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Looking for games like Shadows of the Past? Here are top real-time strategy recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with In The Walls, Static Lifeline or 16 Bit Arcade [24 Games in 24 Hours].

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  1. 15%Game Brain Score
    15% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    After a cat steals your last piece of cheese, it's up to you and your newly acquired magic dice to get it back. Scale the inside of the kitchen wall and take back what it rightfully yours! Tips: In the settings there is a debug option for showing what dice power is currently in effect. If you get stuck, you can load the last checkpoint from the menu. All controls can be rebound in the settings men… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In The Walls.

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  2. 30%Game Brain Score
    30% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Update 8/11/2023: Characters will no longer fall through the map. Camera animations have been smoothed out. Difficulty reduced in some levels. Description Take control of two robots and utilize their powers to do combat and solve puzzles across 8 levels. The robots have a limited amount of battery that can be shared when the robots connect with one another. One robot has a freeze gun that will fre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Static Lifeline.

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  3. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    A rundown arcade on the corner of town holds the key to a mystery... The Challenge: I decided to give myself a challenge, 24 games in 24 hours. Rather than upload 24 small projects I decided to bundle them all together and set up a story within arcade. I also added a secret to link it with the ongoing "Project 2021".  Rules I Followed: No Generative Ai (code, art, or music)Can reuse art / code… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 16 Bit Arcade [24 Games in 24 Hours].

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  4. 42%Game Brain Score
    42% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    A gangster armed with a magic gun and an unlikely ally has to take revenge on a cult leader. Shoot through walls, chain together kills, and take back your city! *Made for the AI in Games Jam 2021.* Please  Note: You need to collect 4 coins each time you want to fire the gun. Update (5/15/24): Added toggle FullscreenEdited game properties to make sure vsync doesn't cause the game to run extremely f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Man Standing [Project 2021-6].

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  5. 36%Game Brain Score
    36% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Merge and unmerge with allies to solve puzzles, platform and explore what lies beneath an ancient temple.  Are you clever enough to escape? Updates: (7/8/21) : Level Select Added. Bug Fixes. Controls: WASD to move.Tab to switch between characters."F" to merge/unmerge characters (unlocked level 2).Click to use elemental power. Tips: If you get stuck, you can restart the game from the settings menu.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Joining Forces [Project 2021 - 7].

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  6. 30%Game Brain Score
    30% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Contacted by a mysterious organization, Benetton must travel into a dungeon and clear out a horde of monsters using a magic sword.  Controls: WASD keys to move (Recommended). Arrow keys to move Space to slide (invincible while sliding). Click to attack Mouse to aim Description: This sword, known as the 'Beastial Rage', has the ability to deal huge damage if used with 10 seconds of killing an ene… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Name Is Earned [Project 2021-5].

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  7. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    A cursed Goblin by the name of Apollo (you) has snuck into the castle to carry out a personal vendetta against the King of Topaz. In the process, Apollo is cursed and his power is rewinding. Outnumbered, out armed and slowly regressing, it looks like you picked the wrong castle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Picked the Wrong Castle.

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  8. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    Story: Your vision is failing you ... the curse has taken root and is slowly sapping away your life force. You can feel it, the end is growing near. In a last ditch effort, you travel to  the ruins of a long forgotten temple in search of a way, any way of prolonging your life.  What is Project 2021? Over the course of this year, I am trying to tell a story between all of my games. While you do no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out Of Time [Project 2021-1].

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  9. 48%Game Brain Score
    48% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    Death is not the end in this fast-paced action platformer. Race your way to the top of a tower before time runs out. Death isn't enough to stop you, keep pushing forward in Ghost form until you reach the end. Can you shave enough seconds off to battle the final boss and save your home? Tips: You need to save 30 second of time cumulatively across all levels to face the final boss. Controls? R… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Percent 2: On the Edge of Destruction [Project 2021-9].

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  10. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    === Project 2021? === Back in 2021, I gave myself a challenge, 12 games, 12 months, 1 story. While I successfully finished the challenge, the story still had a ways to go. This game is Cannon to the Project 2021 story. Play the rest of the games here: https://itch.io/c/2063306/12-games-12-months-1-story === About === This game was built for the Wowie Jam 4.0, I used the base of a looter-shooter ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Against All Odds.

