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Looking for games like Helldivers? Here are top shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Helldivers, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon or Trident's Wake.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 12,918 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 6 reviews

    Helldivers is a topdown shooter set in a satirical dystopian future where mankind is ruled by a managed democracy. You are part of the Helldivers – the spearhead of humanity’s defense against the perpetual alien threat on Super Earth. With up to four player co-op missions, working together as a team is vital, whether calling in strikes or placing weapons, each action must be totally synchronized … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Helldivers.

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  2. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 1,244 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 6 reviews

    Thousands of giant insects and aliens once again ravage the earth, and only the Earth Defense Force can stop them. Defend the city of New Detroit against an infestation bigger and meaner than ever before. Destroy these monsters at all costs, even if it means turning entire city blocks into rubble! Enjoy raw arcade shooter satisfaction on a gigantic modern scale. Collect over 300 weapons: assault … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.

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  4. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 1,242 reviews

    Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace in this Tower Defense Shooter from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions. Use a combination of mobile firepower and stationary defenses to turn the tide of war in our favor. Customize your trench with thousands of possible loadouts. March side-by-side with allies from around the world as you fight your way through … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Brigade.

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  5. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    77% User Score Based on 166 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 10 reviews

    Battle for survival against waves of Martian mutants in this tactical twist on twin-stick shooters. Using the skills of your drone companion, make fight-or-flight decisions that drastically alter the threats you face. Will your choices lead you to freedom... or your doom? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solstice Chronicles: MIA.

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  6. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,918 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    X-Morph: Defense Complete Edition includes: X-Morph: Defense core game, European Assault DLC, Survival Of The Fittest DLC, Last Bastion DLC If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X-Morph: Defense.

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  7. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 7,113 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 33 reviews

    Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and restore peace to the earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5.

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  8. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 68 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

    Hellfront: Honeymoon is an intense twin stick action strategy game, to be enjoyed with friends over a six-pack of fruit juice. One screen, one winner. Welcome to the Hellfront. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HELLFRONT: HONEYMOON.

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  9. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 1,484 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Plan your strategy and undertake real-time combat missions, in this sequel to the best-selling tactical game, Red Solstice! The Red Solstice 2: Survivors Ultimate Edition contains the base game, as well as all previously released DLCs, including new story lines, classes, maps and much more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Solstice 2: Survivors.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    77% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Warped Universe: A Meta-driven Sci-fi Looter ShooterYou deploy onto a planet consumed by the Void. Push through the corruption, neutralize the cosmic threat, secure vital resources. But here's the thing. That mission didn't just help you. The Residuum you obtained just powered a facility on that planet. That facility, once completed, just gave a permanent buff to every player in the game. Meanwh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warped Universe.

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  11. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    Lead mankind's exploration into outer space! Build bases on the Moon and Mars, survey the rings of Saturn, and send generational Colony ships to Alpha Centauri and beyond. SpaceCorp: 2025-2300 AD is a fast-playing, turn-based, sci-fi strategy game, playable in 60 minutes or less. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpaceCorp: 2025-2300AD.

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  13. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    69% User Score Based on 1,352 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 64 reviews

    Buy Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction on PlayStation Store and unite with friends to take on an evolving alien threat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction.

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  14. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 84 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 7 reviews

    UFOs! Aliens! Aircrafts! Resistance! SHOOT 'EM UP! Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers is a spaceship shooter with 2D gameplay and 3D environment. Enjoy a smart combination of a fast-paced shooting experience and the 1950's sci-fi movies aesthetic, with live-action cutscenes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers.

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  15. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 173,007 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    The seeds of our future are sown in his past. For the first time ever, The Master Chief’s entire story is on one console. Featuring a re-mastered Halo 2: Anniversary, along with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 3, and Halo 4, new digital series, Halo: Nightfall, and access to the Halo 5: Guardians Beta, this is the definitive Halo experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

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  16. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    54% User Score Based on 78 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 6 reviews

    Talented and ferocious weapon experts needed to eliminate a dangerous mechanical menace that threatens the existence of humanity. Up to six positions available. Benefits include traveling the world to eliminate robots. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Circuit Breakers.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    66% User Score Based on 453 reviews

    WARSHIFT is the unique mix of the Action, Strategy and Role-playing gameplay elements that forms an innovative game genre. You can build base, manage troops, and then come down to keep your enemy at gunpoint in the dynamic battle and customize your main characters. This unusual gameplay requires a complete change of your play style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WARSHIFT.

