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Games like Shadow's perspective

Games like Shadow's perspective

Looking for games like Shadow's perspective? Here are top platformer recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with THIEF'S SHELTER, Closure or Wired.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    98% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    THIEF’S SHELTER is a psychological adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted. WHAT YOU'RE WALKING INTO THIEF'S SHELTER unearths buried trauma, twisted ambitions, and the inhuman forces pulling the strings behind it all. Your investigation is intertwined with Detective James' personal struggles, such as the artificial dement… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THIEF'S SHELTER.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 606 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky forest, an abandoned carnival, and the strange, surreal realm that … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Closure.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Wire up electrical circuits and make your way through a derelict building to keep your appointment with a mysterious professor who lives at the top. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wired.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    87% User Score Based on 123 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Parallax is a first-person puzzle game with two overlapping worlds. Weave back and forth between black and white as you try to be in the right place, in the right dimension, at the right time. Use switches, boosters and gravity to help you reach the exit. Can you conquer every mind-bending level? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Parallax.

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  5. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Immerse yourself in this dark fantasy adventure where death is not the end but an incentive to keep going: several puzzles await you while a unique story will slowly unfold as you explore this mysterious supernatural place. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soul's Spectrum.

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  6. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    93% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    Overview A solo-developed short horror experience shot on VHS. You wake up in an endless yellow maze. No items, no fights—just a camcorder and LIMINAL SPACE! Key Features - VHS Filters: Grain, scanlines and tape distortion The effect. - LIMINAL SPACE: Contains many LIMINAL SPACE scenarios - First-Person Immersion: Footsteps echo, lights flicker, walls never end. - Solo Dev, UE5: Created b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms: Liminal Space.

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  7. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    95% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    An autobiographical adventure about pain, identity, and the rituals we create to heal. As you assist the mysterious S. in coming to terms with different types of grief, invites you to slow down, reflect, and embrace every version of yourself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plum Road Tea Dream.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, stability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    A cryptic puzzle game where you embody a skeletal sorcerer. Use tile-creation powers to free minions from their predestined paths. Groove to the beat, solve puzzles efficiently for better ratings, and uncover mysteries. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grooveyard.

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  9. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    "That game is called Retro Endurance 8bit. It's on Steam... I think you should give it a look. I think it's really neat. It's really neat." - Jeff Gerstmann (former editorial director of Gamespot, co-founder of Giant Bomb) About Retro Endurance 8-bit:Retro Endurance is a really neat one-of-a-kind retro game collection with an exciting and fun shuffler story mode featuring 52 differe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retro Endurance 8bit.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 127 reviews

    Loophole is a grid-based puzzle game about exploiting the rules of time travel. Explore a mysterious labyrinth on the brink of destruction. With explosions just a few tiles away, use time machines to turn back the clock and escape into past. Your past selves - the actions you just performed - will be waiting. Will they help you or hurt you? That's for you to decide. After all, they're just you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loophole.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Welcome to the Valley of Shadow. In it, you will experience a REAL harrowing journey of loss through the eyes of the developer. Experience the depth of grief as he visits the places of his childhood and discovers where love and acceptance come together. Experience the dramatic retelling of a traumatic event in the lives of the developers, three siblings, through the eyes of one as he attemp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valley of Shadow.

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  12. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 117 reviews

    Walk on walls. Manipulate gravity. Discover secrets. In this first-person puzzle game, delve deep into an ancient labyrinth of intricate conundrums, seeking an imprisoned god at the centre. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to He Who Watches.

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  13. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    87% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Game Overview Bottle Can Float is a relaxing drifting game where you can truly unwind. No goals, no pressure—just choose your favorite bottle or paper boat, gently set it on the water, and let the gentle current carry you through ever-changing scenery on a soothing, go-with-the-flow journey. ✨ Core Features  An Immersive & Free Drifting Experience Pick your traveling companion from a varie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bottle Can Float.

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  14. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 60 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 5 reviews

    Explore mysterious caverns and solve the puzzles of the ancient machines that fill them. Explore ancient caverns filled with mysterious puzzles and traverse relaxing oases of nature. Repair the three types of ancient circuits and unravel the mystery of what happened to their creators. The Long Gate is a challenging and elaborate puzzle game with puzzles based on real world physics and circuits. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Long Gate.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    83% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Outsmart your Echo in this futuristic first-person puzzle game. Minimalist graphics and live action video combine to create a mind-bending story experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ECHOPLEX.

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  16. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    80% User Score Based on 175 reviews

    Pretentious Game, a free online Puzzle & Skill game brought to you by Armor Games. A small platform game about love or maybe just a little pretentious game? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pretentious Game.

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  18. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    51% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Treeker: The Lost Glasses is a first-person adventure game, with puzzle and platform elements. Use the lens to advance in the game, and discover the secrets of these forgotten islands. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Treeker: The Lost Glasses.

