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Looking for games like The Ritual? Here are top action recommendations with a fantasy, romance and dark fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Her Love, Like Poison, Scarlet Defiance: The Wall Between Us or My Confounding Cat is Criminally Cute!.

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  1. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 201 reviews

    A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late one night, where she meets an enchanting raven-haired femme fatale - but all is not as it seems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Her Love, Like Poison.

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  2. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay
    74% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    Scarlet Defiance: The Wall Between Us is a short yuri visual novel about two young women on a journey to find their true purposes in life. In this prologue, each deals with their own struggles as they find themselves on a path that inevitably intertwines with one another. 『One wall, two lovers, and a prophecy that could change it all.』 In a world divided by a wall, humans and vampires live i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scarlet Defiance: The Wall Between Us.

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  3. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    87% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    Aster is a talented mage who lives deep in the forest. Awkward and anti-social, he prefers poring over his potions to speaking with other people, and he’s at his happiest when he can conduct his strange magical experiments in peace. Unfortunately for Aster, however, life isn’t that simple. Whilst working on a particularly potent potion, something peculiar happens. A black cat falls from Aster’s c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Confounding Cat is Criminally Cute!.

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  4. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 519 reviews

    A fantasy yuri visual novel filled with magic, fairies, and a ghost girl. When Maddie and her best friend, Tara, journey to a remote forest village to investigate rumors of the supernatural, they find a whole lot more than they bargained for. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart of the Woods.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    Solstice is a dystopian mystery thriller about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solstice.

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  6. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 900 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

    What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back. From the creator of Coffee Talk, in collaboration with Rolling Glory Jam, the creator of Rage in Peace. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Comes After.

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  7. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 446 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 4 reviews

    A yuri visual novel that will make you both laugh and cry. A story about love, trust, mortality, and about understanding not just how to be happy, but how to be human. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Please Be Happy.

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  8. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 928 reviews

    You are running through a forest. It is late at night and the sky is as black as pitch. The trees which surround you, jutting out of the earth like eerie monuments to a foreign god, are blotting out most of the moonlight. You do not know where you are going. You have no map; no route; no plan. You have no desire, as you run, save to escape. You cannot let yourself be caught. All you can do … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It gets so lonely here.

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  9. 98%Game Brain Score
    98% User Score Based on 81 reviews

    The Last Divine You walk a path you were never meant to survive... The Last Divine  is a text-based fantasy romance set in the medieval-inspired realm of Jeilene. It is a character-driven interactive fiction novel that loosely borrows from elements of Greek Mythology. The choices you make throughout will shape your personality, your abilities, and ultimately the trajectory of Jeilene's future.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Divine.

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  10. 63%Game Brain Score
    63% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Aesemyr: The Withering is a text-based high fantasy game written in choicescript. The current length of the demo is around 120k words, consisting of the prologue and chapters 0-3.For now, only one path is available to play in chapter 3.The game contains some dark themes, so be sure to read through the content warnings at the beginning. Magic comes with a price. That is an inevitability every m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aesemyr: The Withering.

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  11. 61%Game Brain Score
    61% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Chapter Two Out Now! Betrayed by your mothers and sent away to become a prophet, loneliness became an old friend, and an intense longing for connection stirs deep within you.  Hoping to escape the monotony of your life – training to become a Living Prophet and delivering parcels all over the Southern Territories isn’t as fun as it sounds – you seek solace in the nightflowers that bloom in Cali… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aphni's Quartet: Nightbloom's Veil.

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  12. 94%Game Brain Score
    94% User Score Based on 137 reviews

    Chapter 2 is released! In the underworld kingdom, where demons fight for survival against the abyssal monsters, you are just an Oracle. In the distant past the Oracles were at the top of the demonic hierarchy, but those golden days are long gone. You did what you were most afraid to do and now sit under arrest in the royal palace. When the Abyss sends you a vision of a terrible disaster that wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Abyssal Song.

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  13. 92%Game Brain Score
    92% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    Unshackled is an 18+ tale of betrayal, fantasy and horror.  Please be advised that this game includes mature themes, such as corruption, severe abuse of power, (optional) sexually suggestive content, suggestive language, psychological horror, violence, death, and gore. Celestia. A town known for its high and rich reputation. The streets are lined with ornate buildings made of white stone and ad… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unshackled.

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  14. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 145 reviews

    Meike is the daughter of the noble von Essen family. Once one of the wealthiest families in Germany, the von Essen name has since been tarnished after a string of bad business decisions led them to financial ruin. Desperate to be restored to their former wealth and glory, Meike’s parents try to marry their only daughter off to the self-made businessman Walter Gerhardt. Meike possesses no fond … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cage of Roses.

