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  1. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 92,552 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 8 reviews

    A single-player platformer about climbing a mountain. Battle your inner demons and climb through more than 250 devious stages to reach the summit. It won't be easy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Celeste.

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  2. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    83% User Score Based on 223 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 10 reviews

    In Between is an atmospheric, award-winning platformer where you solve mind-bending puzzles by manipulating your surroundings and gravity itself. Be invited to reflect on life while getting to know the story of the dying protagonist and his inevitable struggle for existence. Dive into the atmosphere of a dense, hand painted game while exploring the reason why you are here. Welcome to a world In Be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Between.

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  3. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 8,980 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    Jump King is a challenging climbing-platformer where suspense builds with every jump! Struggle upwards and explore the unknown while doing your best to avoid your inevitable fall back down... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jump King.

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  4. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    92% User Score Based on 532 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 7 reviews

    Master the Gibbon’s art of movement with a unique move-set that lets you swing, slide and somersault through a lush jungle canopy. Experience a free-flowing story of family and survival as you search for a home that may be lost forever in Gibbon: Beyond the Trees. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gibbon: Beyond the Trees.

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  5. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, atmosphere
    77% User Score Based on 142 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    When the great and terrible Storm destroys Shu's village, he embarks on a desperate journey to survive. On his travels he'll encounter stranded villagers survivors of the devastation that need his help. In return for his assistance, these peculiar characters will grant Shu unique special abilities that he can use to traverse the treacherous path ahead. Their only hope is to work together, in sear… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shu.

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  6. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    73% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    This is a short enthralling puzzle-platform game about a lonely robot, which tries to find his master. To go all the way you'll have to look for the master in two dimensions at the same time. Parallel world module will help to overcome any obstacles! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In-Vert.

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  7. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 88 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 6 reviews

    Created with heart, culture and character, ANOTHER SIGHT is the story of Kit and Hodge. Whilst exploring the London Underground during its construction in 1899, Kit, a bold teenager is caught in a tunnel collapse. When Kit wakes up, her sight is gone, and she’s left helpless in the dark world below London. Hodge, a mysterious cat finds Kit, and becomes her companion on a journey through a surreal … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Another Sight.

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  8. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    93% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    Philophobia is a platformer in which love is literal Hell and all of the enemies are hearts. The game is fast-paced and the player needs to navigate the bowels of Hell and escape the torment of love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Philophobia: The Fear of Love.

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  9. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    69% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Combine your 4-direction gravity manipulation ability with your platformer skills to overcome the challenges of this 2D side-scroller game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ant-gravity: Tiny's Adventure.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    96% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    In Little Luna, you play as a brave moth who has fallen deep underground, far from the light of the surface. Guided by the mysterious power of Luna—a lost goddess of lunar light—you must navigate treacherous terrain, solve intricate puzzles, and find your way back to the world above. But Luna is more than just a guide; her magic is the key to your survival. Can you harness her power and escape t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Luna.

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  11. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    75% User Score Based on 242 reviews

    "The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy. - Albert Camus" Become Sisyphus and try to roll the boulder up the mountain. Numerous obstacles will hinder your progress. You can move using the arrow keys and adjust the direction in which you push the boulder with the left and right mouse buttons.Features: Of course, the boulde… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Game of Sisyphus.

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  12. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 3,669 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 25 reviews

    Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour. You explore a dangerous grey land, unearthing coloured fragments on a journey to find your missing mother. As obstacles match the background, they disappear, creating new and exciting puzzles - full of peril, mystery… and colours unseen If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hue.

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  13. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 44,972 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy is a punishing climbing game, a homage to Jazzuo's 2002 B-Game classic 'Sexy Hiking'. You move the hammer with the mouse, and that's all there is. With practice, you'll be able to jump, swing, climb and fly. Great mysteries and a wonderful reward await the master hikers who reach the top of the mountain. To quote Jazzuo himself: "The hiking action is very simila… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 220 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 7 reviews

    Too long have I slumbered. Unsheathe me and I will lead you to the secrets that lie deep beneath. All shall tremble before us, for I am DOOMBLADE. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DOOMBLADE.

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  15. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 4,546 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 9 reviews

    A narrative-driven RPG set in a gritty world where a person's Lot is determined at birth, while the gods are real and preside over the fates of men. Set out on a lifelong journey and carve out your own destiny. Will you become a judge, an inquisitor, or conspire against the old order? You decide! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante.

