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Looking for games like welcome to the start? Here are top quiz recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Three-Body Problem, SenS or Elegy for a Dead World.

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  1. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay
    81% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    These dark, deep woods are home to wild creatures and wild magic, and they're only dangerous if you disrespect either one. They're also your home. Here, you're safe, loved, and free, and tonight is a very special night; a good one for a ritual. Until a stranger interrupts your plans, and turns your night, and your life in an entirely new direction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Three-Body Problem.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    71% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    It's about exploring the Unknown, the Nothingness, the Infinite... the Structure. An architectural non-sense, a symbolic space expanding beyond comprehension and full of emptiness. But in this Structure, among corridors, stairs and repetitive empty rooms, can also be found, from time to time, unexpected places: Unique Places, where every imaginable things can exists... In SenS, you will… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SenS.

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  3. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    64% User Score Based on 261 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

    Explore dead civilizations, write about what you find, and share your stories with the universe: a game about writing fiction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elegy for a Dead World.

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  4. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    The game supports VR mode. If you have a VR display device, it is strongly recommended to use streaming for a more immersive experience! Game Introduction "I'm Surrounded by Ancient Beauties!" is the world's first FMV game with both 2D and VR versions. You will play the role of a man who accidentally travels through time during a blind date. Unfortunately, instead of becoming a royal, yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I'm Surrounded by Classical Beauties!.

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  5. Must be played on Chrome or Firefox. Joint Fantasy. Being that I’m very far away from you, we can be here together instead. Here, we’ll make a story together, I’ll create associated memories and we can piece together our deeper emotional fantasies. It’s true that everything we do here is symbolic, our behaviours are fixed according to a predefined set of rules and animations. However, despite o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to joint fantasies and digital intimacy.

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  7. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    79% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    Steal alien powers and absorb their memories! Can you outlast your opponents to escape from planet Versus? An epic adventure in a new galaxy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VERSUS: The Lost Ones.

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  8. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    86% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    As a future seer, you know exactly who you're going to spend the rest of your life with. Unfortunately, it seems convincing them on that matter might not be so simple. Come to enjoy the journey in this amusing, exciting, and touching Visual Novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Foretold Affair.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 141 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    From the co-creator of Anodyne. In this surreal, PSX-like adventure, learn someone's secrets and experiences by exploring their mind. Control Yuito as you explore his estranged and dying father's "Memory World" - what surreal and supernatural things will you find? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Our Asias.

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  10. 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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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,407 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 4 reviews

    Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eliza.

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  13. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 310 reviews

    The ultimate cult classic gender bender romantic comedy! Play through 13 massive chapters, each with their own unique protagonist. Swap genders, turn into a slime monster, become a mermaid! It's Gender Bender DNA Twister Extreme! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gender Bender DNA Twister Extreme.

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  14. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Tome also comes in print!Order the physical book for Tome from DriveThruRPG and get 50% off the digital copy. Just choose the option for "PDF + Softcover, Standard Color Book" on Tome's page on DriveThruRPG. Get the Physical Book on DriveThruRPG! Tome, created for both Game Masters and Players is a new creative journaling experience built for the talented, dedicated folks who run and play in table… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tome for Players | 2022 Edition.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    51% User Score Based on 2,920 reviews

    Heartbound is a non-traditional role-playing game about a boy, his dog, secrets, and sanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heartbound.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    88% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    War is rough. Rebuilding isn’t easy. But we all start somewhere. The year is 2323. Thirteen years ago, the Earth was attacked by an invasive alien species. They used a superweapon that altered the Earth’s atmosphere, causing intense weather changes in the space of hours, creating hurricanes in jungles and blizzards in deserts. They made no attempts to communicate. Humans had taken to calling them… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star-Crosst.

