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Games like No Ticket Back: Craft, Survive & Escape

As the brave crew sets course for the Red Planet, their mission takes a terrifying turn. In the vast emptiness of space, their once-proud vessel becomes a haunted nightmare. Can they survive the horrors that await them in the darkness and escape or will they succumb before completing their mission?

ActionStrategyAdventureSimulationby GameEraStudiosreleased Mar 24, 2025
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