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Games like Assignment 42

Looking for games like Assignment 42? Here are top simulation recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Glitchspace, Scavenger or Fractured Minds.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    73% User Score Based on 291 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

    Glitchspace is about reprogramming the game to solve puzzles. Trapped in an abstract cyberspace world, your way forward uses visual programming to edit environmental geometry, whilst unlocking key programming concepts along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glitchspace.

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    18%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    30% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    While searching for an exit in an old cave mine, the scrapper Kiro meets a small, broken robot who asks for his help to get to the exit of the mine. During this adventure, however, he discovers far more than he could ever imagine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scavenger.

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  3. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    88% User Score Based on 260 reviews

    Fractured Minds is an immersive artistic short game, exploring anxiety and mental health issues. Winner of the BAFTA Young Game Designers Award, Fractured Minds is a game created by 17-year-old Emily Mitchell, with the hope of aiding understanding and awareness of mental illness. Embark on a journey through the human psyche and experience six atmospheric and thought-provoking chapters, each symb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fractured Minds.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    75% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Huge meteorites suddenly collided with your space ship. Due to that shock, your ship is drifting in outer space now. Let's take various actions and survive in the lonely universe! Can you finally return to the earth? Your survival life begins now. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Draw Near.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    What could you accomplish if you had the ability to stop time? Become a master of time and space as you take on temporal puzzles in this first person puzzle platformer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toki Time Trial.

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  6. View Game
    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 92 reviews

    When you wake up in the mental institute you're in charge of, you realize you've been locked in your room by your most dangerous (and clever) patient. Will you be able to reach the way out while taking the journal you found in your room and stepping into an ancient story? 13: Origin is a web of clues that you must follow and not miss, as in most room escape/puzzle games. As you untie each knotted… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 13:Origin.

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  7. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    63% User Score Based on 292 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 13 reviews

    Relicta is a first-person physics-based puzzle game where you need to creatively combine magnetism and gravity in order to unravel the secrets of Chandra Base. Alone in the treacherous depths of the Moon, your scientific mind is the only thing that can keep your daughter alive... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Relicta.

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  8. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 15,154 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Shadows of Doubt is a detective stealth game set in a fully-simulated neo-noir metropolis. There’s a serial killer on the loose, and it’s up to you to catch them by any means necessary, with... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadows of Doubt.

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  9. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 1,218 reviews

    An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mind Over Magnet.

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  10. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 1,818 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 5 reviews

    Lightmatter is an atmospheric first-person puzzle game where shadows kill you! "The floor is lava" but with shadows that kill you! Use lateral thinking to solve mind-bending puzzles with lights and shadows Compelling sci-fi narrative delivered by famous voice actor David Bateson Unique comicbook style with gloomy sci-fi atmosphere "If LIMBO and Portal had a weird baby ..." Inspired by games … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lightmatter.

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  11. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 1,784 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 16 reviews

    A dark comedy about the creators of unfinished games, starring James Urbaniak (Venture Bros, American Splendor), Stephen Russell (Thief Series, Skyrim), Ashly Burch (Borderlands 2, HAWP), Karen Dyer (Resident Evil 5) ... and YOU. Can you out-think the game gods? Can you ship a game from the inside? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Magic Circle.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    90% User Score Based on 539 reviews

    AI COMBAT ARENA - Assemble your robot squad, construct their AI and send them in the battle arena to see your strategy play out. Iterate, improve and repeat until you outsmart all your opponents and friends online. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gladiabots.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    76% User Score Based on 1,736 reviews

    A machine ponders its loneliness. It scans the radio spectrum for an answer to its question. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Antenna.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 165 reviews

    Trikaya is an atmospheric first-person puzzle game where the player explores a long-forgotten temple and pieces together a mighty and mysterious artifact to master Wind, Earth, and Fire magic to solve puzzles and uncover the intriguing history of the extraordinary artifact. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trikaya.

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  15. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    89% User Score Based on 119 reviews

    the Sequence is a logic puzzler in which the player solves levels by creating visual algorithms to transport data. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sequence.

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  16. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 989 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 9 reviews

    Timelie is a stealth puzzle adventure, where you control time like a media player. Perceive future events to plan your escape strategy from the past, sneak an enemy, and manipulate time through this companionship journey of a mysterious cat and a little girl with a precognitive power. Timelie: Game of the Year Edition includes: - a copy of the base game - a copy of the Hell Loop DLC If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Timelie.

