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Looking for games like News Roll? Here are top casual role playing recommendations with a historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Play and Learn English, Back 2 School or Murders on the Yangtze River.

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  1. YOU GET HOME BY SPEAKINGA ship carried you north for days, left you on the shore of a world of ice, and sailed away. Home is far to the south. Here money will not warm you and fire is not enough — your only heat is words. Speak and you grow warmer and closer to home. Stay silent and the cold takes you. FIRST WE GET YOU SPEAKING, THEN WE MAKE YOU BETTERYou do not need a hundred thousand words. A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Play and Learn English.

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  2. Back 2 School is an educational trivia, school simulation game that pits the player against answering challenging primary school questions to see if the player is smart enough to graduate from elementary school. Are you smart enough to pass elementary school? Play Back 2 School and workout those brain muscles!! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back 2 School.

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  3. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    97% User Score Based on 1,149 reviews

    Murders on Yangtze River is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th-century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries. With c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murders on the Yangtze River.

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  4. Slime Well is a Metroidvania-style puzzle game where players take control of a slime, skillfully using its abilities to solve puzzles, explore, and ultimately uncover the truth of this world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slime Well.

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  5. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    A skiing experience like no other with a unique control system and purely physics driven gameplay. Join Santa in this exciting physics-based journey on the slopes to get back all of the lost presents and save Christmas before its too late! FEATURES:• Tons of levels each with multiple unique challenges to conquer, supplying hours upon hours of gameplay and loads of replay value! • Open over-world… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Santa's Slippery Slope.

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  6. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    84% User Score Based on 479 reviews

    Guide Miley through idyllic Cherry Tree Town as she makes new friends and endeavors to persuade them to join her high school comedy club in Cherry Tree High Comedy Club, an anime-style comic adventure game. Explore the town and level up Miley's repertoire of conversational topics by performing different activities such as reading books, watching TV, and visiting the art gallery, then apply those … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cherry Tree High Comedy Club.

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  7. FIRST WE GET YOU SPEAKING, THEN WE MAKE YOU BETTERYou do not need a hundred thousand words. About 850 everyday words cover almost everything you say in a day. Play and Learn: German has you saying them out loud in German on the first evening, and builds from there. A COMPLETE COURSE FROM A1 TO B2Four full courses — A1, A2, B1 and B2 — run through the world, each along its own island road. You … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Play and Learn: German.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    76% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Welcome to the exciting world of Bobas Quest, a fun pixel art platformer where you have to make nimble jumps and complete levels using teleportation. Bobas Quest is a retro pixel-style platformer where you control a blue cube and complete 15 challenging levels. To achieve the goal, you need to use the teleport and visit each part of the level, activating special levers that disable obstacles and t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BobasQuest.

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  9. Use the incredible power of the Gravity Whip to alter the direction of gravity and whip your way through the mysterious Maze of Dreams in this exciting 2.5D Puzzle Platformer. Jump over spike pits and collect coins and gems to upgrade your character and unlock secret levels. How far will you go? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gravity Whipped.

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  10. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    99% User Score Based on 182 reviews

    A VTuber from hololive DEV_IS, "Juufuutei Raden" from ReGLOSS, will guide you through a museum as the curator. The entire game world, including Curator Raden and the museum, is depicted in "pixel art". The illustrations are completed by solving logic nonogram puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Juufuutei Raden's Guide for Pixel Museum.

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  11. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 256 reviews

    Pixel Art Academy: Learn Mode Pixel Art Academy is an educational game for learning how to draw. In Learn Mode, you jump straight into the game's interactive tutorials for the fastest way of becoming a pixel artist. After you learn how to use the basic drawing tools, you put theory into practice by first copying an existing pixel art sprite. When you've shown you got the hang of the tools, you ge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Art Academy: Learn Mode.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 233 reviews

    FAELAND is a 2D Platform Action Adventure Role Playing Indie Video Game currently in development for PC, inspired on the nostalgic 8-Bit classics with a modern charm for all generations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Faeland.

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  13. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 344 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Curse Crackers is a fast-paced acrobatic platformer where you bounce, vault, and fight your way through a whimsical world with the help of your loyal companion. Eat snacks, collect items, and travel the world to stop Bonnie and her band of troublemakers! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    Face mythical creatures from ancient mythologies face to face, create an army and fight back before winter swallows you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winter.

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  15. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    90% User Score Based on 162 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

    More Than Just a Retro Romance - Balance social life with the intensity of running an esports team in a retrofuturistic world where arcades dominate the gaming scene. After the success of the award-winning visual novel Arcade Spirits, Fiction Factory Games are back with a ground-breaking standalone sequel. Customizable Characters - Design your own character and rival using a massively expanded… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers.

