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

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Maintaining a healthy Work-Life balance is pretty tricky on a good day but it’s damn near impossible when your boss threatens foreclosure on your mortal existence. As the new bartender at DEAD-END, you’ll make new friends, mix weird drinks, all while navigating Life, Death and everything in between.

Reviews: Mixed — 60% — of 45 reviews
Released: 2020-01-31
Developer: Spritewrench
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Platforms: Windows

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    94% matchNo user reviews
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    72% matchVery Positive86% of 517 reviews2018
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    Windows

    A dystopian future-noir social thriller. As an Imperial Inspector, navigate a towering technocratic empire where loyalty is survival. Investigate secrets, manipulate factions, and make brutal moral choices. In this alternate history, will you uphold the regime or subvert the truth?

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 27.7%, Noir 23.6%, Detective 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%

  60. #60 Fame
    67% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Tropical-Games Studio
    Windows

    You’ve been invited to an exclusive stay at the Beggars Hotel, a once-glamorous retreat where only the elite gather. But when the guests begin dying one by one, your dream getaway turns into a deadly game of survival. Who can you trust?

    Why similar: Detective 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Dating Sim 10.6%

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