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Games like The Island of Crossed Destinies

Games like The Island of Crossed Destinies

Games like The Island of Crossed Destinies

Looking for games like The Island of Crossed Destinies? Here are top action recommendations with a mystery and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with A Bad Christmas Story, Jackie Hart: Headhunter or The Specter's Desire.

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  1. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Christmas lights, winter snow, and a serial killer on the loose. Follow a gifted detective through a twisted holiday night in this story-driven, interactive horror game. Your choices determine who lives, and who dies. Can you outsmart the killer? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Bad Christmas Story.

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  2. An urban fantasy 2D point & click adventure set in Taipei, where the supernatural lurks beneath reality. You play as a paranormal investigator with abilities of her own. Unravel a brutal case of human sacrifice, piece together the clues, interview witnesses and try to keep your head—literally. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jackie Hart: Headhunter.

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  3. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    98% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Every year, Aurea pits its most dazzling stars against one another to see who will make it to the very top. The annual Desire Hierarchy is a fight for the position of Actualized, a title that can make your every dream come true. For decades, the Hierarchy has loomed over the city, and the Maslovs who host it have enjoyed their place at the top. But this year, things are different. It has been 12 m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Specter's Desire.

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  4. A Golden Age Whodunnit Wrapped in Noir and Neon Step into the silk shoes of sharp-witted beat reporter Birdie Malone as she goes deep undercover as glamorous Hollywood icon Clara Bow. The stage is set at Stonecliff Manor, the palatial, cliffside Californian retreat of eccentric billionaire Xavier Montague Stone and his dazzling starlet wife, Vera. Under the cover of a lavish high-society masquera… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dragon Blossom.

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  5. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 7,848 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 4 reviews

    Buy Pentiment on PlayStation Store. A historical narrative-driven game inspired by illuminated manuscripts and printed woodcuts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pentiment.

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  6. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 1,815 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 8 reviews

    Aviary Attorney is an adventure game in the style of the Ace Attorney series. The player takes the role of a defence lawyer, and must investigate crimes and then defend their clients in court. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aviary Attorney.

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  7. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 50 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel taking place during medieval Korea. While investigating mysterious murders, you will have to make interactive choices that will lead you to different paths and endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suhoshin.

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  8. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loretta.

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  9. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    You know the story. A bunch of college kids go partying on a lake on Halloween night, only to be picked off one by one by something lurking in the woods, until only one girl is left to defeat the silent monstrous killing machine once and for all. Only that’s where this story begins. When Final Girl Vivian Finala misses her shot to kill the supernatural slasher Jack Headed Jill, thin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jill O' Lantern: Final Cut.

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  10. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    An otome romance game inspired by Cinderella, Bridgerton and Faeries - featuring a GxB/BxB/GxG romance! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moondusk Masquerade.

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  11. Demo version is readyThe demo is playable until Day 10, does not allow for detailed story progression, and only one ending is available for the demo version. Click the Download Demo button to get it Time To Live is a story about living with a woman for 30 days. She harbors unexplained suicidal impulses, and you decide to save her from jumping off your home's rooftop and protect her for 30 da… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time To Live.

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  12. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Interrogate your own player characters in this six-chapter murder mystery! Your decisions determine how many clues are uncovered for the final player character, the detective. Explore each stage of grief: Chapter 1 stars Orven as he navigates the shocking deaths of his dream and his hero. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.

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  13. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    A Lovecraftian investigative gamebook. New York, 1927. A case pulled from real history, wrapped in cosmic horror. His name was Billy Gaffney. The man who took him was real. But his purpose was from another plane of existence. You play a journalist. You make choices. The story remembers all of them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Omen Exitio: Hunger.

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  14. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Join Detective Guy and his trusty sidekick Cleo the clue-sniffing dog as they investigate the sudden and shocking death of a powerful video game publishing executive. Holed up inside an isolated Alpine hotel during a treacherous blizzard, our detective must search for clues, interview suspects, solve the mystery, and bring the guilty party to justice. Can Guy and Cleo crack this chilling case an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murder Is Game Over: Deal Killer.