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  16. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 1,398 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 17 reviews

    In Neo-San Francisco, a vibrant city of low life and high tech, you will witness the world’s first sapient robot learning to grow and live as you become embroiled in the darkest scandal of 2064. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 2064: Read Only Memories.

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  17. A 2D mini action RPG about Runnyk, a viking who goes on a journey for the Four Magical Runes to find a way to save his beloved. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Runnyk.

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  19. MergePiece — One Color at a Time, Restoring Timeless MasterpiecesMergePiece is a pixel-merging puzzle game themed around world-famous paintings. On the board, every color fragment originates from a real masterpiece — your mission is to merge them back into the complete artwork. How to PlayThe core rule is simple yet profound: scattered across the board are tiles, each carrying ultimate colors. Cl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MergePiece: Merge pixels into masterpieces.

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  20. Cyberpunk Action AdventureAn action platformer featuring ever-changing gameplay in every chapter. Dive into a cyberpunk world that offers a new and distinct experience with each chapter. About the GameWelcome to 2099, an era of advanced science and technology. In this future, humanity has achieved ‘Full-Dive’ technology, allowing individuals to vividly experience events they haven’t lived th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Veiled Edge.

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  21. Some doors, once opened, do not close. DarkDice is a dice-driven investigation log set across Lovecraft's Mythos, built for investigators who want real stakes behind every choice. Recruit an investigator at your Society's HQ, then send them into one of 32 standalone cases set across the Cthulhu Mythos: The Mountains of Madness, The Colour Out of Space, The Dunwich Horror, Innsmouth, and more. R… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Dice: Cthulhu Investigation Log.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Can you learn a language by solving puzzles? So to Speak is a simulation game about wandering around Japan, looking at signs, overhearing conversations, and using context clues in the environment to figure out what it all means. No background in Japanese is assumed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to So to Speak.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 125 reviews

    Kanon is the debut work from the visual novel studio, Key, known for titles such as CLANNAD, Little Busters, Summer Pockets and more. It received great acclaim and was even adapted into an anime series.Enjoy this tale of small miracles that occur in a northern town, now with the latest visual novel engine!Featuring retouched HD visuals and CG coloring!This version not only offers the best HD quali… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kanon.

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  24. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    98% User Score Based on 726 reviews

    Wagotabi is an educational RPG teaching Japanese from the ground up. Immerse yourself in the language through interactive dialogues, quest-solving, and puzzles, all while exploring Japan and its rich culture. Will you become a Japanese master? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wagotabi: A Japanese Journey.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    90% User Score Based on 123 reviews

    Koala Kids is a puzzle-platformer game, in the style of retro games like Lode Runner. Includes Hot-seat Coop and Level Editor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Koala Kids.

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  26. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    93% User Score Based on 516 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    A beautifully pixelated point-and-click thriller set in ancient China where you play as the legendary detective Di Renjie. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders.

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  27. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 447 reviews

    Noun Town Language Learning is the new way to learn a foreign language! Interact, listen, read, and speak your chosen language in a world that regains color as you learn. Test your skills with mini-games & talk to the local villagers. Learn Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and more… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noun Town Language Learning.

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  28. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 224 reviews

    Play as an adorable chicken in this relaxing platformer. Jump, climb and solve puzzles to find the answer to the ultimate question chicken can ask. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chicken Journey.

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  29. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 2,424 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 3 reviews

    Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous personalities you will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Curious Expedition.

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  30. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 484 reviews

    Gensokyo Night Festival is a 2D action-exploration game set in the world of Gensokyo.Join Suika Ibuki as she wreaks havoc throughout Gensokyo against the backdrop of the festival held at Hakurei Shrine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gensokyo Night Festival.

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  31. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, monetization
    90% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Knowledge is power! Vanquish 10 wise warriors in this 1P/2P climb-the-mountain trivia challenge with a fighting game style, designed for a wide range of knowledge levels. Includes 2500+ questions and several hours of gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trivia Throwdown.

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  32. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    MamaShroom is an exciting adventure-filled 2D platformer set across a variety of different lands, each rendered in beautiful pixel art. Embarking alongside Mama, you will help her reunite with her children across 40 levels in a game that will surely delight any cottagecore lover. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MamaShroom.

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  33. Charades Universe is a local party word guessing game where players act, describe, sing, draw, or use random rules to help their team guess the prompt on screen. Play with up to 8 teams, choose from many categories, use the built-in drawing board, and customize the rules to fit your group. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Charades Universe.

