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Games like The Thing That Lives In Your House

Games like The Thing That Lives In Your House

Games like The Thing That Lives In Your House

Looking for games like The Thing That Lives In Your House? Here are top action recommendations with a horror and drama focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening, Born Into Fear or Introvert: A Teenager Simulator.

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  1. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    93% User Score Based on 374 reviews

    (This game, as well as many others in our bundle, is FANTASTIC for Youtubers & Streamers to create content and engage with their audience. This creates a unique experience for all parties involved, and players playing the game themselves can enjoy the solo experience tremendously all on their own as well!)The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening is a social experiment … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    92% User Score Based on 331 reviews

    Born Into Fear is a first person horror game set in an empty suburban neighborhood called North Hollow Heights. Its residents have all been murdered in a single night by an organization lauded as the protectors of humanity. You are Agent Jay, a member of this organization: Aegis. Aegis has asked you to search the lifeless homes, gather the results from their experiment, and eliminate any evidence,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Born Into Fear.

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  3. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    71% User Score Based on 674 reviews

    Warning: This game contains heavy material that might make players/audience uncomfortable. This game talks about serious issues such as bullying and suicidal thoughts in a new and different way that will hopefully be interpreted better by the new generation. In this game. This project is also personal to me. It is a small universe I created to make my zone-out thoughts and stories a reality. I ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Introvert: A Teenager Simulator.

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  4. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    63% User Score Based on 4,668 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 32 reviews

    Coming back to the family Hotel after years, a strong-willed woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and a cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Suicide of Rachel Foster.

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  5. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 85 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 1 reviews

    Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will Shar find romance or doom? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demonheart: The Ice Demon.

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  6. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    Exorcist Simulator is a co‑op horror game. Break into haunted places, grab cursed relics, and send the demon back to hell — or let one player become that demon and hunt the team. Play as part of a team of exorcists using sacred relics, holy rituals, and magical spells to survive and exorcise the demonic threat. Or embrace the darkness and become the Devil himself, hunting down the intruders one… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exorcist Simulator.

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  7. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    Bleeding Roots is a short horror walking simulator taking place throughout the seasons. Water the plants in your garden, learn about them, and grow along them over time. Immerse yourself in a story about loss, grief and obsession. The controls are simple, moving the character through tank controls and reading up on the environment with an interact key. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bleeding Roots.

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  8. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 2,600 reviews

    You see a newspaper ad about a house-sitting job. Since you're short on money, you decide to sign up. What awaits you... Did I mention that the house you'll be staying at has the latest home automation systems of the 80s!? Now you know! Simply clap twice in any room in the house to toggle the lights on/off. We sure are lucky that there are no entities around that can take advantage of this. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap.

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  9. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 770 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 5 reviews

    There is an unusual cabin deep in the woods. It had served as a laboratory and a dwelling for three generations of Lodgers. But as of late the latest Lodger has been noticing weird changes in familiar surroundings; things are missing, noises and rattle heard. Something odd is coming out of the woods. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knock-Knock.

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  10. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    92% User Score Based on 176 reviews

    Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller! Will you fall in love or fall victim to its horrors? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

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  11. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    98% User Score Based on 4,142 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Mad Father is a horror-puzzle game that follows the experiences of a young German girl by the name of Aya Drevis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mad Father.

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  12. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 791 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 3 reviews

    A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Pagui is based on a true story from Taiwan's history. One day, by chance, an orphan raised at a temple learned of his family background. From then, he decided to set out on a journey to uncover the secrets of his family and identity... Find yourself in 1950s Taiwan, steeped in its history and culture. Experience a fully recreated ancient Taiwanese building—the infamous haunted mansion, Minxiong G… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pagui.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    64% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    Imos lives his peaceful life helping his sister Tori run a potion shop in a quiet village. However, when an order is given for all Ryuujin to hunt down the Evil King, that peace is shattered forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Hero Party.

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  15. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 853 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 15 reviews

    A botched ritual traps a group of high school students in a haunted school. Can their wits keep them alive? Kisaragi Academy student Mayu Suzumoto is transferring to a new high school, leaving behind a sizable group of friends and countless lovely memories. To help her cope with this move, her friend Ayumi has devised a seemingly innocent plan: the whole group will come together to perform a char… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party.

