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Looking for games like When I Was Young? Here are top shooter recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Venusian Vengeance, NewMe NuMe LuMe: Alien Wars or B.O.T.S. and the Robofriends.

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  1. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    89% User Score Based on 92 reviews

    In the year is 196X the communists won the space race and colonized Venus. Now the Americans have sent Sgt. Jon Dagger to Venus to destroy the Secret Soviet Science Facility. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Venusian Vengeance.

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  2. 1. Story of the Game Kim Ttolttol, a young girl in her twenties and currently a college student, spends her days lazing around at home due to the recent college break. As she crosses the street like any other day, she suddenly finds herself in a blank space amidst the sound of a truck horn. In front of the bewildered Kim Ttolttol, two gods appear, offering to send her home if she helps them… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NewMe NuMe LuMe: Alien Wars.

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  3. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    B.O.T.S. and the Robofriends is a twin-stick arcade style action game set in the year 2083. Play by yourself or with friends, picking from one of four robot characters with unique attributes and attacks. Play as BRI, RED, TOM, and STU, fighting back the hoard of enemies attacking your home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to B.O.T.S. and the Robofriends.

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  5. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 202 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 7 reviews

    Omega Strike is an action-adventure game with multiple playable characters. Explore the interconnected world, defeat monstrous enemies, search for hidden treasures and learn new abilities for your heroes. Each character has unique abilities which you must utilize to overcome the deadly traps and enemies that roam the world of Omega Strike. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Omega Strike.

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  6. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 228 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 3 reviews

    Sometimes it’s not about the history. It’s about the story. My Memory of Us is a reminiscence of a friendship between a boy and a girl. A friendship made during tough times. Times of terror, pain, and exclusion in a world where people were forced to live in two artificially detached worlds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Memory of Us.

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  7. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    98% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    A Walk with Yiayia is a heartfelt solo-developed, bite-sized adventure game about taking your Greek grandmother on a walk after she's lost her confidence from a scary fall. Connect through engaging conversations, explore a relaxing environment, and complete microquests in this thoughtful adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Walk With Yiayia.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    76% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Follow the story of a young mage into the dangerous and fascinating world of Admantris. Master the elements, join one of three factions, solve puzzles, defeat bosses and discover dark secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cendric.

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  9. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 900 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

    What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back. From the creator of Coffee Talk, in collaboration with Rolling Glory Jam, the creator of Rage in Peace. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Comes After.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    58% User Score Based on 59 reviews

    Save One More is a heal'em up about the war of toy soldiers where you are going to save lives instead of taking them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Save One More.

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  11. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 665 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 14 reviews

    A loose reboot of the original Blaster Master by Inti Creates, utilizing elements from the original game, the "Worlds of Power" novelization, and the original Japanese version. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blaster Master Zero.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 440 reviews

    Dragon's Wake is a 2D Adventure Platformer where a fledgling dragon hatches into a world in which the extermination of dragons at the hands of a mysterious black knight is already underway. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragon's Wake.

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  13. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 600 reviews

    Super Trench Attack™ is a goofball comedy twitch-shooter based in a World War setting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Trench Attack!.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    Ghostlords is a strategic turn-based RPG that tells the story of a post-apocalyptic haunted Great Britain. Experience the new world, capture wild spirits, and put together a team of ghosts to help you battle the forces of evil. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghostlords.

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  16. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 168 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 7 reviews

    Fragments of Him is a narrative game played in the first person. The story revolves around a tragic accident, and the life of the victim and his loved ones before and after the incident. The player plays through the events and the locations as if they were the spirit or intellect of the characters, making decisions and starting actions that progress the story. Through this snapshot of their lives … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragments of Him.

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  17. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 40 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    An old robot named H-34-RT wakes up in a derelict space station orbiting his home planet. His civilization was destroyed long ago by evil O'Xelg, but he has yet to figure that out. After an initial shock, he decides to follow his old defense routines: that means fighting the invaders, even if he is alone now. Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story is a challenging, squad-based shoot-em-up/bullet hell roguelite… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story.

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  18. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    90% User Score Based on 588 reviews

    A short story-based SRPG about two men who will eventually come to love each other. Now updated with added dialogue, new characters, different choices to make and multiple endings! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Gay Love Story About Gay Love.

