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Games like PALIMPSEST: A Pentiment Fanzine

Games like PALIMPSEST: A Pentiment Fanzine

Looking for games like PALIMPSEST: A Pentiment Fanzine? Here are top action recommendations with a medieval and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Palimpsest: Labors of November, The Hayseed Knight or Half-Life: A Place in the West.

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  1. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    PALIMPSEST: LABORS OF NOVEMBER is a sequel to Palimpsest: A Pentiment Zine. The collaborative project is dedicated to the historical narrative game Pentiment. In this edition, we display artwork and writing revolving around the themes of autumn, winter, and the history and craftmanship of the people of Tassing, in celebration of the the three-year anniversary of the release of Pentiment. See our … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Palimpsest: Labors of November.

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  2. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    97% User Score Based on 166 reviews

    Join a ragtag band of misfits as they piece together how Ader, a one-eyed farmboy with seemingly impossible dreams, becomes the most celebrated knight the kingdom of Acazhor has ever known. This gorgeous, animated visual novel unravels in unexpected ways with a perfect blend of mystery, comedy and romance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hayseed Knight.

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  3. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 442 reviews

    AchievementsAchievements are included in the first and second chapters only. The second chapter is paid-DLC. Future chapters will not feature achievements. Please note that per this post, Achievements are presently disabled as we work out a problem with the library we use. Featured DLC About the GameWhat is A Place in the West?Half-Life: A Place in the West is a fan-made comic book set within… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Half-Life: A Place in the West.

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  4. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, music
    42% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    Welcome to Bridgeworld Aliya’s Ascent is a character-driven, interactive adventure story filled with amazing cinematic elements about a girl who mysteriously found herself in the middle of a boat towards an unknown land. Embark on a journey in the world of the first Legions, meet familiar faces as you unravel the tales that made the fabric of Bridgeworld & Treasure, every choice you make matte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aliya's Ascent.

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  5. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    "You're the idol you used to sing to on stage?" After their first live performance, Nobuyuki and Ai have a fateful encounter with the top idol, Nagisa Yukihiro. Six months later. With Miwako's kindness, Nobuyuki and his friends attend a joint lesson with Uesugi Productions, a long-established entertainment production company. While getting involved with Nagisa through joint lessons, it is decided … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kirakira stars idol project Nagisa.

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  6. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 114 reviews

    VTuber Connect is a love letter to VTubers as a medium. One that hides nothing, but embraces everything. Whether you’re a VTuber or a viewer, we all form connections in our own way. How will you connect? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VTuber Connect.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    61% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    Cahors Sunset is a light-RPG in which you control the decisions of an old French man. Your goal is try to keep the main character alive for as long as you can through the decisions you make each month. Every action have wanted and unwanted effects on your character's health. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cahors Sunset.

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  9. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 2,500 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Analogue: A Hate Story.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    68% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Your Story is a visual novel based in a fantasy world where you're a guide for a half-elf named Lia. She has no friends and can't find her place in this world. Together you will encounter meaningful choices, romances, mystery, and more. Will her story become Your Story? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Story.

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  11. Produced as part of an art exhibition asking for prototype monuments that might better respond to our current moment, Dissensus is a sketch for a hypothetical app. The imagined app would use geo-fencing to send text messages to users' phones about things other users wish to memorialize throughout the city—whether moments of trauma, joy, human connection, or alienation. Users would have no preexist… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dissensus.

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  12. 93%Game Brain Score
    93% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    CW: darkness, tight spaces, marine wildlife, peril, bodily harm, extreme solitude Thought space was full of horror? Try being trapped 70 metres underwater. On your own. In the dark. THOUSAND EMPTY LIGHT is a psychedelic-xerox adventure zine that brings solo play to Mothership RPG (1E). Written throughout as an in-game corporate document, the zine takes the core game’s rules and builds a procedure … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thousand Empty Light.

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  13. 82%Game Brain Score
    82% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    Create a world that changes the further you are from what is familiar. Use it for solo gaming, GM prep, GM-less games, drawing maps or worldbuilding just for fun. Use it for stories about fighting dragons, or stories with no fighting at all. Bring the world to life with random tables of everything from abstract social values to legumes. What do I need? At least one six sided die Pencil and paper F… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Procedures to Discover the Path Ahead.

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  14. A kooky barista? A mysterious guest? A kranky robot? I wonder whose side you are on reader! Who you root for and which choices you make will determine how this story turns out, so get ready... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Q&A: A Light-Roasted Romance.

