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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Singleplayer, Indie, Choices Matter, Multiple Endings.

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Destined to Die is a task managing game about depression, containing over 200+ pieces of physical and digital art. What's the point in life, if all paths lead to death. Choose your actions, and learn how to live. All paths lead to death, but how long can you live?

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 75% — of 219 reviews
Released: 2021-07-13
Developer: Suncats
Publisher: Suncats
Genres: Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchVery Positive86% of 8,138 reviews2020
    Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!

    Why similar: Choices Matter 27.4%, Casual 24.9%, Conversation 18.5%, 2D 17.4%, Simulation 7.1%

  2. #2 Trainee Death Simulator
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 1,956 reviews2024
    Dev: Bone Nail
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    You will play as a Trainee Death, harvesting Souls to pay off your debt. Random choice events offer you various options: Lie in bed and slack off since the debt is endless anyway, Or follow your senior to earn some extra Souls, collecting outfits to switch up your style.

    Why similar: RPG 54.7%, Choices Matter 29.6%, Simulation 8.4%, Indie 4.4%, Singleplayer 2.9%

  3. #3 Depression Quest
    96% matchMixed61% of 3,931 reviews2014
    Dev: The Quinnspiracy
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 75.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.

    Why similar: Emotional 43.9%, Dark 35.1%, Indie 13.9%, Singleplayer 7.1%

  4. #4 Isolated Room
    95% matchVery Positive95% of 95 reviews2022
    Dev: Black Hole Games
    Windows

    What to do when your days are not going well? What to do when you need to wake up and manage a troubled life, in which you need to work, eat well and still have time for yourself? Isolated Room is about that, and maybe a little more.

    Why similar: Life Sim 40.7%, Time Management 20.4%, Immersive Sim 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Choices Matter 5.4%

  5. #5 Depression The Game
    94% matchMixed69% of 310 reviews2018
    Dev: DeepWorks Studios
    Windows

    Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?

    Why similar: Life Sim 47.6%, Immersive Sim 25%, Emotional 17.6%, Choices Matter 7%, Simulation 2.1%

  6. #6 Artist Life Simulator
    94% matchVery Positive83% of 189 reviews2022
    Dev: Interactive FatePub: Interactive Fate
    Windows

    Live the life of a starving artist in 19th century alternative history. Survive poverty, alchoholism, madness, depression, and 67 different feelings. Paint masterpieces by combining inspirations, sell them for riches (or scraps) and create a painting that will change the world.

    Why similar: Life Sim 55.9%, RPG 20.4%, Casual 10%, 2D 9.2%, Simulation 2.4%

  7. #7 Free Will
    92% matchVery Positive97% of 323 reviews2024
    Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
    Windows

    Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.

    Why similar: RPG 39.4%, Dark 15.5%, Emotional 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Choices Matter 9.5%

  8. #8 TOMORROW DON'T COME - Puzzling Depression
    93% matchVery Positive82% of 192 reviews2018
    Dev: Peace & Love Games
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    TOMORROW DON'T COME is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck.

    Why similar: Dark 35.9%, Casual 28.5%, Choices Matter 15.3%, 2D 15%, Indie 3.5%

  9. #9 MementoMori
    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 450 reviews2025
    Dev: Bank of Innovation, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Dive into a World Where Sorrow Meets Beauty

    Why similar: Tactical RPG 44.1%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, RPG 17.3%, Emotional 11.2%, 2D 6.9%

  10. #10 Derealized
    90% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2023
    Dev: JacksonG13Pub: JacksonGameStudios
    Windows

    Derealized is a choice based game inspired by games such as The Stanley Parable and Undertale. This experience offers 10 different endings for you to explore! How many will you find?

    Why similar: Dark 38.5%, Pixel Graphics 34.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Conversation 8.2%, Simulation 7.3%

  11. #11 Memento Mori
    89% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2024
    Dev: Shea KellyPub: WolfWare Studios
    Windows

    A game for the ones we lost on the way. Memento Mori is a surreal walking simulator that combines a minimalistic art style and a show don't tell story, focused on dealing with loss.

    Why similar: Dark 35.8%, Emotional 35.6%, Casual 24.7%, Indie 2.9%, Singleplayer 1%

  12. #12 "LIFE" not found;
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 330 reviews2022
    Dev: BerCh1n
    Windows

    This small Narrative Point & Click (Puzzle) game is about the mental health struggles of a adolescent high school dropout who's lost at life. Find out what they're struggling with, you might even recognize some things from your own life.

