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Games like The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

Games like The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

Games like The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

Looking for games like The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark? Here are top casual action adventure recommendations with a mystery and comedy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Darkside Detective, Gibbous: A Cthulhu Adventure or Deponia.

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  1. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 3,480 reviews

    Enjoy the award winning gameThe Darkside Detective and its follow-up sequel The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark together in one bundle If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Darkside Detective.

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  2. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 1,163 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure is a comedy point 'n click love letter to classic-era Lucas adventures, HP Lovecraft, Hitchcock and many, many others. A lighthearted spoof of the Cthulhu Mythos, Gibbous will have you controlling 3 protagonists, dealing with strange cultists, ancient voodoo, and Dead Cthulhu himself. Well, "dead" is just a matter of opinion... Everything revolves around the dreaded N… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gibbous: A Cthulhu Adventure.

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  3. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 5,610 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 3 reviews

    Deponia is a fast-paced comedy of errors and one of the most unusual love stories in gaming history. The twist-filled story takes its off-beat characters all over trash planet Deponia, a unique game world in the style of Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett and Matt Groening. From Kuvaq, an improvised village built inside a giant trash heap, to the swimming black market and the dark corners of the eleva… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deponia.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 1,670 reviews
    Critic Score 92%Based on 3 reviews

    "Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz. Play as the handsome mutant, Paradigm, who's past comes back to haunt him in the form of a genetically engineered sloth that vomits candy." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paradigm.

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  5. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability
    84% User Score Based on 1,333 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 5 reviews

    With this long-expected sequel to the critically highly acclaimed and lavishly praised Deponia, the player enters round two. Chaos on Deponia turns out to be even wackier than its predecessor and instantly puts the player under its spell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chaos on Deponia.

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  6. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 674 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 18 reviews

    Every world needs its heroes. However unlikely they may seem. Join Wilbur, Ivo, Nate and Critter in another classic point-and-click adventure in the wicked world of Aventásia. Help them fulfill their destiny. A destiny as yet unwritten. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Book of Unwritten Tales 2.

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  7. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 6,698 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 22 reviews

    Broken Age is a family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story of barfing trees and talking spoons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Age.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 894 reviews

    On the Reuss Express a passenger has been murdered, and you’re the prime suspects. Uncover a thrilling mystery and solve satisfying point and click puzzles to prove your innocence! A slapstick adventure, packed full of deadly surprises, shocking twists and larger than life characters! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loco Motive.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 471 reviews

    Embark on an adventure with Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson on this surprising and elastic point-and-click adventure. Grab, pull, and release to help them solve a bizarre investigation full of humor and meta-time travel! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crushed In Time.

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  11. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 1,830 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    The game challenges the player with a series of puzzles and brain teasers presented as a traditional point and click adventure game. The puzzles are embedded in an adventure story that will take most players an average of twenty hours to complete. There are 60 locations to explore with a total of 40 non-player characters and about 250 interactible items. A notable feature of The Book of Unwritten… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Book of Unwritten Tales.

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  12. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 2,494 reviews

    Showered in top-scores and awards, the Deponia-Trilogy, created by the developers of Edna&Harvey: The Breakout, The Whispered World and Memoria, managed to reach cult-status almost instantly. Thanks to its exciting story, likeable characters and hilarious dialogues and a finely crafted mixture of comedy and puzzles, Deponia is enjoyable for both, young and old. Join Rufus on his thrilling journeys… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deponia: The Complete Journey.

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  13. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 1,106 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 3 reviews

    Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unforeseen Incidents.

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  14. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 9,663 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 5 reviews

    "There is no game: Wrong dimension" is a Point&Click comedy adventure (and Point&Click only!) that will take you on a journey you never asked to go on, through silly and unexpected video game universes. Will you be able to play along with the "Game" to find your way home? We sincerely think NOT. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension.

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  15. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 860 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 4 reviews

    In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer.

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  16. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 1,222 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure for the modern era! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling platformer Dan in a race against time to prevent all the Apocalypses happening at the same time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lair of the Clockwork God.

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  17. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 951 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 6 reviews

    From Charles Cecil, creator of the Broken Sword series, with art direction by Dave Gibbons, legendary comic book artist behind ‘Watchmen’, comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, the long awaited sequel to the cult classic ‘Beneath a Steel Sky’. ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’ is a dramatic, humorous, cyberpunk thriller in which engaging puzzles drive a fast-paced narrative set in a dynamic gameworld that responds to –… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond a Steel Sky.

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  18. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 833 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

    The Inner World is a classic-style hand-drawn Adventure game. Solve plenty of challenging puzzles with Robert and Laura in the twisted world of Asposia. Experience an atmospheric and humorous story full of bizarre characters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Inner World.

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  19. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    88% User Score Based on 570 reviews

    There's murder afoot in Old London town in this Victorian-styled cartoony 2D point and click adventure, inspired by Victorian novels, Hammer Horror and the Cartoon Network. The only people who can solve this case are Bertram Fiddle and his manservant Gavin, who must explore the mysterious streets and murky alleyways and be on the lookout for elusive serial killer Geoff the Murderer in this award w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 1: A Dreadly Business.

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  20. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 678 reviews

    Meet Ray, he lives in a world where everything is made out of paper and stickers. One day he has an accident and wakes up with a giant pink spaghetti arm sticking out of his brain. This gives him awesome powers and he can suddenly change the world around him by folding it, tearing it, pulling stickers off and sticking them elsewhere! And if that weren't enough, Ray can also read peoples minds! He … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stick it to The Man!.

