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Games like The Idolmaster: Dearly Stars

Games like The Idolmaster: Dearly Stars

Games like The Idolmaster: Dearly Stars

Looking for games like The Idolmaster: Dearly Stars? Here are top simulation recommendations with a business focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Shining Song Starnova: Idol Empire, The Idolmaster 2 or Cherry Tree High I! My! Girls!.

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  1. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    84% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    The girls of Starnova are back in a new business simulation game! It's up to you the producer to build your office, re-hire the girls and get the money flowing to put on the greatest live concert ever. Do you have the management skills to once again accomplish everyone's dreams? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shining Song Starnova: Idol Empire.

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  2. The Idolmaster 2 is a Japanese raising simulation video game in The Idolmaster series. The story in The Idolmaster 2 is told from the perspective of a producer in charge of leading and training a group of three pop idols to stardom and receive music awards. Its gameplay, while remaining similar to the previous title, features several improvements and differences, including changes in the roster of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Idolmaster 2.

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  3. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    86% User Score Based on 127 reviews

    Cherry Tree High I! My! Girls! is a linear visual novel that picks up the story from the popular adventure game Cherry Tree High Comedy Club. Cherry Tree High I! My! Girls! continues the story of Cherry Tree High Comedy Club, adding new areas, new music, and three new characters to the roster! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cherry Tree High I! My! Girls!.

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  5. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 1,467 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 6 reviews

    Idol Manager is a business sim about conquering the entertainment industry using any means you deem necessary. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idol Manager.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    65% User Score Based on 214 reviews

    Showtime! will allow you to control and build your very own movie studio from the ground up! As a newcomer to Tinseltown it will be your job to create movies your audiences want to see as well as develop new technology to stay relevant in the film industry. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Showtime!.

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  7. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 725 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

    A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 428: Shibuya Scramble.

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  8. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    56% User Score Based on 266 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Neptunia Virtual Stars is an action RPG coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the Neptunia series. This game follows the CPUs as virtual idols teaming up with Mi and Yu of MEWTRAL to save planet EMO from the invaders known as "Anti". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neptunia Virtual Stars.

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  9. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 589 reviews

    The Executive is a sandbox business simulation game that lets you rewrite the history of Hollywood from the 1970s to today. As the founder of a scrappy production company, you’ll produce the movies you’ve always dreamed of, manage ambitious franchises, and build a studio that rivals the industry’s greatest. Navigate the challenges of the movie business, outmaneuver your competition, and decide whe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon.

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  11. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    86% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 24 reviews

    Fire Emblem Fates is split into three story paths. Birthright is one of the two base stories, the other being Conquest. The other story path can be bought digitally at a discount through the in-game store. The third story path is Revelation, a DLC that was released later. You need to be have completed Chapter 6 in either game to access the other stories and DLC. Birthright is the easier path as i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright.

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  12. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 26 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 5 reviews

    Persona 4 Arena is a fighting video game developed for Japanese arcades and later ported to home consoles. Based on Atlus' Persona role-playing game series, Arena serves as a direct sequel to Persona 4 and features characters from its predecessor, Persona 3. Atlus wrote the story to the game while Arc System Works handled the gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Persona 4 Arena.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 4,254 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 4 reviews

    Old World is an epic, historical turn-based strategy game. Set in the classical era, Old World gives players the chance to not just build an empire but to found the greatest dynasty of its age. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Old World.

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  14. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 29 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 4 reviews

    Kenshiro and over twenty other characters from the Fist of the North Star series are ready to unleash rage in another game from Tecmo Koei. Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 has Legend mode that covers the entire manga storyline from the Raoh Saga to the Land of Shura. Dream Mode has original storylines made just for the game that often focus on minor characters from the Fist of the North Star … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    71% User Score Based on 650 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 2 reviews

    The Detail, a crime noir adventure in a modern American city. This is a city where cases matter, clearance rates matter, and on a good day even justice matters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Detail.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    This is a 100% handcrafted point and click adventure about traveling to a seemingly ordinary place, right next to you that slowly introduces itself as a surreal and twisted world that has it's own invisible gods, agendas, and order. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GRUNND.

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  18. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    70% User Score Based on 84 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 20 reviews

    A spin-off in the Atelier franchise featuring characters from past games. The game focuses on town building and management. The main character is not an alchemist, unlike the main games in the franchise, but she can work with them and let them manage an atelier in town making it their own. Gust hopes to make this game its own series in the future while working on the main line of Atelier games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of a New World.

