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Games like Initial 2: New Stage

Games like Initial 2: New Stage

Looking for games like Initial 2: New Stage? Here are top hack and slash recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Initial, Homura Hime or Bloody Spell.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 195 reviews

    THE INITIAL is a hyper action game about pretty schoolgirls battling against evil. It's developed by a small team of five developers. We hope you will love this game as much as we do. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Initial.

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  2. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    95% User Score Based on 702 reviews

    "Homura Hime" is a third person action game, featuring Japanese anime visuals and intense 3D bullet curtain gameplay. Alongside Homurahime, fight against Demon Girls possessed by deviant "emotions", and get closer to discovering the truth of not only the fallen, but also your own veiled legacy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homura Hime.

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  3. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 3,880 reviews

    "Bloody Spell" is a martial arts action role-playing game. The core of the game is battle-oriented, and it combines many fighting elements and systems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloody Spell.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    87% User Score Based on 1,550 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Project Nimbus is a high speed mech action game set in a post apocalyptic world. Players control 'BattleFrames' - humanoid battles suits armed with an arsenal of weapons. This is a mech game that lets you fly freely in the sky, dodge and intercept incoming missiles with machine guns, fight armies of hostiles with every kind of modern weapon you can imagine, Battle against numerous powerful coloss… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Nimbus.

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  5. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    87% User Score Based on 10,448 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 11 reviews

    Bright Memory is a lightning-fast fusion of the FPS and action genres, created by one-man development studio FYQD using Unreal Engine. Combine a wide variety of skills and abilities to unleash dazzling combo attacks. SRO (Supernatural Science Research Organization) agent Shelia's adventure is about to begin. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bright Memory.

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  7. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 6,918 reviews
    Critic Score 58%Based on 5 reviews

    RWBY: Grimm Eclipse is a 4 player Co-op, hack-n-slash game based upon Rooster Teeth’s international hit series RWBY. Get ready for intense combat action as you battle Grimm across familiar locations of Remnant including new areas never before seen in the show. Play as Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang in this character-driven adventure that explores new storylines, new Grimm types, and a new villain! … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RWBY: Grimm Eclipse.

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  8. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    98% User Score Based on 510 reviews

    This is a third-person action roguelite game. Players will play one of several protagonists to challenge powerful enemies in the Animal Realm and solve the source of the incident. The game will include 4 protagonists with different fighting styles to unlock, 9 boss battles based on various Touhou characters, and nearly 100 kinds of enhanced abilities. ●EXCITING BATTLEIn terms of combat, the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Dystopian.

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  10. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, emotional
    79% User Score Based on 141 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Ultra Age follows the story of a young warrior named Age, who embarks on a mission to save humankind from extinction. He must use his blades to cut through robotic and mutant foes, explore futuristic locales, and unravel a vast conspiracy concerning the fate of the planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultra Age.

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  11. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    56% User Score Based on 266 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Neptunia Virtual Stars is an action RPG coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the Neptunia series. This game follows the CPUs as virtual idols teaming up with Mi and Yu of MEWTRAL to save planet EMO from the invaders known as "Anti". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neptunia Virtual Stars.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 3,659 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

    In the distant future when civilization is on the verge of extinction, people follow the legend of the Elysium in the last city, Havenswell. In this post-apocalyptic wasteland sci-fi ARPG, you will play as Arrisa, a Blader with immortality, and explore the city ruin to find the hope of a new life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AI LIMIT.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    93% User Score Based on 2,140 reviews

    TheDawn is a third-person shooting game about the journey of Maya, with superpowers who can manipulate time, and Max, the hacker who helps her. Will they be able to save mankind and face a new dawn? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TheDawn.

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  14. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    63% User Score Based on 192 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 3 reviews

    A young woman from the 21st century with sharp swordsmanship skills finds herself in Honnō-ji during the Sengoku period! Together with a trio of newfound ninja friends, she races through the Underworld beneath Honnō-ji, confronted by enraged corpses at every turn! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SAMURAI MAIDEN.

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  15. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    86% User Score Based on 598 reviews

    Morbid Metal is a stylish fast-paced hack’n’slash action rogue-lite. Shapeshift into powerful characters in real time, chain impactful combos, and tear through waves of deadly machines and brutal bosses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morbid Metal.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    51% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    Kijutsu Rider is a fast paced third person hack and slash anime styled action game where you play as one of five unstoppable heroes, carve your way through waves of monstrous enemies, take down the black cross conglomerate and save the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kijutsu Rider.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    92% User Score Based on 548 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Dash, evade, and smash your way to the truth as the corporate spy, Asaru; or the reckless CIA agent, Amelia! Uncover the dark secrets of the Negabot mega corporation as you save the company from a hostile takeover. Assault Spy is a stylish, fast paced, pure-action game with a dash of comedy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assault Spy.

