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Games like The Simulation

Looking for games like The Simulation? Here are top casual platformer recommendations with a mystery and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Q.U.B.E. 2, Red Trigger or Glitchspace.

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  1. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 1,041 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 24 reviews

    The Deluxe Edition gives players access to all released content including Q.U.B.E. 2 Main Game and the Season Pass (Two Puzzles Pack, Original Soundtrack and Glove Skin). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Q.U.B.E. 2.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 1,310 reviews

    Red Trigger is a First Person Shooter (FPS) Puzzle game. Can you infiltrate and corrupt the system? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Trigger.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    73% User Score Based on 291 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

    Glitchspace is about reprogramming the game to solve puzzles. Trapped in an abstract cyberspace world, your way forward uses visual programming to edit environmental geometry, whilst unlocking key programming concepts along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glitchspace.

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  5. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    73% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Embark on an Experimental Therapy JourneyImmerse yourself in a groundbreaking simulation where you'll navigate between two parallel worlds created by Plegus Therapy. As patient 689, you'll take part in an experimental therapy program. Explore captivating environments and solve complex puzzles to achieve your healing.Defy the Limits of Reality and Master Unique MechanicsDiscover fascinating paralle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DESORDRE : A Puzzle Game Adventure.

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  6. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 1,580 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 7 reviews

    When you arrive to visit your uncle, you notice something’s wrong. He’s not there to greet you and there was an explosion just as you arrived. Rescue your uncle using his newest invention, the Interdimensional Shift Device. Shift between five different dimensions in real time and work your way through his crazy complex mansion If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum Conundrum.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 601 reviews

    In Frame of Mind, you are placed in a world where logic is escaping you. Each area of the game defies reason, requiring you to think outside the box in order to solve the illogical and escape madness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frame of Mind.

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  8. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 18,971 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 27 reviews

    The Talos Principle is a philosophical first-person puzzle game from Croteam, the creators of the legendary Serious Sam series, written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Talos Principle.

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  9. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    Disclaimer: This version does not include a Steam-key. Frames work like every other door frame: you go through them and then you are somewhere else. The only difference is that with frames this "somewhere else" can be anywhere, discontinuities in space included. If anywhere should be somewhere else frames can be moved. If something is in the right place, but with the wrong size frames can cha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frame - Portals on Steroids.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 189 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 2 reviews

    Immersive first-person parkour in a surreal, physics-driven voxel world. Lemma enables creative building through movement. Spawn structures just by moving through space. Extend platforms, smash... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lemma.

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  11. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 240 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 2 reviews

    Hourglass is an atmospheric first-person puzzle adventure inspired by Portal, The Witness, and Rime where you have to cooperate with yourself to solve difficult puzzles, explore a foreign world and unveil the big secret of ancient Egypt. Besides offering an ancient world to explore, Hourglass is mostly about solving various puzzles with a unique core-mechanic. Your ability allows you to record yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hourglass.

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  12. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 13,381 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 7 reviews

    The Talos Principle II is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Talos Principle 2.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    A chill, innovative sci-fi adventure where you explore two isometric worlds at the same time. Teleport between worlds to navigate impossible terrain and solve mind-bending puzzles. Along the way, you'll fend off hostile creatures and uncover the story of a lost civilization. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stereo Boy.

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  15. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 178 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town back on Earth. They soon discover the town is the beginning of a strange and mysterious journey... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lifeless Moon.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 733 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    The Ball is a first person action-adventure game featuring a full single-player experience. As a swashbuckling archaeologist working on the slopes of a dormant volcano somewhere in Mexico, you get stuck in a cavern. It doesn't take long before you realize this is more than just a cave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ball.