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  16. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Spine-Chilling Gaming ExperienceYou will play as a resentful ghost, prowling the deep mountains at midnight, possessing the living, and constantly searching for your own corpse. After the roles of human and ghost are reversed, you will unleash your grudges upon the innocent, controlling their life and death. Why did I die while you all live on, this is not fair!!!GameplayThe game contains an impre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Method of Hiding a Body.

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  17. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization
    72% User Score Based on 118 reviews

    Our story begins with a college student waking up in a mysterious Western-style mansion filled with uncanny statues, trap doors, and spooky mechanisms. To make matters worse...he can't seem to remember much of anything. The only clues he has are a shattered phone and scattered fragments of memory. As he explores the creepy building, he encounters a stunning young woman who also claims to be trappe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol.

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  18. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    "Heartbeat in Thailand" is a live-action interactive game. After struggling to find work post-graduation, you join your uncle in Thailand for his "big business" – only to be stood up at the airport. Fortunately, your caring cousin helps you settle in. But why does his villa feel so eerie? At midnight, a mischievous ghost haunts you! After escaping, a gang's seductive leader cha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heartbeat in Thailand.

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  20. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 1,220 reviews

    You are the Carimara, and your mission is to conjure a ghost by answering their questions using your cards. A short and creepy fairytale, full of surprises and mysteries. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Water Delivery is a first person, horror experience where you play as a water delivery boy. Ride along in the delivery truck from house to house. Deliver filled water jugs, find and return empty jugs, and collect all the payments. Will you be able to finish your final route of the evening? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Water Delivery.

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  23. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    97% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    Third Eye Open is a coming of age story about a young girl with the ability to see spirits. Will this burgeoning power be a blessing or a curse? Will you be able to save your family and unravel the mystery at the heart of the adventure? Her Power You are Ting, a young girl who is able to see the spirits around her. You form a remarkable friendship with a young ghost, Xiu, who is seeking peace. T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open.

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  24. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,592 reviews

    Game contains sensitive content, such as pixelated blood and low-poly corpses. If you're easily disturbed by those things, you might not enjoy this game. Crawl is a short (max. for 20 minutes) horror game, where you need to crawl through tight cave spaces, and take photos of people that "went missing" there. While doing that, you need to keep your flashlight powered by hand cranking it, and const… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crawl (Horror Game).

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  25. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 1,135 reviews

    Parasocial | パラソーシャル is a Japanese horror game about a live streamer. Key Features: Immersive experience: An atmospheric, believable environment intensifies the horror experience. VHS film aesthetic: VHS aesthetic emulates the look and feel of CRT screens, including phosphor screen trail and bleeding, VHS tape noise, interlacing, and jitter in the analog video signal adding extra immersion to t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャル.

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  26. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    85% User Score Based on 408 reviews

    Play as a paranormal investigator in our hybrid between first person survival and psychological horror game. Investigate a haunted forest with up to 5 players CO-OP vs AI and try to lift the curse. The forest is active... time may run out. Will you survive or will you lose your soul? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Devourer: Hunted Souls.

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  27. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    You've never known what would happen after death. And now that you have woken up in a dusty attic, it is time to figure out what happened to you and meet the family living in your home. Ghost Simulator is a 300,000-word interactive horror novel by Morton Newberry where you haunt a family in the American countryside. Customize your powers and be the ghost you never thought you would become. You a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost Simulator.

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  29. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development
    94% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Overcome all obstacles by trusting in your own strength, the power of your Soul Stone, and your loyal companions. Become the legend you were born to be. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Soul Stone War 2.

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  31. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 49 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

    Join Freyja, Bam, Mishima, and Phenez on their journey Towards The Pantheon! Gone are the rpg cliches of potions and elemental powers; in Towards The Pantheon you dive head first into a simultaneously lighthearted, fun, dark, and painful adventure in this fresh and exciting world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Towards The Pantheon.

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  32. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 5,928 reviews

    Tattletail is a short, story-driven first person horror game about everyone's favorite talking toy from the 90's. You opened your Tattletail before Christmas, and now he won't stay in his box. Can you keep him out of trouble until Christmas day? Or will Mama Tattletail find her baby and hunt you down first? I heard she was recalled after she ate a kid's eyes out. Just a rumor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tattletail.

