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  1. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 34,954 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 5 reviews

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buckshot Roulette.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    87% User Score Based on 2,109 reviews

    Machine Party is a collection of violent party games where failure is lethal. Gather your friends and endure high stakes situations to prove your life is worth more than theirs. Survival is unlikely. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Machine Party.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 16,910 reviews

    Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with a maximum of 4 people and at least 1 person. Your goal is to detect the evil spirit type in cursed places with your team or alone by using your equipment, and exorcise the entity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demonologist.

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  5. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 13,802 reviews

    The Escapists 2 is the forthcoming sequel to the sandbox prison-escape game which will include, in a first for the series, drop in/drop out play for up to four players in both local and online play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Escapists 2.

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  6. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    84% User Score Based on 1,450 reviews

    Go through deadly rooms of multi-storey building. Team up with other players and make your way through traps with a friendly team! Or take a weapon and kill them all in the PvP game mode! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HALF DEAD 2.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 22,164 reviews

    You have a unique opportunity to gather a team of friends or go on a solitary expedition to the forests of wild reserves and feel like a real hunter for Bigfoots. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BIGFOOT.

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  8. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 51,622 reviews

    You've fallen into the backrooms and now need to find a way to escape. Traverse through eerie procedurally generated levels while avoiding entities and other danger. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape the Backrooms.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 2,905 reviews

    Boo Men is a 1-4 player online co-op horror game. You and your crew of burglars are tasked with stealing the items on a list. Just remember to stay in the light because you never know what is lurking in the dark... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boo Men.

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  10. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 13,375 reviews

    A visually lifelike 1-6 player co-op survival horror made in Unreal Engine 5. Explore procedurally generated levels that host liminal environments, puzzles, and entities with new levels and content added regularly. You are at the mercy of what's lurking and must do whatever it takes to escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Escape Together.

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  11. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 5,567 reviews

    CATCH THE DOPPELGANGERS IN THIS 3D HORROR. Demo Playthrough:   ~40 mins •    Serve customers, spot the Doppelgangers.  •    Question them, check their Paperwork.  •    Board up, lay Traps and Hide. MULTIPLAYER DEMO NOW LIVE ON STEAM ⭐ Following the success of this demo, I have  upgraded this game into a MULTIPLAYER CO-OP Steam Demo! The main addition will be online co-op for up … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shift At Midnight.

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  12. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    94% User Score Based on 73,151 reviews

    HERE’S THE PLAN! Get famous or die trying! Content Warning is a co-op horror game where you film spooky stuff with your friends to try and go viral. Step One: Go Down to the Old World Squad up, customize your face with the ASCII face customizer, buy some gear and use the diving bell to go down to the Old World! Down there you’ll encounter scary physics-animated monsters, cursed relics and other … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Content Warning.

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  13. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 4,763 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 1 reviews

    Witch It is a multiplayer hide & seek game set in a humorous, magical world. Brave hunters are tasked with finding the witches that curse their villages! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witch It.

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  14. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    82% User Score Based on 8,343 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 31 reviews

    Armello is a swashbuckling adventure that combines the strategic play of card and board games with RPG elements. As a hero from one of the clans of Armello, you'll quest, scheme, explore, vanquish monsters, and face off against other players, with one ultimate end goal in mind — storming the palace and becoming King or Queen of Armello. Armello is League of Geeks’ attempt to revolutionise digital … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Armello.

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  15. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 6,406 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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  16. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    65% User Score Based on 538 reviews

    Haunt Chaser is a horror game. Can be played as Single-player and 4v1 where one player takes control of a paranormal entity and Chasers needs to use all the hunting equipment in order to banish the evil and save the poor souls from torment while uncovering deeply disturbing secrets. Also can be played as 4 player co-op adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunt Chaser.

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  17. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    82% User Score Based on 6,290 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    A chaotic multiplayer hide-and-seek game. Possess seemingly harmless objects as Ghosts or chase them down as Hunters before the clock strikes midnight! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Ghost Hunt.

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  18. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    75% User Score Based on 9,219 reviews

    In Silence is a multiplayer horror game. One player takes on the role of the monster who has hypersensitive hearing abilities and is almost completely blind. The other players(2-6) play as survivors, trying to escape or hunting the monster. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Silence.

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  19. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 708 reviews

    Four suspisios persons with mysterious past are sitting around the table in the gloomy dark bar playing Russian Roulette. Beware of other players, because they don't look like someone who plan to play fair. Be tricky and become the last survivor! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bullet Roulette VR.

