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Looking for games like Space Routine? Here are top arcade simulation recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor, Operator8 or Stella Pastoris.

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  1. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 1,004 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 5 reviews

    Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor is an anti-adventure game about picking up trash in an alien bazaar. You play as the Janitor, an Alaensee woman with a municipally-subsidized trash incineration job, and dreams of leaving the planet of Xabran’s Rock far behind her. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    79% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    You are an elite mercenary, known as Operator8. A distress call came in to the agency, claiming death and chaos on the moon Triton, a location few have ventured to. The money is good and there are lots of aliens to kill, what's not to like? An unparalleled alien invasion has overwhelmed the Mining Block Facility on the moon Triton, leaving only death and horror in its wake. Because of the ha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operator8.

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  3. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    NOW AVAILABLE -  In the tradition of ACTRAISER, Stella Pastoris is a fusion of god game, city builder, and shmup Shepherd and defend the Faithful against the mechanical evangelists from your old home of Terra. Commune with your fellow spirits to determine the fate of the last flesh and blood humans. Defend against machine evangelists who seek to grant the Faithful eternal "life" Recover knowledge … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stella Pastoris.

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  4. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    93% User Score Based on 1,651 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 15 reviews

    A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

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  5. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    50% User Score Based on 796 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 12 reviews

    The Long Journey Home combines the endless freedom of space with a new open questing system that always leaves you in command. Deliver the stranded Glukkt to his homeworld as he asks, or to your new slaver friends? Attempt to make allies with everyone, or pin your hopes on the tougher races, and hope they never turn on you? Jump by jump, make hard decisions and live with the consequences, in a uni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Long Journey Home.

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  6. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    53% User Score Based on 125 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 6 reviews

    A research spaceship reaches an abandoned planet. Nothing is what it seems here and the situation quickly slips out of control. Can the crew manage to survive and get back home? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SYMMETRY.

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  7. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    84% User Score Based on 202 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Blast off in Dr. Leopold's bomber in this relentless rogue-lite shooter. Tour the solar system on a desperate randomly generated bomb run. Face impossible odds trying to achieve the demented dream of an insane scientist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fission Superstar X.

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  8. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    53% User Score Based on 249 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    In Desert Child, you are a young and talented hoverbike racer who needs to figure out how you can scrape enough cash together through racing and odd jobs to punch your one way ticket to the Red Planet to enter the biggest race in the universe, the Grand Prix. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desert Child.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    63% User Score Based on 246 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 5 reviews

    You wake up on a base in a new, unexplored planet. Your landing craft is torn to pieces and your gear is scattered. Why are you here? What is your mission? How will you ever get back home to your family? Corpse of Discovery is a thought-provoking first-person planetary exploration game located on 6 unexplored planets. As the player, all you know is that to return home, you must complete the miss… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse of Discovery.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 337 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    A poetic, roguelike space odyssey in a procedurally generated world When home is no more... Resources are sparse. The world is infinite and unknown. The universe is lonely, open and unforgiving. You're drifting, in a big, empty and silent space. Searching for a new home. You know a few coordinates to some random locations; but this is the only information you got. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RymdResa.

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  11. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    56% User Score Based on 614 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 13 reviews

    Manage your escape from an onslaught of walkers in this cross-over between the time management escape game The Escapists and the blockbuster zombie franchise The Walking Dead. Using the retro graphical style of The Escapists, the game gives you control of Rick Grimes as he tries to secure the safety of a number of familiar characters by seeking out a safe escape route from each area, fending off t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Escapists: The Walking Dead.

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  12. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Beyond the Chiron Gate is a text-based space exploration roguelike. Explore an endless universe filled with exotic planets, strange life forms, and ancient civilisations. Manage a crew of space explorers and upgrade their ship with new technology. Brave dangerous worlds to gather the data you need to reach the home system of the mysterious Gatebuilders. The middle of the 23rd Century. A space pro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond the Chiron Gate.

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  13. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    53% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Can you imagine a world without poverty? How about a world where power lies with common people instead of politicians or CEOs? There’s a revolution coming to Mars, and it’s up to you to create a new society unlike anything on Earth. Design your economy and government, build your colony, and experience your choices firsthand by living as a colonist. Be wary though, if your society fails to take car… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dissent on Mars.

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  14. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 138,322 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 8 reviews

    You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enemies. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, apply management skills to keep it working and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Factorio.

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  15. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    81% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    Will you save your fellow humans, or destroy them as planet Earth? Impossible dilemmas and branching narratives create countless paths through cataclysmic disasters. Work with and against your friends in this 1v5 serious party game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity.

