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Looking for games like Orbital Upgrade? Here are top platformer recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with SpaceChem, Gladiabots or Hexahedra.

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

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

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

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

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Hexahedra is an open-ended programming puzzle game. Design and program factories to produce the required cubes. Compete with your friends and the world for the most efficient solutions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hexahedra.

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  4. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    99% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    A cosmic puzzle adventure about a young alien’s first day at a star factory. Explore thoughtful levels, code your own bots, and save the ever-expanding universe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Stuff.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 103 reviews
    Critic Score 8%Based on 1 reviews

    Algo Bot is a coding-based puzzle game that takes place deep inside the Europa, a pan-galactic colonisation ship, where a recycling mission goes horribly wrong. Use your algorithm special skills to command Algo Bot, a service droid, and help PAL, a cantankerous line manager, to contain the crisis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Algo Bot.

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  6. Sharpen your mind and master the shuffle! Logic Deck is a colorful puzzle card game where every move counts. Arrange, stack, and shuffle vibrant decks to solve tricky challenges. Easy to learn but hard to put down, this game is perfect for puzzle lovers who enjoy strategy with a playful twist. Features: Dynamic Card Puzzles – Match, shuffle, and organize decks in clever ways. Bright & Pl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Logic Deck.

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  7. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    In a future where food is the ultimate symbol of status, you're a recipe automation technician for a ruthless aristocracy. Create, test and optimize your culinary machines in this deliciously dark zach-like! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Noodles.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 3,806 reviews
    Critic Score 92%Based on 3 reviews

    Master the intricate, physical machinery of the transmutation engine— the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool— and use it to create vital remedies, precious gemstones, deadly weapons, and more. Design Machines - Design and build machines that carry out alchemical processes using a variety of components.Open-Ended Puzzles - Compete against your friends and the world to build the simplest, fast… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Opus Magnum.

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  10. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 3,816 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 8 reviews

    Travel the universe colonising uninhabited planets with the sole goal of setting worlds in motion through the power of automation. Fresh from your spaceship you must harvest stick and stone and begin your colonisation efforts. Create rudimentary crafting items from blueprints and slowly build a number of workerbots to aid in your efforts. Teach and shape their artificial intelligence with a visual… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Autonauts.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    81% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Find a way out of the abandoned sci-fi complex through solving various puzzles. The game has more than 70 handcrafted levels with various game mechanics and visual themes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unit 404.

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  12. ZIRQUITZ is a unique fusion of logic puzzles, idle strategy, and incremental growth, offering a deeply engaging yet relaxing experience. Build, optimize, and expand your circuits in a dynamic world of interconnected nodes. Node-Based Circuit Building:Create intricate networks of Producers, Transformers, and Converters. Each node plays a critical role in generating and processing data (bits, bytes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZIRQUITZ.

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  13. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 189 reviews

    Welcome to Super Loco World! As the freshly-minted transport tycoon around these parts, you’ll need to build up a rail network, manage train traffic, and keep the goods flowing to meet the growing demands of an ever-evolving world!  Embrace automation Your trains need more than just a route from you! Control their speeds carefully, manage rail junctions, and eventually automate the process … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Loco World - Cozy Train Automation.

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  14. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    BUY THE FULL GAME About the GameThis is the free first chapter of Masterplan Tycoon, a minimalist resource management sim. It will guide you through the initial missions, teaching you to identify resources, build, and set up production lines. The whole world is connected, and in Masterplan Tycoon, you take control of these connections, turning the world into a perfectly functioning production li… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Masterplan Tycoon: Foundations.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 508 reviews

    Become the hive mind of a robot ant colony in Microtopia! Use pheromone trails to create, automate and optimize supply chains for your ants to follow. Collect resources, produce goods, feed your queen, grow your colony and fly out to expand the species! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Microtopia.

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  16. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 215 reviews

    JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator is an immersive 3D programming puzzle game about automating and controlling realistic machines, robots, drones and more using real Python code. Build actual coding skills while playing, solve exciting bite-sized programming challenges and progress to unlock new programming features and improved machinery. Prior programming knowledge recommended. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator.

