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Looking for games like Sunlight In A Tin? Here are top puzzle recommendations with a horror and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with ProtoViolence, Endless Dark or Starless.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    Can a scientist save a test subject from her life’s work? All documents enclosed relate to ██. ██████ and █████████’s history within the Youth Training and Development Initiative (YTDI)’s child cybernetics and processing program. Unauthorized release of any information constitutes an unacceptable risk to stop’s reputation and will result in immediate termination and potential incarceration. Thes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ProtoViolence.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    99% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    A refreshing twist on roguelite and storytelling, Endless Dark is a psychological horror game about the pressures of monotony and the purpose of existence. You, the Custodian, are a sentient machine onboard a sleeper colony ship, charged with keeping it intact. No combat, enemies, or NPCs await you - only a myriad of system failures and the decay of your own sanity as you whittle away the deca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Dark.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    96% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    In Starless, navigate a space Ark infested with terrifying monsters in this stealth-action game inspired by classic sci-fi. Can you help the colonists survive, or will they be doomed to roam the endless void of space forever? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starless.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    A mining space station doesn't respond to communications. An investigator tries to find out what happened to the crew. Void Mine is a zero-gravity narrative action adventure full of danger and mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oculto.

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  5. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    64% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    A Psychological story game set within a Kubrickian world. A tale of Space & Adventure into the Abyss of your mind, two astronauts come into close encounters with an unknown object during a routine mission. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to They Look Like People.

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  6. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    78% User Score Based on 578 reviews

    At the farthest edge of the explored universe, the research ship Xanadu slumbers in orbit around a mysterious planet. Her systems remain active but there has been no message from her crew for months. Now a lone operative has been sent to wake the Xanadu and bring her home to Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spirits of Xanadu.

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  7. At the heart of Clicky & Yo lies a psychological horror narrative experience that unfolds as a first-person enigma, where reality begins to fracture with every step you take toward understanding. At first, everything seems calm—a familiar environment you recognize and comprehend. Yet as you move forward, that same world slowly transforms into something unstable, unsettling, and deeply personal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clicky & Yo.

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  8. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    What is Hope: A Sky Full of Ghosts? Hope is a sci-fi point & click adventure focused on narrative.  You are Agatha Hope, a leader of the Cicadas, a rebel movement fighting against NexxusCorp's  tyranny. To escape their oppression, you must steal their spaceship. To save humanity, you must unite your crew. Your decisions will shape the course of your story. You must overcome challenges  through min… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hope: A Sky Full of Ghosts.

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  9. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Norman Jones is a salesman sent to a remote, rural village, where he is tasked with selling vacuum cleaners to earn a promotion from The Boss!"Fight" for that sweet deal,  explore the land and unravel the mysteries underpinning the company... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sales, Science & Spirits.

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  10. About This Game Emergency in orbit. Engines dead. Time running out. You're a fresh-faced engineer on your first day aboard the Majestic, a battered Harriet-class freighter departing Mars. Minutes after boarding, a catastrophic explosion rips through engineering. The main power conduit is ruptured. The ship is dying. And you're the only one who can save it. Navigate the failing starship th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Majestic Marsfall.

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  11. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 4,764 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 14 reviews

    Routine is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror title set on an abandoned Lunar base designed around an 80’s vision of the future. Curious exploration turns into a need for survival when a lunar base goes completely quiet. Searching for answers puts you face to face with an enemy who is certain the main threat is you. Discoveries lead to deeper unknowns and the only way to go is forward. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROUTINE.

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  12. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Stuck in an underground laboratory without any memories, you witness horrible crimes. Knowing you will be next one day, you start planning your escape. Who can you trust? How can you control the power you feel inside of you? And will you ever fully recover your lost memories along with the truth? -x- Project Nihilum Zero is a narrative-driven Visual Novel set in a futuristic, dystopian world whe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Nihilum - Zero.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    92% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    Letherfall, June 27, 1998. A child is found on the shores of a lake. His eyes wide with terror, his body frozen with fear and cold. Not far from him, dozens of lifeless bodies: Dylan is the only survivor. The police investigate, secret services intervene, but it’s all in vain — the truth lies buried with the corpses and within the twisted corners of young Dylan’s mind. Manhattan, 2018 Dylan sti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Letherfall.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Follow Nathan Walters as he quickly descends into insanity. Discover the ancient secrets held within a futuristic abandoned factory. A bodycam, Lovecraft-style horror experience not for the weak of heart. Hide, and survive if you can. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Habilis.

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  15. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    Take control of aerospace scientist turned banana as you attempt to retrace your steps across 8 unique, punishing levels through this seemingly abandoned space station. "Flight" your way through various obstacles from floating crates to spinny things, plus doors and buttons, which would be fine if you had hands to operate them... but you don't, so there's that. International Space Banana features… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to International Space Banana.

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  16. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    59% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    A linear visual novel about five short stories, unrelated at first glance. Be prepared for mysticism, gloomy atmosphere and light psychological horror. Not recommended to play if you are experiencing depression or severe psychological state. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Experimentation.