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  18. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 75 reviews

    Infinite Stars is a science fiction series played as an interactive visual novel. It is meant to give humanity hope in the current time of fear and uncertainty. It is meant to make us dream about our future as we mingle with other species, their cultures and beliefs that we have yet to encounter. The game and it’s assets are licensed under the Creative Commons license. We want our fans to write… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinite Stars.

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  19. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 960 reviews

    Heaven Will Be Mine is a queer science fiction mecha visual novel from the creators of queer cult horror visual novel We Know The Devil, about joyriding mecha, kissing your enemies, and fighting gravity’s pull. Follow three women piloting giant robots in the last days of an alternate 1980s space program fighting for humanity’s future—or ditching their jobs to make out with each other instead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heaven Will Be Mine.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    65% User Score Based on 200 reviews
    Critic Score 54%Based on 1 reviews

    Unrest (Special Edition) includes: - Unrest - Unrest Soundtrack, in MP3, FLAC and OGG formats. - A novella set in Bhimra. - Digital posters, including a concept map of Bhimra. - Behind the scenes developer footage. - Concept art and design documents. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unrest.

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  21. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    89% User Score Based on 211 reviews

    Madeleine Valois is a prince's companion. Her job is to guide and advise him, to make him look good so that he can land a royal bride. It is her responsibility to keep him out of trouble - not to let him walk blindly into a political minefield, not to let him get arrested for a crime he didn't commit, and definitely not to let him fall in love with her. Unfortunately, events are not going accordi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Confines Of The Crown.

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  25. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 18,116 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Beginner's Guide.

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  26. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    53% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Dr. Trolley's Problem brings the classic philosophical quandaries of The Trolley Problem to life and asks you to make life or death decisions on the fly. Explore your moral fiber in ways you never imagined (or asked for)! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dr. Trolley's Problem.

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  28. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    95% User Score Based on 292 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    Grotto is a mystical, narrative-focused experience. You are the Soothsayer. The one capable of talking with the stars and unveiling their messages. In a time of turmoil, the tribe of the valley turn to your powers of divination and come to you for guidance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grotto.

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  29. The Legend of BaronFinal project made by Group 5 of CMLIT 191N, Fall 2021, The Pennsylvania State University The core story of our game will be about the player who is a non-gendered student at Penn State that goes on an adventure to save president Eric Baron. Our group chose the topic of our game after some brainstorming and we came to the consensus that we wanted our game to be about Penn State … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Legend of Baron.

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  30. 42%Game Brain Score
    42% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Thanks for Playing! Some Gameplay Notes: Be soft on the buttons. Pressing an E or T interaction multiple times will prompt multiple instances of the text to play, or worse, cause you to skip important dialogues all together. Pressing the button once is enough.Construct 3's jump-through platforms are very finicky,  you might get pushed off or fall through moving platforms when they overlap other ob… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horticulture Hero.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    98% User Score Based on 2,186 reviews

    Chapter Ten has been released! A Tale of Crowns is a high fantasy romance with Middle Eastern roots, both on pc as well as mobile! It’s entirely text-based, with choices throughout to shape both your main character’s personality and skills as well as influence their relationships with others. There are four love interests for you to choose from, both female as well as male, each with their own st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Tale of Crowns.

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  33. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 649 reviews

    An interactive story about connection in isolation… where your words are the lifeline of a stranded companion in space. In Whispers from the Star, there are no dialogue trees, just open-ended conversations powered by AI chat, as you stay connected across light years. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers from the Star.

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  35. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 705 reviews

    About This Game After almost 2 successful years of development, Slaves of Rome is finally on itch.io!Slaves of Rome is a real-time adult 3D BDSM sex game with "AA" (we hope) graphics where you play a Roman slave owner.The team wanted to finally make a "real" BDSM game, which we feel doesn't exist. Through the game you'll be playing a Roman slave owner, and yes, this entails what you are thinking … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slaves of Rome - Reborn.