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  19. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    99% User Score Based on 264 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

    When the snow stops falling, the small Danish village of Tinglev will no longer be the same. Walk the path of Gerda as her quiet life is turned upside down during the World War 2 occupation of her home. Choose where to go, how to act, and who to trust in this intimate narrative RPG-lite experience inspired by real life events. How far would you go to protect your loved ones? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gerda: A Flame in Winter.

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  20. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 1,147 reviews

    Martial Law is a game about difficulties that came with Communism in Poland. The story is shown from the perspective of a man who is abandoned because of his low social status. He tries his best to be there for his daughter despite the difficulties. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Martial Law.

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  21. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 1,034 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    11th November 1916, a young photographer leaves Canada to join the western front in Europe. The same day, a German technician is told that his son is missing in action. Both want to preserve their humanity and come back alive to their loved ones. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 11-11 Memories Retold.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    95% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    It's the future! And humanity is, predictably, under attack by extraterrestrial forces. Lucky for us we have an experimental ship that's never before been flown that will surely...uh, possibly...well, implausibly be able to win the war! All we need now is a pilot or two. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Procyon.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    81% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    Despite the chains around your wrists, this story is yours. You are the decision-maker. Freedom reaches out to you : you shall rise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arisen.

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    15%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    15% User Score Based on 87 reviews

    Red Gate is a story of a soldier. It is an action adventure that combines two games: exploration and combat. Travel back and forth between the two interactingvworlds to gain power, defeat powerful enemies and save people. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Gate.

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  25. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    96% User Score Based on 1,070 reviews

    You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. Distraint 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DISTRAINT 2.

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  26. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    100% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Enter the doomed town of Pareildas. Watch as the flames turn bone and stone to ash. Like joined wicks, we'll all burn together. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THERE SWINGS A SKULL: GRIM TIDINGS.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    What is your greatest desire? A mysterious deity from another dimension approaches you with an offer- fester your will and come to the Abyss, and your greatest desires will be granted. Breach the Abyss is a top-down wave-based shooter with roguelite elements. Play as the Janitor, a man with a craving for revenge, as you fight hordes of twisted creatures - “Abyssians” - from an alternate d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breach the Abyss.

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  28. Note: This game is currently in Early Access and in development. There are some bugs and unfinished content as a result.Mystic Labyrinth is a top-down 2D bullet-hell rogue-lite game. Choose from multiple starting classes and use swords, spears, axes and magic to conquer the many themed floors of the labyrinth. The dungeon layout is currently as follows: Floors 1 and 2 are Earth element themed.Fl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystic Labyrinth.

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  29. Hallowed Core is a story-driven turn-based RPG inspired by classic RPG's such as Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 6, and Golden Sun. In this hollow-earth setting, the surface is but a legend. Foretold to someday return, the people of the core await the chosen one, prophesied to arrive in a time of turmoil. The war between the fire-wielders of Granlest and the water wielders of Sylvestria rages on. I… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hallowed Core.

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  30. About "All Dawgs go to Heaven" is an isometric shooter where you fight your way through dark trenches, killing numerous monsters. With fast-paced combat, simple controls, and increasing tempo, the game offers an exciting and challenging experience. Developer Hsham Youssef (Game Designer) Alexis Maras (Game Code) Musa Kasikci (Game Artist + Game Design) Credits Hsham Youssef & Musa Kasikci (… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All dawgs go to heaven.

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  31. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 510 reviews

    The WWI story where your goal isn’t to kill, but to survive. In the still trenches, three soldiers learn the harsh truth of war: reckless missions, digging trenches, collecting dog tags and ghostly whispers in the dark. Home before the leaves fall, they thought. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Caribou Trail.

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  32. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    60% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    A steamy summer at your aunt’s house. Build relationships with 8 seductive married women in a peaceful town. Raise Favorability and Confidence, unlock secret dates, and explore hidden desires. How far will you cross the forbidden line this summer? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Secret Summer Vacation [ZXV-001].

