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Games like Spooky Action at a Distance

Games like Spooky Action at a Distance

Looking for games like Spooky Action at a Distance? Here are top role playing recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Prevail Unbound TTRPG, MASHED: A Korean War MASH RPG or GLIDE.

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  1. 150 Pages Format: Colour PDF Prevail Unbound is a Tabletop Roleplaying Game set in a dark, gothic vision of the near-future. Humanity has connected to Magic and the Supernals - Spirits of the Plane of Kur previously labelled as Demons. _______________________________________________ By the year 2066 Humanity on the planet Earth was a shadow of it’s former achievement. Tribal notions of division… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prevail Unbound TTRPG.

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  2. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    MASHED is a tabletop roleplaying game that uses Powered by the Apocalypse rules to explore the value of human life and the stresses of war—but it’s also about relationships. And courage. And laughter. And love. Although your characters spend long hours performing surgery, MASHED compresses these into short events to focus on the most dramatic moments. Much of the game actually occurs outside of th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MASHED: A Korean War MASH RPG.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    76% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    GLIDE is a solo (and cooperative) sci-fi tabletop RPG adventure game inspired by the world of Frank Herbert's Dune.  Players take the role of a Seeker; a member of a collective group of nomads, traders, ecologists, and hopefuls that have come together with the common goals of rebuilding the planet Eridoor. Seekers navigate the desert wastes for scrap left behind by the Great Houses of before, in h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GLIDE.

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  4. 95%Game Brain Score
    95% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    A small town lies stranded on the wrong half of a planet split in two. An isolated city of flame stands in defiance of a frozen wasteland. The moon colony established by the Apollo 11 mission finds life-lengthening compounds on its surface. A city explodes out of the Prismatic Sea at the convergence point of dozens of leylines. These worlds all sprung from games of Grasping Nettles, and the storie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grasping Nettles.

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  5. 72%Game Brain Score
    72% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Time marches on.  Well, at least it used to.   Project ECCO is a game of time travel and cosmic horror—a solo journaling game with a twist. Time travel across the pages of a planner, writing in and marking up the dates based on prompts as you go, ultimately creating an artifact of your travels through time.  You work for the mysterious organization known only as The Agency , tasked with tracking… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project ECCO.

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  6. 63%Game Brain Score
    63% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Novel Story is a single-player role playing game about the history of a novel, its story, its adaptations, its influences. You'll select a character (a fan, academic, biographer, etc.) who is tracing the history of the novel and answer prompts to define the novel's story and themes, as well as publishers, adaptations, and more. By the end you'll have a unique story changed by many characters and t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Novel Story.

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  7. 100%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 69 reviews

    Lay On Hands is a storytelling game zine for one player in which you play an unnaturally gifted healer in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. You will wander the ravaged land and channel the strange power that runs through your hands to unburden the needy, shrive the wayward and rout the corrupt. You will embrace the weirdness of the wasteland, fight heroic battles and risk your life to fulfil the cove… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lay On Hands.

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  8. THE ENTOMBED CROWN A Dark Fantasy Tabletop Roleplay Game Format: PDF 141 Pages Featuring: A unique dice system - a new way to use your d20 Combat which is narrative-driven - the circumstances dictate the numbers, and there are no hit points A free-form Magic system, with potentially disastrous consequences for misuse A Personal Code to reflect the Character's journey and evolution Introduction … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Entombed Crown TTRPG.

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  9. Survive, rebuild, and reclaim a post-apocalyptic Earth beset by unkillable undead Unburied is a rules-light horror tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) with both multiplayer and solo journaling options. Play as survivors on a post-apocalyptic Earth ravaged by four types of undead: Ashes, which are suffocating clouds of dust and cinders Cadavers, which consist of bones or flesh Rots, which are… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unburied.

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  10. 73%Game Brain Score
    73% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Monster-hunting, Forged in the Dark It's 1994 in the region of the fictional Ontonagon Peninsula known as "Iron Country," a belt of mining towns barely clinging to life. These towns are surrounded on all sides by the Sylvan Wilds, a forest known for old-growth pines and strange happenings. All of Iron Country seems to be teeming with the supernatural, a fact those in power would like to conceal. Y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bump in the Dark.

