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Looking for games like Despot? Here are top turn-based strategy recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Kingdom's Deck, Hunters Of The Dead or Massive Chalice.

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  1. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 166 reviews

    Roadmap About the GameKingdom's Deck is a game about survival and growing your kingdom. As the ruler of the land, you must navigate the challenges of staying alive, taking care of your people's requirements, building a powerful army, and protecting your fort from approaching threats Step into the role of the king, entrusted with the fate of an entire realm. Your journey is guided by your co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom's Deck.

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  2. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    60% User Score Based on 103 reviews

    “Hunters of the Dead” is a survival/roguelike tower defense game with some micro management elements. You have to rescue your fellow Hunters and with their help locate and destroy Dracula. Dracula has raised an army of undead and has taken the whole city. You must defend your base while in the meantime you have to explore the buildings around and salvage what you can. However, better stay close to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hunters Of The Dead.

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  3. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    72% User Score Based on 1,543 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 15 reviews

    Massive Chalice is a single player turn-based tactics game within a multi-generational strategy campaign where you must unite your kingdom under a powerful dynasty as an immortal King or Queen to eliminate the demonic threat, and reforge the Massive Chalice. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Massive Chalice.

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  4. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 126 reviews

    You are not the hero. You are in charge. In Acceptable Losses, you are the officer behind the line. You make the calls. You assign the missions. You sign the forms while your men bleed for inches of mud. Each day brings new orders. Send squads on patrols, trench repairs, wiring parties, or assaults. At night, face the paperwork. Read incident reports. Review medical updates. Scan in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Acceptable Losses.

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  5. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    76% User Score Based on 445 reviews

    Solitairica takes RPG combat and challenging roguelike progression to a fresh new place—the world of solitaire! Using a variety of magical items and powerful spells, battle your way through a horde of ever-changing enemies and defeat the horrible Emperor Stuck. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solitairica.

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  6. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 790 reviews

    Build and grow your settlement in a city-building simulation of medieval society Manage peasant and noble families, expand your production chain, work with the church, train an army for the king and influence the daily lives of your villagers while exploring what it means to be a true lord. Successful kingdoms are built on the shoulders of strong vassals and the labor of their peasants. Where pros… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lords and Villeins.

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  7. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    68% User Score Based on 416 reviews

    DEAD IN BERMUDA is a survival management game with RPG and adventure elements, in which you lead a team of 8 survivors from a plane crash on a strange island. Assign your survivors to tasks, gain experience and develop your survival skills, research and craft new items for the camp, explore the island for resources and solve the mysteries behind an ancient atlantean prophecy.Key Features Manage th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead In Bermuda.

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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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  9. About the game Battle of Ages Rx is a prototype-ish low-poly strategy game inspired by games like Age of War where the player must destroy the enemy's main base. To do so, both the player and AI train soldiers who will fight each other until reaching one side. In BoA Rx you train and upgrade units, to do that you need resources, you can get these from certain buildings (depending on the faction), … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle of Ages.

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  10. 27%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    45% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Battle Of Worldviews - "real time strategy" in which you have to fight with friends or AI, while watching the resources, weather conditions and their development. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Of Worldviews.

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  11. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    87% User Score Based on 310 reviews

    Ratopia is a new game that has combined elements of both strategic survival and city building. With plenty of content available, and more planned, enjoy a vast world to adventure and populate with citizens! Build your own economical system to sustain your ideal city of Ratopia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ratopia.

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  12. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 2,161 reviews

    A Legionary's Life lets you play as a Roman soldier during the years of the Second Punic War and beyond. Rise up through the ranks and win prestigious awards or just focus on making it home in one piece; it's up to you. This is a single-player game with RPG elements, extensive usage of attribute and skill checks, a turn-based combat system involving many variables (including morale, reach, conf… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Legionary's Life.

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  13. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 1,092 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Let Them Come is a fast paced pixel art shoot ‘em up. Twitchy trigger fingers and focused battle tactics are the order of the day as wave after wave of alien-like creatures try to take you down. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Let Them Come.

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  14. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 2,008 reviews

    Tharsis is a turn-based space strategy game. With dice and cannibalism. It puts you in control of humanity's first manned mission to Mars, just as it's struck by a micrometeoroid storm. You must guide your crew through disasters, food shortages, and the unforgiving nature of space - all while maintaining your sanity amidst cryptic signals and warnings from Mars. Defy the odds, make the difficult d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tharsis.

