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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, atmosphere
    92% User Score Based on 182 reviews

    Take command of a 30, 000-ton Scharnhorst-class battleship in this immersive World War II naval simulation. Explore the ship in first-person, walking its decks, bridges, and control rooms — all meticulously recreated from historical blueprints. Issue orders to your crew or take direct control of key stations, from gunnery and radar to navigation and damage control. Hunt down merchant convoys, disr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battleship Command.

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  3. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 546 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 7 reviews

    Heave! Fake the bull rope and stay the mizzen royal! Command a fleet of custom-rigged sailing ships on a procedurally crafted adventure over an unending ocean whose ancient depths have swallowed the key to a planet’s mysterious past. The Deepblue calls with the bellow of High Adventure! Sail Forth! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sail Forth.

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  4. Captain, the Blobkins need your help! Monstrous, mutated fish are swarming from all over and eating your friends. Take command of your Blobkin; the mightiest, tiniest, defenders of the reef. Fight for survival, clean up the ocean and destroy the defiled monsters of the deep. Your Blobkin friends are ready to jump into the mayhem and be blasted at their enemies head-on. Squishy fists deal terrifyi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blobkin Blaster.

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  5. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 367 reviews

    Wishlist Rise of Piracy on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1400660/Rise_of_Piracy/ New version of this game is coming to steam soon! For information and updates - check out https://riseofpiracy.com or https://twitch.tv/irishjohngames to follow the development daily, live! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise Of Piracy.

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  6. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    56% User Score Based on 96 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    The Good Life, a Tropical Paradise Simulation, is a game that captures the spirit of a laid-back lifestyle in a visually stunning 3D tropical environment. Travel around with an impressive array of luxury vessels, while managing tourist campaigns and real estate business and completing missions on your way to becoming the area's top tycoon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Good Life.

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  7. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    50% User Score Based on 849 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Enter the dangerous world of king crab fishing in the deadly Bering Sea! Take command of your own fishing vessel, use realistic equipment, combat hazardous Alaskan waters and become the world's best crab catcher! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadliest Catch: The Game.

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  8. You are the last thing between order and disaster. You drive a night train through endless storms. Passengers sit behind you. One of them is not human. Every ride is different. Every mistake costs money. Every station demands a higher quota. This is a roguelite train-driver paranoia simulator where survival is only part of the job. Watch the StormThe train only moves while you hold the lev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Express 404.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 155 reviews

    Crabmeat is a short first-person point & click survival horror game where you are tasked with crabbing for the priceless southern King Crab. As an indebted prisoner of the Feudostate, you must collect your quota within 7 days or risk permanent expatriation from the state for you and your family. Navigate the harsh waters of the Antarctic and defend your ship from the threats that dwell under … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crabmeat.

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  10. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    48% User Score Based on 336 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

    Oil Rush is a naval strategy game that takes place in a world where nuclear war has melted the ice caps, changing the face of the planet forever. Oil Rush offers unique gameplay, avoiding micromanagement of every single unit, while still providing full control over all important aspects of strategy and economy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oil Rush.

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  11. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    62% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    ADD TO WISHLIST About the Game If you're a fan of role-playing games and simulators or just want to feel the thrill of being a submarine crew member, then the game UBOAT: The Silent Wolf is what you're looking for!FEEL LIKE A REAL SUBMARINE CAPTAIN Sea Wolf! Are you ready for an exciting adventure with our game UBOAT: The Silent Wolf? Full speed ahead! This amazing combination of role-playing … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UBOAT: The Silent Wolf VR.

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  12. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 81 reviews

    Terror of the Seven Seas is the pirate game you have always dreamed of, combining ship combat, boarding and sailing with a massive living open world full of exploration and conquest. BE THE CAPTAIN YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO BE Become a Legendary Pirate! Live a life of freedom and plunder a mountain of gold. Become a Naval Officer! Serve your king, raise a mighty fleet, and conquer the world fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terror of the Seven Seas.

