Games like Meat Grinder
Looking for games like Meat Grinder? Here are top action recommendations with a horror and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Drain, Picket Line Tango or Knights of Lazarus.
- 71%Game Brain Score71% User Score 22 reviews
Simple farmers of the rotating colony ship Within Wheels starve as bargain InstaCrops wither on the vine. They turn to faith and ritual, concocting visions of a hell on earth from half-remembered traditions and commercialized lore. Bunker doors seal as their beacon calls upon believers to consecrate synthetic soil with holy blood. The Drain is a tense level-0 funnel adventure for the Mothership… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Drain.
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- 66%Game Brain Score66% User Score 17 reviews
The people of mining colony Norton Outpost are addicted to murder. Kith slaughter kin over petty conflicts and bad habits. A union strike raises tensions to a boiling point. The true killer stalks unseen among protest signs and workers on the edge of chaos in… Picket Line Tango is a noir-inspired murder mystery adventure in space for the Mothership sci-fi horror RPG. It has everything you need … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Picket Line Tango.
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- 58%Game Brain Score58% User Score 9 reviews
Knights of Lazarus presents a puzzle, unsolvable the first time through. The crew must discover the best tactics to combat specialized enemies, roleplay through encounters, and choose whether to retreat or push their luck through the dungeon, The Ship Canterbury. Will your crew plan a heist? Or take the oath to join the Knights themselves? Whatever the choice the crew will discover the secrets of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knights of Lazarus.
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In The Cleaning of Prison Station Echo, PCs are nighttime janitorial staff brought in to clean a corporate-run, high-security prison. Their shift goes wrong when an accident in the hidden basement lab releases a rampaging horde of hallucinating test subjects from XeroCorp’s top-secret Super Soldier program. Trapped in lockdown, with all access to the outside world cut, PCs must navigate the chaos … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cleaning of Prison Station Echo.
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- 56%Game Brain Score56% User Score 7 reviews
A Packet of What? A Packet of Particular Peaks. This is a go-to reference for a system neutral, old school inspired fantasy setting that aims to provide a “drop-in-and-drop-out” experience. You can run a small side quest within the peaks, provide a parallel campaign to your normal adventures, or simply pull from this packet for game-able material in your role playing game sessions. We hope … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Packet of Particular Peaks.
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Short adventures and persistent random encounters to shake up the streets of your city! Tiny Weird Adventures: Urban Edition is a collection of short Tier 1 adventures to be used in conjunction with the Fifth Edition of the most popular fantasy RPG of recent times, easily adaptable to your medieval fantasy game of choice. You will get 6 urban-themed adventures to enhance your game with stories o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Weird Adventures: Urban Edition.
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- 54%Game Brain Score54% User Score 5 reviews
Deep within the Hekate Sector lies a planet racked by snow and ice storms: Benza-10. It's there that Pure Transmission Corporation, the gatekeepers of the interstellar airwaves, maintain a mysterious archive of captured voices that the Corpos don't want you to hear, and maybe, MAYBE some you ought not to. Does breaking in and liberating the voices of Hekate sound like music to your ears? Suit up, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hecate Cassette Archive.
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- 64%Game Brain Score64% User Score 15 reviews
A Greeblin’s Journey is a solo journaling game about a traveling creature called a Greeblin. They have become unsettled from their home and are now traveling for the first time in a world they have never explored. The road is strange and not nearly as kind as their bed, but they had to do something. They had to go somewhere. This project is a digital-only (for now) zine! The game uses 2 six-side… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Greeblin's Journey.
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- 100%Game Brain Score100% User Score 96 reviews
The Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City is a tabletop role-playing game book, half setting, half adventure, and half epic trip; inspired by psychedelic heavy metal, the Dying Earth genre, and classic Oregon Trail games. It leads a group of ‘heroes’ into the depths of a vast and mythic steppe filled with the detritus of time and space and fuzzy riffs. 32 ready-to-run destinationsscores of st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City.
