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Games like Spare the rod, Spoil the child

Games like Spare the rod, Spoil the child

Games like Spare the rod, Spoil the child

Looking for games like Spare the rod, Spoil the child? Here are top role playing recommendations with a drama focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Safety Tool Cards for TTRPGs, A Plague Among Us or Masochisia.

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  1. 58%Game Brain Score
    58% User Score Based on 9 reviews

    Originally created for GoPlay NW, this collection of TTRPG Safety Tools gives you print-at-home versions of several different tools, allowing you to keep them close at hand and choose the tool the best fits your group's needs. You're welcome to print and use these cards for your personal table, live stream, or next big event. What's Included? Cards are included for the following safety tools. The … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Safety Tool Cards for TTRPGs.

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

    An Annal of London's Dreadful Visitation as recorded by the Searchers of the Dead by Moyra Turkington PITCH 1665: London’s population swells uncontrolled. Houses jetty over the streets, blocking out the sky over the laneways of the poor. From the Thames to the city walls, rats from merchant ships introduce The Great Plague. Spreading hungrily, it will devour a quarter of the city’s souls. You … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Plague Among Us.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    84% User Score Based on 574 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    A young man discovers through a series of hallucinations that he will grow up to become a violent psychopath. How will he respond to these revelations? Can he change his fate? Can you even... change fate... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Masochisia.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, character development
    94% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    Sickness is a visual novel centering around Suoh Tesla, an amoral high school student whose life is rapidly deteriorating. Following the deaths of his parents, a brief stay in the hospital, and the emergence of his “Sickness”, his daily life quickly devolves from carefree school days to a life of crime. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sickness.

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  5. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    97% User Score Based on 796 reviews

    Despair. Fear, Madness, once again. An original work based on "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass." Dark Fairy Tale Fantasy x Psychological Horror RPG focusing on the themes of "Exploration of a Mad World" and "Life or Death Combat against Demonbeasts". ※Includes content from all 3 DLCs. ●Introduction In this work, you'll meet 45 Heroin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLACK SOULS II.

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  6. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    74% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    Hunt monsters, horde loot, and craft weapons and armor to survive in a vast procedurally generated action RPG world full of extreme danger and wonderful surprises. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adventure Craft.

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  7. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 814 reviews
    Critic Score 92%Based on 1 reviews

    Golden Treasure is a game for those who carry dragons in their hearts. Hunt, explore, survive, and become Great among the True Children of Sun and Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golden Treasure: The Great Green.

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  8. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 5,613 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 18 reviews

    Pathologic 2 is a narrative-driven dramatic thriller about fighting a deadly outbreak in a secluded rural town. You are a healer, and to save anyone, you'll have to survive in this bleak and strange world, where even food and medicine are scarce. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pathologic 2.

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  9. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 374 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 13 reviews

    A first-person dungeon crawler staring eight protagonists who are the last surviving people on earth after a disaster that killed off most of humanity in a single day. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zanki Zero: Last Beginning.

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  10. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 44 reviews
    Critic Score 46%Based on 3 reviews

    Jump through boiling lava; run from perilous traps and saw blades; glide and climb through catacombs; fall into the abyss and overcome gravity. And don't forget to switch to a parallel dimension in time, because it’s Alteric! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alteric.

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  11. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 4,294 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 3 reviews

    Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citizen Sleeper.

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  12. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    “Woe to boys who refuse to obey their parents and run away from home! They will never be happy in this world, and when they are older they will be very sorry for it.” - Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi Story:: (Original release date:: July 2014)Ringmaster Clause takes place before the events of the previous Maimie’s Toybox game, Queen Mary’s Script. This time, players join Clause as … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ringmaster Clause.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    75% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Exodus 1.4 - the big update with new art, bonus content, new playbooks, and more - is now available! be sure to check out the beautiful new art, and the bonus content in the Exodus Companion! Exodus is a role-playing story game about being on the run in a society that has turned against you. It's a story of angels on the road, making community as they go, and trying to find somewhere better. It's … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exodus.

