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  1. 49%Game Brain Score
    49% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    NOTE: This game will only work if the Player2 app is installed and running on your device. If you cannot hear Aira speak, try restarting the Player2 app. Escape Protocol - the single-player coop escape game! You wake up in a strange cell with no memory of how you got there. Through a window, you can see Aira, who seems to be imprisoned in the adjacent cell. Try to escape together as you cooper… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Protocol.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    95% User Score Based on 107 reviews

    Vessels is an atmospheric, character-driven narrative adventure game. Players assume the role of crewmember quarantined in the airlock of their ship with no memory of how they got there, and with crewmates who refuse to let you out. Players can posses other crew members to explore the ship and find a way to free yourself, where different choices can lead to multiple endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vessels.

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  3. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    What if you wake up in a locked room with four other strangers? With no memories of how you got there, you're forced to work together to find a way out... A hidden escape room styled game with innovative puzzles and intriguing story! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ESCAPE Room: Reality.

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  4. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    88% User Score Based on 25 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 1 reviews

    ​Moonrise Fall is an atmospheric puzzle game about a boy who finds himself lost in a supernatural forest after losing both parents in a car crash. Armed with a clue filled journal, a camera, and a lantern he must unravel the mysteries of the forest and photograph the strange creatures that reside there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moonrise Fall.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    The Aching is a graphical horror adventure game from the demented mind of the Lobdegg, heavily inspired by the old graphic adventure games Sierra and LucasArts released in the 1980s. This title features low resolution 16-color graphics mimicking the extremely limited hardware of the era. Gameplay is driven by a combination of arrow keys and a classic-style parser. Whatever you wish your character … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Aching.

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  6. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 645 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 2 reviews

    Else Heart.Break() is a reimagination of the adventure game – a fantastic story set in a fully dynamic and interactive world. Instead of rigid puzzles you will learn (with the help from other characters in the game) how the reality of the game can be changed through programming and how any problem can be solved in whatever way you find suitable. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Else Heart.Break().

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  7. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Cursed Mansion is a horror adventure RPG that focuses on nuances and eerie feelings which happens throughout the adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursed Mansion.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 303 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Elsinore is a time-looping adventure game set in the world of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Elsinore combines strong social simulation elements, a dynamic story that reacts immediately to player decisions, and a world full of diverse characters with secrets to uncover. Can Ophelia prevent the tragedy that lies before her? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elsinore.

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  9. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    If you like the demo & want to know more, feel free to check out my kickstarter site Your first priority is to stay alive and get out of this place! To get out you need to: * Explore your... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lab 7: Cold Nights.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    82% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    You are Pandora, the mastermind behind a death game in which you must find the traitor while concealing your identity. Six hours, one school, six deaths. Nine participants fight for survival: it's kill or be killed, trust or deceive, escape or die. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Birth ME Code.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    An American provincial town has seen better days. Now it slowly withers away, shrouded in fog and surrounded by endless fields. Time feels frozen, and it seems nothing can awaken life in Riverwood. But one day, a group of teenagers discovers a strange, unmarked VHS tape. Driven by curiosity, they decide to watch it, which sets off a chain of terrifying events. The tape seeps into their minds,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pink Noise.

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  12. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, atmosphere
    94% User Score Based on 178 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    The quiet hamlet of Merrylin Crater Camp is shaken by a murder! Uncover the truth in this non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. As the Mindcop you have 5 days to catch the true killer among Merrilyn Crater Camp’s inhabitants. Key features WHODUNNIT DETECTIVE GAME Use your Mindcop capabilities to uncover secrets and unravel people’s lies to find the true suspect of this town’s murder. MINDSUR… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mindcop.

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  13. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 212 reviews

    An old rusty key found deep in a cave, what could it open? Explore a dense world, fight ferocious enemies, and solve puzzles in search for answers. Master key features : Item based exploration Dozens of enemies Shops, weapons, and powerups Dungeons Between 5 and 20 hours of content Lots of secrets If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Master Key.

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  14. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 716 reviews

    The Necromancer's Tale is a narrative-driven top-down RPG where you play the role of a minor noble in the 18th Century, drawn into the Dark Necromantic Arts as you seek knowledge and revenge. Great power awaits... along with the weird, the morbid, and a gradual descent into madness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Necromancer's Tale.

