Games like ZONES
Looking for games like ZONES? Here are top open world simulation recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Peak Bleak Blues (and other moods), Laraan or Virtual Towers Online.
- 66%Game Brain Score66% User Score 24 reviews
9 dead worlds to explore. No goals, direction, or invisible walls. -A Sense of Pieces -Peak Bleak Blues -Oubliette -The Heat Sinks Without Us Part 1 -Veins of Light -The Heat Sinks Without Us Part 20732 -The English Evergreens David Bowie Is Running To -This Is Not A Place of Honour -Isle of the Dead If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Peak Bleak Blues (and other moods).
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- 48%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding45% User Score 132 reviewsCritic Score 58%2 reviews
Laraan is a Science-Fiction game about exploration in a desolate world. Created with a minimalist low poly style. Accompanied by a splendid movie soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Laraan.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music84% User Score 108 reviews
Please ensure that you download through the itch.io app to ensure that you get the best update experience.NEW UPDATE BRANCH IS SEPERATE! DOWNLOAD HEREVirtual Towers Tech Demo Forbidden Valley by Virtual Towers Online (itch.io)Virtual Towers Online is a realistic, "to-scale" exact replica of the Alton Towers theme park. It is designed to be as close to realism as possible using architectural plans… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Virtual Towers Online.
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- 73%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability73% User Score 66 reviews
A first-person adventure game designed to go along with the music of VIRGO. "Water Planet is a single-player first-person adventure set in a distant blue world. Gather resources to fuel an interstellar ship as your on-board A.I. Gemini guides you through sunken ruins and ocean depths while listening to the music of VIRGO." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Water Planet.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding96% User Score 184 reviews
Blackshard is a first-person exploration game. Wander through a strange megastructure, the Labyrinth, to unravel its mysteries... Your behavior within the Labyrinth will define the outcome of your journey. What path will you choose to take? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLACKSHARD.
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- 40%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding34% User Score 397 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviews
You wake from cryostasis to find your ship lying crippled on an uncharted planet; shards of platinum-iridium alloy puncture the shimmering alien sand, the wind passes quietly over dead hydrocolliders. It isn't known how long the ruined vessel has sat here, or even what caused the crash, but one thing is clear: Time is rapidly running out.Stranded is a minimalist adventure game that foregoes dialog… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stranded.
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VIDEO CHAPEL is a collaborative project by Jonathan Turner and Marsia Alexander-Clarke exploring the possibilities of experiencing art in virtual space. Within these seemingly peaceful chambers users will find a selection of works by Alexander-Clarke amid a continuously expanding and compressing audiovisual architecture. Shifting the venue to virtual space gives us an opportunity to experience the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VIDEO CHAPEL.
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- 67%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:stability86% User Score 29 reviews
1953. North East Scotland. A research student travels to the small coastal village of Kellas Bay to study it's unique and strange ecology. They embark on a surreal journey from the lush forests and ancient cave systems surrounding the village, to the freezing depths of the North Sea in order to comprehend the primordial natural forces responsible for the area's curious phenomena. It Sleeps Belo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It Sleeps Below the Haar.
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- 42%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability59% User Score 22 reviews
In The Ghosts of Hackney Mills a maintenance engineer is asked to inspect a bizarre power surge that happened at an old and abandoned research center. As he explores the campus he finds that it hides a terrible terrible secret… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ghosts of Hackney Mills.
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- 23%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding35% User Score 17 reviews
Ayahuasca: Polyventure is a low poly experimental game based on beautiful atmospheres and lucid dreaming, to concern about endangered species and other future human society problems. The game mainly consists in exploring the surroundings of the psychedelic worlds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucid Dreams: Polyventure.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:story, stability96% User Score 8,943 reviews
SpaceEngine is a 3D astronomy program and game engine developed by Russian astronomer and programmer Vladimir Romanyuk. Using real astronomical catalogs and procedural generation, it creates a three dimensional planetarium representing the entire universe. Users can travel through space in any direction or speed, and forwards or backwards in time. It uses pseudo-random numbers to procedurally cr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpaceEngine.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding91% User Score 2,154 reviewsCritic Score 82%1 reviews
Dynamic abstract sandbox universe. Changes and evolves as you do. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solar 2.
