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Games Like Project Syria

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

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Nearly one half of Syria’s 23 million people have been displaced in its civil war and no group has been as severely affected as children. Children make up more than half of the three million refugees living in camps some news reports indicate that children are actually being specifically targeted…

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Nearly one half of Syria’s 23 million people have been displaced in its civil war and no group has been as severely affected as children. Children make up more than half of the three million refugees living in camps some news reports indicate that children are actually being specifically targeted in the violence.

Reviews: Mixed — 41% — of 71 reviews
Released: 2016-11-01
Developer: Emblematic Group
Genres: Free To Play, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows

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    Why similar: Political 34.8%, VR 34.4%, Simulation 17.3%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Indie 5.2%

  2. #2 ABE VR
    96% matchMixed61% of 313 reviews2016
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    95% matchMixed68% of 1,942 reviews2019
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    As civil crisis deepens and inequality tears the very fabric of society the discontentment of the masses manifests itself in violent public disturbances and civil disorder. Play as the police or the angry horde as RIOT – Civil Unrest places you in some of the world’s most fractious disputes.

    Why similar: Political Sim 44.5%, Political 41.4%, Simulation 11.1%, Indie 2.9%

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    96% matchMixed68% of 149 reviews2017
    Dev: Offworld Industries
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%

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    Why similar: VR 90.8%, Indie 9.2%

  5. #5 The IOTA Project
    94% matchMixed69% of 99 reviews2017
    Dev: DreamSail Games
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    The IOTA Project is a VR game where you are thrown into the cockpit of a giant mech. Pilot IOTA as you destroy the enemies who have taken over the city using your two giant robot fists and an array of powerful weapons. This is a pre-alpha free demo.

    Why similar: VR 47.2%, Simulation 45.4%, Indie 7.5%

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    94% matchVery Positive83% of 180 reviews2017
    Dev: Threevol
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    Insanity VR combines an immersive and intuitive locomotion system in VR, a compelling horror story and escape the room like puzzles with stealth mechanics. As the new intern at a futuristic institute for mental illnesses you get transported into the mind of a patient to reconstruct his memories.

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    92% matchMixed58% of 243 reviews2019
    Dev: Kiddy
    Windows

    Homeless Simulator is a homeless person simulator. Homeless persons are those who find themselves living on the streets because of family conflicts, somebody’s fraud, loss of the job or health problems. They are those who need help.

    Why similar: Simulation 79.2%, Indie 20.8%

  8. #8 21 Days
    93% matchVery Positive79% of 68 reviews2017
    Dev: Hardtalk Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    21 Days is a simulation adventure game in which you experience the life of a Syrian refugee. Though you escaped the war in Syria, your family still has a hard journey ahead of them. Over 21 days, you must manage money, time, hunger and mental status. For yourself, and for the hope of saving your family.

    Why similar: Simulation 78.2%, Indie 21.8%

  9. #9 Syrian Warfare
    91% matchVery Positive87% of 5,573 reviews2017
    Dev: Cats Who Play
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.

    Why similar: Simulation 61%, Indie 39%

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    89% matchVery Positive83% of 2,002 reviews2019
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    Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 9%

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  11. #11 The Circus
    85% matchMixed66% of 131 reviews2022
    Dev: KerenPub: Team Shadow
    Windows

    On one continent, a special group of individuals exists. Although their appearance is no different from mankind beings, but their bodies contain great power. They are entrusted with a divine destiny and can only be freed after passing a trial.

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  12. #12 Cockroach Simulator
    90% matchVery Positive80% of 3,121 reviews2016
    Dev: HFM Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    This game is about the hard life in the kitchen. In this unusual place many interests intertwine. But the only war between humans and cockroaches is truly epic and destructive.

    Why similar: Simulation 55.3%, Psychological Horror 30.6%, Indie 14.1%

  13. #13 The Westport Independent
    91% matchMostly Positive77% of 346 reviews2016
    Dev: Double Zero One Zero
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    The Westport Independent is a censorship simulator taking place in a post-war country, governed by the recently elected Loyalist Party. As the editor of one of the last independent newspapers in the country, your job is to remove and edit the content of your paper, affecting the people’s opinion of both the rebels and the Loyalist...

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    81% matchVery Positive87% of 1,081 reviews2022
    Dev: Starni Games
    Windows

    Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.

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  15. #15 Imaginary Friend Asylum
    77% matchVery Positive100% of 68 reviews2024
    Dev: Nightmare Emporium
    Windows

    A psychological horror game about being a child in an insane asylum. You're in a cruel world but your imaginary friends have your back. Here, you will uncover a dark conspiracy where you are to receive a terrible fate.

