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  1. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 384 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 8 reviews

    Tools Up! Ultimate Edition is a chaos-filled, local couch-coop extravaganza, all about renovating homes and the outdoors. It comes with all updates, content, and DLC in one package, supporting up to 4 players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tools Up!.

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  2. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    84% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    It's time to get this party started! Endless fun in a bash everyone can join! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Party Party Time.

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  3. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 495 reviews

    Seat customers, serve drinks, and manage chaos with up to 4 players! Keep the peace by considering customer types while seating them. Survive disasters, handle quirky customers, and design the perfect venue to keep the party going If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Party Club.

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  4. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    91% User Score Based on 720 reviews

    Unrailed is back on track with more co-op railroad construction chaos! Choose your path in a new world packed with bold biomes and bosses. Permanently upgrade your character and engines, even create and share your own levels - just don‘t let your train derail! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unrailed 2: Back on Track.

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  5. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    92% User Score Based on 191 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 1 reviews

    Witchtastic is a challenging 1-4 player coop game about brewing and delivering magic potions as fast as possible. Take on the role of an aspiring witch and experience charming adventures with your friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witchtastic.

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  6. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 1,286 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 34 reviews

    Become certified Furniture Arrangement & Relocation Technician (F.A.R.T.) by learning the do's and don'ts of moving furniture with Moving Out! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moving Out.

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  7. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 18,877 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… it’s time to save the world again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overcooked 2.

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  8. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    92% User Score Based on 8,732 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 23 reviews

    Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overcooked.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    67% User Score Based on 242 reviews

    Roadmap About the GameNubs are tiny, unpredictable warriors locked in a relentless arena battle striving to be the last one standing. Online 4 to 20 players (and in local couch co-op up to 4 players) can engage in fast-paced top-down PvP combat where quick reflexes and roguelite buffs determine the victor. Stand out in the mayhem with a vast selection of outlandish outfits and eye-searing co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nubs! Arena.

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  10. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    96% User Score Based on 1,449 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 6 reviews

    Boomerang Fu is a frantic physics fighting game. Choose from an adorable cast of food characters and slice up your friends with boomerangs and a ridiculous range of stackable powerups. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boomerang Fu.

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  11. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    70% User Score Based on 80 reviews

    Combat Coreis a 3D arena fighting game that borrows elements from games like Power Stone, Custom Robo, and Super Smash Bros. Hyper-powered multiplayer combat with custom fighters, weapon... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Combat Core.

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  12. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 1,253 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 9 reviews

    KeyWe is a cute, co-operative postal puzzler starring Jeff and Debra, two small kiwi birds working in a whimsical post office. They must jump, flap, peck and butt-slam their way across an interactive landscape of levers, bells and buttons to get those messages delivered on time!Encounter perilous postal environments and navigate seasonal hazards while waddling through the Telepost’s various mail r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KeyWe.

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  13. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    88% User Score Based on 96 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    HyperBrawl Tournament is an arena based sports combat game, fusing intense sporting action and brutally competitive PvP combat.Select your warrior and your weapon before unleashing brawling fury in an arena where goals equal glory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HyperBrawl Tournament.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Fling flying fans at your friends in chaotic multiplayer battles of up to 6 players! Grab spicy powerups, master snappy controls, and fight to be the last one standing in fast-paced rounds set in whimsical, hazard-filled arenas! Play with up to 6 friends locally, add bots, or play online with Steam Remote Play. Dive into fast-paced free-for-all chaos where only one fighter emerges victorious!… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shaolin Bao.

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  15. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    92% User Score Based on 1,406 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 9 reviews

    Screencheat is a ridiculous competitive split-screen first-person shooter where everyone is invisible, so players are forced to look at each other’s screens in order to win. Supporting both local and online multiplayer, combat in Screencheat is fast and furious with a wide variety of one-hit kill weapons ranging from traditional guns like the blunderbuss or grenade launcher through to unique optio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Screencheat.

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  16. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    56% User Score Based on 140 reviews

    The meanest? The baddest? The silliest? Choose from a variety of unique bosses that are yours to command! Strike fear in your enemies as a mighty fortress or keep them on edge as an angry slice of bread, it all depends on how bossy you feel today! If you’re more of a team player, team up with your friends and fight together as a warband of brave vikings. From the bulkiest to the shortest, the Viki… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BOSSGARD.

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  17. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    53% User Score Based on 193 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 6 reviews

    Little Bobby’s chasing a feral dog, the BBQ’s on fire, Jen’s eating poisonous berries and the birthday cake still needs icing. It’s just another wonderful day with the kids so... Ready! Set! Parent! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Think of the Children.

