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Looking for games like Descending Darkness? Here are top arcade real-time strategy recommendations with a violence focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Grimwatch: Mutation Protocol, Mauled Horde or Night of the Dead.

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  1. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Build. Mutate. Survive. Stop endless zombie hordes using weapons, barricades — and living mutant defenses that evolve as you fight. DEFEND THE LAST LINEEndless hordes of zombies march in massive waves. Your mission: hold the line at all costs. Build a network of: weapon towers barricades made from wrecked vehicles deadly traps MUTATION IS YOUR WEAPONTurn the infection against itself… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grimwatch: Mutation Protocol.

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  2. Survive the Horde. Alone or With Your Squad.Mauled Horde is a free-to-play PvE horde shooter for solo players and co-op squads of up to 3. Fight your way through a variety of maps filled with relentless hordes of ferocious creatures. Earn resources and spend them at Citadels to purchase and upgrade weapons, unlock active and passive skills, activate traps, and adapt your build as the difficulty ri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mauled Horde.

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  3. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 3,601 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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  4. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    83% User Score Based on 1,186 reviews

    Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Zombie Defense.

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  5. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    95% User Score Based on 93 reviews

    Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Star Rescue.

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  6. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 183 reviews

    Build your base. Construct towers, traps, mechs, and other defenses. Command your units in battle. Can you survive the enemy onslaught? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colony Siege.

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  7. DEAD KEYSYour keyboard is the weapon. Dead Keys is a fast-paced typing action game set in a pixel-art zombie apocalypse. Every correct key fires a shot, every mistake costs you time, and the horde does not care how quickly you can find the right letter. Fight alone, survive together, build increasingly powerful runs, or race another player and find out whose hands give out first. BEFORE ANYTHIN… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Keys.

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  8. Welcome to Escape Z, the thrilling multiplayer survival game where you and your friends must join forces to face off against ever-growing hordes of flesh-hungry zombies. Get ready for an intense, adrenaline-fuelled challenge as you try to survive as long as possible in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by the zombie plague. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀    Key Features: Tactical Cooperation : Co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Z.

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  9. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    If you like the demo & want to know more, feel free to check out my kickstarter site Your first priority is to stay alive and get out of this place! To get out you need to: * Explore your... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lab 7: Cold Nights.

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  10. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    37% User Score Based on 252 reviews

    A Co-Op FPS game with base building in a post-apocalyptic world. Craft weapons, build barricades and automated turrets, unlock new gear and items for visual customization and kill all savages and mutants trying to destroy the remnants of human civilization. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Band of Defenders.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 2,582 reviews

    ( THIS GAME IS IN ALPHA, SO MOST OF THE FEATURES DESCRIBED HERE ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE GAME YET ) JOIN DISCORD FOR EVERY DAY UPDATES: https://discord.gg/eCWaHR9 Current Steam Version: Zumbi Blocks 2.1.0.3_open_alpha https://store.steampowered.com/app/1941780/ Zumbi Blocks 2 is a zombie survival game. You're thrown into a procedurally generated city, infested with zombies. You have to scavenge, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zumbi Blocks 2.

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  12. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 374 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Scrapnaut is a top-down, base building survival game with steampunk elements. Explore an open world with different biomes, take care of oxygen, manage your farms, generate electricity, build your home and much more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scrapnaut.

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  13. Gradanix is a permadeath co-op action RPG roguelike. Players pick one of seven classes - warrior, paladin, rogue, hunter, mage, priest or warlock - and descend through an endless, procedurally generated dungeon that grows harder with every level, with a boss encounter every seventh floor. Death ends a run permanently, and the depth reached is the score, recorded on global leaderboards that run in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gradanix.

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  14. Condemned for eternity. Returned from the impossible. You were judged and sentenced to an endless punishment at the bottom of the Abyss. After centuries of torment, your cell opens without explanation. Your body reforms, and you become the only condemned soul ever to return alive. At the surface, your memory remains shattered. Yet one name survived the torture: Veyrath, the Eye of the Vault. The… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abyssal Descent.

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  15. ZedFall: Outbreak is a fast‑paced co‑op wave survival shooter with twin‑stick controls, evolving upgrade cards, and roguelite progression. Fight through numerous undead swarms, build powerful class combinations, and hold out long enough for extraction. There are 3 main game modes to play; Wave Survival, Tower Defence, Scavenge. Each game mode offers a different objective and gameplay experience. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZedFall: Outbreak.