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  11. 55%Game Brain Score
    55% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    ECOPUNK: 2044 is an environmentalist cybernoir table top RPG, set in a future of advancing environmental collapse known as the Death Spiral. Players will take on the role of ‘Punks’ - outsiders, activists and rogues - who fight to protract humanity's survival. ECOPUNK has the following features: Opt-In Complexity. ECOPUNK is designed as a system that has opt-in complexity. Players looking for some… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ECOPUNK: 2044.

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  12. 89%Game Brain Score
    89% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    WELCOME to MOTH-LIGHT Centuries ago, humanity fled to Beacon, an alien planet caught in a permanent eclipse. What happened then is lost to the ages. What remains survives in the shadow of giants, worn away by time, bolstered solely by the promise of a better tomorrow. Enter Moth-Light,  a speculative fiction game that imagines a post-fall world plagued by alien predators known as Moths.  In this p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOTH-LIGHT (beta).

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  13. 93%Game Brain Score
    93% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    CW: darkness, tight spaces, marine wildlife, peril, bodily harm, extreme solitude Thought space was full of horror? Try being trapped 70 metres underwater. On your own. In the dark. THOUSAND EMPTY LIGHT is a psychedelic-xerox adventure zine that brings solo play to Mothership RPG (1E). Written throughout as an in-game corporate document, the zine takes the core game’s rules and builds a procedure … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thousand Empty Light.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    PHYSICAL COPIES OF NOTORIOUS AVAILABLE HERE (WHEN IN STOCK) NOTORIOUS is a sci-fi tabletop roleplaying game for one player. Play to tell stories of the Nomads; notorious bounty hunters who strike fear among the scum & villainy of the universe & follow the dubious code of the Nomad's Guild. In the midst of an intergalactic war, you'll take on a lucrative contract from one of six factions. The jo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NOTORIOUS.

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  15. 58%Game Brain Score
    58% User Score Based on 9 reviews

    … and the people of Expath enjoy long life. Their priests document the secrets hidden in stars. Their scholars unleash the power of gunpowder and of coal. Great masters devote themselves to works of art and engineering with the power to capture the soul. Our story takes place at the edge of the Star-Blue Sea, an ocean of viridian waters whose beauty is described in countless legends. Beneath its b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to At Death's Door (beta).

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  16. 55%Game Brain Score
    55% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    TIME & CYCLES A game using the EPISTOLARY SOLO RPG SYSTEM is typically a solo-roleplaying game (with opportunities for cooperative play) that covers time in a seasonal period or in a year of time: the 52 French-suited playing cards translate nicely into the 52-week calendar year and it also translates well into a 13-week long season. This system is used for games such as the Van Witch, and the Sun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Epistolary solo RPG system.

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  17. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    Note about NSFW contentFor some reason, many people assume that this game can generate sexual content, and buy it solely for this reason without reading the store page. So I have to put this here: Please note that the Steam platform imposes restrictions on real-time generated sexual content. For this reason, the Steam version of the game cannot generate sexual content. Other types of adult conte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures.

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  19. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    73% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    This new adaptation of the Talisman board game focuses on solo play as you adventure through many epic quests using the full rule-set of the Revised 4th Edition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Talisman: Origins.

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  20. 98%Game Brain Score
    98% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    IRONSWORN: STARFORGED The standalone, sci-fi evolution of the Ironsworn tabletop RPG is here! In Ironsworn: Starforged, you are a spaceborne hero sworn to undertake perilous quests. You will explore uncharted space, unravel the secrets of a mysterious galaxy, and build bonds with those you meet on your travels. Most importantly, you will swear iron vows and see them fulfilled—no matter the cost. S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ironsworn: Starforged.

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  21. You don’t know one another, but somehow, you ended up in this terrifying place. You might have clues, instructions, or each other. You might have nothing at all. You might be in a cabin, a warehouse, or a locked bathroom. You might be bound, chained in, or free to roam. The only commonality is that you cannot shake the feeling that a malevolent, dark presence is watching you. Snare is a tabletop r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snare: A Slasher Film RPG.

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  22. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 9 reviews

    ¡Hoja de cálculo! Spreadsheet!Community copies available! If there are none left, just contact me. --- An emotional journey. A character's inner monologue. This is my first game ever. So apologies for the mistakes. I made it up for the Solo journaling RPG jam and a couple more jams. It's a narrative (journaling) game, as much as it is a tool to create a character’s emotional backstory, his/her/it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evocación. Tell me your story / Cuéntame tu historia.