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  19. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    98% User Score Based on 44 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 9 reviews

    You are the overpowered ninja hero Shadow Bug! Save your home forest from the evil factory by slicing monsters to pieces. Adventure through beautiful and twisted landscapes full of action and adventure as the ultimate ninja. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow Bug.

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  20. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    Puzzles for Clef is a relaxing adventure game focused on the eponymous heroine. Following a letter from her sister, Cres, our bunny friend Clef journeys to the island of her ancestors, to undertake a treasure hunt.. The journey will take her across a land of beauty, magic, and mystery, as she explores each of the island’s regions, solves its countless puzzles, unearths long-forgotten secrets, and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Puzzles For Clef.

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  21. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 1,818 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 5 reviews

    Lightmatter is an atmospheric first-person puzzle game where shadows kill you! "The floor is lava" but with shadows that kill you! Use lateral thinking to solve mind-bending puzzles with lights and shadows Compelling sci-fi narrative delivered by famous voice actor David Bateson Unique comicbook style with gloomy sci-fi atmosphere "If LIMBO and Portal had a weird baby ..." Inspired by games … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lightmatter.

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  22. 48%Game Brain Score
    48% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Infinitroid - a 64x64 jam game for #lowresjam.  Now in beta version, probably final release as well since I am now having issues fitting any patch code into the game memory. Explore "infinite" metroid-like levels generated on the fly.  32 of them actually, due to how codes work, but it's enough ;) Controls: LEFT and RIGHT to walk. Z and X are used for input/jumping/shooting. Hold DOWN and press Z … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinitroid.

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  23. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 954 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 12 reviews

    Shady Part of Me is a narrative puzzle game. It tells the story of a little girl, frightened by the light, and her shadow. Together, they try to get out of the dreamlike world in which they are locked. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shady Part of Me.

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  24. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    56% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    In Fall of the Titanic, set foot onboard the Titanic again, exploring the ship deck for deck. Discover what the layout, structure and purpose of the ship was like in 1912, and experience the tragic sinking by yourself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fall of the Titanic.

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  25. 32%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    28% User Score Based on 53 reviews
    Critic Score 47%Based on 2 reviews

    Where the Bees Make Honey tells a story about reflecting on different moments from your childhood, which are played and experienced from an adult perspective. At its core Where The Bees Make Honey is a puzzle adventure game, but gameplay variation is filtered throughout. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Where the Bees Make Honey.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    69% User Score Based on 75 reviews

    Ilamentia is a first-person actiony puzzler, featuring 96 challenging mind-bender levels. Some rooms focus on brain-melting logic, others rely on sharp reactions, but many more will test the limits of every facet of your cognitive faculties. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ilamentia.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    85% User Score Based on 118 reviews

    Boxlife is a tiny first person metroidvania, where you gain abilities, find secrets and escape from the box If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to boxlife.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    71% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    It's about exploring the Unknown, the Nothingness, the Infinite... the Structure. An architectural non-sense, a symbolic space expanding beyond comprehension and full of emptiness. But in this Structure, among corridors, stairs and repetitive empty rooms, can also be found, from time to time, unexpected places: Unique Places, where every imaginable things can exists... In SenS, you will… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SenS.

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  30. Pathfinder 08 is a fun and challenging adventure. It is a platform game with a focus on exploration and retro inspiration with some RPG elements. Your hero is a traveler looking for treasures in dangerous places inhabited by monsters. He uses a sword that has several types of improvements and throughout his adventure he acquires skills that will enable collect previously inaccessible resources… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PATHFINDER 08.

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  31. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    65% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Tic-Toc-Tower is an action packed puzzle platforming game in which players have only ten seconds to complete a room! You will be pushed to the limit to reach the end of every level, which also features an additional challenge. Players can choose to pursue the extra watch item in every level, picking up the clock will grant two extra seconds for the next level but can cost you the game... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tic-Toc-Tower.

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  32. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Sneaky Fishy is a 2D puzzle platformer where the player is a fish with legs whose goal is to disable an oil rig that polluted its home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sneaky Fishy.

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  33. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    BACKSTORY Experiences like "and no one was there" takes you on a deeply personal journey through the haunting emptiness of your childhood home. Once filled with laughter and life, it's now a place of shadows and silence, where memories linger like ghosts.  As you explore, you'll uncover pieces of your past through forgotten diaries, cryptic notes, and old photographs. Every discovery brings … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to and no one was there.

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  34. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Exit: Echoes of Insanity is a survival game in which you play as a psychologist during his first days at the Archangel Center, an old monastery converted into a psychiatric facility. When a strange noise breaks the silence of the night, you decide to investigate… and soon you’ll realize that your shift is about to turn into a horrifying nightmare. You must survive the threat that lurks in the sh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exit: Echoes of insanity.

