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Looking for games like Phageplay Basic? Here are top action recommendations with a horror and drama focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs, PROXIMATE or TELEFORUM.

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  1. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 1,220 reviews

    You are the Carimara, and your mission is to conjure a ghost by answering their questions using your cards. A short and creepy fairytale, full of surprises and mysteries. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    94% User Score Based on 720 reviews

    PROXIMATE is a dread-driven narrative game where you investigate a deep sea laboratory and piece together the events that lead to the research team’s demise. You'll be required to wear an image recognition visor that only tells you the bare minimum information you need to succeed — and sometimes less. Use text information, proximity data and audio clues to form a mental map of your surroundings an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PROXIMATE.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 952 reviews

    Walter Martins is not among us anymore. What happened was broadcast live… so why can’t anyone agree on what happened exactly? Investigate Walter’s mysterious last show. Interview his wife. Inspect his apartment. Find out the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TELEFORUM.

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  4. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 579 reviews

    A free game created by Ebi-Hime, author of Asphyxia, The Way We ALL GO, and Strawberry Vinegar. TSSofEB is a free yuri (girls' love) game created for a game jam. As the saying goes, dead men tell no tales. They only leave tales behind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 547 reviews

    It is the end of summer. Han Hui, a university student, meets a mysterious young girl named He Jia in the mountains. After this chance meeting, the two embark on a delightful journey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shan Gui.

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  6. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 246 reviews

    This dark act takes place in a single day of the Lighthouse Keeper. Listen to the keeper carefully and help him to interrupt his twenty-year shift at the Lighthouse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lighthouse Keeper.

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  7. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    『Discouraged Workers TEEN』 is an independent kinetic novel created by YGGDRASIL STUDIO. This is the fifth in the Project DW series, a satirical story based on the popular Korean soap operas-styled plot. It compares Ga-yeon’s bleak everyday life to the dark side of youth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Discouraged Workers TEEN.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 4,361 reviews

    Marie's Room is a short-story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates, told through memories. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was 20 years ago. What happened to Marie and Kelsey all those years ago? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marie's Room.

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  9. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 1,139 reviews

    After falling in love at first sight with the shy Sachi Usui, an injury-ridden, single-eyed high school girl, the protagonist tries to win over her lonely and isolated heart. A pure, heart-warming romance game where the apple of your eye only has one eye! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love at First Sight.

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  10. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 18,415 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of short stories about a cursed family in Washington State. Each story offers a chance to experience the life of a different family member with stories ranging from the early 1900s to the present day. The gameplay and tone of the stories are as varied as the family members themselves. The only constants are that each is played from a first-person perspe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Remains of Edith Finch.

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  11. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    67% User Score Based on 2,030 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Explore the world of Thirty Flights of Loving through a first-person short story. In this sequel to Gravity Bone, take a deep dive with high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at. Saddle up, gunslinger. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thirty Flights of Loving.

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  12. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    ■ Woof woof! -Dog.It's time to play! TCOTD is a short story about... taking care of a dog! Play around, follow him, find items, and a lot more! ■ RecomendationsThis is a ‘late-night game’. Try playing it at night, with the lights off and a headset on, when everyone in your house is asleep. It's about atmosphere! ■ ControlsWalk - W A S D Interact - Left Mouse Button TAKE CARE OF THE DOG is … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TAKE CARE OF THE DOG.

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  13. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Maple Ridge is a first-person psychological horror game in which everyday life gradually spirals out of control. You play as Alex, a man who, after his wife’s death, is left alone in a suburban home and tries to get back to his normal routine. The GameplayThis is an atmospheric first-person psychological horror game with an emphasis on: Dialogues and conversation choices In-game phone ca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maple Ridge.

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  15. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 123 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 12 reviews

    SLEEP AWAKE is an immersive first-person psychedelic horror narrative experience that explores the realm between sleep and death.  Submitted to perpetual insomnia, the denizens of the last known city on Earth are reaching a panic crisis of reckless experiments in an effort to avoid The HUSH, the inexplicable disappearance of those who sleep. Playing as Katja, you must survive the devotees of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SLEEP AWAKE.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    96% User Score Based on 337 reviews

    A short horror game about a devout oceanographer trying to find Eden, the source of all things. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Water Womb World.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 1,129 reviews

    Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Report.