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  15. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    Alice Escaped is a 2D action and exploration game. Follow the advenctures of the two girls Usada and Kotora who wander into a strange world of grimoires, chasing after "Alice". What awaits them there are mysterious characters based off of Alice in Wonderland: the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, and Humpty Dumpty — but are they really the enemy? And why does the White Rabbit guiding them have a zipp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alice Escaped!.

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  16. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 270 reviews

    Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Room Syndrome.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 112 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 8 reviews

    Stay is a nail-biting tale of abduction and isolation, where every single second counts. A pixel-art adventure game with multiple routes and endings, your computer is tethered to a PC inside an abandoned house... where an abducted man finds himself trapped and in desperate need of help. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAY.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    YOU are the hero in House of Hell! Can you escape from the Earl of Drumer's malevolent mansion in Steve Jackson's Fighting Fantasy classic RPG gamebook? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House of Hell.

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  19. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 71 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 18 reviews

    Alone With You is a sci-fi game for people who love adventure, exploring and maybe even a little romance. You play the sole remaining member of a doomed terraforming colony. Your planet will crumble and implode in less than a month, and you must use your remaining time to try to escape. The catch? There is only one escape pod left, and it isn’t functioning. Even worse, the only people who special… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alone With You.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Three Days of Crisis: Exclusive Memories "is a suspenseful love story full dynamic live action interactive video game. The whole game is a process of exploration and puzzle solving, in which you will delve into a complex and mysterious story. Collect clues through interactions with different characters, solve puzzles, and gradually uncover the truth hidden behind them Welcome to join the o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to exclusive memory.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    80% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    Nebraska takes place as a journalist writing a book about mid-west America, who runs out of gas in a rural area of Nebraska. Players will explore and uncover the secret facility that lies beneath the attraction and discover the terrible experiments that have taken place there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nebraska.

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  22. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    99% User Score Based on 170 reviews

    ★A "death game" of the smallest scale!★You play as the amnesiac protagonist, trapped in a mysterious house with two other captives. You quickly learn that the only way to escape is to have one of the three of you die. Will you kill or be killed? Who is the mastermind? Is there no way for all of you to survive? The mystery deepens as you find that no matter who dies, the killing game … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yet Another Killing Game.

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  23. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 495 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

    Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voidwrought.

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  24. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    87% User Score Based on 165 reviews

    Inspired by classic western isometric RPGs, this is an intentionally short hardcore role-playing game set in space 20 years after a major conflict over asteroid mining. Roleplaying Multiple solutions Choice & Consequence Optional but unlimited violence Note: this is a stand-alone prologue for the full game. While it also serves the purpose of the demo version, it has the beginning, substantia… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Wreck.

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  25. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 692 reviews

    Legend of Mortal is a stand-alone RPG for PC. Players as third-raters play civilian role in a sect, named Tang-Man, who has no plot armor and takes a damn hard life time. The game world is set in a turbulent state and the mighty Tang-Man declines. The threats from the old enemies keep coming one after another. As a nobody, will you choose either to leave yourself out of it or to fight for Tang-Man… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legend of Mortal.

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  26. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    96% User Score Based on 51 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 6 reviews

    The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus has vanished, but the show must go on! Death Trick: Double Blind is a non-linear detective game where an unlikely duo must gather clues, question suspects, and reveal contradictions to unravel the mystery of the missing magician! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Trick: Double Blind.

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  27. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 4,813 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 6 reviews

    Drova is a pixel art role-playing game inspired by classic role-playing games. We want to create a challenging and interesting world and offer a well-rounded and consistent gaming experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drova: Forsaken Kin.

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  28. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Just as you begin to settle in for a fun day at your best friend's house, something changes in her and she kills you. And not just once—she ends your life time and time and time again. Your goal is to escape from this endless loop of despair. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sentimental Death Loop.

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  29. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 3,513 reviews

    Atom RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, System Shock, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others. In 1986 both the Soviet Union and the Western Bloc were destroyed in mutual nuclear bombings. You are one of the survivors of the nuclear Holocaust. Your mission - to explore the wild and wondrous world of the Soviet Wasteland. To earn your place under th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atom RPG.

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  30. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 814 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    In La-Mulana 2, you will take on the role of Lumisa Kosugi on a mission to find the entrance to the ruins of Eg-Lana, which is rumored to be the source of recent monster appearances. The ruins themselves are compromised of a variety of areas as well as huge boss creatures known as Guardians. Who knows what lies in wait at the end of Eg-Lana? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to La-Mulana 2.

