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  1. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 9,797 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands. Explore an infinite number of ever-changing new lands, expand your settlements from sprawling villages to vast cities and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ISLANDERS.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 302 reviews

    Stellar Initiative is a roguelike tower defense game where you land on the planet and use your orbit ship to deliver buildings and support you with fire. Features: Choose next mission: scout for new opportunities, mine more resources, discover rare artefacts, defend the position or prepare to fight the boss! Order buildings: turret to hold the position, walls to stop enemy waves, generators… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Initiative.

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  3. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    86% User Score Based on 1,046 reviews

    In TerraScape you build your own dream city. Each pack of cards in TerraScape offers different buildings and ways to expand your kingdom. Place your cards wisely in the game world to earn points and receive new cards as rewards! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TerraScape.

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  4. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 478 reviews

    Companies are colonizing Mars and settlers are lining up to go. Play as one colonies’ architect to create the best settlement in the galaxy. Wisely use limited terraforming tools to build to your settlers’ needs or they might end up packing up and going to a rival base instead! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farlanders.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 1,802 reviews

    Turn desolate planets into a vast trade empire. Hatch plans. Research game-breaking technologies. Still be done in time for lunch. Enjoy the endless possibilities of a space grand strategy game in 60 minutes flat. Slipways takes the space grand strategy genre and condenses the best parts of it down by throwing away all the micromanagement and the steep learning curve. The result is a game in whic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slipways.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 458 reviews

    This is a mod for the game Dawnfolk made by Darenn Keller. It adds a new science building, the Light Spire. I've seen a fair number of players a bit upset that the light well does not have an upgrade. But adding this building after release makes the balancing a bit complicated, so a mod is the perfect way to solve this! You can upgrade the light well into a light spire. It produces slighly m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dawnfolk.

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  7. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 22,040 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 38 reviews

    The remnants of human civilization are threatened by gigantic creatures breeding beneath the earth. You must control powerful mechs from the future to hold off this alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game from the makers of FTL. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Breach.

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  8. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 1,997 reviews

    Terraformers is a 3X game with roguelite elements in which you terraform Mars. Explore the planet’s wonders, exploit its resources and expand by settling new cities. Start the terraforming... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terraformers.

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  9. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 3,579 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shogun Showdown.

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  10. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    91% User Score Based on 6,736 reviews

    Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Invisible Inc..

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    86% User Score Based on 891 reviews

    Outhold is a tower defense game with incremental-style meta-progression. It's intended to be a short and compact experience, offering around 4-5 hours of gameplay across 10 levels, with some additional endgame content for those who like min/maxing builds. Addictive game loopStart a run, see how far you get. Use your collected resources to buy upgrades and try again. Become powerful enough to obl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outhold.

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  12. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 1,112 reviews

    Pan'orama is a relaxing and soothing puzzle simulation game in which you create amazing landscapes using different types of tiles, but most of all by discovering the connections between them and finding unique combinations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pan'orama.

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  13. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 735 reviews

    Build an impenetrable fortress, tile by tile. Place buildings, build roads, and expand your isle to defend against waves of invaders in this roguelike fusion of tower defense and board game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isle of Arrows.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 736 reviews

    Knights is a minimalist puzzle game based on a single chess piece, the titular knight. A simple enough to pick up and relaxing experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KNIGHTS.

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  15. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    72% User Score Based on 642 reviews

    Features: Various building cards to build your city from the ground up Action cards to take care of random events and adjust your cards Quest cards to abide and make your people happy Road cards to make cars go wroom wroom 9 Different Games Modes to enjoy! ️ Rogulite Fun:With different upgrades, random festivals, disasters, and qsts; each run is different!Try to beat your high score each time and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cardboard Town.

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  16. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 15,911 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 2 reviews

    Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mini Motorways.

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  18. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 1,505 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Build your duchy piece by piece in this refreshing hybrid rogue-lite game. Use block-dropping mechanics to collect resources, recruit troops to fight against belligerent armies, and let every block shape your realm, leading your path to victory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drop Duchy.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 2,634 reviews

    Your empire faces relentless invasions from the savage Artronids, threatening its very existence. As Commander, you are the last line of defense against the deadly enemy onslaught. In this endlessly replayable experience, every battle presents fresh challenges with unpredictable outcomes. Take control of the battlefield by shaping the very ground your enemies march on. Expand and modify terrai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower Dominion.

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  21. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    89% User Score Based on 325 reviews

    Build your train to build your deck. Fight off bandits in a post apocalyptic world. Progress and unlock new train combinations with synergies. Get drivers to their final destinations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fogpiercer.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 1,486 reviews

    Build a city and defend it in this Tower Defense game blending Roguelite mechanics with turn-based building Strategy. Choose your hero, utilize synergistic tower upgrades, and face epic battles in procedurally generated landscapes. Nordhold is a tower defense game for strategy enthusiasts who crave high replayability through endless combinations. Build and manage a cozy medieval Nordic village wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nordhold.

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  24. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 990 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 2 reviews

    Railgrade is a construction strategy game about building railway networks to connect future, off-world cities with valuable industry. Deliver essential resources via a bustling train system, optimize the production of goods, and help kick-start the failing economy of a distant earth colony. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Railgrade.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 445 reviews

    "Pile Up!" is a strategic building game which you need to build houses, fulfill your people’s requests and manage your risky buildings in different ways on a small land. But don’t let your guard down in this chill environment, we only get you relaxed so you destroy everything you did. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pile Up!.

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  26. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 957 reviews

    Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ozymandias.