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  16. Exploration: Venture into an expansive open world featuring diverse biomes such as deserts, snowfields, and dense forests. Uncover hidden military zones, abandoned shelters, and mysterious ruins to reveal the secrets behind the apocalypse. Scavenging: Search for supplies and rare items—every corner may hold essential survival resources or lurking deadly threats. Survival: Confront harsh su… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Apocalypse.

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  17. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 281 reviews

    Survival Machine is a 4 player co-op, 3rd person, survival-adventure game set in vibrant, diverse landscapes. Navigate the ever-changing world aboard the colossal Machine that doubles as your fortress, homestead, and transport. Whether braving the game solo or with friends, explore biomes full of random challenges to gather resources, craft new upgrades, and build structures that will help you sur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survival Machine.

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  18. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    An array of diverse cluckmechs, each with its unique style, team up in bizarre and wondrous waysOver hundreds of defensive facilities, and this is just one tower defense gameplay? With over 300 different upgrade paths, tailored to players' own factions. Tower by tower, enhance by enhance, a myriad of combinations will trigger marvelous chemical reactions, offering infinite lineup possibilities! Di… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cluckmech Oasis.

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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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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 755 reviews

    Luminora, a mysterious island brimming with ancient secrets. The ancient civilization that once ruled here developed the arcane of extracting the life force of beings, which brought great prosperity to the island. However, as is often the case with eternal ambitions, their quest for divine power led them to a curse that enveloped the island in darkness. Centuries later, a wanderer caught in the ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IfSunSets.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 1,197 reviews

    Unloved is based on the community award-winning mod for Doom2 with the same name by the same creator. Unloved is a strange place. A twisted reality. A nightmare that comes to life. A place where demons and abhorrent monsters manifest and possess the living with only one goal: to end you. Nothing wants you here. And there is no way out. Only the elevator that leads further and further down into the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UNLOVED.

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  25. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 489 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Paradise isn't exactly what you hoped for: it's infested with zombies! Thankfully, you can control them. Capture them and teach them to farm or fight. They will help you defend your camp while you explore the world looking for… a new paradise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paradize Project.

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  27. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 80 reviews

    Hello GameJolt! A Little about us, Game Munchers is a small group of people with a passion for game development. We have made a few 2D MMORPG's for fun, but we really want to start our focus on... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monster Outbreak.

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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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  29. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 338 reviews

    Search for the legendary lost artifact Nienix through galaxies in conflict! An open world sci-fi online multiplayer action RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nienix.

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  30. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 2,206 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 4 reviews

    You are a representative of the CRAFT & Co company. You are selling automated fabrication tools across the galaxy when your spacecraft crashes into a hostile planet. Use the tools you sell and the local resources to build up all of what you'll need to survive and eventually be able to escape the planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dig or Die.

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  31. Become a Vampire Blood SorcererYou were once a human blood sorcerer who attempted to steal the power of vampirism. The ritual failed. Left dying, you were transformed by an ancient vampire, leaving you with something far more dangerous than either gift alone: vampiric blood and forbidden sorcery bound together. Now the Princess has placed you under the control of the Night Authority, a hidden p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Second Nature: Night Authority.

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  32. Something is growing inside the school. Find the lab. Find the exit. Burn your way out before it finds you. HALL PASS is a pixel-art co-op survival horror game for one to four players. You wake in a pitch-black school overrun by sentient moss, armed with nothing but a lighter, a flashlight, and whatever you can pry out of the lockers. The moss slows you. The thing that lives in the moss hunts y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hall Pass.

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  33. Here is a tailored, professional "About This Game" section based on your mechanics. It captures that classic, tense, wave-based survival feel while highlighting your unique features like the randomized elements, dynamic barricading, and perspective switching. About This GameOverview Necrotoxium is a relentless wave-based survival horror game that tests your reflexes, resourcefulness, a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NECROTOXIUM.

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    RUINER 2 evolves the cult-classic top-down shooter into a deep, systems-driven Action RPG. Return to the industrial hellscapes of Rengkok and the wasteland beyond with unique playable Shells and a combat style defined by your choices. RUINER 2 evolves the fight, but the formula remains the same. The opponents are still savage. The crowd still closes in. The only way is still through. Stop killing,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RUINER 2.

