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Games like Elland: The Crystal Wars

Games like Elland: The Crystal Wars

Looking for games like Elland: The Crystal Wars? Here are top shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War, Overload or Zzoom.

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  1. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    77% User Score Based on 328 reviews

    The heartless Shivans emerged through subspace near Earth, harboring technology light years ahead of anything seen before. They made no attempt to communicate. They did not respond to your heralds. They simply attacked and destroyed everything in their path. As a pilot for the Galactic Terran Alliance (GTA) you are no stranger to war. But when racing through space to engage your new enemy for the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 1,796 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 3 reviews

    A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter from the creators of Descent with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics, and the best zero-G robot-blasting combat ever devised. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overload.

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    Originally released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum, this first-person rail shooter from British developer Imagine saw players take on the role of the pilot of a high tech Ground Skimmer, fighting to protect the lives of escaping refugees from waves of ruthless enemies. Now, relive those days in this remastered emulated version.GameplayThe Ground Skimmer automatically flies forwards at a set speed. Ai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zzoom.

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  4. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    61% User Score Based on 380 reviews

    The missions undertaken by the crews of B-17 bombers during World War II are the stuff of legend. What was it like to fly through relentless anti-aircraft fire over Nazi-occupied Europe? What was it like to have a thin layer of steel between life and death at 15,000 feet? How did it feel to furiously fend off enemy fighters zipping around your plane and then to precisely deliver your payload over … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux.

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  5. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 1,070 reviews

    Interstellar Rift is an open world starship simulator with an emphasis on ship construction and multi-player interaction. Players will need to survive in a hostile galaxy with their own custom designed and constructed starship. Space is vast but you wont have to face it alone, other players will be able to join your ship and help out, or build their own rival fleet and fight you across the galaxy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interstellar Rift.

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  6. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    84% User Score Based on 464 reviews

    Roadmap About the GameYou are a member of Task Force Dagger, an elite international special forces unit. Your missions take you across the globe—through frozen coasts, dense jungles, and war-torn cities. In Dagger Directive, tactical freedom is everything: pick your loadout, choose the time of day, and decide whether to strike hard and fast or move like a ghost. Every mission is yours to shap… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dagger Directive.

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  7. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 11,908 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 20 reviews

    EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player space shooter with deep exploration, tons of loot and classic RPG elements. Experience a thrilling story set in a vivid, handcrafted open-world full of secrets and perils on your journey to become human after all. EVERSPACE 2 successfully achieved Kickstarter funding on November 4th 2019. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everspace 2.

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  8. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    81% User Score Based on 806 reviews

    The Imperial Navy is called upon to eradicate the last of the rebellion and restore law and order. As an Imperial navy starfighter pilot, you will safeguard imperiled lives thoughout the galaxy. Join the Emperor's cause in eliminating the Rebel uprising as the Empire strikes back! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

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  9. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    86% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    Slice through the dark and own the night in your Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft to utilize stealth technology in its design. This isn’t your typical attack fighter, you’ll be flying sorties under the cover of night, avoiding detection by enemy radar and striking high-value targets with precision weaponry. You’ll want to haunt the battlefield like a ghost, menacing the ene… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0.

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  10. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 9,546 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 1 reviews

    EVERSPACE is an action-focused single-player space shooter with rock solid 6DOF controls combining roguelike elements with top-notch visuals and a captivating non-linear story as well as VR support in the final version. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EVERSPACE.

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  11. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    97% User Score Based on 3,086 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Star Wars: Battlefront is the first in the Star Wars: Battlefront series and is a third/first-person shooter video game based around battles featured in the Star Wars movies. It was developed by Pandemic Studios and LucasArts, and released on September 20, 2004 for Xbox (playable on Xbox 360), PlayStation 2, and PC, the same day as the release of the Star Wars Trilogy (DVD) set. Players can either… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Wars: Battlefront.

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  12. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 1,052 reviews

    Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Command: Modern Operations.

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  13. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 4,868 reviews

    Your legacy is calling. Prepare yourself for fast-paced space combats. Take your ship, gird on your best gears and raise your new galactic empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpaceBourne 2.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 356 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 3 reviews

    Welcome to Descent - 30 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds with light source shading, texture mapping, 3-D morphing, directional sound effects and sizzling music, this is technology taken to the limit.You begin deep below the surface of Lunar Base I where an unknown alien race has taken over the chasm of the Post-Terran Mining Co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Descent.

