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Games like Edge of Darkness

Looking for games like Edge of Darkness? Here are top strategy recommendations with a fantasy, post-apocalyptic and dark fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Chrysalis, The Last Spell or Protolife.

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  1. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    86% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Defend your Chrysalis from growing hordes of monsters in this hybrid game that combines elements of tower defense, survival, and roguelike RPGs. Explore procedurally generated levels, inhabit and control animals, and grow deadly gardens. How far can you get before the next wave of monsters attacks? In Chrysalis, you play the role of a Wisp tasked with defending your land from the forces of dark m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chrysalis.

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  2. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 6,164 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 10 reviews

    Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Spell.

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  3. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 579 reviews

    Protolife is an unique tower-based strategy game which gives you a direct control over the builder robot in a struggle against the hungry proto-life organism. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Protolife.

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  4. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:humor
    85% User Score Based on 40 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    MiceGard is an adventure game where you will play as mouse-vikings. Immerse yourself in a unique world inspired by Scandinavian mythology. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MiceGard.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    82% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Dreadtides is a strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Explore a world lost to corruption, harness its resources, research lost technology, and protect your people. Can you build a city capable of defeating a magical cataclysm? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreadtides.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    99% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    Burggeist is a real-time action strategy that features the use of height differences and the terrains as part of your tactics. Move around the field, quickly analyze the situation, choose the effective move to create and defend your Tower.STORY Years have passed since Lucile had become motionless. Her husband Ignace, a mathematician from Galacia, was in search of the cure but still completely in t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BURGGEIST.

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  7. ATTENTION: This is a hardcore game where awareness and independent decision-making are essential.You choose what to research and how to progress. There’s no single “correct” path—experiment, try different strategies, learn from mistakes, and develop your own tactics. A grim strategy game that combines base building, defending against enemy waves, and exploring a star map filled with missions, eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tin Lord.

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  8. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    100% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1701890 Wishlist on Steam! In the world of darkness. There is an interesting being. A being who holds a tournament for the strong. They call him the Master of Darkness. Why does he hold a tournament? No one knows. Some say it enjoys the sight of young blood being spilled. Some say it is for other, unknown motives. The Master of Darkness knew that no one would jus… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heartless & Dreadful : Return By 72 Hours.

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  9. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 5,433 reviews

    A challenging godlike village simulator designed to bridge the gap between the complexities of village simulation with the simplicity of classic 90s real-time strategy. Inspired by games like Towns, Gnomoria, Warcraft, Banished and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them. Updated frequently. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise to Ruins.

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    40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    54% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Lost in the dark forest of Neverliria, the fire-headed girl is trying to survive and protect herself from the powers of darkness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neverliria.

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  11. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    60% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    A Creature Collection Tower Defense Game! Defend yourself with creatures that you collect and train. Quote from a fan: ''It's Pokémon meets tower defense!'' If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soul Locus.

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  12. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 4,956 reviews

    A challenging godlike village simulator designed to bridge the gap between the complexities of village simulation with the simplicity of classic 90s real-time strategy. Inspired by games like Towns, Gnomoria, Warcraft, Banished and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them. Updated frequently. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise to Ruins.

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  13. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 2,885 reviews

    A roguelite city builder set in a relaxing fantasy world. Explore and rebuild your kingdom to bring it back to its former glory. Defeat hordes of enemies with an always unique team of defenders. Harvest, capture, build, mine, cook, brew, feed and grow. But be prepared to watch it all burn! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Fantasy Kingdom.

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  14. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    81% User Score Based on 648 reviews

    The necromancer simulator is back. Assemble your undead from different body parts, combining the abilities of various fantasy races. Upgrade your tower and give it a unique look. Fight your way through hordes of enemies in a procedurally generated world and take Titans under control. Features Undead with SuperpowersAssemble your undead from the body parts of various fantasy races, unlocking countl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrosmith 2.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    65% User Score Based on 234 reviews

    A unique adventure, a stunning scenario to discover in one season! Winter Voices is a narrative-driven, episodic, role-playing game set in an imaginary and timeless world at the start of the Industrial Revolution. Players control a 24 year-old heroine as she deals with the death of her father. She must journey through the heart of Winter and battle her worst enemies - her own personal demons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winter Voices.

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  16. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    88% User Score Based on 617 reviews

    Outpost brings the perfect mix between survival and roguelike gameplay. Start the game in a randomly generated environment and try to make it through as many nights as possible. How long can you survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outpost.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    58% User Score Based on 270 reviews

    This digital download edition includes: 99 Spirits 99 Spirits: Artbook and Soundtrack Pack Next to the base game includes a digital artbook (76 pages) and the digital soundtrack with 17 tracks, featuring Yoshiyuki Obi and Karen Tachibana. The extras can also be purchased separately, outside of this edition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 99 Spirits.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 1,394 reviews

    A side scrolling, pixel art, survival strategy indie-game. Gather resouces, expand your village, explore the underground for riches and train soldiers to defend against the hordes of the undead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grim Nights.