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- 53%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay65% User Score 26 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviews
A majestic, first person exploration game that delves you into the personal story of you and Zack as you traverse beautiful terrains and discover the forgotten truth that is buried away deep inside. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The First Friend.
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- 49%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization48% User Score 1,014 reviewsCritic Score 50%4 reviews
You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Daylight.
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- 44%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story61% User Score 23 reviews
In this surreal non-violent exploration adventure you are in a world you don’t remember seeing before at a place forgotten by time and space. Wake up and explore this miraculous world that has been waiting for your return so long. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Essence.
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- 57%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics88% User Score 16 reviews
GraFi 3 - casual, colorful,minimalist, physical puzzle with traps and changing gravity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GraFi 3.
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Your personal holo-deck, escape the stressful real world and take a nice walk! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recreation Room.
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- 78%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story, stability78% User Score 86 reviews
Get ready for a space mining adventure! Drill deep into planets and asteroids, mine valuable resources and discover what's hidden deep beneath the surface. Upgrade your drill to dig deeper, fly further and defy increasingly powerful enemies! After you activated a mysterious mechanism during a routine mining operation, it teleported you to an unknown star system. It's up to you to follow the emerge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmodrill.
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Dig for relics of the past and solve puzzles as you explore an Earth abandoned millennia ago. Discover funny phrases referencing our time and turn these items into fuel to refuel your ship and escape this forgotten planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dig & Decode.
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Mind Palace Enter the dreamy world of Mind Palace. A place for exploration, movement and thriving thoughts. Explore the WorldTraverse a surreal open world filled with winding paths and shifting biomes. Hike through colourful meadows, climb towering structures, jump across rocks, run through dark caves, slide down steep slopes or zipline from peaks. Curious things await in every corner - the w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mind Palace.
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- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability80% User Score 1,180 reviews
Explore, create, and simulate the cosmos with an interactive space sandbox! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solar System Simulator.
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- 50%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music71% User Score 21 reviews
Welcome to the world of Bad Dream, where nothing is as it seems. In the latest addition to the series, Bad Dream: Purgatory, you'll explore a hauntingly surreal landscape filled with unused characters from a cancelled project. These characters are trapped in a state of limbo, suspended in nothingness without any purpose or direction. It's up to you, the player, to decide their fate and give them t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bad Dream: Purgatory.
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- 70%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding78% User Score 3,038 reviewsCritic Score 60%7 reviews
A single player exploration and survival experience, played in first person and developed in Unreal Engine 4. Set on a mysterious and uninhabited alien planet. With Earth on the brink of destruction, as mankind's last hope, and stranded on a deserted alien planet, the player has to survive the harsh environment and find a way to send a signal back home. Confronted with merciless weather, and dan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Solus Project.
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- 75%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding76% User Score 282 reviewsCritic Score 72%1 reviews
You are going to steal a time machine. In this escape room, you have to travel through time, explore mysterious places and solve puzzles to get priceless treasures. Will you be able to make it back alive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Between Time: Escape Room.
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- 63%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay72% User Score 39 reviews
Hyperglide lets you experience thrilling wingsuit action in beautiful worlds. It features infinite procedural levels, so every time you play, you're presented with a new level to spice things up. To collect points, simply fly close to a wall, collect some gems, fly through waterfalls and birds flocks or try to find all five artifacts spread throughout the level. All this will stack in your tr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hyperglide.
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- 71%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding71% User Score 95 reviews
"First person platforming gameplay at its very best!“ Construct: Escape the System is a sci-fi themed first person platformer that sees you trapped in a computer system, trying to escape. Explore the system and discover the 8 empowering 'ability orbs'. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Construct: Escape the System.