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  17. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 1,738 reviews
    Critic Score 29%Based on 6 reviews

    Instruments of Destruction is a vehicle-building sandbox featuring advanced physics-based destruction. Create crazy construction vehicles and use them to demolish buildings and complete various objectives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Instruments of Destruction.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 206 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    As an inmate of a government-controlled Correctional Facility in the year 2275, you have the right to prove yourself worthy of being part of Society again. Show your skills in logical thinking by solving about 60 puzzles of varying size, type and difficulty in this first-Person puzzle game, and redeem your freedom! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ReThink.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 1,221 reviews

    Myo Hyori, a gifted Korean teenage girl who must face the perils of the future. Survive many hazards, explore a seemingly endless metropolis and beyond as the world around you implodes and history marches towards its inevitable conclusion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to G String.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    85% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Paradox Vector is an old school first person shooter set in a different dimension. Inspired by the vector graphics games of the early 80's and the impossible geometry of M.C. Escher, Paradox Vector offers a unique look and fast paced action. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paradox Vector.

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  21. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    42% User Score Based on 85 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Be prepared to be transported to a reality of dreams and nightmares. What will you discover about yourself in this journey through the subconscious? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 'n Verlore Verstand.

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  22. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 454 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a sci-fi puzzle-platformer of cataclysmic proportions. You're a Blob of alien origin with mutant powers and an insatiable appetite. To the great horror of your former captors (and all of humanity), you have escaped into the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack.

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  23. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 192 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

    7th Sector invites you to immerse into the mysterious world of cyberpunk and overcome a difficult path by solving various technical puzzles, facing dangers and collecting information about the world and the events happening in it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 7th Sector.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 4,722 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Hot Lava transports you back to your childhood imagination. Relive those moments of excitement, joy and chaos. Traverse distinct worlds, from school hallways to the memories of your darkest fears. You will have to use all your skills to complete the treacherous obstacles that await. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hot Lava.

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  25. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 90 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 8 reviews

    Meet Lumote, the squishiest bioluminescent creature, in this beautiful 3D puzzle platformer. Take control of the world’s inhabitants on a quest into the Great Depths to seize control from the Mastermote. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles.

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  26. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    68% User Score Based on 80 reviews

    .T.E.S.T: Expected Behavior is a 3D first-person brain twister in a sci-fi setting. Solve puzzles to test your logic, think outside the box, act fast and use your skills to adapt to unfamiliar situations. .T.E.S.T is full of both new and classic mechanics, but they are so deep that some still aren't fully revealed. The game will make this clear to you. Again and again you'll see that each rule … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to .T.E.S.T: Expected Behaviour.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 127 reviews

    Take control of Zeb in this puzzle/platformer. He is a small energy based life form from space, known as a Plazma Being. While journeying through space to his home, Zeb was surprised to find that he was being kidnapped by aliens. They took him back to their planet and unceremoniously threw him into captivity. During this time a series of earthquakes shook the planet and wreaked havoc upon the alie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plazma Being.

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  28. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 162 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    Unique couch co-op experience in (and outside) VR. Master platforming to avoid dangers, solve puzzles and build your way through the Underworld in this cooperative multiplayer game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carly and the Reaperman: Escape from the Underworld.

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  29. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 24,978 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Besiege is a physics building game about constructing mechanical machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Besiege.

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  30. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 84 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    The Beggar's Ride is a unique and innovative Platform Puzzle Adventure Game where the player can manipulate the environment to solve puzzles in a deep and intriguing story of discovery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Beggar's Ride.

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  31. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 8,714 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 5 reviews

    Trine is a fantasy action game where the player can create and use physics-based objects to beat hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. Set in a world of great castles and strange machinery, three heroes are bound to a mysterious device called the Trine in a quest to save the kingdom from evil. The gameplay is based on fully interactive physics - each character's different abilities help the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trine Enchanted Edition.

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  32. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    77% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    "Pnevmo-Capsula" is a casual adventure game. You will travel to an alternate utopian atompunk world as a small trolley delivering mail. Time seems to have stopped at the break of 1930-1960 years here. The city is connected by a single system of rails. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pnevmo-Capsula.

