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Games like The King in Yellow Borders

Games like The King in Yellow Borders

Games like The King in Yellow Borders

Looking for games like The King in Yellow Borders? Here are top action recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Rings and Running Shoes, Muddled Traffic or Nova Hearts: The Spark.

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  1. 57%Game Brain Score
    57% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Welcome to Sonic's World - A universe unique and beyond what you know from the SEGA games! Where, inspired by Sonic and other heroes of the franchise, you and your friends will create a team of heroes that will save the world from the forces of evil! For those unfamiliar - tabletop (or role-playing, or pen-and-paper) games are imagination focused games, like Dungeons and Dragons. This one is based… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rings and Running Shoes.

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  2. Muddled Traffic is a short puzzle game made for GMTK gamejam 2025 where the theme is "Loop", the goal of the game is to place all the cars such that they will be able to loop endlessly without colliding. ### Spoilers ### Solutions to all levels can be found here : https://stripe-fig-a09.notion.site/Solutions-24382d7d10968068aac8ea1137f41610?pv... Credits : Assets:Kenney Barn by Poly by Google… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Muddled Traffic.

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  3. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Experience the first chapter of Nova Hearts for FREE! As Luce, become a superhero in your hometown of Vermillion after a mysterious force magically transforms some of its residents. Reconnect with friends, family and new people, building your relationships as you progress. TEXT, DATE and FIGHT in this turn-based combat dating adventure. EXPRESS YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH STRATEGIC TURN-BASED COMBA… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova Hearts: The Spark.

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  4. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, music
    83% User Score Based on 218 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Muv-Luv Photonmelodies is one of two side-story collections in the Muv-Luv series of visual novels released in 2014, the other being Photonflowers*. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Muv-Luv Photonmelodies.

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  5. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 60 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    The second chapter in the "Chronicle of Innsmouth" saga. A team of scientists are attempting to be the first to reach a previously unknown chain of mountains higher than the Himalayas. Within a huge cavern they discover the alien bodies of hithertofore unknown creatures frozen in the ice walls. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness.

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  6. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Miasma and Monsters A weird, dark, fantasy role-playing game Created by Peter TR Bernhardt of Goblin Pit Games Physical copies available here. Link to the Referee's Quickstart. Miasma and Monsters is a TTRPG inspired by the Knave hack, Glaive, but it is its own game entirely. It offers a class-less system that lets players customize their character as they advance in levels. It should be comp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miasma and Monsters Player's Pamphlet.

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  7. 40%Game Brain Score
    40% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Waddle Knight is a Kirby fangame with gameplay similar to Hollow Knight that stars Bandana Waddle Dee! Kirby gets kidnapped by a dark creature, and it's up to Bandana Waddle Dee to save him! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Waddle Knight.

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  8. Small bullet-hell game about an apprentice witch protecting magic by absorbing the magic of the Arcane Master. In Mana Drought, you play as an apprentice witch, who finds out about her masters plans to drain all magic from the entire world. He is also draining your magic! You have to siphon off the magic from his projectiles, to be able to fight back! Instructions: Credits: Made with ❤️ by Kinam… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mana Drought.

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  9. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Irritability & Mood Swings is a simple, yet chilling psycho-horror game created by an Indie Developer. It leverages beautiful 3D assets and Unreal Engine 4 to create a scary hallucination environment in an old Victorian style house. This game has a wide variety of sounds and music to engulf the player into this horrifying situation. The player is tasked with finding their mother by unlocking d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Irritability & Mood Swings.

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  10. SHIVER Double Feature LIVE NOW on GamefoundA collection of terrifying tales for the award winning SHIVER RPG that really show the game's ability to portray any setting and sub-genre you love. From Weird Wild West, to Arctic Special Ops Teams, to outer-space explorers, as long as something strange is going on SHIVER has you covered. A Military operation discovers horrors aboard a lost ship in the A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SHIVER RPG - The Cursed Library.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    96% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    After surviving a mysterious forest attack that erased his memory twelve years ago, a former Man in Black, now a field guide named Robert, leads a group of tourists to the source of an Alaskan river... When they are attacked by the Grizzly Man, a mysterious and deadly figure linked to the CIA and Project MKUltra. A Pixel Pulp slasher! Grizzly Man is a standalone experience and the newest installme… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grizzly Man.

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  12. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    80% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi's first case, the Honjin Murder Mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders.

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  13. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 104 reviews

    Summer vacation is finally here, and the next few weeks promise to be anything but uneventful! Natsu has just 30 days to acclimate to life in the countryside, help the locals face their demons, find that special someone, and gain the self-confidence to return home with his head held high! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Natsu no Sagashimono: What We Found That Summer.