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  15. 70%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    注:本游戏所有主要角色均已满18岁。故事简介: ——这是一位身为人类的公主,教会了强大而冷漠的黑龙,何为「爱」的故事。 在这个剑与魔法的世界。 创世神曾留下预言: 「这一年,黑暗之龙将抓走王国的公主,于三年后进行血祭。」 而作为国王的私生女,你被紧急上任公主,成了替罪羊。 为期三年,恶龙与人犯的共同生活。 公主能否温暖巨龙的心,为自己带来一线生机? 友情、亲情、重要之人。 危险、矛盾、龙与人类。 乐观积极、活泼坚强的祭品公主; 与生来孤独、冷漠强大的灾厄之龙。 开朗阳光大姐姐x孤独面瘫黑龙之间,令人啼笑皆非的生活! 这个冬天,不再寒冷!游戏类型: 本游戏类型为视觉小说。 即通过阅览文字剧情,通过选项进行选择,推动故事情节产生分支的冒险游戏。 玩家将扮演故事中的女主角——一名人类国度的公主,与一头黑龙建立羁绊,融化与温暖它的心灵,为自身谋得生存希望。 打出「幸福的结局」。游戏主要… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 灾厄黑龙与谎言公主.

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  16. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 202 reviews

    Once upon a time, a lonesome Recluse wished for a daughter. A wandering witch overheard their wish, and instead granted them a pot of dirt with a strange, fungal, creature growing within. Play the role of the Recluse as you grow your adoptive child, and discover what kind of person (er, mushroom?) she will become. Mushroom Musume is a text based life simulation game inspired by titles such as Pri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mushroom Musume.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    On a cold winter day, Valerie and Cadence are brought together through their shared love of music. Determined to hear more of the talented pianist’s tunes, Valerie seeks Cadence out in hopes of making something beautiful. Little did they know that their composition would blossom into something more… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love's Crescendo.

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  18. 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 81%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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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 684 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hate Plus.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    96% User Score Based on 469 reviews

    A free horror Visual Novel about an ill-fated journey across Sinnlos, a lake where awful monsters lurk just beneath the surface. With times being so dire you'll need to decide what, and who, is going to be sacrificed. Anyone can be saved, but not everyone can be. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lake of Voices.

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  22. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 579 reviews

    A free game created by Ebi-Hime, author of Asphyxia, The Way We ALL GO, and Strawberry Vinegar. TSSofEB is a free yuri (girls' love) game created for a game jam. As the saying goes, dead men tell no tales. They only leave tales behind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 1,342 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 1 reviews

    The Yawhg is a one-to-four-player choose-your-own-adventure game that randomizes a unique story every time you play. The evil Yawhg is returning. How will the town's locals lead their lives in the meanwhile, and what will they do when the dreaded Yawhg finally arrives? The fate of a community hinges on the characters' actions, and the decisions of their players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Yawhg.

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  24. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    99% User Score Based on 111 reviews

    Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Graveyard Girls.

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  25. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 888 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

    Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast dark fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winds of Change.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    When the source of the kingdoms magic is in danger, High Alchemist Nika Skylar has no choice but to intervene. Joined by a mysterious detective Skylar must act before the kingdom is plunged into darkness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moonflower.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 388 reviews

    Step into the shoes of Lyric, the humble innkeeper in a quiet mountain village, as she reflects upon a lifetime of poignant memories, heartwarming friendships, and bittersweet choices — proving along the way that you don't have to slay dragons to be the hero of your own story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Story Beside.

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  29. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 466 reviews

    Become a god and help change the fate of people, even the world! In Will: A Wonderful World, you will receive letters written by characters living in urban cities. By rearranging the order and combinations of sentences in these letters, you are going to alter the destiny of whomever that wrote them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Will: A Wonderful World.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 360 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    One Day, One Life.Sumire is an indie narrative adventure game about choices made, and dreams lost and found. Embark on a mysterious journey to help Sumire achieve her deepest wishes, before the day ends and the sky turns to twilight. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sumire.

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  34. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    89% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    In the sequel to the fantasy yuri visual novel, The Fairy's Song, Marnie and Lisbeth return to Fenchapel to visit Marnie’s grandmother. Things soon become complicated, however, when they run into two figures from the past who ought to be dead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fairy's Secret.

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  35. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    70% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    When Herol finds Chilia, a mysterious, magical girl, who has saved his war-torn city from destruction, she seems to have lost all memory of her heroic feat. With no recollection of her previous life and powers, he decides to take her in. You, as Herol, must now raise Chilia over the course of four years, plan her day-to-day life, and help her develop her character and skills! Help Chilia become a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lair Land Story.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    96% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    The first rule of Ancient Greece is to not tick off any of the gods or goddesses, though that's already been broken. Heralded for her supernatural beauty, the attention Psyche garners worldwide causes Aphrodite to become jealous and curse her to a terrible fate: a marriage to the most monstrous being alive. Much to Psyche's surprise, her husband seems human, even gentle. What once seemed an incon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart & Soul.

