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Looking for games like Dark Horse Defender? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Let Them Come, The Castle (prototype) or Sublevel Zero Redux.

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  1. 82%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 70%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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  2. The Castle (prototype)Version 1.0By: Joni Pääskynpää What is this game?-----------------------The Castle is a prototype showcase of a game that´s been inspired by games like Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake and Unreal Tournament. It's a 3D FPS shooter with some light exploration. Kill or be killed — can you survive The Castle? How to play?----------------The game plays like your typical 90´s FPS game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Castle (prototype).

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  3. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 748 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 15 reviews

    Sublevel Zero - Redux is a first-person roguelike six-degree-of-freedom shooter set in a universe where reality is falling apart. Take control of a lone gunship pilot whose mission is to loot and craft ancient technology. Descend into a vast underground facility, fighting through procedurally generated zero gravity environments to recover the technology you and your clan need to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sublevel Zero Redux.

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  4. This is a game I made for the final project for my C# class at my university, and I felt this was a perfect submission for #ProcJam! It features 6 difficulties, with the last difficulty "Mega Dungeon" being a true endurance run of an extremely huge procedural maze. (This game does not feature ads of any kind, and is completely free to play). Find the exit to an endless number of increasingly … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TK's Survival.

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  5. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    44% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    At your disposal are a dozen of the best combat spacecraft equipped with death beams, machine guns and missiles. The sector is divided into several subsectors, which swarm with enemies. In the end, you will have an unbeatable boss - the "Thing". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Thing: Space X.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 278 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    In 2031, humans could no longer survive on the Earth’s surface. PyroCorp saved the world by building massive underground cities with their army of intelligent robots. Everything was fine – until one day, when the robots lost their minds and killed all humans. As the only remaining Good Robot, you must save PyroCorp from any lawsuits that might occur. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Good Robot.

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  7. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    35% User Score Based on 371 reviews

    Escape Machines is an addictive Science Fiction single/multi-player/co-op adventure shooter in the near future! Artificial intellect and robots fight against their creators. You must take control of the robots and save people. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Machines.

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  8. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    68% User Score Based on 76 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 4 reviews

    Gun Crazy is a fast paced and hectic arcade style action shoot em’ up in this homage to classic old school classics! Become the fiercest lady on the police force! Take out the bad guys through 4 unique levels filled with challenging bosses and powerful special guns. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gun Crazy.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 41 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 10 reviews

    A super fast-paced ARCADE TOWER-DEFENSE. Build turrets and shoot your way through hordes of alien scum as you protect multiple rooms simultaneously! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spacejacked.

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  11. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 85,966 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 4 reviews

    In FTL you experience the atmosphere of running a spaceship trying to save the galaxy. It's a dangerous mission, with every encounter presenting a unique challenge with multiple solutions. What will you do if a heavy missile barrage shuts down your shields? Reroute all power to the engines in an attempt to escape, power up additional weapons to blow your enemy out of the sky, or take the fight to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FTL: Faster Than Light.

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  12. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 335 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 2 reviews

    Due to a sudden shortage of milk, cats around the world are forced to seek out new sources to get their fix. You and your team of milk mining kittens have overcome a fear of water to drill down under the ocean seabed and begin extracting vast reserves of what seems to be naturally forming full-fat milk. Get ready for fast paced submarine action, defending the kittens from disruptive mechanical sea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aqua Kitty: Milk Mine Defender.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Rogue Stache is an action-adventure platforming roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Rogue Legacy, Risk of Rain, and Magicite. Explore vast interstellar dungeons and defeat hordes of cunning enemies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Stache.

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  14. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 26 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

    After a freak storm over the Atlantic, you find yourself stranded on the shores of a mysterious island. Do you have what it takes to escape the Lost Sea? Lost Sea is an action-adventure game set inside the Bermuda Triangle. Recruit a crew of survivors who can help you explore the hazardous islands as you hunt for the artifacts needed to navigate the Lost Sea If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Sea.

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  15. OBS: CHECK THE VOLUME IN "Options". About the Game Your mission is very simple: protect the base from the enemies and keep yourself alive.  You have three guns with you and a landmine and you can change your character. Be careful because there are several types of enemies, but don't worry because on the map there are some power lives to recover you. Controls W, A, S, D to move  E to interact. 1,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 4Defenses.

