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Looking for games like Gateways? Here are top arcade platformer recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Bridge, Out There Somewhere or Escape Goat 2.

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  1. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 1,750 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 10 reviews

    The Bridge is a 2D logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bridge.

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  2. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 5,600 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out There Somewhere.

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  3. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 345 reviews

    Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon. None have overcome the Stronghold of Toragos... will you be the first goat to do so? Escape Goat 2 is the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2011 indie game, featuring more than double the content: larger rooms, HD graphics, dynamic lighting, and a host of devi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Goat 2.

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  4. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 9,004 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 28 reviews

    Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FEZ.

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  5. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 7,404 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 32 reviews

    Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Axiom Verge.

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  7. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 6,565 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 11 reviews

    Supraland is a first-person metroidvania puzzle game. Explore, solve puzzles, beat up monsters, find secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supraland.

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  8. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 1,231 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 19 reviews

    Teslagrad is a 2D puzzle platformer developed by Rain Games. Released in 2013, it is set in a steampunk-inspired world and revolves around the use of magnetism and electricity to solve puzzles. Players control a young boy who must navigate through a mysterious tower, using magnetic powers to manipulate the environment and overcome obstacles. The game is characterised by its lack of dialogue, relyi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Teslagrad.

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  9. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 738 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 8 reviews

    Toki Tori 2 is a puzzle adventure game in which you explore a lush forest island inhabited by strange creatures. Whistle and stomp to influence their behavior, and solve the puzzles. But what's up with that black goo? It's threatening your home world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toki Tori 2.

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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 1,225 reviews

    Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut is the definitive version of the indie puzzler Q.U.B.E., accompanied by a completely new story by award-winning writer Rob Yescombe. Q.U.B.E. is a brain-twisting first-person puzzler. Using special high-tech gloves to manipulate cubes in the environment, the player solves an array of conundrums - from physics-based challenges; to 3D jigsaws; to platform-based trials. Q.U.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 606 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky forest, an abandoned carnival, and the strange, surreal realm that … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Closure.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 5,517 reviews
    Critic Score 95%Based on 2 reviews

    Single Player, HD (High Definition). Manipulate the flow of time. Rescue the Princess. Contemplate the world; save yourself. The full version of Braid allows you to visit all the worlds, and thus use all the time-manipulation powers. Perhaps you will find the Princess and rescue her. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Braid.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    85% User Score Based on 410 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 14 reviews

    When Youropa is torn apart, You must use your unique wall walking ability to navigate a strange fragmented city, restore it to former glory and learn who you really are. A platform puzzle paint adventure about breaking rules, being upside down and thinking outside the box. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Youropa.

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  15. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 1,218 reviews

    An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mind Over Magnet.

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  16. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 3,669 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 25 reviews

    Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour. You explore a dangerous grey land, unearthing coloured fragments on a journey to find your missing mother. As obstacles match the background, they disappear, creating new and exciting puzzles - full of peril, mystery… and colours unseen If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hue.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 553 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 2 reviews

    Vessel is a game about a man with the power to bring ordinary matter to life, and all the consequences that ensue. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vessel.

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  18. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 438 reviews

    Pinball Spire is a game unlike any other, a pinballvania blending together classic genres - and pinball. Conquer the titular spire as a brave, plucky little pinball called Pip, destined to step into the plunger and explore the inner chambers of a mysterious spire that appeared in their world overnight. Enter the spire. Inside is a strange pinball maze, full of secrets to unlock, enemies to bump of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pinball Spire.

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  19. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 17,548 reviews

    Hatch from your flower and spelunk through the beautiful and sometimes haunting world of Animal Well, a pixelated wonder rendered in intricate audio and visual detail. Encounter lively creatures small and large, helpful and ominous as you discover unconventional upgrades and unravel the well’s secrets. This is a truly unique experience that can make you laugh in fear, surprise, or delight. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ANIMAL WELL.

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  20. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 882 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 16 reviews

    Xeodrifter is an action-packed exploration game with a retro graphical style. Blast your way through alien landscapes, seek out valuable secrets, and defeat ancient guardians to unlock powers from a legendary supreme culture in this exciting journey of mystery and adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xeodrifter.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    69% User Score Based on 342 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 3 reviews

    Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cathedral.

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  22. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    79% User Score Based on 567 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Shuggy has just inherited a castle full of goblins, ghouls, zombies, and robots. Help him clear out over 100 rooms to make his new home liveable again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adventures of Shuggy.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    97% User Score Based on 859 reviews

    Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. About 2 hours of playtime 40+ rooms 6 audio tracksDancing friends Leap Year was commissioned by Sokpop, an indie game studio from the Netherlands who create p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leap Year.

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  24. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 485 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 15 reviews

    In Stealth Inc 2, you play the role of a clone escaping a sinister and high-tech testing facility. Stealth Inc 2 tests both your brain and your reflexes over 60 varied levels linked together in a sprawling overworld. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones.

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  25. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 520 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    When technology meets Cthulhu! Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, as imagined by author, H. P. Lovecraft. You are Dax, one of seven Magrunners selected among the elite to participate in MagTech Corporation's space training program. But, what should be the chance of a lifetime quickly becomes a horrific nightmare. Equipped with your M… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magrunner: Dark Pulse.

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  26. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 3,558 reviews

    You Have to Win the Game is an free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Have to Win the Game.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 454 reviews

    Chronology is a mind-bending mix of puzzle, adventure and platform game where you defy time by manipulating the past and the future, in order to fix the present. Play as the Old Inventor and his sidekick The Snail, and take advantage of their special abilities - travel back and forth in time, stop time, manipulate objects and solve puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronology.

