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Games like Idle Defense: Dark Forest

Games like Idle Defense: Dark Forest

Looking for games like Idle Defense: Dark Forest? Here are top strategy recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Mages Defense, Night is Coming or Ark of Charon.

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  1. A Mage has the strategy to defeat the hostiles, the wisdom to lead the armies, and the courage to intimidate their enemies. A mage sees what nobody can see, he foresees all the futures possibles. A mage fights in the dark of the night, in the wind of the storm, in the cold of the winter. A mage is where he needs it! Mages defense is a third-person strategic adventure game set in a fantasy world w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mages Defense.

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  2. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    60% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    Night is Coming is a survival building simulation set within the unforgiving cold of the Carpathian mountains. Build your settlement, nurture and protect your people - prepare for impending Darkness. Will everyone survive? Will evil displace your homestead? Will a Hero emerge? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night is Coming.

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  3. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 139 reviews

    The sacred World Tree has withered, and with it humanity. Now that a new sapling has sprouted, you must become its caretaker and guide it so that life that once was may return. Ark of Charon is a new type of game that combines colony simulation and tower defense, where players embark on a journey to guide a giant, beast-like sapling of a World Tree to its nursery. Players take on the role of the t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ark of Charon.

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  4. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    71% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Guilds of Delenar is a guild management game with a tactical combat system where you fight for control of towns by managing your heroes, their gear, what quests you do, and command them in battle as well as through dungeons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guilds Of Delenar.

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  5. A thrilling tower defense game where you defend your base against relentless goblin invasions. Strategically build and upgrade your fortress with powerful weapons like ballistae and magic crystals. Explore a medieval world filled with epic battles, unique challenges, and dangerous foes as you outwit enemies and safeguard your stronghold! How to Play Tower vs Goblins In Tower vs Goblins, you’re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower vs Goblins.

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    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    41% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    This city-building strategy game puts you as the chieftain of a tribe driven away from their homeland. Now you must rebuild and defend your tribe from both the elements and your old enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forebearers.

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  7. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    93% User Score Based on 384 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    In this city builder and tower defense game, you will command a small band of ship wrecked colonists. Go from struggling to survive the elements to a thriving kingdom that will smash the demon hordes that dare attack your settlement. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exodus Borealis.

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  9. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 161 reviews

    If there’s one thing dwarves are better at than grooming their beards, it's engineering. Jump into your mech, build a base and explore the crumbled fantasy world in this immersive action RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to First Dwarf.

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  10. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    74% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    This game is a fantasy themed tower defense with automatically fighting towers-units and significant economics component. To get resources the player will have to build mines and expand territory. Balance between economy and army is a key to success. Using best of each unit and wisely place them in formations will help to counter enemy tactics. Also the player will be able to cast spells to help h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mines and Magic.

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  11. 36%Game Brain Score
    36% User Score Based on 2 reviews
    Critic Score 33%Based on 2 reviews

    Let us take you beyond the veil of the gothic-noir world of the Van Helsing games, straight into the timeless depths of the twisted otherworld. There is a chain of strongholds in the mists that were once built to keep the horrors of the void at bay. And now these monsters are returning to conquer and kill: only you can stop them before they break through to the everyday world of Borgovia. Choose y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap.

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  12. 36%Game Brain Score
    36% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Let us take you beyond the veil of the gothic-noir world of the Van Helsing games, straight into the timeless depths of the twisted otherworld. There is a chain of strongholds in the mists that were once built to keep the horrors of the void at bay. And now these monsters are returning to conquer and kill: only you can stop them before they break through to the everyday world of Borgovia. Choose y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap.

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  13. The ancient gates tremble under the blows from the Abyss. Hordes of undead swarm from the rift: swift skeletal wolves, lumbering ogres in rusty armor, soulless zombies, and Death itself, whose single blow of a scythe can wipe out your best troops. You are the last Guardian of the Portal. If these creatures break into your world, all will be lost.⚔️ Classic tower defense with a hardcore pace Build… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elder Gate.

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  14. Welcome to Street Defenders Tower Defense, a thrilling tower defense strategy game where You are humanity’s last hope against the zombie apocalypse! Build your ultimate defense across 4 unique maps and 80+ challenging levels. Strategically deploy archer, sniper, electric, and bomber towers to halt waves of increasingly deadly zombies. Face off against 8 types of undead enemies—including hulking b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Street Defenders.

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  15. Undead Tide: Light's Defense is an easy-to-pick-up yet strategically deep bullet hell survival game. You will take on the role of a hero, carving a path through an unending tide of the undead, defeating powerful bosses, and protecting humanity's last bastion of hope – the Light! The game features 16 progressively challenging chapters, scaling from a relaxed experience to hardcore trials. Every bat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undead Tide: Light's Defense.

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  17. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    Mineral Defense is a unique blend of tower defense and roguelite gameplay, where the strategic possibilities are endless! Shape the battlefield by unlocking tiles and crafting the ultimate path. Plan intersections and bottlenecks to funnel enemies in the most efficient way. Fight Unique Enemies!Use combinations of towers and abilities to defeat enemies! There are many damaging and support to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mineral Defense.

