiVE: Vol 1 Issue 3.

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  7. 68%Game Brain Score
    68% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Clean Spirit is a token-based, rules-lite TTRPG designed to inspire an emotionally meaningful cleaning session with your new or old characters. There's nothing quite like cleaning and the magic of discovering something lost, placing a treasured item in the perfect spot, finding the strength to let something go, and reliving the stories and memories these items inspire.  It's time to join your fel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clean Spirit.

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  8. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    “The Earth as we know it is no longer; but by our memory it shall remain.” The Earth was destroyed by the mysterious emergence of the World Tree – and within the roots of the Apocalypse, life was reborn anew. New species of humankind evolved, and magic fills the very air like pollen.  Inspired from tile-based strategy games like Arknights and Fire Emblem, Voyager: Tactics is a tactics TRPG inspire… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voyager: Tactics playtest.

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  9. When the apocalyptic event known as the spatial collapse occurred and the divine gods and their celestial realm were forcibly thrust into the industrial fantasy world below 65 years ago their mortal followers faced the toughest choice they’d ever make. While many saw no objection to being ruled directly by those they worshiped there were some who questioned the benevolence of their formerly i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After the Collapse.

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  10. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    There's nothing like sitting down with a group of friends and loved ones to tell a story of heroes facing off against terrible odds, but sometimes to get there we must first face off against the rules. For young kids, the uninitiated, or those who only have a few hours to spare, heavy rulebooks can be a massive barrier to surpass. Take Courage! aims to tackle that issue by relying on a handful of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Take Courage!.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    79% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Ryne is currently funding on Indiegogo! Our world is shaped by the Remnants—titans as tall as mountains and as long as valleys. We are the people who live in the patchwork world that they have created. We have built our homes and communities, we’ve learnt how to survive and travel in the strange landscapes that they’ve created. We adapt as their territories shift around us. We live in the shadows … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ryne.

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  12. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    It’s the year 23XX and our world is now The Wasteland. The legendary, reclusive Shroomp Lord is hosting a new cooking competition and your restaurant has received an invitation! Can you survive through the challenges and cook your way to the top? What is this? Death Cap Sauté is a GM-less TTRPG and dice game for 2 to 5 players and is meant to be played in a single session. Each player takes the ro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Cap Sauté.

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  13. 61%Game Brain Score
    61% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Some three hundred years ago the empires of the world were toppled by a wave of fast-growing greenery, a tide of rampant growth spilling from the West. This event, the Verdancy, gave rise to the world you’ll explore as you play - a titanic expanse of rustling waves and sturdy boughs known as the Wildsea. Now chainsaw-driven ships cut their way across dense treetop waves, their engines powered … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wildsea: Free Basic Rules.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 8 reviews

    Our Minerva is a GMless, slice-of-life tabletop roleplaying game about the athlete children of undead gods. You'll portray their exploits in Sport, their responsibilities in Duty, and especially their interactions and relationships in a quiet, rural Town where they never actually lived.  To tell the minerva's stories, you'll narrate scenes, ask questions, role-play conversations, and move playing… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Our Minerva.

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  15. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    The Voyage appendix is a  "zine" in the format of a collection of index card gaming aids intended to flesh-out aspects of voyage and exploration in minimalist OSR role-playing games, that lack such a system, or to add to an established system.  System-neutral for the most part, the only crunch makes reference to HP.Each index card can and should be used independently, use some and disregard the re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Voyage appendix.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    73% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Hold all worlds and all stories in your hand with this simple and evocative  game. What is Tapestry? Tapestry is a blank slate, a fresh canvas, a new page on which to write any and all stories. It is a storytelling game with simple rules and shared narrative control among all players. It is free of any themes or settings and instead relies on intuitive word association to drive the game. Similar t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tapestry.

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  17. 57%Game Brain Score
    57% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Welcome to Sonic's World - A universe unique and beyond what you know from the SEGA games! Where, inspired by Sonic and other heroes of the franchise, you and your friends will create a team of heroes that will save the world from the forces of evil! For those unfamiliar - tabletop (or role-playing, or pen-and-paper) games are imagination focused games, like Dungeons and Dragons. This one is based… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rings and Running Shoes.

