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Games like The Distant Lands (Open-World Level Design Showcase)

Games like The Distant Lands (Open-World Level Design Showcase)

Games like The Distant Lands (Open-World Level Design Showcase)

Looking for games like The Distant Lands (Open-World Level Design Showcase)? Here are top action recommendations with a fantasy, medieval and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Enshrouded, Of Ash and Steel or After The End: The Harvest.

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  1. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 51,928 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 9 reviews

    You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival Action RPG for up to 16 players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enshrouded.

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  2. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    57% User Score Based on 1,468 reviews

    Of Ash and Steel is an immersive third-person open-world RPG created by a passionate team that values the essence of classic old-school RPGs and modern designs. Explore the lands of a once-prosperous island, hone your combat skills, and survive in the unforgiving realm of the Kingdom of the Seven. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Of Ash and Steel.

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  3. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    68% User Score Based on 63 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 1 reviews

    The goal is simple, the game is hard, reach the centre. After The End: The Harvest is an immersive retro open-universe space adventure and exploration ARPG. Seamlessly travel across space, catch/train & evolve monsters, take on quests and fight Titans! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After The End: The Harvest.

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  4. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    55% User Score Based on 6,754 reviews

    PLAY PAX DEI NOW! Begin your adventure into the world of Pax Dei. Use the public crafting stations to build your first tools and gear. Explore the wilds, battle enemies for Gold and loot, and trade, or fight, with other players. Accumulate Grace to perform Miracles and claim your own Plot of land inside the game. Welcome to our world. Includes: - Game access - 2x Character Slots - 1 Plot Token* … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pax Dei.

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  5. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 977 reviews

    The role-playing experience, where you can do anything, of your dreams... as if it came out 30 years ago! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Devil Spire Falls.

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  6. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 1,236 reviews

    Ithya: Magic Study is a cozy background app combined with productivity tools. Customize your room and relax with lofi or fantasy playlists in beautiful, hand-drawn environments. Perfect for a focused or creative session in a magical world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ithya: Magic Studies.

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  7. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 32,968 reviews

    From Moon Studios, the award-winning developers of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps comes No Rest for the Wicked, a visceral, precision Action RPG set to reinvent the genre. The year is 841 – King Harol is dead. As word of his death echoes throughout the kingdom, the crown passes to his arrogant, yet untested son Magnus. Even worse, the Pestilence, an unholy plague not … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Rest for the Wicked.

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  8. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 13,234 reviews

    We Happy Few is the tale of a plucky bunch of moderately terrible people trying to escape from a lifetime of cheerful denial. Set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England, you'll have to blend in with its other inhabitants, who don't take kindly to people who don't abide by their not-so-normal rules. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Happy Few.

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  9. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    71% User Score Based on 144 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    A peaceful 3rd person adventure and town-building game. Explore, gather, build, befriend, and quest in a beautifully handcrafted world. Build and grow a new settlement and explore the lands surrounding it in this Peaceful Action-Adventure & Town-Builder. Search the lush forests of the Dusken Woodlands for resources, and adventure through mysterious new places to find lost artifacts. Meet strange… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dwarrows.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    93% User Score Based on 512 reviews

    RPG in a Box lets you easily create 3D grid-based, voxel-style RPGs and adventure games! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RPG in a Box.

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  11. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    64% User Score Based on 352 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    A Valley Without Wind is a indie and action-adventure video game developed by Arcen Games. The game was released on April 24, 2012 for the operating systems Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X on Steam. Players play as a random survivor in an unforgiving world that is shaped by the choices the player makes. The setting of the game is a post-ice-age world in the distant future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Valley Without Wind.

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  12. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    87% User Score Based on 271 reviews

    Deity Empires is a 4X, turn-based strategy game with a powerful “just one more turn” feel! Enter an intricate fantasy world as one of many deities posed to become ruler of the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deity Empires.

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  13. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 1,473 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

    Unearth the past to protect the future. In Wildmender, you face the challenge of restoring the environment. Explore the landscape, revive withering plant life, cultivate your garden, and build a better world alone or with friends in 4-player online co-op. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wildmender.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    57% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    A sci-fi base building survival game, featuring weather system, resource management, human needs, gunplay, agriculture, wave attacks, intelligent AI and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gaia.

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  15. What is Life in a Day ? Life In A Day is a narrative-driven psychological adventure game featuring choice-based dialogues and light exploration. The experience offers closure but also confrontation between guilt, memory and illusion. Meaningful Dialogues: conversations provides mature emotional storytelling through feelings such as grief and fatherhood. Choice-based moments impacting the na… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LIFE IN A DAY.

