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Games like Earth Defense Force 4.1 for Nintendo Switch

Games like Earth Defense Force 4.1 for Nintendo Switch

Games like Earth Defense Force 4.1 for Nintendo Switch

Looking for games like Earth Defense Force 4.1 for Nintendo Switch? Here are top shooter recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: WORLD BROTHERS 2, Quake II or EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.

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  2. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    Critic Score 89%Based on 10 reviews

    This remastered release includes: - Quake II (original version and enhanced release) - The N64 version of Quake II - Quake II Mission Pack: The Reckoning (expansion pack) - Quake II Mission Pack: Ground Zero (expansion pack) - A new expansion titled "Call of the Machine" as well as a new multiplayer map - Multiplayer crossplay between Windows and console versions - The original, unmodified release… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quake II.

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  4. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 146 reviews

    Beach Invasion 1945: Pacific is a WWII FPS game where you defend the fortified Pacific island beaches against invading forces who will attack you with troops, tanks, planes and more! Use the iconic Japanese and American WWII weaponry, and prepare your defenses with mines, explosives and bonuses! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beach Invasion 1945: Pacific.

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  5. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    65% User Score Based on 62 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 4 reviews

    THE ICONIC ACTION RAIL SHOOTER COMES BACK IN VR! Released back in 1987 in arcade, Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission VR adopts the same DNA as in the original game with a design rehaul! A few months ago, a new criminal organization made its appearance. In addition to trafficking arms and drugs, it has developed a new, superpowerful weapon. After discovering several of the bases of the organis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission.

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  6. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 86 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 7 reviews

    For the very first time, highly acclaimed Japanese Arcade Shoot’em Ups: Vasara and Vasara 2 are made available to the whole world via this package: Vasara Collection! Science Fiction meets History in these arcade classics which take place in an alternate timeline Feudal Japan where technologically advanced weaponry and equipment are a reality, and heroes use flying motorcycles with amazing firepo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VASARA Collection.

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  7. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 401 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Unlike the original "EDF" series, which are drawn in a photo-realistic world, this game is boldly drawn in a voxel world! For people who just hate the look of huge real insects, or who are not so good at some brutal in-game expressions, this game can be your first EDF experience which you can exhilaratinglly defeat gigantic enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Earth Defense Force: World Brothers.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    84% User Score Based on 19 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

    A wise-cracking space marine, an ice cold sniper, a homicidal robot and a chainsaw-wielding aristocrat travel back in time to save Earth from destruction in a co-op roguelike planet-crawler. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Continuum.

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  9. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 8 reviews

    Earth Defense Force 2025 is the long awaited follow-up in the Earth Defense Force (EDF) series from Japanese developer Sandlot. The insects return from dormancy to end humanity with over-the-top action and massive city-leveling explosions that will entrench the EDF and the citizens of Earth into a state of emergency. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Earth Defense Force 2025.

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  10. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    34% User Score Based on 230 reviews
    Critic Score 44%Based on 6 reviews

    Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is a third-person action game that connects the movie and Cybertron universes through a quest to secure the powerful Dark Spark artifact. Players control over 40 Transformers characters, freely switching between robot and vehicle forms while battling across Earth and Cybertron. The game features a shared progression system between its single-player campaign and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark.

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  11. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,918 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 9 reviews

    X-Morph: Defense Complete Edition includes: X-Morph: Defense core game, European Assault DLC, Survival Of The Fittest DLC, Last Bastion DLC If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X-Morph: Defense.

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  12. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    85% User Score Based on 2,187 reviews

    Executive Assault is an indie real-time strategy/first-person shooter computer game where you can not only build your base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Executive Assault.

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  13. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 152 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 11 reviews

    Pocky the shrine maiden and Rocky the raccoon are back together in the latest game in the long-running classic shooter series! As the evil Black Mantle attacks, Pocky and Rocky need to team up once again, this time with some new friends to take on the upcoming challenges! With 8 stages of high-paced shooting action, you'll have your hands full with creepy enemies, big bosses, and lots of twists an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pocky & Rocky Reshrined.

