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Games like Aliens: Dark Descent

Games like Aliens: Dark Descent

Games like Aliens: Dark Descent

Looking for games like Aliens: Dark Descent? Here are top survival shooter recommendations with a horror, violence and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Solareth, Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters or Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 1,092 reviews

    Solareth is a high-intensity top-down arena shooter where quick thinking and sharp reflexes are key. On a vast space battleground, you’ll confront waves of enemies that grow faster, fiercer, and deadlier with every round. With over eight weapon types, every encounter offers new possibilities: precise pistol shots, explosive rocket volleys, focused laser beams, or blazing flamethrowers that turn t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solareth.

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  2. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 4,578 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 3 reviews

    Lead humanity's greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters.

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  3. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 2,286 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 5 reviews

    Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is a gritty RTS that puts you in the middle of the Future Wars between humanity and Legion's synthetic intelligent machine network. Take command and lead your army to foil Legion's plan to destroy humanity or play as one of three factions in skirmish and multiplayer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance.

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  4. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 3,186 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Train Home.

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  5. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 2,702 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 26 reviews

    Welcome to the Wild West as you've never seen before. Follow Warren on his descent into the darkest recesses of the human soul, and try to survive in a world full of hard choices and even harder consequences. Because in this world, death is a constant presence and the black pacts which you make with forces beyond human comprehension will forever haunt all those around you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hard West.

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  6. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 14,077 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 52 reviews

    As the sole survivor of Team November, a Ranger squad dispatched to the icy Colorado wastes, you find this is a land of buried secrets, lost technology, fearsome lunatics, and deadly factions. No one here has ever heard of the Desert Rangers. Your reputation is yours to build from scratch, and your choices may save this land or doom it. With a renewed focus on macro-reactivity, you'll be picking b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wasteland 3.

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  8. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 3,709 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 9 reviews

    Survive the first invastion of the Locust Army in an innovative take on the hit Gears series. Lead a squad of stranded soldiers in the initial days of the war. Use your wits to fight against the overwhelming odds. Gears Tactics merges turn-based action with an intense combat experience and a gripping character-driven narrative. Lead on, commander! Features Rich and immersive story - You are Diaz, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gears Tactics.

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  9. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 8,822 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 17 reviews

    The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as "the Legion" seizes control. Hire mercenaries, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jagged Alliance 3.

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  10. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    87% User Score Based on 7,028 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 18 reviews

    Starship Troopers: Terran Command is a thrilling real-time strategy game set in the Starship Troopers movies universe. Take command of the Mobile Infantry and do your part in the war against the Arachnid threat. Ensure that human civilization, not insect, dominates the galaxy now and always! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starship Troopers: Terran Command.

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  11. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 14,984 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 49 reviews

    Buy The Ascent on PlayStation Store. The Ascent is a solo and co-op action-shooter RPG, set on Veles, a packed cyberpunk world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ascent.

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  13. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    79% User Score Based on 9,874 reviews

    A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game. Crafted by Blackbird Interactive, a studio founded by veterans of Homeworld and Company of Heroes, Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak takes players to the deserts of Kharak where danger lurks over every dune. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak.

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  14. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 46,499 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 7 reviews

    The complete edition of XCOM: Enemy Unknown contains the games: - XCOM: Enemy Unknown - XCOM: Enemy Within - XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot - XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Elite Soldier Pack If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XCOM Enemy Unknown.

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  15. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 6,190 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 12 reviews

    Wasteland 2 is a post-apocalyptic role-playing video game developed by inXile Entertainment and published by Deep Silver. It is the sequel to 1988's Wasteland, and was successfully crowdfunded through Kickstarter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wasteland 2.

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  16. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    65% User Score Based on 6,070 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 7 reviews

    In the days leading up to the events of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, Agent Nico DaSilva volunteers for a series of dangerous secret experiments to identify and treat a terrifying new pathogen. Maximize your combat skills and push your team to its limits to protect a friend from his own hallucinated terrors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.

