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  1. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 25,053 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 3 reviews

    In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game Dev Tycoon.

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  3. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    93% User Score Based on 3,583 reviews

    Build and design your own game studio Starting in any year between 1976 and 2020, begin building your dream game company. With every passing year you will need to research new technologies and features, develop or license better game engines, and make the decisions necessary to go from a small garage studio to an industry dominating mega company. Prepare to release your next hit game on home conso… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mad Games Tycoon 2.

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  4. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    89% User Score Based on 2,578 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 5 reviews

    Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mad Games Tycoon.

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  5. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    83% User Score Based on 195 reviews

    Run your nightclub. Lead your gang. Rule the city. In The Boss Gangsters: Nightlife, you’ll balance a glamorous nightlife business with brutal street power. Manage VIPs, fight rival mafias, and outsmart the corrupt police in a city where every decision matters. Welcome to The Boss Gangsters Nightlife! This unique game offers you the perfect opportunity to delve into the depths of both the business… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire.

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    34%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    34% User Score Based on 119 reviews

    Play as an A.I tasked with helping mankind explore the vastness of space. Customize your ship, recruit a crew, battle alien vessels, research new technology and explore randomly generated universes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sentient.

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  7. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 770 reviews

    You are the founder of your video game company. The starting point belongs to you, in your garage, or think big instead of small by acquiring your first local. At the end of the day, your decisions will make your studio a success and will mark the Video Game History. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to City Game Studio.

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  9. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 299 reviews

    Run your tobacco shop. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tobacco Shop Simulator.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    67% User Score Based on 175 reviews

    In GamersGoMakers, you found a little company creating the first video games in history. Create your first game with only basic sound and simple graphics available in the year 1980. You´re one of the pioneers entering the rising global market for computer games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GamersGoMakers.

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  11. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    71% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Guilds of Delenar is a guild management game with a tactical combat system where you fight for control of towns by managing your heroes, their gear, what quests you do, and command them in battle as well as through dungeons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guilds Of Delenar.

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  12. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    70% User Score Based on 1,272 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 6 reviews

    Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where you manage your very own weapon shop and expand its business across an incredible potato world.Use your potato smiths to forge weapons and sell them to questing heroes. You will meet more than 70 potato heroes, forge more than 200 weapons, expand your business into 20 wacky areas, manage 30 zany potato smiths, discover 10 legendary po… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    87% User Score Based on 3,528 reviews

    Manage your Game Studio, earn big bucks, impress the critics, beat rival studios and clean up at the awards! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game Corp DX.

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  14. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 140 reviews

    It's time to become the Game Developer you always wanted to be. Make use of a large array of features, and player skills to create stunning 10 / 10 games. Compete with and eventually acquire other dynamic Ai Studio's. Raise the talent of your team and studio's in an effort to dominate the market. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game Dev Masters.

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  15. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    62% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    When tasked to build a flying city, it's up to you to rake in all the money you'll need! Recruit travelers and adventurers to help your city flourish! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to How to Build a Flying City.

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  16. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    88% User Score Based on 254 reviews

    This is a first-person simulation game where you run a retail company. Expand your humble store into a huge retail company. STORE WORKFLOW Sign contracts with leading brands, order new products with an in-game computer, unpack the boxes, place the products into your store, and set the prices for your products. Consider the market prices while setting up your product prices in the store for custom… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retail Company Simulator.

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  18. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    86% User Score Based on 1,956 reviews

    Dragon Cliff is a Semi-Idle RPG game with deep and complex itemization/skill systems to support endless character builds. Players are to collect adventurers, kill monsters, advance talent trees, enchant/reforge equipment, discover scrolls and finally assemble the most powerful adventure team! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragon Cliff.

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  19. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    48% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    Blacksmith Legends is a RPG simulation strategy game where you inherit a small workshop and build your way up. Your job is to craft/modify your recipe's, manage your workshop/employees, become hero or villain with, compete against other blacksmith's in the Kingdom. Impress or dethrone your King! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blacksmith Legends.