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  15. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    81% User Score Based on 168 reviews

    Need more stress in your life? Meet Laura Silver, a paranoid and insomniac detective tasked with researching Slavic mythology. Do you know anything about the Vodnik? Neither does she. Unfortunately, her incompetence won't be your biggest problem in Czechoslovakia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Misadventures of Laura Silver.

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  16. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 632 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 11 reviews

    "A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lamplight City.

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  17. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, graphics
    92% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Death Becomes You is a whodunit mystery set in a magical school. You find your best friend dead, and 4 suspicious students lingering around the scene. Who is the one that did it? Who is lying about their intentions on that night? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Becomes You.

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  18. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 475 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 8 reviews

    What Is This? A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game. Explore underground... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Case of Distrust.

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  19. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    The Island: Into The Mist is a mystery adventure visual novel where every decision counts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Island: Into The Mist.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Twelve individuals with deeply developed characters, whose destinies are intertwined in one terrible night that you have to endure. Every decision you make, every carelessly thrown word, changes the course of events. Any of the twelve can become a victim and anyone can turn out to be a killer, which means that every time a new adventure awaits you. However, catching a maniac, unraveling his se… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Eleven.

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  21. Seven strangers. One collapsed cave. No escape. A sci-fi mystery visual novel where every route to survival pulls you closer to a different companion—and a different lie. Will you unravel the mystery before the cave unravels you? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Advent: Dawn.

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  22. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    The City is a cruel place governed by greedy corporate overlords with money and fear where the wealthy live in upper level utopia while people below is drowned in crime and consumerism. You are a Fixer, someone with a role that enables these crime by bringing together shady people to do shady jobs for a bit of cash while avoiding the existential dread of working 9 to 5 daily. You woke up… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Good Morning Cruel City.

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  23. The Butcher is back... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted Hotel: The Axiom Butcher Collector's Edition.

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  24. 4%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    5% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Hiddenverse: Ominous Opus is hidden object, match-3 storytelling adventure game about Avenlee - a young aspiring writer, who finds her friend buried in the sewers. The tragic accident is quickly revealed to be a cover-up for a murder, and it’s up to you to solve the mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hiddenverse: Ominous Opus.

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  25. A short, story-driven, detective-mystery game where you are tasked with solving a deceptively simple break-in case. Meet the citizens of Arcadia Springs, find and follow the clues, make the right choices, and you may unlock a dark secret kept under lock and key.  You play as Detective Dalton Reynard, the former star detective of the ASPD. After a year-long hiatus, a simple break-in case lands o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Case of Arcadia Springs.

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  26. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    The Ultimate How-to-Socialize video game for the Socially Curious! Social Caterpillar follows an introvert navigating the exhausting task of socializing. Interactions are puzzles that need solved. The more you solve, the more energy you gain to explore... but only if you can ignore the wet whispers of the mysterious Yellow Voice... Solve people like puzzles! Solve a myriad of puzzles, each… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Social Caterpillar.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 43 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

    A game you can read. A book you can play.YOUR HOUSE is a text-driven mystery game where reading is not a break from the gameplay — reading is the gameplay. Every sentence, image, sound, object, and strange detail inside the house may hide a clue. To move forward, you’ll need to read carefully, connect ideas, interact with words, solve puzzles embedded in the text, and unlock the secrets of a mans… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to YOUR HOUSE.

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  28. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Chronicles from the Abyss is a collection of 4 twisted Horror & Thriller stories that will play on the darkest corners of your mind, & every choice drips with dread. Twisted plots, haunting art, and chilling secrets await. Ready to uncover what lurks beneath? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronicles from the Abyss.

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  29. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    When a pair of strangers arrive at his home late one night, Detective Noxley reluctantly emerges from his self-imposed exile. What he uncovers next will put him at the center of a conflict that will change the future of his entire nation. Solve the case and save the day as Sevyn Noxley, a private investigator living in a fantastical world of anthropomorphic animals. Help the citizens of the cap… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragon Detective: A Friend from the Shadows.