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  16. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere
    92% User Score Based on 237 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 1 reviews

    Welcome to Bloody Rally Show - a head-on smash between frenetic top-down arcade racing and hyperviolent reality TV. You must drift, boost, and blast to keep the viewers entertained and your paymasters happy. Go full throttle and drive to survive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloody Rally Show.

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  17. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    84% User Score Based on 127 reviews

    Silent Sector is a crazy sci-fi action rpg from a new distant Wild West dominated by powerful corporations locked in a fight for a rare mineral called Eldorite. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Sector.

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  18. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 160 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Before the Green Moon is a farming / life simulation game set in a unique science fiction world. Explore a small community at the base of a space elevator during the days and seasons leading up to your departure for the moon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Before The Green Moon.

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  19. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere
    56% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Game Club "Waka Waka" [/ b] - computer club simulator! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game club "Waka-Waka".

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  20. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 1,462 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 2 reviews

    Buy Arcade Paradise on PlayStation Store. Go from rags to arcade riches in this 90's retro arcade and light-management sim combo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcade Paradise.

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  21. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    95% User Score Based on 111 reviews

    "Welcome to the fast-paced world of interstellar gas station management! As the new owner and operator of Cosmo’s Quickstop, your skills in customer service and multitasking will be your keys to success. Keep your establishment equipped with the finest amenities for customers on the go, including hot coffee showers, diamond deluxe shipwashes, and sparkling clean glorp rooms! With hard work and a b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmo's Quickstop.

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  22. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    78% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    Titan Outpost is an isometric, single-player role-playing game set on Titan, the sixth moon of the planet Saturn. Humanity is engulfed in an energy crisis and it's up to you to harvest the moon's precious resources and uncover its mysteries. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Titan Outpost.

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  24. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    65% User Score Based on 1,230 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    Out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe. Juno Markev has a killer to tail, a debt to pay, and more trouble headed her way. In the Dodge Sector it’s hard to get by – and even harder to get even. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rebel Galaxy Outlaw.

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  25. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    74% User Score Based on 1,998 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 30 reviews

    Deliver Us Mars is a sci-fi adventure game developed by KeokeN Interactive and released in 2023. It is a sequel to Deliver Us the Moon and follows the story of astronaut Kathy Johanson as she embarks on a mission to Mars to recover powerful colony ships known as the ARKs, which were stolen by a group called the Outward. The game combines exploration, puzzle-solving, and platforming elements as pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deliver Us Mars.

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  26. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    89% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Starship Rubicon is a modern take on the classic space shooter genre. It's a smart and challenging rogue-lite that features a unique control scheme, pixel art remixed with NASA photographs, and an existential crisis about who is REALLY the monster. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starship Rubicon.

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  27. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 1,473 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 20 reviews

    Explore a vast universe in this roguelike, ship building, FPS Genesis Alpha One mixes thrilling roguelike mechanics with a deep ship builder and fast first-person action, putting you in the role of an interstellar pioneer. As the Captain of a Genesis starship, you journey into uncharted space on the ultimate mission. Build and manage a space vessel, farm resources, deal with terrifying alien inf… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genesis Alpha One.

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  28. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    71% User Score Based on 76 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    The archeological research mission faced some unexpected difficulties. Your spaceship crashed. You are sure you have to escape this planet. But how? No one can help you. You are here all alone. Or not? At least you know what you should do next... “Star Story: The Horizon Escape” offers you a perfect way to relax in a sci-fi Wild West-esque world of the Horizon. Want to blow off some steam? Go kic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Story: The Horizon Escape.

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  29. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 120 reviews

    Far Beyond: A space odyssey VR is the first hardcore Rogue-like in Virtual Reality with a Sci-fi atmosphere and AAA graphics. It features a hard but rich gameplay focused on resources management, craft and strategy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Far Beyond: A space odyssey VR.

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  30. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 101,534 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 10 reviews

    You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below and gather the resources you need to repair your ship and set off to explore the vast, infinite universe… In Starbound, you create your own story - there’s no wrong way to play! You may choose to save the universe from the forces that destroyed your home, uncovering… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starbound.

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  31. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 3,453 reviews

    A throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Bit Blaster XL is a retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up! (shmup). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bit Blaster XL.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    66% User Score Based on 394 reviews

    TeraBlaster is a top-down arcade shooter micro-game which draws heavy inspiration from Geometry Wars. Duke it out with hordes of enemies on randomly generated levels, trigger massive explosions, and die a truly glorious death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TeraBlaster.

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  33. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 296 reviews

    Beat Invaders is a cool space Shoot-Em-Up. Blast your way through enemy fleets! Upgrade your ship with rockets & armor! Defeat the final boss! All to flashy neon musically charged visuals! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beat Invaders.

