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Games Like The Filmmaker - A Text Adventure

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Indie, Adventure, Text-Based, Casual.

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Explore an abandoned movie theater and step inside five black-and-white films in this mystery text adventure that pays tribute to classic Hollywood B-Movies and combines the best elements of interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks.

Reviews: Positive — 93% — of 28 reviews
Released: 2017-03-07
Developer: Storycentric Worlds
Publisher: Unimatrix Productions
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.9 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 90%

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  3. #3 Shady Brook - A Dark Mystery Text Adventure
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    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%

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    90% matchVery Positive81% of 95 reviews2019
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