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  27. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,588 reviews

    Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infested Planet.

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  28. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 663 reviews

    Become the first Agricultural Director of Mars in Red Planet Farming! This casual strategy game tasks players with producing enough food to feed a growing population of settlers on the red planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Planet Farming.

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  29. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 2,336 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 6 reviews

    Renowned Explorers is a strategy adventure game. Assemble your team and use their beauty, brains or brawn to resolve any encounters they come across during their expeditions. Become famous by discovering the most prestigious treasures in a fictitious 19th century! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Renowned Explorers: International Society.

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  30. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 468 reviews

    Solar Settlers is a card-driven space exploration strategy game set in the far future. Our sun is on the verge of collapse and so mankind has taken to the stars aboard colony ships to seek out a new home. You are the caretaker of one such ship, and must carefully manage the planets you find, technology cards you posses and fellow colonists as they gradually awaken from a long cryo-sleep in order t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solar Settlers.

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  32. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 1,744 reviews

    After a nuclear war life on the surface became impossible. A 300m thick radioactive fog covered the Earth. We are looking for bold active people to manage the process of restoring life on Earth. Join! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cliff Empire.

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  33. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 1,310 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 7 reviews

    What if you had it in your power to rid the world of disease, to improve the lives of millions, to ease suffering and cure the sick… and earn a tidy profit? As the head of your own Pharmaceutical Conglomerate you have this power resting in your hands. Will you use it for good? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Big Pharma.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 223 reviews

    In Turnbound, you are trying to outsmart your way to freedom from a haunted board game where each session pits you against the trapped souls of other players, battling against the tiles left behind by other real players in asynchronous PvP battles. It’s a game of competitive inventory management, where every tile you place in your grid has a strategic cause-and-effect loop that ripples through bat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Turnbound.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 1,303 reviews

    Defend Your Garden From the Goblin Horde Use your gnomes to defend your crops from the goblins on a map that expands every day. Use your turn to position your gnomes, prepare your defenses and grow your economy. Test your strategy against endless, procedurally generated encounters and survive long enough to face the goblin king. Every run in Gnomes is one of a kind and is created using a caref… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gnomes.

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  36. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 386 reviews

    Nordhold: Origins is a tower defense game designed for strategy enthusiasts seeking high replayability with endless combinations. Immerse yourself in managing a medieval Nordic village while enjoying deep tactical gameplay that's accessible yet challenging. 20 Waves of ChallengesExperience a unique version of Nordhold with 20 waves of relentless enemies. Build, strategize, and defend Nordhold thr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nordhold: Origins.

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  37. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 4,727 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Backpack Hero is the inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your bag, and vanquish your foes! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backpack Hero.

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  38. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 1,638 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 5 reviews

    Shape humanity with the power of the gods in Reus 2. Choose your giants, combine natural elements, and manipulate fate to guide the path of civilization. The choices are yours, and so are the consequences. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reus 2.

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  39. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 111 reviews

    Ever wondered what the love child of a Roguelike Deckbuilder and a Tabletop Boardgame would look like? Here’s the answer: Into The Grid features action-packed card battles and deeply tactical map exploration with resource management. We designed a unique dual-resource system where each card is played for its effect while simultaneously generating Virtual Memory (VIM), which allows the playe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into The Grid.

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  41. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    76% User Score Based on 445 reviews

    Solitairica takes RPG combat and challenging roguelike progression to a fresh new place—the world of solitaire! Using a variety of magical items and powerful spells, battle your way through a horde of ever-changing enemies and defeat the horrible Emperor Stuck. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solitairica.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    89% User Score Based on 277 reviews

    Drox Operative is a starship action RPG with warring alien races, fierce space battles, a dynamic, evolving galaxy, and co-op multiplayer. As a Drox Operative it's NOT your job to manage all of those annoying people, build thousands of buildings, play nice with your enemies, or balance the budget. It IS your job to pick the winning side and maybe even help them conquer the galaxy if you're being … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drox Operative.

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  43. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 1,768 reviews

    Develop a prestigious university of mages. Build rooms, train your students, fight orcs, slay the bureaucrats, manage your budget... a director's life is not a quiet one. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spellcaster University.

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  44. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 564 reviews

    Poker Quest is an adventure game with a playing-cards gameplay style. Defeat the enemies by using your cards properly. More card games Play Uno Online to challenge others in a multiplayer setting. Release Date November 2019 Developer Thomas Wolfley (Playsaurus) made Poker Quest. Platforms Web browser Steam If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poker Quest.

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  46. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 636 reviews

    Prismata is a turn-based strategy game made by Lunarch Studios. It borrows familiar elements from RTS games, CCGs, tabletop strategy games, and combines them in a simple but innovative way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prismata.

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  48. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 782 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nowhere Prophet.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    85% User Score Based on 386 reviews

    Playing as the healer, you have the all-important role of keeping your friends alive. Click with your mouse to cast healing spells. Don’t let your warband die! Recruit new members to your warband. Try out different formations on the battlefield. Unlock allies such as fiery mages and tanky tanks. You can't win them all. Even if the battle is lost, the war has just begun! Patch yourself up… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wild Growth.

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  50. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 865 reviews

    Welcome to Drill Core, where corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining! By day, lead an elite crew of miners, carriers, and guards as they carve a path through hostile alien worlds. Build advanced facilities, upgrade deadly turrets, and prepare for relentless nightly assaults from alien lifeforms. Will you chase maximum efficiency at any cost, or play it safe and fight to survive? Drill Core i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drill Core.

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