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Looking for games like SECOND ESSENCE? Here are top shooter recommendations with a comedy and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with VOID/BREAKER, Dread Templar or Sairento VR.

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  1. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 1,827 reviews

    VOID/BREAKER is an Adrenaline-Fueled Roguelite FPS. Fight relentless machines driven by a hostile AI. Escape an endless cycle. Craft infinite weapon variants with deep gun modding. Forge deadly synergies. Carve your way out through environmental destruction/BREAK THE SYSTEM /BREAK THE SEQUENCE /BREAK FREE If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VOID/BREAKER.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 521 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 13 reviews

    Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread Templar.

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  3. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 1,406 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 15 reviews

    Sairento VR is one of the most popular action VR games in the world and the only one where you get to play a cyber ninja. Perform triple jumps, wall runs, power slides, back flips and slow time down while blasting away at a foe before landing to deliver a lethal strike on another. Kit yourself with katanas, firearms, bows, throwing glaives and legendary relics. Experience the iconic "bullet-time"… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sairento VR.

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  5. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 1,159 reviews

    Hell Hunt is a new retro First Person Shooter inspired by 90s shooters like Quake1, Blood, tells the story of a Demon Hunter entering hell for revenge. Lots of classic elements such as key cards, secret areas, no health regeneration, a large arsenal would be in it. Meanwhile, Hell Hunt also has a modern skill-based FPS mechanic, such as powerful attack abilities, special movement abilities, upgrad… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell Hunt .

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  6. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    86% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    Muffled Warfare is a multiplayer first-person echolocation shooter where everyone is blind and uses sounds to SEE, SHOOT and SILENCE their competition.  You've heard of that blind superhero that dresses up like a devil in red right? Yea, think that, but with guns, Notes We use Steam Matchmaking for multiplayer so you will get a Steam Key with the purchase.Please come hangout on our Discord to find… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Muffled Warfare.

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  7. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 215 reviews

    Crisis VRigade 2 is a virtual reality action filled first person shooter that lets players take on the role of a SWAT trooper. If you liked Crisis VRigade, you'll love Crisis VRigade 2. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crisis VRigade 2.

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  8. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    85% User Score Based on 6,970 reviews

    Select your weapon, your gadgets and then your play style as you enter ready to take down all the enemies patrolling the level. You can either go in guns blazing, with a mad desire to re-colour the walls red or take a more delicate approach as you sneak your way around the level avoiding detection. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword With Sauce.

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  9. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    75% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Get ready for an immersive and adrenaline-pumping experience with Combat Troops VR. This intense virtual reality game puts you in the shoes of a professional soldier, tasked with taking on a variety of challenging military missions.Game Features Levels: 10 maps (approx. 4 km²) including a tutorial and training map 4 difficulty levels Both enemy and friendly bots Weapons: 30 types of weapons (r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Combat Troops VR.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    91% User Score Based on 346 reviews

    Voidborn is a fast-paced roguelite FPS that combines skill-based action and swift movement with roguelike level progression and character customization. Rip apart demons with devastating weapon builds and reach as far as possible before you inevitably perish and become reborn stronger than ever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voidborn.

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  11. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 438 reviews

    As zombie crisis broke out around the world,you will play one of the warrior of S.E.A.T(Special Event Action Team)to fight against the zombies all over the world.ZomDay is a fast pace VR shooting game contains multi-player mod,exciting Boss fight,character perk and hardcore weapon system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZomDay.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 125 reviews

    Anomalous takes place in Kosolov. A grim industrial city. Kosolov is a highly controlled and secretive society. It's an industrialized nation. With overwhelming authority and a devotion to its leaders, the citizens endlessly work to death. A hard divide between the secretive upper society and the majority brainwashed working class ensures continuation. Effectively shunned from the rest of the worl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomalous.

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  14. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 3,313 reviews

    Pre-order the Atomfall Deluxe Edition to receive: • The entire Atomfall game • 3 days Early Access • “Story Expansion Pack” – (*not available Day 1): • “Basic Supply Bundle” Pack • “Enhanced Supply Bundle” Pack If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atomfall.

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  15. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    64% User Score Based on 418 reviews

    The Moon. Our closest celestial neighbor. A place full of mystery and strange things. That's right, there's more than just rocks and impossible challenges out there. A lone astronaut is about to learn that first hand, when he loses contact with Earth and begins an interstellar odyssey across the universe Moon Mystery is a first-person shooter adventure full of puzzles, action, set on strange new … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moon Mystery.

