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24 alternatives to Waiting for Godot

An Absurdist play feature two rambling buffoons.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Waiting for Godot launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Princes of the Apocalypse▲55

   A D&D supplement player's companion.

   2016 · marketplace.dndbeyond.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   none*2▲87

   A mysterious game of riddles, episode2

   2015 · whatisnone.com · its alternatives →

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   Off to Be the Wizard▲65

   A funny tale of a normal guy who makes an abnormal discovery

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Two Book Minimum - Jason Porter / Subhah Argarwal▲66

   Discussing "Why Are You So Sad?" with a sad & a funny comic

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   WEAVE▲78

   An abstract journey of two characters coping with their past

   2015 · taut-nerve.itch.io · its alternatives →

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   Abomination▲59

   "Game of Thrones by way of H.P. Lovecraft"

   2015 · inkshares.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Bossypants▲76

   Tina Fey's hilarious life-story

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Judgey▲74

   Judge books by their covers

   2015 · socoliveq.io · its alternatives →

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   The Braindead Megaphone▲68

   Hilarious short stories displaying the strangeness of life

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Connu▲65

    No time for novels? Try literary quickies!

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    We'll Meet Again▲91

    A two-player, collaborative puzzle novel

    2015 · wearemuesli.itch.io · its alternatives →

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    The Elephant in the Room▲65

    Whimsical, hilarious and often downright terrifying

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Speaker for the Dead▲57

    The Nebula- and Hugo-winning sequel to Ender's Game

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Ender's Game▲93

    The enemy's gate is down

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Feed▲59

    Satire about the future where people put chip on their heads

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Financial Lives of the Poets▲68

    A Great Recession novel - clever, poignant, funny

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Flicker Men: An Novel▲54

    Modern "sci fi" thriller about science, theology, and fate

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Inimitable Jeeves▲72

    Second collection of stories featuring Jeeves

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    One Random Book▲90

    Why not let us choose your next read?

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Untimely Death▲71

    Cozy murder mystery following a Shakespeare theme

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Revisionist History Podcast by Malcolm Gladwell: Ep 10▲62

    The Satire Paradox

    2016 · pushkin.fm · its alternatives →

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    Fortune Catcher▲68

    2 people, 1 keyboard and random controls = mayhem

    2015 · muyo.itch.io · its alternatives →

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    The Quibbler: A Harry Potter Book Club▲7

    It's still magical af, but we have some quibbles.

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Harmon Town▲57

    Hilarious tabletop RPG fun with Dan Harmon & friends

    2015 · harmontown.com · its alternatives →

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