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Looking for games like Population Goals!? Here are top open world platformer recommendations with a post-apocalyptic focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Super Mining Mechs, Nova Lands or MoonQuest.

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  1. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 492 reviews

    Build your own Super Mining Mech and explore the underground in search of new natural resources. Customize your mech with unlockable parts to dig deeper than ever - by yourself or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer! So, what are you waiting for? There’s mining to be done! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Mining Mechs.

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  2. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 1,854 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 6 reviews

    If you were to mix Factorio, Forager, and Satisfactory, Nova Lands would be just that. Explore, build, and automate your base in this awesome, open-world 2D game! New planet, new home. Build your new base with all sorts of resources available to you, from basic rocks and wood to rare and unknown materials. Unlock new possibilities with every new building, maximize efficiency, and push deeper to o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova Lands.

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  3. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    81% User Score Based on 114 reviews

    MoonQuest is a procedurally-generated adventure game with roguelike and minecraftian gameplay. Each game presents a new world to explore in your quest to illuminate the endless night. Seek out the lost forest, delve into the spider caves, storm the castle of the Silver King, discover vast seams of gold ore, and craft a hat of such splendour that the cosmos will be jealous. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MoonQuest.

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  4. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 156 reviews

    The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself while exploring, collecting resources, crafting, building, fighting, farming... and more!Miniland is a game where you can do anything you want to! Of course you will still need to eat something from time to time, but beside that, there are no restricti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miniland.

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  5. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 9,808 reviews
    Critic Score 9%Based on 2 reviews

    The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Littlewood.

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    25%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    42% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Step into the world of SurvAIval, where survival meets automation! Gather resources, build your base, and bring it to life with the power of AI. Start small by crushing materials to earn money, but soon, your AI creations will handle the grind for you, freeing you to explore uncharted lands, conquer new territories, and forge alliances with those in need. Expand your empire, meet the demands of n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SurvAIval.

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  7. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 79 reviews

    Drill and Delve is a mining game in which you must unravel a mystery by exploring your surroundings. Venture through a unique world made of a fully destructible terrain. Dig in every possible direction thanks to the 3D voxel technology. You're a miner in the far future who works for a mega-mining corporation. Today was supposed to be just another day at work, but when things go wrong d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drill and Delve.

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  8. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 2,877 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    An atmospheric management RPG about life on the open road. Pick up hitchhikers, work odd jobs, customize and repair your car, and map your route across the country. Use upgrades, skills and items to overcome challenges. And remember to take it easy. You’re young. You have time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Keep Driving.

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  10. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 43,956 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 7 reviews

    You are sent on an hostile planet with one mission: Make it habitable for Humans. You'll have to survive, collect ressources, build your base and machines in order to heat the planet, create an atmosphere with oxygen and eventually geo-engineer an entire planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Crafter.

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  11. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 173 reviews

    Skillwood is a survival simulator about resource foraging. Chop trees, mine stones, and skillfully level up your abilities to upgrade buildings with the gathered resources. Go through the continous progression by unlocking more areas and buildings. Controls: WASD / Arrow buttons - movement SPACEBAR - action (chop, mine or construct) LEFT SHIFT - run About game: Game revolves around resou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skillwood.

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  12. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 1,211 reviews

    Design automated workshops for your odd and adorable Sparks to carry and craft everything, including more of themselves! Lead your squad of Sparks into combat. Explore a strange fantasy world, in single player or online co-op. Unearth the ancient mystery of the Sparks! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 344 reviews

    Journey deep below the surface of a planet on the edge of the galaxy, as a surveyor of an interstellar mining company. Dig deeper and deeper to discover mysteries and unravel the fate of previous explorers within this planets depths. Pilot Your Drill To Find Resources Use an advanced drill machine to dig through the planet. Find and mine resources for you to take back to your homebase for resear… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GeoDepths.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 175 reviews

    Run a diner on the last island in the world after the destruction of humankind! For the cute animals and robots that survived, cook delicious food, run a farm, explore the forest, and create the best diner! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World End Diner.

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  15. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Crash landing on the planet Volantis, you mine through its surface in search of a way home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mines of Volantis.

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  16. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 24,920 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

    Forager is a 2D open world game inspired by exploration, farming and crafting games such as Stardew Valley, Terraria & Zelda. Gather, collect and manage resources. Craft useful items & structures. Build and grow a base out of nothing. Buy land to expand and explore. Level up and learn new skills, abilities, and blueprints. Solve puzzles, find secrets and raid dungeons! Achieve anything… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forager.

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  17. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 589 reviews

    Signs of Life is a sci-fi survival sandbox platformer with a combination of procedurally generated and hand-crafted content. You'll explore mysterious locations, Mine blocks for resources, and meet strange (and some familiar) creatures, some of which don't even want to kill you and eat your corpse. Along the way, you'll be able to craft armor, weapons, gadgets and more to assist you in surviving i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Signs of Life.

