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Looking for games like Recession? Here are top shooter recommendations with a comedy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Down To One, Lifeless or The Fifth Day.

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    40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    40% User Score Based on 1,115 reviews

    42 Players Start. Only 1 will survive. Down to One is a competitive survival shooter in a large, interactive, open-world environment. Start out with nothing, and use anything you can find in the environment to survive, and eliminate other competitors over the course of a brutal round. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Down To One.

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    39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    39% User Score Based on 317 reviews

    Embark on an immersive journey in post-apocalyptic Stillwater Bay, where narrative-driven gameplay unfolds through interactions with engaging NPCs and missions. Gear up for a challenge, where you'll navigate through intense encounters that promise an adrenaline-fueled experience, requiring a perfect blend of skill and strategy. Get ready for each encounter to put you on the edge of your seat. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lifeless.

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  3. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    36% User Score Based on 628 reviews

    The Fifth Day is a post-apocalyptic survival game set in the time after mankind's extinction to the machines that it created. Your role, as one of these machines, is to survive in the hostile world left behind by man. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fifth Day.

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  4. 19%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    19% User Score Based on 617 reviews

    A rogue-lite that aims to quench the community’s thirst for a title that properly balances survival mechanics with fulfilling gameplay. Dead Matter is a true sandbox survival horror. Players will fight to survive in a zombie-packed, post-apocalyptic world that fosters whichever play-style fits you best. Settle down and defend your home from outside threats with an expansive crafting and barricadi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Matter.

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  5. 42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    42% User Score Based on 753 reviews

    An ambitious MMO game in steam Early Access. It is planed to be Buy-to-Play through Early Access and on full release. "Sci-fi mmorpg Project Genom will let you participate in the battle for the survival of humankind. Having destroyed their own planet, humans have found a new home and a seemingly happy life on Avalon. But people are not the only ones who liked the place. What attracted to this pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Genom.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    73% User Score Based on 935 reviews

    Stand Out is the ultimate fight for your life. Compete to be the last man alive on a huge island filled with deadly weapons and vehicles. This is Battle Royale. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stand Out.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    50% User Score Based on 206 reviews

    Outbreak is a coop first-person shooter with survival elements that turns into a base/tower-defense game during the night in a persistent open world. Capture land, defeat factions and end the mutant threat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TRAPPED.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    66% User Score Based on 328 reviews

    The Goatman is an Online CO-OP hunting game. It all began on February 23, 2019 with a call for help from the Greenfield village. It was alleged that a mysterious creature like a half goat and half demon attacked people and animals. Upon this call, a military research team set out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Goatman.

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  9. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 2,272 reviews

    Half dead is a multiplayer sci-fi game about a violent TV show. The players' goal is to survive in a network of rooms full of traps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Half Dead.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    67% User Score Based on 1,416 reviews

    Stars End is a multiplayer sci-fi survival game set hundreds of years in the future in a solar system colonized by humans. Come and join us for crafting, construction, missions and PvP on the wild frontier... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stars End.

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  11. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    59% User Score Based on 133 reviews

    Crafting Dead is a multiplayer based survival game with a voxel theme. Aim high and punch low, survive at all costs! Psst, bring a friend. They can help carry gear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crafting Dead.

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  12. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    67% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    Project Explore is a new survival game. You will have to deal with tough situations, starting with starvation and rapidly increasing insanity. There will be lots of new upcoming features and changes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Explore.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 4,351 reviews

    DeadPoly is a polygon zombie survival looter shooter with base building and crafting. Your only goal is survival, everything else is optional. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DeadPoly.

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    30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization
    30% User Score Based on 1,063 reviews

    The Rapture Has Happened. You didn't make the cut. Rapture Rejects is a top down isometric last man standing game set in the apocalyptic Cyanide & Happiness universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rapture Rejects.

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  15. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    59% User Score Based on 2,474 reviews

    In Pandemic Express, a group of human players try to outrun the infected. Zombies need to infect all human players, who are trying to escape on a train. Think Zombie Mod set in a large open world with vehicles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pandemic Express: Zombie Escape.

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    46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    46% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    Sunset Rangers is a Western Sandbox in a random open world, with random events (from a simple hidden barrel to a giant worm that requires dozens of players to kill). In this dangerous world, you will need powerful guns, which are random too. And there’ll be various ways to get your guns: crafting, killing NPCs, buying or hunting players down. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunset Rangers.

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  17. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    50% User Score Based on 5,041 reviews

    Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build cities, castles and fortifications; construct mechanical devices and perform landscaping and underground mining. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Medieval Engineers.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    Daemonical is an asymmetrical horror multiplayer game in which a group of people find an unfinished demon summoning ritual. With the demonic entity released upon the island, the players must find a way to send it back to hell or end up slaughtered. Never knowing which one of them has become possessed by the demon, it is their decision to make on if they want to team up and trust each other or t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Daemonical.