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  20. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    73% User Score Based on 104 reviews

    An immersive online card game which combines rich and engaging storytelling with deep and strategic gameplay. Build powerful decks in synergy with the Avatar of your choice, obliterate your enemies and decide the fate of the universe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phageborn Online Card Game.

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  21. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    69% User Score Based on 1,044 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Explore the dangerous life, the accurate historic events and contemporary inventions of the North American/US 19th century. Acquire one of the most legendary steam machines and transform it into a fortress on rails. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bounty Train.

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  22. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    54% User Score Based on 494 reviews

    Includes: Base game Dungeon Rushers - Soundtrack and wallpapers Dungeon Rushers - Tang Dynasty Skins Pack Dungeon Rushers - Veterans Skins Pack Dungeon Rushers - Veterans Skins Pack Features: The game Soundtrack 10 wallpapers 20 exclusive skins (pack veterans + pack Dark Crusaders) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Rushers.

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  23. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 479 reviews

    Welcome aboard the Swiss Alps undergrounds! Inspired by base-building & management games Dungeon Keeper, Evil Genius and Rimworld with a touch of sci-fi show Stargate SG-1, the Xeno Bits team wants to dive you into a new futuristic experience: Exogate Initiative. About the game Exogate Initiative is a management/base-building game that puts you in charge of mankind's first worlds exploration pro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exogate Initiative.

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  24. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    57% User Score Based on 417 reviews

    Reunite the kingdom of Adventuria and defeat the evil Illusionist Miraj by recruiting Adventurers to send on Adventures for epic loot and rewards in this RPG/Management Sim with tons of depth, randomization, and customization options! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adventurer Manager.

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  25. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 205 reviews

    "Epic Manager offers a colorful mix of roster management and character progression found in titles like Football Manager or Final Fantasy Tactics, narrative choices & consequences in the beloved tradition of the gamebooks series Choose Your Own Adventure, the epic scope of a D&D campaign or a Lord of the Rings novel and the humorous tone of the Princess Bride, all in one awesome package! Experi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Epic Manager - Create Your Own Adventuring Agency.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 2,417 reviews

    An enchanted shop sim at the edge of a magical world.  Created In Loving Dedication To The Memory Of My Best Friend Teddy Bear. Welcome to Teddy’s Haven. Welcome to a cozy, magical shop simulator set on the enchanting island of Ursa. Run your store your way and sell what you harvest, craft, or discover. And enjoy the freedom to decorate freely across your shop, home, and the wilds beyond. Lev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Teddy's Haven.

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  27. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    81% User Score Based on 1,044 reviews

    Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recycling Center Simulator.

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    40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    57% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Welcome to Plot Twist, where you take on the role of an ambitious writer in a world of stories and inspiration. You will manage your own writing career, create bestsellers, gain fans, and shape the history of literature! Your success depends on making the right decisions and your creativity! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plot Twist.

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  29. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    90% User Score Based on 67 reviews

    This game is apart of the GMTK Game Jam with the theme being "Roles Reversed" How To Play Download, unzip, and run EpicQuest.exe The game uses WASD controls, and key binds are listed inside the main level as well as instructions. Game Info It is time to switch roles and play as the quest giving NPC instead of the adventurer for once. Inspired by a "Viva La Dirt League" skit you will use tools to h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Epic Quests.

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  30. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    74% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Create and sell games, gain fame and wealth, research new technologies, hire employees, upgrade your office, manage taxes and salaries, take loans if needed, and compete with 5000 companies. Experience the thrill of running your own studio in Game Builder Tycoon. Design standout games by selecting key elements like art, features, quests, dialogue, music, level, and world design. Assign tasks to c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game Builder Tycoon.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    58% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    In DevLife you start your career just before hitting 18. It's up to you to choose who you want to be - a graphic designer or maybe a programmer? Will it be a Website design or Mobile Applications? It is up to you to decide! And what if you chose wrong? Well... You will have to live with that! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DevLife.

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  33. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 784 reviews

    You have been hired as a dungeon master by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: Protect their dungeons! Legend of Keepers: Prologue is a playable alpha that will help you get familiar with the game mechanics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legend of Keepers: Prologue.

