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Looking for games like new parent gothic? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with May The Hunt Be Everlasting and May Nature Guide You Home, Among the Haunted or THE EMBRACE.

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  1. CW: Questions relating to gender exploration, sexual orientation, and some implied violence Average play time: 1-3 hours, but that can fluctuate quite a bit depending on how much you feel like writing for each section. I am aware of a bug where on the last passage before the night of the transformation, there is a message about "nth value not set to 1" but I didn't have time to fix that before the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to May The Hunt Be Everlasting and May Nature Guide You Home.

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  2. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 8 reviews

    Among the Haunted is a interactive fiction game that combines a modern, cozy setting with elements of horror. The game is also a submission for the Cozy Halloween Jam and ECTOCOMP (Le Grande Guignol)!  Warning: this game has mentions of blood, ghosts, spiders and clowns, as well as disturbing themes. Please proceed with caution. SUMMARY Being a single parent is never easy, especially when you have… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Among the Haunted.

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  3. 72%Game Brain Score
    72% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    You have learned to accept the agonies of the Sympathy. The Aralunate crawls like a powerful hand, and when its towering fingers are snapped or twisted in a sortie, you feel it in your limbs: the gunshot pop of a broken leg, the crushing pressure that jerks your arm away from the control panel and bends it backwards. That is familiar. That, you can endure.When your mech lowers itself to rest on th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE EMBRACE.

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  4. 42%Game Brain Score
    42% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    "There's a haunting wind on the moors tonight, there's a blood red moon so bold. They'll all build fires in their hearths tonight... but mine alone stands cold" - HULDY in The Moors by Jen Silverman TW / CW: Violence, mention of rape/assault, dark themes  This February, I got to work on a production of The Moors by Jen Silverman, a play about the moors as the Bronte family experienced, absurdism, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poor Branwell.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    98% User Score Based on 2,186 reviews

    Chapter Ten has been released! A Tale of Crowns is a high fantasy romance with Middle Eastern roots, both on pc as well as mobile! It’s entirely text-based, with choices throughout to shape both your main character’s personality and skills as well as influence their relationships with others. There are four love interests for you to choose from, both female as well as male, each with their own st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Tale of Crowns.

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  6. 98%Game Brain Score
    98% User Score Based on 196 reviews

    I’m the Echo when You call is my submission to the non-ranked Interact-If 2022 Game Jam. The theme is “Red Herring”.  You are a Liminari - a scholar who has committed sacrilege by pursuing forbidden knowledge in hopes of evolving into an Old One, a being who can break itself out of the curse of the ouroboros, become a master of its own life and death; a god. During one of your solitary voyages … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I’m the Echo when You call.

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    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, character development
    70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Step into the dark world of 2147, a dystopian place of vampires, androids, and you, trapped in between You are Lina, a young woman searching frantically for your twin brother, who vanished the night he was transformed into a vampire.  Stepping out from the safety of home, you find yourself in a city where danger lies in every shadow. With clues to lead you to the truth, you'll uncover secrets tha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sibling Souls.

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  8. You were born cursed, with hands that twist the mind of any human you touch. Desperation leads you to the shadowy city of Eridia, where your fate intertwines with 5 monstrous strangers. Each can offer you salvation…or damnation. How far will you go to cure yourself? Choose your main character’s pronouns and origin story, and guide them through a thrilling journey with branching storylines, cha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TOUCHSTARVED.

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  9. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    (you love your wife very much) A short gothic horror game made in the bitsy engine. Made in a week for SCREAM JAM 2025 Content Warning: this game is gothic horror, and as such contains a lot of themes from that genre. Major warnings are: Body horrorImplied abuseThere are no explicit jumpscares in this game. For a more thorough (and spoiler-filled) list of warnings, please view the blog post h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exquisite Cadavre.

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  10. 65%Game Brain Score
    65% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    | “You will be getting your revenge, no matter what the cost is and whom you have to use..” WORD COUNT : 61K WOES OF THEIR WRETCHED is a recommended 18+ interactive fiction (that contains disturbing/dark subject matter that is not for everyone)that takes place in a mix and alternate universe of ancient times. Nothing in this story will be historically accurate. Woes of their wretched (wotw-if)… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Woes Of Their Wretched..

