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Games like Rotting Grief

Looking for games like Rotting Grief? Here are top action recommendations with a horror and mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Tear Factory, MOLE or The Windows Are Gone.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    98% User Score Based on 1,740 reviews

    Pilot the MOLE, a monstrous post-war drilling machine built to descend deep below the Slavic soil. Fix failing systems, follow voices of the dead, and pray you can survive whatever is sharing your coffin. Will the vessel or your mind break first? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOLE.

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  3. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 254 reviews

    Haunted by grief and guilt after a tragic accident, you start seeing a house in your dreams. No matter what you do, you can't get its image out of your mind. You feel it calling for you, so you answer it. The Windows Are Gone is a short, psychological horror game made by Scary Cube. It focuses on creating an immersive and disturbing atmosphere through the manipulation of narrative and audiovisual… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Windows Are Gone.

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  5. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 4,756 reviews

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about an astronaut drifting through the vastness of space, searching for a reason to keep going while struggling with the feeling that there may be no way back home. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, the game explores despair, friendship and how we are able to move forward even in the deepest void of the cosmos. A Hopecore-Ins… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Control, I'm Not Coming Back.

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  7. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    89% User Score Based on 576 reviews

    You are trapped in a small house with psychosis, having lost your memory. Carefully observe your surroundings, distinguish between reality and hallucinations, and take the medication provided by visitors on time to overcome your illness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who's at the door?.

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  8. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 234 reviews

    Crush someone's skull, suffer from hypothermia, transcend your mortal frame, find all 10 endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Is Not Your House.

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  9. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    79% User Score Based on 1,430 reviews

    Story: Mr. Red Face, a fictional character created by adults to teach their children. It's said that he often appears late at night to give gifts to well-behaved kids. But is the story of Mr. Red Face really that simple? Ron, the main character of the game, who will witness the suffering that Mr. Red Face brings to his family. Duration: ~ 20min Control: MovementWASDInteractE/LMBSprintLSH… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bad Parenting 1: Mr Red Face.

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

    Hello! Hi! How are you? It's time to play! TAKE CARE OF THE DOG is a short story about... taking care of a dog! Play around, follow him, find items, go get the water in the basement (for some reason) and a lot more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TAKE CARE OF THE DOG.

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  14. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    It all begins with a cold call at 2:00 AM.Your friend, Levan, insists that you meet him at a new shawarma spot he found recently. You leave the safety of your apartment. You step into the cool, damp night. Beso's Shawarma is a short, first-person narrative experience. It's not a story about saving the world; it is a story about a single, bad night. Drawn in a low-fidelity PSX style, the game take… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beso's Shawarma.

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  15. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    62% User Score Based on 674 reviews

    Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old guy, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overcome Your Fears: Caretaker.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay
    73% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    GORE is a found footage horror experience that immerses players in a mountain range designed to resemble the scenery of the Rocky Mountains. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Lovecraft, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and John Carpenter’s The Thing, this game pulls you deep into a decaying wilderness where something incomprehensible is rapidly spreading through the surrounding environment. You must dis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GORE.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 506 reviews

    Check out Our Lovecraftian CO-OP game About the GameNecrophosis invites you to immerse yourself in a mystical puzzle adventure set in a surreal universe, the environment itself becomes a nightmarish masterpiece, filled with unsettling shapes and haunting visuals. A MA·CA·BRE WORLD Billions of years after the universe met its demise, you awaken in a realm where death reigns supreme but even dea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrophosis.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 610 reviews

    "Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psalm 5:9-13.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    88% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    90's Horror inspired Point & Click — a Dark and Emotional journey of a man looking for his missing son while facing his hidden demons. Enjoy an Atmospheric & stylized world, haunting and memorable audio, and piece together a story that will stay with you long after it ends.Ian Comes Home to Find His Son is Missing, Quickly Throwing Him into a Downward Spiral of Betrayal, Grief, Hatred, and Despair… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Spider to A Fly.

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  20. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 163 reviews

    Revenge of the colon is a story driven, single-player, atmospheric, body horror game with multiple endings. Perform colonoscopies on five patients and discover the horrors concealed deep within them. PS1 horror style! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Revenge Of The Colon.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 1,718 reviews

    It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lily's Well.

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  22. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 1,512 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 2 reviews

    A serial killer is terrorizing the city, and Sara's deadbeat boyfriend hasn't done the laundry. Can Sara survive a late-night trip to the laundromat, or will the Womb Ripper perform an early delivery? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodwash.

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  23. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 2,534 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murder House.

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  24. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 321 reviews

    This is your last day as a worker for a pet feeding service, and depending on how the day goes, your life. Prepare the final meal for a client's odd pet that lives in an abandoned pool all while trying to make it out safely and avoid mistakes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flesh Water.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    81% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    You are called to a secluded house on a remote island to conduct a paranormal investigation. However, you find the island and the house abandoned. Or are they? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angels Cove.

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  26. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    “Remain on the line. Your presence confirms consent.”The Interval Bureau: Extension 0 is a short psychological horror game played entirely through a workplace hotline. You are an employee of the Interval Bureau. You’ve forgotten your employee ID, and you need to recover it. Call the Bureau. Navigate its extensions. Follow instructions. What begins as a routine administrative problem gradually le… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Interval Bureau: Extension 0.

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  27. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    The Midnight Apartment marks the next chapter in the psychological horror series: CurseEnigma. It's about Franco, a man who recently got divorced and is trying to get used to his new home in an old Italian village. As he settles in, he meets strange neighbors, and a feeling of being watched and followed by an unknown force gets stronger after sunset. The game tells an exciting story, exploring the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursed Enigma - The Midnight Apartment.