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  19. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 2,810 reviews

    Sub Rosa is a multiplayer first-person shooter about tense deals, double-crosses, and the occasional high-speed car chase. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sub Rosa.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    55% User Score Based on 3,964 reviews

    Hellion is a first person multiplayer space survival game. It is a fusion of survival and space simulation genres that pits players against the deadly environment and one another. Survive in the harsh conditions of space and scavenge for air, fuel and other items necessary for survival. But keep in mind, you are not the only one out there. There are others, but will they help, or will they throw … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HELLION.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    47% User Score Based on 724 reviews

    Valnir Rok is a multiplayer survival roleplaying game in a Viking setting with quests by bestselling author Giles Kristian. Explore a huge open world, craft items, cook meals, build houses and found clan cities. Raid other clans or place bounties. Pray to the gods and survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valnir Rok.

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  22. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    64% User Score Based on 3,423 reviews

    Unique FPS multiplayer survival game focusing on teamwork, fortification, creativity and strategy. Secure a structure or roam free, the choice is yours. Test your survival skills against the dead and see how many nights you can survive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survive the Nights.

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    35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    35% User Score Based on 352 reviews

    Burstfire is a tactical, competitive, first-person shooter that is a fusion of old-school tactical combat with modern design sensibilities that allow for a slower combat pace while maintaining a high level of excitement and fun! Play as the attacking "SWAT" team to breach through enemy "MERC" defenses using tools such as the "Breaching Charge" or the "Hacking Device" to carefully, and precisely ca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Burstfire.

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  24. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 18,294 reviews

    Deadside is a hardcore multiplayer shooter with large open world and wide gameplay possibilities. Deadside gets you into realistic game environment full of hopelessness and despair. It tries to keep balance between the dynamics of the shooter and the hardcoreness of “survival” gameplay. The world of the game does not imply the existence of fantastic elements like zombies or anomalies, concentratin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadside.

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  25. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    85% User Score Based on 604 reviews

    Only for VR. Lock into the seat of a 40 ton mech and haul into battle with precise and fully interactive, physics based joysticks and cockpit controls. Deliver one devastating blow after another as you squad up with 4 friends and conquer your way across the solar system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IRON REBELLION.

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    46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    46% User Score Based on 273 reviews

    VALHALL - the place where the best warriors are fighting to the death. Now it’s time for the last battle. Ragnarok is coming! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valhall.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    78% User Score Based on 416 reviews

    With Vengeance, we are going back to the roots of Modern First Person Shooters and bringing those onto a more modern level! No Jetpacks, No Flying, straight on the ground action! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vengeance.

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  28. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    53% User Score Based on 4,408 reviews

    Savage Lands is a challenging Indie based fantasy survival sandbox experience that takes players on an adventure across a world ravaged by years of war between man and Dragon kind. Players must conquer an ominous and vast open world where every decision counts: craft/loot powerful weapons and armor, explore hostile landscapes and dark dungeons, fight fiendish creatures, gather resources, and build… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Savage Lands.

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  29. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    62% User Score Based on 1,040 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

    100 years in the future, something happened on Mars. Once frequently visited, it is now abandoned with some left behind. MEMORIES OF MARS is an open world survival game set amongst the abandoned mining operations on the red planet, as the dream of exploiting and colonizing Mars has proven impossible. You play as a recently awoken clone who learns its lifespan is limited by the lethal solar flare… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MEMORIES OF MARS.

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  30. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    84% User Score Based on 1,450 reviews

    Go through deadly rooms of multi-storey building. Team up with other players and make your way through traps with a friendly team! Or take a weapon and kill them all in the PvP game mode! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HALF DEAD 2.

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    46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    46% User Score Based on 5,449 reviews

    GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GRAV.

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  32. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    71% User Score Based on 10,413 reviews

    Operation: Harsh Doorstop is a free, community developed, tactical shooter. Developed by the studio Drakeling Labs in partnership with MicroProse Software, Inc. Built using the OHDCore framework for Unreal Engine 4. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation: Harsh Doorstop.

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  33. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    81% User Score Based on 1,306 reviews

    Combat in Shark Attack Deathmatch 2 is savage, gritty and brutal. Players hunt each other down in various game modes with the constant threat of terrifying sharks joining in on the bloodshed.Tear divers apart as you take on the the role as the ocean's top apex predator, The Great White. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shark Attack Deathmatch 2.

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  34. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 4,139 reviews

    The Front takes place in a post-apocalyptic sandbox world populated by mutants and hostile factions. On this war-torn land, players will engage tyrannical imperial forces, exiles, thugs, and rebels in an epic battle that will determine the fate of humanity. Team up with your friends, explore ruins and enemy areas, craft weapons and equipment, build bases and defend them with tower defense-style tr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Front.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    85% User Score Based on 4,119 reviews

    Be sure to join the OPERATOR Discord server to keep up with the latest news, squad up with fellow operators, and have fun! In OPERATOR, you will play as an elite Tier 1 operator undergoing dangerous clandestine operations all across the globe. With a strategic, measured, and unforgiving style of gameplay. OPERATOR aims to be the ultimate tactical shooter with total realism in mind. Featuring re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OPERATOR.

