Games like Once Upon a Throne of Thorns
Looking for games like Once Upon a Throne of Thorns? Here are top action recommendations with a fantasy, romance, anime, medieval and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with My Vow to My Liege, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2 or My Wife is a Spy?!.
- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability89% User Score 506 reviews
《My Vow to My Liege》is a visual novel dating game. Players get to play as a girl disguised as the King of Ng, a man. The four dateable characters are: the guide, the enemy, the minister and the guard.Will they choose the man over the country? Love over hate? Who will they finally end up with? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Vow to My Liege.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding96% User Score 624 reviews
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a narrative-driven text-based RPG set in a ruthless medieval realm that comes to life on the pages of the protagonist's journal. Though every man's life is predetermined by the Lot they received at birth, it is you who decides whether your character will challenge fate and alter his destiny, rewriting the established laws of the universe. The free version o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2.
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Life was never fair not before the accident, and certainly not after. You expected magic, adventure, maybe a crown. Instead, you awaken in a foreign body, forced into an arranged marriage with Zachary, the cold and distant Duke of the North. Born to the sunlit luxury of the South, you're sent to a frozen, war-torn land plagued by monsters, famine, and unrest. Your new husband is a man of duty, no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Wife is a Spy?!.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay85% User Score 89 reviews
You are the Monarch. Protect your rule and your kingdom. Pursue the heart of your chosen lover, manage fragile alliances, or bring the world to heel, no matter the cost, in this character-driven interactive tale. The choice, and the crown, are yours. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcadie II: Cold Lands.
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- 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding91% User Score 579 reviews
A free game created by Ebi-Hime, author of Asphyxia, The Way We ALL GO, and Strawberry Vinegar. TSSofEB is a free yuri (girls' love) game created for a game jam. As the saying goes, dead men tell no tales. They only leave tales behind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.
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- 88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability95% User Score 9,206 reviewsCritic Score 78%6 reviews
Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Long Live The Queen.
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- 81%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay81% User Score 69 reviews
"Treasure of blizzard" is a fantasy themed visual novel inspiring with beautiful arts and interesting game characters. The fate of the protagonist completely depends on your choice. Probably your character may meet his partner in life; however he may also meet the end of his life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Treasure of a Blizzard.
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- 81%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability81% User Score 110 reviews
Will your father's sword choose you? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sword of Rhivenia.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development89% User Score 211 reviews
Madeleine Valois is a prince's companion. Her job is to guide and advise him, to make him look good so that he can land a royal bride. It is her responsibility to keep him out of trouble - not to let him walk blindly into a political minefield, not to let him get arrested for a crime he didn't commit, and definitely not to let him fall in love with her. Unfortunately, events are not going accordi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Confines Of The Crown.
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- View Game73%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding73% User Score 250 reviews
In a small inn located in the snowy Japanese mountains, an unlikely relationship blossoms between a once-popular poet and the daughter of the inn's proprietress. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Six Days of Snow.
- 70%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding70% User Score 1,810 reviewsCritic Score 69%3 reviews
Coteries of New York presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions: Camarilla and Anarchs among the iconic buildings and night lights of Big Apple. It's a single-player narrative experience, set in a rich, fully licensed, globally recognized universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York.
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- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding92% User Score 900 reviewsCritic Score 73%4 reviews
What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back. From the creator of Coffee Talk, in collaboration with Rolling Glory Jam, the creator of Rage in Peace. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Comes After.
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Upon the death of the mighty Emperor Osirus, the nation of Tyraca is thrown into chaos. Its former princess, an angel named Zuleika, is now faced with a choice: will she bend to the authority of the new emperor, Osrirus' younger brother, Nefferon; or will she give up her title and leave her old life behind? When a mysterious elven assassin shows up to take her life, she is forced to make a deci… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Memoirs of an Angel (2010).
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- View Game63%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:story100% User Score 14 reviews
A dark boys love / boys hate visual novel set in a 1001 Nights inspired world full of political intrigue. Yuel, once the King of Indra, is deposed by his older cousin, Tavi, during a coup and imprisoned within the palace. An uneasy relationship between them grows, and then... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Scars and Starlight.
- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding86% User Score 134 reviews
Special Note:Toward the Northern Realm is a live-action interactive film-game set in an alternate history world, and does not involve any actual historical events. Official Discussion Group 1: 941491531 About the Game:Tianhe river runs across the land, spanning thousands of miles from north to south. To the south, indulgence and prosperity reign, the realm basking in peace under heaven. To the no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mandate Of Heaven.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay98% User Score 42 reviews
A dark visual novel about a young prince's unhealthy infatuation with his nursemaid, and his misguided attempts to win her heart. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Ashes and Illusions.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization90% User Score 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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- 58%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere82% User Score 22 reviews
A tragic love story about a feckless queen and an impoverished revolutionary, based on the life (and death) of Marie Antoinette. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The End of an Actress.
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This is an adventure story of traveling to a different world. At the same time, it's a story of hope in the midst of despair. The story of two people supporting each other. Produced by Taiwan Indie Team The furry adventure visual novel “Return” is coming soon! Set in the otherworldly world of the Second World, this is the story of a scarred teenager who travels to the world of the Second Wo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Return 回歸.
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- 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability91% User Score 108 reviews
Royal Order is a LGBT+ historical fantasy Visual Novel featuring survival stats-raising elements, magic and court intrigue. Keep the main characters alive through the story by improving their skills. Host social events to gain different factions’ approval. You can also go on campaigns to bring the ongoing war to an end. This game is an indirect sequel to the Visual Novel "Royal Alchemist". The s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Royal Order.
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- 71%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay100% User Score 22 reviews
An atmospheric, dramatic otome visual novel set in Iceland in the 1850s. Follow the kind-hearted heroine, Gréta, as she finds herself caught between the affections of three handsome men who care for her in different ways. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to With Eyes of Ice.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization90% User Score 434 reviewsCritic Score 74%6 reviews
After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you awake to discover a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. With only hazy memories of what happened last night, explore a stranger's bedroom in search of clues and try and piece together the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Night Stand.
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- 71%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay90% User Score 30 reviews
A choice-rich, fantasy adventure visual novel in a steampunk victorian alternate reality, where coffee is all that matters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Caffeine: Victoria's Legacy.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding85% User Score 1,417 reviews
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more? Could you be the one that unfolds the truth about the Wychwood forest that have been hidden about hundred years, and release the forest from its curse? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trick and Treat - Visual Novel.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding90% User Score 210 reviews
Nothing is what it first appears. You live in a small, peaceful village. Every day is the same as any other; boring. Right when you wish for something exciting to happen, strange things start to occur, stemming from the nearby forest. If that isn't enough, the locals have begun disappearing. At the same time you meet four mysterious guys. Will you discover the truth before becoming the next targe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Nights.
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- 69%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development92% User Score 26 reviews
A wholesome BL VN about a young man, Yuel, struggling to come to terms with his father’s death. Seeking solace, he turns to his older cousin, Tavi, for help, and their relationship takes a surprising turn as Yuel begins to develop feelings for Tavi that are more than just familial. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unluckily in Love.
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- 74%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development74% User Score 177 reviews
This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by the people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began. Old memories have been awoken by the tragedy that began this summer, People are being forced to face the difference between illusion and reality. These people sometimes escape their daily lives in dreams of the ruin and rebirth, Only… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding95% User Score 148 reviews
Steam-powered mechs meet forbidden sorcery in this interactive steampunk novel, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde, and Jack the Ripper! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Study in Steampunk: Choice by Gaslight.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay90% User Score 90 reviews
A lesbian gothic romance tale set in Victorian England, in which an anxious governess is aggressively pursued by her unruly, tempestuous pupil. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Salome's Kiss.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music94% User Score 554 reviews
In this interactive tale of love and war, carve a place for yourself in a world that has disregarded you for too long. Be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it away for the sake of retribution. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcadie: Second-Born.
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- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere93% User Score 999 reviews
Memories is a sapphic visual novel dress-up game where clothes are linked to painful memories of a failed relationship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to memories.
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FULLY VOICED IN ENGLISH. Every line. Every character. Every scene. One ordinary night on Earth, the light bends, and you wake face-down in a scorched field, in a kingdom that is losing a war it cannot afford to lose. One question: how much of yourself are you willing to show the world? Crownborne is a fantasy romance visual novel about a modern young man summoned into a dying realm, the ancien… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crownborne.
