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Looking for games like Nienix? Here are top arcade role playing shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Star Control: Origins, Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages or Starbound.

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  1. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    77% User Score Based on 3,148 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 10 reviews

    Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Control: Origins.

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  2. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 908 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Ring Runner combines the fast-paced action of space combat with the rich story and skill variety of an RPG. Trek across the universe in a 30 hour long story-driven campaign based on a companion Sci Fi novel, or challenge 6 scenarios alone, cooperatively, or competitively through local or online multiplayer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages.

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  3. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 101,534 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 10 reviews

    You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below and gather the resources you need to repair your ship and set off to explore the vast, infinite universe… In Starbound, you create your own story - there’s no wrong way to play! You may choose to save the universe from the forces that destroyed your home, uncovering… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starbound.

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  4. 30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization
    50% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Asteroid is an open world action adventure RPG set in space! Explore the universe to save planets, upgrade your ship and equipment, and defeat increasingly fearsome enemies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asteroid.

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  5. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 7,130 reviews

    Team up to operate an advanced starship and explore a randomized galaxy falling into chaos. Each player assumes a role aboard the ship: Captain, Pilot, Scientist, Weapons Specialist and Engineer. Coordination between your crewmembers will be essential in order to survive the perils that await you. Control the various stations that run your ship. Reroute power between ship systems, scan alien plan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PULSAR: Lost Colony.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 147 reviews

    Star Control II, the sequel to the original Star Control, is a space adventure game that features role-playing elements alongside a 2D space ship melee combat system. The player assumes the role of The Captain of a single starship wandering a detailed environment of solar systems, gradually gathering information and resources in order to defeat a mysterious and implacable enemy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Control II.

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  7. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    71% User Score Based on 2,352 reviews

    Mass Effect 3 plunges you into an all-out galactic war to take Earth back from a nearly unstoppable foe – and how you fight that war is entirely up to you. With over 40+ perfect review scores, USA Today heralds Mass Effect 3 as "the first true blockbuster of the year. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mass Effect 3.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    A choice-filled Open World RPG where you navigate the story through conversation, combat, or stealth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starium.

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  9. An Epic Space AdventureFree Stars: Children of Infinity is an action-adventure game inspired by the golden age of science fiction, defined by its hopeful future, wondrous technology, and a grandiose galaxy filled with eclectic stories. You are the captain of a mission to the farthest reaches of space, where you'll discover thousands of exotic worlds and dozens of alien denizens. Some are friendl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Free Stars: Children of Infinity.

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  10. Sprydite is an action-adventure, survival with immersive RPG elements in a large open world. Science fiction set in a post-apocalyptic and cyberpunk backwoods setting with a small touch of surrealism. The player will be able to immerse himself in the exploration of the world with a non-linear narrative, the ability to make choices and influence the environment, to play one or another role depend… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SPRYDITE.

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  11. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 14,984 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 49 reviews

    Buy The Ascent on PlayStation Store. The Ascent is a solo and co-op action-shooter RPG, set on Veles, a packed cyberpunk world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ascent.

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  12. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    86% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 28 reviews

    Destiny: The Taken King Legendary Edition features the complete Destiny experience including The Taken King, the next great Destiny adventure, Destiny, Expansion I: The Dark Below and Expansion II: House of Wolves. Unite with 20 million Guardians in the fight to defend our universe and Become Legend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Destiny: The Taken King.

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  13. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 94,098 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 31 reviews

    Take control of your own starship in a cutthroat galaxy. Elite: Dangerous brings gaming’s original open world adventure into the modern generation with a connected galaxy, evolving narrative and the entirety of the Milky Way re-created at its full galactic proportions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elite Dangerous.

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  14. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    Space - The Return Of The Pixxelfrazzer is an open-world sci-fi hack'n'slash. Your aim is to explore the inexhaustible amounts of destructible asteroid fields, spacestations and unknown planets of the universe. And maybe, one day you'll probably find out about one of the most unsolved mystery of our universe... the pixxelfrazzer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space - The Return Of The Pixxelfrazzer.

