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Games like Pareidolia (or, Why I Saw Pac-Man Everywhere In 2020)

Games like Pareidolia (or, Why I Saw Pac-Man Everywhere In 2020)

Games like Pareidolia (or, Why I Saw Pac-Man Everywhere In 2020)

Looking for games like Pareidolia (or, Why I Saw Pac-Man Everywhere In 2020)? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Archimedes, Castle Rock Beach, West Australia or The Solivagants (or, Videogames Fail at Character Context).

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    78% User Score Based on 294 reviews

    After you purchase and install Archimedes, an old operating system appears to be running, and a strange man asks for your help as you start to discover the terrible secrets behind the game. You will be required to interact outside of the game, with instances ranging from steganography and cryptography to real-world geographical puzzles and use of various external applications. The deeper you go, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Archimedes.

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  2. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 195 reviews

    Virtual reality exploration and photography game taking place in Castle Rock Beach in Australia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle Rock Beach, West Australia.

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  3. 77%Game Brain Score
    77% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    A playful examination of Character Context; a long-neglected aspect of game design and technological development. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Solivagants (or, Videogames Fail at Character Context).

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 12,216 reviews

    KinitoPet is a psychological horror experience that takes place through Kinito, an early 2000s virtual assistant. Kinito is able to walk, talk, browse, adapt, and play games as Kinito is like no other with its adaptive technology! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KinitoPET.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 308 reviews

    Short handcrafted horror adventure with multiple choices... Make your own way through the madness! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isolomus.

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  8. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    95% User Score Based on 658 reviews

    Escape Goat is a puzzle platformer where you take control of a goat, who has been imprisoned for witchcraft, and overcome traps and obstacles to escape the Prison of Agnus. Fear not, for with your supreme agility, sturdy horns, and the help of a magic mouse friend, you can turn the tables on foes and use the environment to your advantage. Features: Ten unique zones to conquer. Can you reach and re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Goat.

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  9. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    In a remote, secluded location where no human foot has set foot, there is a laboratory conducting secret research. What purpose and what kind of research is being conducted in this laboratory is unknown, but it is clear that strange things are happening. Help with the research being conducted in this laboratory and complete the research, unraveling the mysterious events happening within. [The Par… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Paradixion: Laboratory.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    You have died, and only you can discover how it happened. Do not worry though, I am here to help you. Let us figure this out together. This mixed media artistic point and click adventure novel will not take you long to complete. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Have Died.

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    42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    42% User Score Based on 154 reviews

    Eleusis is a 3d first-person adventure game for Windows developed by Nocturnal Works using the technology of the unreal engine. It takes place in a seemingly abandoned village in Greece where the player character, while trying to seek refuge, finds himself in the center of a whirlwind of mysterious events.As the plot unfolds he finds clues that indicate that the village is a nest of a cult which p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eleusis.

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  12. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    85% User Score Based on 712 reviews

    Add the full Dark Fracture experience to your wishlist Join our community About the GameDark Fracture: Prologue is the introductory chapter of the first-person psychological horror experience Dark Fracture. In this free stand-alone game, you will get a taste of what it is like to face the inner chaos of a tormented mind. Witness the world change around you as the barrier between reality… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Fracture: Prologue.

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  13. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    70% User Score Based on 330 reviews

    Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depression The Game.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 4,542 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Only If is a surreal first person adventure-puzzle game. You play as Anthony Clyde, who, after a heavy night of partying, wakes up to find himself in an unfamiliar bed with no memory of the previous night's events. Unfortunately, escaping these unfamiliar, opulent surroundings will prove to be no easy task, as an unseen, menacing, radio-bound antagonist will stop at nothing to block Anthony's path… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Only If.

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  15. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    71% User Score Based on 104 reviews

    She waits. Explore an abandoned house in black and white as you solve cryptic puzzles and try to make discoveries. If you like to work with others to discover things, then you may like this game. I hope you love it, I really hope you do. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Please Love My Computer Game.

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  17. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    71% User Score Based on 234 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 3 reviews

    Usurper is a Metroidvania Action-RPG inspired by Symphony of the Night and Super Metroid, your duty is to rid London of the Eldritch horrors unleashed by the Citadel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Usurper.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    51% User Score Based on 1,041 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 5 reviews

    Cibele is a game about love, sex, and the internet. You play as a 19 year old girl who has become close with a young man she met in an online game. Her relationship with him heats up, becoming more and more intimate with each phone call and private chat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cibele.

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  19. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    100% User Score Based on 56 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bahnsen Knights.

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  20. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    95% User Score Based on 300 reviews

    The snakebirds are back, this time yellowbird joins the team on a more relaxed island with easier puzzles. A casual puzzle game for the entire family as well as a primer for the serious challenges of the original game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snakebird Primer.

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  21. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 4,672 reviews

    You only wanted to make a visit to your sick colleague, but what you encounter is beyond your imagination. Discover the secrets of your colleague and find a way to escape the trap. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Room: The Sick Colleague.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    66% User Score Based on 1,090 reviews

    You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minds Eyes.

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  24. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    65% User Score Based on 93 reviews

    A throwback to the survival horror and mystery games of the original Playstation, Back in 1995 faithfully re-creates everything from this forgotten era of games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back in 1995.

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  25. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 2,596 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Please, Don’t Touch Anything is a cryptic, brain-racking button-pushing simulation. Covering for a colleague who is taking a bathroom break, you find yourself in front of a mysterious panel which only component is a red button. And since you’ve clearly been instructed not to touch anything, the only thing you want to do now is push that damn button. Push it and expect to be held liable for any u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Please, Don’t Touch Anything.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    50% User Score Based on 80 reviews

    Step into the shoes of a New Zealand Police officer. Search for forensic evidence, connect with the community, and catch offenders in this immersive 3D experience. Do you care enough to be a cop? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VirtualCop.

