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Games like The Ghost of Joe Papp: 101 Ways To Kill Writer's Block

Games like The Ghost of Joe Papp: 101 Ways To Kill Writer's Block

Games like The Ghost of Joe Papp: 101 Ways To Kill Writer's Block

Looking for games like The Ghost of Joe Papp: 101 Ways To Kill Writer's Block? Here are top casual simulation recommendations with a drama and comedy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three, The Fog Knows Your Name or Harmony: The Fall of Reverie.

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  1. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 212 reviews

    Your decisions will shape who is friend or foe, who will share in your secrets, and just how your romance with a certain vampire will grow! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three.

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  3. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 172 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 4 reviews

    The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harmony: The Fall of Reverie.

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  4. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    86% User Score Based on 4,337 reviews

    Wake up, get dressed, brush your teeth, eat breakfast, go to work. A true horror story. A game about mental health. Made for Spelkollektivet's 2019 Halloween Game Jam! The main theme was Horror, and the sub-themes were: Archenemy, Profession, Personal. TRIGGER WARNINGS: Mental health, depression, anxiety, self-loathing, dysphoria, eating disorders The theme we chose was: Personal + Archenemy … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Cages.

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  5. Welcome to Joe Papp, Nevada. A theater town where local legends spring to life and nobody knows quite what to do with their lives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ghost of Joe Papp.

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  6. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 15,234 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 1 reviews

    Road 96 is a crazy, beautiful road-trip. The discovery of exciting places, and unusual people on your own personal journey to freedom. An ever-evolving story-driven adventure inspired by Tarantino, The Coen Brothers, and Bong Joon-ho. Moments of action, exploration, contemplative melancholy, human encounters and wacky situations. Set against a backdrop of authoritarian rule and oppression. A stunn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road 96.

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  7. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 1,311 reviews

    Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cabernet.

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  10. 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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  11. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    99% User Score Based on 3,664 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 3 reviews

    You've finally made it to the dead-end mining town of Scarlet Hollow, North Carolina, where your aunt is dead, your cousin hates you, and something otherworldly stalks you from the shadows. You won't be able to save everyone. You might not even be able to save yourself. Welcome home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Hollow.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    91% User Score Based on 515 reviews

    Upon answering a mysterious phone call, you awaken in an unfamiliar place filled with new faces… Through intricate relationships and thoughtful introspection, will you be able to unravel the reason you are here? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angel Wings.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    92% User Score Based on 148 reviews

    Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Witch.

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  14. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    You play as a straight-laced detective who has always been bound to the rules, both in your personal and professional life. You are highly skilled at discovering criminal patterns from behind a desk, but your proficiency is put to the test after being pulled into a top-priority investigation by your new hot-tempered boss. Ever the optimist, you take on this new mission with zeal. But now, you must… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Foul Play - Yuri Visual Novel.

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  15. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 468 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Short media bias adventure where YOU control national news and its impact on your career, society, and family. Control the News, control the Truth. Share your story, and see what the Headliner before you did. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Headliner: NoviNews.

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  16. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 822 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 10 reviews

    STORY Embark on a thrilling sci-fi journey in a futuristic Asian city with MINDS BENEATH US. In a society fully automated by advanced AI, you find yourself trapped in a foreign body, alongside the subconscious of its original owner. As society evolves, a new industry emerges that replaces the hardware needed to operate AI-automated systems with human brains. Consequently, the most disadvantaged … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minds Beneath Us.

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  17. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 320 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Guide radio hosts Poe and Munro through six episodes of supernatural FMV adventure in the strange town of August! From the creators of award winning FMV games The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Nights with Poe and Munro.

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  18. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 104 reviews

    A slice of life visual novel with the emphasis on the slicing. Play as a mentally unstable young woman with blood on her hands trying to adapt to a normal life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

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  20. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    Every choice you make will change your story. Every small choice will change your relationships with comrades, and change your fate and those of your comrades at critical moments. You may be the villain, or a trustworthy comrade. Everything depends on your choices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 7Days Origins.

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  21. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 1,620 reviews

    When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Letter.

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  22. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    78% User Score Based on 79 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 7 reviews

    Forgotten Fields is a game about a struggling author who travels back to his childhood home one last time before it's sold off. Visit old friends, relive memories and experience bursts of inspiration in this nostalgic game about the passage of time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten Fields.

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  23. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 1,028 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 2 reviews

    In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterparty.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Good Mourning tells a compelling story about rejoice and regrets, redemption and letting go. It’s a tale about good and bad, self-reflection, choices and chances and all the ups and downs of ordinary life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Good Mourning.

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  25. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 167 reviews

    Description Gilded Shadows is a GxB visual novel that explores a whimsical, yet dangerous world which blends the solarpunk and cyberpunk aesthetics into a unique adventure. The player can explore different factions and story lines based on their choices in the common route. The game has 30-40 hours of content where your personality traits lock or unlock various interactions and responses to situa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gilded Shadows.

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  27. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    100% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Gloom and Doom is a visual novel throwback to 90s slacker movies - complete with the solitude and sarcastic retorts - but with a supernatural twist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gloom and Doom.

