Games like The Smiling Man (PLAYDATE MOVIES)

"Ouroboros" by Sergical Entertainment & Cinevise ProductionsRUNTIME: 11 MinutesRATED PG-13 for Harsh Language and Violence  Ouroboros is a love letter to the hitman genre, a question to morality and a dedicated piece to the late "Darius Brunson". In this short film, the story tells the story of one man who's decision to leave his life as a hitman, could ultimately be his last. IMDb Page:https://m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ouroboros (Playdate Movies).

RATED PG-13 for violence, harsh language and crude humor. RUNTIME: 21 Minutes (SHORT FILM) When 4 friends go camping in the woods, they find that their leisure trip of relaxation will become a complete nightmare as each of them are picked off one by one by a mysterious killer masked as a cannibilistic swine!Ribcage is the first official film by Jaylyn X. Keinsler and is the start of a horrifying I… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ribcage (PLAYDATE MOVIES).

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

90% User Score Based on 77 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 7 reviews

101 Ways To Die is a physics-based puzzler with a twist - it's full of dark humor and cartoon gore. As the assistant of an eccentric scientist, Professor Splatunfuder, it's your job to help him in restoring a damaged Recipe book named 101 Ways To Die. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 101 Ways to Die.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

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89% User Score Based on 442 reviews

AchievementsAchievements are included in the first and second chapters only. The second chapter is paid-DLC. Future chapters will not feature achievements. Please note that per this post, Achievements are presently disabled as we work out a problem with the library we use. Featured DLC About the GameWhat is A Place in the West?Half-Life: A Place in the West is a fan-made comic book set within… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Half-Life: A Place in the West.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

97% User Score Based on 4,669 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 4 reviews

Hypnospace Outlaw is a '90s internet simulator in which players act as Enforcers, volunteer moderators who scour Hypnospace's surreal network of weird and wonderful websites to hunt down wrongdoers while also keeping an eye on their inbox, avoiding viruses and adware, and downloading a plethora of apps that may or may not be useful. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hypnospace Outlaw.

93%Game Brain Score

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93% User Score Based on 58,300 reviews

Disco Elysium, a genre-bending RPG that became a cult classic when it debuted in October 2019, is heading to consoles in 2021. Disco Elysium: The Final Cut adds full voice acting to the game, as well as new quests, more characters and fresh explorable areas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disco Elysium: The Final Cut.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

54% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Tex Murphy: Overseer is the adventure game of the 21st century. The client is drop-dead gorgeous. Her father is just plain dead - of an apparent suicide. She's certain he was murdered and is willing to do anything to prove it. Tex Murphy, the P.I., is willing to do almost anything to make rent. The investigation leads Tex into the heart of a dark secret. An elite team of specialists have created s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tex Murphy: Overseer.

It's April 2043 and you- as Tex Murphy, the last of the old-style gumshoes- find yourself racing against time in the most dangerous game of your life. What is the truth behind the rumored UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico? Why did the military suddenly shut down and seal off the Roswell complex? And why the frequent references to the lost Mayan civilization? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

84% User Score Based on 89 reviews

Play as Markus Ritter in this short full motion video game in the style of the famous 90's Point'n'Click games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Markus Ritter: The Lost Family.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere

81% User Score Based on 248 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 2 reviews

The year is 2367, thirty two years after the Great War. Or at least that is what YOU thought was the Great War. The endless line of Shivan capital ships, bombers and fighters with super advanced technology was nearly overwhelming. As the Terran and Vasudan races finish rebuilding their decimated societies, a disturbance lurks in the not-so-far reaches of the Gamma Draconis system. Your n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Freespace 2.

70%Game Brain Score

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69% User Score Based on 1,450 reviews

Critic Score 48%Based on 2 reviews

In Manhunt, you’re James Earl Cash, and you are the sport. You are a death row inmate who has been sentenced to death by lethal injection. However, in a twist of fate, you awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. They gave you your life back. Now, they are going to hunt you down. You must run, hide, and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Manhunt.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

93% User Score Based on 948 reviews

Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disturbed.

91%Game Brain Score

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98% User Score Based on 22,910 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 8 reviews

A five-part series where your every decision can have enormous consequences If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wolf Among Us.

92%Game Brain Score

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93% User Score Based on 35,422 reviews

Critic Score 91%Based on 33 reviews

The award-winning detective RPG brings its story-rich adventure to mobile. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disco Elysium.

94%Game Brain Score

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96% User Score Based on 436 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 1 reviews

Chicken Police is an "Animal Noir Adventure Game", set in the fictional world of the Wilderness, featuring a gripping, dark story, mature themes and a unique sense of humor. The game has classic point & click elements, mixed with visual novel style dialogue-heavy storytelling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chicken Police.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

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85% User Score Based on 2,094 reviews

Critic Score 89%Based on 1 reviews

The ancient golem Numidium, a powerful weapon once used by the great Tiber Septim to unify Tamriel, has been found in Iliac Bay. In the power struggle that follows, the King of Daggerfall is murdered and his spirit haunts the kingdom. The Emperor Uriel Septim VII sends his champion to the province of High Rock to put the king’s spirit to rest and ensure that the golem does not fall into the wrong … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall.

