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Looking for games like The Deep Waits? Here are top survival management recommendations with a fantasy, mystery and dark fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Olija, Sunless Sea or Look Outside.

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  1. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 654 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 2 reviews

    Olija is a game about Faraday's quest, a man shipwrecked then trapped in the mysterious country of Terraphage. Armed with a legendary harpoon, he and other castaways try to leave this hostile country to return to their homelands. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Olija.

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  2. 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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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 10,171 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Look Outside.

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  4. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    92% User Score Based on 122 reviews

    Traveller's Hymn is a top-down, grid-based open-world adventure game. Explore a vast land, battle monsters, collect loot, help locals, and cook hearty meals while unraveling the mystery behind the land's curse. This is a free project made by the Aquatic Ranger Studio in ~4 months.  If you downloaded your game prior to v1.0.1.3 or don't know what your version is, then please download the newest v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Traveller's Hymn.

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  5. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    72% User Score Based on 125 reviews

    Mark of the Deep is an epic pirate-themed adventure with a strong narrative and a thrilling mix of Metroidvania and Souls-Like elements. Embark on this journey, explore the mysteries of a cursed island and find your missing pirate crew! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mark of the Deep.

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  7. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    63% User Score Based on 41 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Guild of Darksteel is a story-driven adventure game set in a rich, dark fantasy world. As the immortal Sellsword, you must unearth an evil plot brewing beneath the city of Ravenrock. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guild of Darksteel.

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  8. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 490 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 4 reviews

    A mysterious hidden realm. Two precocious kids fleeing hardship. Magical creatures and an oddball order of guardians who have lost their way. A stygian evil imprisoned. Welcome to the Deep Woods. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wild at Heart.

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  9. 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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  10. Verfall: A Dark and Strategic RPGThe world of Verfall is in ruins. The "Servants of Corrosion" have been unleashed, and now it's a race against time to save what remains. Heroes marked by the "Mark" carry the burden of a curse and must unite, facing the challenge with the few resources available. Traditional power-ups are not an option — every battle must be fought with what yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Verfall.

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  11. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    98% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    Roadmap About the GameVolkolak: The Will of Gods is a 2D Soulslike Metroidvania in a dark Slavic fantasy setting. The action takes place in the Far-away State, a vast, rich world of medieval times for exploration. After the ominous curse of the necromancer Koschei the Immortal, its inhabitants go mad and turn into evil. The protagonist will have to fight his minions using a deep combat syste… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Volkolak: The Will of Gods.

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  12. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 112 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 5 reviews

    Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead of Darkness.

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  13. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 176,320 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 6 reviews

    Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sons Of The Forest.

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  14. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 38 reviews

                         Dark Fairy Tale: Dreamland Survivors is a roguelike game inspired by Vampire Survivors. You play as the puppet Pinocchio, battling through a twisted fairy tale dreamland. Devour over 100 unique “Dream Eggs” to build powerful combat styles, conquer mysterious Tarot Dream stages, unlock new characters and abilities, and fight your way back to reality through intense action and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Fairy Tale: Dreamland Survivors.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    In Everwarder there's you, and a procedurally-generated world covered in darkness. Touch it - and it will spawn a creature that will try to destroy your most precious thing – a crystal with your friend trapped inside. Every run starts with your crystal and a supply of energy. Then it's up to you how to fight the darkness. Do you steadily expand, clearing the darkness, harvesting its energy, and ca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everwarder.

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  16. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 4,813 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 6 reviews

    Drova is a pixel art role-playing game inspired by classic role-playing games. We want to create a challenging and interesting world and offer a well-rounded and consistent gaming experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drova: Forsaken Kin.

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  17. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 4,260 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 4 reviews

    Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling. Ready your star-faring engine, and venture into an expanse of hostile factions, lurking deities, forbidden knowledge, vast fortune, and fates worse than death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunless Skies.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    In this challenging action-adventure RPG, traverse various lands seeking to piece together the methods and madness of The Puppeteer. Craft unique potions to contend with hordes of enemies and uncover secrets rewarded by exploration.RETRO RAMPAGEDon't be fooled by the cutesy pixel art graphics - The enemies in The Puppeteer are numerous and aggressive! Some areas may even feel like too much to hand… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Puppeteer.