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  18. "God's Continent" is a strategy card game. You will enter a magical world full of fantasy and adventure. Along the way, you can form a powerful team of your own among the three races of humans, beasts and demons, and embark on the road to fight against darkness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to God's Continent.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    84% User Score Based on 2,352 reviews

    KeeperRL is an ambitious dungeon simulator with roguelike and RPG elements. Take the role of an evil wizard and study the methods of black magic. Equip your minions and explore the world, murder innocent villagers and burn their homes. Build your dungeon, lay traps and prepare for an assault of angry heroes. The gameplay is a combination of real-time dungeon sim, and simultaneous turn-based, rogu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KeeperRL.

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  21. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    The Zombees are coming, and there's only one way to protect the hive:  Build towers of massive BEE-listic power reinforced by upgrades that make them even more threatening. Unlock different queen bees with unique abilities from seasonal spells to advanced technology. Burn, explode, and electrocute hordes of zombie bees until you eradicate them or until your hive succumbs to the inevitable zumbe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bees vs Zombees.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 41 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 10 reviews

    A super fast-paced ARCADE TOWER-DEFENSE. Build turrets and shoot your way through hordes of alien scum as you protect multiple rooms simultaneously! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spacejacked.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    52% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    Defense Task Force is an infinite waves tower defense game for PC. The game that will appeal to gamers of all skill levels. Staged on a lifeless planet, with a breathable atmosphere called Delta Atheni, your role as commander is to defend the platform that's built to harvest energy and power Earth. You can defend by strategically building fortification towers, and attacking a large wave of continu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defense Task Force.

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  24. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 64 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 2 reviews

    Gem Wizards Tactics is a turn-based strategy game with randomly generated maps and weird asymmetrical factions. Designed around endless single player play, Gem Wizards Tactics has three factions each with their own unique abilities which not only combine within factions, but you can also pick up units from other factions and combine them into your army to create new strategies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gem Wizards Tactics.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    55% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Dark Forester is a Hardcore Forest Management Game that employs your best aspects of the RPG, RTS, Crossplatforming MMO and god game genres. Create and customize your own forest. Protect your land from enemy creatures in a magic, part-physics based World. I would be thrilled to have you join Dark Forester! I would like to improve game based upon your feedback! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Forester.

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  26. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 106 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 1 reviews

    Dark Souls-inspired Room-Scale Virtual Reality RPG where you hold the power of magic in your hands. Learn arcane gestures to cast powerful spells. Battle fearsome foes who give no quarter, and find your way through a weird, magical landscape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Left-Hand Path.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    83% User Score Based on 263 reviews

    Castle Craft is a game where players can build huge castles in an ancient wartorn world and must defend them against hordes of enemies in siege battles of epic proportions. Castle Craft is a unique blend of the voxel sandbox genre, action, and tower defense. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle Craft.

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  28. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    73% User Score Based on 744 reviews

    Fight off hordes of monstrous mutants created from a strange cataclysmic event in the new tower defense game, Prime World: Defenders. Join a group of exile treasure hunters who have ventured into the capital of an ancient empire, vast with mystery and danger. Prime World: Defenders merges classic tower defense gameplay with collectible card mechanic. Your towers, your spells, your traps - all are… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prime World: Defenders.

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

    turn based strategy game, with some flavour of tower defense, RPG and luck games. But mostly casual fun! Be a master of fire, water, wind and earth while commanding mages and spellinkers of each element to defeat great armies of hommunculi. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spellinkers.

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  31. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 4,674 reviews

    The latest installment of the GemCraft series is a unique tower defense game, where, instead of towers, gems are the main weapon to fight endless hordes of monsters. Place your gems in towers, traps, or amplifiers, replace and switch them as you wish. Even combine them to create more powerful gems with powerful abilities, drop them as gem bombs or activate powerful buildings, the possibilities ar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GemCraft - Chasing Shadows.

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  32. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    70% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    Empire of Ember is an action RPG and strategy game. You play as a Lightbringer, a young wizard who just inherited rule over a destroyed city. You have to rebuild it to its former glory while you live adventures in first-person, dual-wielding steel and magic, exploring procedurally generated dungeons and leading your troops to clashes of up to 100 units. You can customize your city to its finest de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empire of Ember.

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  33. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 32 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

    Kaiju Panic is a hybrid strategy - tower defence - squad control game with a bright and unique art style. Take control of a field operative in an international disaster response organisation, build, fight and rescue your way through a wide variety of colourful locations around the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kaiju Panic.

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  34. Zombie virus makes people to be zombie all over the world and They are coming to the last survival place. Build your station and train your army to stop the incoming zombies!. Build a base and train your army to stop the incoming zombies! This game is a build type of defense game. It is to acquire resources to produce various upgrades and even stronger units by building walls and training … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zombie Rush - Heroes.