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  16. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Gif of the game in action! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Questions I'm pressing "I," and it's not doing anything.Mines will spawn passively once unlocked.  They spawn every 8 seconds roughly.  Once spawned, you press "I" to blow up all the mines in the area.  They have bright red lights on them. Do any of my attacks hurt … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bunbun Saves The World.

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  17. Repository Assingment for the Videogames and Entertainment Software 20/21 subject of the University of Oviedo. This little project intends to be a very light version of The Binding of Isaac with the player control of Enter the Gungeon. That's it. The game will feature unlimited floors made with interconnected rooms filled with enemies. Killing those enemies and entering treasure rooms will gain… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Parting of Sarah.

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  18. Fight against the odds for your survival against a combat ready machine! Dark Circuits is a third person shooter where you play as a robot fighting for its survival against a superior machine equipped with a wider arsenal of weapons in a 1-on-1 battle. Dodge bullets, missiles, and other attacks as you rely on limited firepower to emerge victorious in this battle. This was a final year project crea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Circuits.

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  19. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    Dive in Project Tower, a third-person shooter mixing intense bullet hell combat with a unique morphing ability. Imprisoned by the "Hiks", fight to the top of their deadly tower for freedom. Will you outsmart them and make your way out ? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Tower.

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  20. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uragun.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    96% User Score Based on 434 reviews

    Shoot, slice, and shred your way through hordes of the undead in Cryptis, a retro-inspired boomer shooter combining modern visuals with '90s gameplay. Embrace the chaos, slaughter your enemies, and leave nothing left standing! Slay your enemies! Fight waves of monsters and utilize a diverse arsenal of weapons. Every weapon provides a different playstyle, choose whichever you prefer. M… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cryptis.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    Play a space cowboy as he travels to an alien-filled arena, traversing the various game rooms to achieve the highest possible score and challenge the ultimate Dust and Aliens enemy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dust and Aliens.

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  24. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 648 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 17 reviews

    The Bug Butcher is an action-packed 2D side scrolling shoot em up game where peril comes from above. So in a nutshell, pest control with machine guns in space. The core mechanics hold old ties from the classic arcade shooter "Super Pang" where you shoot vertically, but with modern day twists. You are Harry, a brash and tenacious exterminator who has a knack for decimating bugs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bug Butcher.

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  25. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 1,771 reviews

    Submarine is an "Air-Sea-Battle"-style game designed for 1st generation consoles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Convoy.

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  26. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    72% User Score Based on 122 reviews

    “We thought they were our friends and benefactors, but instead they are our masters. The Chronicles didn’t liberate us from our primitive ways – they conquered and destroyed us. The others don’t know, their heads are still full of the melodious voices of our alien masters. But that will change. I will change it!” – Sasaki Survive in Space is a skill-based space shooter with a hardcore focus on ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survive in Space.

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  27. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 462 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 2 reviews

    Deadly Days is a unique strategic rogue-lite in the zombie apocalypse. Manage and protect a group of survivors and help them to stop the catastrophe. Discover and use a large number of wild and crazy objects, even wilder and crazier survivors, special abilities, and deadly weapons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadly Days.

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  28. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 5,460 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 5 reviews

    Explore the mysterious Wall World on your giant robospider: mine for valuable resources, upgrade your equipment to fight off hordes of monsters, and discover exotic biomes in-between attacks. Will you be able to survive and learn the secrets of the Wall World? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wall World.

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  29. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 13 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    Tom vs. the Armies of Hell (AoH for short) is a challenging indie Action-Adventure game from Darkmire Entertainment. Set in a world somewhere between Office Space and Army of Darkness, you play Tom, a down-trodden software-engineer turned reluctant half-demon hero when an experiment gone awry in the basement government lab sends his entire office complex plummeting into Hell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tom vs. The Armies of Hell.

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    33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    33% User Score Based on 462 reviews

    Stellar 2D is a retro style space arcade game, it's a 2D game in a 3D world. With an addictive, fast paced, casual game-play style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar 2D.

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  31. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Echoes of War is an action packed shooter with stratigic elements for virtual reality devices. Set up your defences, lay waste to hundreds of drones and mechs and use all you can salvage to repair your ship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ECHOES OF WAR: The Last Heartbeat.

