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Looking for games like Life of Kanji Island? Here are top survival role playing recommendations with a fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Learn Japanese To Survive! Hiragana Battle, Another Farm Roguelike or Wayward.

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  1. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 1,589 reviews

    The ideal introductory course to the Japanese language! Learn how to read and write Japanese characters (Hiragana) at a steady pace. A full-blown RPG specifically designed to keep you engaged. By playing along, you’re going to be introduced to the Japanese language like never before! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Learn Japanese To Survive! Hiragana Battle.

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  2. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 520 reviews

    Another Farm Roguelike is a 2D farming & crafting game with rougelike elements where your job is to earn as much money as possible to pay the rent. Start from scratch and build the most profitable farm you can make as soon as possible. Work hard to be able to afford the rent. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Another Farm Roguelike.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    87% User Score Based on 984 reviews

    Wayward is a turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike in beta. In Wayward, there is a large focus on simulation, survival and openness. There are no classes; there are no levels. Progression of your character depends on individual skill and stat gains by your interactions with items or objects in the world. You are free to play and explore the game in any fashion you wish. Wayward wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wayward.

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  4. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    77% User Score Based on 435 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

    In a uninhabitable Siberian wilderness, in a wake of October Revolution, a group of passengers survives the mysterious catastrophe of Trans-Siberian railway train. They must endure in a harsh ice-clad climate until rescue arrives. Facing many dangers, their own weaknesses and, above all, their own prejudice. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Help Will Come Tomorrow.

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  5. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 236 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 5 reviews

    Smoke and Sacrifice is an open-world, narrative-driven RPG, where exploiting living ecosystems is the key to your survival. Craft, fight, survive and explore the huge open world in this beautifully hand-painted, gothic adventure where every character has their tale to tell. Sachi’s home is the one tiny patch of fertile land which remains in an icy wasteland of a world. Her farming community thrive… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Smoke and Sacrifice.

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  6. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    74% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    2D top down view open world sandbox survival farming game. Survive, adventure, hunt, gather resources, craft, build, farm, fish, trade, become an adventurer, complete various tasks and explore this fantasy world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Border Town.

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  7. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 292 reviews

    Erannorth Reborn is a Rogue-lite, Deck Building RPG game. You take on the role of a supernatural creature (or a human with supernatural abilities), as he or she struggles to survive through a relentless pursuit from the Order of Light. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Erannorth Reborn.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    Quester is a role-playing game for PC, released by Thousand Games on 2023. Kazushi Hagiwara was deeply involved in the production and based on his suggestions, it was produced by Thousand Games. It's an indie game and includes hack and slash. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to QUESTER.

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  9. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    73% User Score Based on 1,158 reviews

    Inspired by Dreamcast titles of old (namely Shenmue and Toy Commander) Influent immerses players in a fully interactive 3D environment where the names for absolutely every object in the game can be gleaned with a single click! In fact, even more information can be learned with a double-click! Every door, drawer, and cabinet can be opened with a right-click here and a right-click there, revealing m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Influent Language Learning Game.

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  10. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 279 reviews

    Learn Japanese kanji in this interactive role-playing game! No experience needed – start reading and writing in Japanese! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Learn Japanese To Survive! Kanji Combat.

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  11. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 144 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    The Magister is a murder-mystery card-battler RPG. Build and customise your deck to fight in battles, or use 'Tactical Diplomacy' to pacify those who stand in your way. Gather clues and discover motives as you investigate the death of your predecessor and unmask the guilty culprit. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Magister.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 1,172 reviews

    "Bastard Bonds is a mature, fast-paced tactical RPG with high-end pixel art and in-depth character customization, including built-in sprite mod support. Featuring more than 200 in-game locations, more than 1000 character sprites, an all-original soundtrack, and 40+ hours of gameplay." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bastard Bonds.

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  13. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 766 reviews
    Critic Score 59%Based on 2 reviews

    Stranded Sails is an open world farming adventure full of discoveries, quests and puzzles! Along with your crew you are ship-wrecked on a mysterious archipelago. Now it's up to you to secure your survival and solve the mysteries deep in the heart of the islands –and finally escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stranded Sails.

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  14. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 341 reviews

    Erannorth Chronicles is an old-school sandbox RPG/Card Game with focus in Deck-Building freedom and Character Customization. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Erannorth Chronicles.

