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Games like Dark Descent

Looking for games like Dark Descent? Here are top survival shooter recommendations with a horror, mystery and post-apocalyptic focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Peek a Boo, Days Without Incident or dysto-wanderer.

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    16%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    25% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Multiple boy-scouts get pushed inside an abandoned house to pass courage challenges. What they don't know though is that Ethel, the girl that organizes the challenges, hides a monstrous secret inside the house. Play in the role of one of the unlucky boy-scouts: collect keys, wander through the rooms without making sound, hide in the darkness and run away from the demon that resides in the cursed h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Peek a Boo.

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  2. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 234 reviews

    It has been ___ days without incident. Working off no more than an old newspaper clipping, your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. The people of Ebenflow live in the shadow of this awful tragedy; they may want to forget, but you've come to find the truth of what happened to the factory and its workers. Why did they get sick? W… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Days Without Incident.

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  3. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    step into the world of dysto-wanderer, a captivating 3d puzzle adventure set in a desolate post-apocalyptic landscape. play as Pia, a young girl who wakes up in the toxic slums of a ruined city with no memory of what happened. feeling lost and disoriented, she embarks on a journey to find safety and, if there are any, other survivors. dysto-wanderer offers a unique blend of exploration, puzzle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to dysto-wanderer.

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  4. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    62% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    Rainbow Gate was once a thriving toy company and amusement park filled with laughter, lights, and wonder. But after a mysterious tragedy that claimed countless lives, the park was abandoned. Behind the rusted gates, rumors grew: shadows that move on their own, laughter in the dark, and people who entered but never returned. You step into the role of a detective investigating the forgotten grounds… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rainbow Gate.

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  5. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    90% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    The Black Within is a single-player first-person psychological horror. When selling her soul for fame and fortune, Laila Rose faces the consequences of her actions. A tale of Greed, fear, and change. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Black Within.

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  6. 32%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere
    35% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    Backrooms: Realm of Shadows is a horror game that takes place in a seemingly endless maze of interconnected rooms and hallways, known as the Backrooms. The game is based on the popular internet creepypasta about a mysterious place that exists between the walls and floors of buildings, a place where people can become trapped and lost for days, weeks, or even years. In the game, you play as a perso… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Realm of Shadows.

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  7. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    68% User Score Based on 170 reviews

    Frigore is a simple classic first-person indie survival horror game, made entirely by one person. Simple gameplay, beautiful graphics and a cold and chilling atmosphere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frigore.

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  8. View Game
    28%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    28% User Score Based on 87 reviews

    Sector is a simple hardcore classic shooter game that you play the role of Dimitri, he and ​​another scientists made fail biological tests and the infected enemies took possession of technology evolution. Survive at this severe place, fighting against creatures and solving problems, now you need to place the order. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SECTOR.

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  9. Controls MovementW - Forward S - Backward A - Left D - Right Space - Jump Hold Shift- Run AttackLeft Click -  ShootHold Right Click - Use  Iron SightsHold Left Click - "Long" Shoot Rules Warning: Some may find the audio in this game annoying and disturbing!  Try to make it to the top of the hill whilst wielding a rifle and defending yourself from the attacks of the Axis Powers. Be care… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to *Part Two?* *Don't Try This at Home* *Scary* *3 AM* Train Runner 3D (In Normandy?) *Gone Wrong* *The Sequel*.

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  10. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Welcome to the Museum of Horror. You will be ordered to maintain the museum until 6 a.m., the player in charge of the night guard at the museum. With 10 very important odd rules of work.The museum displays fantastic surrealist works and human emotions.But you keep feeling something strange. While you're looking back, the sculpture moves, and it sounds in places where it shouldn't.As time went by … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Napolium.

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  11. View Game
    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 398 reviews

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/3114900/_/ 玩家将体验到一种强烈的幽闭恐惧和恐怖感,精心设计的恐怖点,90年代的中国氛围,以及神秘、诡异和扭曲的未知存在。 剧情简介  玩家将去到一个当地知名的公寓,找到在危机中生存的方法,揭开公寓里失踪人员的谜团,发现扭曲实体的真相…… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread flats.

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  12. View Game
    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    93% User Score Based on 287 reviews

    SCP: Observer is a frightening experience in which you'll play the role of a maintenance engineer trapped inside a security room. Survive by managing the emergency power supply, monitoring the facility's camera system for threats and blocking the paths of oncoming horrors. The mobile task force unit Nine-Tailed Fox is on its way to rescue you and other survivors. With official scenarios and custo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Observer.

