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Games like You Ain’t the Hero

Games like You Ain’t the Hero

Games like You Ain’t the Hero

Looking for games like You Ain’t the Hero? Here are top casual role playing recommendations with a fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Prodigal, An Automaton's Journey or Hero's Adventure:Road to Passion.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 570 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Prodigal is a story-rich action-adventure where you journey through a vibrant world fighting vicious monsters, exploring puzzling dungeons, and collecting magical artifacts. Unravel the mysteries of Vann's Point and bond with all of its curious townsfolk! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prodigal.

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  2. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    92% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Explore the world An open world filled with secrets that opens up as you advance through the game and find new items. Explore dungeons and solve puzzles Explore 8 different dungeons, each with unique enemies and puzzles. Help your friends Complete a variety of side quests, often culminating in exciting boss battles, and receive great rewards. Obtain powerful items Complete dungeons and side quests… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Automaton's Journey.

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  3. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 1,957 reviews

    "Hero's Adventure" is an open world RPG game: a pixel version of the Jianghu survival simulator. It restores the experience of a common person standing out from the bottom of the heap. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hero's Adventure:Road to Passion.

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  4. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    85% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    Play as a mech pilot battling against threats to your nation. But in your struggle to defeat the terrorist forces, you become implicated in one of the very schemes you're fighting against... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Armored Suit Solgante.

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  5. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 183 reviews

    Afterplace is an adventurous indie game for mobile devices. It's a huge open world, full of hidden secrets, treasures, and creatures. You'll run around the woods, fight monsters, and talk to ostensibly shady characters! All from your pocket! Be warned though - you never know what the forest might be hiding, and not all trails are paved. Labyrinths and dungeons are tucked away in the most concealed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterplace.

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  6. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    88% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Castle of the Underdogs is a comedy JRPG game inspired by Suikoden and FFX, with strategic turn-based combat, mass recruiting and a castle HQ. Join Hikaru, a mischevous and carefree girl that learns magic, in an absurd adventure where she must recruit dozens of friends in order to restore the peace in the Bestann Federation despite spreading chaos to most places she steps on. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle of the Underdogs.

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  7. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 388 reviews

    Step into the shoes of Lyric, the humble innkeeper in a quiet mountain village, as she reflects upon a lifetime of poignant memories, heartwarming friendships, and bittersweet choices — proving along the way that you don't have to slay dragons to be the hero of your own story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Story Beside.

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  8. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    59% User Score Based on 34 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 15 reviews

    Looking for a magical getaway? Yearning to go on an epic quest? Excited about waiting in line for overpriced merch? Then grab a sword and your annual pass, because Heroland awaits! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroland.

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  9. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 432 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Wintermoor Tactics Club is a story about surviving high school, with gameplay inspired by tactics RPGs and visual novels. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wintermoor Tactics Club.

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  10. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 1,458 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 6 reviews

    In this unique Zelda-lite game, explore and fight your way through surreal and creepy, nature, urban and abstract themed areas in the human Young's subconscious, evoked by a 16-bit-era visual style and a moody, dream-like soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anodyne.

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  11. Join Gumball and his friends in the mysterious realm of Trick-or-Treat Land in this 8-hour JRPG adventure. Engage in competitive TRICK-OR-TREATING with a unique cast of characters. Cast spells, brew potions, and save the land from the wicked forces of chaos! This game is a love letter to the Game Boy Color era and will send you straight back to 1998.  We have a free demo you can try in your brows… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gumball in Trick-or-Treat Land.

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  12. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    95% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    Wildwood Down is a charming adventure about a chummy high school senior with Down syndrome who embarks on a deathly humorous adventure along the boardwalk of Wildwood, New Jersey. With his sister's life on the line, Dan must unravel a murder mystery, navigating eccentric characters, and his own unique perspective to crack the case before time runs out. Can this unlikely hero outsmart the danger lu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wildwood Down.

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  13. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Follow Klain's mythical adventures in this top-down Action-RPG mixing combat, exploration, puzzles and platforming. Travel through the New World, explore forgotten dungeons, confront terrible foes and... become a Godslayer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Myth of a Godslayer.

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  14. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    84% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    The young witch Hyke's adventure begins! A thrilling 2D top-down action pixel RPG. Relax and camp with your companions! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HYKE:Northern Light(s).

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    98% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    Being a spy on an unfamiliar planet, anyone would have been greeted with hostility, but you were incredibly lucky! Trusting locals mistook you for a new neighbor and provided you with a house and a plot of land to live on.           You'll have to help out the locals: learn their stories, make "friends" or even something more. Win favour of the villagers, impress them with your ac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shinehill.

