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Looking for games like What We Pretend To Be? Here are top economy management recommendations with a drama and economy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Witch's Garden, Endzone: A World Apart or Foundation.

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  1. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    47% User Score Based on 113 reviews

    The Witch’s Garden is a relaxing, slice-of-life gardening and crafting game. Use your wand to cast spells to plant, water, and harvest flowers and plants in your garden during the day. Then at night, you must decide to either sell your harvest or use it to create new hybrids, research and craft potions, or fulfill requests from a variety of storybook characters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Witch's Garden.

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  2. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 3,996 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 3 reviews

    Endzone is a post apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after a global nuclear disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endzone: A World Apart.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 13,488 reviews

    Setting to redefine the city-building genre, Foundation puts the emphasis on the organic aspects of urbanism in the cities of old, powered by Polymorph Games’ proprietary game engine, Hurricane, which allows for full mod support and is optimized for the thousands of moving parts that come with building humongous cities. The game features in-depth resource management akin to the Anno (Dawn of Disc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Foundation.

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  4. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    69% User Score Based on 630 reviews

    Alchemy Garden is a sandbox game that mixes gardening, alchemy and exploration mechanics. Feel free to explore this little world and find new recipes or components, brew potions and be creative designing your own garden! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alchemy Garden.

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  5. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 830 reviews

    A medieval city under siege and a handful of civilians are all that keep the walls from falling. Mixing survival strategy and resource management, build your camp, craft supplies, and scavenge the occupied city to supply the last troops holding back the invaders. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gloria Victis: Siege.

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  6. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 21,371 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 10 reviews

    Experience the blood and dirt of the Middle Ages in a realistic 3D Open World in "MEDIEVAL DYNASTY". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Medieval Dynasty.

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  7. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 890 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Life of a farmer is filled with stench, filth and hard work. Kashmir is an old bachelor, farmer and an alcoholic.... Help him survive as long as possible in the middle of east-european nowhere. Your life rhythm will be determined by seasons, wildlife will threaten your life and the land will be hard to work with. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farmer's Life.

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    39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    36% User Score Based on 220 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Villagers is a beautifully illustrated and richly detailed town-building game where you build a thriving community using the people and resources around you. Success or failure depends on your ability to create a town that can grow and prosper, and overcome the harsh realities of medieval life! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Villagers.

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  10. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 1,614 reviews

    Manage your own discount supermarket! Get caught up in small-town drama, organize and plan your shop's layout, and strike lucrative trade deals as you expand your secretive aunt's business empire. Selling more frozen fries will surely heal this broken community...right? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Discounty.

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  11. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 460 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

    Imagine that you don't have any modern technology. Use your mind to build from scratch your first primitive tools and constructions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tribe: Primitive Builder.

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  12. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 1,898 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 5 reviews

    From victuals to Vikings, lead your village and expand it into a thriving city. A wise Jarl must manage resources, survive harsh conditions and enemy raids, and guide their fellow Vikings to work together through social conflict. Skál! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Land of the Vikings.

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  13. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 2,131 reviews

    Build a Cheeky Chooks HENPIRE! Collect a tonne of unique ultra rare chooks, build and customise your farm from a Chook Shed to a Chooktopia! Complete missions, get bigger farms, unlock items and collect a tonne of Cheeky Chooks. Some are ultra rare, so good luck champ! Now get incubating! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cheeky Chooks.

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  14. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    87% User Score Based on 5,222 reviews

    In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Settlement Survival.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    93% User Score Based on 4,788 reviews

    Ostriv is a city-building game that puts you in a role of a governor of an 18th century Ukrainian town to challenge your creative skills and management abilities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ostriv.

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  16. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 15,705 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 3 reviews

    [Media 2152438] LIVE: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1757963851/my-time-at-portia-an-enchanting-sandbox-simulation My Time at Portia is a simulation open world RPG game. The world is set... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Time At Portia.

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  17. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    76% User Score Based on 886 reviews

    Founders’ Fortune is a colony simulator that draws a lot of inspiration from the Sims: It incorporates a lot of creative building and puts a heavy focus on the colonists themselves, simulating thoughts, wishes, expectations, and traits. These psychological components have a tremendous influence on the game: Migrants will only consider your colony if you can fulfill the expectations of your inhabi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Founders' Fortune.

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  18. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    60% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    In Arena Renovation, you take on the role of a one-man renovation team tasked with restoring various sports facilities to their former glory. Many of them have been destroyed as a result of time or lack of care. Don't let them go into complete oblivion - roll up your sleeves and breathe new life into them! The game offers a variety of tasks such as painting walls, renovating floors, replacing bro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arena Renovation.

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  19. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 1,007 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

    Take care of your own island and explore the ocean in this farming adventure. Summer in Mara mixes farming, crafting and exploring mechanic in a tropical archipelago with a colorful style and strong narrative If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Summer in Mara.

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  21. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 1,172 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

    Welcome to your new vampiric life in the magical town of Moonlight Peaks. Raise mystical crops, learn spell-casting and potion-making, and befriend – or even romance – the local werewolves, witches, and mermaids in this heartwarming supernatural life-sim. Eternity awaits! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moonlight Peaks.

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  23. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 2,370 reviews

    A new life awaits you in Honeywood! Build a thriving farming community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage, and uncover the secrets of the island! And if someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes of the Plum Grove.

