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Looking for games like The Artifact? Here are top role playing recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Dreams in the Witch House, The Bottom of the Well or Yume Nikki.

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  1. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 317 reviews

    Dreams in the Witch House is an open world horror adventure game, where you guide Walter Gilman, as he prepares to face the dreaded May-Eve witch ritual in the legend-haunted city of Arkham. Choose your own approach and reveal the secret of the Witch House before it's too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreams in the Witch House.

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  2. 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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  3. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 6,017 reviews

    Yume Nikki is a 32-Bit freeware game created by Kikiyama, a Japanese solo game designer. The game was made using RPGMaker 2003. The game is regarded as one of the most original applications of RPGMaker 2003, and the start of a possible new genre of games. "Yume Nikki" means "Dream Diary" in Japanese, and the game follows a young girl named Madotsuki as she dreams. The goal is to seek out and acqu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yume Nikki.

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  4. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 323 reviews

    The Library of Ouroboros. You awaken here with no memory of how you've arrived - though faint memories of searches, of the Library's name, stick in your memory like scraps of torn paper. The reek of dust, of old wood, and of something... more difficult to place hang in the air. Is that a distant ringing you hear, or merely your imagination? And why do you feel so strange? So hot? Like a pair of e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Place, Forbidden.

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  5. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 7,081 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 4 reviews

    Play as the captain of a steamship on an underwater ocean surrounding the fictional city of Fallen London. Manage your ship's fuel and food supplies as you try not to go mad fighting off Lovecraftian monsters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SUNLESS SEA.

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  6. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    You are but one of only a few of your species still remaining in this world. As climate change begins to rapidly bring about disruption and turmoil, you have no choice but to migrate to new pastures. Though the climate is not the only challenge awaiting you. New creatures, similar to you in some ways, but very different in others, are migrating as well. For them this is their dawn, and for you and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dusk Before Dawn.

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    Presence is not just a first-person ghost hunting game. It's a game about investigating and exploring paranormal phenomena, which can be induced not only by some ghostly activities. Your role here is to form a research and occult team that will not only have scientific and technological methods at their disposal but also occult knowledge and their own psychic abilities. Every phenomenon will a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Presence.

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  8. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    80% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    3D Adventure from the first person.This is a short DEMO for about 15 minutes of gameplay.We use Unreal Engine 5.2. So, the game requires powerful GPU. Explore a mystical valley inspired by the works of David Lynch and H. P. Lovecraft, where dreams meet reality. MINIMUM: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating systemOS: WINDOWS® 10, 11 (64-BIT Required)Processor: Intel® Core™ i5Memory: 16 GB RAMG… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terra Foliata.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 250 reviews

    Traum is a short, story-driven adventure about a man with a dream. Can even the best of plans be shattered by unexpected news? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Traum.

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  10. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story
    86% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    In this text based RPG you play as an agent exploring Earth's far future. Receive weird visuals from lifeforms on the brink of extinction. Can you decipher their meaning? Eon of the Green is a game about the psychological stresses of mental time travel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eon of the Green - Area Delta.

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  11. 55%Game Brain Score
    55% User Score Based on 7 reviews

    In the desolate landscape of dreams where strange geometry and physics hold sway, you watch the change happen. Doors open to unexpected locations and paths turn back on themselves in a maddening loop. The whole city of Arkham becomes a never ending hallway that stretches so that you can never quite reach the exit door. The people cry out in panic as they are snatched into shadows, go mad with visi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Father Dagon Mother Hydra.

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  12. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 92 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

    This game lets you try on the role of a Supernatural Newspaper Agency boss and editor. The world it takes place in is a dark and haunted one, with ghosts, zombies, monsters and even shapeshifting murderers, pretending to be human after they have stolen their victims' bodies or infiltrated the humanity. It was inspired heavily by the works of H.P.Lovecraft and it builds on the atmosphere of uncerta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Daily Chthonicle.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Summit of the Wolf is a poignant point-and-click graphic novel adventure. A young girl wakes up in an ethereal garden and sets out on a personal journey to the fabled Summit of the Wolf, whereupon she must uncover the tragic events that led to her arrival in this fantasy realm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Summit of the Wolf.

