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Games like Penny's Nightmare

Looking for games like Penny's Nightmare? Here are top role playing recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with BLACK SOULS II, The Sand Man or LISA: The First.

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  1. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    97% User Score Based on 796 reviews

    Despair. Fear, Madness, once again. An original work based on "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass." Dark Fairy Tale Fantasy x Psychological Horror RPG focusing on the themes of "Exploration of a Mad World" and "Life or Death Combat against Demonbeasts". ※Includes content from all 3 DLCs. ●Introduction In this work, you'll meet 45 Heroin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLACK SOULS II.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 296 reviews

    "I'll tell you a scary story. It's so scary you might not be able to take it. It's the story of the Sand Man..." This is the second title in the Strange Man series. Unable to sleep and exhausted, Sophie wanders into a town where everything sleeps. That is where the terror begins... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sand Man.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    80% User Score Based on 259 reviews

    Explore Lisa Armstrong’s mind as she tries to cope with the burden caused by her father Marty. Traverse a slipping reality as you attempt to leave home and recover your memories. Only, escape is not so easy. Features and Gameplay - LISA the First is a short and surreal exploration game reminiscent of retro-RPGs. - Navigate the twisting world of Lisa’s mind, finding hidden doors an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LISA: The First.

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  4. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 536 reviews

    Terra Incognita is a classic role playing game. The world of Terra is slowly falling into chaos. A great war is coming and It's time to take up arms against a corrupt royal family. You must travel across this huge world and unite the nations of Terra, recruiting comrades along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terra Incognita Chapter One: The Descendant.

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  5. Generia by Darkovika Note: This game is on HIATUS. It will be returned to, though there is yet to be a date. Also, last I was aware, it doesn't really work. I apologize for the mess, but I am thankful for those who are patient.  This game is in early, early early Alpha. It does not always work. It is in SLOW progress, as well. There may be long periods between updates. Summary You play as Harold, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Generia.

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  6. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 7 reviews

    Welcome to Hyperliminal, a horror/exploration/fever-dream experience. The game itself is narration and exploration-based with some action to keep things interesting. You will explore a strange dreamscape and witness sites ranging from gigantic food to a town overtaken by arachnids. Unravel the mystery of the recurring nightmare while keeping safe a safe distance from the horrors that live within. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hyperliminal.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    94% User Score Based on 135 reviews
    Critic Score 37%Based on 1 reviews

    Path Out is is an autobiographical adventure game that allows the players to replay the journey of Abdullah Karam, a young Syrian artist that escaped the civil war in 2014. Camouflaged as a... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Path Out.

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  8. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 6,017 reviews

    Yume Nikki is a 32-Bit freeware game created by Kikiyama, a Japanese solo game designer. The game was made using RPGMaker 2003. The game is regarded as one of the most original applications of RPGMaker 2003, and the start of a possible new genre of games. "Yume Nikki" means "Dream Diary" in Japanese, and the game follows a young girl named Madotsuki as she dreams. The goal is to seek out and acqu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yume Nikki.

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  9. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    74% User Score Based on 291 reviews

    The Divine Invasion is a science fiction adventure game where you play as a headhunter employed by mysterious masters, whose goals initially seem bizarre and surreal. It will all become clear, though, once our protagonist admits that while the technologies might be changing, the human heart is not. It is exactly the same as it was two thousand years ago. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Divine Invasion.

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  10. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    82% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    ArtFormer is a story-driven cinematic platformer with RPG elements. This Indie game project consists of four challenging story chapters each with a unique hero, different gameplay, and original art style based on existing fragments of human history: Cave paintings, Egyptian papyrus, Greek pottery, and Roman mosaic. The characters and stories seen through the eyes of ancient artists from different… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ArtFormer: Ancient Stories.

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  11. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    70% User Score Based on 326 reviews

    Cyberpunk Visual Novel about a girl hacker struggling in a modern World. The story revolves around surveillance, hacking, artificial intelligence, cybernetic implants and those who want to lead a normal life in a high-tech society. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Invisible Apartment.