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  19. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 11,445 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 2 reviews

    Buy Biomutant on PlayStation Store. From Experiment 101 and THQ Nordic, Biomutant is an open-world, post-apocalyptic RPG, with a unique martial arts styled combat system If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Biomutant.

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  20. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 1,636 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 1 reviews

    The Legend of Sword and Fairy 7 is an action role-playing game developed by Softstar Technology (Beijing). The story revolves around a conflict encompassing the three races of humans, gods, and demons. The combat system has undergone major changes compared to previous games in the series. Instead of a traditional turn-based system, it uses third-person real-time combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword and Fairy 7.

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  21. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 532 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 1 reviews

    A young Valkyrie who is entrusted with the fate of the world by the All-Father, the highest of gods and ruler of all creation, will face various enemies on her quest and must utilize a variety of weapons, magic and the power of her allies to prevent Ragnarok - the destruction of the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VALKYRIE ELYSIUM.

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  22. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 382 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 17 reviews

    To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the sword fighting action game series Onee Chanbara, the events of THE Onee Chanbara and THE Onee Chanbara 2 have been completely remade in full HD.The story of Aya and Saki, two sisters bound by mutual hatred and locked in a brutal fight to the death, has been revived and reimagined. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Onee Chanbara ORIGIN.

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  23. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 573 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

    A mech-themed 2D platformer. With action-packed shooting, highly polished animations, driving multiple unique awesome mechs to fly in the air, play your own style based on a fluent set of controls. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HARDCORE MECHA.

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  24. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    76% User Score Based on 212 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 11 reviews

    War Tech Fighters is a space action game where giant mechs battle against the Zatros empire in a desperate struggle for survival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to War Tech Fighters.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 1,372 reviews

    'Warm Snow' is a Rogue-like action game with a background set in a dark fantasy world, where the eerie 'Warm Snow' holds sway. You will play as the Warrior 'Bi-an' on a crusade against the Five Great Clans, in order to save a world teetering on the brink of destruction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warm Snow.

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  26. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    88% User Score Based on 56 reviews
    Critic Score 43%Based on 8 reviews

    Hidden Dragon is a 2.5D action platformer that takes place in Imperial China, combining classic platform action with fast-paced combo fighting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hidden Dragon: Legend.

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  27. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    Sword Reverie is a JRPG inspired VR action game. Sword Reverie gives players a rich fantasy world to explore and a unique combat system where players use body motions to launch abilities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword Reverie.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 1,763 reviews

    The Vagrant is an 2D action RPG. You can experience the exciting and stimulating adventure of Vivian the Vagrant. This focused on the combat gameplay, using combo chains, charge attacks and special skills in fighting, and improve your character build through equipment and unlocking abilities. It's up to you whether play casually to enjoy the game or discover the possibility of your masterful maneu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Vagrant.

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  29. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 2,521 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 12 reviews

    Daemon X Machina is a third-person action-shooter game in which players; represented by their avatars called Outers, pilot highly customizable mechs known as Arsenals on missions to suppress various mechanized foes. Choose and equip your Arsenal with a multitude of weapons, obtain more from downed enemy Arsenals, and swap them on the fly to suit your strategy in the face of ever-changing threats. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DAEMON X MACHINA.

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  31. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 3,680 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 37 reviews

    Rise Above a World of Desolation The latest entry in the hugely popular God Eater action series is here! Fight in Style with Brand-new God Arcs! Expand your close-combat armory with the dual-wield God Arc “Biting Edge” and the two-handed moon axe ""Heavy Moon"", or fight from afar with the new ""Ray Gun"" God Arc! New Abilities for Exhilarating Battles! Ground, Air, and Step attacks evolve into po… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GOD EATER 3.

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  32. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 2,504 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 16 reviews

    A surreal, roguelite inspired ARPG with modernized hack'n'slash combat about lucid dreaming. Warp the dreamscape around you to battle a nightmarish depression that lives in a young woman’s subconscious. DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreamscaper.

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  33. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 2,350 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 25 reviews

    Eternights is a dating action game where you try to make the most out of life during the apocalypse. Monday: Go on a date. Tuesday: Clear dungeon. Friday: Freak out! The clock is ticking!! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternights.

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  34. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    79% User Score Based on 1,020 reviews

    Achilles: Legends Untold is a brutal action RPG that connects punishing souls-like combat with rich ARPG progression, set in the war-torn lands of Ancient Greece. You are Achilles - hero of legend, struck down at Troy and cast into Tartarus. Gifted with a second life not by mercy, but design, you claw your way back from the underworld to discover who brought you back - and why. Cut your way thro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Achilles: Legends Untold.