    Why similar: Emotional 33.4%, Hand-drawn 33.1%, Dark 17%, Choices Matter 10%, Simulation 3.1%

  13. #13 Countdown
    87% matchVery Positive83% of 63 reviews2024
    Dev: duskstudio
    Windows

    Countdown is a short visual novel that tells the story of an ordinary individual's journey through their thoughts and emotions as their life approaches its end. The plot includes critiques and discussions of social issues such as life, family, the workplace, and the healthcare system.

    Why similar: Emotional 48.3%, RPG 34.8%, 2D 7.3%, Conversation 5.1%, Indie 3.4%

  14. #14 UnHappy Place
    86% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2022
    Dev: XAMK
    Windows

    UnHappy Place is a game that concentrates on depression. The main goal of the state is to better the main character's mental health by doing simple things, such as cleaning the apartment.

    Why similar: Emotional 65%, Casual 32.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  15. #15 Let Me Die (inside)
    86% matchMixed66% of 65 reviews2021
    Dev: No
    Windows

    The characters of Let Me Die (inside) have fallen into despair head over heels, so they want to leave this world and end their lives. Your duty is to fulfil their wish. In every level, the player is expected to find a way to die, but before that, he has to complete the death wishes of the character.

    Why similar: Dark 44.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Casual 12.9%, 2D 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%

  16. #16 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
    88% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
    Dev: Unbound Creations
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 20%

    Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation

    Why similar: RPG 35.2%, Isometric 26.4%, Dark 10.5%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Casual 6.6%

  17. #17 Go To Hell Must
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2024
    Dev: Easy S Studio
    Windows

    Want to decide where mortals go when they die? Welcome to hell! With one click, you can decide whether mortals should go to heaven or stay in hell.

    Why similar: Time Management 48.3%, RPG 17.3%, Casual 13.9%, 2D 10.1%, Management 7.6%

  18. #18 KingSim
    85% matchVery Positive85% of 209 reviews2020
    Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...

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    83% matchVery Positive94% of 98 reviews2024
    Dev: Grocery Guys
    Windows

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    Dev: Stone Lake
    Windows

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    84% matchMostly Positive71% of 75 reviews2022
    Dev: Goldtusks
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Life Sim 71.4%, 2D 9.1%, Casual 8.4%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Simulation 3.2%

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    81% matchMostly Positive78% of 87 reviews2025
    Dev: • NullTalePub: • NullTale Scape
    Windows

    ✣ Dread Chess is an original and strange narrative story-puzzle game with sandbox elements. Uncover mysteries by speaking with gods in Latin. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of madness, and reach one of many endings in an unfair game against Death that can be played ONLY ONCE...

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    82% matchVery Positive87% of 439 reviews2020
    Dev: [DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]Pub: GameNet
    Windows

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  24. #24 Purrgatory
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,893 reviews2021
    Dev: Niv
    Windows

    A slice-of-death visual novel about making friends, cracking cat puns, and waiting for eternity to pass.

    Why similar: Hand-drawn 48.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Casual 17.5%, Conversation 7.8%, 2D 5.9%

  25. #25 Covid Simulator
    81% matchVery Positive81% of 68 reviews2022
    Dev: Coldrice Games LLC
    Windows

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  26. #26 Introvert: A Teenager Simulator
    80% matchMostly Positive72% of 869 reviews2021
    Dev: Euphoric Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    One of the new guys in school tells you he’s going to shoot up the school if he doesn’t make friends in 5 days. Discover the decisions, people, situations you will encounter while playing and trying to make friends of your own and living your own life.

    Why similar: RPG 25.2%, Dark 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Casual 15.2%, Choices Matter 11.9%

  27. #27 My Lovely Wife
    79% matchMostly Positive75% of 750 reviews2022
    Dev: GameChanger StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    My Lovely Wife delves into the depths of a man’s grief after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Explore the notions of one’s willingness to do anything for love and the importance of letting go in this mix of dating, management, and alchemy simulators.

    Why similar: Management 35.6%, Casual 22.6%, Choices Matter 21.2%, 2D 20.6%

  28. #28 Nobody - The Turnaround
    78% matchMixed60% of 14,289 reviews2022
    Dev: U.Ground Game StudioPub: Thermite Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Nobody – The Turnaround is a life simulator set in a parallel world that echoes modern society. Manage your time and resources carefully, strive to find a way through difficult times, and overcome the predicament you find yourself in.

    Why similar: Life Sim 68.4%, Emotional 14.6%, Management 7.8%, Choices Matter 6%, Simulation 2.9%

  29. #29 This Grand Life 2
    76% matchVery Positive89% of 288 reviews2025
    Dev: Poking Water Games
    Windows

    A money-focused life simulator. Create characters with allergies and addictions. Manage their lives through financial booms and busts. Advance their careers, start a small business, invest in real estate and stocks - or roleplay a penniless hobo.