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  17. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    59% User Score Based on 212 reviews

    THE LIGHT KEEPS US SAFE is a procedurally-generated apocalypse in which only The Light can save us. Use stealth and evasion to avoid terrifying machines that patrol the desolate world, and employ the powers of Light to unpick their deadly traps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Light Keeps Us Safe.

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    29%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    38% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    A new mission awaits completion. Will you listen to Pal? Maintain your engine, lights, and oxygen levels while avoiding Pal and navigating towards destination If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PAL.

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  19. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 488 reviews

    There is only you, the abandoned remains of a former life and the flourishing nature that feels great in the absence of man. This world is both gloomy and empty, but so incredibly beautiful. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Light Remake.

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  20. View Game
    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 2,724 reviews

    SHENZHEN I/O: BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM. Build circuits using a variety of components from different manufacturers, like microcontrollers, memory, and logic gates.Write code in a compact and powerful assembly language where every instruction can be conditionally executed.Read the included manual, which includes over 30 pages of original datasheets, reference guides, and technical diagrams.G… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SHENZHEN I/O.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 39,863 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 1 reviews

    Barotrauma is a 2D online multiplayer game taking place in a submarine travelling through the icy depths of Jupiter’s moon Europa. The bone-crushing pressure outside the submarine, the strange creatures inhabiting the ocean and the potentially dangerous equipment and machines on board ensure that the tiniest slip can turn the game into a chaotic struggle for survival. The game is heavily inspired… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barotrauma.

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  22. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Outsider: After Life is a nostalgic puzzle adventure that takes you on a galactic journey with HUD-ini, an android who may be the only one who can prevent the end of the universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outsider: After Life.

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  23. Abandoned is a psychological thriller set in a universe created by Headshot Interactive. You play as a security officer aboard the spaceship Helios 2-79A, working for Lazelle Corporation: a leading force in interstellar exploration and research. What begins as a routine mission to chart unexplored regions of space takes a chilling turn when you are abruptly awakened from hypersleep to find your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abandoned.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    A short free game, where you're listening or not affects your path of a single press of a button. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Redact.

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  25. A civilization in a bottle, the starship Pergola carried everything its crew would need for a generations-long voyage. Living quarters, hospitals, libraries, reactors, farms, chapels, factories, and so much more… all gone to seed.  Cut through jungle corridors in search of crafting supplies, exotic weapons, and rare decorations. Pry open long sealed bulkhead doors — just pray the void of inter… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dandelion Void.

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  26. "Back then, with my pretty hair tie, standing on tiptoe at the porthole of the colonial ship, gazing at the stars, I could never have imagined that the thriving Colony Three before my eyes would one day turn into scorched earth. Just like now, as I write these words, I still find it hard to believe that I have become the only survivor of the entire colonial ship." "Abyss of Light… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abyss of Light.

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  27. Seven centuries in the future, humanity is collapsing. In an attempt to spare yourself the same fate as the rest of the system, you flee to the furthest away place you can feasibly survive: Pluto. Survive the downfall of humanity in a centuries old survival bunker, or at least the first week. Uninhabited for centuries. You crash land on Pluto, it's the furthest away place you could reach that… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seven Days Until Morning.

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  28. Overview: You’ve just woken up to find your space station drifting dangerously close to a wandering star, and it’s up to you (and your ability to scale objects with your mind) to navigate through weight puzzles, zero-G challenges, and some not-so-ordinary obstacles. Can you leap your way to safety and escape before time runs out? Hop to it! This game was made in less than 96 hours by a solo deve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toadally Spaced.

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  29. Shields Up, RAMpage! is a high-octane, split-screen space adventure where you juggle two roles simultaneously in a single-player experience. On one side, you’re the daring pilot of a spaceship, dodging asteroids and evading hostile drones in deep space. On the other, you’re the ship’s engineer, racing between control rooms to repair critical systems and bring your shields online. Once those shield… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shields Up, RAMpage!.

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  30. Overview: You’ve just woken up to find your space station drifting dangerously close to a wandering star, and it’s up to you (and your ability to scale objects with your mind) to navigate through weight puzzles, zero-G challenges, and some not-so-ordinary obstacles. Can you leap your way to safety and escape before time runs out? Hop to it! This game was made in less than 96 hours by a solo deve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toadally Spaced.

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  31. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Locally Sourced Anthology I: A Space Atlas is a collection of 8 experimental games, each developed by a different indie team, with each game focusing on a different If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Locally Sourced Anthology I: A Space Atlas.

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  32. Name:  I.O.Setter (Composed of two definitions in the field of programming, but also related to the plot) Engine: Unreal Engine 4. Initially, the project was done on UE5, but it was the very first, available version of the engine and it was decided to continue development on UE4. Devlog: https://www.youtube.com/@wadesset Setting: Indie horror from the third person. Early version of the game: (vi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I.O. Setter.

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  33. Your spaceship has taken damage and is leaking precious oxygen into the cold vacuum of space...worse still, the hamsters have escaped from the engine room! Can you catch the hamsters, restore power to the ship and send a distress signal before you run out of air?  Use WASD & Spacebar to move & interact with the environment. Go quickly because time is short! Made as part of the International Educ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hamsters In The Dark.

