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Games like Microcosm

Looking for games like Microcosm? Here are top shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers, Achron or Tachyon: The Fringe.

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  1. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 84 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 7 reviews

    UFOs! Aliens! Aircrafts! Resistance! SHOOT 'EM UP! Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers is a spaceship shooter with 2D gameplay and 3D environment. Enjoy a smart combination of a fast-paced shooting experience and the 1950's sci-fi movies aesthetic, with live-action cutscenes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers.

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  2. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    65% User Score Based on 104 reviews

    Achron is the world's first meta-time strategy game, allowing you to dynamically alter your past and future actions, send your units back and forth through time, even engineer temporal paradoxes that work to your advantage. Play through four single player campaigns, or then go online to face off against your friends in a fully dynamic temporal environment! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Achron.

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  3. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 202 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Caught in the middle of a violent conflict on the fringe of the galaxy - your ability to survive will depend on your piloting skills and combat savvy as a mercenary space fighter. But, as you explore the vastly detailed world of Tachyon: The Fringe, you will often find that the most powerful weapon on your ship is in your head. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tachyon: The Fringe.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 3,648 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products! Streamline your designs to meet production quotas and survive encounters with the sinister threats that plague SpaceChem. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpaceChem.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    90% User Score Based on 539 reviews

    AI COMBAT ARENA - Assemble your robot squad, construct their AI and send them in the battle arena to see your strategy play out. Iterate, improve and repeat until you outsmart all your opponents and friends online. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gladiabots.

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  7. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 23,926 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 22 reviews

    SUPERHOT is the first person shooter where time moves only when you move. With its mesmerising gameplay and unique, stylized graphics SUPERHOT aims to finally add something new and disruptive to the FPS genre. See the bullets crawling towards you as you carefully plan your steps and aim your gun. Enjoy the mayhem that is unleashed as you put that plan into motion. Dodge bullets. Take out your enem… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SUPERHOT.

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  8. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 4,420 reviews

    Set in a pocket universe of Aperture Science, The Lab offers a wide range of ways to enjoy VR, all in one application. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lab.

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  9. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 1,947 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    Frozen Synapse is a thrilling PC, Mac, Linux and tablet (iOS/Android) strategy game. It brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre bang up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad. Classic gameplay with a modern interface! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frozen Synapse.

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  10. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    75% User Score Based on 56 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Subdivision Infinity is an immersive and pulse pounding sci-fi space shooter featuring stunning graphics and tight spaceship game play. Hunt down and destroy enemy spacecraft, crush capital ships, mine asteroids for rare minerals, and find blueprints to craft amazing new vessels! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Subdivision Infinity DX.

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  11. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Dive headfirst into the zany, microscopic world of the human bloodstream in Nano Defender, the most fast-paced, action-packed shooter where you shrink down to control the pint-sized, high-tech Nanobot 3000,a tiny hero on a mission to save a patient’s life (no pressure)! When a mysterious illness strikes, the brilliant (and totally bonkers) Dr. Knowitall unleashes his latest invention! yep, that… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nano Defender.

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  12. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    99% User Score Based on 97 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    Dungeons! Danger! Rhythm Action! You just hacked into the biggest corporation in the world and stole an unfeasibly valuable amount of data, but getting in was the easy part. To get back out you’ll need to explore the Mainframe, solve puzzles, battle security programs… and do it all on the beat! Welcome to GRIDbeat! A rhythm-fueled cyber-dungeon crawler where every move must match the music or ris… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GRIDbeat!.

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  16. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    Music meets mayhem in this twin-stick shooter action-RPG! Craft synthesizer modules to gain new weapons and experiment with the original music of Look Mum No Computer. Meet quirky NPCs, complete quests and battle huge bosses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Look Mum No Computer.

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  17. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 4,163 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 1 reviews

    The current version of Wolfenstein 3D for digital platforms include Wolfenstein 3D (a port of the expanded DOS version, with all of the six episodes) and the standalone expansion Spear of Destiny (without its extra missions). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wolfenstein 3D.

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  18. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 45,968 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 38 reviews

    Unlike the first three games in the franchise, Saints Row 4 does not center around the main character defeating three rival gangs in order to take over a city. The Saints have now become a household name, and their leader has become the president of the Unites States. The antagonists in Saints Row 4 are an invading alien race known as the Zin. Most of the game takes place within a computer simulat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saints Row IV.