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  11. 45%Game Brain Score
    45% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Can you claim 'Victory Royale' in this top-down shooter Rogue-Lite? Remastered: This can was remastered in 2023. You can play the new version of the game here: https://iangogo.itch.io/rogue-royale Tips: Full screen mode is recommended.Healing has a 5 second cool down.Not all weapons are equally good on the battlefield.Sometimes, running is a valid option. Controls: WASD keys to move.Q or scroll wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Royale [Project 2021-4].

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  12. 46%Game Brain Score
    46% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    === Notes === This game is over 300mb, I recommend downloading the windows version otherwise it will take a while to load. === Features === 29 Unique WeaponsSpecial Legendary Variants of Weapons25 Areas to explore13 Named QuestsSurvival ModeMore Maps if the game is popularArmoryTest out all weapons in the gameMeaningful ChoicesWill you betray your allies or help them?Cannon to the 12-games-1-story… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back From The Brink.

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  13. 42%Game Brain Score
    42% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Take control of Paul Bishop as he struggles to close a portal that is letting Demons into his town. In this faith-inspired turn-based RPG, gather the pieces of the Armor of God by revisiting places from Paul's past. Controls: Movement: WASD or Arrow Keys Combat: Click on the option to use it. Dodging / Attacking: Click anywhere on screen when the black bar is over the sword or the heart. Open inve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Armor of God [Project 2021-2].

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  14. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    A goblin uprising has taken the entire island of Topaz. As the world falls apart and all hope seems lost, a Wizard long thought dead returns. Build your team and take on the goblin hordes! Features: 5 levels to explore3 playable charactersCombat and puzzles How to Play: WASD to moveSpace on the overworld to select a levelClick to use weaponE and Q to swap characters (if multiple members exist in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From the Ashes [Project 2021-12].

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  15. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    What do you get when you combine a rogue-like with a battle royale? You get a turn based, randomly generated arena that shrinks over time. Find weapons, armor, perk-cards, and do your best to survive for as long as possible! === Original Game === This game is a remaster of the original Project 2021 entry 'Rogue Royale'. You can play the classic version here: https://iangogo.itch.io/rogue-royale-cl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Royale Reloaded.

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

    You are a nightguard on a ship passing through supposedly cursed waters. Can you survive the night on this cargo ship? Gameplay: Five Nights At Freddy's Inspired, basically FNAF but on a boat. Story: An old friend reaches out to you over phone to call in a favor. A nightguard is desperately needed on his ship. It'll be a short trip, just 6 days. What could go wrong? Controls: Main Gameplay: Mouse… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Expedition of Extinction.

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  17. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    A drunk kleptomaniac tries to go on a crime spree. Stealth in. Steal. Escape. Simple right, what could go wrong? Not on mobile?  Play the full web and windows version here: https://iangogo.itch.io/a-drunk-thief-returns Description:  Play as a drunk thief who breaks into houses to steal a target object ... and more alcohol to quench your thirst! The more alcohol you have, the harder and the more o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Drunk Thief Returns [Mobile].

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  18. 30%Game Brain Score
    30% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Made for the Trijam #171 - Watch your step After finding herself on the wrong side of the local crime family, Luna is given one last chance to prove her innocence by surviving a walk down a frozen river. Controls (Can be rebound) Up key - move upDown key - move downEsc - Full screen  This game is Cannon to the Project 2021 story. Play the rest of the games here: https://itch.io/c/2063306/12-games-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to On Thin Ice.

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  19. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    51% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    The Tower: The Order of XII is a humble puzzle game, a fantasy interconected franchise of games, stories and characters. Who said Indie games couldn't have their own version of a shared universe? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tower: The Order of XII.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    79% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    You are Alan 'The Bear' Westmoreland, Marine Corps sergeant. The trouble starts on a deadly Viet Cong raid. Here the jungle is your battleground. Your mission, survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nam.

