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The Ancient Ones Speak (TAOS) is a tabletop roleplaying game for one "Ancient Arbiter" (who runs the game) and one or more players. The game also starts with a full tutorial, so once you (the Ancient Arbiter) have grasped the rules, it's ready to go from the moment your friends sit down at the table. Who are the Ancients? There is more to this world than we ever really stop to consider. The belie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ancient Ones Speak.

36%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, emotional

31% User Score Based on 102 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

From the publishers of Jalopy, an exciting new road trip adventure. Join Sunny and Guu Ma on the journey of a lifetime, as they travel across China in their aging but beloved family car. Can they maintain their beloved car and overcome their personal history to save the family restaurant? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road to Guangdong.

the Stationary Traveler and the Consciousness Transfer Machine is an easy to pick solo writing/role playing game designed for the Colin's Fortune Telling Cards deck. The player embodies a character who explores different places, and tells the story of his adventure. As the game progresses, cards determine the course of the story and the events that will punctuate the adventure. The game can be pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Stationary Traveler & the Consciousness Transfer Machine.

**Print edition available today!** The wastes call.  Not to you, but the iron hanging on your hip. Drifters is a tabletop RPG of cursed gunslingers, wandering the wastes of the frontier in search of problems, and purpose. Carrying a capital-G Gun, you have been granted near immortality. It only costs everything in return.  Drift now, your voidborn Gun draws you down the road. Slayers Hack Drifte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drifters.

Stay aboard! Navigate to the finish line using items collected along the way in this arcade action paddle 'em up! UPDATE 1/14/2023, v1.1: Midboss section contains more action and a couple new sprites/sfx Rocks spawn gradually at the start of each lap (so you don’t crash into them immediately after winning the midboss section) Turtle hit/hurtbox size reduced Speed gauge colors changed to represent… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Downstream Dream.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

80% User Score Based on 96 reviews

A dream among the stars — or a nightmare. 1, 000 colonists. One ship. A destination that may be fifty years away — or centuries. Some will land. Some will be born, age, and die in the dark between stars without ever knowing if the mission succeeded. Inspired by John Ayliff's Seedship, Dead Reckoning is a game about the slow, invisible erosion of civilization across generations. Every decision you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Reckoning: The Long Drift.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

84% User Score Based on 148 reviews

Strange Telephone is a 2D adventure game in which the player explores strange worlds created with merely 6 digits, and has multiple endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strange Telephone.

Small town, big adventures Welcome to Pine Shallows, a small coastal town. Sunny and cheery in summer, when the tourists come in droves, it turns dreary and empty when autumn comes. Weird things keep happening and because most adults are oblivious or too busy to deal with the problems, it's up to you kids to solve the mess. What is Pine Shallows? Pine Shallows is a tabletop roleplaying game in wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pine Shallows.

DisclaimerDISCONTINUED - This game won't receive more updates. I recommend you check out my better RPG: Cave Story Archmagical Rage, another fangame, inspired by the likes of Etrian Odyssey and 7th Dragon, with a plot involving the past before Cave Story's main events. This is a Etrian Odyssey fangame. As such, it may use copyrighted material, derivative from the works it is based on.  All the co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ehtia's Odyssey (Discontinued).

Prepare to embark on a thrilling, six-part retro adventure for the ZX Spectrum 48K/128K. ECHOES OF ATLANTIS is a text-based graphic journey that plunges you into the world of forbidden archaeology and ancient mysteries. ECHOES OF ATLANTIS for the ZX SPECTRUMTravel back thousands of years and step into the awe-inspiring halls of the Library of Alexandria, where the discovery of a mysterious papyr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ECHOES OF ATLANTIS.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics

83% User Score Based on 70 reviews

A deck build game that combines the essence of Metrovania. The ancient empire created a world in a box and realized artificial souls. Fearing that it would bring destruction to the world, it was sealed and an endless cycle of reincarnation was set up to ensure its eternal isolation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Looper Tactics.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

90% User Score Based on 500 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 22 reviews

Enter the Highlands. Lose yourself. Find harmony. Reach the sea. A narrative adventure with rhythm and survival elements, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault and 80 Days. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Highland Song.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

80% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Star Souls is a game about a galactic cataclysm. One by one, the stars began to die without reason. Thousands of inhabited worlds turned to dust. You should find a Transition leading to other worlds. Vanguard the fleet, customize your spaceships and fight for salvation of all intelligent life! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Souls.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

90% User Score Based on 784 reviews

Experience a realistically inspired recreation of iceland's southern coast. Take photos and explore the world at your own pace, become immsersed with some of the latest visual tech provided by Unreal Engine 4. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mýrdalssandur, Iceland.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

76% User Score Based on 2,249 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it. The procedurally generated islands are home to creatures natural and imagined, tranquil valleys and ruins with magical properties. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Proteus.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

73% User Score Based on 33 reviews

In Silk Roads: Caravan Kings you follow in the footsteps of the legendary Marco Polo on a journey into Cathay in search of riches and adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silk Roads: Caravan Kings.

