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Games like Dick Shortson. The Detective.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    72% User Score Based on 481 reviews

    Oldschool FPS. Hardcore classic gameplay. Huge hordes of monsters. Blood. Fun. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monument.

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  2. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 4,848 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

    A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmare of Decay.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    85% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Paradox Vector is an old school first person shooter set in a different dimension. Inspired by the vector graphics games of the early 80's and the impossible geometry of M.C. Escher, Paradox Vector offers a unique look and fast paced action. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paradox Vector.

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  5. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 252 reviews

    Immerse yourself in a dreadful hand-drawn horror world and push Death’s armies back to the underworld! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KINGDOM of the DEAD.

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  6. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    82% User Score Based on 264 reviews

    Focus on exploration Find passwords for doors, search for access cards for terminals, repair damaged equipment and combine items. Think with your head. Intense battles You have a gun, but that doesn't mean you're safe. The enemies here are deadly, and not all of them can be killed... The atmosphere of cold loneliness Graphics inspired by classic 3D games such as Zero Tolerance, System Shock… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZERO PROTOCOL.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    92% User Score Based on 1,310 reviews

    Explore a unique FPS game unlike any otherMohrta is a tempered and atmospheric FPS adventure, where you delve into unique and bizarre dimensions, fight gnarly creatures, and defeat deific bosses. Tackle these areas and bosses in any order that you choose, build and upgrade your arsenal to suit your playstyle, and uncover a hidden truth behind the events of the game’s story. Game Features Pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mohrta.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    92% User Score Based on 240 reviews

    Coven is a retro fps/slasher set in the 1600's in which you play as a young woman who is wrongly accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake. She's resurrected by an unknown force and seeks revenge. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to COVEN.

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  9. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 670 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

    From the sick mind behind Bloodwash, Jordan King, comes his latest experiment in terror. Inspired by the Italian zombie flicks from Lucio Fulci and Bruno Mattei, Night of the Gates of Hell promises to be a blood dripping, neon soaked, flesh rotting experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night At the Gates of Hell.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    Dead Beacon is a first-person survival horror inspired by 1990s games and taking place in the Beacon manor, a location crawling with zombies and creatures governed by a malevolent will. Survive using the given array of weapons and escape the island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Beacon.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    73% User Score Based on 271 reviews

    Perilous Warp is a fast-paced indie retro-shooter inspired by the classic 3D-actions. Communication with a distant space colony has been lost, and you bravely step into the teleporter with the desire for glorious adventures. But do not expect to win in a heartbeat! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perilous Warp.

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  12. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 1,431 reviews

    Crisol: Theater of Idols is a gripping survival horror adventure set in the haunting world of Hispania, a nightmarish reimagining of Spain. Playing as Gabriel, a soldier who can use his own blood as a deadly weapon, you endeavor on a journey to fulfill a divine mission from the Sun God. Key Features: Explore the Cursed Island of Tormentosa Uncover the chilling history and twisted folklore of Torme… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crisol: Theater of Idols.

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  13. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 166 reviews

    Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, The Mute House combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE MUTE HOUSE.

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  14. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    85% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    This is a demo version of an upcoming game. If you enjoyed the demo feel free to add the game to your Wishlist on Steam Emergency Protocol activated: Dark Energy Particle Synthesis failed. Now you — late and alone — must navigate a facility where science and sanity have collapsed. Face entities born from dark energy corruption in this atmospheric FPS-horror hybrid where human ambition meets pr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Synthesis of Corruption.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 2,787 reviews

    Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Metal Garden.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    92% User Score Based on 1,087 reviews

    In this cute cardboard world, something went horribly wrong... You wake up in a prison cell. A strange voice calls to you from the depths of dark corridors covered in runic symbols and blood. Reload your trusty shotgun and find out... WHY WOULD CARDBOARD... BLEED? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PAPERHEAD EP.0.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    84% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    Finally... After months of trial and error, learning by doing, and yet some critical failures - we have reached the point at which I'm comfortable enough to release something bigger, something better, something playable of REVEREND - the beta. I said it would release in September, and I'm counting it! Please, check the settings and key bindings if something doesn't feel right at first, since I mi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REVEREND.

