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Looking for games like ZONES? Here are top open world simulation recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Water Planet, SpaceEngine or The First Friend.

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  1. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    73% User Score Based on 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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  2. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    96% User Score Based on 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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  3. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    65% User Score Based on 26 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 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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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    88% User Score Based on 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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  5. 42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    59% User Score Based on 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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  6. Story The council that lead the world of tomorrow in a benevolent and protective way, have build a squad of robots to collect energy and resources deep in the earth . You mission is to dig some well and collect more resources exploring the darkest places, where some secrets are buried and some machines are acting in a strange way. You’re an happy and efficient robot, willing to obey and work effic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steam Driller.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Apartment 22 is a bite-sized horror game about being trapped in a loop. You look out for clues left by the previous resident or possibly by you to escape the apartment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apartment 22.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    98% User Score Based on 278 reviews

    co-open is a FPS (first person shopping) game in which you play as a child who is sent by their grandmother on their first independent grocery run. Aside from your casual shopping experience, it also has other places to explore, and a variety of characters with small cute personal quests. The playthrough length and outcome will differ based on how much you are willing to explore and what you end … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to co-open.

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  9. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    8 Bit Space is a 2D platformer inspired by games from the 8-bit era of gaming and with particular emphasis on the ZX Spectrum. Explore 25 alien planets in the search of your goal, valuable gems are also scattered within each planet, can you find them all? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 8 Bit Space.

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  10. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere
    62% User Score Based on 154 reviews

    CDF Starfighter is an exciting, fun, and beautifully detailed VR space combat simulator immersing players into the experience of a star fighter pilot in the Colonial Defence Force Universe. Inspired by games such as Freespace, Wing Commander and Star Wars, CDF Starfighter focuses purely on space. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CDF Starfighter VR.

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  11. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    68% User Score Based on 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.

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  12. 30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    30% User Score Based on 240 reviews

    Become an emergency pilot and test your skills to their limits, as you sit in the cockpit of an emergency helicopter, across more than 40 challenging missions. Choose from 8 models of 'copter, each varying in size, ability and specs. Fighting forest fires, communication failures, and conducting perilous search & rescue missions are just the start... you'll face many more natural disasters through… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Helicopter Simulator 2014: Search and Rescue.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    50% User Score Based on 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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  14. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    98% User Score Based on 322 reviews

    Humongous Tees Now Available!Official Humongous Entertainment T-shirts featuring Pajama Sam, Spy Fox, Freddi Fish, and Putt-Putt are now available on Amazon. About the GameWatch out Thunder and Lightning. Pajama Sam is coming! Join Pajama Sam, the world’s youngest superhero, as he journeys to World Wide Weather, the storm-stirring factory in the sky! Sam’s spent one too many evenings cowering… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening.

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  15. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    56% User Score Based on 379 reviews
    Critic Score 48%Based on 30 reviews

    Vane is an atmospheric adventure about unraveling the secrets of an unknown land, finding your place in it, and pulling at the threads of the world to make a change. The shifting sands glimmer with meaning, ancient ruins resonate with power, but in the distance a billowing threat looms. Find your way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vane.

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  16. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 5,502 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 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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  17. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    95% User Score Based on 514 reviews

    A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time. This is the prologue for Exo One. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exo One: Prologue.

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  18. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 1,466 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 28 reviews

    Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture™ tells the story of the inhabitants of a remote English valley who are caught up in world-shattering events beyond their control or understanding. Made by The Chinese Room – the studio responsible for the hauntingly beautiful Dear Esther – this tale of how people respond in the face of grave adversity is a non-linear, open-world experience that pushes innovative int… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everybody's Gone to the Rapture.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    55% User Score Based on 157 reviews

    Oracle is a single player, open world experience with dozens of locations ready to be explored with a great story ready to be unraveled. Discover the secrets of the Island and find out the truth about Quijana and what's happening around the world, why you are alone, living on an island, hiding. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oracle.

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  20. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    61% User Score Based on 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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  21. NOTE: This game is currently in a near-beta state. This current build is more a proof of concept for a 3rd person zelda-like game. Story You're a big bro beetle and you were on a walk with your younger bro when all of a sudden a big bully bullfrog plops in and kidnaps your younger bro as a snack for later. Upon awakening you find an old beetle that points you in the direction the bullfrog went … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Big Beetle Bro's VR Adventure [Quest Demo].

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  22. Funny and dynamical race with nice graphics in which you have to driving between cars, get away from police and get to finish line first. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Highway Game.

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  23. Stratside is a puzzle defense game where you save planets from an enemy who can change the direction of gravity! Place gadgets to attack the intruder: each gadget has a specific attack pattern. Combine all your resources strategically to defeat the enemy. Do NOT let him press the red button! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stratside.

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  24. 10%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    17% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Ohota Krepkoe is a universal solution to problems with lack of time, money and health to meet the male need for dominance over the "mother of nature"! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ohota Krepkoe.

