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Looking for games like The Tedium and You? Here are top open world simulation recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Chroma Zero, BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH or Backrooms - Surreality.

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  1. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 227 reviews

    Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chroma Zero.

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  2. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 185 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    In BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH, immerse yourself in the haunting world of Shinji, a young hikikomori trapped in his Tokyo apartment. As his mind unravels, confront a malevolent entity watching from the shadows. Will you uncover the truth before it's too late? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH.

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  3. 22%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    36% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    "If you're not careful and noclip out of reality in the wrong areas, you'll end up in the backrooms, where it's nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of flourescent lights at maximum hum-buzz, and approximately six hundred million square miles of randomly segmented rooms to be trapped in."About the GameIn Backrooms - Surrealit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms - Surreality.

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  4. 46%Game Brain Score
    46% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Liminal Leap: A Descent into the Unfamiliar ____________________ Liminal Leap is a heart-pounding escape room challenge set in the unsettling world of the Backrooms. Reality warps, familiar spaces twist, and you're trapped in a labyrinthine facility – a distorted reflection of the everyday. Your mission: Escape. Uncover the secrets of this insidious place and find your way back to reality. F… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Leap.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    88% User Score Based on 105 reviews

    ABOUT THE DEMO Thank you so much for playing the prototype and providing feedback!Thanks to your support, PAGER now has a 10-floor demo! I hope you enjoy it, and I’d love to hear what you think. If you like the demo, please consider adding PAGER to your wishlist. Thank you! ABOUT THE GAME PAGER is a 1-bit 3D Kafkaesque horror game set in a 90s office building.It’s your first day at work, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PAGER.

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  6. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 133 reviews

    The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Door in the Basement.

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  7. Backrooms: The Silent Mirror is a first-person psychological horror exploration game focused on atmosphere, environmental storytelling, and self-discovery. The GameYou awaken alone in an abandoned city. The light is cold. The silence feels oppressive. The streets lead to places you recognize – apartments, hallways, parking garages, pool rooms – but they no longer behave as they should. The w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms The Silent Mirror.

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  8. ENTER THE FORSAKEN TOMBThe tomb does not stay still. Rooms subtly change. Objects shift. Details feel… wrong. Your task is simple: observe carefully, identify anomalies, and choose the correct path forward. Miss something important, and you will find yourself returned to where you began. This is a game of perception, tension, and quiet unease – where certainty is never guaranteed. A PLACE T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forsaken Tomb.

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  9. In the indie horror game "The Exorcist" you immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a mysterious and creepy world, where you have to take on the role of a young exorcist. Having just finished your training, you go on your first assignment, and it turns out to be not as easy as you expected. It leads you to a church where there is already a coffin with an executed witch, over whose body the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Exorcist.

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  10. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    75% User Score Based on 104 reviews

    The full version is now on Steam:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/4018200/Youve_Got_a_Package You are a young and talented writer. One evening, someone leaves a mysterious box on your doorstep. What’s inside will turn your life into a living nightmare... "Better not to open it…" You are Clark — a young and acclaimed writer whose debut novel became an international bestseller. Fame, money, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You’ve Got a Package.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    87% User Score Based on 125 reviews

    The last scenery you faced was a quite unfamiliar hotel office. Leaving all the uncertainties behind, you have to perform significant or insignificant tasks from here on out. -256 is a pixel graphics first-person mystery hotel walking simulator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to -256.

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  12. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    74% User Score Based on 92 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 5 reviews

    Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murderous Muses.

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  13. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 897 reviews

    A short atmospheric terror game about liminal spaces. Escape the grasps of an underground neighborhood that is equal parts comforting and disturbing. If you've explored a dead mall, a foreclosed pool, or a school at night, you might already know what it's like to be in Anemoiapolis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1.

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  14. FRAGMENTS OF FEAR is an episodic psychological horror anthology that explores the terror hidden in the mundane. Each chapter tells a self-contained, found-footage story of fear and survival, while slowly piecing together a larger, ominous narrative. You know that creeping dread when you walk home alone in the dark, or when you are waiting in an empty room and feel someone watching you? This colle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragments of Fear.

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  15. Dreams of Pain is a highly experimental first-person mystery horror game with elements of horror in its atmosphere. The structure of the game is mostly linear. The game incorporates ARG-like elements into its storytelling. The game's art style was inspired by retro games from the late '90s. It doesn't hold your hand and there are no traditional tutorials for the player. Some of the puzzles in the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreams of Pain.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    94% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    You have found yourself in a space that reminds you of nothing, and everything. A space of rooms, that are both comfortingly familiar, yet strangely unknown. A space of quiet and loneliness. You have found the BACK*SPACE. You aren't sure if you are alone. You aren't sure if you want to leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BACK*SPACE.

