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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Anime, Adventure, Indie.

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Malus Code is the story of a graduate student studying abroad at a Japanese university, and the three people he meets in the laboratory there. In this unfamiliar environment, can you earn their friendship? For those who don't want a lonely, sad life.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 72% — of 103 reviews
Released: 2016-05-06
Developer: M2 Co.,LTD
Publisher: Dogenzaka Lab
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 4.1 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.7 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 91%

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    Dev: propellerPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    And so begins a grand epic of intertwining destinies; a tale of God, of angels, demons and humans living amongst the walls of the floating purgatory, Tokyo Babel -- a soaring bastion erected in the image of Tokyo, one of the largest cities of a world succumbed to the apocalypse.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 45.5%, Anime 39.8%, Adventure 14.7%

  58. #58 The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 365 reviews2019
    Dev: TOKYOTOON
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 88.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Once upon a time, after his mother passed away, a boy called Nora felt all alone in the world. He spent every day with his unique and kind hearted friends until one fateful day, he had a chance encounter with a princess from the Netherworld.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Anime 37.5%, Adventure 12.7%, Cute 9.2%

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