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  1. Hi! This is  Rise Above, my first finished Unity project! Hooray! Please, download it, play it and come back here full of feedback for me. I'd love to hear what you have to say! For the ones that are interested, I will write down here everything that comes to mind about this project. All the things that worked and all that definitely didn't. So here it goes. How to Play   First of all, I want … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise Above.

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  2. Watch the Chrono Crusader trailer here:  Description Chrono Crusader is a fast-paced platformer game that is punishing in nature, and combines the classic elements of platformers such as Jump King with the satcheling mechanics of Valorant. You, the hero, are tasked with navigating your way up a building to defuse the bomb set at the top. Too slow, and the building falls, bringing you down with it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chrono Crusader.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    69% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    Ash Warden is a fast-paced tower defense where you click to shoot enemies, teleport between three towers, and upgrade skills to survive relentless Redgaze waves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ash Warden.

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  4. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    68% User Score Based on 187 reviews

    If you could save someone, how much of yourself would you be willing to sacrifice? Until I Have You aims to recount a thrilling story of regret, love, corruption, and things gone haywire, under the strong, vibrant neon lights of a metropolitan city that just doesn't give a damn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Until I Have You.

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  5. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 506 reviews

    Welcome to the first puppet show RPG! Participate in battling a ton of foes, buy new upgrades, cast magic and recruit new Heroes. Or just sit back and enjoy the show as your Heroes fight on their own while you watch or do other things. But just remember that you still need to make sure your heroes are strong enough before you leave them to their own, especially if you are about to face a Boss! Enj… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tap Heroes.

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  6. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    88% User Score Based on 144 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 2 reviews

    Welcome to Drop, a fast-paced action-strategy hacking simulator. Ready to hack your way to fame and fortune while avoiding getting caught? Use stealth and cunning to maneuver between the ongoing power struggle of corporations and factions to control the fragmented networks in the city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drop: System Breach.

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  7. ABOUT THE GAME A short horror game about an incident deep in the mines. You take the role of a miner who has to find a way to escape from the caved-in mine while keeping his headlamp on, and supplying it with power. That's the only way to keep your sanity in all that darkness. Venture deeper into the mines and find a crate of explosives to blow the entrance open. But be careful, you are not alon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strahov Mines.

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  8. Created for GMTK Jam 2024. The idea was to make an Metroidvania. Sadly, as is usually the case with overscoping, most of the content that makes the game a game couldn't get in. A good chunk of the development time actually went into making the basic mechanics and the level editor, so I made sure to include them in the web version as well (even if without the ability to save your creation). Usage … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollow Cheese.

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  9. Please refrain from purchasing as I am currently working on a major update. In the medieval magic fantasy world, the protagonist is a man who captures deserters from the kingdom and sells them back to the kingdom after punishing them behind closed doors. One day, he hears the story of a deserter he is about to execute and begins to have doubts, and eventually stops selling. - Move your hero… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DRUID.

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  10. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Steampunk Abyss is Rougelite with procedurally generated levels. The goal: Make it to the surface. Blast your way through the automatons that have kept the citizens of the underground city, Duc Pointe, trapped below the surface. Steampunk Abyss is at its heart a game about designing crazy weapons, modding them each run using our Byte system to take them to the next level. Its about designing  abil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steampunk Abyss.

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  11. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 595 reviews

    Superhero Simulator is an open-world superhero game where you fight villains and save lives! But being a hero isn’t free! You’ll need to work, pay rent, and survive. Can you handle both sides of the superhero life? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Superhero Simulator.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 6,072 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 4 reviews

    Sanabi is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SANABI.

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  13. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 86 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    [Media 3738411] [Media 3636391] In a long-devastated world, only one city remains intact. Protected by a glass dome, the city of Endeavor rises above the wreckage of the past. Inhabited solely... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retro Machina.

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  14. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    77% User Score Based on 111 reviews

    Command your Squad of Survivors in a game where Line of Sight is extremely important, you cannot shoot what you cannot see. Develop your formations, move as a unit and cover every corner. Leave no man behind! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survivor Squad: Gauntlets.

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  15. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    38% User Score Based on 204 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Onikira takes the deep fighting mechanics of some of the most amazing 3D beat ‘em ups, like Ninja Gaiden or Bayonetta, and merges them with classic 2D platformer mechanics in a way that has never been done before. For example, launch an enemy into the air, wall jump to position yourself above them, then Katana Slam them into the ground. Switch to the Naginata and use the Naginata Lift and air dash… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Onikira: Demon Killer.

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  16. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    85% User Score Based on 66 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    A frantic twin-stick shooter roguelite where you must rage through different spaceships filled with enemies. Steal their weapons, destroy every room, and use all you can find to attack. Are you strong enough to fulfill your revenge? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I See Red.

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    10%Game Brain Score
    10% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    You will receive a steam key as well with this purchase as soon as we our greenlit! So Enjoy the game now and look forward to the steam key!Vote here if you like! http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/...Follow us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/PanzerStudios/?ref=hlX-17 is a 3rd person/FPS action shooter game. This is the next story in Mark Faroh's life where he will be battling … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X-17.