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  20. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 78,360 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 13 reviews

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself. Explore a variety of environments ranging from coal mines to freezing wastelands while delving deeper in search for unknown mysteries. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noita.

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  21. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 839 reviews

    A lone frog descends into the depths of a forest filled with water, not yet knowing the full extent of its tragedy. To survive in a brutal, oxygen-obsessed ecosystem, you must help it see the patterns and hidden truths that make up the rules of the forest - horrible as they may be. They Breathe is a critically acclaimed indie gem, finally available on iOS. In thirty short minutes, the game leaves… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to They Breathe.

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  22. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    68% User Score Based on 92 reviews

    Explore the mysterious castle full of monsters and secrets in a quest to collect all the treasures (that will also protect you from the curses on your way) and crush the main boss. The game won't let you exit the castle, no matter how you try. Technically you can win, but there is no end. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle of no Escape.

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  23. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 2,252 reviews

    Discover Survival: Fountain of Youth - Captain's Edition on the official PlayStation website. Check out the unique gameplay features for this open-world survival game for PS5, as well as trailers, screenshots and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survival: Fountain of Youth.

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  24. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 278 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    Lamentum is a pixel art survival-horror game set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century. To solve the dark secret at the heart of Grau Hill Mansion, you will have to immerse yourself in a nightmare world full of terrible creatures.Choose well in whom to trust, every decision you make may alter the course of the story.Will you survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lamentum.

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  25. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    The envelope is just the beginning. Burn it. Destroy it. Don't play his game. When you see the pale man, it’s already too late. Suffer The Night is a first-person survival horror experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suffer The Night.

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  26. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    99% User Score Based on 138 reviews

    ‘SKALD: Against the Black Priory’ is a retro-style RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Explore an engaging branching story mixed with exploration and crunchy tactical, turn-based combat that will engage RPG fans, old and new. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skald: Against the Black Priory - the Prologue.

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  28. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    71% User Score Based on 1,798 reviews
    Critic Score 53%Based on 3 reviews

    THE SHORE is a game about the mystery of the unknown, set on a forbidden island filled with horrors. Based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft, the story features many of his best-known creations and more. Players will see the world through the eyes of Andrew, a father in search of his lost daughter. Players will experience The Shore through immersive, atmospheric gameplay and encounter the most night… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shore.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 178 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 5 reviews

    Spindle is an old-school zeldaesque action-adventure where you slip into the role of Death. But you won't be alone: A pig is your companion! Obviously. Because of reasons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spindle.

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  30. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 305 reviews

    "A survival-horror game inspired by Resident Evil 1, Dark Souls, and Eternal Darkness." "Shrouded in Sanity is an isometric survival horror action game, with minimal rpg elements and an open world approach. Immersion is the focus here, avoiding non diegetic sounds and music. Heavily inspired by the souls series of games, but focusing much more on survival and horror." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity.

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  31. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 10,983 reviews

    Darkwood is a unforgiving survival horror with a procedurally generated, open world. By blending RPG, roguelike and adventure elements together with a challenging difficulty, Darkwood aims to please players craving for a deep and rewarding experience. The fear of unknown is powerful. Your senses will be deceived by Darkwood's surreal terrors. No answer will be given to you for free, yet somewhere… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkwood.

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  32. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 259 reviews

    Minimalist, Top-Down, Souls-Like This is a Prologue of Void Sols. We want to hear your feedback on this game, to help us decide if we will continue to develop it into a larger experience. Learn enemy attack patterns, manage your stamina, and die until you learn. Patience is rewarded in this challenging reinvention of the souls-like genre. Light torches to keep track of where you've been. Run th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Sols: Prologue.

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  34. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    95% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    As a poor Roacher in Rooktown, each day is a struggle.But your true struggle is just beginning.Discover the means to rise from the impoverished underground of Rooktown.Form a business to expand your financial and political means.But beware what attention you attract.You're not the only one utilizing eldritch things to your own ends.Your true adversaries are many.And they're waiting to pry and pilf… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Remnant: Roaches to Riches.

