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Looking for games like An Update is Pending? Here are top role playing recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Flynn: Son of Crimson, Twilight Monk or Janosik 2.

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  1. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 405 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 14 reviews

    Traverse a beautifully hand crafted world and unearth the mysteries of a dark past in this fast paced 2D action platformer with metroidvania elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flynn: Son of Crimson.

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  2. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 145 reviews

     ▼Summary Set in a hand-drawn world, this 2.5D action RPG blends metroidvania exploration, RPG elements, and a sprawling overworld map. With dungeon hubs, narrative depth, and level-up mechanics, it offers freedom and classic adventure in a richly crafted fantasy setting.  ▼Story The land of Speria is shrouded in darkness, with monsters ravaging villages. Survivors gather at Crescent Isle’s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twilight Monk.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    Janosik 2 is a retro action-platformer with metroidvania elements. Get ready to jump, slash, dodge roll, dive, smash and bash your way through deadly traps, mischievous villains, troublesome bosses and more in this sequel to Janosik. You've never played a fairytale this cheerful and deadly. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Janosik 2.

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  4. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 1,158 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 11 reviews

    Set on Mars in an alternate Cold-War era, Super Motherload is a 1 to 4-player couch co-op digging adventure with storyline by Image Comics' Kurtis Wiebe, a fully voiced cast of Soviet and American characters, and a procedurally-generated world that changes each time you play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Motherload.

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  5. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 19,114 reviews
    Critic Score 92%Based on 9 reviews

    Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. It's a hot mashup of new and old! You play as the eponymous Shovel Knight, a small knight with a huge quest. Shovel Knight has come to this land with two goals: to defeat the evil Enchantress and quest for his lost beloved. He wields a Shovel Blade: a multipurpos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shovel Knight.

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  6. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 2,003 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

    Rogue Hero is a 4 player action rpg with roguelike elements, combining procedural dungeons and an expansive overworld full of secrets. Take down the various dungeons, build up your village, or just fish, farm and swim around Tasos. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Hero.

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  8. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    61% User Score Based on 117 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 16 reviews

    Embark on an epic, hand-animated, ‘ratoidvania’ adventure, where your crew has been turned into rats by a pirate witch! Explore a rich non-linear world, enjoy fun action platforming, face challenging bosses, and unlock unique abilities - either alone or in local co-op! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Curse of the Sea Rats.

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  9. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 2,411 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    STONE THE CROWS! Are you ready to explore the wilds of the Australian Outback in this remastered version of the classic game, TY the Tasmanian Tiger? Join TY on a RIPPER of an adventure to free his family from the DREAMING and stop the nefarious evil genius BOSS CASS from removing mammals from the top of the food chain. To help you on your quest, you've got a BEAUT arsenal of boomerangs, sharp t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TY the Tasmanian Tiger.

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  10. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    98% User Score Based on 752 reviews

    Help Cirno get back into her home! A chill, bite-sized 3D platformer in which you explore a frozen Misty Lake and gain boulder-lifting strength. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cirno! Lifts a Boulder.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 1,058 reviews

    Uncover the truth behind a monstrous invasion in this survival horror RPG. Hybrid Combat System: Combine real-time actions like dodging and parrying with strategic turn-based attacks. Rewarding Exploration: Discover hidden paths, solve optional puzzles, and find unique items that enhance your abilities. Customization: Over 40 unlockable costumes and a variety of weapons and accessories to tailo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wicked Seed.

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  13. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    92% User Score Based on 794 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 33 reviews

    Embark on an epic open-world 3D platforming collectathon adventure with Yooka and Laylee! The search for Pagies starts anew in Yooka-Replaylee, the enhanced definitive version of the beloved indie darling with all new challenges, secrets, mechanics, and accessibility options.  Yooka-Replaylee is the definitive remastered and enhanced version of the 3D indie platforming collectathon darling, Yooka… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yooka-Replaylee.

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  14. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 214 reviews

    Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons takes everything you love about classic metroidvanias and brings them together with a cooperative, modern twist! Join Pampas and Selene as they collect powerful artifacts, overcome monsters, demons, and a vengeful evil with the help of the gods themselves! Features Experience the Retro 8-bit Adventure: Control both Pampas & Selene, swapping between them to conqu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons.

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  16. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    94% User Score Based on 495 reviews

    A turn-based horror RPG with retro 32-bit 3D graphics. Survive the horrors of the mansion that changes every time you enter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House of Necrosis.

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  18. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 190 reviews

    HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HunterX.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    Wyvia is an open world 3D action RPG with 8-bit sprites inspired by classic JRPGs of the era. Featuring a class system with over 10 classes to choose from, a robust cross-class skill system, tons of weapon types, many dungeons to explore, and bosses to fight! Also you can ride a Wyvern! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wyvia.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 1,342 reviews

    Fight your way through endless waves of holoX's minions! Gear up with all sorts of equipment and items in this action packed beat-em-up to reach the 5 bosses of hololive's "holoX", and put a stop to their plans! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Holo X Break.

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  22. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 2,720 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 6 reviews

    Journey through over 75 breathtaking locations across 5 diverse regions, each echoing the richness and allure of ancient China's tradition and landscape. Explore a world filled with bustling ancient Chinese towns, scenic mountains, picturesque rivers, dangerous lairs, treacherous terrains and more! Utilizing Unreal Engine 4, Wandering Sword portrays a captivating blend of traditional pixel art gr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wandering Sword.

