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Backbone is an adventure game inspired by film noir where you role-play as a human-like raccoon detective. As a detective, you search for clues and evidence, talk to witnesses, and choose which leads to follow.
Unfortunately, Backbone is not available on Android or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme, and at a lower age rating:
Release Date: 24/04/2019
Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S
Players: 1
Genres: Brain Game, Role-Play (Adventure, Point-and-Click, Puzzle, Stealth and Traversal)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made
Developer: Egg Nut Games (@EggNutGames)
Costs: Purchase cost
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Rivals is a puzzle game where you piece together the story of Josh and Luke and the breakup of their band.
Rivals is a puzzle game where you piece together the story of Josh and Luke and the breakup of their band. Playing detective, similar to Return of the Obra Dinn, but rather than murder it's musical betrayal you are sleuthing here.
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Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game where you play freelance spy Richard Conway, tasked with infiltrating buildings.
Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game where you play freelance spy Richard Conway, tasked with infiltrating buildings. To succeed you must avoid guards and bypass security, using various high-tech gadgets.
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Tangle Tower is a murder mystery game, from the same developer as Snipperclips, where you explore a grand old house and its intertwining families to solve a mysterious murder.
Tangle Tower is a murder mystery game, from the same developer as Snipperclips, where you explore a grand old house and its intertwining families to solve a mysterious murder. You are given the events of the murder, each person's movement and a range of items to find.
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Harold Halibut is a narrative adventure set on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean, after fleeing the Earth 2050 years ago.
Harold Halibut is a narrative adventure set on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean, after fleeing the Earth 2050 years ago. It's beautifully created with real puppetry and fully voice-acted.
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MP For A Week is a puzzle game where you play an MP for a week.
MP For A Week is a puzzle game where you play an MP for a week. That might sound sedate and a little boring, but things soon kick off as you try and survive a week in politics.
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Argument Wars is an adventure game where you play a lawyer in a U.S.
Argument Wars is an adventure game where you play a lawyer in a U.S. Supreme Court.
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Like No Other: The Legend Of The Twin Books is a light point-and-click game about a bumbling adventurer who (in spite of his advanced years) sets out to solve the legend of the twin books by exploring the abandoned town of Red Pines.
Like No Other: The Legend Of The Twin Books is a light point-and-click game about a bumbling adventurer who (in spite of his advanced years) sets out to solve the legend of the twin books by exploring the abandoned town of Red Pines. It stands out for its streamlined logical puzzles and appeals to young players looking for a Tin Tin adventure.
Out Now: PC, Switch and Xbox One
Frog Detective is a comedy adventure game where you play a character, named (unsurprisingly) "Frog Detective".
Frog Detective is a comedy adventure game where you play a character, named (unsurprisingly) "Frog Detective". In the first mystery, The Haunted Island, you get a call about a ghost on the island.
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If Backbone is not age appropriate for your child, here are similar games ordered by age rating so you can find an age-appropriate alternative that’s also a game they will love.
Here are a selection of games with a similar theme to Backbone:
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Qwirkle is an abstract sequencing puzzle game where you compete to create rows of matching (or series of) colours and shapes.
Qwirkle is an abstract sequencing puzzle game where you compete to create rows of matching (or series of) colours and shapes. You score more points by matching multiple directions but need to be careful not to leave points for other players to capitalise upon.
Tsuro is a strategic tile-laying traversal game where the goal is to keep your piece on the board longer than anyone else.
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These are games of a similar genre mix to Backbone. This includes games from the Role-Play, Puzzle, Adventure, Point-and-Click, Stealth, Brain Game and Traversal genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.
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