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  16. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    95% User Score Based on 59 reviews

    Relentless Frontier is a fast paced sci-fi FPS running on the GZDoom Engine, with a strong focus on mobility, strategy, and exploration. Beef up your Omnistruct to replicate new weapons and abilities to help you traverse the terrain and demolish threats, and escape from Ross 128-b in one piece. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Relentless Frontier.

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  17. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    79% User Score Based on 5,734 reviews

    Zero Caliber is a military FPS developed exclusively for VR. Realistic weapon handling, engaging story, Co-Op, immersive environment. Customize your weapons, learn how to reload each of them, fight alongside your friends, use your tactical skills to accomplish the mission: saving humanity! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zero Caliber VR.

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  18. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 436 reviews

    Take to the range with an arsenal of the world’s most powerful weaponry in Gun Club VR. Addictive gameplay and unsurpassed realism combine to make Gun Club VR the ultimate virtual weapon simulator. The only thing missing is the smell of the gunpowder. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gun Club VR.

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  19. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    92% User Score Based on 1,242 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams and she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like! Bleed is an action-platformer focused on stylish, acrobatic dodging and fluid, challenging gameplay. There's no filler, just you and your skills ag… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bleed.

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  20. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 202 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 7 reviews

    Omega Strike is an action-adventure game with multiple playable characters. Explore the interconnected world, defeat monstrous enemies, search for hidden treasures and learn new abilities for your heroes. Each character has unique abilities which you must utilize to overcome the deadly traps and enemies that roam the world of Omega Strike. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Omega Strike.

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  22. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 296 reviews

    5089 is an open-world action RPG featuring procedural terrain, items, enemies, quests & more. This standalone expansion of 3089 takes place 2000 years later & planet Xax is crumbling... can it be saved? New content, improved visuals & more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 5089: The Action RPG.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    86% User Score Based on 594 reviews

    Red Eclipse is a fun-filled new take on the first person arena shooter, featuring parkour, impulse boosts, and more. The development is geared toward balanced gameplay, with a general theme of agility in a variety of environments. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Eclipse.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    Acid Spy is a first person stealth action game set in a cyberpunk universe. Infiltrate heavily guarded bases and take down your enemies with skill and finesse. Master the art of quick, deadly stealth to become the acid spy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Acid Spy.

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  25. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 4,420 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Experience the ultimate sniper gameplay, set against the rough terrain of the Siberian wilderness and featuring a brand new contracts system that encourages strategic thinking across engaging, replayable missions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts.

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  26. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    74% User Score Based on 164 reviews

    Explore the streets, buildings, and rooftops of a 14 block urban warzone with no limitations. Locomotion options include teleportation, touchpad sliding, arm running, jumping, climbing, and even flying. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CyberThreat.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 554 reviews

    3089 is a futuristic, procedurally generated, open-world action role-playing game. All terrain, enemies, weapons, items, quests & more are uniquely generated. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 3089.

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  28. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 179 reviews

    Built from the ground up by a two person team, The Living Remain is a virtual reality first person adventure shooter where players immerse themselves in a new world where the undead have taken over. You must survive the horde of undead using an arsenal of weapons in a story driven campaign loaded with a variety of interactive environments. Explore, scavenge, and collect filament to craft ammo and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Living Remain.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 252 reviews

    Beacon is a sci-fi themed Action Roguelike. Played as a top-down shooter, you must fight your way through a randomly generated hostile world, all the while trying to locate your emergency distress beacon and escape the planet into which your ship has crashed. While you’re making your way through these areas you’ll not only find weapons and items to help you; You’ll also be collecting DNA from the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beacon.

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  30. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 1,256 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 4 reviews

    Quantum League is the first competitive arena shooter that injects a unique time travel mechanic into the tactical way you play the game. When the timer runs out, a 'time loop' feature revives & rewinds you, but THIS time, you get to team up with your own clones with paradoxical results! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum League.

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  31. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uragun.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    80% User Score Based on 769 reviews

    Out of Action is a fast-paced PvP FPS built around skill-based movement, deep build crafting, and long-term player mastery. Customize your playstyle with a wide range of build options and progression choices, then test your creations in cinematic, high-intensity firefights set in a brutal cyberpunk world inspired by 90s dystopian anime. A fully replayable offline mode is also available. Designed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out of Action.