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  35. ⛏️ Isekai Mining Defense Isekai Mining Defense is a roguelike tower defense game where you carve your own path through an underground world. Explore, mine, and survive — then use the resources you’ve gathered to build towers and defend against waves of enemies! Every run offers new adventures, new challenges, and new rewards. Story The once-peaceful village of Karden prospered through the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isekai Mining Defense.

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  36. This is a fast-paced VR combat game you can control time by use magic, it also has tower defense, melee, archery elements. In this world you will experience the thrills of classic shooter and battle, the charisma of arcane magic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragon Fury VR.

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  37. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 385 reviews

    Build a civilization to survive in an RPG style world in Elemental: Reforged. Start the game by creating a unique character, setting up your opponents and entering a randomly generated world with the objective of finding and controlling the shards of magic. With each shard you capture, your power will grow unlocking more powerful spells and abilities. But be mindful for the other civilizations sha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elemental: Reforged.

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  38. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    45% User Score Based on 134 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 6 reviews

    The king of Solginat is dead, and a new would-be emperor stands over the corpse. Confront the dark in one of six different storylines as you manage resources, rally your monsters, and stand against the empire. Brigandine: Abyss is a war simulation game and strategy RPG all in one. In addition to featuring multiple campaigns, the game also introduces a new mission mode. Pay your debts, conquer the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BRIGANDINE ABYSS.

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  39. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    92% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    Hostile EnvironmentYou have been sent alone to the dwarf planet Ceres. You must endure the harsh environment while you gather, craft, and build the basics required to stay alive. Build machines, facilities, and farms as you establish a foothold in this icy world. Don't Struggle Just AutomateNo tedious gathering of the same materials over and over. Once you acquire a material and locate deep d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Surviving Ceres.

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  40. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    75% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    RuneQuest: Warlords is a battle-scale turn-based strategy game set in the RuneQuest universe. Immerse yourself in the rich lore of Glorantha. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RuneQuest: Warlords.

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  41. Original SoundtrackThe game features an original soundtrack (OST) created by Honywood Lofi, an independent music studio. About the GameOverviewVespia: Shield of Aberration is a tower-defense game where you combine spells to modify the effects of your projectiles. In this game, it is not the tower that defines its magic power, but how you choose to apply modifications to it. Create a shotgun wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vespia: Shield of Aberration.

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  42. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 465 reviews

    Yaoling: Mythical Journey is a creature collecting Eastern fantasy RPG featuring an world filled with rich stories and unique Yaolings. Tasked to uncover a mysterious evil, you embark on a journey with your Yaolings, forming new friendships, engage in intense battles, and face countless challenges! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yaoling: Mythical Journey.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    An active skill-based siege defense game. Prepare your aim and quickly assess the coming onslaught. Survive a large-scale assault on your home as you build outward to strengthen your arsenal. Engage epic hordes. Encircle powerful upgrade runes. Enhance your weapons. Siege the day. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Siegecaster.

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  45. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    A turn-based dark magical girl dungeon crawler. Create a squad of magical warriors, explore twisted labyrinths, and exterminate the demonic Hate that threaten the city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minerva Labyrinth.

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  46. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    62% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    About Passageway of the Ancients Inspired by classic CRPGs from the ‘90s and a few from the early 2000s, Passageway of the Ancients will transport you to the world of Aieryon – the galaxy’s sole remaining magical planet – where you’ll explore the city of Ithgar to solve an unspeakable crime. Beset with grief, you’ll be tasked with surviving deadly creatures lurking behind every door while gatherin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Passageway of the Ancients.

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  47. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Join the fight for humanity’s survival in IRON GUARD: Salvation - a thrilling Tower Defense with strategy elements. Build defenses, upgrade turrets, and repel relentless robot waves with your handheld drone. Only your tactical brilliance can save humanity across battles on various planets including the hostile world of Acris. HEROES Command heroes – control Graves, Irina, and Mitchell, e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IRON GUARD: Salvation.

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  48. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    LEVEL UP 80 is a captivating action game that seamlessly blends magical elements with shooter mechanics. It follows the journey of a solitary knight who dares to challenge an enormous orc army. Starting at level 1, the knight must battle through hordes of orcs, steadily leveling up to reach the ultimate level 80. As players progress, they can upgrade their character, unlock powerful spells, and wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LEVEL UP 80.

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  49. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 386 reviews

    You land on a frozen planet with an important mission: to make it habitable. To do that, you’d need to harvest resources, craft tools, burn fires, melt the ice, plant trees and produce oxygen. Estimated time for the task: over 9000 years.Or you can make robots to do that for you!Enter CraftoMate! They can be scripted with visual programming to perform all kinds of tasks. More importantly, they can… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 2,799 reviews

    The Cataclismo left us broken. Construct fortresses and defend against waves of Horrors in this mix of tower defense and real-time strategy. Lead an expedition beyond the gates of the last city, and reclaim mist-shrouded ruins as you rebuild humanity—stone by stone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cataclismo.

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