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

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

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  16. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    Graduation is coming. In other words, everything that makes your life great is about to disappear. But that won't stop you from making the most of senior year! Does that mean making new friends (or lovers)? Buckling down on your passion project? Just chilling out? You decide!Features 15-20 hours of story content! Choose what to do after school, whether that be playing arcade games, hanging out… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Wanna Be A Game Dev!.

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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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  18. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 327 reviews

    Cyber Manhunt 2: New World (全网公敌2:新世界) is the gripping sequel to the award-winning Cyber Manhunt. Set in a world echoing the predecessor, this hacking simulator brings players on a fresh, thrilling narrative that delves into profound real-world issues and challenges. Story Background In the wake of the "Eternal Code" incident and hacker Van's disappearance, the world tightens its int… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator.

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  19. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    97% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    A Game from the "Legends of Savvarah" series. "Time of Pariah" is an interactive story. The game is primarily text-based, but with lots of illustrations (essentially a visual novel in a non-standardised setting). On the continent of Erteon, the endless war rages between Kradzhan – an alliance of three beastly kingdoms – and Dominion of the Horned Ones. Seihal is a port… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah.

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  20. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    99% User Score Based on 152 reviews

    An Injustice at the Abbey! Sister Hedwig is an anchoress - a religious figure who has vowed to stay locked in the same room for the rest of her life as an act of devotion - at Linbarrow Abbey, a remote convent in the moors of England. This quiet life of meditation and solitude is broken one day when the abbess comes to her with a most unusual request... Misericordetta is a short (~20-30mi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Misericordetta.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 684 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hate Plus.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    96% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Explore the world of Eré for artistic inspiration, so that you may reach the meanings of life and complete your artistic opus! Many branching paths will take you to every corner of the globe as you explore this peaceful and colorful world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Existensis.

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  23. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    Unroaded is a short visual novel about the living dead man who instead of inaction has chosen the road. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unroaded.

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  25. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    43% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    Feel the mysterious world of Molds and the City where the sun never sets. Look for clues, make decisions and follow your own path in the Cyber ​​City 2157. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyber City 2157: The Visual Novel.

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  26. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    97% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    Zygote DLC - NEWZygote DLC July 12th, 2017 Once you have installed the base Oats Studios – Volume 1 Assets launcher in your Software Library, you will have a set of optional DLC related to Zygote that you can choose to install from that same location. Please read the description below to find out more information about what’s in each folder and their respective size and below that, a description… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oats Studios - Volume 1 Assets.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,986 reviews

    Soul Gambler puts YOU in the role of Faust, an ordinary young man living in the present day whose DESTINY is about to be change forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soul Gambler.

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  29. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    Take a peek beyond the hedges and delve deeper into the woods. Might and Delight invites you to join the woodland creatures in their den as they share tales and fables on life, love and everything in between. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fables from the Den.

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  30. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    98% User Score Based on 382 reviews

    The year is 1482. The age of exploration and enlightenment is on the distant horizon and the Renaissance is in full swing across Europe; but in England, the War of the Roses is in its final throes. Change is coming, but in one little convent in the north of the kingdom, everyone has seemed blissfully unaware. Everyone except Sister Catherine, a beloved nun and firebrand thinker who has just been… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Misericorde: Volume One.

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  31. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 18,116 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Beginner's Guide.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    89% User Score Based on 724 reviews

    FireAlpaca SE is the exclusive paint software to Windows / Mac operating system that is widely suitable for beginners to advanced users. We removed all the advertisements from FireAlpaca freeware version, that enables the faster performance and more stable environment. FireAlpaca SE 3.0 OFFICIAL RELEASE!!1. New brush engine Equipped with a brush editor that greatly enhances expressive power … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FireAlpaca SE.

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  33. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    90% User Score Based on 21 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    The study material for 'Madorica Real Estate' would be the floorplan for the corresponding house of the game stage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Madorica Real Estate.

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  34. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Fact Sheet Developer: Gem Room Games Digital Edition Release Date: December 16, 2021 Physical Edition Release Date: August 2022Platform: Tabletop Role-Playing Adventure Digital Edition Available here: https://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-weavers-observatory Physical Editions Available at multiple retailers Brought to Print by the Chapbook Co-Op (Updated August, 2022) In August 2022 The Weaver’s Observ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Weaver's Observatory Press Kit.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    77% User Score Based on 77 reviews

    FEATURES & CHANGES This Steam license is a single user version of articy:draft 3. Find a complete feature list here: About the SoftwarePlease note: articy:draft 3 is no longer the latest version of articy:draft, therefore active development has ceased. It will only be supported with critical bug fixes but it will not receive new feature updates. This also extends to the articy:draft 3 Impor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to articy:draft 3.

