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Games like A Tower Defense Game, Literally

Games like A Tower Defense Game, Literally

Games like A Tower Defense Game, Literally

Looking for games like A Tower Defense Game, Literally? Here are top strategy recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Tanks vs Aliens, Final Days or The Culling of the Cows.

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  1. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Hordes of alien tanks have flooded the streets, spreading chaos and terror everywhere they go. You're the only one who can save humanity! Explore the world of futuristic tank battles in a brand new real-time strategy and base defense game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tanks vs Aliens.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 7%Based on 1 reviews

    Final Days is an intense co-op shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. Dirty warfare has left most of the population mutated and thirsty for blood. Band together with the remnants of humanity and battle for your survival! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Days.

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  3. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    68% User Score Based on 1,369 reviews

    The Culling Of The Cows is a side-scrolling shooter, tower defense game. You will take the role of Sammy, a soliloquising schizophrenic farmer with a self prophesied mission to lay waste to the disease spreading over his farm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Culling of the Cows.

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  4. This game is a collection of all 14 games I've created for the quarterly gm48 game jam (so far!) and the source code of all the games, hosted by reddit's /r/gamemaker community on their website at gm48.net. You can also find most of these games on that website, which can be found here! All the games were created in under 48 hours each, entirely by me. Included with this anthology is every game and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mcwequiesk's gm48 Anthology.

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  5. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 309 reviews

    BOX QUOTES"Delicious Trash" - Rock Paper Shotgun Roadmap I have failed to implement Road Map Update 7 - Multiplayer. I just cannot code it. I'm sorry. I am just one person working on this game and I only just learned how to code really. It was too advanced for me at this level. I really did try my best. Please see the Discussions section for a full post about it. Anyway, the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WAR RATS: The Rat em Up.

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  6. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    83% User Score Based on 1,186 reviews

    Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Zombie Defense.

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    28%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    28% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    Outpost 13 is a point and click adventure strategy game where you, a monster, must escape an icy planet by strategically killing off crew members while maintaining your cover as "Fen" the crew's pet dog. Play smart and you might just make it off-world alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outpost 13.

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  8. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 532 reviews

    Death Crown is a minimalist real time strategy game in a 1bit style, where you will be play Death herself, commanding her legions of death, and punishing humanity's Kingdom for its overconfidence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Crown.

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  9. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    51% User Score Based on 75 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 22 reviews

    As the guardian of humanity, civilization is in your hands. Build your cities and set up defensive structures to protect them from the constant threat of monsters, then descend into their lairs with sword and spells to eliminate them for good. Explore floating islands, ancient caverns, and lost cities. The world is yours! Brought to you by ACE Team, the creative minds behind Rock of Ages and Zeno… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SolSeraph.

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  10. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 39 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

    The Incredible Baron combines real-time strategy gameplay with over 45 collectible animal species in a tale of exploration, science, and betrayal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Incredible Baron.

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  11. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    74% User Score Based on 231 reviews

    Risen Kingdom is a real-time strategy game with building and settlement management mechanics. The game is set in a medieval fantasy world years after a great Kingdom has been overrun by hordes of the undead. Now, the bravest warriors are going on a campaign to claim back the land once lost by their ancestors and bring the Kingdom back to its former glory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Risen Kingdom.

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    31%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    36% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Raid On Coasts is an old school real time strategy game set in a world full of wars where powerful countrys tend to invade and perform raid on coasts on other continents around the world ! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Raid On Coasts.

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  13. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    Dead Hungry Diner is all about big combos, spells, monsters fighting monsters and finding your flow within the monstrous mayhem!Help Gabe and Gabby, patrons of “The Dead Hungry Diner”, as they feed the creatures of the night buckets and buckets of juicy Brain Berry goop!(Well... that’s the easy part! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Hungry Diner.

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  14. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 4,562 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 24 reviews

    Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source and sum of all living things. Now scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with but a single arrow is once again assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Titan Souls.

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  15. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 177 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Strain Tactics is a real-time, top-down tactical ARPG that is set in a cyberpunk apocalypse with the earth overrun by an infectious alien strain. Overlooking the action in your helibase, deploy your custom ground teams into sandbox engagements, maintaining their sanity ...and humanity! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strain Tactics.

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  17. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    97% User Score Based on 122 reviews

    IRON GUARD VR (DEMO) is a sci-fi tower defense game made in the spirit of classic RTS games. Lives of the surviving crew members are in your hands . Find out why the terraformer robots have rebelled and help evacuate your crew from an unknown planet, where survival is the new frontier.FEATURES:• A complete 360 degrees immersive gameplay.• Different game modes and styles.• VR and Non-VR game mode.•… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IRON GUARD.

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  18. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 343 reviews

    Pixel Puzzles: UndeadZ is a traditional style jigsaw puzzle game with top down shooter gameplay thrown in to ruin your day and peaceful puzzling experience. Dead things want to eat you whilst you puzzle. You'll have to keep the dead dudez at bay with a mixture of mines, barricades, bullets and nades. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Puzzles: UndeadZ.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Darkness consumes your surroundings and you will have to adventure through the labyrinth ahead of you to escape in this retro pixel-art action RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knightfall.

