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Games Like GAIN

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

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The job is simple: Dont die! GAIN is an arcade style stealth game with perma-death. Freeze guards, slow time and collect the documents in seven frustrating levels without dying. Classic stealth game with no saves. Once you die, its back to the beginning....

Reviews: Mostly Negative — 27% — of 48 reviews
Released: 2016-06-14
Developer: Worldgame entertainement
Publisher: Worldgame entertainment
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 12 min
Mean playtime: 113.1 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 20%

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