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  14. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 665 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 14 reviews

    A loose reboot of the original Blaster Master by Inti Creates, utilizing elements from the original game, the "Worlds of Power" novelization, and the original Japanese version. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blaster Master Zero.

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  15. Rogue asteroids have been detected heading toward earth. You are the pilot of experimental spacecrafts to destroy the impending danger. Fight solo or up to 4 players. Outerspace is full of lethal rocks and strange creatures out to stop you. Don't let your planet down! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asteroid 69.

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  16. Slipping into a junk food‑induced coma during a late‑night movie marathon, you wake up as an astronaut stranded in a galaxy overrun by living junk food! Play solo or co‑op online with up to 3 friends (4 players max) to battle hordes of junk food and Souls‑like bosses as you fight to escape alive! A full Campaign with  over 9 delectable food-themed levels … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snack Invaders.

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  17. Background story In 1942, the brutal actions of Japanese fascism became increasingly rampant on the Pacific battlefield. They slaughtered civilians, abused prisoners of war, and forced soldiers to carry out kamikaze attacks, causing unprecedented levels of terror on the battlefield. In this extreme situation, you are summoned to go on a mission to end all these atrocities. Game Features Rich w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Judgment Day: Pacific Assault.

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  18. JOIN US Roadmap About the Game DEPLOY. DESTROY. RECLAIM.Mayhem Fortress is a session-based, post-apocalyptic third-person shooter where you pilot heavily armed mechas to reclaim a world overrun by rogue AI and hostile creatures. Drop into dangerous zones, complete high-risk missions, and fight your way through relentless enemies to secure valuable resources and restore control. Prepa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mayhem Fortress.

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  19. Red alert. The Martians are here. Suit up and launch into orbit in this fast-paced space shooter where you're Earth's last line of defense. Face overwhelming alien forces, dodge relentless bullet hell and suicidal kamikaze attacks, and unleash devastating firepower to purge the Martian threat from above. Orbital Purge is a linear arcade-style shooter that throws you into intense combat against wa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orbital Purge.

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  20. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    74% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Next addition to the Beach Invasion game series, this time bringing the players to defend against the greatest amphibious operation during the First World War. In this FPS/Tower defense game, players defend the beach fortifications against invading forces who will attack your position with troops, armored cars, biplanes, planes and more! Use a variety of iconic and authentic WWI weapons stret… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beach Invasion 1915-Gallipoli.

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  21. Suddenly, the Lime aliens appeared and started capturing Earthlings everywhere. The special operations team of the Earth Defense Force, played by the players, is entrusted with a mission in this critical moment. They penetrate deep into the occupied areas of the Lime aliens to rescue the wounded, gather intelligence, and seek a turning point for resistance. Use rocket jumps and power hammers to br… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Rush.

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  22. 50%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Step into the role of a Cosmic Guardian in this high-octane 2D classic space shooter, where your mission is to protect Earth from interstellar dangers. Stand as the planet's last line of defense, embarking on a quest to vanquish massive alien bosses and secure the universe's survival. Dive into the adventure solo with A.I. support or join forces with a friend in cooperative mode using a second… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Guardians.

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  23. Each weapon hit transfers mass from the victim's inflicted limb to the corresponding limb of the wielder of the weapon. As an immediate consequence, skilled players become tall and easy to hit, whereas beginners shrink until they become difficult targets. Highly skilled players may therefore play with casual players in the same match and both can enjoy Game. Your skill will not be expressed by you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morphies Law.

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  24. “It was our fault. Our home, Earth, was attacked and devastated. But we prevailed. We must fight back and make them pay for what they’ve done. We know they’ll attack again. But together, we became a force. We will be prepared. We will survive." A LONG SURVIVEA Long Survive is a cooperative survival shooter focused on resource management and battling the largest waves of enemies ever seen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Long Survive.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    “DIE, AND THE WORLD DIES WITH YOU!” Toaplan's 1989 vertical shmup classic Fire Shark rises from the ashes, armed to the teeth with a brand-new beginner mode, online leaderboards, quick saves and much more! In this sequel to Flying Shark/Sky Shark, you control the incredible power of homing missiles, rapid-fire machine guns, free-falling bombs, and high-tech lasers. In Japan, this game is known as… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fire Shark.

