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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 2,618 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    An inventive tower defense/ first person shooter hybrid that pits elite soldier Skye against various forms of alien life on a small set of unique maps. Skye must build and upgrade defensive structures while jumping into the fray to help her creations take down the hostile invaders. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sanctum.

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  2. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    93% User Score Based on 384 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    In this city builder and tower defense game, you will command a small band of ship wrecked colonists. Go from struggling to survive the elements to a thriving kingdom that will smash the demon hordes that dare attack your settlement. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exodus Borealis.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 423 reviews

    Built exclusively for VR, Cosmic Trip is an award-winning real-time strategy game for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Experience what it’s like to command an army of badass robots and fight against hostile enemies on beautiful alien planets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Trip.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 800 reviews

    Sentry is an action-defense first person shooter where you defend your spaceship against a relentless alien threat. Use traps, turrets and environmental destruction to repel invading hordes and engage the enemy in fast-paced FPS action across a dynamic singleplayer or co-op campaign. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SENTRY.

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  6. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 5,433 reviews

    A challenging godlike village simulator designed to bridge the gap between the complexities of village simulation with the simplicity of classic 90s real-time strategy. Inspired by games like Towns, Gnomoria, Warcraft, Banished and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them. Updated frequently. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise to Ruins.

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  7. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 1,196 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    An intense virtual reality strategy game, Out of Ammo has you constructing defenses, calling in artillery, issuing orders, and even taking control of your soldiers directly in order to survive for as long as you can! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out of Ammo.

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  9. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 11,640 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 3 reviews

    Orcs Must Die! 2 thrusts players and their friends back into battle against a terrifying mob of orcs and other monsters. With a redesigned spellbook, players will have a broader range of options to build a deadly arsenal of defenses. Investing hard-earned skulls in an enormous new upgrade system will allow players to cater to their favorite methods of burning, grinding, tossing, or dismembering or… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orcs Must Die! 2.

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  10. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,795 reviews

    The fourth installment of the real-time strategy series again tasks the player with containing the creeper, a destructive fluidlike substance, slowly overtaking the map's surface. Creeper World 4 continues the series' gameplay and favors 3D environments with a focus on fluid dynamics over traditional 2D graphics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creeper World 4.

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  11. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    64% User Score Based on 349 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 4 reviews

    Thousands of alien machines are descending on Earth's first interstellar colony in this massive-scale new tower defense game from the publisher of Ashes of the Singularity and Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Siege of Centauri.

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  12. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,918 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 9 reviews

    X-Morph: Defense Complete Edition includes: X-Morph: Defense core game, European Assault DLC, Survival Of The Fittest DLC, Last Bastion DLC If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X-Morph: Defense.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 7,560 reviews

    Legion TD 2 is the first competitive tower defense for PC. It's the standalone successor to the popular Warcraft III mod, Legion TD, and brought to you by the same team. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legion TD 2.

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  14. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 7,913 reviews

    In Sanctum 2, you will have to utilize elements of multiple gameplay genres to succeed. Build towers and walls during the building phase before the enemies attack, then jump into the fray and help your towers blast everything to pieces in FPS-mode. You can progress through the single player campaign yourself, or play up to 4-player co-op with your friends to discover the secrets of the planet LOEK… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sanctum 2.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Tower Knight is a deck-building & tower defense strategy game. Make different plans for each challenge's starting deck. Build your deck and adapt your strategy. The map grows as you play your cards. Victory and Defeat Win by surrounding all enemy towers with walls. Your knight can defend themselves, but has limited health. Deck-Building & Tower Defense Build you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower Knight.

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  16. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    79% User Score Based on 152 reviews

    What you do during the day pays off at night: gather resources, place buildings, merge structures, trade resources, choose your NPCs wisely, send them on expeditions, deploy soldiers, merge units, and position your troops strategically. Factory Buildings: Produce the main resource you need to build and upgrade your base. Ammunition Buildings: Create ammo for soldiers, defenses, and special atta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to City Defense Z.

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  17. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    Z-Ape is a unique tower defense and first person shooter mash up game. Hordes of enemies attacking your base, it's up to you to stop them either with your brain or your gun skills. You can build up a strategy, place towers for defense, meantime you can enter your tower and fire at enemies with unique weapons. You can be The Brain or The Brute or better : Both! you Can Be the commander![ Placing … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z-APE: Tower Defense.

