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Looking for games like Trapped In A Hoax? Here are top platformer recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with CHANNEL ZERO, Inside Alien Apocalypse or Woodswalker.

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  1. As a detective, you are tasked with tracking down a convicted criminal who vanished after an escape from custody. The trail leads to the remains of a recently abandoned children's television studio, an infamous place shrouded in rumors, tragedy, and disturbing secrets buried beneath its colorful facade. Explore the studio, backstage corridors, and neglected facilities as you slowly track down the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CHANNEL ZERO.

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    30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    50% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Woodswalker is a first-person survival/strategy horror game in which you've just been hired as a night ranger in the Cook County forest preserves.  Here, saving yourself isn't enough. You have to save everyone. Official Release 1.1.0 out now! Features Balance your own survival with protecting campers of the forest.Read NPC messages and carefully budget your electricity.Use your light to scare … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Woodswalker.

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  4. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Jolly JunctionYou amble along the halls of Nutcase inc. a long-abandoned children’s television studio. Only to uncover the true horrors that hid behind its closed doors. Navigate your surroundings and fight off the monsters that sent this place to closure. Try to piece together its horrific past, and discover the mystery of this once beloved studio. You only have to do one thing, destroy Jolly Jun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jolly Junction: Static Screams.

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  5. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    77% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Venture forth in this puzzle-combat dungeon explorer. Blinded and trapped inside a dungeon tower, every sound you make illuminates your path to freedom. Danger lurks around every corner: trapdoors, chambers filled with toxic fumes, and halls patrolled by crusader knights are only the beginning. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EchoBlade.

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  6. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    63% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    An Eastern approach to storytelling, a visual novel with strong battle, human, and supernatural elements to create a compelling and original story straight from the doujin community of Japan! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wish: tale of the sixteenth night of lunar month.

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  7. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    93% User Score Based on 160 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.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    84% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    This game called UNCHAINED has appeared mysteriously on the store. What started as an innocent Virtual Desktop is filled with puzzles and digital monstrosities looking for a way out. We don't know hat he's planning, but it could be dange- HELLO, FRIEND!My name is Cain, and from now on I'll be your partner in the Digital World while you explore my home. Sounds exciting, right? We're gonna have… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UNCHAINED.

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  9. Four treasure hunters uncover a long-forgotten tomb and fall, unceremoniously, into The Void. Separated and trapped in a hostile labyrinth, they must push forward, regroup, and collaborate through an increasingly complex sequence of deadly mazes. Enemies stalk the halls, traps fill the dungeons, and survival depends on keeping one step ahead. There is no map. There is no escape. There is No Way … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Way Up.

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  10. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Average Play through: 8-15 minutes (depending on your skill in the platforming section!) V1.1 changes in Devlog V1.2 changes in Devlog V1.3 changes in Devlog Breaking Time is our Submission for the GameDevTV 2020 Game Jam. It is a short Platformer/Adventure game with one open platform level and some dialogue choices that will influence the outcome at the end of the game (both the performance a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breaking Time - GameDevTV 2020 GameJam.

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

    Based on True CrimeThe Hinterkaifeck farm Murders persisted of 6 members of the Gruber family being killed in a disturbing way with unexplainable events that follow it all throughoutBuilt with terrifying detail for horror lovers Play as the Head of the family (Andreas Gruber) and experience the events unfold (with enhanced elements to the story) Your decisions impact the flow of the game and yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hinter.

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  12. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    99% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    Automaton Heart presents a world unlike any you've seen in a computer game before. Enter the RPG sequel to Automaton Lung, now with a detailed organ management system, many dungeons and overworld areas, experience system and equipment upgrades, plus more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Automaton Heart.

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  13. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    "Tavern in the Woods" is a single-player, first-person, story-driven mystery. You take on the role of a weary traveler, and your journey has led you down an unfamiliar path through sparse and lonely countryside—a forgotten wilderness. At last, you arrive at an ancient tavern, nestled deep within the encroaching woods. Your heart weighs heavy with doubt—will there be room for you to rest… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tavern In the Woods.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Welcome to The Lost PainterA single player, first person, atmospheric, walking simulator exploring liminal spaces. Enter your Paintings and explore a world full of mystery and Horror. Storm the beaches of Normandy, get lost in the Backrooms and Survive the Devils Labyrinth. Trapped inside a Beautiful Art Gallery inside your mindYou play as an Artist who is suffering from memory loss. As your… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lost Painter.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2d platformer game within the heart of a first person psychological creepy game? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THEM.

