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Looking for games like Time Well Spent? Here are top puzzle recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Trade Loop, Rose of Immortality or PEPPERED: an existential platformer.

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  1. Description: Trade Loop is a Game Jam Game Made For the GMTK Game Jam 2025. In this game you will be fighting off hordes of enemies enemies while you hurtle to the next destination on your trade loop This game fits the Game Jam Theme because you are on a trade loop and your turrets are looping around your ship as you travel to your next trade loop destination. How to Play: To fire the m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trade Loop.

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  2. Synopsis: Within a society where time is traded as currency, the elusive Rose of Immortality holds the key to eternal life. With your lifespan slipping away, armed solely with a gun, you undertake a daring journey. Each bullet fired exacts a toll on your diminishing time. Traverse hazardous terrain, face formidable guardians, and carefully weigh the cost of sacrifice against the urgency of surviv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rose of Immortality.

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  3. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 422 reviews

    ABOUT PEPPERED is an existential platformer where you have ONE SHOT at everything. Every choice, every boss battle, and every failure impact the branching plotline and determine how the story will go and how it will end. Will you save the world - or fail miserably? SYNOPSIS Seeing apathy in the face of doomsday, an office intern decides to save the world by themselves. But the world responds by … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PEPPERED: an existential platformer.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 1,742 reviews

    A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deed.

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  5. You've just been reincarnated as a Colt 1873 single-action revolver. In a world without ammunition, you're vulnerable to a local gang of weapons that constantly breaks into your house and steals your waffles. As you're trying to figure out how to arm yourself, you notice the local orphanage down the street currently has discounted adoption fees... ----- Job Descriptions: Child (DPS) - The most … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Gun and Had to Buy People to Protect My House.

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  6. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    A Snapshot in Scarlet is an exploration-puzzle game set inside of a carnival.  You are a ghost detective and your goal is to solve an ancient missing persons case so that the ghosts involved can move onto the afterlife. It is believed that the person was murdered, but no body was found. You are aided by your special memory gloves. When the gloves make contact with a bare forehead, you are gifted w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Snapshot in Scarlet.

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  7. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    71% User Score Based on 76 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    The archeological research mission faced some unexpected difficulties. Your spaceship crashed. You are sure you have to escape this planet. But how? No one can help you. You are here all alone. Or not? At least you know what you should do next... “Star Story: The Horizon Escape” offers you a perfect way to relax in a sci-fi Wild West-esque world of the Horizon. Want to blow off some steam? Go kic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Story: The Horizon Escape.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 1,286 reviews

    Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top by discovering a simplified and enjoyable version of real-life hacking methods. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hacker Simulator.

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  9. You're an adventurer with a magical lamp that can see through time! Dash through this ancient, dangerous maze and collect all the artifacts in the past and the present before the roof collapses - can you collect all 150 points worth? CONTROLS: WASD to move forward, back, left and rightShift to sprintMouse to pan cameraLeft mouse click to grab an artifactHold right mouse to activate your magical la… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lantern Run.

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  10. Warning: This project is incomplete / not fully playable. Currently you can use the "Hammer" Icon to select and place various types of buildings, the "Population" icon to purchase population for Food (if you have enough capacity), and the "End Turn" button to advance the days. All of the art is intended as a placeholder. All of the music and sounds are from free Creative Commons sources, listed be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OtherRise.

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  11. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 589 reviews

    Caught in the mulching churn of a frontier world, Fennel, a devil flung far from home, cuts out a living from the cities and towns at the edge of the earth. Master a suite of unique combat and movement techniques through use of your forked tail. Lose your way in the slithering guts of the colonial undercarriage. Make wealth out of misery. Brush Burial: Gutter World is an immersive sim with san… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brush Burial: Gutter World.

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  12. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, replayability
    72% User Score Based on 282 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 10 reviews

    Buy King of Meat at PlayStation Store. Compete in a co-op party platformer with dungeons filled with puzzles to solve, challenges to traverse and ridiculous monsters to fight. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King of Meat.

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  15. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 300 reviews

    Play through the three levels in Kevin's Room and defend your room against your old toys. Face Memphis-X in the final level and put a stop to his assault as he crushes your soldiers in an attempt to get to your base. You received new toys from your family. Isn't that lovely? Oh, it's for sure... Your old toys, though, aren't getting along as well. They are no longer cared for and have be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toy Shire: Room One.

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  17. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 415 reviews

    CraftCraft is an RPG merchant sim with actual. Crafting. Create a tiara for a mermaid princess or a sword made of dragon blood - you choose! Express your creativity in your very own cozy crafting studio and change the lives of quirky locals in the mysterious port town of Windspell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator.

