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Games like The Other Side Of The Light

Games like The Other Side Of The Light

Games like The Other Side Of The Light

Looking for games like The Other Side Of The Light? Here are top platformer recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with KnightLight, Icarian's Faith (Demo) or Ravva and the Cyclops Curse.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 74 reviews

    KnightLight is a 2D puzzle platformer where you light your own way through the darkness. You play as the Light, exploring a seemingly abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have some magical properties. Suit up, using the powers of the suit to channel your own light magic to see what (or who) else this strange and beautiful place is hiding. Use the suit to protect y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KnightLight.

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  2. 41%Game Brain Score
    41% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    P.S: This game is still early in development, gaming experience may not be representative of the final product. Icarian's Faith is a 2D Action-Adventure Hack n' Slash Psychological Horror Platformer Video Game. Play as Jergens Lalisan Von Aves, a Flightless Paladin Knight of a kingdom known as "The Icarians"; whom embedded with bladed wings as their main weapon. Selected warriors have the abili… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Icarian's Faith (Demo).

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  3. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 56 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

    Unleash your summoning powers to defeat the Cyclops Lord! Along with four unusual companions, you must journey through a dangerous land to save your mother, who suffered a terrible curse. A challenging adventure awaits! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ravva and the Cyclops Curse.

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  4. I Was Reincarnated as a MageYou were supposed to be dead. Instead, you awaken in an unfamiliar world of magic, monsters, adventurers, and ancient dungeons—with a mysterious power over Light Magic burning within you. Welcome to Dew Dew Valley, a seemingly peaceful adventurer town surrounded by dangerous wilderness and dungeons filled with creatures waiting in the darkness. With no clear explanati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I was reincarnated as a mage..

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  5. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    92% User Score Based on 40 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    The Manairons are back… and this time, they’re not staying quiet! Manairons is a 3D action platformer game set in the Pyrenees, where ancient legends mix with smoking factories, mischievous magic, and quirky little creatures. You are Nai, a manairó who has just awakened from centuries locked in the "canut", a magical artifact as old as it is suspicious. A witch frees you (very timely, indeed) and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Manairons.

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  6. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 438 reviews

    Buy Tchia on PlayStation Store. Take control of any animal or object and explore a vast and beautiful archipelago in this physics-driven adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tchia.

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  7. This game is exactly what it looks like. A clone of a certain other game whose name I cannot mention here for legal reasons. I really liked the idea of "the other game" but thought the concept could use a bit more refinement and especially more direct controls. And well... that's exactly what All-Ways Up is. Now you might be asking yourself, "Why should I buy this g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All-Ways Up.

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  8. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    96% User Score Based on 315 reviews

    The High Definition edition of Majesty Gold contains main game, the Northern Expansion Pack as well as 2 new quests and several other graphics and gameplay updates. Majesty is a Real-time strategy game with indirect control – your heroes have a will of their own! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Majesty Gold HD.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    67% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Haxor is an old-school action platformer inspired by the greatest hits of the 80s and 90s. Take the role of Kla, a member of a research expedition, and the only survivor of their vessel’s encounter with a black hole. Face hostile beasts and rediscover your true identity! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haxor.

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  10. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 834 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 7 reviews

    Papetura is an atmospheric point & click, adventure game, handcrafted entirely out of paper. Little creatures Pape and Tura will face monsters that will try to burn down their beloved paper world. The game is being developed by Polish developer Tomasz Ostafin If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Papetura.

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  11. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    56% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Sentinel: Cursed knight is a single player RPG which sets in the land of Kasweihn. You are a knight of the holy order to investigate what went wrong in the Kasweihn area. The game consists of many abilities, different equipment and a lore rich world to uncover. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sentinel: Cursed Knight.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 425 reviews

    Fe is a new type of platform adventure where the story is up to you to discover, without handholding, told wordlessly through the discoveries you make during gameplay.Run, climb and glide your way through a dark Nordic forest and explore its living, breathing ecosystem filled with secrets and mystical creatures.At the heart of the experience is a tactile, analogue song mechanic that allows you to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fe.

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  13. A comically challenging medieval platformer! Gertie has wasted decades of her life at the top of this wretched tower… waiting for a prince to rescue her. Finally, she's had enough! It's time to take matters into her own hands. A twist on the awesome platformer Jump King by Nexile, Fall Queen follows the story of the princess who was never rescued. She decides to rescue herself, and as she descen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fall Queen.

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    Note: This game is in EARLY development. Estimated for Q4 2027 and possibly earlier. There are still some work to be done with the custom engine & new content. Join the Discord for regular updates, community and a chance to win prizes! Explore a nightmare. Lose your mind. See the truth.Awaken to a realm where dreams and reality blur beyond recognition. As the Awakened One, you must traver… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oneirium.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    Accompany Kyō, a young apothecary, on his journey to repair a world shattered by mankind and uncover the origin of his newfound golden powers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kintsugi.