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  14. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 115 reviews

    An atrocious scandal threatens the Catholic Church when the lifeless body of a woman is discovered in the rectory of a young priest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What have you done, Father?.

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  15. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    99% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    A surreal, coming-of-age visual novel set in early 2010s Central Florida, "Siren's Call" is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside of you knows that this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.

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  16. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 76 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 8 reviews

    Embark on a story-rich 2D Metroidvania adventure with breathtaking hand-drawn art, playing as miser-turned-hero Ebenezer Scrooge in a reimagined Victorian-fantasy based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel, A Christmas Carol. Enlist the help of ghosts to save the people of London before it’s too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ebenezer and the Invisible World.

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  17. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    87% User Score Based on 119 reviews

    The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Higurashi When They Cry Hou+.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, humor
    96% User Score Based on 4,925 reviews

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a truly daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dagon.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 391 reviews

    It's rumored that those who play 'Bad End'- a Visual Novel will die in real life if they make the wrong decision in the game itself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BAD END.

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  20. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    96% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    "Life is like a waiting room, except people don't leave in the order they enter." Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story. Just life and the characters finding their own ways of facing death in an indifferent, relentless, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project.

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  21. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 121 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

    Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance is a dating sim about a socially anxious teenage girl looking for romance with a conflicted magical Fairy, a sensitive loner Sasquatch and a bold and unpredictable Velociraptor. A teen drama about the fear of change and finding hope in each other. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance.

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  22. Fixing Time: A Hack & Makerspace Adventure This classic-style text adventure was created for the Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2025. Introduction Step into the shoes of a curious Hackspace member as you uncover a mysterious machine, tinker with intriguing technology and travel through time itself. Inspired by the golden age of interactive fiction and created as a tribute, this adventure d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fixing Time: A Hack & Makerspace Adventure (TALP).

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  23. Space Wizard Power Tournament Space Wizard Power Tournament is a very work-in-progress implementation of a turn-based tactical role-playing game. It was built by a team of one for the first official Bevy game jam. Warning: it isn't very playable yes. This project is my first ever game jam submission. It was also my first time using the Bevy game engine. One thing I learned was how much I love En… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Wizard Power Tournament.

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  24. 43%Game Brain Score
    43% User Score Based on 8 reviews

    Goblin's Heart is a solo card adventure that blends strategic dungeon-crawling with a erotic story. You play as Griz, a young goblin who is more interested in romance than riches. His quest? To delve into a dangerous, ever-looping dungeon to find legendary gems—not for power, but to win the heart of a special someone. This game is a digital adaptation and expansion of the brilliant game "Loot the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goblin's Heart - A Loot the Loop inspired game.

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  25.      A stupid rainy day. Another one, the umpteenth in Soviet Europe. It kindly keeps the dust down, but moving through the rubble is difficult: the risk is that of slipping and breaking a bone. I'm in the right alley. I can't see the door, though... Ah! There it is, at the end, behind those boards. Now it's only a question of grit--stepping into a future that sounds so surreal. But even so, l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Train to Piccadilly.

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  26. 46%Game Brain Score
    46% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Team JethKo - Knee Deep is a detective adventure with role-playing elements & turn-based combat. What started as a small project turned into a huge thing that took almost a year of work. [: In this game I put ideas into action that have accompanied me since my teenage years & have now become reality. Graphics (apart from facesets & backgrounds), music & story are made by me again. In this concoct… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Team JethKo - Knee Deep.

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  27. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    README! Developer: https://itch.io/profile/titlechanqwerty Publisher:  https://statteam.itch.io/ ------------------------------------------------------ Well. Someone is rioting in purgatory again. So. You can stop this! This Ukraine Shoot em up and arena game. Kill all enemy! Pre-Story -> We all die sooner or later, and when we die, we either go to hell or heaven. But you can also get into Purgat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adriana::System: Circulatory.

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  28.          The game is broken down into Chapters which are also levels of advancement for the chief character named Jenkins. You read each chapter to progress your way through the game and collect or pretend to collect either money (gold currency or crystal rubies) supplies and/or weapons. Each chapter or level is more elaborate than the previous chapters and you may come across images that represen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Zanadon :Redemption Revised Version.

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  29. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 283 reviews

    A twisted first person horror adventure. As an employee of the SCP Replication Division you are tasked with testing artificially developed paranormal events. Solve puzzles, converse with anomalous entities and explore multiple paths to untangle the secrets behind the Replication Division. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Go Home Annie: An SCP Game.

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  30. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Welcome to Archival Anemoia, an archive of over 30 different games made over the course of around 13 years, all by one girl in her childhood, and all for free! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Archival Anemoia.

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  31. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    81% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asleep: Ato 1.