    Why similar: Simulation 68.3%, Psychological Horror 31.7%

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    86% matchVery Positive92% of 192 reviews2017
    Dev: Causa Creations
    Windows · Mac

    Path Out is an autobiographical narrative game following the real journey of Abdullah Karam, a young Syrian escaping the civil war in 2014. Abdullah himself comments the game through Youtube-style videos, giving insights into his dramatic travels through Syria's war torn countryside & daily life.

  17. #17 Displaced
    88% matchMixed56% of 217 reviews2017
    Dev: GamexyPub: Alawar Casual
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Your mission: lead a group of civilians out of the war-torn country.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  18. #18 Palmyra Orphanage
    83% matchVery Positive89% of 713 reviews2019
    Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    89% matchMostly Negative33% of 68 reviews2015
    Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Strategy First
    Windows

    Sim Junta – A game of dirty politics! You are the new dictator of Risuena, a small and poor country of the third world. You have just seized power after a bloody coup and your intentions are to stay in power as long as you can, to rip this country off, transfer the money to your secret Swiss bank account and of course, stay alive and...

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    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 143 reviews2016
    Dev: Ape Man RobotPub: Lines Media Corp.
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%

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    Dev: N0NPub: Glacier LTD
    Windows

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    74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,843 reviews2022
    Dev: TheDollarGameStore
    Windows

    Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed.

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    78% matchVery Positive90% of 890 reviews2020
    Dev: Broken Arrow GamesPub: Eneida Games
    Windows

    Don't Be Afraid - The First Toy, is an introduction to the dramatic story of a boy kidnapped by a psychopath. Exploring the giant house of your torturer you will soon discover things worse than your childish nightmares. Take on the role of Jamie and see what phrase “The First Toy” actually means.

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    81% matchVery Positive87% of 435 reviews2019
    Dev: Team MorbidPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
    Windows

    Shattered Lights is a VR psychological horror room-scale experience, which focuses on drawing the player into the game with unparalleled immersion.

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  25. #25 The VR Museum of Fine Art
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 320 reviews2016
    Dev: Finn Sinclair
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%

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  26. #26 [Stories to Tell] The Stoneville Incident
    69% matchVery Positive96% of 174 reviews2026
    Dev: zebaxx
    Windows

    "Stories to Tell" Is a psychological horror game series developed by a 16 year old were each installment is based on a dream/nightmare that I, the developer, have experienced. This is a game you wouldn't want to miss...

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 54.3%, Simulation 27.8%, Indie 17.9%

  27. #27 Rogue State
    84% matchMostly Positive76% of 258 reviews2015
    Dev: LRDGames, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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  28. #28 Trapped With the Dolls VR
    82% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2017
    Dev: Designated Play Space
    Windows

    The room is dark and unformed. You hear the voice of Claire: "I didn't mean to hurt anybody..." As the room snaps into place, you discover puzzles and solve them to learn more about what happened to her. The dolls are always close by, and her message is one of warning. Can you escape her mind?

    Why similar: VR 78.6%, Indie 21.4%

  29. #29 Putin VS ISIS
    80% matchVery Positive89% of 327 reviews2018
    Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
    Windows
    Median: 0 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 9%

    You play for Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, and you need to save Syria from terrorists, for this you must fly and drop bombs on the terrorists.

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  30. #30 The Cubicle.
    82% matchVery Positive87% of 620 reviews2016
    Dev: Roel van BeekPub: Pelican Party Studios
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 18%

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    Why similar: VR 70.3%, Simulation 23.3%, Indie 6.4%

  31. #31 3 Blind Mice: A Remediation Game for Improper Children
    78% matchMostly Positive79% of 149 reviews2019
    Dev: James Earl Cox III
    Windows

    A remediation game designed for last attempt corrections for particularly troubled youth. Failure to complete this game may result in removal from society. Please do not attempt to find the surveillance units. They are only present for monitoring your progress. Have a pleasant day.

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  32. #32 Lynne
    79% matchVery Positive80% of 1,144 reviews2018
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%

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  33. #33 Le Dernier Don
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 173 reviews2024
    Dev: OopsAllFlesh
    Windows

    Following a tragic event in an orphanage caused by horrific human experiments, an orphan tries to find other survivors while danger still lurks.