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  23. 54%Game Brain Score
    54% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    A Few Degrees of Warming is a role playing game about a familiar city radically altered by climate change. Players will narrate the events of a coastal city as it struggles to overcome the many challenges presented by global warming. You’ll work together to draw a map of the city and redraw it as it changes due to warmer temperatures, a rising sea level, and dwindling resources. You will also name… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Few Degrees of Warming.

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  24. 54%Game Brain Score
    54% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    Want to play Ironsworn Starforged but don't want to define the world before you play? Want to hop right into the action every session? Do you want additional oracles for filling out your version of the Forge with machines, supernatural horrors, and precursor remains? Forge Horizons is a series of oracles and optional rules for the Ironsworn Starforged RPG that add details and some streamlined rule… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forge Horizons.

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  25. 100%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    Long Haul 1983 is now IN PRINT & shipping everywhere.  Order your copy here.    It’s 1983, and the world feels hollowed out. LONG HAUL 1983 tells the story of a dangerous journey through an empty world.  You play a long-haul truck driver trying to make their way home. Every day, you’ll hit the road, navigating treacherous highways, fleeing from menacing threats, and dealing with the psychological … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Long Haul 1983.

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  26. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    A role-playing game about angry aliens, salvaged space tech, and the limitless wonders of the cosmos. Space Junk is a storytelling game about a far future version of our universe where galactic empires have fallen and reclamation companies, pirate guilds, and mobsters fight for control of a war-torn sector of the galaxy. To play it, you will adopt a persona called a character through whose eyes yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Junk.

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  27. 73%Game Brain Score
    73% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    YOU DIED You are an Undead ― a creature cursed to an endless cycle of death and resurrection ― newly arisen amidst a crumbling kingdom of ruin and despair. You have fragmented memories of your life before this affliction, and fleeting visions of a world from a time long gone (though exactly how long, none can say). Your soul has been hollowed out of your body, replaced by a flickering flame that s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bonfire & Blade.

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  28. What is HAUNT? HAUNT is a solo journaling game aiming to provide an impactful journey for the player. In HAUNT, the player takes on the role of a trapped ghost who aches to connect with the living. The ghost knows that their attempts to connect with the living may result in an exorcism, but they also know that failing to make a connection will cause them to wither away, unable to move on. HAUNT is… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HAUNT Press Kit.

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  29. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    "We're tired of being taken advantage of in this soul-crushing galaxy. The mega corps get relief funds. We get to work the relief shifts. They report record profits. We report record hours.Now we are free.  Now we will report our own record profits. Right from the coffers of the corps."  -Anonymous ContributorFreelancer's Guide to a profit-focused living is a deckbuilding tabletop roleplaying game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Freelancer's Guide.

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  30. Threats On All Sides Freestar One collects and revises 45 original open-source monsters from the creative-commons bestiary Teratoscope, accompanied by 22 lavish black & white illustrations by @oddscape1 and conveniently laid out in a single hyperlinked document. From infestations of mitotically-explosive Jellykids, to the cryptically benevolent Relic Warriors, to the cosmic menace of the  Tetrons… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Teratoscope Vol. 2: Freestar One.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    78% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Free an AI from their corporate prison. Hack a CEO's credit account. Rescue your friend's digital consciousness from a vending machine. Neon Black is a role-playing game about a community of poor people fighting back against tyrannical corporations and the indifference of the rich, as well as surviving in a dystopian city state. It’s like real life, but in this world you can kill the CEO’s, rob ba… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Black.

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  32. 54%Game Brain Score
    54% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    The Shadows of Hilgrabb (TSoH) is a Fan made Solo City Crawl / Investigation Board Game Variant for Fallen RPG by Perplexing Ruins The Shadows of Hilgrabb Board Game Mode can be played as a standalone game. However, Fallen RPG core game is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to get the most out of this game. Foreword The aim of this project is to provide a Solo RPG Board Game experience using the materials from Fa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shadows of Hilgraab - A Board Game Variant of Fallen RPG.

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  33. 56%Game Brain Score
    56% User Score Based on 7 reviews

    A Uniquely Japanese Tabletop Role-Playing Game Experience, now in English! Almost a decade ago, Japanese artist and game designer Junichi Inoue sat down to create what was, in his own words, a uniquely and unmistakably "Hyper Asian" Japanese world: a world of magic and technology, of samurai and Taoist sorcery, of powerful mecha and cultured geisha. The world was named Tenra, and the game was nam… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tenra Bansho Zero: Heaven and Earth Edition.