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  15. Originally released in 1994 for the Commodore Amiga and Amiga CD32 console, this cartoony platformer from Magnetic Fields saw players take on the role of Kid Chaos, a cave-kid captured from prehistory by evil scientists from the future, fighting to escape and find the time machine that can return him home! Now, relive those days in this remastered emulated version. Contains both the Amiga and CD3… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kid Chaos.

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  17. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 316 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 1 reviews

    For the first time in the video game history, climb aboard Grendizer the Legendary Robot and fight the forces of evil to defend our planet Earth! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UFO Robot Grendizer: The Feast of the Wolves.

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  19. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 16,188 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 31 reviews

    MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries JumpShip Edition includes MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries with the year one update and the New Legendary update featuring Melee and Mech Switching, the first DLC Heroes of the Inner Sphere, and The Legend of the Kestrel Lancers Expansion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.

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  20. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 499 reviews

    A neutral family fights for its business - and its survival - and is swept up in the struggle against the encroaching Empire. You must defy the strong-arm tactics of a rival family who will stop at nothing to destroy your trading company. Ultimately, you will join the Rebel Alliance for a series of covert assignments and uncover information about the Empire's second Death Star project. The finale?… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™.

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  21. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 2,204 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 3 reviews

    Kyle Katarn is a former Imperial officer turned mercenary, now hired by the Rebel Alliance. After having stolen the Death Star plans from a remote facility, he is tasked with investigating the sudden destruction of a hidden Rebel base. This leads him to face off against Imperial General Rom Mohc and the various iterations of his ''Dark Troopers'' - cybernetic soldiers with the armor and firepower… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Wars: Dark Forces.

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  22. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    68% User Score Based on 63 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 1 reviews

    After The End: The Harvest is an immersive retro space adventure and exploration RPG. Seamlessly travel across space, catch monsters, take on quests and fight monsters in whatever order you choose. Fly your ship, land on planets and hunt gigantic titans. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After The End: The Harvest.

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  23. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 744 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 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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  26. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 1,978 reviews

    The RTS/FPS phenomenon has moved into space! Build and command fleets of starships for epic space battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations. Take sole command or share the glory as you fight for control of the quadrant. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Executive Assault 2.

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  27. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    89% User Score Based on 26,674 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 51 reviews

    The Japan-exclusive Premium Edition of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown includes the base game, the Season Pass, and the Original Aircraft Series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.

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  28. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 20,953 reviews

    Get a great start into Empyrion - Galactic Survival with the Complete Edition! It includes the base game plus the Dark Faction DLC, where you must survive a terrible new threat to the galaxy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empyrion: Galactic Survival.

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  29. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    71% User Score Based on 105 reviews

    Mass Destruction! Use tactical nuclear weapons to level entire city regions. The most realistic weather environments ever created. Changing weather effects including: rain, snow, hail, and wind. Extreme temperatures affect flight performance. Fly it yourself or let the world's most advanced fighter do it for you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to F-22 Lightning 3.

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  30. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    52% User Score Based on 143 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

    Experience first-hand the challenges of leading one of 16 different races into unequalled galactic supremacy and face a universe of decisions. Set policies, explore, build, declare war, negotiate - put all these elements into motion to guarantee your place in the annals of space and time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Master of Orion 3.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    50% User Score Based on 1,558 reviews

    Have you ever wanted to make a fresh start on an alien world? Eden Star is a survival game that drops you onto the alien landscape of Pharus 7, free to explore and gather resources, but you’ll want to be careful: death is permanent. You need to use resources to construct defences, craft weapons and build up outposts to protect your vital Eden Kit. With physics-based combat, free-form construction … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EDEN STAR.

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  32. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 4,332 reviews

    Carrier Command 2 is Strategy, Planning and Teamwork on a scale that is both engaging and manageable. True to MicroProse's heritage and the debut title of the development company Geometa , Carrier Command 2 is all about meaningful decisions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carrier Command 2.

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  33. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 3,191 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

    Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a first-person shooter and a reboot of Wolfenstein 3D. The player's arsenal includes among others a Luger, MP 40 submachine gun, Mauser rifle with sniper scope, flamethrower, dynamite and grenades. The game also features a multiplayer component in which players are split into Axis and Allies sides with each a set of objectives to complete. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

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  34. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 2,738 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 2 reviews

    Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you. Trust no one - if the price is right, the finger of your most trusted ally will be on the trigger. Your targets may hide i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hitman 2: Silent Assassin.