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- 58%Game Brain Score58% User Score 9 reviews
[The physical, hardcover, full color Space Kings book is now available for purchase!] Space Kings is a playing card based tabletop role-playing game designed for over-the-top interstellar adventures. Players take on the role of tough mercenaries, plucky pop stars, and funky aliens to fight evil space governments, soulless megacorporations, and the all-consuming void. Space Kings focuses on impro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Kings.
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- 59%Game Brain Score59% User Score 10 reviews
Die Hard meets Alien in this thrilling escape from a hijacked station, made for the Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG. In Dying Hard on Hardlight Station, your team of grizzled PCs will be torn between saving friends locked in the Healthtek facility or crawling to freedom in the vents of the corporate-controlled Hardlight Station, all while avoiding capture by the brutal Blackshield Mercenary Company. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dying Hard on Hardlight Station.
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- 69%Game Brain Score69% User Score 20 reviews
A no-prep adventure for World of Dungeons Noctis Labyrinth is a compilation of modules laser-focused on your GMing needs. Based on John Harper’s minimalistic World of Dungeons, it is designed for quick pick and play, with complementary chapters expanding the game towards longer campaigns. In Noctis Labyrinth a red desert encompasses the known world. Only one bastion of civilization remains, Cardea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noctis Labyrinth.
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- 100%Game Brain Score100% User Score 67 reviews
In a long forgotten age, a raging war shattered and devastated the worlds of gods and men. Now green life blooms amidst the ruins of the lost worlds. Wondrous and terrible beings roam the Nine Realms. Civilisation stumbles forward, fresh and reaching. Fate carves the skein anew but there are loose threads, lost long ago in the wars, with no place in the tapestry. These threads must seek the fire w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Runecairn: Core Rules.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay91% User Score 44 reviews
Apollyon is a dark fantasy narrative RPG focused on choices, where you summon demons and spiritual entities, deal with them for power, and delve deeper into an occult universe! It is a multiplayer choose-your-own adventure RPG mixed with a roguelike strategy board game and hidden deckbuilder elements. In this 40+ hour game, you will: Use obsidian tokens upon the Apollyic table to control the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apollyon: River of Life.
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- 66%Game Brain Score66% User Score 18 reviews
“Reality” is a rotting fruit, and the tiny creatures that crawl across its surface doomed. The dreadful ancient things that lurk beneath its skin have but one demand in return for a living being’s continued existence: obedience. Across all worlds, all space and time, all must bow. As the decay of the universe accelerates, more and more cultures under the ancients’ dominion have realized what is … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ALL MUST BOW.
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- 96%Game Brain Score96% User Score 58 reviews
Original ruleset, written + designed by Colin Cummings Inspired by video games like The Yawhg, Unavowed, and The Shrouded Isle, comes Black Heart, the second release in the Carly Rae Jepsen TTRPG trilogy following the successful Boy Problems.Work with your fellow cultists, investigate a village and the dark secrets it hides, gain power as the veil between worlds weakens, and finally: summon an anc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Heart.
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- 68%Game Brain Score68% User Score 19 reviews
Recipe on Kmiydish Paper is a one-player game about delicious food and the communities who prepare it. We’ve all been told that some recipes have been handed down through generations, or kept in restaurant safes for decades, or are only known and cooked by mysterious figures. These recipes, and the food they create, are well-loved historical relics, mirroring a region’s geography, politics, and pe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recipe on Kmiydish Paper.
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- 50%Game Brain Score50% User Score 1 reviews
Create characters in a minute. Come up with a handful of encounters, scenarios, or plot twists in five minutes...or even on the fly! Run a full, satisfying game in just 1-2 hours...or longer! Within the compact nature of the game, the use of adjectives and nouns forces characters to change and grow as they deal with the scenarios they face, and therefore a short series of continuous sessions or ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DeScriptors: Definitive Edition.
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- 48%Game Brain Score48% User Score 5 reviews
In the Darkness is a system-neutral one-page isekai adventure (for 3+ players) for role-playing games (RPGs), based on the classic “three-act scenario” model and designed to allow some versatility, depending on how much the Game Master (GM) wants to simplify it. If they wish to use only the most basic content available here, this adventure may last only for either a short one-shot or a couple of s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In the Darkness.