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  19. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 251 reviews

    Claim and defend the Tomb of Tyrants against greedy adventurers by matching tiles to build a deadly dungeon full of traps, minions, and more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tomb of Tyrants.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    Immortal Defense has been widely praised for the game's storytelling and unique twist on the tower defense genre, many consider it a cult classic of the subgenre. Its story was written by novelist Jeanne Thornton, and its universe is based on the novel Raberata by Robert Bisno. This new Steam release features many improvements over the original release: Steam achievements which grant gameplay bonu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Immortal Defense.

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  21. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 7,081 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 4 reviews

    Play as the captain of a steamship on an underwater ocean surrounding the fictional city of Fallen London. Manage your ship's fuel and food supplies as you try not to go mad fighting off Lovecraftian monsters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunless Sea.

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  22. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    68% User Score Based on 69 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Dwarven Skykeep is a cute and humorous pixel-art card management sim in a medieval world of wizardry! Dive into the realm of Dwarves and start building the most epic tower using the power of magical cards from your deck If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dwarven Skykeep.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    68% User Score Based on 1,055 reviews

    Tower Wars combines elements of tower defense, RTS, and all-out multi-player mayhem to bring you a completely unique experience, delivered with a fun and funny not-so-old world style! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower Wars.

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  24. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    58% User Score Based on 496 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 4 reviews

    Items included: - Gord - Base game - Gord - Digital Artbook Strategy - Gord - Chronicle - Gord - Hold Your Ground - Gord - Original Soundtrack - Gord - The Alliance If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gord.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    71% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Yrminsul is a strategy game where thebattles are in the form of a tower defense. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yrminsul.

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  26. In this world, a great tournament was created by the sage Sagathu. But when a mysterious mind wipe spell causes fighting, chaos, and memory loss, you begin to see there is much more happening beneath the surface. The world seems full of strange happenings. Investigate the frozen fortress holding the power of the Breaker. Enter the terrifying dream world of Dhalia, the flower that draws blood. Face… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Raia Nova.

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  27. Get Official Version Follow Us! Join our Discord Server to bring your feedback! Discord Invite link: Youtube:PoneGamesStudio About the GameThis app is a free prologue version of Loopstructor. Players can play through the first two stages of the game, assembling sensible and powerful circuits to defend themselves against each wave of massive monsters. All-new Prologue Version The Prologue wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loopstructor:Prologue.

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  29. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    68% User Score Based on 345 reviews

    Build up a fantasy city and fill it with hand-drawn characters, each with their own unique personalities and skills. Send them on quests to expand your influence and clear out nearby monster dens that threaten your city. Help them grow and evolve, all in the pursuit of gold! Create a thriving city around monster-filled dungeons. Bring in wealth from exploring and dungeon delving, then use it to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gold Gold Adventure Gold.

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  30. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, character development
    71% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    About this Game Step into the role of a Dungeon Monarch, a chosen guardian of your master's dungeon. Equipped with formidable magic and an inexhaustible army of summonable troops that synergize with one another, your mission is to repel adventurers, envious rivals, and other deities seeking to invade and raze the dungeon. Gameplay Deadly Deck Building Tactics Dungeon Monarch features a uniqu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vambrace: Dungeon Monarch.

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  31. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    As Traveler entered that forbidden place and approached the machine, the instrument on his back began to hum. Suddenly, it spoke with a maniacal voice. "You seek to reunite the lovers?" Traveler stared in stunned silence. "Find the three fates…", the mad device droned on - and Traveler realized what he must do. Traveler's Refrain is a dark song-casting, story-driven actio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Traveler's Refrain.

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  32. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    86% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Warning: despite appearances, this is a hectic, mind-juggling action game; you are advised to try the demo first. It's late at night in your 80’s bedroom, and a weird energy fills the air, making your “G64” computer flicker oddly. Brushing it off, you roll up a character sheet for the tabletop roleplaying games on your shelf. Before you finish, dark portals appear on your desk and little pixel cr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CrossOver: Roll For Initiative.

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  33. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    90% User Score Based on 91 reviews

    Behold the first-ever Tactical Extraction Looter where you pit your courage and leadership against fears made manifest: the Dreadweavers. Lead a band of scavenger roughnecks into a devastated boom town of the alternative 1900s. Get in, face the monsters, grab what you can carry and get out. Alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmare Frontier.

