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Looking for games like Shadow Watch? Here are top tactical turn-based strategy recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Fragile Existence, Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 or Zombie Assault: Resurgence.

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  1. After three centuries of unhindered exploration and expansion beyond Sol, humanity has come under threat. Earth has been attacked by a fleet of unknown origin - the Near Earth Territories have been annihilated, and only a handful of ships carry what is left of the millennia-old species. With a relentless threat intent on extinguishing the flame of humanity, the various factions must set aside thei… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragile Existence.

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  2. WAGE TOTAL WAR IN THE 41st MILLENNIUM Total War’s award-winning fusion of turn-based strategy and colossal real-time battles descends into the grim, science-fantasy universe of Warhammer 40,000. In the Era Indomitus, the galaxy is aflame with endless war, and every soul’s survival hangs by a thread. Take command of iconic factions, customise your war machine, and engage in devastating battles… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000.

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  3. A New Dawn100 Years have passed since the initiation of the New Dawn Protocol. With the horrors of the past a distant memory, the citizens of New Aartis now live peacefully under the watchful eye of the United Systems Initiative. A group of highly trained Mercenaries keep law and order across the sector and humanity is once more flourishing.  However, the discovery of a strange energy source is a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zombie Assault: Resurgence.

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  4. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 108 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Take command of Naval Strike Group 7 and lead your fleet to victory in full 3D tactical space combat. Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy is a sci-fi strategy saga that will test your skills as both capital assault ship Captain and naval fleet Commander. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy.

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  5. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    63% User Score Based on 131 reviews
    Critic Score 37%Based on 5 reviews

    Element: Space is a turn-based tactical squad RPG set two hundred years in the future. You’ll step into the shoes of rogue captain Christopher Pietham and lead your crew in the fight against Tempest, an underground terrorist network wreaking havoc on the galaxy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Element Space.

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  6. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, graphics
    80% User Score Based on 120 reviews

    Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead In Antares.

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  7. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    92% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    In 2032 an Earth that knows only peace is forced to relearn the art of war. Twenty years have passed since the population of Earth did a fine job of destroying nearly everything in one final struggle for power by the politicians and military leaders. Twenty years have been spent building a near Utopia, a society where currency and finance are irrelevant, a planet without hunger or poverty. All we… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising.

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  8. 22%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    27% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    In Memory of Titan is a turn based strategy game with cinematic battles. A ancient AI has invaded the solar system with one goal at hand, the purge of the human kind from the universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In memory of TITAN.

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  9. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 18,154 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 7 reviews

    Chaos has erupted throughout the galaxy. As a leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihalate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team-instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Wars: Republic Commando.

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  10. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    War hangs like the sword of Damocles over Helvetia, a land ruled by four Dark Lords. In this age of blood and strife, Leonhardt Arknoah, a war hero and leader of the Varganian Empire's secret task force, steps onto the battlefield once more, the flames of ambition burning brightly within him. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VenusBlood HOLLOW International.

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  11. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 219 reviews

    No adventure is the same. Whenever you begin an adventure, the universe is randomly populated with characters and encounters. There is no 'up' in space. Explore the tactical richness of full 3D movement. Watch your angles and flank the enemy from all directions. Configure your fleet. Find crazy loot throughout your adventures, and install upgrades and artifacts to your flotilla of ships. Play with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flotilla.

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  12. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    59% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    An aspiring new mercenary commander, you are suddenly thrust into command of the Razorbacks when a dark betrayal leaves you the only survivor. Rebuild your flotilla from a single corvette into a powerful mercenary force and lead it on a quest for justice. The fate of the Tantalus Cluster is in your hands! Spacer: Legacies is a game of turn-based tactical combat between capital ships ranging in si… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spacer: Legacies.

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  13. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    50% User Score Based on 25 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    1971 Project Heliosis a turn-based strategy game which combines modern warfare military tactics and close combat. Firearms and vehicles are scarce, conflicts and hostilities have no end, and the terrible freezing cold annihilates friends and foes in its path. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1971 PROJECT HELIOS.

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  14. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 178 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Tactical adventure inspired by XCOM and legendary sci-fi novels. Lead team of space rangers, outsmart alien monsters and discover secrets of uncharted planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics.

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  15. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 670 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 10 reviews

    Broken Lines is a war-game with a serious story, told from the perspective of the individual soldiers. A game for people who likes real-time tactics and strategy games, but are too slow to play them. Give orders to you men, while in pause - and total control. Then see the execution in real-time - sometimes resulting in catastrophic failure. Play the campaign with randomized missions and non-linea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Lines.