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  13. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 149 reviews

    All Aboard! The Train Defense Express is out now! 8/07/2025 Update: v1.1.1Patch notes: itch.io | Steam Now available on mobile!Google Play (Android)Apple App Store (iOS) All Aboard! is a mix between auto-battler, survivor, tower defense, and idle/clicker games. The goal is to protect the central objective, the Infinite Power Generator, from endlessly spawning hordes of enemies, and to see how l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Aboard! The Train Defense Express.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 411 reviews

    Troubles and decay struck the cities, the villages were mired in the vices of madness, and people began to look for a reason for battle in order to throw out their aggression. You are the Necroking. Put on the crown of a powerful necromancy magic and embark on a dark and twisted journey to bring chaos and destruction to settlements desecrated by life itself. Raise an army of skeletons and other vi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necroking.

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  15. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 613 reviews

    When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy game set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth. Take control of the aircraft carrier, its crew, officers, and planes during WW2. Exercise your military prowess by choosin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aircraft Carrier Survival.

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  16. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 572 reviews

    Caribbean Crashers is a fast paced pirate strategy game where you control your own ship and fire cannonballs at enemy vessels to secure victory! Master the art of naval combat as you outsmart your opponents in intense, ship-to-ship battles. With strategic thinking and quick reflexes, it's up to you to conquer the seas and become the ultimate pirate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Caribbean Crashers.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 836 reviews

    Build Your Navy, from pre-Dreadnoughts to Aircraft Carriers and Missile Cruisers! Rule the Waves 3 is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970 and will place you in the role of 'Grand Admiral' of a navy from the time when steam and iron dominated warship design up to the missile age. Rule the Waves 3 will let you design and build the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rule the Waves 3.

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  18. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 420 reviews

    Engage in epic RTS warfare across three huge campaigns as well as other battle modes. Create your own fleet of ships, pick your side and enter into World War II naval combat on a global scale. Engage in epic real time strategy warfare across the Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean. This is naval warfare on a global scale. It is World War II and the age of the dreadnoughts has passed and naval war… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Victory At Sea.

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  19. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 1,092 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Let Them Come is a fast paced pixel art shoot ‘em up. Twitchy trigger fingers and focused battle tactics are the order of the day as wave after wave of alien-like creatures try to take you down. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Let Them Come.

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  21. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    88% User Score Based on 380 reviews

    Command your crew in Boat Crew, a gripping action-strategy experience amidst the Pacific War. Take charge of a PT boat against Imperial Japan, skillfully managing resources and personnel by any means necessary to ensure victory in this high-stakes conflict. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boat Crew.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 533 reviews

    The world was plunged into chaos following an accident at a bio-weapon research facility. 100% of the earth's population has been infected. There is an antidote that blocks infection from the airborne strain of the virus, but the effect is temporary. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloody Walls.

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  23. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    60% User Score Based on 5,153 reviews

    Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts.

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  24. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 3,260 reviews

    After tracking a Soviet landing force bound for Iceland it is time to plan your attack. Do you silently close in to torpedo the landing ships and escape during the resulting chaos? Or strike with long-range missiles but risk counterattack from the enemy escorts? Have you detected them all, could another submarine be out there listening for you? Has the hunter become the hunted? Will you survive th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cold Waters.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    82% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    Related is a game that immerses into the dark but fascinating story of two sisters. Explore the dark locations of an abandoned orphanage, solve mysteries, while immersed in memories. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Related.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    80% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Venice is sinking and only you can save it! From the floating fortress of your golden gondola, you'll restore the city by returning its lost treasures. Sling costly coins, launch lovely lyres and ricochet ruby rings into the corresponding spaces overhead. Use your arsenal of special shots to create cascading combos and earn bonus points along the way. But beware shelves, chutes, swirlies and other… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Venice.

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  28. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 74 reviews

    Witness the rise of piracy in this prologue to Buccaneers!, a classic pirate RPG. Command and customise a powerful warship on PC or in VR and take part in tense naval and land battles that will put your swashbuckling skills to the test. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buccaneers! The New Age of Piracy.