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  14. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    Join Reven as she explores her own wonderland in another visual novel by Träumendes Mädchen. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garden of Oblivion.

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  17. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    44% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    At the Mountains of Madness is an indie first-person horror adventure game with survival elements in which you assume the role of the Professor Dyer, geologist of the Miskatonic University, who in 1930 traveled to Antarctica as a leader of a research expedition. But in Antarctica disaster always lurks adventurers like a shadow. And in the most cold and desolate place on earth it is easy to find de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to At the Mountains of Madness.

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  18. 62%Game Brain Score
    62% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Carved by the Garden: A single-session folk-horror solo RPG In the woods you’ll meet odd strangers, mysterious landmarks, and danger lurking in the shadows beneath the trees. Can you survive tests from the old gods or will the suspicious people you share the woods with sacrifice you instead? Carved by the Garden is a forthcoming solo journaling game inspired by folk horror stories like The Witch,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carved by the Garden.

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  19. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    97% User Score Based on 796 reviews

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

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  20. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    92% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Light in the dark.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability
    98% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    Decade is a narrative point-and-click adventure game where you will send children back into the past - ten years at a time to learn how the world ended, and what you can do to change it. Investigate documents, technologies, and artefacts to understand history, manage the children and their abilities as they age dramatically, and try to make the right decisions as you create multiple futures tha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Decade.

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  22. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    96% User Score Based on 303 reviews

    A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Rites of Arkham.

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  23. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    98% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Will you protect her… or will you be the next one needing help?What seemed like the beginning of a perfect life together soon turns into a terrifying reality that feels impossible to control. "My Sleeping Girlfriend" is a psychological horror game where you take on the role of a young man who, after moving in with his girlfriend, uncovers a dark secret: her seemingly harmless sleepwalki… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Sleeping Girlfriend.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    77% User Score Based on 132 reviews

    What would you do for the person you love? Are you sure you're actually in love with them? They say love is all about sacrifice. What are you willing to lose for the one you supposedly love? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Take the Dream IX.

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  25. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City" (1921). Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze. “There were myriads of good reasons for shunning the nameless city, one for each strange tale passed from g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Nameless City.

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  26. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    80% User Score Based on 150 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 8 reviews

    The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller that takes place in the pristine white aesthetic of protagonist John Evans' own dream. Players must piece together the fragments of the past and present, following the voice of the 'Doctor' as he guides them deeper into John’s mind. Players will experience the key moments of John's life that have defined and shaped him - they w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shattering.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    Mango is a surrealist first-person adventure/puzzle game about art and derealization, featuring trippy, psychedelic visuals, intense psychological and philosophical undertones, fragmented storytelling and experimental horror elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mango.

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  28. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 2,783 reviews

    Critically acclaimed minimalist text-based RPG/rougelike. Come light the fire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Dark Room.

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  29. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    99% User Score Based on 264 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

    When the snow stops falling, the small Danish village of Tinglev will no longer be the same. Walk the path of Gerda as her quiet life is turned upside down during the World War 2 occupation of her home. Choose where to go, how to act, and who to trust in this intimate narrative RPG-lite experience inspired by real life events. How far would you go to protect your loved ones? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gerda: A Flame in Winter.

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  30. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    93% User Score Based on 176 reviews

    The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Corruption Within.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    Sean is trapped in a nightmare of having to re-live his last 12 minutes seemingly forever. That is unless you can figure a way out. Nothing is as it seems in Greensvale and secrets are waiting to be discovered around every corner! Can you find one of the many different endings! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Future Proof.

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  32. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    68% User Score Based on 160 reviews

    Astray is a first-person horror/puzzle game set in an abandoned museum based on unusual cultures, legends, and supernatural themes; but something more sinister lurks beneath the surface.. Playing as the nephew of the museum’s missing curator, you must survive as you make your way through the abandoned building, interacting with objects, and completing puzzles along your way to unravelling the mys… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astray.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 600 reviews

    A dark, surreal psychological horror game, in which a young girl finds herself locked in a shed, in the middle of an idyllic autumn forest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Wolf in Autumn.

