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Looking for games like Beat Defender? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Joylancer: Legendary Motor Knight, Rhythm Doctor or Orbifall.

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  1. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    37% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    After 256 years of peace in the lands of Antoria the Roselian army of Batrathum has risen up once more to attempt to reclaim the land of Antoria that they lost in the 43rd War of Darkness. Threatening to start War of Darkness 44, King Lancelot Bartholomew Rosell of the Roselian Empire sends his beasts through the lands, corrupting and destroying everything in their path. Refusing to hide from the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Joylancer: Legendary Motor Knight.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 1,118 reviews

    ORBIFALL is an immersive third-person view fighting game. You take on the role of a cybernetic girl trapped on an abandoned space station filled with creatures. They don’t get stronger — their numbers increase, and each new wave turns the station into a deadly maze. Your objective is to survive and clear the dark sectors of the station using your power, reflexes, and agility. Tight hallways and c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orbifall.

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  4. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 341 reviews

    Against is a combat rhythm VR game that will immerse you in a noir crime nightmare. Follow the beat to shoot and slice your way through Mafioso forces. Empowering modern music is your only way out from the bleak streets of 1930's New York. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AGAINST.

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  5. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 1,024 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 24 reviews

    The retro-futuristic pixel game Explore and fight in a retro-futuristic world. Swim deep into a oneiric, poetic and unique experience across dimensional planes. The aesthetic of the game was inspired by retro pixel adventures (Castlevania, Another World, Double Dragon) with a modern touch (Superbrothers, Sword and Sorcery) and an 80s plot homage (Ready Player One, He-Man, The Last Starfighter), … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narita Boy.

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  6. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 15,544 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 5 reviews

    A minimalist game about building and defending a little kingdom. Thronefall is a classic strategy game without unnecessary complexity, just some healthy hack-and-slay. Build up your base during the day, and defend it ‘til your last breath at night. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thronefall.

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  7. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Bloodlust 2: Nemesis is a "Hack 'n Slash - Dungeon Crawling - Action RPG" experience that will allow players to explore the dark underworld of a forgotten society of Vampires and their disciplines, all while trying to solve the secrets to their bloodline's scientifically enhanced monstrous power. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BloodLust 2: Nemesis.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    80% User Score Based on 1,152 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 8 reviews

    Fractured Space is team-based space combat fought in gigantic capital ships. With the intensity of a shooter and the big-picture-thinking of a strategy game, Fractured Space is at the forefront of an exciting new frontier for the genre. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fractured Space.

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  9. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    94% User Score Based on 833 reviews

    A fast-paced low-poly 3D rail shooter heavily inspired by classics of the early 90's. Join protagonist Kyuu as she fights to free the worlds of the Sanzaru Star System, overrun by the intergalactic terrorist organization known as Zodiac. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ex-Zodiac.

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  10. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 6,502 reviews

    A fantasy Action RPG, playable by yourself or in co-op with up to three friends! Features an unrestricted skill system, fluid and challenging combat, and an engaging story. For additional value, there's also a fleshed out, challenging roguelike mode to truly put your ARPG skills to the test! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secrets of Grindea.

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  11. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 1,239 reviews

    Alabaster Dawn is an Action RPG building on top of the best aspects of Radical Fish Games' previous title CrossCode, featuring a deep and engaging combat system, challenging puzzles and an epic story set in a curious world full of secrets to discover and places to explore. The shadow of Nyx has fallen, warping the world into a wasteland and vanishing the gods and their people. Now, Juno, the Outc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alabaster Dawn.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    90% User Score Based on 590 reviews

    Smack Studio is a sandbox platform fighting game with built-in creation tools for characters and stages. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Smack Studio.

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  13. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    86% User Score Based on 572 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 8 reviews

    Create & Play the dungeons of your dreams Create and share your very own dungeons, then play a nearly infinite number of highly creative, trap-ridden dungeons made by other creators from all over the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Dungeon Maker.

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  14. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    48% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    The Rare Nine - ultrafast and explosive action platformer, in which you will break through the darkness and hordes of undead in a endless skyscraper. Also we have a lot of great chiptune music. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Rare Nine.

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  15. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    68% User Score Based on 72 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 6 reviews

    Journey across Gliese, a mystical world under threat by dark forces in this vibrant, action RPG. Aided by a mysterious presence, embark on a dangerous adventure with the power of the Runic Swarm in your hands. Crush the minions of evil on your path to fulfill your destiny and become the planet’s savior. Aided by a mysterious presence, embark on a dangerous adventure with the power of the Runic Sw… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astor: Blade of the Monolith.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 592 reviews

    Neon Echo is a 3D side-scrolling action Roguelite game with an anime and tech-wear style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Echo.