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  13. View Game
    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    49% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    Your daughter was gone at a research of the abandoned bunker. Having gone to find her, you meet the horrors living in these walls, solve puzzles, discover what has happened in this place and to find the daughter. Everything that you have, is a lamp which charge constantly decreases also the radio. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Help.

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  14. View Game
    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    63% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    You are on the night shift at the mall. While you were taking over, your partner went missing. You hear noises all the time. You need to find out what they are and find your partner. As you pass, you will need to find the keys and open locked rooms. First person game with horror elements. Explore the mall and its rooms, collect batteries for your flashlight. Darkness can conceal a variety of myste… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Guard.

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  15. View Game
    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 294 reviews

    An open-ended, SCP-based, atmospheric, exploration-focused, survival-horror game with puzzle elements and replayability. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Daybreak.

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  16. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    41% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    Squad of professional soldiers was sent to scout distant space station. After the accident, that station were evacuated long ago and all the exits were blocked with power shields. But the incoming signal from there made the Commander concerned. Squad's ship were fired upon and the survivors woke up at the station. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Redemption: Saints And Sinners.

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  17. View Game
    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    49% User Score Based on 149 reviews

    Crimson Metal is an old school, hardcore, dynamic, brutal, challenging and atmospheric first person shooter experience. In other words - this game is not for faint hearted. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Metal.

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  18. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    62% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    The Darkest Island is a psychological horror game in first person with moments of action and despair During air cargo transport between countries across the Atlantic Ocean, you and your team have an accident and fall on an inhabited island. You a survivor, do not find your team among the wreckage and start looking for them, with a compass it is necessary to look for first aid in villages. Th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Darkest Island.

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  19. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    44% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    Affliction is a survival horror game designed to engage players with a thrilling storyline, surreal lore, sprawling environments, merciless foes, a chilling atmosphere, and an unforgettable gameplay experience. Players must explore, scavenge, and fight in order to survive and live to tell the tale. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Affliction.

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  21. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 861 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

    Experience what the island has in store as you uncover the secretive Arque Corporation, burrowing ever deeper into their dangerous and haphazard operations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Estranged: The Departure.

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  22. Video playthrough with developer commentary: Background: This is a fun and interesting experience for players to try as they get to play in a post-apocalyptic world where they wander across a torn-down town, as you must do different tasks in order to stay and live in the town, either as a resident or just passing through. You have the chance to interact with characters, objects, and look around … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sandstorm Fort.

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  23. Restore a damaged underwater station through hands-on maintenance. Repair pipes, electrical systems and machinery, replace physical components, clean abandoned sectors, and gradually bring the facility back to life in an atmospheric first-person simulation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Shift.

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  24. View Game
    41%Game Brain Score
    41% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    Story You play as Farah, who wakes up in a world she doesn't recognize... a world quite basic that seems hastily put together... Despite the appearance of this world, it holds a great danger... and Farah knows who it is...  It's Yann... He is a Yandere created and drawn by Farah's sister, and Farah liked the picture so much that she  set it  as her phone's wallpaper...  Suddenly, and for … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yann.

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  25. Choose a difficulty from the menu Click the buttons to move the box Each button indicates which way the box moves i.e Left for left, Right for right, Up for jump and the stop for stop Reach the black hole to advance Use the top number keys or the Numpad keys from 1 through to 0 to change between levels 1. Default 2. Deadly Walls 3. Bouncy Platform 4. Moving Deadly Walls 5. Invisible Worl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KIT109 - Exam Game.

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  26. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    StoryYou are a college student who has just moved to a big city in search of a new life. But instead of a fresh start, you begin to suffer from recurring nightmares. In your dreams, you see a mysterious hill. It’s calling you. Each night the visions grow more vivid: underground tunnels, abandoned structures, and a strange device that once kept something contained. Trying to understand what’s h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LYSA HORA: The Haunted Hill.

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  27. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    81% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Empty Eyes.

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  28. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    91% User Score Based on 195 reviews

    Handyman needed—ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Shift: House For Sale.

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  29. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 729 reviews

    Hello Everyone! I am the Developer of this Game, and let me just tell you a few things about it. It is a First Person Shooter with Bombastic Action, High-Scale Set Pieces, Fun Shooting Mechanics, along with a Deeply Layered Story. Before you leave to check out my amazing game, I would just like to shout-out my Game Manager (#2694) — without him, this game wouldn't have been p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INSERT GAME HERE.

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  30. View Game
    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    83% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Uncursed is a first-person psychological horror game blending immersive storytelling, environmental exploration, and puzzle-solving. Navigate a house filled with unsettling secrets, uncover the dark past hidden beneath its walls, and escape before history repeats itself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UNCURSED.

