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Looking for games like Year after Year? Here are top role playing recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Modern City Cultivation Saga, Cyber Citizen or Wax Heads.

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  1. 《Modern City Cultivation Saga》is an open world sandbox cultivation game set in modern cities of the 21st century. It is based on Chinese cultivation culture and ghost legends. You can start the game with various characters of different identities, experience the process of gradually cultivating from a mortal to become a peak powerhouse, or silently experience the vicissitudes of life. You can choo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Modern City Cultivation Saga.

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  2. One life. One d20. One very bad city.Cyber Citizen is an idle life-sim RPG set in a neon sprawl that does not care whether you make it. You don't control every step — you set the direction, pick your angle when the moment comes, and watch the dice decide the rest. Jobs run whether you're watching or not. Think Progress Quest's hands-off grind crossed with BitLife's cradle-to-grave decision-maki… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyber Citizen.

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  3. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 380 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 11 reviews

    Immersive Cozy-punk Life Sim Lose yourself in an emotional, uplifting narrative about community, musical mysteries and underdog spirit. Help endearing and indecisive customers find their perfect records while debating all things music with your loveable colleagues. It's your job to help Repeater Records find its rhythm again! Crates of Puzzles to Dig Through From customer requests to store shenani… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wax Heads.

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  5. Livora is a browser-based life simulation strategy game about trying to build a stable life under modern pressure. Players choose a starting life and manage money, rent, bills, work, health, energy, relationships, family obligations, and long-term consequences. Every choice has a cost, and not every cost is money. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LIVORA.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 2,876 reviews

    The Empire has fallen, leaving in its place multiple successor kingdoms. The lords and ladies of these petty kingdoms squabble for control and influence – whether with cloak and dagger or sword and shield, families feud amongst themselves and against each other as greater threats cast a shadow across the land. Famines wreak havoc on the lives of the peasantry, warfare and disunity threaten the soc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Norland.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 622 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    Star Dynasties is a role-playing sci-fi strategy game set in a divided galaxy following the destruction of Earth. A unique procedurally generated narrative of human drama and feudal politics is mixed together with a light empire management layer. Your choices. Your legacy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Dynasties.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 65 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Lean on your network of in-game friends and family to trade, mine and explore in this genre-busting space simulation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sol Trader.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    The year 2100 came and went … adoption of an untraceable digital currency freed Corporations from the State, bankrupted governments and ushered in a new era where the democratic rule of law was replaced by unchecked economic powers. Around you, most live their lives adrift in a turbulent sea of urbanism populated with office buildings, coffin hotels, storage lockers, and neon cathedrals that hum b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crypto.

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  11. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    2020 Indie Groundbreaker NomineeReturn to the Stars, a tabletop science fiction role playing game, helps players create their own stories in an optimistic space opera setting.   Return to the Stars is designed to allow the creation of characters that evoke the best elements of geek culture. In the far future hyperspace travel gave easy access to countless worlds, and humanity sorted itself into li… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Return to the Stars Core Game.

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  12. 58%Game Brain Score
    58% User Score Based on 9 reviews

    What matters most in the face of collapse? In Questlandia, you and your friends will invent a world from scratch. It might be fantastic or bizarre, from a remembered past or imagined future. You’ll paint a picture of your society and its people, their laws and customs, how they live and how they dream. But your society is failing. As you play, your characters will attempt to find beauty and purpos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Questlandia: 2nd Edition.

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  13. From Misfortune Comes is an open-world life-sim RPG about starting from the bottom—and we're trying to make every part of that climb matter. Get an education. Find a career and climb the corporate ladder. Train your body, master new skills, make friends, fall in love, start a family, and buy back and restore your family home—or ditch your legacy and build a new one. Explore Melián, meet its peop… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From Misfortune Comes.

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  14. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    77% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Cabin Corpse is a story-driven adult horror visual novel. Filled with suspenseful story telling, compelling characters and a dash of mature themes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cabin Corpse - Season 1.

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  15. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    98% User Score Based on 1,576 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

    Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.

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  16. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    79% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    When your real life becomes a satirical parody you have no control over, you start yearning for a life where you have actual agency... and suddenly a game is born. Introducing OurLifeA text-forward life simulator game filled with immersive, choice-driven systems that impact more than just the character you're playing. And because OurLife embraces the diverse communities that make life memor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OurLife.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 918 reviews

    Step into the shoes of a fallen clan leader, starting with nothing but a crumbling estate and a handful of hopes, rising through careful planning, trade, and diplomacy to become one of the most powerful families in the land. Now it’s time to forge a legendary dynasty that leaves its mark on history. City Builder and ManagementForge your legacy amidst the tapestry of time, as you carve out an estat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to null.