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  34. This is a relaxing game about moving boxes on energy grids in a sci-fi setting, in order to repair the space ship which was hit by a meteor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ReactorX.

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  35. This is an SF-horror/action game created by Takumi Naramura, creator of the hit 2D action series La-Mulana. Naramura’s first foray into solo game development in years. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Medium-naut.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    94% User Score Based on 150 reviews

    STOWAWAY is a short sci-fi point & click adventure about a lone survivor, a dead crew, and a nasty alien. Voice acting, items & puzzles. "Star log 617.7 of the USS Starcross. Pilot Travis Walker recordin'. It appears I am the sole remaining crew member. Some unspeakable - thing - has boarded the ship on our last salvage run. Chief Engineer June Harley and Captain Ben Thomas are dead." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stowaway.

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  37. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    76% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    She was created for one purpose: to make sure everyone in the world enjoys Halloween. At all costs. A short, fully-voiced horror visual novel exploring instrumental convergence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PROJECT: Halloween.

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  38. After working all your life you have finally managed to build a device that allows you to travel between parallel worlds. will you be able to return home? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Voyager.

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  39. “It’s like a haven for those who get easily lost in the crowd.” Play as Sangha, a lonely runaway who follows a compassionate stranger named Joon, in hopes of finding a place to call home. Yet, the place she arrived at is not what she expected… and she must find a way out before it consumes her. A 2D HORROR EXPLORATION GAMESet in an eerie, grotesque cult called ‘Icarus,’ a twisted world of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to May Angels fall down.

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  40. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    91% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    All events and characters are fictional. Any resemblance to reality is coincidental. Project Liminal 2 Are you ready to get lost in infinity? What awaits you?Exploring Limbo — Dozens of unique liminal spaces, each holding its own secrets. Yellow Backrooms corridors, endless pools, anomalous offices — immerse yourself in an atmosphere of anxious solitude. Supernatural Horror — You are not al… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Liminal 2.

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  41. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    You're an Osmo, a strange creature indeed. You explore the galaxy in your spaceship, and the planets you encounter are almost as bizarre as the Osmos themselves. There are seven worlds presented for your consideration, each more goofy and peculiar than the last. Cosmic Osmo is a game about exploration and discovery, not winning or challenges. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel.

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  42. Paper Crown (Prototype) Shhh... Don't make a sound.    Paper Crown is a psychological 2D side-scroller that begins as a charming, watercolor storybook and gradually twists into a game where the toys that once comforted you in the dark are now the very things you hide from. Play as the little girl, The Princess, guided by your loyal companion, The Knight. Your journey is one of unmasking th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Crown.

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  43. You were part of the Somnolence Research Project — a clinical program exploring the boundaries of dream-based therapy and cognitive mapping. During the procedure, an unauthorized surgical intervention was performed without your consent. You awoke inside the system — a simulated dream environment where no one was ever meant to regain consciousness. From that moment, reality and simulation began … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Somnolence.

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  44. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    81% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    As a captain in the Exiled Empire’s Vanguard Fleet, you’re tasked with breaking the defenses of entrenched rival powers in order to pave the way for the full invasion fleet and bring about the Emperor’s return. Orbital Mechanics Every object is governed by orbital mechanics, from moons to ships to projectiles and scrap. You’ll learn to master the physics of space in the most approachable orbit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Periapsis: Eclipse.

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  45. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    93% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Jack Briar is back to stop Bayliss’ dastardly Disaster once more! Rediscover every room, dino, and puzzle from the original match-3 survival horror comedy RPG metroidvania—now fully reraptored! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 1 Re-Raptored.

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  46. View Game
    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 122 reviews

    Watertight is a short psychological-horror experience set aboard a 1950s deep-sea submarine. FEATURES Solve clever puzzles to restore your submarine’s critical systems Explore the submarine’s cramped, flooded corridors Horror ambience that amplifies claustrophobia A concise, intense experience designed to be finished in 30 minutes THE GAMEPLAYYou’re trapped in a failing submarine with syst… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Watertight.

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  47. View Game
    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    100% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    Don't Let Me Fade: adventure, interractive narrative [created in 48 hours as part of GG-jam 2025] A narrative exploration game about memory, identity, and the slow unraveling of time. Created during a 48-hour game jam, Don’t Let Me Fade invites players into a poetic and emotional journey through the mind of a man losing himself to Alzheimer’s. A World Without TimeThe jam's theme, "A World … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Let Me Fade.

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  48. View Game
    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    77% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Mold is a beautifully haunting exploration game. Scurry around the decaying sewers as a bug in a dying colony. Collect corpses of your kin to bring to your infected queen, as it is your only purpose. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOLD.

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  49. A retro-style Action RPG in a dark bio-horror environment, both sci-fi and fantasy motives. You are always alone and they are always many. Fight surreal creatures, get experience, explore and gather upgrades - get stronger before the next big Boss fight, learn the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bioysque.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Survival horror where you explore collapsed facilities, face biotechnological horrors, and survive with limited resources. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to H.A.D.E.S Zero.

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