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  19. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 280 reviews

    Design your own wizard to attend a magical school. Learn spells, explore dungeons, make friends, and find a date for the May Day Ball. But be careful, everyone has secrets - including you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magical Diary: Wolf Hall.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 96 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 8 reviews

    Set against a backdrop of psychological terror, The Crow's Eye is a first-person puzzle adventure in which you will use your wits to escape the abandoned Medical University of Crowswood, while investigating the mysterious disappearances of students and faculty 20 years earlier. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Crow's Eye.

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  21. The Idolmaster: One For All is a Japanese raising simulation video game in The Idolmaster series. The story in One For All is told from the perspective of a producer in charge of leading and training a group of pop idols to stardom. Its gameplay, while most similar to its predecessor The Idolmaster 2, features several improvements and differences, and allows players to produce all 13 idols from 76… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Idolmaster: One For All.

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  22. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 1,625 reviews

    The city builder Pioneers of Pagonia is all about exploration, discovery, and reuniting the fantastical islands of Pagonia. Build over 40 different buildings, use more than 70 different types of goods, manage widely branched production chains, and get creative in establishing your economy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pioneers of Pagonia.

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  23. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    "Sorry! I Surrounded By Beauty" is a full-motion live-action interactive video dating simulation game. As the protagonist, Chen Mo, you are a young and promising individual in the early stages of your career. However, you face unexpected professional setbacks and the emotional entanglements that follow. You will encounter beauties with distinct personalities, joining them to uncover the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sorry! I surrounded beauty!.

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  24. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 500 reviews

    Welcome aboard the Determination Bringer! You have been appointed senior conductor of the legendary train, which all the citizens of our vast country are happy to see in their cities. Your responsibilities are maintaining order in the carriage assigned to you and providing assistance to passengers along the way. Your tools are reporting, intimidation, searches and ejection. Remember: the conduct… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholder: Conductor.

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  26. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    70% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 43%Based on 6 reviews

    007 Legends features an original, overarching storyline tying together six classic Bond movies for an original James Bond experience, and equips players with state-of-the-art spy gadgets, an arsenal of weapons and more. In addition to 007 Legends' main story, the game features the return of fan-favorite single-player Mi6 Ops Missions, which debuted in GoldenEye 007: Reloaded and challenges player… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 007 Legends.

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  27. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    95% User Score Based on 3,573 reviews

    Digital Deluxe Edition “Digital Deluxe Edition” with original soundtrack and art book will be available! Preorder BonusesCustomers who preorder the game will receive the following bonus content. ■Digital Novel "Former Lives of the Special Defense Unit: File 03 - Hiruko Shizuhara's First Battle" An exclusive look at Hiruko Shizuhara's life in the Tokyo Residential Complex before the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-.

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  28. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    93% User Score Based on 3,583 reviews

    Build and design your own game studio Starting in any year between 1976 and 2020, begin building your dream game company. With every passing year you will need to research new technologies and features, develop or license better game engines, and make the decisions necessary to go from a small garage studio to an industry dominating mega company. Prepare to release your next hit game on home conso… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mad Games Tycoon 2.

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  29. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    93% User Score Based on 153 reviews

    A SNIPPET of our INDIE STRATEGY GAME TimeMelters about witches and time travel!Rewind time and create Echoes of yourself, manage time distortion, and be at multiple places on the battlefield at the exact same moment! Can you save all 3 sorceresses using your time rewind ability? Good luck, witch! PS If you like the core mechanics, there's a 2-hour demo on Steam coming out today! We could not post… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Timemelters.

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  30. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    82% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 28 reviews

    Take your team all the way in Madden NFL 17 and put yourself at the center of your team’s Championship run in Franchise mode, delivering all-new ways to play and more decisions to make. Driven by the most balanced gameplay yet, the deepest commentary in Madden NFL franchise history, along with fun and fresh ways to play modes such as Ultimate Team and Draft Champions, Madden NFL 17 is the most co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Madden NFL 17.

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  31. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    71% User Score Based on 316 reviews

    Create the films of your wet dreams! Spooky Starlets tasks you to run an adult film studio staffed by sultry undead beings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spooky Starlets.