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  35. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 451 reviews

    Your heroes and your armies will need strong leadership to take them on a spellbinding odyssey that has everything a gamer’s heart could wish for breathtaking worlds in space, battles against cunning enemies and even downright treason from your own government faction - are you up to it? Accept the challenge…let this gripping EARTH 2150 RTS trilogy thrust you into the far future… and YOU will decid… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Earth 2150 Trilogy.

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  36. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 19,846 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

    X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the successful X series, brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. Fly every ship, EXPLORE space or manage an empire; TRADE, FIGHT, BUILD and THINK carefully, while you embark on an epic journey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X4: Foundations.

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  37. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    75% User Score Based on 508 reviews

    Against the overwhelming might of the Empire stands a small but growing Rebel Alliance. Scattered resistance groups are uniting and what is needed most now are Starfighter pilots. Will you join their struggle to end this tyranny and become a hero of the Rebellion? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition.

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  38. 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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  39. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 1,283 reviews

    Scramble to intercept in your RAF Spitfire or Hurricane. Or join huge formations of German or Italian Fighters and Bombers as they roar across the Channel towards London. Decide the fate of Britain! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz.

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  40. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    67% User Score Based on 710 reviews

    Celestial Command is a realistic sandbox space game which unites real space flight, real orbital mechanics, and all the fun of classic space action games. We want to show how games about space actually should look, without silly vacuum friction and the maximum speed limit. As in the real world, everything in this game is in continuous motion in orbit.Realistic Orbital Mechanic If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Celestial Command.

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  41. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    83% User Score Based on 190 reviews

    Earth is gone ... Humanity is faced with extinction ... Our only hope is to find another world. Star Explorers is a game that randomly generates a galaxy. Each star and and celestial object can be scanned and added to an ever expanding database, every planet can be landed on and explored. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Explorers.

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  42. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    87% User Score Based on 52,760 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 48 reviews

    Put your mastery of the blaster and the Force to the test online and offline in STAR WARS Battlefront II: Celebration Edition. Heroes are born on the battlefront. Be the hero in the ultimate STAR WARS battle fantasy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Wars Battlefront 2.

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  43. Originally released in 1990 for the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST computers, this side-scrolling platformer/shoot-em-up hybrid from prolific British developers Gremlin Graphics saw players take on the role of a robotic fly, tasked with saving the world from hordes of mutant cybernetic killer insects - the result of a disastrous attempt to restore the planet's ecological balance after the extinction… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Venus the Flytrap.

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  44. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 2,454 reviews

    CLEARED HOT is a nostalgic helicopter shooter with satisfying physics and light tactical elements. Shoot, dodge, move your squad around the battlefield, and pick up almost anything with your rope and magnet. With fully physics-based action, you can get creative and use the environment to your advantage. Send enemies ragdolling through the air with your rockets, or use your rope to throw rocks a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cleared Hot.

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  47. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    90% User Score Based on 850 reviews

    The Thing: Remastered is a faithful restoration of the cult-classic 2002 third-person survival horror shooter game inspired by Universal Pictures’ genre-defining 1982 film, The Thing If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Thing: Remastered.

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  48. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Reflex Unit: Strike Ops In a near-future world shattered by cataclysmic events, powerful corporations have seized control, turning the remnants of civilization into their private fiefdoms. Among them, Neotech stands supreme, exploiting resources and oppressing the population with ruthless efficiency. But hope is not lost. Reflex Unit, a small but elite team of former operatives and specialists, ha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reflex Unit: Strike Ops.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 7,179 reviews

    Nuclear Option is a combat flight game set on a dynamic and realistic battlefield of the near future. Use an array of advanced weapons to change the course of battles as you intercept bombers, duel fighters, fly under the radar, or unleash the fury of nuclear weapons on enemy formations. Each aircraft comes with an immersive cockpit featuring a situational awareness HUD, identifying nearby targ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nuclear Option.

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  50. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 1,305 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 10 reviews

    Star Wars™: Dark Forces Remaster has been brought to life by the team at Nightdive Studios, fully remastered through its proprietary KEX engine, allowing the game to run on modern gaming devices at up to 4K resolution at 120FPS. New and returning players will enjoy Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster’s upgraded gameplay, high-resolution textures, enhanced lighting and rendering, and support for gamepa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster.

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