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  16. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Heir to the throne prince Vile has spent nine years imprisoned in the Underkeep on charge of Regicide. In that time, the Bargalian Empire has fallen into the hands of the War Council. Only now does an ancient and powerful being called Talurbas rise to bring about great upheaval. Traverse a set of diverse levels representing the wide variety of climates and geographies found in Bargalia while hunti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bargalian Regicide.

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

    Once a family home, now stands silent. The past still whispers through every room. You are looking for inspiration for a film, but you will find much more than just a story. Whether the lights are on or off... it doesn't matter. Olivia will find you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Olivia.

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  18. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    100% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    An evil man has kidnapped 3 of the 4 last, surviving pixies! It's up to you to rescue them with the help of the last free pixie and anyone you can recruit along the way! - 35+ classes to recruit - 40+ relics to enhance your party's strategy with - 50+ Enemies to fight The 8-bit style roguelike autobattler you didn't know you had been waiting for! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Pixie.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Your order of knights has been slaying dragons for generations. Now, only the Queen remains and you have been chosen to eradicate her. However, at the peak of the sacred forge, the confrontation will not go as expected… Hopeguard is a third-person dark fantasy game centered on the themes of loss and acceptance. Journey through caves, ruins and forests to solve environmental puzzles and fulfill y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hopeguard.

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  20. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    58% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    The Fool's Apprentice is a magic school simulator that puts you in the position of Arcanist Tharn, a mage from a prestigious family by the same name. As this accomplished wizard, you will shepherd your many woefully unskilled apprentices towards a modicum of knowledge... by ensuring they cannot possibly step outside the bounds of proper curriculum. Levitate them, toss them around, control their mi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fool's Apprentice.

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  21. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    A visual novel/roguelike hybrid where a simple mission spirals into a cannibalistic odyssey. You'll struggle as a fragile human, blood-soaked knight, or flesh-devouring Forsaker. Devour or be devoured—yet your fate dangles by unseen strings. Choose: cling to this broken world... or forsake it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forsaker:DingDing&Blade.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    A STUDENT VIDEO GAME PROJECTNelli The Seer is a game developed by first-year students at a video game school. The team had 14 weeks to deliver a third-person action-adventure game set in a historical temple. Game Design and Level Design students started pre-production first, followed three weeks later by the Environment Artists, Animators, and Character Riggers. The programmers joined the project … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nelli The Seer.

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  23. View Game
    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    ‘Mistified’ is the debut game from SpiceBound Studios. A fiendishly tricksy grid based puzzle game where your presence in a strange land will guide the lost souls of creatures to a better place, or a worse one. Their fate is decided by your success or failure. Solve 150+ expertly designed puzzles and dig deeper to uncover further challenges that will keep you puzzling as you forge ahead thro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mistified.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 506 reviews

    Check out Our Lovecraftian CO-OP game About the GameNecrophosis invites you to immerse yourself in a mystical puzzle adventure set in a surreal universe, the environment itself becomes a nightmarish masterpiece, filled with unsettling shapes and haunting visuals. A MA·CA·BRE WORLD Billions of years after the universe met its demise, you awaken in a realm where death reigns supreme but even dea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrophosis.

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  25. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    100% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Now free! <3 You don’t need to have played the first chapter to enjoy this one. At 15 years old, I released my first survival horror game on Steam, The Designer’s Curse, inspired by influential old-school horror titles such as Amnesia and Penumbra. Now, after finally finishing uni, I'm excited to bring you Chapter Two, Forgotten Horrors.  Explore Shaw Well Manor once more, uncovering its dark sec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Designer's Curse - Forgotten Horrors.

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  26. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, character development
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    90% User Score Based on 59 reviews

    Demon Compass is a third person horror adventure game focused on exploration, light puzzle solving and abstract narration. Navigate through three separate story lines, each with distinct characters, environments, and challenges. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEMON COMPASS.

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  27. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    87% User Score Based on 239 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 6 reviews

    Inspired by classic sci-fi movies, Beyond Galaxyland is an intergalactic, 2.5D adventure-RPG set among the stars. Step into the sneakers of high-schooler Doug, as he’s whisked away to ‘Galaxyland’ - a zoo-like solar system of planets - on an epic quest to save Earth itself. An all-new take on the beloved RPG adventures of old, prepare for a journey like no other, skyrocketing through teeming j… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond Galaxyland.

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  28. Celebrating SUNSOFT's return, we present to you this deluxe collection of three SUNSOFT classics: &quot;The Wing of Madoola&quot;, &quot;53 Stations of the Tokaido(Toukaido Gojusan-tsugi)&quot;, and &quot;Ripple Island&quot;. Play comfortably with the added save and rewind functions. Great for anyone who couldn't clear them back in the day... ★★ Introduction of Games Included ★★ The Wing of Mad… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SUNSOFT is Back! レトロゲームセレクション.

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  29. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 4,754 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 2 reviews

    Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread Delusion.

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  30. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay
    81% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    These dark, deep woods are home to wild creatures and wild magic, and they're only dangerous if you disrespect either one. They're also your home. Here, you're safe, loved, and free, and tonight is a very special night; a good one for a ritual. Until a stranger interrupts your plans, and turns your night, and your life in an entirely new direction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Three-Body Problem.