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  33. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 680 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Downward is a first-person open-world parkour adventure set in the medieval ruins of a post-apocalyptic Planet Earth. You must master body, mind, and spirit -- for agility, precision, and determination are the only tools that will help you make sense of this world and change your fate... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Downward.

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  35. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    97% User Score Based on 475 reviews

    The world is your canvas in this innovative first-person puzzle platformer. Tag walls and other surfaces with different colors of spray paint to reveal new ways to navigate each level, including bouncing off, sliding across, and sticking to the surfaces you paint. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tag: The Power of Paint.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 140 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 6 reviews

    iO is a physics platformer in which you control a ball. By growing or shrinking the ball you can influence its speed and weight. Use these mechanics to gain momentum and make your way through the levels. Toy with the laws of physics, solve the puzzles and reach the exit as quickly as possible. Can you win the gold medal in all levels? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to iO.

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  37. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 6,565 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 11 reviews

    Supraland is a first-person metroidvania puzzle game. Explore, solve puzzles, beat up monsters, find secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supraland.

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  38. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    65% User Score Based on 191 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 10 reviews

    Magnetic is a first person puzzle game that lets you manipulate and master magnetic forces. The mechanics are focused around a single tool: The Magnet Gun. This device is the only thing that helps you navigate the vast and deadly prison-maze you’ve been cast into If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magnetic: Cage Closed.

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  39. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 5,438 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

    Exo One is a multi-planetary exploration game where you pilot an interstellar spacecraft capable of manipulating gravity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exo One.

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  40. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 2,641 reviews
    Critic Score 92%Based on 1 reviews

    Think in reverse. Outsmart the impossible. A mind-bending first-person adventure where you solve ingenious and complex puzzles by rewinding objects through time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Entropy Centre.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 710 reviews

    Nominated as a IGF Seamus McNally Finalist, NightSky is an ambient action-puzzle game that offers a gameplay experience unlike any other—cerebral challenges fill uniquely designed picturesque worlds. The player must maneuver a sphere by using realistic physics to advance; each of these worlds is broken into different areas. The original soundtrack by experimental jazz musician, Chris Schlarb will … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NightSky.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    100% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Endo is a whimsical adventure with a focus on physical interaction. Embark on a surreal adventure set in an abstract psychedelic landscape, accompanied by original art, music and sound. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ENDO.

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  44. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    64% User Score Based on 418 reviews

    The Moon. Our closest celestial neighbor. A place full of mystery and strange things. That's right, there's more than just rocks and impossible challenges out there. A lone astronaut is about to learn that first hand, when he loses contact with Earth and begins an interstellar odyssey across the universe Moon Mystery is a first-person shooter adventure full of puzzles, action, set on strange new … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moon Mystery.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    The clock ticks, inexorably. You wake up in a mysterious futuristic laboratory, after a technician spills his coffee on the wrong keyboard. You soon obtain the ChronoGun, which is able to change the temporal properties of objects. Falling items can be sent back to where they fell from, dangerous blades can be safely stopped, and mechanisms can be sped up for speed and power. You need to esca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chrono.

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  46. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 894 reviews

    Hypnagogia is an exploration in themes involving deep dreams, liminal spaces, sleep paralysis demons, and much more. Can you collect all 8 dream crystals and finally wake up? Influenced by the nostalgia-fueled polygonal games from the mid and late 90's, Hypnagogia takes players on a short but intriguing journey through various worlds inspired by real dreams.  Hang out with cats in a relaxin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hypnagogia 催眠術.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 524 reviews
    Critic Score 52%Based on 4 reviews

    Fract Osc is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FRACT OSC.

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  49. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 1,153 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Nimbatus: The Drone Constructor is an action simulation game. Craft drones out of hundreds of different parts and explore a fully destructible, procedurally generated galaxy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor.

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  50. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 153,748 reviews
    Critic Score 91%Based on 7 reviews

    Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Satisfactory.

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