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- 71%Game Brain Score71% User Score 22 reviews
NOW UPDATED FOR MOTHERSHIP 1e! During a repair job to the remote freespace station PIRAD ONE, you meet a unique group of social and political outcasts and quickly learn that some have more powerful secrets than others. There is a force working from the shadows - one commune member is here on behalf of DEXTRO-SINGLETON, a powerful corp willing to do whatever it takes to secure the station and a v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mole on PIRAD ONE - a corporate horror adventure for Mothership 1e.
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- View Game80%Game Brain Score80% User Score 33 reviews
Wandering Dreams is an adventure RPG zine about exploring a Soulsborne and Lovecraft inspired world full of strange and unique locations, beings, and things that are waiting for discovery by the player. It is designed for solo play and uses custom rules for combat and encounters. Using a deck of standard playing cards and a 6 sided die (d6) the player sets off on a story telling experience into th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wandering Dreams.
- 55%Game Brain Score55% User Score 6 reviews
NOTE: You can purchase the basic Ashcan edition for $5.00 or the Full Edition for $10.00. See below for details. Sönderfall was never much to look at, but as one of the only outposts on the trek between Tveland and the Western Kingdom, travelers came to rely on it for a brief respite from the road. Until a week ago, when rumor reached Schleswig that Sönderfall had vanished overnight. Accordin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cross Stitch.
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- 65%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music100% User Score 16 reviews
Mycorrhiza is a love letter to horror manga in the form of a visual novel. Some of our biggest inspirations include the works of Junji Ito and Masaaki Nakayama. While Scott is trying to find a way back home, reality distorts and people’s morals start shifting in cruel and unexpected ways. A peculiar plant transforming animals, a horrifying comedy trend and a strange building trapping people. Each… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mycorrhiza.
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SHIVER Double Feature LIVE NOW on GamefoundA collection of terrifying tales for the award winning SHIVER RPG that really show the game's ability to portray any setting and sub-genre you love. From Weird Wild West, to Arctic Special Ops Teams, to outer-space explorers, as long as something strange is going on SHIVER has you covered. A Military operation discovers horrors aboard a lost ship in the A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SHIVER RPG - The Cursed Library.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability92% User Score 831 reviewsCritic Score 80%8 reviews
After performing a charm that would supposedly unite them as friends, a group of students are teleported to the mysterious Heavenly Host Elementary School where they are visited by the spirits of the school's murdered students. Featuring the voice talent of Aqua Voices, Lindsey Vachon, Byron Rodrigues, and many more talented voice actors. The English version of the first two chapters are playab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party (2021).
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- View Game70%Game Brain Score70% User Score 21 reviews
The Hardcopy Version of Journey has Been Released!Physical copies of Journey are now available! Order the physical book for Journey from DriveThruRPG and get 50% off the digital copy. Just choose the option for "PDF + Softcover, Standard Color Book" on Journey's page on DriveThruRPG.Get the Physical Book on DriveThruRPG! Journey is a solo roleplaying game that puts you in the role of an explorer … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Journey.
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Broken Lands: Adventures between Law and Chaos is a medieval fantasy role-playing game created by Carlos Ferrer that sets the action in a world divided by religious struggles and subjected to the ambition of the gods. Their eternal conflict keeps the mortals who worship them in a constant political and social tension. In the historical moment that serves as setting for the game, this pressure is a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Lands RPG.
- 68%Game Brain Score68% User Score 19 reviews
Welcome to Gravemire, a horror TTRPG by Sylvan Lawrence, published by Clawhammer Games. Set in an uncanny, creature-infested version of 1890s Louisiana, Gravemire uses an original D12-based system of mechanics and a deliberate focus on character relationships to help players tell meaningful stories of fallible people coping with unfathomable odds. Want the game in print? Buy a copy here! The Game … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gravemire.
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Dare Fate is an exciting roguelite survivor with RPG elements. You will battle against waves of monsters, discover powerful skill combinations, and survive in this dangerous world by any means necessary. But Dare Fate is not just about endless combat. Every hero here is more than just a "sword with legs"—they are part of a grand saga. Their pasts, motives, and destinies intertwine in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dare Fate.
