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Looking for games like Play Dead!? Here are top action recommendations with a horror, fantasy and comedy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Play Dead! #2, Play Dead! #3 or Scheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning.

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  1. A story about a band, and their strange life on the road accompanied by a surprisingly lively dead dog. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Play Dead! #2.

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  2. A story about a band, and their strange life on the road, accompanied by a surprisingly lively dead dog. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Play Dead! #3.

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  3. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 503 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    Join retired salesman rabbit, Hank, and his canine pal, Larry, in part one of this story-driven game series as they use their knowledge of influence and persuasion to make their way through the apocalypse—without having to risk their own skin. With a mixture of dark comedy and the use of real-life influence tactics, this story-driven game puts you behind the wheel of the characters’ choices. Can y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning.

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  4. STORY: Embark on a Heart-Pounding Journey of Survival and Redemption in "Days End" - a Gripping Horror FPS Experience on Steam! As the deadly Xonobia Virus engulfs the country, leaving behind a trail of infected zombies and death, follow the harrowing tale of Chad, one of the few survivors determined to escape the nightmarish chaos. Joining forces with the ruthless gang, "Blackbird… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DAYS END.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    100% User Score Based on 861 reviews

    MESMALIE is an occult adventure game. A magickal incident in your personal life brings you to a small witches' coven in the middle of nowhere. Here, you'll learn to tame your ability... though, not without some bumps along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mesmalie.

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  6. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    57% User Score Based on 1,758 reviews
    Critic Score 53%Based on 6 reviews

    Post-apocalyptic story about two travelers who set out on a long journey in the wasteland, left by people after the global epidemic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 35MM.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    66% User Score Based on 1,207 reviews

    Piggy: Hunt is a fast-paced survival horror multiplayer game. Survivors must work together to survive and escape from the Infected. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PIGGY: Hunt.

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  8. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    92% User Score Based on 4,108 reviews

    In Granny Simulator there are two players, a feeble old grandmother and her lovely grandson. The grandmothers objective is to complete her every day routine while the grandson utilizes uncanny violence and pure brutality to stop her. The grandmother can find items around her house to help fend off her grandson while she completes her objectives. The grandson can also find objects around… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Granny Simulator.

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  9. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 624 reviews

    The free-to-play first episode of a horror-mystery game with dark humor and hand-drawn art from award-winning graphic novelist Abby Howard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Hollow: Episode 1.

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  10. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    Inspired by classic point-and-click adventure games of the past, Who Stole My Beard is a casual game suitable for all ages! Your beard has been stolen! You and your loyal dog Leo must investigate the people and places of Beardsville to solve the crime. Uncover conspiracies, find new beards, and don't forget to pick up the groceries in this charming town of bearded intrigue. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who Stole My Beard?.

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  11. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    92% User Score Based on 349 reviews

    "Otaku's Adventure" is a different kind of AVG.The story tells of an Otaku who has been single for many years and thirst for love. While he inadvertently embarks on a fantastic journey, he eventually wins girls' love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Otaku's Adventure.

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  12. 45%Game Brain Score
    45% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    Post-apocalyptic pixel art survival RPG—offline play and turn-based battles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wanderer.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Urban explorer Kelly has to get an interview with the owner of the creepy house on Pig Island. But at first glance, it looks like nobody is home. Kelly is very determined though, and isn’t going to just walk away, not from a story like this. Too bad for her, someone is waiting inside the house! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pig Island.

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  14. 65%Game Brain Score
    65% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    "Don’t break the rules, don’t leave the house. Unless, of course, you want to stay alive", — that’s what they always told me... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reflections of the Void.

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  15. Truth Universally Acknowledged is a short dating sim with 4 love interests that takes place in a whimsical high school setting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Truth Universally Acknowledged.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Grotesque notes written not by Fyodor Dostoevsky, but by "certain person". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bobok.

