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The closest game to Time Flies is Deliver Us the Moon — scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Time Flies. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with melee combat, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Where it drifts furthest from Time Flies: visuals.
✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, horror setting and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Time Flies: visuals.
It predates Time Flies by 24 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, melee combat and horror setting, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Time Flies: visuals.
It predates Time Flies by 22 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, horror setting and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Time Flies: visuals.
It predates Time Flies by 26 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with horror setting and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Time Flies: visuals.
It predates Time Flies by 24 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, deep simulation and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, punishing difficulty and sandbox world, while skipping puzzle design
Don't Starve Together is surrealistic and grim survival game made up for six people simultaneously. Initially, Don't Starve is a single-player game with a core mechanic of going through various problems of your character. You have to sleep and eat well.
Where it drifts furthest from Time Flies: game mode.
It predates Time Flies by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, fantasy world and horror setting, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Time Flies: progression and visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Time Flies.
It predates Time Flies by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and deep simulation
≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and sandbox freedom, while skipping puzzle design
The Long Dark is a game about surviving in the unforgiving conditions of frozen North Canadian taiga. The Arctic wilderness may be breathtakingly beautiful, thanks to the game’s artful visual style, but it is also deadly.
Where it drifts furthest from Time Flies: visuals.
It predates Time Flies by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, horror setting and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation
It predates Time Flies by 26 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, horror setting and visual first person, while skipping deep simulation
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Survive terrifying encounters with your favorite killer animatronics in a collection of new and classic FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S™ experiences. “Where fantasy and fun come to life!
Where it drifts furthest from Time Flies: visuals.
✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, setting space and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from Time Flies: visuals.
✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings horror setting and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Time Flies: visuals.
It predates Time Flies by 23 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings horror setting and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Time Flies: visuals.
It predates Time Flies by 18 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with melee combat, setting scifi and horror setting, while skipping deep simulation
Security systems have failed and the creatures of the park roam free. Now, a rogue corporation will stop at nothing to acquire the dinosaur embryos stolen and lost by Dennis Nedry.
Where it drifts furthest from Time Flies: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Time Flies.
It predates Time Flies by 14 years, with what that implies technically.
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Survival · Adventure
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Survival · Adventure
ARMORED HEAD
Survival · Adventure
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Survival · Simulation
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Survival · Shooter
Rule of Rose
Survival · Puzzle
Raft
Survival · Adventure
P.T.
Survival · Puzzle
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Survival · Adventure
Influent Language Learning Game
Survival · Adventure
Fatal Frame
Survival · Adventure
Diamo XL
Survival · Puzzle
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Survival · Adventure
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Survival · Adventure
Haunting Ground
Survival · Adventure
Silent Hill: Downpour
Survival · Adventure
flOw
Survival · Puzzle
Metal Gear
Survival · Shooter
Slender: The Eight Pages
Survival · Adventure
Parasite Eve
Survival · RPG
Dying Light: The Beast
Survival · RPG
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
Survival · Shooter
Pac-Man
Survival
Unclaimed World
Survival · Simulation
Parasite Eve II
Survival · RPG
Bit Blaster XL
Survival
Animal Company
Survival · Adventure
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