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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 DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures, Locke(d) or VERSUS: The Lost Ones.

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  1. 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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  3. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    65% User Score Based on 200 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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  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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    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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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    95% User Score Based on 342 reviews

    Anyland is an open virtual reality universe to create your home, chat with others, explore & live in! Made from the ground up for VR, and shaped by all of us together. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anyland.

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  13. 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 68%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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 178 reviews

    Humanity Must Perish is a short, comedic visual novel in which the fate of humanity is placed in the hands of a witty, pessimistic android. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Humanity Must Perish.

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  19. 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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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    57% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Destiny’s Sword is a Living-Narrative Graphic Adventure. Explore distant worlds, forge friendships and lead your troops through an epic adventure. In a future where bodies can be healed in minutes, the wounds technology can't conquer are within the mind. In Destiny’s Sword you’re the commander of a team of skilled troopers - and the only thing that can get in their way is themselves. Every recruit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Destiny's Sword.

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  22. 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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  23. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    73% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Mysteries of Perception is a detective game where you will see the same scene through the eyes of different characters. Uncover their secrets by analyzing all the clues. Switch perspectives and learn everything about the artifacts of the Distant and the deaths in their wake. Glory to the Stars! Mysteries of Perception is a 2D investigative game structured like a choral narrative where you can jum… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mysteries of Perception.

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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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  25. 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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  26. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    66% User Score Based on 119 reviews

    A visual novel game following a young man who wakes up in the body of another student... Learning his friends may not be living the perfect lives he thought they were. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Highschool Possession.

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  27. 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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  29. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    95% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    Anime Artist 2 is a unique sim experience for PC: A Puzzle game with light RPG elements. Help our lovely Danya becoming an Anime Artist. Draw, Color, Collect art while making money and unlocking various dresses and hair styles for her... but most importantly... her heart! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anime Artist 2: Lovely Danya.

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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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  32. 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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  33. 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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  34. 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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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    This is a story of Elif, an ordinary Turkish girl, who just moved back home after college graduation. Now it is time to get married. Luckily, her family saved her from the hassle of finding a husband. What would you do if you were in her shoes? Open-up your mind and experience the ups and downs of the traditions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arranged.

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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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  37. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    98% User Score Based on 248 reviews

    In a universe where life’s moments are extracted from mortals and transformed into sentient books for consumption by higher beings, a lowly librarian and a book without a moment of its own are coerced into solving the mystery of a missing God. BURDEN STREET STATION is a narrative adventure about dead-end platforms and unfinished stories. Which version of yourself will help make sense of someone el… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Burden Street Station.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    97% User Score Based on 795 reviews

    "The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly uplifting story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wednesdays.

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  39. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    76% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    It's been 10 years since you graduated from a private Christian all-girls high school, and you decided to head to the unofficial reunion hosted by your old bestie. It's a weekend retreat at a fancy vineyard you photograph happy couples at all the time, but when you get there... You're the only cis woman who was invited?! And everyone you went to school with is a hot guy now?? ~~~ Good Lord! Ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Good Lord! Everyone at the Reunion For My Religious All-Girls School Is a Trans Man... And They're Hot?!.

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  41. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    98% User Score Based on 165 reviews

    With a big exam around the corner, Ariadne Jones has no time for distractions: not the party raging downstairs or the political debate on TV, and definitely not that weird philosophical afterlife she gets pulled into every time she sleeps... Pro Philosopher 2: Governments & Grievances is the long-awaited follow up the original Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher, once again challenging the player in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pro Philosopher 2: Governments & Grievances.

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  42. 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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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    90% User Score Based on 99 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Three perpetually bickering college students team up to create an AI, but will their quest for a robotic child end up as a crash course in parenting or self-defense? Discover the secret this group of "friends" is hiding and choose if you want to help them forgive and forget... or fuel the conflict. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Robot Daycare.

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  44. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    79% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Build and customize your farm. Join a community of epic scientists. Automate tasks, program robots and race drones. Will you be able to maximize the productivity of your farm without harming the environment? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WoMen in Science.

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  45. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 235 reviews

    After an unfortunate accident, bumbling accountant Socrates Jones must find "the nature of morality" by debating philosophers to earn back his life. More than slightly influenced by the Ace Attorney series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher.

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  46. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 32 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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    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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  48. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    90% User Score Based on 162 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

    More Than Just a Retro Romance - Balance social life with the intensity of running an esports team in a retrofuturistic world where arcades dominate the gaming scene. After the success of the award-winning visual novel Arcade Spirits, Fiction Factory Games are back with a ground-breaking standalone sequel. Customizable Characters - Design your own character and rival using a massively expanded… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers.

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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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