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  18. Your only child has been taken by goblins to the underground city of Ix, where they mine coal and tend to the great clockwork contraptions that run your perfect world. You want to remember their name. You want to hold them in your arms, again. You want to bring them home. Journey into the Underground by yourself or with a team to find your child in this short TTRPG of steampunk and urban fantasy.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Underground.

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  19. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Update: Just added a free demo, including all of the Redígo Core rules! Scroll down to check it out.JUST ADD CREATIVITY Redígo ("re•DEE•go") is a game of narrative hand signs for roleplaying on the go. You can play on a walk, in a car, around a campfire, or even inside a cool fort made of blankets and chairs. It doesn't require dice, paper, or even a tabletop. All you need is a creative mind and s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Redígo RPG Core.

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  20. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 922 reviews

    Prep Less. Play Better. Exciting upgrades await you in one of the most popular virtual tabletops. Fantasy Grounds Unity has amazing new features to take your gaming on to new adventures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fantasy Grounds VTT.

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  21. Remember when you were young and everything seemed possible? Back when you owned a pair of lucky socks and a dragon lived in the school basement? Back when the rain stopped if you sang a song about it and wolves prowled your home town’s streets after dark? Back when everything was more wonderful and more terrible than it is today? When you were just a kid and didn’t really understand the world, ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Troublemakers.

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  22. Welcome to Ravenscrest.  On the surface, it is a small, stagnant town nestled somewhere within the Pacific Norwestern region of the United States.  As a high schooler living there, you are likely all too familiar that this description is the understatement of the millenia.  In fact, bad shit happens in the region  around Ravenscrest that the government(?) has even taken interest in the strange occ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RAVENSCREST 2nd Edition.

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  23. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    The Ancient Ones Speak (TAOS) is a tabletop roleplaying game for one "Ancient Arbiter" (who runs the game) and one or more players. The game also starts with a full tutorial, so once you (the Ancient Arbiter) have grasped the rules, it's ready to go from the moment your friends sit down at the table. Who are the Ancients? There is more to this world than we ever really stop to consider. The belie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ancient Ones Speak.

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  24. View Game
    91%Game Brain Score
    91% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Some three hundred years ago the empires of the world were toppled by a wave of fast-growing greenery, a tide of rampant growth spilling from the West. This event, the Verdancy, gave rise to the world you’ll explore as you play - a titanic expanse of rustling waves and sturdy boughs known as the Wildsea. Now chainsaw-driven ships cut their way across dense treetop waves, their engines powered by o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wildsea.

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  25. 54%Game Brain Score
    54% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    Hard-Knock World is a streamlined tabletop roleplaying game where players adventure to learn new skills at the metaphorical ‘school of hard knocks’: advancement is open-ended, using broad fictional descriptions. Each PC can master a new ability related to their class each session, but this happens diegetically (in the story) rather than being chosen between sessions from a list of advanced moves— … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hard-Knock World.

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  26. 38%Game Brain Score
    38% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Shiver my timbers, shiver my soul. There’s a fleet that sails for Hell below. An Armada bound for the infernal depths, crewed by sirens and carrying treasure and souls to damnation. You’re going to rob it. The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea is a tabletop roleplaying game for 2–6 players and 1 gamemaster about Freebooters raiding the Armada of the Damned. It is a 10 page booklet containing a comp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.

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  27. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 35,841 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 24 reviews

    Discover the lost Stick of Truth and earn your place at the side of Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny as their new friend in a hilarious and outrageous RPG adventure. # THE DEFINITIVE SOUTH PARK EXPERIENCE Written and voiced by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, The Stick of Truth brings their unique brand of humor to video gaming. # FRIENDS WITH BENEFIT Recruit classic South Park characters to your caus… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to South Park: The Stick of Truth.