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  18. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 456 reviews

    Axon TD infuses a new layer of strategy into Mazing Tower Defenses. Typically, you build towers on the path to obstruct enemies and make the path longer. But what if you could take control of the map layout itself and expand things directly? In Axon TD, you're given a brush, and the map is your canvas! The name of the game is map manipulation. Place down tiles to make longer paths and suppor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense.

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  19. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 1,268 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 13 reviews

    "From the Star Wars: Empire at War and Command & Conquer veterans at Petroglyph comes the first-ever strategy game set in the barbaric world of Conan the Barbarian. Conan Unconquered is a strategy game set in the barbaric world of Conan the Barbarian where you must build your stronghold and assemble an unconquerable army to survive the savage hordes of Hyboria. Wave after wave of increasingly mor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conan Unconquered.

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  20. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 35,214 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 21 reviews

    They Are Billions is a strategy game in a distant future about building and managing human colonies after a zombie apocalypse destroyed almost all of human kind. Now there are only a few thousand humans left alive that must struggle to survive under the threat of the infection. Billions of infected roam around the world in massive swarms seeking the last living human colonies. CAMPAIGN: THE NEW E… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to They Are Billions.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    85% User Score Based on 436 reviews

    Tower Factory is a game where you have to build a factory that allows you to create enough towers to defend yourself from enemies. You'll need to find and destroy the enemy castle before it becomes too powerful and its monsters overwhelm you! Features: Constantly build, expand, and upgrade your factory. Acquire resources to build more and better towers. Explore the map to locate the enemy… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower Factory.

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  22. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 15,544 reviews

    A minimalist game about building and defending a little kingdom. Thronefall is a classic strategy game without unnecessary complexity, just some healthy hack-and-slay. Build up your base during the day, and defend it ‘til your last breath at night. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thronefall.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    84% User Score Based on 759 reviews

    Take control of the hive and protect it from enemies. Build factories, wonders of the world and defence. Research technologies and, if necessary, use nuclear weapons, but do not let the enemies harm the queen! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bee Island.

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  24. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 10,003 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 2 reviews

    Build a multi-story fortress out of clay, wood, and stone. Your villagers will have needs, feelings, and agendas shaped by the world and its history, and it's up to you to keep them content and... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Going Medieval.

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  26. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 3,780 reviews

    For billions of years empires rose to greatness. Each fell to the Creeper till none remained. Now all hope appears lost. Who will stand against the Creeper? Experience this extreme and massive expansion of the Creeper World franchise. Nothing will ever be the same... Massive maps, custom units scripting, terraforming, Gravatars? Can you handle the challenge? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    75% User Score Based on 80 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Mars is under siege, and the colonists are fighting a losing battle. Assume the role of Blake, a private security operative who crash lands near the colony of Deadstone, following an outbreak on the Icarus space station. Care to guess who just landed the job of sheriff? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadstone.

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  28. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    83% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    'Goblins Keep Coming' is a simple Endless 3D Tower Defense where hordes of Goblins won't stop coming! Protect your castle against bombers, warriors and kings. Evolve your defenses as the enemies won't stop sending bigger and stronger troops from different locations on the landscape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goblins Keep Coming - Tower Defense.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 2,144 reviews
    Critic Score 33%Based on 2 reviews

    Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the Tauron droids' homeworld against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Taur.

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  32. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 6,164 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 10 reviews

    Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Spell.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    80% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Do not answer! Do not answer! Do not answer! Barnard's civilization is invading the earth. It is time to get ready to defend our planet against the attack from the invaders! In this rogue-lite TD game, come and use your strategy to build turrets and plan the routes freely! With diverse modes to dig into, the fun never ends! About this gameRefactor is a Roguelike Tower Defense game. This is … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Refactor.

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  34. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 241 reviews

    Assemble legendary Spirits and defend against the endless hordes of Hell. A tower defense where you must shape the battlefield and create a maze using the three Hellements. Use Fire, Lightning, and Wind tiles to trap your enemies, or augment your defenses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spirits of the Hellements.

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  35. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    75% User Score Based on 408 reviews

    You have 9 days to find a safe place on the planet. Your ship is low on fuel and you have to land. Setup sentry guns around you to defend yourself while you collect more fuel for the ship. AI controlled Drones and Tanks attack you trying to find weaknesses in your defenses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Artificial Extinction.

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  36. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 4,956 reviews

    A challenging godlike village simulator designed to bridge the gap between the complexities of village simulation with the simplicity of classic 90s real-time strategy. Inspired by games like Towns, Gnomoria, Warcraft, Banished and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them. Updated frequently. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise to Ruins.

