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Games like Lightning: D-Day

Games like Lightning: D-Day

Looking for games like Lightning: D-Day? Here are top tactical turn-based strategy recommendations with a historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Valor & Victory, Twilight Struggle or XenoShyft.

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  1. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    71% User Score Based on 129 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Valor & Victory is a fast playing, easy to learn World War II squad-level game system. V&V gets you into the action quickly, without requiring you to learn a lot of minutiae and unnecessary detail. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valor & Victory.

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  4. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    49% User Score Based on 80 reviews

    The Great War allow players to portray important engagements throughout WWI history. The battles focus on the historical deployment of forces and important terrain features of trench fighting in scale with the game system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Commands & Colors: The Great War.

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  6. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 415 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Ironclad Tactics is a fast-paced, card-based tactics game set in an alternate history Civil War - with steam-powered military robots! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ironclad Tactics.

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  7. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 414 reviews

    The critically acclaimed card game is now available on PC! Dead Man’s Draw is a simple and strategic game of luck and skill that boils down strategy gameplay into a single, tense decision: to play it safe or risk everything in pursuit of killer combos and boundless treasure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Man's Draw.

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  8. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 1,520 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 4 reviews

    Play with friends or AI as you travel across fantastic planes to take on new encounters & opponents. Magic 2013 features ten customizable decks, individual records, new items & more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013.

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  9. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 483 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 7 reviews

    The Witcher Adventure Game takes players on a journey across the world of The Witcher as they assume the roles of four distinct characters known from the books and video games: Geralt of Rivia, Triss Merigold, Yarpen Zigrin and Dandelion. Each character has unique skills and multiple ways of overcoming obstacles - the choice is yours: do you fight your way to victory, call on your charm, or try yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Witcher Adventure Game.

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  10. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    78% User Score Based on 156 reviews

    The critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning World War II deck-building strategy game. June, 1944. Through the D-Day landings, the Allies have seized a foothold on the beaches of Normandy. Now you must lead your troops forward as you push deeper into France and drive the German forces back. You will face intense resistance, machine gun fire, and mortar bombardment, but a great commander can turn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undaunted Normandy.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    90% User Score Based on 2,640 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Scythe is a board game set in an alternate-history 1920s period. It is a time of farming and war, broken hearts and rusted gears, innovation and valor. In Scythe, each player represents a fallen leader attempting to restore their honor and lead their faction to power in Eastern Europa. Players conquer territory, enlist new recruits, reap resources, gain villagers, build structures, and activate mo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scythe.

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  12. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    81% User Score Based on 4,604 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    Ignite your spark with Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers! With over 12 million fans, discover what makes Magic: The Gathering the world’s premier trading card game. Become a Planeswalker and travel the planes of existence unleashing a torrent of spells and creatures to devastate your opponents. Prove yourself in combat against Chandra Nalaar—a fiercely independent Planeswalker with an affin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers.

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  13. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    88% User Score Based on 712 reviews

    The Lock ’n Load Tactical series is a dynamic squad-level tactical combat computer game based on the award-winning board games of the same name. LnLT series centered on infantry combat from the 1930s to the present. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital.

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  14. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 11,752 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 13 reviews

    "In Gloomhaven, you play as a team of mercenaries on their own personal quests to go conquer a world of gloomy and wicked decadence. Choose your group members wisely, because in the turmoil of battle you can only rely on your wits, skills and spells to fight your way through the putrid dungeons and forgotten ruins. In this rogue-like dungeon-crawling adaptation of the famous board game, you will j… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gloomhaven.

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  15. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 6,067 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    In Talisman Digital Edition, there are 58 characters a player can control, from the heroic Warrior to the powerful Sorceress. In this perilous adventure, players battle it out to journey across a dangerous land and be the first to claim the Crown of Command, a magical artefact with the power to destroy all rivals and make the bearer the true ruler of the kingdom. On your travels, you will need str… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Talisman.

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  16. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    91% User Score Based on 1,562 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 1 reviews

    For the first time, the ultimate edition of Panzer Corps, containing all its expansions and new features and sporting an improved UI! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Panzer Corps.

