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Games like The Boy in the Dark

Games like The Boy in the Dark

Looking for games like The Boy in the Dark? Here are top survival survival recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Fiendish Thieves, 13:Origin or People Made From People.

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  1. 16%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    27% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    An all new Interactive Feature Film / FMV game The best way to describe Fiendish Thieves is Home Alone meets Frankenstein a fun Interactive movie suitable for all audiences. Filled with lots of laughs and slapstick humour. You choose the actions of the bungling burglars who search an abandoned warehouse for a rare vintage pocket watch and the obsessed film fan munching on snacks watching the ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fiendish Thieves.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 92 reviews

    When you wake up in the mental institute you're in charge of, you realize you've been locked in your room by your most dangerous (and clever) patient. Will you be able to reach the way out while taking the journal you found in your room and stepping into an ancient story? 13: Origin is a web of clues that you must follow and not miss, as in most room escape/puzzle games. As you untie each knotted… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 13:Origin.

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  3. 40%Game Brain Score
    40% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    WHO AM I? Hi I am Nick I used to make films I won some awards, played some big festivals and films in high street shops. These days I make FMV Games and for the most part I use footage and films from my 15 years as an indie film maker and convert those into games. I do this under the Banner LET’S GO TO THE GRINDHOUSE. WHATS THIS ALL ABOUT? This Particular title is my Entry to the Black… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to People Made From People.

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    42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    42% User Score Based on 154 reviews

    Eleusis is a 3d first-person adventure game for Windows developed by Nocturnal Works using the technology of the unreal engine. It takes place in a seemingly abandoned village in Greece where the player character, while trying to seek refuge, finds himself in the center of a whirlwind of mysterious events.As the plot unfolds he finds clues that indicate that the village is a nest of a cult which p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eleusis.

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  5. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    80% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    Tomorrow Don't Come is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tomorrow Don't Come.

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    28%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    28% User Score Based on 87 reviews

    Sector is a simple hardcore classic shooter game that you play the role of Dimitri, he and ​​another scientists made fail biological tests and the infected enemies took possession of technology evolution. Survive at this severe place, fighting against creatures and solving problems, now you need to place the order. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SECTOR.

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  7. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 160 reviews

    [Media 2152885] [Media 2152886] Dungeon Nightmares II is a first-person psychological horror that takes you through a journey of discovering what nightmares are. It is the sequel to the very... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Nightmares II: The Memory.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    61% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    Enola is a psychological adventure game that delves into the inherent darkness of love, death and revenge. As Enola, you must survive a macabre world conjured up by the tortured memories of her lover, Angelica. Immersed in this emotionally-charged and gripping story, as you decipher challenging death-traps. However, choose your path very carefully - An evil presence lurks in the shadows, watching… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enola.

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  9. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    51% User Score Based on 362 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 7 reviews

    THE FULL GAME IS NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM! http://store.steampowered.com/app/359580 Uncanny Valley is a survival horror indie game. We are tired of seeing action games marketed as survival horror,... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncanny Valley.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 1,328 reviews

    The story took place after school when Willie decided to confess his love to his favorite girl, Liza. He was afraid of being refused so he hesitated for quite a while. Should he summon up all his courage to confess his love to her? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Confess My Love.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 684 reviews

    You can’t run from your dreams in this unsettling classic point-and-click horror game from award-winning indie developer scriptwelder. To find a way out, you’ll have to go even deeper into your nightmares. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Sleep Trilogy.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 244 reviews

    Guide an old man through the dark and atmospheric world of Heal in this abstract 2D puzzle-adventure point-and-click game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heal.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    81% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    The Unfamiliars is a first person atmospheric horror experience presented through a VHS camcorder perspective. Players explore a small isolated mobile home while documenting strange and unsettling events unfolding outside during a rainy night. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Unfamiliars.

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

    Snooze: A Choice is a first-person interactive narrative and psychological horror game. It asks questions about the way our daily lives affect us, how our routines interfere with our mental health, and why consuming medication may not always be the best solution. Features Play a short story, about 30 - 60 minutes, in which you carry out a typical morning routine getting ready for work for a week.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snooze: A Choice.

