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Looking for games like Lead the Living? Here are top open world management recommendations with a post-apocalyptic focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Miscreated, State of Decay or Kenshi.

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  1. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    64% User Score Based on 23,198 reviews

    Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miscreated.

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  2. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 17,686 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 5 reviews

    The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world. You choose where to make your stand, designing and fortifying your home base, performing daring raids for food and ammunition, and rescuing other playable survivors … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to State of Decay.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 78,462 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 5 reviews

    A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Research new equipment and craft new gear. Purchase and upgrade your own buildings to use as safe fortified havens when things go bad, or use them to start up a business. Aid or oppos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kenshi.

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  4. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    87% User Score Based on 251 reviews

    THESE WALLS CAN’T FALL Set in the medieval world of Gloria Victis, Siege Survival: Gloria Victis sees your country invaded and your city under brutal siege. A small group of civilians are trapped in the only remaining stronghold and are the last source of hope for the defending troops hanging on for dear life. You might not be fighting the invaders yourself, but the fate of the city lies in your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Siege Survival: Gloria Victis Prologue.

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  6. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    58% User Score Based on 548 reviews

    Frozen State is a game about the adversities faced whilst existing and surviving in a dying Siberian city, Duga 40. The experimental city has been infested by an extraterrestrial parasite that has obliterated the native population. Once infected, the parasite causes its victims to become vicious alien hybrids… However, the grotesquely disfigured creatures are not the only menace that threatens t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frozen State.

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  7. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 2,787 reviews

    Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days is a side-scrolling shelter survival game that tasks you with guiding a desperate group of zombie apocalypse survivors to safety. Craft weapons, scavenge resources, balance your group’s needs, and try to get everyone out of danger alive. Texas, 1980. Walton City is a sprawling, coastal metropolis in the grip of a scorching heatwave and crippling economic crisis. Eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days.

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  8. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    70% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    Taora is an open world survival game with unique character building and crafting. Build and upgrade your base, and survive the zombie apocalypse ! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Taora: Survival.

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  9. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 205,833 reviews
    Critic Score 20%Based on 1 reviews

    How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DayZ.

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  10. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 603 reviews

    Starsand is a mystic survival game set among the dunes of an arcane desert. An open-world full of danger, vast environments and mysterious happenings await you! Explore, hunt, craft, build – and SURVIVE. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starsand.

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  11. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 1,184 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    The Apocalypse is here. Demons all around. Now, it’s time to fight back! Build, manage and defend your base in a post apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    70% User Score Based on 7,408 reviews

    Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Subsistence.

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  13. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 2,621 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 8 reviews

    From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Stand: Aftermath.

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  14. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    67% User Score Based on 516 reviews

    Safehouse: Diaries is a fresh take on the zombie / survival horror genre. If you're sick of mindless shooters or generic-looking top down affairs that just don't get what the zombie genre is about, this is the game for you.About Screwfly Studios We're a two-man developer based in Australia, dedicated to creating deep, innovative strategy games for PC. Zafehouse: Diaries is Screwfly's debut title a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zafehouse: Diaries.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    67% User Score Based on 157 reviews

    The Z infection was spread, the world everyone know ceased to exist. Lead a group of survivors throughout a zombie apocalypse in an astounding strategic challenge to try to make the best possible decisions.Survive, loot, explore, build, defend, attack! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z Dawn.

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  16. Terra Crafter is a sci-fi first-person survival colony sim. Mine ore, craft equipment, and build a base. Recruit and provide for humans, robots, and aliens to grow your colony. Raise oxygen, heat, and pressure in order to turn a dead planet into a living one. Defend against enemy attacks and keep the base running. Three companies tried to wake this planet. All three left their people behind. The… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terra Crafter.

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  17. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    52% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    In a world where civilization has long since disappeared, “The Last Farmer” invites you to engage in a struggle to revive a land drained of its vitality. Set in the forgotten reaches of Texas, where life once thrived, your mission is to survive and attempt to bring even a shadow of the world’s former glory back.The world around you is full of dangers, and the main threat is the zombies. There are … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last FARMER.