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  11. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Hi all! Here's a super short, rudimentary game about your dream of a certain town the night of a fateful event.  Baby's first bitsy game!  made using adam le doux's bitsy tool, game cover is from the Public Domain Image Archive! Part of the Crow Carious universe.  Season 1 of the Crow Carious series is coming Fall '26!  Our show's set in a world of machines, supernaturals, and a wound that'll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Someone's dream that they still remember, somehow..

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  12. Yandere x yandere x yandere: one must go. Yandere x yandere, a vampire-themed Visual Novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darling, Darling... Dead?.

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  13. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    The Abandoned House Down the Lane Background: Initially created for Ectocomp 2024  "Le Petit Mort" category (<4hrs) and "Spooky Adventure" sub theme. It is creepy but not too scary. CW: blood. After the jam, I took more time and released version 2, which implemented feedback from jam players. Story: You explore the spooky abandoned house down the lane. This was inspired by an overgrown empty lot… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Abandoned House Down the Lane.

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  14. 59%Game Brain Score
    59% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Created in October 2023 for ECTOCOMP 2023 (English), La Petite Mort division (meaning the game was written and coded within four hours) &The Bare-Bones Jam--a game jam for text-based games where you cannot change the formatting of the chosen program. Not only are graphics prohibited, but so is changing the interface or presentation in any way from the engine defaults. 2nd place winner of La Petit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forever and Ever.

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  15. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    You are a private investigator in debt. A group of people have showed up at your door with a large cash deposit, and a request that you find their missing loved ones: local employees of the international tech corporation Visual Corp., makers of Visual DOS and other critical programs the world relies on.  The police have ignored them, and they promise a large payday on just finding information on t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Visual DOS: Integer Overflow.

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  16. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    84% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    The final game in the Tower series: a reframing of the original story, partially from a different protagonist; it is again about trans women, time loops, and finding the strength to confront your own self-loathing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horizon.

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  17. 55%Game Brain Score
    55% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Somewhere in the Pacific Ocean lies a trench that Dr. Gustav Weissman and his team began investigating months ago. What they found instead could not resurface. Not without some help of course... Now, Dr. Oswald Wilkins, Dr. Heather Ure and a crew consisting of the bashful patisserie Lumiere Verne, the narcissistic intern with a dark past, Aimilios Papadimitrou, and Heather's pretty little sister M… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cannibal Mermaids Trench.

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  18. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 7 reviews

    A young woman goes to Sherlock Holmes in the wake of a tragedy, asking him for help. Unfortunately, Holmes has the flu, so it is up to Watson to do the legwork for this particular mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Case of the Missing Heirloom.

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  19. Gone Fishing is an interactive fiction game made in Twine about "a totally normal fishing trip with your totally normal friend John." It was created for the Fishing with John game jam. You return to your hometown after just over five years to go on a fishing trip with your friend and things happen. You also catch some fish. The playtime is between 5-10 minutes, with five different endi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gone Fishing.

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  20. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    a horror/romance story 15 years in the making...introducing Universal Constants, a joint project between Vasco "Comorant" Rivera and Mortis Velasquez featuring a story that's had over a decade to cook. this is the fancy mirror of the project hosted on our Forums, and you can keep up with updates as they come out (near-weekly!) there.Charon Judgment is an up and coming knight in the world of Morbit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UNIVERSAL CONSTANTS- Episode 1.

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  21. Embark on a chilling journey into the heart of darkness in "The Incident At The Woodmans," a gripping interactive thriller set within the confines of a secluded family home. Step into the shoes of Detective Mark Hayes, a seasoned investigator haunted by his own demons, as he unravels the enigmatic events surrounding the Woodman family's tragic demise. Nestled amidst the whispering pines and dense… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Incident at the Woodmans.

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  22. 88%Game Brain Score
    88% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    So, you want to ride with Padre and the Autarkis Gangrel of the Lost Souls coterie? You think you have what it takes to sleep rough over 1,200 miles of southern-Texas border with the Mexican Jaguar himself? To pistol-whip Sabbat incursions? To wrangle the cattle ranches and border crossings of the Circulatory System? To lasso drug mules carting vitae-laced meth? Big cojones, huh? Alright, saddle u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VTM - Blood Frontier.

