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Games like Out of the Shadows

Games like Out of the Shadows

Looking for games like Out of the Shadows? Here are top platformer recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Dynamite Jack, Darkout or The Tower.

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  1. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 260 reviews

    Dynamite Jack must blast his way to freedom! Jack, a brave space marine, armed with only bombs and a flashlight, must escape the Anathema Mines! Use stealth to sneak past guards and bombs to obliterate enemies in this intense top-down action-adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dynamite Jack.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    42% User Score Based on 601 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Darkout is a sandbox action-game with survival and strategy components. You are the only survivor after your escape pod crashes on a strange planet. The environment is full of mysterious and hostile shadow creatures, and the only way to survive will be to gather resources used to craft and researching new weapons and technologies.The world is sunk in permanent darkness and the shadow creatures sur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkout.

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    15%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    15% User Score Based on 81 reviews

    "I awaken once again. Shackled. Beaten. Broken. And yet there is hope. An opportunity..." Enter the darkness of The Tower. A unique, constantly expanding dungeon crawling experience. Gather your senses and find your way through the hellish corridors of your prison. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tower.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Musasabi is a fast paced platform game where Risu the flying squirrel collects gems to defeat the evil Akujaku. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Musasabi.

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  9. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    Absolutely Barbaric The ancient prophecy has come true and the world of Rye has been tainted by darkness! Once peaceful and shy creatures are roaming freely under the moon and terrorize the lands... The inhabitants of Rye are too afraid to fight back and kill these creatures because they fear to destroy the ecological equilibrium of their world, yet they are waiting for someone, a warrior, who i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Absolutely Barbaric 0.6.1.8.

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  10. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    76% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    The first strategy game to capture the essence of the entire South African Border war, from Omugulugwombashe to UNTAG (Aug'66 - Mar'90) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angola '86.

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  11. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    58% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    Free Demo The free demo is available on the 22nd of May 2017. The demo is between 2 to 4 hours of the begining of the game. It is like the tutorial, where you explore, look for objects to use and for helping you to solve puzzles. There is a bit of crafting, one fight with enemies and one golden Mayan artifact to find in a cave. About the GameThis is an Indie game made by one person only, and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UAYEB: The Dry Land.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    66% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    Vampire princess Mina needs your help! A wicked curse has fallen on the people of the Kingdom of Vempire - everyone has turned to stone! In order to reverse the curse, Mina has to travel to the evil witch's tower and defeat her, but she can't do it alone! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Dusk.

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  13. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 1,163 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Kidnapped for no clear reason to a dazzling yet mysterious island on the Mediterranean Sea, a young girl has to find a way to escape. Armed with only her wits, agility, and the will to survive, she must make her getaway or Die Young. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Die Young.

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  14. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 1,788 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 6 reviews

    Lara Croft GO is a turn based puzzle-adventure set in a long-forgotten world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilization, discover well-kept secrets and face deadly challenges as you uncover the myth of the Queen of Venom. Following the award-winning Hitman GO, Square Enix Montréal brings yet another beloved franchise to consoles with this unique take on the iconic heroine’s adventures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lara Croft GO.

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  15. 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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  16. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    65% User Score Based on 40 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    In The Watchmaker, a puzzle-adventure game, players take on the role of Alexander. In his steampunk world of giant clock mechanisms, Alexander's routine involves repairing his precious clock tower every day and for years, this is the only life he has known. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Watchmaker.

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  18. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 420 reviews

    Engage in epic RTS warfare across three huge campaigns as well as other battle modes. Create your own fleet of ships, pick your side and enter into World War II naval combat on a global scale. Engage in epic real time strategy warfare across the Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean. This is naval warfare on a global scale. It is World War II and the age of the dreadnoughts has passed and naval war… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Victory At Sea.

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  19. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    53% User Score Based on 425 reviews

    Driven by community suggestion, 505 Games and EKO Software introduce you to a new single player 3rd person view experience that allows you to re-play the zombie crafting adventure "How to Survive" from a deeply immersive point of view. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to How To Survive: Third Person Standalone.