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  35. 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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  36. "Mutation Crisis" is a PVE game with mutant monsters as the theme. Players will embark on an adventure in a world ravaged by an unknown virus. The game is set in a doomsday environment full of crises and challenges. Human civilization is seriously threatened by mutant creatures. These monsters are not only huge in number, but also varied in types, from giant distorted monsters to psychic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mutant Crisis.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 1,121 reviews

    You are a Living Spark surviving inside fragile wooden vessels that splinter, collapse, and catch fire. When your vessel breaks, the Spark escapes. Death is just a change of scenery. Ride a cursed elevator into shifting underground ruins with your crew. Smash furniture for resources or feed them into the Grinder for gold. If everyone breaks, your loot is lost. Trolling can become your friend’s dem… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GRAIN ROT.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 695 reviews

    A Souls-inspired action RPG set in a sandbox open world with an MMO feel and challenging directional combat. Play solo or with up to 3 friends in co-op. Build friendships, master an unrestricted class system, and uncover the cause that darkened all eyes. The story is not told in a linear fashion. Instead, you experience it naturally as you explore the world, interact with factions, and discover th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duel Corp..

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  39. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 264 reviews

    Pathless Woods is a sandbox-style game that features exploration, construction, and farming. Travel freely across this land and venture into its mystery. Build a homeland that only existed in your imagination while enjoying productive activities such as farming, logging, hunting and brewing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pathless Woods.

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  40. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    73% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    The zombie apocalypse happened. What caused it? Who's behind the plague? How do you contract it? All of these trivial questions have gone with the first bite, turning humans from Earth's apex predator to the new predators' most delicious prey. Join the Survival Nation, fight zombies, and keep what remains of the human civilization alive! Features OPEN-ENDED SURVIVAL IN AN OPEN-WORLDSurvival Nation… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survival Nation: Lost Horizon.

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  41. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    71% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    Junk Survivor is a zombie post-apocalypse game where you loot, craft, build and farm in a struggle to survive. With a vast map to explore, a robust skillset to unlock this customizable sandbox awaits the adventurer. How long before you die! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Junk Survivor.

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  42. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    88% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    Gerty is a top-down rogue-lite twin-stick shooter with a fully destructible environment. Carve your own path through replayable procedurally generated levels and create tactically advantageous situations to eliminate the alien threat in intense, tough but fair, action-packed gameplay. Mine Juice crystals to upgrade your gear, discover alien structures, and eliminate the source of the alien threat … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gerty.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 12,803 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 2 reviews

    Barony is a 3D, first-person roguelike that brings back the cryptic and intricate designs of classic roguelikes such as Nethack and melds them with RPGs like Ultima Underworld, System Shock, and Daggerfall. Challenge is the calling card of this hard-boiled dungeon-crawler. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barony.

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  44. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    95% User Score Based on 1,207 reviews

    WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PROLOGUE?The Riftbreaker Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures. Or just take the scenic route and do whatever you want - the choice is yours.STORYYou play the role of captain Ashley S. Nowak - you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Riftbreaker: Prologue.

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  45. 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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  46. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    84% User Score Based on 4,664 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    The co-op survival FPS and spiritual successor to the award-winning occult horror, Maid of Sker. Play solo or up to 4 players to survive the supernatural onslaught of the Quiet Ones. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sker Ritual.

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  47. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    81% User Score Based on 2,587 reviews

    It's one year after the collapse of civilization and self-centered hedge fund manager Joe Wheeler emerges from his specially constructed bunker in search of food. This is a huge open-world RPG where you have the freedom to play how you want - but your choices have consequences. Your aim is to find other survivors, gain their respect, and build a community. You'll scavenge for supplies, trade, plan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survivalist.

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  48. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 967 reviews

    Swords ‘n Magic and Stuff is a casual, co-op rpg about, you guessed it, swords, magic and other stuff. Adventure with your friends in a cute but perilous world full of action and adventure. Your role is defined by the items you carry and the way you play. Full online co-op with up to 8 players means that you can play with all your friends! Get lost in the vast world of Tirawyn and become who you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swords 'n Magic and Stuff.

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  49. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 457 reviews

    Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plains of Pain.

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  50. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 183,471 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 18 reviews

    Set in a brutally unforgiving post-apocalyptic world overrun by the undead, 7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. It presents combat, crafting, looting, mining, exploration, and character growth, in a way that has seen a rapturous response from fans worldwide. Play the definitive zombie surv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 7 Days to Die.

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