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  17. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    99% User Score Based on 147 reviews

    A laid-back but smart puzzle game. Stuffo is the last remaining puzzle bot stuck in a world filled with bite-sized brain-teasers. Help Stuffo to solve the mind-bending puzzles by using various blocks to climb, push and teleport your way to the exit. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stuffo the Puzzle Bot.

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  18. Sam & MaRU is a programming, puzzle-solving game where you take on the role of Sam, a programmer in a robotics company’s automated maintenance department. Sam is in charge of programming maintenance robotic units (MaRUs) to clean and maintain the robotics factory.But Is Everything As It Seems? Sam must use the MaRUs to prepare the old, unused parts of the factory for Project Asimov: an excitin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sam & MaRU.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 523 reviews

    Use the Molek-Syntez to create small molecules with various pharmacological effects from the comfort of your small Romanian apartment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOLEK-SYNTEZ.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    Neon Noodles is a cyberpunk kitchen automation game where you build and design robots to make food. It's an open-ended puzzle game in the genre of zach-likes where you travel the world and become a master chef of the local cuisine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Noodles.

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  21. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    93% User Score Based on 492 reviews

    In Morphblade you move around a grid slicing, smashing and bursting waves of nasty red bugs. Each tile you move to transforms you into a different weapon: on a Blades hex you can slice enemies on either side of you, on an Arrow you can launch yourself through two enemies in a row. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morphblade.

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  22. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 1,629 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 5 reviews

    In Mars Horizon the player is tasked with leading a major space agency from the dawn of the space age though to humanity's journey to Mars. Players run a government space agency from when the first rockets launched into the atmosphere, right through to the first crewed mission to Mars. Research new tech, expand your agency base, build rockets, send satellites into orbit, and launch a variety of mi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mars Horizon.

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  23. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    Alan's Automaton Workshop is an open-ended programming puzzle game. Start a new business with Alan Turing and his groundbreaking innovation: the Turing Machine. Build unique automatons, and solve all kinds of problems from clients. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alan's Automaton Workshop.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 4,686 reviews

    TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It's the assembly language programming game you never asked for! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TIS-100.

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  25. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    86% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    Salvage Engineer, you have a new assignment on a distant world... Robo Instructus is a puzzle game in which players manoeuvre a robot by issuing instructions via a simple programming language. As players progress through the game they unlock new functions to overcome new puzzles, each of which can be solved in multiple ways. The more you master the robot, the more elegant and powerful your solut… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Robo Instructus.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    89% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Sokobot is an open-ended puzzle game where you place down cute robots, give them commands, and create infinitely-looping assembly lines that combine shapes together! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SOKOBOT.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    96% User Score Based on 1,006 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 1 reviews

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

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  28. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    79% User Score Based on 448 reviews

    Build and maintain a power grid for a constantly growing population - all while fighting off potential disaster - in this thrilling resource management experience. Sell energy and earn money in order to expand your company. Provide more power to existing customers and supply it to newly constructed cities. It's time for you to give Power to the People! Feature Summary: Multiple modes (Main Camp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Power to the People.

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  29. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:grinding, gameplay
    73% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    A tactical puzzle game that takes place in a dungeon! Halt, adventure lovers,With limited movement comes great responsibilities!Is thou the smart one that shall breaketh these puzzles? Then be aware of the obstacles waiting ahead, with just a few movements at one's disposal. How to play! The player get control of the mercenary Kass, using a language of visual programming to emit a series of com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Programmer Dungeon Knightress.

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  30. System Emergency DetectedThe computer system has been infected by an unknown virus. Countless viruses have spread throughout cyberspace, pushing the system to the brink of collapse. As the Master, you must dive into the digital world, eliminate the scattered viruses, and restore the system to a safe state. You can do this… the system is counting on you. Game OverviewThis is a stage-based puzzle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ERROR CODE - Virus Puzzle.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, stability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    A cryptic puzzle game where you embody a skeletal sorcerer. Use tile-creation powers to free minions from their predestined paths. Groove to the beat, solve puzzles efficiently for better ratings, and uncover mysteries. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grooveyard.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 9,399 reviews

    Show your support and get two unique rollercoaster inspired track pieces for your space railways, plus 40 minutes of additional music and the full soundtrack! Rollercoaster Railway Pieces Use the Twist and the Loop to add some rollercoaster flair to your railway lines! Additional Music Unlock additional 40 minutes of in-game music from the composer of the original shapez soundtrack, Petter Sumel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to shapez 2.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Program a robot to solve logic puzzles in ChipWits, an open-ended programming game for beginners and experts alike! Inspired by the 1980s original, ChipWits combines the best of puzzle games, automation, and programming to introduce a new generation of players to a classic gaming experience. Take control of a humble robot, ChipWit Model CW-03.24, and learn the ropes of automating its activiti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ChipWits.

