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Games like Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense

Games like Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense

Games like Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense

Looking for games like Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense? Here are top survival shooter recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Outpost: Infinity Siege, Lumencraft or Volcanoids.

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  1. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 4,012 reviews

    Command Mobile Outpost and take Protoslag Gun to venture deep into the Signet surveillance off-limit area where dangers lurk in the dark. Collect unique Weapon Units. Amp up the firepower of the Outpost that fights with you. This game is about TD, FPS, and RTS all at the same time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outpost: Infinity Siege.

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  2. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 644 reviews

    Lumencraft is a top-down view action shooter with tower defence elements. Emerge into the fully destructible environment where light and shadow play key roles. Build your base, dig some tunnels... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lumencraft.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 8,985 reviews

    A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces the typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and battle robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Volcanoids.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 2,618 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    An inventive tower defense/ first person shooter hybrid that pits elite soldier Skye against various forms of alien life on a small set of unique maps. Skye must build and upgrade defensive structures while jumping into the fray to help her creations take down the hostile invaders. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sanctum.

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  6. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 7,913 reviews

    In Sanctum 2, you will have to utilize elements of multiple gameplay genres to succeed. Build towers and walls during the building phase before the enemies attack, then jump into the fray and help your towers blast everything to pieces in FPS-mode. You can progress through the single player campaign yourself, or play up to 4-player co-op with your friends to discover the secrets of the planet LOEK… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sanctum 2.

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  7. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 706 reviews

    Lost Rift is a high-stakes First-Person Survival Adventure Shooter that brings together extensive base building, quests, open-world survival crafting, and intense extraction expeditions that you can play in PvPvE or cooperative PVE modes. Created for up to 5 players or solo play, explore a rich, immersive, and mysterious world where you transform from a modern survivor into a legend. You wash u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Rift.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 800 reviews

    Sentry is an action-defense first person shooter where you defend your spaceship against a relentless alien threat. Use traps, turrets and environmental destruction to repel invading hordes and engage the enemy in fast-paced FPS action across a dynamic singleplayer or co-op campaign. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SENTRY.

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  9. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 2,894 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 21 reviews

    Wizard with a Gun is an online cooperative sandbox survival game set in a magical wilderness wrought with dangerous creatures and arcane mysteries. Embark on a journey alone or with friends to collect, craft, and outfit your wizard however you see fit as you explore the unknown. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wizard with a Gun.

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  11. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    84% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    The streets of modern day Europe continue to be plagued with infected scum, all efforts to contain the outbreak have failed. They're killing everything in their path and swarming their wave of death upon every living being. This type of destruction will soon destroy humanity as we know it. To hell with that! It's go time soldier!Key Features: Base building system: An extensive base building sy… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Zombie Defense 2.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 7,925 reviews

    Jump Space is a mission based co-op FPS for up to 4 players, where you are the crew of a spaceship. Transition seamlessly from crewing the ship to on-foot exploration and space walks. Engage in intense battles both on the ground and in space, and always keep your ship upgraded and intact. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jump Space.

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  13. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 5,418 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 3 reviews

    The Spell Brigade is an online co-op survivors-like for 1-4 players. Team up with your wizard friends to slay hordes of dark creatures. Complete team-based objectives, unlock new upgrades and create overpowered spell synergies. Friend nor foe is safe in this friendly fire bullet hell! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Spell Brigade.

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  15. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 1,196 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    An intense virtual reality strategy game, Out of Ammo has you constructing defenses, calling in artillery, issuing orders, and even taking control of your soldiers directly in order to survive for as long as you can! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out of Ammo.

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  16. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 608 reviews

    Black Ice is a Hack and Shoot – a Cyberpunk First-Person Shooter/Hack & Slash RPG about hacking. Think Borderlands meets Tron. The cyber-world is procedurally generated, the colors are neon, the loot is randomized, and the lasers are loud. Black Ice is currently in Beta, with updates on the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Ice.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 3,221 reviews

    A ragtag squad of robot rejects is hired by the SAXON corporation and given one last shot at profitable glory (and avoiding the scrap heap). They are the New Atlas Hazard Crew, a ramshackle squad of exterminators sent to uncover the mysteries behind a planet-wide fungal catastrophe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mycopunk.

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  19. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 983 reviews

    Towers of Aghasba, an open-world experience where players can build vast settlements and grow sprawling ecosystems on their fantasy island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Towers of Aghasba.