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  29. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    72% User Score Based on 148 reviews

    How long will you survive in this open water diving experience as you go head to head with terrifying Great Whites as they threaten to tear you apart If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death in the Water.

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  30. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    50% User Score Based on 1,872 reviews

    Ship Simulator Extremes is the revolutionary latest game in the best-selling Ship Simulator Series! It took almost 3 years to finish developing and features a brand new and dynamic weather system and a range of different vessels, from a lifeboat to a cruise ship! Explore different environments, such as the dangerous Antarctica or the luxurious Bora Bora! If free roaming massive environments is not… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ship Simulator Extremes.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    93% User Score Based on 296 reviews

    Journey across the Indian Ocean, uncover the secrets of the Drunken God, and become a legendary pirate captain. Rum & Gun mixes fast-paced shooter action with light ARPG elements. You're not on the Caribbean anymore... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rum & Gun.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 3,790 reviews

    Designed from the start to be a fully procedural co-op game, Windward can be played by yourself, but it truly comes alive when playing with friends. Start by generating a procedural world that will be unique to you, design your own custom faction then sail forward fighting pirates, trading with towns, doing quests or simply exploring -- it's up to you how you want to play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Windward.

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  33. OVERVIEWEldritch Wildlife Tours is a 2-player co-op (split screen-friendly) or solo adventure about running a sightseeing charter on a sea that does not want to be sightseen. A brother and sister have returned back to their home of Chesham-by-the-sea, Massachusetts to start this risky venture together. One of you takes the helm. The other takes the map and a camera. In solo mode, a player can swa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eldritch Wildlife Tours.

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  34. TAKE COMMAND. War has erupted in the Pacific. You are the first line of defense. Assume command of the USS Halsey Blake, a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, in a desperate race to protect a vital carrier strike group from deadly submarines. Plot courses across a living 3-D Western Pacific, work passive and active sonar, unravel target-motion analysis, and decide if, when, and how to use y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battleline: Pacific.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    ■ Game Description and Story ■Rumia Throws! is a 2D stage-based action game starring Rumia, a character from the Touhou Project. Rumia, too hungry to even fire danmaku, sets out to gather food by any means necessary! With her powers weakened, she uses whatever she can find—boxes, rocks, fish—as weapons to throw, kick, or even ride on to move around. Use a variety of creative actions to defeat enem… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rumia Throws!.

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  36. 46%Game Brain Score
    46% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    The aim is to grow your city, balancing the various competing demands. Use the buttons in the toolbox to select the various zones and buildings, and then click on the desired location to build.Residential zones: Your citizens need somewhere to live! Use this tool to lay out residential zones, and watch people move in. Watch out though: no-one wants to live anywhere polluted!Commercial zones:Someti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pocket Metropolis.

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  37. NOTE: Please read mechanic explanation to avoid confusion. Post your high scores pic in the comment of this page, and I will manually update it on this page. LORE: A lot of dungeons are popping up mystically around the world. The wizard society steps up to the challenge and vows to conquer them all. They send battle wizards to each dungeon, however no matter how many they send in, be it one at a t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon of Possession.

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  38. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    70% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    MORE GAMES About the GameStep aboard the MV Wilhelm Gustloff, and immerse yourself in this atmospheric simulation on that fateful day of January 30th 1945 Step aboard the MV Wilhelm Gustloff, a German armed military transport ship that was sunk during World War 2 by multiple torpedo strikes from a Russian submarine. You take on the role of a passenger aboard this ship, and will relive its fina… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wilhelm Gustloff's Death.

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  39. NOTE: Although this game is fully released, please think of it as an Early Access Game. Only buy this game if you are okay with rough edges and bugs. I'll keep working on making improvements. Expect significant changes to game-play and featuresAbout the Gameplay:Those Left Behind is an action-horror game set in a city and its surrounding area shortly after a mysterious, global event transforms mos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Those Left Behind.

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  40. Experience survival & bring your best dogs to battle the waves of evil alien invaders. Story Two scientists create there final experimental team to save the planet from an Alien invasion. Will they succeed? Features - Hundreds of enemy patterns. Also very scarce randomized sections to keep you thinking. - Hand crafted enemy placement with casual to challenging difficul… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dogs K9 Uprising.

