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Games like No Pacing when the Client is Here

Looking for games like No Pacing when the Client is Here? Here are top simulation recommendations with a mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Beholder 3, Beholder 2 or Mask of the Rose.

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  1. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 493 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    When a high-ranking security officer saves you from prison, you end up a pawn in her schemes. Now you must eliminate anyone standing in the way of her secret plans and try to get your life back while working two jobs. No tenant, employee or superior is safe from your spying. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholder 3.

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  2. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 1,218 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

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

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  3. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 378 reviews

    A marvellous romance with a hint of murder. Lose your heart to a stolen city in this game of amorous intrigue! Seek love, for yourself or your friends. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mask of the Rose.

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  4. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 332 reviews

    Urban Tale is a realistic, vibrant and unique RPG that will allow you to fulfil your dreams, and pursue your most wanted goals in life. You start from scratch, having nothing in the big city where you can meet a lot of people, that can help you throughout your adventure. Your goal is to survive and succeed in life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urban Tale.

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  5. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    88% User Score Based on 205 reviews

    This Grand Life 2 seeks to answer the question, "What would life be like as a ____ living in ____?"With a unique character preferences system and an inflation-driven economy, the game simulates the financial experience of different people in the modern world. Features Colony Sim-Style Management - Set priorities for your characters and watch them fulfill their desires. You make the important decis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Grand Life 2.

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  6. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 760 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    July, 1935. A murder has been committed aboard the SS Hook, eight hours out from New York.Only one problem: you did it.Can you get away with murder? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overboard!.

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  7. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    It’s your first day in office and half of the staff is already on burnout... Here is your gun, your contract. Now go fire some people. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Work In Progress.

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  8. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    74% User Score Based on 357 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 7 reviews

    Jae has scored the gig of her dreams as the producer on 1999’s hottest reality TV show, The Crush House! The demands are high and the stakes higher as she must cast, film, and produce each season. Play as Jae as you capture the budding romances and explosive drama of each unique season in the iconic Malibu mansion. And no matter what, remember to satiate the demands of your rabid audience or risk … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Crush House.

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  9. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 134 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 6 reviews

    "Ghostpia" is a visual novel with cute visuals that look like a picture book, adorned with glitches and noise, and characterized by nostalgic expressions! This game is a more expressive and interactive reimagining of the visual novel "Ghostpia" that has been released on the App Store and web platforms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ghostpia Season One.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    Solstice is a dystopian mystery thriller about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solstice.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 268 reviews

    Ascend the ranks of the NSA-like Department of Liberty. Will you stand up for privacy, or help create an unstoppable police state? You must spy on citizens, pick apart their private lives, and determine how dangerous they are. You can also resist these suffocating privacy invasions by aiding underground groups and leaking internal reports to the media. Or, you can just use all of that juicy classi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Need to Know.

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  13. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    1931: Scheherazade at the Library of Pergamum is the latest story-driven RPG from Black Chicken Studios, inc., spinning tales of pulp adventure, exotic locations, occult horror, and romance that'll require well-honed skills. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1931: Scheherazade at the Library of Pergamum.

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  14. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 1,384 reviews

    Sultan's Game is a card-based simulation and narrative experience inspired by The One Thousand and One Nights. Play as one of the ministers of the mighty Sultan—a fickle, cruel king who treats his subjects like pawns for his own pleasure— navigate dreadful decisions to stay alive. Survival requires more than enduring the Sultan’s Game; it demands facing its haunting consequences as well. A Cursed … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sultan's Game.

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  15. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 247 reviews

    A first-person narrative adventure set in the unforgiving Arctic. Your plane crashed in a storm, leaving only your AI drone for company as you journey to find your co-pilot and uncover the dark mysteries buried beneath the ice. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arctic Awakening.

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  16. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    98% User Score Based on 278 reviews

    Atmospheric first person aventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Through The Fragmentation.

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  17. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 2,798 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    Explore the lost ruins of the Nebula, read ancient inscriptions, and uncover a forgotten past in this narrative archaeological science-fiction adventure game from the creators of 80 Days. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heaven's Vault.