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- 76%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development76% User Score 518 reviews
You've probably never experienced anything like this—A palace adventure shaped by your moves! Road to Empress I has gained widespread popularity among audiences. The new content, Road to Empress II, invites you into a gripping battle of court politics. Let's all witness a legendary empress rise to new glory! Shot entirely on elaborately constructed sets with 4K cinematic lighting and dir… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road to Empress Ⅱ.
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Ten years of destiny begin with the prologue; two worlds collide in ancient enmity! From inter-dimensional wars to time travel, from the tangled feuds of four clans to the cycle of fate—every choice you make rewrites the destiny of both realms. Will you uphold your family's glory, or shatter the chains of fate? Define the ending of this adventure filled with betrayal, protection, redemption, and t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 命运之轮(序章)/Journey of Destiny.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding95% User Score 1,820 reviews
Step into the shoes of China's most legendary empress and experience her extraordinary life in this high-risk, full-motion video journey. Navigate desire, darkness, schemes, betrayal, and redemption with wisdom and courage. Seek rebirth and revenge, but face tough moral choices. How far will you go? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road to Empress.
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- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability97% User Score 156 reviews
Embrace the monster within to change the fate of a nation in this dark fantasy visual novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sigh of the Abyss.
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- 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization93% User Score 74 reviewsCritic Score 79%1 reviews
Embrace the monster within to free yourself from a curse in this dark fantasy visual novel, an introduction to the characters and setting of Sigh of the Abyss. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sigh of the Abyss: Shadow Bonds.
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- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics93% User Score 84 reviews
Demonheart: The Cursed Trial is an otome visual novel set in a dark fantasy world of demons and magic. Step into the boots of one with a demonic heart and join the twisted game of romance and betrayal. Female protagonist Hundreds of conversation choices - you pick nearly every line the main character says Two human male love interests (Ran and Kaisar), some flirting with a female hu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demonheart: The Cursed Trial.
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- 77%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding89% User Score 37 reviews
Sydney's World is a family-friendly JRPG. Game focus is on the intersecting story arcs of a young girl seeking her father and a king in search of redemption. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sydney's World.
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- 64%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humor87% User Score 24 reviews
Will you rise to the heavens when you wield the magic of fallen stars? Call lightning, ride the wind, and raise the dead in this fantasy epic! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stars Arisen.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development96% User Score 469 reviews
A free horror Visual Novel about an ill-fated journey across Sinnlos, a lake where awful monsters lurk just beneath the surface. With times being so dire you'll need to decide what, and who, is going to be sacrificed. Anyone can be saved, but not everyone can be. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lake of Voices.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability87% User Score 111 reviews
A game about romancing monks?! All the romanceable characters are monks?! Sweet yet seductive! The untainted body and soul that only you can touch… PS: The game is set in an alternate history with an alternate religion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost in Secular Love.
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- 64%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization64% User Score 236 reviews
"Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade" is a detective story told by a dweller of a cruel dark fantasy world affected by the pandemic. The world ruled by a five noble-born kins under the suzerainty of the undead Plague King. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability94% User Score 2,097 reviews
This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narcissu 1st & 2nd.
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- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development80% User Score 228 reviews
Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Octave Higher.
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- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability86% User Score 159 reviews
Over The Hills And Far Away is a heartwarming and emotional visual novel, the first title released by WarGirl Games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Over The Hills And Far Away.
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- 74%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability74% User Score 214 reviews
Sveta is a young bank intern. She believes that there is no end to the cycle of monotony that has become her life; secretly wishing for change but is too depressed to find the motivation. Vlad is an unsociable, devil-may-care freelancer without any respect for the status quo who prefers to work alone. They find their lives turned upside-down when they are forced to work together on an urgent, hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winter Novel.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, music89% User Score 71 reviews
One summer day, Shun Nanami meets a girl who is the spitting image of his dead sister. She turns out to be a high-tech android indistinguishable from a human being. So begins a touching tale in a world where androids and human beings coexist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trinoline.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability95% User Score 1,532 reviewsCritic Score 60%2 reviews
If Found… is an interactive visual novel from Dreamfeel about searching for connection. Find out who you really are. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to If Found....
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- 77%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional77% User Score 122 reviews
Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Affairs of the Court: Choice of Romance.
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