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  1. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 498 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Restore color to the desolate islands of Farewell North, an open world journey where you play as a collie traveling with his owner. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, evade monsters, and free wildlife to bring color back to the world while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Helianthus.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    86% User Score Based on 178 reviews

    You spend a day seeing how many coins you can fit into the hollows above your collarbones. You're losing yourself first in inches, then moments... Will you survive yourself? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shrinking Pains.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 79 reviews

    Only YOU can help Mia escape her NEET lifestyle and set her back on the path to a promising future. Will she succeed... or will all her efforts be in vain?Gameplay:Each day you must choose from a growing list of activities for Mia to complete. Each activity has its own Hunger, Energy, and Time cost. By completing the activity, Mia will get a boost to her Mood, Motivation, and Loneliness meters. In… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unavailed.

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  5. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 740 reviews

    SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SC2VN: The eSports Visual Novel.

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    32%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    32% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    4PM is a short, narrative driven game, made by one person as an attempt to tell a real, thriller story in the form of an interactive experience. It has high production values and a cinematic style. It is, with your support, a first in a series of smaller, narrative driven experiences, that spare no expense on audio-visual style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 4PM.

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  8. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 240 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 6 reviews

    "No Longer Home" is a semi-auto-biographical point and click game, about two recent graduates preparing to move out of their flat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Longer Home.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    98% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    This is an emotion-focused short narrative game with an average playtime of around 1 hour. We believe that seeing and understanding our own emotions is a strength in itself. May this inner journey bring you moments of calm and resonance. Anxiety Puppy is an interactive visual novel that tells the story of a young girl in a bustling city, who, while struggling with the pressures of life and wor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anxiety Puppy.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 112 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 8 reviews

    Stay is a nail-biting tale of abduction and isolation, where every single second counts. A pixel-art adventure game with multiple routes and endings, your computer is tethered to a PC inside an abandoned house... where an abducted man finds himself trapped and in desperate need of help. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAY.

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  11. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    74% User Score Based on 463 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 3 reviews

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

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  12. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 5,813 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Taking around an hour on the first play-through, "When The Darkness Comes" feels like you're wandering around a glitchy hard drive full of abstract dreams and beautiful nightmares. The narrator initially makes it feel like a comedic game, but it soon starts to take a darker tone as you travel down the bizarre broken rabbit hole that explores the darkest themes of the human mind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When the Darkness comes.

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  13. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    97% User Score Based on 294 reviews

    Set Yourself on Fire is a linear visual novel about decay and inconsequential love. Soundtrack by Denhop, Saliclaire, Woebegone, Jason Calhoun, Kirishemma and Lone Mesa. ᴼ⁻ᴼ ♡ `-´ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Set Yourself on Fire.

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  14. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 1,248 reviews
    Critic Score 94%Based on 4 reviews

    It was a morning like all others, until she realized her dad wasn't home. In his place, a stranger who speaks nonsense and insists she "takes her medicine". Who is he? Where is dad? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to and Roger.

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  15. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 724 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 18 reviews

    "Dive into this nautic adventure as curiosity will guide you through a space ship wreck on an unknown planet made up of water. When one of the lead scientists still on board tries to unriddle the possibility of a relaunch young Janitor Harold is around to assist her. Join Harold in his clumsy undertakings to stir up the ark-like ship’s stale day-to-day life and find the secrets that lie behind… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harold Halibut.

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  16. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 10,186 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 15 reviews

    A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Until Then.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    97% User Score Based on 361 reviews

    Welcome to the world of Draw, a 2D sidescroller and visual novel! Armed with nothing but a pencil, play as "Stickman" as you explore a brand-new world. Solve puzzles by drawing into the game, meet new friends while dodging scribble monsters, and make memories that’ll never be erased! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Draw.

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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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  20. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 226 reviews

    Buy The Forest Quartet on PlayStation Store. Experience life, death and jazz in this unique puzzle adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forest Quartet.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    72% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    Morph Girl is an FMV Point And Click/Visual Novel developed as a homage to 90/00's low-fi Japanese horror movies. Inspired by home VHS tapes, Morph Girl intends to evoke the most personal fears surrounding the presence of the unknown within one's home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morph Girl.

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  22. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    98% User Score Based on 11,958 reviews

    A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk.

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  23. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    72% User Score Based on 114 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

    Glitchhikers is a surreal journey through the spaces between places. A late night drive, a deserted airport lounge, a moonlit walk through an empty park, a quiet carriage on an overnight train. Who will you meet? What will you talk about? Where will the journey take you? Find yourself along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between.

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  24. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    Step into a fractured 00s childhood in the South of England. Inspired by the developer’s real diaries, this autobiographical narrative adventure invites you to uncover Alice’s story by piecing together evocative memories, and following in the footsteps of a young girl’s journey through adolescence. The game deals with heavy themes around the impact of abuse on mental health, and includes explorat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Quiet Things.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    Narrative Point & Click, and moreSix Legends is a narrative game with a unique blend of Point & Click, 3D Visual Novel, Rhythm, Fighting, Cooking gameplay... and more! The pacy and character-centric narration define Six Legends' storytelling, ensuring an experience both charming, touching and fun, that constantly renews itself. Become part of the game's world, get attached to the charac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Six Legends.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    91% User Score Based on 321 reviews

    Project Hailstorm is a short, 15 minute long narrative driven story set deep within the Antarctic circle. Step into the shoes of a recovery team as they attempt to uncover what happened over half a decade ago. UNCOVER THE MYSTERYTravel deep below the surface of the Antarctic and uncover just exactly what the dig team discovered that day. HIGH QUALITY SHORT-FORM GAMINGA videogame short story,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Hailstorm.

