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Games Like Deus Ex Machina, Game of the Year, 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition

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Back by popular demand, the legendary video game and first ever interactive movie, starring Jon Pertwee (Doctor Who), Ian Dury (the Godfather of Punk), and Frankie Howerd (comic genius). Hailed as a breakthrough in the development of video games, Deus Ex Machina won Game Of The Year, and is…

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Back by popular demand, the legendary video game and first ever interactive movie, starring Jon Pertwee (Doctor Who), Ian Dury (the Godfather of Punk), and Frankie Howerd (comic genius). Hailed as a breakthrough in the development of video games, Deus Ex Machina won Game Of The Year, and is currently the subject of movies, books,...

Reviews: Positive — 83% — of 47 reviews
Released: 2016-09-29
Developer: Potassium Frog Limited
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2016
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    The popular 1990's arcade adventure Slightly Magic has been remastered and restored by the original author/programmer Colin Jones. Combine objects with spells to activate, turn into a bird, a fish or even invisible!

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  2. #2 Rooftop Cop
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    A world of Police that have forgotten what, and why, they are policing. Rooftop Cop is a collection of five endless vignette games and a 7-track album. The games are set on a loose metaphysical timeline in which the Cops slowly lose their way.

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    Contract is a side-scrolling shooter in which you must shoot, hack and massacre your way past armed guards, security systems and other challenges in order to reach your targets. You play as a man, blackmailed into the art of assassination by the kidnappers of his brother.

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    Windows

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    Dev: Club Cotton Games
    Windows

    Little Miss Lonely is a game about childhood, fear and the relationships. You play as nine year old Robin in this short, narrative driven side-scrolling game.

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  7. #7 Unlimited Escape
    93% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2015
    Dev: Carlo D'Apostoli ProjectsPub: Strategy First
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    'Unlimited escape' is an action / strategy game with unpredictable dynamics. The protagonist of the game will walk and explore endless mazes procedurally generated and will have a single mission: to save the prisoners scattered in the path leading them to the point of rescue.

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    Median: 6 minMean: 76.3 hrs≥1hr: 14%

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    Don't Look Back is a VR Horror, Puzzle solving game.

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  16. #16 Back To Life 3
    87% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2014
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    Windows

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    86% match4 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2017
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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