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  16. KAKUDO KAKUDO is a maze exploration and adventure game. As a small humanoïd named Tamashï, you will escape labyrinths while collecting as many coins as possible and beating your personal high scores. Complete all 50 puzzles to discover KAKUDO's enigmatic story ! KAKUDO is a single player adventure game within you explore and solve puzzles playing a small humanoïd named Tamashï. Who is Tamash… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KAKUDO.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    The tower of the stars, which is responsible for power all around the land, mysteriously shuts down. Lana, who's (now deceased) mother restored the Tower of the stars' power before, sets off to find the truth: About her mother's death, and about the tower's mysterious shut downs.  Cycle is an exploration game in the vein of Metroidvania games and inspired by various Game Boy Advance games. This v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cycle.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    Archaeogem is a dynamic precision-platformer in which you, as a world-renowned archaeologist, must collect rare gems in the heart of mysterious biomes. Use your trusty whip to extract wild flowers' mystic powers, navigate ancient ruins, and overcome the many dangers of the wilderness. Become a legend - if you make it out alive! Your mission to expand human knowledge about these archaic and powe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Archaeogem.

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    42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    39% User Score Based on 44 reviews
    Critic Score 49%Based on 7 reviews

    Left to fend for himself after mankind abandoned the doomed planet Aurora, robot Kramer 227 must find a way through 20 action-packed levels and rescue his robotic friends before Aurora crashes into its sun. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shiny.

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  22. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    61% User Score Based on 196 reviews

    Journey to the Center of the Earth is a 2D platformer about exploring giant caves and dying of thirst. Based on the Jules Verne novel, players control three adventurers with unique powers and have to make their way through 18 expansive levels, solve puzzles, avoid traps and find the well hidden secret at the center of the Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Journey To The Center Of The Earth.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 51 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Ghostory is a 2D puzzle adventure game, characteristic by its pixel art graphics and a humorous story. And puns. Horrible puns. You take role of a cursed traveller, able to transform to a ghost. Trying to find a cure, you got stuck in a cave. Will you find your way out? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghostory.

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  24. 42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    63% User Score Based on 19 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    A labyrinth fades into view; a space you control but that holds you. Completely lost with nowhere else you could be. Helped or harried, you are not alone here – there is someone calling, caring and crying for you. The voices you hear will guide you through the unnavigable and teach you the importance of perspective. You must use every obstacle to your advantage to escape the tunnels and discover … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StandPoint.

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  25. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    80% User Score Based on 92 reviews

    Super Jagua is a classic 2D retro-style single-player platformer inspired by the greatest platformers of the 80s. Run, jump, swim, discover lots of secrets, fight brutal bosses and more in this classic NES inspired adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Jagua.

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  26. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 120 reviews

    Lumini is a relaxing flow adventure game in which you take control over a swarm of innocent little creatures called lumini. After being gone for thousands of years, the balance on their home planet has shifted. With their return, the lumini find themselves in a hostile environment from which you need to keep them safe. On this journey you'll need to find out what happened in the past while trying … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lumini.

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  27. 26%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    25% User Score Based on 126 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

    Sleeping Valley - a new arcade platformer game In Sleeping Valley you only have one life to live and it's your job to see how far you can take this cute character on his brutally hard journey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sleeping Valley.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    90% User Score Based on 496 reviews

    TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TowerClimb.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 175 reviews

    Maytroid is an action platformer with Metroidvania-like map system and ecchi gallery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maytroid.

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  30. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 598 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 14 reviews

    Degrees of Separation is a puzzle platformer where cooperation is built into every move. Two contrasting souls, Ember and Rime, fall in love, but are separated by an enigmatic force, and must use their powers to progress through a spectacular world of fantasy and adventure. Players solve environmental obstacles by drawing upon the contrasting temperatures of warm and cold in single-player and coop… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Degrees of Separation.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    74% User Score Based on 78 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    SAMUDRA is an environmentally focused, hand-illustrated, 2D puzzle game that follows a child's adventure across a polluted sea. Players encounter underwater creatures to uncover truths about “surface-dweller” actions causing the polluted deep-sea world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SAMUDRA.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    75% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    In this game you control the most famous ball in the pool world. The 8 ball!!! You will be challenged to defeat the pool cues and cross the table before time runs out. And in some moments, choose which way to go. But these choices depend only on your intuition (luck). But at every table you will have all the other balls cheering for you. They will mourn your defeats, applaud your progress and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 8 Ball.