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  35. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 315,218 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forest.

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  36. You Alone Can Defeat Evil is a gripping and challenging 2D top-down action-adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Alone Can Defeat Evil.

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  37. Gordak is an exploration, survival and building game where you are shipwrecked on an unknown procedurally generated island and have to settle your own village and grow your tribe through gathering resources as well as finding and recruiting other survivors. You must protect your village at all costs while also heading out into the wild to slay the undead lords of Gordak, an orc god who has plagued… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gordak.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, atmosphere
    100% User Score Based on 77 reviews

    BEGHOST is a narrative-heavy 2D action-adventure game set in the bowels of a haunted dungeon. Uncover the dungeon's darkest secrets with your ghost girl companion Bee, as you navigate your way through enemies, traps, and more, in a desperate attempt to escape! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beghost.

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  39. Featured in major media:Yahoo! JAPAN News / dmenu News / Rakuten Infoseek News Game*Spark / Dengeki Online / AUTOMATON GEMATSU / Time Extension / Final Weapon / NicheGamer / Filmogaz / Jogos Matsuri / Foro 3D "Discovery" through "Adventure": Save the World!This game is a "Gimmick-Driven Action Shooter" that blends the excitement of classic retro shooters with deep … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XeGrader plus.

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  40. On Halloween night, three teenagers head out to enjoy the early hours in costume, unaware that they've chosen the worst possible place to go. While crossing an old, abandoned square during a strange storm, an occult ritual awakens a portal between dimensions—dragging the three into a dark world dominated by the chaos of Halloween. Trapped in a dimension where monstrous creatures constantly emerge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcane waves.

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  41. Lived through the Plague, did you? Now try surviving till morning on an island erased from the maps. Gather, build, and fight to keep your light alive in Brightfall - a co-op open world survival-craft roguelite where the darkness wants to swallow you whole. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brightfall.

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  42. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    92% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Sahir: Shiv of Memories is a classic story-driven JRPG blended with survival mechanics. The loved ones we lost long ago returned to us on the island, in different bodies. Who can we trust now? Year 1716. The 6th Voyager Fleet, leaving port, is crashed by a violent storm. A group of survivors washes ashore on a misty island, insisting their long dead loved ones have returned, reincarnated in unfami… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sahir: Shiv of Memories.

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  43. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    76% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    A craft-based, isometric survival horror game with twisted monsters and warped reality. Scavenge and build to survive terrifying days and nights while using stealth and noise to fight enemies that stalk by sound. All styled with bold comic art and an '80s horror vibe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Hate This Place.

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  44. Tales of The Nightmares™ is a series of interconnected anthology games—an indie cinematic experience featuring an immersive narrative of cosmic and psychological horror, with a retro aesthetic inspired by the PS1-PS2 classics. ABOUT THE GAME:In this pilot episode, you will experience the accounts of Scout Houlberg, the prime suspect in the massacre of his squad during a clandestine rescue mi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of The Nightmares™ Episode One.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roots Devour.

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  46. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 412 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 5 reviews

    Explore an atmospheric setting on the edge of nightmare Guide a team of occult investigators to investigate the disappearance of a noble family. Keep your team well equipped and safe from hunger, injury, madness and disease. Each member of this motley crew offers their own unique skills to aid with your quest. But they also harbour their own secret ambitions... Master the dark arts Combine charact… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horror at Highrook.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 101 reviews

    REPOSE - Deluxe Edition includes: REPOSE REPOSE - Soundtrack REPOSE - Artbook If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REPOSE.

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  48. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 110 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 5 reviews

    A roguelike deckbuilder where you create the dungeon you fight through. Each night use your cards to expand the ruins then battle through them, harvesting Glimour from the lost souls and improving your deck. Can you reach The Warden and defeat it, so The Maiden will grant your heart’s desire? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Restless Ruins.

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  49. Gather and craft by day as young and resourceful Ember, and battle hordes of spooky enemies by night as a fiery Werefox. Conquer your fears by vanquishing their nightmare forms in this action roguelite experience with quick, menu-free crafting and vast combinations of powerful upgrades. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ember the Werefox.

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  50. 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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