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  14. 58%Game Brain Score
    58% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Devotion is an 18+ role-playing game built around themes of survival horror, psychological horror, and obsessive love. SHE NEEDS YOUEnter the life of Red, a young, mentally-ill woman seeking out the love of her life, in order to save her from a tragic fate. She knows the dark place she's going to, she's suffered in it herself. Red will make sure she doesn't have to go through it, not now, not eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to devotion.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 24 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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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    97% User Score Based on 795 reviews

    "The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly uplifting story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wednesdays.

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  17. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 9,338 reviews

    WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No, I'm not a Human.

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  18. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 2,370 reviews

    A new life awaits you in Honeywood! Build a thriving farming community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage, and uncover the secrets of the island! And if someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes of the Plum Grove.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    88% User Score Based on 32 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

    In the middle of a blizzard, a community's remaining citizens are forced to confront their impending deaths. Every night, a villager is killed, and the survivors are forced to alter their course in response. Every game creates a new, randomized story just for you. Chart a path through always-changing, challenging environmental puzzles, and explore the stories and grief of these townsfolk before Vi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vidar.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 376 reviews

    Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization which deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragile.

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  21. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    72% User Score Based on 1,546 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 23 reviews

    The Town of Light is a psychological adventure told in the first person. The story is set in Italy in the first half of the 20th Century in a place which really existed and has been meticulously reconstructed. Exploring and interacting with the environment you will relive the history of the main character through her confused viewpoint and on the basis of your choices, the story will develop in di… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Town of Light.

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  22. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    A survival horror where your pursuers are pretty and plastic. You must look, think, hide, and if necessary, fight your way out of a mysterious mansion filled with monsters and traps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to String Tyrant.

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  23. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 791 reviews

    Hello, new Puppeteer! Meet Charlotte - a puppet you will control. Meet her alien friends, maggot cat and a certain Observer. Dive deep into horrors of junk food, TV world, religion and romance novels for middle-age women. Keep your puppet safe at all times. Or don't. ​ Have fun dying! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo.

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  24. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    84% User Score Based on 73 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Desta: The Memories Between is a character-driven rogue-like, featuring an immersive story, strategic turn-based tactics and… a metaphorical ball-game? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desta: The Memories Between.

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  25. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 870 reviews

    Follow the journey of Kenshi, a wandering demon hunter, and his brother, a demon cat seeking a way to return to his true form. Can they find a way to end the curse and save Lanistra? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sins Of The Demon RPG.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 114 reviews

    It has begun! The story of an adventurer and his sister-like companions. Brought to you by Kagura Games and Inusuku. Sister Travel is here! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sister Travel.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    75% User Score Based on 522 reviews

    It’s a story about a dark elf and a teenager who survived from death field after experiencing countless death. The background is that after the war and in the peaceful world, Frelia the former mercenary saved the young Ruse who was attacked, and took him in. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Elf.

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  28. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    98% User Score Based on 830 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 4 reviews

    The epic story of Utawarerumono comes to an end in Mask of Truth, as the fate of the world will be determined by warring nations. The game features exciting SRPG battles, a colorful cast of new/familiar faces that will determine the fate of their world, a rousing original soundtrack, and the dramatic conclusion to the journey of Haku. After the events of Mask of Deception, Haku is destined to rall… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 1,582 reviews

    As a new resident of a mysterious town, you stumble upon an old woman with magical powers. Suddenly you find yourself inhabiting the bodies of other townspeople at crucial moments in their lives. Make life and death decisions as you slowly uncover the truth about the place you’ve decided to call home in this engrossing RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Greyfox RPG.

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  31. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 404 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    A Light in the Dark is a new, suspense-filled visual novel on PC. A collaboration between CreSpirit, developers of Rabi-Ribi, and the tag team duo of Storia and Narrator, developers focused on visual novels and RPGs. Having worked with CreSpirit on Rabi-Ribi and Narrator on Companion, Sekai Project is teaming up with this dream team of developers to bring their new game project to the West! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Light in the Dark.

