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  1. Notes: 1. You can disable text-to-speech in the Options. 2. If you need to, check the tutorials below to understand the controls. Story When a magical child falls ill, the sun sets on the land and the wizard is called to find a cure.  In this blind-accessible game, our cat will lead us through the darkness of the night in search of ingredients for a healing elixir. Trailer Controls Tut… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guiding Star.

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  2. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Recommendation - Skip Level 2 after giving it a go, it can get tedious, we'd love you to experience more of the game too. Inferno A 3D platform style adventure/puzzle game. Bune is a lonely soul who feels he has been wronged in being put into hell. The game takes you through his attempted escape from the Inferno onto his path towards a better _after_life. The theme was 'Death is only the beginnin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inferno.

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  3. Game Description: Overseer is a top-down roguelike game, heavily inspired by Dungeon Souls. This time, you can play with friends and enjoy the intense splashy combat together. The Overseer system allows you to take control of the dungeon and to make it more interesting and challenging: spawning monsters, placing traps, and changing the layout of the dungeon to spice things up. Backstory: A mad sc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overseer.

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  5. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    93% User Score Based on 230 reviews

    Cat Burglar is a short, light-hearted, stealth, puzzle platformer with a pet charity awareness campaign. Help Kat find her way into the Dogo Corps base to discover Major Bulls' master plan. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cat Burglar: A Tail of Purrsuit.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 155 reviews

    BUY THE FULL GAME!https://store.steampowered.com/app/1542110/Daydream_Forgotten_Sorrow/ About the GameThis is the first act of Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow — a horror-infused, puzzle-packed, atmospheric adventure game. Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow is an atmospheric adventure game starring Griffin, a little boy who struggles to face his fears. Thankfully, his teddy bear companion Birly is always by … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DDR: The Beginning.

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    43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    43% User Score Based on 77 reviews

    OddPlanet is a side-scrolling adventure game inspired by Limbo and Oddworld. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OddPlanet.

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  9. Loop Cell An entry for the GMTK Game Jam 2025 - Theme: LOOP Controls: WASD movement, click to throw hat, R on level to resetDisclaimer: Only levels 0 - 7 were finished. Escape the Infinite Loop! You are a lone prisoner, trapped in a high-security intergalactic facilit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loop Cell - GMTK 2025.

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  10. Created for GMTK Jam 2024. The idea was to make an Metroidvania. Sadly, as is usually the case with overscoping, most of the content that makes the game a game couldn't get in. A good chunk of the development time actually went into making the basic mechanics and the level editor, so I made sure to include them in the web version as well (even if without the ability to save your creation). Usage … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollow Cheese.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    NECROMANCIA – A skele-puzzle type game where your bones and your wit may guide ye through the delving of the dungeons and catacombs. Take command of your undead hordes and collect the spreads to form the ultimate sandwich. The only brain your minions will be eating is yours!  Made for this https://itch.io/jam/pirateThis is our first game and we want to improve on it, so please give your feeback. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necromancia.

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  12. 96%Game Brain Score
    96% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    A platforming adventure about the colors of life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colors of Your World.

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  13. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    44% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Light The Way is a first-person horror adventure game. It takes place in a storage house after your character is kidnapped by a stranger. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Light The Way.

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    37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    52% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Experience the tireless journey of a lone survivor caught deep underground striving to reach the surface using a unique and mysterious gauntlet that allows the impossible at your fingertips. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Below.

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  16. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 482 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 12 reviews

    Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minute of Islands.

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  17. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development
    63% User Score Based on 67 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Oscura, the apprentice lighthouse keeper, has destroyed the Aurora Stone, sending shards across the Driftlands and plunging them into darkness and danger. It’s up to Oscura to find the shards of the stone and restore light to the Driftlands before creatures of the dark can destroy it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oscura: Lost Light.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    69% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    Platfinity™, fast & easy game creation! Create your own platform games, quick & easy! Move to play, click to edit. One click export to sell or share your games! Multiple Tile layers, Platform, Moving and Rotating Hazard objects. Create your own graphics with the built in painting tools or import graphics from the disk. Use the Retrofilter to double or quadruple pixels to give your cr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Platfinity™.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    58% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    Dark Places is a psychological single-player game set in a surreal world filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a daemon hunter desperately searching for answers and slowly descends into madness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Places.

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  20. EARLY ACCESSThis game is currently in its early access phase, indicating that certain elements may undergo changes or removal. The game will get updates, although not on a regular schedule.DescriptionEmbark on a platforming journey with Shadow Touched, a 2D platformer created from my long programming apprenticeship journey. This project, developed in almost two months, has evolved beyond its acade… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow Touched.