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    39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    40% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    Osteya - the city which once was home to many people over the centuries. According to historians, there is a legend that Osteya stuck in time between worlds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Osteya.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    Amaranthine - is a dynamic horizontal scrolling shooter with procedurally generated elements. Travel through warp to the distant frozen planet send a distress signal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amaranthine.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 914 reviews

    Platform and fight your way through mountains and forests to accomplish your purpose as a Jade being. Slow down time using your 360-degree directional dash, and lock on to targets to strike! Fight soldiers and creatures on your quest in this gem of a game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jaded.

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  21. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 1,384 reviews

    Fight The Dragon is a COMMUNITY CREATED Hack'n Slash RPG where players can team up and tackle exciting adventures made by other community members in our in-game Adventure Construction Kit (ACK). It's DIABLO meets LITTLE BIG PLANET If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fight The Dragon.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    50% User Score Based on 261 reviews

    Mirador is an online co-op hack-and-slash boss fighting game where the bosses you encounter are created by rival players! Go on dungeon-runs solo or with friends, and create your own Sentinels and send them online to fight other players around the clock! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mirador.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 4,410 reviews

    A fighting game about sword dueling, in which the blades really clash using physics, and the characters use motion captured fencing techniques. Play as one of many 17th century warriors and use sabers, rapiers, broadswords and many other blades in single player campaign, arcade, or local multiplayer with friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hellish Quart.

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  25. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    84% User Score Based on 655 reviews

    Roadmap About the Game Wild Woods is a couch co-op game full of action, teamwork and woodland critters. One to four players take on the role of brave little cats defending their wooden wagon on its way through a dangerous forest. Clever cooperation is key as their way is full of obstacles. While daytime is all about collecting resources and improving your trusty wagon, things get risky during … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wild Woods.

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  26. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    79% User Score Based on 1,020 reviews

    Achilles: Legends Untold is a brutal action RPG that connects punishing souls-like combat with rich ARPG progression, set in the war-torn lands of Ancient Greece. You are Achilles - hero of legend, struck down at Troy and cast into Tartarus. Gifted with a second life not by mercy, but design, you claw your way back from the underworld to discover who brought you back - and why. Cut your way thro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Achilles: Legends Untold.

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  27. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 4,930 reviews

    Brave the Vortex and dash your way to greatness in this lightning-fast action roguelike from the creators of Dead Cells. Alone or in coop, become the ultimate killing machine as you enhance your skills and master your weapons in search of that perfect run. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Windblown.

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  28. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 882 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 16 reviews

    Xeodrifter is an action-packed exploration game with a retro graphical style. Blast your way through alien landscapes, seek out valuable secrets, and defeat ancient guardians to unlock powers from a legendary supreme culture in this exciting journey of mystery and adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xeodrifter.

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  29. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    67% User Score Based on 987 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    The Belfry stands as a beacon of hope and safety amongst the ruins of humanity and the City of Numbers, with monsters lurking right outside the tower’s walls. You are an Ace, born anew from the spirit realm with the skills, the grit, and the determination to protect the people of the Belfry. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Towerborne.

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  30. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    98% User Score Based on 4,472 reviews
    Critic Score 98%Based on 1 reviews

    Enter the Rhythm Dimension. Match colours and beats as you spin, tap, flick and flow through the juiciest beats in the universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spin Rhythm XD.

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  32. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 1,818 reviews

    Control the heart of an alien girl and battle tough bosses in this Bullet-hell, Shoot-em-up with some rogue-lite elements. Love your way through randomly chosen boss battles leading up to a final battle. Each defeated monster will give her gifts that power up her heart. Don't let her heart break! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Void Rains Upon Her Heart.

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  33. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 2,502 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    KILLSQUAD is a coop A-RPG of mercenaries raiding planets for glory. Choose a raid on the Online Contract System. Unlock skills mid-mission to adapt. Unleash hell with unique weapons. Scavenge materials to boost them. And, if you survive, spend your bounty on gear to live another day. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Killsquad.

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  34. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 283 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 4 reviews

    Play a classic Shoot 'Em Up... in reverse! Navigate deadly enemy waves and un-fire attacks in Retro/Grade, a mind-bending rhythm game by 24 Caret Games. Pick up a gamepad or a guitar controller and help Rick Rocket restore the continuity of space-time, before a temporal anomaly rips the universe a new time-hole. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retro/Grade.

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  35. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 5,989 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 5 reviews

    Ember Knights is a fast-paced multiplayer rogue-lite. Build powerful and unique attack synergies on every run by customizing your loadout through weapon upgrade perks, stackable combat and magic skills and game-changing relics. Local and online co-op for 1-4 players! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ember Knights.

