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Games like Cloud Empress: In the Land of Ten Thousand Cicadas

Games like Cloud Empress: In the Land of Ten Thousand Cicadas

Games like Cloud Empress: In the Land of Ten Thousand Cicadas

Looking for games like Cloud Empress: In the Land of Ten Thousand Cicadas? Here are top role playing recommendations with a fantasy and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Chronopoly, A Greeblin's Journey or Wyrdwood Wand.

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  1. Chronopoly is a tabletop adventure RPG set in a brutal sci-fi universe. The player is stuck in a timeloop. This game is heavily inspired by Monopoly, where the player moves on a square board, triggering different events, until they pass 'GO!', where the timeloop resets. The player will make choices that will dictate which characters are willing to help them or betray them. In the year 2237, Human… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronopoly.

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  2. 64%Game Brain Score
    64% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    A Greeblin’s Journey is a solo journaling game about a traveling creature called a Greeblin. They have become unsettled from their home and are now traveling for the first time in a world they have never explored. The road is strange and not nearly as kind as their bed, but they had to do something. They had to go somewhere. This project is a digital-only (for now) zine! The game uses 2 six-side… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Greeblin's Journey.

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  3. 57%Game Brain Score
    57% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Wyrdwood Wand Wyrdwood Wand is a fantasy tabletop RPG! Players take on the role of young Wizards as they attend the Wyrdwood Academy to truly begin their education. Wyrdwood Wand enables exploration, intrigue, and tactical team combat, all set in a modern fantasy world. Please join our Discord for announcements, updates, and discussion! The World of Gliss Gliss is a world not too unlike our own - … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wyrdwood Wand.

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  4. 80%Game Brain Score
    80% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    This book was made while living on and traveling across Land and Country belonging to many Indigenous Communities.  I wrote most of this text while visiting Whadjak Noongar Country. I offer my respect to their People, their Elders, and their sovereign Land. New Heaven. The biotech capital of the sol system. Gateway to Jupiter's exploited frontier. At the heart of it all is a secret, controlled b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Make Our Own Heaven.

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  5. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    59% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    YOU are the hero in Starship Traveller! Captain a futuristic Starship in Steve Jackson's classic sci-fi RPG gamebook! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starship Traveller.

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  6. A psychotic AI rules the land. Explore towns, brave dungeons, and travel to distant worlds in this authentic late-80s style CRPG. Uncover clues, gather strength, and find a way to end the Maniac Mind’s reign. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maniac Mind.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    56% User Score Based on 7 reviews

    Prepare to embark on an epic journey like no other as we unveil Zalanthar, a system-agnostic RPG setting that will immerse players in a world of danger, mystery, and limitless possibilities.  Zalanthar is a harsh and unforgiving desert world, teeming with ancient ruins, powerful magic, and advanced technology waiting to be harnessed. Delve into the heart of a unique setting where every dune tells … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zalanthar.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    You can buy physical copies of the game online here! Check out the First Year content for In Extremis here! Check out The Animals of Camillus, an In Extremis Adventure by Aaron King In Extremis In Extremis is a tabletop roleplaying game designed for 2-6 players, about fighting back the man using necromancy, that uses the LUMEN system by Spencer Campbell. Inspired by The Locked Tomb trilogy, player… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Extremis.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    **Print edition available today!** The wastes call.  Not to you, but the iron hanging on your hip. Drifters is a tabletop RPG of cursed gunslingers, wandering the wastes of the frontier in search of problems, and purpose. Carrying a capital-G Gun, you have been granted near immortality. It only costs everything in return.  Drift now, your voidborn Gun draws you down the road. Slayers Hack Drifte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drifters.

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  10. A hobby of mine is creating character sheets for tabletop RPGs, often old games no one really plays anymore. Here's a collection of eleven of them. Most of them are for old games. Games that are unjustly (or, more often, justly) forgotten. Some are out-of-print, only available on PDF. A few haven't been legally released in any digital format. These are all fillable PDFs, mostly in US letter sizes.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Games, New Sheets.

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  11. 100%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 87 reviews

    The sun is dying and the wreckage of countless eons litters the parched wastes of Vaarn, the desolate country that common folk call the blue ruin. It is said that these sky-coloured sands hide the graves of the Autarchs; have swallowed the buried arcologies in which the true seed of humankind was preserved through the Great Collapse; conceal forgotten crypts of memory, decaying crystalline lattice… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VAULTS OF VAARN #1.