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  18. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    100% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    Funshine Bear, Grumpy Bear, Share Bear, Cheer Bear and Good Luck Bear are on a mission to save the Silver Lining from Bluster’s most devious and daring plan so far! A ginormous, uncontrollable Bad Seed is wreaking havoc across the Silver Lining. If it isn’t stopped soon, the entire land and its inhabitants will be in big trouble! Equipped with their Belly Badge Powers, the Care Bears will need to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Care Bears: To The Rescue.

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    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    67% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    FAKE SIGNALS [DEMO] is an action hybrid rogue-lite that secretly infiltrates enemy camps and acquires various weapons to fight. https://store.steampowered.com/widget/2161430/ Key Feature • Complete over 27 missions. (4mission in demo) • Fight enemies of varying intelligence and behavior. • Earn coins to unlock the navigation apps. • Choose from 20 different weapons to attack. • Don't be a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FAKE SIGNALS.

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  20. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    This is the classic, 1995 version of Rise of the Triad. For the 2023 remaster, please see the Ludicrous Edition store page. Tackle incredible game hazards, such as spinblades, gun bunkers, huge boulders, Firejets, pits, Firechutes, Lavawalls, gas grates, and more. "Like DOOM, Rise of the Triad is a high quality, fast scrolling first-person perspective 3D action game. Graphics are on par wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise of the Triad: Dark War.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    86% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    "Adam, I'll be waiting on the 11th floor." Game Introduction 11F A horror, mystery, and adventure game where the objective is to reach the 11th floor of a building that doesn't have 11 floors. Story After his father's funeral, the protagonist receives a real estate rights transfer certificate for a building called "The Origin" sent by an unknown person. "Adam, do y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 11F.

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  22. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    97% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    This is a survival horror action game in which a young girl "Enri" tries to escape from a mysterious facility filled with blood and madness. The story begins with many mysteries, and the mysteries are revealed little by little as the game progresses. The game includes elements such as escaping from monsters, searching for items, and solving puzzles. Controls Cursor keys: Move Shift… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Purgatory -NARAKU-.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 75 reviews

    Devil's Hideout is an upcoming fully-voiced horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare. Release date: September 10th. Demo available below!  The world of Devil's Hideout is pure horror - narratively, aurall… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Devil's Hideout.

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  25. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    95% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Confabulation Homestead.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    A highly stylized horror adventure game set in the depths of an ancient dungeon. With torch in hand, explore and find a way to escape before falling prey to the unspeakable horror that lurks within. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wailer.

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  27. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    93% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    Join a homeless cat in this 3d platformer with souls-lite combat and dark humor. Explore the Squirrel Kingdom - a place full of secrets, collectibles and new weapons to find. Complete jobs for weird characters. Fight, dodge or parry challenging enemies and bosses with a lock-on combat system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hobo Cat Adventures.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    94% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    You have to make a deal with Momo to do the work for the boss. What will Momo ask in return? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOMO.EXE 2.

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  29. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    51% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    Project Liminal Redux is a first-person horror made in realistic 3D graphics. The gameplay consists of collecting notes, solving riddles and escaping from various entities. The main goal is to survive and escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Liminal Redux.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    What has Bunny done? Why does everyone want to kill him? And why is Carrot so delicious? You’ll find all the answers in this game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Merry Glade.

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  31. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    73% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    What happens when a group of friends decides to visit a mysterious, haunted castle? What started as a bit of fun is about to become a life-changing event for them. But the real question is: can they make it out of the castle alive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Plunge into Darkness.

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  32. 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 52%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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  33. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    73% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Inner silence - cheerful 2D platformer puzzle game If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inner silence.

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  34. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    78% User Score Based on 80 reviews

    Below are the controls for the full release version: Xbox Gamepad Controls: DPAD = move start = pause A = jump/make menu selections (also for the pause screen) X = attack (up on the DPAD plus attack is upwards attack) B = sub-attack (when present)PS4 Controller: DPAD = move Options = Pause Cross = jump/make menu selections (also for the pause screen) Square = attack (up on the DPAD plus attack i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tribulation Entanglement.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    98% User Score Based on 80 reviews

    Gubble is an action-puzzle maze game featuring Gubble D Gleep, an alien stranded on a planet filled with strange 3D puzzles. On most of the 150 levels Gubble needs to remove all the screws, nails, bolts and other fasteners to escape to the next level. Each fastener requires the use of the correct tool, all the while avoiding a slew of weird enemies. Gubble features non-violent, unique gameplay com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gubble.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    74% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Marrow is a 2D, Cosmic-Horror themed, action-adventure game emphasizing challenge, puzzles, platforming, combat and navigation. Leap, crawl, slash and blast your way through the cavernous bowels of a menacing mountain in a quest to find your lost friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marrow.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    50% User Score Based on 143 reviews

