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

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Dive into a wild story of gangsters and criminals where you decide the fate of the peculiar customers of a luxurious nightclub in a never-ending race against the clock.

Reviews: Very Positive — 84% — of 295 reviews
Released: 2018-07-19
Developer: Nuclear Tales
Publisher: 🚀 Raiser Games
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 3.3 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 91%

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    Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
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  2. #2 Save Koch
    96% matchMixed63% of 155 reviews2019
    Dev: Wooden Monkeys
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    You are local mafia kingpin, Jeffrey Koch. Your empire in New Kandinski is in total chaos because an unknown Mastermind has decided to take your place. And they’ve planted a sleeper Mole inside your operation. It’s time to act, but you need to act smart.

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  3. #3 Organs Please
    96% matchVery Positive83% of 334 reviews2023
    Dev: TECHHOMEPub: HeroCraft PC
    Windows
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  4. #4 Betrayal At Club Low
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 584 reviews2022
    Dev: Cosmo D Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

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  5. #5 Debtors' Club
    94% matchMixed68% of 74 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    94% matchVery Positive86% of 8,511 reviews2020
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    Dev: Dexai ArtsPub: Crunching Koalas
    Windows

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    92% matchMostly Positive76% of 123 reviews2026
    Dev: TG IndiePub: Targem Games
    Windows

    Become the overseer and shape the fate of those who come knocking at the door. Each decision you make, whether it is to let in a stranger, to use your resources on something, or to risk the safety of the bunker.

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    Windows

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    90% matchVery Positive83% of 456 reviews2016
    Dev: COWCAT
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

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    Windows
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    Windows · Linux
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    Windows · Mac
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows
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    76% matchMixed66% of 209 reviews2022
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    Windows
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    Dev: Ritual Interactive
    Windows

    Laundering Simulator puts you in charge of a two-faced enterprise – a hidden counterfeiting workshop with a laundromat as its front! Help Eddie Wiser run this crazy show and deal with small-business management, a criminal underground, nosy authorities, and a rage-inducing grandmother!

    Why similar: Crime 47.2%, Management 20.7%, Funny 13.6%, Simulation 11.9%, Story Rich 6.5%

  57. #57 Crookz - The Big Heist
    70% matchVery Positive81% of 354 reviews2015
    Dev: Skilltree StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Crookz - The Big Heist is a tactical strategy game set in the funky 1970’s with a slick and groovy atmosphere. Show off the art of thieving by plotting stylish heists and robberies; utilizing espionage and quick-thinking to avoid detection.

    Why similar: Strategy 54.1%, Simulation 45.9%

  58. #58 Sultan's Game
    63% matchVery Positive94% of 34,938 reviews2025
    Dev: Double CrossPub: 2P Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 9.1%

  59. #59 Back to the Dawn
    62% matchVery Positive94% of 10,367 reviews2025
    Dev: Metal Head GamesPub: Spiral Up Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.

    Why similar: Crime 32.8%, Choices Matter 21.1%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Story Rich 7.7%, Simulation 5.6%

  60. #60 The Deed
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 3,771 reviews2015
    Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.

    Why similar: Crime 32.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Point & Click 12.2%, Dark 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.2%

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