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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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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.
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Frog Detective is a comedy adventure game where you play a character, named (unsurprisingly) "Frog Detective".
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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:
These are our hand-picked alternatives to Backbone. This doesn't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Labyrinth. These selections also include games that offer a different experience but address a similar theme or topic.
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.
Tsuro is a strategic tile-laying traversal game where the goal is to keep your piece on the board longer than anyone else. You play by adding intricate winding Path tiles to a board to move pieces along the path that you create.
Bananagrams is a brain game where you arrange and rearrange letters to make words.
Bananagrams is a brain game where you arrange and rearrange letters to make words. You play by taking Letter tiles from a shared pile and organising them into a crossword grid.
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.
Outer Wilds is an exploration space mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Outer Wilds is an exploration space mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. After twenty minutes of game time, you must start again – but each time brings a new opportunity to learn how you ended up on the planet and solve the secrets of who built the strange galaxy.
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Operation: Tango is an espionage-themed cooperative adventure where two people play as agent or hacker.
Operation: Tango is an espionage-themed cooperative adventure where two people play as agent or hacker. The agent explores the world while the hacker provides information and checks out the systems you encounter.
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The Secret of Monkey Island is a classic tongue-in-cheek pirate adventure game.
The Secret of Monkey Island is a classic tongue-in-cheek pirate adventure game. You click or tap the screen to explore locations, find items and complete puzzles.
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My Child Lebensborn is a narrative role-play game where you nurture a Lebensborn child in Norway after World War II who faces a hostile community because they’ve been born to parents of both occupied and occupying forces.
My Child Lebensborn is a narrative role-play game where you nurture a Lebensborn child in Norway after World War II who faces a hostile community because they’ve been born to parents of both occupied and occupying forces. With meagre resources yourself, you must feed, clothe and bathe the child, but more importantly, help them cope with the heavy inheritance of German soldier genes in a country celebrating its freedom.
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