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Looking for games like Core Defense? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Way of the Passive Fist, Armed to the Gears or Tactical War: Tower Defense.

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  1. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 141 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 15 reviews

    Way of the Passive Fist is a unique and colorful arcade brawler. Parry, Dodge and Dash to outwit and outlast your enemies on a desolate planet ruled by raiders, mutants and fanatical sun worshipers. It's a new kind of tactical fighting in the licensed arcade brawler for the 90s cartoon you wish existed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Way of the Passive Fist.

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  2. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    63% User Score Based on 222 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 1 reviews

    Get ready for a lot of destruction, action and real-time strategy as you control a fully armed Mech through cyberpunk cities, military and industrial areas, capturing and defending territories. Build turrets and structures, collect resources and advance the attack against powerful enemies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Armed to the Gears.

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  4. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 140 reviews

    Artificial Defense is a one man made, real time strategy game combining orbital shooter and tower defense components within an electrifying, virtual reality setting. You are the machine, a mighty computer-system defending its servers against swarms of intruding creeps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Artificial Defense.

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  5. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    58% User Score Based on 196 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Take on the role of Tactics, leading a rebel faction to overthrow a powerful corporation controlling the virtual city of Markov Geist. Control an elite strike team of futuristic soldiers; plot paths and issue orders to your units, test your plans and predict your opponent in each turn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frozen Synapse Prime.

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  6. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    82% User Score Based on 1,092 reviews

    Massive scale 4X-RTS set in space. Control hundreds of planets, manipulate galactic politics, research numerous advanced technologies, and command thousands of units and hundreds of planets in your quest for galactic dominance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Ruler 2.

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  8. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    74% User Score Based on 495 reviews

    In Aarklash: Legacy take command of a mercenary squad in search of truth and guide it through countless battles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aarklash: Legacy.

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  9. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    87% User Score Based on 112 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Endhall is a byte-sized roguelike. Become an artificial intelligence and combine tactical actions to defeat your enemies and reach the end of the hallway. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endhall.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    Immortal Defense has been widely praised for the game's storytelling and unique twist on the tower defense genre, many consider it a cult classic of the subgenre. Its story was written by novelist Jeanne Thornton, and its universe is based on the novel Raberata by Robert Bisno. This new Steam release features many improvements over the original release: Steam achievements which grant gameplay bonu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Immortal Defense.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    71% User Score Based on 123 reviews

    Proxy Blade Zero is a hardcore 3D action game with technical combat. Play as Fenrir, an advanced battle android, against the armies of King Anima. You will have to think fast to defeat the different enemies you will encounter. Parrying, using your boost and being creative with your combos are essential tools to your survival. Mastering Proxy Blade will require both your wits and reflexes. Be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Proxy Blade Zero.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 1,786 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 3 reviews

    AI War II is a grand strategy/RTS hybrid against an overwhelming, inhuman enemy who has conquered the galaxy. The enemy has made only a single error: underestimating you. You must steal as much technology as you can, and take enough territory to fortify your bases and launch your attacks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AI War 2.

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  13. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 266 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Revolutionary Tower DefenseDANGER! Earth is under attack from a vast armada of flying saucers. Only you can stop the invasion of these relentless alien monsters - don't let a single one through! Get ready for a revolution in tower defense that will send you spinning. Defend the solar system by sending satellites into orbit around planets, moons and space stations. Create the perfect defense by rot… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unstoppable Gorg.

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  14. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 878 reviews

    Tikiman the Forest Defender is in trouble. Hordes of monsters are sweeping through his realm, hoping to chow down on his offspring – and it’s up to you to defend them. By placing weapon towers at strategic points around the landscape, you can destroy the invaders and save the little ones. Collect treasure along the way to build up your arsenal and pay for new towers – countless waves of monsters… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PixelJunk™ Monsters Ultimate.

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  15. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    86% User Score Based on 298 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Kittypocalypse is an in-depth, strategic tower defense game built exclusively for VR. Across a diverse range of environments, defeat the hordes of evil alien kitties and salvage what's left of your home planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kittypocalypse.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 1,134 reviews

    Duskfont is a fast-paced arcade air race where speed and piloting skill define success. Over five unique tracks and five different aircraft await to test your control and precision. Each flight brings new challenges — shifting lighting, weather, and visibility — while power-ups on the track help you outmaneuver rivals and enhance your plane midair. Choose your mode: a mission-driven campaign, qui… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duskfont.

