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Looking for games like DarkSwarm? Here are top tactical shooter recommendations with a horror and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Legend Battles, Deep Rock Galactic or Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 149 reviews

    >>> Version 1.1: Massive FPS optimization, Improved NPC mechanics, New 3D lobby <<< April 17, 2026 - RTX 4060, 1080p, High Settings, DLSS 4.5 on, FG on -> 130 FPS (Avg.) April 17, 2026 - RTX 4080, 1440p, High Settings, DLSS 4.5 on, FG on -> 210 FPS (Avg.) April 17, 2026 - RTX 5080, 4K, High Settings, DLSS 4.5 on, FG on -> 170 FPS (Avg.) <!> The graphics card so… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legend Battles.

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  3. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 19,421 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 4 reviews

    In Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine you are Captain Titus, a Space Marine of the Ultramarines chapter and a seasoned veteran of countless battles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine.

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  4. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 473 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    From Space is a solo and co-op action-shooter for squads up to four players. Take on the challenge of liberating the earth from an alien infestation with your friends, using over-the-top weaponry in a post-apocalyptic world with awesomely stylized graphics. The apocalypse has never been so much fun! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From Space.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 10,241 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Alien Swarm is a game and Source SDK release from a group of talented designers at Valve who were hired from the Mod community. Available free of charge, the game thrusts players into an epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics. With your friends, form a squad of four distinct IAF Marine classes. Plan your attack using an unlockable arsenal of weapons with coun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Swarm.

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  7. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 7,113 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 33 reviews

    Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and restore peace to the earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5.

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  8. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    64% User Score Based on 573 reviews

    Can you survive the alien onslaught? Alien Breed 2: Assault is the second chapter in the Alien Breed series, and is an explosive science fiction arcade-shooter with an epic story, swarms of highly intelligent alien enemies, high-impact weaponry, highly detailed and rich environments, developed using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3. Take control of the hero, Conrad, the ship’s Chief Engineer, and conti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Breed 2 Assault.

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  9. THE FIREFIGHT FOR OUR LIVESWildfires are tearing across our planet, fueled not just by climate collapse but by something far darker. A greed-driven energy experiment has fractured the boundary between worlds, opening portals to realms of demons, spirits, and mythological beasts. Fire is no longer just a force of nature. It’s alive. FIRE FIGHT LABS - THE WORLD LEADER IN FIRE FIGHTINGAmidst the c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FIRE.

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  10. “Stand to attention soldiers! We are looking a harsh new reality right down the barrel - the world is a post apocalyptic nightmare, all that’s left of humanity is pockets of survivors and organised military bases like ourselves. We prepared for this situation, the necessary equipment and resources were stockpiled long ago, knowing it was only a matter of 'when' and not 'if'. But we have a plan, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Codename CURE II.

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  11. 0%Game Brain Score
    0% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Strike Team Delta is a 1-4 player online co-op zombie horror. Complete tasks and puzzles to restore the fate of humanity.Don't forget to wishlist!Are you good enough for the delta team? Online Co-Op Play with up to 4 friends and you all must work together to retrieve the objective and survive. Replayability In Strike Team Delta, each playthrough is different, with random spawns ensuring you have … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strike Team Delta.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    77% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Mimicry is a battle royale (8 vs 1) and online horror action game in the horror genre: one monster hunts eight survivors who want to avoid a terrible death. Unpredictable matches, cool character customization, voice chat during battle, various locations and scary monsters are waiting for you in this online horror game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mimicry.

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  13. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    95% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    CONTAINMENT CORP INC. is a co-op survival horror game for 1 - 4 players. Contain the anomaly and exterminate enemies in the zone. This is your chance to fight back! DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? 1-4 PLAYER ONLINE CO-OP Take control of your operative in this unique online co-op survival game where you must work together to clear the infected zone and trap the otherworldly anomaly. For science. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Containment Corp, Inc..

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  14. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    81% User Score Based on 22,604 reviews

    Starship Troopers: Extermination is a pulse-pounding co-op first-person shooter. Join the Deep Space Vanguard, an elite Special Forces branch of the Mobile Infantry, in the fight against the Bug menace and claim victory for humanity! Your trusty Morita Assault Rifle, support tools, and fellow Vanguard Troopers are all that will keep you alive while exploring the hostile surface of these ugly plan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starship Troopers: Extermination.

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  15. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    84% User Score Based on 10,811 reviews

    Six Days in Fallujah is a first-person tactical military shooter that recreates true stories of Marines, Soldiers, and Iraqi civilians who fought Al Qaeda during the toughest urban battle since 1968. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Six Days in Fallujah.

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  16. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 12,918 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 6 reviews

    Helldivers is a topdown shooter set in a satirical dystopian future where mankind is ruled by a managed democracy. You are part of the Helldivers – the spearhead of humanity’s defense against the perpetual alien threat on Super Earth. With up to four player co-op missions, working together as a team is vital, whether calling in strikes or placing weapons, each action must be totally synchronized … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Helldivers.