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  26. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    81% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    Mars is calling—will you endure its unforgiving frontier? The Red Planet is vast, desolate, and utterly indifferent to your survival. With nothing but your wits, limited resources, and the tools at your disposal, you must carve out an existence in one of the most hostile environments imaginable.  ‍VR Survival Systems: Monitor essential survival stats like oxygen, nutrition, health, and power. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Surviving Mars: Pioneer.

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  27. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Embark on a sensual heart-hunting adventure with Valentina, a charming young woman. In this hidden object game, explore each location to discover what lies beneath Valentina's enticing layers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Few Days With: Valentina.

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  28. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    46% User Score Based on 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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  29. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    86% User Score Based on 88 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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  30. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 1,692 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    Start your interstellar homestead in this peaceful open-world farming adventure! Build your sustainable exofarm, grow alien crops, customize your mech, and explore a new world full of mystery with up to three friends! Live the quiet life as you take in the sights and sounds of your new home. Enjoy a low-stress, combat-free experience without the need to manage things like thirst and hunger. Just… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lightyear Frontier.

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  31. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    59% User Score Based on 194 reviews

    VR Headset Compatibility Information Our game supports the original Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets via OpenVR. Thanks to OpenVR, it is also likely compatible with several other newer headsets, though these have not been tested. Please note that compatibility with Oculus Quest 2 may be limited due to the removal of the capacitive thumb button on its controllers. X Rebirth VR Edition is the late… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X Rebirth VR Edition.

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  32. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 485 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 15 reviews

    In Stealth Inc 2, you play the role of a clone escaping a sinister and high-tech testing facility. Stealth Inc 2 tests both your brain and your reflexes over 60 varied levels linked together in a sprawling overworld. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones.

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  33. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    96% User Score Based on 15,024 reviews

    Create and destroy on an unimaginable scale... with a space simulator that merges real-time gravity, climate, collision, and material interactions to reveal the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Includes VR support for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift+Touch, and Windows Mixed Reality. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Universe Sandbox.

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    27%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    43% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    (Technical Prototype) Gifted is a 3rd person, single-player and couch-co-op, role-playing, social/economic simulation and village-building game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gifted.

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  37. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    85% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Destination Primus Vita is an episodic Narrative Puzzle Game, in a Sci-Fi setting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Destination Primus Vita.

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  38. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    45% User Score Based on 354 reviews

    Whiplash - Crash Valley. Super-premium-deluxe interactive Ragdoll simulation system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whiplash - Crash Valley.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 420 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    A cross country road trip turns into a multi-dimensional walkabout after a quick stop in a mysterious town. A first person surreal adventure of visual auditory stimuli set in a fantastical world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 0°N 0°W.

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  40. 27%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    27% User Score Based on 159 reviews

    HALLOWEEN EDITION v1.03 - NEW UPGRADE!v1.03 is now live, with extra sound effects and a new memento that unlocks a new part of the story! Get lost in the hedge maze returning the mementos to free the orphans, escape the Huntsman as he walks the same dark pathways... hunting for you! HUNTSMAN HUNTING YOU! NOW WITH SHORTER STORIES, 30 TO 60 SECONDS EACH FULL-LENGTH STORIES STILL IN THERE IF … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Huntsman: The Orphanage Steam Key GLOBAL.

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  41. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    92% User Score Based on 203 reviews

    A cozy mining platformer game. Dig deep into the earth in search of riches. Create your mine, improve your equipment, but don't get too greedy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miner: Dig Deep.

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  42. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    48% User Score Based on 1,014 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 25 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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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    49% User Score Based on 392 reviews

    Create, Collect, and Crash in Autocraft, a physics destruction puzzle/sandbox from the creators of Apotheon and Capsized. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Autocraft.

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  44. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    78% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Can you uncover the secrets that lay buried within the glaciers of the past? Find out in Living Legends: The Frozen Fear Collection. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Living Legends: The Frozen Fear Collection.

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  46. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    86% User Score Based on 126 reviews

    You are an air traffic controller at a small grass airfield in 1925. Witness the airport develop over time, into a major international airport in 1970. Experience the thrill of being an air traffic controller in any time period! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Airport Madness: Time Machine.

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  47. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 684 reviews

    Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home is Where One Starts....

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  48. Feel like a porter in a medieval castle. The player needs to think about the correct order of delivery of objects, because they will interfere, then delivery of other objects, everything is not as simple as it seems at first glance. This is a puzzle game. The game is a 2D platformer with unusual mechanics of delivering things to the place. You cannot kill anyone in the game. It's more … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Porter in the Castle.

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  49. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music
    75% User Score Based on 134 reviews

    Discovering Space 2 is all about exploration. There’s no action, shooting or explosions, just sightseeing, discovery and relaxation on an epic scale. Calming, wondrous and adventurous. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Discovering Space 2.

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  50. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    58% User Score Based on 380 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Secrets of Rætikon is an action-focussed exploration game with an open world. Fly through the savage mountains of the Alps and collect parts of ancient machines. The world is rich in interactivity. Trees, rocks, plants and animals – everything is physics based and can be grabbed and dragged around. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secrets of Rætikon.

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