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  35. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Spectacle: Worlds Unseen is a cancelled project from 2023 that we have decided to release for free in its unfinished state. Because of this, players should expect to encounter mechanics that are not fully explained as well as some bugs. We are excited to see players engage with the strange world of Spectacle and are interested to hear your thoughts on what could have been. Hold either one of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spectacle: Worlds Unseen.

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  36. ͼ Description ͽ In Rituals, you play as a human who breaks through the boundaries of the known universe and awakens in the Librarius Transversarius IV — a gateway library suspended between our world and limbo. Your goal: find a way out and save reality itself from the spreading influence of the Thing, a cosmic entity devouring the edges of existence. ͼ How to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rituals.

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  37. Baby Blues Nightmares is a survival horror stealth game where you play as a toddler going into a little adventure with your tricycle which you can fix, maintain and customize. Paddle, hide and survive but remember; try not to cry when you are scared.. or the monsters will hear you and get you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Baby Blues Nightmares - Toddler Horror Game.

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  38. Roll into action and lead a lovable band of Rolandos through this delightful puzzle platformer! Join forces with the wall-climbing Spikey Commandos, the slumbering King Edward, the hapless Prince Gladstone, and the enigmatic Figmento, leveraging their unique abilities and combining their skills to traverse the kaleidoscope of challenges you encounter. The Rolando Kingdom brims with powerful &quo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rolando Deluxe.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    85% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Sans Logique is a puzzle/adventure game set in a strange, fantastical world. Through the eyes of a mysterious character, you'll have to solve riddles to find your way out, venturing ever deeper into this world mixing dream and reality. You'll have to find your way out of this labyrinth, first with your hands and then with the help of various objects that will give you powers.PuzzlesSolve a variety… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sans Logique.

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  40. A Halloween atmosphere in every level! Ready to fight a mighty sorceress? Complete 120 unique levels of Mahjong! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Halloween Night Mahjong.

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  41. Slime Crown is a colorful pixel art game with a unique but challenging gameplay. The colors green, blue, red and yellow are the key to success. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slime Crown.

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  42. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    97% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Play with light and shadow in this Game Boy–inspired puzzle game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phantom Feline.

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  43. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Explore a non-linear underground world in this puzzle-adventure. Solve intricate environmental challenges, uncover hidden secrets, and navigate a pixel-art labyrinth where every path leads to a new mystery. Can you plunge into the depths and find what lies beneath? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plungeez.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    94% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    You have found yourself in a space that reminds you of nothing, and everything. A space of rooms, that are both comfortingly familiar, yet strangely unknown. A space of quiet and loneliness. You have found the BACK*SPACE. You aren't sure if you are alone. You aren't sure if you want to leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BACK*SPACE.

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  45. Swing, dash, slide and slice your way through the Sequel of Phantom of Zana. Blast, hack and slash your opponents or bounce off their heads! Power up Fantastic Fania and bring The Color back to Zana in this retro inspired 2D Action Platformer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadows of Zana.

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  46. DISCLAIMER: This is a personal/passion project based on Jagex's IP - RuneScape. While no infringement is intentional - if anyone at Jagex has a problem with the game, please feel free to reach out to solve any issues.  RuneScape Card Game - My Development Story  I’ve been a passionate RuneScape player for over two decades. Gielinor has always stood out to me not just as a wonderful take on a med… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RuneScapeCardGame(Prototype).

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  47. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    98% User Score Based on 122 reviews

    Membrillo Hid My Socks is a silly point & click hidden object game about finding your missing socks after your mischievous cat went on a rampage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Membrillo Hid My Socks.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    63% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    Liminal Universe is a solo first-person adventure game that takes you deep into Liminal Space. In this experience, you focus not on the story but on understanding the world around you and the atmosphere it creates. The game starts on an entirely empty snowy map, and then continues with a pool and ocean. Although the game sometimes tells you what to do, it leaves it unclear what exactly you sh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Universe.

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  49. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    83% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    Explore, create... or venture beyond. LIMSCAPE is a game where you can freely explore mysterious and quiet spaces. You can simply walk through the world and still enjoy it fully. But if you wish, you can also reshape the world with your own hands. Whether you’re here to explore or to create using it as a tool, LIMSCAPE offers a world you can enjoy at your own pace. Begin your journey with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LIMSCAPE : THE LIMINAL SPACE EXPLORER.

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  50. Background This game is an adaptation of the Italian adventure Dimensione Sconosciuta by Bonaventura Di Bello. This was his first game. It was originally published on the cover tape of Load'n'Run, no. 37, April 1987 for the ZX Spectrum. It was later rewritten as Amos Newton: Incubo and published on the cover tape of Explorer, no. 8, June 1987 for the Commodore 64 and MSX. It has now been transla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unknown Dimension.

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