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  12. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    This is the Steam store page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1283810/Solenars_Edge_II_Aurora_of_The_Sevent... https://store.steampowered.com/app/1371350/Solenars_Edge_II_Champions/ Please check out the Steam store page for guides, tips and extra help. Solenars Edge II: Aurora of The Seventh Dawn is the sequel to Solenars Edge Rebirth and takes place three years after the events of Solenars Edg… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solenars Edge II: Aurora of The Seventh Dawn.

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  13. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    89% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    The story is about Ash. An ordinary girl who takes a journey through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures. Ash must find her way back home...before something else finds her. Ashina: The Red Witch is an exploration-based story-adventure game. Use items to solve puzzles as well as talking to various other characters to help dig into the story even further. Take control of Ash a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ashina: The Red Witch: Prologue.

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  14. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 917 reviews

    Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Khimera: Destroy all Monster Girls.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    DELUGE (by riggy2k3) is the story of a village under siege. As the village of Figaro begins a dangerous tradition, an evil entity arrives to mark their own momentous occasion. When one of their minions goes rogue, he finds himself the key to Figaro's survival. Will you protect the people of Figaro, or join in on the chaos? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deluge.

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  16. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 718 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

    Yume Nikki: Dream Diary is a collaborative show of the utmost respect for auteur Kikiyama’s seminal release. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yume Nikki: Dream Diary.

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  17. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    70% User Score Based on 233 reviews

    Traverse through rich, detailed environments, recruit colorful characters and fight your way through dangerous hordes of enemies in this exciting old-school RPG incorporating 40 quests, 26 secret rooms, 8 animal kings and countless of secrets and items to discover. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Millennium: A New Hope.

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  18. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 11,355 reviews

    Lisa is a quirky side-scrolling RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Beneath the charming and funny exterior is a world full of disgust and moral destruction. Players will learn what kind of person they are by being FORCED to make choices. These choices permanently effect the game play. If you want to save a party member from death, you will have to sacrifice the strength of your character. Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LISA: The UNDONE.

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  19. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    43% User Score Based on 579 reviews

    The Cortex is your ultimate destination for Firefly Online news and information. This companion app is a great way to stay current with the game’s progress, take advantage of special offers and gain access to exclusive content! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Firefly Online Cortex.

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  20. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 421 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Purrfect Date is a cross between a Visual Novel, a Dating Sim, and a dark British comedy. You, a human, will get to date cats and uncover the dark secrets of the mysterious Cat Island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Purrfect Date.

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  21. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 121 reviews

    The beginning of the Datastream saga... Set some years in the future, following a global economic and social crash, Data Hacker Initiation follows Jay; a retired hacker in search of vengeance. Jay is a prolific player of Online World: the escapist's dream game in a backwards-future, until an ironic case of mistaken identity, whereupon he is banished from the refuge that he so loved. Enraged, Jay… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Data Hacker Initiation.

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  22. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 2,814 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    In the third instalment of the Thief series, master-thief Garrett is contacted by Keeper Artemus with a mission to steal two valuable artefacts. At the same time, Garrett learns about a prophecy: the coming of a Dark Age. He embarks upon a journey to unravel a mystery that threatens the existence of the order of Keepers. Is it possible that there is a traitor in their midst? The stealth and thiev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thief: Deadly Shadows.

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  23. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    Gary is caught in a strange dream and now he must overcome the adversities on his path or perish in the attempt. In this adventure you will meet 3 children in dream-like scenarios, next to a mysterious girl who talks about a promise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Connected Hearts.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 345 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Unravel an ancient mystery and search for an ancient treasure on England's fog-shrouded coastline, famed for its legends of smugglers, pirates and ghosts. Join ghost-hunters Nigel Danvers and Lucy Reubans as they investigate a tale of horror and haunting. Wielding the tools of the modern-day ghost-hunter in a cinematic, richly detailed interactive world of wind-swept coastlines and crumbling crypt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lost Crown.

