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Games like Thalassophobia

Looking for games like Thalassophobia? Here are top simulation recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Iron Lung, Dive or Die: Children of Rain or Surviving the Abyss.

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  1. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 12,186 reviews

    A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Lung.

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  2. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 569 reviews

    Every descent is a deadly gamble. DIVE or DIE in the cursed abyss, face Eldritch horrors to uncover the mystery of the black rain. Scavenge and upgrade, recruit and sacrifice. Save your camp... The Flood is coming. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dive or Die: Children of Rain.

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  3. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    64% User Score Based on 862 reviews

    Discover and mine resources for construction, light your way in the dark, explore and expand into your surroundings to advance your research. Capture the diverse, highly-adapted flora and fauna of the deep, but beware: the darkness hides unexpected horrors, with only the light keeping them at bay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Surviving the Abyss.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 848 reviews

    Voyager-19 is a short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems. Features: Explore different star systemsPhotograph planets with a slow display cameraRecord radio waves coming off planetsNavigate star systems with a basic star mapManage what systems get power as your nuclear battery decaysStruggle to see as pixels die from interstellar radiationUncover the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voyager-19.

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  5. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    91% User Score Based on 711 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    During an emergency winter flight your plane crashes near an abandoned Antarctic research facility in the midst of a deadly blizzard. Cut off from civilization and with no hope of rescue, you must explore Sutro Station and scavenge for the means of escape while enduring blinding whiteouts and temperatures 100 degrees below zero. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Near Death.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 184 reviews

    Capsule is a single-player survival game played entirely through a radar interface. Players navigate a hostile landscape, learn about their surroundings, and unravel a classic sci-fi story in the process. Best played in a dark room with headphones. In a strange and hostile place, something has gone very, very wrong. You wake up inside a small capsule, trapped, with no view of the outside world. T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CAPSULE.

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  7. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 5,279 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 5 reviews

    ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROUTINE.

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  9. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 192 reviews

    While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Under A New Sun.

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  10. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 270 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

    A strategy game of exploration, endurance, and space travel on an interstellar gothic monastery. Explore solar systems, harvest resources, construct outposts, and face hazards in the challenging universe of The Banished Vault. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Banished Vault.

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  11. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 436 reviews

    Enslaved on an unknown planet, a stolen Nauticrawl is your only hope of escaping the wretched life you were born into. But now that you're at the helm, you have a whole new set of problems. The craft is full of levers, buttons and gauges that make no sense to you. And even if they did, where would you go? This stolen Nauticrawl is both your only chance of escape and the likely instrument of your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nauticrawl.

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  12. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 72,685 reviews

    Dive into uncharted waters in Subnautica 2, the hotly-anticipated sequel to Subnautica and Subnautica: Below Zero. Adventure alone or with friends as you try to survive on an all-new mysterious alien planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Subnautica 2.

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  13. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 5,232 reviews

    We Need to Go Deeper is a 2-4-player cooperative submarine rogue-like set in a Jules Verne-inspired undersea universe. In the game, you and your crew must embark on many voyages into a mysterious undersea trench known as The Living Infinite. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Need To Go Deeper.

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  14. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 566 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    A VR survival horror roguelike. Trapped in a dying spaceship filled with horrors, you must explore, survive, and find your way back to the safety of Earth. Cosmodread features a rich, tense and immersive atmosphere that will make you forget about the world outside the headset. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmodread.

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  16. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 135 reviews

    Abyss of Neptune is a survival horror game set in the deep seas of the Bermuda Triangle. You are sent to investigate a mysterious underwater signal, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Do you have what it takes to survive the abyss? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abyss of Neptune.

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  17. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 2,312 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

    In a future where humanity's ceaseless consumption has expanded out to encompass the stars, and Earth's last biological life clings to a poisoned planet, In Other Waters tells the story of Ellery Vas, a biologist who stumbles upon extraterrestrial life. When a routine exoplanet study goes wrong, and her partner Minae Nomura disappears into an alien ocean, Ellery is left with little more than an a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Other Waters.

