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Looking for games like Amateurs? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Iron Meat, DEMON'S TILT or Thy Sword.

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  1. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    98% User Score Based on 347 reviews

    Iron Meat is a run-and-gun shooter with an onslaught of mechanics ripped from arcade and console classics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Meat.

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  2. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    95% User Score Based on 750 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 2 reviews

    Turbo charged pinball returns! Now with bigger sprites, more baddies, more secrets & more bullets! Demon's Tilt pushes the limits of the Video Pinball genre with Shump & Hack N' Slash elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEMON'S TILT.

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  3. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 88 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 5 reviews

    Thy Sword is a hack n' slash platformer with procedural levels and roguelike elements. A world of Sword & Sorcery awaits! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thy Sword.

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  4. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, character development
    83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Donna Survivors is a fast-paced survivors-like action game set in the lovable world of Donna: The Canine Quest. Pick your favorite pup (or kitten), jump into the chaos, and try to survive against way too many enemies using ridiculous ability combos, powerful synergies, and a whole lot of tail-wagging determination. Key Features 12 Playable Characters Choose from a cast of famili… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Donna Survivors.

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  5. Welcome to All the Stars, a retro-inspired space shooter where thrilling combat meets a cosmic narrative. Face waves of enemies, alien horrors, and a galaxy-changing choice. It’s an amateur passion project but it just might surprise you, no load screens, no microtransactions, just pure arcade action. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All The Stars.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    In 2049, humans have spread across the stars, but their peace comes to an end when a fleet of rogue AIs called “Aura” shows up from the depths of space. This AI force wipes out colonies with deadly accuracy and cruelty. “Aura” started as a secret Earth project that went off the grid. Now, it has one aim, to wipe out all living things and set up a new world run by machines. You are XxX_sigmawarrio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AstroRage2049.

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  7. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Chronos Dungeon is a dungeon crawler geared towards local multiplayer. Inspired by 16-bit classics, but enhanced with randomized modifiers making each level unique, Chronos Dungeon has players collecting loot and fighting side by side in an epic quest against the god that set the events of the main Oceanhorn saga in motion, Chronos himself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Cyberpulse is an arcade twin-stick thrower that combines the best of retro shooters and arena battlers with innovative game physics. Experience an electrifying campaign that will challenge arcade veterans and a multiplayer battle mode anyone can enjoy.UNLEASH SHOCKWAVES OF DATA Master novel mechanics that offer a new take to a classic genre: Instead of shooting bullets, you control cyberkinetic fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyberpulse.

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  9. Defeat the forces of darkness and bring peace back to the kingdom of Valerond in this action-packed mini metroidvania. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golden Knight.

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  10. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 207 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 15 reviews

    NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in NEON INFERNO, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its streets! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Inferno.

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  11. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 173 reviews

    Abathor is a 2D arcade action platformer for up to 4 players. You are the last hope in defense of Atlantis, you’ll face hordes of enemies and countless challenges. Enjoy its pixel art and epic music. A cooperative and competitive game to achieve glory or death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abathor.

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  12. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    You thought geometry was difficult? Now it's got a gun! Fly circles around the Seven Deadly Shapes and blast your way through a barrage of bullets and lasers. Polyfury is an intense bullet hell with a circular twist and a minimalistic visual style. Seven Deadly Shapes will push your abilities to the edge with a barrage of bullets and lasers as you freely orbit around the arena with the analo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Polyfury.

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  13. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    100% User Score Based on 76 reviews

    Goliath Depot is a door-slamming 2D arcade platformer taken straight from the early 80's. Close all doors, kick the enemies and rack up a high score in 4 different worlds. Are you good enough to lift the curse of the Goliath Depot? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goliath Depot.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    98% User Score Based on 4,462 reviews

    Wishlist the full game on Steam! Short 10-minute introduction to the full game Disfigure. In this rogue-like, pay keen attention to your surroundings where monsters could be lurking. Switch between circle and cone vision: one allows you to see all around but not far, while the latter allows you to see far in one direction. Variety of Builds Choose from over 80 upgrades to create a unique build fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disfigure.

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  15. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    84% User Score Based on 127 reviews

    Silent Sector is a crazy sci-fi action rpg from a new distant Wild West dominated by powerful corporations locked in a fight for a rare mineral called Eldorite. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Sector.

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  16. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    98% User Score Based on 160 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    An arcade shoot 'em up with just one button... Whenever you shoot, you also flip direction. Save the world with a single button! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Switch 'N' Shoot.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 727 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 1 reviews

    Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival. Steredenn is at the crossroads between a shmup and a rogue-like. Enjoy the infinite replayability of the game with its unforgiving gameplay, intense boss fights, (almost) ran… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steredenn.

