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Games like Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix

Games like Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix

Games like Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix

Looking for games like Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix? Here are top survival shooter recommendations with a horror and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Insiders, Black Future '88 or Protocell.

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  1. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    77% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    Welcome to the dangerous micro world hidden inside the human body. Pilot a ship through the bloodstream. Mine resources, fight microbes, craft items and weapons. Build bases. Follow quests and find a cure for cancer. Don’t get eaten! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Insiders.

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  2. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 390 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Climb a procedural tower in an alternate version of 1988 to kill its insane owner. Then do it again, and again. The constantly evolving world is influenced by other players as you experience this bold and wildly exciting dungeon crawler. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Future '88.

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    Mutation is evolution. A lab cell broke containment — pilot it through swarming arenas where every upgrade you take drags you closer to meltdown. Grow billions of one-of-a-kind protocells, hand any of them to a friend with a 16-character code, and dive into the Primordial Abyss. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Protocell.

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

    Objective:In UNCLE Z, you and up to six brave survivors have the crucial task of caring for your uncle, who has been infected by the terrible zombie plague. Time is against you as you desperately search for clues that will lead to your long-awaited rescue. But be careful, every step you take could be your last!Key Mechanics:Resource Management: The game offers an immersive and challenging experie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncle Z.

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  5. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, graphics
    96% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PROLOGUE AND THE FULL VERSION Play up to wave 20 at the first difficulty level Game Modes: 1 (Prologue) -vs- 6 (Full Game) Turrets: 7 (Prologue) -vs- 49 (Full Game) Perks: 10 (Prologue) -vs- 96 (Full Game) Mods: 48 (Prologue) -vs- 75 (Full Game) Mutations: 22 (Prologue) -vs- 64 (Full Game) Weapons: All 70! Dive into a microscopic alien world, radiating with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genome Guardian: Prologue.

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  6. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Nobody know when it started, people began to disappear all arround the country, it escalated quickly to cases of mass disappearances around the entire world. Communications started to fail and so did our leaders, it was over before we knew it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abducted: The Night Hunters.

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  7. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 36 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

    Oakenfold is a clever turn-based strategy roguelike, but with a twist! The TimeScrubber lets you rewind time and plan out your ideal path to victory. Outsmart the Biocides wrecking our planet in this roguelike adventure. Manipulate them, shove them, drown them, crush them, have them attack each other... No matter how you do it, keep your precious cargo safe at all times! It's your last chance to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oakenfold.

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  8. Comet Force is a Space Arena Shooter Action Roguelite. Build your camp, recruit to compose and grow your troop, collect upgrades and unique effects, fight enemies and bosses, and choose how the threat evolves. Keep your troop strong enough to survive all waves and close off the anomaly. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Comet Force.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Cropped is a first-person action horror adventure - Survive the night as the farm you've arrived at has taken a turn for the worse... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CROPPED.

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  10. Bangman is a top-down action roguelike in which you have to defeat hordes of bloodthirsty and cute monsters as you travel from world to world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bangman.

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    36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    57% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    CYBER92 DATAWAR is a Surreal, Retro-Realistic Cyberpunk Shooter, First time 3rd/2nd-Person perspective. 90's Pixel-Glitch Art style. Shift through glitching vision modes, use destructive vehicles, and survive a fractured, twisted reality under constant time pressure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CYBER92 DATAWAR.

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  12. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    63% User Score Based on 422 reviews

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

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  13. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    If you enjoyed the Prologue, wishlist & follow the full game to get notified at launch About the GameThe free prologue of "Pax Autocratica" invites you to establish the foundations of the greatest regime in history in this darkly satirical totalitarian colony sim + FPS roguelite hybrid. You are tasked with managing and leading your citizens to spread your doctrine through the fir… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pax Autocratica: Prologue.

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  15. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Slumbering Feline is a single-player, one-shot game featuring a feline-themed story. Step into the shoes of Momo, who finds herself lost in a strange dream and trying to escape from her slumber. Waking up in an unfamiliar world, Momo is equipped with the mystical gear she’s always desired. Momo will explore, battle enemies, discover weak points, find the key, and make a daring escape. Can Momo fi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slumbering Feline.

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    31%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    50% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Into the Dread is a survival horror game inspired by the PSX era. You decided that exploring an abandoned sewer would be fun. Of course, something went wrong, and you were trapped in it. Explore the sewer, find various supplies and deal with the terrifying monsters in it. Features: Setting inspired by PSX era. Survival Horror inspired by iconic games. Solve puzzles to progress through the s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into The Dread.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    70% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    Join Alex on her deadly solo-mission to expose the mysteries of planet Vandermire. Experience a truly transformative third-person shooter and absorb organic abilities to expand your combat and movement capabilities beyond anything you’ve seen before. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Otherskin.