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  17. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    77% User Score Based on 166 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 10 reviews

    Battle for survival against waves of Martian mutants in this tactical twist on twin-stick shooters. Using the skills of your drone companion, make fight-or-flight decisions that drastically alter the threats you face. Will your choices lead you to freedom... or your doom? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solstice Chronicles: MIA.

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  18. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    55% User Score Based on 3,981 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 21 reviews

    Space Hulk: Deathwing is a First-Person Shooter experience of Games Workshop’s classic Space Hulk boardgame set in the universe of Warhammer 40,000. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Hulk: Deathwing.

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  19. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 1,484 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Plan your strategy and undertake real-time combat missions, in this sequel to the best-selling tactical game, Red Solstice! The Red Solstice 2: Survivors Ultimate Edition contains the base game, as well as all previously released DLCs, including new story lines, classes, maps and much more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Solstice 2: Survivors.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 538 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadowgrounds.

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  21. Cooperation. Looting. Survival. In the depths of a ruined galaxy, laws no longer exist. The great factions have collapsed, giving way to cosmic chaos where only cunning, strength, and cooperation can ensure survival. You play as a Void Raider, a free-roaming space scavenger ready to risk everything to seize rare resources and forgotten artifacts. You are not alone, several enemy factions are un… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Raider.

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  22. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    The Planetologist is a top down shooter game in which you are a scientist who has to travel with your spaceship through different planets and with a portable scanner laboratory to collect all the information that your sensors can collect. Survives the dangers of different alien environments and finds in the confines of the galaxy a crew to help you survive your adventures. UPGRADE YOUR SHIP Expl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Planetologist.

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  23. Glory DefenceGenre: Action, Shooter, Survival Modes: Single-player, Multiplayer Platform: PC ABOUT THIS GAMEGlory Defence is a fast-paced zombie survival shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by a deadly virus. As the infected turn into relentless zombies, humanity teeters on the edge of collapse. Elite special forces are deployed to defend the last fortified zones and protect the remai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glory Defence.

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  24. Survive the Digital Eclipse. Reclaim a Future Lost to Machines.Hello! I'm a solo developer, and this game has been my passion project for the past few years. Digital Eclipse: Cyberpunk Survivor is a fast-paced, co-op looter shooter set in a dystopian future where rogue AI controls the ruins of a once-great city. Built with care and a love for chaotic action, this game challenges you and your frie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Digital Eclipse: Cyberpunk Survivor.

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  25. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Star Devil is a Sci-fi Station Survival Roguelike Game with dynamic alien infection. Playable in both single-player and split-screen co-op. In Star Devil you will try to escape an increasingly alien infected space station. To escape you will need to pass through the various different levels of the space station.Fast and Deadly combat You need to master your weapons and stay focused. Because one… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Devil.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Lock and load with Strike Force Delta in this action-packed sci-fi FPS! Play solo or team up to blast through hordes of Gacrux alien invaders, save humanity’s colonies, and dominate intense PvP showdowns. Gear up, soldier, and get ready to lead the Assault on Proxima! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assault On Proxima.

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  27. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 6,699 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 8 reviews

    The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zombie Army Trilogy.

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  28. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 14,984 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 49 reviews

    Buy The Ascent on PlayStation Store. The Ascent is a solo and co-op action-shooter RPG, set on Veles, a packed cyberpunk world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ascent.

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  29. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 16,188 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 31 reviews

    MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries JumpShip Edition includes MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries with the year one update and the New Legendary update featuring Melee and Mech Switching, the first DLC Heroes of the Inner Sphere, and The Legend of the Kestrel Lancers Expansion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.

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  30. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 9,762 reviews

    Humanity is on the brink of extinction. From New York to Moscow and Jerusalem, the undead apocalypse continues to spread. As the end looms, a hardened few bands together to defeat the horde and outlive the dead. World War Z is a heart-pounding co-op third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring swarms of hundreds of zombies. Based on the Paramount Pictures film, World War Z focuses on fast-p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World War Z.

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  31. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    70% User Score Based on 954 reviews

    The Apocalypse has arrived and your goal is simple: Make it 10 miles to safety through a limitless procedurally-generated world overrun with The Infected and packed with the tools and weapons to fight them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10 Miles To Safety.

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  32. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    97% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    In Blacklist Brigade, be a part of a ragtag mercenary group, and fight against overwhelming enemy forces with your friends. Gain experience to unlock new skills, and earn money to buy new gear. Be among the best and join the Brigade! Features: Online co-op with up to four players. Single player with AI teammates (also available in co-op when less than four players). The game can be paused whil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blacklist Brigade.

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  33. Message from DOCYou are an employee of the Department of Collections. You are required to complete tasks in order to progress. Along the way you will find scraps and unique items to help you craft items, very little will be provided to you by DOC. Everything must be earned and we expect compliance. You'll find puzzles along the way you must solve. Diving further will result in new and more diffic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Department of Collections.