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  33. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 99 reviews

    Quartermain is a wolfenstein inspired fps based on tabletop characters crafted by my friends. It is a fast paced fps where every weapon has a purpose. Littered with secrets and an unlockable Stage this will be just a small piece of what is yet to come.Time to gear up and show Cthulhu's minions that it is not the unknown they should fear but YOU If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quartermain and the cult of Cthulhu.

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  34. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    "Divine Dynamo Flamefrit" is bringing back classic 2D action! Play as the hero Yuto in top-down slashing adventure stages, and pilot the magical robot Flamefrit for first-person boss battles! Master both styles of gameplay to restore peace to the parallel world of Hologard! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Divine Dynamo Flamefrit.

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  35. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Bangkok Story: A Stray Dog is a top-down 2D story-driven adventure game inspired by true events in Bangkok, Thailand 2017. The game lets you experience the harsh life of a homeless man who tries to cope with his mental struggle of the cruelty of the world. The story is framed by an interview he gives to a famous blogger, about how a chance encounter with a stray dog made him regain his sense of se… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bangkok Story: A Stray Dog.

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  36. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    67% User Score Based on 30 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 5 reviews

    Pecaminosa is a Police Action RPG, based on a Film Noir concept with a Pixel Art aesthetic. As John Souza – a former detective succumbed to the pleasures of alcohol and flesh – you will explore the city and its environs, as well as chase and fight ordinary thieves, smart criminals, and even some forces of… the occult. Pecaminosa is a dark and gambling city that smells of death, sex, and gunpowder… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pecaminosa.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    83% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    As a time travelling Spartan Soldier, you must stop the Cult of the Fallen Gods that are turning people into burger meat. Grab your sword and assault cannon and deal death to these disfigured freaks in the name of humanity.Features Super Fluid Action Combat - shoot weapons with alternate fire modes, dash through hordes of monsters, switch guns and quick-heal to keep the fast paced action flowing … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Action Commando.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    87% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    Kim is an open world RPG set in colonial India. Play as Rudyard Kipling's ragamuffin hero, Kim, and roam hand-painted towns and procedurally generated countryside. Learn to survive by fair means or foul, meet characters from history and literature, travel to exotic lands and discover their secrets. Your aim is to live Kim's youth as best you can, it will not last forever! History: 1880s India bro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kim.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    Elliott is paralyzed by doubt. Tomorrow he must go to Emma, far, far away from here. But on the eve of his departure, a strange meeting will change his future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EMMA The Story.

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  41. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    86% User Score Based on 42 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

    Sunshine Manor is an 8-bit blood-soaked Horror RPG that pits you as Ada. Dared to spend the night in the haunted Sunshine Manor she encounters ghosts, demons, blood-soaked horror and more in this prequel to 2016's Camp Sunshine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunshine Manor.

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  42. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 814 reviews
    Critic Score 92%Based on 1 reviews

    Golden Treasure is a game for those who carry dragons in their hearts. Hunt, explore, survive, and become Great among the True Children of Sun and Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golden Treasure: The Great Green.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    66% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    When I was young is the story of an ordinary American guy who went to the Vietnam war to find his lost in action brother. You have an exciting and risky journey into a world full of deadly dangers, whether it is a painterly jungle or charming city streets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When I Was Young.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 329 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower 57.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 302 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    MagiCat is a side-scrolling platformer inspired by the retro games from 16-bit era. The game features a cute magical cat adventuring 63 levels, each with their own unique boss battle spread across 7 worlds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MagiCat.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 22 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 4 reviews

    Quench is a story-driven puzzle game set in a colourful, lo-fi world. Become shepherd, an avatar of nature, and guide herds of animals on their difficult journey. Help Shaman, the young Elephant leader, convince the other animal tribes to join her. Protect the herds as they are beset by flood, fire, drought, and the dark smokebeasts that have spread across the land. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quench.

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  49. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    52% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Painted Memories is an Action/Adventure game that you journey through using various equipment in your arsenal, such as a crossbow or a torch. You will encounter different creatures, bosses, puzzles and more! Most importantly, nothing will be holding your hand to guide you here, you have to discover where to go and what to do all by yourself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Painted Memories.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    67% User Score Based on 117 reviews

    Aerannis is a mission-based stealth action game set in a world of conspiracy and full of action and assassinations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aerannis.

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