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Games like Desert Racer

Looking for games like Desert Racer? Here are top open world racing recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Breakneck, Switch Galaxy Ultra or Rifter.

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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 106 reviews

    Master your speeder and defeat your pursuers in high speed action across a world ravaged by an alien occupation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breakneck.

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  2. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    44% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    Switch Galaxy Ultra is an insanely addictive, fast-paced arcade challenge. Weave your way past obstacles and enemies as you travel across the galaxy collecting Tantalum for Dakur Technology. It’s loaded with content and features that will have you blazing across the galaxy at breakneck speeds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Switch Galaxy Ultra.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    95% User Score Based on 156 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Lightning fast and action packed, Rifter is the love child of Dust Force, Bionic Commando and Hotline Miami, mixed with acrobatics and parcour. Run and gun and swing and dash in this glorious neon-colored platformer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rifter.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 3,144 reviews

    Glide through futuristic courses at breakneck speeds and eliminate those who stand in your way. BallisticNG is an action packed anti-gravity racer and the ultimate AG modding sandbox, developed as a love letter to the original Wipeout trilogy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BallisticNG.

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    44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    53% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    This fast, fun and challenging sci-fi game is truly like no other 3D racer, it will make you cry JUST ONE MORE TRY! Race through beautiful procedurally generated 3D space-scapes or a set of 13 hand-crafted challenges that will put your skills to the test. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rage Runner.

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  7. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    71% User Score Based on 129 reviews

    InMomentum is a minimalistic sci-fi platform racing game that challenges the players to think in both horizontal and vertical perspectives while racing against each other or against the clock in a puzzle-like environment. InMomentum gives the players the possibility to explore a visually unique world by having minimized object detail and a special focus on visual stimulation by the use of colors … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to inMomentum.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    50% User Score Based on 147 reviews

    Flashout 2 offers a fresh and addicting racing experience featuring a redesigned and enhanced Career Mode with story elements, massive improvements in matter of steering, physics, opponent’s AI, and other gameplay elements, an Online Multiplayer Mode and introduces completely new and exciting game modes, such as Destruction, Elimination and Versus! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FLASHOUT 2.

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  9. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    PILOT A STARSHIP INTO THE VOID You are the pilot of a starship venturing into a newly discovered dimension filled with vibrant energy and mysterious matter. As you navigate this neon wilderness, you'll encounter distress signals and opportunities to complete side missions that reward you with valuable resources and upgrades. BULLET-HELL COMBAT Battle against swarms of alien enemies and colossal bo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Resurgence.

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  10. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 882 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 16 reviews

    Xeodrifter is an action-packed exploration game with a retro graphical style. Blast your way through alien landscapes, seek out valuable secrets, and defeat ancient guardians to unlock powers from a legendary supreme culture in this exciting journey of mystery and adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xeodrifter.

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  11. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 748 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 15 reviews

    Sublevel Zero - Redux is a first-person roguelike six-degree-of-freedom shooter set in a universe where reality is falling apart. Take control of a lone gunship pilot whose mission is to loot and craft ancient technology. Descend into a vast underground facility, fighting through procedurally generated zero gravity environments to recover the technology you and your clan need to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sublevel Zero Redux.

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  12. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 3,472 reviews

    Starcom: Unknown Space is an action adventure RPG of space exploration, ship building and fast-paced tactical combat. Enter a vast open-world universe filled with alien factions vying for power, strange worlds to explore, mysteries to investigate, and a sinister enemy that threatens the galaxy with an ancient power.Explore Explore a fully-open world universe with over a hundred star systems filled… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starcom: Unknown Space.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    61% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey is the ultimate space thriller in the best tradition of the genre. You're the pilot of a space fighter, accidentally catapulted into a parallel universe populated by hostile alien creatures; and they're not happy to see you! To get out of this hell, do your best, to destroy hordes of enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Eclipse.

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  14. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    67% User Score Based on 184 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 3 reviews

    Set in a futuristic Odyssey, The Next Penelope is a fast paced action racing game with loud colors, an original story and a challenging risk-reward system. 
Weapons can be mixed and used at any time, but all these abilities cost vital energy, so the player is very powerful and close to death at the same time! As Penelope is looking for Ulysses through the galaxy, the player is free to explore the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Next Penelope.

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  15. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    47% User Score Based on 120 reviews
    Critic Score 53%Based on 3 reviews

    Quantum Rush: Champions is an action-packed, futuristic racing game for PC. This special genre had been neglected for far too long. Now, Quantum Rush takes over If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum Rush Champions.