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

    Interstellar Rogue is a Sci-Fi Rogue-like where you go on a one Ship mission to destroy The ultimate Robot enemy of humanity. It's inspired by various Retro greats such as lander, Metroid and Rogue. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INTERSTELLAR ROGUE.

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  33. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    62% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    Jetpacks. Guns. Swords. Endless robotic death.Render the robot swarms unto wreckage and shrapnel in the hyper-acrobatic tactical shooter/slasher Blood Alloy: Reborn! As the cyborg soldier Nia Rhys, you'll hit subsonic speeds thanks to the BLade Assisted Surface Traversal (BLAST) system. Blast along the floor, up walls, and across ceilings at breakneck speeds to gain positional advantage on your fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Alloy: Reborn.

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  34. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    72% User Score Based on 611 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 1 reviews

    Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abandon Ship.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    72% User Score Based on 1,129 reviews

    Can you survive the horror? … a retro-style survival horror game developed by the two-man indie team of Gonzossm and Iggy Zuk. Survive 30 days and nights in a zombie-infested world by recruiting companions, upgrading weaponry and fortifying your position. Deadly 30 is a retro-style survival horror game developed by the two-man indie team of Gonzossm and Iggy Zuk. Survive 30 days and nights in a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadly 30.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    73% User Score Based on 783 reviews

    Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overture.

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  37. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    68% User Score Based on 77 reviews

    Experience epic space battles while piloting a small, fast fighter ship as part of a fleet that lashes out against enemy factions across stunning procedurally generated star systems in Disputed Space. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disputed Space.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 122 reviews

    Fight through the battles like a ninja god in a first-person, cyberpunk-style and melee-heavy arcade arena world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyberdrome.

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  39. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    66% User Score Based on 158 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    Venture into an old, magical ruin to seek an ancient power in this highly replayable, top-down, roguelike twin-stick shooter. Combine and optimise your spells to defeat twisted monstrosities and dive deeper into the Lone Ruin. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LONE RUIN.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    72% User Score Based on 358 reviews

    Bunker Punks is a roguelike first-person shooter set in a dystopian future. You control a group of revolutionaries, raiding corporate strongholds for supplies, weapons and armor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bunker Punks.

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  41. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    83% User Score Based on 590 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Over 9000 Zombies!.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    82% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Dreadtides is a strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Explore a world lost to corruption, harness its resources, research lost technology, and protect your people. Can you build a city capable of defeating a magical cataclysm? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreadtides.

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  43. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,818 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Earth has been turned into thousands of flying islands. The survivors are at war for resources. You are an airship captain who wants to reach Black Skylands, a scavenger’s paradise. To do so you must destroy hordes of hostile monsters and find peace and prosperity for your people. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Skylands.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    74% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    Gladium is a gladiatorial arena fighter with fast-paced action combat and gory pixels. Take on waves of gladiators, slay them all and challenge the mighty champions of the arena! Analyze your opponents weakness, adapt your strategy and colour the sands with the blood of your enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GLADIUM.

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  45. 14%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    14% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    "Aeve:Zero Gravity" is an arcade space shooter about battles in open space. In a classic mode "Shoot'em'all" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aeve:Zero Gravity.

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  46. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 46 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    In Rogue Invader, YOU are the invader attacking the alien horde in this genre-flipping roguelite shooter. 1-Bit black and white old-school art style, with modern touches and HD graphics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Invader.

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  48. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 998 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 5 reviews

    Diluvion is a 3D deep sea, Jules Verne inspired, exploration game with RPG elements and thrilling submarine combat. As the Captain of your own vessel, you must grow and manage your crew as you search for the secrets of the past in a hauntingly beautiful flooded world. Forced into the deep oceans by a Great Flood that occurred countless centuries ago, humanity now lives trapped under a thick layer… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diluvion.

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  49. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    46% User Score Based on 201 reviews

    Kivi, Toilet and Shotgun is a single player top down action game where your goal is to reach the end of the desert by avoiding all kinds of obstacles and fighting the desert raiders. Go up against foes in your vehicle and on foot. Take on powerful bosses, but make sure you're quipped for the fight! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kivi, Toilet and Shotgun.

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  50. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 51 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

    Battle Planet - Judgement Day is a planetary rogue-lite top-down shooter. You are one of the universe's 3 most wanted criminals on the run, fighting your way through hordes of aliens, military and police units. There is only one way to reclaim your freedom - destroy them all... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Planet: Judgement Day.

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