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Games like The Hourglass Paradox

Games like The Hourglass Paradox

Looking for games like The Hourglass Paradox? Here are top platformer recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Syke, Dodo Catastrophe or Reminiscence.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    Introducing Syke, a first-person exploratory puzzle game set in a mesmerizing and enigmatic reality. Awakening in a world of impossible physics, you play as an individual making their way through areas of surreal complexity. Through a multitude of engaging puzzles and clues, you will work to piece together a story that defines the nature of this very world. Features: Four distinct and visually s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Syke.

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  2. Imposed Theme: Contraption Development Timelapse: 42 hours First place winner of the McGame Jam 2024 organized by McGill University in Montreal.   Welcome to Dodo Catastrophe! Trying to flee from the frost, the dodos must embark their last ark to survival. At least they try to! In this coop game made for 2 players, you will need to work with your friend to help your zeppelin to go as far as poss… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dodo Catastrophe.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 880 reviews

    You've only precious moments before time collapses onto itself to save your family. Warp, jump and rewind through time and space - and pray that whatever lives between it doesn't notice you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reminiscence.

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  4. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    68% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    Mya of the Desert is a 3D Action/Adventure game where you use earth manipulating powers, or Geomancy, to overcome obstacles, solve puzzles, and defeat foes. Elevate pillars of earth and bend rocks to your will as Mya, a desert wanderer, as she returns life to the world around her! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mya of the Desert.

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  5. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    68% User Score Based on 519 reviews
    Critic Score 52%Based on 3 reviews

    Bye Sweet Carole is a horrific thriller game inspired by the greatest animation movies and created by Chris Darril. (Remothered series) Be ready to jump into the world of Corolla and meet the rabbits that has infested it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bye Sweet Carole.

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  6. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 4,318 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    The Fall is a side-scrolling adventure game with platforming and combat elements. Your character is an AI controlling a combat suit whose occupant is unresponsive and presumably dead or seriously injured. You have crash landed on an unknown planet for unknown reasons and must seek medical attention for your 'pilot'. The bulk of the gameplay resolves around completing a series of object-matching p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fall.

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  7. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    83% User Score Based on 229 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Time Loader is a story-driven, physics-based puzzle platformer with a twist. At the helm of a small robot, you'll travel back to the 90s to prevent a tragic accident. Explore the house of your creator, solve brain-teasing puzzles, acquire unique and powerful upgrades, and see common household items from an entirely new perspective! But remember: meddling with time has serious consequences. You may… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time Loader.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,279 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    In Moss, players can reach out, touch, and interact with the environment while guiding Quill through her journey. As a character within the world, players will work together with Quill to solve puzzles, overcome obstacles, and conquer any danger that comes their way,” said Danny Bulla, co-founder and design director of Polyarc. “As gamers, we’ve been conditioned for years to hold a gamepad in our … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moss.

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  9. If you are having trouble with the third room, please scroll down to see the solutions! Also, the first screenshot shows how to start it. You are Test Subject #5123 in a laboratory, a cross between a fish and a human (though more fish than human), but when you leave your container, you slowly shrink when not placed in water! You'll need to solve puzzles that require you to use your size to your a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Test Subject #5123: Fish Out of Water.

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  10. 56%Game Brain Score
    56% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    In No Hacker's Sky you're a space enthusiast, who also happens to be a skilled hacker. It's set in the future, where a huge space mining corporation called Extrasolar Mining Corp (EMC) has deployed probes, satellites and manned stations on distant planets and moons. You are contacted by a group called Unknown to hack into the EMC network to find out what is going on. Here's where the game begins. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Hacker's Sky.

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  11. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    87% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Run, jump, rewind, and cooperate with your past self in this time-leaping action puzzle! Playable with a keyboard (※Controller recommended) Move: WASD keys or Arrow keys Jump: J key or Space key Rewind: Q key or K key Menu: Return key ▼ Aim for the goal by cooperating with your past self ▼ However, changing past actions causes time paradoxes ▼ Avoiding time paradoxes, breakthrough puzzle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RewindGirl.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    100% User Score Based on 481 reviews

    Master time in this story-rich time-bending puzzle game. You travel back in time to be in two places at once, to solve puzzles impossible to complete alone. Your success hinges on your ability to collaborate with yourself. Can you learn to manipulate time to save humanity? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronigma.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 273 reviews

    BOOMEROAD is an exhilarating action-adventure game in which players slide along boomerang rails you will create. The game is set in an ancient ruin floating in the sky, and the player slides through the vast skies at their own will while searching for the Artifacts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BOOMEROAD.

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  14. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    66% User Score Based on 152 reviews

    This DLC includes the content from the Deluxe Edition of Karmaflow The Rock Opera Videogame. The Deluxe Edition includes the following: (available now) Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame - Act I Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame - Act II Karmaflow: Concept Art (five hi-res PDF files) (available at the end of May 2015) Karmaflow: The Original Soundtrack - Extended Edition (including bonus … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame.