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- View Game47%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned negative aspects:story, stability68% User Score 19 reviews
Stardust Tycoon This project has been moved to Steam where current development is ongoing. Please visit the Steam page and wishlist the game. Steam link : Stardust Tycoon on Steam ***************** Old description below *********************** This game is a 2D sandbox space game, inspired by the original "Frontier Elite". I've taken some liberties regarding the gameplay, but overall, you're… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stardust Tycoon.
- 72%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay72% User Score 65 reviews
It is an interactive virtual art installation. Utilizing Virtual Reality or First Person modes, users are encouraged to explore at their own pace. Users will experience an unfolding landscape of architecture, spatialized sound and digital phenomena. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Becoming: Apartment.
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- View Game56%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music56% User Score 184 reviews
Drifter is an open-world sandbox space trading game with a procedurally-generated galaxy 100,000 light years across made up of tens of thousands of star systems to explore and features an original soundtrack by composer Danny Baranowsky. Take on the role of a spaceship captain attempting to eke out a living among the stars by trading goods between star systems, hunting pirates for bounties, mining… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drifter.
- 74%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story, stability76% User Score 2,249 reviewsCritic Score 70%4 reviews
Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it. The procedurally generated islands are home to creatures natural and imagined, tranquil valleys and ruins with magical properties. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Proteus.
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- 48%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay70% User Score 20 reviews
Ramiwo is unusual, arty walking simulator with orientation puzzle elements. Discover a vast variety of environments. Can you find them all? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ramiwo.
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- 50%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music50% User Score 160 reviews
Parkan II is an original concept game that will allow you to feel as a pilot of a spacecraft lost somewhere in the universe. The players are to explore hundreds of solar systems, take part in a series of fierce battles and meet a new enemy - a mysterious creature calling itself Gegemaunt. Become a pirate or mercenary, get money to buy the most powerful cruiser and show them all who is to be the ne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Parkan 2.
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- 49%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics49% User Score 224 reviews
If you ever dreamed of exploring space at a relaxed pace, here's a journey designed for you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Travel Idle.
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- 64%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding63% User Score 210 reviewsCritic Score 66%26 reviews
InnerSpace is a game about exploration, about player-driven moments both small and grandiose. Take your time, soar through the skies and dive through the oceans, and the secrets of the Inverse will reveal themselves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to InnerSpace.
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- 75%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability75% User Score 269 reviews
Cave Digger is a virtual reality mining game that takes place in a small town in an alternative western universe. Gear up with scrappy aftermarket tools and devices and jump into the elevator that will take you deep down into the mine. Find the rich veins that are just waiting for the honest, hard workers to whack their pickaxes at them! Return back to the surface to enrich yourself! Upgrade your… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cave Digger VR.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability94% User Score 5,502 reviewsCritic Score 75%21 reviews
In Grow Home you play as BUD (Botanical Utility Droid), a robot on a mission to save his home planet by harvesting the seeds of a giant alien plant. On his quest BUD will discover a beautiful world of floating islands that are home to some rather strange plants and animals. Grow the giant plant and use your unique climbing abilities to reach ever higher ground, but be careful…one wrong move and it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grow Home.
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- 70%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story70% User Score 480 reviews
On White Noise Online, a team of up to 4 investigators has to explore an area looking for clues, while avoiding being devoured by a supernatural creature. Will you be able to uncover the truth behind the mysterious events? The game takes the idea of simple, accesible horror behind Slender and evolves it further to adapt it to a cooperative environemnt. Designed from scratch to offer a shared horro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to White Noise Online.
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- 55%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability67% User Score 258 reviewsCritic Score 32%5 reviews
Apply for asylum in a city filled with strange creatures. WASD or Arrows to move / Mouse click to interact #other If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NORTH.
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The Night Walk is a quiet, first‑person journey through a vast moonlit park. A place where the world falls away, the air is cold, and your thoughts finally have room to breathe. There is no story to chase, no puzzles to solve, and no pressure to perform. You simply walk. And as you do, your mind drifts, settles, and slowly finds clarity. The park offers several branching paths, each reflecting a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Night Walk.
