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Games like Descent the Abyss

Games like Descent the Abyss

Looking for games like Descent the Abyss? Here are top survival platformer recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Lovecraft's Untold Stories, Astalon: Tears of the Earth or Aidan in Danger.

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  2. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 878 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 9 reviews

    Three heroic explorers wander the post-apocalyptic desert on a mission to save their village’s resources from despair. They soon find a dark, twisted tower that has risen from the depths of the planet and seemingly holds the key to their survival. In order to ensure their victory, one of them has made a secret pact with the lord Epithemeus, allowing them to reincarnate until they have accomplished… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astalon: Tears of the Earth.

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  3. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Aidan in Danger is a retro-style 2D platform game. The player takes on the role of Aidan, the guardian of the last dragon. Face challenging levels, menacing creatures, and an interdimensional villain, all while enjoying beautiful graphics and an exciting soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aidan in Danger.

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  4. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Explore Wizardonia, a magical world filled with danger and wonder in Fireball Wizard! As a powerful wizard, you'll explore a pixelated landscape filled with treacherous enemies and obstacles. Use your unique abilities to launch deadly fireballs, defeat fearsome bosses, and uncover secrets hidden in mysterious forests, caves, and castles.Fireball Wizard offers a unique blend of action, adventure, a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fireball Wizard.

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  5. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 814 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    In La-Mulana 2, you will take on the role of Lumisa Kosugi on a mission to find the entrance to the ruins of Eg-Lana, which is rumored to be the source of recent monster appearances. The ruins themselves are compromised of a variety of areas as well as huge boss creatures known as Guardians. Who knows what lies in wait at the end of Eg-Lana? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to La-Mulana 2.

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  6. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 372 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, magical items and ancient secrets. By upgrading your magic, any way forward is right in this non-linear adventure game full of exploration. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alwa's Legacy.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    69% User Score Based on 342 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 3 reviews

    Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cathedral.

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  8. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    86% User Score Based on 42 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

    Sunshine Manor is an 8-bit blood-soaked Horror RPG that pits you as Ada. Dared to spend the night in the haunted Sunshine Manor she encounters ghosts, demons, blood-soaked horror and more in this prequel to 2016's Camp Sunshine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunshine Manor.

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  9. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    90% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    You are a journalist in search of your breakthrough story. A promising lead takes you to the abandoned island of Mythargia where you have to discover its buried history connecting two different dimensions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mythargia.

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  10. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    The atmospheric hardcore action platformer about the Sandman wandering the world of children's nightmares. You will have to find and rescue the children from the trap of the almighty Morpheus, by overcoming of all their fears. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Through the Nightmares.

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  11. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 3,738 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 11 reviews

    Legend of Grimrock 2 is a dungeon crawling role playing game with a modern execution but an oldschool heart. A group of four prisoners have shipwrecked on the secluded Isle of Nex. The island is filled with ancient crumbled ruins, mysterious shrines and a vast underground network of dungeons and mines. If the prisoners wish to make it out alive, they have to overcome the challenges devised by the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legend of Grimrock 2.

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  12. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    87% User Score Based on 62 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 1 reviews

    Warriorb is a challenging spline-scroller platformer game. You play as a mighty spirit trapped in an unlikely body. Will you be able to regain your freedom? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WarriOrb.

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  14. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 850 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 12 reviews

    In Alwa's Awakening you play as Zoe, a heroine sent from another world to bring peace to the land of Alwa. Equipped only with a magic staff she awakens in a distant land and must set out to help the people. Traverse dangerous dungeons, meet interesting and fun characters and explore the world in this 8-bit adventure game. Just like the old classics you won't have a flashing arrow telling you exact… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alwa's Awakening.

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  15. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 4,860 reviews

    Hammerwatch is an hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment! Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch! Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hammerwatch.

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  16. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 95 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 6 reviews

    Battle monsters, solve puzzles, and reawaken the lost Guardians in a fantasy action RPG inspired by beloved classics. Rescue the souls of missing townspeople in a mysterious dungeon and restore the fallen civilization of Anuchard while wielding the mythical Audros Bell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anuchard.

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    "As the legends say there is a hidden Mask in the PhaRaBis pyramid left by the God of Sun. The mask which makes the user control the elements of the nature could only be used by Pharaohs. But the last pharaoh put this Mask in a really hidden room. For centuries, people that enter the pyramid to find that secret room have been lost. It is said that the room is cursed and who dares to enter … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PhaRaBis.