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  19. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    73% User Score Based on 282 reviews

    Anomalous Coffee Machine 2 is a strange interactive visual novel and fictional simulation where you stand across from a mysterious girl and an unassuming coffee vending machine capable of producing anything you type, no matter how impossible it seems. She doesn’t tell you who she is, why she's there, or what's the deal with the coffee machine. All she asks is that you type a word—any word—and pres… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomalous Coffee Machine 2.

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  21. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    Alice awakens in an unfamiliar place. In search of her lost sister, Alice ventures through the eerie mansion.This is an escape adventure game. Within a building full of traps and mechanisms, your goal is to find the exit. Players will play as Alice, navigating through sealed rooms using click-based interactions to find items and solve the mechanisms to advance to the next stage. Features Escape ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alice in the Nightmare Land.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    99% User Score Based on 90 reviews

    Have you ever felt like a rabbit with a telephone? Ana is a wartime telephone operator learning how to navigate the world without her dear sister. The beloved game-jam sweetheart is back in remastered form, featuring an overhauled script, new CGs, updated sprites, sounds & music. Incoming callThe job title of switchboard operator used to be respectable, but in this world of progress the ol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hello Girl.

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  23. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 233 reviews

    A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late one night, where she meets an enchanting raven-haired femme fatale - but all is not as it seems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Her Love, Like Poison.

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  24. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 3,626 reviews

    Do you want to experience an adult VN that many players and fans only could find the strength to play once? Then this is the game for you. Acting Lessons is packed with a rich story, comedy, sex and drama. The choices you make in this game will affect your adventure until the very end. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Acting Lessons.

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  25. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    100% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    Romantic, fantastical, and eerie, Zero-Sum Heart is a coming-of-age story about love. Enter a magical boarding school on our protagonist's eighteenth birthday as she makes a monumental decision and derails her life. A ritual sacrifice got her everything she ever wanted: an adoring crowd (faceless), a newfound power (dangerous), and a whirlwind romance (one-sided). But without a heart i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zero-Sum Heart.

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  26. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Just as you begin to settle in for a fun day at your best friend's house, something changes in her and she kills you. And not just once—she ends your life time and time and time again. Your goal is to escape from this endless loop of despair. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sentimental Death Loop.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    89% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    You drive a car when a UFO crosses the road. You get abducted, but what comes next is not what you expect. It's an enigmatic trip of your mind towards the mind of the Other. It has something to say to you. Will you listen? Will you understand? The gameplay of "Unveiling" is simple and the puzzles are unobtrusive. You move through mind-bending environments, wrapped in striking visuals. Thi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unveiling.

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  28. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    It was only meant to be another annual visit to his mother's grave, but midway through Diandrir's story was shrouded in darkness. A Kinect visual novel about darkness and girls' love. Kinect Story; Dark and Immersive Atmosphere; Duration: One hour less; Steam Achievements; If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Song - Yuri Visual Novel.

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  29. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    66% User Score Based on 77 reviews

    Your life is a peaceful one. Each day, you work alongside your (otherwise?) all-female workforce in the pursuit of creating otome games. Will you complete your life with a cute girlfriend? Will you be doomed to a life of normalcy? Or...? Find out in this (mostly...?) normal visual novel! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Our Lovely Escape.

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  30. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    Alex is a college student studying nursing and recently freed from her unbearable helicopter parents. Far from home and trying to get through classes as quickly as possible, she’s grown burnt out and quite lonely. However, she hears about a mysterious social media account filled with images of ruined buildings, rooftop views, and rooms trapped in time, framed by a challenge: “Feeling adventurous?… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enamored Risks.