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  12. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 966 reviews

    As a member of your town's Adventurers' Guild, it's your job to protect the townsfolk. Go on hunts, kill dangerous beasts, and hone your abilities to better tackle whatever challenges tomorrow brings. Once you get home from work, you'll have your sister to attend to. She's a very sickly girl who needs a lot of help. Manage your household finances well, build up your relationship with your sister,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Living With Sister: Monochrome Fantasy.

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  13. Fact sheet Developers: Gem Room Games Kickstarter Launch: Feb 1st, 2022 Platform: Tabletop Role-Playing Game Price: $5 Digital, $10 Print Available here: https://9-lives-to-valhalla.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Game Description You are a death metal viking cat, earning your place in the drinking halls of Valhalla by casting a wake of blood and carnage upon the blighted earth in each of your 9 l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 9 Lives to Valhalla Press Kit.

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  14. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/winterborngames/externus-path-of-the-solari/widget/card.html?v=2 Pre-Alpha Demo The Pre-Alpha Demo lets you see the game far earlier in development than expected. We want to show you the early build so that you can see the improvements we make throughout development and also include you in the process as we hope to build our community. We want to keep the colla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Externus: Path of the Solari.

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  15. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    There came a time when the Old Gods died! The wild died with the weary! The magnificent perished, locked in battle with the unforgivable! It was the last day for them! An ancient era passed in a Great Disaster! Now, well over three thousand years later, the tales of the Old Gods are little more than myths in the Inner Systems. But in the Outward Space of the Fourth Galaxy, on many dingy frontier p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Old Gods and Young Guns.

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  16. 56%Game Brain Score
    56% User Score Based on 7 reviews

    Welcome to the Space Ace Brigade. The galactic gig economy is alive and thriving. The Galaxy is chock full of things that need doing, anomalies that need exploring, and pickles that need unpickling. You, dear recruits, are just the ones to do them! You won't live to regret your choice… Mostly competent and highly motivated is good enough in our books. Remember, the contract is sacred, you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Aces: TNG (The New Guidebook).

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    59%Game Brain Score
    59% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Aetherological Crystalpunk RPG MEGALOS is a game for telling stories about adventures in the clouds, fighting evil empires, and dueling ancient gods. The Worlds of MEGALOS are vast and old, each a cosmic emanation connected to one another by the Wellspring- the source of all aether in the cosmos. Make your own World of MEGALOS or play in one of ours, from the Oradam Rift to Pallid Telkane to Zone … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MEGALOS.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    71% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Simple farmers of the rotating colony ship Within Wheels starve as bargain InstaCrops wither on the vine. They turn to faith and ritual, concocting visions of a hell on earth from half-remembered traditions and commercialized lore. Bunker doors seal as their beacon calls upon believers to consecrate synthetic soil with holy blood. The Drain is a tense level-0 funnel adventure for the Mothership… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Drain.

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  19. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    PDF - 446 pages, plus 6 battlemaps, tokens, and several gameplay and character sheets.It’s the first decade of the 22nd century. After a complete ecological collapse, Earth is close to becoming uninhabitable. Wars and hunger are all most know, and only those with ungodly amounts of wealth can hope to escape to the only place where a sliver of hope remains: space. A few hundred live in the obscene … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Across a Thousand Dead Worlds.

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  20. Free downloadable QUICK-START RULES for the Battlelords of the 23rd Century setting using the Savage Worlds tabletop RPG rules! NOTE: This version of Battlelords requires the Savage Worlds tabletop roleplaying game to play.  Want to find out what it’s like to play over-equipped, undertrained, expendable corporate mercenaries fighting against a horde of techno-organic monstrosities in a galaxy at w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battlelords for Savage Worlds (Quick Start).

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  21. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    95% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    Isometric card battler RPG with a touch of virtual creatures, set in a futuristic, digital world, with over-the-top villains and a very shadowy plot. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anode Heart: Layer Null.

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  22. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 92 reviews

    Mörk Borg Heresy Supreme is a doom-metal action RPG set in the world of Mörk Borg. Wretched antiheroes explore a side-scrolling, semi-procedural grimdark fantasy world, searching for a way to prevent the apocalypse or make the suffering worse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MÖRK BORG Heresy Supreme.

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  23. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    49% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    Explore the skies of a Steampunk world while discovering islands, taming beasts, and battling anything that stands in your way. Customize your own outpost as your base of operations for crafting and sending your followers out on missions while away. Over 40 hours of gameplay with a deep story! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steam Bandits: Outpost.