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  31. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 760 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 13 reviews

    July, 1935. A murder has been committed aboard the SS Hook, eight hours out from New York.Only one problem: you did it.Can you get away with murder? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overboard!.

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  32. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    51% User Score Based on 362 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 7 reviews

    THE FULL GAME IS NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM! http://store.steampowered.com/app/359580 Uncanny Valley is a survival horror indie game. We are tired of seeing action games marketed as survival horror,... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncanny Valley.

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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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  34. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 167 reviews

    If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Bow.

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  35. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Akagi Ai is unexpectedly stabbed on her way home from school. She finds her spirit possessing her body from earlier that day, and must collaborate with the past self that inhabits her body to discover why she keeps dying -- and why she keeps coming back. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Manna for our Malices.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 7,590 reviews

    Welcome to Kindergarten! Have fun trying to learn and share...and not die. That's important too. In a school that's just not quite right, it's important to be friendly...and take out those that aren't. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kindergarten.

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  37. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    76% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    DROD RPG: Tendry's Tale takes the DROD franchise in a new direction by combining the puzzling elements of DROD with the RPG fare of player stats, one-on-one monster duels, and loads of treasure for the taking. Tendry's Tale is an innovative concept that is not your typical RPG at all, but a puzzle game! What makes DROD RPG different from the typical role-playing experience is that it contains no … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DROD RPG: Tendry's Tale.

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  38. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 119 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 3 reviews

    Redo! is a game about a girl trying to find another human in a dystopian world overrun by biomachines. It's a lonely and evocative game about exploring the unknown and overcoming obstacles to see what is left. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REDO!.

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  39. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    100% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Elevator Game with Catgirls.

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  40. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    67% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Set after the demise of a city deep underground, Misshitsu no Sacrifice tells the story of five young girls to attempt to escape and the friendships, enmity, and horror they experience along the way. Players must solve a variety of puzzles to find out what the future holds for the young girls in this atmospheric tale of family, friendship, and betrayal that unfolds behind closed doors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    97% User Score Based on 240 reviews

    The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Zodiac Trial.

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  42. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 90 reviews

    In the winter of 1910, professor Crawford Tillinghast mounted an expedition into the mountains of Europe. He went searching for a lost village shrouded in the myths and rumors of a bygone era. This is his story... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From Beyond Prologue.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 189 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 2 reviews

    Immersive first-person parkour in a surreal, physics-driven voxel world. Lemma enables creative building through movement. Spawn structures just by moving through space. Extend platforms, smash... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lemma.

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  45. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    97% User Score Based on 70 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Pretty short five chapters simple mystery game with otome flavor. No voice overs and only two endings, one for each male character. One path story for both males up to the ending, which is decided by few affection choices up to that point. All bad dialog choices and mystery solve fails lead to short game over endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gothic Murder: Adventure That Changes Destiny.

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  46. The adventure takes place in a steampunk universe, within a Great Clock (thought as Big Ben), an unpretentious building where scientific activity takes place, as part of research into new energy sources... or so the story goes. You take on the role of an automaton, limited to moving, running and interacting, accompanied by a calculator-being that will stick with you until the end of the adventure.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clocked.

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  47. 26%Game Brain Score
    26% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    that satyr game Controls WASD or Arrow Keys to control menus and move your character. E or Enter to select menu items, talk to NPCs, use items, and use doors. Escape to open the in-game menu. Certain abilities require specific uses of your powers. Talk to NPCs to learn more when you pick up your new abilities. W/Up is used for all Jumping related abilities.S/Down is used to activate/deactivate Fla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to that satyr game.

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  48. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    97% User Score Based on 304 reviews

    Try to survive and perhaps eventually even tame an unknown planet in this incremental semi-idle game. Inspired by Increlution, though if you've played that game, please be aware that the looping mechanic in this doesn't start unless/until you reach a certain point. So you do have to do some planning to make sure you survive long enough first time around. This project is currently in early access… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terraformental.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    97% User Score Based on 859 reviews

    Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. About 2 hours of playtime 40+ rooms 6 audio tracksDancing friends Leap Year was commissioned by Sokpop, an indie game studio from the Netherlands who create p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leap Year.

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  50. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    92% User Score Based on 154 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    A voice wakes you. It gives you a purpose. To achieve it you have a notebook with mysterious entries, and an entire house to explore. The moment has arrived to complete your mission. If you desire. If you are able. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clem.

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