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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 373 reviews

    Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zexion.

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  4. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    65% User Score Based on 114 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 1 reviews

    In this sequel to Gonner, journey through deep dark chaotic places with unimaginable sparks of color as you go on a mission to help Death rid a mysterious presence from her lair. Battle crazy bosses and lose your head (a lot) in this messy, cute, fast-paced procedurally-generated platformer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GONNER2.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 90 reviews

    The frantic old-school action of classic coin-op shoot-‘em-ups comes crashing headlong into the 21st century. Explosive high-octane blasting combines with hordes of enemies in a 360˚ environment – fly, spin and shoot anywhere and everywhere! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kromaia.

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  6. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    54% User Score Based on 78 reviews
    Critic Score 54%Based on 6 reviews

    Circuit Breakers is an action racing game. Use a mighty array of devastating weaponry and rack up combos and upgrades to inflict maximum mayhem on the robot army, fighting your way through its massive manufacturing plant. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Circuit Breakers.

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  8. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    74% User Score Based on 46 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 1 reviews

    Inferno 2 is an intense, atmospheric twin-stick adventure-shooter. Blast through 80+ levels full of enemies and secrets while upgrading your ship the way you want. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inferno 2.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    To be rewarded with the forbidden secret, one must first defeat a powerful being known as the Guardian of the Cube. You are the Guardian. The secret of the Cube is under your protection ! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cuboid Keeper.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    75% User Score Based on 103 reviews

    The legendary iBomber series returns but this time it’s time to ATTACK! Jump into your tank and get ready to blast your way around Europe and defeat the enemy in this visceral tour of destruction! With 24 missions full of explosive action to go at, iBomber Attack is a dose of high-octane entertainment that you won’t be able to put down. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to iBomber Attack.

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  11. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    96% User Score Based on 114 reviews

    Fast-paced action, tight controls, and instant replayability. Unlock over 200 levels with a variety of different enemies and scenarios. Play them by yourself or grab some friends and play locally with up to 4 players! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Definitely Sneaky But Not Sneaky.

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  12. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    75% User Score Based on 150 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 13 reviews

    I Hate Running Backwards is a fast paced infinite runner hybrid that puts the shoot 'em up genre on its head! Pick your character and blast away at enemies with a high powered weapons arsenal. Earn perks and get stronger as you defeat challenging bosses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Hate Running Backwards.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    84% User Score Based on 190 reviews

    Space Codex is a casual retro arcade minimal awesome top-down shooter featuring waves of enemy spaceships with different attacks in what is, literally, a bullet hell. To beat them, you will have power-up options available through the map. The game only gets harder. How long can you stay alive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Codex.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    89% User Score Based on 105 reviews

    Blast your way through waves of video game invaders in Astro Attack! * Lots of video game themed ships to pilot * Retro shooty space action! * Chain powerups to become an unstoppable machine of invader destruction * Simple one touch controls that even your Grandma could use * Win new ships inside boxes of delicious sugar coated Astro Puffs! * Show your Grandma who's boss with Leaderboard support… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astro Attack.

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  15. Opalescence is a colorful arcade-style top-down shooter in which you collect points and fight and avoid enemies to get a high score.Goal:play, earn points, get high score, buy upgrades, repeatOpalescence:A chromatic effect, commonly found in opal, in which colors reflected off an object depend on viewing angle Opalescence is a colorful bullet-hell in which you collect points, fight enemies, and do… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Opalescence.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    "Fall" was created by Tan Haoxiang, the individual game developer of "The Jiang Si", "The Jiang Si 2: Curse of Soul", and "Star Quest","Fall" is a top-down modern zombie-style meat pigeon action game that presents players with a challenging and surprising post-apocalyptic this game, you will play as a survivor, shuttling through the ruins of a cit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FALL.

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  17. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 2,944 reviews

    The end is near, a gang of 12 crooks are out to get you. Will you survive the nights to come or perish in the end? A sort of I.RULE deal, where the game is a fangame of two things in different aspectsMechanically a FNAF-Fangame, but everything else is a fangame of something else... in this case, Star of Providence! [Previously named Monolith, things have changed since this game released]Featuring… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monolithic Christmas Night.

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  18. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 1,486 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 22 reviews

    Burning with anger, THE GIRL wages a one-woman war against THE CULT, taking them down cultist by cultist, bullet by bullet, until she reaches her true target: THE LEADER. Along the way she will unravel the dark truth about this mysterious order and the atrocities committed by them in the name of their master. In this tactical third-person puzzle-shooter you assume control of one bullet, guiding i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Children of the Sun.

