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  1. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Wake up lovely, you've got things to do! First, find your lost flock of faer. Then find your wife, she'd look so cute wearing that flower you found. And if you have time, attack and dethrone god. Ok? Don't worry about that portal. I'm sure it's nothing. Now be careful. Every choice matters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum Witch.

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  2. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 183 reviews

    Afterplace is an adventurous indie game for mobile devices. It's a huge open world, full of hidden secrets, treasures, and creatures. You'll run around the woods, fight monsters, and talk to ostensibly shady characters! All from your pocket! Be warned though - you never know what the forest might be hiding, and not all trails are paved. Labyrinths and dungeons are tucked away in the most concealed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterplace.

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  3. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Welcome aboard the 'Sunchaser' at the dawn of the 20th century with Jack and crew! Backed by his good friend, Jack lands his first major career move as an apprentice in the Archaeology department aboard the colossal airship. On its capstone voyage to the Arctic, it's smooth sailing until Jack's quarters are broken into and his friend goes missing. A madness spread across the ship. The crew l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whitestone.

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  4. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    A peek into the Secret Life of Dorian PinkThis is a prologue chapter of The Secret Life of Dorian Pink, a choices-matter narrative RPG set in an alternate universe of the Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Save your boyfriend Basil from the Devil by making questionable choices, gaining allies, and making doughnuts explode. Dorian has put his Gray past behind him. He is now Dorian Pink, a whol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Secret Life of Dorian Pink | Prologue.

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  5. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 125 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    The Remainder is a dark fantasy story made of psychological puzzles, romance, and the unexpected. The Complete Edition contains acts 1 to 4! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder.

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  6. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    95% User Score Based on 292 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    Grotto is a mystical, narrative-focused experience. You are the Soothsayer. The one capable of talking with the stars and unveiling their messages. In a time of turmoil, the tribe of the valley turn to your powers of divination and come to you for guidance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grotto.

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  7. Ghostyard is a choose your own adventure puzzle game. Spend 5 days working in a graveyard and find out what happened to the previous graveyard keepers. Talk with ghosts and bury bodies while trying to manage your limited resource - time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghostyard.

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  8. Play as a bunny on Kagome-jima, a hand-drawn island where nothing is what it seems and your choices quietly profile who you are. Farm, forage, explore coastal shrines and fishing villages, and uncover a mystery that turns stranger the deeper you go. Based on real bunnies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When All Things End - 月下の万象.

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  9. The Book of Prosperity is a 2D action RPG in a surreal pixel-art Hong Kong where ancient magic seeps through modern streets and skyscrapers. Student Cyrus must master rhythmic combat, rooftop parkour, and buried secrets to uncover prosperity's hidden cost. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Book of Prosperity.

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  10. This is a magic-realism story about self-discovery, spirit analysis and psychological reconstruction. Playing the role of Belikov, an intensely delusional occultist, who attends an occult forum in his hometown Skinnerburg, where witchcraft and riots are rampant, but trapped in a conspiracy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Chronicle of Occultism in Skinnerburg.

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  11. Experience a gruesome adventure in monochrome 4-color pixel art. Exit the castle and figure out what happened by investigating objects and fighting enemies - remember, you only have one life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome Home, Sweetie.

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  12. Early Access Purchase Offer!The journey is about to begin! ✨ Chaos of Destiny Remake is coming to Early Access, and we want to invite you to be a part of this adventure from the very beginning. ️ Why join now? Participate in the development by providing your feedback. Be among the first to experience new mechanics, items, and never-before-seen content from the remake. And the best part! If yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chaos of Destiny Remake.

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

    Immerse yourself in the unsettling atmosphere of Penance, a mystery adventure where every step in your search for the truth brings you closer to the abyss. Explore a gloomy monastery and unearth ancient secrets that will test the fragile duality between your guilt and your faith. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Penance.

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  14. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 37 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 5 reviews

    The Perfect Pencil is a surreal action platformer which tells the tale of personal development and the psychology of fear. Join protagonist John as he awakens in a bizarre hand-drawn kingdom and comes face-to-face with the terrors that dwell in the last place he'd have thought to look... Embark on an emotional odyssey exploring the depths of an unfamiliar environment using protagonist John's … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Perfect Pencil.

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  15. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    90% User Score Based on 67 reviews

    In this dark visual novel series, each Chapter follows a new protagonist, caught in the crossfire of conflicting powers — human and inhuman alike. Their stories are separate, but the choices you make in one Chapter will twist the next in ways you won’t see coming. Six connected Chapters, each with their own lead. A branching narrative that remembers everything. Dark arts, occult mysteries, a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SkullX: Aibohphobia.

