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Games like Hotloop

Looking for games like Hotloop? Here are top arcade shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Pixel Gladiator, Power of Ten or CRYPTARK.

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  1. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 243 reviews

    Distant future… Brutal gladiatorial battles is a top-rated show, extremely popular all over the Universe. You’ve been sent to the abandoned planet as one of the participants of the show. Your goal is to survive as long as possible, fighting back deadly creatures in the focus of billions of viewers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Gladiator.

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  2. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 211 reviews

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

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,265 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 2 reviews

    Cryptark is a 2D roguelike shooter that challenges players with boarding and neutralizing procedurally generated alien starships to earn income for their Privateering enterprise. Purchase improved equipment and weapons to tackle more dangerous targets, but be cautious as failure will result in a loss of investment and profit. The decaying alien arks will defend themselves from intruders with a wid… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CRYPTARK.

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  4. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 678 reviews

    A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunlocked.

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  5. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 494 reviews

    Shred the skies to pieces in Furious Angels, an endless shooter with flying tanks, leaderboards and different waves each day! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Furious Angels.

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  6. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 1,140 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 6 reviews

    Jet Lancer is a frenetic aerial dog-fighting game where you hunt enemy pilots, carve up giant robots, and defy death at supersonic speeds as a daring mercenary in the far future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jet Lancer.

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  7. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 533 reviews

    Galactic Glitch is a roguelike shooter, with Physics! Throw rocks, catch missiles, and rip apart your enemies - then use them as ammo! Craft your builds from a huge array of weapons and powers. Explore the far reaches of this mysterious universe, become more powerful, and uncover its secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Glitch.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    74% User Score Based on 105 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    In Ion Assault players wield thousands of Ion Particles to blast, fry and disrupt anything on screen as you see fit! By centering its gameplay around its unique fluid and particle physics system, Ion Assault adds a twist to arcade style space shooters!Utilizing its dynamic level intensity, Ion Assault is both accessible for the beginner as well as challenging for the skilled gamer. The faster you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ion Assault.

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  9. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    80% User Score Based on 115 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 2 reviews

    Take control of a cyberdragon and annihilate swarms of rocket propelled chainsaws either online or via LAN in this high speed, high skill 8 player co-op twinstick shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XenoRaptor.

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  10. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 10,045 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth of an action RPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova Drift.

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  11. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 311 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 7 reviews

    It's a twin-stick vertical scrolling Shooter hybrid with a cinematic flare: An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes Cygni the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cygni: All Guns Blazing.

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  13. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 1,792 reviews
    Critic Score 41%Based on 5 reviews

    Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe, while an intergalactic war is raging. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shortest Trip to Earth.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 727 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

    Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival. Steredenn is at the crossroads between a shmup and a rogue-like. Enjoy the infinite replayability of the game with its unforgiving gameplay, intense boss fights, (almost) ran… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steredenn.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    74% User Score Based on 977 reviews

    Way over in the big void of space live some aliens. They coveted your planet and would do anything to live there. So what's your planet to do? Yeah, blast through them all! Face off against waves of enemies, bosses, giant laser planets, blackholes, wormholes, massive lasers, planets and asteroids across 12 game modes! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Really Big Sky.

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  16. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 9,546 reviews

    EVERSPACE is an action-focused single-player space shooter with rock solid 6DOF controls combining roguelike elements with top-notch visuals and a captivating non-linear story as well as VR support in the final version. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EVERSPACE.

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  18. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    87% User Score Based on 203 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly. Make the best use of the quirky ship modules you find, ranging from slingshots to ion cannons, to try and avoid certain death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Scavenger.

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  19. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 3,363 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    The skies will be set aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer's stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Select from over 125 combinations of weapons, bodies, and propulsion systems and take to the skies to battle enemy fighter planes, battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LUFTRAUSERS.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere
    73% User Score Based on 400 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    80’s spaceship anime and arcade-gaming meld with ultra-modern physics and A.I. in a skill-demanding, procedurally generated rogue-lite adventure! Be the hero in a world that oozes classic Saturday morning anime but plays like a tough, modern, tactical shooter. Try to survive the hostile environments of deep space, battling warring factions full of unique and cunning enemies. Unlock ever more power… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GALAK-Z.

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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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  22. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 1,107 reviews

    Utopia Must Fall is a vector-flavored base-defending arcade shooter with rapid progression, procedurally generated attack waves and enough upgrade variety to suit both the defensive or aggressive player. It incorporates elements from tower defense, roguelites and beyond, all neatly packaged into a laser-sharp bullet-purgatory arcade frenzy! Easy To Learn : firing happens automatically, just st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Utopia Must Fall.

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  23. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 1,153 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Nimbatus: The Drone Constructor is an action simulation game. Craft drones out of hundreds of different parts and explore a fully destructible, procedurally generated galaxy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor.

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  24. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 1,542 reviews

    "Assault Android Cactus is a manic twin stick arena shooter for the PC with screens full of enemies, buckets of bullets and high scoring combo chains! Take on the role of Cactus, an enthusiastic police android, who responds to a stranded space freighter only to discover it under siege by its malfunctioning robot workers. Cut off from the outside and in over her head, Cactus and the androids she re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assault Android Cactus.

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  25. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 1,771 reviews

    Submarine is an "Air-Sea-Battle"-style game designed for 1st generation consoles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Convoy.

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  26. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 474 reviews

    Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical game, inspired by FTL and XCOM. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy Squad.