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  16. Explore the world, uncover your purpose, and make decisions that shape the world around you. You awake in a field with a voice in your head sending you out to save the world. Explore and interact with a large assortment of people and monsters to learn more about not only the world, but your role in it. Will you bring an end to the monster kingdom or attempt to bring peace between the realms? Th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shackled.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    Your home is a living beastCustomize and expand your home on its back, then take it with you as you explore a handcrafted open world. Notmads is an open world action RPG where you fight with magic, gather resources, find loot, craft, and grow stronger as you progress. Take your home with youYour beast carries your home across the world. You can stay with it or move ahead on your own w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Notmads.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    90% User Score Based on 196 reviews

    Archean is an immersive Engineering Sandbox and Space Sim. The only tech tree is the one in your head. Archean simulates aerodynamics, orbital mechanics, fluids and electricity from the actual shape and wiring of your builds, then hands you an in-game programming language and gets out of your way. No unlocks, no invisible stats doing the work. If your plane flies, it's because you built a plane … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Archean.

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  19. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    The mighty Dahlan Empire is falling, ravaged by a mysterious plague and internal unrest. While surviving powers and invading nations fight among themselves, adventurers and mercenaries venture inside this land full of opportunities.Create your character and embark on an epic journey, enjoying complete freedom in a true sandbox RPG experience. Everything you do affects the world and its people. All… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dustgrave: A Sandbox RPG.

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  20. The zombie apocalypse is here, and you want to survive (obviously). Or at least take out as many undead as possible before you succumb. So grab your weapon, look for supplies, build your bunker, and always aim for the head. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mother Bunker VR.

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  21. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 43,956 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 7 reviews

    You are sent on an hostile planet with one mission: Make it habitable for Humans. You'll have to survive, collect ressources, build your base and machines in order to heat the planet, create an atmosphere with oxygen and eventually geo-engineer an entire planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Crafter.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 396 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Explore and reclaim the infested castle-city of Kingsvein! Ride into its depths on your trusty wyvern, and lead your customizable party of Knights and Mystics in deep tactical combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingsvein.

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  24. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 1,410 reviews

    Voyagers of Nera is a cooperative seafaring survival-crafting game for up to 10 players. Sail across a magical ocean world, skim along the waves, and protect lost nature spirits from monsters emerging from the depths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voyagers of Nera.

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  25. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    "A Quest That Became Legend" is a game inspired by old-school RPG classics, featuring turn-based combat and an open-world environment. Embark on an epic quest to defeat the dark conjurers and save your world from destruction. Explore various lands and venture into different crypts, dungeons, and many other locations to battle all kinds of monsters, and perhaps discover shiny treasur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Quest That Became Legend.

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  26. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 218 reviews

    Reign of Darkness still very much being developed but currently is a "Tab Target", "Theory-Crafting", "Dungeon Runner", and Online Role Playing Game. Being based on classic D&D principles & concepts, where every attack is a virtual roll of the dice, players can "Build" or... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reign of Darkness.

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  27. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 4,854 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 7 reviews

    Discover Forever Skies on the official PlayStation website - screenshots, trailers, release date information, game features If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forever Skies.

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  29. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 296 reviews

    Wild West and Wizards is an open world exploration game with magic and rpg elements set in a re-imagined new frontier. Adventure across the west with a gun in one hand and a spell in the other. Pick a class and explore a world with magic, outlaws, rare loot, mysterious places, and epic quests. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wild West and Wizards.

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  30. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 444 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 4 reviews

    Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy is a roguelite action-RPG and prodigious sequel to the critically acclaimed indie gem, Unexplored. Leave the Dungeon of Doom behind and venture into a vast, wondrous world as you embark on a heroic quest to destroy the mysterious Staff of Yendor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    96% User Score Based on 5,399 reviews

    2D and 3D cross-platform game engine Godot Engine is a feature-packed, cross-platform game engine to create 2D and 3D games from a unified interface. It provides a comprehensive set of common tools, so that users can focus on making games without having to reinvent the wheel. Games can be exported in one click to a number of platforms, including the major desktop platforms (Linux, Mac OSX, Windows… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Godot Engine.

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  32. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 341 reviews

    Erannorth Chronicles is an old-school sandbox RPG/Card Game with focus in Deck-Building freedom and Character Customization. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Erannorth Chronicles.

