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Games Like Adventure Apes and the Mayan Mystery

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

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Go Ape-bit with this fast-paced retro platformer, in which you work to recover a stolen magical artifact in the labyrinth of an ancient temple!

Reviews: Mixed — 68% — of 22 reviews
Released: 2016-07-15
Developer: ScaryPotato
Publisher: Groupees Interactive
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.5 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.8 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 94%

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    Why similar: Metroidvania 54.3%, Adventure 24.2%, Indie 21.4%

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    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    Why similar: Metroidvania 47.4%, Adventure 19.1%, Indie 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%

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    93% matchVery Positive95% of 419 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    Dev: Castle Pixel, LLC.
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    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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    91% matchMostly Positive73% of 30 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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    Windows

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    90% matchMixed67% of 49 reviews2018
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    89% matchMixed69% of 242 reviews2017
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    Windows

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    68% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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    77% matchMostly Negative32% of 25 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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    74% matchVery Positive88% of 223 reviews2015
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    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    70% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 reviews2021
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    62% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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    Why similar: Indie 100%

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    Windows
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