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Looking for games like Solo Defending? Here are top tactical role playing shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Last Spell, ENDLESS Dungeon or Defend the Rook.

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  1. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 6,164 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Spell.

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  3. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    78% User Score Based on 182 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Defend the Rook is a roguelike tactics board combat combined with tower defense elements. Defeat the invading hoards to stay alive and save the land! Enjoy more tactics than a normal TD game, combined with the added challenge of building towers and fighting off waves of enemies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defend the Rook.

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  4. Mech EVO is a turn-based tactical card game built around one core idea: every unit on your board can transform into something more powerful — and timing that evolution is everything. Evolution is Your Weapon Advance PROTO-MK1 units into devastating MK2 variants. Evolve HAWK-E scouts into lethal HAWK-X predators. Every Mech has an upgrade path, and finding the right moment to trigger it can fl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mech EVO.

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  5. Discord Community About the GameBecome the Starborn Survivor! The galaxy is under attack. You are the Starborn Survivor, an ancient robotic warrior, previously known as a Nova Sentinel, armed with forgotten technology, tasked with defending worlds from an alien invasion. In this debut game from our indie team, you’ll face relentless waves of enemies, uncover your mysterious origins, and upgrade… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starborn Survivor.

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  6. Guard Protocol is a mech-based Vampire Survivors / Tower Defense hybrid where survival isn’t about winning, it’s about lasting as long as you can. Each wave grows stronger, every run ends in defeat, and the only question is: how long can you hold the line? Customize your mech across every system, legs, body, engine, generator, weapons, and shoulder mounts, to define your own playstyle. Between ru… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guard Protocol.

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  7. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Defense of Fort Burton is a top-down action RPG that fuses intense hero combat with strategic tower defense. Rebuild a besieged fortress, master legendary heroes, and face waves of corrupted creatures in heroic battles for survival. This is a single player gameplay with blend of action and strategy. Defeat the series of various enemies, each enemies bring different character and ways to defeat th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defense Of Fort Burton.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 87 reviews

    BUILD YOUR DEFENSES. BUILD YOUR CHARACTER. DEFEND AGAINST THE WAVES.Bonelords is a Rogue-like, Souls-like, Terraria-like wave defense game, with an emphasis on combat & character build choices. Defend the mystical Fort Platz as you teleport across the lands of Speghiem. Each run is unique in this rogue-like experience! Scale Your CharacterPlay and grow your character to play the way you want.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bonelords.

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  9. COMMAND THE ULTIMATE DEEP SPACE FORTRESS! Embark on a perilous journey into the dark abyss of outer space. In this endless sci-fi tower defense game, you are the Commander of a high-tech starship cruising through hostile galaxies. Cosmic monstrosities and alien hordes are closing in from the void, drawn to your ship's energy core. You and your elite crew are the final line of defense between surv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Grow Together.

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  10. Backpack Roguelike is a strategic action roguelike where inventory management decides survival. Enter the Neon Catacombs as a Pack Runner, a small neon-lit creature fighting through Glimmer-corrupted depths. Your magical backpack is your shield against corruption, but only if you build and organize it with precision. At the heart of the game is a tactical backpack grid. Expand your inventory fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backpack Roguelike.

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  11. 40TH CENTURY: VOID SURVIVOR Year 3987. The void hungers. You are the last signal. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 40th Century: Void Survivor.

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  12. Gloomvex is a dark sci-fi arena roguelite about surviving relentless enemy waves on a hostile alien world. Fight your way through increasingly dangerous runs, collect gold and experience, unlock upgrades, and shape your build with weapons, stats, and powerful augments. Each run pushes you to adapt quickly, improve your damage output, manage movement, and survive against growing swarms of enemies … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gloomvex.

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  13. Angry Fans Storm the Pitch. Defend Your Stadium, Command Your Own Security Team!Take control of characters from different professions, position them strategically, and grow stronger with each wave as you hold off endless hordes of furious fans. Make the right choices in a chaotic football roguelike experience — build your defenses and drive the stands back! Strategic Placement: Deploy your heroe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Football Survivors.

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  14. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    97% User Score Based on 311 reviews

    Dive back into the microscopic world, radiating with bioluminescent life and unspeakable horrors.Research permanent upgrades to survive a variety of microbes & modes in this massively expanded follow-up to Genome Guardian. Build your own biomechanical death machine from different parts to define how it shoots, behaves & moves!Make stationary turrets, psychic water sprinkler motorbik… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genome Guardian 2.