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    SALVAGE is a highly replayable and atmospheric first-person sci-fi survival horror game. Each play-through takes about 30 minutes to complete, but with dynamically generated environments and a variety of storylines and challenges, you will never have quite the same experience twice. SALVAGE is influenced by and pays homage to some of the greatest stories from the sci-fi horror genre, including AL… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Salvage.

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  35. Where Every Story Is Yours to Write Synthasia is a text-based RPG where an AI Game Master reads your world — your character, your inventory, your surroundings, your history — and generates what happens next from all of it. Not scripted choices from a menu. Not a chatbot improvising in the dark. A genuine intelligence that understands the situation and responds to you, specifically. Every decis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SYNTHASIA.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    65% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    About This GameGather your friends (or just yourself) and step into a world without a script. Skaldsong is a multiplayer RPG platform that combines the deep mechanics of classic CRPGs with the narrative freedom of tabletop role-playing. Here, the story is not pre-written. It's generated live, guided either by a human Game Master using our toolset, or by an advanced generative AI that acts as your… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skaldsong.

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  37. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, graphics
    80% User Score Based on 120 reviews

    Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead In Antares.

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  38. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 649 reviews

    An interactive story about connection in isolation… where your words are the lifeline of a stranded companion in space. In Whispers from the Star, there are no dialogue trees, just open-ended conversations powered by AI chat, as you stay connected across light years. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers from the Star.

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  39. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    81% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Lead mankind's exploration into outer space! Build bases on the Moon and Mars, survey the rings of Saturn, and send generational Colony ships to Alpha Centauri and beyond. SpaceCorp: 2025-2300 AD is a fast-playing, turn-based, sci-fi strategy game, playable in 60 minutes or less. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpaceCorp: 2025-2300AD.

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  40. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    93% User Score Based on 1,651 reviews

    A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

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  41. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 6,245 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 19 reviews

    Kidnapped. Imprisoned. Tortured. The wizard Irenicus holds you captive in his stronghold, attempting to strip you of the powers that are your birthright. Can you resist the evil within you, forge a legend of heroic proportions, and ultimately destroy the dark essence that haunts your dreams? Or will you embrace your monstrous nature, carve a swath of destruction across the realms, and ascend to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Baldur's Gate 2.

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

    A Game from the "Legends of Savvarah" series. "Time of Pariah" is an interactive story. The game is primarily text-based, but with lots of illustrations (essentially a visual novel in a non-standardised setting). On the continent of Erteon, the endless war rages between Kradzhan – an alliance of three beastly kingdoms – and Dominion of the Horned Ones. Seihal is a port… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah.

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  43. Through the Stars is a storytelling science fiction tabletop RPG set in the Prime-Originate Galaxy. Gather your friends and assemble a crew to choose your place within a galaxy beset with interstellar conflict and powerful ancient forces. Build a crew of pirates, form a group of explorers, or fight in the galaxy’s shared efforts against its common enemies—tell the story you and your friends have a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Through the Stars.

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  44. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    94% User Score Based on 62 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Embark on an interplanetary adventure as the first robo reporter for the Times & Galaxy, the solar system's most trusted holopaper. You're just an intern, but if you can get the scoop, write great stories, and impress your colleagues, maybe you'll get to keep your job! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Times & Galaxy.

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  46. 58%Game Brain Score
    58% User Score Based on 9 reviews

    Parselings is a modern Deck building RPG about using collaborative word magic and discovering your place in it. The game takes place in a world like our own, but with one major difference – to some, words have literal power. Parsecytes, swarms of ravenous ink-like parasitic organisms, have emerged into the world causing irreversible changes to society and our ecosystem. When a Parsecyte invades a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Parselings Core Rulebook (PDF).

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  47. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 438 reviews

    In The Bottom of the Well, you play as Alice who has just had an unsettingly life-like dream about the end of the world. She retells her experience to her friend in a huge, branching narrative. Although a single play-through might take as little as 20 minutes, experiencing all the possible paths Alice can take through the ruins of her city will take you many hours. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bottom of the Well.

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  48. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 8,539 reviews
    Critic Score 94%Based on 6 reviews

    Includes Mass Effect 2 game, digital soundtrack, The Making of Mass Effect 2 videos, digital art book, Cerberus Network code, digital Mass Effect Redemption #1 comic, Collector Armor and Assault Rifle, and Incisor Rifle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mass Effect 2.

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