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  28. Summary: The Long Night interprets the theme of "sustainable future" as sustaining oneself and sustaining your own future. In the context of the project, this theme is focused upon sustaining one's mental state in light of the lifestyle changes caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic.  Description: Upon starting the game, the player finds themselves playing a nameless and faceless protagonist in the mids… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Long Night.

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  29. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,444 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 2 reviews

    Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    90% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    A visual novel about the ever-changing nature of relationships and the hardships of dealing with loss. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Find someone else.

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  31. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    84% User Score Based on 135 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 3 reviews

    In this exploration/adventure game, you play Frankenstein's Creature, a being with no memory and past. At the start of the game you know neither Good nor Evil, you are a blank soul in an adult body. By exploring the world, you will experience your emotions, develop and write the first pages of your story. When confronted with mankind, there will be no way to escape the question of your origins: Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature.

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  32. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 134 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 6 reviews

    "Ghostpia" is a visual novel with cute visuals that look like a picture book, adorned with glitches and noise, and characterized by nostalgic expressions! This game is a more expressive and interactive reimagining of the visual novel "Ghostpia" that has been released on the App Store and web platforms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ghostpia Season One.

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  33. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    78% User Score Based on 79 reviews

    Forgotten Fields is a game about a struggling author who travels back to his childhood home one last time before it's sold off. Visit old friends, relive memories and experience bursts of inspiration in this nostalgic game about the passage of time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten Fields.

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  34. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 33,509 reviews

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

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  35. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 1,212 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 4 reviews

    1979 Revolution, the action/adventure game, immerses players into the gritty, euphoric streets of revolution – where the choices you make may betray you. Set in the actual events of 1979 Iran. 1979 Revolution’s story is told through the main character Reza, a young photojournalist in Tehran, during the electrifying early days of the revolution in 1978. Without political or religious motivation, R… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

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  36. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    76% User Score Based on 887 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to State of Mind.

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  37. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    94% User Score Based on 248 reviews

    You play as the Professor, on a mission to find the sunken city of Houston. Things have been getting worse for the few surviving colonies of Earth as their resources dwindle and a corrupting algae bloom threatens all that remains. For years you've been systematically exploring the wastes without any sign of the ruins. Your main companions on your mission are ARORA, an AI who's been humanity's guid… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Some Distant Memory.

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  38. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 608 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Roui, a resilient city dandy, a decipherer, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure AND must return to his gypsy homeland: Latori. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Crown of Leaves.

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  39. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 124 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Inked is a tale of love and vengeance told in ink on paper. You play as the Nameless Hero who sets out on a journey in a vast landscape filled with puzzles for you to solve. Each puzzle takes you closer to your lost love, unraveling a story that will forever change you. - A Challenge Ahead Simple geometrical shapes aid you in your journey. Solve puzzles by using something as simple as a sphere or… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inked.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 813 reviews

    Lorelai, a brand new emotional horror ride from the maker of The Cat Lady and Downfall, tells a coming of age story of a young girl trying to escape the hell of her toxic family home. But adulthood is like waking up from a long dream. There will be times you will wish you were asleep again... But you can never go back to the same dream. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lorelai.

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  42. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    86% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    An old farmer lives with his wife - However, he hasn't quite been himself lately. His mind wanders off, he forgets his daily routine and he often brings up things from the past. Forgotten, Not Lost comes from the creators of A More Beautiful World and is a kinetic novel that tackles the theme of dementia and is a visual novel that hopes to bring tears into our readers' eyes, especially those who … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten, Not Lost Steam CD Key.

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  43. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 88 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 6 reviews

    A hungover koala detective, STONE wakes to find his chookie Alex has been kidnapped. YOU need to find out what happened. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STONE.

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  44. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 1,027 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 8 reviews

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

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  45. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 4,098 reviews

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about an astronaut drifting through the vastness of space, searching for a reason to keep going while struggling with the feeling that there may be no way back home. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, the game explores despair, friendship and how we are able to move forward even in the deepest void of the cosmos. A Hopecore-Ins… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Control, I'm Not Coming Back.

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  47. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    90% User Score Based on 105 reviews

    Fear the Timeloop - Prologue is a third-person survival horror set within a time loop. Play the first hour of the game in this prologue to the main story. You play as Sheriff James Cooper, who wakes up in an unfamiliar room, severely wounded and bleeding. If he doesn’t tend to his injury, he will bleed out within fifteen minutes — and the cycle will begin again. However, despite his critical… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear the Timeloop - Prologue.

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  49. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Shouldn't Be Here.

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  50. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 1,311 reviews

    Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cabernet.

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