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  23. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 206 reviews

    Save the world by fishing! A new pixel open world action rpg! This is the story of two young men who set out on an adventure to fish for the SeaAZ, the marine creatures of this world. Features Fishing actionWhen you find a fish shadow, match the marker and throw the rod. Match the timing of the gauge to reduce the health of the SeaAZ and catch the SeaAZ! Don't forget to strip the materials from th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sea Fantasy.

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  24. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 1,470 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 18 reviews

    Ooblets is a farming, creature collection, and town life game where you build up your farm, befriend townsfolk, grow ooblets, and have dance-offs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ooblets.

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  26. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 1,273 reviews

    Third person survival horror game based on the anime movie and book series of the same name. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire Hunters.

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  27. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    95% User Score Based on 30,483 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

    The Binding of Isaac is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac's form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Binding of Isaac.

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  28. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 94 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 4 reviews

    A bundle containing the 2 Fairune games. The Fairune games are action-adventure style games with an RPG leveling system. They focus more on puzzles than combat with creatures dying instantly when they are ran over. Fairune was released on iOS and Android in 2013 before being ported to the Nintendo 3DS in 2014 and was later released on the PlayStation Vita in 2016/17. Fairune 2 was a Nintendo 3DS… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fairune Collection.

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  29. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    94% User Score Based on 3,791 reviews

    Manage your team of adventurers as you raid the local dungeon for treasure! Upgrade your tavern, purchase sodas, and attract new party members. Gold, legendary items, and more await you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soda Dungeon.

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  30. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    Greed Knights is a game where your main focus is to grind for weapons and talent points so you can advance in the dungeons.this game works like most of my previous games. It contains automatic battles and your main focus is to train your champion and see him grow. About this: Well If you are looking for an active RPG with active battles you came to the wrong place... Greed Knights is a game about … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Greed Knights.

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  31. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 16,165 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 54 reviews

    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.

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  32. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    62% User Score Based on 490 reviews

    Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial contains core elements of roguelike and metroidvania-type games, presented in a toon render style. The player explores a mysterious tower with Erza, vanquishes mutant monsters and defeats bosses to acquire a Hunter's License and become the most powerful Battle Maiden. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial.

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  33. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 1,175 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 9 reviews

    Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro sci-fi strategy RPG with a unique blend of base building, exploration and deep tactical JRPG style combat system with capital starships and their idiosyncratic officers, all captured in stunningly beautiful modernized pixel graphics. In Halcyon 6, an unknown alien force is carving a path of destruction towards Earth and you, as the Commander of an immensely… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Halcyon 6 Starbase Commander.

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  34. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 648 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 17 reviews

    The Bug Butcher is an action-packed 2D side scrolling shoot em up game where peril comes from above. So in a nutshell, pest control with machine guns in space. The core mechanics hold old ties from the classic arcade shooter "Super Pang" where you shoot vertically, but with modern day twists. You are Harry, a brash and tenacious exterminator who has a knack for decimating bugs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bug Butcher.

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  36. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    89% User Score Based on 4,670 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 13 reviews

    Book of Demons is a deck-building hack and slash adventure, with a dark theme reminiscent of classics of the PC ARPG genre. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Book of Demons.

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  37. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    Explore the avian world of Eagle Island with Quill and one of his loyal owls, Koji. Discover lush forests, treacherous caverns and uncover the ruins of long lost civilizations. Finally, confront the gargantuan deity, Armaura, in a desperate attempt to rescue Ichiro from her clutches. With its falconry-based gameplay within uniquely generated worlds, Eagle Island is set to a beautifully modernized… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eagle Island.

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  38. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 3,778 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command! Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations! Rain fire upon your enemies, summon reinforcements, command your troops, recruit elven w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Rush.

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  39. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 246 reviews

    Muffin Knight is an arena based action-packed platformer with stunning visuals and a myriad of fairytale characters, each with their own unique abilities, which gain strength as you advance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Muffin Knight.

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  40. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 386 reviews

    Touhou Blooming Chaos 2 is an brand new rogue shooter where you control a character of a varied cast to explore an all randomized labyrinth If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Blooming Chaos 2.

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  43. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 830 reviews

    A medieval city under siege and a handful of civilians are all that keep the walls from falling. Mixing survival strategy and resource management, build your camp, craft supplies, and scavenge the occupied city to supply the last troops holding back the invaders. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gloria Victis: Siege.

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  45. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    97% User Score Based on 1,524 reviews

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Epic Battle Fantasy 3.

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  46. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    89% User Score Based on 450 reviews

    The swarm is a swarm of thousands of alien zerg, and you, as the only survivor of this wasteland, you need to face them and fight with blood, good luck! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Insect Swarm.

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  47. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 917 reviews

    Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Khimera: Destroy all Monster Girls.

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    43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    47% User Score Based on 1,874 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 2 reviews

    Build your own fantasy village, create and equip your characters and send them to collect swag in Swag and Sorcery - a new streamlined RPG from the creators of Punch Club and Graveyard Keeper If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swag & Sorcery.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 302 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    MagiCat is a side-scrolling platformer inspired by the retro games from 16-bit era. The game features a cute magical cat adventuring 63 levels, each with their own unique boss battle spread across 7 worlds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MagiCat.

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