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Games like Rise of the Vanguard

Games like Rise of the Vanguard

Games like Rise of the Vanguard

Looking for games like Rise of the Vanguard? Here are top open world shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Spiritus Astrum, Return: Unknown or Last Hope on Earth.

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  1. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Spiritus Astrum is a persistent, open-world roleplaying sandbox with multiplayer support. It features an infinite, procedurally generated universe which players are free to explore without restriction. Spiritus Astrum is more than a game, it is a world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spiritus Astrum.

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  2. Return: Unknown is a survival adventure game set in post-apocalyptic Manhattan. Once a thriving metropolis, it has been abandoned by civilization following the outbreak of a global virus, offering both challenges and countless opportunities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Return: Unknown.

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  3. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    58% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    In Last Hope on Earth you will find several game mechanics in the style Open World Survival Craft and much more, such as: creation and construction of bases, search for items, collection of resources, PvP in open world, PvE against various monsters and animals, cooperation and a lot of fight for survival! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Hope on Earth.

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  4. Step into a world ten years after the outbreak, where cities have been reclaimed by nature, vines crawl across abandoned buildings, and the remnants of humanity cling to survival. In Never Be Alone, survival is about more than keeping yourself alive. It is about protecting what remains. You awaken after a six-month coma inside a fragile and isolated safezone, with no memory of who you are or wha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Never Be Alone.

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  5. OUTLANDERS - Exiles of Veridion is a sci-fi cooperative survival game set on a massive, fully procedural world. You play as an inmate exiled to Veridion Prime, forced by UNC into a deadly survival experiment. Your only path to freedom is to stay alive long enough to rise above the system. OUTLANDERS BACKSTORYYou are an inmate. Branded expendable and shipped across the stars aboard a massive pr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outlanders - Exiles of Veridion.

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  6. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    91% User Score Based on 746 reviews

    Step aboard the USS Orville (ECV-197), the Planetary Union's finest mid-level exploratory class cruiser. With every room on every deck recreated with painstaking accuracy, you are free to explore the ship at your leisure and engage in all manner of shenanigans! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Orville: Interactive Fan Experience.

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  7. Survive the "Rebirth" of the WildIn this new era, nature is a living, breathing entity. Navigate through sprawling 3D environments where skyscrapers are shrouded in ancient forests. Scavenge for vital resources in the skeletal remains of shopping malls and endure the challenges of a world that has moved on. Every choice—from crafting a survival tool to choosing your path through radioact… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REMNANT: Rebirth.

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  8. NOTICE:  BUSINESS INQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO [email protected]. USING THE DISCORD SERVER FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES WILL RESULT IN A COMMUNITY BAN. OVERVIEWPROJECT CORRUPTION is a tense and atmospheric survival-horror game set in the industrial depths of the failing I.B.I.S. space station where you play as Tanner looking for your wife who is a lead scientist aboard the station. MULIT… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Corruption.

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  9. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Venator Universe is a sci-fi RPG survival game developed by FullsetGaming. It aims to create a highly action-packed and hostile environment. The goal of the game is to survive, which requires players to gather resources, craft items, and improve themselves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Venator Universe.

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  10. About the GameKronos is a tactical battle simulator, mixing elements of tactics, strategy, and intense first-person combat. In a world of endless war that’s been raging for centuries, a war whose origins are long forgotten, the primary goal still remains clear. Defend your right to rule from enemy human commanders and their disposable, robotic armies. The only choices left are to succeed or join… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kronos.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    71% User Score Based on 336 reviews

    QANGA - Now Available in Early Access! Please Note: QANGA is an Early Access game, actively being developed by a small independent team. By choosing to purchase QANGA now, you are directly supporting its development and contributing to the ongoing improvement of the game. Expect to encounter bugs and see some features still in progress. Your support and feedback are crucial in helping us create… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to QANGA.

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  13. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    67% User Score Based on 491 reviews

    Explore alien worlds and launch Offensives against the Void as a member of the ESS Starseeker crew. Embark on timed Expeditions to investigate alien flora and fauna, upgrade your gear, and complete missions to save the Universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions.

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  14. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    70% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    SCP: Nemesi is a multiplayer survival-horror game where one player takes on the role of the SCP (anomalous creatures, each with its own abilities and appearance), and the other four players play as Humans, each with their own personal goals and tasks that may branch into different paths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Nemesi.

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  15. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 12,829 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 10 reviews

    Buy Far Cry 6 on PlayStation Store. Play as Dani Rojas, a local Yaran, and become a guerrilla fighter to liberate the nation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Far Cry 6.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 104 reviews

    Lost Fleet is a co-op space shooter. Every ship in your fleet is flyable, from the smallest fighter to the largest battleship. Protect the Mothership, mine resources, crush your enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Fleet.

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  17. A permadeath co-op action-RPG roguelike with hand-inked, comic-book combat. Pick one of seven heroes, descend an endless maze that gets harder with every floor, and see how far you get before you fall — solo or with up to seven friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gradanix.