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  16. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 482 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    A roguelite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Dodge gorgeous waves of bullets, claim weapons and upgrades, defeat The Warden, and rescue... Rodney? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starward Rogue.

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  17. RoadmapAre you a kid of the 80s? Enjoyed playing Kick Off, NHL or Speedball? Then help Quecksilber to happen by wishlisting! About the GameWelcome to Quecksilber, the ultimate future-sports game where ruthless aggression and brutal tactics are just as important as speed and skill! In this blend of soccer, football and hockey, you'll lead your team of high-tech gladiators into the arena and batt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quecksilber.

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  18. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    84% User Score Based on 4,000 reviews

    With over 12 million players, Stadium is the all time favorite racer on PC. A classic needs to stay true to its roots. The acclaimed gameplay of Stadium remains identical: same speed, same controls, same blocks! This core experience is improved by ManiaPlanet: better graphics and more tools for the community. Lots of competitions, new maps and game modes. The most creative community on PC can now… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TrackMania² Stadium.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    98% User Score Based on 830 reviews

    Aero GPX is an anti-gravity racer that is focused on high velocity, flight, machine-to-machine combat, and responsive controls that are simple to pick up but difficult to master. There are 30 machines on the circuit for each race in Aero GPX; and the race ends with significantly less than that. Pilots fight for the best position possible with high speeds, risky maneuvers, and visceral attacks. Whi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aero GPX.

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  21. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    97% User Score Based on 210 reviews

    Phantom Spark is an exhilarating high-speed racing game that will test your limits. Push for your best time in precision time-trial races across three domains full of otherworldly architecture. Take on challenges, hone your skills, and master the pathways to surpass the champions. Pushing you forward in the single-player campaign, you have the domain champions. Giving you the drive to set ever-fas… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phantom Spark.

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  22. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 7,301 reviews

    Legends features a top roster of real hypercars for you to drive that is unlike that found in any other game, from renowned car manufacturers like Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini and W Motors. You’re free to pick the dream car you need and race across spectacular locations against rival speed machines around the world. Hit the fast track and leave your limits in the dust to become a Legend of the Tr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asphalt Legends.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    Part I: THE LAST SURVIVOR Sixteen years have passed since humanity's extinction due to a global virus outbreak. You play as James, who, along with his brother, believes they are the last survivors. However, this changes when he discovers an invitation to a survivors' base, HaustVille. Part II: WHATEVER IT TAKES Determined to find others, the brothers leave everything behind. After a few da… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Alive.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 1,796 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 2 reviews

    A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter from the creators of Descent with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics, and the best zero-G robot-blasting combat ever devised. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overload.

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  25. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 11,908 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

    EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player space shooter with deep exploration, tons of loot and classic RPG elements. Experience a thrilling story set in a vivid, handcrafted open-world full of secrets and perils on your journey to become human after all. EVERSPACE 2 successfully achieved Kickstarter funding on November 4th 2019. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everspace 2.

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  26. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,634 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gato Roboto.

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  27. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    84% User Score Based on 127 reviews

    Silent Sector is a crazy sci-fi action rpg from a new distant Wild West dominated by powerful corporations locked in a fight for a rare mineral called Eldorite. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Sector.

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  28. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 627 reviews

    Little Racers Street fuses the fun-oriented simplicity of top-down racing games with the excitement of street racing, and the results couldn't be better! Experience thrilling high speed races, and drift like never before along more than 200 different events. With varied weather conditions affecting handling, you'll need precise driving to reach the first places, and success! Two cities featuring… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Racers STREET.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    78% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    Wing Breakers is extreme battle air racing mayhem with crazy cows.Survive chaotic air fights full of missile loaded planes, threatening drones and angry animals. Beat them all and become a hero of Wing Breakers! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wing Breakers.

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    40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    40% User Score Based on 141 reviews

    The story of Mace, a young scavenger recently promoted to the Resource Collection Department for the Narvas Colonies. He is ordered to infiltrate and discover resources on distant planets in search of materials to ensure the survival of his people. Supplies are hemorrhaging, scarce, and unaccounted for. Times are bleak for Narvas. The scavenger feels the weight of an entire population on his s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narvas.

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  32. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    89% User Score Based on 2,266 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 21 reviews

    Horizon Chase Turbo is a standalone homage to classic 16-bit racers that defined a generation of high-speed, frenetic arcade fun. The game ignites an instant blast of nostalgia with catchy contemporary chiptune music, split screen multiplayer and retro design with modern gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horizon Chase Turbo.

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  33. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 1,954 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 12 reviews

    Experience the thrills of a fast-paced single and multiplayer Parkour game. Join the Rebellion and deride the security forces of an anti-leisure tyranny. Rise up to the many challenges of a futuristic Open World. Assemble your team, enhance your gear and perform incredible tricks and combos. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hover.