    Timore Inferno is the 4th indie horror game in the Timore series. Strange visitors have come to a little girl's house, robbing her home and killing everyone inside... Except her. With dolls holding the anger of her loss, everyone who tries to go there and investigate what happened wind up missing. Timore Inferno is a horror experience through the hell of a little girl's mind. The player meets a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TIMORE INFERNO.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    68% User Score Based on 59 reviews

    Locked Fears is a first person puzzle/horror game with platforming elements and creepy atmosphere. You play as Samuel Custer, a late worker at UNIVERS HORIZONS, when things at the office start to drift into a dreadful situation. With the help of an unknown Individual you try to survive and escape this nightmare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Locked Fears.

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  40. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    93% User Score Based on 176 reviews

    The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Corruption Within.

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  41. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    74% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Hello there traveller. Are you going into that maze? I must warn you, it's an awfully dreadful place there. Full of monsters and the like. You won't find many torches in there, you'll be in the darkness. But if you insist, go right on ahead. Farewell traveler. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In The Darkness.

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  42. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    90% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    We always search for truth while awake, but truth can be found in our nightmares… Experience the terror in Silence Channel 2, a first person horror game based on a true story. Navigate through eerie environments, solve puzzles, evade lurking horrors, and even wield firepower in a desperate bid for survival. Can you escape the relentless darkness in this terrifying sequel? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silence Channel 2.

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  43. Game introductionA group of adventurers, driven by curiosity, stumble upon an ancient tomb. When they enter, they find that the tomb has already been visited, but it has become a pile of skeletons. It is too late for them to regret it. Can they follow these clues to escape this horrible tomb? Everything is still a mystery... ...Prop introduction Torch: Used to transmit fire and also to illuminate … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 惊魂日记 FrightDiary.

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  44. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    93% User Score Based on 42 reviews
    Critic Score 46%Based on 7 reviews

    This is the official version of the 80's classic "Montezuma's Revenge!" rebooted by the original developer. Explore the chambers of the mysterious Aztec pyramid! Climb the stairs and ropes, collect keys to open doors! Collect the jewels & swords, and the coveted torch! Beware of the snakes, skulls and spiders! And finally, find the treasure room at the end of the underground la… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Montezuma's Revenge.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 150 reviews

    A hand painted horror adventure game, played in first-person perspective. Seeking shelter from a thunderstorm, the house you've entered is not the sanctuary you'd hoped for. Uncover horrible secrets within as you use your wits and the items you find to escape this immersive blood soaked nightmare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Now You See.

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  46. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 374 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

    Humankind, in the process of evolution, has encountered a mysterious phenomenon - the destruction of the normal flow of time. From the past to the future, time rifts are forming in Earth's atmosphere. These rifts lead to different periods of history. Through them the most aggressive creatures from the past, present, and the future, have begun to infiltrate our time. These mutants, known as Timestr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chasm: The Rift.

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  47. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    62% User Score Based on 153 reviews

    Watch This! Is a first-person single player platformer with horror elements. You are the star of the newest, most spectacular show. Avoid traps, hide from the monsters, rescues out of the maze ... Or die. The key is to entertain billions of viewers! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Watch This!.

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  48. It is recommended that you play Jolly Junction: Static Screams, before playing this game! After the events of 'Jolly Junction: Static Screams', you must escape from the Propmaker’s grasp. Only this time, you aren’t working alone. You discover new depths of the studio, encountering new threats that reside in the great beneath. Remember, your job isn’t over just yet… Face the Jolly Crew…… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jolly Junction: Risky Rebellion.

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  49. You do not know anything, yet you have to move forward. Wander through the corridors of a mysterious factory and recover your abilities. Fight patroling drones and break through to demanding boss battles. Seek a way out and find the meaning of the gam… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to fig..

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  50. Violet Mind and The Mysterious IslandEstimated Playtime: ~15 hours Bosses: 30+ epic encounters Step into the role of Violet Mind, a unicorn gifted with powerful elemental magic and now trapped with his friends inside a strange pocket world beyond reality. What began as a curious portal leads to a dark, gruesome and twisting island filled with secrets, abandoned places and caring Leader that will… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Violet Mind and The Mysterious Island.

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