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    35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    53% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Napped is a pixel first person horror game where you take the roll of a reporter on his way to the biggest story in his life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Napped.

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  18. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 516 reviews

    Logic Bombs is a logic puzzle game where you use deductive reasoning to tackle 160 puzzles about bombs. The same core rules apply to every puzzle so prepare to delve deeper into a realm of pure logic where your understanding will be put to the test. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Logic Bombs.

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  19. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    78% User Score Based on 218 reviews

    Ever wondered what it’s like to work in IT? IT Specialist Simulator puts you in the shoes of an IT enthusiast, facing real-world challenges. Diagnose network and system failures, repair and manage IT infrastructure, and prioritize tasks based on SLAs. As you progress, you’ll choose a career path, from frontline support to high-level administration or IT management. In IT SPECIALIST SIMULATOR  y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IT Specialist Simulator.

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  20. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 386 reviews

    You land on a frozen planet with an important mission: to make it habitable. To do that, you’d need to harvest resources, craft tools, burn fires, melt the ice, plant trees and produce oxygen. Estimated time for the task: over 9000 years.Or you can make robots to do that for you!Enter CraftoMate! They can be scripted with visual programming to perform all kinds of tasks. More importantly, they can… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 355 reviews

    New, Slider on Steam (or on Itch)!==========A strange artifact allows YOU (yes you!) to control the world itself. You will have to manipulate an ever-growing set of tiles as you explore and solve puzzles on a terrestrial scale. Credits: Daniel Carr, Rithvik Malladi, Max Zhang, Ethan Aristanto, Koushik Thiyagarajan, Kenneth Wang Walkthrough and Devlog:  If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slider.

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  22. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 829 reviews
    Critic Score 8%Based on 1 reviews

    Quadrilateral Cowboy is a single-player adventure in a cyberpunk world. Tread lightly through security systems with your hacking deck and grey-market equipment. With top-of-the-line hardware like this, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quadrilateral Cowboy.

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  23. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    70% User Score Based on 902 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

    In Accident you play the role of a car crash witness. Evaluate the condition of survivors and take action. In case of failure, rewind time! Will you be able to save everyone? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Accident.

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  25. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 13,381 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 7 reviews

    The Talos Principle II is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Talos Principle 2.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 1,810 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    "Event[0] is a game about building a personal relationship with a machine. You type messages into a computer, and Kaizen answers. As in any relationship, you experience gratitude, disappointment, and sometimes jealousy. It is by working through fears and anxieties of your virtual companion that you will find your way back to Earth." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Event[0].

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  27. View Game
    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    54% User Score Based on 1,172 reviews

    Dream’s gameplay is strongly based around exploration with games such as Yume Nikki and LSD being the initial inspiration for the concept. On top of this we have been inspired by the narrative elements in Dear Esther and Deus Ex’s non-linear story telling and environments, the resulting gameplay maintains aspects of all 4 games. There will be many puzzles to solve, horror sections and some more na… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream.

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  28. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 813 reviews

    High Entropy: Challenges is a free, action-adventure FPS consisting of a beginning, 15 levels, a default ending and a special ending if you finish with a 100% score in all levels. Use computers (via GUIs or the command line), unlock doors, crawl through vents, fight enemies head on or find other ways to neutralize or avoid them... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to High Entropy: Challenges.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    75% User Score Based on 210 reviews

    Design, build and wire up your own unique robot to complete challenging logic puzzles. LogicBots is a puzzle game where robots are used to complete the various levels. Sometimes the LogicBots will be controlled by the player and other times they will work independently to complete the puzzles. In both cases it will be up to the player to design, build and wire their LogicBot to meet the requiremen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LogicBots.

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  30. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    74% User Score Based on 787 reviews

    CAT Interstellar is a short story-driven science fiction game about humanity's attempt to terraform Mars. Pilot a DOG V4 unit on an alien world and uncover the past of a seemingly barren planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CAT Interstellar.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    The world of Opera is fading away! To bring the spirit of music back to life and help restore Lirica to its former glory, join Renatta and new musical friends as they explore the world, solve music puzzles, and restore life to Lirica. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lirica.

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  32. 31%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    31% User Score Based on 59 reviews

    Algotica is an educational adventure-puzzle game about programming, along with a story that breaks the fourth wall. If you wanted to start learning programming but it seems too difficult to understand, you don't have enough time, or you're just not sure that you need it - this game is a great place to start. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Algotica Iterations.

