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Games like The Housewife

Looking for games like The Housewife? Here are top simulation recommendations with a drama focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Sea of Solitude, Gone In November or Mosaic.

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  1. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 1,027 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 8 reviews

    When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Sea of Solitude takes you on a personal journey of a young woman’s loneliness. Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world where nothing is quite what it seems. Meet fantastical creatures and monsters, learn their stories, and solve challenges. Explore a flooded city by boat, on foot, or by swimming through the water itself. Dare to look wha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sea of Solitude.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    52% User Score Based on 221 reviews

    Gone In November Collector's Edition Content includes: Game's source code Uunused contents Behind-the-scene images If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gone In November.

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  3. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 322 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 17 reviews

    Mosaic is a mysterious narrative game, where you follow the repetitive and lonely life of an average commuter.... Until one day, when strange things start happening. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mosaic.

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  4. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 474 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 4 reviews

    My Lovely Daughter is a simulation game with elements borrowed from other works of fiction that involve alchemy as part of the narrative. The game want to focus on the idea that “life is not beautiful,” and the few things that can make it pretty are things like family and success. The game want to present the question of how far will you go to achieve them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Lovely Daughter.

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  5. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    88% User Score Based on 260 reviews

    Fractured Minds is an immersive artistic short game, exploring anxiety and mental health issues. Winner of the BAFTA Young Game Designers Award, Fractured Minds is a game created by 17-year-old Emily Mitchell, with the hope of aiding understanding and awareness of mental illness. Embark on a journey through the human psyche and experience six atmospheric and thought-provoking chapters, each symb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fractured Minds.

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  6. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    74% User Score Based on 463 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 3 reviews

    Actual Sunlight is a short interactive story about love, depression and the corporation. The game puts you in the role of Evan Winter, a young professional in Toronto, as he moves through three distinct periods of his life. The story is linear, unavoidable and (hopefully) thought-provoking. You experience his perceptions, fall under the consequences of his decisions, and meet everyone who didn’t … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Actual Sunlight.

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  7. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 2,364 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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    36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    36% User Score Based on 527 reviews

    Claw your way through the abyss of the mind and survive the horrors that stalk you as you attempt to survive seven days as... an Indie Developer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Make it indie!.

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  9. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    69% User Score Based on 270 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    ‘Between Me and The Night' is a surrealist action adventure game that walks the thin path between sanity and madness. Take on the role of a young boy and explore and interact with the mysterious house in which he lives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Between Me and The Night.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 582 reviews

    2 mini-games - in 1 You play as an officer of Gaypolice, who must arrest all straight people. And in 2 mode you play for straight, got to GAYLAG and you need to squats on the bottle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gay World.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 454 reviews

    Chronology is a mind-bending mix of puzzle, adventure and platform game where you defy time by manipulating the past and the future, in order to fix the present. Play as the Old Inventor and his sidekick The Snail, and take advantage of their special abilities - travel back and forth in time, stop time, manipulate objects and solve puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronology.

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  12. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 407 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    This Strange Realm Of Mine is a First Person Shooter mixed with poetry and psychological horror. Graphic style is 3D mixed with pixel art. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Strange Realm Of Mine.

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  13. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 3,444 reviews

    Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment. This game aims to show other sufferers of depression that they are not alone in their feelings, and to illustrate to people who may not understand the illness the dept… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depression Quest.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 857 reviews

    9.03m, is a short, first person, art/empathy game for PC. Not a game in the traditional sense of the word; it aims to humanise, and remember the victims of the 2011 Japanese tsunami. The media is quick to put figures to death tolls in such disasters, and 9.03m tries to remind people of the individuals behind those figures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 9.03m.

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  15. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 920 reviews

    The Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne is an interactive story about a painfully introverted college student who has to make oatmeal in the communal kitchen of her dorm. The gameplay will challenge you to find the right ways to help Samantha as she embarks on her journey to the other side of her bedroom door. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    58% User Score Based on 211 reviews

    An independent story-based cinematic FPS game describing the drama of a student 's. Story is based on experienced emotions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morphine.

