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Looking for games like Despair Survival? Here are top survival strategy recommendations with a post-apocalyptic focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Terminus: Zombie Survivors, Dead Age 2 or Dead Age.

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  1. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    94% User Score Based on 1,717 reviews

    Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terminus: Zombie Survivors.

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  2. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 794 reviews

    The successful indie survival RPG "Dead Age" (84% very positive) is back with a vengeance! No other game offers this mix of role-playing, rogue-like, fast-paced turn-based combat and survival all in one. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Age 2.

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  4. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 224 reviews
    Critic Score 52%Based on 2 reviews

    Try the demo! Savegames are compatible with the full game! SURVIVE THE WHITE WASTELAND ICY is a narrative-driven post-apocalyptic survival RPG set in a new Ice Age, where your life and the lives... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ICY: Frostbite Edition.

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  5. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    81% User Score Based on 223 reviews

    You are not the hero. You are the villain. As leader of a merciless band of post-apocalyptic raiders, build and manage your forces while pillaging, kidnapping, and battling mercenaries tasked with stopping your rampage. The wasteland doesn't need another hero... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wasteland Raiders.

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  6. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    67% User Score Based on 516 reviews

    Safehouse: Diaries is a fresh take on the zombie / survival horror genre. If you're sick of mindless shooters or generic-looking top down affairs that just don't get what the zombie genre is about, this is the game for you.About Screwfly Studios We're a two-man developer based in Australia, dedicated to creating deep, innovative strategy games for PC. Zafehouse: Diaries is Screwfly's debut title a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zafehouse: Diaries.

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  7. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 1,033 reviews

    Dustland Delivery is a post-apocalyptic survival business simulator. Scour the wastes for profit, complete missions to grow your trading empire, and assemble a rag-tag band of adventurers to turn your city into the capital of the Dustlands. Features Marshal Resources to Build Your Dustland Empire A vast game world with a rich narrative to explore Establish trade routes across unique settlements to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dustland Delivery.

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  8. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 2,787 reviews

    Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days is a side-scrolling shelter survival game that tasks you with guiding a desperate group of zombie apocalypse survivors to safety. Craft weapons, scavenge resources, balance your group’s needs, and try to get everyone out of danger alive. Texas, 1980. Walton City is a sprawling, coastal metropolis in the grip of a scorching heatwave and crippling economic crisis. Eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days.

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  9. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 1,806 reviews

    UnReal World is a unique combination of roguelike roleplaying game and survival simulation set in the Far North long, long ago. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its depth, realism, atmosphere and immersion. The game is completely open-ended and you decide whether you wish to lead a life of a fisherman, a hermit searching for the peace, a brave adventurer, a rough hunter, a t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UnReal World.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    87% User Score Based on 984 reviews

    Wayward is a turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike in beta. In Wayward, there is a large focus on simulation, survival and openness. There are no classes; there are no levels. Progression of your character depends on individual skill and stat gains by your interactions with items or objects in the world. You are free to play and explore the game in any fashion you wish. Wayward wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wayward.

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  11. Dead, too dead is a hardcore open-world survival game where 21st-century individuals fight for survival in an apocalyptic fantasy world. We plan to create a game with the following features : Realistic Survival: Manage various factors such as hunger, thirst, disease, and injuries to survive in extreme environments. Unique Characters: Combine 21st-century jobs with various traits to create uniq… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead, too dead.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    70% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    The Gates of Hell have burst open. Relentless hordes flood the world - from rabid hellhounds to towering archdemons. With every minute, chaos creeps closer… You must survive, adapt, and carve your own path to victory. 8 unique classes: Warrior, Mage, Lord, Artisan, Leader, Necromancer, Peasant, and Druid. From brutal combat to dark necromancy - each class unlocks a distinct path to triumph. Ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Next Run.

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  13. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    Star Trail (1994) is the second part of the glorious Realms of Arkania Trilogy... Can you join together the elves and dwarves in common war against the orc invaders? Star Trail features over 70 spells, 50 skills, over 350 types of items and weapons. A convenient autodiary records your adventure while a sophisticated automap allows for fast travel. Star Trail was acclaimed best RPG of 1994 by: PC… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Realms of Arkania 2 - Star Trail Classic.