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  28. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    MASHED is a tabletop roleplaying game that uses Powered by the Apocalypse rules to explore the value of human life and the stresses of war—but it’s also about relationships. And courage. And laughter. And love. Although your characters spend long hours performing surgery, MASHED compresses these into short events to focus on the most dramatic moments. Much of the game actually occurs outside of th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MASHED: A Korean War MASH RPG.

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  29. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    95% User Score Based on 176 reviews

    Return to the first fantasy role-playing epic set in the legendary Dragonlance game world of Krynn. This immortal pack includes Champions of Krynn, Death Knights of Krynn and The Dark Queen of Krynn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeons & Dragons: Krynn Series.

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  30. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    58% User Score Based on 1,632 reviews

    Set in the lush and vibrant world of the Forgotten Realms, Sword Coast Legends offers an all-new way to enjoy the time-tested magic of playing Dungeons & Dragons as a shared storytelling experience. With a deep narrative developed by a team of long-time industry veterans and a partnership with Wizards of the Coast, the single player campaign of Sword Coast Legends brings the world of Faerûn home l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword Coast Legends.

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  31. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    67% User Score Based on 392 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 3 reviews

    Ogre is a turn-based strategy game of mechanized warfare, requiring tactical decision making and strategic thinking. It is the official video game adaptation of the legendary tabletop wargame from Steve Jackson Games, developed by the award-winning Auroch Digital. Hovercraft, tanks, infantry, and giant cybernetic tanks called Ogres take part in a seemingly endless world war. You take command and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ogre.

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  32. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    93% User Score Based on 380 reviews

    Learn and play Go, the classic board game that has been played for thousands of years, and compete in the race to conquer the most land in the in-game world, or compete online against opponents around the real world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Conquest of Go.

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  33. Fact sheet Developers: Gem Room Games Kickstarter Launch: Feb 1st, 2022 Platform: Tabletop Role-Playing Game Price: $5 Digital, $10 Print Available here: https://9-lives-to-valhalla.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Game Description You are a death metal viking cat, earning your place in the drinking halls of Valhalla by casting a wake of blood and carnage upon the blighted earth in each of your 9 l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 9 Lives to Valhalla Press Kit.

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  34. 68%Game Brain Score
    68% User Score Based on 19 reviews

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

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  35. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Princess Guard is a role-playing game of magical adventure starring magical princesses and their spirit companions. In Princess Guard, you play a magical princess from one of the royal realms of the Floating Islands of Orthavia. You’ll team up with your fellow princesses to explore new lands, defend your realm, help your people, tend to the spirits, visit other realms, and rescue travelers in di… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Princess Guard.

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  36. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Fact Sheet Developer: Bannerless Games Launch: March 8, 2023Platform: Tabletop Role-Playing Game Price: $10 Digital, $15 PrintAvaliable at itch.io and DriveThruRPG Game Description Night after night, you sit alone with your thoughts, your music, and a microphone. Whether you come to your radio show with somber attitude or joyful spirit, you use the music that moves you to etch something fleeting a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VOID 1680 AM Press Kit.

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  37. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    A New Age Begins . . . Years after a mysterious series of magical Churnings, kingdoms of Mushrooms awoke in a world left behind by the Ancients, surrounded by strange beasts and remnants of ancient technology from when "humans" walked the soils. In the years following, Mushroomkind fought and explored, discovered and innovated. But Mushrooms are small, and the world is large; much remains to be le… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mushrooms & Magic.

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

    Endeavour is a playset for the PARAGON system. You will need a copy of the AGON rulebook to play this game. Refer to agon-rpg.com for more information. Premise You are an officer aboard the Interstellar Confederation Ship Endeavour. Your mission is to explore the galaxy. You will travel deep into uncharted space where you will encounter strange phenomena, make first contact with alien civilization… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endeavour.

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  39. 81%Game Brain Score
    81% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    As the Sun Forever Sets is a Survival Horror Hexcrawl about interpersonal conflict and survival, inspired by The War of the Worlds. We play a group of ordinary Victorian people embroiled in the chaos of the British Empire, as it collapses under the overwhelming weight of an invasion from Mars. After 15 days, the Martians succumb to the micro-organisms of Earth – long eradicated from the Red Planet… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to As the Sun Forever Sets - Alpha.

