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Looking for games like Shmup? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Shmup-Collab, The Castle (prototype) or JetPack Master's.

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  1. You are a cowboy. The cows are killing each other with knives. You need to kill them first, before they kill themselves first. Instruction: - Press "SPACE" to shoot. - Press "WASD" to move. - Boots make you move faster. But, you can only wear one! - Milk make you shoot more bullets. But, you are lactose intolerance, and cannot drink more than one. Contributors: - Level 0: Suning Yao - Level… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shmup-Collab.

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  2. The Castle (prototype)Version 1.0By: Joni Pääskynpää What is this game?-----------------------The Castle is a prototype showcase of a game that´s been inspired by games like Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake and Unreal Tournament. It's a 3D FPS shooter with some light exploration. Kill or be killed — can you survive The Castle? How to play?----------------The game plays like your typical 90´s FPS game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Castle (prototype).

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  3. Description This Endless Runner is based on all the courses available at FEUP and the journey that is studying here. The goal is to travel as much distance as possible across the main hall while fighting the bosses and dodging the obstacles that keep spawning. Obstacles, also based on the courses (Ex: Zapper - MIEEC), spawn with random positions during the game. You must avoid them unless you wis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to JetPack Master's.

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  4. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    93% User Score Based on 72 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    Project Starship X is a procedural shooter where you Crash-Kill cosmical abominations with your spaceship while playing as Swagthulhu! Whaaat?!??! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Starship X.

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  5. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    75% User Score Based on 378 reviews

    As a "Death Prevention Insurance” agent, your job is saving clients from certain death as disasters play out in slow-motion. Your Hyper-Gloves allow you to move super-fast, teleport, and even catch bullets. It's a good thing too, because death lurks in every corner in this virtual reality action/comedy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Just In Time Incorporated.

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  6. 45%Game Brain Score
    45% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Notice: Web build is outdated at the moment, it is the 1.1 version, it still plays fine but I made a few bug fixes in version 1.2. If the web build did not work for you, try using firefox. If all fails you can download the files and play locally. I highly suggest downloading the 1.2 version of the game as I fixed some annoying bugs. Controls: - press left and right to move in that direction, you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Falling Sky.

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  7.                                                          Drak is a Shoot 'em up, Scrolling Shooter (inspired by Dragon Spirit), in which your objective is to achieve the highest score possible while dodging and destroying traps in an underground prison.  Clecio Gamedev JAM #02 Submission Controls Movement: A and D / Left and Right Arrow  StartButton: Spacebar / Enter  Pause / Unpause: Esc Asset… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drak.

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  8. 45%Game Brain Score
    45% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    originally a submission for the Brackey's Game Jam 2021.1HOW TO PLAY: use wasd or arrow keys to move around use space to jump after you collect milk, press space again in middair to fart and propel yourself upwards. THEME: run around and collect milk. drinking your collected milk all at once (together) makes the effects of your lactose intolerance stronger. CREDITS: Programming / Pixel Art - Antho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Milk Mountain.

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  9. This is a 2D platformer shooting adventure game. You are trapped in a dungeon filled with skeletons that kill you if you touch them. Use WASD to move, Press space to jump/double jump, left click the mouse to attack. Get the key and open the door of the dungeon.For this elaboration, I plan to add some attack and flee functions instead of a mere jump-and-click simple platformer, so I decided to give… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Escape.

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  10. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 9 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    I.F.O is an old school LCD-style shoot'em up game. You have to shoot UFOs using a classic aircraft and save the animals which kidnapped by the aliens. Let's save the Earth from the aliens! You are the last hero of the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I.F.O.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    78% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Blamdown: Udder Fury is a fast-paced twin stick shooter about a cow with a bazooka and a lust for revenge. It's all about creating chaos, blowing stuff up and having a fun. Jump on top of buildings, gun down enemy jetpack-troopers and blast away tanks with your trusty bazooka! Battle your way across the American continent to avenge your girlfriend Rosa, who ended up as a Captain Patriot™ hamburger… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blamdown Udder Fury.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 179 reviews

    Viktor is an action-packed sidescrolling adventure with gameplay inspired by classics such as Castlevania and Megaman. As Viktor, you will fight your way through hordes of relentless enemies, lurking traps, and fearsome bosses who will try to keep you from your mission. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Viktor.