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  18. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    70% User Score Based on 225 reviews

    The Grey Dream is an adult Visual Novel about a man who got offered a job in an international trading company right after graduation. As soon as you accept it, the consequences of the past start to manifest. Who knows? Maybe you can get rid of your past or spice up your future with it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Grey Dream - Season 1.

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  19. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 292 reviews

    Thank You for Your Application is a work simulation game themed around job interviews. Players take on the role of an interviewer at the largest company in Aeropolis City, reviewing applicants’ resumes and documents according to strict and constantly changing hiring requirements, before making decisions that may alter the course of other people’s lives. Throughout the game, players will encounter… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thank You For Your Application.

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  20. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    85% User Score Based on 1,243 reviews

    Blacksmith Master puts you in charge of your own medieval forge and has you manage resource acquisition and refinement alongside the production and sale of finished goods. Find and hire the best staff for each respective step of the process and equip them with the right tools to optimize your business and train their skills over time. Design your shop for the best throughput, fulfill orders from a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blacksmith Master.

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  21. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 576 reviews

    Welcome aboard the Determination Bringer! You have been appointed senior conductor of the legendary train, which all the citizens of our vast country are happy to see in their cities. Your responsibilities are maintaining order in the carriage assigned to you and providing assistance to passengers along the way. Your tools are reporting, intimidation, searches and ejection. Remember: the conductor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholder: Conductor.

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  22. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    90% User Score Based on 100 reviews

     Ludum Dare 50 results Overall: 25thFun: 39thTheme: 19th (out of 1922 games!) *Warning: the game contains flashing animations* I need to tell you something important... Try to avoid the conversation! Use every move you got and every answer you can find to delay these - you assume - terrible news! Controls ⌨️   Play with your keyboard! - Arrow keys to play cards  - Spacebar to trigger ultimate C… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Need To Talk.

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  23. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 5,348 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 2 reviews

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

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  24. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    73% User Score Based on 146 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 3 reviews

    A live-action mystery FMV game, where you make decisions for a father that must rescue his teenage daughter from an eclectic cult before their final night at the Isle Tide Hotel. Save Eleanor Malone by making decisions, collecting clues, solving puzzles and unlocking hidden scenes and endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Isle Tide Hotel.

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  25. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    94% User Score Based on 241 reviews

    Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives.

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  26. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    70% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    Play as Sam or Farah as they attempt to navigate the neon thrills of their cyberpunk city Love Shore, solve murders, fight gods and maybe fall in love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love Shore.

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  28. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    98% User Score Based on 4,368 reviews

    You've finally made it to the dead-end mining town of Scarlet Hollow, North Carolina, where your aunt is dead, your cousin hates you, and something otherworldly stalks you from the shadows. You won't be able to save everyone. You might not even be able to save yourself. Welcome home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Hollow.

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  29. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 2,464 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 7 reviews

    "Not Tonight is a post-Brexit management game, fusing a time-pressure RPG with a politically charged story where every decision matters. Will you join the resistance and fight the regime -- or keep your head down and hope that one day this will all be a distant memory?" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Not Tonight.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 112 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 8 reviews

    Stay is a nail-biting tale of abduction and isolation, where every single second counts. A pixel-art adventure game with multiple routes and endings, your computer is tethered to a PC inside an abandoned house... where an abducted man finds himself trapped and in desperate need of help. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAY.

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  31. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 4,546 reviews

    A narrative-driven RPG set in a gritty world where a person's Lot is determined at birth, while the gods are real and preside over the fates of men. Set out on a lifelong journey and carve out your own destiny. Will you become a judge, an inquisitor, or conspire against the old order? You decide! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante.

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  32. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 608 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Roui, a resilient city dandy, a decipherer, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure AND must return to his gypsy homeland: Latori. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Crown of Leaves.

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  33. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    100% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Elevator Game with Catgirls.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 243 reviews

    WELCOME TO RETAIL HELL Clock in at the only convenience store in the liminal void between life and death. Juggle supernatural customer service, collapsing inventory, and unravel the truth behind your own damnation. As an overworked clerk stuck in a literal dead-end job you'll have to deal with the unpredictable threats of the abyss and manage your stock in order to pay your debt to the faceless ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retail Hell.