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  18. The world fell apart. Some survived. Some didn't. Some got back up. The Divided is a co-op extraction action-RPG for 1–4 players, set in the slow, dangerous aftermath of a collapse no one fully understands. Deploy from your fortified hideout into hostile territory, push toward the objective, loot what the dead left behind — and make it back alive. Sometimes you don't. Combat with weight. Mele… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Divided.

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  19. 80%Game Brain Score
    80% User Score Based on 1,855 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 2 reviews

    This is a fight for survival. Xenomorphs swarm in overwhelming numbers. Every room could be your last. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2.

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  20. END OF EMPIRES: BREAKING THE CYCLE is a Sci-Hy (scientific hypothesis) game—the second in the genre WILLSWAYSTUDIOS is pioneering. It explores Center Libertarianism through play: a multi-perspective 3D strategy-ARPG set in World War III where you survive, craft, build, fight, and participate in counter-economics and direct democracy. The entire world—every building, character, and vehicle—is built… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to End of Empires: Breaking the Cycle.

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  21. You are the OPERATOR, part of an elite spec-op unit that deals with anomalies - bizarre and inexplicable events hidden from the public. You work for a mysterious megacorp called Mortfield Industries. One of Mortfield's research facilities, placed in the IRON CORRIDOR - an Eastern Europe region torn by international tensions and paranormal activities - has lost contact with HQ. You’ve been sent t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phantom Line.

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  22. Join the community About the Game "They sold us a brighter future. They delivered the end of the world."Hello Sunshine is a mystery survival RPG set in the sun-scorched ruins of a corporate empire. You play the final employee. Your mission: reach the tower at the end of the road, and help decide the fate of what remains of this world. To survive the blistering heat and deadly sun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hello Sunshine.

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  23. Galaxy Empires Online isn’t just a multiplayer game—it’s an entire universe where epic battles unfold, shaped by the unique laws of its players. Here, every commander carves their own path, influencing the course of history. Step into a thrilling world of interstellar warfare, where you'll fight for resources, forge the dominant ideology of your race, and explore the vast reaches of space and unch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy Empires Online.

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  24. THE WARCLONE SAGA BEGINSEVE Vanguard’s Alpha centers on high-stakes extraction operations. Action-filled deployments play out across a spectacular planetary battlefield shaped by intergalactic war.   Elite ground troops protect wreckage and corporate-controlled installations. Inside, advanced technology, lost relics, and valuable resources are waiting to be stolen.  From the moment you deploy, t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EVE Vanguard.

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  25. Explore, automate, and fight in this new open world factory automation game. Build factories connected by miles of conveyor belts. Manage power and fluid networks. Explore procedurally generated worlds filled with resources to harvest and hostile creatures to defeat. Play solo or online with friends If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Belts of Iron.

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  26. Object Wars  Get ready to fight other players in a colorful house and in several game modes like death match or infected mode. Use strange weapons like the nail gun, the eraser and many others.  Action-packed and competitive game A fast and action-packed gameplay that will test your skills in a competitive environment. Use the blower to fly through a beautifully crafted and vertical map and b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Object Wars.

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  27. Infernal Wave is an intense cooperative survival shooter that pits a team of up to five players against endless waves of bloodthirsty zombies. As the last line of defense in a post-apocalyptic world, players must work together to strategize, survive, and annihilate hordes of the undead using an arsenal of firearms. Cooperative Gameplay: Join forces with up to five friends in a seamless cooper… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infernal Wave.

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  28. Create Your Own Universe is a survival, crafting, exploration, base building, third person, open world, go anywhere you see on screen space game. In CYOU you will take a journey to construct your own universe. You will create star systems, star clusters, even galaxies, after completing the main story line and/or gaining the sufficient abilities. Players will be in interaction with each other;… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Create Your Own Universe.

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  29. 32%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    50% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Matts Project Zombies is an intense open world, take down large groups of zombies, bandits, and other monsters. Fight against the Dead. Scavenge for Loot and supplies, Do Quests, Build Bases, PVP! & Reclaim Planet Earth! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MATTS PROJECT Z.

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    10%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    17% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Badlands is a PVE-focused multiplayer open world sandbox set in a destroyed world. Be a post-apocalyptic scavenger in single player or team up with friends in multiplayer. Fun base building, crafting, and combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Badlands.

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  31. Super Nova is a cooperative sci-fi action game where players unite as super-powered heroes to face waves of advanced robotic enemies and engage in massive boss battles to defend Earth from an alien invasion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Nova.

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  32. Fade Survival is an immersive survival experience that challenges players to endure and thrive in a brutal world where every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Set in a vast, open world, Fade combines resource management, environmental hazards, and dynamic weather patterns to create an intense survival experience unlike any other. In Fade Survival, players will have to adapt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fade Survival.