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

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

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  19. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Mortisomem is an adventure, mystery, and horror game with retro visual aesthetics. The game takes place in the year 1917, in the vast forest of inland Brazil. Donald Barnes is an immigrant and a successful American merchant in Brazil. However, one day he hears a traditional story from the region that greatly captures his attention; about a man who lived hundreds of years ago, brutally murdered by… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mortisomem.

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  21. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, monetization
    93% User Score Based on 249 reviews

    Try escaping a killer car infested city. Decimate Drive combines atmospheric horror with engaging gameplay, while taking inspiration from 70s & 80s car-themed horror movies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Decimate Drive.

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  22. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 566 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    A VR survival horror roguelike. Trapped in a dying spaceship filled with horrors, you must explore, survive, and find your way back to the safety of Earth. Cosmodread features a rich, tense and immersive atmosphere that will make you forget about the world outside the headset. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmodread.

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  23. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    98% User Score Based on 110 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Something is brewing at the bottom of the ocean and it is up to you to investigate. Dive into this underwater metroidvania, coming Q4 2019. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depths of Sanity.

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  24. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    92% User Score Based on 1,885 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    Mecha action shooter, plunging the player into an apocalyptic war. Engage in epic battles with endless hordes of monsters in your powerful customizable mechs. See the story through the eyes of an ace pilot. Fight for humanity’s survival through 20 campaign missions, working as a part of the N.A.T.O forces. Be part of large-scale operations, pushing your Mobile Armors to the brink of their capabil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mecha Knights: Nightmare.

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  25. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Explore a mysterious alien base, blast vicious alien inhabitants, and rescue indie game developers in this NES inspired first-person shooter-vania! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Indie Game Legend 3D.

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  26. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    93% User Score Based on 469 reviews

    EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island in the middle of nowhere. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. They said the facility had been abandoned for decades, but once in place it was immediately apparent that something was wrong. Discover the dark secrets of t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE.

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  27. Ailment is a pixel-art action game that takes place on a spaceship in a galaxy far, far away. The main character wakes up in a spaceship after being unconscious for three days and all of his crew became enemies. He has to remember what happened and find out the truth If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ailment.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 1,221 reviews

    Myo Hyori, a gifted Korean teenage girl who must face the perils of the future. Survive many hazards, explore a seemingly endless metropolis and beyond as the world around you implodes and history marches towards its inevitable conclusion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to G String.

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  29. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 1,473 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 20 reviews

    Explore a vast universe in this roguelike, ship building, FPS Genesis Alpha One mixes thrilling roguelike mechanics with a deep ship builder and fast first-person action, putting you in the role of an interstellar pioneer. As the Captain of a Genesis starship, you journey into uncharted space on the ultimate mission. Build and manage a space vessel, farm resources, deal with terrifying alien infes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genesis Alpha One.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 335 reviews

    Gridworld is an artificial life / evolution simulator in which abstract virtual creatures compete for food and struggle for survival. Conditions in this two-dimensional ecosystem are right for evolution to occur through natural selection. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gridworld.

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  31. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    61% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Horrors of Space is a 4-player co-op survival horror game. You and 3 other crew members awaken from cryo sleep to find the Aries in a state of emergency, invaded by an alien creature. It’s up to you and your teammates to work together to get out alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horrors of Space.

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  32. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 1,168 reviews

    Tunguska: The Visitation is a top-down survival horror that brings you to the perilous Tunguska Exclusion Zone, where you'll face deadly traps, infectious mutants, bandits, and well-armed rogue military. Will you survive and thrive, or will you become Lost To The Zone? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tunguska: The Visitation.

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  33. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 709 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 10 reviews

    A Robot Named Fight is a metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated, labyrinth each playthrough and discover randomized power ups that allow you to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Robot Named Fight.

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  34. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Do you ever wonder what your dog is dreaming about when they're asleep? Maybe they're eating their favorite food, maybe they're playing with other dogs, or maybe they're imagining themselves as a giant werewolf monster fighting hordes of vikings, skeletons, and demons! Last year I quit my job and dedicated myself to getting to the bottom of this answer. I returned home and explained my plan to Wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wilma's Dreams.

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  35. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 88 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 14 reviews

    Can you survive The Persistence? Caught in the inexorable pull of a black hole, and with the crew mutated into horrific & murderous aberrations, it’s down to you, a clone of security office Zimri Eder, to save the ship and make the jump back to earth.A brutal VR sci-fi-stealth, horror, roguelike featuring dozens of upgradable gear & weapons that may just be enough to keep you alive long enough to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Persistence.