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  20. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,795 reviews

    The fourth installment of the real-time strategy series again tasks the player with containing the creeper, a destructive fluidlike substance, slowly overtaking the map's surface. Creeper World 4 continues the series' gameplay and favors 3D environments with a focus on fluid dynamics over traditional 2D graphics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creeper World 4.

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  21. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    62% User Score Based on 84 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Hell is at our gates! Fight hordes of demons head-on with a team of Hell Warders, an ancient order of heroes with unique powers and abilities. Push back waves of demons with an arsenal of weapons, powerful hero skills and deployable towers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell Warders.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 423 reviews

    Built exclusively for VR, Cosmic Trip is an award-winning real-time strategy game for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Experience what it’s like to command an army of badass robots and fight against hostile enemies on beautiful alien planets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Trip.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    84% User Score Based on 1,126 reviews

    Cinderwake is an immersive action survival game where you play as a witch battling in the depths of a magical forest. A wave system with ever-increasing challenge will push your precision and mastery to the limit. You command four distinct abilities. The forest breathes in stylized darkness — twisted roots, glowing sparks, and beings emerging from the essence of magic. Game Features: Progressiv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cinderwake.

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  24. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    79% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    Iron Core: Mech Survivor is a single-player roguelike top-down action game that combines the shrinking safe zones of battle royale, the strategic elements of tower defense, and the fast-paced gameplay of survivor-like games. The shrinking safe zone limits player movement but can be expanded through mining tasks. Meanwhile, resources are more abundant outside the zone, creating a high-risk, high-re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Core: Mech Survivor.

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  25. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    60% User Score Based on 403 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 4 reviews

    The classic Painkiller series is back! Battle through Purgatory in fast-paced co-op action, wielding infernal weapons against relentless demonic hordes. Condemned for your sins, the Voice of the Creator offers you a chance at redemption. Will you seize it or be lost to darkness? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Painkiller.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 248 reviews

    Wardens Will is a fast-paced, movement-focused rogue-lite shooter you can play solo or with up to 3 friends. Choose your Warden, experiment with different builds, and dive into chaotic arenas filled with unpredictable robots. Master Unique Movement and AbilitiesEach Warden offers different ways to move and fight  dash, hover, slash, and more. Experiment with a Variety of Weapons and AugmentsMi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warden's Will.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 364 reviews

    Atomic Picnic is a Co-Op Shooter Roguelite based on the new Swarm Survivors genre! Get together with up to 4 friends to fight frenzied monsters and gain experience to upgrade your weapons in an anime-style post-apocalyptic world. Fight your way together through The Zone, an everchanging labyrinth created after the "Harvest Festival" happened. Unlock an incredible variety of upgrades that can radi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atomic Picnic.

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  28. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 15,544 reviews

    A minimalist game about building and defending a little kingdom. Thronefall is a classic strategy game without unnecessary complexity, just some healthy hack-and-slay. Build up your base during the day, and defend it ‘til your last breath at night. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thronefall.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    50% User Score Based on 1,558 reviews

    Have you ever wanted to make a fresh start on an alien world? Eden Star is a survival game that drops you onto the alien landscape of Pharus 7, free to explore and gather resources, but you’ll want to be careful: death is permanent. You need to use resources to construct defences, craft weapons and build up outposts to protect your vital Eden Kit. With physics-based combat, free-form construction … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EDEN STAR.

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  30. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 1,132 reviews
    Critic Score 53%Based on 19 reviews

    Earthfall is a co-operative shooter for up to four players. Using team-based tactics to fortify holdouts and complete objectives, players must work together to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Earthfall.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    72% User Score Based on 543 reviews

    From the creators of Black Mesa: The richest CEO on Earth dies, cutthroat conglomerates vie to carve up his kingdom. Using the MERX app, businessmen order mercenary armies like takeout. Only Rogue Point, an elite vigilante squad, dares to fight back. Campaign Dive into an adrenaline-fueled campaign where explosive co-op firefights meet strategic planning. Team up, gather intel, complete objectiv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Point.

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  32. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 487 reviews

    Welcome a new member of C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM) Dive into an alternate 1950s Europe in this co-op third-person extraction shooter. Combining advanced technology with a nostalgic twist, your squad will confront monstrous threats and anomalies. Whether playing solo or in co-op (1-4 players), experience dynamic gameplay with unique objectives and challenging side tasks. Your suc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM).

