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  2. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    64% User Score Based on 2,433 reviews

    An old school plat-form game with a catchy and unique art style! You will find all the clas-si-cal ele-ments from the 90’s games and new inter-est-ing ideas. Explore a total of 6 worlds and save the lands bring-ing back peace and bal-ance and finally becom-ing the new hero. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Woodle Tree Adventures.

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  3. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    88% User Score Based on 1,896 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 12 reviews

    An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green's 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to That Dragon, Cancer.

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  4. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 326 reviews

    Getting away with murder has never been easy. These three members of a proud and noble family are separated by five centuries, but have in common a vengeful and murderous intent. Plans must be formed, blood must be spilled and evidence must be planted ... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deed: Dynasty.

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  5. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Challenge your friends and family to a fast-paced racing game where breakfast foods battle it out in delicious scenarios. You can turn into a cookie or a carton of milk and fight for your honor online or offline. Will you be the fastest? The smartest? The most delicious? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breaking Fast.

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    37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    56% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Cyber Chicken is 2.5D adventure featuring 8', 375 pounds of cybernetic poultry as a futuristic killing machine on a quixotic mission to save the World. The game features fun combat, classic platforming, outrageous humor, rocking soundtrack and a fully upgradeable Cyber Chicken arsenal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyber Chicken.

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  7. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    56% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    An 80s Inspired Endless Flight Arcade Game. An infinite first person retro cyber set in a strange world of neon alien structures. VR ready. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyber Jolt.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    61% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    Enola is a psychological adventure game that delves into the inherent darkness of love, death and revenge. As Enola, you must survive a macabre world conjured up by the tortured memories of her lover, Angelica. Immersed in this emotionally-charged and gripping story, as you decipher challenging death-traps. However, choose your path very carefully - An evil presence lurks in the shadows, watching… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enola.

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  9. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 482 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 12 reviews

    Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minute of Islands.

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  10. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    74% User Score Based on 1,998 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 30 reviews

    Deliver Us Mars is a sci-fi adventure game developed by KeokeN Interactive and released in 2023. It is a sequel to Deliver Us the Moon and follows the story of astronaut Kathy Johanson as she embarks on a mission to Mars to recover powerful colony ships known as the ARKs, which were stolen by a group called the Outward. The game combines exploration, puzzle-solving, and platforming elements as pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deliver Us Mars.

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  11. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    51% User Score Based on 300 reviews

    Garshasp is based on ancient Persian mythology bringing to life the epic battles of the mythological hero, Garshasp, in the ancient lands against the evil monsters. You play as Garshasp himself, the strongest man in Persian Mythology, in a journey to revenge and reclaim the legendary mace of his ancestors which is stolen by the Deevs. A journey which proves to unlock more significant hidden myster… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garshasp: The Monster Slayer.

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  12. 28%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    28% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    What does it feel like to find yourself in hell? You don't feel the wind, you don't see the sun. No more hearing child's laughter. No memory of those who once were your friends and family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lost Souls.

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  13. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 466 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    Lost Words is a 2D narrative adventure game where players move words to solve puzzles. The game features a story written by Rhianna Pratchett and ties the narrative into the gameplay in an unusual way, by having the player running on and interacting with words to solve puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Words: Beyond the Page.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    Deer Man is a short Interactive Storytelling experience. You play as Jacob's memory, where you will have an incredible encounter with Deer Man & the dark side of his love for the wildlife. If you love animals, this is for you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deer Man.

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  16. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    96% User Score Based on 170 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

    See the tragedy of World War 2 through the eyes of a child. Torn away from your home, you become a worker in a forced labor camp. You have to survive without losing what makes us human in this war-torn world, where only the strongest prevail. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Torn Away.