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  20. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    94% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    THOUSANDS OF EVIL ALIEN MONSTERS ATTACK CONSTANTLY! BE ON YOUR TOES, STEER THE MASSES AND REACT FAST TO ENEMY AMBUSHES! 12 unique enemy types 14 weapons to find on your mission Relentless hordes want to eat you Avoid constant laser fire, rockets and mortars! Watch your back at all times! (especially in the dark) AUTOMATIC CHAINGUN TOWERS, HEAVY ARMED TRUCKS, HUGE DEFENSE TUR… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Palpus X Annihilation.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    96% User Score Based on 186 reviews

    CleanFall is a sandbox survival roguelike that combines ship-building, tower defense, and a unique alchemic turret system. You must leverage whatever you can find to survive in this dynamic underground world! 1.0 ROADMAPNote: additional content may be added based on community feedback. FEATURES Dynamic Ecosystem – Enter a ravenous ecosystem teeming with exotic creatures, and learn to exploit the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CleanFall.

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  22. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    79% User Score Based on 208 reviews

    A large scale fully openworld RPG full of fast-paced action, dungeon crawling, with single or multiplayer adventures! Fight plenty of ferocious monsters, collect masses of loot and take on ancient lost puzzles within the depths of Caspartia! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 9th Dawn II.

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  23. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 644 reviews

    Lumencraft is a top-down view action shooter with tower defence elements. Emerge into the fully destructible environment where light and shadow play key roles. Build your base, dig some tunnels... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lumencraft.

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  24. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 485 reviews

    The replicator robots are back! It's 2528. The machines are increasingly infecting the planets with genetically modified monsters. Challenge them and try to stop the onslaught. Upgrade buildings and heroes, mine resources, discover technology and fight to save humanity! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense.

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  25. 42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    50% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Website: http://www.cyberpunk3776.com/ Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/343170 Cyberpunk 3776 harkens back to the glory days of arcade shoot-em-ups. It all begins on a postapocalyptic... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyberpunk 3776.

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  26. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    94% User Score Based on 248 reviews

    Raptor set a new standard for PC shooters. Its smooth VGA graphics and heart-pounding music will leave you breathless. Discover secrets, find bonuses, and battle boss ships at the end of every wave. With each ship and ground target you destroy, you'll earn more cash to increase your ship's technology for the next wave. You'll be driven to kill and destroy until it's in your blood!Features Big-Sc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Raptor: Call of the Shadows.

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  27. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    85% User Score Based on 339 reviews

    Fast-paced rogue-lite shooter. Gatekeeper: Eclipse is a prologue ver. of the game Gatekeeper. Go on a quest to find the stolen Heart of the Universe and shoot your way through the hordes of machine enemies in solo or in co-op with friends! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gatekeeper: Eclipse.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    70% User Score Based on 668 reviews

    Flesh Eaters is retro style single player RTS zombie survival game with resource gathering and crafting. Zombies are everywhere! You must gather resources to build barricades, upgrade weapons and armour and explore the city under the siege of the dead If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flesh Eaters.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    87% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Rift Rangers is a sentai themed casual rogue-lite where you defend against an endless horde of dimensional creatures. Construct and upgrade your defensive turrets while dodging enemies! Find the right combination of turrets and upgrades to become an impenetrable fortress! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rift Rangers.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, character development
    71% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    Bloody Streets is a brutal top-down shooter which will challenge you with areas swarmed by undead in a beautifully stylized and hand painted 2D world complemented by high energy rock music. How long can you survive the sea of monsters while pumping round after round of bullets? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloody Streets.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    52% User Score Based on 266 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 1 reviews

    Fluffy Horde is a 2D side-scrolling hybrid between real-time strategy and tower defense. The game revolves around a magical hyper-breeding bunny horde created by a misunderstood Shaman wanderer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fluffy Horde.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    54% User Score Based on 122 reviews

    NIGHTSIDE is a sci-fi base building real time strategy game set on the dark side of an unknown planet where the valuable "green ice" resource can be found. Follow Adam, a human explorer, as he discovers the secrets of this dark world through a story-driven single player campaign, battle online against other players or team up against AI opponents or practice solo against a challenging AI. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightside.

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  33. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    85% User Score Based on 52 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    My Night Job sends players into an abandoned building and sicks hordes of monsters on them. They can use more than 60 weapons to defend themselves and save as many survivors as possible. But beware – if too many rooms are thrashed, the end may be nigh-er than you originally thought. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Night Job.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    Welcome to the world of Cyber Agent! This is an easy to play, hotly fought 3D tower defense game, please use your mouse to aim at the enemy, auto shoot and make sure not to get hurt by the enemy! And pretty ladies to fight with you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyber Agent.

