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Looking for games like Return to Darkness? Here are top shooter recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Songs of Rats, MOVILLIA or Creatures Of War.

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  1. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    78% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    The Wreckage resounds with the echoes of countless songs, filling the air of a constantly shifting maze where bravery and sacrifice are key to staying alive. Then, without warning, one song goes silent. Will you step into this dicey labyrinth and uncover its secrets in this minimalist and dark RPG? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Songs of Rats.

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  2. About This GameMOVILLIA is a gripping underground survival adventure set in a world where Earth as we know it has changed beyond recognition. Explore scientifically grounded biomes, utilize futuristic technologies, and uncover the mystery of a planet that has become alien to humanity.                                             Return to SurviveYou are part of an expedition sent to Earth years a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOVILLIA.

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  3. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    77% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Electrifying Combat: Unleash the power of your arsenal. Swiftly dodge your foe's attack and counter with a shotgun blast to the face. Scope in from distance and blast your enemy into ruin with a bolt action rifle. Flanked from two sides? Freeze your enemies in place with a cryogrenade and mow down the opposing enemies with an automatic 20MM grenade launcher. The combinations are endless. Explor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creatures Of War.

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  5. Advancing Wall Of Doom: A level (or segment thereof) in which the player must make rapid progress to outrun a giant threat. (TV Tropes) This is a playable prototype for another game I'd like to make some day. Space: Jump Arrows: Move Backspace: Restart Created by puremrz Music by Juhani Junkala Nonsensical backstory: "Long before the dawn of human civilization, the Earth was governed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Advancing Wall Of Doom!.

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  6. For the best play experience, please download the WINDOWS version of the game. Fix: ESC button crashed the game in the browser. it doesn't anymore.Fix: Changed the format of the web player to view the game. Dimensionsal Grove: The Rotational Odyssey a game about limited space, dimension-flipping mechanics, and the contrasting aesthetics of a colorful forest and a dark, surreal dimension. NOTE: LEF… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LDJam 54 - Dimensionsal Grove: The Rotational Odyssey.

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  7. Everburning Dark is a Chinese folk horror board-based Roguelike. On a limited board, you will build your playstyle through 2048-style Roguelike merging combat, while using free-form text input to influence AI characters, events, shops, rest stops, companion relationships, and story routes. In every journey, you must merge tiles on a limited board, create chains, manage abnormal effects, and fac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everburning Dark 长夜余烬.

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  8. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    The journey ahead is grim, and it's waiting for you... Shrine Of The Forest God is a passion project developed solo based on the inspiration of simplistic art styles and environmental storytelling. Landed in a mysterious world, you must make your way to gain abilities, discover secrets, solve mysteries, and fight your way up to face the powerful being that awaits at the top of the mountain in t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shrine Of The Forest God.

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    35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    50% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    In a neighborhood plagued by news of kidnappings and murders, a woman who must care for her elderly grandmother takes a job at a roadside motel to work as night manager. While serving the motel's customers, she also witnesses their stories. At the end of these events, reality and delusions intermingle. Are you ready to be alone with the silence and solitude of the night? Go back to the past with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VARDIA.

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  10. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 644 reviews

    Lumencraft is a top-down view action shooter with tower defence elements. Emerge into the fully destructible environment where light and shadow play key roles. Build your base, dig some tunnels... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lumencraft.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 182 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Dap is a horror-action-adventure about gathering and protecting a pack of fragile creatures called Daps. Lead your Daps to safety through an eerily beautiful world, fighting off threats, solving puzzles, and avoiding the infection that twists your companions into something alien and terrifying… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dap.

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  14. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 7,081 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 4 reviews

    Play as the captain of a steamship on an underwater ocean surrounding the fictional city of Fallen London. Manage your ship's fuel and food supplies as you try not to go mad fighting off Lovecraftian monsters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SUNLESS SEA.

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  15. Title: Haunted Lakes of Austin Camera: Third-person (boating + fishing + walking + swimming switching) BOAT, FISH, SURVIVE Haunted Lakes of Austin is a light horror, exploration, and survival fishing adventure set across real-world lakes in Central Texas—twisted by legend, mystery, and supernatural forces. Explore haunted waters, uncover hidden secrets, and survive what lurks beneath. Story… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted Lakes of Austin.

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  16. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    After purhasing this game, you can claim a key for A Simple Life with My Unobtrusive Girl. Please remember to click “Get download key” to receive it. This key allows you to download the full version of A Simple Life with My Unobtrusive Girl as well as all future updates. A fully animated and voiced life-sim with roguelite runs. Find a cure for Mio’s illness. Share meals and quiet nights … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Usuimo.

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  17. SWOM — a new narrative survival game with magic elements, created by a solo developer.You find yourself in a strange, mystical world where you must survive harsh conditions. Explore the Open World: Wander through dark forests, investigate ancient ruins, descend into mysterious caves, and uncover the secrets of diverse biomes. You are alone in a completely new world. Every artifact you find is no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SWOM.