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  16. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    40% User Score Based on 50 reviews
    Critic Score 37%Based on 5 reviews

    Mittelborg: City of Mages is a strategic adventure with elements of rogue-like and resource management. You are crowned to be Chancellor of the city, but this power is a heavy burden. Face tough decisions, fight mystical tempests, look for the cause of upcoming chaos. Will Mittelborg have a future? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mittelborg: City of Mages.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    79% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Overview Gladiator Manager is a sports management and tactical text-based battle simulation game. The player takes on the role of manager of a team of gladiators, trying to win a league and a cup. The back end managerial part of the game has similarities to games like Football Manager and Out of the Park and involves hiring new fighters by judging their potential and skills, training them, and th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gladiator Manager.

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  18. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    66% User Score Based on 196 reviews

    Age of Gladiators II: Rome is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities. Build your story. Build your empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Gladiators II: Rome.

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  19. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 9,206 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 6 reviews

    Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Long Live The Queen.

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  20. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 361 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 5 reviews

    Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rising Lords.

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  21. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    72% User Score Based on 642 reviews

    Features: Various building cards to build your city from the ground up Action cards to take care of random events and adjust your cards Quest cards to abide and make your people happy Road cards to make cars go wroom wroom 9 Different Games Modes to enjoy! ️ Rogulite Fun:With different upgrades, random festivals, disasters, and qsts; each run is different!Try to beat your high score each time and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cardboard Town.

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  22. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 147 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Dead In Bermuda is a survival management game with RPG and adventure elements. Lead a team of 8 survivors from a plane crash. Assign them to tasks, gain experience, develop your survival skills, research and craft new items, explore the island and solve its mysteries. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead In Bermuda.

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  24. 32%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    32% User Score Based on 362 reviews

    Cave to Kingdom is a cross platform 3D online medieval management & strategy game, featuring a single persistent universe with player driven economy, war, and taxes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cave to Kingdom.

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  25. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    A dream among the stars — or a nightmare. 1, 000 colonists. One ship. A destination that may be fifty years away — or centuries. Some will land. Some will be born, age, and die in the dark between stars without ever knowing if the mission succeeded. Inspired by John Ayliff's Seedship, Dead Reckoning is a game about the slow, invisible erosion of civilization across generations. Every decision you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Reckoning: The Long Drift.

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  27. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 1,550 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 8 reviews

    Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oriental Empires.

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  28. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    https://store.steampowered.com/widget/2111020/ BUILD Gather resources from your environment to build a colony for your group and prepare their adventures. Make them cozy to improve their mood, farm and raise animals to provide food while facing changing weather and seasons. Then get new recruits when you are ready to meet their needs and expand until building a massive fortress. TRAIN Prepar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Edge Islands.

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  29. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 167 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    My Lovely Empress is a empire management sim inspired by Asian mythology. As the Emperor of the Crimson Empire, you will build relations with neighboring rulers, balance internal factions, and ensure the prosperity of your people, all before you reap their souls to resurrect your beloved empress. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Lovely Empress.

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  30. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    57% User Score Based on 126 reviews

    Grimmwood is a challenging co-op MMO, which seamlessly blends together elements of survival, strategy and exploration into one game. You are plunged into the middle of a mystical forest and you will be part of a village with up to 39 other human players; all of which you have never met before. Each day at midnight the monsters will attack your village and you have to band together to organize you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grimmwood - They Come at Night.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 3,372 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 11 reviews

    Per Aspera is a narrative-driven strategy game with the goal of overcoming the challenge of terraforming Mars. Explore the planet, gather resources, and make strategic decisions as you live the fantasy of scientifically-based interplanetary expansion. Hardship awaits. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Per Aspera.

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  32. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 1,972 reviews

    Become the Monarch in this medieval party game and navigate a hilarious world of politics, treachery, and all-out rebellion, as your decisions see an empire flourish or come crashing to your feet.King of the Castle is a multiplayer game of shifting power dynamics and intrigue. Host games of 3 to 24 other players who join as the 'loyal' Nobles of your Council, voting on your decisions - and twistin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King Of The Castle.