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  24. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    95% User Score Based on 176 reviews

    Return to the first fantasy role-playing epic set in the legendary Dragonlance game world of Krynn. This immortal pack includes Champions of Krynn, Death Knights of Krynn and The Dark Queen of Krynn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeons & Dragons: Krynn Series.

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  26. 100%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    Vaarn! I curse each letter of the name.  I curse the blue sand that infiltrates every pore of my body, the creeping sand, which each night swallows a little more of the final camp we have erected upon the face of this pitiless azure desolation. I curse the red sun that rises each morning to scorch the skin from our scalps; that great and gory globe, which the sages tell us is dying, yet seems to m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VAULTS OF VAARN #3.

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  27. When the apocalyptic event known as the spatial collapse occurred and the divine gods and their celestial realm were forcibly thrust into the industrial fantasy world below 65 years ago their mortal followers faced the toughest choice they’d ever make. While many saw no objection to being ruled directly by those they worshiped there were some who questioned the benevolence of their formerly i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After the Collapse.

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  28. 58%Game Brain Score
    58% User Score Based on 9 reviews

    … and the people of Expath enjoy long life. Their priests document the secrets hidden in stars. Their scholars unleash the power of gunpowder and of coal. Great masters devote themselves to works of art and engineering with the power to capture the soul. Our story takes place at the edge of the Star-Blue Sea, an ocean of viridian waters whose beauty is described in countless legends. Beneath its b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to At Death's Door (beta).

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  29. Forge your path! The world was broken by hubris. Alchemists once tried to create perfect life, and their failures left scars across every nation. The result where the Humunculi — beings born from sin, each embodying pride, wrath, greed, and more. You play as Fumiko, a homunculus unlike the others. She is a blank slate, born without sin, searching for what it means to be human. Along her journey, s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hollow Alchemist.

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  30. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    A dream among the stars — or a nightmare. 1, 000 colonists. One ship. A destination that may be fifty years away — or centuries. Some will land. Some will be born, age, and die in the dark between stars without ever knowing if the mission succeeded. Inspired by John Ayliff's Seedship, Dead Reckoning is a game about the slow, invisible erosion of civilization across generations. Every decision you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Reckoning: The Long Drift.

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  31. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Follow Klain's mythical adventures in this top-down Action-RPG mixing combat, exploration, puzzles and platforming. Travel through the New World, explore forgotten dungeons, confront terrible foes and... become a Godslayer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Myth of a Godslayer.

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  32. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    One of the last humans in the universe calls your company to get some food, deliver it, and don't look back. Remember, customer is always right. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who's Hungry?.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 390 reviews

    Trench Face is a horror turn based war RPG featuring exploration-based dungeons, with hanging monsters lurking around each corner. Every enemy varying in strengths and weaknesses. Escape the trench with your life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trench Face.

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  34. 40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    44% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Within the Cosmos is a single-player first-person sci-fi RPG. The year is 2278. Humanity teeters on the brink of extinction. As a member of the United Earth Space Agency (UESA), you were one of 500 chosen for cryogenic sleep and launched aboard a starship to the secluded Adallio star system. This hidden refuge, far from the devastating war consuming Earth, was humanity's last hope for surviva… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Within the Cosmos.

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  35. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    95% User Score Based on 353 reviews

    You are the captainFree Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters® is a classic space game that captures the charm of retro science-fiction, space combat, and high adventure. Your story begins as the captain of the last human starship, with Earth trapped under a hostile forcefield. You are the last hope for humanity in a fight for control of the galaxy, as you explore thousands of unknown worlds and get dozens o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters.

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  36. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Welcome aboard the 'Sunchaser' at the dawn of the 20th century with Jack and crew! Backed by his good friend, Jack lands his first major career move as an apprentice in the Archaeology department aboard the colossal airship. On its capstone voyage to the Arctic, it's smooth sailing until Jack's quarters are broken into and his friend goes missing. A madness spread across the ship. The crew l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whitestone.

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  37. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    A retro-style first-person dungeon crawler RPG where you rescue kidnapped children from an underground demon horde. Lead a party of four adventurers through the wilderness, a hostile Orc village, a town of violent Gnolls, and many levels of winding caverns and burning brimstone tunnels. Gather experience and equipment to improve your chances of defeating the demon horde to rescue the children and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into The Inferno.

