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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    Can a scientist save a test subject from her life’s work? All documents enclosed relate to ██. ██████ and █████████’s history within the Youth Training and Development Initiative (YTDI)’s child cybernetics and processing program. Unauthorized release of any information constitutes an unacceptable risk to stop’s reputation and will result in immediate termination and potential incarceration. Thes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ProtoViolence.

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  3. 27%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    27% User Score Based on 156 reviews

    Lost Daughter is an open-world action game which tells the story of Sawyer trying to find his daughter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Daughter.

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  4. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 8,046 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 3 reviews

    Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a violent, film-noir love story. Dark, tragic, and intense, the in-depth story is a thrill-ride of shocking twists and revelations. Love hurts. The fierce, yet stylish action sequences and slow-motion gunplay that has become synonymous with Max Payne is back and better than ever. New and enhanced moves and options provide breathtaking cinematic gameplay. Ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne.

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  5. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    89% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    A sequel to The Tower. It is also about trans women, tarot, and therapy; but also about self-loathing, time loops, and obsession. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House of God.

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  6. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    90% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Your best Buddy has been kidnapped by a mysterious hospital director, and you are going to save him! The only problem is... you are a horse. Sneak your way through a bizarre hospital while wrecking havoc, ruining doctors' days, and tripping balls in Vietnam! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saint Hazel's Horsepital.

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  7. "The 2nd page of the medical examination diary: Another story of exciting days of me and my senpai" is the novel game.Feature Smooth character animation via the E-mote system reathtaking FHD illustrationsStory "The adult love with the nurse who is a childhood friend." The first step to becoming a doctor, which was his dream. On the day he was assigned to the hospital as a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The 2nd page of the medical examination diary: Another story of exciting days of me and my senpai.

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  8. ● About This GameSave Ruika! — Looping with a Losing Heroine is a choice-driven time-loop visual novel where you relive the same story over and over, collect Bad Endings, and try to save Ruika. In the final episode of the anime Kirameki★Actors, you watch as Ruika Harumachi—a bright, devoted girl who tried harder than anyone—has her heart broken and ends up sobbing alone in the clubroom. “I want … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Save Ruika! — Looping with a Losing Heroine.

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  9. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 75 reviews

    A luxurious spa, warm oils, soft hands… and a dark secret beneath the pleasure. Help Yumi expose a criminal scheme, sneak into private rooms, uncover evidence — and try not to get lost in temptation. Quickie Massage: where desire meets danger. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quickie Massage.

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  10. Screenshots and footage shown represent an in-development version of the game. College Crisis: The Tuition Survival GameCollege is supposed to be the best years of your life. Instead, it’s a carefully balanced struggle between money, sanity, energy, and the looming threat of the bursar’s office. College Crisis: The Tuition Survival Game is a darkly comedic life-management sim where you try to su… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to College Crisis: The Tuition Survival Game.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    A dark yuri visual novel with themes around depression, a hidden magical art, and unexpected love from the depths of grief. As a reserved and unassuming university student in snow-bitten Hokkaido, the personal tragedy which visited Honoka Asakawa would lead to her experimentation in a magical art thought long-lost — blood magic. Unexpectedly able to visit the sealed world of Meiji-era Sapporo, Ho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Tithe in Blood.

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  12. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    89% User Score Based on 173 reviews

    All you need to know about that this place is that it was a really bad idea. You have to be brave and determined to learn all the secrets hidden in dark corners. Good luck, you will need it! Do you dare to face the revenge-seeking, bloodthirsty Krasue or the haunting demon Charles? This is just the beginning, more monsters are waiting for you.Collect as many bags of money as possible and escape fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eyes: The Horror Game.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    100% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    “The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.” If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Return to Ash.

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  15. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    A crime comedy that shines with hours of fun, unforeseen twists, dozens of puzzles, black humor and witty dialogues with quirky characters in the wonderful world of the 80s. England 1987 in a big city. Unemployed Matt desperately needs money. So far, he has been virtuous and never run afoul of the law. But suddenly his petty criminal fatherly friend “Uncle“ Briggs offers him a promising job. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

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  16. This lighthearted visual novel follows Valentina, a former competitive skater who leaves her skating life behind for an office job far, far away from home. Little is she prepared to end up managing a rundown resort in rural Ukraine, let alone one which has a skating rink at the heart of its shopping mall. Fate takes an unexpected turn when a freak accident thrusts Valentina and the resort into vi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Worst Coach in the World Part I.