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  18. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Operation Hardcore is an action-packed 2D side-scrolling shooter inspired by classic twitchy action games of yesteryear, but with modern touches and conveniences. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation Hardcore.

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  19. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    77% User Score Based on 3,148 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 10 reviews

    Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Control: Origins.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    55% User Score Based on 143 reviews

    Due to a chemical known as pharGONe, the world has been turned upside down. Battle your way through multiple levels, earning upgrades, competing against your friends and more, and find the truth about what has happened to the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Primal Fears.

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  21. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    66% User Score Based on 191 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 3 reviews

    Kill to Collect is a cyberpunk rogue-like for up to four player co-op that is designed for short bursts of intense gameplay sessions, rewarding players for their skilled survival. Featuring procedurally generated levels, Kill to Collect brings a constant challenge. No two experiences are the same and every interaction could be the difference between life and death. Set in Geoshelter Alpha, a dan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kill to Collect.

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  22. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    53% User Score Based on 17 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

    Use your powers and find your playstyle to survive in Boiling Bolt, an immersive and explosive shoot-em-up! Slow down the time to make combos and enjoy the stunning 3D graphics. Help June to save the world alone or with a friend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boiling Bolt.

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  23. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 281 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 6 reviews

    HIVE JUMP is a sci-fi action platformer for 1-4 players blending run ‘n gun gameplay with roguelike elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hive Jump.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 777 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 4 reviews

    Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Capsized.

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

    Bandits is a Tank Brawler Arena where you operate one of 8 tanks with their own play style and abilities. Matches are Straight-forward, dynamic, designed to reward strategy and careful positioning! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bandits.

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  26. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 1,336 reviews

    The Black Edition is a complete Unreal Tournament III package -- included is the complete UT3 (with patch 2.0) as well as the Titan Pack. The “Titan Pack” gives players a substantial amount of enhanced features and new content, including many original environments, new gametypes, the namesake Titan mutator, powerful deployables and weapons, new characters, and the Stealthbender vehicle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unreal Tournament III: Black Edition.

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  27. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    93% User Score Based on 917 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 4 reviews

    Lock and load into the Starship Troopers universe and join the Mobile Infantry in the most realistic depiction of war ever made! Experience an original story in this action-packed, first-person retro shooter. Would you like to know more? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War!.

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  28. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 81 reviews

    An action-strategy game where you gather Brainium, build a base, and command your army of bots to defeat the freaky Brains-in-Jars aliens. Lead from the front with your hero, Chip or Clawz, or both in co-op. Look out for ejected alien brains, you can squish ‘em! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    88% User Score Based on 119 reviews

    Pizza Bandit is what happens when a third-person shooter crashes headfirst into a cooking show — bullets, bounties, and burnt crusts flying everywhere. In this mission-based, 4-player co-op adventure, you play as an ex-mercenary chasing an oddly specific dream: opening the galaxy’s greatest pizza joint. Armed with time-travel tech and a questionable business plan, you’ll dive into chaotic eras, ta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pizza Bandit.

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  30. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    72% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    "Welcome to Last Whisper Survival, a labor of love crafted by Maxime and his girlfriend Viviane. Driven by our shared passion for gaming and the survival genre, we've poured our hearts and souls into creating an experience that we hope will resonate with players worldwide. While Maxime is the solo developer behind the scenes, Viviane provides invaluable support in many aspects of the game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Whisper.

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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 142 reviews

    While I am a loyal RTS gamer, I feel that the genre’s complexity puts many players off. That's why I've always wanted to create my own grand battlefield in a simplified manner, making it more accessible to potential players and RTS fans. In this stylistic pixel game, players will have access to a variety of buildings that synergize with each other and face an array of twisted insectoids. This game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frontline Crisis.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    69% User Score Based on 772 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

    Fortified is an explosive strategy shooter where players will defend the Earth against a menacing Martian invasion in the 1950s. Play as one-of-four pulp inspired heroes as they fight swarms of terrifying robots with an arsenal of Cold War era weapons and experimental technology. Protect the city by building a network of defensive structures, commanding an army, and jumping into battle against dan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fortified.

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  33. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere
    92% User Score Based on 237 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 1 reviews

    Welcome to Bloody Rally Show - a head-on smash between frenetic top-down arcade racing and hyperviolent reality TV. You must drift, boost, and blast to keep the viewers entertained and your paymasters happy. Go full throttle and drive to survive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloody Rally Show.

