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Looking for games like Trash Quest? Here are top arcade platformer recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Out There Somewhere, Xeodrifter or Gato Roboto.

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  1. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 5,600 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out There Somewhere.

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  2. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 882 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 16 reviews

    Xeodrifter is an action-packed exploration game with a retro graphical style. Blast your way through alien landscapes, seek out valuable secrets, and defeat ancient guardians to unlock powers from a legendary supreme culture in this exciting journey of mystery and adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xeodrifter.

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  3. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,634 reviews

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gato Roboto.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 917 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 22 reviews

    Bo is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania based in a colorful world of Japanese folklore. You play as a tiny fox spirit that grows from lotus blossom after being blessed by the moon god. Use your legendary bō staff to bounce and move fluidly through a delightfully-demonic east asian fever dream. Use the tight movement and reset system to reach areas efficiently and gracefully or recover chaotically while… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bo.

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  5. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    94% User Score Based on 606 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Nuclear Blaze is a 2D firefighting game from the creator of Dead Cells, with all the devastating backdrafts, exploding walls and sprinklers you could expect. Fight your way through a mysterious facility and try to keep the blaze under control. As a trained firefighter, you're being air-dropped right in the middle of this hell blaze to investigate and look for survivors. But the unexpected presenc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nuclear Blaze.

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  7. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    96% User Score Based on 91 reviews

    Dive into Super Skelemania, a single-sitting metroidvania about an acrobatic skeleton. Jump over a pit of thorns, roll your skull like a bowling ball, or headbutt a spider like any good skeleton... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Skelemania.

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  8. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 397 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

    Our submission to #gbjam3 Story: You're a T-rex with rocket boots. Gameplay: While avoiding obstacles, navigate jumpjet rex through the various rings throughout the level, fly through them all... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to JumpJet Rex.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    92% User Score Based on 1,254 reviews

    "Momodora III is a classic action platform game with a variety of items and secrets. It's the third installment of the Momodora series, although playing the previous titles is not necessary to enjoy the game! The game takes a departure from the style of Momodora II and focuses more on linear level design, similar to the first title in the series." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Momodora III.

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  10. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    84% User Score Based on 819 reviews

    A Metroidvania inspired by new & old classics like Hollow Knight, Super Metroid, Super Castlevania IV & Megaman X. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lone Fungus.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quarion.

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  13. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    92% User Score Based on 1,242 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams and she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like! Bleed is an action-platformer focused on stylish, acrobatic dodging and fluid, challenging gameplay. There's no filler, just you and your skills ag… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bleed.

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  14. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 1,263 reviews

    Environmental Station Alpha is an action adventure platformer with a retro aesthetic and heavy emphasis on exploration. In the game the player controls a robot sent to investigate a mysterious, abandoned space station with the mission to find out what exactly took place there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Environmental Station Alpha.

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  15. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 260 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 7 reviews

    [Media 3508877] MindSeize is a single player 2D Metroidvania game set in a sci-fi universe. Explore untamed planets and stop the mysterious organization that stole the mind of your daughter.... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MindSeize.

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  16. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    77% User Score Based on 1,047 reviews

    The Aeterna Noctis Deluxe Edition includes the complete game plus the 3 official DLCs to date: Artist Map, Game Soundtrack, and Exclusive Wallpapers. The best way to experience Aeterna Noctis is by purchasing this epic bundle! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aeterna Noctis.

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  17. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 2,452 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Enter a strange and unexplored land full of adorable robots, hidden secrets, and evil virus-infected machines. Discover different weapons, items, and abilities that will help you progress and discover new areas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haiku, the Robot.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 373 reviews

    Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zexion.

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  20. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 7,806 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 21 reviews

    Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight explores a cursed land in decline. Evil spreads, the dead rise, and corruption reigns. Hope is but a faded memory for all but one, a priestess named Kaho from the village of Lun. An audience with her majesty, the queen, would surely save the land--but time is short and each night darker than the last If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight.

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  21. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 1,044 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 5 reviews

    Fury Unleashed is a combo-driven roguelite action platformer - each kill you score increases your combo. Hit certain thresholds and your resistance and healing powers will kick in! It's a game... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fury Unleashed.

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  22. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 249 reviews

    WISHLIST OUR NEW GAME About the GameSynopsisSlime-san: Superslime Edition includes all three major campaigns as well as some brand new levels and features! Mama’s Madness: You’ve been swallowed by a giant worm! Your goal is to platform yourself through its intestines back out its mouth before you get digested! Blackbird’s Kraken: You were about to take a vacation with your family and got eaten… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slime-san: Superslime Edition.

