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Looking for games like Dread? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Dragon is Sleeping, Necrosis: Dawn of Dread or Moros Protocol.

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  1. Made for LowRezJam 2024.  The dragon is sleeping! Avoid traps and steal all the gold you can before it wakes up. Getting hit makes a lot of noise and your pack will get heavier the more gold you gain. Controls: Move - WASD / Arrow Keys Gather Gold - Spacebar (Hold) Shove Crate - Left Shift Select Menu Item / Advance Tutorial - Spacebar / Enter Navigate Menu - WASD / Arrow Keys The gam… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dragon is Sleeping.

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  2. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    88% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    MAJOR UPDATE – FREE DLC AVAILABLE NOW New Asymmetric Mission (Sewer) New Defense Mode (Last Stand) 2 New Playable Characters SURVIVE TOGETHER OR DIE ALONENecrosis: Dawn of Dread is a co-op survival horror experience where teamwork, resource management, and smart decisions determine whether you escape… or get left behind. Explore large, replayable levels, solve puzzles under pressure, and f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrosis: Dawn of Dread.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 424 reviews

    You wake up aboard The Orpheus, a derelict warship lost in deep space and crawling with horrors. No memory. Only the instinct to fight and a voice urging you forward. The ship shifts around you, the enemies never stop, and survival means battling through blood-soaked corridors to uncover what lies ahead. Set in a haunting, low-poly world with crunchy pixel textures, Moros Protocol blends fast-pac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moros Protocol.

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  4. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    80% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    A classic horror inspired by the original survival games of the 90s, Ebola Village is a modern take on a first-person adventure where the main character, Maria, investigates a series of mysterious events. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EBOLA VILLAGE.

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  5. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    68% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    Wreak havoc through the undead plague and feel like a real badass in this unique physics-based medieval combat title. Ruthlessly cut, stab, smash, shoot or blow up your foes with a large variety of melee and ranged weapons as you explore the cursed citadel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undead Citadel.

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  6. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 448 reviews

    Quasimorph: End of Dream is the first chapter of the extraction turn-based RPG Quasimorph. Confront your fears in brutal shootouts with PMC -fighters and demons and try to survive to complete your mission and bring the gear back to your spaceship! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quasimorph: End of Dream.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 288 reviews

    Shipwreck is a top down adventure game in which you must travel the land, explore dungeons, and defeat monsters to earn safe passage off the island on which you are stranded. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shipwreck.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    53% User Score Based on 135 reviews

    Metrocide is a relentless top-down single-player arcade stealth-shooter set in a cyberpunk dystopia where everyone wants you dead. As legendary contract killer T.J. Trench, you’ll have to negotiate a fierce and brutal city replete with gangs, vigilantes, cops and more, taking out the trash one contract at a time. While cop drones circle overhead, you’ll be sticking to the alleyways with a variety… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Metrocide.

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  9. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 69 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Gorescript is a classic first person shooter game, inspired by the great old classic FPS games that defined the genre. Fight your way through 18 handcrafted levels of frantic action paced gameplay, from easy to hardcore levels of difficulty. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gorescript.

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  10. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 242 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 15 reviews

    From Frédérick Raynal, the creator of Alone in the Dark and pioneer of survival-horror, 2Dark is a grim journey of stealth and courage into the heart of corruption. Plagued by a string of child abductions, darkness hangs over the once-picturesque city of Gloomywood like a curse. As former detective Mr. Smith, use your cunning to infiltrate six bastions of cruelty. Uncover the secrets of the derang… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 2Dark.

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  11. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    73% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    Prologue: The World is devastated by a man-made disaster on a planetary scale and a global war. Humanity is in decline. Its remnants have to survive on patches of land among the scoreched wastelands, putting up with destruction, toxic fallout, radioactive dust and other echoes of nuclear winter.Featueres:— Complete non-linear levels and branching story with different variants of endings— Satisfyi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apocalyptic Vibes.

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  12. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Years after leaving to wander Overworld, Viktor returns home to find his mother long dead and his brother in command of the Legion. As he aims to pick up the pieces of the life he left behind, Viktor finds himself in the midst of a gathering storm that will change Overworld forever... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loyalty and Blood: Viktor Origins.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    RedEx is a 2D shooter with Tower Defence mechanics, with a minimalist pixel art stile. You are to fight against mercenaries of underground smuggling organization which pretends to be a logistic corporation called RedExpress. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RedEx.

