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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Mystery, Story Rich, Singleplayer.

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When a washed-up actor hangs himself on location, a spotlight is cast on the backwater Florida town of Cypress Knee. Your screen becomes a stage on which you investigate this mysterious death as three distinct characters.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 78% — of 177 reviews
Released: 2015-07-06
Developer: Prologue Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 4.5 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.7 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 93%

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    Why similar: Choices Matter 29.2%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Dark 12.1%, Story Rich 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.2%

  56. #56 Blues and Bullets
    70% matchMixed62% of 1,374 reviews2015
    Dev: A Crowd of Monsters
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Blues and Bullets is a dark and violent crime thriller. Set in an alternative Eliot Ness & Al Capone story, Blues and Bullets blends a stunning script with detective work to deliver an amazing interactive experience.

    Why similar: Noir 37.1%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, Dark 7.7%

  57. #57 Oxenfree
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 12,063 reviews2016
    Dev: Night School Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 20.2%, Mystery 19.3%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Story Rich 10.5%

  58. #58 Metamorphosis
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 642 reviews2020
    Dev: Ovid WorksPub: Untold Tales
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.

    Why similar: Noir 32.3%, Mystery 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Dark 10.1%, Adventure 7.3%

  59. #59 Wayward Strand
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 107 reviews2022
    Dev: ghost pattern
    Windows

    Wayward Strand is a heartfelt story told in a curious way. Hop aboard an airborne hospital and meet its fully-voiced cast of eclectic characters. As time passes for everyone on board, explore the interwoven lives of the patients and staff; discover something new on each and every playthrough.

    Why similar: Mystery 25%, Choices Matter 20.8%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Story Rich 9.2%, Funny 8.8%

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