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Looking for games like The Paper Loop? Here are top action recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with GONE Fishing, Contra Spem Spero or Protocol.

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  1. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 2,051 reviews

    Welcome to Gone Fishing, a  1-8 player co-op horror game where players must fish together to satisfy the hunger of an ancient lake monster's never-ending hunger before each night falls. Cast your line, catch fish, and gather bait. But beneath the surface, something stirs and it's getting hungry... If you and your friends fail to offer enough fish before darkness creeps in, the creature will eme… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GONE Fishing.

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  2. Contra Spem Spero (Latin for 'Against all hope, I hope') is a narrative-driven horror experience that blends text-based exploration, immersive visual novel storytelling, survival elements, and puzzle-solving. Your car breaks down in the middle of a deserted road. Having no time to waste, you decide to continue on foot, grabbing only your journal and camera. Yet imperceptibly, the asphalt turns … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contra Spem Spero.

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  3. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    62% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    Protocol is a sci-fi comedy with a hint of horror, action and a twisted love story. Genre ambiguity We still can't decide which genre suits this game. Adventure? Puzzle? Shooter? Immersive sim (seriously?)? Walking simulator? Crazy trip? Or, maybe... All in one? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Protocol.

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  4. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 367 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Static Dread: The Lighthouse.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    99% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    A refreshing twist on roguelite and storytelling, Endless Dark is a psychological horror game about the pressures of monotony and the purpose of existence. You, the Custodian, are a sentient machine onboard a sleeper colony ship, charged with keeping it intact. No combat, enemies, or NPCs await you - only a myriad of system failures and the decay of your own sanity as you whittle away the deca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Dark.

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  7. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 9,428 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 14 reviews

    Not For Broadcast is an immersive, narrative-driven propaganda sim set in the control room of a TV Studio in a 1980’s dystopia. Control what the people see and what they don't as the government tightens its grip. Will you censor the news and be rewarded, or fight for the truth and live with the consequences? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Not For Broadcast.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Something is wrong with the hotel. Once an ordinary building, it has become warped by a supernatural force, cut off from the rest of the world. Its halls stretch far beyond what should be possible, its rooms reshape themselves around the will of something dangerous. Those who enter are trapped inside, forced to confront both the creatures that stalk the corridors and the memories that refuse to s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cleaning House.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    64% User Score Based on 168 reviews

    The Tree Provides, The Tree Protects, The Tree Prevails!DarkSwitch is a vertical survival city builder set in the boughs of a gigantic tree. Defend your leafy home against the perils of the creeping fog by managing light and flame. Gather resources, research technologies, and send pioneers to explore the ruins of those who came before: discover their secrets and doom.   Set in a world of folk… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DarkSwitch.

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  10. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 433 reviews

    “Godforsaken. No other word for it. A murder so brutal it made the whole town of Asbury Pines look itself in the mirror. We work, we raise kids, we do our best, we let time run its course, and then we’re still left scratchin’ our heads. Why did this evil have to happen?” - Rodney “Buzz” Snow, Sheriff of Asbury Pines… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asbury Pines.

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  11. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    72% User Score Based on 471 reviews

    Superhero Simulator is an open-world superhero game where you fight villains and save lives! But being a hero isn’t free! You’ll need to work, pay rent, and survive. Can you handle both sides of the superhero life? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Superhero Simulator.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    97% User Score Based on 155 reviews

    Condo is a short, moody experience about wandering, distracting yourself, and getting lost. Unable to sleep, you navigate a quiet condo complex. There's no rush - just you, the building, its inhabitants, and the stories they hold. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Condo.

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  13. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    72% User Score Based on 152 reviews

    Dreadline: Net Quota is a chaotic co-op game for up to 6 players set on dangerous seas. Catch fish with different rods or spearfishing, keep your boat afloat as systems fail, and survive unpredictable encounters without drowning as everything falls apart. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreadline: Net Quota.