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  17. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    78% User Score Based on 691 reviews

    Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of Barrier X! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BARRIER X.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    87% User Score Based on 1,550 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Project Nimbus is a high speed mech action game set in a post apocalyptic world. Players control 'BattleFrames' - humanoid battles suits armed with an arsenal of weapons. This is a mech game that lets you fly freely in the sky, dodge and intercept incoming missiles with machine guns, fight armies of hostiles with every kind of modern weapon you can imagine, Battle against numerous powerful coloss… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Nimbus.

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  19. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 854 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

    Darwinia+ is the version of Darwinia for the Xbox 360, released on the Xbox Live Arcade on 10 February 2010. It includes updated versions of both Darwinia and Multiwinia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darwinia.

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  20. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    74% User Score Based on 216 reviews

    "Has-Been Heroes is a challenging, rogue-like game of strategy and action, featuring a band of heroes on a quest to escort the King's twin princesses to the Princess Academy. The player controls three characters and must focus on combining hundreds of different spells to create devastating combo effects that can be used against enemies along the way. The rewarding, strategy game features irrevere… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Has-Been Heroes.

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  21. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 1,092 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Let Them Come is a fast paced pixel art shoot ‘em up. Twitchy trigger fingers and focused battle tactics are the order of the day as wave after wave of alien-like creatures try to take you down. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Let Them Come.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 306 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 9 reviews

    Anomaly Defenders is the closing installment of the Anomaly series. The original incarnation of the Tower Offense sub-genre had players controlling humans fighting alien invaders. Now, the tables have turned. The human counterattack is underway and the alien homeworld is under threat. Defend the planet from the human scum in the final battle of the series. Anomaly Defenders is a fast-paced Tower … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomaly Defenders.

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  23. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    62% User Score Based on 281 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 6 reviews

    Immortal Planet is an action RPG with challenging combat that rewards patience and punishes recklessness. Explore the crumbling remains of a society of immortals trapped in endless cycles of rebirth. Fight your way to discover the planet's mystery and escape its curse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Immortal Planet.

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  24. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 908 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Ring Runner combines the fast-paced action of space combat with the rich story and skill variety of an RPG. Trek across the universe in a 30 hour long story-driven campaign based on a companion Sci Fi novel, or challenge 6 scenarios alone, cooperatively, or competitively through local or online multiplayer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages.

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  25. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    89% User Score Based on 716 reviews

    You are an archer who will protect the castle from the invasion of monsters. In the castle you can manage the resources, create space and harvest products. When you level up you will be able to learn new skills to fight with stronger enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Defender: Farm and Castle.

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    35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    30% User Score Based on 333 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 1 reviews

    As a survivor of the mutant virus together with a comrade or alone, you must make your way through the city levels, every new area uncovering new challenges to overcome and mutants to destroy. With a large variety of weapons at your disposal, together you must wipe out the hordes of flesh eating mutants. Teamwork is the key to survive the DEAD HORDE...Key features:Dead Horde is an action packed, c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Horde.

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  27. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    In the 26th century, humanity has become utterly and irreversibly stupid… more so. Only a lovable tub of goo by the name of U.H. Wutt demonstrates an acceptable level of intelligence, but the droids and robots who now run the world don’t take kindly to U.H. Wutt’s non-moronitude. Because of it, U.H Wutt has been sentenced to Death by Game Show. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death by Game Show.

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  28. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    84% User Score Based on 116 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 9 reviews

    Reach your potential in a fast and fluid 3D action-platformer set in a beautiful and hopeful Solarpunk world. Take on challenging bosses, upgrade your systems, and show humanity the promise of AI. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Protodroid DeLTA.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    83% User Score Based on 258 reviews

    Play Droid Assault and experience running blaster battles with hordes of rampaging killer robots! Discover a unique tactical arcade shooter, with the fun addictive gameplay of 8-bit classics. You'll need your wits and the help of your acquired droid squad to stay alive in this fast-paced retro actionfest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Droid Assault.

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  30. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 170 reviews

    It's the 24th century and the colonization of space is not going well. Hyperspace opened the door to the stars, but habitable worlds are few and far in between, overpopulation is still rampant, and our civilization's appetite for resources has only increased. For over a hundred years, the incredibly rich Dust Zone sated this endless appetite, jointly controlled by the United Earth Nations and the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dust Fleet.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    55% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    Malus is a Action Role Playing Game with an emphasis on horror, combat and gameplay. The game is much slower paced than your typical ARPG.In Malus, the world has been overrun by eternal darkness. Demons have won the Celestial War and taken over the world. Every corner of the land you will find evil lurking. Humanity is in the brink of extinction. You play as either a Male or Female, you wake up in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Malus.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    67% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    Fancy Skulls is a challenging first person shooter with procedural generation, permadeath and distinct art style. Intense and tactical combat, unique weapon mods and items that change the way you play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fancy Skulls.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    51% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    Kijutsu Rider is a fast paced third person hack and slash anime styled action game where you play as one of five unstoppable heroes, carve your way through waves of monstrous enemies, take down the black cross conglomerate and save the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kijutsu Rider.