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  17. “Yuzhnogorsk is a quiet university town hidden among the endless hills and mountains in the south of the country. Winter here lasts no longer than a week, and summer shines for six months at a time. Our protagonist, Maxim Anisimov, is a prospective student who has come here from Siberia… In addition to his studies, Max hopes to find his childhood friends who ran away from home three years ago.Of c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Young Hearts.

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  18. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    Stories from the troubled pasts of two young adults, Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions. Alex's Hope The difficult story of a boy with a bleak future and a critical lack of love finding a reason to regain hope. A dark atmosphere, a cold journey, and a soft warmth will change his fate. Alex's Solitude The story of a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude.

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  20. ━─━─━─━─━─━─━─━─  あなたは恐怖症、 ありますか? ━─━─━─━─━─━─━─━─ 恐怖症とは――――特定のある一つのものに対して、心理学的および生理学的に異常な恐怖を感じる症状である。 私も実は、恐怖症あるんだよね……先の尖ったものがすごく怖い。 ---------- ※プレイ時間10分程度の超短編恐怖症系ホラーです。 このホラーゲームでは、プレイヤーは先端恐怖症になった看護師として、病院内で業務を進めながら彼女の先端恐怖症の原因を探ります。 しかし、深く掘り下げるにつれ、驚くべき事実が明らかになり、衝撃的なラストへと導かれます。 小規模ながらもプレイヤーを引き込む深いストーリーと、緻密な演出による臨場感あふれる恐怖体験を提供しています。 If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 先端恐怖症.

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  21. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization
    93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    You love animals and they love you! Congratulations! You’re the owner of your very own Paws & Claws Pet Clinic! It’s your job to nurture and love all of the animals to bring them back to health. Grow your vet clinic into a thriving business and become every animal’s best friend!Features Nurse all of the animals back to health through 20+ cases using your veterinary skills and tender loving, caring… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paws and Claws: Pet Vet.

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  22. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    78% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    In Child of Lothian, you play as an orphan robbed of her childhood as her family is put on trial by malicious witch hunters. You are left on the streets to escape their persecution inside the bustling 18th century Edinburgh. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Child of Lothian.

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  23. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 10,706 reviews
    Critic Score 20%Based on 1 reviews

    Choose your character and kart according to their characteristics and your driving style, get off the starting line first and control skids to outrun your opponents. Use crazy bonus objects, like the Pillow or the Magic Wand, to gain an edge and get over the finishing line first. Are you lazy like Garfield? Take shortcuts to overtake the other racers with the Spring! Race your friends in local mod… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garfield Kart Furious Racing.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    83% User Score Based on 118 reviews

    A thrilling first-person action-stealth game. Play as Dana, the inventor thief, and use your gadgets to fulfill your task; retrieving a special artifact from a private art collection in a mysterious palazzo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Exhibited.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    71% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    It's On You is an FMV game in which your choices will affect the outcome of Curtis and those around him. The latter caught between a world of crime and violence, in the wake of a gang taking control of the community and a potential career as an international footballer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It's on You.

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  26. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 4,265 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 5 reviews

    Experience the magic of Harry Potter's first 4 years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in an exciting new way. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 combines the first four Harry Potter books and films in an interactive fun-filled videogame. Players can build the adventure from Privet Drive to the Triwizard Tournament through new LEGO gameplay elements like magical building and spell-casting. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.

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  27. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    39% User Score Based on 83 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 8 reviews

    Combining third-person action and guided meditation, Waking is an emotional adventure through your dying mind. Battle the forces of oblivion, conjure the memories of loved ones, and join them in the fight for your life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Waking.

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  28. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    Red Embrace: Mezzanine is a short, free visual novel/point-and-click game set in the vampire-themed Red Embrace universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Embrace: Mezzanine.

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  29. A transport that sets out at dusk and arrives at midnight. A world above. A world below. Yomotsu is the thin line that connects the two. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to YOMOTSU.