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  23. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 708 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    "A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! The Mummy Demastered throws you into a 16-bit-inspired battle against the undead in a 2D, nonlinear, action-packed adventure. As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mummy Demastered.

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  25. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 917 reviews

    Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Khimera: Destroy all Monster Girls.

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  26. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 326 reviews

    "Mini Ghost" is a mini metroidvania in the 80's MSX art style and gameplay. It's the mini prequel of Ghost 1.0. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mini Ghost.

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  27. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 1,543 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Islets.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    91% User Score Based on 526 reviews

    Get injected into the microscopic world of BioGun. Face viral threats and winding corridors on your mission to save man’s best friend from the inside. Will you be the vaccine to save dog-kind from extinction or will DocX have to return to the drawing board? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BioGun.

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  29. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    96% User Score Based on 2,304 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 10 reviews

    Lunistice is a 3D Platformer created with simple but fun gameplay and a cute PS1/SEGA Saturn inspired artstyle in mind. Take the role of Hana the Tanuki and jump and fight through her dreams! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lunistice.

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  30. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 563 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 19 reviews

    Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grapple Dog.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    98% User Score Based on 636 reviews

    Bzzzt is a fast-paced 2D platformer highly inspired by games from 80's. You become an artificial intelligence ZX8000 and in your newly obtained robotic body, you must prove your abilities in a series of testing chambers filled with deadly traps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BZZZT.

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  33. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 4,289 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

    Grab your pickaxe and dig into the sequel to the award-winning SteamWorld Dig! A platform mining adventure forged in Metroidvania flames. In search of her lost friend, a lone steambot and her unlikely companion must dig deep, gain riches and explore an underworld riddled with danger. But time is running short... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SteamWorld Dig 2.

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  34. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 2,152 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Find us: Steam | Twitter | Newsletter | Facebook [Media 4051545] Embark on an extraordinary journey through the desolated kingdom of Penumbra and discover the hidden secrets of this... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blue Fire.

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  35. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 390 reviews

    A huge hand-crafted world packed with 13 unique bosses, a gripping story, and tons of enemies, Spaceport Hope is the ultimate test of gaming prowess. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spaceport Hope.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 204 reviews

    Nowhere Patrol is a boss rush game with bullet hell and platforming elements. Inspired by classic action arcade games with it's steep difficulty curve and non-stop action. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nowhere Patrol.

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  37. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 1,432 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

    In addition to the full game, the Valfaris Digital Deluxe Edition includes the following content: - Valfaris - Digital OST - Valfaris - Digital Artbook If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valfaris.

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  38. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 850 reviews

    Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alwa's Awakening.

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  39. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 878 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 4 reviews

    A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost 1.0.

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  41. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 5,270 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth is a 2D-style Metroidvania (action-exploration) game based on Record of Lodoss War. Immerse yourself in the gorgeous pixel animations, and take advantage of abilities such as swapping weapons, and get help from elemental spirits on your journey to solve the arcane mysteries of the labyrinth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-.

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  42. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 2,912 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

    Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rabi-Ribi.

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  43. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 222 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 2 reviews

    Inhabit Krog, a mysterious blue creature in a red loincloth, as he traverses a labyrinth of ladders, levers, traps, and monsters. Explore the nooks and crannies of a bizarre and evocative world as you hack and slash your way to victory, leaving a graveyard of grotesque bosses in your wake. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Primal Light.

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  44. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 1,572 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 5 reviews

    Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle In The Darkness.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 1,105 reviews

    STRIKEVOID is a fast-paced 2D bullet hell where the magical world descends into pure chaos. You take on the role of a mysterious mage in a purple cloak, battling waves of mythical creatures and colossal bosses. With over 15 spells to master, every battle can unfold differently. Combine skills to adapt for new enemies. More than 10 distinct enemies and over 5 unique bosses await — each with their o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STRIKEVOID.

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  47. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genopanic.

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  48. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 1,668 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 4 reviews

    Outland is a fast-paced, dynamic platformer where the player uses powers of light and dark in an epic journey to save the world from forces of chaos. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outland.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    69% User Score Based on 342 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 3 reviews

    Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cathedral.

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  50. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 147 reviews

    Embark upon a tragic tale and discover the ravaged world of Elypse! Fight your destiny in an arduous 2D adventure, story rich platformer, in a mesmerising and mysterious world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elypse.

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