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  21. The Fall of Zorata is a free, single-player, first-person 3D narrative puzzle game. One complete playthrough takes about 20–30 minutes. The story is linear with a single ending. There is no combat and no multiplayer. Story & Your GoalIn the 18th-century fictional desert town of Zorata, locals built an underground palace to house a golden relic called the Golden Sea Hoard. You have been thro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fall of Zorata.

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  22. Inspired by the harrowing true accounts of lethal caving accidents. In the dark, your greatest enemy isn't a monster—it's your own body, your stamina, and the unforgiving laws of physics. The Mechanics of Claustrophobia Most games treat movement as a given. Here, movement is the challenge. By utilizing a full procedural ragdoll system, every inch of progress through the cave must be earned.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Caver's Paradox.

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  23. Enoch Never Dies is a horror game by Dylan Cassidy. It has a complex story that unfolds as you play as four different characters. This game explores themes of communication with the dead, haunted technology, and more. Use your best platforming skills to walljump and double jump your way through tightly woven, bloodstained tunnels. Procedural level generation ensures a new experience each time. Col… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enoch Never Dies / エノクは 決して死なない.

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  24. READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING AND PLAYING! This game could only be exported for Windows platforms only! About the game: This game is for the BlackThornProd Game Jam! The second one, to be exact! The theme was "Mini Planets," and so, after a surprisingly short period of thinking, I came up with the idea to make a "Conquerer" game where an entire galaxy is entirely randomly generated; creating 50 planets,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Dream.

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  25. Game Generator. Generates 44 mini games. Rated M. Game Controls:rosy rampage wasd or arrows = move e or spacebar to throw seeds bunny trouble wasd = move spacebar = throw seeds magic crab wasd or arrows to move q and e to cycle through/cast spells find each wizard's vulnerability aq parody click to continue press x repeatedly at start … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Epic Button.

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  26. Overview Echoes From Willowbrook is a physics oriented survival horror game where you attempt to escape from a sinister farmstead that you’ve just woken up in the middle of. Use everything in your surroundings (yes, everything) to defend yourself from the abominations roaming the farm and to solve the puzzles slowing your escape.  This game was made in 2 weeks for the Cosmic Horror Game Jam II. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes From Willowbrook.

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  27. Created for SUS Gamejam 2023. The team consisted of:Character artist: QwstCoder: SpicyRamenEnvironment, light and props: NattkrypHow to Play "Bedtime Hero" Welcome to the whimsical and eerie world of "Bedtime Hero." You are the child's trusted toy robot, on a mission to reach the child's most cherished pacifier in each dream level. To navigate this surreal dream world, you'll need to master a few … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bedtime Hero.

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  28. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Description Being a little fuzzball is sometimes boring, and that's exactly how our little Fuzzy is feeling. So what did it do? Go on an adventure of course! Every fuzzballs are guided by some mysterious voice from above, and here our little Fuzzy will be taught how to go on its adventure by that very same voice. Or not, should he feel he's all ready for the journey! Fuzzy's adventure will not be … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fuzzy Wuzzy.

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  29. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 59 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Swan Song is a calming puzzle game set inside a mysterious music box, where you place notes on a scale to compose melodies that guide a little swan safely back to its nest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swan Song.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    93% User Score Based on 115 reviews

    Disminal is a First Person Exploration/Walking Simulator experience set in the backrooms where you will be able to wonder through some of it's unsettling and vacant places, is there an exit to be found? or will you be staying here forever, lost between two worlds. This game will focus merely on immersion and appreciation of aesthetics. Most zones/sections in the game are greatly influenced b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disminal.

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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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  32. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    71% User Score Based on 376 reviews

    Unknightly is a medieval VR stealth game designed from the ground up for virtual reality. You play the role of a former member of the "Knight's Order". You have been banished from the kingdom never to return again, on the charge of "Unknightly" behavior. Hungry for revenge and fortune you seek training with the local thieve's guild, with the plan of returning to rob the "Knight's Order" of all of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unknightly.

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  33. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    69% User Score Based on 270 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    ‘Between Me and The Night' is a surrealist action adventure game that walks the thin path between sanity and madness. Take on the role of a young boy and explore and interact with the mysterious house in which he lives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Between Me and The Night.