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  18. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    89% User Score Based on 111 reviews

    Travel through time and help Mai and her Grandfather uncover the mysteries of the world after the Last Great War. Explore the connections between ancient eras and dystopian futures in an adventure that blends thrilling combat with precision platforming. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mai: Child of Ages.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    Bombunter is a 2D platformer where you play as a fearless treasure hunter exploring mysterious underground dungeons. Equipped with a giant wrench, you will fight against dangerous enemies and use powerful bombs to destroy obstacles blocking your way to hidden treasures. Throughout your journey, you will encounter various traps and unexpected surprises that will test your skills and reflexes. The … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bombunter.

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  20. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    93% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Sliding Hero is a brainteasing explorative puzzle game where you can only slide in a single direction until hitting an obstacle. Will you outsmart the villa’s many trials and unmask the truth behind your imprisonment? A PUZZLE METROIDVANIA OF MOVEMENT AND MYSTERYImprisoned in a sinister Venetian villa, use your wits to help Luca Sicomoro, a Serenissima military man, escape. Every move is a test of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sliding Hero.

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  21. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    66% User Score Based on 200 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 7 reviews

    Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outbuddies DX.

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  22. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 4,036 reviews

    Owlboy is a platform/action-adventure video game created by Norwegian developer D-Pad Studio. Explore a vibrantly crafted pixel world in this flying adventure platformer. Being a mute, Otus struggles living up to the expectations of owl-hood. Things spiral from bad to worse with the sudden appearance of sky pirates. What follows is a journey through monster infested ruins, with unexpected encounte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Owlboy.

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  24. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 376 reviews

    Silvia isn't afraid of evil. Evil is her job. As a modern exorcist, Silvia has overcome countless horrors with her ability to materialize the evil of haunted places... But tonight... things don't go as planned... Fight, survive, explore, solve puzzles and uncover the mystery of... Evil Tonight! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evil Tonight.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    82% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    After a science experiment gets out of control, you need to survive and escape this dark prison that hides weird secrets. The game is a cinematic platform of terror and stealth, inspired by Inside, Another World, Blackthorne and Prince of Persia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RATUZ.

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  26. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    74% User Score Based on 103 reviews

    Fight your way through the dungeons of the Alchemist's Castle, collect power ups and take back what is rightfully yours from the Alchemist himself in this old-school metroidvania! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alchemist's Castle.

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  27. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 406 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Experience a Lovecraftian inspired story-driven action RPG game with skill-based combat. Explore and Fight in a dreadful world rich in treasures and deadly creatures. Elderand is a love letter to Castlevania with modern elements. Make your own path as you unveil the darkness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elderand.

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  28. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    72% User Score Based on 341 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    A pixelated side-scrolling action adventure about exploring the decaying ruins of our species and fighting deadly sea-creatures in search of answers. Full Game Out Now! #GJGDC2017 The water rose... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    50% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    You a hero, so have to explore a world full of dangers. overcome various difficulties, traps and demons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Madness.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 278 reviews

    Ato is an atmospheric sword dueling metroidvania game set in the era of feudal Japan. Every combat encounter is an intense duel to the death with its own personality and fighting style. Perform risky parry maneuvers, bounce off of your opponent, evade their attacks and unlock new abilities to further expand your arsenal of options against your adversaries. Explore colorful and atmospheric environ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ato.

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  31. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 1,263 reviews

    Environmental Station Alpha is an action adventure platformer with a retro aesthetic and heavy emphasis on exploration. In the game the player controls a robot sent to investigate a mysterious, abandoned space station with the mission to find out what exactly took place there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Environmental Station Alpha.

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  32. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 285 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    One Dog Story is an engaging pixel adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay that’ll get you hooked for hours, and well-developed characters. You wake up in an underground laboratory, free again after a horrific accident. Prepare to explore this expansive game world and its many secrets and mysteries. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Dog Story.

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  33. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 9,004 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 29 reviews

    Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FEZ.

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  34. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    71% User Score Based on 220 reviews

    World to the West is a pulpy, cartoony top down action adventure inspired by European adventure comics. Take control of four unique characters —Lumina the Teslamancer, Knaus the orphan, Miss Teri the mind bender and the gloriously mustachioed strongman, Lord Clonington—, each with their their own motivations, skills and interweaving storylines, as they seek to escape the dark shadow of an ancient … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World to the West.

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  35. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 224 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    A lighthearted hybrid of a point-and-click adventure and a metroidvania platformer, the game takes place in a spooky, ancient Hagmore School of Magic on the night of an important ritual. The preparations are sabotaged, and you, Belle Macfae have been scapegoated into fixing it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystik Belle.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    100% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    What would you endure for a good night’s sleep? Find out in this point-and-click adventure thriller by guiding Aggy through a world where not all nightmares are dreams. Fight surreal monsters and help strange people... but can you preserve your sanity? The answers lie in Somnipathy... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Somnipathy.