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  26. Lost in the midnight skies, Jupiter colony METIS ONE cries out. Alien invasion on it's shores, a solitary signal escapes into the vastness of space. Towards hope. Towards Earth. Message received! AXIOM STARSONG and LUMIA VESPER, Earth's mightiest pilots, hear the call. Prepare for launch! Help is on the way! In Metis One you and a friend take command of specialized fighters to combat the mysteriou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Metis One.

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  27. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Critic Score 81%Based on 39 reviews

    Splatoon 2 is a multiplayer third-person shooter in which players control characters known as Inklings and use colored ink to attack opponents and clear goals. Inklings can alternate between humanoid form, during which they can fire ink with their weapons, and squid form, which allows them to swim through ink of their own color in order to move quickly and replenish ink supplies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Splatoon 2.

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  28. In the desolate world of tomorrow, robots commissioned by powerful corporations battle for the galaxy's most valuable resource. Diamonds is a fast-paced twin-stick shooter where your mission is to secure these precious seeds of the future. Race to pick up diamonds as they fall from the sky, shoot enemies to make them drop the diamonds they've gathered, and bring the spoils back to your base to win… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diamonds.

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  29. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    Who called for a GUNBIRD? In 19th century Europe, five GUNBIRDs are challenged. They keep each wish to themselves and collect the magic mirror of Atra. Whose wish will be granted by the power of the mirror? It depends on your playing skill. This is Psikyo’s GUNBIRD! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GUNBIRD.

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  31. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    81% User Score Based on 234 reviews

    NEW CONTENT DROPPED - TOON SKINS ### THE SEQUEL ### Your favorite all-in-one VR FPS is back - and it’s better in every way! Zero Caliber 2 Remastered is the full-blown sequel to the original, built on everything we learned during development and shaped by community feedback. We’ve been giving it everything we’ve got to deliver the kind of VR shooter the PCVR community actually deserves - no … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zero Caliber 2 Remastered.

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  32. Welcome to All the Stars, a retro-inspired space shooter where thrilling combat meets a cosmic narrative. Face waves of enemies, alien horrors, and a galaxy-changing choice. It’s an amateur passion project but it just might surprise you, no load screens, no microtransactions, just pure arcade action. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All The Stars.

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  33. You find yourself stranded on an archipelago after suddenly losing all contact with your squad. Cutoff from command, you are left to navigate a hostile world where every resource, every bullet, and every decision determines your survival. Against all odds, one objective remains clear—find your squad, track down paramilitary cultists and investigate an interdimensional force to contain the super… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes Below.

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  34. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    71% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Welcome to "Tactical Warfare," an immersive real-time strategy (RTS) experience that immerses you in an enthralling narrative of interstellar exploration, colonization, and unyielding conflict. Brief DescriptionThe tactical war game is a strategic game with a classic perspective system and an enhanced artistic style, featuring an exciting story about a war between two forces, both human… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tactical Warfare.

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  35. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    Critic Score 71%Based on 33 reviews

    Set 50 years after the climactic events of the original Red Faction, Red Faction: Guerrilla allows players to take the role of an insurgent fighter with the newly re-established Red Faction movement as they battle for liberation from the oppressive Earth Defense Force. Red Faction: Guerrilla still defines the limits of destruction-based game-play with a huge open-world, fast-paced guerrilla-style … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Faction Guerrilla: Re-Mars-tered Edition.

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  36. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    82% User Score Based on 110 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

    It’s 2741 and the universe is at war. The Terran Empire is laying siege to the NSA, a treaty of colonies that upholds freedom and democracy. After losing the battle in space, the NSA is forced to retreat to its last stronghold. Can you snatch victory from impending doom? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ground Control II: Operation Exodus.

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  37. One of five modes of Bouncy Bob - Episode 2 game. If you like it full game will be available on Steam soon. Have FUN! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bouncy Bob - Blender Mode.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    88% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    Lightphobe is an asymmetrical team-based PVP game that blends stealth action with fast-paced shooter gameplay. Choose between defending the earth as a squad of well-armed Soldiers, or join the dark horde of ethereal skeletal creatures known as the Lightphobes! Easy to pick up but hard to master, Soldiers play in a first-person perspective just like your typical FPS. Soldiers will need to defe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lightphobe.

