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Games like Butcher's Nightmares

Games like Butcher's Nightmares

Looking for games like Butcher's Nightmares? Here are top strategy recommendations with a horror, fantasy and dark fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Thyria, Sinister Hospital or Light Bringer.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 99 reviews

    Thyria is an RPG, a unique combination of dynamic exploration and turn-based combat. Summon your Guardians and get into the minds of the cursed villagers. Explore the dreams to collect Soul Dusts, Inks and knowledge. Treat your patient to increase the rewards but also the many risks... Each Guardian will offer a range of spells, and unique abilities. Redouble your strategy and perseverance to ov… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thyria.

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  2. Sinister Hospital : Judge Harlan Story In the dark forests of Duskwood town, an abandoned hospital rises like a ghost. Although "Sinister Hospital" had been closed for years, it still harbors dreadful secrets within. The player steps into the hospital to trace the footsteps of a group of lost children from the town's outskirts. However, inside awaits only a dark adventure and a quest fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sinister Hospital.

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  3. WISHLIST & FOLLOW FOR UPDATES About the GameGAMELight Bringer is a 2D side scrolling fantasy strategy game with development RPG elements. Explore, gather, build and then when night falls, survive! You must make good use of the available resources, find the balance between defence/production and restore the light itself before the darkness of abyss consumes you. Plan and use your time during … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Light Bringer.

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  4. The atmosphere of the game you can craft bombs and health packs using resources found in the environment. You earn money by killing enemies and through other means, allowing you to buy anything you need from the shop. Enter the world of AWAKE and experience an environment full of mystery and horror. Fight with mutants and zombies and find a way to escape with guns, bullets and blo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AWAKE.

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  5. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Embark on a spine-chilling odyssey with "No Ticket Back," a fusion of horror, roguelike, strategy simulation, zombie survival, tower defense, RPG, crafting and building, and colony builder genres. The SS McCalister's Hope, once a beacon of hope bound for Mars, now drifts as a haunted vessel, plagued by the looming threat of a zombie apocalypse. Can the crew endure the nightmarish onslaug… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Ticket Back: Craft, Survive & Escape.

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  6. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    95% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    The souls of Allaar are waiting!  You will embark on an epic journey into a procedurally generated world where you will explore a variety of locations full of monsters and traps. You have to collect body parts of the various monsters, and the rarity system will affect the generation of stats and passive effects. Each collected body part provides new abilities and capabilities, changing battle tac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soulbind: Tales Of The Underworld.

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  7. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability
    93% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    Explore The Great Tapestry: Once a candy-colored realm of dreams and fantasy, now a corrupted death-scape of perilous ruin. Will you gaze into the void to learn the fate of this tattered land? Be weary, traveler… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It Stares Back.

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  8. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    Stirring Abyss is an indie tactical squad-based game with strong RPG elements in which you uncover the ancient mysteries of the depths depicted in the classic vein of Lovecraftian horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stirring Abyss.

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  9. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    This Visual Novel tells the story of a dark journey in a broken world.The action takes place in the abandoned estate of the former Order called “Black Rose”. One day this estate was swallowed up by the magical catastrophe which spread death to all nearby lands, turning people into “Shadows”.You will have to plunge into this cursed place, where a mad & legendary adventurer, and a girl from the “Hel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shards of Chaos.

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  10. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 220 reviews

    My Beautiful Paper Smile is a story about a child trapped in a facility that raises children to be perfect. Their upmost joy is required at all times. They must smile always, never frowning; always happy, never saddened. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Beautiful Paper Smile.

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  11. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    38% User Score Based on 53 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 4 reviews

    2D top-down arena fighter. Combine and customize your spells to increase their power to defeat waves of mobs and bosses in the arena. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gift of Parthax.

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  12. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    100% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    When people around town start getting transported to a mysterious space, Yatsuha must embrace her family's power, and protect the inhabitants of the city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Nightmare.