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  16. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    From some of the minds behind Steven Universe: Unleash the Light, comes INK INSIDE - a hand drawn adventure with the heart of a Saturday Morning Cartoon! Play as Stick, an unfinished doodle trapped in a box of notebooks beneath a slowly leaking ceiling. As the water seeps into the notebooks, it warps the land around them and turns once friendly doodles into mindless, soggy monsters. Uncover lost … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ink Inside.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Willow Guard is a story-driven indie RPG set in a world where the Gods have abandoned the animals they once uplifted. Left to their own devices, and invaded by mysterious, horrific monsters from another dimension, the denizens of Tersa turn to the Willow Guards for protection. Isometric Action Gameplay Build an action deck of specialized Willow Guard abilities that you activate as you battle thr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Willow Guard.

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  18. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 69 reviews

    Game Description Emerald Dreams: Sanity - Platformer Quest is an exciting 2.5D platformer and adventure Metroidvania that takes you on a journey through mysterious worlds filled with puzzles to solve and treacherous monsters to defeat. The game offers a rich story set in a dark fantasy universe where every decision you make can lead to one of multiple endings (Multiple Endings).Key Features • M… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Emerald Dreams: Sanity - Platformer Quest.

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  19. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Isle of Maligree is a visual novel where your choices matter. Become an investigator from the mainland sent out to the Isle of Maligree to investigate a missing person case. You only have a few days, as the victims of these crimes are forgotten by everyone shortly after disappearing. In this dark fantasy story, malicious spirits have let magic leak into the world. There has never been a greate… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isle of Maligree.

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  20. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    90% User Score Based on 140 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    "Savior" is the first independent videogame created entirely in Cuba. It is an animated 2D platformer that utilizes timing mechanics and other experimental elements more similar to non-games and other less commercial aspects of videogames. The story begins when your protagonist, a "Little God," awakes a strange dream to discover that his world is disappearing. From here begins a frantic search th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saviorless.

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  21. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    You're curled up in front of the fire reading a folk tale on a cold winter's night. Something about it seems so familiar. Have you read this before? Explore a cosy and mysterious fantasy universe inspired by fairy tales. The old kind of fairy tales, strange and wild, before the edges were sanded off. Warm and comforting, but with parts you don't quite understand, and you don't know if you want… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom..

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    46%Game Brain Score
    46% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Animus Toil is an experimental puzzle-adventure video game built for Game Boy, Analogue Pocket, PC, and web browser. The Temple of the Herring was a legend to the people of Thera. Cursed by an evil wizard known only as Somnus, the temple strikes the curiosity of two explorers seeking answers. Who exactly is Somnus? Why is the temple cursed? What is the secret behind the mysterious artifacts? And … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Animus Toil.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Hero meets a mysterious girl in the park. Who is that girl? What is a mystery surrounding her? And what about the world they met in? There's definitely something wrong with it. So many questions! So the hero has to deal with all of it to find his love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Four Rendezvous.

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  24. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 276 reviews

    My name is Luzia...and this story isn't about me, but my sister. Play as Luzia in her quest to return home. After Luzia and her older sister Sombria are abducted by strangers, it is up to Luzia to help her and her sister home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Big Sister.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    Go on an adventure to save your village from a voracious Shade. Alone or accompanied, this turn-based roguelite will take you on a journey through a world of incomparable and colourful landscapes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AETHERIS.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 131 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    You won't need a haircut where you're going... mostly because you're bald. Inspired by Earthbound, Undertale, and other alt-RPGs, Nepenthe is a hand-drawn game made of dad-jokes and existential dread. Also cookies. Lots of cookies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nepenthe.

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  27. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 278 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    Lamentum is a pixel art survival-horror game set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century. To solve the dark secret at the heart of Grau Hill Mansion, you will have to immerse yourself in a nightmare world full of terrible creatures.Choose well in whom to trust, every decision you make may alter the course of the story.Will you survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lamentum.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 718 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    A first-person game in which after starving to death, the player wakes up in the Void, a dying land housing numerous Sisters and long-absent Brothers, all of whom subsist on Color, the essence of life in the Void. With the player's arrival, a resurgence of Color is observed in the Void, prompting the Brothers to return and subject the player to various trials so that he may also become a Brother b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Void.

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  29. Help Bianca to relive the 15 years of her life, but from another perspective ️. Enjoy this dreamcore style visual novel with escape room elements and hints of horror. Unlock different endings. ✨ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BBirthday.

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  30. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 478 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 18 reviews

    The Knight Witch is a metroidvania adventure game with fast-paced, shoot 'em up combat set in a beautifully hand-drawn world. Cast devastating card-based spells, forge close bonds, and make moral choices all in your quest to save your home and discover who's behind the War Golem invasion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Knight Witch.

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  31. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, character development
    95% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    Dreamed Away is an emotional action-adventure RPG with psychological horror elements. Play as Théo, a boy lost in a dark, mysterious world. Explore a unique reality, duel against darkness and mind your choices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreamed Away.

