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Games like Layers Of The Machine

Games like Layers Of The Machine

Games like Layers Of The Machine

Looking for games like Layers Of The Machine? Here are top open world shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, Star Explorers or THE DARK SIDE OF CECLON.

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  1. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 11,572 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 3 reviews

    The events of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat unfold shortly after the end of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. Having discovered about the open path to the Zone center, the government decides to hold a large-scale military "Fairway" operation aimed to take the CNPP under control. According to the operation's plan, the first military group is to conduct an air scouting of the territory to map … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.

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  2. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    83% User Score Based on 190 reviews

    Earth is gone ... Humanity is faced with extinction ... Our only hope is to find another world. Star Explorers is a game that randomly generates a galaxy. Each star and and celestial object can be scanned and added to an ever expanding database, every planet can be landed on and explored. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Explorers.

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  3. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    87% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    OFFICIAL DISCORD SERVER ➜ Kqa47ppNqh About the Game We are in the year 2452 on the planet CECLON, in galaxy 732. The Z-One team has been sent there to recover the Veka energy that abounds on the planet. This energy can be used to power all sorts of things, and above all to create water and artificial food. With the earth's resources in short supply, man sees this energy as a future solutio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE DARK SIDE OF CECLON.

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  4. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    66% User Score Based on 322 reviews

    Pine Harbor was a small fishing town on the shores of the North Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by cliffs and dense pine forests, shrouded in thick fog. But everything changed as a result of a technological disaster. Explore the town, help its residents, and delve into the depths of the dark forests. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pine Harbor.

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  5. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 27,088 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Year 2012. Six years passed since the time of the Second catastrophe to have made the April events of 1986 fade. The game is set in the Chernobyl exclusion zone which turned from a destiny-breaker place into a threat to all mankind. The Zone is reluctant to open up its mysteries and needs to be forced to do it. It is a rare hero who can reach the very heart of the Zone onto find out what danger a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.

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  6. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 350 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 9 reviews

    Detached is a space exploration VR game that demands tactics and skill to survive. Strap yourself in for hardcore gameplay uniquely designed for VR headsets. Trapped in an abandoned space station, you must race against borrowed time to find your crew before your oxygen supply runs out. As you solve puzzles to open airlocks, locate power cores and disable transmitters, something tells you that you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detached.

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  7. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    95% User Score Based on 10,253 reviews
    Critic Score 91%Based on 2 reviews

    The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deus Ex.

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  8. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 3,038 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 7 reviews

    A single player exploration and survival experience, played in first person and developed in Unreal Engine 4. Set on a mysterious and uninhabited alien planet. With Earth on the brink of destruction, as mankind's last hope, and stranded on a deserted alien planet, the player has to survive the harsh environment and find a way to send a signal back home. Confronted with merciless weather, and dan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Solus Project.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 733 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    The Ball is a first person action-adventure game featuring a full single-player experience. As a swashbuckling archaeologist working on the slopes of a dormant volcano somewhere in Mexico, you get stuck in a cavern. It doesn't take long before you realize this is more than just a cave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ball.

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  10. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 16,143 reviews
    Critic Score 97%Based on 5 reviews

    BioShock is a horror-themed first-person shooter set in a steampunk underwater dystopia. The player is urged to turn everything into a weapon: biologically modifying their own body with Plasmids, hacking devices and systems, upgrading their weapons, crafting new ammo variants, and experimenting with different battle techniques are all possible. The game is described by the developers as a spiritua… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BioShock.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 8,722 reviews
    Critic Score 93%Based on 1 reviews

    Cruelty Squad is a tactical first person shooter set in the hardcore gig economy of corporate liquidations. You're an emotionally dead combat-substance fueled grunt of Cruelty Squad, a depraved subsidiary company tasked with performing wetworks for its host conglomerate. Will you make the Corporate Arch Demoness proud or succumb to bitter tears of failure? Features Highly kinematic tactical gamepl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cruelty Squad.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 308 reviews

    Red Alliance is an atmospheric, dark action thriller single player game with elements of horror. The game takes place in Eastern Europe where the society is under oppressive regime enforced by a mysterious scientist whom the player must stop to restore justice. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Alliance.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    93% User Score Based on 734 reviews

    Explore a decaying industrial world left behind in humanity's never-ending race to conquer the stars. Beneath its iron skies, desperate souls kill and steal for passage to the still-plentiful frontier worlds. Sink or swim in this high-octane first-person shooter with stealth and RPG elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fortune's Run.

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  14. Photons is a cooperative multiplayer horror game, in which you and your friends are destined to work underground, while trying to live in total darkness beneath the earth’s surface. The only way to navigate your areas is to use specialized tools, in order to control the area around you. The job is to maintain the excavation equipment, explore vast cave systems, loot for items and to not die. Succe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PHOTONS.

