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Looking for games like Defiance? Here are top open world role playing shooter recommendations with a post-apocalyptic and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Tom Clancy's The Division, RIFT or Fallen Earth.

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  1. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    72% User Score Based on 25,005 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 44 reviews

    Tom Clancy’s The Division is a revolutionary next-gen experience that brings the RPG into a modern military setting for the first time. In the wake of a devastating pandemic that sweeps through New York City, basic services fail one by one, and without access to food or water the city descends into chaos. As an agent of The Division, you’ll specialize, modify, and level up your gear, weapons, and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tom Clancy's The Division.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    74% User Score Based on 7,371 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 5 reviews

    Rift (previously known as Rift: Planes of Telara) is a fantasy free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Trion Worlds. Rift takes place within the fantasy world of Telara. The game was released in March 2011. Two competing factions composed of a selection of races and classes battle each other; as well as the enemies who emerge from dynamic rifts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RIFT.

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  3. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    60% User Score Based on 4,651 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    It’s 2156, and the world has been destroyed by both nuclear and bio-chemical means. Your story takes place in one of the few habitable places left in the world, the Grand Canyon. As a clone with an uncertain past, your job is survival in a world now built on destruction, betrayal and fragile factional alliances. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallen Earth.

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  4. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    79% User Score Based on 12,361 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 6 reviews

    DC Universe Online is a free-to-play superhero / supervillian MMORPG that lets players create their own unique tights-wearing hero or villain and roam the streets of places like Gotham City and Metropolis fighting or creating crime. Players fight alongside such iconic DC Comics characters as Superman and Batman, Lex Luthor and The Joker, and many others. Excellent physics help bring comic book act… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DC Universe Online.

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  5. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 5,291 reviews

    Aura Kingdom is a new Anime MMORPG published by Aeria Games. Developed by the studio behind the highly popular Eden Eternal and Grand Fantasia, Aura Kingdom offers a grand and beautiful world for every player to explore with beautiful anime graphics. Starting with one out of fifteen different classes, Aura Kingdom offers the possibility for players to select a sub-class once they reach level 40, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aura Kingdom.

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  6. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    60% User Score Based on 5,333 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Take the battle to the sky with fantastical flying mount combat unlike anything you've seen before in Riders of Icarus, the new unprecedented action-adventure MMORPG experience that lets you ride and fight on the back of the realm’s most dangerous winged beasts… dragons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Riders of Icarus.

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  7. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    84% User Score Based on 1,271 reviews

    2155. From the ashes of the devastating Third Great War rose the Commonwealth, an oppressive world government determined to control the entire planet. The few remaining independent factions retaliate the only way they can, with elite teams of special operatives trained in advanced warfare tactics and equipped with high-tech weaponry. The future of humanity is their battleground, where knowledge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Global Agenda: Free Agent.

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  8. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    63% User Score Based on 6,428 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 41 reviews

    "Battleborn is a next-gen hero-shooter brought to you by the creators of the award-winning and best-selling Borderlands franchise. In Battleborn’s distant future, the only hope for the last star in a dying universe is a new breed of warriors, who must put aside their differences to drive back an unstoppable menace. Choose from a myriad of powerful heroes and fight together alongside your friends i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battleborn.

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  9. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 17,258 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Buy Tom Clancy's The Division 2 on PS4. Lead a team of elite agents into a post-pandemic Washington, DC, to prevent the collapse of the city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tom Clancy's The Division 2.

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  11. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    53% User Score Based on 7,427 reviews

    Survarium is a post apocalyptic Free to play FPS game, currently in steam early access. In its current state, Survarium offers three playable competitive gamemodes in a FPS style. With interesting map design, character progression and balanced pay to win methods, Survarium is proving to be a hit. The Survarium development team is also releasing an open world gamemode which just like Dayz, requires… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survarium.

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  12. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    80% User Score Based on 86,047 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 12 reviews

    Buy The Elder Scrolls Online on PlayStation Store. Discover the secrets of Tamriel. Experience any story in any part of the world, in whichever order you choose If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Elder Scrolls Online.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 6,778 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Vindictus is an action MMORPG and a prequel to the popular MMORPG Mabinogi and is known as Mabinogi Heroes in Asia. Vindictus takes place in the same setting used in Mabinogi, but is placed chronologically several hundred years prior to the first game during a period of war and strife. Vindictus follows Nexon's traditional free-to-play model. The game itself is free to download and play and charge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vindictus.

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  14. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    57% User Score Based on 322 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 9 reviews

    Firefall is a massively multiplayer online team-based action shooter role-playing computer game from Red 5 Studios, a studio founded by Mark Kern. It is currently in its open beta stage and it will attempt to mix elements from the MMORPG and MMOFPS genres when it is released. This game should not be confused with the Macintosh game from Pangea Software that was rereleased as shareware on June 13 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FireFall.