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  15. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    82% User Score Based on 22 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 1 reviews

    Galaxy is in danger with hostile ships swarming from the opening vortex. Blast the swarming hordes with huge variety of upgradeable ships. This frenetic arcade space shooter featuring worldwide leader-boards and intense local multiplayer mode will keep you playing until all ships are unlocked and galaxies saved. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vortex Attack EX.

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  16. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    53% User Score Based on 249 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    In Desert Child, you are a young and talented hoverbike racer who needs to figure out how you can scrape enough cash together through racing and odd jobs to punch your one way ticket to the Red Planet to enter the biggest race in the universe, the Grand Prix. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desert Child.

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  17. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 21,246 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 8 reviews

    Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Risk of Rain.

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  19. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 16,040 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 59 reviews

    A new adventure awaits in the Mass Effect universe. With stunning visuals and a new galaxy to discover, BioWare delivers the next generation of space exploration. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mass Effect Andromeda.

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  20. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    95% User Score Based on 93 reviews

    Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Star Rescue.

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  21. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    48% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Top-down 2.5D action that combines old-school shooters like Star Control, action-RPGs like Diablo, with a system that evolves unique weapons to player preferences. Single-player and 32-player online coop and PVP. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Arms Race.

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  22. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 338 reviews

    Search for the legendary lost artifact Nienix through galaxies in conflict! An open world sci-fi online multiplayer action RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nienix.

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  23. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 178 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Tactical adventure inspired by XCOM and legendary sci-fi novels. Lead team of space rangers, outsmart alien monsters and discover secrets of uncharted planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics.

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  24. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 749 reviews

    Explore the vast reaches of VoidExpanse -- mine asteroids, upgrade your ship, trade, complete missions, advance your character and survive fast-paced combat with hostile aliens and mercenaries in the rich and exciting Sci-Fi universe of VoidExpanse! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VoidExpanse.

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  25. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    84% User Score Based on 19 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    A vibrant, futuristic, twin-stick style, co-op, action adventure for 1-4 players. Battle through a world of explosive robotic mayhem - Add a generous helping of sci-fi intrigue, and a dash of RPG ELEMENTS! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dual Core.

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  26. You can jump into the Steam Playtest right now and try the arena combat for yourself. Feel the movement, switch between Lekamons, get into the rhythm of the fight - and just have a great time. There are still plenty of rough edges, and we're fully aware of them. We're working on fixes every single day. But one thing already stands out: the hundreds of unique animations for every Lekamon - in all… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LEKANO WORLD ONLINE.

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  27. 32%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    41% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Downfall MMORPG is an open-world MMORPG that combines sci-fi & fantasy. Players fight for control of a living world in massive PvP battles and PvE adventures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Downfall MMORPG.

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  28. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 650 reviews

    Fast. Fluid. Fun. Free. An online cooperative Shooter/Looter/RPG. Gather up to 4 friends, gear up, and save the Galaxy from a terrible villain who has stolen the past! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Relic Hunters Legend.

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  30. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    55% User Score Based on 326 reviews

    Launch into the universe of PHANTOM GALAXIES™ to experience an epic sci-fi adventure with thrilling mecha combat. In exhilarating interstellar clashes, switch between third-person mech shooting and starship dogfights with the press of a button. Tailor your gameplay with a choice between four distinct Starfighter classes - the versatile Assault, precise Lancer, brutal Buster, and vicious Brea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PHANTOM GALAXIES™.

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  32. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    64% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    Warspace 2 is a 1-4 player CO-OP space shooter with RPG elements, open-world and procedurally-generated galaxy. You can trade, craft, and fight your way through a universe, either solo or with friends. 1-4 PLAYER CO-OP Join forces with up to three friends to explore and battle through a vast universe teeming with challenges. You can also play in a single-player offline mode, network connection… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warspace 2.

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  33. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    82% User Score Based on 14,693 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 1 reviews

    Join the ranks of the Spiral Knights. Stranded on an alien world, you must explore the ever-changing Clockworks beneath its surface. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spiral Knights.

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  34. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 3,472 reviews

    Starcom: Unknown Space is an action adventure RPG of space exploration, ship building and fast-paced tactical combat. Enter a vast open-world universe filled with alien factions vying for power, strange worlds to explore, mysteries to investigate, and a sinister enemy that threatens the galaxy with an ancient power.Explore Explore a fully-open world universe with over a hundred star systems filled… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starcom: Unknown Space.

