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Games Like Project Anomaly: Urban Supernatural Investigator

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Project Anomaly: Urban Supernatural Investigator is a 2.5D first-person adventure mystery game where you play as an investigator who solves cases by taking pictures of cryptids, urban legends, & mythological creatures as well as befriending them in an open-world environment

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: To be announced
Developer: DARK SCIENCE
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Platforms: Windows

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    94% matchPositive98% of 44 reviews2023
    Dev: DogūPub: Dogū
    Windows

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    93% matchNo user reviews
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    92% matchNo user reviews
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    91% matchPositive89% of 37 reviews2026
    Dev: Dandelion Developers
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    91% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    84% matchNo user reviews
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    84% matchPositive100% of 45 reviews2024
    Dev: Secret Mollusk
    Windows · Linux

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    Dev: Whimsy-AI
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    81% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Brendan KeesingPub: DANGEN Entertainment
    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    71% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
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    69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    67% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    68% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    69% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2022
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    66% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    67% matchNo user reviews2027
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    Windows

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