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  37. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    64% User Score Based on 261 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

    Explore dead civilizations, write about what you find, and share your stories with the universe: a game about writing fiction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elegy for a Dead World.

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  38. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 198 reviews

    All Eve ever wanted was to protect and preserve the land, but after five years of being a ranger in Yosemite National Park, she’s just about ready to throw in the towel. However, things start to change when she meets three spritely girls who claim to represent the National Parks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to National Park Girls: Love Our Parks Edition.

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  39. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Invisible Wings is a narrative adventure game that takes the player on a journey in a dystopian fantasy setting. Follow Dawn, a young woman of faerie descent, as she tries to find answers to her own identity in a modern world, where faeries and humans were supposed to live in harmony. Being bullied and harassed most of her life because of her appearance, she wants nothing more than just being an o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Invisible Wings: Chapter One.

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

    Type any verse in the Bible and record your best WPM for each verse-set (1 - 2 verses per set). Type the entire Bible in any order you like. Word is a non-linear typing game in which you can type any book, chapter or verse in the Bible. Record your highest WPM for each verse-set. Each menu and button show your progress and best WPM.Replay levels to improve your stats!Think of Word as a lon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Word.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    82% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    Explore the everyday life in Mara through unique tales in this slice of life visual novel. Step into the shoes of a diverse cast and get to know the struggles and desires of the inhabitants of this modern-fantasy world set in a tropical archipelago. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stories of Mara.

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  42. 66%Game Brain Score
    66% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Kaleidoscopic Absolution is a zine dedicated to everyone's favourite hedgehog from the future, Silver! This project has brought together over 50 artists and writers to create 230 pages worth of content. Featured in the zine are: 30+ Illustrated Written Pieces Poems, short stories, articles, and worldbuilding notes 2 Recipes 60+ Original Art PiecesIllustrations, comics and handcrafts5 Anima… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kaleidoscopic Absolution.

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  43. View Game
    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Instant Armory is an application that allows you to design arms, armor, and equipment for fantasy tabletop roleplaying games, such as Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder, using a myriad of hand-drawn art. Currently you can design swords, axes, bows, warhammers, daggers, maces, flails, polearms, potions, shields, staves, and wands with a system that is similar to creating a character in a video ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Instant Armory.

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  44. A singleplayer, story game where you can make decisions and read your way through history. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reigning.

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  45. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Fake Tales of Real Adventure is a written-form actual play of a game that could have happened and also acts as something of a tutorial on how to play, it should hopefully give you a good approximation on how a game session might look and also show you the rules in play to hopefully clear up any confusion and questions you might have as far as system or rules go while also providing the entertainme… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fake Tales of Real Adventure Volume 1: Immune.

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  46. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Remembering Emily is a short visual novel in which Thomas, the protagonist, relives his memories of Emily—memories that led him to her tragic end… although they might not be as clear as they first appear. Fragmented MemoriesThroughout the different chapters of Remembering Emily, Thomas will try to piece together what really happened. Each memory represents a possible path… and each path reveals a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remembering Emily - Mystery visual novel.

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    33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    55% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    The Winter Mind is a visual novel about a girl who suffers from mental illness and goes to the store to buy groceries in the cold winter. She has lived her whole life with a voice in her head that accompanies her in this ordeal of going to the store. The game is based on real events and was inspired by Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk Completion time: 10 minutes The game has t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Winter Mind.

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  48. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    83% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    The visual novel adaptation of The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Experience the Manifesto in a conversational style and choose your own topics to focus on. Choose whether to ask Engels for footnotes. Unlock the ending after reading Chapters 1, 2, and 3. Get more detail about the vocabulary used in the glossary and track your completion of the glossary to unlock ext… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Communist Manifesto ~ A Visual Novel.

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  49. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development
    90% User Score Based on 439 reviews

    INTRODUCTIONThis is an official romantic horror visual novel game created to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the character from 'Bloody Painter' and to give back to the fans for their support. It is a spin-off based on the 2017 version of the story. STORYYou have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choice… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloody Painter Dating Sim.

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  50. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Ever wanted to be a Digital Forensics investigator? Get hired by a small private eye company and become their IT guy, helping solve cases requiring Digital Forensic skills. Your job will be to squeeze as much information as possible from data available in real files - be it in meta data, or just the content. Unzip password protected zip files, locate landmarks, find hints hidden in documents. The … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Case of Andrew D..

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