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  18. A FIRST-PERSON PARKOUR MYSTERY ADVENTUREVanished without a trace. Explore an abandoned city where you are not alone. As photojournalist Alo, you return to your childhood home—Chendao, a once-sprawling metropolis that, overnight, became an abandoned exclusion zone. In this single-player adventure, you're armed with nothing but her camera and parkour abilitiesas Alo traverses the procedurally gener… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AnotherWhere.

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  19. 100%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 121 reviews

    A fully animated and voiced sister life-sim with roguelite runs. Find a cure for Mio’s illness. Share meals and quiet nights at home, then enter the Abyss each day to fight, loot, and push deeper to protect your simple life together. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Simple Life with My Unobtrusive Sister.

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  20. Here's The link to the Game Jam ! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/rogue-of-gems Programming: Weiqi Liu Art: Jiawei Zhang  Controls & Tips  Controls: E – Interact Space – Dash TAB – Open Backpack (Drag or click items to equip/swap/unequip) Left / Right Mouse Button – Fire left or right hand weapon W A S D – Move Tip: Don’t forget to visit the Collections before your next adven… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue of Gems.

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  21. Xentra Station is a retro-inspired 2D shooting platform set in a futuristic mysterious world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xentra Station.

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  22. “Somewhere in the abandoned subway, gold is hidden.” You stepped into the sealed underground, guided by nothing but that rumor. But this place wasn’t just ruins. Something is after you There is something that follows you. It moves through the darkness and never gives up. Stay quiet. Move carefully. Sometimes, you must fight back You have the means to resist. Running alone may n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Line.

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  23. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    Inspired by the frenetic pace of Half-Minute Hero and the addictive replayability of The Binding of Isaac, The Rogue of Nexus throws you into procedurally generated dungeons filled with loot, traps and hordes of bizarre creatures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Rogue of Nexus.

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  24. Obscurefiend: Step into a dark and terrifying world in this shooter-horror game, where clever puzzle-solving is key to survival. Play as the protagonist struggling to survive against unseen evils lurking in the shadows, while uncovering the sinister secrets hidden within a place no one dares to explore. You'll need both combat skills and sharp intellect to solve puzzles and make it through. Explo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obscurefiend.

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  25. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Are you ready to embark on an adrenaline-fueled adventure with "Satan Moans"? In this horror-packed and thrilling game, you'll explore the supernatural events that befall a teenager returning home in the dead of night. The focal point of the game will be to immerse players in disturbing and suspenseful details, creating a dark and eerie atmosphere.Players will face unsettling visuals and creatures… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Satan Moans.

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  26. "Post Soviet Strike: Chernobyl Legacy" thrusts you into a genetic wasteland RPG set amidst the haunting remnants of a nuclear era, where the echoes of war and the specter of Soviet influence loom large. Survive in the heart of this desolate landscape, where mutated creatures and rival factions vie for control over the shadowy ruins of civilization. As a survivor in this post-apoc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Post Soviet Strike: Chernobyl Legacy.

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  27. Summary Deep below the sea, there exist many valuable resources. In this procedurally generated game, players can gather those resources, explore caves, landscape and aquascape. However, one needs to be careful, as there are undiscovered horrors lying beneath the dark depths. In an alien aquatic world, researchers explore rare and valuable resources that could change life on earth. Throughout the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nautilus.

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    Note: This game is in EARLY development. Estimated for Q4 2027 and possibly earlier. There are still some work to be done with the custom engine & new content. Join the Discord for regular updates, community and a chance to win prizes! Explore a nightmare. Lose your mind. See the truth.Awaken to a realm where dreams and reality blur beyond recognition. As the Awakened One, you must traver… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oneirium.

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  29. THE WORLD HAS FALLEN. YOUR ESCAPE LIES BELOW. The surface is toxic. The cities are ruins. Your only hope? Drill into the depths of a ravaged Earth, extract the resources buried beneath, and build the technology needed to reach the Moon—humanity's last frontier. CORE GAMEPLAY ⛏️ DEEP EXCAVATION Drill through 650 meters of earth across 11 unique material types—from fragile dirt to impenetrable ob… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Texplore.

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  30. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, story
    64% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Uncover the secrets of an abandoned cursed village. Explore haunted locations, face twisted entities, and perform the final ritual to decide your fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Village of the Curse.

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  31. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    You are alone. Every decision changes everything. Can you survive your own mind? Every run is different. Your behavior matters. Welcome to Isolation Simulator. Imagine this: You're locked in a stark isolation chamber. There's nothing but a simple bed, a harsh ceiling light, and impenetrable steel doors sealing you in. No escape. No instructions. Just you, and the silence. But here's the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isolation Simulator.

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  32. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    A craft-based, isometric survival horror game with twisted monsters and warped reality. Scavenge and build to survive terrifying days and nights while using stealth and noise to fight enemies that stalk by sound. All styled with bold comic art and an '80s horror vibe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Hate This Place.

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  33. Colorless Cave is a hauntingly beautiful 2D platformer that plunges players into a mysterious, monochromatic world brimming with shadow and light. Eschewing color entirely, the game’s stark black-and-white aesthetic emphasizes atmosphere, emotion, and the pure essence of gameplay, delivering an experience that is as visually striking as it is emotionally immersive. The Premise In Colorless Cave,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to COLORLESS CAVE.