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  13. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    96% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Ride a stick horse and battle comical villains in the western-themed game Hopalong: The Badlands for a VR experience like no other. While galloping on your stick steed you will fight the Dynamite Gang and the pig-riding Boss Boomity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hopalong: The Badlands.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    77% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Gran Vitreous is a PC shmup that combines classic arena shooter gameplay with the mechanics of a loot driven action RPG. Upgrade your ships equipment and level up as you battle through a galaxy filled with randomly generated encounters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gran Vitreous.

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  15. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    Dreadborne Drifters is game about shooting mutants and heretics in dystopian postapo environments with soft scifi feel, looting tresure chests and constantly upgrading your gear while rising in... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreadborne Drifters.

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  16. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    96% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    Operation Steel is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in beautiful hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation STEEL.

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  18. Thanks for playing! ---------------------------------------------Instructions---------------------------------------------- You will see a tutorial texts if you are playing for the first time, but you can read this anyways if you want: PC: - WAD to move around - 'S' to fall faster (Dash vertically) - 'Space' to slow down time (When you have enough power) - Click to shoot - 'E' to pick up g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Energy Hunter.

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  19. ***PLEASE READ!***RECOMMENDATIONS FROM DEV!***  Hey everybody! The game is in a pretty rough state as I rushed to meet the deadline. I highly recommend using debug functions I left in this build to make your playthrough smoother. At the start I recommend pressing '3' a bunch of times to keep adding to your 'Kronos' count. Then wait for the shop to open once the countdown reaches halfway (Yes! ther… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Blade of Time's Eternal Penguin Warrior: A Quest to Unleash the Full Potential of Time Wielding the Sword of Destiny.

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  20. Hello again, I made a Bullet Hell Artistry entry for BHA8. For this BHA I have to do something simple... Is pretty much the simple explanation of the current theme. Pretty simple and clean, I'd say. Shoot your enemies, shoot near them for more points, bomb for even more points. Play as some disgusting bug creature, ugh what a vermin who eats the wood in my house I hope you get exterminat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bullet Hell Artistry 8 - Bug Police Kabuto.

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  21. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Instructions Controls Arrow keys to moveX to progress dialogZ to shoot cherry bombs Shooting bullets is automatic. Some enemies drop cherries. Press Z to shoot out a cherry bomb using your cherries. The more cherries, the more powerful the bomb. Save up 10 cherries to heal or gain points. Full Gameplay Video Change Log For the basic shmup showcase, I wanted to take the end result from the tutor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cherry Bomb V2.

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  22. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    If you want to play in the browser, please wait a few minutes. It takes several minutes to load when playing for the first time. If you don't want to wait, download the game and run as an .Exe. This is a short game for my friend R.N. Roveleh's birthday. This game is based on her medieval historical novel, "Lucky Wolf," which you can buy here: https://www.amazon.com/Lucky-Wolf-R-N-Roveleh-ebook/dp/… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silencing the Past.

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  23. Directive 399WH is a… we’re not sure exactly. You are woken by your ship’s AI as there is an anomaly causing time loops aboard ship. The AI has a plan and he has chosen you….. for some reason?The game is kind of a Puzzle/Exploration/Narrative game…. Just play it for a bit and tell us what we have made. Please… we’d love to know  If it feels like two different games jammed together at a certain p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Directive 399WH.

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  24. Premise: Hybrid Our game is a hybrid infinite runner/platformer game. We had plans to turn the player into a hybrid of the monsters they kill, however, as these things tend to go, we were unable to get everything in that we wanted. Instructions: WASD to move, space to jump. Click to shoot (when you have the powerup). Run to the right to encounter enemies and gain points. Jumping onto enemies will … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinity Chimera.