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  24. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 809 reviews

    Using appropriate gardening techniques and your creativity, bring an abandoned plot back to life, and experience the joy and peace that cultivating your own garden brings. • ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES – In Garden Life, there's no miracle solution: your plants will only flourish with dedication, the right tools and appropriate gardening techniques! • DESIGN THE GARDEN OF YOUR DREAMS – Using the gr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator.

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  25. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 7,402 reviews

    A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rusty's Retirement.

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  26. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    75% User Score Based on 140 reviews

    Diluvian Winds is a management game set in a small hamlet at the foot of a lighthouse. Welcome weary travelers and help each other to try and survive the unpredictable weather. Grow your hamlet on land, under the sea or among the clouds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diluvian Winds.

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  27. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    62% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    Become a farming Witch and pioneer the range that has been mysteriously corrupted with Miasma. Discover the secret behind its appearance, grow plants to power up your spells, and use nature’s magic to heal the land. Build your very own homestead from the ground up. Discover new plants and tend to your ever-growing garden to heal the land and make it your own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homestead Arcana.

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  28. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 3,923 reviews

    Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbours or police interventions. Will you rent your apartment to a college couple or an older lady with four cats? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tenants.

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  29. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 757 reviews

    Piece by piece, create your own world and survive in this Wild West-inspired survival RPG. Craft, farm, hunt, build your base, and fight in order to stay alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Above Snakes.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    68% User Score Based on 530 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 1 reviews

    Aquatico is a survival city builder set deep beneath the waves. Choose your strategy, obtain resources, build your futuristic city and prove no challenge is too hard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aquatico.

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  32. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 950 reviews

    A simulation game where you build a town in the middle of the sea. Reach self-sufficiency, invite travelers to join you, then manage their needs and research new facilities to keep them happy. Build a submarine and discover islands to produce increasingly complex resources. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Havendock.

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  33. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 1,599 reviews

    Change is an emotional homeless survival experience set in a randomly generated city with rogue-like elements. Explore, survive, earn perks, find items and more to develop your character and escape to a new life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    66% User Score Based on 394 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Painters Guild is a management sim where you control an art academy in the Italian Renaissance. Paint artwork as beautiful as the Mona Lisa. Hire painters like Leonardo da Vinci and millions of randomly generated ones. Expand and customize your guild with furniture and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Painters Guild.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 372 reviews

    1849 is a city management game set during the California Gold Rush. Your task is to build towns, populate them with workers, and make sure that they are housed, fed, and entertained. You’ll have to manage and coordinate extensive production and trade networks to make sure your towns thrive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1849.

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  36. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    77% User Score Based on 894 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    Winemaking could be your best adventure. Make the best wine interacting with soil and nature and take your winery to the top. Your beautiful journey into the winemaking tradition starts now. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hundred Days.

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  37. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    89% User Score Based on 943 reviews

    Winkeltje: The Little Shop is all about building, decorating, and running your own old-world fantasy shop. Buy low, sell high - from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions. Impress your customers, craft items, and be the master of your very own shop. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winkeltje: The Little Shop.

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  38. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    64% User Score Based on 314 reviews

    Recruit Ninjas, Hire Workers, build your base, train your Ninjas and send them on Missions! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ninja Tycoon.

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  39. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    70% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Cast out of your rightful farm, you’ll scrape, scheme, and rebuild your way to power in this short, satirical farming sim about ambition and payback. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bitter Harvest.

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  40. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    85% User Score Based on 287 reviews

    It's a Cute Farming Automation Game I guess, come on in! Discord - https://discord.gg/Xmfqmrs2tP Twitch- https://www.twitch.tv/mrdboy_ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MR FARMBOY.

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  41. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    90% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    Idler game inside an antique dream globe, build the small home and help the mini dream world grow If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dream Globe.

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  42. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    60% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    Journey through various distant and isolated skies, making and helping friends along the way. Sharing company with those who have stories to tell and new perspectives to discover. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garden Witch Life.

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  43. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    81% User Score Based on 1,044 reviews

    Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recycling Center Simulator.

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  44. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 935 reviews

    An animated incremental game about cloning livestock. Make as many moon sheep as you can. Research technology, upgrade your operation and become a clone farm billionaire! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Finn Dorset's Institute For Livestock Replication.

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  46. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 761 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Get ready for a logistic challenge in the new and even better Farm Manager 2021! Plan your field work according to the seasons, look after the animals, take care of machines and staff satisfaction and react to the changing weather. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farm Manager 2021.

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  47. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 93 reviews

    FEATURES Vibrant hand-painted watercolour graphics. Indian Cooking and tea shop management. A relaxing play style with an open-world exploration and questing. Over 25 regionally & culturally diverse cast of characters to interact. A feel-good story of achievement despite social marginalization. 15th century Indian royal palace exploration. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Palace on the Hill.

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  48. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 160 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Before the Green Moon is a farming / life simulation game set in a unique science fiction world. Explore a small community at the base of a space elevator during the days and seasons leading up to your departure for the moon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Before The Green Moon.

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  49. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    68% User Score Based on 592 reviews

    Open your dream restaurant at FPP. Create a unique exterior and interior, hire the best workers and chefs, create a place where people will love to eat, spend time and spend their money. Simulation of the restaurant business. Features: Cleaning and Restoration.When you buy a room for your own restaurant - you will need to free it from trash and make major repairs, it is not an easy task, but what … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cafe Owner Simulator.

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  50. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 604 reviews

    Become a Mech Mechanic to deconstruct, rebuild, paint and fix gigantic iron machines. You live in an age of enormous machines and you better get ready to get your hands dirty! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mech Mechanic Simulator.

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