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Games Like Ghosts over the Water: Changing the Tides of Japan's Future

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Choose Your Own Adventure, Singleplayer, Choices Matter.

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Ghosts over the Water: Changing the Tides of Japan's Future is an engaging strategy-based, multi-route historical visual novel. It is designed by a team of four undergraduate students associated with University of Texas, Austin's Japan Lab and Epoch Games Initiative.

Reviews: Positive — 92% — of 13 reviews
Released: 2023-03-31
Developer: Studio Unagi
Genres: Free To Play, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows · Linux

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    73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    72% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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    72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    73% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
    Dev: Vellescian Games
    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive96% of 190 reviews2025
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    71% match6 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: TrefleV
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    71% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    70% matchVery Positive97% of 266 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac

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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    69% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    68% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2024
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    68% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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    68% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    67% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Linux

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    66% matchVery Positive97% of 375 reviews2021
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