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  20. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    83% User Score Based on 10,951 reviews

    A first-person social deduction game, combining real-time action and communication, 3 to 8 players. While most players will do their best to complete objectives and ensure victory, a small portion of dissidents will try to stop them at all costs, without getting caught. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LOCKDOWN Protocol.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 1,709 reviews

    FOLLOW USFollow us for the latest info: Twitter: Neverland Entertainment, AstralParty_official YouTube: Neverland_Entmt, AstralParty_official Discord: Astral Party Presskit: Astral Party About the Game Astral Party is a board party game that supports online multiplayer with up to 4 players. This is a free to play game, with in-app purchases like skins, dress-ups that do not affec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astral Party.

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  22. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 2,272 reviews

    Half dead is a multiplayer sci-fi game about a violent TV show. The players' goal is to survive in a network of rooms full of traps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Half Dead.

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  23. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    66% User Score Based on 507 reviews

    Vade Retro is a 4 player PvP exorcism game. Play as Demon and make your opponents go through hell, or join the exorcist team by choosing a specialty to save victims from the devil's grip in this action-packed experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vade Retro: Exorcist.

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  24. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    83% User Score Based on 1,186 reviews

    Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Zombie Defense.

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  25. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 21,290 reviews

    An indie, multiplayer, horror game with fast paced game play for up to 4 players. Teams will need to explore an eerie mansion with a rumored past of funeral services including contacting deceased loved ones. A scary girl roams the house, and players need to keep her pacified to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pacify.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 2,006 reviews

    Oh Deer is a multiplayer hide-and-seek game where one player plays as a hunter and up to four others play as deer. Hunter Role The hunter's role is to use sound, gadgets, and pure skill to locate and eliminate the other players before nightfall. However, knowing if the deer in your sights is a player or not is the true challenge. Deer Role The Deer's role is to hide from the hunter by blending in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oh Deer.

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  28. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 2,023 reviews

    Kletka is a co-op horror game about going down in an elevator that is trying to eat you. Feed the elevator, explore deadly floors and descend deeper. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KLETKA.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    76% User Score Based on 4,981 reviews

    In PANICORE, players take on the role of urban explorers drawn to dangerously abandoned places. For these people, it is exciting to discover lost arts, lost treasures and abandoned buildings, schools and other abandoned places.But when they discover a spooky place - one that even the authorities advise against visiting - their adventures take a terrifying turn. The explorers are determined to lear… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PANICORE.

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  30. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 21,610 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 13 reviews

    For The King is a turn based roguelike, RPG that can be played solo or cooperatively online and features strategic adventuring, turn based combat, and persistent choices. Players must survive cunning enemies and creatures, wicked weather and brutal traps in their quest to solve the mysterious death of the king and bring order to the land. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to For The King.

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  31. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    81% User Score Based on 3,862 reviews

    Ghost Watchers is a co-op online horror game. You will explore and hunt ghosts in abandoned houses If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost Watchers.

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  32. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    83% User Score Based on 521 reviews

    Welcome to the Blood Party! Play together with up to 3 people and compete in deadly game shows. Customize your zombie, build your own levels, share them via Steam Workshop and die a lot. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ben and Ed: Blood Party.

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  33. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    77% User Score Based on 1,138 reviews

    White Noise 2 is the sequel of the successful White Noise Online. Be a part of the investigator team, or take control of the creature and devour them! White Noise 2 offers a 4vs1 asymmetric horror experience that won't let anyone unmoved. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to White Noise 2.

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  34. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 19,420 reviews

    You fell Inside the Backrooms and your only objective is to find an exit. But it won't be easy, there are a lot of puzzles to solve and strange entities to survive... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inside the Backrooms.

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  35. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    88% User Score Based on 3,706 reviews

    CLUE/CLUEDO is the classic mystery game - a grand mansion … a dastardly murder … a gathering of suspicious characters. Now you can play the beloved Hasbro family board game on Steam! WHO, with WHAT weapon and WHERE? Join Scarlett, Mustard, Peacock, Green, Orchid and Plum on a night of murder and mystery in Tudor Mansion. Roll the dice to move around the mansion and ask questions: “I suggest it … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition.