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  34. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    86% User Score Based on 131 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 5 reviews

    SUPER IMPOSSIBLE ROAD is a futuristic racing game about shortcuts. The only way to get ahead is by taking huge leaps across the roller coaster-like speedway. These risky overtaking manoeuvres can take you straight into the lead, or drop you mercilessly into the void. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Impossible Road.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    68% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Racing Glider reinvents old classics of futuristic racing games by offering rally type circuits in natural and fantastic environments. You will need to master the inertia, speed and physics of each vehicle you will play to beat the times set and grab all medals. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Racing Glider.

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  36. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    80% User Score Based on 55 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    Party Golf is a crazy and competitive couchplay game for one to eight players. Party Golf combines simple 2D physics, a procedurally generated world and over a trillion different gameplay combinations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Party Golf.

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  37. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 9,546 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 1 reviews

    EVERSPACE is an action-focused single-player space shooter with rock solid 6DOF controls combining roguelike elements with top-notch visuals and a captivating non-linear story as well as VR support in the final version. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EVERSPACE.

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  38. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    81% User Score Based on 64 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 11 reviews

    Jet Kave Adventure brings everything you love about 2.5D platformer. Enjoy the skill-based action, challenging boss fights, clever secrets and thrilling set-pieces in a game where the Stone Age and science fiction collide. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jet Kave Adventure.

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  39. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story
    81% User Score Based on 314 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    TrackMania² Valley is the third environment of TrackMania², the sequel to Nadeo Studio's online racing phenomenon TrackMania. Valley is a new take on the classic arcade rally racing genre. Flirting between arcade and simulation, Valley marks a new checkpoint in the history of racing games. As with all TrackMania² games, Valley comes with a solo campaign, deep multiplayer experience and a world of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TrackMania² Valley.

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  40. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    64% User Score Based on 152 reviews

    Antigraviator Demo Version Now Available on Gamejolt Full version will release on Steam on 06/06/2018 In the year 2210, racing has evolved far beyond its expected limits. New terraforming... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Antigraviator.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    89% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    Super Pilot is a F-Zero inspired arcade futuristic racer that lets you create, edit and share your tracks in the blink of an eye.Race at ridiculous speeds! Races here are all about skill and speed. No physics simulation, no weapons - just master the boost, the drift, and the extreme speed of your ship through impossible loops and turns. Compete with your friends in split-screen, or against up to 4… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Pilot.

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  42. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    84% User Score Based on 75 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 10 reviews

    Grab and grind to your heart's content in Wave Break! Inspired by classic arcade skateboarding games, with a splash of boating, explosions, and cold-blooded murder. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wave Break.

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  43. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    89% User Score Based on 92,702 reviews

    Dynamic seasons change everything at the world’s greatest automotive festival. Go it alone or team up with others to explore beautiful and historic Britain in a shared open world. Collect, modify and drive over 450 cars. Race, stunt, create and explore – choose your own path to become a Horizon Superstar. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forza Horizon 4.

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  44. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 878 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 4 reviews

    A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost 1.0.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    54% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    A.I.M. Racing welcomes you to the planet Polygon-4, where deadly vehicles of the distant future compete, swishing planet’s dusty atmosphere at a tremendous pace. Years ago humans along with the Arlings used Polygon-4 for a number of military experiments, but later left the test complex. However, the intelligent machines, AIMs, continue to fulfill objectives they are programmed for: further evoluti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A.I.M. Racing.

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  46. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    Navigate your spacecraft through a galactic-scale mystery. Make sure to loot, craft and upgrade your space fleet: your combat skills will be tested against machine-learning AI, as well as your friends in versus mode. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Singularity.

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  47. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    69% User Score Based on 320 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

    X: Beyond The Frontier is the first part in the X-Universe series of games developed by Egosoft. It tells the story of mankind's rise and fall in the universe, and the attempt by Kyle Brennan to help repopulate the stars using a new ship called the Experimental Shuttle, and how he became trapped in a closed group of sectors linked by a series of jumpgates, owing credits to an alien for helping to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X: Beyond the Frontier.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 446 reviews

    Futuristic off-road driving game that will be coming to Steam, PlayStation 4/5 and Xbox One/Series S/Series X in fall 2023 If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drag.

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  50. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 454 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a sci-fi puzzle-platformer of cataclysmic proportions. You're a Blob of alien origin with mutant powers and an insatiable appetite. To the great horror of your former captors (and all of humanity), you have escaped into the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack.

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