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  31. View Game
    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    79% User Score Based on 217 reviews

    Beneath the dazzling lights of New York, a sinister darkness lurks. In the hour when the whole city is sleeping, a strange and terrifying man emerges from the darkness, intent on shattering your mind and spirit If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homeless.

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  32. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    75% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    The main genre is "Horror", "Walking Simulator". Description: A short horror game about a mysterious videotape that someone slipped under your door. Do you dare to watch it?! Features: VHS Effect. Realistic graphics. Frighteningly natural sound design. Approximate game duration: 30 - 40 minutes. Note: The game does not have a menu or any settings to make the game the way the author in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cursed Tape.

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  33. View Game
    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Gameplay: Gory first person shooter, with RPG elements such as making your own choices through dialogue with NPC's, these choices will effect what endings you have, and what roots you can take... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mother Hub.

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  35. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    60% User Score Based on 968 reviews

    Tales of Escape is a series of multiplayer, VR (also playable on nonVR computers), escape room adventures. Cold as Ice is the first story, which puts you, and up to 5 friends (VR or not) in an abandoned butcher shop late in the last millennium. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of Escape.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    79% User Score Based on 1,011 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 1 reviews

    After a vehicle accident, a man is forced to check a nearby gas station for help, unaware of its ghastly resident. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted Gas Station.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 367 reviews

    Welcome to Oakwood, a long abandoned campground nestled in the forests of British Columbia. Explore the woods, caves, and a dilapidated lodge in search of your friends, while surviving the prehistoric horrors that now haunt the grounds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oakwood.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    90% User Score Based on 372 reviews

    WHAT IS A LIMINAL SPACE?: Liminal spaces are those strange, evocative, and occasionally unsettling locations that appear to be the entrance to another realm. When someone enters a space that is outside of typical space and time, they are said to be in a condition of liminality. These people straddle the boundaries set by law, custom, and convention for the typical roles, behaviors, and positions. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DREAM LOGIC.

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  39. 40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    40% User Score Based on 246 reviews

    In a small village in central Europe something is happening, the forest growing around has something different. Its wood is red color, unique in the world. This does not pass unnoticed to the world's largest logging company, the White Wood Company If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodwood Reload.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    78% User Score Based on 571 reviews

    Black Rose is a first-person survival horror game in which you assume the role of Linda, an average girl who heard rumors about an old abandoned funeral home being haunted. No one knows what... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Rose.

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    46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    47% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    Find Out - this is an adventure game in which you will have to escape from an unknown location, surrounded by a large maze. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Find Out.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    68% User Score Based on 320 reviews

    Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Putrefaction.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    59% User Score Based on 135 reviews

    You don't have any abilities. The only thing you have is your brain. By using it you can get out of the most difficult situations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colortone.

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  45. "FerryGate" focuses on the experience of walking in horror scenes. Players will carry cameras to explore special places in areas blocked by the government, record videos, and avoid the supernatural creatures' kill If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Collector.

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  46. View Game
    50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Welcome to the Museum of Horror. You will be ordered to maintain the museum until 6 a.m., the player in charge of the night guard at the museum. With 10 very important odd rules of work.The museum displays fantastic surrealist works and human emotions.But you keep feeling something strange. While you're looking back, the sculpture moves, and it sounds in places where it shouldn't.As time went by i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Napolium.

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  47. Artificial Fright is a tense horror survival game where you play as an assistant robot in an old, abandoned warehouse. Explore your surroundings, conserve your battery power, and manage your systems using a Unix-like terminal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Artificial Fright.

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  48. Machine TakeOver is a hardcore single-player survival game about one human, a ruined city, and an ecosystem ruled entirely by Machines. Once built to optimize production, the Machines have rewritten their own purpose. Culture is irrelevant, memory is wasteful, and living bodies are just biochemical fuel waiting to be processed. You’re not a hero. You’re an anomaly the system hasn’t recycled yet. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Machine TakeOver.

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  49. FIND THE SECURITY ROOM COMPUTER TO SAVE YOUR PARTNER SUMMARY  Enter the casino Fight enemies  Gain more health Find the security room computer Welcome to Royal Flush Retribution.  This is the final project for my college course which was in development for 2 months from research to programing to design all was made by one person (me). You take the role of a retired agent for hire who has… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Royal Flush Retribution.

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  50. This is a prototype game, created for VR Jam 2022, with a single gameplay loop: Walk around on a planet (with simulated spherical gravity, so you can actually walk "around" each planet in about 30 seconds!), find a broken-down ship, fly to the next planet, and repeat 5 times.  Do that as fast as you can.  Time is tracked on your left wrist, and the number of planets visite… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Use Spaceships.

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