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  18. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    69% User Score Based on 1,596 reviews

    BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BELOW.

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  19. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:emotional, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 285 reviews

    There's Nothing Down There is a short undersea horror exploration game. Descend into a sinkhole at the bottom of the ocean and discover the remains of a lost, yet not dead, civilization. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to There's Nothing Down There.

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  20. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 811 reviews

    Dimhaven is a remote island in the middle of nowhere, covered with mountains, shrouded in mist and desolation. The once lively tourist paradise is now left almost completely abandoned and isolated by the mysterious events of the last few years. A mixture of adventure, puzzle solving and exploration-driven storytelling like never seen before: Dimhaven is a story we’ve wanted to tell for years. Pick… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dimhaven: The Lost Source.

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  21. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 2,787 reviews

    Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days is a side-scrolling shelter survival game that tasks you with guiding a desperate group of zombie apocalypse survivors to safety. Craft weapons, scavenge resources, balance your group’s needs, and try to get everyone out of danger alive. Texas, 1980. Walton City is a sprawling, coastal metropolis in the grip of a scorching heatwave and crippling economic crisis. Eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days.

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  23. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 600 reviews

    When they built the floating cities, they had no idea an insidious threat lurked deep below...Feed the Deep is a compulsive lovecraftian roguelike inspired by the likes of Dome Keeper and Spelunky. Dive into an ever-changing system of undersea caves. Collect resources that can be traded for upgrades and items. Explore ever deeper, managing dark spaces, limited oxygen, and hostile wildlife, and com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Feed the Deep.

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  24. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 2,859 reviews

    Co-op diving horror. Eliminate all traces of your employer's failed experiments from their abandoned underwater labs. Navigate your submarine, dive down with your crew, remove all corpses, but watch out for the abyssal terrors lurking. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murky Divers.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 982 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    A gardener gets hired to do some maintenance work over the weekend. The tall grass needs to be cut, the wild hedges trimmed, and the dead flowers could use some water. A simple task, but strangely some tools are missing…The owner of the garden isn't around, and their house is off-limits. Perhaps new tools can be found in the mysterious town, or maybe some of the reserved townsfolk have seen them? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grunn.

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  26. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    Stirring Abyss is an indie tactical squad-based game with strong RPG elements in which you uncover the ancient mysteries of the depths depicted in the classic vein of Lovecraftian horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stirring Abyss.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 87 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Lempo is a psychological horror game inspired by Finnish mythology in which you play as Paul, your casual 9 to 5 guy, lost in a forest after his day of work. Uncover stories of people who were trapped in Metsänpeitto before. Make use of what little items you come by to find out what’s happening in this eerie place and go back to your peaceful life before this malevolent forest consumes you. Featur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lempo.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 3,658 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

    Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duskers.

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  29. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    73% User Score Based on 798 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 1 reviews

    Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abandon Ship.

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  30. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    76% User Score Based on 771 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 15 reviews

    Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean. Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narcosis.

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  31. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    85% User Score Based on 1,095 reviews

    You've barely managed to flee your exploding spaceship. Now in an old escape pod, you find yourself in the shoes of a technician, without any knowledge of the complex systems, around you, that are keeping you alive. Faced with all kind of cosmic dangers, how long will you survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tin Can.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 196 reviews

    As captain of the Pandora sub, you must explore the Trench and retrieve data from the Neptune wreckage. But beware - the trench is home to unimaginable horrors that will test your courage. Can you survive the terrors of the deep and complete your mission, or will you become the next victim? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Trench.

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  34. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 591 reviews

    Hi, I’m Thorin — the solo developer behind Blossom, also known as Pebbledust Games. This is a project I’ve been building on my own, inspired by the games I grew up with — the ones that didn’t constantly hold your hand. You had to experiment, pay attention, and slowly figure things out for yourself. I wanted to bring back that feeling of discovery, in a calm, more relaxing survival experience where… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blossom: The Seed of Life.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    69% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    Congratulations, Operator #8 You have been randomly selected for the ITER Corporation’s exciting vertical ventures department. Drill the pillars that encircle our homeworld, extract essential resources, and try not to get obliterated in the process. If you fail, don’t worry, your replacement will be along shortly - probably with a better attitude. > Mining 101 Crack open the Pillars like a big hap… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ITER-8.