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  37. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 140 reviews

    Cartridge Defense is a tower defense game with 287 distinct collectible cards that you will use to create your own decks to defend against robots in the cyberpunk inspired future. Play cards (cartridges) to spawn towers, upgrades, special abilities and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cartridge Defense.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    Gross is a unique twist on the classic tower defense genre. After building your defenses, you jump into the fray to take on enemies head-on. Make sure to collect as much cash as possible to upgrade your defenses and stay ahead of the game. Can you outlast the waves of enemies? 100% Tower Defense. 100% First Person Shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GROSS.

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  39. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    84% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    Build castles. Collect new blocks. Defend your kingdom. Castle constructor is a new take on the tower defense genre. Design your castle how you want it using a modular system of unique, interlocking, inter-working blocks. Stack them up high or spread them out across the map as you try to build the perfect defense. Landscapes like deserts, mountains, rivers, and hills come with their own advan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle Constructor.

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  40. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 4,871 reviews

    In the RTS-game “Diplomacy is Not an Option” you will become a medieval feudal lord in a midlife crisis. Due to your position you must constantly make hundreds of decisions a day related with city management and economic development. You are tired of this monotonous and, so it seems, meaningless existence. But things are about to change: hordes of bloodlusted enemies, swarms of scary monsters and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diplomacy is Not an Option.

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  41. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    83% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Inheritors 2078 combines real-time strategy with Third-person shooter elements, The game takes place in the near future where AI helped in reaching super-advanced technologies humans used in almost every aspect of life including advanced weaponry, space travel, and colonization of nearby planets, However, The AI machines had another idea in mind, they have become extremely intelligent that they no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inheritors2078.

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  42. Each match is played between two teams of three players with each team defending their own separate base on the map. Either team wins by being the first to destroy the opposing team's base. Each player will control a powerful Warrior. The game features a growing roster of Warriors, each with their own ability set, weapons and upgrades. Players gain experience from destroying enemy Warriors, thei… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warriors Of Titus.

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  43. Game Play SummaryThe Crafter’s Defense is an action-defense game, combining elements of both tower defense and action games. The player takes on the role of a dungeon core, a human reincarnated as a sentient dungeon, and must defend against waves of invaders. In place of towers, players place traps and dungeon monsters which can be placed directly on the invasion path, where they can attack the in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Crafter's Defense.

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  44. An inexplicable portal has appeared, devouring the surrounding plants and trees. Countless infected skeletons and monsters pour out of the portal, their target being the "Guardian Stone Tablet" on the island. Once the stone tablet is destroyed, the entire island will be completely shrouded in plague. So far, the plague has eroded several islands and is continuing to spread outward. At t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tactical Archer.

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  45. The kingdom has been invaded by magical ooze crawling out of the volcanoes. Strategist, can we count on you? This slime steals our food and uses it to breed. You get various units. Tell them what to do and save our islands! Later on there will be also enemy soldiers arriving on ships. They will attack your units and the fences. You will need to plan your strategy carefully. Learn to control your s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oozing Islands.

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  46. 21%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story
    33% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Being a farmer, you have to protect your home from impending danger. Army of the Dead has risen in the western lands. There is no hope. Rely only on yourself. Good luck! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BoneBone: Rise of the Deathlord.

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  47. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Do you like to min-max your characters in ARPGs? Do you like to fine-tune your decks in CCGs? Then you need to check out the weapon system in PlanTechtor. Intense VR action meets deep strategic planning in PlanTechtor! Design endless weapon loadouts. Create a plan to exploit the level. Then put it to the test against an invading army of alien, robot invaders. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PlanTechtor.

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  48. 0%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    0% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    New to VR or Tower Defense? Learn to Plan, attack & defend in this immersive VR strategy game. Get ready for massive tower defense battles in VR as AZLAN defends Zalolo Land from total ruin. With a vast arsenal of upgradable cannons, arrows, and crystal towers at your command, can your skill & craft save Zalolo from Rise of the... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Azlan: Rise of the Burlpups.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Hard as Hell is a game where you play as a store owner trying to make ends meet in the bustling C.R.T. City in the year 1999. However, a wave of goons overtake the vulnerable city, and you’re forced to defend your store against waves of destructive enemies. Blending FPS and tower defence mechanics, Hard as Hell lets you explore C.R.T. city at night, gathering resources and recruiting volunteers… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hard as Hell.

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  50. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    The time of war has come! Take the command of your kingdom and use your strategic skills to defend the siege against your fortifications. You can’t win only by defending your Kingdom. Develop your economics, assemble and upgrade your army to defeat the enemy forces in a real Battle of Kings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle of Kings VR.

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