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  36. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    70% User Score Based on 1,156 reviews

    Become the Most Successful (or Most Wanted) man in the city. Broke Protocol is like a low-poly GTA Online with a strong focus on roleplaying features. You define your own goals and identity in a persistent, interactive, and reactive online sandbox. Currently in Early Access. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BROKE PROTOCOL.

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  37. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    69% User Score Based on 3,890 reviews

    This is a multiplayer cooperative open world construction survival sandbox game, where you and your friends must find supplies and build shelters in this world. You have to keep an eye on your character's needs state at all times, a bad state is likely to lead to death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No One Survived.

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    38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    31% User Score Based on 768 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Garbage Day is an open world sandbox game, in which you are stuck in a time loop (meaning you live the same day over and over). In this game you have to explore and interact to find out how to get out of the time loop. You are open to do anything you want, kill innocent people, go to work, watch tv, go to the park, etc. I don't want to spoil anything, but you'll be surprised how open ended this g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garbage Day.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    72% User Score Based on 1,057 reviews

    Sneak Thief is a first person, shooter, strategy, stealth and puzzle game that lets you choose how you want to play. Use your wits and expertise to setup and perform heists whether that be by using brute force to smash your way through or by getting away without making a sound. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sneak Thief.

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  40. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    60% User Score Based on 1,156 reviews

    Hover Junkers is a VR with tracked controllers ONLY multiplayer shooter designed from the ground up for VR. Immerse yourself in a virtual world of drought stricken future where junk hunters scavenge for scrap left behind. Choose from 17 different ships that range from tiny to huge to fit any size VR play area. Engage in multiplayer combat to claim scrap/loot and defend against enemy players. Use s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hover Junkers.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    47% User Score Based on 1,851 reviews

    Heat was a video game coming to, "next generation platforms," based on the movie of the same name. Originally announced as a Gearbox developed title in 2006, development has since been put on hold. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heat.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 523 reviews

    About This GameYou’re part of a special ops team. Armed with your bodycam, weapon and a radio, you’re sent into an abandoned zone. The mission: get out alive, together. But something is hunting you. Silent. Relentless. One wrong move, and it’s over. Team up with up to three friends in intense co-op gameplay. You’ll need to stick together, cover each other, and plan every move - or you won’t make… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NO BACKUP.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    54% User Score Based on 533 reviews

    EXFIL delivers a distilled, authentic tactical experience where every match challenges your decision-making, teamwork and situational awareness. Built for players who value realism, EXFIL strips away grinding, magical perks and ‘gear fear’ to focus on pure tactical combat at infantry level. The Early Access release includes four intense extraction game modes: • Classic Extraction: Compet… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EXFIL.

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  45. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 5,242 reviews

    RECENTLY ADDED - JULY 2025 Patch 1.2.0.0 aims to increase both content and quality on all fronts. Both maps Quarry and Bunker have received substantial changes. Quarry and your FANG Safehouse have been entirely overhauled, now featuring twice the playable size with major POIs redesigned from the ground up for authenticity and realism. NEW Points of Interest 7 additional POIs added with … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Incursion Red River.

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  46. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    55% User Score Based on 8,658 reviews

    In the sequel to the 2011 award-winning Source mod, you and your fellow survivors must make your way through a diseased world that has seen the dead rise to feast on the living. Cooperation and teamwork are vital if the human race is to survive this living hell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No More Room in Hell 2.

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  47. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 14,565 reviews

    Sunkenland is an exciting post-apocalyptic survival and exploration game set in the near future when water covered most of the Earth. Explore sunken cities, scavenge resources and valuable technologies, build your base, trade, fight and survive. Features DivingExplore the sunken skyscrapers, nuclear powerplants and subway tunnel. Gather resources, seek out lost technologies, and collect rare pre-a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunkenland.

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  48. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    57% User Score Based on 424 reviews

    GAME EDITIONS Visit to see the detailed Premium and Founder Editions item list *** Please note that Premium and Founder expansion packs are not refundable About the GameThis is your story of survival, trust, and renown in the wild and unforgiving world of 1899 America. Embrace the challenge, make your choices, and see where your twisted path leads. Survival in the wild is a true test of s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Twisted Path to Renown.

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  49. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 10,595 reviews

    Have you ever thought about expanding your own crime empire, without the legal and moral consequences? SIMULATE IT!. Now you will finally be able to crawl into the dark alleys of the drug dealing business! Become a street business mastermind, or a ruthless gangster - it's up to you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drug Dealer Simulator.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    45% User Score Based on 123 reviews

    Set in the distant future of 2117, players take the role of highly trained military specialists which handle situations involving advanced and dangerous technology. Final Rush is a co-operative action first person shooter which pits you against waves of enemies. Final Rush is more than just a game, it's a service. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Rush.

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