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  23. 65%Game Brain Score
    65% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Made for the Tooth jam with Bitsy, Borksy, and various hacks. Arrow keys to move; bump into things to interact with them. Music by Carrie Z and her teeth. Get it here! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TEETH QUEST.

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  24. 62%Game Brain Score
    62% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Controls: Movement - in  the 4 cardinal directions with WASD Camera Control - Click on game with mouse, then mouse controls free camera. NOTE: The free camera can sometimes make grid movement disorienting. Manipulating camera while standing still is recommended. 5 Total Endings, 25 collectibles, 9 Unique characters to meet, and 4 Unique dialogue  conversations per character! My Submission for th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Faerie Mist.

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  25. 49%Game Brain Score
    49% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Adventure Looms: Welcome to the Rooms Join Mike, Carla, and Fred as they participate in their first tournament as Room Runners, exploring a space made up of rooms, objects, and madness. This game was created for @VeraBurd97's  Liminal Space Jam. The current version is a fairly early build. We'll continue to test and update it. If you run into any issues, please let us know. How to Play: left clic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Objects in Rooms.

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  26. 56%Game Brain Score
    56% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    It's Friday 13th. You're picking your girlfriend up from the school where she works. But she isn't in her classroom, and nobody else is around...Can you find her without getting lost, spooked, or otherwise detained? And when you find her, will everything be as it seems?-A Twine game for the Haunted Rainbow Game Jam. There are so many story branches and several different endings, folks! Try and col… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Find Your Girlfriend.

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  27. This 8bit game is a port from a mystery source...This casual, linier, interactive story game centers around a campfire with old friends telling... tales. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Campfire Tales.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    57% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Eser is the only human left alive. Gods and monsters, blessings and curses, an island ruled by giant insects — and in their midst: a reluctant human priest. Grief-stricken and bound by oath to obey the Queen’s newest divine decree, Eser will seek advice, encounter strange visitors, draw the attention of powers beyond comprehension, and surely make mistakes. As a baby, they were brought to Achtho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heretic's Hope.

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  29. 96%Game Brain Score
    96% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    Saves prior to the 4.2.0 build will need to restart the game due to changes in the code. The Trials and Tribulations of Edward Harcourt Friday February 2nd, 1923 My dearest friend, Such good fortune has befallen me, that I scarcely dare write you in case it is merely some joke played on me by fate. Lord knows that Fortuna has not been kind to me in this life. Yet fortune is fickle, and it s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Trials and Tribulations of Edward Harcourt.

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  30. 43%Game Brain Score
    43% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    Explore a virtual gallery of submechanophobia in a retro computing environment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Submerged Gallery.

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  31. 84%Game Brain Score
    84% User Score Based on 81 reviews

    Content Warning: Flashing images, self-harm, depression, suicidality | Website | Twitter | Itch | Email |i hurt myself -+- postjam edition is a short Bitsy game based on the original jam version from 2018. I decided to update it to be something I could be more proud of, since it's my most viewed project on the internet.This version is greatly expanded, and is almost entirely a new game, so "postj… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to i hurt myself - postjam edition.

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  32. 55%Game Brain Score
    55% User Score Based on 9 reviews

    Life is unpredictable. You have just been to your first party, with hope for a different, better, and more social future, but instead of waking up with a hangover, you wake up 13 months of coma later, severely ill and with no chance to build the life you wanted to live. Confined at home, confined to the night by your medication, deprived of outside contact to keep stress away from you,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mending Yesterday.

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  33. 94%Game Brain Score
    94% User Score Based on 652 reviews

    Chapter Four has been released! Crown of Ashes and Flames is a fantasy interactive fiction game, free to play on pc and mobile! You play as the only remaining member of the royal family of Vesphire; living in the home of the man that took away everything from you. It is currently in development and each chapter will be released as they are finished. Socials: Tumblr | Ko-Fi | Patreon The war… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crown of Ashes and Flames.