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  18. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 297 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 7 reviews

    Stikbold! is a single and local multiplayer dodgeball game heavily inspired by the 70's and its athletes. This is a salute to the heroic sportsmanship of the era, a time when tacky was cool and there was no such thing as bad style. Follow the story of world famous Stikbold athletes Björn and Jerome, team up with a dodgeball buddy in co-op team battles or charge head first into a manic free-for-al… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure.

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  19. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 169 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 5 reviews

    Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax is an engaging 1-4 player couch co-op action shooter game, combining SHMUP and Brawler-like gameplay with light RPG elements. Choose from different game modes, gameplay settings, mechs, weapons and upgrades to customize your experience freely. Soar through space, defeat evil and save the future... from itself! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax.

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  20. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    80% User Score Based on 138 reviews

    Super Cane Magic Zero is a comedy action RPG. It features a large, handcrafted game world full of secrets to explore, in addition randomly generated dungeons and local PVP arenas. Fight solo or local co-op, get gear, eat bombs, crawl ridiculous dungeons and kill all the vegetables! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Cane Magic Zero.

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  21. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    96% User Score Based on 19,531 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Old Ultimate Chicken Horse Kickstarter DEMO A new take on party platformer games that flips between strategic level building and intense platforming The game is not actually early access, but we... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Chicken Horse.

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  22. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 6,406 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 5 reviews

    20 seconds, constantly changing mechanics and a lot of yelling. These are the keywords that perfectly describe a round of Move or Die, the 4-player friendship ruining party game where rules change every single round.Slap your friends’ controllers out of their hands while playing on the same couch, challenge players online from around the world or pretend to practice offline with AI bots. Select wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Move or Die.

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  25. IMPORTANT: This game supports local multiplayer for a maximum of two players only. Welcome to Empyreum, the video game that will transform your gaming experience into a fun-filled party for the whole family! This exciting cooperative party game for up to 2 players immerses you in the fascinating and wild universe of Hotel Empyreum. Imagine a place where action, strategy, and simulation intertwin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome to Empyreum.

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    26%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    56% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Join the Bros once again as they defend their precious restaurant! Co-operate or compete against your friends in this frantic party game for up to 4 players. Beat quick sequences of crazy minigames, fight a mysterious villain, and collect gems. Quickly! Before time runs out! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diner Bros Inc.

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  27. About the game: Castle Cab is a sandbox adventure game where you, a beautiful steed, must use your cart to deliver passengers to their destination. Cause chaos while drifting through the village, boost through the fields, and launch over castle walls all while avoiding the town's pig-mounted guards to deliver your passengers as fast as possible! Features:  Local co-op! Work together or ag… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle Cab.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    xDasher is a frantic local coop game about dashing through monsters with the proper colour to get higher combos and scores. Up to 4 players join a team of Dashers and set off into a dim dungeon. Their quest is to eliminate all monsters lurking within. Eventually, they will be haunted by a ghoulish, four-headed beast and must face it in multiple, thrilling boss fights. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to xDasher.

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  29. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    86% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Garbage Crew! is a game about chaos! You work in a team with two to four players and an angry garbage truck driver. Your job is to empty garbage cans and containers. Sadly, your contract doesn't state what kind of work you are required to do, so your boss loads you with all kinds of extra tasks, including firefighting and forest work. Naturally you are completely understaffed, and your short-tempe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garbage Crew!.

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

    The basket-brawler for up to 4 players! Use your skills to outplay your opponents on a variety of stages. Unleash powerful super moves to destroy your enemies and become a Layup Legend. Play with your friends or CPUs in 1v1 and 2v2 matches locally or online. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Layup Legends.

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  32. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    93% User Score Based on 1,225 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 4 reviews

    Speed around loops, dart through train crossings, drift around helter skelters, and unleash wacky weaponry in this modern take on classic top-down multiplayer racing games. The twist? You build the track. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Make Way.

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  33. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    94% User Score Based on 168 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 5 reviews

    Papa’s Quiz is a party game for 1-8 players. Use phones or tablets as controllers and compete in multiple question types, where the smartest and fastest player will be the last standing victor! Share screen on Discord or use Steam Remote Play to play with your friends! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Papa's Quiz.

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  34. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Merek’s Market combines the craftsmanship, characters and chaos of running a medieval shop. Take ownership of a small shop as you haggle, barter and craft your way through a comical single player campaign or team up with friends to supply the whole town. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Merek's Market.