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  17. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    86% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    DESCRIPTION : Inferis: Dead Below is a first-person psychological horror and walking simulator experience, offering approximately 45 to 50 minutes of intense gameplay. Story Overview: Journalist Larry descends into the underground tunnels, following the pleas of families who haven’t heard from their missing loved ones for a long time. Initially setting out to fulfill his duty as a reporter, La… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inferis: Dead Below.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 678 reviews

    The Lightkeeper is a psychological horror game set in the atmospheric and heavy ambiance of the 1920s. Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lightkeeper.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    73% User Score Based on 79 reviews

    Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit, an immersive walking simulator inspired by liminal spaces. Can you escape, or will you remain forever trapped? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Exit.

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  20. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    66% User Score Based on 270 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 9 reviews

    Bad Cheese is a psychological horror inspired by the eerie charm of 1920s animation. Step into the tiny paws of a mouse spending the weekend at home with a dysfunctional Dad while Mom's away. Be on your best behavior and KEEP DADDY HAPPY. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bad Cheese.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    59% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    Exit the Abyss is a psychological horror game set in an abandoned, haunted hospital. You play as a young man who, after death, becomes trapped in an alternate version of the hospital. To return to the world of the living, he must solve mysterious tasks and endure mentally exhausting trials. This is a slow-paced, atmospheric experience focused on psychological tension, oppressive ambience, and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exit The Abyss.

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  22. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    You're trapped in an endless loop within a liminal dimension, where each loop leads to increasingly unsettling places. Will you find the way out of this psychological horror? The game offers a unique déjà vu experience that blurs the lines between reality and illusion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Liminal Dimension.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 610 reviews

    In the game "Psalm 5:9-13" you have to plunge into a terrifying place, at first glance it is quite normal, but the further you go, the more it reveals its essence. This horror game is a first-person walking simulator with a VHS effect and a tense atmosphere, explore the location, find anomalies, and move on. Frightening things will await you along the way, are you ready to face THIS? Th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psalm 5:9-13.

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  24. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    About This: Insider threat is a first-person survival horror game. The game takes place in a scientific complex located somewhere lost in the universe. The plot tells the story of one of the patients who has survived the latest events that occurred in the complex. After waking up alone and disoriented, you will soon discover the terrible experiments that were being carried out in this strange pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Insider Threat.

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  25. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 800 reviews

    I have placed a lot of trust in you. Wish I didn't have to, but my hand is forced. --- A scientist, seeking to return to the expedition he had to abandon, hires a sled dog musher to bring him on the last leg of his journey. That Which Gave Chase is an experimental, narrative-driven dog sledding thriller set in the vast, frozen wastes of the arctic. Playing as a sled dog musher, you must… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to That Which Gave Chase.

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  27. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    56% User Score Based on 437 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving. The multiplayer of MirrorMoon EP lets players share Galaxy Maps with other players: the first explorers to land on a planet w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MirrorMoon EP.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 433 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

    "The Guest" is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Guest.

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  29. View Game
    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 2,018 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny. Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game. Developed by Richard Perrin the creator of the white chamber with music by Wounds (Bartosz Szturgiewicz). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kairo.

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  30. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    75% User Score Based on 514 reviews

    Discolored is a first-person puzzle adventure game where all the colors have gone missing. It's up to you to bring them back. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Discolored.

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  31. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    59% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    You are playing as a hardworking individual that has finally got to take some time of work and social media, to go on a cabin trip to a island all alone. Something about this island feels familiar... but that doesn't make sense because you are certain that you have never been here before. Several strange encounters started happening and you had a mystery to solve, will you solve it, or run away? … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Lonely Cabin Trip.

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  32. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    98% User Score Based on 278 reviews

    Atmospheric first person aventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Through The Fragmentation.

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  33. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    57% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Insane Decay of Mind is a first person horror game. You play the role of Katherine, a young girl lost in the eerie hallways of a building she believes to be her school. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Insane Decay of Mind.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    73% User Score Based on 30 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Wander an endless dreamscape of thick forests and sublime vistas. Dive deeper and the dream morphs, revealing ever stranger and more abstract worlds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pattern.