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  18. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    59% User Score Based on 650 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 11 reviews

    Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison is back in this highly interactive mix of first person action and road movie adventure. Embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey around the USA. Use an enormous arsenal of weapons and skills to battle treacherous soldiers and vile mutants, all while trying to save mankind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phantom Fury.

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  19. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 266 reviews

    Dino Trauma introduces you to a place where gore and dinosaurs aren't unusual things. Inspired by Doom, Quake, Blood, Turok, Dino Crisis and all your '90s favorite survival horrors. In three campaign episodes based on '90s level design style mixed with current standards, players will battle through dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures out for his blood. Featuring a vast arsenal of weaponry incl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dino Trauma.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 28,787 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    BONEWORKS Is a narrative VR action adventure using advanced experimental physics mechanics. Dynamically navigate through environments, engage in physics heavy combat, and creatively approach puzzles with physics. Features Advanced Physics: Designed entirely for consistent universal rules, the advanced physics mechanics encourage players to confidently and creatively interact with the virtual world… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BONEWORKS.

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  21. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 270 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Hands of Necromancy is a Dark Fantasy First Person Shooter and metroidvania game, similar to Heretic, made with the GZDoom engine. Find your weapons, fight evil forces, use the special abilities of special transformations to find your path! Show how powerful you are as a Necromancer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hands of Necromancy.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    67% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Slaughter the defenders of this dark land to claim the Cathedral. Utilize arcane weapons and dark magic to smite your enemies in this hardcore retro FPS inspired by early first-person shooter games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ODIA.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 1,396 reviews

    Alisa is a classic late-90s style horror-themed action adventure game set in a fantasy universe inspired on the 1920s. You play as an Elite Royal Agent called Alisa. While she is chasing a wanted criminal, she ends up in an old victorian mansion. She tries to find a way out while being haunted by materialized/mechanized doll-like humanoids. Can you survive the Dollhouse? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alisa.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    90% User Score Based on 424 reviews

    A small and challenging retro-fueled FPS straight from the nightmares of 90's millennials. The Sons of Anak are opening portals to extract Dark Matter from the "other side". Combat the possessed soldiers, the manifested demons helping them and any inanimate objects standing in your way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CARNAL.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 782 reviews

    Adaca is a Sci-fi First-person shooter set on the mysterious titular planet. Use your gravity-manipulating robotic arm to hurl heavy objects at your foes or even rip their weapons directly from their hands! Explore and manipulate the environment to stay alive and navigate this eerie, hostile world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ADACA.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 4,598 reviews

    A norwegian happysad game set in a northern land! Adventure through a beautiful and very varied wildereness. Dive, fly, use ziplines and find different weapons to aid your journey to reach the cold mountains and below. Encounter over 50 unique bosses and enemy types! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Northern Journey.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 4,664 reviews

    Selaco is a brand new original shooter running on GZDoom, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart AI and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Selaco.

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  28. Experience the best indie horror-survival game with Missing Persons. You wake up in a strange room without remembering anything. Soon it turns out you were kidnapped by a scientist that wants to run tests on you. In this adventure play as Calvin and try to survive anything the scientist throws at your way and try to make it out alive.Key Features First-Person Action Game: See the game from the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Missing Persons.

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  29. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    63% User Score Based on 422 reviews

    Ferocious is a survival shooter in which you will discover a lost prehistoric world full of deadly creatures under the control of hostile forces. Fight, Explore, Survive If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FEROCIOUS.

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  30. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    93% User Score Based on 917 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 4 reviews

    Lock and load into the Starship Troopers universe and join the Mobile Infantry in the most realistic depiction of war ever made! Experience an original story in this action-packed, first-person retro shooter. Would you like to know more? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War!.

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  31. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    82% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    You have been framed.Now, there’s no turning back. As an agent of the secret special forces A.A.U., you were dispatched to Serbia on a covert mission. But as you carried out your assignment, you were intercepted. Unfortunately, you now find yourself deep within the abandoned territory of the former Yugoslav town of Uzovnica. With no way back, you’ll have to fight your way out. This atmospheric … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A.A.U. Black Site.