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  35. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    56% User Score Based on 437 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving. The multiplayer of MirrorMoon EP lets players share Galaxy Maps with other players: the first explorers to land on a planet w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MirrorMoon EP.

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  36. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 646 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures as you make your way toward the center of the mysterious Shadow Planet! Solve complex puzzles and upgrade your ship with alien technology as you fight to save your home world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

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  37. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 9,299 reviews
    Critic Score 44%Based on 10 reviews

    A class-based online multiplayer shooter unlike any other, Primal Carnage: Extinction features fast-paced human versus dinosaur combat! Will you hunt down human prey as a variety of legendary prehistoric creatures? Or join the mercenary team and make these bloodthirsty beasts extinct for the second time? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Primal Carnage: Extinction.

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  38. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 221,332 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 9 reviews

    Outfit the character of your choice with new heads and skins in the Collector’s Edition Pack. This pack also includes the Contraband Sky Rocket Grenade. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Borderlands 2.

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  39. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    Critic Score 60%Based on 63 reviews

    Anthem is a shared-world action RPG, where players can delve into a vast landscape teeming with amazing technology and forgotten treasures. This is a world where Freelancers are called upon to defeat savage beasts, ruthless marauders, and forces plotting to conquer humanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anthem.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 329 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 7 reviews

    Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower 57.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 14,354 reviews

    Avorion is a procedurally generated sci-fi sandbox where players start out at the edge of the galaxy and must find their way to its core. Players build their own ships, which they will use to explore the galaxy, trade and fight. Space ships are mainly of large scale, with crews, turrets and energy systems that you will have to manage. The galaxy gets more hostile, but also more rewarding the close… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Avorion.

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  42. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Blow away everything in your path in this 4 player co-op, sci-fi, twin-stick shooter! Explore huge worlds, level up your characters, defeat giant bosses and discover the mystery of Nova Genesis! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solar Purge.

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  43. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    89% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    CounterAttack is a side scrolling space shooter (shmup). Team up or fight solo, 1 - 4 player local or up to 8 players online coop, unlock upgrades, use powerful ultimate abilities, enhance your ship the way you want, and save the Earth from annihilation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CounterAttack.

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  44. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    85% User Score Based on 4,487 reviews

    Sega's collection of Mega Drive & Genesis Classics comes to a new generation, now updated with even more features: online multiplayer, achievements, mirror mode, rewind, save states, VR and more! Over 50 classic games in one great package. Get into the classics! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Classics.

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  46. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    81% User Score Based on 239,208 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 17 reviews

    Combining the base game with 3 massive Expansion Packs, ARK: Survival Evolved Explorer's Edition is a ultimate way to get even more dinosaur action! The Explorer's Edition gives you access to the mega hit ARK: Survival Evolved as well as the Scorched Earth, Aberration, and Extinction Expansion Packs, adding nearly 900 hours of gameplay! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ark: Survival Evolved.

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  47. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    82% User Score Based on 22 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 8 reviews

    Zheros is a new generation 3D beat 'em up, based on the genre hallmarks, above all: smashing hordes of enemies and punching stuff. From bizarre characters and encounters to strange locations, find out what mystery awaits you at the end of your journey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZHEROS.

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    32%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    32% User Score Based on 1,124 reviews

    Stranded in a hostile alien world, you must fight to survive. Hunt, harvest, craft, advance skills, and build using local resources along with technology from your voyage. Join others online or play offline in the world of Fragmented. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragmented.

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  49. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 2,657 reviews
    Critic Score 59%Based on 31 reviews

    Hellpoint is a dark sci fi action RPG set in the aftermath of a massive quantum cataclysm. Every living being quickly lost their mind as their memories and bodies were merged with alternate versions of themselves from parallel universes. The accident also attracted entities of immense power that should have been left alone, in the depth of other dimensions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hellpoint.

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  50. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 3,414 reviews

    StarMade is a 3D sandbox space shooter created by Robin "schema" Promesberger, founder of Schine. The game allows players to explore the vastness of space; building factories; creating ships, space stations and structures out of various block types. Both single-player worlds and multi-player servers are available players. StarMade is currently in Alpha, and is a free-to-play game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StarMade.

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