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  36. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    An indie storytelling experience that goes beyond the lanes of the here and now into distant memories of a future planetary collapse. Destabilize the present and plunge into a neon psychohistory of a bizarre entity in distress. This is not a game about minigolf. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mini Mini Golf Golf.

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  37. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 44 reviews
    Critic Score 5%Based on 1 reviews

    ‘We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe’ is a socially engaged, text-based RPG about a journalist looking for his big break by uncovering the plights of refugees travelling from Africa to Europe. It is a story inspired by true events If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe.

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  38. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    Note about NSFW contentFor some reason, many people assume that this game can generate sexual content, and buy it solely for this reason without reading the store page. So I have to put this here: Please note that the Steam platform imposes restrictions on real-time generated sexual content. For this reason, the Steam version of the game cannot generate sexual content. Other types of adult conte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures.

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  39. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    70% User Score Based on 273 reviews

    24 writers, and you're one of them. Challenge yourself to become the best writer in the world. Write books, create characters, choose endings, team up with rivals, answer letters from readers, and don't let other authors beat you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Writer's Rush.

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  40. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Radiants.

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  41. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    93% User Score Based on 332 reviews

    Satori's overworked herself into bed, but Okuu needs help remembering things! You can't use her heart-reading power, and will instead have to ask questions and use her power of recollection to correct wrong info, all while enduring visits from Orin and Koishi as you deduce what Okuu's forgotten! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Help Me Remember, Satori-sama!.

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  42. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    85% User Score Based on 283 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Assume the role of a praying mantis in a relationship. Constantly torn between their mutual love and the instinct to have sex – which could lead to the male mantis’s death – the couple are now on the verge of making a decision. Assume the role of either of the lovers, and try to keep their relationship in balance. Do your best to convey your feelings in a situation with no solution. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't make love.

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  43. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    95% User Score Based on 232 reviews

    "Non-Binary" is a video game that mixes text choices and bullet hell to tell the story of two non-binary people's journey of self-discovery. Make your choices. Dodge words. Go through things that hurt without breaking down. If you can. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to non-binary.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    66% User Score Based on 203 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 8 reviews

    It's 1972 and a military coup has rocked Anchuria. You, Angela Burnes, are trapped in the metropolitan capital of San Bavón. Your paradise has turned into a warzone. You take up a job as a housekeeper. Every week, an hour before sunset, you clean the swanky bachelor pad of the wealthy Gabriel Ortega. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunset.

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  46. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    85% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Error: Human Not Found is a visual-novel/puzzle game with portions of point-and-click adventure. Play as Grace and work to uncover the cause of death for the first AI to inhabit a physical body. Solve 4 types of computer-science based puzzles that increase in difficulty as the story progresses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ERROR: Human Not Found.

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  47. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    93% User Score Based on 2,917 reviews

    Creating your own adorable anime character is a cinch! Use a robust suite of intuitive and precise tools to customize a character from the ground up, give her one of 30 different personality archetypes, and then get busy with a host of romantic options. Bring your dream waifu to laifu! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Koikatsu Party.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    60% User Score Based on 389 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 2 reviews

    Doors is a first person logic game where your sole purpose is to traverse a strange world in search of bacon. Everything is based on one simple concept; use logic to determine where you will go. Be careful - some doors lead to bacon, while others lead to death. You will be tested - but you will stop at nothing to achieve the ultimate reward in life: Bacon, and maybe begin to understand where you a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doors.

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  49. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 274 reviews

    The protagonist Til was a decorated warrior in battle, but ended up being dispatched to work in the "immigration bureau" after the war. Though feeling very disgruntled, Til made his way to his new work "station." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Imperial Gatekeeper.

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  50. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 3,779 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 11 reviews

    From the creator of To the Moon: A simple, wordless 1-hour short about a boy who found an injured bird, told through a blur between reality and imagination. A Bird Story is an interactive pixel animation with the sole purpose of telling a simple story. It is a standalone narrative, with its own beginning and ending. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Bird Story.

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