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Looking for games like Making Big Indie Games? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Eden Island, Axis Game Factory's AGFPRO v3 or March of Industry.

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  1. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    63% User Score Based on 134 reviews

    About the game:You will survive as a survivor on an tropical island, a beautiful and mysterious tropical paradise with a rich ecological environment and a variety of magical animals. Cut down trees, collect resources, build your own home, hunt, grow crops, you can collect resources to trade with the aborigines, and you have to avoid ferocious beasts in the rainforest. In addition to tropical anim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eden Island.

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  2. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    63% User Score Based on 239 reviews

    Axis Game Factory’s AGFPRO v3.0 – for PC, MAC and LINUX We just released version 3.0 of AGFPRO & Premium - there are a TON of new features, assets and functionality that have been added, giving users the ability to create amazing game levels and maps like NEVER BEFORE!! Major features to AGFPRO 3.0 include compatibility with Unity 5 for AGFPRO, Premium, Zombie FPS, Fantasy Side-Scroller, Dro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Axis Game Factory's AGFPRO v3.

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  3. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    35% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    Comrade, craft our glorious country's natural resources into advanced materials. Discover crafting recipes to create powerful weapons and then sell them. Automate your weapons factory and create many capitalist profits! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to March of Industry.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 240 reviews

    Command Ops 2 is a wargame engine that lets you assess, plan, order and react at the operational level just like a real Corps, Division and Brigade commander. What sets Command Ops 2 apart from the competition is the most advanced and realistic model of command decision-making. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Command Ops 2.

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  6. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    73% User Score Based on 1,517 reviews

    Welcome to GameGuru Classic, game making for everyone. We've created an easy to use and most enjoyable game creator. Join us and our great and enthusiastic game-making community on your journey to make fun games! Imagine creating a world that you and your friends come together and play... and creating it can be a matter of minutes with no technical jiggery-pokery needed at all :-) Of course, you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GameGuru Classic.

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  7. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    61% User Score Based on 773 reviews

    Meet your friends in the World of Diesel! Grab some of the biggest four-wheelers. Trick these trucks, flip them for a profit or give them away! This Can Go Hard Or This Can Go Diesel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diesel Brothers: The Game.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    49% User Score Based on 316 reviews

    From the designer and artists behind "Stranded" comes a short story about the intersection of morality and sentience, in a cyberpunk future where both have become commodities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murder.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    75% User Score Based on 323 reviews

    Simutrans is an open-source transportation simulation game available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Establish a successful transport company: Build road, rails, channels and more to get passengers, mail, and goods to their destinations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Simutrans.

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  10. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    81% User Score Based on 3,395 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 6 reviews

    Kentucky Route Zero is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway in the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it. Gameplay is inspired by point-and-click adventure games (like the classic Monkey Island or King's Quest series, or more recently Telltale's Walking Dead series), but focused on characterization, atmosphere and storytelling rather than clever puzzles … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kentucky Route Zero.

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  11. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    81% User Score Based on 4,608 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 3 reviews

    Transport Fever is a railroad-focused tycoon game. You start in 1850 and build up a thriving transport company. As an emerging transport tycoon, you construct stations, airports, harbors and makes money by connecting areas requiring transport services. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Transport Fever.

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  12. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    57% User Score Based on 2,500 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 4 reviews

    Train Fever is a railroad-focused business simulation game. In other words, it's a modern-day Transport Tycoon with procedural content and a sophisticated city simulation. It's the year 1850, and there are great times ahead! Establish a transport company and be its manager. Build infrastructure such as railways and stations, purchase transportation vehicles and manage lines. Fulfill the people's n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Train Fever.

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  13. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    46% User Score Based on 364 reviews

    Lume is the prequel of the award-winning game "Lumino City". The game is a puzzle-adventure with an unique art-style: The world in Lume is not made of polygons but completely with paper and cardboard material. Who turned out the lights? And more importantly... Who will fix them? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lume.

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    39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    36% User Score Based on 220 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Villagers is a beautifully illustrated and richly detailed town-building game where you build a thriving community using the people and resources around you. Success or failure depends on your ability to create a town that can grow and prosper, and overcome the harsh realities of medieval life! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Villagers.

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  15. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    65% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    A-Train is back, and better than ever. The biggest and best city builder, transport simulation game returns with a host of new features. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A-Train 9 V4.0: Japan Rail Simulator.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    92% User Score Based on 1,075 reviews

    ‌Alchemy Factory‌A medieval sandbox blending alchemy, automation & shopkeeping! As a magic apprentice, build your empire of automated production lines crafting potions, metals, and jewels. Rise from a humble shop owner to an industry-dominating alchemy magnate! ‌Self-Running Laboratories‌Automate herb grinding, essence extraction, elixir distillation – even transmute ore into Philosopher's S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alchemy Factory.