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  21. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 157 reviews

    Somewhere, in the middle of nowhere, an explosion shatters the night. Everyone wakes up with a jolt. Where are they? Who are they? It turns out that whatever blew up in the desert seems to have done more than just wipe their memories clean.Embark on an adventure with Betty as she delves into a town where danger lurks at every turn, and characters are as deceiving and bizarre as they come. Featurin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 3 Minutes to Midnight - A Comedy Graphic Adventure.

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  22. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 1,192 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    In Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes, players return to the world of adventure game hit Edna & Harvey: The Breakout. Be prepared to meet many old friends and discover many new hand-made cartoon locations, realized in full HD glory! Lilli, a young girl at a convent school, is the main character of Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes. Seemingly the best-behaved little girl in the world, she executes al… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes.

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  23. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 1,954 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    When spookiness strikes a luxury campsite, the one and only Duck Detective is summoned to quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping.

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  25. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 866 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 4 reviews

    Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a hilarious point-and-click adventure in which you stumble irresponsibly through history to help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kelvin and the Infamous Machine.

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  29. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 295 reviews

    The Next Big Thing is the new, hilarious adventure gem. It's a great adventure game in high definition, loaded with laughs, tributes, mysteries and wacky puzzles! What if horror movies' monsters were actually played by real monsters? In that context, Liz Allaire, talented journalist who can't count up to 4, and Dan Murray, a tough macho who can't stand beetles, attend the horror movies award cerem… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Next BIG Thing.

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  30. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    67% User Score Based on 332 reviews

    Runaway: A Road Adventure is a point and click adventure game developed by Péndulo Studios, S.L. in 2001. The game follows the long tradition of two-dimensional adventure games like the first two installments of the Broken Sword series. It enjoyed immense popularity in countries like Germany and France, where the adventure genre is still popular. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Runaway, A Road Adventure.

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  32. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 1,602 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 35 reviews

    Paris in the spring. Shots ring out from a gallery… A robbery… a murder… and the beginning of another epic, original Broken Sword adventure. From multi-award winning Revolution Software comes the latest explosive episode in this classic series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murde… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse.

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  33. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 606 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    The world has lost its natural colors, an unknown plague has gathered its cruel harvest. The city seems to be completely empty and dead, but in its every corner there are manifestations of fear, sorrow, loneliness and suffering. The situation looks hopelessly, but not everything is lost yet... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bad Dream: Fever.

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  35. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 574 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 9 reviews

    Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice invites players to slip back into the leather pants of self-titled heartthrob and try-hard ladies man Larry Laffer as he sets out to find his true love, the divinely delightful Faith. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice.

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  36. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 5,302 reviews

    Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open, in a narrative mystery adventure where nothing is quite as it seems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duck Detective: The Secret Salami.

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  37. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 252 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    The Critter Chronicles tell the story of how adventurer Nate Bonnett and Critter, his hairy sidekick, first met, all set before their appearance in Wilbur's and Ivo's adventure in The Book of Unwritten Tales. Enjoy a thrilling and hilarious point-and-click adventure in the fantasy world of Aventasia. Travel from the Northlands to the Mage's Tower of Seastone and experience a story that offers trem… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles.

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  38. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 1,008 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    The Dream Machine is an award-winning adventure game about dreams and voyeurism. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dream Machine.

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  39. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 2,186 reviews

    Stasis: Bone Totem is a thrilling and spine-tingling journey into the unknown fathoms of the icy ocean and the terrors that await a family. They will uncover a threat far beyond their wildest dreams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STASIS: BONE TOTEM.

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  40. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,236 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 19 reviews

    Hey ladies, I’m back in business! My new adventure, Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don’t Dry, takes me – whatever the route or twist of fate – from the end of the ’80s directly into the 21st century and wow, how the world has changed! While my view of the world and women from way back in the 1980s collides with modern reality harder than the breasts of a lusciously stacked blonde jogging along a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry.

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  42. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 364 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    Ben There, Dan That! and Time Gentlemen, Please! are a couple of rip-roaring point-and-click adventure games . With tongue firmly in cheek, sit back, relax, and put your mind to work solving puzzles, and reading some very funny dialogue. It's like a book, only good! From an horrific and untimely death in deep, dark Peru, via preposterous-and-suspect alien invasions, to whipping back-and-forth in t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time Gentlemen, Please!.

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  43. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 210 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Our story begins with a letter, a phone call, and a break-in at Everhart Manor. Play the first part of Lovecraftian puzzle adventure Call of the Elder Gods If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Call of the Elder Gods.

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  44. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    88% User Score Based on 322 reviews

    The flute nose dynasty has been watching over Asposia for centuries on end. In secret, they fill the roly-poly world with light and life. Emil, a trader for odds and ends, has led all the Asposians astray, making them believe that the dynasty is in cahoots with dark forces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Inner World: The Last Wind Monk.

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  48. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 2,614 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    You try to clear your vision and get on your feet after your arrival. You hear the portal closing behind you as you take a step forward. You are trapped, your way back is gone.Quern - Undying Thoughts is a first-person puzzle adventure game, inviting you on a journey to explore it and solve its challenges. Put your mind to the test with the increasingly complex puzzles, and unravel the mysteries o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quern: Undying Thoughts.

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  49. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    86% User Score Based on 726 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 3 reviews

    Tales of the Neon Sea is a retro-styled pixel-art adventure, developed by Palm Pioneer and published by Zodiac Interactive. [Media 2154696] Set in a fully realized cyberpunk cityscape where... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of the Neon Sea.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    99% User Score Based on 3,382 reviews

    Smile For Me is an unconventional Point-and-Click Adventure Game that puts you at the center of an abstract world! Nod and shake your head to chat with new friends, and solve their mysteries to cheer them up. The People are bizarre, the Puzzles are Wack, and the World hides a sinister secret... Note: This purchase does not come with an executable. Purchase grants a Steam key for Smile For Me, wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Smile For Me.

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