76%Game Brain Score

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73% User Score Based on 2,368 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 4 reviews

It’s been a generation since you vanquished the evil that plagued the Land of Ehb, and now…a new menace has awakened. In Dungeon Siege II, the sequel to the best-selling RPG from Gas Powered Games, you will be called on to again wield sword and spell to save the world from a growing abomination many years in the making.A thousand years ago, the crusaders of Azunai crossed swords with the legions o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Siege II.

91%Game Brain Score

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91% User Score Based on 5,054 reviews

Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery, combined with the updated and enhanced multiplayer expansion pack Sid Meier's Civilization III: Play the World*, as well as all of the great new civilizations, scenarios, and features from Sid M… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

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91% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Explore an abandoned movie theater and step inside five black-and-white films in this mystery text adventure that pays tribute to classic Hollywood B-Movies and combines the best elements of interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Filmmaker - A Text Adventure.

82%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 1,006 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 9 reviews

Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure (developed under the working title Project Fedora) is the upcoming sixth game in the Tex Murphy series of detective adventure games, developed by Big Finish Games and published by Atlus. Like the previous three games, it will tell much of its story through live-action full-motion video sequences, and feature freely explorable 3D environments during gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, atmosphere

89% User Score Based on 1,060 reviews

Epic text based adventure and interactive story game - choose your path! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choices That Matter.

70%Game Brain Score

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70% User Score Based on 1,129 reviews

You're the detective If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scriptic Netflix Edition.

90%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

90% User Score Based on 285 reviews

Shaman, the path is laid before you. Your destiny is to become a god! But it will not be easy. Not for you, and not for your followers. To become a deity, you must conquer all 25 planets of the system and defeat every other tribe and their shamans. The ultimate struggle will be a difficult one, as you build mystical cities, unleash devastating spells, harness volcanoes and tornadoes, and shape the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Populous™: The Beginning.

88%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 2,614 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

You play an Uplink Agent who makes a living by performing jobs for major corporations. Your tasks involve hacking into rival computer systems, stealing research data, sabotaging other companies, laundering money, erasing evidence, or framing innocent people. You use the money you earn to upgrade your computer systems, and to buy new software and tools. As your experience level increases you find … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uplink.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 2,064 reviews

Paris in the Fall... a brutal murder at the Palais Royale. When Nico Collard is invited to interview statesman Pierre Carchon, she finds herself inextricably drawn into a terrifying conspiracy. One of the all-time classic adventures, multi BAFTA-nominated "Broken Sword: Director's Cut" pitches sassy journalist Nico Collard, and intrepid American George Stobbart into a mysterious journey of intrigu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Sword.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

95% User Score Based on 1,060 reviews

A narrative-driven adventure with a mystery-solving detective gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chicken Police – Paint it RED!.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

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58% User Score Based on 122 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

The Innsmouth Case is a Horror Text Adventure inspired by H.P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Innsmouth Case.

51%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, atmosphere

44% User Score Based on 55 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

Reflections is a real-world adventure game where every action you take has meaningful consequences that radically shape the experience. Each action you take is punctuated by flushing the black and white environment with color, illustrating your progress and providing clues to what your future might hold. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reflections.

91%Game Brain Score

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89% User Score Based on 27,119 reviews

Critic Score 94%Based on 3 reviews

Rockstar Games brings its biggest release to mobile yet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

80% User Score Based on 430 reviews

Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

The game mechanics were based directly on those used in the tabletop role-playing games Tunnels and Trolls and Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes created by Wasteland developers Ken St. Andre and Michael Stackpole. Characters in Wasteland consequently have various statistics (strength, intelligence and luck among others) that allow them to use different skills and weapons. Experience is gained th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wasteland.

82%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

89% User Score Based on 196 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 9 reviews

Quest For Infamy is a classic point and click adventure game, in which you assume the identity of 'Mister Roehm' a man trying to start over after running away from a shady past. Welcome to the little town of Volksville only to discover there is so much more going on in the valley than meets the eye! Come along and take a walk on the wild side with Roehm and discover just how infamous you might be. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quest for Infamy.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

72% User Score Based on 65 reviews

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

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

97% User Score Based on 89 reviews

The chart-topping indie hit Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once! This game replaces the earlier episodic releases and is a collected version of Chapters 1-3 of the "N… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One.

85%Game Brain Score

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87% User Score Based on 4,068 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental text adventures, including a remaster of the original episode The House Abandon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stories Untold.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 13,616 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 13 reviews

Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker. Interact with famous Star Wars characters in many classic Star Wars locations as you face the ultimate choice: fight for good and freedom on the light side or follow the path of power and evil to t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAR WARS Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, stability

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

78% User Score Based on 86 reviews

AppGameKit Studio is a fully featured game development tool set. We’ve re-imagined the game development user interface with an all-in-one work space. You can now quickly drag & drop assets to visualise your scenes, code with AppGameKit Script, easily browse app media, run live debugging sessions, access online help and lots more. AppGameKit Studio allows you, in a few easy clicks, to quickly p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AppGameKit Studio.