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  17. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    79% User Score Based on 412 reviews

    Great on Deck About the GameGet ready for some brake jamm'in, CB talk'in, convoy roll'in action across America! From Portland Oregon to Miami Florida, you'll be hauling loads and trying to stay one step ahead of the law as you climb into your Big Rig for non-stop driving action. And if that's not enough, you'll also be able to race your modified Rig on one of 5 different tracks for the ultimat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing.

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  18. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 3,760 reviews

    Roadmap About the GameTurn your dream of selling used cars into reality! In Car Dealer Simulator, you’ll learn the ins and outs of running a business from its quirky owner, Little Sam. He’s not great at keeping things in order, so your task is to buy low, fix up, and sell high. Over time, as you master your initial challenges, you’ll have the chance to take over the business, and then… Ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Car Dealer Simulator.

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  19. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 2,619 reviews

    Space Engineers 2 is an open world sandbox game where engineering meets exploration, construction, and survival in the vastness of space. Become a pioneer in the distant Almagest system, a new uncharted world with infinite possibilities for creativity and discovery. Build everything from starships to space stations as you craft your own path in this highly anticipated next chapter of the Space Eng… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Engineers 2.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    76% User Score Based on 375 reviews

    Welcome to Mech Builder- a relaxing puzzle game inspired by Model building(gunpla). You will experience the relaxing process of building a model kit with complete freedom. Cut out, assemble, paint, and then customize your models! Build mechs, waifus, armors, figures, and so much more. Building all the kits will take around 7-9 hours of your time. Finishing time trial will take around 2-3 ho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mech Builder.

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  21. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 2,252 reviews

    Home Safety Hotline is an analog horror inspired telephone operator simulator where you answer incoming callers' questions about what's inside their home. Read through a vast catalog of common pests and household hazards, and do your best to become an expert in home safety. You will be held responsible for what happens. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home Safety Hotline.

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  22. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, grinding
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    61% User Score Based on 75 reviews

    Welcome to our world of creativity, where we invite you to craft something truly extraordinary. Get various mechanics and features which will help you in creating your mini WORLD! Choose from a diverse range of trains and wagons from European to Asian brands or import your own. Mix different trains and wagons together! Customize your machines - put some paint on them and personalize the way y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Train Yard Builder.

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  23. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, character development
    71% User Score Based on 496 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 5 reviews

    Hop into a muscle car and drive through the American West in a game inspired by 1970s road movies. Enjoy the ride in this narrative-driven racing experience with a comic book aesthetic. Choose your own route across the USA in a game where every run is a personalized, unique experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heading Out.

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  24. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Clock in for the night shift at TEREBRO INC., 1986. As a newly promoted Risk Assessment Data Processor, your job is simple: safeguard the company’s future. But the deeper you dig into the archives, the stranger and more unsettling the details become. Using vintage tools like a GPS and encoder device, you’ll sift through cryptic documents, unravel hidden codes, and piece together fragments of the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Things Too Ugly.

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  25. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    54% User Score Based on 252 reviews

    Evolution RTS is a free an Open Source RTS game designed using the Spring Engine. It has been in development for over 5 years and receives updates often. Its gameplay is designed specifically to appeal to gamers of all skill levels. The gameplay is designed around the use of unit groups, and the mixture of your unit group often will determine how successful you are in battle, as opposed to churnin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evolution RTS.

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  26. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    93% User Score Based on 16,956 reviews

    Automation is a car company tycoon game in which you design and build cars from scratch. It is you who designs everything from the very core that is the engine, over the chassis, to the suspension and the car's looks. Several games have tried this before... but were able to merely scratch the surface. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Automation: The Car Company Tycoon Game.

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  27. 30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    30% User Score Based on 171 reviews

    I must kill...: Fresh Meat is a light horror story adventure game based on a sad story of a butcher. One day, one night and one accident will bring his misty past and memories to light. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Must Kill: Fresh Meat.

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  29. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    88% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Mars Odyssey is a single player VR simulator experience. Land on the red planet. Walk the surface of Mars in your living room and interact with full-scale, realistic NASA Landers and Rovers. Learn about the Red Planet, its history, and its geography in this interactive experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mars Odyssey.

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  30. The ultimate AI system and combat kit for Unity Engine. Craft complex AI without a line of code. With a few clicks, your people, wildlife, vehicles, zombies, etc instantly come alive! Try Before You Buy: Download Free Demo (Fully Functional)Play Included Demos + Read Manual:WebGL Demos | 100 Page Manual Requirements: Unity 2017.3 or later Preview Included Scenes (if you can't play the WebGL demos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AI Designer Pro (for Unity3D).

