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Games like Plunged into the Dark

Games like Plunged into the Dark

Games like Plunged into the Dark

Looking for games like Plunged into the Dark? Here are top casual role playing recommendations with a horror and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Tales of Fablecraft, Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell or Snare: A Slasher Film RPG.

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  2. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    99% User Score Based on 178 reviews

    Written by the prolific author "Alissyn Rievegh" in her early 20's, "Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell" (Mhakna for short) was her foray into the children's novel genre and has been a hit classic in the Alliance ever since it's initial release. Now, the first time ever, the original text has been translated into Japanese and English and art, fully restored by ALICE IN DISSONANCE and Sekai Project. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell.

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  3. You don’t know one another, but somehow, you ended up in this terrifying place. You might have clues, instructions, or each other. You might have nothing at all. You might be in a cabin, a warehouse, or a locked bathroom. You might be bound, chained in, or free to roam. The only commonality is that you cannot shake the feeling that a malevolent, dark presence is watching you. Snare is a tabletop r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snare: A Slasher Film RPG.

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  4. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    Shinobigami - God of the Shinobi - is a tabletop Role-Playing game originally developed and published in Japan by legendary designer Toichiro Kawashima, and gorgeously illustrated by the talented Shie Nanahara, Shinobigami is a fast one-session RPG focusing on character drama, stories of conflict and cooperation, and light tactical strategy in a dark modern "World of Shadows" setting where mysteri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shinobigami - Modern Ninja Battle RPG.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    What if the world was really against you? What if you couldn't escape? Struggle against the stress and pressure of the world - of your own guilt - bearing down upon you. There are no heroes here. Locus is a bespoke, mystery/horror roleplay game with unique mechanics crafted entirely around horror.   It is a game about flawed character, about exploring consequence and morality against a backdrop of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Locus.

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  6. 75%Game Brain Score
    75% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    WARNING: This game contains explicit scenes of violence and gore Enter the Survival Horror is a Forged in the Dark tabletop RPG about dark corridors, deadly monsters, dwindling resources, and impending doom. It's a game about weighing the worth of the last of your shotgun shells. It's a game about the joy of discovering a safe room or a key. It's a game about mastering your environment while losin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enter the Survival Horror.

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  7. 59%Game Brain Score
    59% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    A weird western TTRPG about cowboy monster hunters What is Weird Weird West? It's a Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) hack with bits of Forged in the Dark (FitD) thrown in for good measure. For fans of cinematic RPGs and narrative-focused story telling.Very little focus on numbers or stats going up and down.Heavy focus on characters making interesting decisions.Just about everything the characters… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weird Weird West.

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  9. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere
    96% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Fhtagn! - Tales of the Creeping Madness is a choose-your-own-adventure style mini-game, with couch co-op and just a hint of betrayal. Play as one of four cultists intent on releasing the Ancient One! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fhtagn! - Tales of the Creeping Madness.

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  10. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 922 reviews

    Prep Less. Play Better. Exciting upgrades await you in one of the most popular virtual tabletops. Fantasy Grounds Unity has amazing new features to take your gaming on to new adventures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fantasy Grounds VTT.

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  11. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability
    93% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    Explore The Great Tapestry: Once a candy-colored realm of dreams and fantasy, now a corrupted death-scape of perilous ruin. Will you gaze into the void to learn the fate of this tattered land? Be weary, traveler… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It Stares Back.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    84% User Score Based on 476 reviews

    Up to four test subjects. One twisted medical trial. Only one leaves. Welcome to Side Effects: a tense, turn-based medical roulette game. Each round you'll be presented with a selection of pills. Some are helpful, some are harmful, and some mean instant death. You never know what you're about to consume or what it might do to your mind or body. Winning means outlasting – AKA, outliving – your opp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SIDE EFFECTS.

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  13. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 1,384 reviews

    Sultan's Game is a card-based simulation and narrative experience inspired by The One Thousand and One Nights. Play as one of the ministers of the mighty Sultan—a fickle, cruel king who treats his subjects like pawns for his own pleasure— navigate dreadful decisions to stay alive. Survival requires more than enduring the Sultan’s Game; it demands facing its haunting consequences as well. A Cursed … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sultan's Game.