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  18. Twenty years ago, the First Earth, home of the Elves, was attacked by the Immortal Lord Velomdor. From every Elf he killed, Velomdor created a creature known as a White Creature, with the goal of building an army strong enough to one day invade the Second Earth, home of the Cumans. During the long war between the Elves and the Immortal Lord, three Elves forged an indestructible sword from a specia… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legends of Cumans.

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  19. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    "Try all you can, through hell and fire's end..."Forge yourself the best weapon you can, and jump into the ever-changing dungeon searching for your memory and the truth of this world!Roguelike X Forging X Souls-like, Dungeon Crawling RPG If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 289 reviews

    Another sun-filled day begins in this cozy pixel-art adventure. Gather resources, craft items, and upgrade tools to expand the land. Can you rebuild the grand Lighthouse and bring the village back to its golden days? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suncraft.

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  21. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    No one remembers what the world looked like before, except for a team of brave rangers. Now chaos and unpredictability reign everywhere - harmless creatures in the past bring destruction, and the world around is constantly changing, over and over again nullifying the familiar environment around If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rusty Rangers.

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  22. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 797 reviews

    Explore, craft, and fight your way on the uncharted islands solo or in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tinkerlands.

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    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    50% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    IMPACT – Your Journey to the Moon Begins Here! Dive into IMPACT, an immersive sci-fi game that takes you to the Moon. Build and manage your own lunar base, generating valuable scientific data used by the European Space Agency (ESA) to train a real AI that will one day land on the Moon. Experience how your decisions directly influence the future of lunar exploration! Key Features: Build Your Lu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IMPACT.

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  24. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 889 reviews

    Little-Known Galaxy is a cozy single-player RPG space adventure full of friendly characters, exploration, crafting, and farming. Join Space Alliance as a new captain-in-training and work with your quirky crew to solve the mysteries of an ancient relic found on the Grey Planet. What mysteries will it uncover? What kind of adventure lies ahead? And who will you meet along the way? It’s up to you now… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little-Known Galaxy.

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  25. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 115 reviews

    Mining game meets hack-and-slash. Features: Mining for minerals without enemies or time limits. Forge drills with puzzle-like smithing system. Equipment with special effects that create synergies. Additional stages for strong miners. Dig into the ground to collect ores and treasure chests. Aim for the 999th floor! When your bag is full, return to the surface. Use the col… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DigDigDrill.

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  26. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    91% User Score Based on 4,067 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 5 reviews

    Go solo or play with up to 4 friends and family members, this island is yours to discover!Begin your extraordinary journey in a humble old caravan and rise to the grand achievement of building a majestic manor that you can proudly call your home. Traverse the island solving quests and helping the locals through their struggles. Dangerous spider caves, ancient temples, mind-bending puzzles and hid… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luma Island.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    96% User Score Based on 104 reviews

    "Bearnard" is a captivating single-player adventure game where you step into the furry paws of Bearnard, a valiant archer-bear on a mission to reclaim a legendary bow and protect his beloved forest from threats. This journey takes players through diverse biomes, including dense forests, dark mines, snowy mountains, abandoned castles, and mysterious dungeons, each presenting unique challeng… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bearnard.

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  28. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 398 reviews

    You have been magically summoned by mysterious gnomes to restore a long-lost garden. Attract adorable animals, build a lush environment, and immerse yourself in this relaxing garden-builder. Will you manage to reclaim the wasteland or succumb to a looming corruption? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horticular.

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  29. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, monetization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    75% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    BrawlQuest is an action packed 2D brawling MMORPG designed around simplicity. Explore a large open world and uncover the secrets of the Northern Forest with friends or solo as you level up and prepare to face off against the world's mightiest monsters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BrawlQuest.

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  30. Mine the vast underground and collect ores and gemstones—collect! collect! collect like crazy! “Minerals: Deep Core Mining” is an over-the-top mining game with roguelite elements. Use the resources you gather to upgrade your abilities and take on an endless underground that changes with every run! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MINERALS: Deep Core Mining.

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

    Gabe: 18 years old, introverted, and socially awkward in real life. However, he is a well-known humorist in the online world under his anonymous identity. Skilled in software and game development, possessing both technical and creative abilities. Passionate about game projects, particularly those integrating innovative ideas such as mental technology and gaming.        Internet Friend: S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Codebound.

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  32. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    Discover a colorful HAND-SCULPTED sandbox adventure where you grow your own world! *Everything in OddFauna is sculpted in clay and painted by hand. Befriend wild beasts, adventure across strange lands. Forage, craft, and build yourself a cozy shelter to stay safe from the elements, all on the back of a TerraBeast. Each character, item and plant in the game is hand-sculpted in clay! AstorYou are… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OddFauna : Secret of the Terrabeast.