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  36. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 5,232 reviews

    We Need to Go Deeper is a 2-4-player cooperative submarine rogue-like set in a Jules Verne-inspired undersea universe. In the game, you and your crew must embark on many voyages into a mysterious undersea trench known as The Living Infinite. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Need To Go Deeper.

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  37. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    87% User Score Based on 4,202 reviews

    An asymmetric online multiplayer party game where one group of players hide among a crowd of NPCs doing various tasks while other players seek them out from above. The game features a hand-sculpted clay art style using hundreds of clay models that are scanned and imported virtually. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Just Act Natural.

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  38. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    83% User Score Based on 6,314 reviews
    Critic Score 47%Based on 3 reviews

    Secret Neighbor is a Multiplayer Social Horror game set in the Hello Neighbor universe. A group of kids tries to sneak into their creepy Neighbor's basement to rescue their missing friend. The only problem is one of the players is a traitor in disguise. Yes, you can play as the Neighbor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secret Neighbor.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    47% User Score Based on 362 reviews

    Monstrum II pits players against terrifying monsters that are controlled by other players in a procedurally generated horror labyrinth. The survivors must escape the grotesque experiment taking place onboard the decaying 1970s era sea fortress, all the time whilst evading the horrors within. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monstrum 2.

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  40. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 818 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    DISTRUST is an isometric survival adventure with procedural generation on an Arctic research station lost in the endless dark of a polar night. A story-rich fiction with multiple endings that suits both singleplayer fans and co-op enthusiasts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Distrust.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    79% User Score Based on 1,206 reviews

    Out of Space is a cooperative multiplayer game about trying to live together in space. To live with your folks, or your boyfriend or your best friends is not an easy task. Who is going to take the trash out, do the dishes, or even walk with the dog? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out of Space.

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  42. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    91% User Score Based on 48,925 reviews

    Paint your own body! Blend in like a chameleon in this hide-and-seek game! yeah! Mechcha "Hide and Seek" The rules are simple. Split into the Seeker team and the Hider team to play hide-and-seek. The Seekers win if they find everyone within the time limit. yeah! Mechcha "Paint" The way you hide is a bit special. Paint your pure white body to blend into the stage. Just like a chameleon. The hiding … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MECCHA CHAMELEON.

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  43. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    71% User Score Based on 787 reviews

    You run a delivery service with your friends, aiming to complete as many deliveries as possible to earn enough money to pay the rent. The city is alive, with people and cars around the streets. But these might not be the only inhabitants of the city. Communicate through proximity voice chat or by using the radio on your bike. Don't stray too far from it if you want to stay connected with your te… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dodgy Deliveries.

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  44. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 10,797 reviews

    WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No I'm not a Human.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    81% User Score Based on 463 reviews

    SeveranceSeverance is a 1–5 player co-op paranormal investigation game, with a twist... YOU can become the ghost. Severance is a 1–5 player, online co-op, tactical horror game. You and your team of investigators enter haunted locations to track and identify 20+ unique ghost types using professional paranormal equipment. Use tools like EMF Meters, Video Cameras and Possession Dolls to gather evid… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SEVERANCE.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    75% User Score Based on 311 reviews

    A turn based, jumping elimination game where everything happens all at once! Learn to be precise with your jumps and weapon handling, as well as in the art of outsmarting your opponents! Multiplayer for up to 10 players and single player mode available. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to J-Jump Arena.

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  48. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    74% User Score Based on 3,480 reviews

    Do you feel like you have the soul of an exorcist? Do you have the desire to send evil entities back to the afterlife? Would you prefer this thrill as a solo exorcist, or in a team? Ghost Exorcism Inc. is a spooky game about exorcisms. The exorcist's mission is to cleanse entities that haunt locations such as castles, mansions, and abandoned houses. Exorcists will have several paranormal tools at… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost Exorcism INC..

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  49. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 1,376 reviews

    8-player co-op strategy/RPG set on Mars during The Red Solstice In The Red Solstice you control one of the eight space marines that are trying to find out what happened to human colonies on Mars during the huge storm called The Red Solstice. The mix of a dark and gritty Science Fiction setting and addictive adrenaline filled gameplay - based on advanced tactics and quick decisions at the same tim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Red Solstice.

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  50. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    88% User Score Based on 743 reviews

    Paranormal Cleanup is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. This is no ordinary clean-up job. You are employees of a cleaning company tasked with cleaning up a haunted house. Take out the trash, but don't get caught by the ghosts that haunt the place! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranormal Cleanup.

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