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Games like Space - The Return Of The Pixxelfrazzer

Games like Space - The Return Of The Pixxelfrazzer

Looking for games like Space - The Return Of The Pixxelfrazzer? Here are top open world hack and slash recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Cosmochoria, Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space or Star of Providence.

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  1. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 478 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    A tiny, naked cosmonaut with a jetpack & laser blaster must revive a dying galaxy by planting one seed at a time. An innovative and addictive arcade adventure experience with mystery and intrigue in all the right places. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmochoria.

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  3. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 2,774 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Star of Providence is a consolidated version of Monolith that integrates the DLC, Relics of the Past, into the base game. Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a progression of floors as you make your way into the depths of the facility, encountering increasingly deadly enemies, fantastic weapons, upgrades, choices and revelations as you ven… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star of Providence.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 4,618 reviews

    A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reassembly.

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  5. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 3,624 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 1 reviews

    At its core, Space Pirates and Zombies is an action based, skill oriented, top down space combat game. It's similar to the ones we knew and loved in years past, but now using full physics simulation and modern graphics for those oh so pretty explosions. But as you dig deeper, SPAZ becomes much more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Pirates and Zombies.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    74% User Score Based on 977 reviews

    Way over in the big void of space live some aliens. They coveted your planet and would do anything to live there. So what's your planet to do? Yeah, blast through them all! Face off against waves of enemies, bosses, giant laser planets, blackholes, wormholes, massive lasers, planets and asteroids across 12 game modes! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Really Big Sky.

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  7. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 335 reviews

    Survive the forces of Entropy solo or with friends to save the universe! A sword-wielding mech. A sharpshooting space frog. Control both characters simultaneously against the forces of Entropy in this bullet heaven roguelike. Though your defeat may come swiftly (and often), you’ll bring these two unlikely heroes home using nothing but the unstoppable power of friendship (and an arsenal of mind-b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Entropy Survivors.

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  8. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 646 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures as you make your way toward the center of the mysterious Shadow Planet! Solve complex puzzles and upgrade your ship with alien technology as you fight to save your home world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

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  9. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 1,254 reviews

    Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beat Hazard 2.

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  10. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    64% User Score Based on 352 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    A Valley Without Wind is a indie and action-adventure video game developed by Arcen Games. The game was released on April 24, 2012 for the operating systems Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X on Steam. Players play as a random survivor in an unforgiving world that is shaped by the choices the player makes. The setting of the game is a post-ice-age world in the distant future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Valley Without Wind.

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  11. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 1,300 reviews

    Particle Mace is explosive arcade fun for 1-4 players that pays homage to twitch games of the past, but replaces the typical guns with an unruly physics-based weapon. Take control of a tiny ship in an extremely hostile universe, and defend yourself as long as possible from enemy ships and asteroids using a collection of trash particles tethered to the ship. To survive, you must carefully navigate … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PARTICLE MACE.

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  12. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 959 reviews

    Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies in this open source space shooter! Destination Sol is a free-to-play hardcore space arcade/RPG. You start as a pilot of a small fighter ship on the edge of a star system, and you're free to explore the game world, land on planets, fight with enemies, upgr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Destination Sol.

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  13. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    63% User Score Based on 173 reviews

    Pixel Boy is an Action-RPG Shoot-em-up with dynamically generated stages across four acts each with an epic boss finale. Players can craft custom armours as well as stack and combine power ups into over 6000 different powerful weapons to overcome the dangers of the dungeon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Boy and the Ever Expanding Dungeon.

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  15. 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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  16. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 348 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

    A shooty, slashy, RPG-y game mixing retro and modern sensibilities. A blend of influences from Gauntlet & Smash TV to Zelda & Angband, battle ASCII creatures in colorful areas & free letters to return language to the village. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ampersat.

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  17. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 845 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

    Colt Canyon is a pixel art rogue-lite shooter where you have to save your kidnapped partner from the ruthless bandits. Shoot your way through a hostile canyon full of hidden treasures, weapons, obstacles and all kinds of bloodthirsty scum. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colt Canyon.

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  18. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 630 reviews
    Critic Score 54%Based on 8 reviews

    Enter the world of Ultratron and experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites such as Robotron: 2084, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast. The last human has been slain by evil killer rob… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultratron.

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  19. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 10,045 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth of an action RPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova Drift.

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  20. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    92% User Score Based on 747 reviews

    A free-form arena-shooter Roguelite with heavy emphasis on building an overpowered character! You play as a little shape that shoots other shapes! Strengthen your character by mixing and matching mods and upgrades, and experiment with a limitless rune upgrade system! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Geometry Arena.

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  21. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 908 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Ring Runner combines the fast-paced action of space combat with the rich story and skill variety of an RPG. Trek across the universe in a 30 hour long story-driven campaign based on a companion Sci Fi novel, or challenge 6 scenarios alone, cooperatively, or competitively through local or online multiplayer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 5,056 reviews

    Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music. Power up your spaceship and watch as the music boosts your firepower. Unleash hell on the enemy ships when you max out with weapon pickups! Beat Hazard seamlessly mixes the love of gaming and music. Together they become great… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beat Hazard.

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  23. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 2,976 reviews

    Relic Hunter Zero is a free to play open source game. You start with 2 characters and can unlock 4 others through gameplay. The game consists of 4 areas with 3 stages each followed by a checkpoint and then a boss battle. "Bounty" you collect from defeating enemies remains through all runs and can be used to by items from checkpoints to permanently add them to your starting base for later runs. Th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Relic Hunters Zero.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 727 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

    Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival. Steredenn is at the crossroads between a shmup and a rogue-like. Enjoy the infinite replayability of the game with its unforgiving gameplay, intense boss fights, (almost) ran… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steredenn.