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  15. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    BLIND LUCK THE LAST ENGINEER A Solo RPG INTRO It’s been six months since they arrived: strange insectoid creatures known as Scuttlers. No one knows where they came from or why they’re here. Little is known about them except that they hate the light and they love to kill. After they arrived, the skies blackened. A dense cloud blocked out the sun, making day no different from night. Plants and ani… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blind Luck - The Last Engineer.

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  16. Take to the stars in procedural worlds that are never the same twice. Wield an incredible arsenal of powerful weapons and fly around with a jet pack. This is an ARPG with complex, deep systems and a difficulty curve that will keep you engaged for days. The StoryHumanity has finally left its cradle in the 23rd century - in pursuit of profit. Megacorporations carve out spheres of influence and cl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Ronin.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    56% User Score Based on 676 reviews

    Their Land is an action-adventure first-person game with puzzles and an exciting story to experience. You play Jeremy, a 19 year old orphan who explores an untrodden island with his much older and more experienced friends. Will you fall victim to this fabled lands many perils? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Their Land.

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  18. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 22,788 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 9 reviews

    In 2013, the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the earth’s surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033. An entire generation has been born and raised underground, and their besieged Metro Station Cities struggle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Metro 2033 Redux.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 4,080 reviews

    Infra is an atmospheric and completely non-violent first-person puzzle/adventure that deals with the issues of deteriorating infrastructure. The player controls an ordinary structural analyst through abandoned factories, forgotten tunnels and unsafe buildings in a dangerous, crumbling industrial city and its surrounding rural areas. Along the way, the player will be taking photos of structural wea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INFRA.

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  21. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, atmosphere
    94% User Score Based on 143 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Brave dream of VR gaming. Grappling hooks, wacky humor, spatial stunts, motion sickness countermeasures, dieselpunk adventure, space acrobatics, and out-of-the-box puzzles. Yupitergrad has it all! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yupitergrad.

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  22. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    68% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    Explore into the magical fantastic worlds. You will find yourself in the ruins of old cities (i.e. temples,skycities, canyons, and dark underground cities where the world is upside down) controlled by new rulers now. This game created exclusively for VR. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Naau: The Lost Eye.

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  23. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    63% User Score Based on 422 reviews

    Project Ferocious is a survival shooter in which you will discover a lost prehistoric world full of deadly creatures under the control of hostile forces. Fight, Explore, Survive If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FEROCIOUS.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 41,504 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    Killing Floor is a Co-op Survival Horror FPS set in the devastated cities and countryside of England after a series of cloning experiments for the military goes horribly wrong. You and your friends are members of the military dropped into these locations with a simple mission: Survive long enough to cleanse the area of the failed experiments! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Killing Floor.

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  25. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    52% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    The Phage, a deadly virus infecting humans and animals, is decimating the human population on earth – so humanity has set out to find a new home by colonizing a hostile alien planet. GearStorm - Armored Survival is a story-driven science fiction survival game. Survive the deadly Phage virus, establish your settlement, build your defenses, explore a new world, establish trade with the inhabitants… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GearStorm - Armored Survival.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 894 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 2 reviews

    Chaser is a first-person shooter action video game that takes place in the future, when humanity has inhabited Mars. The gameplay is fast pace, featuring 12 maps that make up the gameplay over four different game modes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chaser.

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  27. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 9,296 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    In a dark Cyberpunk world, you (and up to 3 friends) wage war against the all-powerful Federation in this Source-powered FPS/RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy.

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  28. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, music
    90% User Score Based on 108 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Players will have the opportunity to relive the thrill of the movie as they assume the role of Corporal Lee Imlay and fight alongside characters from the film and defend the city of Los Angeles from attacks from unknown forces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle: Los Angeles.

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  29. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    91% User Score Based on 15,812 reviews
    Critic Score 95%Based on 5 reviews

    Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Ultimate Edition includes all expansion packs and downloadable content released as part of the Deus Ex: Human Revolution Preorder Packs. The full game, Deus Ex: Human Revolution The Missing Link The Explosive Mission expansion pack The Tactical Enhancement expansion pack The 40-page Artbook. The 44-minute film showing the Eidos Montreal office through development. The … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

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  30. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 270 reviews

    TWO FISH ENTER, ONE FISH LEAVES. This is a competitive 3D shooting game based on crustaceans. Yes, you read that right. You get to control unique creatures like lobsters, crabs and barnacles, in a wild water world that exceeds all human sense. Experience intense battles that take place in “NEO AQUARIUMS,” dimensionally linked aquariums that promote the evolution of organisms, and use skill… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neo Aquarium: The King of Crustaceans.