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  33. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Enter the mind-bending, adrenaline-fueled world of "Cyclic Warriors,” where time is just as deadly as a gun. With a click of a button, propel yourself through time, or freeze time completely and watch as bullets hover mid-air! But whatever you do, don’t stand still. You might have all the time in the world, but so do your enemies! Time Travel Use time travel to flank enemies, dodge bullets… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyclic Warriors.

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  34. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    86% User Score Based on 3,346 reviews

    Embark on a thrilling journey in God of Weapons, an action roguelike where you must ascend the tower of Zhor to reclaim the last light for the world. To survive the monster onslaught on each tower's level, you'll need to obtain and carefully organize weapons and accessories in your inventory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to God Of Weapons.

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  35. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 1,190 reviews

    Keep your trigger finger on the pulse! In rhythm shooter Robobeat, it’s all about maximising your damage by shooting to the beat. Wall run, grapple hook, slide, and bunny hop your way through the haphazard mansion of a crazed robot-showman. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Robobeat.

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  36. 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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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 372 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 9 reviews

    DESYNC is an intense, single-player first person shooter that begs you to play dangerously and creatively. Eliminate your opponents as you perform violent attack sequences using the explosive digital weaponry and lethal side-arms at your disposal. Switch weapons and move masterfully to unleash Attack Sequences – special moves that deal bonus damage and effects. Launch an enemy into a trap with a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DESYNC.

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  38. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    77% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    Survive the horrors of the multiverse, alone or with your comrades, as you battle against an onslaught of insectoid like creatures. Combine abilities in different ways each loop to overcome and return safely to your universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rift Loopers.

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  39. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 150 reviews

    Version 2Version 2 was a free update released on April 26th, 2025. It rebuilt PunjiVR entirely from scratch to fix all of the core issues and limitations that plagued the original build of the game. Because of the recent remake, please be aware that the current version of PunjiVR has only been out since the 26th of April, and it may have less content than expected for the store page's release d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PunjiVR: The Vietnam War.

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  40. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    "Taking up arms solo or with a friend, you must dance with death in a brutal and addictive arcade platformer shooter inspired by Super Crate Box and stuffed to the brim with unlockables. Fight through rapid fire single screen levels each with a random combination of platform layout, objective, vending machines and enemies. Dodge and weave amongst the aliens to stay alive but don’t leave them stan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Mutant Alien Assault.

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  41. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    79% User Score Based on 162 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 1 reviews

    Madshot is a fast-paced, acrobatic, rogue-lite shooter. Survive the ever-changing road through Cthulhu. Equip endless upgrade combinations as you fight your way through horrific monsters and multi-phased boss battles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Madshot.

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  42. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 1,854 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 7 reviews

    Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 revives the good, old, action platform run & gun genre but this time with a bunch of humor and a bucket of blown of body parts. In this sequel to Guns, Gore & Cannoli, Vinnie Cannoli’s story continues and this time it’s personal. It’s 1944 and 15 years have passed since Vinnie survived the Thugtown Massacre. But now, some loose ends start crawling out of the past, dragging V… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2.

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  43. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 846 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Hell is Others is a survival horror PVPVE top-down shooter. Outside the safety of your apartment lies the noir hellscape that is Century City. A city of endless night that straddles the line between reality and insanity. Explore, hunt and loot in a place where blood is literally currency. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell is Others.

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  45. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 354 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 4 reviews

    Unravel a thrilling sci-fi mystery in this action-packed twin-stick roguelite shooter. Select your load-out, stack up temporary and persistent upgrades, and delve into the depths of a sinister, shifting, subterranean base in the midst of an interdimensional crisis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Section 13.

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  48. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 5,327 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Severed Steel is a stylish and visceral single-player FPS featuring a fluid stunt system, destructible voxel environments, loads of bullet time, a unique one-armed protagonist, and a dark electronic soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Severed Steel.

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  49. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    67% User Score Based on 344 reviews

    Follow the adventure of Andrew "Dog" Carter, a former SAS operative and his International Task Force squad as they fight against a global terrorist organization called Quantum in Tales Of Glory 2 - Retaliation, a VR tactical shooter adventure mixing huge immersive battles against hundreds of NPCs and infiltration missions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of Glory 2: Retaliation.

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  50. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    67% User Score Based on 3,523 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Join Section 9 in a first person shooter experience. Become a member of an elite force of cybernetically enhanced combat operatives dedicated to the defense of society, and use your advanced firepower, Tachikoma Tanks and unique cyber skills to bring down cyber terrorists in a connected world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online.

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