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  18. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    A long time ago, a queen had committed awful atrocities to become the most beautiful person in her kingdom. But her greed eventually had become the end of her. Nearby kingdoms had realized her actions and had called upon the most powerful mages in the world. And those mages had cursed her to suffer eternally in her castle. She had stayed in her castle a long time while she was admiring the outside… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Queenchantment.

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  19. /!\ Please make sure to read the following description before playing as I didn't have enough time to add an in-game tutorial T_T /!\ Controls Arrow Keys: Turn Left / Turn Right Spacebar: Activate Nitro R Key: Respawn if you get stuck B Key: Brake to drift!!!!! Thanks to the GMTK Jam staff for the incredible work! TAXI LOOPER Developed for the 2025 GMTK Game Jam! Welco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Taxi Looper.

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  20. OH NO, MY LASER EYES! Game Jam Entry You are Laserlotl, an adorable pink axolotl who woke up one morning with a terrible curse: uncontrollable laser eyes. Every time you open your eyes, twin beams of destruction shoot forth, vaporizing everything in their path! The city is under attack by evil enemies, and you're the only one who can stop them. But there's a catch — innocent civilotls and price… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oh No, My Laser Eyes! (Laserlotl).

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  21. Note: The current web build might take a few moments to load before reaching the main menu. Description Step into the boots of a fledgling Riftstrider and prove your worth across shifting dimensions, where timing, memory, and critical thinking are your greatest weapons — accompanied by your faithful Rift Mask companion. Master the art of dimension-swapping: Use your dagger to shatter emerging… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Riftstrider: Trial of the Mask.

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

    "Seeds of Hope" is a short 3D single-player survival game where you have to plant plants to survive the lack of food disaster due to climate change. GAME DEMO   ABOUT THE GAME You play as an elderly man who is one-eyed called Sam. You inherited a farm which once was used to grow many crops. You bring your family to this farm for a better life until you find out the whole land is devastated. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seeds of Hope.

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  23. Take SyRec the plucky little robot and navigate puzzles of logic, timing and physics to advance to the next level. Controls Right/left - move right or left Up - jump Down - activate switch or terminal r - restart level q - quit to menu Progress is saved after completing each level. Why this project? After my last project CASE snowballed into something huge, I wanted to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SyRec.

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  24. 36%Game Brain Score
    36% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Merge and unmerge with allies to solve puzzles, platform and explore what lies beneath an ancient temple.  Are you clever enough to escape? Updates: (7/8/21) : Level Select Added. Bug Fixes. Controls: WASD to move.Tab to switch between characters."F" to merge/unmerge characters (unlocked level 2).Click to use elemental power. Tips: If you get stuck, you can restart the game from the settings menu.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Joining Forces [Project 2021 - 7].

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  25. Welcome to Sporerunner! A game about fungi rot spreading in an alien world! See GDD: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zx9xnBqV9fLNqC67EocR7fDhs2dENQV5btCMXP9M1xs/... Also provided a PDF format as well as .docx for preference of viewing.***Important note:  The play button in the main menu takes you to the tutorial! If you complete the tutorial it will take you to the main game. but if you leave… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spore Runner.

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  26. Important Info This is an extremely early prototype build meant to gather very early player feedback around my next big game idea.  As a solo developer I need your input before I spend years working on a bad idea. This build has no real VFX, SFX, Animations, or textures.  There are just a few place holder elements used to create the complex game systems in order to get player feedback on the core… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to District 43.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    98% User Score Based on 178 reviews

    Stand-Alone is a 2D roguelite action platformer game. A world inhabited by athro, a robot that lost everything along with its memories due to an explosion at the center, is the only one left and wants to carry on its beliefs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OVIS LOOP.

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  28. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Explore a vast and technological world. Fight the fearsome cyber monkeys in a battle that can decide the future of the human race. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyberwar: Neon City.

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  29. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 334 reviews

    Choose your Spells, Perks, and Traits, then let the Wizard do all of the work in this unique Idle RPG! Tap Wizard 2 is a fusion of the Idle, Incremental, ARPG, and Twin-Stick Shooter genres, resulting in a game like no other! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tap Wizard 2.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Avium is a sci-fi action adventure role-playing game in a city ruled by those of great cybernetic wealth and influence, such as the Big Four. A Plutocracy, a banana republic that keeps its peace with the employment of Vigilantes like you, Diezel, a War-Suit donning, crime-fighting hero with a past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Avium.

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  31. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 121 reviews

    INAYAH - Life After Gods is a thrilling action-platformer with metroidvania elements. Immerse yourself in a story with multiple choices, explore diverse biomes, face more than 20 bosses, and develop your character with a unique progression system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INAYAH: Life after Gods.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 10,596 reviews

    Nodes are plentiful and ready to be extracted for resources. Harvest them to buy upgrades and become god. Explore the upgrade skill tree. Bust enough nodes to become all-powerful. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nodebuster.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, character development
    72% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Inspired by classic horizontal shooters like Lords of Thunder, Elemental Master, and the Thunderforce series, ZPF is a passion project from the designer and developer of Super XYX and Tänzer. Players will dodge and weave through intense bullet patterns, unleashing a barrage of firepower upon hordes of unique and challenging enemies. Choose your hero - from the teleporting trickster to the laser-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZPF.

