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10 Best Games Like Matryoshka

You are Elizabeth and so is she. You are on a school trip in the middle of the woods. Each night you are haunted by a voice within your dreams. A voice belonging to a mysterious creature called the Matryoshka. What does it want? Why is it only talking to you? What does it want you to do to the other Elizabeth? What does it mean to want to be someone else? What does it mean to want to stop being yourself? Your rib cage is welded shut and you're never getting out.

If you enjoyed playing Matryoshka, here are similar games that offer comparable experiences.

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10 Games Like Matryoshka

1. Korolevskaya Noch

PC (Microsoft Windows)

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2. Parasocial! Paranoia! Paradise!

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3. In The Foundations

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4. Rottweiler

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5. Holy Shift

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6. Rot in Paradise

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7. Kubitori Sarasa

PC (Microsoft Windows)

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8. Who Wants to Be a Murderer?

PC (Microsoft Windows)

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9. Do Not Take This Cat Home

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

Similar indie genre and theme.

10. Night Hike

Legacy Mobile Device

Similar visual novel genre and theme.

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Miguel (austernotus) is a game developer and pixel artist who believes the best recommendations come from understanding a game's core systems. With a background that spans from high-level MMO PVP (2100+ in WoW) to professional SEO, his analysis goes beyond the surface to find the games you'll actually love.

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