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  25. 42%Game Brain Score
    42% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Dungeoneer (On hiatus cause graduation) Dungeoneer is a rouge-like, RPG, souls-like maybe future MMO game. Taking big inspiration from Dark Souls, Runescape, Hypixels Skyblock, Metin 2 and Enter The Gungeon. The game is split into 2 main parts. 1. The Town/Hub  Here the player can shop for items, accept quests, upgrade their gear and many other things. The town also has the entrance to th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeoneer.

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  26. Game Demo Development Game title – HALO 64 When creating my game, I decided to recreate the final mission from halo reach called Lone wolf. The objective of the mission is to survive and kill as many enemies as possible until you die. I changed this up a little bit and made it so that you have 3 lives and once you lose all 3 lives the game will pop up with game over and you can play again. You … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Halo 64 - 2D Games Programming.

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  27. Destroy the waves of aliens before they descend to the surface and wipe out your ship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Invasion.

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  28. Controls: Click and hold to shoot. Turbo for (limited) speed boost with Space bar. Reach the goal to win. Use 1-9 keys to auto-switch between levels: Normal ControlsBlack HolesMaze and CinemachineBreakable DoorCheckpointsTripwire DoorSticky WallsHoming MissilesWindmillDriving Range Press R to return to main menu at any time, or press N to go to next level at any time. Asset List: ScriptsDescriptio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exam Golf Game.

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  29. 40%Game Brain Score
    40% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    ==================  WORK IN PROGRESS==================A quick shoot-em up game for #moviegamejam.Inspired by scenes from a certain recent superhero movie. I couldn't get the hitboxes to work, so there's nothing to shoot. Maybe in the next update.So shoot all you want, the big alien ignores your bullets. Press Q to make the big alien drop some alien laser...balls? (sorry, self service today) Of cou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assault on the Tron.

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  30. Incidence Incidence is a Multiplayer First Person Disc Throwing Deathmatch inspired by Ricochet and Tron. Fight your friends in customizable free-for-all deathmatches taking place in one of three varied arena maps. Rather than guns you'll be throwing disc projectiles that can zoom across the map and bounce against walls allowing for sick trick shots. Players can fire up to 3 discs at a time, with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Incidence.

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  31. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Help save the kitties from the zombie apocalypse!!! huge map 100 objects to find (cats and zombies) 10 special objects (milk bottles) Hint system Progress saving Progress reset Hand-drawn graphics Cats VS Zombies is a hidden object game – the player's task is to find cats hidden on the map and eliminate the zombies. The game is designed in a zombie apocalypse style, but with a touch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cats vs Zombies III.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    2D Pixel Art Shooter inspired Sci-fi FPS runs on GZDoom. You play as 'Petaka', an angry amnesiac that just wants to kill every ugly green aliens and annoying drones he encounters while trying to restore his memories by exploring various universes through warp portals. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mala Petaka.

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  33. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    78% User Score Based on 144 reviews

    Development Roadmap About the Game Reds are back! Their revolvers are stronger than ever! They’ve cross chained our land into Chambers! In this world torn apart by War for Booze, you’re just a guy looking for your special coffin. Features: Story driven adventure set in open sandbox-like levels.  Dynamic slapstick combat.  Equipment system with upgradeable weapons and clothing.  T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golden Chambers.

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  34. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    85% User Score Based on 105 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Space Elite Force II is a classic side scrolling gaming experience with many enemies, explosions and upgrades for your ship. Have fun defeating bosses, upgrading your ship and blowing up enemies, alone or with a friend in local co-op mode. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Elite Force 2.

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  35. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    59% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Face terrifying enemies from another planet who want to stop you at all costs in this first-person adventure. Explore terrifying and dark settings, solve puzzles and use the objects you find on the map to progress in your adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to O.V.N.I. Abduction.