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  33. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    87% User Score Based on 64,303 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 8 reviews

    Buy Final Fantasy XIV Online on PlayStation Store. Join millions of other players online in an ongoing adventure across the world of Eorzea. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FINAL FANTASY XIV Online.

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  34. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    75% User Score Based on 4,847 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 11 reviews

    Enter the world of The Dark Pictures - A series of standalone cinematic horror games. Players will be challenged to explore and uncover each story with the knowledge that all their choices have consequences and all playable characters can live, any and all can die... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan.

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  35. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 3,232 reviews

    Tragedy! Santa; the toy giving folk-hero, and purveyor of fine Christmas goods, has had enough. Endless requests from greedy children wanting more and more every year, tax increases, pressure from elf unions, bills, reindeer! It is your duty, as an employee of Polar Sanitation Inc, to clean up the grizzly aftermath of Santa's bloody rampage. Elves, reindeer and ruined masonry from Santa's brief b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa's Rampage.

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  36. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    87% User Score Based on 374 reviews

    Bucket Detective – A dark comedy/horror game in which you help a cult complete a strange ritual in exchange for divine inspiration to finish writing your terrible novel. A mostly linear experience, but the choices you make determine which of the five unique endings you receive. Play multiple times to unlock the complete story. Takes around 45 minutes to complete once and another 20 minutes to get … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bucket Detective.

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  37. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    66% User Score Based on 119 reviews

    A visual novel game following a young man who wakes up in the body of another student... Learning his friends may not be living the perfect lives he thought they were. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Highschool Possession.

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  38. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 338 reviews
    Critic Score 58%Based on 3 reviews

    Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened here. Solve puzzles to find out how you are connected to the mysteries of this place. But be careful: an evil lurks in the cold, dark masonry and it has already started hunting you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silver Chains.

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  39. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    71% User Score Based on 154 reviews

    ValiDate is a visual novel about 12 struggling singles attempting to find love and friendship in a world ruled by capitalism. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ValiDate: Struggling Singles in your Area.

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  41. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 5,017 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Crawl is the dungeon crawler where your friends control the monsters! Battle through randomly generated dungeons full of cruel traps and horrid beasts- all controlled by the other players. If a friend kills you they take your place and it's their turn to crawl! It's a race to gain enough XP and loot to face them all as they control the flailing limbs of the hulking final boss! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crawl.

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    31%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    31% User Score Based on 177 reviews

    It is a short but very interesting horror,about a man who woke up in his own grave,next to his family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Bones.

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  43. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 74 reviews

    The horrors of World War II are over, but peace never came to the Czech village of Svoboda. You were sent to investigate a decades-old feud. Who can you trust to explain what happened? How was your family involved? Talk to witnesses to uncover the troubled past. Svoboda 1945: Liberation is a unique blend of adventure gameplay, full-motion video interviews with real actors and historically-accurat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Svoboda 1945: Liberation.

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  44. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    73% User Score Based on 264 reviews

    Explore locations, fight with different enemies and bosses, communicate with residents, complete their tasks. Play as a village streamer from Russia named Valakas. All this adventure takes place in the beautiful far reaches of Russia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valakas Story.

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  46. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 1,943 reviews

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horrorscope.

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  47. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    97% User Score Based on 116 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    A couple of days before the summer holiday starts... Kanzaki Shuuichi receives a "cursed Blu-ray disc" from one of his friends and is possessed by a female ghost which, when exorcised, leaves behind the physical form of the female specter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seven Days.

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    33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    33% User Score Based on 1,103 reviews

    The Untitled Game, or more commonly known as TUG, is a open-world, sandbox survival game where you craft from the resources around you while exploring a vast landscape of varying biomes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TUG.

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  49. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 3,444 reviews

    Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment. This game aims to show other sufferers of depression that they are not alone in their feelings, and to illustrate to people who may not understand the illness the dept… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depression Quest.

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  50. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 2,258 reviews

    After the battle is over, someone has to cleanup the mess! Introducing Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior from RuneStorm, a unique crossover mini-game that combines the worlds of Viscera Cleanup Detail and Shadow Warrior. Step into the rubber soled shoes of the hapless janitor tasked with cleaning up Lo Wang's mess after a devastating katana battle in the collector's temple from Shadow Warrior… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior.

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