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Games Like The Castle

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Text-Based, Choose Your Own Adventure, Singleplayer.

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Do you enjoy listening to stories and having the ability to influence their unfolding? If so, then immerse yourself in the role of an active participant as you join Yaren on her quest for freedom.

Reviews: 1 user reviews — 100% — of 1 reviews
Released: 2023-09-05
Developer: Sankurusu
Genres: Adventure, Casual
Platforms: Windows, Linux

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac

    You are a censor in a nameless war, blacking out the letters of two lovers who have never met. Their whole romance lives on paper — so every word you strike is struck from the love itself. Then the letters begin, impossibly, to answer your pen. A melancholy epistolary romance. Six endings.

    Why similar: Text-Based 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Psychological 13%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

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