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We filtered the 50 games similar to Endless Ocean: Luminous down to the 5 that fit the “Simulation” category. 60 Seconds!, Telltale Texas Hold ‘Em and 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Endless Ocean: Luminous.

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The best simulation games like Endless Ocean: Luminous

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Endless Ocean: Luminous. Each one has been evaluated across 8 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#160 Seconds!Closest overall match

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloThird PersonTacticalNarrativeHardcore

Steam👍 85%· 12KIGDB80· 1OC58· 10

Year 2015Dev Robot Gentleman StudiosOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with deep simulation, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Endless Ocean: Luminous: game mode and visuals.

It predates Endless Ocean: Luminous by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Telltale Texas Hold ‘Em

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloTacticalCasualNarrativeCozy

Steam👍 68%· 370RAWG👍 24%· 21

Year 2008Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing adventure storytelling, turn-based strategy and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, puzzle design and horror tension, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Join poker's most outspoken players for a hand of Telltale Texas Hold'em, the card game stacked high with personality. Quips will fly, chips will fall, and you may just end up rolling in the aisles.

Where it drifts furthest from Endless Ocean: Luminous: visuals and game mode.

It predates Endless Ocean: Luminous by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#37 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloCasualNarrativeCozyHistorical

Steam👍 54%· 768RAWG👍 5%· 20IGDB40· 1

Year 2013Dev MousechiefPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: card game strategy, puzzle design and vibe casual, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

What Ancients Begat is a complete (~15 hour) game of family generations surviving the rise of western civilization. Survival is the ultimate goal. The sub-goals, you choose, build their story. Experience an abstract telling of the lives of our earliest recorded ancestors.

Where it drifts furthest from Endless Ocean: Luminous: visuals and game mode.

It predates Endless Ocean: Luminous by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

Co-opMultiplayerOfflineNarrativeDark

Steam👍 97%· 17KRAWG👍 93%· 419MC67IGDB84· 5OC86· 23

Year 2015Dev Steel Crate GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing deep simulation, turn-based strategy and co op

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, card game strategy and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is a game about defusing a bomb. It was initially made for virtual reality headsets but also supports traditional screens and controls. ###Player cooperation The game is meant to be played by at least two people in cooperation.

Where it drifts furthest from Endless Ocean: Luminous: visuals.

It predates Endless Ocean: Luminous by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerCasualRelaxingCozy

Steam👍 78%· 365

Year 2015Dev Ezzat StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, deep simulation and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, sports simulation and puzzle design, while skipping adventure storytelling

New Important Note: To make the gameplay easier and more fun, you can press spacebar to throw the casting sticks instead of mouse click.

It predates Endless Ocean: Luminous by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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