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  39. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 1,586 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 14 reviews

    Buy Arizona Sunshine 2 on PlayStation Store. Chop, whack and blast your way through a brutal zombie apocalypse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arizona Sunshine® 2.

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  40. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    A gritty, non-stop blood bath from the creator of Insanity's Blade, Super Battle Princess Madelyn and the recently released GuardGrave. And a parody of beloved 60s and 70s classic action films, heroes and villains. Deathwish Enforcers... There's gonna be hell to pay! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition.

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  41. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    The collection has over 50 retro classics to experience across every genre; arcade action, shooters, beat’em ups, puzzlers, old favourites and hidden gems, with a raft of modern features. These include online multiplayer, achievements, mirror modes, rewind and save states meaning players old and new should find revisiting these great games an absolute Sonic 3D Blast. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sega Genesis Classics.

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  42. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    52% User Score Based on 326 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 4 reviews

    Take customization to the extreme with the Omega Customization System and battle with one-of-a-kind combat units in this all-new third-person shooter mecha game. Not being restricted to bipedal builds, you can freely customize your mechs to include multiple heads, legs, and arms in whatever positions and angles you choose. Depending on the parts you use, the parameters will vary wildly, so you ca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CUSTOM MECH WARS.

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  43. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    70% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Puropu Defense Squad is a co-op action-tower-defence game where you defend your precious extractor against Earth's wacky hordes of troops. Using dozens of traps, turrets, items and your hero’s abilities. Play solo or with friends in a challenging, infinitely replayable co-op campaign, and compete against other players in an unique versus mode. Puropu Defense Squad offers a unique mix of strategic … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Puropu Defense Squad.

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  44. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    73% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Unleash mayhem piloting powerful jets and helicopters Engage in combat at the core of the modern battlefield in Warplanes: Air Corp in VR. The third installment of the best-selling Warplanes series introduces a new era of modern military aviation. In addition to fighter jets and multirole combat aircraft you are able to pilot attack helicopters! Flight simulators are too complicated for you? We g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warplanes: Air Corp.

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  45. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 103 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 13 reviews

    The Borderlands Legendary Collection versions of Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition, Borderlands 2, and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel come complete with loads of extra content, including the following major add-ons: Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot The Secret Armory of General Knoxx Claptrap's New Robot Revolution Borderlands 2 Captai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Borderlands Legendary Collection.

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  46. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    34% User Score Based on 132,714 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 36 reviews

    Overwatch 2 is a free-to-play shooter featuring 30+ epic heroes, each with game-changing abilities. Choose your hero, group up with your friends and battle across all-new maps and modes in the ultimate team-based shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overwatch 2.

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  48. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 282 reviews

    A self-remaster of the 1994 spinoff to Taito's 1987 arcade classic, The NinjaWarriors, with The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors, Tengo Project have taken the original console beat 'em up and reimagined it, adding extra moves & combos, 2 new characters, 2 player co-op, fluid, even more hand animated pixel art and an amped up soundscape to boot! Select one of five android ninjas, each w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors.

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  49. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 50 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 2 reviews

    Handy Smurf has created a revolutionary invention: SmurfoMix! However, it's missing a key ingredient, the Green Stone, which is in the greedy clutches of Gargamel. So Handy Smurf and his team set off on a mission to retrieve the famous stone from Gargamel's laboratory, but a fatal misstep causes it to explode, its fragments scattering throughout the Cursed Land. In addition to unleashing into the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Smurfs 2: The Prisoner of the Green Stone.

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  50. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    61% User Score Based on 1,170 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 5 reviews

    The EDF series moves away from its traditional series and into new territory with this new project. Developed by YUKE'S, with a theme song by Takashi Niigaki and creatures designed by Ryu Oyama for an EDF game that has never been seen before. Welcome to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN. Set on planet Earth devastated by war, this new adventure joins the EDF as they continue to battle to save the wo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN.

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