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  28. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    85% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    You’re on duty at crossing #13. Keep an eye on the tracks, repair the sleepers, open the barriers for trains, cars, and people. Something in the woods is barking… and it’s calling you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barking from the Dark.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    ABOUT THE GAME Paperback centers around a library setting at night with an aggressive thunderstorm raging in the vicinity.  Dawn Of The Millenium - the year is 2001. You're a novice librarian tasked with keeping things running smoothly and closing up shop for the night. Sort out the shelves, maintain the utilities of the library and take calls as they come in - but keep your ears to the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paperback.

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  30. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    78% User Score Based on 117 reviews

    DEMO OUT NOW! Download below! Foghorns Drown is a psychological thriller where you play as a ferryman, bringing passengers across a foggy lake to a town drenched in mystery and folklore. A murder has been committed. How to tell real from dream when the dead speak again? Credits: Axel Kulomaa - Environment ArtUmut Soydan - Character ArtEelis Koivusaari - Programming and Music If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Foghorns Drown.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    78% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    Cognition Method is a story-driven first-person puzzle game inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris. Manipulate gravity, navigate impossible spaces, and uncover the secrets of a surreal artifact beyond human understanding. The year is 2085. Earth is gone, humanity survives on Mars. You are William Mortwood, an astronaut of the Martian Academy. A remote space station has gone silent after bri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cognition Method.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 323 reviews

    Intellica believes that positivity and happiness are the keys to self-sustaining thinking programs. By taking part in the A.M.T. Study, you can help make it happen!  QUALIA is a retro-inspired Interactive Fiction text game where you analyze and categorize two participants based on their responses to a series of questions. Are they really human? Are you? Remember, the A.M.T. Study is not a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to qualia.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 325 reviews

    The city’s most disturbing serial killer is at large and has his sights set on Belle. Can she escape this maniac’s fleshy, rotting clutches? Or will she lose her skin to this sicko’s collection? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skinfreak.

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  34. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    60% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    Story Confined under house arrest, Cody Harper begins observing his neighbors out of boredom. But what starts as an innocent pastime soon descends into a real nightmare. A true crime horror inspired by the case of a notorious serial killer About The Game Crime Detective is a game inspired by real-life crimes. In this chapter, you'll come face to face with one of the most chilling and mysterio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crime Detective Red Flags.

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  35. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development
    90% User Score Based on 890 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    Karma: The Dark World's Deluxe Edition contains the following : - Full game of KARMA: The Dark World - The 58 Track Original Soundtrack - The 5 Track 'Into the Mist' EP - The 138 Page Artbook If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KARMA: The Dark World.

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  36. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranormal VHS.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 220 reviews

    ANALOG Analog is game series that combines a first person horror experience with analog horror. SKIN OFFSkin off is the first game in Analog, where you play as a teenager during summer break. You decide to stay at your uncle's house away from the city with your friends. A strange message, however, appears on the TV that changes your plans. Follow the instruction if you want to survive.  W… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Analog - Skin off.

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  38. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    Halloween night turns deadly when five friends decide to throw a party in an abandoned arcade deep in rural Campinas, Brazil. What was meant to be just a game turns into their worst nightmare, proving that sometimes, play time can be deadly. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LASER TAG MASSACRE.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    96% User Score Based on 129 reviews

    You are an Earworm. You are an underworld contractor who hacks memories for a living.  Dive into the memories of your victims in order to unlock the security questions to their bank account.  Gameplay:A pyschedelic first person thriller experience with some basic puzzle elements. This is a short game, roughly 30-40 minutes long and designed to be completed in one sitting. Key Features: Atmos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EarWorm.

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    44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    61% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Room Service Step into the unsettling world of Room Service, a narrative horror game with psychological elements. You play as Jacob White, a man in desperate need of a job who takes a position at an old, run-down motel. The tasks seem simple enough: clean and tidy up. But with each passing day, the fragile sense of normalcy begins to shatter. Experience Jacob's Story The events at the motel ar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Room Service.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    98% User Score Based on 449 reviews

    DISCOPUP is a narrative game about a seal who wants to sneak inside a dogs-only party. Explore the city and meet shady characters as your search for the perfect dog costume. FULL VERSION AVAILABLE ON STEAM. You're a seal eager to party, making your way to the most famous nightclub in the city: DiscoPup. However, tonight, the bouncer is only letting dogs in. How will you make it past him? Cos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DISCOPUP.

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  42. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 212 reviews

    A short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scauage.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    Bleeding Roots is a free fifteen minute horror game about a man taking care of his plants throughout the seasons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bleeding Roots.

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  44. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 10,186 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 15 reviews

    A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Until Then.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    87% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seybul Tech.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 360 reviews

    Charlotte is missing. Decode an ancient language, investigate a mystery, and stay away from ancient monsters in this compact puzzle thriller. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exiled.

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  47. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 1,588 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

    A retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No one lives under the lighthouse.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    99% User Score Based on 2,673 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Supper.

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  49. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 793 reviews

    You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Friend is a Raven.

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  50. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 323 reviews

    The Library of Ouroboros. You awaken here with no memory of how you've arrived - though faint memories of searches, of the Library's name, stick in your memory like scraps of torn paper. The reek of dust, of old wood, and of something... more difficult to place hang in the air. Is that a distant ringing you hear, or merely your imagination? And why do you feel so strange? So hot? Like a pair of e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Place, Forbidden.

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