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Looking for games like Primal Essence? Here are top role playing recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Dead State: Reanimated, Crowntakers or Long Gone Days.

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  1. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 2,921 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 3 reviews

    Dead State is a compelling, high-tension survival RPG set in central Texas at the collapse of civilization and the dawn of the undead apocalypse. As society is beginning to fall apart, the player must organize a group of survivors together, fortify a shelter, scout for food and supplies, negotiate with or defend against other factions, and maintain order inside the shelter as humanity teeters on t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead State: Reanimated.

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  2. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    68% User Score Based on 412 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil. As a hero on a mission, you’ll have to assemble a group of brave mercenaries to take on cruel enemi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crowntakers.

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  3. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 528 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 12 reviews

    A 2D modern-day character-driven RPG that combines elements from visual novels, shooters, and dystopian fiction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Long Gone Days.

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  4. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    57% User Score Based on 1,690 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 15 reviews

    What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder. Play as a warrior, mage or hunter and customize your characte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackguards.

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  5. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    55% User Score Based on 184 reviews

    The Book of Legends is an epic, sprawling role-playing game packed full with characters, quests, items and secrets, evocative of the greats of the genre such as Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Phantasy Star. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Book of Legends.

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  6. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 1,200 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 7 reviews

    In Fae Tactics, follow a young magic user named Peony on her journey across a vibrant world full of mystery and danger. Summon allies, cast spells, and befriend a motley crew of characters as you dive into the growing conflicts between man and magical beings known as fae. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fae Tactics.

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  7. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 1,634 reviews

    It’s a mystical, fantasy world where there’s lush greenery, vast plains, towering mountains – and dark spaceships. Yep. While it seems like your typical world of swords and magic, End of Eternity adds alien invasion in the mix, corrupting humans and animals alike, turning them into heartless metal monsters. Daryon, the game’s redheaded hero, heads out to escape from the attacks of his own kind an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Edge of Eternity.

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  8. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    63% User Score Based on 428 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 1 reviews

    Play your way through the different maps generated with every playthrough, constantly on the move away from the calamity of light, the Shine Raid, to your left and on your final battle with the Fallen Angel Alma. There's no turning back, once this thrilling one-way adventure begins! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics.

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  9. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    70% User Score Based on 343 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

    Celestian Tales: Old North is a refreshing take on the classic turn-based Japanese style RPG, where your decisions in its dark and gritty storyline shape the world of tomorrow. When the future comes at last, is it what you hoped for? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Celestian Tales: Old North.

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  10. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    84% User Score Based on 312 reviews

    Humans live alongside creatures, each with different personalities, abilities, and moral codes. The invention of the DisKid has changed life for everyone. Humans can copy creatures and use their power to help others and solve mysteries around the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disc Creatures.

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  11. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    54% User Score Based on 222 reviews

    In Home Behind, you take on the role of a refugee cast out from your homeland by a band of rebels. Your home and the peace you enjoyed has been destroyed, and your family has disappeared. Can you survive the struggle, famine, and sickness to make it to the safety of Europe? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home Behind.

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  13. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 4,338 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

    The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic, post-apocalyptic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Age of Decadence.

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  14. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, character development
    66% User Score Based on 99 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    A Fantasy Turn-based Tactical RPG, Forged of Blood places the fate of an entire world on your every decision. Engage in challenging tactical combat as you find your place in a morally grey fantasy world and decide whether the ends will ultimately justify your actions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forged of Blood.

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  15. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 2,323 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Expeditions: Viking is a Historically-themed RPG set in the Viking Age. As the new leader of a humble clan of farmers and fighters players must adventure into the unknown lands to the west to raid and/or trade their way to wealth, fame and glory. Will you rewrite history as a peaceful and benevolent trader? Or pave your road to Valhalla with the treasures and bones of your fallen enemies? Experien… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Expeditions: Viking.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    79% User Score Based on 416 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    ''MIST-ical' RPG with expeditions for finding the key to survival. Choose your next step wisely and keep in mind that your every move will change the future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MISTOVER.

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  17. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 208 reviews

    Terra Randoma is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG with a fluid combat system. You live the life of an adventurer in a procedurally generated open world full of curiosities. Your actions affect the world and your story emerges as you play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terra Randoma.

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  18. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    69% User Score Based on 374 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 7 reviews

    [Media 2152722] [Media 2152723] LEGRAND LEGACY: TALE OF THE FATEBOUNDS LEGRAND LEGACY: Tale of the Fatebounds is a love letter to our all time favorite JRPGs with a fresh take on classic... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LEGRAND LEGACY: Tale of the Fatebounds.