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  33. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    55% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Nexoria is a hardcore roguelike about dungeons with hybrid battles, combining classical turn based combat system and a collectible card game. Collect the best spells and conquer the dungeons! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nexoria: Dungeon Rogue Heroes.

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  34. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 393 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Space Food Truck is a cooperative, culinary scifi adventure. 1-4 players take on unique roles aboard the Galaxy Gourmet. Their mission: explore a vast, procedurally-generated galaxy in search of exotic ingredients, craft delicious recipes, and withstand the untold dangers of deep space. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Food Truck.

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  35. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 462 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 4 reviews

    Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plebby Quest: The Crusades.

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  36. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    77% User Score Based on 10,366 reviews

    Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, manufacture bots, and build a fully self-sufficient colony. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planetbase.

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  37. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    72% User Score Based on 239 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 2 reviews

    All Walls Must Fall is a tech-noir spy thriller set in a Berlin of 2089 where the Cold War never ended. A game in the isometric action tactics genre, you command secret agents using time travel, social stealth and combat. Prevent nuclear annihilation. Bring down the Wall. Love, kill, and remix reality to explore the meaning of freedom in a parable reflecting upon current global issues in the mirro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Walls Must Fall.

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  38. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    76% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    DROD RPG: Tendry's Tale takes the DROD franchise in a new direction by combining the puzzling elements of DROD with the RPG fare of player stats, one-on-one monster duels, and loads of treasure for the taking. Tendry's Tale is an innovative concept that is not your typical RPG at all, but a puzzle game! What makes DROD RPG different from the typical role-playing experience is that it contains no … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DROD RPG: Tendry's Tale.

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  39. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    87% User Score Based on 112 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Endhall is a byte-sized roguelike. Become an artificial intelligence and combine tactical actions to defeat your enemies and reach the end of the hallway. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endhall.

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  40. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    83% User Score Based on 258 reviews

    The Storm Guard is a turn-based tactical game in a fantasy setting. Wildings, undead and even greater horrors from the north have crossed the borders and are now invading the realm of men causing death and destruction. You assume the role of the Lord Commander and have to manage this conflict. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming.

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  41. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    87% User Score Based on 104 reviews

    A highly streamlined combat system that removes the tedious elements of tactics If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wanna Survive.

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  42. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    86% User Score Based on 1,071 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 4 reviews

    Bio Inc.: Redemption is a biomedical simulator in which you make life or death decisions. Create the ultimate illness to torment your victim or play as the head of a medical team and hopefully find a cure to save your patient. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bio Inc Redemption.

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  43. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    68% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    The King is dead. The war for his Kingdom has begun. Take on the mantle of one of Trasamire's legendary founders and explore the story of their bid for the throne in this colorful strategy puzzler. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Trasamire Campaigns.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    60% User Score Based on 1,120 reviews

    Buoyancy is a city-building strategy game where you build, manage, and move a floating city on an oceanic world. Explore and scavenge resources scattered around the endless waters. Keep your villagers nourished and happy while combating fires, sickness, and pirate attacks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buoyancy.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    62% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Here is a planet whose Supreme Lord, Main Logos can be You! The fate of mankind and fauna who inhabit the planet and that of the wandering extraterrestrials may be in your hands. Teach them or destroy them, set the army of the undead on them, or blow them up with an alien invasion. It’s up to you what future brings for your mortal proteges. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Logos.

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  47. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    76% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    Forgotten but Unbroken is a tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by XCOM but offers its own unique take on the genre. Meet real life WW2 heroes and choose whether to fight with or against them! It’s time to lead the resistance against the Axis forces and help to liberate Europe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgotten but Unbroken.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    80% User Score Based on 229 reviews

    Dice Kingdoms is a multiplayer turn-based strategy game where resource collection is based on dice. Build efficiently to quickly expand your kingdom. Roll dice to gather resources while risking natural disasters. Accumulate army and/or culture to achieve victory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dice Kingdoms.

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  50. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Demo is now available! Text-based 4X with a focus on turf war and resource management. Roots of Harmony is a strategy game where you have to lead your colony to different stages of development, while facing various threats and managing your doctrines and disciples. 100% gameplay, no graphics! Doctrines & Disciples Roots of Harmony is the philosophical tale of the rise (and the fall?) of a fresh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roots of Harmony.

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