    Why similar: Life Sim 25%, Tactical RPG 22.7%, Time Management 22.5%, Strategy RPG 11.4%, RPG 6.3%

  30. #30 Loneliness
    78% matchVery Positive88% of 144 reviews2021
    Dev: Jordan Magnuson
    Windows

    An experimental, minimalistic microgame about loneliness. Originally released as a Flash game in 2010 that was featured by Extra Credits.

    Why similar: Life Sim 26.7%, Immersive Sim 20.4%, Emotional 15.2%, Dark 12.7%, Casual 7.2%

  31. #31 Legend of Homebody
    77% matchVery Positive83% of 449 reviews2021
    Dev: 疯王子Pub: CrazyPrince
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    Why similar: Life Sim 29%, Time Management 24%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, RPG 7.4%

  32. #32 Dice With Death
    72% matchVery Positive93% of 690 reviews2026
    Dev: Sea Glass Games
    Windows

    Dice With Death is a Dicebuilding Roguelike – Unfortunately you have already died. Fortunately, Death is up for some friendly competition. Collect new dice and relics, create damage stacking combos, and even cheat Death himself to emerge victorious.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 49.7%, Choices Matter 43.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%, Indie 3.3%

  33. #33 White Mourning: Museum In Pale
    75% matchVery Positive98% of 288 reviews2022
    Dev: Sykine
    Windows

    White Mourning: Museum In Pale is a fan game of Disco Elysium, based on White Mourning (the DE fanart book). You can wander around as a pixel RPG character. Meet with familiar people, review your familiar past, and collect all kinds of artwork.

    Why similar: RPG 34%, Pixel Graphics 21%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Casual 15.9%, 2D 10.2%

  34. #34 End Transmission?
    74% matchVery Positive83% of 132 reviews2025
    Dev: Team Tall Trees
    Windows

    If the world was ending, how would you spend your final days? Explore a narrative management game set shortly before the end of the world, about enjoying the time you have left. Play music, take calls, and help the town face the challenges of saying goodbye to those closest to them.

    Why similar: Time Management 60%, Emotional 22.6%, Management 12.3%, Casual 4.7%, Indie 0.3%

  35. #35 Disturbed
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 1,856 reviews2016
    Dev: iBlackpen
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.

    Why similar: Dark 47.6%, Hand-drawn 33.1%, 2D 11.2%, Simulation 6.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  36. #36 Keep Driving
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 5,783 reviews2025
    Dev: YCJY Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    An atmospheric management RPG about life on the open road. Pick up hitchhikers, work odd jobs, customize and repair your car, and map your route across the country. Use upgrades, skills and items to overcome challenges. And remember to take it easy. You’re young. You have time.

    Why similar: RPG 41.3%, Pixel Graphics 39.1%, 2D 12.6%, Simulation 2.8%, Indie 2.6%

  37. #37 Wait! Life is beautiful!
    76% matchMostly Positive75% of 256 reviews2020
    Dev: [DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]Pub: GameNet
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    W!LiB! is an interactive psychological thriller about suicide, based on personal experience. This is a story about a void in the soul, about search and loss of the life purpose in trying to save oneself and others. This is a life that can be lived your own way. For any life is beautiful... isn’t it?

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 39.9%, 2D 23%, Casual 22.3%, Simulation 7.6%, Indie 4.1%

  38. #38 First Day
    77% matchMixed49% of 134 reviews2019
    Dev: BadWolf Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It's the first day of the rest of your life

    Why similar: Tactical RPG 66%, RPG 18.8%, Management 13.6%, Indie 1.7%

  39. #39 The Succession of Changing Kings
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 482 reviews2026
    Dev: KwaKwaGames
    Windows

    Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony? The throne awaits.

    Why similar: Strategy RPG 47.2%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Management 10.2%, RPG 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.8%

  40. #40 Unemployment Simulator 2018
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 85 reviews2026
    Dev: Samuel LehikoinenPub: turbolento publishing
    Windows

    Social welfare survival horror based on real events. Endure emotional pain and societal pressure. Stay entertained. Survive the routine and become the hero of your studio apartment—battle inner demons, hide skeletons in the closet, and most importantly… keep the bathroom clean.

    Why similar: Life Sim 48.1%, Immersive Sim 35%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Simulation 2.6%, Indie 1.2%

  41. #41 Will Die Alone
    74% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2022
    Dev: Arianna Ravioli
    Windows · Mac

    Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?