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  13. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 10,983 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 22 reviews

    Darkwood is a unforgiving survival horror with a procedurally generated, open world. By blending RPG, roguelike and adventure elements together with a challenging difficulty, Darkwood aims to please players craving for a deep and rewarding experience. The fear of unknown is powerful. Your senses will be deceived by Darkwood's surreal terrors. No answer will be given to you for free, yet somewhere… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkwood.

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  14. 42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    49% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    Elden is a medieval eldritch fantasy game, focusing on storytelling through non-traditional indirect methods -- like reading a book in a language you don't understand, but with pictures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elden: Path of the Forgotten.

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  15. About UsHello everyone, we are the Solo Knight development team! Like many of you who love a good grind, we spent our youth playing the Diablo series. A few years ago, a couple of passionate friends got together and somehow managed to turn this seemingly unrealistic idea into a reality. Starting out as a small indie studio of less than 10 people, we survived the toughest early stages and succes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solo Knight.

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  16. You Alone Can Defeat Evil is a gripping and challenging 2D top-down action-adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Alone Can Defeat Evil.

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  17. CHECK DEV LOGS FOR UPDATES ! What the game ha Alpha teaser and PLAYABLE VERSION (DEC 2019) LOST BETWEEN  A girl with unknown name wakes up after a nightmare to understand that it was reality, but the reality is no better than the nightmare she went through and therefore moves between the two to understand what is what. Her only clues are that she remembers where the girl's 15 mothers who raised h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LOST BETWEEN.

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  18. Scary Tales: Horror School – A Terrifying First-Person Horror AdventureTrapped in an abandoned school haunted by dark entities, you must find a way to escape before it’s too late. Eerie corridors, spine-chilling whispers, and a sinister past lurk around every corner—every step you take could be your last. Storyline - Chapter 1You were once a cheerful schoolboy, enjoying carefree days of laughte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scary Tales: Horror School.

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  19. GAME OF DEATH MOVIEVERSE presents HELLGAME: PROLOGUEA GAME OF DEATH MOVIEVERSE experience Step into the nightmare. HELLGAME: PROLOGUE is the brutal opening chapter of the upcoming HELLGAME: ORIGINS trilogy — a fast, atmospheric blend of jump’n’run action, stealth survival horror, and cinematic storytelling. You play as Timara, a fearless fighter caught between two unstoppable forces: the horde… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hellgame: Prologue.

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  20. Farm simulation dungeon RPG "Farm Dungeons" is finally here! It's full of fun elements such as agriculture, craft, cooking, guild, pets, dairy farming, and home remodeling! ◆ Features of this game ・ Farm You can grow crops and livestock on the farm. The crop grows while going to the dungeon. Make money by selling the crops you grow and use them to strengthen the characters, buy pets, remodel yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farm Dungeons.

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  21. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 1,335 reviews

    Horripilant is currently in development. Follow development by wishlisting the game on Steam and joining the Discord! Horripilant is a chilling incremental dungeon crawl through the horrors of a forgotten underworld. Combining idler, puzzle and autobattler elements, you'll fight, mine, and think your way through the depths of a forsaken dungeon. Gather resources, battle unholy creatures, and unra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horripilant.

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  22. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    78% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Slaves of Magic is a fantasy turn-based tactical RPG in which you have to lead the resistance against the invaders. You will have to find ways to slow down their forces, till you can learn their most powerful weapon, the use of elemental magic, and turn it against them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slaves of Magic.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 233 reviews

    Descend into cosmic madness aboard a collapsing space station in Katanaut, a fast-paced action-roguelite. Unleash powerful abilities, master fluid combat, and confront eldritch horrors as reality unravels around you. Survive relentless battles and fight for your very existence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Katanaut.

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  24. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Lovecraftian survival horror game with unique 2D art, a disturbing story, and complex base management. Gather resources, carefully plan your expeditions and explore the world of madness as you struggle to keep your humanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Edge of Sanity.