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  21. 75%Game Brain Score
    75% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    In this platformer, death is not the end. Levels can only be finished once your character has perished. Can you get the fasted time in all 12 levels in order to unlock the ending? Lore Update (3/17/21) Contains: Normal ending.Secret ending.Main Menu Animations Controls: Movement: WASD or Arrow Keys Jump (human only): W, up or space bar What is Project 2021? Over the course of this year, I am tryin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Percent [Project 2021-3].

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 482 reviews

    Become the WARCUBE. Crush your enemies, siege castles, and bring glory to your six-sided self! These cubes were made for battle, not building. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warcube.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, atmosphere
    72% User Score Based on 267 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Tank Universal creates a huge virtual 'Tron-like' world where you take part in immense 3D tank battles involving scores of units both friendly and not so friendly in wide open levels! Players can bombard the enemy from a distance or close the gap and dodge shells point blank - all in an immersive first person perspective. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tank Universal.

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  26. 17%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    17% User Score Based on 2,422 reviews

    Kinetic Void is a 3D space adventure with a focus on customization and enjoyable space simulation. The shipyard allows players to construct their ship piece by piece. Ships can be as simplistic as a cockpit, a hull, a engine and a gun, or as complex as a player wants. Each module has available subsystems which can be applied to strengthen specific attributes of the ship, and when damaged, those s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kinetic Void.

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  27. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    89% User Score Based on 1,560 reviews

    Subvert the Empire. Crush the Alliance. Your Choice. Your Destiny. It is a time of great upheaval. The first Death Star has been destroyed, marking a major victory for the Rebellion. But the Empire remains strong. As commander, you must choose to take control of either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire. Your goal: complete domination of the galaxy. Take the galaxy by force. Take the gala… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAR WARS™ Rebellion.

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  28. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    64% User Score Based on 127 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 2 reviews

    Choose your side in the epic war between two masterminds of Evil: apprentice-gone-rogue Orville Tycoon and his army of heavy-duty zombies, or his vengeance-thirsty mentor Professor Brainhov and his rioting mass of twitchy brain-munchers. Triumph over other players in adrenaline-charged Multiplayer deathmatchers and seal the fate of the last survivors of Finkleville in the Single player campaign. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov's Revenge.

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  29. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    82% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    3D Escape Game: Chinese Room is a Chinese-style escape room game. You’ll find yourself in a variety of mysterious, challenging rooms inspired by Chinese culture, where you’ll uncover secrets and solve puzzles. The Beauty of Eastern Zen Each scene pays homage to traditional Chinese Zen aesthetics, with serene lighting, minimalist lines, and gentle colors. This design enhances the puzzle-solving pr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 3D Escape: Chinese Room.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    99% User Score Based on 215 reviews

    Burggeist is a real-time action strategy that features the use of height differences and the terrains as part of your tactics. Move around the field, quickly analyze the situation, choose the effective move to create and defend your Tower.STORY Years have passed since Lucile had become motionless. Her husband Ignace, a mathematician from Galacia, was in search of the cure but still completely in t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BURGGEIST.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Gameplay: Gory first person shooter, with RPG elements such as making your own choices through dialogue with NPC's, these choices will effect what endings you have, and what roots you can take... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mother Hub.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 47 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    As a lowly captain on a dead-end planet, you must build a ship, complete a mission and wave it goodbye when your crew defects to the other side. Then design a new ship to hunt down those mutinous traitors in an endless cycle of punishment and revenge. Don't make your designs too good, because odds are you'll be fighting them pretty soon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defect.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 12,151 reviews
    Critic Score 48%Based on 3 reviews

    A fly ascends to the skies, pondering the pointlessness of its brief existence. The Plan was developed as a side project by Krillbite Studio while working on Among the Sleep. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Plan.

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  34. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 32,482 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 30 reviews

    The game is a top-down 2D construction and management simulation where the player takes control of building and running a prison. The player is responsible for managing various aspects of their prison including building cells and facilities, planning and connecting utilities, hiring and assigning staff, including a warden, guards, workers, and more. The player needs to recruit staff to unlock more… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prison Architect.