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  16. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    languages: english / 日本語 �� Save the town festival in Marron's Day, a silly pocket-sized adventure where you're a bunny! For Game Boy and PC. Play as Marron, a young bunny, and help the cute animal friends in town so that they'll sign up for stalls at the town festival! Enjoy the cosy and retro pixel art graphics as you explore the town. Features: A top-down town to explore and adorable a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marron's Day.

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  17. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 108 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    In Osteoblasts, you play as a spooky scary skeleton raised from the dead by a mysterious Cat Witch in a journey to find purpose. You get to choose a class and go on frightening adventures battling your nemesis - the Dogs - who unburied you from the depths below. You'll be faced with various quests, meet friendly skeletons, travel to spine-tingling dungeons and fight monsters to get stronger. The … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Osteoblasts.

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  18. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    Vacant Kingdom is a synthesis of bullet hell and story-driven action-RPG. Explore a whimsical yet desolate land and uncover the mystery of why everyone disappeared. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vacant Kingdom.

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  19. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 470 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 14 reviews

    Explore a vast open game world in classic action-adventure fashion as Lily, Knight of the Rose! Slash your way through monster-infested dungeons to save the Kingdom of Blossom from eternal darkness. Collect unique weapons, spells, and more during your journey to take down powerful bosses and solve clever puzzles.Be part of a vivid, dynamic story passed down from grandfather to grandchildren by inf… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King.

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  21. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    100% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    Danger Crew is a single-player RPG set in a world obsessed with programming. Hack Battles are the law of the land. Sling terminal commands until your enemies' laptops explode in a smoking cloud of defeat. Build your crew to be the most unstoppable programming team the world has ever seen. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Danger Crew.

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  22. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 9,808 reviews
    Critic Score 9%Based on 2 reviews

    The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Littlewood.

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  23. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    66% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    Pigeons organized resistance, which aims to attract people's attention to the problem of hunger and restore bakery companies for their bait. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grand Pigeon's Duty.

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  24. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    What happens to the inhabitants of a game world after you have finished it? In the story-driven, 40-hour role-playing game No one lives in heaven, you will encounter over 200 unique NPCs with over 300 quests that can be solved in various ways. Philosophical and crazy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No One Lives in Heaven.

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  26. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    75% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    This game is a prequel to Heroes of Time, set 1000 years before the events of said game. The events here would approximate the "Middle Ages" of the universe of the Trilogy of Time. It can be interesting if you play this game before playing Heroes of Time to emerge on the trilogy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of Agaris.

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  27. A classic point-and-click puzzle adventure with RPG elements. A skilled rogue takes on a Guild mission and is drawn into trouble and conspiracy. Explore, combine items, deduce clues, and fight through a charming hand-drawn fantasy full of humor, surprises, and heart. Puzzle Adventure Elements: Discover hidden objects, combine items to craft new tools, and operate various mechanisms — a satisfying … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tail of Glory.

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  28. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    1-Bit Explorer is an adventure game focused on exploration where you do NOT save the world and the world does NOT need saving. The point is to explore to your heart's content and uncover mysteries and secrets (or don't, it's up to you, really). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1-BIT EXPLORER.

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  29. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    71% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Darkzan Adventure is a Medieval Arcade RPG full of humor, fast-paced action, and unusual characters. Explore mysterious lands, face the cult of Darkzan, and uncover bizarre events while playing solo, in co-op, or even in idle mode. Game Modes Solo Campaign — You and 3 allies controlled by AI. Online Co-op — Form teams and combine skills with your friends. Idle Adventure — Let your hero… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkzan Adventure.

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  30. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 352 reviews

    An absurdist FPS/interactive fiction game where you murder stupid robots, chat with idiot people, and explore a painstakingly hand-drawn and highly animated world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shooty Shooty Robot Invasion.

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  31. 33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    54% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Watch the seasons change as you restore a small town to it's former glory & rescue those who have been kidnapped by an ancient vampire, in this cozy retro RPG. Rebuild the town, save the day, and make friends along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Our Town Hero.

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  32. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 210 reviews

    Locked away in the most secure prison in the galaxy, with little hope of escape, Gail Pilgrim faces the most difficult ordeals of her life. Her only hope lies in trusting those who she has come to regard as her friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Pilgrim Episode IV: Sol.

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  33. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 170 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 5 reviews

    The Holy Gosh Darn is a narrative adventure with a time-travelling twist. Time travel to jump between the past and present across Heaven, Hell, Earth and Helheim. Uncover information in one timeline to alter things in another in a bid to stop your universe from going bang. Again. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Holy Gosh Darn.

