Games like The Times
Looking for games like The Times? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with SIMULACRA 2, Ebony Spire - Free or Archimedes.
1 85%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability85% User Score 559 reviewsA dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece together the truth by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media. The follow up to the critically acclaimed Simulacra. Investigate a mysterious death with the only tool you have – the victim’s phone.
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63%Game Brain Scoreemotionalgraphics, gameplay73% User Score 37 reviewsBuy the full game with a 33% discount on Itch.io. Ebony Spire: Heresy is a love letter to dungeon crawlers of old with a twist: It's been signed with the blood of many roguelike games that have been experienced by the writer. Crawl, throw, summon and smash your way through 20 levels of pure mishap in this first person turn based dungeon crawling game. Experience a back-to-the-basics computer rol…
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78%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, graphics78% User Score 294 reviewsAfter you purchase and install Archimedes, an old operating system appears to be running, and a strange man asks for your help as you start to discover the terrible secrets behind the game. You will be required to interact outside of the game, with instances ranging from steganography and cryptography to real-world geographical puzzles and use of various external applications. The deeper you go, …
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87%Game Brain Scoregameplay, replayabilitygraphics, story87% User Score 90 reviewsWaronoi is a modern military real time strategy game that focuses on large scale combat, as well as small skirmishes. All on the same map, at the same time, using the strategic zoom function. Armies are organized hierarchically, meaning that units are connected to one another and has superior and subordinate units. Mastering this concept is the key to commanding your forces efficiently, as well a…
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91%Game Brain Scorestory, replayabilitygrinding, optimization92% User Score 468 reviewsCritic Score 75%1 reviewsShort media bias adventure where YOU control national news and its impact on your career, society, and family. Control the News, control the Truth. Share your story, and see what the Headliner before you did.
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68%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storymonetization, stability75% User Score 264 reviewsCritic Score 61%9 reviewsThe Westport Independent is a censorship simulator about the last weeks on an independent newspaper which is to be dismantled according to a new government bill. You play an editor in charge of choosing what will be printed in the paper, making sure that the content is nice and proper according to the government guidelines. With rebellions against the government rising slowly amongst the public,…
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36%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgameplay, grinding36% User Score 152 reviewsNarrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation! Think The Walking Dead meets Home and The Last Express, with a dash of To The Moon! Freeform exploration with Rich dialogue What might you learn searching the fundraising Gala and talking to patrons? Perhaps the less you know the better? Meaningful choices and Unintended Con…
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86%Game Brain Scorestory, musicstability, grinding86% User Score 438 reviewsIn The Bottom of the Well, you play as Alice who has just had an unsettingly life-like dream about the end of the world. She retells her experience to her friend in a huge, branching narrative. Although a single play-through might take as little as 20 minutes, experiencing all the possible paths Alice can take through the ruins of her city will take you many hours.
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94%Game Brain Scoregameplay, humormusic, replayability94% User Score 156 reviewsThe Democratic Socialism Simulator lets you play as the first socialist president of the United States. Can you redistribute power and wealth while addressing the climate crisis? Enact radical reforms, tax the rich, transform the economy, tackle the most pressing issues without alienating voters or bankrupting the government. But beware: the ruling class won't give up its power easily. Even your c…
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77%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaymusic, monetization77% User Score 829 reviewsWhat if you controlled the News? Short media bias adventure game about controlling the news and it’s impact on your career, society, and family.
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