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  15. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    Mineral Defense is a unique blend of tower defense and roguelite gameplay, where the strategic possibilities are endless! Shape the battlefield by unlocking tiles and crafting the ultimate path. Plan intersections and bottlenecks to funnel enemies in the most efficient way. Fight Unique Enemies!Use combinations of towers and abilities to defeat enemies! There are many damaging and support to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mineral Defense.

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  16. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 865 reviews

    Welcome to Drill Core, where corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining! By day, lead an elite crew of miners, carriers, and guards as they carve a path through hostile alien worlds. Build advanced facilities, upgrade deadly turrets, and prepare for relentless nightly assaults from alien lifeforms. Will you chase maximum efficiency at any cost, or play it safe and fight to survive? Drill Core i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drill Core.

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  17. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 135 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    The Land Beneath Us is a turn-based rogue-lite action dungeon crawler. Use powerful skill combos and stylish weaponry to battle your way through the Underworld known as Annwn. Defeat the Seven Lords and rescue The Creator and her vital Soul-Tech. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Land Beneath Us.

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  18. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 456 reviews

    Axon TD infuses a new layer of strategy into Mazing Tower Defenses. Typically, you build towers on the path to obstruct enemies and make the path longer. But what if you could take control of the map layout itself and expand things directly? In Axon TD, you're given a brush, and the map is your canvas! The name of the game is map manipulation. Place down tiles to make longer paths and suppor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense.

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  19. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 485 reviews

    The replicator robots are back! It's 2528. The machines are increasingly infecting the planets with genetically modified monsters. Challenge them and try to stop the onslaught. Upgrade buildings and heroes, mine resources, discover technology and fight to save humanity! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense.

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  20. Forge Your Deck. Face the Darkness. Write Your Tale.Melovar's Tale is a deeply strategic roguelike deckbuilder inspired by the greats of the genre such as StS. Set in the dark fantasy world of Eodolas, you'll build powerful decks, discover legendary relics, and carve your path through a world consumed by shadow and flame. ⚔️ 300+ Unique CardsEvery card features deliberate mechanical design. From… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Melovar's Tale.

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  21. You are a Descender. Dispatched from the safety of Florentia, you are lowered in a rattling iron cage into the absolute abyss. Your mission is a death sentence: survive the descent and conquer the 9 Layers of Hell. Experience the frantic, screen-clearing combat of a horde survivor fused with the deep itemization, theory-crafting, and randomized loot of a hardcore Action RPG. Master active combat—… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 9 Layers of Hell.

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  22. Luxmithar is a 2D survival defense roguelite built in Godot, where you defend a crashed forge-ship against escalating waves of hostile forces. Each run unfolds across multiple days as you harvest resources, expand a modular grid-based world, and construct layered defenses to hold back relentless alien incursions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luxmithar.

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  23. Game Introduction: 《Chicken Defense War - Tower Defense》Welcome to the whimsical world of 《Chicken Defense War - Tower Defense》! In this challenging and fun roguelike tower defense game, you will take on the role of a brave chicken commander, leading your flock to fend off wave after wave of enemies. The game features a rich skill system, talent trees, and equipment choices, ensuring that every ad… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chicken Defense War - Tower Defense.

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  24. Ludos WillLudos Will is a 2D Roguelite tower defense game featuring high-quality anime-style art. Step into the role of a Divine Throne Guardian, build your defenses on dynamic battlefields, tear through the lies of the gods through fragmented storytelling, and define your own justice with strategy and choice. 【Core Gameplay: Infinite Reinvention of Tower Defense Strategy】We have discarded the te… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 律陀斯意志Ludos Will.

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  25. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 113 reviews

    Roadmap About the GameForge a single starcraft into a fleet-leveling warship through the combination of salvaged weaponry and strategy-defining augmentations in this sci-fi survivors game! Weave through asteroid fields, aid galactic denizens, and use collected resources from each failed expedition to become permanently stronger! Your goal is survival; your legacy is inevitable. Features Inten… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starforged Legacy.

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  26. A fast, skill-based roguelite where the wrong choice doesn’t just slow you down, it kills your run. Fight through relentless waves, react instantly, and build around two opposing forces that must be used together. Ignore one side, and the other overwhelms you. Torch of Shadows is the debut game from Acthera Studios, a two-person indie team. Every pixel is hand-drawn. Every system has been rebuilt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Torch of Shadows.