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  18. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    77% User Score Based on 3,402 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 9 reviews

    Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations. Use your agents to sneak, shoot, steal, and sabotage your way up the corporate ladder, and take control of the most powerful monopoly of all time. Each of your agents can be tailored … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Satellite Reign.

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  19. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 1,484 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Plan your strategy and undertake real-time combat missions, in this sequel to the best-selling tactical game, Red Solstice! The Red Solstice 2: Survivors Ultimate Edition contains the base game, as well as all previously released DLCs, including new story lines, classes, maps and much more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Solstice 2: Survivors.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    70% User Score Based on 1,246 reviews

    Halfway is a turn-based strategy RPG taking place a few hundred years into the future. Humanity has started colonising new worlds. Until now, they were alone ... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Halfway.

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  21. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 38,385 reviews

    Metro Exodus is an epic, story-driven first person shooter from 4A Games that blends deadly combat and stealth with exploration and survival horror in one of the most immersive game worlds ever created. Flee the shattered ruins of dead Moscow and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across post-apocalyptic Russia in the greatest Metro adventure yet. Explore the Russian wilderness in vast,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Metro Exodus.

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  22. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 2,921 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 3 reviews

    Dead State is a compelling, high-tension survival RPG set in central Texas at the collapse of civilization and the dawn of the undead apocalypse. As society is beginning to fall apart, the player must organize a group of survivors together, fortify a shelter, scout for food and supplies, negotiate with or defend against other factions, and maintain order inside the shelter as humanity teeters on t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead State: Reanimated.

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  23. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    85% User Score Based on 9,562 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

    Chernobylite is a non-linerar, science-fiction survival horror RPG. Explore the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and uncover the truth of your tortured past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chernobylite.

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  24. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 2,787 reviews

    Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days is a side-scrolling shelter survival game that tasks you with guiding a desperate group of zombie apocalypse survivors to safety. Craft weapons, scavenge resources, balance your group’s needs, and try to get everyone out of danger alive. Texas, 1980. Walton City is a sprawling, coastal metropolis in the grip of a scorching heatwave and crippling economic crisis. Eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days.

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  25. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 2,585 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 20 reviews

    SpellForce 3 is the perfect blend between RTS and RPG! The game goes back to the roots of the SpellForce saga. The story takes place before the acclaimed SpellForce: The Order of Dawn and the players becomes a part of a rich high fantasy world named Eo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpellForce 3.

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  26. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    85% User Score Based on 59,932 reviews

    XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XCOM 2.

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  28. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 2,930 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 9 reviews

    Battlestar Galactica Deadlock takes you into the heart of the First Cylon War, to fight epic 3D battles that will test your tactical prowess. Take control of the Colonial Fleet from the bridge of the mobile shipyard, Daidalos, and free the Twelve Colonies from the Cylon threat. Build your fleets, protect the Quorum alliance and prepare to dig deeper into the conspiracies of this heroic conflict. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battlestar Galactica Deadlock.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 8,525 reviews

    Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MENACE.

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  30. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 1,327 reviews

    Includes: Elvis' Mine Technician Suit Diggs' Mine Rescue Shell Unlock bonus character costumes for both Elvis and Diggs with the Miners Bonus Content DLC. In the not-too-distant future. America has been torn apart by a savage force known only as the ‘Miasma’.Meet Elvis, a young man brought to the mining town of Sedentary as a baby. Left by his mother in the care of a robotic older ‘brother’ and gi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miasma Chronicles.

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  31. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 14,533 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 7 reviews

    Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wartales.

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  33. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 6,986 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    SGW Contracts 2 is a modern warfare shooter with the story set in the Middle East. You play as a Raven, contract sniper assassin in a dramatic single-player campaign featuring extreme long-range shots. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2.

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  34. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 4,121 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is the RTS videogame adaptation of Games Workshop's classic tabletop game, pitting the Chaos, Imperium, Eldar, and Orks against each other in visceral space-battles. Additionally an extensive multiplayer mode with persistent fleets where up to 4 players can battle simultaneously, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada also features a big story campaign, taking place during the 12th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battlefleet Gothic: Armada.