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  34. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 4,168 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

    Amy Ferrier's first day on Lunar Transfer Station Tacoma is not exactly what she expected. Discover the story of a remote space facility and the crew that lived there in Tacoma, the new game from the creators of Gone Home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tacoma.

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  35. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    86% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    In the not-so-distant future, the calamity of World War III led to eventual world peace. But, it didn't last. Earth was invaded by alien marauders - the Kretons. Earth's united military force, still depleted after the mighty onslaught of WWIII, was not nearly sufficient to repel the numerous Kreton attacks. It was discovered that the Kretons had used a wormhole to invade our region of space from … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Major Stryker.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 147 reviews

    Star Control II, the sequel to the original Star Control, is a space adventure game that features role-playing elements alongside a 2D space ship melee combat system. The player assumes the role of The Captain of a single starship wandering a detailed environment of solar systems, gradually gathering information and resources in order to defeat a mysterious and implacable enemy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Control II.

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  37. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    76% User Score Based on 21 reviews

            Step into the polished shoes of Chad Ironjaw, CEO of a sprawling research-and-development behemoth. From his luxurious office he gazes out over Millenniumopolis, the city of tomorrow, where gargantuan Art Deco skyscrapers, studded with gargoyles and neon lights, pierce through the clouds         What does a day in the life of Mr. Ironjaw look like, you may ask? The elevator doors part wit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise of Atom.

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  38. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    93% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    You are Dalia, a deep-space disaster specialist dispatched to the rings of Saturn. You’ll lay victims to rest, clean up alien fungus, and research its strange origins. Adapt to survive, cleanse the contamination, and escape the crisis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ambrosia Sky.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 254 reviews

    Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces. Plan routes, set priorities, and adapt as missions escalate and feel the true weight of being in command. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xenopurge.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 105 reviews

    Jitter is an immersive sci-fi exploration and survival game set on a mining colony and its outskirts in the Main Asteroid Belt. You assume the role of an experimental AI that maintains ship functions and engages with the crew on board. As you explore the mining colony, you will take on new missions, expand ships and bases using various modules, add survivors to your crew, engage in space fights, a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jitter.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 157 reviews

    [Media 35007486] Follow us: Discord | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Meet Morps! [Media 35007504] Time to Morp is a sandbox colony sim designed for both single and multiplayer. Build a... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time to Morp.

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  43. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    77% User Score Based on 2,112 reviews

    Between the Stars is a space action game with RPG growth and real time combat that places you at the helm of an interstellar cruiser. Your mission will be to protect the civilized world from the Children of the Sun, a faction that dominates border planets in the known universe. In order to undertake your mission you must cross the galaxy, face new challenges at each warp jump, and make difficult d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Between the Stars.

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  44. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 428 reviews

    One year after the events of Episode I, Captain Pilgrim is once again carrying a shipload of passengers between star systems. This time her guests include a mysterious priestess, a wayward youth and a robotics genius. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Pilgrim Episode II: Epsilon Indi.

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  46. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 590 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 2 reviews

    Beyond Contact is a fiercely formidable survival game, inspired by the art and style of pulp science-fiction comics, the moral dilemmas of contemporary science-fiction films, and the unforgiving gameplay of survival genre classics. Taking place on the often mysterious and always deadly, procedurally-generated, alien world of Ketern, Beyond Contact features exploration and discovery, a robust syst… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond Contact.

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  47. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    74% User Score Based on 639 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    Traverse the universe and fight strategic, real-time battles alongside your friends in This Means Warp - an intense cooperative roguelike game. Upgrade your ship, take down individual enemy subsystems, and adapt your strategies in a constantly changing fight for survival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Means Warp.

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  48. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 143 reviews

    You have been tasked with sorting the Ringo CorpoNation's genetic samples. With the credits that you earn, you can shop, game and pay your bills on time. Rogue workers may try to entice you into betraying your beloved employer, but we know you'll give 110%. Experience a linear dystopian narrative, in which you will work as a Lab Technician for a corporately-owned state. Your job is to organise … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CorpoNation: The Sorting Process.

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  49. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 7,062 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 1 reviews

    Niche - a genetics survival game is a turn-based strategy game combined with simulation and roguelike elements. Shape your own species of animals based on real genetics. Keep your species alive against all odds, such as predators, climate change and spreading sickness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Niche: a genetics survival game.

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  50. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    98% User Score Based on 642 reviews

    Lightning strikes again!! Xenotilt, the sequel to the cult hit, Demon's Tilt. Get ready for another pinball fantasy. Xenotilt shreds the envelope with face-melting gameplay & graphics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XENOTILT: HOSTILE PINBALL ACTION.

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