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  18. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 1,944 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 15 reviews

    A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

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  19. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 889 reviews

    Little-Known Galaxy is a cozy single-player RPG space adventure full of friendly characters, exploration, crafting, and farming. Join Space Alliance as a new captain-in-training and work with your quirky crew to solve the mysteries of an ancient relic found on the Grey Planet. What mysteries will it uncover? What kind of adventure lies ahead? And who will you meet along the way? It’s up to you now… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little-Known Galaxy.

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  20. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    66% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    《Tomorrow's Love Puzzle》is an interactive live-action video game where you step into the shoes of a workplace employee named "Tomorrow". Harbored with life aspirations, you've been relentlessly trampled over in five years of working life. Yet, fortune smiles upon you as six beautiful women arrive in succession, immersing you in a first-person perspective love story. The quiet and gentle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tomorrow's Love Puzzle.

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  21. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    94% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Discover the beauty and fragility of life in Survivor Cells, a unique survival game against viruses and bacteria, which strategically combines the elements of roguelite, bullet hell and tower defense in a challenging experience. Your destiny depends on your agility and choices. How far will you get? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survivor Cells.

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  22. 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.

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  23. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    96% User Score Based on 137 reviews

    ADD FULL GAME TO YOUR WISHLIST About the GameStarstruck: Prologue is the first chapter of Starstruck: Hands of Time, consisting of the first 1-2 hours of the full game's story.Play guitar in an interactive rock opera Play guitar in musical story segments, with a catchy soundtrack featuring live instruments and singing by Elsie Lovelock (Hazbin Hotel). If you still have your Guitar Hero or Rock B… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starstruck: Prologue.

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  24. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 676 reviews

    Sacred Fire is a narrative RPG in which your humanity and emotions impact your fight for survival and inner freedom. Inspired by ancient Caledonia, the story follows a group of resistance fighters and their rise to power. Choosing motives, ideas and feelings is as important as choosing your actions. Develop your personality and compete for influence to change the story and avert a tragic ending. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sacred Fire.

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  25. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 10,360 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 2 reviews

    Wildermyth is a character-driven, procedurally-generated tactical RPG. Lead a band of unique heroes as they grow from a reluctant farmers into legendary fighters. Battle threats lurking in the Yondering Lands and discover secrets that the land has to offer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wildermyth.

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  26. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 1,381 reviews

    Fault is a Science Fantasy Kinetic Novel about Selphine, a bubbly, happy-go-lucky Princess and her sharp-witted but slightly misanthropic Royal Guard Ritona. Follow them on their journey of a lifetime as they try to make it back home to the Kingdom of Rughzenhaide. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fault Milestone One.

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  29. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 2,884 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 5 reviews

    Roots of Pacha is a co-op farming and life simulation game set in the stone age, where you and your clan just settled in a promised and fertile land. By connecting with nature at your own pace you’ll help your clan evolve, develop culture and relationships, and discover the mysteries of Pacha, mother nature. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roots of Pacha.

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  30. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    85% User Score Based on 1,026 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest throws you deep into a primeval wilderness in the center of modern Europe. It's where the protectors of nature wage their ancient, never-ending war against the forces of destruction. Visit real-world places of mystery and power. Explore local legends and traditions. Discover the fascinating world and history of the Polish-Belarusian borderlands. You … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest.

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  31. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 4,546 reviews

    A narrative-driven RPG set in a gritty world where a person's Lot is determined at birth, while the gods are real and preside over the fates of men. Set out on a lifelong journey and carve out your own destiny. Will you become a judge, an inquisitor, or conspire against the old order? You decide! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante.

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  32. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    93% User Score Based on 586 reviews

    This is the first chapter in newest entry When They Cry visual novel series produced by Ryuukishi07. It features HD graphics, more detailed animations, and newly created songs by many of the composers from Umineko, as well as several new additions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1 For You, the Replaceable Ones.

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  33. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    91% User Score Based on 87 reviews

    Don’t Forget Our Esports Dream is a narrative game about the South Korean esports scene. Play as Bolt, a professional StarCraft: Brood War player at a flashpoint in his career. Play like a pro with guided StarCraft scenes, and see what it takes to live the dream. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Forget Our Esports Dream.

