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Games like The Hourglass Tale

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  1. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 993 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 2 reviews

    Set out on an emotional journey through the bittersweet lives of two people where memories come alive and time bends to your will. Lose yourself in moments of happiness and overcome every hardship as you relive your life’s story. A story of joy and sorrow. A simple story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arise: A Simple Story.

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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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    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, story
    100% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    A perspective-shifting puzzle game Find the Keys Collect the Tapes Switch Gravity  Over 100 levels  Axyz is a vaporwave-flavoured tribute to 90s cult classic Kula World. Use your environmental and spacial awareness to find the key, reach the exit and beat the level. Replay levels as many times as you want to collect everything and record your best time! Each level has 5 tapes to co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Axyz.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    The clock ticks, inexorably. You wake up in a mysterious futuristic laboratory, after a technician spills his coffee on the wrong keyboard. You soon obtain the ChronoGun, which is able to change the temporal properties of objects. Falling items can be sent back to where they fell from, dangerous blades can be safely stopped, and mechanisms can be sped up for speed and power. You need to esca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chrono.

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  7. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 1,580 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 7 reviews

    When you arrive to visit your uncle, you notice something’s wrong. He’s not there to greet you and there was an explosion just as you arrived. Rescue your uncle using his newest invention, the Interdimensional Shift Device. Shift between five different dimensions in real time and work your way through his crazy complex mansion If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum Conundrum.

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  8. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    64% User Score Based on 556 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 17 reviews

    PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PLANET ALPHA.

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  10. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 450 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    TRI is a first-person puzzle exploration adventure game where you place corner points onto walls to build walkable triangular platforms. Find a way through the towers and dungeons in sophisticated levels. Solve puzzles, climb vertiginous abysses, reflect light-rays and try not to lose your mind when you're falling upside-down. Don't worry - the TRIs will let you create your own paths in this mysti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TRI: Of Friendship and Madness.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 190 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Impulsion is a fast-paced first-person platformer designed to play with your nerves and reflexes! Make your way through 25 levels of increasing difficulty by manipulating physics to your advantage, shooting force fields to slow down or speed yourself up and the environment! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Impulsion.

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  12. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 104 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Enter the afterlife. Overcome fate. Reclaim what was lost. This challenging puzzle platformer weaves a heart-warming story through stunning artwork, emotive music and genre-bending mechanics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evergate.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 1,666 reviews

    In Edge players take direct control of the cube and roll their way around the game's dozens of levels. Search for all the prisms and find the shortcuts to improve your times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EDGE.

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  15. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    A small brain-bending adventure. A vanished expedition. A lost civilization that mastered time. And one person you need to find. Key Features ️ Bend time to your will – Slow down, speed up, or freeze objects in time. Experiment with physics-based puzzles that challenge your perception. ️ A world suspended in time – Explore an enigmatic city where time has stopped. Uncover how a civilizatio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trigger of Time.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    98% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    You are a firefly of energy, navigating from Orb to Orb, giving them life, and solving puzzles to revive the mysterious universe around you. An evil shadow interferes with your quest and seems to grow ever more menacing. Can you and your allies stop it from taking over your world? Features Be in several places at once: control multiple Orbs and make them cooperate to solve puzzles. Like playing co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orbyss.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 1,160 reviews

    You are trapped on a train that runs forever.Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.Please be aware of any train anomalies..Platform 8 is a short walking simulator inspired by Japanese subways and liminal spaces. Play time 15~60 mins About Video Distribution See the official KOTAKE CREATE website. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Platform 8.

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  18. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 51 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

    Control the strings of fate and embark on a grand adventure with Drev and Nieve. A magical, story-driven 2.5D puzzle-platformer where puppeteering mechanics and a whimsical, theater-inspired world intertwine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Upon A Puppet.

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  19. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    89% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    # KEY FEATURES - An unmatched hero: Wielding powers of mythic proportions, the Prince returns to action-adventure gaming with gravity-defying acrobatics, ferocious fighting skills, and the ability to bend time to fulfill his destiny. - The Sands of Time: Ubisoft's Montreal Studio presents the Sands of Time - a technological breakthrough that will change the face of action-adventure gaming foreve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

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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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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    61% User Score Based on 860 reviews

    Experience the mysterious, timeless world of Toren, the first adventure game from Brazilian indie developer Swordtales. You are Moonchild, destined to climb the tower (known as Toren) on a hauntingly solitary journey to find your purpose. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toren.

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  23. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 67 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 3 reviews

    Time Master is a fantasy themed time manipulation puzzle game. Rewind time and collaborate with your past self to solve dozens of hand-crafted puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time Master.

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  24. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    82% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    Totally Unbalanced is a 3D platform game where you have to complete puzzles and overcome obstacles. Totally Unbalanced also features (currently) two multiplayer modes : sumo arena with 4 players and racing mode with 16 players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Totally Unbalanced.

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  25. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 5,138 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 8 reviews

    The Swapper is a short puzzle platformer where you must complete every puzzle and collect 124 orbs, in groups of 3 and 9 later on, to complete the game. The game has a tool which lets you create up to 4 clones and switch between them as long as you have a clear line of sight. The main obstacles for the puzzles are 3 kinds of lights that interfere with the tool in different ways to make the puzzl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Swapper.

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  26. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 159 reviews

    ABOUTTHE IMPOSSIBLE is a minimal perspective illusion puzzle game. You control a small square in the IMPOSSIBLE world and remember: nothing is IMPOSSIBLE. FEATURES First game in the world with Dark Mode Simple control. Play using the keyboard (arrows or W,A,S,D), numeric keyboard, full gamepad support (vibrations) or mouse swipe or click. After completing the test you will see your IQ sc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE IMPOSSIBLE.