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    69% matchMostly Positive71% of 108 reviews2022
    Dev: Sunday AkorPub: Honest Chronicle
    Windows

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    65% matchVery Positive92% of 98 reviews2026
    Dev: Water Leaks Studio
    Windows

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    64% matchVery Positive83% of 348 reviews2023
    Dev: Jeremy FischerPub: Jflyer Games
    Windows · Mac

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    66% matchMixed62% of 278 reviews2024
    Dev: SignaturePub: Signature
    Windows

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    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%

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    67% matchMixed64% of 90 reviews2022
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    Dev: Alex Hutkouski
    Windows

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  41. #41 Desolation Seed
    63% matchNo user reviews67% of 72 reviews2026
    Dev: ECS Software
    Windows

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  42. #42 War of Rights
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 15,025 reviews2018
    Dev: Campfire Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 91.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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  43. #43 Nocturia The Game
    62% matchMostly Positive77% of 57 reviews2025
    Dev: BrossLab
    Windows

    Trapped in the pitch blackness of your own home, you’re a helpless child, alone and pursued by a sinister entity lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, brave ever-shifting environments, and uncover a terrible secret. Your worst nightmares come to life. Can you survive the night?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 100%

  44. #44 IKEA VR Pancake Kitchen
    76% matchMostly Positive73% of 369 reviews2017
    Dev: IKEA Communications AB
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%

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    77% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2016
    Dev: BacklotRealitiesPub: Cacti Council
    Windows

    Broken Blue is a Puzzle Solving VR Game that utilizes an innovative interface to allow the player to traverse and explore the game’s content. Blue is supposed to be the guardian of a mountain machine and the protector of the monkey monks who dwell there.

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    74% matchVery Positive86% of 672 reviews2017
    Dev: Top Right Corner
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 24%

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    Why similar: VR 90.3%, Indie 9.7%

  47. #47 Phucker in the Woods
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 174 reviews2019
    Dev: GZ Storm
    Windows

    A group of youngsters go to the woods to self-investigate a disappearance...

    Why similar: Indie 100%

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    76% matchMostly Positive76% of 82 reviews2016
    Dev: Alix
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    A sandbox to build the coolest guns in.

    Why similar: Simulation 76.9%, Indie 23.1%

  49. #49 Smile More
    57% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2026
    Dev: Pixel Poxet
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Simulation 56.4%, Psychological Horror 32.9%, Indie 10.7%

  50. #50 IKEA VR Experience
    75% matchMixed70% of 386 reviews2016
    Dev: IKEA Communications AB
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%

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    Why similar: VR 75%, Simulation 25%

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    59% matchMixed62% of 74 reviews2024
    Dev: Digital Dimension LLC
    Windows

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    58% matchVery Positive81% of 78 reviews2025
    Dev: Alexey BulgakovPub: Honor Games
    Windows

    Mortanis Prisoners - A survival horror game set in a Third Reich concentration camp where the camp's leadership, upon discovering a planned rebellion, orders the execution of all accomplices. Main protagonist encounter an even more terrifying fate. Will they be able to escape the nightmare?

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    75% matchMostly Negative34% of 125 reviews2018
    Dev: Mental Zone Digital Game Studios
    Windows

    CIVIL WARFARE allows you to fight against real players with the Battle Royale style and different game modes. You battle until you are the one last survivor of dozens of people in a Battle Royale style civil war town.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  54. #54 Nevrosa: Prelude
    72% matchVery Positive87% of 225 reviews2017
    Dev: GexagonVR
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    You wake up in a strange, but yet familiar place. You feel like you are supposed to be here for something.VR roomscale puzzle-horror game with redirect walking locomotion.

    Why similar: VR 66.5%, Simulation 22.7%, Indie 10.8%

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    57% matchMixed70% of 123 reviews2025
    Dev: Eathrabaria
    Windows

    Become a teacher in a local school. Teach kids, but make sure that your students stay focused during the lesson and react if they misbehave. Each day has unique events. Living school environment with each teacher and student having their own personality.

    Why similar: Simulation 68.6%, Psychological Horror 31.4%

  56. #56 Negative Atmosphere: Emergency Room Prototype
    57% matchMixed68% of 120 reviews2023
    Dev: Sunscorched
    Windows

    A free, first-person, short medical horror experience that is an early rendition of the prequel we envisioned for Negative Atmosphere.

    Why similar: Political Sim 89.3%, Simulation 10.7%

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    62% matchMixed67% of 55 reviews2021
    Dev: VikTor
    Windows

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    Why similar: Simulation 54.3%, Psychological Horror 45.7%

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