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  18. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    93% User Score Based on 106 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 9 reviews

    Radical Rabbit Stew is a hare-raising action-arcade game, featuring fast-paced whack-a-rabbit gameplay, scintillating puzzles, super-sized boss fights, juicy pixel graphics and a sizzling soundtrack, perfect for new players and 16-bit retro fans alike! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Radical Rabbit Stew.

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

    Bullet Casters in an unconventional Shoot ‘em Up game with a local PvP mode where you can challenge your friends and create your own bullet hell or face a single-player mode that will test your skill and wits. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bullet Casters.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 1,665 reviews

    ZeroRanger is a vertically scrolling 2D shoot'em up with heavy emphasis on shooting, dodging and... mystery? A menacing alien threat, GREEN ORANGE, has begun its invasion. Only two secondary fighters remain against complete annihilation. Blast your way through enemy forces in order to unleash your fighter's latent potential, unlocking new weapons and abilities. But as you grow stronger, so does… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZeroRanger.

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  21. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    91% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    Shoot enemies while typing pop culture phrases to destroy enemies with your special laser attack! This is a classic Shoot'em up game with a typing twist! We challenge you to dodge all the shots and destroy all the enemies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Ships: The Type'em Up Shooter.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    96% User Score Based on 54 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    A nostalgic arcade gameplay remastered! Capture areas and save the girls from various troublemakers. Comes along with 24 unique bosses and their absurd stories! Inspired from games like Volfied, Qix, Gals Panic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mokoko.

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  23. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Can you and up to seven of your friends defeat the criminal gangs of the city and stop MR BIG? Prove your skills in EIGHT DRAGONS, an old-school scrolling beat-'em-up straight outta the eighties! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eight Dragons.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 1,082 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Show off your skills & reflexes in this frantic gallery shooter action arcade, filled with bullets, bots and explosions. You play as Erin Saver, carrying out her personal vendetta against the criminal Wildbots. Super intense arcade shooting action. One unique challenging boss per stage! Unlockable "Extra Missions" mode. Three difficulty modes: Hard, Normal and Easy. Polished an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bot Vice.

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  26. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    76% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    Red Death is a vertical shooter, Prologue of the series Project Starship! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Death.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 290 reviews

    GET THE FULL GAME ON STEAM HERE. Please note that this is an older beta version of the game. We will not be fixing any potential issues it may have. This version includes Game Jolt highscores... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Invaders.

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  30. Battle for Asciion is a classic horizontal shoot 'em up built entirely from real text characters. No sprites. No pixels. No images. Just pure ASCII action, massive bosses, weapon upgrades and retro arcade challenge. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle for Asciion.

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  31. Touch Grass: A Bit-Sized Christmas AdventureIt’s Christmas Eve 2001, the snow is falling, and you and your friends have one mission: earn enough cash before bedtime to finally buy the newly released GameStation 2. How? By doing what any self-respecting kid would do: Go door to door across the neighborhood and blast Christmas carols for donations. A Tiny Town, a Big Goal Explore a cozy, 2D pixel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touch Grass: A Bit-Sized Christmas Adventure.

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  32. It’s always more fun to throw a snowball than to be hit by one!Toaplan’s hit Snow Bros is back! This arcade-style, fixed-screen platformer follows brothers Nick and Tom through epic levels in the Kingdom of Hottoda to save two trapped princesses, each possessing the magic of snow… and the only hope for the realm. As evil King Atchich seeks to take over the world, the snowmen we love must set out t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snow Bros Classic Collection.

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  33. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Key Features: 8 Playable, fully voiced characters. Featuring JonBreaksBadNews as the Alchemist.  21 NG+ difficulties. Can you defeat evil at its full force?  Abilities, talent trees, and additional buffs to unlock to aid you in your quest. A full compendium with lore and a close-up look at the art for every character, mob, boss, and summon available in the game, along with stat tracking. I… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vanquish The Eternal.

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  34. You play as Secret Agent Mike Rogers, assigned to track down and capture the fugitive terrorists known only as the Velvet Twins. Set across stylish, danger-filled locations, you’ll fight through unforgettable 1960s stages — from neon-lit Las Vegas, gritty Chinatown, and abandoned factories, all the way to a shootout in a Wild West village! Originally appearing as a boss in Dragon Climax, Mike now… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1964 Operation Velvet Twins.

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  35. Bruisers 2D Boxing Bruisers is unlike any boxing game before it. Climb from amateur bouts to the top of the pros. Train, eat, fight, dope, and deal with anyone who wants a piece of you on the way up — but tread lightly. Some consequences here are fatal. Don't let the pixel art fool you. The boxing is real — slip, counter, move your head, control distance, break your opponent down. Choose fro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bruisers 2D Boxing.

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  36. Embark on a journey with Chromatrix, a game inspired by the classic aesthetics of Atari and the strategic gameplay of Adobe Flash era tower defense games. Chromatrix combines engaging mechanics with a unique color-based strategy, offering a different take on the tower defense genre. Game Features: Stages Full of Variety: Progress through 10 unique stages, each presenting its own challenges and i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chromatrix.