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  15. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    62% User Score Based on 1,283 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 13 reviews

    Explore themes of retrofuturism, transhumanism, and grief in Paradise Lost, an emotion-driven post-apoc story. Discover the mystery of the underground city hidden in an abandoned Nazi bunker, where Slavic mythology mixes with unusual technology. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paradise Lost.

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  16. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 192 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 3 reviews

    Explore the birth of sapient AI in this atmospheric hacking adventure set in the sprawling world of Recompile. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recompile.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    80% User Score Based on 383 reviews

    Plasticity is a 2.5D cinematic platformer about a young girl named Noa who explores and decides the future of her post-oil, plastic-ridden world. Set in the year 2140, in a world where plastic consumption never ended, leaving lifeless cities, flooded towns, and widespread disease in its wake, players will make choices that either help or harm the environment and it's living creatures. After a cert… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plasticity.

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  18. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    WORLD CREATION Create beautiful worlds with simple clicks, from giant windmills to snowy castles and add animals, humans and birds for an amazing creative experience. Add blocks, animated props, trees, buildings and animals with different weather and lighting conditions easily. Change colors of blocks, add animated props and watch as your world comes alive. WALK MODE "Walk" Mode lets you c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blox 3D World.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    60% User Score Based on 30 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Golem is a heart-warming adventure about a young girl and a shape-shifting golem who must navigate the ruins of an ancient tower to solve its challenging puzzles and re-activate its long-dormant machines. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golem.

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  20. About This Game Get ready to leap, explore, and find your way out! Locks n Leaps is an engaging platforming adventure where your quick thinking and precise jumps are the only tools that can guarantee your freedom. Trapped in an enigmatic archipelago made up of several challenging islands, your objective is simple, but the execution will require skill: find the hidden keys, unlock the doors block… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Locks 'n' Leaps.

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  21. Welcome to our game: Man's Best Friend!  In this first person 3D observation duty game you play as a dog trying to protect his owner from malicious entities and ghosts roaming the house at night.  Controls Movement: WASD Bark:        Left mouse click Interact:    E Lore The days are short and the nights feel like a never ending abyss. Walls painted over and over as people move in and out. I… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Man's Best Friend.

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  22. Nightmarise is a challenging climbing game mixed with psychological horror. When you go to sleep, the nightmare begins. The ultimate goal is simple - you have to wake up. To do that, you'll need to climb and reach the top. Find your way up through strange structures that don’t belong in the real world. Every jump matters. Every mistake sends you down again. Compete for time, help each other thro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmarise.

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  23. *Downloadable version recommended, web build sensitivity seems to be way too fast than intended and laggier than the windows build This game was made for the GJL - Game Parade Summer 2021  Game Jam With the theme "One time use".   Play as the spaceship captain stranded on his ship and running out of oxygen.  The goal is to navigate through the ship and find a way to escape by only using items wit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Po-Te-Tows.

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  24. "Exec Adventuria" is an educational puzzle adventure set in a magical world. Guide your hero through enchanted islands, unlocking treasure chests by programming actions and movements. Learn problem-solving and logical thinking as you conquer increasingly challenging levels! Learn problem-solving and logical thinking as you conquer increasingly challenging levels! 1. Game Objective In Exec Adve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exec Adventuria.

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  25. READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING AND PLAYING! This game could only be exported for Windows platforms only! About the game: This game is for the BlackThornProd Game Jam! The second one, to be exact! The theme was "Mini Planets," and so, after a surprisingly short period of thinking, I came up with the idea to make a "Conquerer" game where an entire galaxy is entirely randomly generated; creating 50 planets,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Dream.

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  26. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    Someone needs your help, but you don't have enough time to save her. Leap into the past to succeed, but don't trigger a time paradox. Time Riggers is a turn-based time-leap puzzle game that will challenge your spatio-temporal logic and memory. Goal Activate the switches and reach the exit before the time is up. Each move costs 1 second. The time limit is indicated by the watch. Lea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time Riggers.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    88% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Bring broken pieces together, to reveal shapes of everyday objects. Travel with a Daisy and a Maggot along side several scenarios and discover to where they are headed to. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunset Shapes.

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  28. In the 1960's world governments classified many events at the highest levels, including certain events behind the space race and Project MK Ultra. Researchers have reconfigured the events of one of the most well guarded and "cosmic classified" secrets of these programs. You can now experience for yourself what happened to one of the subjects in this Psychological Thriller / Walking Simul… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apollo Cosmic.

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  29. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 902 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame. Psychology plays a huge role within the game: heroes and enemies are atypical and the line between good and evil is blurred. The plot is rich of unpredictable twists, but it is touching at the same time. The development of the game is similar to that of a film narration, where the player perfectly identifies him… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remothered: Tormented Fathers.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    Mini Painter is a cozy idle desktop game about finding the balance between work and rest. Immerse yourself in a meditative world where a tiny painter colors tiny figurines, decorates their home, and learns to take care of themselves. Decorate the room, buy new geeky items, and boost your little painter’s creativity. The more creativity they have, the better their miniatures will turn out. Each… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mini Painter.