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  25. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    99% User Score Based on 164 reviews

    Death of a Wish is a vicious action-RPG set in a nightmare filled with horrifying monsters and terrifying people.Play as Christian, a Marked child raised by a cult and struggling to escape indoctrination, as he bands with others to challenge their oppressors. By taking down the four Sanctum Faiths: Father, Sister, Cardinal, and Priest, they will upend the order of the world.Rend your foes asunder … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death of a Wish.

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  26. View Game
    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    72% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Auto-battler meets worker placement! Praise Dead is a roguelike auto-battler where you create minions from the parts of dead villagers and monsters. Use your zombies to defeat waves of demons, and to harvest resources to improve and upgrade your village. Place your minions on the best resource squares to maximize the return - Each minion's stats (like strength or dexterity) dictate how much ir… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Praise Dead.

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  27. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, monetization
    93% User Score Based on 249 reviews

    Try escaping a killer car infested city. Decimate Drive combines atmospheric horror with engaging gameplay, while taking inspiration from 70s & 80s car-themed horror movies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Decimate Drive.

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  28. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 436 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 7 reviews

    A top-down hack-and-slash where Lucah must fight to reclaim their identity from the grasp of the Nightmare monsters that inhabit the dream-like land. Lucah: Born of a Dream features a hand-drawn surrealist artstyle and contains heavy themes relating to organized religion, queerness and suppression of one's identity through indoctrination. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucah: Born of a Dream.

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  29. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 30 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Lost in time and space and fighting for survival, it is up to you to save the crew of a World War I submarine in Tales from the Void, a squad-based, atmospheric real time tactics game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales From the Void.

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  30. View Game
    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    82% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    The balance between light and darkness in the land of Occoterra is upset and Eshudell’s last rebels are brutally defeated. And where the light perishes, evil intensifies and grows ever so rapidly. The world awaits the rise of a hero who will take the fate of magical forces into his own hands and without hesitation embark on a thorny journey for a brighter future. Join our community on Discord an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rising Mist.

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  31. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    70% User Score Based on 1,720 reviews
    Critic Score 58%Based on 8 reviews

    Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slain: Back from Hell.

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  32. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, character development
    86% User Score Based on 159 reviews

    A Night In Riverager is a free horror short set in the monochrome world of My Beautiful Paper Smile. It tells the tale of a strange hunter in an even stranger land, on a quest to find medicine for his ailing mother. Strange and powerful forces are stirring. Can he resist them? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night in Riverager.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 182 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Dap is a horror-action-adventure about gathering and protecting a pack of fragile creatures called Daps. Lead your Daps to safety through an eerily beautiful world, fighting off threats, solving puzzles, and avoiding the infection that twists your companions into something alien and terrifying… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dap.

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  35. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 7,081 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 4 reviews

    Play as the captain of a steamship on an underwater ocean surrounding the fictional city of Fallen London. Manage your ship's fuel and food supplies as you try not to go mad fighting off Lovecraftian monsters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunless Sea.

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  36. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    39% User Score Based on 83 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 8 reviews

    Combining third-person action and guided meditation, Waking is an emotional adventure through your dying mind. Battle the forces of oblivion, conjure the memories of loved ones, and join them in the fight for your life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Waking.

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  37. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    58% User Score Based on 496 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 4 reviews

    Items included: - Gord - Base game - Gord - Digital Artbook Strategy - Gord - Chronicle - Gord - Hold Your Ground - Gord - Original Soundtrack - Gord - The Alliance If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gord.

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  38. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    83% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Inheritors 2078 combines real-time strategy with Third-person shooter elements, The game takes place in the near future where AI helped in reaching super-advanced technologies humans used in almost every aspect of life including advanced weaponry, space travel, and colonization of nearby planets, However, The AI machines had another idea in mind, they have become extremely intelligent that they no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inheritors2078.

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  39. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    56% User Score Based on 224 reviews

    See how a game created by the very Jigsaw would look like! Use the available objects, outwit tricky illusions and optical puzzles and above all, answer the question – will you dare to Play with Me? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Play with Me: Escape room.