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  34. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 211 reviews

    Pale Coins is an ARPG game with focus on combat and items, where the player is tasked to find the Champion's Coin. More Weapons = More Fun Find a variety of weapons - each with different types, movesets and skills - to slay your way through hordes of enemies and tough bosses. Make Friends along the Way Event though the world is a rough place, people of different camps may help you. Who know… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pale Coins.

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  35. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    88% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Since ancient times, the Inzu Peninsula has been home to a variety of fish. Legend tells of a mysterious fish known as the Goddess of Inzu, and as the story reaches your ears, you've decided to make it your life goal to catch this mystical fish! However, the path to fame and glory is lined with many obstacles, and it quickly becomes apparent that you won't make it far on your own. With the help of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legend of the Master Baiter.

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  36. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    87% User Score Based on 165 reviews

    Inspired by classic western isometric RPGs, this is an intentionally short hardcore role-playing game set in space 20 years after a major conflict over asteroid mining. Roleplaying Multiple solutions Choice & Consequence Optional but unlimited violence Note: this is a stand-alone prologue for the full game. While it also serves the purpose of the demo version, it has the beginning, substantia… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Wreck.

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  37. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    82% User Score Based on 22 reviews
    Critic Score 95%Based on 1 reviews

    Evering is a turn-based RPG adventure game that tells an epic story through unique and charismatic characters in a completely new and detailed world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EVERING.

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  38. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 371 reviews

    Anode Heart is a monster taming RPG, inspired by Digimon and Playstation One era JRPGs, where you collect and raise "Tama", meet and recruit friends, as you piece together the story and the lore. >> Get the game on Steam! << --------------------------------------------------- The free demo is about 2 hours long. It represents about ~5-10% of the full game.  If you have any feedback or you enco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anode Heart.

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  39. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    86% User Score Based on 231 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 4 reviews

    A shortage of magic crystals and the sudden awakening of ancient robots leads six new friends on an incredible investigation across Terra – a cozy and fantastic world that combines 3D and pixel art. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terra Memoria.

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  40. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    100% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    After a disastrous stay at the only hotel by the beach, Elinor decides to convert an old farmhouse in a nearby village into an inn. However, renovating the inn doesn't come cheap, so she accepts a loan from a mysterious tycoon who demands payment by the end of the month. Meet a colorful cast of characters as Elinor welcomes visitors to her new inn and recruits villagers and employees. Meanwhile, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hidden Art of Innkeeping.

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  41. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    57% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    The people of the Omega Empire suffer under the oppressive rule of Emperor Duke—but a beautiful, dark-haired woman, sword in hand, has risen up to assassinate oppressors until the people are free! Marauder of Dystopia: The Weakest Go To The Wall is a doujin RPG from ONEONE1 featuring animated battles and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marauder of Dystopia: The weakest go to the wall.

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  42. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 227 reviews

    Follow in the Legendary Hero's footsteps in a traditional, turn-based JRPG. Gather companions, explore the world and ascend the throne! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EXCALIBURIAN!!.

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  43. 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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  44. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 366 reviews

    The world's speediest homage/roast to JRPGs! Can you save the world in 30 seconds? Get a quest, find those in need, fight through dungeons, earn cash, get cool loot and level up until YOU>EVIL. Don't have enough time? Pay the Goddess to reset the clock and try again! Over 100 mini-JRPGs for you to test your might with! Available outside Japan for the first time ever exclusively on Steam. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Half Minute Hero: The Second Coming.

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  45. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 198 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Dark Scavenger is a bizarre point-and-click RPG adventure with a focus on exploration, gaining loot, and meaningful choices. Filling the role of a powerful space traveler, you find yourself stranded on a mysterious alien planet. Will you save the world or just yourself? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Scavenger.

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  46. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    95% User Score Based on 224 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 9 reviews

    Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories is a story-exploration game about revisiting a town full of adorable animals with eccentric personalities. Yet under its cute and nostalgic surface lies a dark tale of crime and corruption... Play as Honeydew, an employee of a huge melon factory, and travel to Hog Town where melons are illegal. While searching for a missing friend, you'll have to explore the to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 288 reviews

    Shipwreck is a top down adventure game in which you must travel the land, explore dungeons, and defeat monsters to earn safe passage off the island on which you are stranded. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shipwreck.

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  49. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Explore the island of Namok and its dungeon, both of them full of adventures, dangers and big bosses. Craft new armors, weapons, potions, etc... Meet the crazy townfolks and discover the secrets that lie beneath Namok. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Song of the Myrne: What Lies Beneath.

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  50. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 128 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 1 reviews

    Arcane Vale is an action packed open-world RPG. Embark on an adventure to discover a long-lost treasure in a vast and dangerous world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcane Vale.

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