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  37. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    58% User Score Based on 90 reviews

    Blue Rose is an interactive ‘visual novel’, following the viewpoint of the female knight Lena as she enters an unknown world deep in the mountains. Lena is a Templar of the Blue Rose, her life dedicated to protecting her home and country, but pulled away from the front lines of the war, Lena finds herself trapped in a secluded, unknown village in the mountains. For the first time she will make her… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blue Rose Reprise.

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  38. 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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  39. 27%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    43% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    One afternoon, after a trip to an antique store, it turns out that a simple statue is actually a magical being from the land of Hanapon. But who’s the better candidate to rule? Meet and talk with all the sisters and decide for yourself! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hanapon Princess.

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  40. 94%Game Brain Score
    94% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    !! Disclaimer: This story is not an accurate depiction of Ancient Japan. !! This story has an 18+rating. Gentle like the breeze are the hearts  Of those that walk the land of the Gods Summary In the forest of Utahigashi an otherworldly sickness corrodes the soil and changes the creatures within. “A parting gift from the fallen angels” say the citizens of the Hyaku Region and the mark on your ha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Angel's Song.

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  41. Creation background:"One day, when I began to ponder the meaning of life... I decided to create a game." "This is the story I want to tell you." "And thus, my story with you all begins." Regarding the game:"Mind Detective" is an independently produced puzzle, drama, and interactive novel game. You need to follow six partners with different backgrounds, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 心灵侦探.

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  42. The Crystal Kingdom of Chalcedonia was once a beautiful place, under the rule of Princess Rosalia, they lived happy peaceful lives. Until one day, monsters called Nightmares destroyed the kingdom. Princess Rosalia and her fairy knight Diana hid deep in the castle, praying that their last hope, the magical Rose Crystal Mirror would produce a miracle, and save their home, however, they were attacked… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magical Warrior Diamond Heart.

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  43. STORYEmbark on a mystical quest that blends Slavic folklore with arcane witchcraft to uncover the truth behind a vanished village. Investigate supernatural clues, confront hidden forces and harness your powers as a novice witch to rescue those lost to the shadows. But be warned: some secrets are better left undiscovered. FEATURES Immersive Slavic Folklore Explore a narrative steeped in Ea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witch’s Gaze - The Vanishing Village.

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  44. Welcome to the world of our thrilling first-person horror game, "Conquered Dread" Prepare to embark on a chilling and suspenseful journey as you navigate the treacherous depths of a mysterious cave to save your friend from an evil cult. But beware, as you must remain stealthy and outsmart a relentless red-hooded henchman who will stop at nothing to capture you. Story: In "Con… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conquered Dread.

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  45. What is "Maybe a Witch Hunter"? "Maybe a Witch Hunter" is a game made in Python by me, GlassFrog, for the 2023 Itch.io My First Game Jam: Winter 2023, which encouraged emerging game makers to create something new and simple in two weeks. Its theme was revealed to be growth. therefore I thought to make a "Princess Maker"-inspired raising simulator as my first game. Considering I'm very bad at draw… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maybe a Witch Hunter.

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  46. A fantasy visual novel about the end of an era when humans and orcs are at war. Driven by a burning desire for revenge, one orc hoists a flag of rebellion. Soon, it will become a flag of conquest! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Revenge of the Orcs: Flag of Conquest.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    80% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Game + Soundtrack Bundle available now! All Along The Moss-Clad Copse Taking place near the end of the 15th century in medieval Pomerania, Unterholz invites players to an alternate version of our own reality. Explore the murky corners and abandoned ruins of an isolated enclave in the middle of a dark swamp. Unveil the truth behind the disappearance of its doomed denizens on a psychological journe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unterholz.

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  48. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 204 reviews

    Explore game Love is All Around 2 for PS5,PS4 console from the official PlayStation website.Check out Love is All Around 2 features, news, videos, screen shots, and buy the game now from PlayStation Store. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love is All Around 2.

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  49. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    99% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    On the outskirts of a small village stands a massive tree whose canopy disappears far above the clouds. While grandiose on the outside, its interior houses the humble Mortem Post, which receives and delivers letters from those who have passed on. Deciding to break protocol to lend a helping wing, Rain, a flighty little courier takes a skittish girl by the name of Mila on an adventure through the i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells.

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  50. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    99% User Score Based on 259 reviews

    Dana is a mostly normal girl living a mostly normal life until one day, Brunhilde- a fearsome Dark Knight from another realm- tears through a portal in the sky and asks Dana to guide her to find and slay the mysterious Gray Wizard. Instantly, Dana enlists herself as Brunhilde's companion and guide, promising to help her find her prize in this unfamiliar world - all while praying Brunhilde neve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to taking my Dark Knight Girlfriend to the corner store.

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