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  34. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    73% User Score Based on 120 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Age of Gladiators II is a single-player strategy game set in the futuristic 3000AD, during the rebirth of the violent and hyper-competitive gladiatorial games. Manage your franchise while forging the attributes and abilities of your warriors. Build your story. Build your empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Gladiators II.

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  36. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    91% User Score Based on 214 reviews

    Dealer's Life is a funny tycoon game where you manage your own pawn shop. Haggle with infinite generated customers to buy and sell infinite generated items! Have fun for hours and use all your negotiation, psychology and management skills to create your pawn empire! Thanks to procedural generation, special characters and random events you’ll never know what’s coming next! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dealer's Life.

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  37. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    62% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    Hell is at our gates! Fight hordes of demons head-on with a team of Hell Warders, an ancient order of heroes with unique powers and abilities. Push back waves of demons with an arsenal of weapons, powerful hero skills and deployable towers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell Warders.

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  38. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 341 reviews

    Erannorth Chronicles is an old-school sandbox RPG/Card Game with focus in Deck-Building freedom and Character Customization. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Erannorth Chronicles.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    85% User Score Based on 3,198 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 4 reviews

    In Plantera you build your own garden and watch it grow with new plants, bushes, trees and animals. As you play and expand your garden you will attract Helpers, round blue creatures that will help you with your harvesting tasks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plantera.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    64% User Score Based on 280 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Zavix Tower is an old-school, party-based, first-person CRPG with rogue-like elements, an upgrade-able and persistent town, and turn-based combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zavix Tower.

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  41. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 324 reviews

    You are a gamer. Play games, stream for fans, compete with the best and become famous or just chill out. Your story will either end in great success or epic failure. Is this even real life? Welcome home! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gamer Career Tycoon.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    66% User Score Based on 394 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Painters Guild is a management sim where you control an art academy in the Italian Renaissance. Paint artwork as beautiful as the Mona Lisa. Hire painters like Leonardo da Vinci and millions of randomly generated ones. Expand and customize your guild with furniture and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Painters Guild.

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  43. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 376 reviews

    It's the year 5781 -- and you have been chosen to build and lead a space station in a wild corner of the galaxy! Attract visitors and explore hundreds of planets to fund your station. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Spatials.

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  44. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    91% User Score Based on 486 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Concrete Jungle is a new take on the city building genre that swaps micro-management for a more strategic and puzzle-orientated style of city planning. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Concrete Jungle.

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  45. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    85% User Score Based on 414 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game Dev Studio.

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  46. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    88% User Score Based on 169 reviews

    Retro turn-based 2D pixelart RPG. Exploration, character choices, riddles and challenges. 80+ hours of gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DUNGEONS OF CHAOS.

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  47. 18%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, replayability
    29% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Start your own software company From the early beginnings of the age of videogames - YOU - can literaly play your part in the history of this busines. From out of your garage to the big skyscrapers, you will create your own videogames, engines and even consoles. Create your own games, features and even consoles Pick from a huge list of genres, themes and choose the right features to make your gam… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Software Company.

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  48. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 7,762 reviews

    Manage your very own video store in the early 90s! Rent, sell, decorate and expand your business from the ground up and relive the golden ages of video rentals! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retro Rewind: Video Store Simulator.

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  49. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    82% User Score Based on 93 reviews

    Run your own magic business! In Alchemist Shop Simulator you can trade magical wares, brew potions and take on special orders, meet many quirky clients, grow your ingredients in your garden, restock your shelves and manage prices. Keep expanding your business as you gain experience and wealth! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alchemist Shop Simulator.

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  50. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 378 reviews

    Ancient Kingdoms is a classic 2D RPG game meticulously crafted to evoke the nostalgia and charm of beloved RPGs from the golden era of gaming. Designed by dedicated fans for fellow enthusiasts, it offers an experience that celebrates the timeless elements of traditional role-playing games, with special attention to making the game accessible for beginner players in the genre, and entertaining and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancient Kingdoms.

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