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  20. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 1,792 reviews
    Critic Score 41%Based on 5 reviews

    Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe, while an intergalactic war is raging. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shortest Trip to Earth.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    81% User Score Based on 420 reviews

    A first-person puzzle game. Simply walk to the door. Create your own check point. 30 Levels. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disoriented.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    Run or Die is a fast paced Endless Runner that focuses on movement based abilities (and a huge Ion Cannon)! Players must make decisions in the blink of an eye and react quickly in order to make their way through a hazardous city environment where every run is different! Can you make it to the Lab to save Flow? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Run or Die.

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  23. 27%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    27% User Score Based on 414 reviews

    You've taken to building giant, kilometers-long aerial sculptures inspired by your own music, and are now BASE jumping from them for sport. These jumps are all about style and timing. Buzz those girders, groove along that building, and finish with a twist for extra points, all the while listening to your own soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1... 2... 3... Kick It!: Drop That Beat Like an Ugly Baby.

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  25. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 406 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 5 reviews

    Vertical Drop Heroes is a procedural platformer RPG hybrid with roguelike elements, where your hero adventures through randomly generated stages. Armed with a variety of skills and traits, you must use your cunning and reflexes to survive the dangers of each stage, until you face the final boss and uncover the truth behind the game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vertical Drop Heroes HD.

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  26. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    60% User Score Based on 5,153 reviews

    Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts.

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    26%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    26% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    Finally the day came when we found our GOD.Human Beings are an experiment done by them.The human beings are evolving and have become one of the greatest powers in the universe which is becoming a great problem for other colonies in the universe.So our god decides to end the experiment but now human beings will fight for their existence.This is an Action ,Sci-Fi 3D game with FPS/TPS switchable view… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The God's Chain.

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  28. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    77% User Score Based on 328 reviews

    The heartless Shivans emerged through subspace near Earth, harboring technology light years ahead of anything seen before. They made no attempt to communicate. They did not respond to your heralds. They simply attacked and destroyed everything in their path. As a pilot for the Galactic Terran Alliance (GTA) you are no stranger to war. But when racing through space to engage your new enemy for the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 241 reviews

    If you like prologue add full version to wishlist About the Game SCRAPNAUT : PROLOGUEScrapnaut: Prologue is a free demo version of the game Scrapnaut. Try it yourself for free! Create your own farm and produce food. Use your cooking pot and discover different types of meals. Collect the necessary resources to build your base, fix damaged items and complete quests. Build and improve yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scrapnaut: Prologue.

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  30. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 7,784 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Distance is a survival racing game that combines the intense action of arcade racing with the exploration of an atmospheric world. You control a unique car that allows you to boost, jump, rotate, and even fly through a chaotic and twisted city. The world has a mysterious history, and as you explore you'll be able to uncover pieces of its past. The roads are treacherous and unpredictable with obs… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Distance.

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  31. 40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    40% User Score Based on 936 reviews

    The Sandbox Evolution is a unique, pixel world-building mobile game that empowers players to craft worlds or destroy the universe! Featuring a modern pixel art graphic style, The Sandbox Evolution gives players even more freedom and creativity, through improved physics and side-scrolling worlds 10x bigger than its predecessor. The Sandbox Evolution evolves into an easy-to-use game maker that enabl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sandbox Evolution.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 1,206 reviews

    Your music is under attack… You must liberate it! In Symphony, you fight through levels uniquely generated by your own song collection, discover items and vanquish bosses to defeat the evil within! With Symphony, we wanted to push the limits of user-music-based gameplay and focused on two concepts: Your music creates the game Every song has a unique emotion, sound and rhythm, and we wa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Symphony.

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  33. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 878 reviews

    Tikiman the Forest Defender is in trouble. Hordes of monsters are sweeping through his realm, hoping to chow down on his offspring – and it’s up to you to defend them. By placing weapon towers at strategic points around the landscape, you can destroy the invaders and save the little ones. Collect treasure along the way to build up your arsenal and pay for new towers – countless waves of monsters… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PixelJunk™ Monsters Ultimate.

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  34. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    68% User Score Based on 216 reviews

    Manage a team of ghosthunters and free London from paranormal terror in turn-based battles. Develop your own strategy and build your business well. Let's be honest - a ghost in your house can be a real pest. For centuries we have accepted hauntings as unexplained phenomena which we can do little to stop. Side affects of living in a haunted home can include sleepless nights, headaches, smog everyw… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GhostControl Inc..