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  36. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 882 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 16 reviews

    Xeodrifter is an action-packed exploration game with a retro graphical style. Blast your way through alien landscapes, seek out valuable secrets, and defeat ancient guardians to unlock powers from a legendary supreme culture in this exciting journey of mystery and adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xeodrifter.

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  37. 46%Game Brain Score
    46% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    HELLO, AND WELCOME TO GOATFISH 2! Join Goatfish on a DEEP DIVE into 8-bit history, as she tries to discover the names of several classic computer games while EATING as much as she can! GO GOATFISH! GOAT HARDER!!! RUNNING THE GAME To run Goatfish 2 from disk, insert the disk and type: RUN”GF2.BAS To run from tape, insert the tape and type: RUN” PLAYING THE GAME On the main menu, press I for instruc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goatfish 2.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 1,126 reviews

    Get ready for an electrifying mix between a bullet game and a typing hell! Dodge bullets while typing exorcisms at the very same time: turn on both sides of your brain and jump into the adventure of Ray Bibbia! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Textorcist.

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  39. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    84% User Score Based on 127 reviews

    Silent Sector is a crazy sci-fi action rpg from a new distant Wild West dominated by powerful corporations locked in a fight for a rare mineral called Eldorite. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Sector.

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  40. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 748 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 15 reviews

    Sublevel Zero - Redux is a first-person roguelike six-degree-of-freedom shooter set in a universe where reality is falling apart. Take control of a lone gunship pilot whose mission is to loot and craft ancient technology. Descend into a vast underground facility, fighting through procedurally generated zero gravity environments to recover the technology you and your clan need to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sublevel Zero Redux.

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  41. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    59% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    War has started! Rangok Skies is a vertically scrolling arcade shooter inspired by the genre classics. Highly replayable with 4 different characters, each with their own unique ship, weapons, and bombs. Includes 2-player local co-op. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rangok Skies.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 853 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    Butcher is a fast-paced 2D shooter game and a blood-soaked love letter to the early 90s. As a cyborg programmed to eradicate the last remains of humanity, your sole purpose is to well... annihilate anything that moves. So grab your weapon of choice (from chainsaw, through shotgun, to grenade launcher) and kill your way through underground hideouts, post-apocalyptic cities, jungles and more. And i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BUTCHER.

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  44. 34%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    34% User Score Based on 204 reviews

    Zombie Playground is Goonies meets Attack the Block meets The Walking Dead. The mood we want to capture in Zombie Playground is the feeling that you had as a child when you were completely immersed in your imagination fighting monsters and doing things you thought were cool from your favorite movies, comics, and video games. Stealth Studios Inc., in collaboration with Abyssal Arts LLC and Titut… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zombie Playground.

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  45. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 213 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 9 reviews

    Drifting Lands is an hybrid of classical horizontal shoot'em'up with a lot of strong gameplay elements coming straight from the action-RPG genre. If you want an original diablo-like game or you want a different kind of shoot'em'up, you're in the right place! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drifting Lands.

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  46. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    84% User Score Based on 202 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Blast off in Dr. Leopold's bomber in this relentless rogue-lite shooter. Tour the solar system on a desperate randomly generated bomb run. Face impossible odds trying to achieve the demented dream of an insane scientist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fission Superstar X.

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  47. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    85% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    The year 2476, Earth's space-federation has been building moon-bases across the galaxy. One of those moon-bases has been sending a distress signal. Space Grunts are a group of intergalactic "problem" solvers, sent to investigate.. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Grunts.

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  48. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 390 reviews

    A huge hand-crafted world packed with 13 unique bosses, a gripping story, and tons of enemies, Spaceport Hope is the ultimate test of gaming prowess. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spaceport Hope.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    A police detective gets involved into a case about a missing couple. Soon he finds out that the husband was working at a mental asylum and he was conducting a research over a mysterious disappearance of patients. Among the files there is something he would never thought he would find. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Westwood Shadows.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story
    90% User Score Based on 529 reviews

    Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes+.

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