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  33. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Mechanized Corps: Rebirth drops you into the war-torn year of 2361, where Mechanized Corps fight for control of the Sol system's resources. Choose from four customizable classes, arm yourself with devastating weapons, and fight in intense squad-based combat. Battle offline or online with friends! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mechanized Corps: Rebirth.

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  34. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    72% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    "Welcome to Last Whisper Survival, a labor of love crafted by Maxime and his girlfriend Viviane. Driven by our shared passion for gaming and the survival genre, we've poured our hearts and souls into creating an experience that we hope will resonate with players worldwide. While Maxime is the solo developer behind the scenes, Viviane provides invaluable support in many aspects of the game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Whisper.

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  35. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 192 reviews

    MoonMiners is a cooperative survival simulator of miners in space, in an alternative dystopian future. You take on the role of space miners working for an evil corporation far from home, and it will be much easier for you to die than to do your job. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MoonMiners.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    68% User Score Based on 1,276 reviews

    PIONER is an open-world MMO first-person shooter set in a haunting, alternative-reality world where Soviet-era structures lie abandoned on a desolate, post-apocalyptic island. In this immersive environment, the gameplay experience is defined by dynamic PvE and PvP elements, where realism takes priority over traditional health bars or character levels. With a sprawling map of 50+ square kilometers,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PIONER.

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    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    6-player co-op survival horror at its finest with cyborgs, monsters, and aliens. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyborg3003.

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  39. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 14,565 reviews

    A Waterworld themed survival game. Explore sunken cities, build your base, craft items, trade and fight pirates as you struggle to survive on an aquatic post-apocalypse world plagued by hunger and violence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunkenland.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Lock and load with Strike Force Delta in this action-packed sci-fi FPS! Play solo or team up to blast through hordes of Gacrux alien invaders, save humanity’s colonies, and dominate intense PvP showdowns. Gear up, soldier, and get ready to lead the Assault on Proxima! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assault On Proxima.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    51% User Score Based on 770 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    A Sci-Fi First Person Shooter with Base Building, Resource Management, and elements of Survival. You play as an AI Overseer sent from Earth entrusted with the future of humankind, and tasked with establishing a habitat that can sustain human life on a mysterious alien world.​ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outpost Zero.

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  42. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    53% User Score Based on 355 reviews

    Nemesis: Distress, a multiplayer game with a hidden traitor mechanic, as well as shooter and survival elements, puts you on a ship lost in space, where evolving Intruders rampage down corridors and rip through everything that stands in their way. Will you save the ship? Will you stay loyal to your crew? Or will you take the easy way out and board an escape pod at any cost? The possibilities are al… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nemesis: Distress.

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  43. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 1,070 reviews

    Interstellar Rift is an open world starship simulator with an emphasis on ship construction and multi-player interaction. Players will need to survive in a hostile galaxy with their own custom designed and constructed starship. Space is vast but you wont have to face it alone, other players will be able to join your ship and help out, or build their own rival fleet and fight you across the galaxy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interstellar Rift.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    74% User Score Based on 92 reviews

    Sentience is a multiplayer stealth game in a sci-fi cyberpunk dystopian Earth. Take on the role of a Sentinel to quell resistance, or become a newly-sentient Rogue to complete tasks and take down the system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sentience.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    92% User Score Based on 206,752 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 3 reviews

    Arma 3 is a truly massive military simulation sandbox game. It offers a wide variety of true/sci-fi combat situations in both singleplayer and multiplayer modes. It also comes out of the box with a very powerful editor that allows players to create their own scenarios, campaigns and mapmodes both for single- and multiplayer use. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arma 3.

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  46. 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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  47. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    87% User Score Based on 52,760 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 43 reviews

    Put your mastery of the blaster and the Force to the test online and offline in STAR WARS Battlefront II: Celebration Edition. Heroes are born on the battlefront. Be the hero in the ultimate STAR WARS battle fantasy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Wars Battlefront 2.

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  48. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    59% User Score Based on 305 reviews

    Dysterra is a large-scale multiplayer sci-fi survival shooter game available on Steam that embodies deep crafting systems such as construction and production, while offering players exciting conflicts and environmental calamities within the visual power of the Unreal Engine 4. It is developed by Reality MagiQ and published by Kakao Games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dysterra.

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  49. 12%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    17% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    An elite strike team — with a thermo-nuclear weapon. Stranded. On a hostile and near desolate planet. Left for dead. What else could possibly go wrong? The Terrans have been at war with the Gammulan race for years. Deployed in a distant territory on the other side of the galaxy the Terran Galactic Command (GALCOM) has suffered repeated defeats and unprecedented losses. In an attempt to change the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Aspect Warfare.

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  50. The Long Survival is a cooperative survival shooter focused on resource management and battling the largest waves of enemies ever seen in VR. You'll need to devise real-time strategies and efficiently build defenses to fortify the area if you want to survive. Choose from four unique heroes, each with their own special abilities, and unlock powerful skills, weapons, and structures through a dynamic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Long Survival.

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