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Enter The Great Tapestry: Once a land of candy-colored dreams, now a tattered realm of perilous ruin. This dark-fantasy RTS weaves RPG mechanics into a hand painted, lore-rich story. Will you gaze into the void? Be wary, traveler... IT STARES BACK

Reviews: Very Positive — 93% — of 92 reviews
Released: 2019-06-25
Developer: Light Arc Studio Ltd
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy, Early Access
Platforms: Windows

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    Windows

    Explore a vast open world and crawl through dungeons in first person, then fight tactical turn-based battles from a top-down perspective. Guide your adventuring party through Archaelund, mankind's last frontier, and uncover its many secrets.

    Why similar: RPG 40.6%, Lovecraftian 23.4%, Adventure 19.5%, Dark Fantasy 16.5%

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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