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A confrontation 1,000 years in the making.   What do you do when the person you most love turns out to be your nemesis? Make sure you have your facts straight, for starters. Japhet is facing off against a man who used the world as a prop to gaslight him. Two things he knows going in: nothing Oren says can be trusted and everything he does serves a purpose. Often, that purpose is to convince Japhe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The King of Halurál.

He thought he had seen everything, then the people of the Cities called him a hero. Velananc has vanished, a new Fate roams the streets, and Japhet has other problems: the local cabal has admitted they know he's present. It ought to be enough for anyone to juggle, but he can't turn around without walking into a monster on the once-tame streets of Liath-Tamren. Worse, the Fah Disan has come to him… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shuttle that Weaves the Shroud.

Alia has come home in search of answers. What she gets in place of information is new obligations. Allies who complicate her difficult situation. Shisum finds himself in a leadership position, raised on high by the society he's trying to rebel against. The Complex disintegrates while Dyafer and Mairid circle each other watchfully.  Boden has reached a point where he ought to be able to stop and c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The King of Ill-Omens.

They failed the people they swore to serve, but it's themselves who were most changed. The Sight itself won't let them pass the blame. Almost no one is where they were supposed to be; the people standing at their shoulders aren't the allies they expected or planned for. It seems, though, that everyone has found the people they can trust and the mission they were meant to see through. Dyafer and t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tally the Betrayers.

Last week, he didn't know he had a family. Now he's trying to save the world from them. Maru was raised in isolation in a monastery, convinced he was a foundling. Then a glamorous foreign magician appears. He claims to be an emissary of Maru's father, none other than the Premier, who has sent this trusted intimate to fetch his secret son home to the capital. A more cynical person might wonder if … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Spider's Friend.

They blew up the old system. Their alliances, friendships, and commitments. But the war didn't come to an end. At the Complex, the Lahar and Atsises are prisoners. Being forced to flee her home in the company of a man she believed twelve hours ago was plotting her death is the best thing that's happened to Dyafer in months, but it begs questions. She has a war to wage and a world to save, but how… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Mirror with an Edge.

He thought this mission was a joke at his expense, and now he's got the fate of the region in his hands. Liath-Tamren is the largest urban center in  a land around an inner sea that was all once claimed by an empire. The Cities reflect the diversity and trade that flow across the Halu, enriched by numerous immigrant enclaves and temples to foreign gods. Not all of its citizens find that pleasing,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Three Faces of Dissatisfaction.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

92% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Step into a chilling world set in 1980s Japan, inspired by the haunting tales of Junji Ito. You are a schoolgirl on your way home, navigating an urban street filled with sinister and unsettling details. Each step you take, each choice you make, can lead you closer to safety or deeper into the unknown. In this interactive horror experience, every decision matters. Choose your path wisely as you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to マカブルの残党: Remnants of the Macabre.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 228 reviews

In this horror visual novel, we follow Atcchan, our protagonist, who left his hometown two years ago. Now he is finally able to return - but only for three days. How will his old friends react to him, and will their relationships be able to stand the test of time? For a person who's always been afraid of change, this is a worrying prospect for our hero... but it's something he will have to overco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Way We ALL GO.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

74% User Score Based on 708 reviews

Critic Score 61%Based on 30 reviews

Buy Twin Mirror on PS4. Lose yourself in a rich, intricate storyline anchored in the gritty reality of small-town America. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twin Mirror.

The hotel sits in the middle of the hustle and bustle. Outside, the light of a car shines through. With a loud thumping sound, blood starts to cover the street. A scheme that has been hidden for years is about to be revealed... You are a retired ace soldier who just returned home and was thrust into a car accident that hurt your closely related family. You try to find the truth through all the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 逆光迷途 Lost in Darklight.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

78% User Score Based on 2,466 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 3 reviews

In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death. As Sherlock, your legacy is written by the decisions you make in this open world. Deception, violence, and deduction are just a few resources in your arsenal—your mysterious companion and soun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

71% User Score Based on 112 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 8 reviews

Stay is a nail-biting tale of abduction and isolation, where every single second counts. A pixel-art adventure game with multiple routes and endings, your computer is tethered to a PC inside an abandoned house... where an abducted man finds himself trapped and in desperate need of help. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAY.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

82% User Score Based on 72 reviews

Branded as a traitor for losing the princess, the young knight Luna sets out on a lonely journey to rescue the princess and clear her name. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lilitales.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