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  15. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    62% User Score Based on 360 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 3 reviews

    Become an all-powerful Sorcerer Lord and lead one of 8 different races to the ultimate victory. Explore multiple planes of existence, raid dungeons, and conquer cities. Expand your armies, cast mighty spells, and summon godly creatures to do your bidding. Fight the enemies in D20 OGL battles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planar Conquest.

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  16. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 149 reviews

    Learn a new language with this fast paced action shooter! Follow instructions in your target language to unlock weapons and equipment upgrades. Use your new found language skills to save the city from an army of killer robots! Learn Japanese, Russian, French, Spanish, Ukrainian and much more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Linguist FPS: The Language Learning FPS.

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  17. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    70% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    Deep Despair is a Minecraft-style survival sandbox. Travel, collect resources, craft items, dig, build, grow crops and survive. Freedom of action is limited only by your imagination! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Despair.

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  18. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    69% User Score Based on 374 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 14 reviews

    Vambrace: Cold Soul is a roguelike fantasy-adventure set amidst a frozen landscape. Plan your expeditions underground, then journey to the cursed city surface with your team of heroes. Wield unique powers, avoid dangerous traps, brave strange encounters, and survive deadly combat! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vambrace: Cold Soul.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Can you learn a language by solving puzzles? So to Speak is a simulation game about wandering around Japan, looking at signs, overhearing conversations, and using context clues in the environment to figure out what it all means. No background in Japanese is assumed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to So to Speak.

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  20. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 412 reviews

    About the Prologue In Above Snakes: Prologue you play the beginning of Above Snakes and get a feel for what the game plays like. Survival with a Twist In contrast to other survival games, the world is not generated procedurally. Instead, generate it yourself by placing isometric tile world pieces! Start your journey in the small lumberjack settlement of Hunter's Rest and begin crafting the wo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Above Snakes: Prologue.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    65% User Score Based on 170 reviews

    Rencounter is a difficult, turn-based, RPG, roguelike game with a mysterious atmosphere. Help your squad survive while navigating through a network of tunnels and rooms. Distribute provisions and medicine to keep them alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rencounter.

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  22. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    85% User Score Based on 190 reviews

    Dark Mist is a card game that combines elements of the roguelike deckbuilder genre with enemies that appear in waves. Defeat monsters and level up during battle to keep yourself going. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Card 2: Dark Mist.

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  23. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    35% User Score Based on 125 reviews
    Critic Score 43%Based on 7 reviews

    Soulblight is a dark, top-down roguelike built around the literal meaning of RPG. Becoming an alcoholic means that you will be rewarded for getting drunk, but from that point being sober might prove to be unbearable. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soulblight.

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  24. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    69% User Score Based on 1,596 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 26 reviews

    Test your adventurer mettle against The Isle’s procedural subterranean labyrinths. Explore a large, interconnected underworld crawling with cunning wildlife, deadly traps and stalked by a shadowy presence. Survive the perils of The Depths and unearth what lies below... or die trying.. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BELOW.

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  25. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 351 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Dungeon Encounters is a unique dungeon exploration RPG in which you lead an expedition to chart the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth. Plan and prepare to overcome numerous obstacles, solve puzzles, and defeat monsters. Strategize to survive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DUNGEON ENCOUNTERS.

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  26. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 2,056 reviews

    Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urtuk: The Desolation.

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  27. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    54% User Score Based on 222 reviews

    In Home Behind, you take on the role of a refugee cast out from your homeland by a band of rebels. Your home and the peace you enjoyed has been destroyed, and your family has disappeared. Can you survive the struggle, famine, and sickness to make it to the safety of Europe? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home Behind.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    55% User Score Based on 278 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    Nongunz is a nihilistic action platformer roguelike. Nongunz is obscure in both gameplay and theme. Nongunz is a riddle that demands sacrifice. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nongünz.

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  29. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    52% User Score Based on 187 reviews

    Destiny or Fate is a deck-building roguelike game. Build your own party and card deck and set out on an endless adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Destiny or Fate.

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  30. 28%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    28% User Score Based on 129 reviews

    Skilltree Saga is the first Rogue-like RPG in Aventuria - the world of The Dark Eye. Choose your race as human, elf or dwarf and battle your random generated opponents in up to 100 deep stages with numerous skill, which you can advance and enhance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skilltree Saga.