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  40. 100%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    (A game inspired by concepts provided to me by my daughter, Freya.) NEW ZINE FORMAT RELEASED!  Updated to v2.0.1 with art, text corrections and rule edits. Full-sized "Letter" and "A4" update versions and core Play Materials RELEASED! The capable heroines of the Princess Council struggle against enemies and expectations as they strive to find their place in the world or create one of their own; w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Princess World - Short Story Edition.

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  41. 55%Game Brain Score
    55% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    The Basics Plunderlight is a dark fantasy role-playing game about ambitious characters following their convictions in a world of stark iniquity. There are deals in dark alleys, harrowing chases through haunted forests, duels fought in the morning rain, and pacts made with otherworldly powers who care naught for the plight of mortals. We play to find out if the characters' convictions drive them to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plunderlight.

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  42. 59%Game Brain Score
    59% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Astral Tourists is a simple roleplaying game for adventures in the Astral Plane, the space in-between realities where thoughts, dreams and demons live. Each download includes: A complete, easy to learn role-playing game system, adapted from Into the Odd by Chris McDowall20 distinct character ‘origins’ which act as simple character classes unique to the Astral Plane setting, each with a selection o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astral Tourists.

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  43. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Welcome! This is a two-page, printable approach to designing engaging, dramatic scenes for any story - whether one you choose to write out, or for a story game.  Though designed to work with the StoriesRPG base game, it works with any tabletop RPG, breaking every scene into four parts: The Hook: A read-aloud description to set the scene!Explore: A list of things to describe and questions to ask to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StoriesRPG - Scenes!.

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  44. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    A 60 pg. Neurodiverse, Meditative, Hive-Mind-Inducing, Journaling Game (Singleplayer + Multiplayer Expansion) Visit this link to order physical copies! To keep prices low, I only profit 50 cents off of each physical copy sold. If you see the book listed elsewhere, such as overpriced copies on amazon, I do not control their listings and make the same profit. So, if you'd like to support the work fu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Goblin Thought.

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  45. Adventure. Investigation. Science! Your crew hustles to complete jobs in a sector-wide cold war. Free Spacer is a sandbox science fiction game about a crew of a commissioned starship in a quadrant wide cold war. There is exploration, trade, investigation, space combat, science projects, infiltration, and troubleshooting. We play to find out how the crew gets the job done, the choices they make, th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Free Spacer.

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  46. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    Playing online? You can make a copy of our Google Sheets character keeper by following this link.  A beautiful nostalgic tabletop game that makes me miss all the places I used to love when I was a kid. — Jay Dragon, creator of Wanderhome and Sleepaway Here We Used to Fly is a rules-light tabletop roleplaying game about a group of friends exploring an abandoned theme park. Over the course of a sing… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Here We Used to Fly.

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  47. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    It is the year 2277, two centuries have passed since humanity took their first step on mars, a new home for humanity. We terraformed the entire solar system, our previously uninhabitable backyard into a new world for all. The human race is plagued by a familiar crisis, its cradle could no longer hold its ever growing population. Mother Earth can only provide so much. Bound by the speed of light an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkglass Sojourners.

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  48. View Game
    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 334 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    Drakensang is a third-person party-based RPG based on the pen & paper role-play rules of The Dark Eye. Drakensang is the first PC game for over 10 years to be based on Germany's most successful and popular role-play system. Drakensang builds on the pen & paper rules as applied in version 4.0. The developers have optimized the rulebook specially for the PC realization in order to make the game mor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drakensang.

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  49. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 138 reviews

    Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown for PS VR is an RPG that brings a magical table to life before your very eyes! The Table grants you the power to guide a party of Scoundrels through the dangerous and intriguing realm of the Crown Islands! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown.

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  50. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    96% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    "Life is like a waiting room, except people don't leave in the order they enter." Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story. Just life and the characters finding their own ways of facing death in an indifferent, relentless, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project.

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