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  17. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Sit around the campfire with your friends and assemble a spooky ghost story. Was it an eldritch cult or the living dead causing trouble for the local townsfolk? Did the terror happen in a derelict gas station, or perhaps it was an abandoned carnival? And how did they meet their fate? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exquisite Ghorpse Story.

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  18. Explore the world of Celestia in this retro-inspired, top-down action adventure. When Violet, an average girl, finds herself trapped in a video game, she has to team up with a strange blue-haired girl in order to get home. Things won't be easy for our heroines. Standing in their way is a world of puzzles, scary monsters, and the might of the Eclipse army, who have recently kidnapped every princ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Have to Play This Game.

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  19. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    86% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    THE THIRSTY DEAD 1974 film. PLOT: Beautiful young girls are kidnapped off the streets of Manila by a death cult that needs their blood to remain immortal. This is an interactive version of a classic COLOR film with multiple story paths or choices to be made throughout the viewing. Your choices & actions help create your own version of the film. You're the director now! ROUGH KUTS are all ab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROUGH KUTS: The Thirsty Dead.

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  22. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    83% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    The Sickle Family is a haunting adventure game about dogs, exploring how inaction, even when everything seems normal, can lead to deep trauma and heartbreak. It tells a real-life story of grief, loss, and the hidden consequences of everyday moments. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sickle Family.

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  23. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Hello, I'm Noah. I'm 28 years old and still haven't got a single date in my life, I'm looking for a life coach who can help me figure out the hard choices in my day to day life, you know? I'm sad and single, I have some friends online, but that's it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother.

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    29%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    30% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    A story-driven survival visual novel inspired by SCP-610. Face a flesh-spreading outbreak, make brutal moral choices, protect the people you can’t let go of, and uncover the terrifying truth behind the disease. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FLESHBREAK.

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  25. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' When a captivating comet named Hheily crashes into your apartment, you are drawn into an interplanetary conflict between light and dark. Feed Hheily's fire to save the world in this horror-comedy visual novel… and maybe even win a smooch! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sucker for Love: Crush Landing.

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  26. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    96% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Build esoteric towers. Combine conspiracy cards. Defend your mind. A psychedelic tower-defense roguelite where choices from the Akashik Records reshape your strategy. Spend Gnosis, extend the maze, and hold back the psychic invasion for as long as you can. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MK-ULTRA Psychic Defense.

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  27. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 114 reviews

    This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Decollate Decoration.

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  28. What seems like a miracle at first quickly reveals itself to be more of a nightmare, as Long realizes that restless Ghosts have always Surrounded Us—unseen, until now... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Girl In White.

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  29. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Play as a detective with a clue-sniffing dog partner. Solve the murder of a J-pop singer at an anime convention in a historic high-rise hotel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murder Is Game Over: Murder Otaku.

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  30. Immerse yourself in a world where hope battles against the abyss of catastrophe, and discover a story that could change the fate of the main character. Explore the post-Soviet space, which has turned into a single gloomy place where anomalies violate the laws of physics and reality.| The main character, Voila, a stalker with a difficult fate, seeks to unravel the mystery of his wife's disappearanc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Burned One.

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  31. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    79% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    An ill-fated hiking trip into the Black Forest spirals into a chilling fight for survival in this interactive horror adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart of the Forest.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    87% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    You will be the judge of the dead… and every choice will be remembered. I am Morta, your guide in this place. I will show you the tombs, the broken lives, and the voices that still echo in the dark. But the verdict is yours alone. Luce Spenta is a gothic and psychological visual novel where power rests in your hands: you will decide the fate of five souls — forgiveness, reproach, oblivion, or exec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luce Spenta.

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  34. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 426 reviews

    Lucy, an airhead succubus spy, was sent into the elven forest to... um... what was she supposed to do?! Find out how to survive in the forest full of dangers and lustful elves. And do your best to save the day! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucy Got Problems.