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  33. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 105 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    An ongoing apocalyptic meteor shower has forced the world’s population to settle underground. As Shell, a feline child who awakens to find her mother missing, drill downward from the surface layer through a tile-based underground and discover the Everdeep. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everdeep Aurora.

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  34. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 170 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 21 reviews

    SCHiM is a game about jumping through shades in a challenging and lively environment, touch the light and it's over! This fast-paced 3D platformer takes elements of light & animation and adds them directly to the gameplay, delivering an experience that you will only find in SCHiM. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCHiM.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 775 reviews

    In this light hearted physics based building game, you are a clumsy medieval engineer. The game combines gridless sandbox building with hilarious physics driven third person controls. With infinite structural design possibilities - the only limit is your imagination… oh, and gravity! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Enjenir.

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  36. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    82% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    The Silent Swan is a first-person open world narrative experience across a monolithic, derelict world. Mixing both the walking simulator and open world genres together, the game brings the meaning of openness to urban areas for the first time to this scale. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Silent Swan.

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  37. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Unravel mysteries in an old school Zelda-like 3D dungeon. Welcome to the first chapter of Essence Of The Tjikko ! As an plant-child hybrid with a hummingbird friend, solve puzzles in an enigmatic botanical lab tower. Run, jump, climb, swim, push & pull, ... Use every skills you have to get through other 30 rooms ! Unlock secret items and hidden upgrades and you may see the light of the sun. This … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Essence Of The Tjikko - Prologue.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Immerse yourself in AtmaSphere2, a sequel to the original roll-a-ball game set in a captivating medieval world. Prepare for an even more thrilling experience with an abundance of treacherous traps and unpredictable paths. Challenge your skills like never before as you navigate through increasingly difficult levels filled with traps! Unleash the power of enhanced gameplay mechanics that will put… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AtmaSphere 2.

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  39. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 2,294 reviews

    Opus: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition is the definitive edition of the visual novel style adventure game, now with all new voice acting. Asteroids emitting a sound known as "Starsongs" have become the center of conflict for the immense power they hold. Determined to claim asteroids of his own, a young man ventures out with a girl who can imitate starsongs, lending her voice to unravel an an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Opus: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition.

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  40. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    65% User Score Based on 40 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    In The Watchmaker, a puzzle-adventure game, players take on the role of Alexander. In his steampunk world of giant clock mechanisms, Alexander's routine involves repairing his precious clock tower every day and for years, this is the only life he has known. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Watchmaker.

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

    Hollowed tells the story of a woman who will do anything to bring her perished loved one back to the world of the living. Control Halia and her spirit Oco simultaneously on a single controller in this side-scrolling puzzle platformer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollowed.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    50% User Score Based on 34 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    January 21, 1793, Revolutionaries are about to guillotine King Louis XVI of France. Can you save him and change history? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vive le Roi.

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  44. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    37% User Score Based on 120 reviews
    Critic Score 49%Based on 10 reviews

    XEL is an epic 3D sci-fi fantasy action-adventure. Explore the mysterious world of XEL and help protagonist Reid to uncover her enigmatic past. Make new friends and foes along the way and collect exciting gadgets to master challenging dungeons and solve time bending puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XEL.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    93% User Score Based on 283 reviews

    "SkyIsland" is made by a group of students in a college, quarter-view action-adventure game. Enjoy the wonderful world and beautiful environments as you help the protagonist, Pino, fix his broken plane and defeat monsters to return home safely. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SkyIsland.

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  46. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    75% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Path of Kami is a relaxing puzzle exploration game following the spirit of a Japanese wolf Kazeyo as he navigates the trials of the Mortal and Spirit World through puzzles. He is accompanied by Wisp companion who is there to guide him on his journey. Path of Kami contains elements of both traditional Japanese folktales (Momotaro, Issun-Boushi), as well as a more personal journey for the main chara… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Path of Kami: Journey Begins.

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  47. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    66% User Score Based on 197 reviews
    Critic Score 58%Based on 6 reviews

    The Great Perhaps is a time travel puzzle game about an astronaut returning to Earth destroyed by natural cataclysms. There, among the ruins he finds an unusual artifact - an old lantern, in the light of which you can see glimpses of another time and travel to the past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Great Perhaps.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    63% User Score Based on 528 reviews

    Time is relative. Sometimes 10 seconds can feel like an eternity... In TIMEframe you will discover a world in slow motion. Explore the remnants of a mysterious civilization on the brink of destruction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TIMEframe.

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  49. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    94% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    Born into a punishing environment with no bearings, there is nowhere to go but up. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HATCH.

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  50. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    94% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    Make use of your special abilities to skate, shoot, and fly through over 40 unique locations. In a strange land with almost no information you must be resourceful and clever. Question everything you see and trust nothing you hear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Automaton Lung.

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