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  36. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    A horror roguelike deckbuilder. You're trapped in a kitchen, forced to feed a half-chef monster that crawls through the vents. Don't let it starve. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Let It Starve.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,661 reviews

    Immerse yourself in Astrometica, a space exploration and base-building survival game. After an explosion at a mining space station, you awaken inside an emergency pod adrift in the vastness of space. To survive, you must harness your skills, explore the endless universe, and search for other survivors’ emergency pods or outposts. Space Exploration: Experience the thrill of exploring the vastness o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astrometica.

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  38. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 520 reviews

    Welcome to Ocean Keeper, a mining roguelike shooter with a top-down view. Play as a Miner whose spaceship has crashed on a planet, filled with underwater monsters. Find resources and artifacts for purchasing valuable upgrades. Use the time between each attack to power up your diver, mech, weapon or explore a new dungeon. Build automatic turrets, use drones to collect loot and improve your skill… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival.

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  39. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 7,032 reviews

    Species: Unknown is a first-person survival horror game, playable in co-op with up to 4 players (private or public servers) or solo. You play as a mercenary sent aboard an abandoned spaceship. Your job? Execute high-risk contracts, make it out alive, and claim your reward. But keep in mind that you’re not alone. Something is hunting you… Form a squad of up to 4 players to take on different contrac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Species: Unknown.

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  40. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 17,548 reviews

    Hatch from your flower and spelunk through the beautiful and sometimes haunting world of Animal Well, a pixelated wonder rendered in intricate audio and visual detail. Encounter lively creatures small and large, helpful and ominous as you discover unconventional upgrades and unravel the well’s secrets. This is a truly unique experience that can make you laugh in fear, surprise, or delight If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ANIMAL WELL.

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  42. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    The Zhukov Line is a short one-room-horror which takes place on a livestock train in a dystopian Soviet state. First day on the job...Accepting a new job as a transport supervisor for the Chernovar Oversight Division you have been tasked with transporting a special livestock specimen. As you awake on a cold iron train, you hear ungodly screams from the coaches behind you. Scrambling to your com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Zhukov Line.

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  43. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 1,163 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Kidnapped for no clear reason to a dazzling yet mysterious island on the Mediterranean Sea, a young girl has to find a way to escape. Armed with only her wits, agility, and the will to survive, she must make her getaway or Die Young. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Die Young.

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  44. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 3,038 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 7 reviews

    A single player exploration and survival experience, played in first person and developed in Unreal Engine 4. Set on a mysterious and uninhabited alien planet. With Earth on the brink of destruction, as mankind's last hope, and stranded on a deserted alien planet, the player has to survive the harsh environment and find a way to send a signal back home. Confronted with merciless weather, and dan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Solus Project.

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  46. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 270 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Hands of Necromancy is a Dark Fantasy First Person Shooter and metroidvania game, similar to Heretic, made with the GZDoom engine. Find your weapons, fight evil forces, use the special abilities of special transformations to find your path! Show how powerful you are as a Necromancer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hands of Necromancy.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    68% User Score Based on 530 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 1 reviews

    Aquatico is a survival city builder set deep beneath the waves. Choose your strategy, obtain resources, build your futuristic city and prove no challenge is too hard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aquatico.

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  49. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 4,092 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 5 reviews

    A theme park management game with an aquatic twist. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Megaquarium.

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  50. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 117 reviews

    Afterlife VR is a deeply immersive horror game that will let you experience the true essence of terror.Play as Adam Bernhard, a young rookie police officer on a routine night patrol, who receives a call that will change his life forever.What is really lurking behind the door of a well-known mental facility, where Adam’s younger sister, Allison, was recently sent? Is there any connection between mi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterlife VR.

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