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  1. Version 1.1Fixed a bug in hard mode where you spawn inside the walls. Living inside the walls is not recommended, so I made it impossible :pVERSION 1.0 is finally here!!!!!!!!! Fight as Amatsuka Uto together with Bao the whale agains an evil gloop monster that took the shape of Bao! Do this with your trusty shotgun and dashing around the obstacles by using it's recoil in this action platformer! A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tenshi With A Shotgun.

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    22%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    36% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    gun man is a retro arcade shooter, heavily inspired by Namco's 1986 classic 'Rolling Thunder'. You're one of the agents of the secret spy group "Rolling Bird". You have been sent to investigate the unidentified product called "Vaccum Filter", which is being produced in The terrorists' hideout. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gun Man.

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  3. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    91% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Wishlist the full version of Last Soul About the Game Our Kickstarter preregistration page is now live. Preregister now so you don't miss out when Kickstarter goes live sometime soon. You won't want to miss out all the cool early-bird perks. Last Soul is a 2d pixel art action platformer with a compelling story about a future where mankind has lost its will. Welcome to LAST SOUL. Play like BOP… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Soul - Prologue.

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  4. 34%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    48% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Leviathan Starblade is a vertical scrolling shmups (shoot’em up), but along with the standard forward facing guns each player ship also comes equipped with a turret. This turret can fire or swing your Starblade in any direction. The Starblade can be used to cut down most enemy projectiles. Switch between guns and blades to combat your enemies, but you can’t activate both at once. Use your weapons … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leviathan Starblade.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    79% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    AV-17 is a 2D action platformer inspired by information technology and Bubble Bobble. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AV-17.

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    29%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    38% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Frog Demon is classic action-shooter game with platformer game elements where your main mission is to kill your enemies while trying get as far as you can. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frog Demon.

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    36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    50% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Open world, 3rd Person, Action/Adventure. Dynamic characters, intriguing plot and awesome music. Features multiple endings, secret bonus content and much more. Explore the world and uncover secrets that have long been hidden underneath rust and dust. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rust 'n Dust.

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  10. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 87 reviews

    a game about accessibility settings that's just a *bit* too hard for you to play effectively. 10-15 minutes in length with 30+ minutes of developer commentary! Controls MousePoint-and-ClickGamepad (Virtual Cursor)Either stick to move cursorBottom face button to click Note: you need to use the in-game controller to control the game on the in-game TV! A short game about the importance of ac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to an unplayable game?!.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    97% User Score Based on 465 reviews

    ◆Story Notari had expected one day she would be separated from her best friend. Nothing prepared her for what happened that day. Did the Institute take away Miroita? Did the military, or the Federation itself? The distinction no longer seemed important. All must pay. Notari desperately fought on. Luciolla, the AI created by Miroita, was Notari's only companion. "Miroita lives" said her. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mirage Feathers.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    93% User Score Based on 158 reviews

    Bounce to the top in this skill based, roguelite action-platformer! Collect powerful items, pick unique weapons, and fight off a variety of enemies while navigating around with a fun, difficult, and unique movement system. Are you up for the challenge? Master the unique Pogo Stick Movement mechanics! Find dozens of unique weapons, powerups, and items to customize your play through! Enjoy … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pogo Rogue.

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    37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    47% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    TOON is a First Person Shooter game. - PROCEDURAL LEVEL GENERATION - Each level is procedural with random elements so you will be faced with unique levels each time you play. The fast-paced action is spiced up with a beautiful art found throughout the procedural level generation each time you play. - PUNCHES - Gameplay The player enter into a procedural generated level and need to cle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TOON.

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  14. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    83% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Robots are everywhere, destroying the place you used to call home! The only cure for this terrible mess is to wipe out those cranky machines with bullets and big explosions! Play as a young dragon in this 2D retro run & gun adventure in co-op or solo. Free your Dragon-mom from the evil Mechaliches! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragon Bros.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    73% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    Zolg is a minimalist top-down shooter where you explore, fight enemies, collect powerups, and defeat bosses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zolg.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    95% User Score Based on 105 reviews

    Master the piloting of giant mechanical worms, lay waste to all that stand in your way and reclaim your rightful place on the throne. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Mandate.

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    43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    43% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    The story of Mace, a young scavenger recently promoted to the Resource Collection Department for the Narvas Colonies. He is ordered to infiltrate and discover resources on distant planets in search of materials to ensure the survival of his people. Supplies are hemorrhaging, scarce, and unaccounted for. Times are bleak for Narvas. The scavenger feels the weight of an entire population on his s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narvas.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 1,227 reviews

    Training game for FPS games. Helps you become a better aimer. Includes a lot of different practice scenarios, which is great for warmup or taking your aim to the next level. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aimtastic.