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SEARCH ALL - ALIENS is a hidden object game in which you need to find all the aliens in a large location. The aliens will be located in a variety of places, from the most prominent to barely noticeable places. The entire game location looks lively because of the animation elements. Find all the aliens! Don't let them go unnoticed :) Key Features: - Animation elements on location; - 100 aliens to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SEARCH ALL - ALIENS.
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Your Way is a travel simulator with a conundrum element. Here you can walk through the forest and admire nature. The goal of the game is to solve the code and find the way to the mysterious end of the path. But it is not necessary to follow the cipher, because many different paths can lead to the goal. The main features of the game: - solve the code, - enjoying the nature, - walk a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your way.
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Below is a zip that contains Animal Tracker's Beta. To play, download and unzip the file into a separate folder, then launch the "animal-tracker" exe. Please note that the build only works for Windows! Edit 2-22-2024: This page now includes a build that is available for Pitch Night for playtest and feedback. Feedback can be given in this form: https://forms.gle/mJVDSAj9fEyE7h1r6 This build is… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Animal Tracker.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding96% User Score 307 reviews
Coconut Simulator 2 is a game in which you can become a coconut. This game will give you a meditative gameplay. You can stand and contemplate the beauty of the beach around you living your life as a coconut. You can also perform actions that coconuts usually perform (stand in the same place). New Features 5 playable characters Dynamic change of day and night Ambient sounds Music Ne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coconut Simulator 2.
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- 63%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay87% User Score 23 reviews
All That Time is a psychological horror experience centered around memory reconstruction, surreal exploration, and environmental puzzle-solving. As an operator inside a failing reconstruction system, you are tasked with entering unstable liminal memories connected to patients through a liminal hub known as Echo Mall. Inside these dreamlike environments, you must investigate personal spaces, locat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All That Time.
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- 81%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story, stability81% User Score 53 reviews
The Red Planet is vast, desolate, and utterly indifferent to your survival. Surviving Mars: Pioneer is the first made-for-VR entry in the Surviving Mars universe, challenging you to carve out an existence in one of the most hostile environments imaginable. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Surviving Mars: Pioneer.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability98% User Score 48 reviews
Embark on an Emotional Adventure Unpetrified: Echoes of Nature is a peaceful and reflective experience, filled with meaningful collectibles, unique emotion-driven interactions, and environmental puzzles. The orchestral soundtrack emphasizes an intimate storyline of unlikely friendship, loss, and love. Explore a Colorful World Travel across vast, beautifully diverse landscapes, each seamlessly blen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unpetrified: Echoes of Nature.
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Secrets of Antares is a walking (and flying) simulator designed purely for peaceful exploration. No combat. No crafting. No objectives. Just you, a jetpack, and an alien planet full of breathtaking beauty — and raw, untamed nature. This isn't a game about action. It’s about presence. Wander or fly freely through an alien world orbiting the red supergiant Antares — from paradise-like beaches and g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secrets of Antares.
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- 46%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics46% User Score 68 reviews
Preface is an immersive tech demo showcasing Melba, PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions' groundbreaking technology generating an Earth-scale world. In this project still in development, experience our machine learning agents creating a planet in real-time, directly on your GPU. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Preface: Undiscovered World.
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- 79%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization84% User Score 45 reviews
A game made for the ones we lost on the way. Experience a surreal, linear walking simulator that explores the themes of death and grieving the passing of a loved one. Waking up in a unknown forest, you find yourself lost and looking for answers, will you find what the clarification you have been looking for or will you find more questions then answers.Dealing with grief and lossA thing that ever… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Memento Mori.
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- 45%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story61% User Score 23 reviewsCritic Score 47%5 reviews
Players take on the role of Solo, a lonely office worker who's trying to get home to his family after his last day of work. Somewhat worryingly, it seems Solo experiences some trouble remembering his family, and also has to contend with the shifting balance of space and time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Plane Effect.
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