42%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

42% User Score Based on 124 reviews

In an endless air ocean of an alien world, small lonesome plots of land float above the abyss. But sometimes approach each other, and lands which have never met before, reveal their secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wild Island Quest.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

66% User Score Based on 410 reviews

Uncompromised duty, honor and valor. As an LAPD SWAT officer, you must have a deep and abiding reverence for human life and a firm resolve that all possible tactical alternatives be exhausted before employing deadly force. Your fundamental mission is to make Los Angeles a safe haven for all law-abiding citizens, while keeping the men under your command free from harm. The Tactical Game of the Ye… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition.

56%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

52% User Score Based on 149 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

Following a great increase in terrorism, internal strife and ultimately, the nuclear destruction of Washington, D.C., the United States shatters into a half-dozen nation-states that descend into war. Take the helm of one of these newfound sovereignties (or the 'peacekeeping' European Expeditionary Force) and struggle to reunify America... by any means necessary! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shattered Union.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

87% User Score Based on 1,472 reviews

Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

The king of submarine simulations returns with an all-new 3D engine, new crew command features, and more realistic WWII naval action than ever before. The movie-like graphics and simple, tension-filled gameplay make this the perfect game for the realism fanatic and the casual gamer. Realistic and immersive environment: The suspense-filled atmosphere includes realistic 3D water modeling, day/night… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Hunter III.

87%Game Brain Score

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87% User Score Based on 18,525 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 6 reviews

Assassin's Creed II Game of the year edition + Assasin's Creed Double Pack Playstation 3 If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assassin's Creed 2.

61%Game Brain Score

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90% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Critic Score 54%Based on 2 reviews

The Cinema Rosa is an immersive PC and Mac exploration game and puzzle game set in an abandoned cinema. The game explores themes of: loss, romance, nostalgia and regret, aiming to take the player on an emotional journey through the psychological effects of a relationship. You take on the role of a protagonist exploring his past through various personal demons. As you explore, you encounter vario… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cinema Rosa.

76%Game Brain Score

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91% User Score Based on 34 reviews

You are detective Hank Anderson , and you’ve just been transferred to another city to help solve a series of unusual crimes. Upon arrival, you are greeted with a gory scene and a revelation of several instances of a deadly disease that turns people into savage zombie-like husks. Upon closer inspection, it appears there’s more to all this, and peculiar events do not stop. It is up to you now to sol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snares of Ruin.

An unofficial port of Celeste Classic from PICO-8 to Playdate. How to play Download the game and sideload it to your Playdate device. (You can refer to the official Sideloading Playdate games documentation.) If you don’t own a Playdate, you can play in the Playdate Simulator on Windows, macOS or Linux. Download and install the Playdate SDK. Place the .pdx file in the PlaydateSDK/Disk/Games/ folder… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Celeste Classic.

87%Game Brain Score

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87% User Score Based on 1,180 reviews

Billionaire Matthew Park had it all - until he was murdered. Find the killer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solve It - A visual novel.

87%Game Brain Score

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94% User Score Based on 209,954 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 49 reviews

Buy Bethesda Softworks' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary, Special and VR editions on PlayStation Store and defeat a fierce enemy set to destroy the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

92%Game Brain Score

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92% User Score Based on 3,575 reviews

Steam WorkshopSteam workshop support for User Maps About the GameCommand & Conquer Generals Zero Hour brings you closer to the enemy than ever before. Engage opposing forces at hot spots around the globe as you match strategies and arsenals against the new masterminds of modern war. Arsenal. Unleash the next generation of 3D new units and 20 new upgrades including China's ECM Tank, GLA's … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Command & Conquer™ Generals Zero Hour.

79%Game Brain Score

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79% User Score Based on 404 reviews

Henry Stauf's mansion has been abandoned for as long as anyone dare remember. Stauf was a master toy maker, a maker of amazing puzzles and this strange house was his greatest creation. Now the mansion stands empty, rotting ever since the children started dying, ever since the six guests came. Now there are only the eerie lights and the terrible sing-song rhymes of the children. And suddenly, you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The 7th Guest.

86%Game Brain Score

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86% User Score Based on 1,396 reviews

Play six Desperados, lead by the hero John Cooper in the hardest and wildest Wild West Game of all times. Guide Cooper and his fearless companions in the exciting pursuit of the mysterious bandit leader El Diabolo.Breath-taking landscapes and a thrilling story create an unmatched Wild West atmosphere resulting in “Desperados – Wanted Dead or Alive” being a challenging team based real-time-adventur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

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80% User Score Based on 462 reviews

Official Clue Board Game. Join detectives to solve the murder mystery! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clue.