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Looking for games like Headlander? Here are top platformer recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Serene Estates: Last Guy, Omega Warp or MindKatt:First Strike.

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  1. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    100% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Awaken in the Serene Estates, a vast underground housing facility built to shelter humanity from the dangers of the outside world. For generations, its residents have lived in controlled comfort, their lives guided and monitored by the omnipresent AI matron, Serena. Order was promised. Safety was guaranteed. But something has gone wrong. You are D-5.Omega, one of the last conscious residents… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Serene Estates: Last Guy.

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  2. Omega Warp is a 2D sci-fi themed action-adventure, which takes place aboard an interstellar freighter. Explore, upgrade your skills and equipment, and uncover the mysteries surrounding the freighter's loss of communication with the base of operations on Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Omega Warp.

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  3. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    100% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    MindKatt is an action-adventure game set in a dystopian future where the protagonists are mentally evolved cats that wear robotic suits to interact with the human world. In this shared world, humans dominate the MindKatt, an advanced species of cats that have been enslaved and used as tools in the fight for power. However, these felines possess unique abilities, defying their fate and fighting fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MindKatt:First Strike.

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  4. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    37% User Score Based on 38 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 10 reviews

    Your dying father, an esteemed scientist, has summoned you to his Antarctic base to undergo an intensive interstellar quest: retrieve the Quintessence, an elusive energy source believed to stop death. Immerse your senses in this sci-fi action adventure with moral choices to make, elevated stakes, and a deep, episodic story that will allow you to truly live the game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loading Human: Chapter 1.

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  6. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    74% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco. You've been hired by the beautiful daughter of a university professor to uncover the facts about his death. As you begin your investigation you uncover the deaths of several prominent members of the scientific community. Are these deaths coincidental or is there something more sinister going on? And which characters… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tex Murphy: Mean Streets.

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  7. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 86 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 6 reviews

    [Media 3738411] [Media 3636391] In a long-devastated world, only one city remains intact. Protected by a glass dome, the city of Endeavor rises above the wreckage of the past. Inhabited solely... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retro Machina.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    "In the aftermath of a global war between humans and machines, you are the only hope of destroying an A.I. keeping what's left of mankind enslaved in a virtual world called Veris" Veriscape is a 2D side-scroller/rhythm game where the stages are generated using music. Players will have to react fast as the music gets more intense The main key to play the game is timing your jumps while keeping … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Veriscape.

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  9. Welcome to "Before Fate": A Nexus of Time and Space “Before Fate” blends retro sci-fi with imaginative comic art for a unique survival adventure. Journey through time portals, explore diverse worlds, gather resources, face survival challenges, explore mysterious dungeons, and gradually uncover the truth behind an interstellar disaster. Game Features: Time-Space Odyssey: Explore diverse environment… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Before Fate.

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  10. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    97% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Trapped on a space station with a ruthless killer, Edward Locke must solve this mystery, or it will be his last. In this strange place, filled with even stranger people, Edward will discover more about himself than he ever could have imagined. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murder On Space Station 52.

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  11. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Machine Heart is a 2.5D Sci-fi Puzzle-Adventure Game featuring two interconnected storylines. You'll play as Avis, a defiant scientist hunted for her research, and Vox, a sentient robot who lost all his memory. By bringing together two storylines from two distinct eras, you'll uncover the striking secret behind the fate of humanity. Throughout your journey, you will learn to solve challenging cro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Machine Heart.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    50% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    The future came. You'd think that means the apex of the progress and science, but no. After the epidemic spread all over the world in 2022, 95% of the whole population mutated into horrible creatures without any moral values or humanity and started hunting everything that moves. The planet became empty. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ASTRAL.

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  13. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    70% User Score Based on 960 reviews

    In a post-apocalyptic wasteland of diesel and dust, bandits and mobsters rule the last remaining cities, controlling all vital trade routes and destroying any hope of a return to a lawful world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina.

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  14. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, story
    71% User Score Based on 112 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 17 reviews

    Witness the rebirth of a genre in Lumo – a classic isometric adventure with a modern twist for gamers young and old alike! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lumo.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere
    62% User Score Based on 143 reviews

    A Platformer like nothing seen before in games, explore this open-world puzzler in multiple dimensions on a journey to find your maker. Poncho is a new kind of game where the player navigates by switching between 3 "layers" in 3D in order to explore a 2D world. "Poncho" is a robot who wakes up in a post-post-post apocalypse world, where humanity has been wiped from the face of the earth many centu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PONCHO.