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    A geography game for the curious. Spin a living 3D globe, place flags on a photoreal Earth, and race a daily challenge. Five ways to play across all 193 countries. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GeoFlag.

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  35. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    In a world dominated by evil, only one hero against many enemies, explore, conquer, and don't give up if you get lost! Help our hero in this platform game in the fight against the forces of evil. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Hero: Journey to the Unknown.

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  36. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    89% User Score Based on 72 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Embark on an interplanetary adventure as the first robo reporter for the Times & Galaxy, the solar system's most trusted holopaper. You're just an intern, but if you can get the scoop, write great stories, and impress your colleagues, maybe you'll get to keep your job! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Times & Galaxy.

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  37. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Award-winning educational party fun for kids and families! Play solo with AI or with up to 4 players locally on one PC in 80 quick games across math, geography, science, logic and more. Fully voiced in 19 languages. No online play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Educational Family Games.

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  38. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    100% User Score Based on 146 reviews

    Piece by Piece is a literal puzzle-platformer where each level is fragmented into jigsaw pieces.  With 100 handcrafted levels across 12 puzzle box, Piece by Piece will test even the most hardcore of puzzle solvers with new types of puzzle pieces that combine in puzzles the deeper you get. A cozy art style and an ethereal soundtrack keep you in flow as you solve your way through each puzzle box. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Piece by Piece.

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  39. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 380 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 11 reviews

    Immersive Cozy-punk Life Sim Lose yourself in an emotional, uplifting narrative about community, musical mysteries and underdog spirit. Help endearing and indecisive customers find their perfect records while debating all things music with your loveable colleagues. It's your job to help Repeater Records find its rhythm again! Crates of Puzzles to Dig Through From customer requests to store shenani… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wax Heads.

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  40. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 3,874 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 5 reviews

    Tired of the city grind? Escape to Starsand Island and embrace the simple joys of country life! Live alongside capybaras, cats, and dogs, reel in a big catch, and explore the enchanting Moonlit Forest. Leave the hustle behind and experience the charm of this seaside paradise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starsand Island.

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  41. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    98% User Score Based on 165 reviews

    With a big exam around the corner, Ariadne Jones has no time for distractions: not the party raging downstairs or the political debate on TV, and definitely not that weird philosophical afterlife she gets pulled into every time she sleeps... Pro Philosopher 2: Governments & Grievances is the long-awaited follow up the original Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher, once again challenging the player in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pro Philosopher 2: Governments & Grievances.

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  42. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 282 reviews

    The renowned slasher horror films of the 1980s and 1990s serve as a source of inspiration for Terror at Oakheart. The community of Oakheart has been terrorized by Teddy, a masked serial killer. As the body count rises, you discover there is more going on here than just a man in a mask killing helpless teenagers. STORY The side-scrolling, pixel-based game Terror At Oakheart aims to replicate the ex… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terror At Oakheart.

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  43. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 1,218 reviews

    An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mind Over Magnet.

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  44. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    57% User Score Based on 37 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 3 reviews

    Compete with your friends in brand new quiz game. Take part in crazy TV Show. Dynamite explosions, sobbing mates, ruined friendships! Sounds like fun? It will be – with Brain Show! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brain Show.

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  45. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development
    96% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    Code Romantic is a computer science puzzle game wrapped in a science fiction love story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Code Romantic.

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  46. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 1,308 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    Join Gail, a simple villager, who must heed the call for adventure when a great starship appears in the night sky and abducts all the adults. As the new oldest member of her fragmented community, she must set out to solve this great mystery. Little does she know of the grand adventure before her, the evil lurking in the shadows, and the role she will play in the fight for Earth’s very existence! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phoenotopia: Awakening.

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  48. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 1,823 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 19 reviews

    Embark on a brand new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. When she loses her magic, Shantae must team up with her nemesis, the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from an evil curse. As a pirate, Shantae gains new weapons to advance her quest, slay monsters, battle epic bosses…and hopefully get her magic back in the bargain! But can she really trust… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.

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  49. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    94% User Score Based on 606 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Nuclear Blaze is a 2D firefighting game from the creator of Dead Cells, with all the devastating backdrafts, exploding walls and sprinklers you could expect. Fight your way through a mysterious facility and try to keep the blaze under control. As a trained firefighter, you're being air-dropped right in the middle of this hell blaze to investigate and look for survivors. But the unexpected presenc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nuclear Blaze.

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  50. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 131 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 1 reviews

    Embark on a grand Dadventure! Bond with your child to form an unstoppable team and become the World's Coolest (or Greatest) Dad. Undertake the most epic of trials a dad and their child can undertake… The Dad Quest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dad Quest.

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