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  27. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    76% User Score Based on 348 reviews

    Four Sided Fantasy is a wordless, seamless experience where you use screen wrap to solve puzzles in ways you never thought about before. Remember in Pac-Man how you can go off one side of the screen and "wrap" to the other? In Four Sided Fantasy, the player has the ability to toggle this screen wrap on and off at any time. Each new season in the game brings a new twist to screen wrap. Just as you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Four Sided Fantasy.

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  28. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 1,750 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 10 reviews

    The Bridge is a 2D logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bridge.

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  29. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 178 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town back on Earth. They soon discover the town is the beginning of a strange and mysterious journey... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lifeless Moon.

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  30. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    81% User Score Based on 27 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 3 reviews

    Tales of the Tiny Planet tells the story of a separated group of planet friends who want to reunite. You have to assist them against the dangers of time and space. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of the Tiny Planet.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    77% User Score Based on 497 reviews

    Spectraball combines elements of platforming, puzzle solving, addictive gameplay, and stunning visuals to deliver an experience that sets a new standard for the genre. In addition, Spectraball utilizes Steamworks, offering full support for achievements and stat tracking. Roll, jump, and launch your way through several diverse and detailed environments. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spectraball.

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  32. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 3,141 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contrast.

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  33. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 2,515 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 3 reviews

    Tiny & Big, a comic styled jump and slice platformer, gives you the unique ability to shape a whole world at your will! You are Tiny, a nerdy inventor who tries to reclaim his most beloved possession: Grandpa's white, fine rib underpants! On his journey through a forsaken desert he will meet mysterious creatures, no clowns, a taxi robot and his arch enemy: Big! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny & Big: Grandpa's Leftovers.

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  34. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 954 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 12 reviews

    Shady Part of Me is a narrative puzzle game. It tells the story of a little girl, frightened by the light, and her shadow. Together, they try to get out of the dreamlike world in which they are locked. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shady Part of Me.

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  35. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    63% User Score Based on 292 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 13 reviews

    Relicta is a first-person physics-based puzzle game where you need to creatively combine magnetism and gravity in order to unravel the secrets of Chandra Base. Alone in the treacherous depths of the Moon, your scientific mind is the only thing that can keep your daughter alive... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Relicta.

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  36. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    75% User Score Based on 145 reviews

    Jelly Killer - Retro Platformer The Adventures Of A Young Bioweapon. In this game you will act like the young bioweapon. You will encounter lots of traps and puzzles. You will have to possess human bodies to pass the game to the end. Good luck! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jelly Killer.

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  37. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    91% User Score Based on 2,367 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 6 reviews

    The green creature, ibb, and the pink creature, obb, travel through a world divided by a thin horizon line; on either side of the barrier, everything is inverted and gravity works in opposite directions. The game is focused on cooperative play and the two characters must work closely together to progress through the game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ibb & obb.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    96% User Score Based on 144 reviews

    Dash, jump, and fly at full speed through Wunderling DX: a non-stop puzzle platformer and the world's first "goomba simulator"! Race against the clock, beat tricky puzzles to uncover shiny secrets, and stomp the odds to please your evil overlord! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wunderling DX.

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  39. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 176 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 8 reviews

    Includes: Soundtrack Artbook Aspire: Ina's Tale - Deluxe Edition content includes the full original soundtrack and "The Art of Aspire" digital artbook, where you can learn about the game's stunning world, characters and more from developer Wondernaut Studio. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aspire Ina's Tale.

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  40. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    70% User Score Based on 462 reviews

    FACE IT is a game about facing the most challenging feelings of the human experience. It uses a dark atmosphere combining classic platformer mechanics with survival dynamics to bring the feeling of wandering in the deepest and darkest places of the mind and soul.Defeat Ghosts with the power of your inner light.Face dangerous traps in a challenging platformer experience.Find your way through mazes … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Face It - A game to fight inner demons.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    81% User Score Based on 377 reviews

    Inertia is a first-person platformer with free-running aspects, inspired partially by other parkour movement based games, as well as game-modes seen throughout various Source titles, such as surf, bhop and kreedz. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inertia.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    86% User Score Based on 185 reviews

    Save the Universe with the Alien-Cat in this brand new puzzle-platformer game! Jump on your enemies heads, push the boxes and walk on the ceiling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Cat.

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  43. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 73 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

    Faraday Protocol is a first-person, story-driven puzzle game that will award you with a solid sense of accomplishment when overcoming its challenges. You are Raug Zeekon, interstellar archeologist from planet Cunor. You have been sent by your company to investigate the source of a mysterious signal coming from an unexplored star system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Faraday Protocol.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 108 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 7 reviews

    The whole city has been plunged into darkness. After an accident at the power station, a living electric spark must restore electricity to the city and give citizens back their safe and carefree lives. TurnOn tells the spellbinding tale of a brave alien creature and its striking journey through blackout world, in an incredibly colorful and detailed platformer without platforms. Featuring a charmin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TurnOn.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 5,517 reviews
    Critic Score 95%Based on 2 reviews

    Single Player, HD (High Definition). Manipulate the flow of time. Rescue the Princess. Contemplate the world; save yourself. The full version of Braid allows you to visit all the worlds, and thus use all the time-manipulation powers. Perhaps you will find the Princess and rescue her. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Braid.

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  46. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 359 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

    Buy Humanity on PlayStation Store. A unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming, Humanity puts the fate of all mankind in your hands. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HUMANITY.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    59% User Score Based on 135 reviews

    You don't have any abilities. The only thing you have is your brain. By using it you can get out of the most difficult situations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colortone.

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  50. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    83% User Score Based on 18 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Go on a dangerous journey into the heart of asteroid to save humanity from disaster! Control the Technosphere, roll, jump, balance, solve puzzles and go through the mazes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TECHNOSPHERE RELOAD.

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