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Games Like The Away Team: Lost Exodus

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Sci-fi, Adventure, Singleplayer.

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In this interactive sci-fi adventure novel, you are the AI pilot of Earth's last interstellar ship, tasked with finding a home for your crew—the last remnants of humanity. Your choices will determine their fate, and your own.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 73% — of 100 reviews
Released: 2016-07-22
Developer: Underflow Studios
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 3.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 94%

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    94% matchVery Positive82% of 1,626 reviews2025
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    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%

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    Windows
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    Windows

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    92% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 99%

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    90% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2023
    Dev: Crispy Creative
    Windows

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    89% matchMixed58% of 57 reviews2024
    Dev: Archiact Interactive Ltd.
    Windows

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    88% matchVery Positive89% of 32,286 reviews2015
    Dev: Kyle Seeley
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%

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    89% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2023
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    Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
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    Dev: Watercress
    Windows

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    Windows

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    72% matchVery Positive94% of 189 reviews2025
    Dev: 深渊标记 Tag:hadal
    Windows

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    Windows

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    72% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2026
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    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,044 reviews2026
    Dev: Desborde Games
    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive88% of 512 reviews2024
    Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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    71% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2024
    Dev: Julian Heuser
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    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 109 reviews2026
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    71% matchVery Positive88% of 440 reviews2018
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 292 reviews2023
    Dev: Bithell Games
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    Windows

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    74% matchMixed41% of 538 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,000 reviews2014
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    Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.

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    Dev: Studio June
    Windows · Mac

    In this episodic visual novel, follow the adventures of MSPA Reader as they return to Alternia once more to save their friends... and realize that nothing is as it seems.

    Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

  57. #57 Lost:Antinomy
    65% matchVery Positive89% of 1,075 reviews2024
    Dev: IMaiIna
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    With just a swipe to the left or right, you can make all kinds of decisions. So, please embark on your own unique adventure tale through the continent of Astra!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.1%, Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Perma Death 13.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%

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