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  14. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, character development
    92% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Embark on a playful adventure with your cozy flying ship. Traverse through floating islands, chat with new friends, and make deliveries. Plan out your routes and find secrets while enjoying the beautiful landscape. As your lungs are filled with air, connect with yourself and discover your compass. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Wings Deliveries.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 1,065 reviews

    INSPECT ANOMALOUS DOLLS Carefully inspect each doll for strange defects or eerie behavior. Spot every anomaly, from subtle flaws to unsettling movements, and ensure that only the ‘safe’ dolls make it through. CREEPY WITHOUT SCREAMERS Not in the mood to be chased and screamed at by monsters? Tired of jumpscares and endless fights for survival? Dollmare is just for you. It’s still a horror game - y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dollmare.

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  16. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 822 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 10 reviews

    STORY Embark on a thrilling sci-fi journey in a futuristic Asian city with MINDS BENEATH US. In a society fully automated by advanced AI, you find yourself trapped in a foreign body, alongside the subconscious of its original owner. As society evolves, a new industry emerges that replaces the hardware needed to operate AI-automated systems with human brains. Consequently, the most disadvantaged … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minds Beneath Us.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    93% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Hydrangea is a romance and psychological horror visual novel inspired by the Hanahaki disease trope. You play as someone whose sweetheart, customizable to your preferences, falls ill with a mysterious condition just as you reconsider ending the relationship. Drawn closer by their plight, you find yourself navigating a love that deepens into obsession, where affection takes a dark turn and the peta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hydrangea.

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  18. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    80% User Score Based on 384 reviews

    When an otherworldly storm descended in 1988, it brought something worse than cold. As civilization crumbled, the Entity Containment Division became humanity's final hope. Now you serve in their "workforce," venturing into abandoned facilities across America to repay the price of your survival. But beneath the howling blizzards and crackling radio transmissions lies a truth colder than t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forsaken Frontiers.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 2,842 reviews

    Village elder, help us! Build your village and help your Pips, fight off hundreds of events in dotAGE as the prophetic village elder of a small medieval town. dotAGE is the merciless, turn-based, roguelite, town builder. Will you fulfill the Prophecy? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to dotAGE.

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  21. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 695 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

    Buy, sell, and trade organs in a strange and evolving universe. Dive into the quivering innards of alien capitalism in the sci-fi body horror market tycoon game you didn't know you needed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 103 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 3 reviews

    The first entry in the D series and one of the first games released by the company, it dealt with taboo content such as violence and cannibalism, featured 3D CGI full-motion video and a first-person perspective, It was the first game to star the digital actress, Laura. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to D.

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  23. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 550 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 13 reviews

    A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world that gets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it? Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today.

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  24. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    70% User Score Based on 219 reviews

    Lust Theory 2 is an adult Visual Novel filled with lust, passion, sex, humor, mystery and on top of that the day is repeating until it doesn't. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lust Theory 2.

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  25. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 2,632 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 10 reviews

    You didn't ask to lead this expedition but here you are: stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilization and everyone looking for you to lead. Manage your meager resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls and head in the only direction you can - into The Pale Beyond. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pale Beyond.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    84% User Score Based on 574 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    A young man discovers through a series of hallucinations that he will grow up to become a violent psychopath. How will he respond to these revelations? Can he change his fate? Can you even... change fate... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Masochisia.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 38,616 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop a possessed cult leader before she drags you to hell with her. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEVOUR.

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  29. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    86% User Score Based on 163 reviews

    You are about to enter a fantasy quite unlike anything you've ever seen or felt before - a fantasy built from the stuff of your very own mind. Tender Loving Care is not just a finely crafted suspense story; it's an exploration into your innermost perceptions, opinions, and attitudes. The unfolding story is shaped and changed by your responses to it, so that no two people will experience Tender Lov… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tender Loving Care.

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  30. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 8,505 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 45 reviews

    Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. Play as Alex, a bright, rebellious teenager who brings her new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight party on an old military island. The night takes a terrifying turn when you unwittingly open a ghostly gate spawned from the island’s cryptic past. How you deal with these events, your peers, and the omino… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oxenfree.

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  32. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    86% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    /!\ Game is now on Steam: Here. The steam version has more updates!  Portobugia is a survival game where you manage a port, and you must supply a city with goods and food.  Boats come into your port and ask you to unload. But, be careful, boats can be infected! Once you accepted a boat, don’t forget to supply the city. If you like survival and management game, you will like this game To help you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Portobugia.