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  34. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 149 reviews

    The year is 2036. In this famine-riddled world, food-centric sovereignty has been established. Living alone inside a food-inspection booth, you are striving to find truth and peace beyond the borderline. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Booth: A Dystopian Adventure.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, character development
    96% User Score Based on 26 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Musicus! is a story-rich visual novel that tells a story of the struggle to fit society's mold while living for ourselves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Musicus!.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 1,148 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 4 reviews

    Lakeburg Legacies is a social-based village management sim focused on pairing up your townsfolk to make the best, most effective families in order for your kingdom to grow and thrive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lakeburg Legacies.

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  39. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 289 reviews

    You're a young man named Alex who arrives in the cliffside town of Silverpine. Explore the town's many mysteries and meet its colourful townsfolk, while you grow closer to a kind-hearted local named Jake. Can the two of you save the town from the impending doom brewing inside the mysterious Vault? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Newfound Courage.

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  40. BACKGROUND (REAL LIFE) Please note that this game is being built as a "father daughter" project. My kid wants to be an AI Scientist and I thought this would be a good experiment to teach her about what GenAI can do today, how it may help humanity in the future, and how different computer mechanics today work together (software, audio, video, imagery, etc). You will see a lot of simil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to the collective.

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  41. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Carve your path through the aged streets of Tibil, the last settlement on a time-lost earth. In an era long past humanity’s destined demise, enduring through black technology and the mysteries that lie within. Star & City is a table-top role-playing game (TTRPG) set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian future, full of strange beasts known as “Paraxen”, mysterious technologies, and superpowered monster… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star & City: 2.

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  42. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    This game is in late development. Throughout the production, I will post small updates, and if you like what you see please consider donating something when downloading the available draft versions. Words from a playtester "I had the pleasure of playtesting this game over the course of more than half a year. It has been wonderful to see it grow into a fully-fledged TTRPG! The game takes heavy insp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oceania 2084.

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  43. FOLLOW US X: @Infini_Fun About the GameHave you ever dreamed of creating a game masterpiece that defines an era, or moves millions of players? Have you ever imagined standing shoulder-to-shoulder with gaming legends, carving your own name into the annals of gaming history? Welcome to Star of Games, a deeply immersive simulation management game centered around game development. Here, you'll st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star of Games.

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  44. You arrive in the Three Kingdoms with no reputation, no official position, and no army of your own. You are just another ordinary person caught in a time of war. You may begin as a foot soldier, clerk, or scout, carrying out orders from your superiors and completing one seemingly minor task after another. Delivering a military report, presenting a clever strategy, winning a battle, or meeting th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 模拟穿越-三国.

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  45. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 191 reviews

    Dive into a whirlwind adventure as a freshman college student navigating the thrilling highs and tantalizing lows of campus life, all while gearing up for the legendary "SEX FEST." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to COLLEGE SEX FEST 2024.

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  46. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Just keep walking left. The latest Tsugunohi returns to the series’ roots with its early visual style and atmosphere. On a sweltering summer day, a girl walks home past “righteous” people, a thread of salvation, and her mother beneath a white umbrella. Is that hand salvation—or a curse? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tsugunohi: The Thread That Beckons to Heaven.

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  47. The cake is still warm. The accounting has already begun FATHER: 男人40 is a top-down pixel-art life-survival RPG about everything that has already taken shape by the time a man turns forty. You are not eighteen. There is no clean slate waiting at character creation. Marriage, children, property, debt, aging parents, and an unreliable body are already seated at the table. The candles go out. T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Father After 40 / 男人40.

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  48. Endless Stories. Your Rules. [The Story Engine] is not a game with a preset storyline. It is a narrative engine that revolves around you. Every choice you make, every word you say, and every direction you take can lead the story somewhere completely different.Steam Workshop Is Now Fully Open Let the world you create become the beginning of someone else's story. Steam Workshop support for … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Story Engine: No Script.

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    35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Feature ListHello adventurer! ‍♂️I’m excited to share a glimpse of what’s coming next in RoleMIAster . I’m actively working on several key improvements and new features to make your experience even more immersive: Multiplayer Mode – My goal is to enable PvP ⚔️, cooperative play , and even a free-world experience . This is a major task that requires almost a complete restructuring of the game en… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RolemIAster.

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  50. Follow usS-mail QQ group: 963417045 Rednote @S-mail About the GameS-mail is an emotional storytelling game driven by sending and receiving emails. The full version includes 50,000 words of text, over 40 CG illustrations (variants not included), 8 original music tracks, and 5 different endings. A single playthrough takes approximately 1-2 hours. The story takes place in 2057, when artificial… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to S-mail.

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