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  32. View Game
    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 262 reviews

    Roadmap About the GameThose who control crypto-mining — control the world. And only two real men can stop this madness — BRUTAL JOHN and BRUTAL DOG. Experience BRUTAL JOHN 2, a mind-blowing fusion of the best old-school FPS shooters, like Duke Nukem, Serious Sam, Doom, and Half-Life. Immerse yourself in a heart-stopping, ultraviolent gaming experience that's sure to get your adrenalin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BRUTAL JOHN 2.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 194 reviews

    Enter a corrupt and hostile library with the task of extracting forbidden knowledge from its tomes. Triumph over the entities that linger within, in this short Action-Adventure FPS made by a team of third-year university students. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DREADTOME.

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  34. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 1,602 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 12 reviews

    It's a Shipper's biggest fear. You're grounded in the exclusion zone, twenty miles of death and decay sealed off by the towering, suffocating walls erected after the collapse.Alone, stranded, and with limited resources at your disposal you'll have to push your way through the zone, solve environmental puzzles, manage resources and fight for your life as you try to find a way to escape beyond the w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollowbody.

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  35. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 528 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    An overdose of reality can have dire consequences… Descend down the rabbit hole and embrace your Downfall in a trippy, brutal and stylized adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neckbreak.

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  36. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 187 reviews

    Plunge into a treacherous and enigmatic underwater world and brace yourself to confront the heart-stopping horrors that await as you fight against all odds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beneath.

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  39. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    66% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    Crush the cult of Astaroth and squash the hell bugs. Bring Astaroth back to where she came from. Enjoy a Fresh Look & Old Fun in this arcade horror FPS game inspired by the legend of the 90s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodhound.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 844 reviews

    Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth in this ultraviolent, fast-paced, and merciless retro-styled first person shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INCISION.

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  41. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 270 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 3 reviews

    Remorse: The List is a classic survival horror game where the player must figure out what is happening in the little hungarian town of Hidegpuszta, and your only clue is a list that doesn't make much sense. Exploring every nook and cranny of this place will be the key to unveiling its secrets and get out of there alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remorse: The List.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 9,314 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 1 reviews

    You died? So what? Tuck your guts back in and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CULTIC.

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  43. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 232 reviews

    Ghostware is a retro-fps combining the lore-heavy plot and exploration of adventure games with the fast action of '90s shooters. You and other ghosts have been trapped inside an arena FPS created by a wizard's unwillingness to overcome his nostalgia. Escape the past, shoot your way out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead.

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  44. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    77% User Score Based on 56 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Experience an immersive and horrifying single-player survival horror nightmare. Trapped alone in a desolate manor and hunted by monstrous foes, you will need to scrounge for supplies, manage your resources, solve puzzles and battle the undead to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles.

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  45. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 2,514 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 10 reviews

    3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, presents a hard-core first person shooter, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Crafted by the hands of Quake-scene necromancers, WRATH is the real deal. You will not survive... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WRATH: Aeon of Ruin.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 8,248 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

    Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison takes on a quest to slay evil transhumanist mastermind Dr. Jadus Heskel in the streets of Neo DC. She leaves a trail of carnage throughout huge, multi-path levels filled with gigantic explosions, more secret areas than we can count, and inhuman foes behind every corner. There’s no regenerating health here; stop taking cover and start running and gunning. Shelly’s crusa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ion Fury.

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  47. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 2,668 reviews

    Pursue the malevolent Chop Goblins through time, and foil them with devastating weapons, in this bite-sized FPS from the creator of Dusk, Iron Lung, and Squirrel Stapler If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chop Goblins.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 1,190 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 13 reviews

    Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread Templar.

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  49. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    78% User Score Based on 578 reviews

    At the farthest edge of the explored universe, the research ship Xanadu slumbers in orbit around a mysterious planet. Her systems remain active but there has been no message from her crew for months. Now a lone operative has been sent to wake the Xanadu and bring her home to Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spirits of Xanadu.

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  50. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    79% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Trails of the Black Sun is a first-person shooter and platformer hybrid, set in a digital simulation, where you, an Initiate, will have to find hidden artifacts and forbidden meanings. Use your acrobatic skills and defeat your enemies, fulfilling your ultimate Quest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trails of the Black Sun.

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