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  16. Zack Y is a 2D Old School Scifi themed platform action game based on the story of the Alien called Zack Y whose mission is to rule over the Earth. You play as the bad guy called Zack Y, whose mission is to eliminate the human armed forces within a given short time. Zack Y, The General of Alien Armed Forces, vowed to curb military power of all the countries on The Earth and to create a new world wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zack Y.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    55% User Score Based on 101 reviews

    Take control of a squadron of ships in full 3D space combat. Explore, battle and trade your way through a pirate, machine and monster-infested solar system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ceres.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    82% User Score Based on 169 reviews

    It's 500 years in the future. Man and machine are virtually on and the greatest megacity in the world is locked in a brutal war. You are the ultimate saboteur and part of an elite fighting force. Your mission: steal the largest, most sophisticated bio-mechanical attack weapon ever designed ...and kick some serious ass! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slave Zero.

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  19. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    83% User Score Based on 77 reviews

    Mr. Robot is a 3D action-puzzle-adventure-rpg. Inspired by classic filmation games such as Knight Lore and Alien8 and mixed with 'Ghost Hack' — an abstract RPG in which the player hacks into computer terminals and battles defensive computer programs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mr. Robot.

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  20. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 192 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

    7th Sector invites you to immerse into the mysterious world of cyberpunk and overcome a difficult path by solving various technical puzzles, facing dangers and collecting information about the world and the events happening in it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 7th Sector.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    93% User Score Based on 2,000 reviews

    Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons: Episode 1: Marooned on Mars (Dec. 14th 1990) Episode 2: The Earth Explodes (1991) Episode 3: Keen Must Die! (1991) Commander Keen's very first adventure, and the debut of id's groundbreaking side-scrolling technology. In the game you play the role of Commander Keen: the alter-ego of an eight year-old genius by the name of Billy Blaze. When Billy learns t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Commander Keen.

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  22. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Fight space pirates with Rapunzel, the Android with the best hair in the world! To protect the precious shelter where the Jimo race lives, the cute alien Rose and Android Rapunzel must go up to the ground floor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy Tales: Story of Rapunzel.

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  23. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    72% User Score Based on 269 reviews

    Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life of Pixel.

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  24. Chamber One is a story-driven 3D puzzle platformer. You wake up in a sterile elevator with no memories. As part of the Rebuild Test Program, you progress through test chambers to uncover the truth about the system and yourself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chamber One.

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  25. Embark on a daring adventure across 100 perilous caverns on distant planets! In this challenging 2D side-scroller, you’ll pilot a lunar lander to rescue stranded astronauts, collect vital crates, and fend off lurking alien creatures. Master precision controls as you navigate deadly obstacles like falling stalactites and hostile aliens—from meatball-launching worms to high-jumping beasts. Each c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thrustme Too.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    STORY Sarah's consciousness has been taken over by an alien mind from the ancient race of Yith. After three years she has found herself back in control of her own body, awakening in the ruins of an ancient vault, but the Yith are not finished with her. They now demand her help finding an artifact taken from them, that if fallen into the wrong hands could result in the end of all humanity. An ori… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remains of Yith.

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  27. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    85% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Universe Generator: The Golden Sword is a short FMV puzzle game about the search for a powerful sword through the manipulation of dreamscapes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Universe Generator: The Golden Sword.

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  29. The highly anticipated sequel to one of 2022’s most acclaimed RPGs, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector takes players to the Starward Belt, a richly realised, ramshackle set of habitats in an asteroid belt full of secrets, stories, and characters trying to make ends meet. You are a sleeper, an emulation of a human mind housed in an artificial body. You are on the run from the corporation that ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

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  30. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Join Mickey & Friends on a quest to explore the mysterious island of Monoth and recover three mystical books to save the world from disaster! Disney Illusion Island Starring Mickey & Friends includes the base game plus the Keeper Up, Mystery in Monoth, and brand new C.A.S.H. update featuring Scrooge McDuck. Play as Mickey & Friends Choose your favorite character and unlock special abilities as … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disney Illusion Island Starring Mickey and Friends.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    *Must-buy if you love retro-themed sci-fi games, especially if you are into sci-fi horror. *Use your inventory to solve complex audio-cyberpunk inspired puzzles. *Drive a lunar vehicles to travel vast distances over the surface of the moon. *Survive occasional jumpscares. *Use your retro-inspired blaster gun to survive rouge A.I controlled androids. *Sinister and Ominous soundtrack. *S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lunar Nightmare.

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  32. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    Exographer is an exploration game based in science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planetoid, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues. Travel to a strange planetoid Accompany InI, on a rescue mission in an alien world. Discover the remains of an extinct c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exographer.