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  17. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 1,027 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 8 reviews

    When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Sea of Solitude takes you on a personal journey of a young woman’s loneliness. Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world where nothing is quite what it seems. Meet fantastical creatures and monsters, learn their stories, and solve challenges. Explore a flooded city by boat, on foot, or by swimming through the water itself. Dare to look wha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sea of Solitude.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    69% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Are you ready to pump up your brains? Then Brain Booster is for you! Unique intellectual tasks, several levels of difficulty will force your brains move. You will not just choose correct answers, you should create them by yourself! It seems challenging? Just try it! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brain Booster.

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  19. Lead survivors out of 20 different complex mazes while quarantining or curing the infected in this fun puzzle game that's sure to test every ounce of your mental skills. Get close and personal by playing not only from above in 2D but also in 3D as you scour every inch of the maze for the best possible route. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zombie Quarantine.

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  20. A struggling content creator goes toe-to-toe with conspiracy and catastrophe in this short, narrative RPG. Adventure to the world of the Soda Kingdom, a plastic paradise that values the brand above all else! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sodahazard: Taste Test.

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  21. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 661 reviews

    You take on the role of a commander leading a unit participating in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. You start on the first day with a group of three insurgents whose first task is to get their weapons and get to the base camp safely. You participate in a tragic yet heroic chapter of the capital's history. Your job is to survive as long as possible. There is only one way to do this: by fighting with a we… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes.

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  22. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 428 reviews

    One year after the events of Episode I, Captain Pilgrim is once again carrying a shipload of passengers between star systems. This time her guests include a mysterious priestess, a wayward youth and a robotics genius. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Pilgrim Episode II: Epsilon Indi.

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  23. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    93% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    Latona Research Station has been destroyed by unknown assailants. The only survivor is a young girl who was rescued by the Starship Quicksilver and her renowned captain. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Pilgrim Academy: Year 1.

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  24. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 2,448 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 5 reviews

    The game follows the life of a mother lynx, starting as a pregnant animal, giving birth and continuing in to a journey of parenthood where nurturing her cubs is paramount for survival. Shelter 2 includes more elaborate gameplay features than its predecessor, such as stamina, different types of movements, jumps and a variety of prey to kill. Besides hunting there are several maternal and hunting fe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shelter 2.

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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 180 reviews

    Clones is a friendly, fun, and engaging evolution to the classic Lemmings puzzle genre which includes robust internet-multiplayer with team play, different game modes, powerups, leaderboards, and a built-in level editor that was used to create the singleplayer campaign of over 150 clontastic puzzles spanning 11 CloneMaster bosses over 5 regions of the Clones Planet. The Intergalactic CloneMaster O… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clones.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    66% User Score Based on 203 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 8 reviews

    It's 1972 and a military coup has rocked Anchuria. You, Angela Burnes, are trapped in the metropolitan capital of San Bavón. Your paradise has turned into a warzone. You take up a job as a housekeeper. Every week, an hour before sunset, you clean the swanky bachelor pad of the wealthy Gabriel Ortega. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunset.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    65% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    A short narrative adventure about mom, which will leave you with unforgettable incredible emotions about your mom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dear Mom.

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  28. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 830 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 6 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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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    95% User Score Based on 1,127 reviews

    Fishy is a 3D platormer. you play as a fish very far from home . traveling trough 5 worlds such as a jungle oasis to under water to the frozen tundra to inside a volcano to lastly to outer space. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fishy.

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  30. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    48% User Score Based on 66 reviews
    Critic Score 48%Based on 3 reviews

    Use the power of music to reawaken long forgotten memories in Distortions, a story-driven journey through a world of unparalleled beauty. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Distortions.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    92% User Score Based on 434 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 8 reviews

    A story-focused adventure game about a little girl in the world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lydia.

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  32. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 3,141 reviews
    Critic Score 59%Based on 16 reviews

    CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contrast.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 1,221 reviews

    Myo Hyori, a gifted Korean teenage girl who must face the perils of the future. Survive many hazards, explore a seemingly endless metropolis and beyond as the world around you implodes and history marches towards its inevitable conclusion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to G String.