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  36. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 72 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 3 reviews

    Potion Party is a funny couch co-op alchemy game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your friends must manage your own alchemy shop. Earn money, upgrade your tools, decorate the shop and become a master alchemist! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Potion Party.

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  37. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 8,360 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 8 reviews

    Unrailed! is all about getting an unstoppable train safely to the station through a variety of procedurally generated maps, both weird and wonderful in online multiplayer, local multiplayer or versus mode. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unrailed!.

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  38. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    81% User Score Based on 175 reviews

    Retimed is a local multiplayer arena shooter for 2-4 players. When a player is in danger, time slows down and a time bubble is created around the player. Now there is enough time to react and try to dodge the deadly projectiles. These time bubbles generate exciting alternations between fast-paced movement and tension-filled slowmotion moments. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retimed.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    88% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Canvas Hockey is a top-down, arcade-style party game, whose character animations were made with drone footage of real hockey players. Team up with friends in local multiplayer for 1v1 or 2v2 battles, or set up custom Tournaments for up to 12 players. You can also start a single player Career, where you start at the bottom (Bronze league) and work your way up to the top (CHL elite). Manage your ros… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Canvas Hockey.

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  40. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 468 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 1 reviews

    Worms Crazy Golf is a hilarious mixture of the explosive action of Worms and the puzzle-based challenges of crazy golf! All of the trademark Worms humour, comic violence, and cartoon visuals are present, combined with addictive yet accessible golf gameplay. With extensive and re-playable single-player options, and hot-seat multi-player for up to 4 players, this is not just a load of balls. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Worms Crazy Golf.

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  41. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    93% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    You Died ... but a Necromancer revived you! Reaching the top is no easy feat: The pathways are narrow, full of traps and on top of that, the floor will start exploding behind you if you take too long! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Died but a Necromancer revived you.

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  42. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 2,216 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    Biped is a coop action game with physics. Take Aku and Sila on a fun and bonding adventure, overcoming original challenges and saving Earth from going dark. - 30 exotic stages to explore, many secrets to uncover - supports both local 2 player coop and solo play - collect treasures and customize your bipeds If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Biped.

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    14%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    23% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Out of Stock! is a frantic cooperative party game for 1 to 4 players. Team up with your friends and step into the shoes of overwhelmed sellers. Order new stock, refill the shelves, clean up spills and check out customers fast, before they get angry and storm out ! Cooperative (in)experienced sellersDivide the work efficiently with your friends, manage your time to serve as many customers as pos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out of Stock!.

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  44. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    69% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Push Your Family is a physics-based party game with wacky family members and slapstick humor. Push each other in one of the interactive battlegrounds and be the last to survive or work together as only a family can! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Push Your Family.

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  45. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Color Breakers is back, this time with even more colors to break! Invite your friends and enjoy cooperative (or competitive) multiplayer modes on dozens of levels designed for up to eight players - with procedurally generated paintings and gameplay twists in each level. And that’s not all: Fancy a story? Color Breakers 2 introduces a completely new story mode, using the procedural generation to ke… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Color Breakers 2.

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  46. Guts 'N Goals is an online multiplayer game where you can beat your friends in a soccer match, literally. Choose between 20+ different heroes with unique abilities and score goals by hitting a ball with a bat. You can also hit your enemies to knockdown them to get advantage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guts 'n Goals.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Super BOO Quest is a lighthearted game suitale for every kind of player, from casual to hardcore. It is a mix of arcade, puzzle, and stealth, to be played alone or with a friend. The game is presented with 16 bit-style graphics, as a tribute to Super Nintendo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super BOO Quest.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Puck Buddies is a bouncy multiplayer sports game that combines the best elements of hockey and minigolf into non-stop fun. Challenge your friends to pass, shoot, spin and bump into things in this chirpily competitive deflection derby. It's time to bounce! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Puck Buddies.

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  49. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Super vs. World is a local multiplayer 2D versus party game that lets up to 8 players combat each other and AI’s with classic platformer headstomping, brick breaking, weapon throwing gameplay!  Choose one of the unique characters and grab a multitude of weapons and power ups to pummel the competition.  Choose from a variety of game modes including Last Man Standing, Kill Count, King of the hill, a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super vs. World.

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  50. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Too Many Sheep is an exciting game that puts players in the role of a sheepdog tasked with herding an unruly flock of sheep. As the sheepdog, you must navigate through various levels to keep the sheep together and guide them to their destination. But watch out; the mischievous sheep will try to break away and scatter in different directions, making it challenging to keep them under control. With v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Too Many Sheep.

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