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  33. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 1,883 reviews

    Everwind is a novel take on the RPG and Sandbox Survival genre from First-Person-Perspective. Embark on an adventure with your friends - Build a base on a flying island-ship, gather resources, craft, loot, and fight while you rise above the clouds to uncover the mysteries of this world! Embark on the Adventure! Dive into battle armed with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other. Battle throu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everwind.

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  35. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 951 reviews

    Transform your childhood home as you build brilliant factories and forge lifelong friendships, then reach for the skies and finally finish your family's dream - your mother's precious rocket ship. Roll up your sleeves, it turns out that saving this town really IS rocket science! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Rocket Lab.

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  37. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 563 reviews

    Far Fishing is a short and relaxing fishing game. Set off on a journey to the edge of the world, catching a variety of fish and upgrading your boat along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Far Fishing.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 168 reviews

    REMAINS is a mix of genres with its core as a platformer: side view, familiar game mechanics (jumping, climbing stairs). A rich arsenal of weapons plus fights being a crucial part of the game give you vibes of 2D-shooter. Finally, you can take it as a roguelike game with exploring procedurally generated locations, picking locks, gathering loot, leveling up and learning new skills/perks, crafting, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FoE Remains.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    The year is 2058. In a dystopic future where the USA leads as the de facto only world power, play as Liv: An agent of the S.I.N (Supernatural Investigations Network). You will be sent to an oil station in the middle of the Pacific, stuck in 1982. Your mission? Discover what’s causing problems in the system so the station can continue working without being noticed. But this place is full of secrets… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Myrmica.

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  40. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 1,432 reviews

    The town of Critter Cove used to attract visitors from all over the world. Now it’s mostly known for dirty streets and trash-strewn beaches. Can you help us turn things around?Critter Cove is a combination life sim and town builder game with a beautiful, handcrafted open world to explore. Attract Tourists to Your Island Spend your doubloons to upgrade buildings and explore the world to discover ne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Critter Cove.

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  41. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 1,638 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 5 reviews

    Shape humanity with the power of the gods in Reus 2. Choose your giants, combine natural elements, and manipulate fate to guide the path of civilization. The choices are yours, and so are the consequences. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reus 2.

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  42. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 461 reviews

    WISHLIST FULL GAME About the GameTinkerlands: A Shipwrecked Adventure is your gateway to the main game, offering an intriguing narrative that unfolds the story of the very first survivors who set foot on these enigmatic islands. As you navigate the intricacies of this captivating archipelago, you'll gradually unravel the essential skills of resource gathering, combat, and the art of survival. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tinkerlands: A Shipwrecked Adventure.

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  43. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    75% User Score Based on 2,608 reviews

    In a Boundless universe of connected worlds, every players choices will have an impact. Explorer Builder Hunter Trader Crafter Make your own path.brbrOpen portals to travel seamlessly between diverse planets as you expand your adventure across the universe. Watch the sun rise on a volcanic world before joining friends to prospect for precious resources on a desert planet.brbrStarting with your fir… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boundless.

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  44. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 215 reviews

    From a world in ruins to a world in bloom. This serene management game lets you explore an alien planet where things have gone amiss. Harness the power of plants to restore the environment and build a flourishing community with your crewmates. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Distant Bloom.

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  45. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 4,013 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Loddlenaut is an ocean cleanup adventure set on a vibrant alien planet. Play as an interstellar custodian sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet. Repurpose marine debris and take care of axolotl-like alien creatures! As you clean up the planet, you’ll run into axolotl-like aliens known as “loddles.” Protect them from the polluted waters and feed them aquatic fruits while you make their planet h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loddlenaut.

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  46. 78%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 81%Based on 14 reviews

    Includes: Yogscast Cobra Mk III Paint Job Take control of your own starship in a cutthroat galaxy. Elite Dangerous is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elite Dangerous.

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  47. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 1,716 reviews

    Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outpath: First Journey.

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  48. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 4,854 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 7 reviews

    Discover Forever Skies on the official PlayStation website - screenshots, trailers, release date information, game features If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forever Skies.

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  49. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 1,473 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 20 reviews

    Explore a vast universe in this roguelike, ship building, FPS Genesis Alpha One mixes thrilling roguelike mechanics with a deep ship builder and fast first-person action, putting you in the role of an interstellar pioneer. As the Captain of a Genesis starship, you journey into uncharted space on the ultimate mission. Build and manage a space vessel, farm resources, deal with terrifying alien infes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genesis Alpha One.

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  50. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    92% User Score Based on 203 reviews

    A cozy mining platformer game. Dig deep into the earth in search of riches. Create your mine, improve your equipment, but don't get too greedy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miner: Dig Deep.

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