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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Adventure, Singleplayer, Indie.

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Horror based action game themed during World War. Prepare to know the darkside of it.

Reviews: Mixed — 57% — of 95 reviews
Released: 2018-02-02
Developer: Free Initiative Games
Genres: Action, Adventure
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 2.3 hrs
Mean playtime: 10.6 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 77%

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    Why similar: Action 100%

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    Why similar: Action 100%

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    50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 140,969 reviews2020
    Dev: Crowbar Collective
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    Why similar: Action 65.4%, Adventure 34.6%

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    50% matchVery Positive83% of 192,106 reviews2020
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    50% matchPositive80% of 40 reviews2021
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    50% matchVery Positive95% of 271 reviews2020
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    Windows
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    Why similar: Action 77.6%, Adventure 22.4%

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    Dev: RionixPub: PQube
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 23%

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    50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,414 reviews2019
    Dev: Angela He
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    Median: 36 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 18%

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    Windows

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    50% matchVery Positive93% of 230 reviews2020
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    Median: 24 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 23%

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    44% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    50% matchVery Positive88% of 1,534 reviews2019
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    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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    Windows
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 36 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%

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    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    42% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac

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    Windows · Mac
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows

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    42% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    42% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    42% matchNo user reviews
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