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  40. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    72% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Custodian: Beginning of the End is a brutal and difficult platformer designed for caution and reaction. Explore, seek secrets and collect mechanisms to become even stronger and meet the impending End! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Custodian: Beginning of the End.

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  41. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    69% User Score Based on 374 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 14 reviews

    Vambrace: Cold Soul is a roguelike fantasy-adventure set amidst a frozen landscape. Plan your expeditions underground, then journey to the cursed city surface with your team of heroes. Wield unique powers, avoid dangerous traps, brave strange encounters, and survive deadly combat! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vambrace: Cold Soul.

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  42. Tense First Person Combat using a wide variety of weapons and spells. Explore a mix of handcrafted and randomly generated maps. Brains over brawn: Fight smart and use your enemies attacks and traps against another. Make decisions that affect the outcome your game, both in- and outside of dialogue. Level up your skills and abilities by using them. Death is not the end: Start over with a n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fincester Tower.

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  43. The Bell is ringing and there is no escape. The world is quickly shrouded in darkness and horrifying creatures lurk for Marv. He must face his fears and find a way out of this nightmare or he will be trapped in hellfire forever. This is a short 2D survival horror game. You play as Marv, trapped in a dark world where hostile creatures are always nearby. Explore the environment, manage lim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evil Nightmares.

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  44. Help defeat the dreaded Necrocat by adding the game to your Wishlist! Necrocat is a card roguelike with simple mechanics but grand strategies. Step into the shoes of Twilight and move across the battlefield as you face the armies of the feared Necrocat and collect items that will aid you on your journey to the necromancer! Defeat the Necrocat As you progress on your journey, you will encounte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrocat.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    67% User Score Based on 36 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Moroi is set within the Cosmic Engine, a personalized hellscape designed to distort any semblance of normalcy. Truth is an illusion, paranoia is constant, and your humanity is an oddity. You awake to find yourself a prisoner within a living nightmare. Your name, your past: gone, but not the record of your misdeeds. Your crimes: beyond comprehension. Your conviction: incontestable. Your sentence: … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moroi.

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  46. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    96% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    Maid of Salvation is an action RPG that features fast-paced and versatile combat. Master your own fighting style with a variety of swords and firearms, and explore a dark world full of secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maid of Salvation.

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  47. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    "Asa-Chan Wants to Go Home!" is an RPG game produced by プラスカゼット and published by Hanabi games. This is a small adventure story... Asanuma Sayaka is an ordinary girl, but one day, she is suddenly transported to another world and becomes a hero. Here, she faces a tremendous challenge... Players will control the main character, Asanuma Sayaka, to challenge the legendary "Disaster W… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asa-Chan Wants to Go Home!.

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  48. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 1,421 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Labyrinth of the Demon King is a challenging first-person dungeon crawler, set against the backdrop of a mythical feudal Japan besieged by demons. As a lone foot soldier, embark on a quest to track down and slay the Demon King who killed your Lord. But will you have the skill, resources and stamina needed to survive through all the horrors this brutal world will throw at you? "The world is in cha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Labyrinth Of The Demon King.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 449 reviews

    Check out Our Lovecraftian CO-OP game About the GameNecrophosis invites you to immerse yourself in a mystical puzzle adventure set in a surreal universe, the environment itself becomes a nightmarish masterpiece, filled with unsettling shapes and haunting visuals. A MA·CA·BRE WORLD Billions of years after the universe met its demise, you awaken in a realm where death reigns supreme but even dea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrophosis.

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  50. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    90% User Score Based on 263 reviews

    [The tale of a twisted metamorphosis...]I woke up and found myself made... Out of Hands. Step into a nightmare like no other that unfolds forevermore. Insanity, uncertainty and the bizarre await... [The line between dreams and reality begins to blur.]With real video footage cut into collage, everyday objects take on a chilling new form. Mix and match organs, build your arsenal, and wield pecul… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out Of Hands.

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