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  27. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    Hey, Guardians! Welcome to Ocean Keeper, a new game in the multiplayer roguelike genre. Let's get to know each other ;) Fight with endless waves of monsters, protect your Mech Spider, and mine resources in Ocean Keeper, a survival co-op roguelike with tower defense elements. Step into the role of one of four survival miners, and do whatever it takes to stay alive. Use the time between each w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ocean Keeper Co-op Drill Multiplayer.

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  28. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    88% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Join our community, meet the team and get exclusive demo access on Discord: Play alone or in multiplayer coop and rise through the ranks as a Viking space warrior in this action tower defense game.FIGHT The fight will bring you to all the Nine worlds known from Norse mythology. Strategically place your defenses and bring your true aim to save Baldr's soul and prevent the doom of Ragnarök!CHOOSE … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fate of Baldr.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    In ASTROSWARM, fight as a lone astronaut against an incoming swarm of zombified astronauts. Travel from planet to planet to find the source of this blight! Build a variety of different turrets to stave on the unrelenting waves of enemies. Protect your module from attackers or face certain death. Defeat enemies to level up and gain game-changing power-ups and weapons. Find synergies that wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ASTROSWARM.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    An active skill-based siege defense game. Prepare your aim and quickly assess the coming onslaught. Survive a large-scale assault on your home as you build outward to strengthen your arsenal. Engage epic hordes. Encircle powerful upgrade runes. Enhance your weapons. Siege the day. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Siegecaster.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    Join Our Discord About the GameFeatures: · Simplified RTS + Tribute to Classics · Deep Strategy and Independent Controls · Unique Boss Fights ❤️Local Co-op As a die-hard RTS fan, I know the complex controls can be daunting for some players. That's why I aimed to create an RTS game that's easy to control yet rich in strategy and action. Here, you control just one mech. It can walk… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frontline Crisis.

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  32. Game Title: Dawn Guardians Genre: Survival Action · Survivor-Inspired · Tower Defense · Sci-Fi Roguelite About This GameDawn Guardians is a sci-fi survival experience that merges the thrilling chaos of survivor-inspired combat with the strategic depth of tower defense. Play as Erin, humanity’s last hope and a brilliant engineer, tasked with defending the starship Dawn Ark—a vessel carrying the r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 曙光守卫者.

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  33. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, character development
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    100% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Neural Shock Build, Fight, Improve, Obliterate. Create bloody mayhem in this ARPG / Tower Defense hybrid by building turrets and traps in strategic positions and fighting waves after waves of ferocious clones and creations of immoral research. As you gain experience in the battlefield, improve and develop your characters and weapons to get more and more powerful and decimate your enemies. Comb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neural Shock.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 302 reviews

    Stellar Initiative is a roguelike tower defense game where you land on the planet and use your orbit ship to deliver buildings and support you with fire. Features: Choose next mission: scout for new opportunities, mine more resources, discover rare artefacts, defend the position or prepare to fight the boss! Order buildings: turret to hold the position, walls to stop enemy waves, generators… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Initiative.

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  35. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    65% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Discover. Build. Defend. Survive. Escort. Open endless doors, discover endless new rooms, and defeat endless robots. Build towers, form contracts, gain new allies, and survive the Endless Dream. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Winged Sakura: Endless Dream.

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  36. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    90% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    In this tactical rogue-like auto battler, you'll build your unique team of robots and keep them alive as they fight. Battle through waves of enemies as you travel from planet to planet on a mission to fix the sun. Strategize, protect, survive. A Mechanibot's wrench never rests. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mechanibot.

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  37. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 9,352 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 3 reviews

    Dungeon of the Endless is a roguelike-like tower defense game. The player takes the role of survivors in a prison spaceship after its escape pods crash landed on a planet on their way to the Auriga system, which they were supposed to colonize as slaves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon of the Endless.

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  38. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    69% User Score Based on 127 reviews

    An action-farming-roguelite, full of whimsical flora and mischievous creatures that really want to ruin your dark and mysterious plans of… Going vegan! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voltaire The Vegan Vampire.

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  39. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    87% User Score Based on 392 reviews

    Warlords: Under Siege is a mix of RTS and TD genre, where you build a small city and defend it against continuous waves of enemies. Improve your assortment of weapons with each playthrough, unlocking new possibilities to beat the ever-increasing threat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warlords Under Siege.