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  34. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 2,316 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 22 reviews

    Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a frantic 1- or 4-player couch co-op action space shooter set in a massive neon battleship. Only through teamwork can you triumph over the evil forces of Anti-Love, rescue kidnapped space-bunnies, and avoid a vacuumy demise. Deep space is a dangerous place, but you don’t have to face it alone! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime.

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  35. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Defend yourself against an onslaught of monstrous aliens in a variety of cities and landscapes of our beloved home: Earth. Combine equipment from your powerful arsenal of weapons, modules, and upgrades in order to face stronger and smarter aliens that provide an evergrowing challenge. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEFCON: Xenos.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 10,241 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Alien Swarm is a game and Source SDK release from a group of talented designers at Valve who were hired from the Mod community. Available free of charge, the game thrusts players into an epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics. With your friends, form a squad of four distinct IAF Marine classes. Plan your attack using an unlockable arsenal of weapons with coun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Swarm.

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  38. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    87% User Score Based on 839 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 3 reviews

    Inspired by the Hotline Miami and Resident Evil series, Splatter is a top-down-shooter with a film-noir singleplayer campaign, challenging fights against all kinds of monsters, gory splatter effects and destructible level environments. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Splatter: Zombiecalypse Now.

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  39. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,795 reviews

    The fourth installment of the real-time strategy series again tasks the player with containing the creeper, a destructive fluidlike substance, slowly overtaking the map's surface. Creeper World 4 continues the series' gameplay and favors 3D environments with a focus on fluid dynamics over traditional 2D graphics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creeper World 4.

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  40. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 40 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    An old robot named H-34-RT wakes up in a derelict space station orbiting his home planet. His civilization was destroyed long ago by evil O'Xelg, but he has yet to figure that out. After an initial shock, he decides to follow his old defense routines: that means fighting the invaders, even if he is alone now. Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story is a challenging, squad-based shoot-em-up/bullet hell roguelite… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 7%Based on 1 reviews

    Final Days is an intense co-op shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. Dirty warfare has left most of the population mutated and thirsty for blood. Band together with the remnants of humanity and battle for your survival! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Days.

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  42. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Blow away everything in your path in this 4 player co-op, sci-fi, twin-stick shooter! Explore huge worlds, level up your characters, defeat giant bosses and discover the mystery of Nova Genesis! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solar Purge.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 366 reviews

    EXOME is a co-op survival shooter with a focus on exploration, weapon progression and horde AI. Discover what grim mysteries are hidden in this deep forest. Explore and fight for survival, alone or with your friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EXOME.

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  45. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 298 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Alien Breed 3: Descent is the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed series, and is a science fiction arcade-shooter with an epic story, swarms of highly intelligent alien enemies, high-impact weapons and stunning environments, developed using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3. Descend into hell and once again take control of the hero, Conrad, the ship’s Chief Engineer, in his last stand against the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Breed 3 Descent.

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  46. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    53% User Score Based on 249 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Includes: Base Game Desert Child - Soundtrack Play Desert Child and groove to your favorite lo-fi hip-hop sounds on the go. Download the Desert Child game and soundtrack now. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desert Child.

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  48. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 1,160 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 5 reviews

    Marooned on the desolate planet Gravoria, the trio of adventurers finds the only method of escape awaits at the top of a tower - a tower renowned for its deadliness and its propensity to be filled with monsters! Lizard-men! UFOs! Nuclear ants! Dinosaurs! Robot Apes! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deadly Tower of Monsters.

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  49. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    75% User Score Based on 4,450 reviews
    Critic Score 58%Based on 22 reviews

    Halo: Spartan Assault brings the excitement of Halo combat to Steam for the very first time. Battle your way through 30 action-packed missions against the Covenant as you explore the origin of the Spartan Ops program featured in Halo 4. Earn Steam achievements, complete missions and compete against your friends for the top scores in the leaderboards. It's time to join the assault, Spartan! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Halo: Spartan Assault.

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  50. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    90% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Moo Lander is a 2.5D platformer with lots of environmental puzzles and resource management. You take control of the Lander and your mission is to locate and obtain enough milk – the most important resource in the universe. The milk itself is found only on the ancient planet of the mighty alien Cows. You progress through the game levels by going through many hostile creatures – both flora and fauna… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moo Lander.

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