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  32. 13 years ago, a man named Joann decided he would bring God back into our world. He couldn't succeed, but his idea lives on through Theodore, an aloof dreamer who's trying to create a utopian society in a new world. JUSFASLEX is a story about a boy's struggle to stay himself and get along with the new inhabitants of his dimension: Emma, a spirited redhead older than him, and Rebecca, a charming, r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to JUSFASLEX.

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  33. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    96% User Score Based on 201 reviews

    The first console game of the stage-themed multi-media franchise "Revue Starlight" is on its way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Revue Starlight El Dorado.

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  34. 34%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    42% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Travel Aporia to save it from the Demon Queen Nazmul. Guide a team of girls through strategic fights and strengthen your bonds in this dungeon crawler RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leveling up girls in another world.

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  35. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay
    72% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    Every granddaughter visits her grandmother for tea and something delicious to eat. Lumy is no different from millions of other girls. That is, except for one thing… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crossroad.

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  36. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    74% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    Join Eldan and Dathan as they set off on a tricky mission which immediately hits disaster. Threats build up around them from the ominous Zerrlan sect. Can they find help on their way from the good Virtran monks? And more importantly, can they help you find Dathan's vanished sisters? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadows and Lies.

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  37. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    69% User Score Based on 138 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

    FIVE: Guardians of David is an expansive action-RPG set in the ancient lands of Canaan. Lead and play the five heroes, battling across exotic locations filled with archaic cultures, rich characters, and powerful artifacts. Experience one of the greatest stories ever told in this 11-Act epic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FIVE: Guardians of David.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    79% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    The Outpost Nine - Episode 1 is a visual novel/point and click hybrid game following the small skeleton crew of "The Outpost", a lonely mining facility set on the small moon "Cobalt Paradise". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Outpost Nine.

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  40. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, atmosphere
    96% User Score Based on 764 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    Includes: Character Art Collection - Character art and sketches PC Wallpaper x 3 designs (Each available in 1280x720, 1600x900, 1920x1080) Mobile Wallpaper x 5 (Yoshino, Tohka, Kotori, Origami, Kurumi) Official Soundtrack (27 tracks) Get comfortable with your waifus with this Deluxe Pack! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation.

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  41. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 2,676 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    SCP: Secret Files is a collection of paranormal cases from the SCP Foundation, an organization tasked with containing dangerous anomalies. You join as an assistant researcher for Dr. Raymond Hamm and complete a strenuous induction program that will make you question everything you know. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Secret Files.

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  42. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 8,811 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 13 reviews

    Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads. Are you ready? Hi ready, I'm Dad. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator.

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  43. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 779 reviews

    Yan is a student of natural history. He met a cute and mysterious girl with fox ears when he was engaged in a dull scientific research in a natural observation station. The story between him and her may be a “fortune” for every brave explorer in this magnificent era of geographical discovery…… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fox Hime Zero.

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  44. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    72% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    [Media 2077559] The English Version (Version 1.1.0+) of Natari at the Bubble Planet is available on Game Jolt on 8 November, 2017! This game also supports Linux OS like Ubuntu, just enjoy it!... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Natari at the Bubble Planet.

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  45. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    77% User Score Based on 97 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

    Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space. This science fiction thriller tells the tale of an intergenerational mission and its diverse crew, fighting against a deadly AI (and each other) for the chance to survive. Strategy, love interests and quantum mechanics await you. Your choices change the fate of everyone in Quantum Suicide. You play as a resea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum Suicide.

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  46. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    After jointly founding the so-called Space Club, Youichi and his friend Amamiya Ginga, the son of Amamiya Daigo, spent their school days building a rocket -- until one fateful night, a mysterious young girl called Aries crash-lands near them, her memories also lost from the shock of the landing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Himawari: The Sunflower.

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  47. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 926 reviews

    Reflexia's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reflexia Prototype ver..

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  48. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 214 reviews

    Chronicle of Innsmouth was born by combining the stories of master-of-horror, H.P. Lovecraft, and the style of Lucas’ graphic adventures in the 90s. Horror scenes and creepy moments create the many grotesque and paradoxical situations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronicle of Innsmouth.

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  49. 28%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    28% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    In this thrilling point-and-click adventure based on the works of H.P Lovecraft, you’ll traverse the haunting world of Gothic New England, solving puzzles and acquiring information to help Stanton solve the mystery of the Necronomicon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necronomicon: The Gateway to Beyond.

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  50. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere
    96% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    Because We’re Here ~Mohnblume und Blauerose~ is a bittersweet otome dating sim in an unforgiving First World War-inspired setting. It's an episodic visual novel, released in four acts. 1915, Wesslinger National Calendar. The Great War rages on. As neurotic Postal Corps volunteer Elfriede Rauss, you walk the trenches with the men of a lost generation. And amidst the chaos and brutality of t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Because We're Here - Act I.

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