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  25. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 2,140 reviews

    A toxic waste spill finds its way into the water supply causing the recently deceased rise from their graves. Now you have to shoot your way through the hordes of undead to reach your only hope for survival. On the way to your rescue you will have to search stores and houses for supplies, and trade with other survivors. With three game modes, hundreds of items, weapons and grenades, and a city tha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Pixels.

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  26. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 211 reviews

    A single star fighter trying to save as many civilians as possible before they are overrun by a marauder armada. You'll need to gather new weapons, upgrade your ship, find resources, trade with other ships and more to overcome the challenge before you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Power of Ten.

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  27. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    89% User Score Based on 2,570 reviews

    Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time Wasters.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    96% User Score Based on 1,939 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

    Patch Quest is an action roguelike with metroidvania elements, set on a deserted tropical island. Your lasso allows you to mount and ride all of the enemy types in the game, letting you use their powers in combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Patch Quest.

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  30. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    53% User Score Based on 457 reviews

    3079 is a futuristic, open-world action first-person role playing game. All areas, buildings, items, quests and characters are randomly generated. You will find unique lands & challenges. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 3079: Block Action RPG.

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  31. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 21,246 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 8 reviews

    Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Risk of Rain.

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  32. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 6,104 reviews

    Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Sky.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 4,792 reviews

    In One Way Heroics, you take on the role of an intrepid adventurer who must travel across the land and face the Demon Lord before a mysterious shadow engulfs everything. Darkness always approaches from the left, and with each movement or action you take, the void creeps ever closer. Forced to run right, you'll encounter any number of monsters, allies, thieves and shops on your desperate journey t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Way Heroics.

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  34. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 2,269 reviews

    Take control of your own spaceship, with a vast galaxy to explore, mine, quest, trade, fight and even craft your own weapons. Start small, improve, complete missions, gather allies (or hire mercenaries), grow big and powerful. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Valor.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 777 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 4 reviews

    Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Capsized.

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  36. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 311 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 7 reviews

    It's a twin-stick vertical scrolling Shooter hybrid with a cinematic flare: An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes Cygni the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cygni: All Guns Blazing.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 461 reviews

    Ever wanted to shoot poisonous lightning lasers? Freezing fireballs? Turrets that fire waves of miniature suns? How about lasers that shoot exploding black holes that suck out your enemies' life force? You can do that all in Magicmaker, the spellcrafting-focused platformer dungeon-crawler! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magicmaker.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    92% User Score Based on 2,050 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 4 reviews

    Kingsway is the #1 operating system for daily tasks such as skeleton smashing and loot-organizing. Trouble sorting through all your potions and swords? Don't worry! Kingsway can help you manage, and with an easy to use interface you'll have time leftover for a peaceful stroll through the underworld. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingsway.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 2,240 reviews

    RODINA is an immersive space exploration game with allows players to seamlessly travel across an entire, full-scale solar system. Seamless means your character can travel anywhere - in space, on planets, and in your ship - with no loading screens! Walk around your space ship, or anywhere on full-size planet landscapes. Fly through a planet's atmosphere to its surface, or out into deep space. Des… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RODINA.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,265 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 2 reviews

    Cryptark is a 2D roguelike shooter that challenges players with boarding and neutralizing procedurally generated alien starships to earn income for their Privateering enterprise. Purchase improved equipment and weapons to tackle more dangerous targets, but be cautious as failure will result in a loss of investment and profit. The decaying alien arks will defend themselves from intruders with a wid… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CRYPTARK.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 329 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 7 reviews

    Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower 57.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 14,354 reviews

    Avorion is a procedurally generated sci-fi sandbox where players start out at the edge of the galaxy and must find their way to its core. Players build their own ships, which they will use to explore the galaxy, trade and fight. Space ships are mainly of large scale, with crews, turrets and energy systems that you will have to manage. The galaxy gets more hostile, but also more rewarding the close… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Avorion.

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  45. 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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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    89% User Score Based on 277 reviews

    Drox Operative is a starship action RPG with warring alien races, fierce space battles, a dynamic, evolving galaxy, and co-op multiplayer. As a Drox Operative it's NOT your job to manage all of those annoying people, build thousands of buildings, play nice with your enemies, or balance the budget. It IS your job to pick the winning side and maybe even help them conquer the galaxy if you're being … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drox Operative.

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  47. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 185 reviews

    Songbringer is a sci-fi, pixel, action-adventure game in which one journeys through procedurally-generated, Zelda-inspired worlds. Along the way one will uncover powerful artifacts and forge them anew. Those skilled with the nanosword will vanquish giants and save a planet from being overrun. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Songbringer.

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  48. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    83% User Score Based on 590 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Over 9000 Zombies!.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 213 reviews

    Runers is a top-down rogue-like dungeon shooter where you explore a vast underground labyrinth and face fierce monsters and bosses. As the game advances further into the dungeon, you will gather Runes, which will be used to combine into 285 unique spells. Discovering new spells will unlock their entries in your Runedex; unlock them all! But be careful – if you die, your playthrough is finished. W… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Runers.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 448 reviews

    Platypus is a fast, frantic and fun arcade-style shoot-em-up. The vast continent-spanning city of Collosatropolis has finally reached the limits of its expansion. Tall buildings cover every available space. The air is thick with smoke and poisonous chemicals. Parking is a nightmare. The Collosotropolan leaders have decided the simplest solution is to invade the neighbouring country of Mungola. T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Platypus.

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