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  15. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    82% User Score Based on 14,693 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 1 reviews

    Join the ranks of the Spiral Knights. Stranded on an alien world, you must explore the ever-changing Clockworks beneath its surface. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spiral Knights.

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  16. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    63% User Score Based on 7,358 reviews

    Bless Unleashed is an open-world online game that can be enjoyed with your friends and countless others. Venture out to engage in intense combat while exploring vast regions and treacherous dungeons. Explore the massive and lively world with your allies and friends. Or embark on an epic adventure alone and push your limits. From the weapons you wield to the skills you unlock, you have full control… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bless Unleashed.

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  17. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    69% User Score Based on 17,657 reviews

    Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis, the latest chapter in the Phantasy Star Online 2 series, is here at last! It's time to jump into adventures beyond imagination! This new adventure takes place on a vast open field! Up to 32 people can enjoy the adventure in a new world with beautifully evolved graphics! The simple and intuitive controls developed in the series up to now have also evolved! A n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 2,164 reviews

    # About SYNCED **SYNCED** is a futuristic free-to-play co-op shooter developed by NExT Studios and published by Level Infinite. In a world overrun by Nanos—rogue technology that has brought civilization to its knees—you will take on the role of a Runner, deploy with your squad or fight alone with your tamed Nano. Venture into the collapsed world for intense PvE and PvP combats and uncover the sec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SYNCED.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 2,186 reviews

    Kritika: Reboot is a hyper-stylized, anime brawler game featuring over-the-top action with giant blades, superguns, and dazzling acrobatics. Fight with friends or rampage solo through hordes of enemies and super-sized bosses in an epic fantasy world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kritika:REBOOT.

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  20. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    54% User Score Based on 2,347 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 4 reviews

    In Skyforge, you will walk the path from an immortal warrior to a mighty God, gaining followers as you fight to protect your world. Your loyal followers will help you increase your power as you rise to become an Elder God. The best of the best will join the Order of Keepers and shape the fate of the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skyforge.

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  22. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 79,363 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

    Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Human.

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  23. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 5,616 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 8 reviews

    The player is drawn into the world of Dead Island on the brink of a mysterious epidemic that suddenly, and without warning, breaks out on the fictional island of Banoi. As a guest of the Royal Palms Resort, the player's stay was supposed to be a dream holiday; a luxurious getaway to the beautiful beaches of a tropical paradise. But faced with the reality of a zombie apocalypse, there is only one t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Island.

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  25. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    69% User Score Based on 6,144 reviews

    Star Conflict is a Free to Play online space combat game featuring multiple Objective-Based Team Gameplay modes, three main factions with 2 respective sub factions each, and an array of ship customization and three types of ships complete with there own ship tree and skill tree. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Conflict.

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  26. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 47,051 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 12 reviews

    PlanetSide 2 is a Massively Multiplayer first person shooter that delivers truly epic, massive combat on a scale never before seen in stunning, breathtaking detail. Battles take place not between dozens of troops, but thousands; with air and ground vehicles slugging it out alongside squads of troops. Whether in open fields, tightly-packed urban centers or enormous structures, winning requires stra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PlanetSide 2.

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  27. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 29,410 reviews
    Critic Score 54%Based on 2 reviews

    Join a five soldier team and take the fight to Blackwood across the globe. Your team will have to master each class's special abilities in order to come out victorious. Missions and location are renewed on a daily basis and can be played on each difficulty: Regular, Skilled, or Hardcore. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warface: Clutch.

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  30. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 3,542 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 16 reviews

    Blast off for an epic adventure of galactic proportions! Choose a side and fight for control of Nexus, while uncovering the secrets of the hyper-advanced Eldan that disappeared from the planet long ago. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WildStar.

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  31. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    77% User Score Based on 42,132 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 6 reviews

    Thirsting for danger and lusting for loot? Grab your friends, hone your blades, and set off for adventure in this free-to-play action MMO. The Sun Goddess has shattered the world into infinite realms. Now they're yours to explore, build, and protect – all in the name of fun! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trove.

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  32. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    49% User Score Based on 1,390 reviews
    Critic Score 48%Based on 23 reviews

    OVERKILL’s The Walking Dead is a four player co-op action FPS, where you and your friends fight the dead as well as the living. Set in The Walking Dead Universe, you and your group try to survive in a post-apocalyptic Washington D.C. Each character has their own Special Abilities, Skill Trees, Squad Roles, Play Styles and Story Arcs, but teamwork is paramount. The action is close-up and intense: … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overkill's The Walking Dead.

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  33. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 17,870 reviews
    Critic Score 49%Based on 9 reviews

    The Year 1 Pass includes: - Mission: Siren's Call, previously called Greenstone - Expansion: Deep State - Expansion: Red Patriot, previously called Transcendence - In-game DLC: Special Operations Forces Pack If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint.

