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Games like Metal Slug

Looking for games like Metal Slug? Here are top casual fighting recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with METAL SLUG DEFENSE, Magical Runes or Zombo Buster Rising.

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  1. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    49% User Score Based on 738 reviews

    “Metal Slug”, the pinnacle of 2D action-shooting on NEOGEO returns in a brand new strategy game on Steam! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to METAL SLUG DEFENSE.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    88% User Score Based on 74 reviews

    Three ruthless kings have declared war on your lands! Their merciless armies march forward, drowning the sacred swamps in blood and leaving only ruin in their wake. But the power of ancient magic still lingers beneath the surface—and it’s up to you to awaken it. Take command of mystical artifacts, each imbued with powerful spells, and turn the swamplands into a deadly labyrinth for the invaders. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magical Runes.

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  3. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 239 reviews

    Shoot zombies from terrace like a boss! Zombo Buster Rising Remastered brings you a nostalgic experience of classic 2D side shooting-defense in enhanced build right from your Steam library! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zombo Buster Rising.

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  4. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    Zombo Buster Advance is a tower defense game taking place inside buildings with interchangeable elevators. Deploy, swap and shoot like a boss! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zombo Buster Advance.

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  5. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Listeria Wars is a tactical strategy where we protect the hero’s body from various infections and viruses by controlling the troops of the immune system. We can observe his personal life and even influence it with side effects. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Listeria Wars.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    89% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    METAL BEANS METAL BEANS is a 3D Action-Arcade game where you control two desktop buddies in a computer space. Protect the PC from digital threats by charging up your way through virus creatures and upgrading Catbot and Robitz in the system! CATBOT and ROBITZ are your desktop robot buddies that will help you defend the computer! Swap between the two characters as you combine their attack styles an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to METAL BEANS.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 144 reviews

    Graze the enemy’s bullets, Charge them head-on, and Wreak Havoc!! An exhilarating and dangerous shoot-em-up! This is a game for those with courage and survival instinct! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Graze Counter.

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  9. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    96% User Score Based on 872 reviews
    Critic Score 0%Based on 5 reviews

    A high-tempo shooting game with simple controls! Upgrade your character with cards and defend the gates from your enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marfusha.

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  10. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    69% User Score Based on 214 reviews

    Defend against a swarm of enemies by placing random guardians on a battlefield. You can present various strategies and tactics based on the combination of guardians you are using as each guardian has a unique skill. Defeat your opponent and claim victory with your personal set of guardians! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guardian Chronicle.

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  11. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 864 reviews

    What genre is the game? It is a mixture of Tower Defense, RPG & RTS with some shoot’em’up and Snake elements. What's Gameplay like? Move Brad around the battlefield and dodge incoming enemy attacks and projectiles. Brad is constantly playing his axe-lute and generating notes, standing still will cause him to "jam" and generate notes even faster. These notes act as your in-game resource; you can s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bardbarian.

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  13. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    74% User Score Based on 111 reviews

    Add Tower Princess to Wishlisthttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1138650/Tower_Princess/ Add to Wishlist About the Game Once upon a time, in a Far Away Land, an Evil Dragon took prisoner every royal heir he could meet. Lots of worthy suitors of every kingdom tried to face the beast, without success. Now it's your turn! You'll have to do your best to beat the dungeon, defeat the dragon, and ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower Princess: Knight's Trial.

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  15. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    82% User Score Based on 469 reviews

    Citywars Tower Defense is a mix between a survival game and a tower defense. Craft your tools, gather resources to build your towers, fight incoming monsters, level up your weapons each with unique skill trees, enchant your armor and play with your friends coop or split screen and more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citywars Tower Defense.

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  17. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 316 reviews

    Fortix 2 is best described as a reverse turret defense game. As Sir Fortix, the knight, you must conquer castles while dodging tower turrets and evil monsters. Fight your way across the shires of the island Artalom, storming from castle to castle. Use cunning strategy to succeed against the maze-like levels and defeat the evil mage Xitrof. You are the lone Knight who must fight against the entir… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fortix 2.

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  19. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    Begin your apprenticeship as Dwerve! Tinker with a couple of the turrets! Meet your companions! Learn the basic strategies and tactics of turret-based combat. Hone your tower-defense dungeon-crawling skills so you're ready for the full game! Dwerve is a tower defense dungeon crawler RPG where you play as a young dwarf tinkerer who adventures into a ruined kingdom and unearths the lost technologie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dwerve: Prologue.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 154 reviews

    A roguelike royalelike about warriors from across space and time, fighting to claim a wish from the Star of Aestheta. Strategize your tactics, enhance your troops, and outwit your opponents to rise to the top! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aestheta.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 2,360 reviews

    Emberward is a unique tower defense game that focuses on maze building and interesting tower mechanics. Construct mazes with blocks of different shapes and set up defense towers on them to withstand the onslaught of monsters! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Emberward.

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  22. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    72% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    The world is in ruins! The zombies is approaching! Don't panic! Join the Doom Sweepers! Become a secondary arms dealer and make a living by clearing zombies! In this world devoid of sexual activity, filled with hunger, chaos, and insect food, but as long as you immediately join an A-grade arms company and become a sweeper, you will get everything! Yamato, a girl who has lost her family, and Roche… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doom Sweeper.

