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Games Like Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include RPG, Anime, Singleplayer, JRPG.

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Play your way through the different maps generated with every playthrough, constantly on the move away from the calamity of light, the Shine Raid, to your left and on your final battle with the Fallen Angel Alma. There's no turning back, once this thrilling one-way adventure begins!

Reviews: Mixed — 61% — of 423 reviews
Released: 2016-09-12
Developer: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Genres: RPG
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 4.7 hrs
Mean playtime: 6.8 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 93%

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