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Games like The Next Big Thing

Games like The Next Big Thing

Looking for games like The Next Big Thing? Here are top casual role playing recommendations with a anime and erotic focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Shining Song Starnova: Idol Empire, Axugaem2: Pandara's Box or K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut.

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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. 90%Game Brain Score
    90% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    NEW: Update 0.8.4a, Catacombs and Catgirls is here! Download it via the link here or via the Axugaem2 Discord! Copy/paste your save files from the old Axu2 folder to the new one and you should be good to go! Want to play Axu2 on a mobile device? Here's a link to the Zip File for Joiplay users: https://www.mediafire.com/file/k5m1jbqraiync42/Axugaem_The_Second.zip/file - - - Please consider leaving… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Axugaem2: Pandara's Box.

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  3. 46%Game Brain Score
    46% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    A love letter to the thrilling world of K-pop! In this life simulator, you're the manager responsible for scouting talent, organising schedules, creating budgets, planning social media, choosing music, and styling your idols. Your goal? To debut the next big K-pop idol group! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut.

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  4. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Wield your magical instrument and defy the mecha-goddesses of fate in this Song-Casting Story Driven Action-RPG. Explore a forbidden forest as Traveler. Help him reunite with his long lost love as you fight through abominations and solve mysterious puzzles, all while an ancient conflict unfolds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Traveler's Refrain.

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  5. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 1,248 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 6 reviews

    Embark on an adventure to rescue Charlie’s family from the nefarious industrialist known only as the 'Baron. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stacking.

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  6. Enter the world of alchemy in the daily adventures of the money-hungry but good intentioned Misty, the arrogant adventure-seeking Gladys, and the explosive "expert" Winifred. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Emerald Tablet.

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  7. Furry Adventure is a relaxing fantasy puzzle game with beautiful furry heroines, pleasant music, colorful illustrations, and Steam achievements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Furry Adventure!.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    88% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Choose whether to indulge your inner demon and become a sexual threat in this lewd RPG. You play as Gloria and you must try to balance the demonic urges of your demonic companion, Baal, in order to not being consumed by them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demonherd.

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  9. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    70% User Score Based on 1,272 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 6 reviews

    Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where you manage your very own weapon shop and expand its business across an incredible potato world.Use your potato smiths to forge weapons and sell them to questing heroes. You will meet more than 70 potato heroes, forge more than 200 weapons, expand your business into 20 wacky areas, manage 30 zany potato smiths, discover 10 legendary po… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!.

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  10. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 1,458 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 6 reviews

    In this unique Zelda-lite game, explore and fight your way through surreal and creepy, nature, urban and abstract themed areas in the human Young's subconscious, evoked by a 16-bit-era visual style and a moody, dream-like soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anodyne.

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  11. 40%Game Brain Score
    40% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    STORY: This is the story of Gil, the Goblin.Gil is a kindhearted young goblin who enjoys playing music for all those willing to hear. He's terrible at it. That said, his loving father-figure Boggy gifts him a special lute that was brought in to be scrapped. Once Gil takes home his new gift, he soon realizes it isn't just any normal Lute, but a Lute that houses a creature who goes by the name "Mel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Melody of Magic & Desire: A Goblin Story.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    77% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Experience a story of crime and gang warfare as you fight your way through eight procedurally generated dungeons full of machine soldiers and superpowered weaponry, and explore a skill tree with numerous ways to power up your character as you overcome this traditional turn-based RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undercity of Sin.

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  14. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    89% User Score Based on 479 reviews

    A massive RuneScape-inspired idle RPG built for long-term progression. Train 24 skills, defeat bosses, collect over 500 souls, and bank offline time to accelerate your progress whenever you choose. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloobs Adventure Idle.

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  15. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    84% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    ⏹︎ Game Description ⏹︎This is a fun dungeon exploration RPG game! The protagonist, "Memelis," heads to the dungeon in search of treasure to pay off her debts. Along the way, she will encounter fearsome monsters and heartwarming companions! Will she be able to find the treasure and clear her debts? ⏹︎ Game Features ⏹︎ A classic Japanese-style RPG adventure Rich dungeon maps RPG … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cute, Broke, and Dungeon Bound.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, character development
    94% User Score Based on 306 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rosewater.