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  17. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 18,116 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Beginner's Guide.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    93% User Score Based on 4,698 reviews

    The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...By author Remigiusz Michalski (Harvester Games) this suspenseful psychological horror game features stylized artwork, a simple keyboard control method and English voice act… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cat Lady.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    78% User Score Based on 249 reviews

    The Kite is a small dramatic point-and-click adventure. The game highlights the problems of an unsuccessful family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Kite.

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  20. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    96% User Score Based on 1,070 reviews

    You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. Distraint 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DISTRAINT 2.

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  21. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 466 reviews

    Based on a famous Polish cartoon, Teddy Floppy Ear stands out as a great entertainment for children. Prepared by an experienced team, Teddy Floppy Ear - Kayaking mixes fun adventure game with a healthy dose of learning, perfect for young minds. Send your kid onto an unforgettable journey with the world's most charming bear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Teddy Floppy Ear: Kayaking.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    79% User Score Based on 2,613 reviews

    When Lucius was born on June 6th, 1966, nobody expected him to be anything other than a normal little boy but everything changed on Lucius’ 6th Birthday, when his true calling was revealed to him. Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood-filled tour of horror through his own house, using Hell’s powers of telekinesis and mind control to orchestrate deadly acc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucius.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 2,830 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 8 reviews

    Copycat is a narrative-driven game that explores loneliness and belonging. It follows the story of Dawn, a hell-no-to-home-brand, pampered indoor cat living her best nine lives - until she becomes the target of an elaborate plan when a jealous stray look-alike steals her place in the home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Copycat.

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  24. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 1,910 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 15 reviews

    A musical action-adventure set in the recesses of the human mind... Welcome to the world of Figment. A strange and surreal world; a place filled with our deepest thoughts, urges and memories, populated by the many voices we hear in our heads. # Discover the human subconscious This mind has been quiet and calm for many years. But something has changed. New thoughts have started to emerge - takin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Figment.

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  25. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    79% User Score Based on 886 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 10 reviews

    The Novelist asks one central question: can you achieve your dreams without pushing away the people you love? The game focuses on Dan Kaplan, a novelist struggling to write the most important book of his career while trying to be the best husband and father he can be. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Novelist.

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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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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 6,686 reviews

    Seen is a runner game about a lonely kid struggling to reach his only hope. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seen.

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  28. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    60% User Score Based on 916 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 2 reviews

    MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mind-bending tale. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MIND: Path to Thalamus.

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  30. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    70% User Score Based on 412 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Family Man is a first-person story-led RPG that asks the question: When pushed to the limits of your own morality, how far would you go for the sake of your family? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Family Man.

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  31. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 5,348 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 2 reviews

    A totalitarian State controls every aspect of private and social life. Laws are oppressive. Surveillance is total. Privacy is dead. You are a State-installed manager of an apartment house. The State requires you to spy on your tenants, and report any illegal or subversive activity. However, you can also choose to keep the information to yourself, or use it to blackmail the residents, resulting in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholder.

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  32. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    72% User Score Based on 1,546 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 23 reviews

    The Town of Light is a psychological adventure told in the first person. The story is set in Italy in the first half of the 20th Century in a place which really existed and has been meticulously reconstructed. Exploring and interacting with the environment you will relive the history of the main character through her confused viewpoint and on the basis of your choices, the story will develop in di… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Town of Light.

