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Looking for games like Simulation running? Here are top platformer recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Narita Boy, The Utility Room or Heavenly Bodies.

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  1. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 1,024 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 26 reviews

    The retro-futuristic pixel game Explore and fight in a retro-futuristic world. Swim deep into a oneiric, poetic and unique experience across dimensional planes. The aesthetic of the game was inspired by retro pixel adventures (Castlevania, Another World, Double Dragon) with a modern touch (Superbrothers, Sword and Sorcery) and an 80s plot homage (Ready Player One, He-Man, The Last Starfighter), … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narita Boy.

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  2. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    86% User Score Based on 219 reviews

    This VR Journey takes you to the 'behind the scenes' of the Universe. Beyond a door lies a barren landscape inhabited by strange stonefaced beings. Here, the maintenance and heavy lifting required keeps existence stable and temporal. You are a tourist. Don't do anything foolish. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Utility Room.

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  3. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 3,504 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Buy Heavenly Bodies on PS4 and PS5 and discover the ever-changing nuances of weightless motion in this challenging physics game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heavenly Bodies.

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  4. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 4,467 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Wonderful. Your dogs have been dognapped by a beaked lunatic who stuffed them into his eye holes and is using their life essence to destroy the universe. Does that make any sense? You’ve partnered with Trover, a little purple eye hole monster to save them. Find power babies and plug them into his eye holes so that he can absorb their power, track down Glorkon, and save your dogs (and the Universe)… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trover Saves the Universe.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    87% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    The Dreamworld has been infected! It is up to you to explore the Dreamworld as the DreamDasher, discover its secrets, and defeat the Nightmare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DreamDasher.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Re-Activated is a 2D puzzle platformer game where you need to manipulate the movement system of a robot to pass the levels. You control the little flying robot named “Minic” to help the robot. Explore the facility and solve the puzzles in a relaxing 1-bit style atmosphere. You play as a little robot called "Minic" to help the bigger robot to pass the levels. The big robot's only fu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Re-Activated.

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  7. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    You're an Osmo, a strange creature indeed. You explore the galaxy in your spaceship, and the planets you encounter are almost as bizarre as the Osmos themselves. There are seven worlds presented for your consideration, each more goofy and peculiar than the last. Cosmic Osmo is a game about exploration and discovery, not winning or challenges. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel.

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  9. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,970 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 35 reviews

    N++ is a fast-paced, action-packed puzzle platformer set in the distant future. You play as a ninja -- darting through obstacles, narrowly evading a slew of inadvertently homicidal enemy robots, and collecting gold in a minimalist, sci-fi world. You know, traditional ninja stuff. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to N.

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  11. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 32,482 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 30 reviews

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

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  12. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 566 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    A VR survival horror roguelike. Trapped in a dying spaceship filled with horrors, you must explore, survive, and find your way back to the safety of Earth. Cosmodread features a rich, tense and immersive atmosphere that will make you forget about the world outside the headset. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmodread.

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  13. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 4,036 reviews

    Owlboy is a platform/action-adventure video game created by Norwegian developer D-Pad Studio. Explore a vibrantly crafted pixel world in this flying adventure platformer. Being a mute, Otus struggles living up to the expectations of owl-hood. Things spiral from bad to worse with the sudden appearance of sky pirates. What follows is a journey through monster infested ruins, with unexpected encounte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Owlboy.

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  14. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,594 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 5 reviews

    A semi-autobiographical 3D puzzle platformer in which a boy named Quico is transported from his abusive home into a dreamlike favela where he has to lead an easygoing creature named Monster through the world with the help of his sister and Lula, his robotic doll, while protecting himself and his companions from Monster's frenzy fits brought on by an addiction to poison frogs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Papo & Yo.

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  15. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    74% User Score Based on 419 reviews

    Eets Munchies is a reimagining of the award-winning puzzle game by Klei Entertainment. Featuring gorgeous animation and ridiculous creatures, players help an adorable hungry creature devour cake in increasingly devious puzzles. Replay the game forever with the Puzzle Maker and challenge your friends with your own mind-bending puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eets Munchies.