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  31. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 38,078 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 35 reviews

    SOMA is a sci-fi horror game from Frictional Games, the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent. It is an unsettling story about identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SOMA.

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  32. Prepare your spaceship and travel through the void. Try different vehicles (space, land, atmosphere, sea and underground). Build and expand your station – add rooms, wings and specialized spaces. Focus on discoveries, researches or just on admiring this completely new worlds. Put on the space suit and go outside the station to explore the surroundings. Use the latest technology – weapons, dr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solar System Colonist.

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  33. 17%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    33% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Hit of Chernobyl is a Survival FPS. The action takes place in the Zone, which was heavily contaminated after a mysterious disaster. Many years later, various marauders, journalists and just adventurers began to illegally enter the Zone. These people began to create organized groups for forays deep into the Zone. Many of them disappeared without a trace, and some lucky ones returned with unique art… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hit of Chernobyl.

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    A sci-fi adventure with shooter and puzzle elements. The game follows the adventures of Shin-kai, a half-divine creature animated by ancient magic in an uncharted and mysterious world. The story begins in 1959 in the Soviet Union, in a place called "the mountain of the dead". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sin-Cay.

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  35. Update NotesUpcoming Alpha2.1(b521) We overhauled Enemy AI, Map, System, Ammo Management and so on. We added Tower Defense System, New Type of Enemies Upgrade Your TurretYou need to prepare for an invasion. Upgrade your turrets and get ready for the battles. New AreaAdded new area for this Tower Defense Update. There will be more and more places to explore, so please look forward to future updat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEATH RATION: BACK TO 19XX.

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  36. Face the end in a high-intensity cinematic sci-fi shooter. Engage a colossal threat, rescue civilians, and survive relentless enemy waves in a city collapsing under the weight of the unknown. Your squad is the last line between humanity and total annihilation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Incident X.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    71% User Score Based on 336 reviews

    QANGA - Now Available in Early Access! Please Note: QANGA is an Early Access game, actively being developed by a small independent team. By choosing to purchase QANGA now, you are directly supporting its development and contributing to the ongoing improvement of the game. Expect to encounter bugs and see some features still in progress. Your support and feedback are crucial in helping us create… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to QANGA.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    81% User Score Based on 178 reviews

    Chordosis invites you to experience a unique cosmic survival sci-fi horror game centered around alien abductions. Immerse yourself in the small village of Dunahont, Hungary, and uncover its chilling mysteries. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chordosis.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 14,216 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 19 reviews

    Dodge bullets, sneak in the shadows and unleash your deadly gun-fu skills on the bad guys who took everything from you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trepang2.

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  40. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    66% User Score Based on 6,488 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 5 reviews

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs.

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  41. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    74% User Score Based on 787 reviews

    CAT Interstellar is a short story-driven science fiction game about humanity's attempt to terraform Mars. Pilot a DOG V4 unit on an alien world and uncover the past of a seemingly barren planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CAT Interstellar.

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  42. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    76% User Score Based on 771 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 15 reviews

    Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean. Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narcosis.

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  43. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 895 reviews

    Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest. The dark, foreboding forest trail leading directly to the Pineview property must be explored – but your every move and reaction is being watched. You must stay calm during your walk – or else IT will take you! To survive you will need stea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Passing Pineview Forest.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    47% User Score Based on 196 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    E.T. Armies is a science fiction first person shooter. The game takes place in a dystopian future in which Earth’s resources have been depleted. Abandoning the planet seemed to be the only avenue for survival but not all could leave. Those left behind have become united in their struggle. It’s just the beginning for the Forsaken and the start of their devastating plan for vengeance. The Forsaken h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to E.T. Armies.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    2039. Water is no longer environmentally sustainable supply. The complicated and unstable situation resulted in violent uprisings among themiddle-class across the globe. The world approaches its first week in state of emergency... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Westboro.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 226 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 1 reviews

    Welcome, interrogator, to the year 2065. You were constructed to question other, disobedient androids: why do they glitch? Why do they believe they have free will? Manipulate their emotions; extract their secrets; scrap those beyond repair. You wouldn't disobey your creators, would you? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silicon Dreams.

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  48. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 15,560 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 19 reviews

    Terminator: Resistance, is a first-person shooter set during the 'Future War' scenario that was only glimpsed at in the iconic films, 'THE TERMINATOR' and 'T2: JUDGMENT DAY'. The machines are destined to lose, but at what cost? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terminator: Resistance.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    52% User Score Based on 1,282 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

    Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Take On Mars.

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  50. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 76 reviews
    Critic Score 25%Based on 1 reviews

    New York, 2034: back home from a crazy party at the pub, you wake up late and immediately understand that something is wrong. The district you live in has been evacuated and isolated overnight by the army, after an electrical meteor shower hit the Earth! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remoteness.

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