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Shenmue I & II
Games like Shenmue I & II

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Games like Shenmue I & II

An open-world revenge saga re-release with day/night cycles, minigames, and quick-time events; players value its quiet atmosphere despite dated controls.

Fading Afternoon
A compact single-player 2D pixel-art yakuza action RPG blending beat 'em up combat, life simulation, and branching story decisions in an atmospheric 1980s Japan.
2023-09-14
- Action
- Adventure

Fighting

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Side view

Role-playing (RPG)

Open world

Sandbox

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Shin chan: Shiro and the Coal Town

A chill single-player adventure/simulation about moving between a rural village and Coal Town through a daily routine, with a comedic, relaxing tone.

2024-10-23

Adventure
Simulator

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Troublemaker 2: Beyond Dream

A school-life action-comedy brawler in South Jayakarta, with reviewers spending about 13–14 hours exploring its open world.

2025-09-15

Action
Adventure
Third person
Fighting
Indie

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Shenmue III

A single-player martial arts action-adventure set in 1980s China, blending investigation, kung fu combat, and branching dialogue in a slow-burn revenge story.

2020-11-19

Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Third person
Fighting
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Role-playing (RPG)
Historical
Open world
Mystery
Romance

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Slitterhead

A neon-noir action-adventure where a bodiless hunter body-hops through a city to slay brain-eating monsters, with a divisive combat system and a roughly 13-hour campaign.

2024-11-08

Action
Adventure
Horror
Third person

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Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid

A gentle single-player adventure and life simulation set in a rural Japanese seaside town, where you explore and enjoy wholesome summer activities with a visiting circus.

2024-06-26

Adventure
Third person
Kids

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DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake

A single-player, HD-2D turn-based RPG remake of the first two Dragon Quest games, blending light-hearted storytelling with quality-of-life conveniences and a reviewer playtime of roughly 14 hours at the median.

2025-10-30

Adventure
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Role-playing (RPG)

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Little Big Adventure – Twinsen’s Quest

An action-adventure remake set in Twinsun's fantastical world, with new visuals and music, positive reviews, and a short runtime.

2024-11-14

Action
Puzzle
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric

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Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise

An open-world survival horror murder mystery with a day/night cycle and skateboarding, compact at about four to five hours.

2022-06-11

Action
Comedy
Adventure
Horror
Survival
Third person
Open world
Mystery
Drama

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Yakuza Kiwami 2

A story-driven action-adventure RPG in Kansai, Japan, mixing brutal brawling combat with city exploration in a yakuza clan conflict, typically lasting around 25 hours.

2025-12-11

Action
Adventure
Third person
Role-playing (RPG)

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Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered

A remastered pair of action-adventure games featuring the conflict between Kain and Raziel, praised for its story but dated gameplay, typically taking 14–19 hours.

2024-12-10

Action
Platform
Puzzle
Adventure
Fantasy
Third person

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Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

A substantial detective thriller with a young Sherlock investigating his mother's death on a Mediterranean island, whose emotional story and branching endings outshine its janky combat.

2021-11-15

Action
Thriller
Adventure
Third person
Indie
Open world
Mystery