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  35. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    100% User Score Based on 44 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Welcome to the Skyways, caravaneer. Complete missions, manage your ship’s resources and make tough decisions to keep your crew alive and happy. Or not. Choices have lasting consequences in this Text-Based RPG. You are the captain - and the clouds are waiting! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sky Caravan.

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  36. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    A psychological horror set in a Lovecraftian setting, blending with the cold reality of a military submarine trapped in the depths of the North Atlantic. This story follows ordinary people pushed to the brink of madness as they encounter the unthinkable horrors beneath the waves. LOVECRAFTIAN HORROR Ancient forces have awakened beneath the ocean, and all contact with the surface is lost. Seek answ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Static Dread: The Submarine.

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  37. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    100% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Fine Work: Act I is the first in a Slice-of-Life Romantic Mystery series, featuring cute clients, scheming gods, sentient cities, wild concerts, and weaving dreams.  You’re just getting settled in the city of Gleamhold, and your workshop opens tomorrow. Sure, it's nice here, this cozy corner of a big, weird universe. But your new clients hail from distant dreams, bringing their own strange dramas … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fine Work: Act I.

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  38. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    95% User Score Based on 1,305 reviews

    A gripping prison escape RPG woven with crime, corruption, and hidden agendas. Step into a maximum-security facility where every inmate has a past—and a plan. You'll have to fight to survive, investigate, and ultimately break free before the time runs out. Uncover a scheme that threatens more than just your life—it could bring down the entire city. In this thrilling adventure, choices matter, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back to the Dawn.

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  40. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 1,944 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 15 reviews

    A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

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  41. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Wake up lovely, you've got things to do! First, find your lost flock of faer. Then find your wife, she'd look so cute wearing that flower you found. And if you have time, attack and dethrone god. Ok? Don't worry about that portal. I'm sure it's nothing. Now be careful. Every choice matters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum Witch.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 189 reviews

    Space Prison is a tactical survival game with turn-based brawls & RPG-social mechanics. Survive the galaxy's toughest prison and rise to the top of a gang! Explore, fight, befriend, trade & craft to escape, but don't let the system break you, as death is not an excuse for a shorter sentence! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Prison.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Somewhere between life and death, there is a world made up of hopeful dreams and broken shadows. Souls may sometimes find themselves lured into this strange world to be tested, examined, and to find out where they are worthy of moving on to. The Void The world of Skaramazuzu, has a unique aesthetic of a black and white shadow puppet world, set among the ruins of ancient gothic-like structures, whi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skaramazuzu.

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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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  45. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Prepare your PIPE and finest tobacco or a warm cup of TEA and get ready for long sleepless nights... just like back in GOLDEN AGE of point and clicks with Lucas art adventures like Monkey island, Full throttle or Indiana Jones...only this time FROZEN COLD.Story driven adventure, hand drawn characters, smart puzzles, and witty humor, wrapped in unique graphical style. YEARS in the making.Fully … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FLAKE the Legend of Snowblind.

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  46. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 454 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

    Guide young Finley through his first weeks at a provincial hospital. He is on fire for his apprenticeship as an internist. But a lot of pressure makes Finley's life difficult and our gameplay challenging. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fall of Porcupine.

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  47. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    87% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    A game made during Game Jam Madrid Crea. You can skip any level in the game (just check the help menu). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overwhelmed.

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  48. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 444 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 8 reviews

    As a police detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means? Interrogation is a narratively immersive convo-puzzle game that challenges common preconception… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interrogation: You will be deceived.

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  49. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 1,256 reviews

    It's time to start working towards that ultimate goal of enlightenment, faith and money…lots and lots of money. Create, customise, expand and manage your own cult whilst listening to funky music in Honey, I Joined a Cult! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Honey, I Joined a Cult.

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    43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    67% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Fadry is a story-focused game which explores a dark fantasy world through the eyes of several different characters. Length: about 13 hours. Manual, cheat codes, and a walkthrough can be found in your install folder. Features: Decisions and information gathering This game is very demanding when it comes to the player's attention. Characters will lie and mislead you. History books are biase… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fadry.

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