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  18. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    61% User Score Based on 77 reviews

    This is you, and this – is You. Both of you have something in common – exceptionality in a monotonous moment of time, when meaningless decisions have to be made. Or meaningful, to such an extent, that there is nothing left once they are made. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Name is You.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    90% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    Zom Nom is a humorous, 2.5D, side scrolling platformer with puzzle elements for PC. Play as Barry, a brain munching, gob spitting, slap happy Zombie. Spit and Slap your way through the streets and sewers to take on the President of the World. Claim your place as Ruler of all Human and Zombie-kind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zom Nom.

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  20. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    55% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    Riddled corpses is Arcade game 8/16bits. we will have hordes of zombies and all kinds of monsters, all created with love pixel art. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Riddled Corpses.

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  21. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    75% User Score Based on 1,126 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 9 reviews

    Ayumi, the gorgeous gun and sword-wielding treasure hunter, sets out on a journey to an ancient island in search of new adventures. While rich in bounty, the island is also filled with the magic of Chaos, being at the same time home to blood thirsty monsters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blades of Time.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    92% User Score Based on 1,280 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Octogeddon is a semi-casual action strategy game. You play as Octogeddon, a giant mutant octopus bent on world destruction. Grow more tentacles and evolve each of them into deadlier weapons until you become the ultimate eight-legged killing machine! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Octogeddon.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 326 reviews

    Getting away with murder has never been easy. These three members of a proud and noble family are separated by five centuries, but have in common a vengeful and murderous intent. Plans must be formed, blood must be spilled and evidence must be planted ... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deed: Dynasty.

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  24. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    68% User Score Based on 1,369 reviews

    The Culling Of The Cows is a side-scrolling shooter, tower defense game. You will take the role of Sammy, a soliloquising schizophrenic farmer with a self prophesied mission to lay waste to the disease spreading over his farm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Culling of the Cows.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 1,169 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    The fan-favorite 2D brawler is back as ex-mob hit man Shank returns to action in Shank 2. With those closest to him under attack, Shank is once again forced on the offensive. Now he must put his trusty arsenal of handguns, shotguns, automatic weapons, chainsaws, machetes, grenades, plus all-new weaponry and moves to use in order to protect those close to him. The original game set a new standard f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shank 2.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    83% User Score Based on 870 reviews
    Critic Score 20%Based on 1 reviews

    Bad Rats Show is a physics puzzle game where the rats exact their bloody revenge against their main enemies: the Cats. Solve puzzles in 2D and 3D maps using physics, objects and specially trained Rats. All new Rats and Cats, but with the same classic and questionable Bad Rats humor. With the new map editor you can download, create and share new levels. With unlimited solutions for each puzzle, fle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bad Rats Show.

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  27. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    90% User Score Based on 852 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 3 reviews

    Blazing Chrome is a classic co-op run 'n gun with an original arcade feel. Players can choose between Mavra, the badass human resistance, soldier or Doyle, the groovy rebel robot, to kick some metal ass. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blazing Chrome.

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  28. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    44% User Score Based on 127 reviews
    Critic Score 49%Based on 5 reviews

    "Fear Effect Sedna is a pausable real-time tactical action game. Become reacquainted with the old team of Hana, Rain, Deke & Glas in a brand new adventure. From Hong Kong to Greenland, through Inuit mythology and with new partners, will you dare to face the spirit world once again?" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear Effect Sedna.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    77% User Score Based on 186 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

    Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities in an immersive storyline where your choices matter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mirror Forge.

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  32. 10%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    10% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Links: DISCORD | PATREON This Girl Does Not Exist is the first game of its kind. It is a game full of beautiful girls .. and none of them exist! They were also not made by a human but generated by an AI. Dive into this vibrant colorful puzzle game and add girls to your gallery! Relaxing gameplay with beautiful artwork and relaxing music will help you calm down after a hard day at work or study The… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Girl Does Not Exist.

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  33. Bet The House: How to Play Goal: Build a hand of Dogs worth enough Victory Points (VP) to clear the VP Goal. The VP Goal increases every turn and each Ante. Setup Start with a randomized deck of 12 dogs, and a starting hand of 5. You have Biscuits to pay each card’s Biscuit Cost to retain it between turns or to pay for your dogs’ effects. Your turn. You have the option to Take Actions OR… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bet the House.

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  34. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Made in 96 hours for GMTK Game Jam 2025 (you can rate the game here). Recommended to play in full screen. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,All play and no work makes Jack a mere toy. Then how about some work and some play? After months of failing to find any jobs due to the incident, Jack gets hired by Amir Toys Inc. His job is simple: connecting parts together to make pieces for toys… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Some Work and Some Play.

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  35. Controls:WASD - to moveSpace - to interact with nearby objectsMouse Left Click - to interact with some of the cooking games and the color wheel Restaurants are special places, so many key moments in life happen around food, and here your restaurant attracts all sorts of people so your goal is to give them the best time while they're inside! Serving them their favourite foods and setting the perfec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cooking with Color.