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  34. After the catastrophic collapse of civilization, the world has fallen into chaos. Infected streets, ruined cities, and mysterious quarantine zones are all that remain of the old world. Silence reigns, broken only by the moans of the dead. There’s nowhere to run. There’s only one thing left to do: fight. Another Day To Die is a cooperative top-down survival shooter for 1–4 players. You’re not a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Another Day to Die.

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  35. Danger Horizon is a multiplayer, first-person shooter game made using Unreal Engine 5. The game features realistic gunplay, and advanced blood and gore features that everyone can enjoy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Danger Horizon.

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  36. Come chat with the devs! About the GameAs a novice space miner, you have been assigned to work on an unexplored, distant planet. With little local fauna and a poisonous atmosphere, it shouldn't be much of a problem to expand your base and extract valuable resources. It shouldn't... Throughout the day, discover new deposits of raw materials, mine and process them in advanced refineries. From the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosminers.

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  37. You and your friends can be part of the Z-Company. Defend Targets against huge hordes of zombies with all kinds of weapons and buildings in this Tower-Defense/Shooter hybrid. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z-Company.

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  38. DDoD is a single-player and co-op tactical roguelite shooter set in the near future, deep inside an abandoned industrial zone. Explore, fight, and mutate your way to the source of a semi-sentient biological AI anomaly. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DDoD.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    86% User Score Based on 40,691 reviews

    You are far in the future on a colony ship deep in outer space. A security officer on the mission, you are the last hope for defending the ship as hostile and intelligent aliens prepare to destroy every living thing… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marathon.

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  40. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    83% User Score Based on 2,344 reviews

    Take control of one of the commandos, team up with your friends and send the Sludge God and its horde of things-that-should-never-be back to the underworld. Choose the class that matches your playstyle, pile into your favorite ride, and unload an array of gunfire, grenades, special abilities, and freaking katanas as you save the planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    71% User Score Based on 336 reviews

    QANGA - Now Available in Early Access! Please Note: QANGA is an Early Access game, actively being developed by a small independent team. By choosing to purchase QANGA now, you are directly supporting its development and contributing to the ongoing improvement of the game. Expect to encounter bugs and see some features still in progress. Your support and feedback are crucial in helping us create… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to QANGA.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    58% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    Early AccessAs of 1/16/2025 This game’s development has been suspended indefinitely After 11 content, gameplay improvement, and performance improvement updates, we have exhausted our financial runway and sales are insufficient to support the cost of operation for the studio, so the game’s development has been suspended indefinitely. It has been an exciting but difficult journey full of many surp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to InfestStation.

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  43. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    75% User Score Based on 20,744 reviews

    You’re A Small Fish In A Big Apocalypse.Scavenge and fight for your next day alive under the shadow of gargantuan war machines. Enemies in the game can literally tower over the battlefield. To put it another way: War. War Always Changes. The battlefield is unpredictable thanks to The Forever Winter’s Dynamic Encounter system: enemies have their own goals and agendas, operating in coordinated g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forever Winter.

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  44. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 115,178 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 8 reviews

    Discover Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 on the official PlayStation website. Check out trailers for this sci-fi action game, playable solo or in multiplayer PvP or PvE, as well as screenshots, gameplay features and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.

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  45. View Game
    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    94% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Dead Metal is a 1-4 player co op roguelike where you take control of a squad filled with humanity's only hope, Dead Metal Suits. Robotics melded with psionic power capable of mass destruction as well as the ability to organically learn. Proceed through randomly generated levels filled with enemies secrets and most importantly loot. Build up your squad and build more prototype suits to replace th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Metal.

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  46. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    77% User Score Based on 3,402 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 9 reviews

    Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations. Use your agents to sneak, shoot, steal, and sabotage your way up the corporate ladder, and take control of the most powerful monopoly of all time. Each of your agents can be tailored … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Satellite Reign.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 14,354 reviews

    Avorion is a procedurally generated sci-fi sandbox where players start out at the edge of the galaxy and must find their way to its core. Players build their own ships, which they will use to explore the galaxy, trade and fight. Space ships are mainly of large scale, with crews, turrets and energy systems that you will have to manage. The galaxy gets more hostile, but also more rewarding the close… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Avorion.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    98% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    You have crash-landed on Notrium. Your food supplies are running low, and a pack of predatory aliens have your scent. You're out of bullets for your pistol, your only weapon a handful of rocks. A freezing night is setting in, and you are desperately looking for firewood. Can you survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Notrium.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 135 reviews

    In 2527 in a dystopian world, Jake, an engineer and bounty hunter, travels to the far reaches of the universe through a wormhole. With the help of his friend Roy, Jake's goal is to exterminate the replicator robots that threaten the Confederate planets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CARNAGE OFFERING.

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