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  37. THIS GAME IS 100% FREE, BUT, IF YOU LIKE IT, PLEASE OFFER SOME SUPPORT TO SOMEBODY WHO IS A VICTIM OF ANY KIND OF VIOLENCE. CATCH, DODGE AND SHOOT! SkillGrid is an endless score-attack vertical shoot 'em up featuring frenetic, tactical gameplay and comprising of a variety of different sub-games, boss battles and sophisticated scoring mechanics. FEATURES Original gameplay based on shooting at en… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SkillGrid.

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  38. Embark on a harrowing journey of courage, sacrifice, and vengeance in The Deadlands, a captivating 2D platformer/side scroller that combines intense gameplay, formidable boss battles, and atmospheric pixel art graphics. Inspired by the renowned Castlevania series, this single-player epic introduces players to a dark world steeped in gothic aesthetics and sinister undertones. As a devoted father h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deadlands.

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  39. Red Titans is a single player vertical shoot em up, use the resources available to stop the threat, you will have to be very skillful since there are no continues. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Titans.

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  40. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    An Arcade Top Scrolling Action Shooter, pick from various Aircrafts to play with and challenge Yourself on Airfields and Individual Designed Challenges to Encounter Unique Boss Fights. Compete on the Global Leaderboards with your Scores. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aircraft Sketch Shooter.

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  41. FIND HMUR! About the GameSTARS FORCE is a unit created to fight space pirates. In whatever star system the crime occurs, "STARS FORCE" is in a hurry to put things in order! The player will play as the pilot of a warship fighting hordes of space pirates. Several types of ships and weapons. Collecting items and breaking capsules, you can pump your ship. Features: Pumping the ship 1… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stars Force.

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  42. Normal Shmup is a strange shoot em' up game based around classic gameplay. Fight the enemies and regain control of the world again. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Normal SHMUP.

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  43. Endocrisis is a challenging shoot'em up videogame with zero lives. Games of this style usually focus on shooting and evading. But in Endocrisis, it is different since your ship can absorb enemy shots to increase your power and thus resist enemy attacks If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endocrisis.

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  44. REKNUM Fantasy of Dreams is an action, exploration and 2D platformer videogame, it is the latest installment in the REKNUM saga in which Cheri awakens from a fantasy to start the real adventure! Explore the thematic levels, unlock new weapons and upgrade your skills, fight fearsome bosses inspired by classic gameplay, decipher the poetic words of the ancestors when you travel through the dreamworl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reknum Cheri Dreamland.

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  45. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    The Monster Breakout circus has come to town led by the Paddle Breaker, the mysterious ring leader of the circus! He has scattered his monsters throughout the land, do you have what it takes to stop them!? Break bricks, dodge attacks, collect power-ups, and defeat all the Monsters in ten different worlds featuring a unique boss, soundtrack, and theme! -Amazing 8-bit graphics using the original… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monster Breakout.

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  46. A fast and frantic arcade extravaganza with tons of action and gallons of blood! It's up to Count Bloodvayne and his vampire powers to rescue his BATS teammates from Scorpion Supreme and Sting's evil clutches. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BATS: Bloodsucker Anti-Terror Squad.

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  47. Pixel Canyon Short DescriptionBlast through an endless, procedurally generated river canyon in this retro-style arcade shooter. Manage your fuel, graze enemies for energy, and uncover the story of the "Sky Ghosts" squadron. In Pixel Canyon, the river never ends - but your fuel might. About This GamePixel Canyon is a love letter to classic vertical scrolling shooters like *River Raid*, r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Canyon.

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  48. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    Shrine's Legacy is a SNES-like action adventure RPG where you’ll wield elemental magic to explore the nooks and crannies of Ardemia and battle a rising evil. Play single player or with a friend in co-op! Shrine’s Legacy lets you harness elemental Gemstones to cast spells in real-time both to defeat foes and remove obstacles! Meet intriguing characters along the way as the two heroes journey to res… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shrine's Legacy.

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  49. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    You are one of the last flying drones, untouched by the virus. You are faced with a quiet but crucial mission: penetrate the depths of the infected bunker and find what remains hidden within its sections. Something that will later play a key role in the fate of the entire complex. With each level, the corridors become more dangerous: external mechanisms, security traps, closed blocks that are eas… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to To the Basement. Before.

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  50. Deep down, you've always wanted this game. Who are Supermen and Batmen? Rich and pumped-up beauties that women adore. And who are we? Ordinary hard workers who sometimes want to relax with a frothy drink and play tanks. But they called us the skoofs for that. So, know this: being a scoof is cool! All the toughest men in history were scoofs, whether it was Churchill or Zhirinovsky. They were alway… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Men against Lizards.

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