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  33. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 5,813 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Taking around an hour on the first play-through, "When The Darkness Comes" feels like you're wandering around a glitchy hard drive full of abstract dreams and beautiful nightmares. The narrator initially makes it feel like a comedic game, but it soon starts to take a darker tone as you travel down the bizarre broken rabbit hole that explores the darkest themes of the human mind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When the Darkness comes.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Ash and hymn, crown and chain - Elsinore has kept both. Once a throne of pledge and bread, now a map of embers and graves. From that ruin you will rise. You are Ophelia: a lonely orphan, a borrowed king, and a promise that will never die. A warrior bound by fire, haunted by betrayal and yet unbroken by chains. Through haunted forests, drowned citadels, frozen palaces and forgotten deserts, you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Emberbane.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 777 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 4 reviews

    Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Capsized.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Agu is a unique experience that combines precision challenges with a challenging atmosphere. ✔ Game Highlights: Realistic physics: Every move counts to overcome the challenges. Immersive atmosphere: A visually captivating world with magical elements and immersive sound. Challenging gameplay: Progressive levels that test your skill. Intuitive controls: Easy to learn, challenging to master. Ge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Agu.

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

    Blanky is a 2D platformer that combines fluid movement with fast thinking to avoid environmental hazards. Using multiple abilities discovered along the way, Jacob travels through nightmarish areas each with their own distinct dangers. Featuring epic boss battles, heart pounding chases and a compelling story, Blanky is a challenging platforming adventure that explores fear from a child's p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blanky.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Navigate a flying toilet through a various deadly obstacles and help our poultry boi get back home. Collect keys in the level to open the gates and reach the final and return home. Full screen to have a bigger view. W - Boost toiletA, D - Rotate toilet (I recommend downloading if you get stuttering  or sound issues)(Theres a bug at the end, where the last cutscene doesn't play properly. After you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toilet Zone.

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  39. Runr End is a challenging FPP-Platformer set in a dreamish world with secrets to discover. Be careful, don't be another fallen soul. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RUNR END.

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  40. The Perplexing Orb returns! Experience an all new puzzle platforming adventure like none other! Roll, shrink, grow, zip, and jump your way through over 70 all new stages. Experience the classic Perplexing Orb game play with all new twists involving The Perplexing Orb's new character abilities. In this installment the Perplexing Orb has the ability to shrink and grow to solve various puzzles. The O… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Perplexing Orb 2.

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  41. An adorable puzzle/platformer where you take on the roll of a 4" tall cleaning robot. Protect Nida's house from an onslaught of mutated bugs. Jump, vacuum, and solve puzzles to keep the house clean! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROTii.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Starsphere is a challenging platformer. Jump and move together with Starsphere in ocean of dynamics and action. Incredibly difficult levels, bonuses, achievements, and of course rhythmic Starsphere music will give you a lot of fun (pain) to play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starsphere.

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  43. Help Mr. Dude is an exciting and challenging new game where you play as the titular character stranded on a small island in the middle of the Ohio River. Mr. Dude is in a precarious situation, and it's up to you to guide him to safety. The game is simple, yet addictive; all you have to do is press a key on your keyboard to either help or harm Mr. Dude. As you progress through the game, you'll enc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Help Mr.Dude.

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  44. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 540 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 1 reviews

    Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Herdling.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    98% User Score Based on 571 reviews

    Hypogea is a short, atmospheric 3D platformer where you play the role of a staff-wielding automaton trying to escape from an abandoned underground megastructure. Travel through the mysterious structure using your hooked staff to pole-vault, swing, climb, catch yourself and more. Restore the puzzling mechanisms of the facility and help its automaton inhabitants. Explore the cavernous h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hypogea.

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  46. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    Ascending Inferno: The rage game from hell. "Surely it can't be that hard, right?" WRONG This 2.5D rage inducing Precision Platformer takes place in a modernized, voxel and pixel art version of Dante's inferno. In it, you follow the journey of Dani, and the soul of her deceased brother, Vincent. They must navigate through Dante's nine layers of Inferno, with the ultimate goal of ASCENDING INFERNO.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ascending Inferno.

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    37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    37% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    2D platforming with an emphasis on speed and exploration! Absorb enemy attacks to charge up your own attacks! You must absorb, dodge and weave your way through intense gauntlets and defeat your evil self. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PulseCharge.

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  48. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 485 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 15 reviews

    In Stealth Inc 2, you play the role of a clone escaping a sinister and high-tech testing facility. Stealth Inc 2 tests both your brain and your reflexes over 60 varied levels linked together in a sprawling overworld. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones.

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  49. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 1,578 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 6 reviews

    Remember when games were tough? Return to the Golden Age of arcades with an all-NEW hardcore action experience that pulls no punches. Volgarr the Viking possesses all the hallmarks of the true classics - simple controls, high challenge, and meticulous design - combined with hand-made pixel If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Volgarr the Viking.

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