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  25. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Travel and make new friends in this mammoth sized RPG / Adventure filled with an amazing amount of content! While playing the story, make new friends, craft, mine, discover monsters and mysteries and even travel beyond the stars!                              Please leave a rating or comment if you enjoy playing. Also try another game I created. This is a CCG Challenge deck builder which is playe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Journey Galaxis+1: Huge free and full game!.

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  26. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    WHAT IS HACKVENTURE? Hackventure is a quirky surreal RPG about a normal boy and multiple worlds fusing into each others creating chaos. To stop this chaos, Mike and the allies he'll befriend along his journey will face powerful enemies, explore different realities and live horrifying nightmares.  However, it seems like fate has different plans for Mike, and is preventing him from fulfilling his mi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hackventure.

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  28. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 276 reviews

    A strange journey throughout an elaborate labyrinth awaits, featuring hundreds of characters and happenings as you try to gather items that once brought happiness to others. Explore a randomized labyrinth with light rouge like optional mystery dungeon combat, or play the game purely for exploration viewing the various point and click adventure styled scenes. Features well over 400 animations, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disillusion ST.

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  29. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    70% User Score Based on 301 reviews

    Explore the mysterious open world of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in this post-apocalyptic action RPG adventure. Craft your story by facing sinister hazards and monsters. Survive furious encounters with the help of your crafted weaponry, developed skills, gathered teammates, and supported factions If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone.

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  30. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    77% User Score Based on 132 reviews

    What would you do for the person you love? Are you sure you're actually in love with them? They say love is all about sacrifice. What are you willing to lose for the one you supposedly love? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Take the Dream IX.

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  31. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    72% User Score Based on 572 reviews

    Sam is an addict who ends up in an institution named “Reaching Dreams”, hoping to kick his drug problem and sort out his miserable life. But during the first night, something goes horribly wrong and he gets stuck in an endless nightmare… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Decay: The Mare.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    88% User Score Based on 32 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

    In the middle of a blizzard, a community's remaining citizens are forced to confront their impending deaths. Every night, a villager is killed, and the survivors are forced to alter their course in response. Every game creates a new, randomized story just for you. Chart a path through always-changing, challenging environmental puzzles, and explore the stories and grief of these townsfolk before Vi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vidar.

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  34. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    72% User Score Based on 68 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 3 reviews

    Restore the balance of light and shadow in the world!Beautiful hand-drawn visuals and a story of epic proportions bring Asdivine Hearts to the forefront of PC gaming! Travel alongside four companions and a cat in this fantasy 2D turn-based RPG! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asdivine Hearts.

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  35. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 806 reviews

    The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut is the definite collection of three stand-alone episodes told as one continuous story, with six playable classes and a new endgame mode with a huge variety of open missions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 1,060 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn-based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series. Age of Wonders’ intimate atmosphere with painterly graphics still shines today. The game’s fully patched up, start building your fantasy empire today! The Age of Wonders, once a time of magic and peace. An age swept into the ravaging gale of chaos by the arrival of a single, uninvited race: t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Wonders.

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  37. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    90% User Score Based on 193 reviews

    Where shadows end, the hunt begins. From the darkly prolific mind of creator Jane Jensen comes the second Gabriel Knight® mystery: The Beast Within. We find Schattenjäger, or shadow hunter, Gabriel and his assistant Grace Nakimura deeply embroiled in a murderous mystery that unravels half a world away. Play as both Gabriel and Grace as they are dispatched to Munich to solve a series of mutilatio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery.

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  38. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    Help reunite your missing friends and save your family from wild animals, mutants, inanimate objects, aliens and the undead! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Port - Red Nightmare.

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  39. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, humor
    72% User Score Based on 258 reviews

    You return to the land of Labyronia, now in the cold grip of an evil force. Roam the wartorn lands. You are the only one who can save the planet from destruction. The epic sequel to the critically-acclaimed Labyronia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Labyronia RPG 2.