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  37. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 152 reviews

    Arkanya is a 2D adventure RPG about an aspiring young treasure hunter named Marisa and her capybara companion! Explore deep within the jungles of Amazonia, discover a deep alternate world history, and amass your fortune as you strive to become the world's greatest treasure hunter! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Girl from Arkanya.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    92% User Score Based on 150 reviews

    Three ruthless kings have declared war on your lands! Their merciless armies march forward, drowning the sacred swamps in blood and leaving only ruin in their wake. But the power of ancient magic still lingers beneath the surface—and it’s up to you to awaken it. Take command of mystical artifacts, each imbued with powerful spells, and turn the swamplands into a deadly labyrinth for the invaders. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magical Runes.

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  39. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    JOIN OUR DISCORD FOR BETA TESTING About the GameEvery dungeon you step into presents its own set of challenges. To stand a chance against the odds, your equipment selection is key. Choose wisely, for your survival depends on it. Set off on exciting adventures through randomly generated dungeons. Each trip brings fresh surprises. Seek the most valuable hidden treasures and overcome different… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Treasure Hunters: Raid Together.

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  40. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 64 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    [Media 9592241] steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811330/Lord_Ambermaze/ [Media 9592207] Lord Ambermaze keeps the time from moving to remain an eternal ruler of this world. However,... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lord Ambermaze.

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  41. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    98% User Score Based on 1,209 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 12 reviews

    Explore a vast urban landscape in this narrative-driven, 2D top-down platforming adventure!In Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, you're a budding yoyo master facing off against enemies using the weapon you know best: your prized yoyo! As Pippit, you'll be quite literally thrown into the shocking story of your auntie's business empire, a soul-stealing mega-laser, and four dastardly crime bosses!Each … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo.

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  42. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 137 reviews

    Trapped in the Great Abyss!You are an old dreamer who, through unforeseen circumstances, has found himself trapped in the Great Abyss, the vast underworld beneath the Dreamlands.  Use the resources at your disposal, weapons, armor, supplies, and any alliances you have with the locals, to explore and learn the secrets of the underworld, in order to make your way back to the upper Dreamlands, or bac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyclopean: The Great Abyss.

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  43. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Guide your anglerfish through intricate underwater mazes. Collect stars, solve puzzles, and avoid perilous obstacles. Experience a captivating deep-sea adventure filled with hidden treasures and mysteries in this immersive aquatic world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AquaDream.

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  44. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    84% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    The floor isn’t lava, it’s Minesweeper!A Dungeon Crawler x Minesweeper Roguelike and a lo-fi musical experience like no other game before.Navigate worlds by solving Minesweeper rooms and fight your anxieties with the power of lo-fi music. This is the story of a girl who goes to sleep listening to music every night, and awakens in a dream world to face her nightmarish anxieties. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreamsweeper.

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  45. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 524 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Become Your Enemy in Biomorph, a 2D Dark Metroidvania! When you defeat a monster, the BIOMORPH mechanic allows you to take its shape and power. But beware - biomorphing has a cost as these creatures will now unlock new skills and will use them on the player upon encountering them again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Biomorph.

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  46. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    88% User Score Based on 172 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 11 reviews

    The Minotaur King has returned...and it's all your fault! Lily's back for a new "classic" action-adventure set hundreds of years after The Sleeping King! Grandpa’s latest tale takes you on a journey through haunted forests, pirate shores, and other mysterious lands across a vast open-world! Charming towns, terrible enemies, tricky puzzles, and powerful weapons await you. Enjoy a “story within a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince.

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  47. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    99% User Score Based on 145 reviews

    Player WantedFor hazardous journey, bitter condition, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful, honor and recognition in case of success. Potty Knight Saga is a platformer action game heavily focused on very difficult level design. This game is so simple. easy for anyone to play and focused on playing fun. But it's not easy to clear this game. Features The various en… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Potty Knight Saga.

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  48. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    95% User Score Based on 147 reviews

    Lore The Hearts' village has been attacked by The Wolf King and his army of minions! The Hearts have been kidnapped and scattered all over the forest and it's your job to bring them home, in this super-tight platformer. Gameplay Stolen Hearts: Wolf Knight can be enjoyed by players of a wide range of skill, but will reward those who enjoy 100%-ing games, whether that be through exploring every nook… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stolen Hearts: Wolf Knight.

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  49. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    87% User Score Based on 156 reviews

    Kingdom Shell is a cold fairytale made in the style of platformers of the 90s. Go to the Kingdom to stop the invasion of nightmare creatures, as well as restore justice. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Shell.

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  50. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    72% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    Be Jack! Get an axe! Take Jack (and her sisters) on an axe tossing, single or multiplayer, platforming adventure in a vibrant open world inspired by Filipino and Norse mythology. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jack Axe.

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