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  18. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 7,962 reviews

    Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected! Play on any city in the world, using real geographical data! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infection Free Zone.

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  19. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    79% User Score Based on 457 reviews

    Heat Death is a sci-fi survival game where you can build, upgrade, and customize your battle train to explore and survive a frozen world! This train is not only your shelter and vehicle, but also your weapon and ally to face hostile drones, deadly storms, and hidden mysteries of an unknown world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heat Death: Survival Train.

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  20. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 1,842 reviews

    Face the first few days after the survivors come to the surface. Gather resources, scavenge the buildings and create a Zone that will be able to stop horde attacks at night. Conquer Prologue to prove you're ready for the upcoming full version of Infection Free Zone. “The Mad Virus” has spread throughout the world with the speed of jet planes. The infected are highly aggressive, fast and strong. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infection Free Zone – Prologue.

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  21. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 3,414 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 46 reviews

    In a struggle to stay alive on this harsh terrain filled with deadly creatures, soldiers who were previously on Motherbase now must work cooperatively in order to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Metal Gear Survive.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    85% User Score Based on 6,330 reviews

    Several friends headed out to a remote part of a forest for a weekend of camping. However, after not returning and no sign of their whereabouts, one of the parents decided to go take a look see at their last known location. What did he find out? The Infected is an open world sandbox, survival crafting game. Build your base defend and protect yourself from wildlife and infected Vambies. (Hybrid Va… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Infected.

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  23. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    57% User Score Based on 322 reviews

    Heavenworld is an open world adventure game mixing role playing, survival and management with NPC survivors. Each game is unique and managed by a game master who influences events. A powerful map editor is also available. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heavenworld.

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  24. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 830 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 6 reviews

    A medieval city under siege and a handful of civilians are all that keep the walls from falling. Mixing survival strategy and resource management, build your camp, craft supplies, and scavenge the occupied city to supply the last troops holding back the invaders. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gloria Victis: Siege.

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  25. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 1,851 reviews

    It's ten years after the infection started, and rumors are swirling of a strange new terror. Long-established settlements are collapsing, one by one, amid reports of horrific violence. Survivors are running to the hills to escape, taking refuge in the more remote areas of the Pacific Northwest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survivalist: Invisible Strain.

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  26. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    81% User Score Based on 2,587 reviews

    It's one year after the collapse of civilization and self-centered hedge fund manager Joe Wheeler emerges from his specially constructed bunker in search of food. This is a huge open-world RPG where you have the freedom to play how you want - but your choices have consequences. Your aim is to find other survivors, gain their respect, and build a community. You'll scavenge for supplies, trade, plan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survivalist.

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  28. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 457 reviews

    Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plains of Pain.

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  29. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    58% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    A single-player game of adventure and survival, set in a vast region infested with the dead. Build an autonomous camp, manage a community of survivors, look for the many who are missing, fight ferocious hordes, and unravel the mysteries of the legend of Nayati River! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nayati River.

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  30. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 381 reviews

    Decision: Red Daze is an action RPG with a unique mix of survival and tower defense mechanics. Explore an apocalyptic wasteland and experience the dread of a deadly new disease. The only way to save humanity from this danger is to fight back against hordes of horrifying enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Decision: Red Daze.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 6,376 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Lay claim to unspoiled lands and pave the way for a fierce Viking tribe. Craft the ultimate settlement solo or together with up to x3 friends. Trust in the Gods and the power of the Eye of Odin and summon intelligent NPC villagers to provide camaraderie and relief from the toils of survival. In ASKA, strive to build a self-sustaining Viking tribe, working, crafting, hunting and fighting together.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aska.

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  32. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 51,372 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oxygen Not Included.

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  33. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    62% User Score Based on 370 reviews

    Cannibal Crossing is an action-survival game for 1-4 players, where you explore the randomly generated town of Earlsboro while scavenging, fighting hordes of enemies, building a base, and searching for a way to escape! Meet survivors with new abilities, interesting people, and lots of cannibals. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cannibal Crossing.