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  33. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    54% User Score Based on 512 reviews

    The new ultimate version of Violett brings even more of the best point and click adventure fun, right onto your screen. In this expanded version you'll see a pair of completely new levels, full of entirely new puzzles and specially composed music. Upgraded graphical effects in the game making the hand-painted, Escheresque surroundings look even more stunning. Redesigned and improved game mechanics… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Violett Remastered.

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  34. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 11,345 reviews

    Your estranged father, a theme park engineer riddled with lawsuits dubbed "the Escape Artist", has died.  You inherit his decrepit shack in the middle of the woods.  The shack, and the objects within it, distort reality and break the laws of physics. A game made in collaboration between the University of California, Irvine and the Laguna College of Art & Design, The Escape Artist is a single-play… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Escape Artist.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    52% User Score Based on 182 reviews

    Immerse yourself in a survival experience, where a mysterious liquid takes hold of your life. Courage, time pressure and the sheer will to survive will determine your future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Serum.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    65% User Score Based on 158 reviews

    Take on the character of an aircraft accident inspector and explain the causes of crashes. Travel to the crash sites, where you will have to: * Secure the Crash Site * gather Evidence * create photographic documentation Having collected the evidence, go to the hangar and solve the puzzle: * inspect the aeroplane parts * iinterview witnesses * reconstruct the wreckage * … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plane Accident.

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  37. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    Planetary Planter is an open-world farming game where, instead of farming normal plants, you grow celestial bodies while exploring an alien world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planetary Planter.

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  38. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    51% User Score Based on 760 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

    Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking — reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play... by the rules! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hack n Slash.

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  39. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 3,822 reviews

    What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Never Was.

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    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    41% User Score Based on 1,328 reviews

    Maia is space colony building simulator from independent developer Simon Roth. Guide your colonists as they make planetfall on a hostile alien world and do your best to ensure their survival and safety. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maia.

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  41. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    50% User Score Based on 537 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Objects in Space is a modempunk stealth space-trading game set in Apollo, a huge cluster of star systems dozens of lightyears away from earth. You are a lonesome ship's captain, buying and selling wares in order to keep your bucket of bolts afloat and stay one step ahead of pirates, organized criminals, corrupt governments and shady laws. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Objects in Space.

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  42. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 143 reviews

    Orbox C is a great puzzle game with sliding block in space. Blow bombs, break the ice, collect orbs, activate sensors and more great stuff for your brain! The game starts easy and slowly grows in difficulty to challenge and trick your mind in the most interesting ways! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orbox C.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    51% User Score Based on 770 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    A Sci-Fi First Person Shooter with Base Building, Resource Management, and elements of Survival. You play as an AI Overseer sent from Earth entrusted with the future of humankind, and tasked with establishing a habitat that can sustain human life on a mysterious alien world.​ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outpost Zero.

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  44. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    60% User Score Based on 126 reviews
    Critic Score 47%Based on 4 reviews

    Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empathy: Path of Whispers.

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  45. View Game
    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, monetization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    90% User Score Based on 741 reviews

    Plasma is a creative engineering playground where you can build any device you can imagine. Bring to life your own amazing robots, factories, arcade machines, giant rampaging spiders, whole game worlds, and things that don't even have a name yet, then share them with the community. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plasma.

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  46. View Game
    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 1,179 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    Block’hood is a neighborhood-building simulator that celebrates the diversity and experimentation of cities and the unique ecosystems within them. Budding city planners will have access to 90+ building blocks to arrange and combine and to create unique neighborhoods and discover the implications of their designs. The game will embark on a story of ecology and understanding as additional resources … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Block'hood.

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  47. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 359 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

    Buy Humanity on PlayStation Store. A unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming, Humanity puts the fate of all mankind in your hands. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HUMANITY.

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  48. View Game
    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    83% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Golden Moon is an old school, 3D Third-Person puzzle platformer game about finding treasure and working your way past ancient robots, booby-traps, and other menaces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golden Moon.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    77% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    Ibatic is a fast-paced platformer in which you evolve in a fantastic world. Beat the fastest time in each level by sliding, jumping and dashing through various deadly environments using the power of your staff. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IBATIC.

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  50. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 1,923 reviews

    Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Machinika Museum.

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