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  35. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    85% User Score Based on 372 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 5 reviews

    STORY Bionic girl Tania is assigned by her creator, Dr. Herveus to search and rescue a missing Investigation team in the rainforest of Horace Islands where mysterious Karpas energy turns local animals and plants into aggressive mutants. Weave your own story in this dark fairy tale. In the mysterious ancient ruins, you will embark on an adventure with Tania to reveal her origins and fate. Is there… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AWAKEN - Astral Blade.

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  36. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 545 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 30 reviews

    Six years ago, the Machine Legion invaded and colonized the Torch City, which was originally inhabited by animals. Rayton, the former soldier in the resistance war, has been living in seclusion since then. After his friend is forcibly arrested, Rayton reclaims his mechanical fist and steps to his journey fighting back. And he never expects that he has been involved in a bigger scheme between the m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to F.I.S.T. Forged In Shadow Torch.

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  37. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 1,634 reviews

    It’s a mystical, fantasy world where there’s lush greenery, vast plains, towering mountains – and dark spaceships. Yep. While it seems like your typical world of swords and magic, End of Eternity adds alien invasion in the mix, corrupting humans and animals alike, turning them into heartless metal monsters. Daryon, the game’s redheaded hero, heads out to escape from the attacks of his own kind an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Edge of Eternity.

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  38. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    76% User Score Based on 969 reviews

    The Bastille Edition includes the base game, the Marie-Antoinette outfit, the access to the exclusive beta from August 25, the "Discus Chain" weapon and the "Cagliostro's Secrets" DLC when it releases in November. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steelrising: Bastille Edition.

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  39. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 569 reviews

    DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT. Dreamscaper: Prologue is the first chapter in the Dreamscaper saga, consisting of the level Home Town and 4-6h of unlockable content. Dreamscaper is an ARPG Roguelite blending elements from brawlers, top-down shooters, and dungeon crawlers. Every slumber is a different dungeon in an an ever-changing world with a multitude of unique events and challenges. Features MASTER D… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreamscaper: Prologue.

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  40. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 1,098 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 36 reviews

    Explore a dark world brimming with hidden mysteries, master a diverse combat system, and inhabit the dual forces of two sisters in a coming-of-age fantasy story with fast-paced action, vicious enemies and breathtaking boss fights. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soulstice.

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  41. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    Heroine Anthem Zero is the first installment in an epic fantasy adventure game from WindThunder Studio. Action-hungry gamers beware! The core of this game is the storytelling, complemented by a haunting soundtrack and stunning visual art style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroine Anthem Zero.

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  42. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    69% User Score Based on 1,292 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

    Wanted: Dead promises "spectacular melee combat and exciting gunplay," and is set in a "dark and dangerous version of science-fiction Hong Kong where you will need sharpened skills to survive." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wanted: Dead.

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  43. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 8,725 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 8 reviews

    Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is an epic, open-world role-playing game set in Amalur, a mysterious and magical new fantasy world created by New York Times best-selling author R. A. Salvatore. Brought to life visually through the trademark visceral style of renowned artist and Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, Reckoning brings a new level of intense action combat to the RPG genre. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

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  45. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    77% User Score Based on 564 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 5 reviews

    Absorb enemy powers and turn them against their masters in this frenetic, up to 4 player co-op hack’n’slash. Cancel actions for total control, chain devastating abilities, and take down brutal bosses across eclectic biomes. Sharpen your build with every thrilling run. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GODBREAKERS.

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  46. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 405 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 10 reviews

    Zombies conquered the land of Tokyo. Without hope, in underground shelters, people lived quietly. Hisako, a girl who grew up underground, heard the word “school” from her grandmother. School is where children play and learn. It is a paradise for young people. The best place to spend their youth. Hisako dreamed of this “school”, and one day, she was on an underground train heading above ground. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEAD OR SCHOOL.

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  47. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    89% User Score Based on 20,596 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 61 reviews

    Buy Tales of Arise for PS4. Experience the next chapter in the 'Tales of' series in this captivating JRPG where you'll challenge the fate that binds you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of Arise.

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  48. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 324 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    After the empire invented the airship, people finally became able to fly across float continents and islands. And thanks to that, the empire expands rapidly.The top hunter, Erza, leads an exploration team to explore the savage frontier where the empire can’t reach. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune.

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  49. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    82% User Score Based on 349 reviews

    This game is a free CONCEPT demo created to showcase early ideas for Knight’s Path and does NOT represent the final game!!! The Tournament is a short (2-3 hour long) medieval action RPG featuring challenging combat, an immersive progression system, and a nice little story. It serves both as an announcement and a teaser for the forthcoming open-world RPG Knight's Path, which is currently … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knight's Path: The Tournament.

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  50. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 11,671 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 9 reviews

    Ryse: Son of Rome is a stunning action-adventure that follows Marius Titus on a heroic quest to avenge the death of his family, and preserve the honor of Rome, at all costs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ryse: Son of Rome.

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