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  33. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 15,716 reviews

    Monster Management Rogue-Lite Simulation game inspired by the monsters from game and movies such as SCP Foundation, Cabin in the woods and Warehouse 13. One disaster will cause another, and it will lead everything into chaos. Manage and Survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lobotomy Corporation.

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  34. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    85% User Score Based on 9,562 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

    Chernobylite is a non-linerar, science-fiction survival horror RPG. Explore the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and uncover the truth of your tortured past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chernobylite.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    57% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    A sci-fi base building survival game, featuring weather system, resource management, human needs, gunplay, agriculture, wave attacks, intelligent AI and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gaia.

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  36. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 398 reviews

    Getting a girl-friend before Gaokao(National College Entrance Exam), I know it's crazy, but from today, we will face everything together. Is there still room for love in this 100 days, or am I just ruining my life, or worse, her life? This is a dating simulation game based on Chinese students' real life. You can have romantic relationship with classmates, but remember that you have just 100 days … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gaokao.Love.100Days.

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  37. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    64% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    An interactive story/game where you play the role of Ryou, a seemingly normal high school student in the land of Sorayama. Solve the mysteries that surround him while maintaining his friendships and saving Claire. Remain ignorant of the secrets and live a normal life or choose to learn the truth. Be careful where you put your priorities for it may prove fatal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fading Hearts.

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  38. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 468 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Short media bias adventure where YOU control national news and its impact on your career, society, and family. Control the News, control the Truth. Share your story, and see what the Headliner before you did. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Headliner: NoviNews.

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  40. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 390 reviews

    Dive deep into this Lovecraft-inspired RTS survival. Assemble your team using different classes, skills, weaponry and more. It's up to your squad to survive the onslaught of nightmares that are surely coming your way. Will you find the source of the darkness? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chromosome Evil.

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  41. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Defend your toilet paper from an ever-growing angry mob! Even the odds by teaming up with friends in up to 4-player co-op. Customise your character's appearance and skills to fit your play-style. Discover more as you progress and unlock even cooler stuff. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coof Attack.

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  42. About the game: Dualis is an isometric horror thriller whose plot will take you to an underground research complex. In this place, you will have to fight not only for your life, but also to understand if you really exist. What is consciousness and personality are the questions you will have to ask yourself. This is a story-oriented game that combines stealth action with survival horror elements in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dualis.

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  43. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    88% User Score Based on 449 reviews

    Can't find a date for the homecoming dance? Then order AmaZone's Alexa today! Our newest version of Alexa is a super sexy humanoid robot ready to follow your every command! *AmaZone is not responsible for Alexa AI sentience or robo-hostility, or global destruction If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sexbot.

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  45. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 1,120 reviews

    Incremental clicker strategy, where you expand, construct, research, fight, collect heroes and make choices between good and evil. Ascend through difficulty tiers by playing through challenge campaign going back and forth through history. Mammoths included. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Microcivilization.

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  46. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 5,587 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 2 reviews

    "Papers, Please" meets zombie apocalypse. Command the last blockade, inspect survivors, and decide their fate: trust, quarantine, or liquidate. Expand your base, upgrade defenses, and fend off hordes. Every step shapes humanity’s survival. Your choice matters and every mistake costs a life... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quarantine Zone: The Last Check.

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  48. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    67% User Score Based on 392 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 5 reviews

    The legendary Carmageddon engine roars back to life, as a spin-off for a new era of vehicular combat. THE LONG NIGHT The year is 2050, and the world you know is a post‑apocalyptic wasteland. Hordes of nightmare creatures, the Wasted, lay siege to humanity. Every night, the streets are overrun, forcing everyone to barricade themselves in their skyscraper-homes for survival. There is just one … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carmageddon: Rogue Shift.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    Surrounded by nothing but DUST. A mysterious complex of interconnected chambers and corridors remains. Will you plunge deeper, again and again? Will you learn its secrets? Descend through at least six dense and interconnected floors Collect DUST to purchase precious supplies Contend with a variety of surreal creatures. Get to the bottom. put an end to our destructive legacy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEMON DUST.

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  50. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    62% User Score Based on 630 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 3 reviews

    Rue Valley Digital Deluxe Edition includes: - Rue Valley - Rue Valley - Digital OST - Rue Valley - Digital Artbook - Rue Valley - Supporter Pack If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rue Valley.

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