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

44% User Score Based on 104 reviews

The crew of a marooned spaceship must uncover the secrets of an unknown planet to survive. After a crash landing on the lost planet, you're left with many unanswered questions. What was the mysterious force that seems to have pulled your ship into the planet and what are its intentions? The journey to answer these questions will be challenging but you cannot give up, because if you fail the crew w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mystery of a Lost Planet.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

78% User Score Based on 69 reviews

A HUGE PROCEDURALLY GENERATED OPEN WORLD No enemies. No quests. Just miles of beautiful, natural, untamed wilderness to explore and relax in. Enjoy a world of quiet moments and stunning views, with golden sunsets behind sky-high mountains, flower filled rolling green hills, and frost covered tundra and frozen lakes. Features Explore a gorgeous, vast open world wilderness A true Open World.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wilderless.

[DEMO AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD] Itchfunding sales available during Itchfunding period only and will the discount will slowly fade from 90% - 0% discount over a period of 3 months. (I guess, that means a daily drop of 1%.) While you can play Witasy Express in as little as 1-2 hours, the longer you stay with Witasy Express the more the world will expand while you journey across the world. Discover new… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witasy Express: A Solo Journaling Game.

NAIAD is an open-world adventure exploration RPG game made to life through music by yukiakino. It has 8 tracks, each representing it's own experiences and feelings. The genre of this whole submission is orchestral.ᯓ★STORY SYNOPSISThe story is about our main character (the girl in the jam photo theme), and her yearning about her best friend. Her best friend died at a beach in their hometown, and sh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NAIAD.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

You and your renowned partner James have been called to investigate a strange disturbance at a hotel, but the maid says the guests are all monsters. What’s happened here, and does she really mean that literally? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted Hotel: Eclipse Collector's Edition.

30%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

47% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Welcome to the beautiful world of mountains! In Alpine - The Simulation Game you can expect a varied story mode with many missions, and all this in the middle of a lovingly designed game world in the snowy Alps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alpine: The Simulation Game.

Overview This is a game for one player, designed for contemplative solo play. It’s a bubbling cauldron of simple rules and writing prompts, stirred together to produce the story of a teenage witch spending a year away from home in an unfamiliar city called Koriko.  The game’s primary inspiration is Kiki’s Delivery Service, both the Studio Ghibli film and the Eiko Kadono novel. I’ve watched the fi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Koriko: A Magical Year.

"Abyss" is a plot-oriented horror game. Players will play the role of the protagonist Red to investigate the abandoned facilities where abnormal events occur, use her special ability to unlock various mechanisms, shuttle in various weird scenes, and understand the stories that happened to her. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abyss深淵.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, funny

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

45% User Score Based on 5 reviews

Inspired by the pixel art style of the SNES/PS1 era, Echoria: Ancient Echoes is an immersive story-based RPG. Average game completion time 6-18 hours. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ECHORIA: Ancient Echoes.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

Critic Score 59%Based on 11 reviews

From the publishers of Jalopy, an exciting new road trip adventure. Join Sunny and Guu Ma on the journey of a lifetime, as they travel across China in their aging but beloved family car. Can they maintain their beloved car and overcome their personal history to save the family restaurant? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road to Guangdong.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

95% User Score Based on 7,285 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 18 reviews

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach full game for PS5. 48h early access Machine Gun [MP] (Lv.1) early unlock Patch 70: Quokka Patch 71: Chiral Cat Patch 72: Why Me? Battle Skeleton: Gold (Lv.1)(Lv.2)(Lv.3) Boost Skeleton: Gold (Lv.1)(Lv.2)(Lv.3) Bokka Skeleton: Gold (Lv.1)(Lv.2)(Lv.3) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

99% User Score Based on 158 reviews

Hello! It's your turn to operate the scenic railway. The local town cats would love to join you for the ride too, if that's ok. Short Trip is the first instalment in a collection of interactive illustrations created for the web. It has been created as a study into capturing the essence of graphite on paper within a digital context, and to learn more about web-based graphics technologies. Short Tri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Short Trip.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

76% User Score Based on 74 reviews

Nico embarks on a trip to the world with the roar of a train If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunset Hills.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

74% User Score Based on 84 reviews

Critic Score 35%Based on 2 reviews

Fight through unique biomes against challenging enemies and bosses as you piece together the mysteries of a broken world, in an action role-playing experience that paints a new path. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arto.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

92% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

To play the Descent: Legends of the Dark board game, one player must download the free Descent: Legends of the Dark app on a compatible device. This companion app determines the setup of each quest, tracks your party’s inventory, skills, progress, and resolves combat while telling a narrative story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Descent: Legends of the Dark.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

87% User Score Based on 53 reviews

Kim is an open world RPG set in colonial India. Play as Rudyard Kipling's ragamuffin hero, Kim, and roam hand-painted towns and procedurally generated countryside. Learn to survive by fair means or foul, meet characters from history and literature, travel to exotic lands and discover their secrets. Your aim is to live Kim's youth as best you can, it will not last forever! History: 1880s India bro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kim.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development

86% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Dead Station is an old school platforming experience set on the space station Soyuz-1 overrun by some hostile monsters. Your task is to arm yourself with melee weapons and firearms, find any answers on what the hell happened there and survive no matter what! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Station.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

90% User Score Based on 3,634 reviews

You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Discover mysteries and uncover secrets about the land. Surmount natural impasses to reach forgotten places. Experience how your actions impact the world around you If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eastshade.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

68% User Score Based on 38 reviews

This is a 100% handcrafted point and click adventure about traveling to a seemingly ordinary place, right next to you that slowly introduces itself as a surreal and twisted world that has it's own invisible gods, agendas, and order. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GRUNND.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

88% User Score Based on 125 reviews

Romancing SaGa is set in the fictional world of Mardias, which was created by the God Marda. Long ago, war raged between three wicked gods, Death, Saruin, and Schirach, and the lord of all gods, Elore. At the end of that long conflict, Death and Schirach were stripped of their powers, and Saruin was imprisoned through the might of the ten Fatestones and the hero Mirsa's ultimate sacrifice. A mille… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Romancing SaGa 3.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

83% User Score Based on 24 reviews

A classic 2D side-scrolling action (Metroidvania) game. The young priestess embarks on a journey to solve the monsters' suspicious movements in Parthenope. Seek the help of your peers and elves, Acquire a variety of abilities, and reach the end to discover the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Successor of the Moon.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

84% User Score Based on 662 reviews

“Between the infinite worlds was infinite nothing. A void, a darkness between realities. But nothing is as crowded as is nothing. The House built itself in reaction to its own lack of existence.” A House of Many Doors is an indie RPG written and coded by Harry Tuffs, with art by Catherine Unger and music by Zach Beever. In A House of Many Doors you are an explorer, poet and spy, traversing and m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A House of Many Doors.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

49% User Score Based on 142 reviews

Critic Score 53%Based on 7 reviews

A narrative road trip game set in the roaring Italian 70s, it tells the story of Lella, a restless woman driving on the roads of the western coast of Italy, the famous "Via Aurelia". This is an interactive fiction in the shape of an isometric driving game and with a focus on replayability: every playthrough lasts about fifteen minutes and there are sixteen different endings to discover. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wheels of Aurelia.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

87% User Score Based on 477 reviews

Teddy Floppy Ear is a main character of series of adventure games for the children, based on the on famous Polish cartoon. Send your kid onto an unforgettable journey with the world’s most charming bear! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Teddy Floppy Ear: Mountain Adventure.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

90% User Score Based on 340 reviews

Deep in the twilight of the Black Forest, you and your companions crouch before the robber-knight's tower. Hans, the alchemist, places his mysterious potion by the door. Ebhard the friar implores Saint Dunstan to bless your weapons and armor. And you and Gretchen grip naked long swords, praying your plate mail won't squeak. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darklands.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

69% User Score Based on 320 reviews

Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

X: Beyond The Frontier is the first part in the X-Universe series of games developed by Egosoft. It tells the story of mankind's rise and fall in the universe, and the attempt by Kyle Brennan to help repopulate the stars using a new ship called the Experimental Shuttle, and how he became trapped in a closed group of sectors linked by a series of jumpgates, owing credits to an alien for helping to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X: Beyond the Frontier.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

75% User Score Based on 32 reviews

In Way of Defector you experience the process of a North Korean defector escaping to China and arriving in South Korea. You must overcome starvation and break through the surveillance of the Public Security Officers to find the broker who knows the way to get to South Korea and safely arrive at the destination. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Way of Defector.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

76% User Score Based on 244 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

Run your own 60s-inspired space-age alien airlines in this randomly-generated chaotic 1-to-4-player local and online co-op game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spacelines from the Far Out.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 1,494 reviews

A lovingly hand-pencilled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of the alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory and solve a variety of hand-crafted puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mundaun.

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.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

85% User Score Based on 195 reviews

Virtual reality exploration and photography game taking place in Castle Rock Beach in Australia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle Rock Beach, West Australia.

Ryne is currently funding on Indiegogo! Our world is shaped by the Remnants—titans as tall as mountains and as long as valleys. We are the people who live in the patchwork world that they have created. We have built our homes and communities, we’ve learnt how to survive and travel in the strange landscapes that they’ve created. We adapt as their territories shift around us. We live in the shadows … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ryne.

Learn what it means to be a hero in this classically inspired JRPG! Help Cecilia Grey follow in her father's footsteps to become a respected adventurer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hero Soul: I want to be a Hero!.

Liberators' Chronicles is an exciting turn-based strategy game that takes you to unprecedented Napoleonic era scenarios. Recruit and deploy your troops in the battlefield. Capture enemy positions and ships and let your heroes lead your armies to victory while executing their special abilities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liberators' Chronicles.