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  19. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    83% User Score Based on 1,429 reviews

    Stoneshard: Prologue is a demo to Stoneshard, an open-world roguelike RPG currently in development.Key features: Familiarize yourself with the basic mechanics of the main game. Learn the backstory of one of Stoneshard's main characters, Verren. Explore the dark catacombs of the abandoned abbey. Try out a variety of skill trees, from two-handed sword and bows to pyromancy and geomancy. S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stoneshard: Prologue.

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  20. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 7,640 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 13 reviews

    Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling is an adventure RPG following three heroes, Vi, Kabbu, and Leif, as they embark on an epic quest in Bugaria in search of treasure and immortality. The game combines flat objects with 3D physics as the player jumps and utilizes the heroes’ unique abilities to solve puzzles and stun enemies while exploring a variety of unique, colorful areas. Battles are turn-base… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling.

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  21. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 138 reviews

    IntroductionThis game is designed to be accessible and enjoyable even for casual players, featuring a relatively easy difficulty level. As a result, professional players may find it a bit too easy.Game overview 『Creator of Another World』 is a roguelike RPG with a high degree of freedom. Explore the world full of adventures, interact with its inhabitants, marry, steal, do farming and fishing, black… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creator of Another World.

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  22. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    66% User Score Based on 953 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 13 reviews

    The Deluxe Edition of Enotria: The Last Song includes: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK EXTRACT DIGITAL ARTBOOK EXTRACT EXCLUSIVE WEAPON SKINS SET UPGRADE WEAPON MATERIALS UPGRADE MASK MATERIALS UPGRADE LINES MATERIALS EXTRA MIRACLE PESTO EXTRA HYMN OF VIGOR EXTRA ARMONIA SAP If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enotria: The Last Song.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    76% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Ark Noir is a resource management-heavy RPG in which you’ll use a wide variety of Perks to build characters to your liking and take advantage of all sorts of seemingly randomly appearing items in order to survive the extreme conditions in which you find yourself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ark Noir.

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  25. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    69% User Score Based on 138 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

    FIVE: Guardians of David is an expansive action-RPG set in the ancient lands of Canaan. Lead and play the five heroes, battling across exotic locations filled with archaic cultures, rich characters, and powerful artifacts. Experience one of the greatest stories ever told in this 11-Act epic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FIVE: Guardians of David.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    47% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    The peaceful Realm of Dreams is about to be consumed by a terrible and maleficent nightmare. You must venture into the darkness and battle fearsome literary foes such as Hyde, the Headless Horseman and Dracula. Join Lily on a sugar-coated adventure about inner strength with a dark interior. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sweet Lily Dreams.

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  27. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 1,620 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Mars War Logs takes you to Mars, nearly a century after the cataclysm that threw the planet and its colonists into chaos. Water has become the most precious resource on the arid red planet, with a few companies fighting a perpetual war for its control.In the middle of this struggle, play as Roy, a renegade with multiple talents who finds himself dragged in an epic story where every choice counts. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mars: War Logs.

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  28. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 309 reviews

    A series of unlikely train robberies. A mysterious deck of cards. A fleet of deadly airships. An accidental mage. Choose from four stories, in any order, and see how they eventually intertwine in this turn-based RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quartet.

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  30. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    80% User Score Based on 364 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 5 reviews

    A squad-based tactical RPG with fluid turn-based combat, outpost, and follower management, set in the expansive Fantasy world of Zoria. Lead a team of four heroes with their unique skills and perks. Every team member contributes to undertaken battles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zoria: Age of Shattering.

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  31. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    69% User Score Based on 268 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 4 reviews

    Undungeon is an action role-playing experience that brings back the spirit of old school action/RPGs wrapped in modern design. Restore the order in all dimensions, influence and determine the fate of the worlds, create and decide what will happen in the new Multiverse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undungeon.

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  32. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Hunt down fading magics to customize your combat abilities and explore a world on the edge of death and rebirth as you navigate a dynamic narrative toward multiple endings in this old school 90's style JRPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neverspring Chronicles.

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  33. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    70% User Score Based on 233 reviews

    Traverse through rich, detailed environments, recruit colorful characters and fight your way through dangerous hordes of enemies in this exciting old-school RPG incorporating 40 quests, 26 secret rooms, 8 animal kings and countless of secrets and items to discover. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Millennium: A New Hope.

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  34. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 794 reviews

    The successful indie survival RPG "Dead Age" (84% very positive) is back with a vengeance! No other game offers this mix of role-playing, rogue-like, fast-paced turn-based combat and survival all in one. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Age 2.