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    38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    38% User Score Based on 188 reviews

    The Works of Mercy is a psychological thriller. The game's plot revolves around mysterious killings committed on seemingly random victims. Only this time it's the player who becomes the murderer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Works of Mercy.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 260 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 1 reviews

    Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder. Solve puzzles and explore in 1000 Amps! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1000 Amps.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    46% User Score Based on 99 reviews
    Critic Score 48%Based on 2 reviews

    ''No70: Eye of Basir'' is a story based first person perspective horror and adventure game which focused on investigation. Players will help Aras and Erhan to solve the mystery about Basir and the No70 house. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No70: Eye of Basir.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    59% User Score Based on 382 reviews

    Experience the Titanic in all of it's glory, and try to escape the sinking ship! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Titanic.

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    28%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    28% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    Outpost 13 is a point and click adventure strategy game where you, a monster, must escape an icy planet by strategically killing off crew members while maintaining your cover as "Fen" the crew's pet dog. Play smart and you might just make it off-world alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outpost 13.

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  20. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 1,004 reviews

    The Witch’s House, originally released in 2012, falls within the tradition of Japanese horror RPGs with heavy emphasis on puzzle-solving and jump scares. Among other entries in the genre such as Ib and Ao Oni, The Witch’s House surprised fans with pixel-art that conceals truly frightening horror. The Witch’s House is deliberately designed with traps at *almost* every turn--sudden death is unpred… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Witch's House MV.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    48% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Horror based action game themed in World War. Prepare to knows the dark side of it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pain of War.

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  22. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    69% User Score Based on 6,360 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 5 reviews

    Buy Twelve Minutes for PS4 & PS5 and solve a gripping mystery to break a nightmare time loop in this top-down thriller. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twelve Minutes.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 69 reviews

    Control time and solve paradoxes in this time bending puzzler. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Causality.

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  24. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 262 reviews

    Elisa, a young reporter, is sent to investigate the abandoned mansion of Renowned author Jaime Salazar, who disappeared, along with his entire family, in May 1986. Setting out to find the truth of what happened in that house, she gets a lot more than she bargained for when she realizes the house of Salazar is not totally empty!Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become anot… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horror Of Salazar House.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    55% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    Malus is a Action Role Playing Game with an emphasis on horror, combat and gameplay. The game is much slower paced than your typical ARPG.In Malus, the world has been overrun by eternal darkness. Demons have won the Celestial War and taken over the world. Every corner of the land you will find evil lurking. Humanity is in the brink of extinction. You play as either a Male or Female, you wake up in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Malus.

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  27. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 262 reviews

    Carol is down on her luck, hitchhiking across the country. She arrives at a small roadside motel but there's something strange about the owner. As the secrets unravel, she finds herself entangled in a long, DEADLY NIGHT! Can she escape from hellish nightmare or will she die trying? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadly Night.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    80% User Score Based on 163 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game with horror elements. This is your trial; complete it, or die! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Initiate.

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  30. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    82% User Score Based on 1,100 reviews

    Live the mysterious adventure of Haunted Manor 2. What secrets will you unveil? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted Manor 2.

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  31. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    78% User Score Based on 265 reviews

    Live the life of a professional footballer both on and off the field. Train, play matches, manage your social life, climb the career ladder, and spend your earned money. Decorate your life with luxury while managing your relationships and finances. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Football Life Simulator.

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  32. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 456 reviews

    This is a text-based, auditory nightmare. #1: Three red blots mark liars. #2: Food means depravity and death. #3: Tellers of time are sped up by-- #4: Holes in suspicious places may lead to the Undergoing. #5: Don't trust the wolf. #6: The train is the only escape. The Dark Place finds us all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome To The Dark Place.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    79% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Let’s play hide-and-seek with serial killers. Jawbreaker is a psychological horror game that will have you running, hiding, and fighting to survive a terrifying gang-infested society on the verge of collapse. Though that’s not all, once the sun goes down the true fear will begin... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jawbreaker.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    94% User Score Based on 3,060 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

    “I know what he’s doing… He’s watching you.”Travel to Riven, a beautiful and mysterious world on the verge of collapse. Explore this mysterious place, solve its puzzles, reveal its mysteries, make a daring rescue, and escape. Features VISIT A MYSTERIOUS WORLD“I am Gehn. I assume you’ve heard of me.”Riven takes you on a journey through dense jungles, awe-inspiring caverns, and monolithic structures… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Riven.