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  34. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 15,630 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 42 reviews

    The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community with up to three of your friends in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to State of Decay 2.

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  35. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 6,056 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 27 reviews

    Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is a Third Person Shooter Role-Playing Game (TPSRPG), scheduled to be released on February 8, 2018 on the PlayStation 4, XBox One, as well as Personal Computers (PCs) via Steam. The game is being developed by Dimps, based on Unreal Engine 4, and will be set in Gun Gale Online. It will be the first Sword Art Online TPSRPG and the first Sword Art Online game on the XBo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet.

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  36. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    78% User Score Based on 23,041 reviews

    ORION: Prelude' is an indie Sci-Fi shooter (FPS/TPS) that seamlessly blends together incredible visuals and addictive combat. It puts you and your friends together into intense, cinematic battles using some of the most incredible weaponry and amazing vehicles in which you must work or compete against one another to accomplish mission objectives, explore giant worlds and survive the devastating Din… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ORION: Prelude.

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  37. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    48% User Score Based on 7,784 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 5 reviews

    Based on the extensive universe of Warhammer 40,000, Eternal Crusade will take gamers into a vicious battle between four factions of the 41st millennium in order to control a persistent world at war. Whether it is PvP (Player versus Player) or PvE (Player versus Environment) squads will have to work together and engage in massive battles and exterminate the other factions! To do so; fans can choos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade.

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  38. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 10,893 reviews

    Online survival horror at its darkest. As one of the few survivors of the outbreak, you must scratch a living out of the decaying ruins of society. Scavenge for supplies, trade with other players, and grow your sphere of influence. All the while, keeping your eyes peeled for the infected lurking around every corner. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Frontier 2.

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  39. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    59% User Score Based on 1,733 reviews

    Villagers and Heroes is a free-to-play MMO game in which players experience the thrill of battling unique monsters, the satisfaction of crafting powerful weapons and gear, and the pleasure of building lasting friendships in a friendly community. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Villagers and Heroes.

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  41. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    74% User Score Based on 13,231 reviews

    Dungeon Defenders II is a co-operative action tower defense game that incorporates heavy roleplaying elements. In it, up to four players will work together to place defenses, fight back the enemy hordes, and collect a ton of loot. Together, you will have to take back Etheria! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Defenders II.

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    46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    46% User Score Based on 5,449 reviews

    GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GRAV.

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  43. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    79% User Score Based on 16,422 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 10 reviews

    In Star Trek Online, the Star Trek universe appears for the first time on a truly massive scale. Players take the captain's chair as they command their own starship and crew. Explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where no one has gone before in this ever-expanding online universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Trek Online.

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  44. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 9,299 reviews
    Critic Score 44%Based on 10 reviews

    A class-based online multiplayer shooter unlike any other, Primal Carnage: Extinction features fast-paced human versus dinosaur combat! Will you hunt down human prey as a variety of legendary prehistoric creatures? Or join the mercenary team and make these bloodthirsty beasts extinct for the second time? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Primal Carnage: Extinction.

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  46. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    69% User Score Based on 3,087 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 4 reviews

    Champions Online is an MMORPG that takes place in a comic book universe set primarily in Millennium City. Create a superhero and help defend the world from crime alongside your fellow champions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Champions Online.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    68% User Score Based on 3,970 reviews

    Immerse yourself in the WAKFU universe with this free to play MMORPG. Select your class, travel the world, meet adventurers to challenge powerful monsters in epic turn-based battles. Participate in the kingdom’s economy and politics and create your own legend! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WAKFU.

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  48. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 69,198 reviews
    Critic Score 54%Based on 2 reviews

    Conan Exiles is an online multiplayer survival game set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Enter a vast, open-world sandbox and play together with friends and strangers as you build your own home or even a shared city. Survive freezing cold temperatures, explore loot-filled dungeons, develop your character from a lowly peasant to a mighty barbarian, and fight to dominate your enemies in epic sie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conan Exiles.

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  49. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    75% User Score Based on 11,094 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Take firefights to a futuristic new level in Blacklight: Retribution, a free-to-play FPS. See through walls with the HRV, deploy mechanized Hardsuits, and customize your weapons to dominate the opposition. In Blacklight, mastering the futuristic tech is half of victory. You'll need to carefully balance your loadout, from the extreme customization possible in designing your firearms, to the equipm… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blacklight: Retribution.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    71% User Score Based on 2,636 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

    Closers is an episodic anime action RPG bursting with spectacular battles and steeped in an epic storyline. Choose your Closer, gather your friends or dive in solo, and use your amazing powers to protect Earth, in mankind’s desperate battle against horrific monsters from another dimension! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Closers.

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