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  35. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    93% User Score Based on 153 reviews

    A SNIPPET of our INDIE STRATEGY GAME TimeMelters about witches and time travel!Rewind time and create Echoes of yourself, manage time distortion, and be at multiple places on the battlefield at the exact same moment! Can you save all 3 sorceresses using your time rewind ability? Good luck, witch! PS If you like the core mechanics, there's a 2-hour demo on Steam coming out today! We could not post… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Timemelters.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 4,496 reviews

    A zombie outbreak wiped out civilization as we know it. Hordes of zeeks gnawed their way to the top becoming the world’s apex predator. A few years later, regular humans are an endangered species, with isolated pockets struggling to survive in this new, unwelcoming world. Welcome to HumanitZ, an isometric, open-world survival game, where you can try to make a difference and put humanity back where… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HumanitZ.

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  37. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 16,164 reviews

    Nightingale is a shared world survival-crafting game set in a rich gaslamp Victorian fantasy setting. Players venture through portals where adventure and mystery awaits across a myriad of beautiful and increasingly-dangerous worlds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightingale.

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  38. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 1,273 reviews

    Third person survival horror game based on the anime movie and book series of the same name. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire Hunters.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 16,662 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 3 reviews

    Roboquest is a fast FPS with roguelite mechanics set in a sci-fi world playable solo or in 2-p coop. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roboquest.

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  40. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 1,978 reviews

    The RTS/FPS phenomenon has moved into space! Build and command fleets of starships for epic space battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations. Take sole command or share the glory as you fight for control of the quadrant. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Executive Assault 2.

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  41. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 3,544 reviews

    Survive, exploring a vast island where everything is interactive and covered with zombies. - Build and upgrade bases using materials obtained by cutting down trees, mining up stones and collecting artifacts. - Get food through hunting and farming, cook and eat. - Build fortresses and traps to guide zombie movements to defend the flocking zombie waves. - Collect various items, weapons and costumes … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night of the Dead.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 666 reviews

    Unite with your tribe as you explore, gather and craft all you need to defend the mysterious Crucibles that sustain you from an onslaught of dangerous creatures seeking to destroy them. Trade your humanity for power in an open world, action strategy game set in the vibrant alien realm of Eden. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eden Rising.

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  43. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 489 reviews

    Fight, Hack, and Survive! Alone or with friends, explore a mysterious open-world infested by zombies. Collect materials, craft weapons, and fight for your life. Learn to hack zombies to assist in fighting, protecting, or farming. Welcome to Paradize! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paradize Project.

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  44. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 2,148 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 14 reviews

    Setting the bar as the definitive tower defense game, Defense Grid 2 introduces new worlds and threats to test your tower placement strategies. With a bold new look and the addition of new game modes, player-versus-player and multiplayer co-op, every play brings fun new opportunities and challenges. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DG2: Defense Grid 2.

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  45. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    85% User Score Based on 2,187 reviews

    Executive Assault is an indie real-time strategy/first-person shooter computer game where you can not only build your base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Executive Assault.

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  46. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 589 reviews

    Signs of Life is a sci-fi survival sandbox platformer with a combination of procedurally generated and hand-crafted content. You'll explore mysterious locations, Mine blocks for resources, and meet strange (and some familiar) creatures, some of which don't even want to kill you and eat your corpse. Along the way, you'll be able to craft armor, weapons, gadgets and more to assist you in surviving i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Signs of Life.

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  47. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 11,295 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 8 reviews

    Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action mining game. Use the time between attacks to dig beneath the surface in search of valuable resources and relics – deliver them back to your dome to unlock powerful upgrades and useful new gadgets. But it won’t be long until the relentless monsters return - do you risk delving deeper into the mine? Or return to base and prepare … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dome Keeper.

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  48. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    49% User Score Based on 1,277 reviews

    The Anacrusis is a four-player, cooperative first-person shooter set aboard a massive starship stranded at the edge of explored space. Team up with your friends in an infinitely-replayable fight against alien hordes to unlock perks, weapons, and new ways to play that you can share with your team! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Anacrusis.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    Gross is a unique twist on the classic tower defense genre. After building your defenses, you jump into the fray to take on enemies head-on. Make sure to collect as much cash as possible to upgrade your defenses and stay ahead of the game. Can you outlast the waves of enemies? 100% Tower Defense. 100% First Person Shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GROSS.

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