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  35. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    94% User Score Based on 1,048 reviews

    Homebody is a nostalgic survival horror puzzle game where you catch up with old friends and try not to get murdered. Emily and her college buddies have gathered at a remote rental house to watch the Perseid meteor shower. They try to rekindle the bonds they once had, but lingering emotional wounds and social anxieties leave Emily feeling more alone than ever. When the power suddenly goes out, it’… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homebody.

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  36. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 2,632 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 10 reviews

    You didn't ask to lead this expedition but here you are: stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilization and everyone looking for you to lead. Manage your meager resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls and head in the only direction you can - into The Pale Beyond. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pale Beyond.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    72% User Score Based on 666 reviews
    Critic Score 59%Based on 6 reviews

    Joe's doing 40 years on Alcatraz for a heist on an armored truck. The loot is still hidden out there, but only Joe knows where it is. In the streets of San Francisco, Joe's ex-accomplices and his wife are eager to find the stolen money. Who will get their hands on the dough? In this interactive Point & Click adventure by Daedalic Entertainment and Irresponsible Games - the team of Gene Mocsy - J… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1954 Alcatraz.

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  38. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 418 reviews

    Learn the mysteries of Cockwork Industries and romance its steaming-hot employees in this erotic adventure game - a thrilling tale of sex, science, deception and panda plushies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cockwork Industries Complete.

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  39. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    55% User Score Based on 1,664 reviews

    England, 1940. The Luftwaffe is preparing for the invasion of Britain and the RAF need every man to stop it. They need you. Join the ground crews as they struggle to keep the aircraft flying. Repair engine, patch bullet holes, rearm machine guns and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plane Mechanic Simulator.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    73% User Score Based on 146 reviews

    Hellseed is a first person horror adventure with puzzles and some action elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hellseed.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 1,718 reviews

    It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lily's Well.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    68% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    You get the motorcycle and now you're trying to outrun the death. Riding the ruined world, you should choose: save or be saved, live or survive, kill or be killed. Press the gas and find a way to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Indef.

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  43. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    87% User Score Based on 92 reviews

    In an effort to "grow" magic in beings born without the ability to use it, a college for magic users in the town of Vanaheim enrolls a human student from Midgard. In this open world visual novel, players must form connections to the people they meet during their adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Familiar Travels: Volume One.

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  44. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 1,426 reviews

    House is a survival-horror game where you play as a young girl exploring an ever-changing House. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House.

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  46. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    91% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    Three people awake in adjacent prison cells with no recollection of how they got there. Now, they must work together in order to escape this nightmarish captivity. But can they really trust one another? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Initiate 2: The First Interviews.

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  47. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    57% User Score Based on 398 reviews

    Experience the horrors of a haunting that's never the same twice. Paranormal is a 3D fully dynamic haunting experience. The player takes the role of Mattel Clarke, an artist who has a haunted house. Mattel decides to film the hauntings with his camera, which is the viewpoint of the game.The player controls the camera as the hauntings slowly but surely escalate into something far worse and more hor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranormal.

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    31%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    31% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    You wake up at the desk of Joseph Walker, an accountant working for a firm in the city of Montas. Normal life for Joseph has become a distant memory, haunted by nightmares of events that didn't happen, and cursed with unsettling hallucinations wherever he goes. As a result of stress and anxiety, Joseph is now an alcoholic. Paranoia is growing, and the situation worsens when police begin to quest… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Montas.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    59% User Score Based on 135 reviews

    You don't have any abilities. The only thing you have is your brain. By using it you can get out of the most difficult situations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colortone.

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  50. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    61% User Score Based on 141 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 6 reviews

    Steampunk Paris, set against the background of the late 19th century, torn between tradition and modernity. Class differences and pervasive racism finally lead to a tragedy. A year later you find yourself on trial, accused of a brutal murder. How far will you go to exonerate yourself? Will you lie, seek evidence to prop your testimony or, perhaps, pretend to be insane? Your imagination is the limi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bohemian Killing.

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