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  34. A tower defense rogue-lite where the battlefield is yours to shape. An ancient evil has awakened, and the Blight is spreading across the land. As a Guardian of the Arcanum, you wield the only weapon capable of pushing it back. In a desperate last stand, defend the realm by building towers, casting powerful spells, reshaping the terrain, and stop the Blight at its source. Reshape the Battlefie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stop the Blight.

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  35. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 418 reviews

    Build, manage, and grow your unique city in the skies. Traverse a vast and rich open world full of exotic technologies, relentless dangers, and many hidden treasures. Defend your inhabitants – and the kingdoms below! – from destructive attacks. Only daring leaders can reforge the Airborne Empire! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Airborne Empire.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 139 reviews

    The sacred World Tree has withered, and with it humanity. Now that a new sapling has sprouted, you must become its caretaker and guide it so that life that once was may return. Ark of Charon is a new type of game that combines colony simulation and tower defense, where players embark on a journey to guide a giant, beast-like sapling of a World Tree to its nursery. Players take on the role of the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ark of Charon.

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  37. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    You are a lone soul who awakes in a hostile and sorrowful world. As you explore, you will discover landmarks enveloped in flesh, abominable creatures who will seek you out, and fragments of your past. Your journey will be wrought with conflict, but it is up to you to overcome and unravel the mysteries of this world. If you're interested in playing the final game, wishlist the game on Steam: ht… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Never Forgotten.

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  38. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 609 reviews

    The Necromancer's Tale is a narrative-driven top-down RPG where you play the role of a minor noble in the 18th Century, drawn into the Dark Necromantic Arts as you seek knowledge and revenge. Great power awaits... along with the weird, the morbid, and a gradual descent into madness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Necromancer's Tale.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 2,799 reviews

    The Cataclismo left us broken. Construct fortresses and defend against waves of Horrors in this mix of tower defense and real-time strategy. Lead an expedition beyond the gates of the last city, and reclaim mist-shrouded ruins as you rebuild humanity—stone by stone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cataclismo.

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  40. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 35,214 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 21 reviews

    They Are Billions is a strategy game in a distant future about building and managing human colonies after a zombie apocalypse destroyed almost all of human kind. Now there are only a few thousand humans left alive that must struggle to survive under the threat of the infection. Billions of infected roam around the world in massive swarms seeking the last living human colonies. CAMPAIGN: THE NEW E… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to They Are Billions.

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  41. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Lead your people back to the homeland! To do that you need to make it in time for the Eclipse. Choose your leader and build towns to defeat obstacles in this roguelike city builder with deck building mechanics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seekers of Eclipse.

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  42. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    Thyria is an RPG, with a unique combination of dynamic exploration and turn-based combat. Summon your Guardians and get into the minds of the cursed villagers. Explore the dreams to collect Soul Dusts, Inks and knowledge. Treat your patient to increase the rewards but also the many risks... Each Guardian will offer a range of spells, and unique abilities. Redouble your strategy and perseverance … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thyria: Step Into Dreams.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Cleanse the infected in Plague of Yamorn, a 2D metroidvania. Explore the ruined town of Yamorn and uncover the secrets behind its downfall. Find and craft new equipment, offensive and defensive items. Exploit the plagues empowering properties to gain new powers and abilities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plague of Yamorn.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    Quester is a role-playing game for PC, released by Thousand Games on 2023. Kazushi Hagiwara was deeply involved in the production and based on his suggestions, it was produced by Thousand Games. It's an indie game and includes hack and slash. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to QUESTER.

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  46. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    79% User Score Based on 107 reviews

    Discover the wonders of an uncharted island and help the natives restore their ravaged land to its former glory in Moai: Build Your Dream! Overcome the fury of an active volcano, hordes of attacking ghosts and the threat of dwindling resources as you guide the hero and a native princess on their quest. Save the paradisal island in the wonderful time management game Moai: Build Your Dream! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOAI: Build Your Dream.

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  47. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 62,868 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 9 reviews

    The Ancestral Edition includes the Darkest Dungeon core game plus the following content packs: The Crimson Court, The Shieldbreaker and The Color of Madness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkest Dungeon.

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  48. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 3,600 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 1 reviews

    A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrosmith.

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  49. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    81% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    HyperNova: Escape from Hadea: a charming open world single-player RTS with quirky characters, beautiful planetary design and a healthy dollop of humor. It combines classic resource management, technology research and civilization building with intuitive tower-defense gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HYPERNOVA: Escape from Hadea.

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    28%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    28% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    An Urban Survival RPGCrafting, Exploring and Defending in a desolate metropolis haunted by the mysterious dreamers.Lead a team of 4 survivors through this urban desert of skyscrapers and high-rises, where the dimly lit streets are crowded with the mutated victims of an unstopable disease that forever trapped them in a dream. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Highrisers.

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