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  19. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    95% User Score Based on 1,535 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Welcome to the Arena, where high-ranking warriors are transformed into spineless mush. Abandoning every ounce of common sense and any trace of doubt, you lunge onto a stage of harrowing landscapes and veiled abysses. Your new environment rejects you with lava pits and atmospheric hazards as legions of foes surround you, testing the gut reaction that brought you here in the first place. Your new ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quake III Arena.

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  20. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 12,893 reviews

    *PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING*  Bright colors, Motion sickness, Mild flashing lights This game is a tribute to Cruelty Squad, an immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world. You can buy Cruelty Squad on Steam here. * Mercy Co. is not affiliated with the developers of Cruelty Squad, opinions/ideas expressed in Mercy Co. are not meant re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MERCY CO..

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  21. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 176 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    The cataclysmic battle between giant monsters has begun in this manga-inspired, side-scrolling, kaiju beat-'em-up! Titanic creatures known as Nephilim have invaded Earth, and the only hope of stopping them is DAWN (Defense Alliance Worldwide Network), which unleashes its own colossal combatants to defend against the enemy hordes! Take control of four hulking behemoths - Megadon, Aegis Prime, Tempe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dawn of the Monsters.

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  22. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 3,354 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

    A rock-solid combination of rock-rolling action, deep strategy, and captivating art and music from different ages of history, this is a game of crush or be crushed! Two castles stand opposed; one is yours, the other is your enemy’s. They're a jerk and their castle sucks, so you’re going to try to smash it using an enormous boulder. Even as they build up their defenses, you're ready to roll over th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rock of Ages.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 7,492 reviews
    Critic Score 93%Based on 1 reviews

    Quake is a first-person shooter video game, developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive in 1996 and featured music composed by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails. It is the first game in the popular Quake series. In the game, players must find their way through various maze-like, medieval environments while battling a variety of monsters using a wide array of weapons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quake.

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  24. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 103,066 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

    Buy Beat Saber on PlayStation Store. Experience fast-paced single and multiplayer action with breathtaking visuals, energizing music and fine-tuned gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beat Saber.

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  25. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    93% User Score Based on 362 reviews

    In this follow-up to the hit Marine Sharpshooter, you'll be a lone operative fighting to restore democracy in an African country. The President of Burundi has been taken hostage by rebels and mercenaries. The brutal civil war that would ensue from this will threaten American interests - so you'll use your elite military training and advanced weapons to take the rebels down! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Armed and Dangerous.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 266 reviews

    InMind is a short scientific adventure with arcade elements designed for the Oculus VR. Submerge into the microworld and experience the miracles of the human mind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to InMind VR.

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  27. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 8 reviews

    Earth Defense Force 2025 is the long awaited follow-up in the Earth Defense Force (EDF) series from Japanese developer Sandlot. The insects return from dormancy to end humanity with over-the-top action and massive city-leveling explosions that will entrench the EDF and the citizens of Earth into a state of emergency. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Earth Defense Force 2025.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    99% User Score Based on 534 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Boki can perfectly copy the abilities of anything she fights—but not content with mere mimicry, she can also combine up to 3 abilities at once to form 175 completely unique super-weapons! She wants to be a hero one day, but doesn't think she's cut out for the job. To help hone her skills, Boki's insectoid uncle sends her into virtual reality to do battle with hordes of dastardly robots! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Copy Kitty.

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  30. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    53% User Score Based on 493 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 2 reviews

    Star Wars: Starfighter™ Special Edition takes you on an epic journey that begins on Naboo and continues through the climactic assault on a Droid Control Ship. The game takes full advantage of the robust Xbox graphic capabilities and features more than 20 beautifully rendered, 3-D starships amidst 14 incredible environments set in air and space. Join three heroic starfighter pilots in a series o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Wars: Starfighter.

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  31. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 7,913 reviews

    In Sanctum 2, you will have to utilize elements of multiple gameplay genres to succeed. Build towers and walls during the building phase before the enemies attack, then jump into the fray and help your towers blast everything to pieces in FPS-mode. You can progress through the single player campaign yourself, or play up to 4-player co-op with your friends to discover the secrets of the planet LOEK… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sanctum 2.