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  34. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,095 reviews

    Zompiercer is a first-person shooter in the world of zombie apocalypse, filled with dangerous uniquely mutated zombies craving your flesh. Travel by train, which has become a haven for you, equip living wagons and create new equipment to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zompiercer.

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  36. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    77% User Score Based on 10,366 reviews

    Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, manufacture bots, and build a fully self-sufficient colony. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planetbase.

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  38. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 221,570 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

    Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, a massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Zomboid.

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  39. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    63% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    Drive 4 Survival is a struggle for survival in the frozen wilderness, where you only need to rely on yourself and your car. Try to survive and find the last remnants of the unfrozen world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drive 4 Survival.

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  40. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    81% User Score Based on 223 reviews

    You are not the hero. You are the villain. As leader of a merciless band of post-apocalyptic raiders, build and manage your forces while pillaging, kidnapping, and battling mercenaries tasked with stopping your rampage. The wasteland doesn't need another hero... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wasteland Raiders.

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  41. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    64% User Score Based on 3,423 reviews

    Unique FPS multiplayer survival game focusing on teamwork, fortification, creativity and strategy. Secure a structure or roam free, the choice is yours. Test your survival skills against the dead and see how many nights you can survive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survive the Nights.

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  42. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 14,064 reviews

    SurrounDead is an open world survival game. Taking place in a world ravaged by an apocalyptic catastrophe. The dead reign free and will stop at nothing to kill you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SurrounDead.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 1,323 reviews

    An apocalyptic event has left Rome in ruins. Its citizens reanimated into walking husks. Survive the hordes of the fallen hunting you in the night. Build defenses and light your torches! Rebuild Civilization Establish a new settlement. Build a Blacksmith, Leatherworker, Farmstead and more! Keep your citizens happy and fed, and colonize new areas of the world. In Romestead you will need the artisan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Romestead.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 8,667 reviews

    VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends. Game is currently in around the clock development and will include bugs and potential room for improvement If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VEIN.

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  45. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 8,638 reviews

    In The Last Caretaker, you play a reawakened machine with a mission to secure humanity's future. Craft tools and weapons from salvaged technology, navigate a treacherous ocean world, and explore forgotten facilities that hold the key to humanity's survival. The Earth has been swallowed by the ocean as towering megastructures rust under a yawning sky. The Last Caretaker isn't just about survival, i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Caretaker.

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  46. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 592 reviews

    Check out other games from Skystone! About the GameCaught amid the zombie apocalypse and with time running out, Anling will stop at nothing to ensure her son, Cody, gets to safety. Enduring countless perils, including the zombie infection that's beginning to take over her body, not to mention teaching Cody how to survive their harsh new reality. As Anling and Cody explore the world they'll com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UNDYING - "KINGDOM".

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 155 reviews

    Jump into a road trip game where the world is as random as a cat on catnip! It's all about driving, looting, and shooting to survive. Travel through various environments, build your base, and customize your car with literally anything you can find. Tips for survival: When facing bosses, avoid laser beams (Mr. Dadly's favorite tactic). Watch out for your environment, and don't forget to drink –… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poly Roam.

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  48. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 4,854 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 7 reviews

    Discover Forever Skies on the official PlayStation website - screenshots, trailers, release date information, game features If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forever Skies.

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  49. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 2,921 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 3 reviews

    Dead State is a compelling, high-tension survival RPG set in central Texas at the collapse of civilization and the dawn of the undead apocalypse. As society is beginning to fall apart, the player must organize a group of survivors together, fortify a shelter, scout for food and supplies, negotiate with or defend against other factions, and maintain order inside the shelter as humanity teeters on t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead State: Reanimated.

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  50. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 105 reviews

    Delivery from the Pain is a survival-themed experience game. You will play a survivor who must explore, fight and gather resources in a world full of zombies. You will make contact with other survivors who you can help or exploit to your own ends. Will you find a way to escape, with or without them? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Delivery from the Pain.

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