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  33. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    77% User Score Based on 14,084 reviews

    Create your own videos from your parents’ house and start getting your first subscribers, views, and likes. Meet well-known YouTubers, go to the wildest parties, share your life through social media, and deal with your haters. Monetize your content, sign with exclusive networks, and customize your place with the coolest stuff. Grow until you can afford a mansion in outer space! Record gameplays,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Youtubers Life.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    54% User Score Based on 1,172 reviews

    Dream’s gameplay is strongly based around exploration with games such as Yume Nikki and LSD being the initial inspiration for the concept. On top of this we have been inspired by the narrative elements in Dear Esther and Deus Ex’s non-linear story telling and environments, the resulting gameplay maintains aspects of all 4 games. There will be many puzzles to solve, horror sections and some more na… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    92% User Score Based on 434 reviews

    A story-focused adventure game about a little girl in the world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lydia.

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  36. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 466 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

    Lost Words is a 2D narrative adventure game where players move words to solve puzzles. The game features a story written by Rhianna Pratchett and ties the narrative into the gameplay in an unusual way, by having the player running on and interacting with words to solve puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Words: Beyond the Page.

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  37. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 2,286 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 2 reviews

    Do you know what love is? This game is trying to give our answer. This game encourages people to have a sensitive and gentle heart. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LoveChoice.

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    40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    34% User Score Based on 397 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    You wake from cryostasis to find your ship lying crippled on an uncharted planet; shards of platinum-iridium alloy puncture the shimmering alien sand, the wind passes quietly over dead hydrocolliders. It isn't known how long the ruined vessel has sat here, or even what caused the crash, but one thing is clear: Time is rapidly running out.Stranded is a minimalist adventure game that foregoes dialog… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stranded.

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  39. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 4,418 reviews

    A dark, sad, funny, weird 1st person exploration game in which you play as a man obsessed with the meaning behind a painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE STATIC SPEAKS MY NAME.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    67% User Score Based on 258 reviews
    Critic Score 32%Based on 5 reviews

    Apply for asylum in a city filled with strange creatures. WASD or Arrows to move / Mouse click to interact #other If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NORTH.

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  41. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 249 reviews

    Labyrinthine Dreams is a short puzzle game about Beth, a young woman who is standing at Death’s Door. After a traumatic childhood and a tough entry into the world of adulthood, she was just starting to take control of her life. However, she is now up against an insidious enemy who threatens to take everything away from her. During what may be her final hours, Beth wanders through important moments… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Labyrinthine Dreams.

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  42. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 594 reviews

    my eyes deceive is a first-person psychological horror experience set in a basement, or shelter, if you will. Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living there all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you by keeping you in his shelter. He's very insistent on you taking your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to my eyes deceive.

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  43. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 3,909 reviews

    The Way of Life makes the player relive the same life's experiences from the point of view of three characters of different ages: an adult, an old man and a child. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Way of Life Free Edition.

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  45. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 2,285 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 17 reviews

    A third-person exploratory action/adventure title in which a boy ends up on a mysterious island and makes his way through its highly stylized environments, containing puzzles and slight navigation challenges, to get to the bottom of why he's ended up there and to reach the end of the road he's inadvertently begun to travel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RiME.

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  46. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 2,013 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 7 reviews

    A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a young couple dealing with a tragedy in their own. Uncover artifacts from the young couple’s life as they too become intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The First Tree.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    57% User Score Based on 578 reviews

    Gynophobia is a horror shooter about abnormal fear of women. Gynophobia is using classic first person shooter gameplay, to convey story about Mark, who is suffering from different phobias, including abnormal fear of woman. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gynophobia.

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  48. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 3,779 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 11 reviews

    From the creator of To the Moon: A simple, wordless 1-hour short about a boy who found an injured bird, told through a blur between reality and imagination. A Bird Story is an interactive pixel animation with the sole purpose of telling a simple story. It is a standalone narrative, with its own beginning and ending. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Bird Story.

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  49. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    67% User Score Based on 94 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Niko is a spiritual journey through the dreams, where adventure, puzzles and mysteries come together in an oneiric and minimalist world. Dare to dream! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Niko: Through The Dream.

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  50. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 33,509 reviews

    From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness.Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover. Created in collaboration with neuroscientists and people who experience psychosis, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.

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