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  14. 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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  15. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    80% User Score Based on 436 reviews

    Nuclear war ended human civilization, but it could never uproot the evil within our hearts. Fight, trade, negotiate, raid– do whatever it takes to survive in the wasteland. You will have to be as clever as ruthless to thrive in a broken world, torn by war, cruelty, hunger and slavery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dust to the End.

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  16. 45%Game Brain Score
    45% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    Post-apocalyptic pixel art survival RPG—offline play and turn-based battles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wanderer.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere
    76% User Score Based on 223 reviews

    Can you push back against fate, live among ruthless gangs and fight back the zombie horde, with just a handful of ragtag militias to help you? Enjoy an unique blend of old school turn-based strategy, post-apoc survival mechanics and a thrilling RPG storyline. With all the benefits of the modern Unreal Engine, real bullet ballistics, day/night cycle, fire with dynamic material consumption and sprea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to null.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    64% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    You awaken to the dawn of a new world. It's streams are clean, the forests lush and the local wildlife is hungry. You're cold and in need of shelter as you hear other voices on the wind. You are not alone. Your quest: Establish civilization and secure their safety in this new world. Your Quest is a casual 2D Strategy/RPG with progressive gameplay where you gather resources to construct a vill… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Quest.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 342 reviews

    A living prehistoric ecosystem that does not revolve around you. Shape the island as a god, or enter it as a human and survive while animals, weather, water, terrain and your own body change over time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DinoSystem.

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  20. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 2,034 reviews

    Low Magic Age is a fantasy RPG that focused on turn-based party-based tactical combat. Field of View, Fog of War, Cover, Zone of Control, Charging and Flanking, various and abundant tactical elements are implemented in the game rules that evolved from Wizards of the Coast's Open Game License (OGL). Inherited from classic game rules: Evolved from historic pen-and-paper game rules, plus well design… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Low Magic Age.

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  21. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 410 reviews

    STORYA natural disaster hit us and brought humanity to the verge of extinction. Only a few survived because of "Large Igneous Provinces", these are volcanoes that don't explode but huge cracks open in the Earth's crust and lava just starts bubbling out, oozing across the landscape, releasing tons of toxic gases. The most dangerous thing about an igneous province is that it can keep up th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oxygen: First Breath.

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  22. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 187 reviews

    Corrosive Studios is proud to introduce Waste Walkers! A unique, post-apocalyptic role playing game. Waste Walkers allows players to discover the horrors of the apocalypse through a harsh struggle for survival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Waste Walkers.

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

    Soulash is a fantasy roguelike where the player takes on the role of a forgotten god set on destroying the world. The main features of the game are consistent open world, perma-death, turn-based tactical combat, a crafting system and a unique inventory system where every item is temporary. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soulash.

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  24. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 2,921 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 3 reviews

    Dead State is a compelling, high-tension survival RPG set in central Texas at the collapse of civilization and the dawn of the undead apocalypse. As society is beginning to fall apart, the player must organize a group of survivors together, fortify a shelter, scout for food and supplies, negotiate with or defend against other factions, and maintain order inside the shelter as humanity teeters on t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead State: Reanimated.

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  25. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 830 reviews

    A medieval city under siege and a handful of civilians are all that keep the walls from falling. Mixing survival strategy and resource management, build your camp, craft supplies, and scavenge the occupied city to supply the last troops holding back the invaders. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gloria Victis: Siege.

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  26. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 678 reviews

    "Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world. You must scavenge resources, build defenses, and find a way to survive in a game where death is permanent and levels are randomly … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infectonator: Survivors.

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  27. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 25,064 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

    The Battle Brothers: Complete Edition contains the base game and all expansion DLC's! Buy the bundle and save on all items. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Brothers.

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  28. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    69% User Score Based on 803 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 11 reviews

    World War III was one cruel tragedy, at least for the others. You seemed to have a quite nice time, hidden in your fancy penthouse at the Skyhill Hotel... Till the impact of a bio-weapon blew away the life you once knew. Now there are mutants everywhere, and they're eager to rip you to shreds with their vicious claws. But they aren't your only problem: Your supplies are running out. You have to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SKYHILL.