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  30. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    49% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    Can you help navigate Tomo through the pitfalls of work and maintain his sanity in the face of animal instincts, carnal lusts and girls clad in lingerie in this fun, tongue in cheek ecchi visual novel with multiple endings? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bunny Bounce.

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  31. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 7,304 reviews

    A first-person horror game by indie developer Glowstick Games. The player must run through a maze of corridors, collecting shards and avoiding giant knife-wielding toy monkeys, in a decidedly Pac-Man-like fashion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Deception.

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  32. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    67% User Score Based on 271 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 6 reviews

    Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient is a game in the Corpse Party survival horror adventure game series. Players take control of a set of characters to explore the eerie hospital and escape from there. To do so, characters must interact with the environment to find clues and items needed to unlock the locked areas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient.

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  33. My name is Aoyama Kouji. I'm an ordinary guy living an uneventful life as a university student. Because my parents are separated, my uncle, a somewhat strange man who runs a restaurant, has taken the role of being a father to me. Although it's hard work, I actually like helping out at the restaurant from time to time. One day, while walking with Himeko, who I've been friends with since childhood,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I'm Gonna Serve You 4.

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  34. Girlfailure Art Club is a romance visual novel about falling in love with the cringey otaku girls of those days. involving romance with a bunch of otaku girls. Most people think of school art clubs as nerd hangouts... but what if you could go back in time and enjoy some wonderful school years with those very nerds? Some make fun of that girl always drawing by herself in a corner, and the popular… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Girlfailure Art Club.

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  36. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    85% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    BrokenLore: FOLLOW is a psychological first-person horror game and part of the BrokenLore saga. The game immerses players in the haunting story of Anne, a young woman struggling with self-acceptance, bullying, and deep feelings of worthlessness while confronting surreal creatures born from her inner turmoil. At the center of the story lies the complex and strained relationship between Anne and h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BrokenLore: FOLLOW.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    What is a home? The safest place — or at least, that is what it is for Camila… In this psychological horror and interactive narrative experience, you play as Camila, a child wandering through a house shaped by memories, cracks, and scars that are not always visible. The story unfolds through exploration, symbolism, and environmental narrative, inviting the player to interpret events and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A House Inside Me.

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  41. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    A washed-up mad doctor is hired back by a devious former test subject and asked to twist her hospital into a corrupt donation mill. Will he seize this second chance to practice his own vision of "science," or will his many failings drag him down once again in this pseudo-medical visual novel? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night Shift Nurses.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music
    91% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Morphos is a psychological horror/adventure game in which you play as a man who has recently been discharged from a psychiatric hospital after losing his memory. Upon returning home, your wife, a research scientist, out of compassion and a desire to keep an eye on you, arranges for you to join her team. Your workplace turns out to be a gloomy and mysterious underground complex where experiments w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morphos.

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  43. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 765 reviews

    2026 Roadmap for Early Access About the GameThe nightshift is yours! CURE is a co-op simulator that allows you and your friends to manage an overnight Emergency Room during the beginning stages of the apocalypse. Order supplies and manage your hospital’s budget - once patients (and other things) start arriving, things get hectic! Diagnose your patients with a variety of interactive … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CURE - A Hospital Simulator.

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  44. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 7,762 reviews

    Relive the golden ages of video rentals by opening your very own video store. Rent, sell, organize and build your business from the ground up. Hire staff, manage your team and become the best rental destination in town! From taking reservations and charging late fees to recommending movies and preparing delicious snacks, there’s never a dull moment when running your store! Customize your walls and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retro Rewind: Video Store Simulator.

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  45. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 115 reviews

    In the first episode of Fear the unknown ,In the game, you will play as one of the lucky ones who met them and survived. This game offers a first-person narrative experience, blending walking simulation with elements of exploration, driving, drinking, and interactive conversations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear The Unknown Dave Story.

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  49. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    "Ren'ai 0 Kilometer" is a novel game with choices. The ending will change depending on the choices you make. Through a limited-time family swap, the protagonist spends time with his childhood friend, deepening his relationship with a cute girl and enjoying special conversations. The Yazaki and Kinomoto families live next door to each other. The Yazakis are four brothers raised by… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ren'ai 0 Kilometer.

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