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  20. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    72% User Score Based on 742 reviews

    A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda is the first chapter in a full featured episodic hardcore action packed side scrolling platformer, in the traditions of retro classics, where you play as Ares, a combat robot created for the sole purpose of saving humanity. Can you live up to the task or will you be reduced to nuts and bolts? You are Ares, the first Zytron immune robot. A symbol of how far human techno… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda.

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  21. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    77% User Score Based on 143 reviews

    The Legend of Karl is a 2.5D hack and slash platformer. You'll master various weapons while exploring the deep diabolical world. A quest struggling between Good and Evil, fight for Justice and what you Believe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Legend of Karl.

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  22. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 2,845 reviews

    A malicious orb has cast Savant out of his tower and transformed his surroundings into dangerous enemies! Dodge and shoot your way back up the tower, and blast down waves of enemies as you make your way towards the top! As you progress, you unlock CDs that not only give you new tracks to play to, but also grant you powerful new abilities! You play as the powerful Alchemist, a mechanical wizard who… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Savant: Ascent.

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  23. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 4,318 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    The Fall is a side-scrolling adventure game with platforming and combat elements. Your character is an AI controlling a combat suit whose occupant is unresponsive and presumably dead or seriously injured. You have crash landed on an unknown planet for unknown reasons and must seek medical attention for your 'pilot'. The bulk of the gameplay resolves around completing a series of object-matching p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fall.

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  24. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 310 reviews

    A simple rogue like action game. Use WASD to move, use the mouse to control the player character's direction, use the left mouse button to attack and right mouse button to use skill. Also supports keyboard only mode, see details in the ingame guide. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword Rogue.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    77% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    R-Coil is an old-fashioned multidirectional shooter with a unique single button control scheme. Each time you fire your bullet, it will push you back a little. You'll have to balance shooting and thrusting to maintain control. Once you master it you'll be cruising through the cosmos like a space boss in no time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to R-COIL.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    59% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    Includes: Crab Dub - Soundtrack DLC Original soundtrack by Anatoliy Loginovskikh. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crab Dub.

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    26%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    26% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    Mars is under attack! An unknown enemy is dropping bombs on the peaceful red planet. It is up to you to fight off the onslaught so the innocent can escape in this stylized shooter from Linclo Games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Martian Law.

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    32%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    47% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Z: Escape is a dark themed runner-shooter platformer game. Z awakens with no memory of who he was, or what he is. Destroying the bio pod in which he was trapped, Z notices the laboratory equipment all around the room. Something horrific has been done to him in this laboratory space station. As the stations alarm goes off, he has no choice but to escape it. Mission: - Escape from the station usin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z: Escape.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    66% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    In the American Southwest, a lone witch hunter travels across the desert, seeking to wipe out cultists of all sorts. Fight a variety of goons and ghouls, through small towns to dimension-spanning motels. Blast your way through a neon-dripped, pixelated nightmare in this high-speed, high-thrills FPS. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MIDNIGHT ULTRA.

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  30. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 132 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

    [Media 2077820] A virus, known as the Nanobyte has infected hardware around the globe rendering all systems useless - gaming is dead. The HoPiKo, who ran the games, have been enslaved... It’s... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HoPiKo.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    66% User Score Based on 394 reviews

    TeraBlaster is a top-down arcade shooter micro-game which draws heavy inspiration from Geometry Wars. Duke it out with hordes of enemies on randomly generated levels, trigger massive explosions, and die a truly glorious death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TeraBlaster.

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  32. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    94% User Score Based on 53 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Hello everyone! After more than a year of development, Gunkid 99 is finally out on STEAM! (currently running a 20% launch discount) Gunkid 99 is a fast and frantic SCORE CHASER inspired by Super... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunkid 99.

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  33. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    62% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    In Trials of the Gauntlet, You wake up in the courtyard of a Steampunk mansion, your arm replaced with an electric grappling hook. You use your new arm to solve puzzles, traverse the mansion and fight your way to the top of the clock tower where you confront the mad scientist who did this to you. Along your way, you uncover the story as to what's really happening in this mysterious mansion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trials of the Gauntlet.

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  34. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    47% User Score Based on 55 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 4 reviews

    A vampire girl, a hat boy and an adventure packed with tonnes of exploding body parts – go on a bloodthirsty rampage of death and destruction in a quest to become human again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Want To Be Human.