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  34. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    76% User Score Based on 374 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Build and discover in Charterstone - a digital board game campaign. Shape your village into the new Eternal City! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Charterstone.

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  35. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    87% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    Blank Frame is a first person surreal horror game with a look akin to early 2000's pc/ps2 games.. In the small town of Dim River, one resident, Henri, has found himself trapped inside of his own apartment, perhaps not completely by himself. The night is going to be long and peculiar. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blank Frame.

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  36. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 4,418 reviews

    A dark, sad, funny, weird 1st person exploration game in which you play as a man obsessed with the meaning behind a painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE STATIC SPEAKS MY NAME.

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  38. 告死天使的审判 攻略指南告死天使的审判-完美结局路线,以及“解密”图文攻略告死天使的审判的简单通关流程指南 About the Game ★ game introduce ★ [/] Warm tips: the game has violence, murder, abuse and other disharmonious elements, as well as a very explicit description of network violence. Players who are not comfortable with this should consider it or play with others. Otherwise, the author is not responsible for the consequences. This is a game ab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 告死天使的审判 Death Angel Trial.

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  39. In PODER, there are no clean victories. Only compromises, consequences, and choices you may come to regret. You are a district manager in a Latin American megacity. 12 million people, five political parties, 5 backstories, 75 population groups. Party leadership reminds you who put you in that chair. Business elites expect favorable decisions. The people demand justice. And your rivals are countin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PODER.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 7 reviews

    Welcome to Hyperliminal, a horror/exploration/fever-dream experience. The game itself is narration and exploration-based with some action to keep things interesting. You will explore a strange dreamscape and witness sites ranging from gigantic food to a town overtaken by arachnids. Unravel the mystery of the recurring nightmare while keeping safe a safe distance from the horrors that live within. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hyperliminal.

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  43. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 137 reviews

    Trapped in the Great Abyss!You are an old dreamer who, through unforeseen circumstances, has found himself trapped in the Great Abyss, the vast underworld beneath the Dreamlands.  Use the resources at your disposal, weapons, armor, supplies, and any alliances you have with the locals, to explore and learn the secrets of the underworld, in order to make your way back to the upper Dreamlands, or bac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyclopean: The Great Abyss.

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  44. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    94% User Score Based on 175 reviews

    Demo 10 Dead Doves is a short, singleplayer, fixed-perspective horror story set in the heart of the Appalachian wilderness.  Avoid strange noises, collect lifelines, and creep through a forest that seems to hate you. Will you discover why the birds drop dead -- or leave behind nothing but footprints? (Approx. 30+ minute playtime. Contains parts of Act I. Demo may not represent the final produ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10 Dead Doves.

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  45. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 139 reviews

    Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genopanic.

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  46. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    In Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness, discover a story full of mystery and pain where every shadow hides a twisted secret or vicious threat, and no one is safe from tragedy.Experience the chilling story of a 1920s freak circus that burned to the ground, and the grotesque quest to found the circus anew. Follow the tormented Oliver Mills as he struggles to survive and escape.Fall into the evocative … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness.

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  47. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Unravel the secret of Pawtuxet Island and face an evil necromancer in the hidden object adventure „Dark Mysteries: The Soul Keeper“! The psychopath Charles Dexter Ward has escaped from the asylum. Your investigations lead you to Pawtuxet Island, where Ward grew up. Once peaceful and idyllic, it has now become a surreal, menacing place. The residents are either missing or dead – or are hauntin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Mysteries: The Soul Keeper Collector's Edition.

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  48. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    88% User Score Based on 1,006 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

    Dreaming Sarah is an adventure game where you explore the dream world of a young girl named Sarah, who is in a deep coma. Collect items and abilities as you solve puzzles, interact with people and objects to try to wake up. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreaming Sarah.

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  50. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    81% User Score Based on 42 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

    The French gothic horror novel "The Phantom of the Opera" (1910) revisits modern audience as "MazM: The Phantom of the Opera", the adventure game for the Nintendo Switch! Decades after the "Phantom of the Opera" case that shook the Parisian opera house, a detective visits the place to uncover the truth about the Phantom. Find out what secret is hidden in the opera house by collecting footnotes and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MazM: The Phantom of the Opera.

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