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  17. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    82% User Score Based on 3,527 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

    Coming out of a year in Early Access during which more than 525,000 players downloaded the game, Faeria has been shaped by a very active community of fans. In this time we have processed over 42,000 pieces of feedback, and already awarded more than $34,100 in cash prizes to players who are becoming Faeria legends. Get onboard the Yak train now to help us build the future of Faeria! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Faeria.

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  18. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    44% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Are you ready for a new level in online card games? Draconian Wars is possibly the most strategic and challenging online card game out there. Engage in fierce combats, manage your limited resources and outmaneuver your opponent. Draconian Wars is a game of combat, resource management and battlefield tactics. The battlefield is the lands and skies of Hyperborea, an exotic continent rich in natural … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Draconian Wars.

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  19. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 1,276 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 2 reviews

    Warhammer Underworlds – Shadespire Edition is a digital adaptation of the explosive, high- stakes, turn-based strategy tabletop game from Games Workshop that pits mighty warbands from the Age of Sigmar universe against one another in an eternal player versus player batle for Glory. Choose a warband, build your decks and carve a path to victory using dice-and-card mechanics that offer boundless str… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warhammer Underworlds.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    84% User Score Based on 507 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 5 reviews

    Run a thieves’ guild in a gas-lit underworld. Antihero is a fast-paced strategy game with an (Oliver) Twist. Recruit urchins, hire thugs, kit out your master thief, upgrade your guild… and bribe, blackmail, and assassinate your opposition. A turn-based multiplayer strategy game about running a thieves' guild. Antihero is all about short play sessions with super-interesting decisions. Recruit stre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Antihero.

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  21. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 208 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Choose your faction. Choose your heroes. Choose your troops. Conquer lands, create kingdoms, and destroy your enemies. All the lands of Callasia are yours to dominate in this original simultaneous multiplayer strategy game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legends of Callasia.

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  23. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 1,204 reviews
    Critic Score 91%Based on 5 reviews

    Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unity of Command 2.

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  24. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 220 reviews

    Tanto Cuore is a Japanese deck-building card game which has a mechanism similar to Dominion. Each player plays as the Lord of a mansion and hires maids to fill out their house to become the King of Maids! The end goal is simple enough, the player who has the most Victory Points at the end of the game wins! Players acquire Victory Points by employing a variety of maids and "Love" cards that allow … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tanto Cuore.

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  25. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    71% User Score Based on 69 reviews

    Draft an army and fight a battle all in 15 thrilling minutes. Opponents issue orders at the same time in this unique system of simultaneous turn-based tactics. Test your wits online today! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise: Battle Lines.

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  26. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 1,378 reviews

    Worms Clan Wars is an artillery-strategy game developed in the Worms series. Many gameplay features from previous Worms games return, such as water mechanics and Physics Objects. The classes system which was introduced in Worms Revolution also returned. A day and night system was also introduced. Customisation has a large role. Players can create emblems, team flags and landscapes with the lands… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Worms Clan Wars.

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  27. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    81% User Score Based on 10,217 reviews

    Kards, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KARDS - The WW2 Card Game.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    92% User Score Based on 3,114 reviews

    Might makes right in the wild wood! The award-winning board game of asymmetrical woodland warfare comes to cross-platform digital play! Combine subtle strategy and bold daring to guide your forest faction to victory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Root.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    71% User Score Based on 234 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Dwarf Tower is a turn-based tactics game of tower building and spellcasting. Each turn you develop your tower by placing blocks, constructing rooms, and play various spells. Your tower can have Libraries (store spells), Crystals (generate mana), Dwarf Dwellings (give you dwarves to repair the tower) and some other rooms. The crucial room is Archmage's Chamber. It's position is hidden from enemy an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dwarf Tower.

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  30. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 358 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    In the summer of 1944, the Second World War entered its end-game when the Allies launched two major operations that would drive back German forces on both the Western and Eastern Fronts at once. Their names were Overlord and Bagration. Overlord famously commenced with the D-Day landings in Normandy and ended in the Liberation of Paris, while Bagration - a far less well-known but far larger Russ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Order of War.

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  31. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 10,330 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 6 reviews

    In Wingspan you are bird enthusiasts—researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors—seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wingspan.

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  33. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story
    80% User Score Based on 619 reviews

    Real-time PvP clash battles: pick your master, build your deck and be victorious If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minion Masters.