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  31. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    88% User Score Based on 4,480 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 17 reviews

    Project Warlock is a first person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non stop action packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Warlock.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    89% User Score Based on 974 reviews

    Dungeon time stops when you do: smite monsters cleverly, not by mashing buttons! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WazHack.

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  33. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    72% User Score Based on 172 reviews
    Critic Score 52%Based on 17 reviews

    Explore Soul Axiom’s rich environments and immersive story to unravel the mystery of your life, and your digital afterlife. You will be taken on an intriguing voyage of discovery, through beautiful, haunting locations, facing challenges that will lead you into danger on your mission to unlock your identity, your story, your mystery. But beware: some mysteries are better left unsolved. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soul Axiom.

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  35. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 270 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Hands of Necromancy is a Dark Fantasy First Person Shooter and metroidvania game, similar to Heretic, made with the GZDoom engine. Find your weapons, fight evil forces, use the special abilities of special transformations to find your path! Show how powerful you are as a Necromancer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hands of Necromancy.

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  36. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    73% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    This new adaptation of the Talisman board game focuses on solo play as you adventure through many epic quests using the full rule-set of the Revised 4th Edition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Talisman: Origins.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 154 reviews

    Impasto is a first-person horror adventure game inspired by the works and legacy of Francisco Goya, the revered yet tortured Spanish painter. Set within a world irreversibly altered by his fraying sanity, the player must use both stealth and wits to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Impasto.

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  38. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, stability
    91% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    It seems that the whole world is on the verge of the terrific cataclysm. Strange cults and evil monsters spread on the once peaceful lands. But who cares? Maybe you?! The time for adventures and glorious deeds has come! It's time to complete probably an epic quest! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mad Nords: Probably an Epic Quest.

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  39. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    90% User Score Based on 340 reviews

    Deep in the twilight of the Black Forest, you and your companions crouch before the robber-knight's tower. Hans, the alchemist, places his mysterious potion by the door. Ebhard the friar implores Saint Dunstan to bless your weapons and armor. And you and Gretchen grip naked long swords, praying your plate mail won't squeak. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darklands.

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  40. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 87 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 4 reviews

    Help Mother Bilby, as she struggles underground to find her children, in this magical indie, 2.5D puzzle-platformer game. Macrotis: A Mother’s Journey is an unforgettable adventure for those who love being challenged. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Macrotis: A Mother's Journey.

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  41. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    It's time to go back to where it all began. Walthros is a world filled with floating fish, cool cats, and a long-lost past waiting to be unearthed. Bob is a part-time worker for an excavation company going through the motions and making ends meet until he accidentally comes across a buried secret that could reshape history as he knows it. Features: Turn-based combat with over a dozen unique playab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Walthros: Renewal.

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  42. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 358 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Lethe is a first person adventure with survival horror elements. Explore an atmospheric and frightening world and uncover the dark secrets of your origins. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lethe - Episode One.

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  43. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Combine your lightning spells, assassin skills, and warrior power to defeat your enemies in a 2D platformer / beat'm all! And prevent Emperor Gethro III from carrying out his project! Based on the french books "La Guilde des Marchands de Pluie" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow of the Guild.

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  44. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 632 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Once upon a time there was a little boy named Peet who slept peacefully in a coma. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a nightmare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neversong.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 4,598 reviews

    A norwegian happysad game set in a northern land! Adventure through a beautiful and very varied wildereness. Dive, fly, use ziplines and find different weapons to aid your journey to reach the cold mountains and below. Encounter over 50 unique bosses and enemy types! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Northern Journey.

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  46. WELCOME TO SHERWOOD VALLEY Experience the legend like never before. Become Robin Hood and live a new life in this cozy RPG. After being a deputy for the Sheriff of Sherwood Valley for many years, Robin Hood finds his or herself (Player Choice) exiled following an act of betrayal. Alone and being hunted, Hood must survive the elements, and plot revenge to take down the now-corrupt Sheriff. All whi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Robin Hood: Sherwood Valley.

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  47. Holy Heroes is a cooperative game for one to four players, sharing the same screen on a single computer via keyboard and controllers (type PS4, Xbox and generics). Players can choose from 9 distinct hero classes (Knight, Dwarf, Barbarian, Wizard, Cleric, Ninja, Necromancer, Paladin, and Archer) to explore diverse floors and biomes in pursuit of main or side missions. The game features 9 spheres of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Holy Heroes.

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  48. Take part in this mana infused action RPG as you blast through hundreds of corrupted minions. Cleanse the Mana Gloom and be celebrated as the champion of the lands. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mana Gloom.

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  49. Simulation of Life in Hell If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell's High Harmonizers.

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  50. Rebel Infernal Path is a turn-based, command-driven 3D hack-and-slash RPG. Choose from 10 classes to form a party of 4 heroes and 4 summoned monsters. Battle through dazzling dungeons and vast open fields to overthrow a tyrant. Defeat his minions, craft powerful gear, and conquer all 6 stages. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rebel Infernal Path.

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