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  35. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    92% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Routine Feat A game about stucking in a routine. [Media 2151281] If you play his game in hope to win, you will end up with an irritating feeling inside of you. Nothing else. But if you stop and... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Routine Feat.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 600 reviews

    A dark, surreal psychological horror game, in which a young girl finds herself locked in a shed, in the middle of an idyllic autumn forest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Wolf in Autumn.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 203 reviews

    Recursive Ruin is a kaleidoscopic narrative-puzzle game. Explore an infinitely fractal world of strange beauty and mind-bending physics. Inhabit a despondent artist in search of meaning and experience a bittersweet story that cascades into the surreal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recursive Ruin.

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  38. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    94% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    An unsettling adventure set in a procedural terror labyrinth. A video game Inspired by the chilling urban legends of the Backrooms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Transliminal.

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  39. Trapped in Darkness You find yourself lost in a dense, eerie forest during a heavy rainstorm. In the distance, you see the light of an old, secluded house. Seeking shelter from the storm, you step inside, but quickly realize it’s a trap. A demonic entity has imprisoned you within the house, and the only way forward is through a series of rooms filled with dark secrets and intricate puzzles. Rac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Light in the woods.

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  40. OWGameKit: The Game is a relaxing open-world sandbox designed for freedom, exploration, and creativity. The game is intentionally combat-free, letting you shape your own lifestyle at your own pace. At the start, create your character and choose between male or female, a key feature that influences your appearance. You can then buy outfits and accessories in clothing stores across the city and chan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OWGameKit: The Game.

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  41. You wake up from a nightmare. You can't count how many times you've had a nightmare this month. But this time, after waking up, you find some strange phenomena in your house. You want to go out to see, but the door is locked... In this game, you play as an ordinary man living in an apartment and trying his best to escape this nightmare. The main focus of the game is puzzle exploration, follow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Night.

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  42. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    68% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Break the World, Break the Guilt. You are Sara. After a mysterious car crash, you wake up trapped in a haunting, surreal world—a reality you subconsciously built to escape a tragic mistake. This is not a sanctuary; it is a cage of your own making. Instead of facing the truth, you choose a different path: destruction. EDGE OF DESTRUCTION is a single-player FPS built around a single, powerful mechan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Edge of Destruction.

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  43. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 319 reviews

    KEY FEATURES:  Daily Routine Disrupted: Relaxing with a beer, watching TV, and trying to unwind — until the noise from next door and mysterious holes in your walls make rest impossible. ⏳ Short but Unsettling: Experience a thought-provoking and intense narrative in a 40-minute playthrough, ideal for players seeking a deep yet concise psychological horror experience. Retro PS2-Inspired Gr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [Bober Bros] The Hole.

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  44. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 161 reviews

    From the developer:We are not trying to invent something fundamentally new; we simply love the dreamcore aesthetic. However, it seemed to us that existing games often emphasize the unsettling side of liminal spaces, which usually evoke feelings of anxiety and loneliness. So we decided to create a softer, dreamier, and less frightening interpretation. We hope it gives you that very feeling of anemo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole.

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  45. View Game
    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    98% User Score Based on 1,740 reviews

    MOLE is a psychological horror experience with tactile simulation elements about madness, faith, and the depths we choose to dig. You are the Navigator aboard a deep-bore vessel, a colossal drilling machine. But the crew is gone. The vessel is silent. And the Signal won’t stop calling. Spiral into your own history as fragments of your memory surface with choices that refuse to stay buried. Interac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOLE.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    56% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    After a long day at work, you return home. Everything seems ordinary: preparing dinner, tidying up, and trying to put your life in order. But as night falls, the mundane becomes a fragile illusion. Someone is watching you. Someone is hunting you. In this game, you will explore the confines of your room while uncovering a terrifying truth. Balance the normality of everyday chores with a growing se… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TERPENIE.

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  47. View Game
    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    A short exploration game set in the abandoned offices of productivity analysis. Discover its past, purpose, and secrets!// FEATURES //INVESTIGATE ANOMALIES: An abandoned productivity facility still hums with power. Your task is to inspect and contain the remaining “anomalies” - strange rooms that defy logic and design. Each anomaly has its own visual theme and behavior, forming a self-contained m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE OFFICE ROOMS.

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  48. 31%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    50% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    STORY:Player controls sad Virus character in this 3rd person walking simulation. Open world game in desert themed world, where player mission is to find 8 beer bottles to collect steam achievements. So sad virus can be again happy. So can you find beer bottles in open world FEATURES: 7 different beer bottles collect to get steam achievements Beautiful western desert style enviroment If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sad Virus Western.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    86% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    Midnight Snack is a short and surreal first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Snack.

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  50. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    78% User Score Based on 138 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 2 reviews

    Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Case of John Morley.

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