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  36. Developed for Jame Gam #36 Welcome to the world of Freaklandia, where people everywhere hunt the planet's wildlife and have them fight each other for sport! And for some reason, nobody thinks anything's wrong with that! Short guide: Use arrow keys to move, I to open the inventory, and K to talk to NPCs To win, you have to get your Candleman to a certain level and have all four of the available Poc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pocket Freaks.

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  37. GMTK- 2023 Game Jam Submission:Theme: Roles ReversedQuest Giver!Welcome heroes to Quest Giver, an online pseudo-MMO where you don't play as the hero, but instead as a villager / NPC giving out quests carefully crafted to meet a hero's level requirement and your town budget! Generate quests from a pool of sub-quests and assign them to players as they wait around. Wait too long to select a player an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quest Giver.

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  38. NOTE TO PLAYER: This game may not work as intended in its current state, as certain gameplay elements are frame-rate dependent. A beefy machine is recommended in order for the game to function as intended.  Common issues that can occur: - Animals getting knocked back much further than intended when shot with an arrow. - Animals moving at extremely fast speeds. - Boss animal moving much faster, mak… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Instinct.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Zom Nom is a humorous, 2.5D, side scrolling platformer with puzzle elements for PC.  Play as Barry, a brain munching, gob spitting, slap happy Zombie. Spit and Slap your way through the streets and sewers to take on the President of the World. Claim your place as Ruler of all Human and Zombie-kind. Credits:  Design/Sound: Jess Sealey https://www.jesssealey.com/ and James Fleming Programming: Ashle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zom Nom.

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  40. Description You wake up and find yourself trapped in a room inside a ruined structure.  The ceiling is closing, and you have no way to climb out.  You're a slime after all, how can you climb.  Once the ceiling has closed in, it will fall, squishing you like it has done to so may before.  You're only hope is to find some way to stop the ceiling from completely closing in on you.  Are you only goin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echo.

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  41. 41%Game Brain Score
    41% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Gastrocove is a game about scheduling robots to harvest, combine, and deliver food to ports before the food expires. It was created in 10 days for the JamCraft 5 game jam. Installing You can either download the Windows build below (standard Unity package) or you can run the WebGL build by clicking the Play button above. WebGL build has been tested all the way through but YMMV. Gameplay Each level … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gastrocove.

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  43. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 243 reviews

    Follow usTwitter:@MystriggerMagic About the GameStunning pixel art tower defense gameTake on the role of the summoned hero——"Fran", and embark on an epic and fantastical journey of guardianship. Move and BuildFran has the ability to use Wish Power to shrink bulky defense towers into portable forms and rearrange them on the battlefield. Various Defense TowersThe five humble Whic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Relic Guardian - Tower Defense.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 216 reviews

    A mysterious algae infestation is spreading across the waters, threatening the fish population. Your goal? Rescue as many fish as possible before it’s too late! You can style your frog however you like, with a wide range of outfits, accessories, and colors to create your perfect fishing buddy! You can catch over 50 different types of fish – and with a bit of luck, you might even … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desktop Fishing.

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  45. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    81% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    About this game:Castle Xenon is a new, retro-themed, console-style RPG downloadable for Windows. Traverse a war-torn land on foot and fly over the highest mountains on the back of a friendly dragon, in your quest to save your friends and prevent an evil sorcerer from plunging the world into eternal darkness! This game is recommended for those who have already completed the classic Final Fantasy a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle Xenon.

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  46. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    98% User Score Based on 320 reviews

    In an unfamiliar part of the city Under the devastating rain You, a delivery person, are stranded with a dead cellphone, a couple of coins, no means of transportation and absolutely zero idea what to do next. And the word on the street is - there's a murderer on the loose The only thing you need is to GET HOME. So what are you waiting for? This visual novel offers you: … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Man I Just Wanna Go Home.

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  47. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    99% User Score Based on 123 reviews

    BioMenace is back! Experience the classic 2D run & gun action platformer by solo developer James Norwood - originally released for MS-DOS in 1993 via Apogee Software - now with enhanced graphics, refined gameplay, and many quality of life improvements. Explore the original 3 episodes (36+ levels) plus a brand new 4th episode (15+ levels), spanning a range of diverse environments including cit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BioMenace Remastered.

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  48. 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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  49. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 103 reviews

    In 1985 England, private investigator Miles Windham follows a lead on the mysterious death of his daughter that takes him to Velvet Island. But once he arrives on the island, he soon realizes that the residents are behaving strangely. In fact, there is a growing hostility towards the investigator that feels as though it is becoming stronger by the minute. It doesn't take long until the situation e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead of Darkness.

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  50. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    95% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    Deep in the Nevada desert, in a secret underground government facility, a young robot boy is awakened by an unknown force. He finds the building infected with alien creatures and hostile robots… With his memory wiped, he sets out to uncover secrets of his - and the facility’s - past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Roboy.

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