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  35. 42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    42% User Score Based on 406 reviews

    Defend your ranch from a horde of evil boars hellbent on stealing your livestock and eating your family. All that stands between you and the horrific vision of ravenous beasts devouring your loved ones is your many acres of loyal mutant plants. With each boar these bloodthirsty botanical abominations dispatch, you'll earn money to buy more seeds. Leave your misgivings about GMO crops by the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Ranch: Pigs vs Plants.

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  36. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    90% User Score Based on 88 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Get your revenge on the enemy cyborg roller derby gang! Roll and fight through a beautiful neon cityscape as CB, a genetically modified cyborg, bent on getting revenge for her past... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roller Riot.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    48% User Score Based on 176 reviews

    Mido is an alien kid having nightmares about zombie aliens. One night he draws a creature, Di, and it comes alive to teach Mido how to fight zombies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mido and Di.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, humor
    62% User Score Based on 131 reviews

    Explosive twin stick shooter. Lots of upgrades. Full controller support. Awesome soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heckabomb.

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  39. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Puzzle Box is painting with creative gameplay! Create fantastic pixel art images, by dropping your colour paint blocks in the correct place across the levels. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Puzzle Box.

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  40. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    58% User Score Based on 548 reviews

    Frozen State is a game about the adversities faced whilst existing and surviving in a dying Siberian city, Duga 40. The experimental city has been infested by an extraterrestrial parasite that has obliterated the native population. Once infected, the parasite causes its victims to become vicious alien hybrids… However, the grotesquely disfigured creatures are not the only menace that threatens t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frozen State.

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  41. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    60% User Score Based on 103 reviews

    “Hunters of the Dead” is a survival/roguelike tower defense game with some micro management elements. You have to rescue your fellow Hunters and with their help locate and destroy Dracula. Dracula has raised an army of undead and has taken the whole city. You must defend your base while in the meantime you have to explore the buildings around and salvage what you can. However, better stay close to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hunters Of The Dead.

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  42. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    67% User Score Based on 636 reviews
    Critic Score 59%Based on 3 reviews

    A legendary Dragon is haunting the lands. Towns are set ablaze, and its magic power resurrects the evil creatures of the world. A hero is needed to travel to the corners of the lands and slay the beast to restore peace. RPG grind-fest! Run, Battle ever harder enemies, Collect XP and Loot, Buy better equipment, Level Up, Do it all over again. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loot Hero DX.

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  43. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 32 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

    Kaiju Panic is a hybrid strategy - tower defence - squad control game with a bright and unique art style. Take control of a field operative in an international disaster response organisation, build, fight and rescue your way through a wide variety of colourful locations around the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kaiju Panic.

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  44. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    75% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Invader TD is a side scroller tower defense, where the player is in the role of an alien race with the purpose of infecting and dominating the earth, but for that you must protect yourself from the attacks of the humans, who are trying to destroy you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Invader TD.

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  45. WISHLIST & FOLLOW FOR UPDATES About the GameGAMELight Bringer is a 2D side scrolling fantasy strategy game with development RPG elements. Explore, gather, build and then when night falls, survive! You must make good use of the available resources, find the balance between defence/production and restore the light itself before the darkness of abyss consumes you. Plan and use your time during … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Light Bringer.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    Join Our Discord About the GameFeatures: · Simplified RTS + Tribute to Classics · Deep Strategy and Independent Controls · Unique Boss Fights ❤️Local Co-op As a die-hard RTS fan, I know the complex controls can be daunting for some players. That's why I aimed to create an RTS game that's easy to control yet rich in strategy and action. Here, you control just one mech. It can walk… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frontline Crisis.

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  47. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Fight nightmarish foes in this action-horror exploration of psychological fears manifested. Understand, overcome, and confront anxiety and survive the twisted toxic reflection of life's challenges. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noxia Somnia.

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  48. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    81% User Score Based on 648 reviews

    The necromancer simulator is back. Assemble your undead from different body parts, combining the abilities of various fantasy races. Upgrade your tower and give it a unique look. Fight your way through hordes of enemies in a procedurally generated world and take Titans under control. Features Undead with SuperpowersAssemble your undead from the body parts of various fantasy races, unlocking countl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrosmith 2.

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  49. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    50% User Score Based on 796 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 12 reviews

    The Long Journey Home combines the endless freedom of space with a new open questing system that always leaves you in command. Deliver the stranded Glukkt to his homeworld as he asks, or to your new slaver friends? Attempt to make allies with everyone, or pin your hopes on the tougher races, and hope they never turn on you? Jump by jump, make hard decisions and live with the consequences, in a uni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Long Journey Home.

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  50. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    71% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    A Living Old-School MMO AdventureSwords & Crystals is a 2D top-down MMORPG developed by a solo developer and it is inspired by Old School RuneScape, Classic World of Warcraft, and Zelda combining nostalgic MMO progression with fast, skill-based real-time combat. Explore a seamless open world, grow your character through meaningful progression, and take on bosses, quests, and players in a cons… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swords & Crystals Online.

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