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  41. Early Access: Sea Chain is in very early access and has been created by two third year Software Engineering students as part of our coursework. We plan to develop the game further and continue to refine our game over time. There is no set timeline for development milestones or goals, but we will share these as we progress further. All feedback is welcomed and may provide us with a clear direction … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sea Chain.

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  42. In the land of Sweetopia, life is sugary and blissful. The people live in harmony, and the delicious walls that surround the kingdom keep them safe from harm. But one day, a sour force threatens to destroy everything. A horde of monsters, led by the evil candy wizard Licorice, storms the walls of Sweetopia, intent on tearing down everything in their path. The people of Sweetopia are terrified, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Block Candy Unlimited.

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  43. Survive the Nightmare. Shape the Chaos. Welcome aboard the Sea of Dreams—a haunted vessel adrift in a nightmare realm. In this intense action rogue-lite, you'll battle through endless waves of twisted enemies in a fight for survival. Will you make it out alive—or become just another lost soul? Slay. Adapt. Overcome.Choose from 9 unique survivors, each with distinct abilities. Blast through hundr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sea of Dreams Survivors.

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  44. Game OverviewBattle Marine Advance! is a single-screen shooter where you fight using horizontal movement, jumps, rapid-fire shots, and a powerful laser. Keep landing your shots, build combos without taking damage, and collect medals to increase your score multiplier. Accuracy matters, but so does knowing when to use your laser—which makes you temporarily invincible—or jump to automatically collec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Marine Advance!.

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  45. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    69% User Score Based on 404 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 2 reviews

    Necronator: Dead Wrong is a comedic micro RTS game with a deck-building twist. Collect and deploy undead units and build an army to conquer the insufferable goody-two-shoes of the Livmor Alliance. Raise the dead, drop the mic. Those instructors at the Undead Academy don't understand your talent. Why trudge your way through years of training... when you could just make a deal with an evil ancient … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necronator: Dead Wrong.

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  46. CLOSE THE STRAITS! A Naval Interdiction Thriller You are Lieutenant Commander [REDACTED], a modestly paid naval officer stationed at the most strategically volatile stretch of water on the planet. Every morning, the Supreme Leader hands down a new directive. Every afternoon, President Orange tweets something that undoes it. Every evening, you go home and explain to your wife why the grocery mon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close The Straits!.

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  47. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    58% User Score Based on 252 reviews

    Subway Builder is a hyperrealistic transit simulation game built using live data from US, UK, Irish, French, and Japanese cities. Real-World Passenger Simulation Millions of commuters are generated from Census and Redistricter data and simulated using the same pathfinding algorithms you use on your phone. Your job is to design a route network that gets the most people to their destination as f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Subway Builder.

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  48. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    Silent Shark is a tactical and realism-focused WWII submarine simulator built around plotting, estimation, and submarine command, set in the Pacific Theater. Track contacts by hydrophone, work out their course and speed, identify ships through the periscope, estimate range with a stadimeter, and build your firing solution from imperfect information. The game is played on a tactical chart with peri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Shark.

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  49. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    65% User Score Based on 211 reviews

    Every Second Counts. History Is Inevitable. April 14, 1912. The final night of the RMS Titanic. You are a private investigator aboard the world’s most famous ocean liner. What begins as a routine voyage soon becomes something far darker: a suspicious death, hidden clues, locked rooms, restricted decks, and a mystery buried deep within the ship. Explore the Titanic before disaster strikes. Question… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Titanic Escape Simulator.

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  50. The Enemy Is Evolving. So Must You. Invaders Evolutions transforms the classic fixed-screen alien shooter into a run-based, 100-level arcade survival war with no permanent power creep. You are humanity's last defensive line, fighting through a dark retro-industrial invasion toward the final Mothership encounter. Moment to moment, it is fast, readable arcade action: slide the turret through incom… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Invaders Evolutions.

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