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  38. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    39% User Score Based on 254 reviews

    In Galaxy in Turmoil, players take on the role of Roka, one of the galaxy’s most notorious mercenaries for hire, while she battles through the galaxy on a mission that will either save or destroy her universe. In multiplayer, players will assume the role of a soldier in one of three factions and battle for control in massive 64 player battles featuring full ground to space. Galaxy in Turmoil was… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy in Turmoil.

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  39. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    67% User Score Based on 231 reviews

    Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land is a turn-based strategy/role-playing game based on the award winning Call of Cthulhu RPG. Developed in conjunction with Chaosium and based their multi-award winning Call of Cthulhu RPG. Set in the midst of World War One, the game pits your team of investigators and soldiers against an ancient enemy, one older than humanity itself... Can your team of investigators … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land.

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  40. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    57% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    Etheria: Restart is a turn-based Action-RPG game set in a neo-contemporary virtual city developed by XD Entertainment Pte. Ltd.. While encompassing Etheria, the virtual city, you, a Hyper-Linker, will fight side by side with Animus against virus invasions and explore hidden stories. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Etheria: Restart.

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  41. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    What is this? ANNA-X66: REDUX is a tabletop roleplaying game that mixes together 80s and 90s sci-fi films, comics, and novels with a pick-up-and-play ruleset that powers Into the Odd. You wake up in a world that hasn't recovered from devastation and desperately needs your help. Luckily, everywhere you turn there's a friend and a half-buried artifact that defies the laws of physics. You can b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ANNA-X66: REDUX.

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  42. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 2,497 reviews

    Become a cat! Cattails is a unique animal simulation RPG. Hunt for food, fight invading cats, explore to gather herbs, and socialize with other cats in an expansive open world. Get married and raise a family of kittens, befriend your neighbors, and learn to live in the dangerous wilderness! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cattails.

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  43. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    49% User Score Based on 224 reviews

    If you ever dreamed of exploring space at a relaxed pace, here's a journey designed for you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Travel Idle.

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  44. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 1,168 reviews

    Tunguska: The Visitation is a top-down survival horror that brings you to the perilous Tunguska Exclusion Zone, where you'll face deadly traps, infectious mutants, bandits, and well-armed rogue military. Will you survive and thrive, or will you become Lost To The Zone? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tunguska: The Visitation.

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  45. 83%Game Brain Score
    83% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    The Sea is calling The open oceans beckons to the small explorer Come, set voyage on my water Adventure to the massive unknown Experience bliss foreverLILLIPUTIAN: ADVENTURE ON THE OPEN SEAS IS COMING TO EXALTED FUNERAL! IT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN 68 PAGE HARDCOVER BOOK & 66 PAGE SOFTCOVER ZINE FORMS! STAY TUNED! What is Lilliputian: Adventure on the Open Seas Lilliputian: Adventure on the Open Se… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lilliputian: Adventure On the Open Seas.

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  46. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    81% User Score Based on 519 reviews

    Heaven Burns Red is the story of a group of girls pinned as the world’s last hope, written by Key’s Jun Maeda. Run around fields and experience a priceless everyday life while fighting to survive in this dramatic RPG! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ヘブンバーンズレッド.

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  47. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    96% User Score Based on 50 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 3 reviews

    War has ended in Seralia, but the scars are far from healed. Explore a dystopian landscape and build weapons from scrap parts to use in battle. Recruit companions and travel in style in your trusty motorbike as you uncover the depths of a deep government conspiracy. The future is vast. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to For a Vast Future.

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  48. Set sail on the Sea of Storms in this tactical roleplaying epic! Test your mettle as an airship admiral in tightly-paced missions where every decision counts. Outmaneuver rival fleets, forge alliances, and recover powerful lost artifacts... but beware of deadly mysteries lurking beneath the clouds. Airship Armada delivers high-fantasy aerial battles in a board-game-like style. Its story follows t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Airship Armada.

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  49. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    “Woe to boys who refuse to obey their parents and run away from home! They will never be happy in this world, and when they are older they will be very sorry for it.” - Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi Story:: (Original release date:: July 2014)Ringmaster Clause takes place before the events of the previous Maimie’s Toybox game, Queen Mary’s Script. This time, players join Clause as … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ringmaster Clause.

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  50. Experience the epic dark fantasy action-RPG, Lords of the Fallen, with the new Free Friend’s Pass.  Provides all players with free access to the character creator and tutorial area Upon completion of the tutorial area, you can then join any friend who owns the base game in online co-op, ready to continue your adventure through Mournstead side-by-side from beginning to end All character progr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lords of the Fallen - Free Friend's Pass.

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