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  19. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    57% User Score Based on 60 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 5 reviews

    Chicken, fight like a robot! Evil Otto and his deadly robots are back in this reimagining of the 1980 arcade classic Berzerk. Berzerk: Recharged challenges you to fight your way through a deadly maze filled with waves of menacing, vocal robots. Deft twin-stick control and power-ups are the only way to survive, as you shoot your way through room after room in this never-ending dystopian maze. And d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Berzerk: Recharged.

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  20. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 2,774 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Star of Providence is a consolidated version of Monolith that integrates the DLC, Relics of the Past, into the base game. Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a progression of floors as you make your way into the depths of the facility, encountering increasingly deadly enemies, fantastic weapons, upgrades, choices and revelations as you ven… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star of Providence.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 141 reviews

    Chroma Blast is a fast paced twin stick shooter with many different styles of play where you fight through waves of enemies while constantly leveling up your ships colorful arsenal. Beat your friends and challenge yourself in the leaderboards, or seek out a true test of skill for those good enough to find it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chroma Blast.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    52% User Score Based on 380 reviews

    The Place: America - early 21st century. The Mission: Eradicate the extraterrestrials Alien forces have invaded Earth and are terrorizing the population. To combat this sinister threat, a lone X-COM scientist has created the Enforcer, a high-tech fighting machine made of earthly robotics and scavenged alien technology. Armed with the latest high-powered weapons, the Enforcer is sent into alien h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X-COM: Enforcer.

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  23. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    87% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    Ever wanted to play Unreal tournament or Quake 3 Arena from a top down 2D perspective ? Daedalus - No Escape brings you exactly that, the same feel and control as in an arena FPS but from top down, in a dark sci-fi mood inspired by Alien Breed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Daedalus - No Escape.

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  24. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    85% User Score Based on 339 reviews

    Fast-paced rogue-lite shooter. Gatekeeper: Eclipse is a prologue ver. of the game Gatekeeper. Go on a quest to find the stolen Heart of the Universe and shoot your way through the hordes of machine enemies in solo or in co-op with friends! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gatekeeper: Eclipse.

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  25. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 183 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 14 reviews

    Take on the role of Demi, a young soldier who wakes up in the empty shell of a ruined building, in the center of a strange new world, disconnected from her old life and physical body. With each new challenge she overcomes Demi slowly pieces together the future now laid out before her. This remastered edition stays true to the original concept with an emphasis on player skill and creativity, but w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Cloudbuilt.

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  26. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    78% User Score Based on 319 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    The full version of the game is now available on Steam: **http://store.steampowered.com/app/342620** The full version contains more levels, weapons, a multiplayer (co-op) mode, care packages and... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It came from space and ate our brains.

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  27. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    63% User Score Based on 333 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 5 reviews

    When the evil railroad baron Clayton Boon decided to build a track to Hell, he didn’t reckon on a crazed shaman raising a posse of embittered psychopaths from the dead to stop him. Now they’ll pursue him across the whole Wild West, fighting their way through hordes of bandits, bears, braves and boogeymen just to find Boon and repay their debt with… A FISTFUL OF GUN!Select one of eleven unique play… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Fistful of Gun.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story
    90% User Score Based on 529 reviews

    Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes+.

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  29. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 74 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Sloths. Pizza. Chaos. Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars is the fast-paced multiplayer competitive twin-stick shooter of your slothy dreams. Compete with up to 4 human players or play against some tough as nails AI sloths should you be short of friends. Use a myriad of weaponry, each with their own strategies, to destroy your enemies in a quest to collect the most pizza. With 20 unique weap… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars.

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  30. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    79% User Score Based on 769 reviews

    Blast your way through space in this innovative 3D bubble puzzler! Bounce, bobble, swing, and explode bubbles across the universe. Intergalactic Bubbles advances the classic match-3 genre into the 21st century with stellar graphics, 3D action, and upgrades. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Intergalactic Bubbles.

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  31. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 1,241 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

    From the collaboration between Housemarque (Resogun, Alienation, Matterfall), and Robotron and Smash TV legendary creator Eugene Jarvis comes Nex Machina, an explosive arcade experience created with competition in mind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nex Machina.

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  32. 40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    40% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    Our mission is to destroy all the walls on the screen for a total of 25. In principle, we can start the top 15, choosing the desired before starting the game.In each of these walls there are different pods of bricks, some of which you will assist us if we catch them when they fall . If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brick Breaker.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    77% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    R-Coil is an old-fashioned multidirectional shooter with a unique single button control scheme. Each time you fire your bullet, it will push you back a little. You'll have to balance shooting and thrusting to maintain control. Once you master it you'll be cruising through the cosmos like a space boss in no time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to R-COIL.