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  17. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 457 reviews

    Inkulinati is an ink-based strategy straight from medieval manuscripts, where a rabbit’s bum can be deadlier than a dog's sword. Become a master of the Living Ink, build your own bestiary, defeat medieval superstars and collect perks to unleash hidden powers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inkulinati.

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  18. Controls: Arrow Keys: MoveCtrl: ShootShift: Lock AimThis is a submission to Devtober 2022 When I joined Devtober, I only had one goal in mind, gain familiarity with the Godot game engine. Way back in 2002 I made many small video games using Mark Overmars' Game Maker(now known as GameMaker Studio). The hobby of developing games grew into a passion for software engineering in general which ultimate … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Devtober Dungeon.

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    34%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    53% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Tsukumogami is the original Japanese version of 99 Spirits, a RPG/Puzzle game that revolves around the popular Japanese folklore of Tsukumogami, everyday objects coming alive on their 100th birthday. The Game Features an original battle system where players will have to puzzle out the true identity of the enemy before defeating them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tsukumogami.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    96% User Score Based on 1,738 reviews

    Deliver more and more kiwis to satiate the kings' hunger - sacrifice their pulp and transcend beyond your fruital form! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kiwi Clicker.

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  21. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 662 reviews

    “Between the infinite worlds was infinite nothing. A void, a darkness between realities. But nothing is as crowded as is nothing. The House built itself in reaction to its own lack of existence.” A House of Many Doors is an indie RPG written and coded by Harry Tuffs, with art by Catherine Unger and music by Zach Beever. In A House of Many Doors you are an explorer, poet and spy, traversing and m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A House of Many Doors.

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  22. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    82% User Score Based on 1,697 reviews

    Crusaders of the Lost Idols puts players in charge of a band of fighters set in the fantasy world. Their mission is to form a mighty group of adventurers to take on waves of enemies as they rid the world of evil-doers, bad guys, terrible T-Rex, irritable escargot and Panda Claw. Yes, that’s right, a giant panda with lobster claws. Crusaders of the Lost Idols is the only idle game to include a str… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crusaders of the Lost Idols.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 1,634 reviews

    An action platformer with size-changing mechanics. Be quick and nimble or large and in-charge! Tribal Hunter is an action platformer. You play as a village guardian who can modify his body shape, allowing him to grow huge and devour enemies. As you grow, you can use this 'growth' as energy to fire projectiles at enemies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tribal Hunter.

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  24. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 193 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Helheim Hassle is a narrative adventure game with puzzle platforming elements. Play as Bjørn, a pacifist Viking that can detach and combine limbs at will to solve challenging puzzles and get out of uncomfortable situations involving desperate Norse Gods, Goblins, Dragons, and angry skeletons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Helheim Hassle.

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  25. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 161 reviews

    This Merchant Life is a trading strategy game set in the troubled medieval kingdom of Peregrine. Turn a rickety wooden cart, two horses and a few coins into a thriving entrepreneurial triumph! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Merchant Life.

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  26. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 358 reviews

    This demo is now available with interface and subtitles in German, Spanish, Italian and Russian. Lucy is a young girl with a sharp wit and a recurring nightmare! Adventure between dreams and... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucy Dreaming.

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  27. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    49% User Score Based on 123 reviews

    Master the challenges of country life and create your own farm. Show your agricultural prowess and become the leading local organic farmer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harvest Life.

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  28. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    47% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    Melrose is trapped in a life of hardship. Her parents are mean to her and she gets bullied at school. She can find no one who understands her. To cope with her sorrow, Melrose turns to her imagination. She dreams up a world of unimaginable beauty and happiness, but sadly -- like all dreams -- it ends, and Melrose must return to real life. Today is different, however. Melrose is about to meet he… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whisper of a Rose.

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  29. This is a game made with RPG Maker MZ that follows a young woman that is trying to cope with her life being turned around as the disease she suffers from now forces her to live a different life. This is game is a work in progress that will receive updates until its completion. The current game takes players between 20 - 30 hours depending on expertise and familiarity with classic style RPGs. ..… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Short Adventure.

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  30. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    This game is a demo. The game is currently in development and is scheduled for release in November. The game is released on PC / Window. If you have any feedback on the game, please leave it in the comments.  Or you can send us an email. We'd love to hear any feedback or comments. ※If the language happens to be in Korean, go to '설정' -> '언어' -> 'English' and press '네' to change it to E… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Novice Dungeon Master.