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  32. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 10,209 reviews

    Didn’t fancy seven years at medical school? Skip straight to the operating table with Surgeon Simulator; an over-the-top operation sim, stitching together dastardly dark humour with all the seriousness of life-saving surgery. Taking on the role of Nigel Burke, a would-be surgeon with a penchant for non-conventional tools, perform critical procedures on patients including The Heavy from TF2, an ali… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Surgeon Simulator.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 11,739 reviews

    The ultimate Hacknet experience. Get the original game, the Labyrinths expansion and both of the official soundtracks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hacknet.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 13,702 reviews

    SUPERHOT Prototype is a first-person shooter that challenges players to defeat red enemies in a white world where time moves only when you move. Dodge bullets, plan your moves, and play smart! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SuperHot.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 1,565 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

    The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EXAPUNKS.

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  36. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 2,153 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

    Unreal Tournament is a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. It was the second installment in the Unreal series. It is an arena first-person shooter, with head-to-head multiplayer deathmatches being the primary focus of the game. Other game modes include TDM. CTF, Assault, Domination, Last man Standing etc. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unreal Tournament.

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  37. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 2,148 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 4 reviews

    Genetically-alter animals to create the perfect mutant creations in "Impossible Creatures", the 2003 classic RTS. Taking place in a fictional 1930's setting, take down an evil villain in the single player campaign or challenge other players online in multiplayer. The armies consist of 9 creatures; each one is a combination of any two animals from a list of 76 (51 with no downloads). Many animal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Impossible Creatures.

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  38. Greebles is an action/arcade game for Macintosh. You are a bulldozer and you must navigate your way around a maze of blocks. The object is to kill all the vermin on the screen (Greebles). In multiplayer, players fight each other or cooperate while killing all the Greebles in each stage to advance. An exact remake of this game in association with the original developer and using the Godot engine, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Greebles.

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  39. 41%Game Brain Score
    41% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    (Download and play the .exe build for best performance) Innards Exterminator: A boss rush + action platformer game developed for the Summer 2021 Boss Rush Jam: https://itch.io/jam/boss-rush-jam-2021  A colossal, monstrous Gargantuan is threatening Earth. No country's firepower or nuclear weapons can put a dent in it's skin. The world's only hope is a mysterious biologist, who sets off on a missio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Innards Exterminator.

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  41. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    100% User Score Based on 980 reviews

    Enjoy this banduk wala game anti terrorism shooting FPS in the strike gun games If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Banduk Wala Game.

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  42. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    90% User Score Based on 195 reviews

    Marathon Infinity takes the closed universe of the Marathon series and blows it wide open. The solo/co-op campaign, “Blood Tides of Lh’owon,” is a 20-level scenario sporting new textures, weapons, and enemies. More than that, the scenario sheds a surprising new light on the story’s characters and the meaning of events. Having defeated the Pfhor and reawakened the ancient remnants of the S’pht, the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Classic Marathon Infinity.

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  45. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 70,643 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional cel animation (hand drawn & hand inked!), watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. Play as Cuphead or Mugman (in single player or co-op) as you traverse strange worlds, acq… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cuphead.

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  47. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    71% User Score Based on 319 reviews

    Hunt with the pros! Bring home bigger game faster using advice from our pros, including Wade Middleton, Jim Shockey, and Ralph & Vicki Cianciarulo. Traverse maps 4x the size of any previous Cabela's Big Game Hunter game! Track, scout and target your trophy animal in all new ways! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cabela's Big Game Hunter: Pro Hunts.

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  48. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 51 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

    Yuki is an epic adventure where you become a space ranger, in VR and MR! You’ll face perils in deep space and your only companions throughout this journey are POD, your sidekick, and your own skill while playing. Dodge and defeat countless waves of projectiles and enemies while you get better and better with power-ups and charms to help you out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to YUKI.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    91% User Score Based on 526 reviews

    Get injected into the microscopic world of BioGun. Face viral threats and winding corridors on your mission to save man’s best friend from the inside. Will you be the vaccine to save dog-kind from extinction or will DocX have to return to the drawing board? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BioGun.

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  50. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    85% User Score Based on 563 reviews

    Steam WorkshopSteam workshop support for User Maps About the GameCommand & Conquer gets up close and personal in this classic First Person Shooter for one of the most iconic franchises. Wreak Havoc - Experience the Command & Conquer universe on foot as Havoc, wise-cracking GDI Commando. Make Your Own Rules - Take on the evil Brotherhood of Nod using your own mix of brute force, ste… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Command & Conquer Renegade™.

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