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  34. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 5,742 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 3 reviews

    Ruiner is a top-down action shooter created in the spirit of cult cyberpunk anime and game classics. Ruiner is quick and brutal but sophisticated gameplay, original world with mature storyline and unique visual style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RUINER.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    66% User Score Based on 394 reviews

    TeraBlaster is a top-down arcade shooter micro-game which draws heavy inspiration from Geometry Wars. Duke it out with hordes of enemies on randomly generated levels, trigger massive explosions, and die a truly glorious death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TeraBlaster.

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  36. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 279 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 5 reviews

    Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell. Battle through beautiful Mediterranean locales, dangerous biological weapons labs and even high-tech moon bases as a one-man wrecking crew or in four-player online cooperative for maximum chaos! Dominate the chaotic Survival and Versus modes or make your own mods, mode… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Serious Sam's Bogus Detour.

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    40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    48% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    Bullet Life, originally released in 2010, was the very first video game ever designed as a full on 3D Bullet Hell Shooter. Fly through the skies as and blast your way through enemies with a more stratify based shooting system! Use guns, rockets, hover canons, and more and weave through hundreds of bullets! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bullet Life 2010.

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  38. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, atmosphere
    96% User Score Based on 52 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 6 reviews

    This is the tale of a young girl who dies one day on a street corner and is reborn as the ominous Black Bird. Become the calamity, ‘Black Bird’, and destroy the kingdom.Experience the phantom opera in wonderland! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLACK BIRD.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development
    80% User Score Based on 120 reviews

    Inspired by “shmups” and shadows, Shmadow is a modern twin-stick side-scroller that nods to retro arcade gameplay. Use your light to blast through your enemies, unlock new powers, and defeat bosses before the darkness extinguishes you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shmadow.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    54% User Score Based on 123 reviews

    With the completion of the third title in the RIP series, the RIP games have become an instant classic in the arcade-shooter genre. RIP - Trilogy brings all three RIP titles into one exciting and heart-pounding pack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RIP Trilogy.

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  41. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 121 reviews

    Thousands of fairies and familiar faces are swarming the Scarlet Devil Mansion Library! Help Patchouli Knowledge survive by attacking back with bullet hell Spell Cards, gathering experience, and upgrading exponentially! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Library Survivors.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 279 reviews

    Intake is the new retro-futuristic drugstep arcade shooter from Cipher Prime. In this polychromatic love child of Dr. Mario and Ikaruga, you battle a never-ending barrage of pills, pushing your skill and reflexes to the limit to avoid a lethal dosage. Blast and combo your way through an epic cascade of audiovisual mayhem so intoxicating it comes with its own warning label. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Intake.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 290 reviews

    GET THE FULL GAME ON STEAM HERE. Please note that this is an older beta version of the game. We will not be fixing any potential issues it may have. This version includes Game Jolt highscores... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Invaders.

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  44. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 140 reviews

    Artificial Defense is a one man made, real time strategy game combining orbital shooter and tower defense components within an electrifying, virtual reality setting. You are the machine, a mighty computer-system defending its servers against swarms of intruding creeps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Artificial Defense.

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  45. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 339 reviews

    Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time.Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels. Armed with a sword and a ‘hand cannon’, all manner of nasty dung… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diehard Dungeon.

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  46. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    92% User Score Based on 433 reviews

    The theme of love is back, and this time Remedy can date anyone she's healed to have them accompany her on her travels. Each companion offers a different ability in Healing Mode, such as Dash, Homing shots and Injection. More bosses! More secrets! A dance ball! In A Heap of Trouble is the prequel to the critically acclaimed Princess Remedy In A World of Hurt If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Princess Remedy 2: In A Heap of Trouble.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 702 reviews

    Humanity is on the verge of extinction. It's up to you to infiltrate the AI core and win the war against the machines.Start your journey with a simple ship, outfitted with only basic machine guns and air-to-ground missiles. As you take down more and more of the AI’s fighter’s you’ll unlock new technologies like plasma shields, wave beams, and ion cannons. It's totally up to you how you outfit your… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Revolution Ace.

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  48. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    100% User Score Based on 44 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 1 reviews

    The sequel to The Legend of Dark Witch for the Nintendo 3DS. The player takes on another eight opponents in this 2D side-scrolling shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Legend of Dark Witch 2.

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    46%Game Brain Score
    46% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    OSES Oses puts you in control of 3 survivors as they fight for their lives against zombies. Run, shoot and switch between characters to help them survive. Game Features: Character swaping mechanic: Switch between the three survivors to make sure nobody dies or runs out of ammo.3 game modes with different playstyles.15 challenging built-in mapsmap editor, for you to build the perfect level.5 dif… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OSES.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Zero-G is a futuristic sports game in zero gravity inspired by Speed Ball and Enders Game. Set out on a 1-3 player cooperative campaign to become the champions of the solar system, or engage in 2-6 player competitive matches. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zero-G.

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