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  32. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 1,237 reviews

    Kyle tries to prepare for his most important interview yet. Choose his path through 21 endings and accept the consequences in this comedic adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kyle is Famous.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay
    98% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    Deep beneath the surface of the dead Earth, the City, the last refuge of humanity, hides. Engineering genius and efforts of all mankind; a giant structure of steel, concrete, and biopolymers. It keeps the remnants of civilization one step away from total extinction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Athanasy.

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  34. The Dawn is Inevitable is an interactive crime drama/neo-western novel inspired by classic RPG games. A mysterious stranger is forced to hide in a village called Rassvet. This place is isolated from the outside world for the whole winter and keeps many dark secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dawn is Inevitable.

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  35. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    87% User Score Based on 90 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 4 reviews

    Across the Grooves is an interactive graphic novel for PC/Mac/Linux, set in a magical-realism universe, where your decisions affect the destiny of Alice, the main character, drastically changing her reality and allowing her to explore alternative destinies by modifying her past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Across the Grooves.

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  36. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    87% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    A choices-matter narrative RPG set in an alternate universe of the Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Save your boyfriend Basil from the Devil by making questionable choices, gaining allies, and making doughnuts explode. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Secret Life of Dorian Pink.

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  37. A dark point-and-click visual novel with 38 endings. A child with no memory wakes in a ruined building. Open cabinets, talk to the adults, pick up a weapon—or do nothing? Help the child escape. Help the judgment. It's all in your hands. One ending won't tell you the truth. Collect them all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Your Hands.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    87% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    [Media 8053110] [Media 8208420] A child’s mind can be controlled easily, just like a puppet on strings. “A little girl named Marinette, in the wake of a splitting family and a change of... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marinette.

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  39. Fantasy RPG: shape your own storyline as a wizard, elf, dragon, and more! Play nice for a cozy adventure, or play hostile for some more action! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LIGHT: Path of the Archmage.

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  40. An open-source Indie Game created by a Solo Developer THE PREMISE The characters of the game are spheres. The world they live in is one of powers. The game's main story takes place in 2069 (Starts in 2066). The main character, Sip, has a power of lightning and energy, but not the regular one, it's quite, different. The story is separated by two paths. One tends to go for the happy ending ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wonderful Adventures Of Sip.

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  41. MARKED SOULSDeep in a remote forest stands an ancient manor. Once a noble estate, it is now a sanctuary for the "Lost Ones" — traumatized children with no one left in the world. You play as Igor, a teenager suffocating under the weight of survivor's guilt after a devastating car crash. He arrives at the shelter looking for a fresh start, but quickly realizes this place is feeding on his… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marked Souls.

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    Cursebane is a katana-action roguelite where your choices twist your journey. Empower your blade and spells as you seek out those doomed by prophecy and save them from the Curse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursebane.

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    0%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    0% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Unakis and Nala In her wake, Nala prepares for what is to come, a disaster waiting and looming in the shadows, with everyone around her attempting to divert their attention the other way, each trying to come to terms with what seems to be an inevitable event that will totally submerge them, and leave no hope to be had. As she listens to the humming that only the angels may hear, she was brought … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unakis.

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  44. A point and click puzzle adventure game set across multiple time periods. Discover and enjoy this strange and surreal story about a mysterious letter, a missing professor and a confusing mansion. With more than a hundred items, locations and objects to investigate, can you solve the mystery? Enjoy this classic adventure style game with mind bending puzzles. Experience dry humour and a unique… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UFO: Henfield.

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  45. NO LOVE! An RPG where you try to stop the being Darkness from destroying the world, in hopes of saving the innocent and the ones you love! A game about the human condition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NO LOVE.

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  46. An Adventure Game About The Life Of Tash. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pristiq: Tash's Trilogy.

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  47. Sugarcreek is a 2D story-based adventure game where you lead Eddie, a soft-spoken high school student from Sugarcreek, Washington, in his quest to find his missing sister! Along the way, you can fight opponents in turn-based strategy battles, play minigames based on story moments, and interact with a town full of interesting characters! If you enjoyed this demo, please consider checking out the Ki… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sugarcreek.

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  48. A curse wove their fates together: Blake, the mysterious musician; Ryan, the angry outsider; and Grayson, the babbling bookworm. Now their thoughts and feelings influence you and your actions determine their fates. Will you be able to break the curse? Or will their dark pasts drag you into an inescapable despair? And can a fresh start really erase the past? The Lattice Grimoire is a visual no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lattice Grimoire.

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  49. Open world rpg puzzle game with turn based combat If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rite as Rain.

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  50. Oaths of Light is an adventure game inspired by modern and classic JRPGs, with a battle system mixing real-time and turn-based, choice and consequences systems, in a story-rich fantasy world. • Engaging turn-based battles with real-time elementsThe battle system is inspired by JRPG classics: turn-based battles with ordered turns and a twist. You have a five-second window during your turn to mov… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oaths of Light - Chapter I.

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