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  35. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 3,778 reviews
    Critic Score 59%Based on 3 reviews

    Phantom Brigade 2.0 is a cinematic, tactical mech strategy game with a revolutionary timeline-based command system. See the future, predict enemy actions, and plot your counterattack on the timeline! Recruit and level up your squad of rebels to retake war-torn Fyrland from the Kaskad occupation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phantom Brigade.

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  36. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    75% User Score Based on 621 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 8 reviews

    The Overlord Edition of Classified: France '44 contains: Classified: France '44 Classified: France '44 - Season Pass The Season Pass Includes: All content to be released in 2024. DLC 1 - Guerrilla Pack DLC 2 - To Be Announced DLC 3 - To Be Announced DLC 4 - To Be Announced Classified: France ‘44 is a new turn-based strategy game, set in World War II during the desperate months leading up to the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Classified: France '44.

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  38. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 1,571 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person action adventure shooter combining the rewarding feel of overcoming difficulty with a compelling and intricate story, set in a mysterious alien world to explore.Some things were not meant to be discovered…A colossal and enigmatic alien structure appears in Earth's orbit and stuns the entire world; humanity names it ‘The Metahedron’. The Sentient Con… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scars Above.

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  39. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 4,960 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Expeditions: Rome.

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  40. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 13,200 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    Authorised by DOLOS AEC, you will guide the Tiqqun space station onwards in a perilous journey to find a new home for humanity. Station infrastructure, population management, exploration, survival, these responsibilities fall to you. Will you find hope out there in the dark? Good luck Administrator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IXION.

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  41. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    76% User Score Based on 5,801 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 5 reviews

    Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Darkness Final Stand.

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  42. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    81% User Score Based on 241 reviews

    Caught in a time loop, your band of resistance fighters is humanity’s last hope. Real-time exploration meets turn-based tactics and roguelite strategy as you learn new abilities, seek out new weapons, and develop new techniques to overcome the mysterious alien threat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Every Day We Fight.

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  43. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    72% User Score Based on 635 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Space Hulk: Ascension is a 3D, digital, turn based, strategy game, which re-interprets the classic board game experience, and adds new RPG style mechanics, new weapons and missions, new enemy types, 3 playable chapters and loads of other new features to the single player experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Hulk: Ascension.

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  44. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 30,812 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 9 reviews

    You are Star-Lord. The fate of the galaxy and the Guardians is in your hands. Time to show the universe what you’re made of. You got this. Probably. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.

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  45. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 990 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 3 reviews

    Space Hulk: Tactics is a faithful adaptation of the board game Space Hulk, set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, bringing a unique twist to the cult classic formula. Engage in bloody battles as either a squad of Terminator Space Marines or the deadly alien Genestealers. Battle through two distinct, narrative-driven campaigns: lead, customise, and upgrade a Blood Angels squad or, for the first … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Hulk: Tactics.

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  46. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 4,420 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Experience the ultimate sniper gameplay, set against the rough terrain of the Siberian wilderness and featuring a brand new contracts system that encourages strategic thinking across engaging, replayable missions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts.

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  47. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 15,560 reviews
    Critic Score 53%Based on 19 reviews

    Terminator: Resistance, is a first-person shooter set during the 'Future War' scenario that was only glimpsed at in the iconic films, 'THE TERMINATOR' and 'T2: JUDGMENT DAY'. The machines are destined to lose, but at what cost? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terminator: Resistance.

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  48. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    69% User Score Based on 868 reviews

    Discover Alien: Rogue Incursion for PS VR2 on the official PlayStation website. Check out trailers for this immersive action-horror experience, made by Alien fans for Alien fans. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien: Rogue Incursion VR.

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  49. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 2,998 reviews

    Infected, partially devoured, survive. Prevent the parasite from going deeper into your body, as you escape the depths of your lab. made for Ludum Dare 48 If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endoparasitic.

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  50. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 5,842 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 35 reviews

    Deluxe Edition Contains • Base Game • 1x Core Resource • 8x Pistol Ammo • 3x Shotgun Ammo • 2x Small Health Pack • 1500 Energy • Two Unique Armor Skins • Digital Artbook and Soundtrac If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cronos: The New Dawn.

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