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  15. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 357 reviews

    BodyRecords is a chilling horror experience, blending bodycam immersion,microphone sensitivity to your voice, and eerie spaces. Work together with teammates to solve puzzles, evade lurking horrors, and escape. True cooperative play and unsettling atmosphere make every moment a tense challenge. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BodyRecords.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    80% User Score Based on 191 reviews

    You wake up in complete darkness. You are alone and can not move. You feel around and can grab your phone. It is low battery but you turn on the flashlight anyway. All you can see is wooden planks in all directions. You have been buried alive and now you need to find a way out. You are running low on oxygen and your battery is running out, you do not have much time. Will you escape, or is this you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buried.

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  17. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    98% User Score Based on 1,908 reviews

    UNSORTED HORROR is a collection of 5 short first-person horror games, that revolve around detailed machinery in a dark dystopian setting. The majority of the games have a playtime of roughly 10-15 minutes and can be played through in one sitting. Choose a CD case, read the backside, and go on a small adventure. THE GAMES: 1. Tartarus Engine - A group of plucky technicians exploit an ancient machi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unsorted Horror.

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  18. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    99% User Score Based on 274 reviews

    Lead a group of childhood friends in a series of difficult encounters played under the rules of PF2E, the second edition of a powerful tabletop OGL ruleset. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quest for the Golden Candelabra.

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  20. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    78% User Score Based on 54 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Lightstep Chronicles is a dark sci-fi text-based adventure set on the alien vessel with an insane AI as your captor. LIGHSTEP CHRONICLES OUT NOW ON STEAM:... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lightstep Chronicles.

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  21. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    98% User Score Based on 4,368 reviews

    You've finally made it to the dead-end mining town of Scarlet Hollow, North Carolina, where your aunt is dead, your cousin hates you, and something otherworldly stalks you from the shadows. You won't be able to save everyone. You might not even be able to save yourself. Welcome home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Hollow.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, humor
    96% User Score Based on 4,925 reviews

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a truly daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dagon.

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  23. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 320 reviews

    Depersonalization is an COC like RPG game. TRPG! Dice! Cthulhu! Bad End! Multi-branch! A different world starting from zero! The game consists of multiple modules, each of which has multiple endings and branch routes, striving to build a diverse, themed world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depersonalization.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 5,624 reviews

    TaleSpire is a beautiful way to play pen and paper RPGs online. Bring your stories to life and embark upon campaigns together with your friends, regardless of where you are in the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TaleSpire.

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  25. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    61% User Score Based on 1,045 reviews

    Tabletopia is the only free-to-play sandbox virtual table with 100% licensed board games and ready setups. Already 300 games and counting! Play how you want with whom you want: guests don't need accounts to play. Or make your own games, no programming skills required. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tabletopia.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    90% User Score Based on 372 reviews

    WHAT IS A LIMINAL SPACE?: Liminal spaces are those strange, evocative, and occasionally unsettling locations that appear to be the entrance to another realm. When someone enters a space that is outside of typical space and time, they are said to be in a condition of liminality. These people straddle the boundaries set by law, custom, and convention for the typical roles, behaviors, and positions. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DREAM LOGIC.

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  27. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, atmosphere
    91% User Score Based on 380 reviews

    Embark on your own adventures in J.R.R. Tolkien's iconic world with The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth, a fully-cooperative board game for one to five players! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth.

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  30. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    78% User Score Based on 1,146 reviews

    Cyberpunkdreamss is an evolving text-based role-playing adventure with countless opportunities, and endless chances for destruction. Take on the role of a lone wanderer sent to the gates of Cincinnati, in the 2090s. The sand from the desert badlands coats your clothes and skin – with your memories torn from you, all you have is a weapon on your hip, and a mission to complete. Enter a living, grow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to cyberpunkdreams.

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  31. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    92% User Score Based on 3,045 reviews

    Earn antimatter through dimensions! Gain Infinite antimatter to collapse the universe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Antimatter Dimensions.

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  32. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 930 reviews

    Prepare to experience the original man-on-the-run thriller in a completely new way! There are secrets to be discovered, locations to be explored and - above all - an incredible tale to be told in this ground-breaking interactive novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The 39 Steps.

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  33. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    99% User Score Based on 8,749 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    The disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high-society wife provokes a hunt for a precious artefact. The trail leads you to the attic of their home, and the discovery of an old, peculiar dollhouse. What secrets lie within these walls? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Room: Old Sins.

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  34. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    81% User Score Based on 268 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Experience Vampire: The Masquerade in a new way through this isometric cRPG. Change perspectives as you travel through the Heartless Club as a Human and a Vampire. Roll the dice, take your choices, and embrace the night in this narrative prologue. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade - Heartless Lullaby.