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  36. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 554 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Set in a post-apocalyptic future, The Signal State puts your logic skills to the test with complex puzzles inspired by modular synthesizers. Repair machines, rebuild an abandoned farm, and be part of a revolution that will change the fate of agriculture once and for all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Signal State.

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  37. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 1,361 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    In Blueprint Tycoon you are tasked with running a settlement by gathering raw materials and crafting them into complex goods to be supplied to your contractor for a profit. Create your own Blueprints for each Crafter/Harvester using multiple Workers with a multitude of Tools and try to create the most productive Blueprints. Profit margins are razor thin so you must focus on ensuring peak efficie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blueprint Tycoon.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    96% User Score Based on 8,848 reviews

    Shapez is a game about building factories to automate the creation and combination of increasingly complex shapes within an infinite map. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to shapez.

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  39. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 148 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    An ultra-precise 2D Platformer where you give Robots instructions instead of directly controlling them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bots Are Stupid.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    Prelogate is a logic puzzle game. Solve puzzles by redirecting laser beams, mixing them and controlling them with logic gates. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prelogate.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    87% User Score Based on 277 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    "Prime Mover is an open-ended puzzle game about designing circuit boards. Work your way from transistor to processor, uncover the story of the Byte of Burden!" "In this open-ended puzzle game, you build circuit boards to solve a wide variety of logic and computer science inspired problems. Compare the speed and efficiency of your unique solutions with your friends and the world. Work your way fro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prime Mover.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 2,724 reviews

    SHENZHEN I/O: BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM. Build circuits using a variety of components from different manufacturers, like microcontrollers, memory, and logic gates.Write code in a compact and powerful assembly language where every instruction can be conditionally executed.Read the included manual, which includes over 30 pages of original datasheets, reference guides, and technical diagrams.G… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SHENZHEN I/O.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 1,375 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 4 reviews

    Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinifactory.

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  44. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 1,310 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 7 reviews

    What if you had it in your power to rid the world of disease, to improve the lives of millions, to ease suffering and cure the sick… and earn a tidy profit? As the head of your own Pharmaceutical Conglomerate you have this power resting in your hands. Will you use it for good? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Big Pharma.

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  45. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    79% User Score Based on 346 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Create, automate and defend an impenetrable base. Assemble and command a Bot army to combat an entire Piratebot invasion. Build, program and battle your way through five different zones. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Autonauts vs Piratebots.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    92% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Spreadstorm is a puzzle-adventure game where you control a digital signal in order to defeat the mysterious opponent with the logic, planning and reaction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spreadstorm.

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  47. Can you fix your city's traffic troubles with code? Build real-world state machines and see if you can keep everything moving! Solve Traffic The Smart WayManage and optimize traffic flow with smart signals and barriers. Vehicles and pedestrians must move from point A to B, but not everyone can go first. It's essential to balance priorities, reduce congestion, and create efficient traffic solution… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to If Red Then Stop.

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  48. "Exec Adventuria" is an educational puzzle adventure set in a magical world. Guide your hero through enchanted islands, unlocking treasure chests by programming actions and movements. Learn problem-solving and logical thinking as you conquer increasingly challenging levels! Learn problem-solving and logical thinking as you conquer increasingly challenging levels! 1. Game Objective In Exec Adve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exec Adventuria.

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  49. A girl in a white dress wakes up in a ruined city. She uses her light to light up mysterious cocoons, reverse time, and restore the city to its former splendor. You take on the role of this mysterious girl. As you restore Amber City, more and more of its history will unfurl before you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amber City.

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  50. >>Game Background<< In the 50th century, human society has reached unprecedented heights, and interstellar travel is no longer a dream but a part of daily life. The Human Cosmic Development Committee has approved the "Century Project." Over the next century, humanity will first establish a space base in the Alpha Centauri System, followed by the construction of the most magn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FARWORLD BEACON.

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