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  36. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 4,546 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 9 reviews

    A narrative-driven RPG set in a gritty world where a person's Lot is determined at birth, while the gods are real and preside over the fates of men. Set out on a lifelong journey and carve out your own destiny. Will you become a judge, an inquisitor, or conspire against the old order? You decide! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 420 reviews

    Allumette tells a story about love, sacrifice and a deep bond between a young girl and her mother. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Allumette.

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  38. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 796 reviews

    You play as a man turned into a ball and you need to steal all the gas from the forest at all costs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ukrainian ball in search of gas.

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  39. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    79% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    A thousand years after the fall of a spacefaring empire, a young princess named Tahira travels the far reaches of her barren kingdom, alone but for her trusty horse, Iba. When word reaches her... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire.

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  40. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 2,054 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

    Play as Kao! The cutest and bravest kangaroo of all video games returns. Experience the joy of playing a classic 3D single-player platformer filled with various challenges, including fighting, racing and solving puzzles. Bounce through 25 levels set in 5 unique, colorful worlds to rescue your animal friends captured by the evil Hunter and his henchmen! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2.

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  41. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    53% User Score Based on 818 reviews

    Woolfe – The Red Hood Diaries is a cinematic fable featuring a vengeful Red Riding Hood. All grown up, cried out and armed with an axe, our noble heroine embarks on an odyssey to avenge the death of her parents. Buckle up for a surprising take on the traditional Red Riding Hood tale, mixed with some good old-fashioned action platforming, fun combo-based hack ‘n slash combat and rewarding environme… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Woolfe - The Red Hood Diaries.

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  42. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    35% User Score Based on 228 reviews

    It's fun to shoot people with a slingshot, but beware, they are armed and dangerous! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slingshot people.

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    30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    44% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Escape from an isolated, totalitarian nation modelled after North Korea in Suppressed, a visual novel and 2D platform game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suppressed.

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  44. 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 68%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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  45. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    54% User Score Based on 79 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 4 reviews

    A crime scene can tell a thousand stories. What's yours? Murder Mystery Machine is a provocative detective game powered by a procedural crime generator that can shock, surprise and challenge your ability to analyse the scene and put the pieces together. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murder Mystery Machine.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    Forgotten Hope is a short, first-person narrative-driven video game presented through the eyes of a teenage girl who is trying to reconnect with her past to find answers. Our protagonist lives in a rural village, and she wakes up in a cave with no memory of who she is and how she got there. She needs to find her way out of the cave and walk around the countryside to find places to regain her lost… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten Hope.

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  47. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 933 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 27 reviews

    Forgotton Anne is a 2d cinematic adventure game combining puzzle platforming with adventure game elements. You play as Anne, the enforcer keeping order in the Forgotton Realm, as she sets out to squash a rebellion that might prevent her master, Bonku, and herself from returning to the human world. The World of Forgotton Anne: Imagine a place where everything that is lost and forgotten goes; old t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotton Anne.

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  48. An adorable puzzle/platformer where you take on the roll of a 4" tall cleaning robot. Protect Nida's house from an onslaught of mutated bugs. Jump, vacuum, and solve puzzles to keep the house clean! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROTii.

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  49. "Here we go again."-Controller.  DISCLAIMER: What you're about to see is a short filler project that contains music that I remixed, but isn't owned by me at all. Expect at least a few bugs and glitches throughout the gameplay. All music produced and characters voiced by their respective owners. This is a project to show support to CEEF, the Coke Empire, and the Object Show Community. Original pro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CB's Elite Exposer Force: Project Coke (Ft. Coke Empire).

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  50. This 2.5D hack-and-slash adventure game features a cast of delightfully weird monsters with full voice acting. Gobkin, a small cat-like Goblin who was cast out from his tribe for being too cute and friendly, finds himself in a dungeon with other rejected monsters. Osseus, the noble skeleton who is missing most of their bones, and Rotta, a fierce but adorably fluffy dungeon rat, will follow Gobkin … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart of the Dungeon (Alpha).

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