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  16. After the Great War, the invasion of crystal erosion disease and unknown creatures appeared, The fate of mankind is at stake. And with the "mapping domain" discovered, Humanity see the light. As the most elite investigation team in Valan City, You are on a mission to find the truth, Lead the team to continue exploring in the two spaces of "material domain" and "mapping … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 破碎原像.

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  17. The Hero's party has been annihilated.  You can only save ONE, but they are all BROKEN:  The Hero lost their words. The Mage lost their magic. The Warrior lost their body. And the Priest lost ****. Lovable & Broken CharactersA narrative-driven, story-rich RPG with 4 distinct character routes. Find your favorite "broken" one to save…and leave the others behind. Dark & Cut… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Annihilated.

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  18. A base-building RTS with persistent frontlines. Launching in Early Access. In the spring of 1945, the Reich is breaking apart above the ground and burying itself below it. What is being buried is not men. It is doctrine. It is research. It is a promise made in rooms the Allied advance will never reach in time. That promise will be kept. Until then, there is still a war to finish. Yours. Supp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terrors of War.

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  19. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 470 reviews

    Sumerian Six follows the Enigma Squad, a team of commandos composed of the world’s greatest scientists who combine their skills to conduct secret missions in their fight against the Third Reich. Together, you seek to thwart ex-member Hans Kammler's nefarious plans involving a powerful, mystical substance named Geiststoff. Embark on a thrilling journey across multiple continents alongside allies s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sumerian Six.

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  20. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    83% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Welcome to the Echo Cluster, a dense cluster of star systems, rich in resources and native life. Over three hundred years ago the 11 races arrived marking the start of a complex and brutal history which is still unfolding today. They brought with them a dangerous and powerful technology, which has allowed elite members of society to skip through time by accelerating close to the speed of ligh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VGA Planets Nu.

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  21. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    60% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    Interregnum: False Prophet is a tactical, turn-based strategy game about surviving in a post-apocalyptic world of eternal winter. Experience the emotional journey of the False Prophet, a desperate parent who leads a group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world. The promise of a land, a lie, is the only hope to save a lost child. Explore the depths of a parent's love and the moral dilemmas it ca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interregnum: False Prophet.

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  22. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 214 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    Life after myths. Death, disaster, despair. A standalone survival-storybook combining interactive fiction and turn-based strategy. The world is ending, and your small clan's survival depends on how you manage its relationship with the remaining gods and their followers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 123 reviews

    Gift code: tm-KPL111 tm-KPL123 Customer service email: [email protected], contact customer service email to get more gift codes (Note: Kepler-2100) Kepler-2100 is a space fantasy strategy war game ------------------------------------------------------------- Unlike classic strategy war games, Kepler-2100 caters to a more casual playstyle [PVP gameplay is not the focus of our game] - Non-c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kepler-2100.

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  24. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay
    63% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Our other strategy games: About the GameBUY THE FULL VERSION OF PUNK WARS: The years go by and another cycle has come to an end. Our civilisation has crumbled due to our greed and selfishness. Now we know that to avoid repeating the same mistakes, we need to stand united… and ours is the banner, under which humanity can thrive again. Our technology, philosophy and way of life are the ones … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Punk Wars: Prologue.

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  25. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 10,094 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 23 reviews

    Rebel Galaxy is a game of action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe. You’ll battle pirates, explore anomalies, befriend aliens, scavenge battle wreckage, mine asteroids, and discover artifacts. Choose your path as a roguish do-gooder, crafty space-trader or power-hungry privateer in this swashbuckling spac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rebel Galaxy.

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  26. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    46% User Score Based on 64 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

    Heroes Will Rise. Take command of a resistance squadron and outsmart alien enemies using tactical warfare in a battle for mankind’s existence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Falling Skies: The Game.

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  28. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    67% User Score Based on 49 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Steel Shadows is a standalone RPG set in the epic universe of Ancient Frontier. Take command of a rag tag band of pirates and outlaws as you fight your way across the Frontier for treasure and glory. Delve into our latest turn based tactical RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancient Frontier: Steel Shadows.

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  29. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 474 reviews

    Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical game, inspired by FTL and XCOM. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy Squad.

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  30. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 25,064 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 11 reviews

    The Battle Brothers: Complete Edition contains the base game and all expansion DLC's! Buy the bundle and save on all items. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Brothers.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    85% User Score Based on 25,895 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

    BattleTech is a turn-based tactical 'Mech combat set in the classic 3025 era of the BattleTech Universe. From the creators of the Shadowrun Series! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BATTLETECH.