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  36. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 236 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Set on a living planet, Rebel Transmute is a sprawling metroidvania with fully customizable combat and platforming. Explore a vibrant ecosystem, befriend sentient robots, and fight the colonizers standing between you and your missing mother! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rebel Transmute.

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  37. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    79% User Score Based on 457 reviews

    Heat Death is a sci-fi survival game where you can build, upgrade, and customize your battle train to explore and survive a frozen world! This train is not only your shelter and vehicle, but also your weapon and ally to face hostile drones, deadly storms, and hidden mysteries of an unknown world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heat Death: Survival Train.

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  38. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    64% User Score Based on 388 reviews

    Dungeon Hearts fuses the strategy and pattern matching of puzzle games with the kinetic pace of action games. Align magical runes as they flow along the Fatestream to attack, defend, and conjure magic in frenetic battles against a bestiary of fantastic creatures out to use those same runes against you. Chain together multiple attacks and unleash powerful combos or call upon each hero's special att… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Hearts.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    Soar through the air and decimate their fleet. Fight off a never-ending onslaught of robotic enemies by combining devastating firepower and unparalleled mobility. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Airborn.

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  40. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    88% User Score Based on 617 reviews

    Outpost brings the perfect mix between survival and roguelike gameplay. Start the game in a randomly generated environment and try to make it through as many nights as possible. How long can you survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outpost.

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  41. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    92% User Score Based on 1,885 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    Mecha action shooter, plunging the player into an apocalyptic war. Engage in epic battles with endless hordes of monsters in your powerful customizable mechs. See the story through the eyes of an ace pilot. Fight for humanity’s survival through 20 campaign missions, working as a part of the N.A.T.O forces. Be part of large-scale operations, pushing your Mobile Armors to the brink of their capabil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mecha Knights: Nightmare.

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  42. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 243 reviews

    Distant future… Brutal gladiatorial battles is a top-rated show, extremely popular all over the Universe. You’ve been sent to the abandoned planet as one of the participants of the show. Your goal is to survive as long as possible, fighting back deadly creatures in the focus of billions of viewers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Gladiator.

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  43. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 1,168 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    The Forbidden Islands are Calling, Unlock their Secrets. Shipwrecked on an island, explore, adapt and navigate the land and perilous seas to stay alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Windbound.

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  44. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, music
    71% User Score Based on 367 reviews

    Fray Fight is free! Battle the evil hordes on your way to Valhalla. Annihilate thousands of monsters with overpowered attacks and upgrades. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fray Fight.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    69% User Score Based on 150 reviews

    Roadmap There is a lot of stuff to add to Ooglians, and we want YOU to be a part of the process! Community feedback is key for prioritizing what to work on next, such as Expand base building Add more ooglian types Polish existing gameplay Add non-gameplay stuff like stats, achievements, high-score Head on over to our Discord and let us know what you want to see in the game next! About the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ooglians.

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  46. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 64 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 2 reviews

    Gem Wizards Tactics is a turn-based strategy game with randomly generated maps and weird asymmetrical factions. Designed around endless single player play, Gem Wizards Tactics has three factions each with their own unique abilities which not only combine within factions, but you can also pick up units from other factions and combine them into your army to create new strategies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gem Wizards Tactics.

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  47. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    70% User Score Based on 117 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Flame Over is a fire fighting 'squirt 'em-up' game with randomly generated levels, blending twin stick shooter and roguelike design principles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flame Over.

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  48. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    64% User Score Based on 529 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Sky Break is an open-world game on a stormy abandoned planet filled with wild mechas. Learn to master this world and to hack the mechas if you want a chance to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sky Break.

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  49. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    77% User Score Based on 2,424 reviews

    Find patient zero before an alien virus takes over San Francisco and the cepheus protocol is enacted. Command your squad, save civilians, and stop the Pangu virus. Kill patient zero and save the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cepheus Protocol.

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  50. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 980 reviews

    Shift through bullets, and master lightning-fast takedowns in an all new kind of action game from tinyBuild and Team Shifty! Mr. Shifty follows a teleportation-fueled heist to break into the world's most secure facility. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mr. Shifty.

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