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 308 reviews

    Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation. Claire must decide who she is going to save. With every choice she'll begin to disco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Claire.

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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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  38. ***** Star Lords Clash Lite has a 5 day IN GAME time limit ***** To play without any time limit, please purchase the full game STAR LORDS CLASH You are a Star Lord You must recruit the Celestial Lords, absorb their power, complete a number of quests, and defeat the Dark Lord Gargantua. The Dark Lord is also trying to recruit the Lords, absorb their power and create a Black Hole to destroy them.  I… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Lords Clash Lite.

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  39. Outlast is an open world sandbox roguelike made in seven days for the Seven Day Roguelike Challenge 2024. Press Shift+W on the main menu screen to enable wizard mode. It features a procedurally generated world, turn-based and grid-based gameplay, and a progression system based on finding new and better materials to craft better tools to help you reach your final goal of killing the Air Wizard. T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outlast.

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  40. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Veter is an open world procedurally generated RPG set on an Earth-like planet. The game is inspired by Minecraft and Skyrim. Explore the world and get resources. In order to get into the caves, you need to break the bottom block (usually grass).Lower blocks can only be broken with a pickaxe For localization, place the "text.json" file in the game folder Required: Microsoft Visual C++ Redistribut… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Veter.

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  41. 60%Game Brain Score
    60% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    From the deepest trenches of the ocean, the Kraken has come! As the Kraken climbs the walls of your fortress, repel it by hurtling blocks down at the monster. As lines are cleared, the Kraken will retreat, but only momentarily. Can you survive the night, and live to fight another day? Compatible with all Game Boy models, and enhanced for the Super Game Boy! Featuring Two-Player simultaneous pl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From Below Pocket.

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  42. You are Lord Moonlight, on a pseudo 3D type world amongst the stars.You must recruit the Celestial Lords, absorb their power, complete a number of quests, and defeat the Dark Lord Gargantua.The Dark Lord is also trying to recruit the Lords, absorb their power and create a Black Hole to destroy them. If he can convert all of the Lords before you destroy him, the black hole will be created and all o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Lords.

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

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  44. 36%Game Brain Score
    36% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    A Zzap 64! Micro Action C64 community-based covermount title (Issue #11 - November/December 2022). (Free download and web player version now available from this page).The New Dimension, in collaboration with Saul Cross, is very proud to present Cruiser-X 79. A fast paced vertical scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by many top down 8-bit vertical scrolling classics. If you like classic 8-bit vertical … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cruiser-X 79 [Commodore 64].

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  45. Game OverviewBattle Marine Advance! is a single-screen shooter where you fight using horizontal movement, jumps, rapid-fire shots, and a powerful laser. Keep landing your shots, build combos without taking damage, and collect medals to increase your score multiplier. Accuracy matters, but so does knowing when to use your laser—which makes you temporarily invincible—or jump to automatically collec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Marine Advance!.

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  47. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Despite the successful rescue of Mrs. Kitty from the wily fox's lair (See the first game for more details), Mr. Kitty is kidnapped while traveling home. Mrs. Kitty, not knowing where they took him, returns home and finds her magic wand. Surprisingly, the wily fox also shows up. Feeling a bit guilty over what happened before, he tells Mrs. Kitty that Mr. Kitty was taken to Snappy the turtle's lair.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mi-Ni-Mi 2.

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  48. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 204 reviews

    Dominus Galaxia is a 4X space strategy game with a focus on amplifying strategic decisions and minimising non-strategic busywork. This is a fully featured, un-redacted beta release of the game, representing over four years of work, playable from start to finish. Dominus Galaxia features: Streamlined, slider-based colony management and fleet movement. No build queues to micromanage. Turn-bas… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dominus Galaxia: KS Edition.

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  49. Are you prepared to crush medieval armies, reduce their defensive structures to rubble, and dominate sprawling battlefields, all with cutting-edge modern warfare technology at your fingertips? Your squad is a lethal machine, armed with today’s weapons. Customize your squad’s size and composition, determine who will join your deadly ranks, and choose which weapons they’ll wield. Engage in a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boomcestors.

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