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  14. 33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    43% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Scavenge, fight, attack, defend, and survive in the Ashworld. Post apocalyptic open-world survival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ashworld.

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  15. 42%Game Brain Score
    42% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    You've made a terrible mistake!  There was definitely something wrong with the translation of that passage from The Octinomicon (and you'd had all eight volumes translated!) Now you find yourself lost in the woods, surrounded by legions of preternatural octopi. No choice but to fight till dawn and hope to survive. You have only your shotgun and a handful of shells to protect you. Throughout you're… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night of the Cephalopods.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 1,613 reviews

    You wake up with an explosive headache in a pool of your own blood. You're Exit, a terrible woman whose awful past has finally caught up to her. Fulfill contracts for the people who drilled into your skull — guns-blazing, slow and tactical — it doesn’t matter. They know you’ll do whatever it takes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PIGFACE.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    72% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Slash, Shoot, Roll Phantom Relics is a fast-paced isometric slasher with real-time combat, deadly traps, and explosive action. Dive into ancient catacombs alone or with a friend in local co-op and stop the awakening of evil by battling through hordes of undead and powerful bosses. Explore, Find, ThinkIn search of powerful relics that may save the world, you’ll not only fight enemies but also … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phantom Relics.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    96% User Score Based on 92 reviews

    ‘Oh, Bugger!’ is a first-person shooter set in a luxury space hotel overrun by alien hordes. As a professional alien exterminator, pilot your mech to blast aliens and destroy their eggs, ending the infestation for good! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oh, Bugger!.

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  19. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    A short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scauage.

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  20. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, stability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    97% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    Jupiter Hell Classic is the demake of a remake of a roguelike unmake of a famous 1993 FPS shooter. Rip and Tear! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jupiter Hell Classic.

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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 1,155 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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  22. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 572 reviews

    Explore in top-down retro aesthetics and face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall in pulse-pounding first person combat. Scavenge for supplies, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive, but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Will Die Here Tonight.

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  23. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    81% User Score Based on 241 reviews

    Caught in a time loop, your band of resistance fighters is humanity’s last hope. Real-time exploration meets turn-based tactics and roguelite strategy as you learn new abilities, seek out new weapons, and develop new techniques to overcome the mysterious alien threat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Every Day We Fight.

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  25. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 4,244 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Police Stories is a novelty top-down shooter, where advanced AI of enemies, tactical elements and random occurrences create thousands of unique situations in each level. Never before the pixel game was this realistic and fun. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Police Stories.

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  26. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 2,010 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 14 reviews

    Partisans is a real-time tactical strategy with non-linear type of storytelling. This game is about soviet partisans and their activity during World war II. It’s focused on harsh reality in those times, when many people became reluctant heroes, and every feat required its price, and sometimes this price was extremely high. The game shows the war from a new, poorly explored angle. However, it is n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Partisans 1941.

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  27. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 1,645 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 14 reviews

    In this frantic 2D action game, you are part of the Mercenary Kings, the most skilled team of warriors-for-hire on Earth, but when your comrades have fallen and the fearsome forces of CLAW have seized an island-wide top secret Laboratory Base, you must do what it takes to stop them. But you're not going in unprepared! Your back-up is made of a crew of rogue geniuses and experts of their field! Ab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mercenary Kings.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    53% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Society as we know has ceased to exist due to a deadly virus, the undead now roam the lands and you have managed to survive, so far... While running for your life you stumble upon a small city. Claim this city as your own, protect it with your life and maybe other survivors will find you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BiteVille.

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  29. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    ZR is an action packed horror survival game where you must use your wits and surroundings to survive the apocalypse! Purchase a huge array of weapons, from Dual Pistols to a Tesla Assault Rifle! All in your own home, survive the end of the world in this visually stunning VR experience! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zombie Riot.

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  30. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 241 reviews

    "Crown Champion: Legends of the Arena" is a fantasy RPG/Management simulator set in the ruthless world of gladiatorial combat. Develop your academy and train your fighters. Increase your power and influence in the realm. Reap the rewards of your labours. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crown Champion: Legends of the Arena.