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  31. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    68% User Score Based on 412 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil. As a hero on a mission, you’ll have to assemble a group of brave mercenaries to take on cruel enemi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crowntakers.

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  32. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    68% User Score Based on 416 reviews

    DEAD IN BERMUDA is a survival management game with RPG and adventure elements, in which you lead a team of 8 survivors from a plane crash on a strange island. Assign your survivors to tasks, gain experience and develop your survival skills, research and craft new items for the camp, explore the island for resources and solve the mysteries behind an ancient atlantean prophecy.Key Features Manage th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead In Bermuda.

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  33. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 419 reviews

    Learn the basics of Japanese in this interactive role-playing game! No experience needed – start reading and writing in Japanese! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Learn Japanese To Survive! Katakana War.

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  35. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 1,754 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 4 reviews

    Himno is a peaceful, 2D platformer game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. Take a breath, and relax. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Himno.

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  36. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 1,373 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

    Explore the world of Cuisineer as you enter dungeons and defeat monsters to get vital ingredients to cook delicious food to serve at your restaurant in this super cute and tasty rogue-lite dungeon crawler! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cuisineer.

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  37. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    68% User Score Based on 2,860 reviews

    Force of Nature is an indie open world sandbox game with fighting, crafting, building and farming systems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Force of Nature.

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  39. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    78% User Score Based on 199 reviews

    Stray Path is an adventure and strategy game combining FreeCell and roguelike card. There are different characters and venturing in a randomly generated world. Dragging cards like FreeCell, optimizing choices, selecting equipment & items, discovering the truth of a stray world! Choice matters (the most!) In this breath-taking adventure, you will encounter different kinds of enemies. Whether to b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stray Path.

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  40. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    57% User Score Based on 87 reviews

    Welcome to a world where magic and technology go hand in hand. In Terra Alia, every nation has its own rules for using magic, as it is a common part of this world. To avoid conflicts, these nations have come together to oversee magic use in their lands. The first rule they created is learning the local language before you can start developing your magical abilities. Your adventure begins in you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terra Alia: The Language Discovery RPG.

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  41. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 266 reviews

    After the moon vanished, the fantasy game world of Settlemoon lays abandoned in darkness. Re-light the skies, provide rest and resources for travelling adventurers, and piece together what happened to the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Settlemoon.

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  42. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    73% User Score Based on 105 reviews

    Zafehouse Diaries 2 is a game of survival, exploration and relationships. Every hour, designate tasks for your handful of characters - each with their own skills, motivations and prejudices - and try to outlast the zombie apocalypse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zafehouse Diaries 2.

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  43. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 2,466 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Ring of Pain is a roguelike card game in a world distorted by your mind... - Frail and fragile bear the curse, through the shadow you traverse - Darkness favours cunning few, stare too long and be consumed... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ring of Pain.

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  44. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    93% User Score Based on 268 reviews

    Slow Living With Princesss is an RPG adventure game. Gideon Ragnason has been discharged from the Hero's party because he was not "strong enough". Since then, he has retired from the front lines of the battle and changed his name to Red. Now he opens an apothecary in the frontier called Zoltan and hopes to have a happy slow living life style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slow living with Princess.

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  45. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 1,650 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 13 reviews

    In a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space. A fabled alien derelict ship somewhere within the Deep Sky sector of space is your voucher for a citizenship and a promise of cozy life on a hospitab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Sky Derelicts.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    3DRPG is a voxelized old-school RPG where you explore a Randomly Generated world filled with random dungeons, towns and people! Every character in the game is recruitable. Hunt for prey or go fishing for food. Search for treasure in dungeons and fight monsters on the way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 3DRPG.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 1,506 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Furthering the emerging sandbox genre, Crea features combat and crafting in randomly generated, fantasy-style worlds for you to explore, tear apart and build back up. Crea differentiates itself in many ways such as RPG-style character progression, several unique systems, extensive mod support and a charming art style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crea.

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  48. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 339 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 1 reviews

    Letter Quest is a turn-based RPG where players attack monsters by spelling words. But be careful since the monsters know how to fight back - they can create different letter tiles such as poison, plague, stone, whirlwind, duplicator, spike and flipped, steal your health, heal themselves, use critical attacks, and much, much more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey.

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  50. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    71% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    A genre-twisting tactical runner where you maneuver, fight, think, sacrifice and evolve – all on the run. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tribal Pass.

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