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  31. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Aug 7th, 1888 Quincy Ernest, the owner of a shipping company in London, is found dead, drowned within the river, a spiral cut up his leg. Minerva “Mini” Ernest wakes up from a nightmare, much like she has most nights since her husband died a month ago. Detective William Usher has arrived, asking Mini to join him at the station. She is horrified to learn there has been another death, another cri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood On The Thames.

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  32. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Isle of Maligree is a visual novel where your choices matter. Become an investigator from the mainland sent out to the Isle of Maligree to investigate a missing person case. You only have a few days, as the victims of these crimes are forgotten by everyone shortly after disappearing. In this dark fantasy story, malicious spirits have let magic leak into the world. There has never been a greate… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isle of Maligree.

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  33. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    97% User Score Based on 1,149 reviews

    Murders on Yangtze River is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th-century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries. With c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murders on the Yangtze River.

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  34. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    98% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    In a world corrupted by Madness a young druid Enelia uncovers a horrifying truth that threatens her life. To save herself and her loved ones, Enelia defies public order and embarks on a journey where she meets various characters, solves mysteries and makes fateful choices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enelia Dawn of Madness.

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  35. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Step into the smoky, seductive world of the Angels Den, a luxurious burlesque club. Get into the high heels of Holly, a talented dancer graced with a unique gift of telepathy. Help her on a desperate mission to save a friend from certain doom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Night: Burlesque.

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  36. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    There's been a murder in Moontropolis and it's up to Sergeant Squidley to solve the case! But Squidley's life is complicated: He's got an ex-wife who hates him, a son he's ignored for too long, and he's always wanted to learn the saxophone. Will he find time to solve the crime? The choice is yours! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sergeant Squidley: Space Cop!.

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  37. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    92% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. You play as Zhang Xiaochen, a young Rift Watcher, navigating through a series of unsolved cases at his master's behest and eventually becoming a master detective. This is not a traditional wuxia game, as our protagonist Xiaochen knows no martial arts. Instead, you must rely on wits and rhetoric to reveal the truth and best the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mohism: Battle of Words.

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  38. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 760 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    July, 1935. A murder has been committed aboard the SS Hook, eight hours out from New York.Only one problem: you did it.Can you get away with murder? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overboard!.

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  40. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 4,673 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.

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  41. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    55% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Defy destiny & solve intriguing puzzles in this captivating adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DELETE AFTER READING.

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  42. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 2,588 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game. Set in Honjo, Tokyo's Sumida ward during the Showa period (1926-89), this is the unsettling tale of those with the power to curse, derived from the gruesome real world urban legends: "The Seven Mysteries of Honjo." Follow the cursed seven as they embark on a supernatu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo.

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  43. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 2,118 reviews

    A reverse-detective point-and-click adventure where, instead of choosing dialogue options, you control the character's face manually. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who's Lila?.

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  44. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    57% User Score Based on 42 reviews
    Critic Score 44%Based on 5 reviews

    Dreambreak is an adventure set in an alternative post cold war USSR. A quirky and unique mix of clashing gameplay genres. Get fingered for murder in Soviet Russia without actually going there! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DreamBreak.

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  45. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 581 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternal Threads.

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  46. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay
    87% User Score Based on 676 reviews

    Experience the unique puzzles and critically-acclaimed stories enjoyed by tens of millions of players. Investigate cryptic clues, unravel a mystery, and solve puzzles in beautifully illustrated adventures! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adventure Escape Mysteries.

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  47. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    96% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    Twitter | Instagram | Discord Languages: English, Русский [Media 5229848] STEAM | Press Kit Guilty Parade is an interactive Visual Novel with Point & Click elements. The full game... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guilty Parade.

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  48. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    Murder Is Game Over is a pixel art point-and-click murder mystery involving the untimely death of a famous game designer. You and your trusty companion are on the case! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murder Is Game Over.

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  49. On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rainy Butcher.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    95% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    A suspense visual novel filled to the brim with life-or-death situations, puzzles and six different endings. Make your own decisions, solve riddles and reach the truth about the disapperance of the world's leading geneticist (and your best friend). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clean Slate.

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