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  36. You play as Adam, an explorer searching for your long-lost father. After discovering a powerful secret, a chain of events leads him to a mysterious island with supernatural powers. Investigate how you've arrived there, but most importantly who you need to become to bring your father home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adams Ascending.

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  37. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    55% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    Eliosi's Hunt is a sci-fi top-down shooter and platformer with a unique universe, challenging gameplay and beautifully crafted graphics. You play as Eliosi, an ingenious young zelicyan who dreams of becoming a bounty hunter, but completing his first contract will be more challenging than he thinks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eliosi's Hunt.

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  38. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 4,848 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

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

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  39. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 211 reviews

    A single star fighter trying to save as many civilians as possible before they are overrun by a marauder armada. You'll need to gather new weapons, upgrade your ship, find resources, trade with other ships and more to overcome the challenge before you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Power of Ten.

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  40. An atmospheric first-person horror immersive sim where you use an array of unusual items to escape a murderous cult of rabbit-headed men from a nightmare world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Warrens.

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  41. Orange Dawn: World Description  Team: Team Orange for GSD 405 at UIUC SP 2023 Team Members: David Zhu, Tom Jiang, Yifeng Ni, Fransico, Marta Art Style: pixel art Tone: dark, gloomy setting Environment After an outbreak of a virus in 203X, the virus has turned people into zombies. In the apocalyptic world, metropolitan areas are overrun with the infected, and people try to survive in the less po… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orange Dawn.

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  42. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    100% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Get ready for non-stop zombies' action in our new low poly 3D arcade game! Experience the thrilling, fast-paced and intense gameplay as you fend off hordes of the undead while navigating through the city and surviving wave after wave of epic zombie attacks. Take control of the extensive arsenals of death-dealing weaponry and pick-up enhancing perks to help you get to the extraction point. U… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World War ToonZ.

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  43. 26%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, funny
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    26% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    https://store.steampowered.com/widget/2425360/EARLY ACCESS VERSION OUT NOW ON STEAM! Welcome to Datura Time, a third person action-adventure game that transports you to a mysterious realm filled with action, suspense, and intrigue. Imagined and developed by solo game developer Vladeta Stojanovic, this single-developer passion project invites you to explore a riveting world inspired by the 90's fi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Datura Time.

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  44. It is the year 2197. Humanity has never been closer to immortality - there is no disease that can't be cured, no virus that can't be defeated. Until now. You will use cutting-edge technology to shrink yourself down and hunt down a new and mysterious virus that can't be defeated by any other means If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Herodes.

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  45. STORY In the near future man has discovered a cave system on Mars. In it they found plant life but after testing the plants mysterious water source they accidentally unleashed a terrible disease. In The Dark Side Of Mars you play as the Red Arc Facility's head of security Mr Conroy and all you have to do is escape, by finding the key cards and space suit. GAME PLAY The Dark Side Of Mars is a surv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark Side Of Mars.

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  46. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    88% User Score Based on 17 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Parallel Shift is a Pixel Art Platformer Runner game where you take control of King and Tess, two scientists stuck in a dimensional loop. Switch between dimensions, close the matching breaches and rewind time to escape the unknown. Inspired by late 90's videogames, the pixel art, the dark synthwave music and retro vibes of Parallel Shift focus on delivering an experience of rush and urgency, wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Parallel Shift.

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  47. BUG REPORT & DISCUSSIONIf you have any questions, you can leave us a message. Thank you. About the GameIntroduction to the game If you like to pursue the details of the game to explore the way to play, like the open world of high degree of freedom of the game, like to go out of their own plot line of the game, then I am waiting for you in the game. What can you play in the game? Play … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 琉隐.

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  48. A turn-based card strategy game about survival and exploring an unknown land. Build your deck, embark on expeditions, gather resources, craft tools, and establish a camp. Help Miss Robinson survive, uncover the truth about her past, and choose the path her future will take. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Robinson: Survival.

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  49. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    79% User Score Based on 690 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    A campy, crazy pixelart zombie apocalypse arcade sim where you're the bad guy. Drop your virus and spread it across the globe while you unlock a whole horde of bizarre undead to do your bidding. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infectonator 3: Apocalypse.

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  50. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Turn poker hands into weapons in this dark roguelite deckbuilder. Feed cards into rusted machines for instant attacks, armor, healing, and combos, or save them to build a stronger poker hand as you fight your way out of the King’s Well. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King’s Well.

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