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1057:Roguelike deck-building
414:List of god video games
201:Combat flight simulator
29:Gathering of Developers
657:"Dungeon Keeper on PC"
613:. Designer's Notebook.
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206:Space flight simulator
179:Sports management game
111:Social simulation game
63:Simulation video games
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626:"ActRaiser VC Review"
609:Ernest Adams (2008).
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