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Games Like Dog Eat Dog: Scam to Survive

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel, Atmospheric.

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Things are bad. Rent is late, again. There's no food, again. Your parent-in-law needs medication, again. Life is relentless. In this ethically ambiguous title, it's time to set your morals aside, and do whatever it takes to survive. When all you have is nothing, you take from those who have it all.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: codapill
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    Windows

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    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 reviews2019
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    68% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
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