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  32. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 107 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

    Frost is a Survival solo Card game. Inspired by deck-building board games like Dominion, Ascension and the like, it's an unique take on the genre as it puts you in charge of a group of people struggling against a restless, lethal storm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frost.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 1,593 reviews

    It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lily's Well.

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  34. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    Sophie and Mike have been separated by an evil group and must now try and rejoin forces before taking on a great evil. But something more sinister is happening and may change the world forever! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Origin of Destiny: Crimson Awakening.

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  35. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    88% User Score Based on 1,896 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 12 reviews

    An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green's 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to That Dragon, Cancer.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    88% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the early 90's, Buck is a story driven, action-adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. You play as Buck, a motorcycle garage mechanic who decides to leave everything he knows behind in order to find the truth behind a girl's disappearance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buck.

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  37. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    OVERVIEW Parasite is a non-linear retro platformer with a mix of action and puzzles. The player controls an alien worm wanting to get rid of a human space colony on his planet. There are multiple shapes to unlock and to switch between to facilitate the navigation and sabotage the complex. KEY FEATURES 4 unique environments with their own specificities 4 shapes to unlock, each providing an exclus… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Parasite.

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  38. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 143 reviews

    ⚜️FEATURES:⚜️ Tactical Strategy combat Stealth and preparations A sneak peek into twisted world of Alder's Blood Diversity of approaches Prologue - NOT a Demo Hey... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alder's Blood.

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  39. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 117 reviews

    The Hanged Man is a freeware horror PC game. It is the last game in Uri's "The Strange Men" series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hanged Man.

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  40. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    96% User Score Based on 564 reviews

    Fear & Hunger 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear & Hunger 2: Termina.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    72% User Score Based on 788 reviews

    With a style inspired by Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy 3, you play as a new arrival to a foggy and mysterious town. You find yourself waking up in the bodies of the town's inhabitants at pivotal moments of their lives. Make tough choices as you discover the truth about this town called Greyfox. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Greyfox.

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  45. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    86% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    An old farmer lives with his wife - However, he hasn't quite been himself lately. His mind wanders off, he forgets his daily routine and he often brings up things from the past. Forgotten, Not Lost comes from the creators of A More Beautiful World and is a kinetic novel that tackles the theme of dementia and is a visual novel that hopes to bring tears into our readers' eyes, especially those who … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten, Not Lost Steam CD Key.

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  46. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    77% User Score Based on 47 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    5 actions. 2 minutes. Impossible odds, and many, many ways to die. There really is nothing quite like The Living Dungeon. Up to 9 players can take part in a battle of wits, luck and skulduggery, Or delve into a 30 hour story campaign and try to guide our hero's to freedom. Survive other adventurers, monsters, and the dungeon itself through combat, agility or dungeon manipulation. Only the stronge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Living Dungeon.

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  48. "A quick reminder that this demo acts as a proof of concept and is somewhat unfinished." UPDATE 0.2.0. The next update is coming very soon. As of writing, the developer is currently polishing up the game for release. Version 0.2.0. is expected to come by Spring 2024. This will most likely be the final major update before they start to work on the full game. We hope you look forward to it! Introd… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to "Nugget" (2-Player Test Demo).

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  49. The Hook: Help Loraine find a way out... before its too late! The Premise: Loraine lived a simple life, she was an excellent mother, wife and caregiver. Until her life was changed forever. Loraine fell into depression and no longer cared for her family’s needs. Her husband admitted her into an insane asylum, and divorced her. Honestly, Loraine didn’t belong in the asylum, she wasn’t what you would… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loraine.

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  50. A young girl is lost in a bizarre world of hundreds of similar rooms. Here, she must complete the numerous puzzles that appear in the room in order to unlock the truth of this spooky world and escape from it. "Sound Lock" is a multi-ending puzzle RPG game based on the perspective of a girl without a mouth. The story takes place in a world of hundreds of similar rooms, where the decorati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 声锁 Sound Lock.

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