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    71% User Score Based on 104 reviews

    Fritz Chess 14 is the most comprehensive chess program in the world. Whether you are new to the game or a Grandmaster, FRITZ 14 is suitable for all skill levels. The top-ranked Fritz Chess engine adjusts its playing strength automatically, offers coaching at all levels, explanation of chess positions, color coded danger warnings, openings statistics, automatic game analysis and training modules f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fritz Chess 14.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 2,192 reviews

    My Garage is a car simulation game with main focus being simulating real car repair, maintenance, and physics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Garage.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 484 reviews

    RYB is a colorful game of logic. It is a logic puzzle game which aims to bend the rules of logic puzzle design. Standardized grids are nowhere to be seen. Instead, each puzzle is a beautiful, symmetrical shape. Each puzzle is designed to set up interesting logical deductions. After a shape is colored, more information may be revealed, which allows the solve path of the puzzles to be tightly constr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RYB.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    Your Future Self is a thrilling time loop "conversation-em-up" with a unique conversational "battle" mechanic. It harks back to the aesthetics of text-based adventure games whilst deliberately subverting your expectations; both in story and design. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Future Self.

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  35. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 1,236 reviews

    Note: This page has been retired, please go to this page instead. Tracks: The Train Set Game is in Steam Early Access (Click me to open in the Steam client instead) Follow progress on my Tumblr or Twitter If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tracks (old).

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  36. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 5,590 reviews

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes complexity and sizes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coloring Pixels.

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  37. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    62% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    Train Town is traintastic fun for everyone. Build your world, choose your train, go on exciting adventures through cityscapes, jungles and deserts...and even crash and blow things up! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Train Town.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    97% User Score Based on 1,102 reviews

    Coloring Game 2 is a sequel of the existing color-by-number game which so many users have liked. The sequel features new options and images. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coloring Game 2.

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  39. 24%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    24% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    You have just been appointed the head of a new Movie Studio and have been given 10 (now 50) years to make it the most successful studio around. You are up against seven other computer controlled Studios all trying to be the best Studio in the world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Movie Studio Boss: The Sequel.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 1,275 reviews

    Coloring Game is a fantastic anti-stress game. Color pixels without any hurry while listening to beautiful background music. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coloring Game.

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  41. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 3,152 reviews

    Now you can own and operate your own auto repair service with Car Mechanic Simulator 2014. Get the behind the scenes view of the daily dealings at local garages and dealership repair shops and interact with car owners seeking repairs. Order parts and materials necessary to maintain inventory including used car parts to help keep consumer costs low. Gain experience with over 120 different repairs i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Car Mechanic Simulator 2014.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    59% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Maintaining a healthy Work-Life balance is pretty tricky on a good day but it’s damn near impossible when your boss threatens foreclosure on your mortal existence. As the new bartender at DEAD-END, you’ll make new friends, mix weird drinks, all while navigating Life, Death and everything in between. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grimm & Tonic.

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  43. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    96% User Score Based on 2,153 reviews

    Build your own model railway tracks and scenery or explore pre-made layouts, including 1000s of player-made layouts on the Steam Workshop! Play in virtual reality and on PC! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rolling Line.

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  44. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 3,444 reviews

    Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment. This game aims to show other sufferers of depression that they are not alone in their feelings, and to illustrate to people who may not understand the illness the dept… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depression Quest.

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  45. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 268 reviews

    Play the free demo!If you like the free demo, buy the full game and continue from your last save point! Learning should be an adventureDialogue changes from English to Japanese as you learn and progress in this comedic RPG backed by professional Japanese voice acting. Learn Japanese RPG: Hiragana Forbidden Speech is aimed at anime fans with little to no Japanese ability, but any beginne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Learn Japanese RPG: Hiragana Forbidden Speech.

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  46. 64%Game Brain Score
    64% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Build, manage, and automate an industrial village. Exploit various resources with optimized production chains. Peons will harvest, collect, and deliver items to and between production buildings and markets. Collect enough resources to upgrade buildings and improve the happiness of your workers which will ensure that your industry chug along smoothly. Build roads, conveyor belts and other systems… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to infindustry.

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  47. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    90% User Score Based on 4,832 reviews

    New cars, new tools, new options, more parts and much more fun in the next version of Car Mechanic Simulator! Take your wrench! Create and expand your auto repairs service empire. Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 will take you behind the scenes of daily routine in car workshop. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Car Mechanic Simulator 2015.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 1,101 reviews

    GameMaker has everything you need to take your idea from concept to finished game. With a fresh user interface and many new exciting features including; Real-Time Animation Editing, a new innovative workflow and seamless path from Drag and Drop to actual code, developing top quality games has never been easier! Featuring a powerful programming language for professionals, and a drag-and-drop no-co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GameMaker.

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  49. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    55% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    Divergence: Online is an open-world sandbox MMO that began as the spiritual successor to Pre-NGE SWG, but since has grown into its own living breathing universe. Divergence was designed to provide unmatched crafting, player and guild housing and player freedom on a scale, we believe, never before achieved. We hope you'll enjoy our Early Access release and help us continue to develop this game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Divergence: Online.

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  50. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    79% User Score Based on 670 reviews

    Highrise City is the next evolution of City Builders. Create cities with up to a million inhabitants where more than 30.000 buildings are placed and where countless people are walking down the streets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Highrise City.

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