68% User Score Based on 28 reviews

Crudelis is a 60 minutes RPG game, during which every decision has its meaning. Unfriendly, steampunk world follows your every choice, bringing unsuspected consequences. Will you manage to solve the mystery of your own death? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crudelis.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 125 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

The Remainder is a dark fantasy story made of psychological puzzles, romance, and the unexpected. The Complete Edition contains acts 1 to 4! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability

89% User Score Based on 90 reviews

On day 200 of a 365 day mission your ship suffers a catastrophic engine meltdown. Stranded in space one hundred light years from Earth, you must make your way back one light year at a time. It's going to be a long way home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Long Way Home.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 27 reviews

The Letter: Classic Edition is the ORIGINAL experience from the classic title "The Letter", with a few changes and additions. Relive the Wii U game that gathered so much hate it became a cult classic. Embark on a creepy narrative driven tale about a boy in search of his missing father. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Letter: Classic Edition.

The villain is dead, long live the villain!The Complex holds its own against the traitor's forces on the border. Reality is starting to catch up with them, however. There was a second bottle, and what those bottles contained implicated more than just the one person known to come in contact with the liquid within. All mages' abilities are mutating, and they have no idea where their powers end, what… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Under a Sign of Butterflies.

Step into the richly woven tale of Atsushi, a young samurai bound by duty to his ailing father. Undertake a journey of purpose as he faces skilled adversaries and uncovers the echoes of a legacy that will shape his destiny. Realized in a pixel art visual novel with turn based combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lotus: Lost Memories.

After a teenage girl goes missing, psychiatrist Judy Williams and detective Michael Grady try to piece together the strange circumstances of her disappearance. Their only clue is David, Julie's boyfriend, who's been found in a nearby forest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Only After.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

89% User Score Based on 517 reviews

Inkshade is a turn-based tactics game carved out of strange wooden miniatures, wrapped in a web of locked rooms, and orchestrated by an otherworldly game master. Victory is not guaranteed, and the only constant is the cruel black ink that flows within the pieces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inkshade.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

89% User Score Based on 352 reviews

The year is 2030. Business is as usual in the isolated research city of Rokumei–that is until several explosions suddenly go off in the nuclear research facility known as “LABO.” The city sends in “Sirius,” an elite rescue squad, to deal with the situation. But the situation only gets worse when LABO’s nuclear reactor melts down, sending the facility into lockdown–with members of Sirius and surviv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition.

24%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

40% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Find the unfindable and do the impossible? It’s all in a day’s work for you. As a concierge, how far will you go to make billionaires’ dreams come true? Platinum Package is a 500,000-word interactive contemporary drama by Emily Short, with additional content by Harris Powell-Smith, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elite Status: Platinum Concierge.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

89% User Score Based on 102 reviews

# KEY FEATURES - An unmatched hero: Wielding powers of mythic proportions, the Prince returns to action-adventure gaming with gravity-defying acrobatics, ferocious fighting skills, and the ability to bend time to fulfill his destiny. - The Sands of Time: Ubisoft's Montreal Studio presents the Sands of Time - a technological breakthrough that will change the face of action-adventure gaming foreve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

93% User Score Based on 3,743 reviews

cLICK TO TEN If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to click to ten.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

87% User Score Based on 224 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 8 reviews

A new RPG from veteran studio Aquaplus, commemorating 20 years of the multi-media Utawarerumono series. This is the story of a man who will be sung about in legends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

94% User Score Based on 383 reviews

A collection of several stories that are prequels to The House in Fata Morgana. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House in Fata Morgana: A Requiem for Innocence.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

91% User Score Based on 339 reviews

You wake up with an aching head and the world out of focus. In front of you is a man accusing you of being "fake". He looks exactly like you, down to the last scar and pimple, has the same memories, the same voice and the same personality. But who is lying and who is telling the truth? Who is fake and who is real? With over nine different possibilities, you can either end up as the tragic hero, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who Is Mike.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

92% User Score Based on 99 reviews

A visual novel about trainwrecks, trysts & treason. Roadtrip across the country to take down a tyrant. Befriend, torment, woo or wingman your party. Decide who you want to be. And maybe, just maybe: make it out of this one alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amarantus.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

70% User Score Based on 800 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Old City: Leviathan.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

92% User Score Based on 793 reviews

You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Friend is a Raven.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 519 reviews

Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Caligo.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

59% User Score Based on 108 reviews

In a nuclear apocalypse, you have to use your engineering skills to save as many survivors as possible. Defending, mining, crafting, automation, and building an underground city for survivors is your purpose in life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survival Vacancy.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

99% User Score Based on 166 reviews

BARD HARDER! is a tabletop-inspired visual novel game about saving your friends from the Big Bad Evil Guy by using your strongest weapon: romance! So brush up on your pick-up lines and prepare some sexy tunes…what’s the worst that could happen? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bard Harder!.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

82% User Score Based on 138 reviews

Put yourself in the Front Office with Front Office Football, the professional football simulation from Solecismic Software. Manage your roster through trading, free agency and the amateur draft. Create game plans, organize depth charts and watch your franchise thrive for decades. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Front Office Football Seven.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 20,478 reviews

Critic Score 86%Based on 3 reviews

Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a survival horror video game by Frictional Games. The game features a protagonist named Daniel exploring a dark and foreboding castle, while trying to maintain his sanity by avoiding monsters and other terrifying obstructions. The game was critically well received. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

81% User Score Based on 99 reviews

In Her Footsteps is a short story about mending a broken heart from the award-nominated creators of Causeway, No Response and Helmouth Halls If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Her Footsteps.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

This Visual Novel tells the story of a dark journey in a broken world.The action takes place in the abandoned estate of the former Order called “Black Rose”. One day this estate was swallowed up by the magical catastrophe which spread death to all nearby lands, turning people into “Shadows”.You will have to plunge into this cursed place, where a mad & legendary adventurer, and a girl from the “Hel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shards of Chaos.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, monetization

86% User Score Based on 143 reviews

Ho Yu-Chen received his friend Wan Zi-Jin's invitation, and set on to leave the familiar Taiwan to start a new life with Wan's daughter, Wan Yu-Qing, as an accountant, in Indonesia. Yet with the addition of the mysterious girl, Cocoa, what kinds of events shall turn out to be? MayJasmine takes place during Indonesia's 1998 riot, where the riots were triggered by economic problems, leading to viol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mayjasmine Episode01 - What is God?.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

80% User Score Based on 120 reviews

Set in a distant future world, this is a unique first person shooter/platform/puzzle game where you need to find out why all the debris is falling and save your world from destruction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Fall Down.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

81% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Wall of Insanity is a single player campaign third-person shooter, with a large arsenal of weapons, crowds of various enemies and difficult locations, concealing many secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wall of insanity.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

92% User Score Based on 143 reviews

In Black Baby you play as Black Baby, trying to escape the catacombs while avoiding the hulking behemoths If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Baby.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 458 reviews

This is not the best day in the life of Seaweed. One might even say he's out of his element. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slice of Sea.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization

95% User Score Based on 796 reviews

You play as a man turned into a ball and you need to steal all the gas from the forest at all costs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ukrainian ball in search of gas.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

74% User Score Based on 160 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 6 reviews

Root Letter (stylized √Letter) is a visual novel adventure video game that is developed and published by Kadokawa Games as the first title in their Kadokawa Game Mystery brand. In the game, the player must figure out what happened to the character of Aya, a girl who mysteriously vanished after receiving a particular letter. The gameplay will be split into two distinct parts; the adventure part, wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Root Letter.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

93% User Score Based on 1,255 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Door: Complete Edition.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

71% User Score Based on 123 reviews

Proxy Blade Zero is a hardcore 3D action game with technical combat. Play as Fenrir, an advanced battle android, against the armies of King Anima. You will have to think fast to defeat the different enemies you will encounter. Parrying, using your boost and being creative with your combos are essential tools to your survival. Mastering Proxy Blade will require both your wits and reflexes. Be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Proxy Blade Zero.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

71% User Score Based on 694 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 27 reviews

Close to the Sun is a story-driven horror game that takes place at the turn of the 20th century on a mysterious ship complex created by Nikola Tesla for the sake of knowledge. In this alternative version of history, his scientific breakthroughs have already had a major impact on the world. You’re a young journalist looking for your sister and, as you approach this enormous and glorious complex for… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close to the Sun.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere

60% User Score Based on 146 reviews

Jessika committed suicide, and it’s up to you to find out why she did what she did by prying into her digital past. What at first seems to be a job like any other quickly develops into a dark drama with twists and turns. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jessika.