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Looking for games like Scorching Desert? Here are top open world role playing recommendations with a horror, fantasy and post-apocalyptic focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Subnautica, The Gold River Project or The Last Caretaker.

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  2. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    66% User Score Based on 460 reviews

    The Gold River Project throws you and your friends on an epic camping survival adventure! Try to escape a grueling experiment across one of the largest private nature reserves in the Pacific Northwest. You are being watched, studied and manipulated at every turn. Solve the mysteries within and try to survive another day. CAMP SOLO OR WITH FRIENDSWelcome to Gold River! A remote camping adventure yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gold River Project.

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  3. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 8,638 reviews

    In The Last Caretaker, you play a reawakened machine with a mission to secure humanity's future. Craft tools and weapons from salvaged technology, navigate a treacherous ocean world, and explore forgotten facilities that hold the key to humanity's survival. The Earth has been swallowed by the ocean as towering megastructures rust under a yawning sky. The Last Caretaker isn't just about survival, i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Caretaker.

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  4. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 13,287 reviews

    Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or co-op survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. But something else is out there—and it hasn’t forgotten you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grounded 2.

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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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  6. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    70% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    Taora is an open world survival game with unique character building and crafting. Build and upgrade your base, and survive the zombie apocalypse ! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Taora: Survival.

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  7. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 1,163 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Kidnapped for no clear reason to a dazzling yet mysterious island on the Mediterranean Sea, a young girl has to find a way to escape. Armed with only her wits, agility, and the will to survive, she must make her getaway or Die Young. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Die Young.

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  8. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 15,162 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 5 reviews

    Buy Pacific Drive on PlayStation Store. Your car is your only companion as you navigate a surreal and anomaly-filled reimagining of the Pacific Northwest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pacific Drive.

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  9. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 603 reviews

    Starsand is a mystic survival game set among the dunes of an arcane desert. An open-world full of danger, vast environments and mysterious happenings await you! Explore, hunt, craft, build – and SURVIVE. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starsand.

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  10. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 4,854 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 7 reviews

    Discover Forever Skies on the official PlayStation website - screenshots, trailers, release date information, game features If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forever Skies.

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  11. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 1,473 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

    Unearth the past to protect the future. In Wildmender, you face the challenge of restoring the environment. Explore the landscape, revive withering plant life, cultivate your garden, and build a better world alone or with friends in 4-player online co-op. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wildmender.

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  12. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    62% User Score Based on 274 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    Dive into the ultimate winter survival experience and see if you can survive long enough for rescue to arrive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winter Survival.

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  13. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    67% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    Science-driven exploration adventure on prehistoric Earth with a relaxing vibe. Farming, crafting, puzzle-solving, and exploration on Prehistoric Earth, where you arrive as an alien botanist who is very good at plant research, but... can't breathe oxygen. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ASTROBOTANICA.

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  14. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 3,634 reviews

    You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Discover mysteries and uncover secrets about the land. Surmount natural impasses to reach forgotten places. Experience how your actions impact the world around you If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eastshade.

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  15. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 1,530 reviews

    Explore Arctico with your dog sled team, kayak, and parachute! Build and customize your base camp, gather resources, take care of your experiments in this peaceful island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arctico.

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  16. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 3,425 reviews

    Rising World is an open-world sandbox game with randomly generated, fully destructible environments. Starting with the most basic of tools, collect resources to survive in the wildness. Evolve your world to create one of the biggest cities of all time or a gigantic castle, or simply let your imagination run riot! If being creative is all too much, just connect with your friends and get them to he… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rising World.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 2,766 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    This is your little wood cabin. Located in the heart of a lush forest, the cabin is expandable: build new rooms and unlock additional game mechanics, including food cooking, plant growing, and tool crafting. # EXPLORE Explore a living, colorful world, ranging from dense forests to dark caves. # BUILD Your cabin grows with you: build new rooms to unlock additional game mechanics, including cook… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Among Trees.

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  18. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 72,685 reviews

    Dive into uncharted waters in Subnautica 2, the hotly-anticipated sequel to Subnautica and Subnautica: Below Zero. Adventure alone or with friends as you try to survive on an all-new mysterious alien planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Subnautica 2.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    57% User Score Based on 508 reviews

    Embark on a covert mission to the dinosaur theme park Prehistoria, where you must fight to survive in this Action-Adventure Survival Horror game. Navigate diverse biomes, solve intricate puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within the park. With danger lurking at every turn, shoot, strategize, and escape before the park becomes your grave. EXPLORE THE PARK'S GROUNDS Explore Prehistoria, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clawed.