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  28. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 298 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 17 reviews

    Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Semblance.

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  29. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 1,041 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 24 reviews

    The Deluxe Edition gives players access to all released content including Q.U.B.E. 2 Main Game and the Season Pass (Two Puzzles Pack, Original Soundtrack and Glove Skin). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Q.U.B.E. 2.

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  30. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 754 reviews

    Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Win the Game.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 12,972 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 5 reviews

    Antichamber is a single-player first-person puzzle-platform video game. Many of the puzzles are based on phenomena that occur within the Impossible Objects created by the game engine, such as passages that lead the player to different locations depending on which way they face, and structures that seem otherwise impossible within normal three-dimensional space. The game includes elements of psycho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Antichamber.

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  32. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 7,072 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 4 reviews

    Explore a beautiful Escheresque world where the laws of physics are different. Geometry repeats infinitely in every direction, and falling down leads you back to where you started. Manipulate gravity to change your perspective and see the world in new ways. Master the rules of the universe and restore a barren world with vegetation and life. - KEY FEATURES - ◽ An expansive and visually striking … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Manifold Garden.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 590 reviews

    A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recursed.

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  34. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    99% User Score Based on 147 reviews

    A laid-back but smart puzzle game. Stuffo is the last remaining puzzle bot stuck in a world filled with bite-sized brain-teasers. Help Stuffo to solve the mind-bending puzzles by using various blocks to climb, push and teleport your way to the exit. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stuffo the Puzzle Bot.

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  35. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 296 reviews

    Tetrobot is the world's most popular and reliable robot, but he's not perfect. That's why I, Maya, have built him a microscopic little brother, Psychobot. Help me guide Psy through Tetrobot's cogs and circuits: by swallowing blocks of matter and spitting them out, we can repair anything. Learn how pipes, lasers, fans and other electronic devices work, learn how to alter the chemical properties of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tetrobot and Co..

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  36. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 5,138 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 8 reviews

    The Swapper is a short puzzle platformer where you must complete every puzzle and collect 124 orbs, in groups of 3 and 9 later on, to complete the game. The game has a tool which lets you create up to 4 clones and switch between them as long as you have a clear line of sight. The main obstacles for the puzzles are 3 kinds of lights that interfere with the tool in different ways to make the puzzl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Swapper.

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  38. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 1,263 reviews

    Environmental Station Alpha is an action adventure platformer with a retro aesthetic and heavy emphasis on exploration. In the game the player controls a robot sent to investigate a mysterious, abandoned space station with the mission to find out what exactly took place there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Environmental Station Alpha.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 710 reviews

    Nominated as a IGF Seamus McNally Finalist, NightSky is an ambient action-puzzle game that offers a gameplay experience unlike any other—cerebral challenges fill uniquely designed picturesque worlds. The player must maneuver a sphere by using realistic physics to advance; each of these worlds is broken into different areas. The original soundtrack by experimental jazz musician, Chris Schlarb will … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NightSky.

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  40. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 989 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 9 reviews

    Timelie is a stealth puzzle adventure, where you control time like a media player. Perceive future events to plan your escape strategy from the past, sneak an enemy, and manipulate time through this companionship journey of a mysterious cat and a little girl with a precognitive power. Timelie: Game of the Year Edition includes: - a copy of the base game - a copy of the Hell Loop DLC If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Timelie.

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  41. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 2,452 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Enter a strange and unexplored land full of adorable robots, hidden secrets, and evil virus-infected machines. Discover different weapons, items, and abilities that will help you progress and discover new areas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haiku, the Robot.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    87% User Score Based on 123 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Parallax is a first-person puzzle game with two overlapping worlds. Weave back and forth between black and white as you try to be in the right place, in the right dimension, at the right time. Use switches, boosters and gravity to help you reach the exit. Can you conquer every mind-bending level? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Parallax.

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  43. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 372 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, magical items and ancient secrets. By upgrading your magic, any way forward is right in this non-linear adventure game full of exploration. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alwa's Legacy.

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  46. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 878 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 9 reviews

    Three heroic explorers wander the post-apocalyptic desert on a mission to save their village from despair. They soon find a dark, twisted tower that has risen from the depths of the planet and seemingly holds the key to their survival. In order to ensure their victory, one of them has made a secret pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus, allowing them to reincarnate until they have accomplished … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astalon: Tears of the Earth.

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  47. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 1,981 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 8 reviews

    DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream. The Complete Edition includes the base game + 2 DLCs + Graphic novel + Artbook + Soundtrack + Stickers If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DARQ.

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  48. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    84% User Score Based on 819 reviews

    A Metroidvania inspired by new & old classics like Hollow Knight, Super Metroid, Super Castlevania IV & Megaman X. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lone Fungus.

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  49. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 365 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 12 reviews

    ChromaGun is a first person puzzler about colors. The basic principle is as easy as applying it is complex: exit the chambers via the exit doors. Use the ChromaGun to colorize walls and WorkerDroids to progress in the chambers. WorkerDroids (the players' main cause of headaches in ChromaGun) are attracted to walls of the same color and can be used for a variety of tasks like opening doors, activat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ChromaGun.

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  50. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 1,818 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 5 reviews

    Lightmatter is an atmospheric first-person puzzle game where shadows kill you! "The floor is lava" but with shadows that kill you! Use lateral thinking to solve mind-bending puzzles with lights and shadows Compelling sci-fi narrative delivered by famous voice actor David Bateson Unique comicbook style with gloomy sci-fi atmosphere "If LIMBO and Portal had a weird baby ..." Inspired by games … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lightmatter.

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