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  31. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    94% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    Upcoming Game About the Game "Is there a true path to happiness?" Abruptly finding herself at the bottom of a snake pit, an impoverished girl named Linh is bound and helpless for a crime she did not commit. Left to the mercy of the village snake god, a mysterious entity appears before her, offering to save her in exchange for her soul. Finding herself in a new reality, she i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mizuchi 白蛇心傳.

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  32. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 526 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 4 reviews

    A collection of short horror games by 10 different creators, all made in 7 days. Includes: Carthanc (Scythe Dev Team) Don't Go Out (Secret Cow Level) Hand of Doom (Torple Dook) Mr. Bucket Told Me To (Strange Scaffold) Outsider (Mahelyk) The Pay is Nice (Oddbreeze Games) The Pony Factory (David Szymanski) Rotgut (Snowrunner Productions) Shatter (Lovely Hellplace) SUMMER NIGHT (Airdorf) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread X Collection.

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  33. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 156 reviews

    Follow along with the adventures of Dulce as she finds new friends, new fun, and maybe even romance in the world of Dragon Connection, a hot new augmented reality mobile game. A, short and sweet free all-ages GxG visual novel featuring cute girls, friendship, and romance! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DoraKone.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    A dark, story-heavy puzzle game. Enter the mind of Mayu, as her soul is invaded and dug through by a seemingly evil witch. Can you stop her? What if you were able to get the upper hand, and invade her back? Would you show mercy, or destroy her? Jishogi will test you in more ways than one. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jishogi.

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  36. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    66% User Score Based on 119 reviews

    A visual novel game following a young man who wakes up in the body of another student... Learning his friends may not be living the perfect lives he thought they were. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Highschool Possession.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 406 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 17 reviews

    An underwater exploration game: Explore the depths of a surreal, hand-drawn abyss. Possess sea creatures and make use of their unique abilities to solve environmental puzzles, traveling ever deeper into the void… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SILT.

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  38. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    68% User Score Based on 69 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    A lone man's journey through a strange world. Dimension switching mechanic - switch between the dimensions to traverse the world and solve puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Inner Darkness.

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  40. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    Every choice you make will change your story. Every small choice will change your relationships with comrades, and change your fate and those of your comrades at critical moments. You may be the villain, or a trustworthy comrade. Everything depends on your choices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 7Days Origins.

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  41. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 926 reviews

    Reflexia's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reflexia Prototype ver..

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  42. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 134 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 6 reviews

    "Ghostpia" is a visual novel with cute visuals that look like a picture book, adorned with glitches and noise, and characterized by nostalgic expressions! This game is a more expressive and interactive reimagining of the visual novel "Ghostpia" that has been released on the App Store and web platforms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ghostpia Season One.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 292 reviews

    To make some money from an old man, you are asked to fish at the forbidden Shinto shrine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to lure.

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  44. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability
    75% User Score Based on 1,295 reviews

    Azure comes across a strange ring one day. This ring changes her future drastically making each day action packed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Written in the Sky.

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  45. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 20,826 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 14 reviews

    A first-person exploratory game taking place in 1995 in which Katie, a university student back from Europe, arrives at her family's newly inherited mansion only to find nobody there, with a note from her younger sister Sam suggesting that she's left home. Katie must explore the mansion to put together the stories of where her parents have gone and why Sam has decided to leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gone Home.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 466 reviews

    Experience a bite-sized slice of Lovecraftian horror in this updated version of our cult freeware point and click adaptation of HP Lovecraft's classic short story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Terrible Old Man.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    75% User Score Based on 99 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 1 reviews

    In the not-too-distant-future, Roman is a newly-minted employee at a classy jazz club. He must contend with his past as a new hire (and former co-worker), Eris, makes him question if quitting his old job was the right thing to do. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcadia.

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  50. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 2,354 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 16 reviews

    Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. After being forced into the robbery of a lucrative auction house, mathematics student Matt is left proving his innocence in the brutal London heist. Your choices will have consequences from the very start, right through to the very end. One small decision could change the entire outcome in a choose-your-own-narrative style gameplay that can lead to o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Late Shift.

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