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  34. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    53% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Enter the enigmatic world of Ascendance and experience an enchanting and peaceful journey to the sky and beyond. Ascendance is a calming, relaxing and minimalist first person 3D Platformer. Shape your way with mysterious abilities and rise with the enchanted wind platforms beyond the skies within a world which evolves and transforms around you. A journey which leads through different ages of our… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ascendance.

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  35. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 59 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 3 reviews

    An Action/Adventure game about digging for fossils, building amazing skeletons and exploring underground worlds! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fossil Hunters.

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  36. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 2,285 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 17 reviews

    A third-person exploratory action/adventure title in which a boy ends up on a mysterious island and makes his way through its highly stylized environments, containing puzzles and slight navigation challenges, to get to the bottom of why he's ended up there and to reach the end of the road he's inadvertently begun to travel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RiME.

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  37. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 266 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 5 reviews

    Song of Iron is a moody and provoking action adventure. A dive into a dark Nordic world full of mystery and danger. Your journey will take you far across the land of myths toward the home of the gods. Fight your way through man, monster and nature itself to reach the end. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Song of Iron.

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  38. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    76% User Score Based on 771 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 15 reviews

    Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean. Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narcosis.

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  39. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 336 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 3 reviews

    Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace. There is also a deeper, more adventurous path in which you can complete complex puzzles to restore life changing events of the patient's histo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ether One.

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  40. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    65% User Score Based on 700 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 34 reviews

    Buy Maquette on PS4 and PS5. Maquette is a first-person, recursive puzzle game in a world where things are both tiny and staggeringly huge. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maquette.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    85% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    The neighbours are often annoyed by naughty cat Bobo. One day they decide to get rid of him. Little Bobo wakes up far away and all alone. Will he find a way back home? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bobo the Cat.

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  42. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    52% User Score Based on 266 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 1 reviews

    Guide Gnome across the dangers of this twisted fairytale world. Can you break the curse that made that annoying cloud appear? Can you recover his stolen Lucky Hat? Can you trust your friends? Find out in Nubarron, a casual puzzle platformer set in a beautiful digitally painted world full of weird creatures you'll have to deal with. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nubarron: The adventure of an unlucky gnome.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    96% User Score Based on 144 reviews

    Dash, jump, and fly at full speed through Wunderling DX: a non-stop puzzle platformer and the world's first "goomba simulator"! Race against the clock, beat tricky puzzles to uncover shiny secrets, and stomp the odds to please your evil overlord! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wunderling DX.

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  44. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    96% User Score Based on 69 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 7 reviews

    Take control of the Wunderling, a low-level video game goon who has just unlocked the power to jump. Unable to stop or change direction at will, you will need to plan ahead and master the Wunderlings’ abilities to navigate treacherous scrolling levels and chase down that pesky Hero.. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wunderling.

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  45. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    75% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Wall of Insanity is a single player campaign third-person shooter, with a large arsenal of weapons, crowds of various enemies and difficult locations, concealing many secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wall of insanity.

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  46. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 367 reviews

    Experience 12 all-new spoopy games made in 10 days exclusively for this unique horror anthology. Explore a mysterious castle that changes as you play. Keep your wits about you as the line between cute and creepy begins to blur. Uncover the next chapter in the ongoing Dread X Collection storyline. Includes:Bete Grise (Amon26)Bubbo: Adventure on Geralds Island (Breogan Hackett)Chip’s Tips (Torple Do… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread X Collection 3.

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    35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    35% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Bayla Bunny has discovered a book full of maps to magical treasures and loot, and sets out on an exciting adventure to discover them all. Energized and ready to explore, she takes off running and once she gets going, she rarely stops! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bayla Bunny.

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  48. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 156 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 15 reviews

    Scarf is a 3D Adventure game, where protagonist Hyke must use his polymorphic scarf to explore a magical environment, solve mysterious puzzles and overcome difficult challenges. Hyke’s scarf morphs into different objects which will help to progress the adventure. Hyke was born in an unknown place, surrounded by other souls. All of them will start a path through the World with the main goal being t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCARF.

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  49. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    56% User Score Based on 354 reviews

    Evolve your creature to survive Yggsdrasil! You are a newborn blob at the base of the divine tree. Collect legs, arms, tails, wings and other parts, then combine them in your own body to become the optimal creature! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miscreation: Evolve Your Creature!.

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  50. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    62% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    Elliot Quest is an adventure / exploration Zelda style game. Defeat all 4 Elements Guardians and acquire their powers . Explore Urule Island in search for treasures and artifacts, earn money and... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elliot Quest.

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