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Dreams of Fire is a simple puzzle game with a twist: There is 2D world and a 3D world! Both worlds effect each other, and must be used to get through the puzzles. Can you make it through all 10 levels? Dreams of Fire was made for Godot Community Jam 2018! You can find the other entries to the jam here! The source code for Dreams of Fire can be found here on Github. I did not create the following a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreams of Fire.
- 55%Game Brain Score55% User Score 6 reviews
Welcome to The Ultraviolet Grasslands, the roleplaying game of heroes on a strange trip through mythic steppes in search of lost time, broken space, and deep riffs. Half setting, half adventure, and half epic trip; inspired by psychedelic heavy metal, the Dying Earth genre, and classic Oregon Trail games. For the hardcover, visit Exalted Funeral. The 2nd Edition is a director's cut of the OG UVG … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UVG 2E: Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City.
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- 51%Game Brain Score51% User Score 2 reviews
FEATHERED ADVENTURES is a diceless tabletop RPG in which you play anthropomorphic birds going on pulp adventures, trying to overcome their flaws to come out on top. It can be played with or without a GM and requires 3 to 6 players, for short one-shots (1 to 2 hours) requiring very little preparation or slightly longer campaigns. You'll like this game if you enjoy adventures mixing humor and actio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Feathered Adventures.
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"The meat colored humanoids unleash a deafening howl of alarm, a cacophony which echoes throughout the courtyard and deep into all the nooks and crannies of the old mall. Immediately, answering shrieks and snarls respond and shadows of tall, skinny figures appear on the walls..." In the twisted, dark future of 24th century America, heroes are needed more than ever. Do you have what it takes to r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mall of Doom.
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- 56%Game Brain Score56% User Score 7 reviews
"Tarot—much like Troika—is about interpretation, personal experience, and instinct." Articles of the Arcana is a tarot-inspired supplement for Troika, the other world's favorite RPG, created by the Melsonian Arts Council. It is a collection of new character options and campaign prompts, all accompanied by dozens of pieces of beautiful art crafted by an amazing array of artists. Troika is a table… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Articles of the Arcana: A Troika Tarot Supplement.
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- 73%Game Brain Score73% User Score 24 reviews
YOU DIED You are an Undead ― a creature cursed to an endless cycle of death and resurrection ― newly arisen amidst a crumbling kingdom of ruin and despair. You have fragmented memories of your life before this affliction, and fleeting visions of a world from a time long gone (though exactly how long, none can say). Your soul has been hollowed out of your body, replaced by a flickering flame that s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bonfire & Blade.
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- 66%Game Brain Score66% User Score 21 reviews
Ellipses RPG makes tabletop role-playing more accessible than ever by focusing on chaotic, collaborative storytelling - not number crunching. Features: Streamlined, Adaptable, Accessible Ruleset The mechanics of Ellipses RPG fit within only 3 pages of text, and are designed to work with any setting you can imagine. Role-playing newcomers can create a character within 15 minutes! Additionally, if y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ellipses RPG.
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- 65%Game Brain Score65% User Score 19 reviews
ABOUT THE GAME In a world without its colors, stories are told about a time when life was bright and radiant, when the sunlight was warm and nature was strong. While Iris is still young and their world has always been dull and faded, these stories inspire them to dream of a better future. Could these dreams be a sign of change? Join Iris as they adventure through the unknown in search o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IRIS: A Colorful Dream.
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- 100%Game Brain Score100% User Score 226 reviews
The award winning RPG of monster hunting has been updated! Get ready for Slayers 1.5. The City sits at the nexus of the world. Once you're inside it, it is the world. Something drives the borders of The City ever-onward, crawling towards the horizon. Urban sprawl made real. Neighborhoods appear and disappear overnight, The City is filled to brim with no shortage of interesting characters, culture… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slayers.
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Salutations We are The Half-Baked Creators League Ltd. -- And I; serving as Admiral of this here vessel, am known as The Chairman. The League, on it's own-- stands as a beacon of inane musings in the otherwise murky court of the gaming industry at large. Meanwhile, I myself lurk in the shadowy crevasses of my lair, Half-Baked HQ, toiling aimlessly endlessly to bring you what you see before you. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project: Running-Man 2D (Metal-Messiah).