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  20. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    71% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    “Singularity Survivors” throws you into the heart of a post-apocalyptic realm where the very essence of survival is put to the test in a vast, open-world environment. As a multiplayer survival game that demands wit, will, and strategy, you’re not just fighting to live — you’re crafting a new world from the ashes of the old. Build, collaborate, and battle against the remnants of a society overrun b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Singularity Survivors.

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  21. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,095 reviews

    Zompiercer is a first-person shooter in the world of zombie apocalypse, filled with dangerous uniquely mutated zombies craving your flesh. Travel by train, which has become a haven for you, equip living wagons and create new equipment to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zompiercer.

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  22. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 216 reviews

    Northern Lights is a first-person survival experience in which you step into the shoes of a ranger, sent on a Siberian island to investigate the disappearance of the crew in charge with a secret facility, whose contact with homeland was lost due to abnormal weather conditions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Northern Lights.

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  23. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 10,983 reviews

    Darkwood is a unforgiving survival horror with a procedurally generated, open world. By blending RPG, roguelike and adventure elements together with a challenging difficulty, Darkwood aims to please players craving for a deep and rewarding experience. The fear of unknown is powerful. Your senses will be deceived by Darkwood's surreal terrors. No answer will be given to you for free, yet somewhere… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkwood.

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  24. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    69% User Score Based on 1,596 reviews

    BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BELOW.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 155 reviews

    Crabmeat is a short first-person point & click survival horror game where you are tasked with crabbing for the priceless southern King Crab. As an indebted prisoner of the Feudostate, you must collect your quota within 7 days or risk permanent expatriation from the state for you and your family. Navigate the harsh waters of the Antarctic and defend your ship from the threats that dwell under … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crabmeat.

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  26. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    87% User Score Based on 341 reviews

    Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stygian: Outer Gods.

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  27. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 2,717 reviews

    BitCraft Online is a true single world MMORPG with a cozy, community first focus. Set in an ancient land, BitCraft invites players into one shared world, where slow-burn progression, idle-style experience and long term goals shape your legacy.  A PLACE TO BELONG⠀ In this vibrant, player-driven universe, you’ll foster deep social connections and find endless opportunities for collaboration. Bi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BitCraft Online.

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  28. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    88% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    WISHLIST ON STEAM! In ANGST, you awaken alone in a vast, frozen wilderness, where survival is your only goal. The icy winds howl, wolves prowl the dark forests, and every resource must be fought for. Chop down trees to build fires that stave off the biting cold, craft weapons from scavenged materials, and struggle to stay alive. The world of ANGST is unforgiving, but beneath the snow and ice l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ANGST: A TALE OF SURVIVAL (free demo).

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    52% User Score Based on 182 reviews

    Immerse yourself in a survival experience, where a mysterious liquid takes hold of your life. Courage, time pressure and the sheer will to survive will determine your future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Serum.

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  30. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 16,164 reviews

    Nightingale is a shared world survival-crafting game set in a rich gaslamp Victorian fantasy setting. Players venture through portals where adventure and mystery awaits across a myriad of beautiful and increasingly-dangerous worlds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightingale.

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  31. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 1,410 reviews

    Voyagers of Nera is a cooperative seafaring survival-crafting game for up to 10 players. Sail across a magical ocean world, skim along the waves, and protect lost nature spirits from monsters emerging from the depths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voyagers of Nera.

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  32. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 983 reviews

    Towers of Aghasba, an open-world experience where players can build vast settlements and grow sprawling ecosystems on their fantasy island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Towers of Aghasba.

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  33. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    64% User Score Based on 23,198 reviews

    Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miscreated.

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  34. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    64% User Score Based on 626 reviews
    Critic Score 42%Based on 3 reviews

    FADE TO SILENCE takes players into a frozen, post-apocalyptic world where defying nature’s threats and enemies is key. A compelling mix of a puzzling story, a constant strife for resources, balancing short term needs versus your long term goals, and a tense, atmospheric mood makes this game a unique survival adventure. #Explore a vast winter landscape: From a frozen river delta to once-lush far… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fade to Silence.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 1,344 reviews

    Arid is a gritty, exploration-survival experience that challenges players in surviving the most arid place in the world. By using your skills and adaptation, you must face the loneliness, the extreme temperatures, and mysteries of the Atacama Desert. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arid.