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  33. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    95% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Citadel Stormer 2 is an explosive retro-styled run & gun action platformer set in a world ruled by a tyrannical AI. Old School platformer action - Jump and dash past insta-kill traps. Blast through enemies. Collect ammo and health. Make it to the exit in one piece. And enjoy the fine balance between platforming and combat! 38 levels set in 6 unique environments - Eliminate all threats in the ch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citadel Stormer 2.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, character development
    72% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Inspired by classic horizontal shooters like Lords of Thunder, Elemental Master, and the Thunderforce series, ZPF is a passion project from the designer and developer of Super XYX and Tänzer. Players will dodge and weave through intense bullet patterns, unleashing a barrage of firepower upon hordes of unique and challenging enemies. Choose your hero - from the teleporting trickster to the laser-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZPF.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:character development, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    An exploration-type action game in which "Fluffy Girl Doge" is the main character. Get the skills of "Doge" and explore the unknown ancient ruins.Game Features Simple 2D action that can be played easily! Explore the intricate ruins to obtain new skills! Collect 70 different treasure items! Collect crystals to enhance your status! There are more than 70 areas to explore and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garm Ruins.

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  36. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    93% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    Ever since The Legend of Zelda was released for the original NES in 1986, the Zelda series has earned a reputation for delivering innovative action-packed gameplay mixed with engrossing storylines and unforgettable characters. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, originally released for Game Boy Color in 2001, build on this excellent reputation and add ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    Explore the space and go for new adventures with this physics based space game! Discover steampunk themed planets, solve puzzles, gather resources, craft machines & systems and have fun with gravity in an open-world galaxy. Refuel, repair and upgrade your ship to find your way back to mother earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpaceKraft!.

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  38. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    80% User Score Based on 174 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 4 reviews

    Ereban: Shadow Legacy is a fast-paced stealth platformer game where you become Ayana, the last descendant of a forgotten race. Harness mystical shadow powers, high-tech gadgets and avoid or kill to uncover the truth about your past and the key to saving a dying, morally grey universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ereban: Shadow Legacy.

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  39. Toby's Topsy Tale is a cute 3D platformer, with heavy elements of psychological horror, where you explore colorful worlds filled with quirky characters, dangerous enemies, and Lovecraftian nightmares that threaten to tear apart your concept of reality! A New Spin on 3D PlatformersIn this fresh take on the genre, you'll be sliding and bouncing and maiming as a little gingerbread man named Toby who… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toby's Topsy Tale.

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  40. Randy & Manilla is a game in which we discover a mysterious quantum cyber-universe full of Net-Cubes that contain virtual worlds with several game genres. Each Net-Cube is a world, which contains levels that represent each video game genre. In the year 2142, among the mysteries of the quantum supercomputer created by Lambert Wilson, there is a cyber-universe packed with brightly colored cubes call… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Randy & Manilla.

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  41. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 3,626 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 24 reviews

    Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nobody Wants to Die.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    88% User Score Based on 260 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Full Void is a 2D Puzzle Platformer set in a dystopian future. A young teenager, scared and alone, must use all their skills to defeat a rogue AI that keeps mankind oppressed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Full Void.

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  43. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 158 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

    Venture through six unique areas of the cube-world and overcome three-dimensional brain-teasers in this upcoming puzzle adventure game. You, the Last Cube, were awakened for a purpose - save this peculiar world from collapsing by solving puzzle tracks left by your ancestors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Cube.

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  44. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    83% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    A free-to-play retro style survival horror game that resembles classics from the Playstation 1 era. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Night.

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  45. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    70% User Score Based on 7,918 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 9 reviews

    Dead Space 3 is a 2013 survival horror action video game developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360. It is the third and final main entry in the Dead Space series. The game supports online cooperative multiplayer sessions in which a second player takes the role of new character John Carver. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Space 3.

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  46. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    65% User Score Based on 126 reviews

    In Bolt, players take on the heroic personas of the TV star dog, Bolt, and his owner, Penny, from the high-action television series featured within the film. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bolt.

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  48. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 781 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

    Based on the 2008 computer animated film from Pixar Animation Studios, the video game version of WALL-E involves playing as the lonely robot as he navigates a trash-tainted world and begins an unlikely trek across the cosmos. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WALL-E.

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  49. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 178 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town back on Earth. They soon discover the town is the beginning of a strange and mysterious journey... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lifeless Moon.

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  50. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    70% User Score Based on 80 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    Sparkster makes his triumphant arrival on next-gen consoles with Rocket Knight, an updated, hi-definition entry in the classic 2D side-scrolling rocket action series. Our favorite opossum hero returns home after 15 years to find the kingdom of Zephyrus in shambles. Use your wits and Sparkster’s trusty rocket pack to dodge and defeat a menacing wolf army threatening the lives of his people If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rocket Knight.

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