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  36. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 569 reviews

    DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT. Dreamscaper: Prologue is the first chapter in the Dreamscaper saga, consisting of the level Home Town and 4-6h of unlockable content. Dreamscaper is an ARPG Roguelite blending elements from brawlers, top-down shooters, and dungeon crawlers. Every slumber is a different dungeon in an an ever-changing world with a multitude of unique events and challenges. Features MASTER D… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreamscaper: Prologue.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    47% User Score Based on 1,159 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 1 reviews

    Pagan: Absent Gods is a singleplayer fast-paced hack-and-slash action RPG that will challenge your skill in brutal and satisfying combat against countless enemies and larger than life bosses. Master all heroes, each with their own unique playstyle and earn unique rewards. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pagan Online.

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    40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    40% User Score Based on 104 reviews

    Neon Hardcorps is a fast paced top down action shooter, inspired by games such as Contra, Metal Slug, Super Turrican, Cybernator, Realm and Doom Troopers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Hardcorps.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 3,320 reviews

    Fight hordes of enemies lead by The Slormancer, an evil warlock from the past, in an absurd yet epic Action RPG! Featuring loads of shiny loot, tons of collectibles, countless hours of content, a frenetic gameplay and carefully crafted pixel art. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Slormancer.

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  40. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    87% User Score Based on 10,448 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 11 reviews

    Bright Memory is a lightning-fast fusion of the FPS and action genres, created by one-man development studio FYQD using Unreal Engine. Combine a wide variety of skills and abilities to unleash dazzling combo attacks. SRO (Supernatural Science Research Organization) agent Shelia's adventure is about to begin. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bright Memory.

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  41. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    71% User Score Based on 364 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Squeeze into your toga and slide on your sandals to rally the angry mobs of Okhlos and bring down the oppressive god of mythological Greece! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Okhlos: Omega.

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  42. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    50's horror comic themed deck building card game with rougelite progression elements. Stop yourself from turning into a monster, or embrace your inner evil and use your new gifts. Choose from a roster of classic monsters and duke it out in The Monster Within! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Monster Within.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 3,266 reviews

    Intralism - fast and hard arcade. Listen to music and match all notes. Master all the maps or create your own and challenge friends in the online multiplayer. But remember: wrong button - failed try. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Intralism.

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    39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    39% User Score Based on 1,312 reviews

    Kingdoms Rise is about palpable multiplayer fantasy battle. Take your choice of weapons and abilities onto a battlefield where skill alone will decide your fate. With a multitude of armors, swords, spells, ranged weapons and more you can customize a warrior and a fighting style unique to you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdoms Rise.

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  45. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 216 reviews
    Critic Score 39%Based on 2 reviews

    Zengeon is an anime infused Action RPG and Roguelite with a selection of unique characters and varying play-styles. Slaughter your way through demonic hordes and colossal bosses with hundreds of combination and skill possibilities! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zengeon.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 956 reviews

    Tangy TD: Hero Tower Defense, Class Based, Roguelite, Item CombiningStrategic tower defense where you play a witch, place class-based towers, equip them with items that grant powerful abilities, combine them, create unique builds & deal ridiculous amounts of damage! Customize your builds with a deep stat system and giant skill tree! Move around Towers, Fight Big Bosses! Spend Skillpoints earn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tangy TD.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 505 reviews

    The Scouring is an RTS with fast pace, high attention to detail and next generation experience. Lead humans or orcs to fight for victory! Play alone or with friends. Use modding tools to create custom game modes! Join The battle! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Scouring.

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  48. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    47% User Score Based on 118 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 10 reviews

    Yo Joe! Cobra returns once again with its most fiendish plot yet and it's up to G.I. JOE to defeat them once more! Pick one of the real American heroes, gear up, and get straight into the fight in this retro side-scrolling beat 'em up - and make Cobra RETREAT yet again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    92% User Score Based on 1,049 reviews

    Slay waves of spooky enemies for 20 nights to survive 'The Demonic Conveyor Belt'. Talented is an arcade roguelite with randomly generated skill trees. Choose your upgrades and abilities wisely and you might just make it out alive. Are you truly Talented? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Talented.

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  50. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 1,598 reviews

    Fraymakers is a full-featured modular platform fighter from McLeodGaming, the creators of Super Smash Flash 2, the most popular Smash Bros. fangame on PC. It features a main cast of beautifully sprited and hand-animated characters, detailed stages from their worlds, and a massive selection of assists from a broad selection of indie titles! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fraymakers.

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