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  32. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 214 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    Life after myths. Death, disaster, despair. A standalone survival-storybook combining interactive fiction and turn-based strategy. The world is ending, and your small clan's survival depends on how you manage its relationship with the remaining gods and their followers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out.

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  33. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability
    87% User Score Based on 302 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 18 reviews

    This is the latest work by Steins;Gate creator Chiyomaru Shikura, in collaboration with returning staff from the Science Adventure Series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anonymous;Code.

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  34. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    95% User Score Based on 381 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 9 reviews

    Become Atom Eve and take control of your own path as one of the most powerful superheroes in the Invincible universe! Unravel a mystery and balance the dangers and responsibilities of being a superhero with the relatable challenges of everyday life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Invincible Presents: Atom Eve.

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  35. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    80% User Score Based on 1,604 reviews

    Roadmap About the GameBuild exactly the studio you want In Hollywood Animal, you can decide to build a multi-billion-dollar monster that destroys everything in its path, with blockbusters made strictly according to formulas. But this is far from your only option. You might instead create a boutique studio, and conquer the festivals with avant-garde directors. You could build a trash factor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollywood Animal.

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  36. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    70% User Score Based on 40 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Monorail Stories is an adventure game focusing on extraordinary things happening to ordinary people. Board the monorail and experience a special story about humanity, friendships, and intertwined destinies manifesting during the everyday commute. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monorail Stories.

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  37. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    76% User Score Based on 198 reviews

    Delivery INC is a fast-paced time management game where you’ll be challenged with quick decision making and planning. Build a fleet of vehicles and drivers. Pick up deliveries and drop them off as quickly as possible. Put your logic and delivery skills to the test in any real-world city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Delivery INC.

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  39. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    74% User Score Based on 205 reviews

    The ultimate YouTube distraction comes to life in this realistic, engaging simulation of Jelle's Marble League. Play in 16 Track and Field style events as one of 30 real world teams or build your own custom teams. Online multiplayer pits you against the world's finest marble-ists. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jelle's Marble League.

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  41. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 352 reviews

    Cook your way through the bustling solarpunk city of Helianthus as Nori Kaga, a food cart chef aspiring to make it big like her role model, the Culinary Queen herself, Chef Rhubarb. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cook Serve Forever.

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  43. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    79% User Score Based on 272 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 1 reviews

    Immigration Enforcement Case #112: You are under arrest. Unless your friends can cross a broken America, retrieve your identifying documents and stay out of trouble... this is the end of the American dream for you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Not Tonight 2.

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  44. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 2,679 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 7 reviews

    Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Observation.

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  45. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    "You're the idol you used to sing to on stage?" After their first live performance, Nobuyuki and Ai have a fateful encounter with the top idol, Nagisa Yukihiro. Six months later. With Miwako's kindness, Nobuyuki and his friends attend a joint lesson with Uesugi Productions, a long-established entertainment production company. While getting involved with Nagisa through joint lessons, it is decided … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kirakira stars idol project Nagisa.

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  46. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 520 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 1 reviews

    Delve with Shovel Knight into the depths of the Pocket Dungeon in an action-packed puzzle adventure mashup like none other! Join your mysterious guide Puzzle Knight as you shovel through scads of foes, procure new equipment, and battle bosses both familiar and new. Explore a tale with endless twists and turns, quest as your favorite heroes, and even challenge a friend for fast-paced head-to-head c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon.

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  48. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    55% User Score Based on 228 reviews

    Franchise Hockey Manager 5 is the only sports strategy game licensed by the NHL ® , including the real clubs, awards, and trophies associated with the greatest hockey league in the world. FHM 5 allows you to build your hockey franchise into a perennial Stanley Cup winner YOUR way, in the current 2018-19 season or back through the entire history of the sport - all the way back to the very beginning… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Franchise Hockey Manager 5.

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  49. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    98% User Score Based on 468 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram/Phenogram of Linear Restraint (STEINS;GATE 線形拘束のフェノグラム Senkei Kousoku no Phenogram?) is a visual novel released on April 25, 2013 containing a mixture of scenarios set during and after the original visual novel's story-line, but in different world lines. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STEINS;GATE: Linear Bounded Phenogram.

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  50. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 336 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace. There is also a deeper, more adventurous path in which you can complete complex puzzles to restore life changing events of the patient's histo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ether One.

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