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  34. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 271 reviews

    Tank controls. Fixed cameras. Pure Terror. Set in a haunting world of twisted experiments and occult nightmares, this game brings back the survival horror mechanics you know and love while pushing the genre into terrifying new depths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flesh Made Fear.

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  35. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 103 reviews

    Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead of Darkness.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    BORZOI is a first-person survival horror game where you are relentlessly hunted by a giant, demonic Borzoi dog. You play as a park ranger assigned to Foster Park, a once-peaceful nature reserve turned nightmare. Tasked with locating a missing colleague, you quickly realize the park harbors dark secrets. As you explore its eerie trails and abandoned sites, the horrifying truth behind its cursed hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BORZOI.

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  37. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 600 reviews

    When they built the floating cities, they had no idea an insidious threat lurked deep below... Feed the Deep is a compulsive lovecraftian roguelike inspired by the likes of Dome Keeper and Spelunky. Dive into an ever-changing system of undersea caves. Collect resources that can be traded for upgrades and items. Explore ever deeper, managing dark spaces, limited oxygen, and hostile wildlife, and c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Feed the Deep.

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  38. Action-packed, dynamic tower defense where mana management, strategic spellcasting and quick decisions are crucial. Know your enemies, defeat them with your deadliest spell build and become a master of magic! UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY The world of Aarnhagor is under grave threat. Influenced by an unknown force, the inhabitants of the world have turned against their own kind and begun to raze their own… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Warmage.

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    35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    45% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Stardiver is a sci-fi, single-player, action-adventure game where you pilot a ship, fight enemies, and slay Bosses. The game takes place entirely underwater.Stardiver will take you to an unknown world in which you’ll experience exciting fights, and discover new species and places. And you’ll take care of resources supply, crafting items in your base, and developing your own ship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stardiver.

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  40. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Embark on a spine-chilling odyssey with "No Ticket Back," a fusion of horror, roguelike, strategy simulation, zombie survival, tower defense, RPG, crafting and building, and colony builder genres. The SS McCalister's Hope, once a beacon of hope bound for Mars, now drifts as a haunted vessel, plagued by the looming threat of a zombie apocalypse. Can the crew endure the nightmarish onslaug… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Ticket Back: Craft, Survive & Escape.

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  41. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Seven Deadly Sins. Have you heard about the 8th? Delve into madness in Sin Slayers, a challenging RPG Roguelite where you decide how much sin to bear as you transform the world. Assemble a party of wicked adventurers, kill, and pillage to drive off a gluttonous nightmare in turn-based battle If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sin Slayers: Reign of The 8th.

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  42. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    60% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    The horror game Whispering Lane takes you to an abandoned house on Whispering Lane Street. Darkness reigns on the street, and strange noises stir unease among the neighbors. The main character, police officer Jackson Harrowfield, is sent to investigate the residents' report. Soon, he will uncover the secrets of this dark house. Enter the world of mysteries and dangers, experiencing two amazin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispering Lane: Horror.

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  43. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 74 reviews

    No Delivery is a procedurally generated CRPG, pizzeria simulator where you are the newest in a long line of employees for a local decrepit pizza parlor. Despite the rumors, shady history, and missing persons cases, you sign up for the night shift because it pays slightly more and all the kids’ birthday parties should have ended by then… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Delivery.

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  44. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    64% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Remastered exclusively for PCDarker Skies comes fully remastered to PC. Incorporating new graphical features and gameplay enhancements for the definitive way to play Darker Skies over the console versions.The remaster brings new features: Re-balanced upgrade systems, enemy AI and completely overhauled movement and gameplay mechanics make for a far more refined experience. Realtime Global Illumi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darker Skies: Remastered for PC.

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  45. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 560 reviews

    Empty Shell will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EMPTY SHELL.

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  46. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 76 reviews

    The ER: Patient Typhon is an atmosphere and exploration horror game with a light level of deadly action and disturbing, environmental puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The ER: Patient Typhon.

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  47. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 681 reviews

    March of the Living is a survival roguelike inspired by FTL and The Walking Dead in which players must guide a group of survivors to a rumored safe haven. During their journey they'll have to fight their way through hordes of infected, encounter friendly and hostile survivors, scavenge for supplies and make decisions through text based dialog's that might make the difference between success or fai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to March of the Living.

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  48. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 872 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 1 reviews

    In a galaxy far far away, you are one of thousands of Cargo Commanders, facing ambushes and dangers as they scavenge abandoned containers for valuable cargo. Competing with the other commanders for leaderboard positions in various space sectors, you need to find enough cargo to earn you way back home! The main job of a Cargo Commander is to explore containers and collect as much cargo as possible.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cargo Commander.

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  49. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    A fever-dream-like singleplayer puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria.

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  50. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    69% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Join the forces of the Ato as they set off on a journey across the universe to save their planet from a slow death. Find out how far one species is willing to go to save itself in this gorgeous hand drawn action adventure from Bonfire Entertainment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Original Journey.

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