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  27. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    69% User Score Based on 646 reviews

    The last ship against the endless. Exterminate as many as you can, and gather points to upgrade your ship from a crafted deck of equipment and power-ups. Will your choices be enough to overcome the thousands hunting you? Survive the swarm in this rogue-lite + survivors + asteroids mashup. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Survivor.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 611 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Speed through stunning, stylised environments tracing ribbons of light, releasing the energy in the music. Battle strange enemies and fight epic boss battles all driven by an incredible licensed soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aaero.

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  29. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    71% User Score Based on 222 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 5 reviews

    [Media 3580956] Deadly efficient. Highly skillful. Invisible to indifferent citizens. They fight the greedy corporations that have entire nations under their thumb. Suits scornfully called them... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Danger Scavenger.

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  30. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 579 reviews

    Protolife is an unique tower-based strategy game which gives you a direct control over the builder robot in a struggle against the hungry proto-life organism. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Protolife.

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  31. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    74% User Score Based on 169 reviews

    BossConstructor is a game about building and flying your own spaceship!Building your Ship. The core feature of the game is its ship editor which allows you to freely assemble your own spaceships using a vast variety of modules (currently more than 60). The way you build your ships determines how they behave and what they are capable of doing. Since every module costs money, weight and energy, desi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BossConstructor.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    86% User Score Based on 697 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 12 reviews

    A game of speed, precision and freedom, use all the abilities of your rocket-powered suit to avoid fatal hazards, dodge hostile robots and reach not just the finish line, but the top of the worldwide leaderboards. Carve your own path through a multitude of mysterious floating ruins high above the clouds and show everyone you're the best! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cloudbuilt.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 423 reviews

    Built exclusively for VR, Cosmic Trip is an award-winning real-time strategy game for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Experience what it’s like to command an army of badass robots and fight against hostile enemies on beautiful alien planets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Trip.

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  34. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    57% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    Astro Looter is an combination of roguelike, survival and tower defense with mining element. Follow armored heroes like the domineering Storm Striker, Air Colonel, or Trauma Specialist across various planets to plunder regional minerals. Utilize weapons, orbital bombardments, airdropped defense towers, and lucky airdrops to eliminate the ever-emerging alien bugs and retreat successfully. Upgrade y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astro Looter.

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  35. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 684 reviews

    Dive into a microscopic alien world, radiating with bioluminescent life and unspeakable horrors. Genome Guardian is a deeply-complex shooter that's easy to pick up but hard to master. Research permanent upgrades to survive 8 game modes, each with multiple ascension levels ("depths"). Pair DNA nucleotides Adenine (rapidfire), Cytosine (precision), Guanine (spread), Thymine (explosive) to dis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genome Guardian.

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  36. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    92% User Score Based on 1,242 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams and she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like! Bleed is an action-platformer focused on stylish, acrobatic dodging and fluid, challenging gameplay. There's no filler, just you and your skills ag… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bleed.

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  37. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    89% User Score Based on 2,570 reviews

    Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time Wasters.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 1,158 reviews

    Chippy is a twin-stick bullet-hell shooter. Chip apart destructible bosses pixel-by-pixel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chippy.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 4,618 reviews

    A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reassembly.

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  40. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    Fabric of Reality is a top-down rogue lite where you have to survive 100 waves of oncoming enemies. Collect attack cards throughout your run and upgrade them with modifiers and status effects. After each run, use your earned gold to unlock new content in the tech tree such as upgrades, characters, gamemodes, and more things to discover in future runs!Game Content:100+ Enemies - There's 25+ unique … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fabric Of Reality.

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  41. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,588 reviews

    Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infested Planet.

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  43. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 227 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 9 reviews

    Hell is Other Demons is a frantic, highscore driven, four-color, Bullet Hell Platformer with pixel art. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell is Other Demons.

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  44. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 296 reviews

    Beat Invaders is a cool space Shoot-Em-Up. Blast your way through enemy fleets! Upgrade your ship with rockets & armor! Defeat the final boss! All to flashy neon musically charged visuals! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beat Invaders.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 1,333 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 8 reviews

    DeadCore is a fast-paced first-person shooter/platformer hybrid. Become immersed in a futuristic and dreamlike adventure which will see you climb a huge Tower born from the void and truly put your capabilities to the test. Will you be able to reveal the secrets that lie beneath this fog-ridden world? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DeadCore.

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  46. 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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  47. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 526 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 4 reviews

    Ninjas are cool, this is an established fact of the universe. Nazi Robots from space are not cool, they are the complete opposite of cool, and Robot Hitler is out to get you, the world's first ninja. You have 10 seconds to destroy all Nazi Robots in your vicinity. IT. IS. ON. Become the ultimate Ninja and take down Robot Hitler’s automated autocracy in this blisteringly fast platformer. Read… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10 Second Ninja.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 574 reviews

    Dracomaton is a top-down roguelike bullet hell where you swap between multiple playstyles on the fly. Equip yourself with various Forms that have different strengths and weaknesses, OR Mod existing Forms with the characteristics of other ones! A fast-paced, single-player experience built for interesting replayability 16 unique Forms with 3 potential Mod versions each Over 30+ build-influe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DRACOMATON.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    61% User Score Based on 294 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Combining the best of space combat and real time strategy. Victory can be tactical, a dogfight or capital ship slugging match - depending on how you decide to achieve it. A desolate asteroid field on the edge of the solar system erupts in war. Your forces rely on you to take the battle to the enemy. Build up defenses and fleets, repair and upgrade your command ship, lead your forces to reclaim an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Destroyer.

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