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  16. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 1,134 reviews

    Hyperbolica is a whimsical Non-Euclidean adventure with mind-bending worlds full of games, puzzles, mazes, and secrets! Immerse yourself in reality-warping geometries where lines can never be parallel, horizons are curved, and space grows exponentially. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hyperbolica.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 220 reviews

    You were on the way to a recycling process when fortunately for you - and unfortunately for the environment - you accidentally ran off. Now your goal is to escape from the facility, which is an extremely difficult task due to the fact that you are a battery without legs. Equipped with a limited number of electric beams, you can connect to walls, move or destroy objects, turn switches, and charge … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Volt.

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  18. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    43% User Score Based on 160 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

    Immerse yourself in the most beautiful and spine chilling VR experience to date. Experience a series of catastrophic events in the cold void of deep space as you crash rapidly towards earth. When disaster strikes, your one mission is to make it out alive as fast as you can. Dead or alive, you are Homebound. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HOMEBOUND.

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  19. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    45% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    Yargis is a fast paced, top down spaceship shooter. Customize your ship to join a battle online or offline. Yargis is focused on team based, close combat action. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yargis: Space Melee.

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  20. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 4,301 reviews

    Run, jump and slide to the rhythm of your own music library! In Melody's Escape, advanced audio detection algorithms transcribe the energy that you feel when listening to music into a synchronized gameplay experience, with a captivating and dynamic obstacle course. The game will adapt in real-time to the intensity of your music and change the movement mode accordingly, from walking during very c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Melody's Escape.

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  21. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 176 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 8 reviews

    Includes: Soundtrack Artbook Aspire: Ina's Tale - Deluxe Edition content includes the full original soundtrack and "The Art of Aspire" digital artbook, where you can learn about the game's stunning world, characters and more from developer Wondernaut Studio. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aspire Ina's Tale.

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  22. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 27,115 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 24 reviews

    Human fall Flat is a light-heart, hilarious platformer set in a world of floating dreamscapes. Each dream level provides a new environment to navigate, from mansions, castles and aztec adventures to snowy mountains, eerie nightscapes and Industrial locations. Multiple routes through each level, and perfectly pitched puzzles ensure exploration and ingenuity are rewarded. The Anniversary Edition in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Human Fall Flat.

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  23. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 671 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

    From gameplay to visuals to music and imagination, Bit.Trip Beat is inspired by classic games in every way. Get sucked into a whole new world of sight and sound as you juggle beats and ride the vibe in this modern look at the beginning of it all. BIT. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BIT.TRIP BEAT.

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  25. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 36 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 6 reviews

    [Media 4326253] Gear up for grappling action with Get-A-Grip Chip Help Chip save the lost Battery Bots on a perilous journey through the treacherous depths of a robot assembly factory. The... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Get-A-Grip Chip.

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  26. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    58% User Score Based on 380 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Secrets of Rætikon is an action-focussed exploration game with an open world. Fly through the savage mountains of the Alps and collect parts of ancient machines. The world is rich in interactivity. Trees, rocks, plants and animals – everything is physics based and can be grabbed and dragged around. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secrets of Rætikon.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 342 reviews

    GIGA WRECKER is a 2D action adventure game where you play as Reika, a girl who has the ability to manipulate debris and explore a world invaded by an army of evil robots. Experience and enjoy unique action, attractive characters and dramatic story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GIGA WRECKER.

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  29. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    96% User Score Based on 347 reviews

    Micro Mages is a platformer developed for the original 8-bit NES console. Play solo or with up to 4 players simultaneously. Compete over score or cooperate to overcome challenging levels. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Micro Mages.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Welcome to TETHER. In this mysterious, hand-crafted platformer, pilot a cute drone and explore the desolate ruins of a space station that mysteriously went dark. Where did everyone go? Why is everything falling apart? Only you can discover the secrets lying just underneath the surface . . . Charming pixel art and animations Character/lore-rich story with plenty of dark humor Created by one pers… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TETHER.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    96% User Score Based on 710 reviews

    Blood Typers is a survival horror adventure played entirely with your keyboard. Blast zombies, manage your inventory, and work together to survive and escape. In singleplayer or 1-4 player co-op, you find yourself trapped in a procedurally generated movie campus as it warps into a nightmare. Manage its limited resources right or you might not make it through the night… TYPE TO KILL (OR RUN, OR… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Typers.