    Why similar: Dark 30.9%, Casual 26.9%, Choices Matter 19.9%, 2D 15.3%, Simulation 7.1%

  42. #42 Medieval Fantasy Survival Simulator 2: Gladiator Edition
    73% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2022
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    You're gonna get yourself killed in there... There's beasts, warriors, and much, much worse in the coliseum... Do you really think you've got what it takes to survive? Or do you think you're cut out for much more than that... There's only one way to find out, and time is of the essence!

    Why similar: Life Sim 35.5%, Immersive Sim 26%, RPG 16.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Conversation 8.6%

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    70% matchVery Positive97% of 442 reviews2024
    Dev: npckc
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A chronic illness simulator. You think you have a chronic illness, but you don't know what. All you know is you are always in some state of pain. You've been to too many doctors to count... but you still have to live your life.

    Why similar: Life Sim 75.5%, Emotional 18.4%, Simulation 4.3%, Indie 1%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  44. #44 Reborn: An Idle Roguelike RPG
    71% matchMixed65% of 140 reviews2025
    Dev: Blake Farnsworth
    Windows · Mac

    A tactical idle roguelike RPG where you progress through auto-battles, gather resources, craft gear, and brew stat-boosting potions. Build your character, shape a village of evolving NPCs, and uncover hidden truths in a story-driven world that rewards curiosity and time.

    Why similar: Strategy RPG 37.3%, Tactical RPG 33.6%, Casual 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, 2D 5.1%

  45. #45 DevLife
    73% matchMixed65% of 65 reviews2020
    Dev: Roman StudioPub: Mesote Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  46. #46 I Wanna Be A Game Dev!
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 204 reviews2024
    Dev: Lyko Studio
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Life Sim 41.7%, Time Management 38.3%, RPG 14.4%, Casual 3.8%, Simulation 1.3%

  47. #47 Death Coming/死神来了
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 3,266 reviews2017
    Dev: NEXT Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    'Death Coming' is a non-linear puzzle game where you must harvest human souls ‘Final Destination’ style. However, pesky mortals are not your only problem, as the Agents of Light will do everything they can to stop you.

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  48. #48 12 Hours to Die
    72% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
    Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.

    Why similar: Emotional 49.2%, Dark 36.2%, 2D 12.1%, Indie 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%

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    68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,530 reviews2021
    Dev: 二律背反Pub: 旅人计划
    Windows · Mac

    In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 61.2%, RPG 36.1%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  50. #50 Departed Away
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 546 reviews2024
    Dev: Alperen Torun
    Windows

    Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.

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  51. #51 Endless Dark
    67% matchVery Positive99% of 111 reviews2024
    Dev: Little Light Studios, LLC
    Windows · Linux

    An existential horror game in which you are tasked with keeping a sleeper colony ship intact. No enemies or NPCs share the ship with you - only creaking metal echoes and endless dark. Overcome random events, system failures, and the downward spiral of your sanity to see your mission through.

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  52. #52 Closer the Distance
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 277 reviews2024
    Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Skybound Games
    Windows

    Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.

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  53. #53 Dead Town Tales
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 478 reviews2023
    Dev: 拾遗工作室Pub: Pixmain
    Windows

    Dead Town Tales is a game that focuses on strategy card building and core Roguelike gameplay. You can learn about this romantic and mysterious world by fighting and exploring, meeting people, ghosts and monsters in Dead Town and experiencing the unknown and making choices together with them.

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  54. #54 Grimshire
    63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,476 reviews2025
    Dev: Acute Owl Studio
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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  55. #55 Everything Ends In 0
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 160 reviews2024
    Dev: findaeden
    Windows

    The world ends in 1 hour. It can't be saved. Wanna chat?

    Why similar: Emotional 43%, Dark 36.3%, 2D 12.2%, Casual 8.5%

  56. #56 Knock Harder: Useless
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 382 reviews2020
    Dev: Snail-Ninja StudioPub: Snail-Ninja Studio
    Windows

    The only way to wake up is to die. The player must decide for himself whether he is inside a dream or is in reality.

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    61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 32,886 reviews2025
    Dev: Double CrossPub: 2P Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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  58. #58 Imagine Lifetimes
    69% matchMixed66% of 138 reviews2020
    Dev: Frycandle
    Windows

    Satirical, short and simple point-and-click "simulation" game about the meaninglessness of life.

    Why similar: Life Sim 76.1%, 2D 10.6%, Casual 4.3%, Simulation 3.9%, Choices Matter 2.5%

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