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  35. The story is about a young woman who has been forcibly taken by a demon to another world, crawling with various monsters: zombies, ghosts, vampires, fairies. Now she must coexist with them until she can return home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spooky Monster.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    53% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    VORAX is an Open World Survival Horror game set on a Mediterranean island where a mysterious pathogen has infected the local population.An army battalion is sent to quarantine the population but 48 hours later all communication with the battalion is lost. What was supposed to be a simple mission quickly turns into a fight for survival as your helicopter crashes, stranding you on the island, alone.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vorax.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    93% User Score Based on 67 reviews

    Dog hates squares. Download the game and help the dog destroy all the squares. Anton dance. Anton resting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to akabos.

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  38. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    96% User Score Based on 379 reviews

    You are an ambitious paranormal investigator searching for his big break. When you're presented the opportunity of a lifetime--$25.99, to be exact, you jump at the offer. But everything comes with a catch, and Roner and his friends are keen to teach you that... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Five Nights at Roner's: Remastered.

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  39. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    94% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    A cute and cozy Visual Novel experience with plenty of choices to make! Come find the Familiar truly meant for you by feeding The Conjuring Cauldron with a multitude of choices, all to a relaxing Original Soundtrack! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Familiar Friends: What's Your Familiar?.

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  40. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    99% User Score Based on 67 reviews

    You just moved to HEDGEHOG HILLS, a small village full of ADORABLE CUTE ANIMAL CHARACTERS!  You get your own HOUSE, and can visit the many places in this PEACEFUL area! There you meet STORM THE SWAN, a ZANY and WACKY character who is always SCARED of something.  STORM says there's a MONSTER in the WOODS, but surely, they're only imagining things! Enjoy this CUTE and EDUCATIONAL 8-bit adventure o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION.

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  41. Wealth. Power. Death. The Ballad of the Young Gods is a dark academia interactive fiction story, with dark fantasy and psychological thriller themes. Some of the romances also contain tropes and storylines which may be disturbing to some readers. It is based on media like “Ninth House” by Leigh Bardugo, “The Secret History” by Donna Tart, “Masters of Death” by Olivie Blake, and SYFY’s “Deadly Cl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ballad of the Young Gods.

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  42. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    99% User Score Based on 170 reviews

    You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yet Another Killing Game.

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  43. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Confusing Incident: Pinch Me is an adventure game with horror elements. You play as an ordinary guy who got into an accident and ended up in a mysterious house. He has to find a way out of the house and solve the mystery of this house. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Convoluted Incident: Pinch me.

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  44. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    91% User Score Based on 247 reviews

    Skeleton Hell is a cooperative horror game that takes place in the depths of a underground sanctum where the player's skeletons have been imprisoned. Players must work together and use their bones in order to find their human organs and reclaim their mortality. In their skeleton state, players are able to employ unique abilities to throw their bones or thow one another in order to solve puzzle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skeleton Hell.

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  46. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Detective Sammy Jukes is the man on the job when an anti-oil activist is reported missing in a small town on the new oil pipeline route. Talk to witnesses, shovel through evidence, wrestle with the wolves and chase after chickens to find the truth in this first-person open-world adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sammy Jukes: Twin Lakes.

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  47. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 107 reviews

    Step into a quiet, abandoned Ukrainian village, left empty after the Calamity. In this short, meditative, and melancholic journey, you’ll rekindle the hearths of deserted homes, restoring warmth and hope to the families who once lived here. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back to Hearth.

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  48. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 2,715 reviews

    Home Safety Hotline is an analog horror inspired telephone operator simulator where you answer incoming callers' questions about what's inside their home. Read through a vast catalog of common pests and household hazards, and do your best to become an expert in home safety. You will be held responsible for what happens. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home Safety Hotline.

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  49. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    82% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Technolust is a fully realized cyberpunk dystopia, presented as an interactive visual novel. The user is free to explore the rich environments and interact with the world’s bizarre natives as they unravel a mystery involving mass suicides, A.I. revolutions and corporate dominance. Winner of 2 Proto awards for Best Art Direction and Best Sound Design as well as a Vision award for Artistic Achieveme… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Technolust.

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