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  29. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    53% User Score Based on 246 reviews

    In Home Behind, you take on the role of a refugee cast out from your homeland by a band of rebels. Your home and the peace you enjoyed has been destroyed, and your family has disappeared. Can you survive the struggle, famine, and sickness to make it to the safety of Europe? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home Behind.

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  30. Scavenge solar-blasted ruins. Face mutants, hostile clans & shifting zones. Manage survival stats, upgrade gear, uncover apocalypse truths - escape alive or die forgotten. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunset Town.

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  31. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development
    79% User Score Based on 133 reviews

    Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead In Antares.

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  32. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Rogue Zodiacs is a content-rich, turn-based roguelite hero/team builder with infinite replayability. In this game, none of your runs will ever feel the same! This game will challenge your adaptability skills. With 3 game modes, Adventure Mode, Survival Mode, and Endless Mode, you need to find the best builds using the resources that you currently have. TLDR: This game has... Enemy Diversity Run… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Zodiacs.

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  33. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    "The Succession of Changing Kings" puts you at the helm of a kingdom on the verge of disaster. The lands that were once rich have now decayed into emptiness. The fields, once fertile with crops, are now covered in weeds. Trade routes have fallen silent, and the best people are leaving their homeland. Construct buildings, hire subjects, decide the fate of your liegemen and take criti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Succession of Changing Kings.

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  34. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    Magic Rune Stone is a 2D pixel-style rougelike action game. Game Features: In the game, the player has skills to acquire by picking up skill runes.Blessings come with equipment, which can be used to upgrade skill levels and character-specific skills.Each character has their own skills and upgrade paths corresponding to different blessings. The game is currently in the demo stage, and players are … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magic Rune Stone.

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  35. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 1,650 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 13 reviews

    In a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space. A fabled alien derelict ship somewhere within the Deep Sky sector of space is your voucher for a citizenship and a promise of cozy life on a hospitab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Sky Derelicts.

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  36. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 1,209 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    [Media 29704843] Fig | Website | Youtube | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Patreon | Discord Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vagrus - The Riven Realms.

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  38. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 21,371 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 10 reviews

    Experience the blood and dirt of the Middle Ages in a realistic 3D Open World in "MEDIEVAL DYNASTY". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Medieval Dynasty.

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  39. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 1,851 reviews

    It's ten years after the infection started, and rumors are swirling of a strange new terror. Long-established settlements are collapsing, one by one, amid reports of horrific violence. Survivors are running to the hills to escape, taking refuge in the more remote areas of the Pacific Northwest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survivalist: Invisible Strain.

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  40. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 4,338 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

    The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Age of Decadence.

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  41. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    77% User Score Based on 435 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

    In a uninhabitable Siberian wilderness, in a wake of October Revolution, a group of passengers survives the mysterious catastrophe of Trans-Siberian railway train. They must endure in a harsh ice-clad climate until rescue arrives. Facing many dangers, their own weaknesses and, above all, their own prejudice. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Help Will Come Tomorrow.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    67% User Score Based on 157 reviews

    The Z infection was spread, the world everyone know ceased to exist. Lead a group of survivors throughout a zombie apocalypse in an astounding strategic challenge to try to make the best possible decisions.Survive, loot, explore, build, defend, attack! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z Dawn.

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  46. 58%Game Brain Score
    58% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Ozone Wipeout is a post apocalyptic zombie survival game in an endless, procedurally generated open world. Staying alive is your only goal which is much easier said than done. Harsh weather... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ozone Wipeout.

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    43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    63% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Fight to survive against zombies in a pixel-art post-apocalyptic city. Loot and merge items, expand your backpack. In your camp, recruit survivors but burn the bitten. Trading uncovers haunting survivor stories. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Engine.

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  48. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 11,271 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 6 reviews

    Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Caves of Qud.

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  49. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 608 reviews

    Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Curious Expedition 2.

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  50. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    62% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    CrossWorlds: Escape is a hardcore game in which you will have to deploy all your skills to survive in a huge open world that is susceptible to changes in weather, seasons and various natural phenomena. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CrossWorlds: Escape.

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