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  35. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    83% User Score Based on 258 reviews

    The Storm Guard is a turn-based tactical game in a fantasy setting. Wildings, undead and even greater horrors from the north have crossed the borders and are now invading the realm of men causing death and destruction. You assume the role of the Lord Commander and have to manage this conflict. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 467 reviews

    Cubicle Quest is a game about how life can suck. Dead end jobs, repetitive obligations, irritating coworkers... Cubicle Quest takes all of those things and turns them into enemies you can fight in an old-school RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cubicle Quest.

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  38. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    「Persisting in kindness, some people say it is absurd and dismiss it; But in the Realm where wedge energy and will intertwine, it brought us you and rally you.」 As a kind soul that comes to the realm, begins a journey of redemption in the realm of the raging tide of black beasts. 「When greed and violence destroy the nameless flower, we know why the Dawn Dew comes......」In the process of continuou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Journey of Realm:Dawn Dew.

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  39. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    56% User Score Based on 113 reviews

    Lead a party of fellow companions through tough times and become a renowned lord in the land of Navaroth. Watch your men suffer and celebrate, learn and grow. Guide them by example, fighting alongside on the battlefield. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glorious Companions.

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  40. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 277 reviews

    Every decade, the Mka tribe sends caravans of adventurers into the Phithi, the meteorological chaos that keeps the Uwando tribes isolated from each other and makes life outside the refuges almost impossible. Their mission: to establish diplomatic and trade relations, to explore and reclaim the lands left to the mercy of monsters and pirates, and, most importantly, to plant a new tree city th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sandwalkers.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    79% User Score Based on 789 reviews

    Grimlord is a dark fantasy action RPG built for VR. Use every type of weaponry and armaments with full customization and limitless move sets to annihilate anyone who dares to stand between you and your destiny If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grimlord.

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  43. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    77% User Score Based on 2,115 reviews

    INTO THE DESERT… This is a fantastical tale of an exotic land. The Old Empire has fallen, leaving rival tribes to fight for control of the great desert. Little do they know of the seeds of darkness which grow in the shadows with each passing day... Sands of Salzaar is an open-world strategy-action RPG set across a sprawling desert. Build up and manage your forces from a single unit to a mighty ar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sands of Salzaar.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 170 reviews

    An RPG Roguelike with card based combat. The dead arise and only you can stand against them. Travel the lands to slay monsters, acquire new cards, survive harrowing encounters and claim powerful equipment to enhance your deck. A final showdown with The Lost awaits you at...The Last Hex! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Hex.

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  45. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    98% User Score Based on 185 reviews

    The Use of Life is a “game book”-style multi-ending JRPG. The main character’s various “attachments” fluctuate in accordance with the choices the player makes, and the ending changes depending on “the use of life” you choose through your journey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Use of Life.

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  46. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    61% User Score Based on 386 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 1 reviews

    Galaxy of Pen & Paper is a turn-based meta RPG about a group of players rolling dice in the year 1999! Create your own game master and RPG party, as they roleplay, explore distant planets in their imagination, fight weird aliens and save the galaxy in the era of dial-up internet and floppy disks! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy of Pen and Paper.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    69% User Score Based on 489 reviews

    Soulash is a fantasy roguelike where the player takes on the role of a forgotten god set on destroying the world. The main features of the game are consistent open world, perma-death, turn-based tactical combat, a crafting system and a unique inventory system where every item is temporary. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soulash.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 1,211 reviews

    Life under the rule of the winged Skyborn race isn't so bad for Claret Spencer, the star mechanic of an independent repair shop. She can patch up just about anything...but when a certain cravat-wearing customer turns her life upside-down, she finds herself pulled into an epic, city-wide conflict that's going to take a lot more than elbow grease to fix! Join Claret on her journey through a tale of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skyborn.

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  49. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 206 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    In The Caligula Effect 2 a virtuadoll named Regret has created the world of Redo in order to save people from their past regrets by unknowingly imprisoning them in a simulation. However, this "paradise" is shaken to the core when a virtual idol named X breaks into Regret's virtual reality and restores a high school student's memories of the real world. In order to escape Redo, they re-establish th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Caligula Effect 2.

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  50. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 838 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Dungeons of Aether is a turn-based dungeon crawler designed by Nick ‘ampersandbear’ Blackwood from the Aether Studios team. Rivals of Aether is known for its intense competition and twitch skills, while Dungeons of Aether allows you to take things at your own pace - but it’s still just as challenging! Every choice you make can lead you deeper into the dungeons or to an early demise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeons of Aether.

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