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  23. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    Bean Beasts gain experience, evolve and unlock additional attacks. Each Beast comes with a unique special ability and secondary attack. Choose the path to best suit your strategy. Use walls to redirect enemies however you see fit. Game Features: 10 unique Bean Beasts, each with 3 evolution stages. 12 unique Traps, each with 2 upgrade paths. 21 individual player-trigger… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bean Beasts.

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  24. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 1,921 reviews

    Alien Hominid Invasion is a co-op run ‘n’ gun packed with chaos, mayhem, and a whole lot of explosions. Unlock and equip an arsenal of weapons and boosts, level up, then beam down to invade Earth with up to three other friends. Abduct intel from your enemies to sabotage their plans, observe the oddities of human life, blow up bosses, and mutate into a variety of powerful Alien forms in order to ta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Hominid Invasion.

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  25. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 15,544 reviews

    A minimalist game about building and defending a little kingdom. Thronefall is a classic strategy game without unnecessary complexity, just some healthy hack-and-slay. Build up your base during the day, and defend it ‘til your last breath at night. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thronefall.

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  26. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    98% User Score Based on 347 reviews

    Iron Meat is a run-and-gun shooter with an onslaught of mechanics ripped from arcade and console classics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Meat.

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  27. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    99% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    Dr. Odin, a hyper-intelligent octopus, is on a conquest against sunken skeletons. High-tech turrets are at his aid: Pistol Shrimp! Navy Seal! Death Ray! Deploy 'em, guard 'em, and collect more of 'em! Travel across unique biomes and put the dead to rest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation Octo.

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  30. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 600 reviews

    Super Trench Attack™ is a goofball comedy twitch-shooter based in a World War setting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Trench Attack!.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 41 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 10 reviews

    A super fast-paced ARCADE TOWER-DEFENSE. Build turrets and shoot your way through hordes of alien scum as you protect multiple rooms simultaneously! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spacejacked.

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  33. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    88% User Score Based on 617 reviews

    Outpost brings the perfect mix between survival and roguelike gameplay. Start the game in a randomly generated environment and try to make it through as many nights as possible. How long can you survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outpost.

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  34. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 478 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    A tiny, naked cosmonaut with a jetpack & laser blaster must revive a dying galaxy by planting one seed at a time. An innovative and addictive arcade adventure experience with mystery and intrigue in all the right places. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmochoria.

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  35. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 1,092 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 1 reviews

    Let Them Come is a fast paced pixel art shoot ‘em up. Twitchy trigger fingers and focused battle tactics are the order of the day as wave after wave of alien-like creatures try to take you down. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Let Them Come.

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  36. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Welcome to the Scrapyard! Grab some friends and duke it out in chaotic party mayhem for up to four players! Send enough bots hurtling into your opponent's nexus to win, but watch out for unpredictable weather hazards! Snap up precious upgrades to wrestle control of the arena, crush your enemies, and seize victory in Scrapshoot !MULTIPLAYER MADNESS Grab a friend (or three) and face off for control … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scrapshoot.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 226 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Cubetractor is a neo-retroesque action-strategy-puzzle hybrid where you defeat enemies through an unconventional cube-pulling, turret-buildling mechanic. The game carries elements of a reverse tower defence and a grounded bullet-hell dodger to deliver a unique gameplay experience presented in a classic top-down perspective. You play as Endroi, a menacingly happy-go-lucky quadrubot as he strives … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cubetractor.

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  38. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 168 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Super Catboy is an action-packed platformer in a high-bit pixel art style which combines the best elements of the golden 16-bit platformer era of the 90s - enhanced with new ideas! But most importantly: cat content! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Catboy.

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  39. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    86% User Score Based on 74 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 2 reviews

    Duke of Defense is a tower defense game where you play as a knight directly on the battlefield. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duke of Defense.

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  42. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    "Brave Soldier - Invasion Of Cyborgs" is a pixel art platform/side scrolling game where the player must fulfill his mission by defeating all the Cyborgs that invaded Planet Earth. The game contains fifteen levels and a BOSS with unique and very creative mechanics. With a pixel art drawing style, the game gives you a feeling of nostalgia, along with lots of fun! Face the Cyborg Skull boss and save … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs.

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  44. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 4,238 reviews

    Command your troops through an epic (mis)adventure as you defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy new towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your foes in this Fantasy Action Tower Defense game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Rush Frontiers.

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  45. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, monetization
    78% User Score Based on 59 reviews

    The game immerses you in the chaotic gameplay under Heavy Metal. Shoot crowds of various monsters whose variety of AI is amazing: There are jumping monsters and earthworms, monsters shooting with spikes, monsters that run along walls, huge fiery demons and mighty titans. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cemetery Warrior 4.

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  46. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    83% User Score Based on 590 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Over 9000 Zombies!.

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  50. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    87% User Score Based on 3,858 reviews

    Yet Another Zombie Defense is an unusual mix of dual-stick zombie shooter and tower defense genres. The player is free to choose from nine unique weapons and mount them onto auto turrets or set up defensive barricades to stay alive as long as he can. There are also power-ups to collect, different zombie types to shoot at and cooperative mode. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yet Another Zombie Defense.

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