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

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No one ever said that life is easy. Fight your way through it in a short story-driven mix of game genres that accompany your journey from childhood to senility. What challenges will you stand up against? Will you earn what should be yours? Will you find out what it means to Live?

Reviews: Very Positive — 84% — of 57 reviews
Released: 2017-10-12
Developer: empty assembly
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 30 min
Mean playtime: 2.4 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 22%

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    86% matchMixed63% of 218 reviews2017
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    68% matchVery Positive89% of 76 reviews2023
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    62% matchVery Positive90% of 9,983 reviews2024
    Dev: BRUTAL SOFTWARE
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    67% matchVery Positive90% of 130 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    71% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2016
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    70% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2018
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    69% matchMostly Positive70% of 165 reviews2017
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    70% matchMostly Negative24% of 135 reviews2018
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    66% matchMixed54% of 242 reviews2022
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