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  27. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    Zamboni Simulator 2019 is a game about existential nihilism, depression, family, love, and ice resurfacing. It is an almost all original game including original art and music, but with recycled junk philosophy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zamboni Simulator 2019.

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  28. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 7,362 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 4 reviews

    Each death has its visage. How will you face them? Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Visage.

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  29. This game was created for the New Year New Skills Game jam in the span of approximately 5 days. (I had to finish the jam early). The theme of the Jam was "Creating Connections". Snowscape Fixer Snowscape Fixer is a simple platformer where you go around the map and fix telephone poles. It is set in a time when phone lines were still important and when today's modern appliances all seem like science… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snowscape Fixer.

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  30. About this gameDear Flower is an enchanting adventure that invites you to explore a beautifully hand-drawn world, control three unique characters, and solve intriguing puzzles—all without a single word of text or dialogue. Hand-Drawn AnimationsEvery character and background is lovingly crafted with hand-drawn animation. Enjoy numerous beautifully animated cutscenes. Each frame of animation is c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dear Flower.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    76% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    You are the Test Subject. Your goal: Obtain human-level emotional awareness. Parkour your way through the increasingly difficult "Vectormirror" simulation and achieve sentience...by any means necessary. Play a sci-fi platformer unlike any other. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VectroMirror.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 754 reviews

    You play an apprentice of the solver's guild. Solvers are the most important people in this world because puzzle storms are rising all over the place, making people's lives harder. You're challenged with graduating your solver's exam by saving the princess from the nearby castle. Supraworld is a First-Person-Puzzle-Metroidvania. The interconnected world will expand the more upgrades and abilit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supraworld.

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  33. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    98% User Score Based on 6,183 reviews

    STORYUSSR, 1986. When Ira Grachevskaya goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, not a soul seems to be concerned – except for the quiet outcast Asya Shubina, that is. Uncover the mystery behind Ira’s disappearance, transmit your radio signal to the universe and learn why a bird flies past the window. CHARACTERSMeet the cast. A problem child and a truant, Ira doesn't have the best reputati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    60% User Score Based on 412 reviews

    About The Game In Lost in Anomaly, you wake up on the 9th floor of an unknown building.  Your goal is to reach the first floor and escape from here.  To get out of here, you must detect and mark anomalies.  If you have marked all the anomalies, the elevator will take you to the lower floor. You should check every place well and mark accordingly because if you miss an anomaly, the elev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost in Anomaly.

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  35. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    74% User Score Based on 228 reviews

                    Moving Houses is a silly little physics-based game about moving on... or is it? Be neat, be careful, or be a chaos goblin. The choice is yours. But be warned, not all is as it seems in this quiet little house. "It's time to leave my house," is something everyone says at some time in their life. Now it's your time, whether you want to leave or not. Enjoy this silly… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moving Houses.

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  36. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 459 reviews

    Win steam wallet cards - Giveaway LIVE About the GameHackhub: Journey into the Depths of the Digital World Step into the dark corners of the cybersecurity and hacking world. Hackhub offers players a realistic and thrilling virtual experience. Explore networks, infiltrate mysterious databases, and test your skills by completing high-profile cyber missions. Key Features: Realisti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    87% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lazaret.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    87% User Score Based on 811 reviews

    Monitor camera feeds, report valuable info, and hand-deliver shady packages. An hourly quota of reports will test your keen eye to spot the differences, while timed deliveries will force you outside unexpectedly. Until you clock out for the night almost nowhere is safe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Signal.

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  39. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 606 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    The world has lost its natural colors, an unknown plague has gathered its cruel harvest. The city seems to be completely empty and dead, but in its every corner there are manifestations of fear, sorrow, loneliness and suffering. The situation looks hopelessly, but not everything is lost yet... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bad Dream: Fever.

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  41. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    81% User Score Based on 149 reviews

    Keith Baring is a cold, devoted detective whose boss decides he needs to take some time off. While on a tour of an old castle with his wife Helena, she makes a startling confession to him. Keith goes to bed bewildered - but things only become stranger as the Boogie Man's game begins... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Boogie Man.

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  42. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    51% User Score Based on 760 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

    Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking — reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play... by the rules! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hack n Slash.

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  43. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    68% User Score Based on 156 reviews

    The Alchemist's House is a 3D interactive horror movie in a creepy medieval setting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Alchemist's House.

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  44. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 645 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 2 reviews

    Else Heart.Break() is a reimagination of the adventure game – a fantastic story set in a fully dynamic and interactive world. Instead of rigid puzzles you will learn (with the help from other characters in the game) how the reality of the game can be changed through programming and how any problem can be solved in whatever way you find suitable. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Else Heart.Break().

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  45. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    69% User Score Based on 127 reviews

    The endless, halcyon days of "Nauseous pines" summer of love are over, the travellers and minstrels, dreamers and drug dealers have gone. It is now 198X, you wake up in a very bad situation. You were the "Sisters of the amniotic lens" and now it's time to face what you did to the minds of the naive all those years ago. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Selfie : Sisters of the Amniotic Lens.

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  46. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 155 reviews

    A writer has died. His daughter seeks the help of you, Ord Salamon, to find his secret last novel. During the search, questions will emerge. Did her father really kill himself? What is the secret novel all about? What is going on at the island of Fardo? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Samaritan Paradox.

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  47. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 4,604 reviews

    It’s March of 2020; you were just sent home from college because of the coronavirus, you have a few small regrets, mainly not telling someone how you really feel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Left on Read.

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  50. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 1,968 reviews

    From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From The Darkness.

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