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  33. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 1,583 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 1 reviews

    Join Book of Travels and become part of a unique social roleplaying experience that doesn’t hold your hand. Inspired by genre classics, this is a serene adventure that sets you adrift in a fairytale world... it’s also an invitation to roleplay without the restraints of linear missions and plotlines. Feel at liberty to travel the free wilds and vivid cities of the Braided Shore peninsula. Wander de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Book of Travels.

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  34. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 40 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Control your own flying castle. Take part in the campaign for the Order of the Screaming Griffin against the forces of the undead that have invaded your provinces. Try to penetrate the secrets of the world around you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stones Keeper.

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  35. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    57% User Score Based on 55,130 reviews
    Critic Score 59%Based on 9 reviews

    Carve your path in this Hack’n’Slash free from class boundaries. Purify a world shattered by corruption, and uncover the grim secrets and forgotten horrors lurking in the shadows of this forsaken land as you rise in Power. Your Inner aspect beckons—will you answer? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem.

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  36. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    96% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Prepare yourself for a journey to a world of fantasy and adventure! A land fallen into chaos needs stalwart heroes to save it from a sinister and powerful force of evil... Enter a massive sprawling world of wild forests, frozen plains, misty mountains, scorched deserts, and endless oceans. Explore cities, towns and villages to rest and recover as well as buy equipment. Talk to sages, warriors, p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Realms of Antiquity: The Shattered Crown.

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  37. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    72% User Score Based on 978 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Black Geyser is an isometric, party-based fantasy RPG inspired by genre classics. Recruit characters with unique personalities and explore a land ravaged by civil war and a mysterious curse of greed. Your choices, good or evil, will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Isilmerald. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness.

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  38. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 4,381 reviews

    Project: Gorgon is an indie 3D Fantasy MMORPG that focuses on player exploration and discovery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project: Gorgon.

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  39. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Overview "New Eden" is a free-form strategic tower-defence game developed by team 3D3N to challenge the status-quo of grid-based tower defence gameplay - by giving the player absolute freedom over how they choose to defend their biodome by placing towers anywhere on the map.  Discover tower combinations and strategize for the most efficient and destructive base imaginable, but beware, enemies come… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to New Eden.

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  40. Stranded on an uncharted planet after a failed mission, Lyra must find a way to escape. But she isn't alone. A hostile alien race is occupying the world to harvest its resources. Avoid their patrols, use the environment to your advantage, and guide Lyra safely home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Stranded.

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  41. PREPARE FOR ADVENTURE! Hearthlight Chronicles is a 3D point & click fantasy MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing game). Set in a persistent world, players can create characters, explore, fight monsters, craft legendary items, go on epic quests, and train in dozens of skills to become the ultimate hero. If all that sounds too hectic, take some time out and chill in the nearest bar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hearthlight Chronicles.

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    Build your own castle and establish a village to supply it. Manage resources, expand and upgrade buildings, design and embellish your land. Explore the world, unlock new quests and experience adventures to gain advantages for yourself and your castle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arkem.

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  43. 28%Game Brain Score
    28% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    Full Release and now updated!In Flying Peep, you immerse yourself in a world of intimate secrets and hidden desires. You control a small firefly that lights up the path in a dark room, searching for a hidden girl. This game gives you the sensation of peeping at the girl, watching her every move while remaining unseen. The firefly is the only source of light in the room, and its task is to find sp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flying Peep.

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    Retro futuristic, single player, action adventure game with western vibes. You are a bounty hunter trying to survive in dystopian, post-apocalyptic world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ExeKiller.

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  46. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 79 reviews

    Drill and Delve is a mining game in which you must unravel a mystery by exploring your surroundings. Venture through a unique world made of a fully destructible terrain. Dig in every possible direction thanks to the 3D voxel technology. You're a miner in the far future who works for a mega-mining corporation. Today was supposed to be just another day at work, but when things go wrong d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drill and Delve.

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  47. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    91% User Score Based on 67 reviews

    An atmospheric exploration game set in a Dark Fantasy world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilisation and uncover it's forgotten past through a short nonlinear story with timeless retro graphics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ember Seeker.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:character development
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    87% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    GET NEWEST VERSION About the Softwarearticy:draft is a visual environment for the creation and organization of game content. It unites specialized editors for many areas of content design in one coherent tool. All content can be exported into various formats, including XML and Microsoft Office. Things you can do with articy:draft Non-linear story design Branching conversations Screenplays wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to articy:draft.

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  50. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 8,638 reviews

    Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Caretaker.

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