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  31. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 92 reviews

    Inspired by the classics of survival horror. The manor and surrounding properties sprawl into a maze of corridors, bedrooms, foyers, libraries, studies, galleries, gardens, and more. Filled with puzzles, traps, and hidden passageways that explore the secrets of the property and its deadly occupants. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deathbloom: Chapter 1.

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  32. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    71% User Score Based on 393 reviews

    Fight off the horde of zombies coming your way with any means necessary! The rounds are endless,and the zombies keep on coming... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Ground Zero.

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  33. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    98% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    The year is 20XX, the earth has been ravaged by nuclear wars and our only hope is the research shuttle Nostrami. Unfortunately the ship has been incommunicado for 48 hours now. That's were you... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Scumbags.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    55% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    The drug war has condemned you, you have been caught by the police and now you must face all those who are against you. Action game based narco war, in which you take different roles as a drug lord to face cartel war. Features: -Chapter based story: Advance in story in different episodes. -Dynamic levels: Find alternative exits or different way to escape and reach your homel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narco Strike.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    83% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    Stuffed is a procedurally generated first-person shooter, that takes place in the dreams of a little girl. Play as a teddy bear and fight waves of nightmares as you defend your owner. Play solo or join your friends in up to 4 player online co-op. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stuffed.

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  36. 27%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    38% User Score Based on 21 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

    It's time to kill some demons! Trapped in an abysmal, insane cartoon world you have to survive amongst uncountable hordes of demons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Devil Guns.

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  37. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    46% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Hegis' Grasp is a story-driven, atmospheric survival horror game. Play as Henry Wood, a curious journalist investigating rumours of what is happening to the once peaceful village, Hegis. It will be up to you how this story ends, but first you must survive the insanity of the natives within this damned place. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hegis' Grasp: Evil Resurrected.

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  38. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    87% User Score Based on 4,012 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can. Prepare for an arcade delight with tight controls, refreshing game mechanics, cracking retro art and a terribly hip… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Crate Box.

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  39. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    61% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Cosmic Bounty is a metroidvania style action platformer. You play as Jekt, A Bounty Hunter commissioned with hunting down a rebel General named Volgat. Explore areas to gain new abilities and increase your stats so you can defeat powerful enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

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  40. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    62% User Score Based on 247 reviews

    DarkStory is a 2D MMORPG where you can have fantastic adventures filled with action, magic, and friendships. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DarkStory Online.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 252 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Tick Tock Isle plays like a puzzle platform game that relies heavily on story, character interaction, creative thinking, and poking.‬ In the year 20XX a confident, young horologist by the name of Strike is inadvertently transported into the past while attempting to repair a mysterious, abandoned clock tower. Endeavoring to return to the future, Strike must fix both the time machine and the island'… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tick Tock Isle.

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  42. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    71% User Score Based on 516 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 5 reviews

    Rebel Cops is a spin-off game from This Is the Police, which exclusively features the series' turned-based tactical operations. Lead a rag-tag squad of cops in rebellion against their town's new criminal power, and see how long you can hold out when you're constantly short on supplies, and a single shot can cost a cop his life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rebel Cops.

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  44. 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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  45. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    88% User Score Based on 324 reviews

    Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Transcendence.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 521 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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  47. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 236 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 5 reviews

    Smoke and Sacrifice is an open-world, narrative-driven RPG, where exploiting living ecosystems is the key to your survival. Craft, fight, survive and explore the huge open world in this beautifully hand-painted, gothic adventure where every character has their tale to tell. Sachi’s home is the one tiny patch of fertile land which remains in an icy wasteland of a world. Her farming community thriv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Smoke and Sacrifice.

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  48. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    70% User Score Based on 954 reviews

    The Apocalypse has arrived and your goal is simple: Make it 10 miles to safety through a limitless procedurally-generated world overrun with The Infected and packed with the tools and weapons to fight them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10 Miles To Safety.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, emotional
    65% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    Antharion is an epic old-school fantasy RPG that combines tactical turn-based combat with the freedom of a huge living-breathing open world. You'll create and customize a party of four: choosing from seven races, nine classes and fifteen skills, before setting out to explore the fully interactive continent of Antharion. Explore dungeons, get thrown in jail, discover hidden passageways, burglarize … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AntharioN.

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  50. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Nuclear drifter is a 2D open-world post-apocalyptic game. In the game we play the role of a farmer who is looking for a new water source for his sheep. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nuclear Drifter.

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