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  29. SYNOPSISAfter a break-up turns your world inside out, you return home for Christmas hoping the change in scenery will give you space to mend a broken heart. Instead, the universe serves up: a charged encounter with your estranged first love, an unexpected visit from the ex you haven't quite gotten over, and an undeniable connection with the musician-next-door. As the clock counts down to midni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Merry Crisis.

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  30. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    62% User Score Based on 630 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 3 reviews

    Rue Valley Digital Deluxe Edition includes: - Rue Valley - Rue Valley - Digital OST - Rue Valley - Digital Artbook - Rue Valley - Supporter Pack If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rue Valley.

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  31. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    86% User Score Based on 221 reviews

    You and your shattered werewolf pack must save the living Earth with Rage and spirit! In this interactive novel with hundreds of choices, can you defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe? Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names is an interactive novel by Kyle Marquis set in the World of Darkness. It's entirely text-based—1.6 million words, without graphics… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names.

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  32. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 2,710 reviews

    The player becomes Gu Yi, uses the first-person perspective to immerse himself in meeting six beauties, and embarks on a joyful and sweet love journey with them. Six girls that are charming, innocent, intelligent, wild, sexy, glamorous, who will go to the end with you is up to you to decide. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love Is All Around.

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  33. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    80% User Score Based on 90 reviews

    EXPLORE HUMANITY THROUGH THE EYES OF AN AI You are "Arc", an artificial intelligence designed to be the interface between a city-wide augmented reality network known as the "NeuroNet" and the city's inhabitants. Embark on a journey of self-discovery as you learn what it means to be human in a world losing itself to technology. BUILD RELATIONSHIPS As you grow, you will bond with many of Catena… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy.

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  34. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    63% User Score Based on 346 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 9 reviews

    After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Saw Black Clouds.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 22,709 reviews

    Vote for us in the #gjfest ! http://jams.gamejolt.io/gjfest/games/emily-is-away/124136 Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Emily is Away.

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  36. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    89% User Score Based on 498 reviews

    Step into the shoes of a game-loving teen, sent to a harsh correctional institute by Principal Yang for your supposed internet addiction. Inspired by a real-life figure, Dr. Yang, a controversial psychiatrist who advocated for electrotherapy to "cure" troubled teens. You will navigate a branching narrative and make choices that impact your fate. Unravel the truth behind the institute, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breakout 13.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 376 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    Komorebi is a coming-of-age/slice of life story about a group of friends who happen to experience visions of their future; and the fears and anxieties they face as they try to find their own way in a life that may be predestined. From Klace, critically acclaimed creator of Winds of Change. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Komorebi.

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  38. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    98% User Score Based on 5,354 reviews

    "Welcome to BAD END THEATER! Select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates! The decisions you make in one story will affect the others. You can toggle these behaviors to open up new paths! Unfortunately, every path leads to a bad ending... Can you find a way to save this unlucky cast? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BAD END THEATER.

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  39. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 928 reviews

    The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road.

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  40. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 2,364 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 15 reviews

    Out of money and out of luck you find yourself heart broken and on the verge of collapse. Your landlord's taken the key back, you can't finish your manuscript, and your beloved is marrying someone else. With no choice but to handle whatever life throws at you, you set out on the open road on a mission to win back the love of your life. The story from there is up to you. Can your life be salvaged, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Always Sometimes Monsters.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,407 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 4 reviews

    Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eliza.

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  43. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 4,546 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 9 reviews

    A narrative-driven RPG set in a gritty world where a person's Lot is determined at birth, while the gods are real and preside over the fates of men. Set out on a lifelong journey and carve out your own destiny. Will you become a judge, an inquisitor, or conspire against the old order? You decide! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    82% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    If an AI were sentient, how would you know if they were malfunctioning, or experiencing a mental health problem? A story-rich game that explores mental health and AI ethics in the form of therapy sessions with a sentient AI. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Syntherapy.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 163 reviews

    Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guilt Free.

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  47. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Born with a birth defect that he hates, Kakeru struggles with severe anxiety and depression. Guide his timid decisions as he takes a brave step into a new world - joining his school's music club, making unexpected and inspiring new connections, and daring to dream again. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Venus: Improbable Dream.

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  48. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 146 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Join Penny in planning and executing daring heists across the city, and navigate the intricate web of alliances and betrayals that makes up the criminal underworld. With snappy comic book artwork, a swinging soundtrack of electro-jazz and a multiverse-spanning storyline of victories and disasters, Penny Larceny is a must-play for visual novel fans. Are you ready to embark on the heist of a lifetim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain.

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  49. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    88% User Score Based on 240 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 13 reviews

    Signs of the Sojourner is a narrative deck-building game about relationships and communication. As you explore the world your experiences will change you. How will you grow? What will you leave behind? Who will you become? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Signs of the Sojourner.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    95% User Score Based on 275 reviews

    Imagine no asteroid hit the Earth, and millions of years later dinosaurs created their own society. You are the last surviving TRex trying to reach crazy dream of creating time machine. Dynopunk is a visual novel that combines a unique repairing simulator with the ability to directly influence your clients' attitudes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dynopunk.

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