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  35. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 9,162 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 7 reviews

    A compendium of arcane, remastered tracks from the award-winning Cultist Simulator, dripping in atmosphere, lore and something dark and sticky you probably shouldn’t ask about.Composed by Mickymar Productions, the same ingenious Canadians behind the Fallen London and Sunless Sea OSTs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cultist Simulator.

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  36. 69%Game Brain Score
    69% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Abenteuerspiel! is a freeform adventure game that can be played solitaire, cooperatively, or guided by a referee. The game is rooted in Messerspiel and Trophy Gold and inspired by my love for the free kriegsspiel mantra of "play worlds, not rules." Abenteuerspiel! is designed to give you just enough mechanics to make things interesting... and then get out of the way so you can focus on playing the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abenteuerspiel!.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    91% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Some three hundred years ago the empires of the world were toppled by a wave of fast-growing greenery, a tide of rampant growth spilling from the West. This event, the Verdancy, gave rise to the world you’ll explore as you play - a titanic expanse of rustling waves and sturdy boughs known as the Wildsea. Now chainsaw-driven ships cut their way across dense treetop waves, their engines powered by o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wildsea.

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  38. About this gameReprobate is a surreal hidden object odyssey and puzzle game focused on exploration, interpretation, and symbolic discovery rather than traditional score-based gameplay. Players explore hand-crafted, atmospheric locations filled with decaying architecture, abstract imagery, and symbolic objects. Instead of following a checklist, players search environments freely, uncovering items … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reprobate.

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    SALVAGE is a highly replayable and atmospheric first-person sci-fi survival horror game. Each play-through takes about 30 minutes to complete, but with dynamically generated environments and a variety of storylines and challenges, you will never have quite the same experience twice.SALVAGE is influenced by and pays homage to some of the greatest stories from the sci-fi horror genre, including ALIE… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Salvage.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    A futuristic psychological thriller escape room adventure taking you through the once full apartment that you are responsible for. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Static.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    75% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    A clicker / idle incremental game with simple gameplay, deep progression, and endless strategy. Level heroes, unlock powerful upgrades, and watch the numbers go up. Easy to start, hard to stop. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clicker Kids.

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  42. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones. With your meatspace mind unraveling, time is running out -- barter with gods, embrace the deathless aeons, or go offline permanently in this modempunk horror story. From Fiction Factory GamesCreators of Arcade Spirits, Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers, and Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shadow Over Cyberspace.

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  43. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Dark Atlas: Infernum is a disturbing first-person story where an esoteric end of the world meets psychological survival horror with a strong narrative component. What would happen if a ghostly-looking humanoid figure suddenly appeared in your living room? It doesn't speak, it doesn't move, it doesn't react. It just stands there and something tells you not to get too close. And if this same thing … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Atlas: Infernum.

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  44. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,173 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 2 reviews

    The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Séance of Blake Manor.

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  45. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Take part in an expansive choose-your-own-adventure horror story, where you’ll uncover the secrets of an anachronistic corporation reigning over a post-truth world. Solve cryptic riddles, make difficult choices, and escape the depths of SMYRNACORP with your mind intact, no matter the cost. With hundreds of possible story routes, multiple endings, interactive puzzles and RPG elements, INHUMAN RESO… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inhuman Resources.

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  47. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 428 reviews

    One year after the events of Episode I, Captain Pilgrim is once again carrying a shipload of passengers between star systems. This time her guests include a mysterious priestess, a wayward youth and a robotics genius. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Pilgrim Episode II: Epsilon Indi.

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  48. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 81 reviews

    Arem has lived his life surrounded by ocean waves and fields of dying grass. Upon his small island lies The Settlement, a community of just three thousand: the children of the sun. Passing the long years in prayer and simple work, the blessed people of the Island live and die by their traditions. Arem, like all young men and women of The Settlement, knows well the laws of his people: perform one's… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Song Of Sunlight.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    93% User Score Based on 1,270 reviews

    Stellaris Nexus is a turn-based multiplayer 4X game that respects your time, giving you the full spectrum of a thrilling, strategic 4X experience. Play as unique factions and leaders against up to 5 other players, plotting and battling your way to galactic dominance; all of it in about an hour. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nexus 5X.

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  50. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    81% User Score Based on 227 reviews

    A cinematic thriller told through the classic perspective of point & click adventure games. The Night is Grey is about modern storytelling fused together with hand-drawn animated characters, fully animated backgrounds and an original studio recorded music score. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Night is Grey.

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