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  32. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 4,016 reviews

    In SPAZ 2 you must survive in an evolving post apocalyptic Galaxy. The zombie threat is defeated, infrastructure has collapsed, fuel is scarce, and scavenging means survival. Initially the Galaxy contains hundreds of fleets, each trying to survive. AI captains do everything the player can. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Pirates And Zombies 2.

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  34. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    60% User Score Based on 673 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 5 reviews

    BEDLAM is a strategic turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Now with more battle strategy!! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skyshine's BEDLAM.

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  35. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 1,950 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 1 reviews

    Captain's Log, Star Date 2152. This is Space Crew. Its continuing mission: To defend Earth and humankind, to eliminate the extraterrestrial threat and to boldly go where no Crew has gone before in this unique, strategic, space simulation! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Crew.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 5,068 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat. A detailed strategic layer allows you to co-ordinate the defence of the planet, using your interceptors to shoot down UFOs a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xenonauts.

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  37. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Rebuild - The main goal of the game is to rebuild your station to its former glory. Explore - Explore the procedural generated wormhole network. MIne - Mine the asteroid to get various minerals needed for crafting. Combat - Defeat the hostile ships, in turn based combat, and take their loot. Craft - Craft items and ship modules. Customize - Customize your ship to your playstyle, will you be a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wormhole Adventurer.

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  38. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 1,108 reviews

    Your mission, as X-COM Commander, is to combat alien aggression and uncover their deadly intentions. But Beware! Alien infiltration into the city and its politics could see you under fire from criminal gangs, religious sects, and even the police! Alien fleets fill the skies, creatures terrorise the city, chaos reigns... Welcome to the war, welcome to the Apocalypse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X-COM: Apocalypse.

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  39. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 216 reviews

    UFO: Aftermath is a 3D isometric, tactical strategy game with a rich and compelling sci fi story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UFO: Aftermath.

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  40. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 181 reviews

    In USC: Counterforce players are tasked with leading a group of Space Commandos in turn-based squad tactics combat inspired by the likes of UFO/XCOM, Space Hulk, and Aliens. The players’ commandos have been sent to a planetary body to investigate and take down a powerful alien threat. Players must discover the truth behind the demise of the planet’s colony and plan an efficient strategy to protect… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to USC: Counterforce.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 352 reviews

    Explore the vast emptiness of space. Take command of your ships, push the competition back and create your empire. Helium Rain is a realistic space opera. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Helium Rain.

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  42. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    68% User Score Based on 266 reviews

    The Pegasus Expedition is a story-driven sci-fi grand strategy game set in a key moment for humankind’s survival. Facing an overwhelming threat at home, humanity sends expeditions to the Pegasus Galaxy in a desperate attempt to find a refuge for the population of Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pegasus Expedition.

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  43. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    79% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    A thousand years after the fall of a spacefaring empire, a young princess named Tahira travels the far reaches of her barren kingdom, alone but for her trusty horse, Iba. When word reaches her... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire.

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  44. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 119 reviews

    Lead a band of space pirates and loot and pillage your way across the stars in this turn based tactical game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Marauders.

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  45. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 46 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    In Rogue Invader, YOU are the invader attacking the alien horde in this genre-flipping roguelite shooter. 1-Bit black and white old-school art style, with modern touches and HD graphics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Invader.

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  46. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    76% User Score Based on 170 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 3 reviews

    In a flooded future world, killer machines are plotting mankind's demise. As the sole defender of humanity's last government, only you can create the ultimate squad and save humanity in this... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depth of Extinction.

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  48. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    73% User Score Based on 21,985 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    Eve Online is a community-driven spaceship MMO where players can play free, choosing their own path from countless options. Experience space exploration, immense PvP and PvE battles, mining, industry and a thriving player economy in an ever-expanding sandbox. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EVE Online.

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  49. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    79% User Score Based on 48 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 3 reviews

    Drive a small band of misfits on a open world island, using guerrilla tactics to sabotage the Evil Octopus Army. Dismantle key locations, pilfer enemy supply, rescue teammates with unique skills and loot the enemy hardware. Real Time Squad Combat, high speed, low drag! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dog Duty.

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  50. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 104 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 12 reviews

    Tactical Rogue-like Combat. Turn-Based and Real-Time strategy sci-fi adventure. Nova-111 embarks on a journey to recover the 111 scientists scattered through it's alien worlds. Explore, battle and solve clever puzzles in the name of SCIENCE. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova-111.

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