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  35. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 55 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Onion Force is a hybrid Tower Defense/Action Adventure game with 30 levels of butt-puckering mayhem! Use cunning and strategy to strengthen your team chosen from a diverse cast of characters, and hang on to your seat as you try to save the last king from his doom! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Onion Force.

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  36. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    68% User Score Based on 359 reviews

    RPG World – THE Action RPG Maker! Unleash your imagination with RPG World and create, share and play amazing 3D games with our growing community. Claim glory and treasure as you conquer magical worlds, alone or as a team. No coding required! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RPG World - Action RPG Maker.

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  38. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 1,092 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Let Them Come is a fast paced pixel art shoot ‘em up. Twitchy trigger fingers and focused battle tactics are the order of the day as wave after wave of alien-like creatures try to take you down. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Let Them Come.

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  39. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    77% User Score Based on 900 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 3 reviews

    Who needs backstory? Who needs resource-gathering? Diplomacy is so last year. Gratuitous Space Battles cuts right to the chase of sci-fi strategy games, and deals with large, completely unjustified space battles between huge opposing space fleets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gratuitous Space Battles.

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  40. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    55% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    Lost in the Dungeon is a dungeon crawler based on a card system. The goal of the player is surviving to a series of increasingly hard dungeons thus being rewarded with the loot they need to get stronger and stronger. What characterizes the game is a combat system as much original as simple and intuitive without loosing in deep and strategy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost in the Dungeon.

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  41. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 1,854 reviews

    Tactical Squad-Based Combat comes to the Fallout® Universe! You are the wretched refuse. You may be born from dirt, but we will forge you into steel. You will learn to bend; if not you, will you break. In these dark times, the Brotherhood - your Brotherhood - is all that stands between the rekindled flame of civilization and the howling, radiated wasteland. Your weapons will become more than your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel.

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  42. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 9,910 reviews

    Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Software Inc..

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  43. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 650 reviews

    'We Are the Dwarves!' Is a story-driven real-time tactical action game about the three dwarven astronauts in the Stone Universe looking for the warm and bright Stars. An accident with the drill-like Starship brought them to an unknown part of the Universe, pushing into dangerous circumstances, but that's where the adventure begins! The dwarves will meet ancient races and giant monsters on their mi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Are The Dwarves.

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  44. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    70% User Score Based on 954 reviews

    The Apocalypse has arrived and your goal is simple: Make it 10 miles to safety through a limitless procedurally-generated world overrun with The Infected and packed with the tools and weapons to fight them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10 Miles To Safety.

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  45. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 1,623 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 27 reviews

    A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Day of June.

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  46. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    35% User Score Based on 126 reviews
    Critic Score 58%Based on 3 reviews

    After losing contact with his explorer friend Virgi, our fearless alien hero Spidy heads to Earth in his spacecraft to find her. While entering the Earth’s atmosphere, his spacecraft suddenly fails and starts to break up, causing Spidy to crash-land on the strange planet, with his craft scattered across forests, throughout ponds and into dark caves. Spidy finds himself alone on an alien world and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Spidy.

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  47. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    70% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    Empire of Ember is an action RPG and strategy game. You play as a Lightbringer, a young wizard who just inherited rule over a destroyed city. You have to rebuild it to its former glory while you live adventures in first-person, dual-wielding steel and magic, exploring procedurally generated dungeons and leading your troops to clashes of up to 100 units. You can customize your city to its finest de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empire of Ember.

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  48. The Game This is a traditional roguelike game with a focus on long-range combat. You pilot a mech and must reach the escape rocket in the east to return to your home planet. However, numerous enemy mechs stand in your way. For the most up-to-date information, please refer to this documentation. The information you find within the game may be outdated or incomplete. Development  This game was deve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MRL.

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  49. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 191 reviews

    Far Mining is a short and relaxing incremental game about mining asteroids. Mine resources, upgrade your ship, unlock new tools, and find your way out of deep space. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Far Mining.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 111 reviews

    Harness the elements in fierce real-time battles while gathering and upgrading a crew of fantasy creatures in this rogue-lite adventure across a world torn apart by war. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wartorn.

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