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  40. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    46% User Score Based on 79 reviews

    The light of the world fades. Evil hearts seek the Power of the Elements - the forces which bind the universe together - thus threatening all of existence. An homage to the 8-BIT era with a charming art style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elements: Soul of Fire.

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  41. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    Explore what's left of the ravaged city and find your way through surreal otherworldly areas that connect the broken urban shell. Encounter any other citizens who have survived and make contact with the strange entities that now inhabit this realm. Survive. Or be swallowed up by the city and forgotten forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weird and Unfortunate Things Are Happening.

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  42. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 1,458 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 6 reviews

    In this unique Zelda-lite game, explore and fight your way through surreal and creepy, nature, urban and abstract themed areas in the human Young's subconscious, evoked by a 16-bit-era visual style and a moody, dream-like soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anodyne.

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  43. Please enjoy this short game, I learned lots about GameMaker whilst making this! Description After a long night of making a Game - Mark, our begrudging adventurer is forced into a world beyond his imagination. Can you face the reaper and bring back Mark to finish his Game?  Controls: Arrow keys - Movement Z key: Interact Credits The game, the art and the programming (and everything else in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life Is An Opportunity.

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  44. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Alex Kidd in Miracle World 2 is essentially a fan-made ROM hack of the original game. It uses the same game engine (with some custom modifications) but introduces a whole new set of levels and other features. It was designed as a direct sequel to the original game and ignores the events of Enchanted Castle on the Mega Drive.I came up with the concept for this game back in 2012 when I first started… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alex Kidd In Miracle World 2 (Fangame).

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  45. Created with RPG Maker MV for the Indie Game Maker Contest 18.This game is an joint project by zelgadis85 and Punamaagi. You and your sister have come to the town of Alea to become adventurers -- people who search ancient ruins, discover new things and generally go on adventures. However, your entry to the adventurer's guild is denied. When talking to the innkeeper about this, she sends you off t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Our Adventure.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    The Source Is A Sci-fi Visual Novel. The story begins as a "simple" journey through time following our two heroes Joe and Eva. They want to enter Source City where the life is good and there is no more suffering. As part of their trial to be allowed the entry to Source City, our heroes will visit multiple destinations in the history of their alternate Earth. However, as the story progre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Source.

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  47. 82%Game Brain Score
    82% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    Bound in Desire is a full 3D, third person role play game with a focus on erotic and kinky bondage adventures. You play as Kyra, the new technical manager for the developing outpost planet Tau Centi 3. Your job was supposed to be easy and laid back, just overwatching some gynoids and androids, but seemingly the AI got kind of distracted and redefined how humans are to be... bound and restrained. F… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bound in Desire 0.16.

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  48. Introduction "The Opening of the World" is an action-adventure and slice-of-life RPG where your choices have a real impact! In Chapter 1, you play Curran and his brother Keeran in a magical fantasy world on their first day back at school. Attend lessons with friends Rahna and Kareem, hang out after school, and help the people of Catalpa. Be cautious with your choices, as they can lead to conseque… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Opening of the World.

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  49. 49%Game Brain Score
    49% User Score Based on 8 reviews

    The continent of Ardenvale is a land in perpetual conflict. Demon invasions ravage the land periodically, leaving destruction and misery in their wake. The last invasion was only won by the sacrifice of one man, who inspired the other defenders to rally and push the demons back. Now a new threat is rising, one which will change the very face of not only Ardenvale, but the entire realm. What typ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echo of the Void.

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  50. Game InformationEchoes of Nocturnal Chords is the second full-length horror puzzle RPG created by the author of Feather Of Praying. The game continues the world view of the previous work, focusing on atmospheric immersion and narrative experience, making it suitable for players who enjoy immersive stories and light puzzles. About the Game When all darkness fades away When the torn pages guid… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords.

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