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    36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    36% User Score Based on 394 reviews

    Have you got what it takes to survive on Mars? ROKH is a multiplayer survival game featuring scientific realism and extremely deep crafting and building. Make the red planet your sandbox and create a thriving colony. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROKH.

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  37. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    55% User Score Based on 205 reviews

    Vortex: The Gateway is an open world survival horror game with two game modes. If you want to survive then be alert, sneak, build and fight. Meanwhile life back on Earth changes dramatically. What changes? You will get bits of information through your adventure. Prepare for the worst! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vortex: The Gateway.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 1,210 reviews

    In Animallica you are racing against extinction. As the lone survivor of the last conservation center on Earth, the fate of every single species of plant and animal lies in your hands. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Animallica.

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  40. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    61% User Score Based on 13,114 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Mortal Online 2 is the long awaited sequel to Star Vault’s long running first person sandbox MMORPG. Explore a massive open sandbox world and choose your own path, but be aware, danger lurks around every corner in this full PvP full loot world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mortal Online 2.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 152 reviews

    Penkura seamlessly blends a top-down base building system with immersive first-person survival exploration. Easy to grasp yet challenging to master, the game employs classic death mechanics that strip you of equipment upon demise. To overcome this, players can craft custom robotic companions, essential for base construction, resource gathering, and safeguarding settlements. It encourages pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Penkura.

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  42. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 3,530 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 34 reviews

    # WORDLESS NARRATIVE Presented without text or dialogue, Hob’s story is revealed as you explore the planet and interact with the strange lifeforms that inhabit it. # TRANSFORM THE WORLD Solve puzzles and repair the planet. The landscape will change before your eyes, opening new areas to uncover and explore. # GRAPPLE, PUNCH, and WARP Use your mechanical glove-arm abilities for traversal as we… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hob.

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  43. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    45% User Score Based on 594 reviews

    Surrounded is an up to 6-player cooperative horror game where you will encounter a lot of different variations of paranormal activities, strange sightings, and creatures capable of ending your life. Grab your gear, and be ready to experience the strange mystery of the Surrounded world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Surrounded.

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  44. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    ABOUT THIS GAME Adrift in the ruins of a collapsed empire, you and your ship are a tenuous lifeline to the scattered peoples that make the few remaining green islands their home. Brave hostile seas and dying lands to transport goods that can be the difference between starving and survival for those that watch the rising sun for your sails on the horizon. Following Seas is a game about ships… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Following Seas.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    69% User Score Based on 123 reviews

    Macabre is a high-stakes co-op horror game where stealth is survival and the Rift is never the same twice. Maps shift, objectives change, and the monster adapts. Scavenge rare resources and fight the urge to panic as you stabilise each Rift before it collapses. Survival isn’t guaranteed. Escape together or abandon your team to save yourself. Trust is fragile. Betrayal is easy. One truth rema… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Macabre.

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  46. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    72% User Score Based on 209 reviews

    "Lost Lullabies - The Orphanage Chronicles" is a Co-Op horror game set in 1980, inspired by the real stories of an orphanage ruined by a fire in 1960 Lowell. Playable with 1-4 players, the goal is to identify and expel malevolent spirits alone or with your team.STORYIn the foggy woods on the outskirts of Lowell town, you'll find the quiet Lowell Orphanage. It's surrounded by old stories and spooky… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    81% User Score Based on 9,415 reviews

    MISERY is a co-op rogue-lite survival game for fans of Lethal Company and Stalker. You play as PMCs guarding a secret research institute in the Republic of Zaslavie.The Scientific Institute for Research of the Zaslavie Exclusion Zone (SIRZEZ) was built before the war to study anomalies and artifacts. Over time, these artifacts became the cause of conflict between international military blocs. Neit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MISERY.

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  48. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 577 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 11 reviews

    Experience detailed, true-to-life recreations of beautiful and diverse locations around the world. Trek through and explore environments to capture stunning vistas and landscapes with your fully-featured in-game camera. Each environment is filled with objectives to reward players that have a good eye for angles and perspectives, and hidden secrets for those who are patient and observant. The rich … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lushfoil Photography Sim.

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  49. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 291,882 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 11 reviews

    A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valheim.

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  50. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 372 reviews

    Spark in the Dark is an atmospheric Dungeon Crawler in a medieval dark fantasy setting, where our hero dives into the depths of a grim ancient Dungeon. Several classes of heroes each with unique skills. Bloody battles with monstrous creatures and deadly traps. A lot of interactions with the environment, including testing the skills of the hero. Many secret places. Deep and intricate lore; About on… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spark in the Dark.

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