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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Indie, Adventure, Singleplayer, Casual.

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A short story-driven experience about love, loss, and the choices we make.

Reviews: Very Positive — 85% — of 52 reviews
Released: 2018-02-20
Developer: Quiet Bay Studio
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    Dev: WZOGI
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  2. #2 Some Goodbyes We Made
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    Why similar: Casual 78.3%, Indie 21.7%

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    94% matchMostly Positive80% of 209 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac

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    94% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2019
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    95% matchMostly Negative36% of 85 reviews2015
    Dev: Phanom Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%

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  7. #7 Before I Forget
    93% matchVery Positive89% of 205 reviews2020
    Dev: 3-Fold Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.

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    91% matchVery Positive88% of 171 reviews2019
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  9. #9 Shining Plume
    92% matchMixed58% of 77 reviews2016
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    Windows
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    91% matchMostly Positive78% of 376 reviews2015
    Dev: Solest GamesPub: KOMODO
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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  11. #11 No Longer Home
    90% matchMixed64% of 426 reviews2021
    Dev: Humble GrovePub: Fellow Traveller
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    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%

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    89% matchVery Positive87% of 4,640 reviews2017
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    Windows
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  13. #13 瓶中精灵 - Fairy in a Jar
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 205 reviews2019
    Dev: 鸬鹚鱼塘Pub: Eternal Dream
    Windows

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  14. #14 The Almost Gone
    87% matchVery Positive80% of 1,195 reviews2020
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%

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  15. #15 Tales Across Time
    88% matchVery Positive82% of 79 reviews2016
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    Windows
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    Windows

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  25. #25 Shiny The Firefly
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows

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  30. #30 Rabbit Story
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    74% matchVery Positive95% of 333 reviews2024
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  32. #32 Where is my Heart?
    79% matchMostly Positive77% of 183 reviews2014
    Dev: Schulenburg SoftwarePub: Die Gute Fabrik
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  33. #33 Layover Lovers
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    73% matchVery Positive95% of 226 reviews2024
    Dev: Citreat Studio
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    76% matchVery Positive87% of 778 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    77% matchMixed45% of 60 reviews2016
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  43. #43 Depanneur Nocturne
    71% matchVery Positive96% of 256 reviews2020
    Dev: KO_OP
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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    70% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2023
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    73% matchMostly Positive80% of 262 reviews2017
    Dev: Tonguç Bodur
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    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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    72% matchMostly Positive79% of 101 reviews2021
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    71% matchVery Positive91% of 77 reviews2022
    Dev: TheBluePenguin
    Windows · Linux

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  48. #48 A Tiny Sticker Tale
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 583 reviews2023
    Dev: Ogre Pixel
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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    65% matchVery Positive94% of 393 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2022
    Dev: MALGOW
    Windows · Mac

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    71% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2017
    Dev: WZOGI
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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  52. #52 Memory Note
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2020
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    70% matchVery Positive87% of 104 reviews2021
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  54. #54 A Walk With Yiayia
    68% matchVery Positive99% of 104 reviews2022
    Dev: Trent Garlipp
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  55. #55 Emily is Away <3
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 6,586 reviews2021
    Dev: Kyle Seeley
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Emily <3 is a brand new story set on an old-new social media. Customize your facenook profile, send some friend requests and determine the outcome of your senior year.

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  56. #56 The Ghost Cage
    68% matchVery Positive96% of 195 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive92% of 211 reviews2020
    Dev: 大以巴狼艾斯Pub: 上海翎迹网络科技有限公司
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  58. #58 The Longest Road on Earth
    67% matchMostly Positive78% of 616 reviews2021
    Dev: Brainwash GangPub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.

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  59. #59 Deep in the Woods
    66% matchVery Positive81% of 81 reviews2024
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  60. #60 Piano at 5 a.m.
    65% matchVery Positive98% of 177 reviews2023
    Dev: Kazuhide Oka
    Windows · Mac

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