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  33. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    98% User Score Based on 165 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 1 reviews

    Stars in the Trash brings the magic of animated movie classics into a narrative-driven platformer that combines action, exploration and puzzles. Tired of feeling trapped at home, Moka, a spoiled cat decides to run away and seek adventure. Explore, make friends, fight, and escape from the kennelman. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stars in the Trash.

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  34. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 2,998 reviews

    Infected, partially devoured, survive. Prevent the parasite from going deeper into your body, as you escape the depths of your lab. made for Ludum Dare 48 If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endoparasitic.

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  35. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 228 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 4 reviews

    Step into a gorgeous opera house with Maestro, the VR orchestra conducting rhythm game that's the essence of elegance, control, and high-society french sophistication. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maestro.

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  36. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genopanic.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 175 reviews

    THE GAME IS CORRUPTED. DO YOU WISH TO PROCEED? Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG suffering from corruption. Playing this game means you accept the responsibility of cleansing Corruption from its system. You control Will, a sick little boy who has been bedridden for most of his life, but must now fight against reality-breaking monsters as he struggles to understand the depth of his own au… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Free Will.

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  38. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 17,548 reviews

    Buy Animal Well on PlayStation Store. Explore a surreal, forsaken labyrinth and unravel its many secrets. Rely on your wits to avoid danger in this combat-free Metroidvania. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ANIMAL WELL.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, humor
    91% User Score Based on 654 reviews

    TEST TEST TEST is a retro pixel-art point-and-click puzzle adventure where you must escape a time loop as an overworked office employee. Find clues, gather information, and solve cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements. Will you able to release yourself from the clutch of time itself? Or will you be stuck in this reality forever? ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟ ͟… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TEST TEST TEST.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    99% User Score Based on 330 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Crossʀoad OS is a single-player adventure where you solve puzzles, meet strange creatures and explore a sacred operating system created as a junction between the human and spirit world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crossroad OS.

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  42. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    91% User Score Based on 152 reviews

    CLASSIFIED MATERIAL THERE IS A CLASSIFIED MATERIAL ARCHIVE. Field recordings from The Strangeland. Materials not cleared for the public build. Your first mission: find out how to get clearance. About the GameWishlist War Of Being to follow development and know the moment the full game arrives.EXPERIENCE War of Being began as an album. TesseracT's 2023 record explored a concept so layered, and so… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to War Of Being.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    59% User Score Based on 123 reviews

    Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grimind.

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  44. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 179 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Experience a relaxing atmosphere from the comfort of your cozy room by solving small 3D puzzles inside collectible gachapons, and find the original shape of things inspired by Rubik’s style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shape of Things.

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  45. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 1,292 reviews

    On a distant edge of an unknown planet, an abandoned structure sits in silence. Constructed by an unmanned research vessel sent from Earth, the Lun Infinus station was designed to run simulations for a five year period, exploring possibilities of human colonization in the case that Earth became uninhabitable. Developed during an age of ambition and wealth, the project was quickly abandoned when in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Desolate Hope.

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  46. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    99% User Score Based on 147 reviews

    A laid-back but smart puzzle game. Stuffo is the last remaining puzzle bot stuck in a world filled with bite-sized brain-teasers. Help Stuffo to solve the mind-bending puzzles by using various blocks to climb, push and teleport your way to the exit. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stuffo the Puzzle Bot.

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  47. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 344 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Curse Crackers is a fast-paced acrobatic platformer where you bounce, vault, and fight your way through a whimsical world with the help of your loyal companion. Eat snacks, collect items, and travel the world to stop Bonnie and her band of troublemakers! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 895 reviews

    Orbital Gear is a sidescroller shooter where you utilize the gravitation of celestial objects to give your mech momentum through space. Arm your Mech with two of twelve different weapons and destroy your enemies. Orbital Gear features classic multiplayer gameplay with new mechanics and 3D graphics. Orbital Gear has classic deathmatch as the basis for multiplayer pandemonium but it also have a spe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orbital Gear.

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  49. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    70% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    What does it mean to become an agent of authority? Master the art of beheading, become an agent of authority, and enact a divine drama of justice, death, and redemption. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sentenced VR.

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  50. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    37% User Score Based on 284 reviews

    Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a medroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paradox Soul.

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