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Games Like The Bureau of Fantastical & Arcane Affairs

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

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The Bureau of Fantastical & Arcane Affairs is a comedic first-person narrative adventure. As an inspector at the Bureau, the fate of this fable is in your hands. Do your job, fix the shambled story — or, don’t. When you're done, step into the hero’s boots and see what sort of tale your work wrought.

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Developer: Hip Flask Games
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    95% matchNo user reviews
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    92% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    90% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2025
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    88% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    69% matchNo user reviews
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    68% matchNo user reviews2027
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    67% matchNo user reviews2026
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