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  40. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 337 reviews

    In Castle of Alchemists, a tower defense/top-down action hybrid game with amazing pixel art graphics, play as the Bellator, alchemically enhanced defender, to fight against invaders from other worlds. Delve into the castle, set your traps, equip powerful weapons and gears, and reclaim the castle piece by piece. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle Of Alchemists.

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  41. The briefing is done. Objectives are marked. Your vehicle is loaded and the drop plane is inbound. You deploy behind enemy lines with a full arsenal and a clear mission: push deep into hostile territory, complete every objective, and fly back out. This is not a last stand — this is a planned military operation. Bulletreign: Survivors is a bullet hell roguelite set in a military warzone. You com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bulletreign: Survivors.

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  42. Shadows of Dawn is a first-person sci-fi survival shooter set in a fractured near-future where experimental technology has reshaped life on Earth. You play as a survivor navigating hostile zones overrun by biomechanical enemies, rogue factions, and unstable environmental hazards. Your mission: survive, adapt, and uncover what triggered the Dawn Event. Core Gameplay Shadows of Dawn combines: S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadows of Dawn.

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  43. ️ SPIDER MONKEYSwing. Shoot. Fail. Upgrade. Try again. Spider Monkey is a physics-based action roguelike where every movement is real, every mistake matters, and every run plays differently. You control a gun-wielding monkey with fully physics-simulated arms, web-slinging momentum, and a constantly evolving set of upgrades that radically change how the game feels from run to run. No canned anim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spider Monkey.

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  44. Contagion Protocol is a brutal, stylish bullet-hell roguelike where survival is never guaranteed and the infected never stop coming.The world has fallen to the contagion. Civilization is gone. You’re what’s left - a lone survivor cutting through endless undead swarms in a fight that never truly ends. A Bullet Hell in the End TimesMow down waves of the infected with an arsenal that grows as fast a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contagion Protocol.

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  45. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Bug Alliance is a Top-down action shooter game with RPG elements. Choose your favorite bug warrior and stand against the king Glutton. Battles await you!               -------------*******-------------*******-------------*******-------------*******------------- THE STORY After the Earth faces the catastrophic meteor strike, everything changes once and for all. With the extinction of humanity, it l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bug Alliance.

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  46. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 1,036 reviews

    Roadmap About the GameRETREATING ENDS HERE. REVENGE BEGINS.EverSiege: Untold Ages is a "hero-driven" strategy rogue-lite where you don't just survive the siege, you break it. Build devastating combinations by fusing powerful Wargears with Elemental Essences, while summoning elite troops to overwhelm the Evil Master's hordes. Roam a procedurally generated kingdom, shifting with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EverSiege: Untold Ages.

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  47. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere
    97% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Aboard the great airships reside the last of humanity, survivors of the Grell war that still rages across the earth. Deploy to the surface with Time-Walker mechs, capable of manipulating time in combat, to defend your salvage teams. Gather equipment, supplies, and survivors from the ruined surface. Upgrade, improve, and maybe one day, find the key to revert the apocalypse. Key Features Send… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Temporal Titans.

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  48. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Swamp Keeper is a Korean-style bow action arena shooter inspired by one-shot, one-kill gameplay. You are the "Swamp Keeper," defender of the sacred swamp, armed with only a bow to repel invading enemies. Master the art of archery, defeat waves of foes, and take down their commander. Ho’s forces have invaded the sacred swamp, targeting its precious resources! Wielding iron and f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swamp Keeper.

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  49. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Step into Darkness, Embrace Chaos Undead Onslaught is an intense, fast-paced Bullet Heaven Roguelike where you don the mantle of a villainous warlord, wielding dark magic and overwhelming power against the forces of light. Crush your enemies, evolve your abilities, and carve your legend in blood and fire. Break free from the traditional hero narrative and dive into a world where your rise from… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undead Onslaught.

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  50. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 520 reviews

    Welcome to Ocean Keeper, a mining roguelike shooter with a top-down view. Play as a Miner whose spaceship has crashed on a planet, filled with underwater monsters. Find resources and artifacts for purchasing valuable upgrades. Use the time between each attack to power up your diver, mech, weapon or explore a new dungeon. Build automatic turrets, use drones to collect loot and improve your skill… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival.

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