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    21%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    23% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    Set in futuristic environment, two races of mechanized alien species wage air-warfare over Earth-like pieces of land. Each ship has a coloured shield that protects the player from bullets that are the same colour. Enemy ships are also colour coded, making them more vulnerable to the same coloured bullets the player is firing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psichodelya.

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    40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    48% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    Minimized - is a completely new experience in game design. Feel the beauty of the minimalist graphics and a fast and dynamic gameplay. If you think that is not important in-game graphics, then Minimized this is what you need! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minimized.

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  38. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    81% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Alone on Mars is a 2D survival shooter on Mars. The gameplay is a platformer with a mixture of sandbox and Tower Defense. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alone on Mars.

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  39. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    58% User Score Based on 65 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 8 reviews

    Arise Demon Hunter. It is time. The years you spent slaughtering demon-kind in the mortal world did little to cleanse your soul. Your sins have been laid bare and you have been judged. You are damned for eternity. The pit awaits! Inspired by the fast-paced FPS games of the 1990s, Demon Pit is an intense arcade-style arena shooter. Armed with a series of ranged weapons and a soul grapple, you must… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demon Pit.

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  40. 'Unlimited escape' is an action / strategy game with unpredictable dynamics. The protagonist of the game will walk and explore endless mazes procedurally generated and will have a single mission: to save the prisoners scattered in the path leading them to the point of rescue. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unlimited Escape.

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  41. This is a third person shooter FPS game with dream scenes, where players take on the role of a 90s police officer searching for evidence on the map to solve puzzles and eliminate monsters. In the game, players can shoot and eliminate monsters, and wander in a bizarre world to find inspiration. The game has six different scenes and over ten different types of monsters. Keyboard WASD moves, spaceb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Millennium Police.

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  42. I've decided to start a new project: Reloaded. There's a huge amount of completed and unfinished game projects lying on my computer, spanning over 20 years of work. I'll be taking these projects out, dusting them off, refurbishing, fixing, reworking, and turbocharging them, and then uploading them here for you. Here's the first one, the result of the last 3-4 months' work. Since I work on game dev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DMF2 [Free Local Multiplayer Duel Game].

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  43. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Rise for the Fight is an upcoming Cartoon Multiplayer FPS game being developed by Reece Makes Games. Rise for the Fight's core gameplay is all about guns, kills, and damage. Deal damage, get kills, and gain multikills to acquire: Upgrade Points! Use your Upgrade Points to upgrade your gun's rate of fire and ammo capacity in Player VS Player, alongside damage in Singleplayer... … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise for the Fight - Early Access.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Ivorfall City is in danger and its up to you to risk it all to save it! Ivorfall is a steampunk, roguelike, twin-stick shooter where you play as the mysterious and capable Detective Flintlock tasked with taking out hordes of enemies to save Ivorfall city! Fight enemies, modify one of the three gun types in the game to discover a dozen ways to clear through the evil Raven's thugs. Move from l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ivorfall.

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  45. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Escort Commander is an arcade space shooter blended with strategic and tactical gameplay elements. This is not another mindless shooter. Build your fleet. Outfit your colony. Upgrade your ship. Defend the last colony. Survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escort Commander.

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  46. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Returning to the classic style of spaceship games in pixel art. Survive in space as many enemy ships and anything else that can destroy your ship, get all the advantages and improvements available to get your best score. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Ship Infinity.

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  47. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    Also available with achievements on Steam. A thrilling retro-styled shooter with survival-horror elements, inspired by the design of Resident Evil and the atmosphere of Bioshock. Spend an hour delving deep into a seaside bunker in an uncanny land, uncovering its secrets and surviving against the cosmic terrors which dwell within. Explore a post-calamity military bunker...Piece together a tragic m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aftershock: Coastline.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Blast your way through hordes of minions to take back your tower in a world filled with evil and chaos. Explore charming, ever-changing environments, expand your arsenal of spells, and reclaim your stolen art of GUNCASTING. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guncaster.

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  49. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    65% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Run, jump and punch your way through a bright hand-drawn world collecting upgrades and currency to become even stronger! Progress through different themed levels and defeat unique bosses to gather the legendary spaghetti ingredients! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spencer's Spaghetti Quest.

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  50. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, humor
    43% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    Everything fell apart. People started getting sick… not in a normal way. Now the city is desolate, and the only thing that matters is finding out if your best friend is still alive. You'll have to explore, run, hide, and face the contamination. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cry Of Monster.

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