- 80%Game Brain Score80% User Score 31 reviews
tactical action | old school theming Trespasser is a tabletop roleplaying game about peasants-turned-adventurers carving out safe refuge amid the long collapse of their dying world. Designed for player-driven sandbox campaigns of survival and dungeon crawling, Trespasser borrows themes of early tabletop and pairs them with a tactical combat system inspired by 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons. If you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trespasser.
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- 66%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability66% User Score 59 reviews
You and your friends were teenage sidekicks of the world's greatest heroes. But now, the heroes are missing. It's your turn to kick ass and save the world! Unsupervised is a 660,000-word interactive superpower novel by Lucas Zaper and Morton Newberry, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unsupervised.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding93% User Score 233 reviewsCritic Score 77%2 reviews
This is a story about the revenge of a girl who lost her arms and legs to a devil... Noel The Mortal Fate is a charismatic adventure game, now available worldwide on Steam in English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese with seasons 1 - 7 available now in one package. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noel the Mortal Fate.
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- 83%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability83% User Score 328 reviews
"Calm down. This is all normal. Well, it’s a new normal. There was a malfunction that we can’t fix yet, but with your help I can make symptoms bearable. We’re all in the same boat here and should help each other." "I’m Shelly, a lead scientist in General Education research facility. The job title is longer, but it’s not important. Here’s what I know so far, though." "The experience-sharing program… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Long Reach.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding84% User Score 320 reviews
Depersonalization is an COC like RPG game. TRPG! Dice! Cthulhu! Bad End! Multi-branch! A different world starting from zero! The game consists of multiple modules, each of which has multiple endings and branch routes, striving to build a diverse, themed world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depersonalization.
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- 59%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay68% User Score 56 reviewsCritic Score 44%6 reviews
Japanese visual novel for PS Vita published by Red Entertainment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Our World is Ended.
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- 56%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:story, stability56% User Score 162 reviews
Drake of the 99 Dragons (also titled Drake) is a cel-shaded third-person shooter video game developed by Idol FX and published by Majesco Entertainment. It was released for the Xbox on November 3, 2003 and for Microsoft Windows PC systems on June 14, 2004. The game stars Drake, an undead assassin who is on a quest to avenge his murdered clan, the 99 Dragons, by recovering their ancient "Soul Porta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drake of the 99 Dragons.
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- 66%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization73% User Score 2,657 reviewsCritic Score 59%31 reviews
Hellpoint is a dark sci fi action RPG set in the aftermath of a massive quantum cataclysm. Every living being quickly lost their mind as their memories and bodies were merged with alternate versions of themselves from parallel universes. The accident also attracted entities of immense power that should have been left alone, in the depth of other dimensions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hellpoint.
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- 50%Game Brain Score50% User Score 1 reviews
The Ancient Ones Speak (TAOS) is a tabletop roleplaying game for one "Ancient Arbiter" (who runs the game) and one or more players. The game also starts with a full tutorial, so once you (the Ancient Arbiter) have grasped the rules, it's ready to go from the moment your friends sit down at the table. Who are the Ancients? There is more to this world than we ever really stop to consider. The belie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ancient Ones Speak.
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Unknown Darkness is a story-driven tactical RPG blending turn-based combat, deck-building, and roguelite progression inside a world inspired by Lovecraftian cosmic horror. As the commander of a covert agency formed after WWI, you must investigate otherworldly threats, manage your operatives, and hold humanity together as the Chaos Meter rises. SHAPE YOUR OWN PLAYSTYLECreate unique squads and send… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unknown Darkness.
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- 52%Game Brain Score52% User Score 5 reviews
In the lightless sky above, the passing souls careen over the deep chasms of the Midnight Vale on their way to the Life After... but not all make it. Some—burdened by some heavy emotion or attachment—will crash into the valley between life and after-life, where shadowy creatures and unpleasant nightmares lie waiting... But those villains will have to contend with you and your company of vigil keep… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VIGIL - Lights in the Dark.
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