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  31. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 278 reviews

    Parasite Black is a mature, dark fantasy adult RPG sandbox game, with turn-based combat and VN style sandbox exploration, set in the world of Mirnos, a world under the fierce onslaught of a dangerous, bizarre race known as the Demorai. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Parasite Black.

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  32. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 635 reviews

    Unleash your mental powers in this open-world visual novel. Build your harem, expand your home, take over buildings, and gradually make your mark on the town and its people. Shape destinies, forge relationships, and indulge in your desires in a world full of thrilling adventures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shattered Minds.

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  33. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    99% User Score Based on 669 reviews

    Make and share the most beautiful and bizarre medieval art imaginable! Manage and grow your manuscript workshop by illustrating manuscripts, using friendly tools and a massive range of drag-and-drop artworks from the deepest reaches of history. Welcome to your very own Scriptorium! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 787 reviews

    Bobo Bay is a cozy pet simulation game where you raise Bobos day by day. Train them, accessorize them, mash (breed) new generations, compete in events, explore randomized islands, improve the town, and discover new species as they grow. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bobo Bay.

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  37. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 1,957 reviews

    "Hero's Adventure" is an open world RPG game: a pixel version of the Jianghu survival simulator. It restores the experience of a common person standing out from the bottom of the heap. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hero's Adventure:Road to Passion.

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  38. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 335 reviews

    MATCH DNA BUBBLES IN AN UNDERGROUND LAB TO KEEP YOUR PSYCHIC CLONE FROM INVADING YOUR MIND AND TURNING YOU INTO A CANNIBAL. This is the match-3 survival horror comedy RPG metroidvania you didn't know you needed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3.

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  39. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 348 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Team-up, brawl and build in this co-op action game that blends hack and slash combat with roguelite-inspired missions and town-building progression that goes beyond the run! Unlock and upgrade gear, rescue robot allies, and lead the resistance against the world-dominating Combots! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lynked: Banner of the Spark.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    93% User Score Based on 214 reviews

    Mars Attracts is a park management sim set in the iconic universe of Mars Attacks. Build rides, hire staff, manage guest needs, and abduct humans to serve as the star attractions. You'll face demanding visitors, environmental hazards, and the ever-looming threat of human escapes! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mars Attracts.

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  41. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    80% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    Empires in Ruins is the story-driven bastard child of 4X and Tower Defense. The Western Marches are aflame, will the grumpy and drunk Sergeant Hans Heimer be the one to quell it? Lead world map strategy in 4X-style, re-conquer your provinces, rebuild settlements and authority through your scoundrel officers. Fight Tower Defense and RTS-like bloody battles with up to 17 different towers and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empires in Ruins.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 332 reviews

    Urban Tale is a realistic, vibrant and unique RPG that will allow you to fulfil your dreams, and pursue your most wanted goals in life. You start from scratch, having nothing in the big city where you can meet a lot of people, that can help you throughout your adventure. Your goal is to survive and succeed in life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urban Tale.

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  43. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    A classic style turn-based RPG. While traveling in the country of Stivale, Ryuunosuke bumps into a fox girl named Selena. Before long, he's brawling with the police, and he gets wrapped up in a movement to reform the country. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fox Girls Never Play Dirty.

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  45. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Knights of Tartarus is a retro style role-playing game that features strategical turn-based combat, exploration and freedom to customize your character. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knights of Tartarus.

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  46. Can you survive inside the fortress, and free the many prisoners (including your own girlfriend!) from their unfortunate fate? Play as up to 4 different parties - you can even play evil heroes from darkness - and find out! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fortress of Hell.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 424 reviews

    Because of the Great hero Galoluise, demons are all destroyed.For a rookie teenage girl to become the Savior, everyone loved her.Life seemed happy, and the world was as peace as it could ever get.But 3 years later,Hero Galoluise not only have lost her house, her friends and family members were slaughtered. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King Exit.

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  48. 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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  49. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    93% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    "I'll be an idol singer!" The story of the beginning to the top idol singer starting from the accidental reunion of the new face manager " Nobuyuki Kinoshita " and childhood friend " Ai Amane" of the talent agency. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to kirakira stars idol project AI.

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