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  34. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    79% User Score Based on 457 reviews

    Heat Death is a sci-fi survival game where you can build, upgrade, and customize your battle train to explore and survive a frozen world! This train is not only your shelter and vehicle, but also your weapon and ally to face hostile drones, deadly storms, and hidden mysteries of an unknown world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heat Death: Survival Train.

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  35. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    40% User Score Based on 86 reviews
    Critic Score 48%Based on 12 reviews

    Testament is a first-person single-player action-adventure game with bits of RPG and metroidvania elements set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world. It offers a mixed combat with different possibilities and combination by sword, spells and bow while it is rich with platforming and puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Testament: The Order of High Human.

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  36. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    84% User Score Based on 138 reviews

    An SRPG fan's SRPG! Imagine Fire Emblem with destructible battlefields; the ability to place traps; the ability to shove enemies off cliffs, into lava, or into each other; and a built-in campaign creator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Telepath Tactics Liberated.

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  37. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 1,553 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 15 reviews

    Become an indestructible interdimensional superbeing in this first-person superhero game, and save Earth from an alien invasion. Be careful though - you are so powerful you can destroy entire skyscrapers (unintentionally) when you miss your otherworldly target... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Megaton Rainfall.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 148 reviews

    In Cooking Witch you are a witch flying to a party in the woods, abducting the children and cooking and eating them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cooking Witch.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    76% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    An addictive physics-based vehicle building puzzle game. Build weird and wonderful vehicles using whatever you can find. Master rockets, balloons, parachutes and more. Save as many Keebles as you can, and be quick - the Whale at the End of the World won't wait forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Keebles.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    79% User Score Based on 233 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 7 reviews

    Loopmancer is a 3D horizontal roguelite action game with realistic graphics that takes place in a cyberpunk universe. Players play as a detective who comes back to life after an unexpected death, and battle in this lifelike and futuristic city of the east. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loopmancer.

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  42. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    99% User Score Based on 294 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 3 reviews

    If a long lost arcade game from 1983 resurfaced today, it would be Donut Dodo - a classic 2D platformer from the golden era, tough as nails and challenging for the whole family! Ready to top the high score table? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Donut Dodo.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    58% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    Play with iconic superpowers from comic books! PowersVR puts you in control of a group of superheroes and villains, each with their own unique and colourful personality and ability. Collect them all, complete challenges and test out your powers! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PowersVR.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    96% User Score Based on 144 reviews

    Dash, jump, and fly at full speed through Wunderling DX: a non-stop puzzle platformer and the world's first "goomba simulator"! Race against the clock, beat tricky puzzles to uncover shiny secrets, and stomp the odds to please your evil overlord! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wunderling DX.

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  45. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    84% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    Driven Out is a challenging 2d side-scroller with deliberate combat and beautiful 16-bit retro aesthetic. Our Heroine is forced from her home into a dangerous world in upheaval where she is being attacked by dangerous fantastical creatures. Luckily our heroine has stumbled upon magical contraception that creates copies of herself if she perishes. As long as this strange device has the power she c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Driven Out.

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  46. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 4,139 reviews

    Ever dreamed of becoming a super hero that protects the city with your super powers? Undefeated makes that dream come true! Fly over the city to patrol the streets and look out for crimes or troubles. Use your unlimited powers to keep the city safe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UNDEFEATED.

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  47. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    87% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    Experience a Fast-Paced Roguelite Turn-Based Strategy game with a New Turn-Based Engine which will need you to plan early on and create strategies that would lead your army to victory. Create an army with different Characters and Leaders to choose from and explore this Roguelite world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Immortal Tactics: War of the Eternals.

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  48. 23%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:grinding
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    23% User Score Based on 74 reviews

    With this game we try to challenge the player to finish the entire game with only 3 continues. There are no save points so you have to make the entire run in one go. If you have friends (Or the internet) you can share cheat codes to skip some levels, but don't forget you will not get the maximum amount of points and maybe not able to unlock certain achievements using cheat codes. The choice is you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blob From Space.

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  49. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Gominolo suddenly realized that the invading army had withdrawn. - "Perfect! I have won! I am an ace throwing stones!"  Happy and proud, he ran down the stairs of the tower to speak to the King and wait for his reward. Upon arrival, everything looked calm and the monarch on his throne, quiet, very still. He went to speak to him but did not receive an answer. He got closer, and when he tou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeons of Gomilandia (ZX Spectrum).

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  50. BladeFall is a fast-paced hack-and-slash game featuring fluid melee combat, 2.5D movement, and challenging battles against varied enemies and powerful bosses. Master timing and skill-based attacks as you fight through an evolving system built to test your abilities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bladefall.

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