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Games Like Something for Someone Else

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Something for Someone Else is a short atypical experience, a brief journey into the mind of a distressed game developer that feels haunted by a game he made. All in the form of a poorly hand drawn narrative platformer accompanied by the beautiful musics of Celluloid Jam.

Reviews: Very Positive — 87% — of 430 reviews
Released: 2019-09-03
Developer: 4H StudioLab
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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