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  34. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    63% User Score Based on 123 reviews

    Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a set of three historical turn-based strategies, in which you are going to take command of the armies in the greatest Medieval wars as well as take control of countries and nations during World War II. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection.

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  35. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    73% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Drive on Moscow: War in the Snow, a strategy game from the award-winning makers of Battle of the Bulge, invites you to take command of the pivotal battle of World War II! Defend the homeland as the Soviets, or lead a bold push to seize the Soviet capital as the Axis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drive on Moscow.

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

    Command the armies of the British Redcoats, English Loyalists, German Hessians, American Regulars, Patriots, French Regulars and Native Americans to decide the fate of the Americas! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1775: Rebellion.

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  39. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    59% User Score Based on 505 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 5 reviews

    A digital translation of the popular board game. As skilled members of a disease-fighting team, you must keep four deadly diseases at bay while discovering their cures. Travel the world, treat infections, and find cures. You must work as a team to succeed. The clock is ticking as outbreaks and epidemics fuel the spreading plagues. Can you find all four cures in time? The fate of humanity is in you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pandemic: The Board Game.

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  40. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    66% User Score Based on 1,203 reviews

    HEX: Shards of Fate is a new breed of digital card game, combining classic TCG gameplay with elements of an online RPG. Create powerful decks from over 1,000 unique cards, battle your way through the single-player mode, or test your mettle against other players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HEX: Shards of Fate.

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  42. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    74% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    What if the Warsaw Pact had attacked NATO in the mid-1980s. Or the other way around? Study this titanic conflict, within its most emblematic theater, Germany and Central Europe. Will you be able to achieve your goals without escalating into an uncontrollable nuclear conflict? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SGS NATO's Nightmare.

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  43. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    82% User Score Based on 8,343 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 31 reviews

    Armello is a swashbuckling adventure that combines the strategic play of card and board games with RPG elements. As a hero from one of the clans of Armello, you'll quest, scheme, explore, vanquish monsters, and face off against other players, with one ultimate end goal in mind — storming the palace and becoming King or Queen of Armello. Armello is League of Geeks’ attempt to revolutionise digital … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Armello.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 215 reviews

    Labyrinth is a bold and innovative new Collectible Card Game (CCG) adventure that allows players to experience the depth of traditional CCGs and the action of tactical role-playing games in an immersive 3D universe. In Labyrinth, players are both Adventurers and Dungeon Masters. As Adventurers they must assemble a powerful deck of Heroes and then invade rival dungeons and engage in epic player vs… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Labyrinth.

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  46. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    51% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    Desert Ashes is a turn based strategy game with online multiplayer and single player campaigns which also boasts an innovative menu system allowing players to enjoy multiple games at once. Features Unique Day/Night System Online Multiplayer Single Player Campaign If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desert Ashes.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    38% User Score Based on 554 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 4 reviews

    Etherium is the new, futuristic real-time strategy game developed by Tindalos Interactive, the studio that created Stellar Impact. This strategy game, exclusively for PC, offers a particularly dynamic and edgy gameplay with innovative game mechanics that revitalize the genre.In Etherium, three empires are engaged in a merciless struggle to control a handful of planets that contain rich deposits of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Etherium.

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  48. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    58% User Score Based on 246 reviews

    Colonial Conquest is a conquest simulation set in the Victorian age of warfare and expansion of the late 1800's and early 1900's. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colonial Conquest.

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  49. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    59% User Score Based on 235 reviews

    Panzer Strategy: Blitzkrieg is a historical wargame on Unreal Engine where like in re­al life you can adapt your units to any objective using equipments and skills. Moreover you can make your tactics even more flexible with skills and abilities of your HQ and the HQ Commander! And all of these combined with UnrealEn­gine with the free camera mode allow you to ch­eck the whole scene fr­om the aeria… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Panzer Strategy.

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  50. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 233 reviews

    Open your mind and discover your power as you explore the world of Spectromancer! A turn-based online fantasy card game, co-designed by Magic: The Gathering's Richard Garfield and Alexey Stankevich, creator of Astral Tournament and Astral Masters, Spectromancer allows players to participate in a magical duel against other mages by strategically summoning creatures and casting spells. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spectromancer.

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