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  34. They buried the dolls for us that night. But the story didn’t end with the soil. The beloved classic returns in a remastered edition, featuring improved visuals and enhanced atmospheric presentation. STORYIn Mitono, a remote mountain village with only a handful of households, every child must undergo a mysterious ritual known as Warawa-Tomurai. Sixth-graders Yuuma and Honoka take part in the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Our Burial Dolls Remastered.

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  36. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    97% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    The Ultimate How-to-Socialize video game for the Socially Curious! Social Caterpillar follows an introvert navigating the exhausting task of socializing. Interactions are puzzles that need solved. The more you solve, the more energy you gain to explore... but only if you can ignore the wet whispers of the mysterious Yellow Voice... Solve people like puzzles! Solve a myriad of puzzles, each… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Social Caterpillar.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Story A red moon shines ominously on a city shrouded in endless night. The people here don't seem to have any life left in them. Well, all except for him. A young woman looking for an escape from her dreary everyday latches onto the only man left with light in his eyes, and musters up the courage to confess her love. If only she had noticed his sharp teeth before it was too late... Features Arou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duskbound.

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  38. The story of The Restless Sheep &amp; The Lone Wolf -A Tale of Cutthroat Lovers- continues!FEATURES A thrilling visual novel Japanese voice acting Multiple endingsSTORYThe romantic noir visual novel The Restless Sheep &amp; The Lone Wolf returns to Kabukicho in this unhinged simul-quel. Me, Azami, and the whole ragtag gang rampage through five all-new short stories!CHARACTERS Li Fa Shu Tokio Aoi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf -Woolly Eyes GAIDEN-.

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  39. Unravel the secrets of the Bariton mansion! Take on the mantle of detective in the role of Lucas Usher, and solve the riddles plaguing the ghosts of those left behind! Uncover their secrets and help them find salvation … or damnation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Resonant Dusk.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    A journey through the life of a champion player of a cryptic and bizarre sport. The dialogue choices you make will determine the path your life takes, and the ultimate conclusion to your story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game.

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

    49 Keys is a narrative-focused game that will test your wits and nerves. Peruse the pages of a Lovecraftian tale, interact with maps and solve the puzzles encountered along the way. Trace your master's footsteps to uncover the deepest secrets of the arcane, on a quest brimming with horror and magic. Embark on a Disturbing Journey Alas, I knew not of the extraordinary, bizarre, and gut-ch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 49 Keys.

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  43. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    A THOUSAND MOUTHS TO SCREAM is a space horror visual novel with interactive point and click elements. You will observe the life of Nick the only crew member of an intelligent spaceship. This ship has everything it needs to keep itself and its crew alive. The ship feeds, treats Nick, makes sure he's well. It's a choose-your-own-adventure style game. You will have to make choices and see… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A THOUSAND MOUTHS TO SCREAM.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 155 reviews

    Every night, you awaken in your studio and paint your masterpiece. Or, at least, you try to. Oh, if only your muse would return. If only lifting your brush didn't fill your fingertips with agony. It Paints Me is a short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain, and love. It features: 3.9k words 3 endings hand drawn artwork original music partial voice acting … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It Paints Me.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    95% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inversed.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    90% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    A short experience about ghosts and places and people, set in the first days/weeks after the lockdown ended in Melbourne. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to i am still here.

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  47. Urban Legend Hunters 2: Double is an immersive adventure game where you investigate urband legends in a modern city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urban Legend Hunters 2: Double.

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

    “It is said that her ego has its own country...”Story Goblet of Mercy is a short interactive dark fantasy tale about your encounter with a woman whose ego is so big she made her own perfect world to contain it. It began with Halloween, a time when the veil between worlds is thin. Your friend Judy invited you out to a themed party at the local library. A Halloween event, a good friend, a lot of we… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goblet of Mercy.

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  50. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Godeater. Kingslayer. The Welsh Dragon. You had many names, but which one truly fit you?  As the illegitimate child of Lord Uther Pendragon,  your existence was often clouded in mystery, even hidden completely from text. However with the fall of the Pendragon household, your lineage rose to power. Arthur le Fay, your older brother, is now king. In a comedic turn of events, you are too.  Sort of. T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bateleur.

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