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Looking for games like STRANGLE/HOLD? Here are top arcade shooter recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with UBERMOSH:OMEGA, HyperParasite or Rasant.

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  2. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    85% User Score Based on 95 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 3 reviews

    # Your Enemies Are Your Extra Lives! A new menace has appeared to a war-torn planet Earth, and this time the threat is global: a parasitic alien organism that can possess humans and use their abilities to wreak unfathomable havoc. No one knows the whereabouts of this dangerous invader except you… because YOU are the HyperParasite! HyperParasite is a relentless top-down twin-stick shooter that’s … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HyperParasite.

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  3. Face the enemies... different locations Get ready for battle! Features Customize your ship; Change your weapons; Face powerfull enemies; 80s vibe; Originally composed soundtracks; If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rasant.

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  4. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    96% User Score Based on 126 reviews

    A mini action city-builder in a post-post-apocalyptic world. Grow your settlement. Fend off waves of enemies. Restore nature. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Existential Treads.

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    27%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    43% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    The Last Drop takes players on a perilous journey as the last surviving water droplet on Earth. Set in a dark, enemy-filled world, you must battle drought and struggle to survive. Equipped with a variety of weapons, your character must fend off relentless waves of enemies. Your mission is to make strategic decisions to survive this intense battle and restore life to the planet. Gameplay and Featu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Drop.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    At the end of the universe, as time and space breaks apart, the rules change... Campaign through the chaotic galactic turmoil; amass powerful upgrades, shake the foundations of reality, bend the rules, become whole; become Perfect matter. Perfect Matter refines the classic Twin Stick Shooter genre. Explore numerous galactic locations, and battle with countless entities using your vastly powerful… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PERFECT MATTER.

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  8. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    The Hurricane of the Varstray is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with a SF story: in the distant future, to defend the Earth against the invasion of mystery mechanical structures, 4 girls head to "the Varstray sector," far away from the Earth and considered as the villain. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hurricane of the Varstray: Collateral hazard.

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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. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Giga Bundle About the Game -In an alternative reality where putin have been ruling russia for thoudsands of year. Democratic alien in space are trying to spread fake propaganda to the people and make them betray their great king. You play as" Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin " ,the last heir to the throne of a great reign and the second most powerful being in planet earth(" Second on… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Putin Destroys Alien.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    87% User Score Based on 30 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    One million Persians invaded Greece and only you can stop them in this fast-paced single-screen arena roguelike with +200 gameplay-changing items. Die for freedom! Die For Sparta! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to For Sparta.

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  12. Earth Marines - a dynamic top down shooter in which you need to save the planet from dangerous zombie - brain eaters! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Earth Marines.

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  13. LeadFall is a fast-paced top-down survival roguelite focused on quick action, enemy waves, weapon upgrades, and chaotic builds. Choose your starting weapon, enter the battlefield, defeat enemies, collect upgrades, and try to survive increasingly dangerous waves. Every run is about becoming stronger while the pressure keeps rising. Enemies attack from different directions, stronger enemy types app… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LeadFall.

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  14. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    92% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Krampus is Coming! Grab your Shotgun, finish your hot punch and don't forget your mission: Save the Christmas! Big Trouble in Little Chimney is highly-addictive and fast paced arena bullet-hell shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Big Trouble in Little Chimney.

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    ABOUT: N-GON is a vertical scroll shooter where you constantly face waves and waves of enemies. Dodge their attacks and fight them off. Kill them fast enough to get extra points. MAGNET: Drop your bullet magnet to turn your enemies into big explosion chains. Some enemies a protected from direct attacks and need an indirect approach. DIFFICULTY: It starts slow, but soon it becomes impossible*.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to N-GON.

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  16. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

                                                            Operation Overview Galactic Pawns zooms into the deep state of the galaxy. In a universe full of pawns, chaos and hidden agendas, heroes rise from the shadows. By the order of the secret Galactic Guardian, worlds shift, villains fall and rise, and balance must be maintained... at any cost.                                           … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Pawns.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Overkill Squad is a ultra high-speed top-down shooter roguelike built around intense 1-minute combat arenas. Choose your fighter, unleash overwhelming firepower, defeat brutal bosses, and collect relics to dominate every run. Choose your fighter Unique characters, each with their own special power and melee attack Kill everything that moves Fastest-paced bullet hell combat — enemies flood t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overkill Squad.

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  18. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 664 reviews

    Achilles: Survivor is a dynamic single-player bullet heaven game where you face thousands of enemies, build destructive structures, develop your character to return as an even more powerful machine of destruction and survive waves of enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Achilles: Survivor.

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  19. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    89% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    No Way Home is a twin-stick shooter adventure set in a hostile far flung part of the universe filled with danger at every turn. Outgun enemies in tense skirmishes, take on dangerous mercenary missions, loot bigger and better weapons, and explore a huge starmap in search of answers and a way home. [Note: the game has nothing to do with a certain superhero movie. We had the name first!] Gamepl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Way Home.

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  20. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uragun.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    95% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Step into the shadows with Bullet Noir, an ambient twin-stick shooter where every move counts and every bullet could be your last. In this gritty, brutal world, you’ll follow the intertwining stories of four relentless characters, each driven by a burning desire to avenge the murder of their mentor. Smooth Twin-Stick Shooting Action: Choose your approach—go in guns blazing or stealth your way … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bullet Noir.

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  22. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    68% User Score Based on 74 reviews

    STARTWelcome to Super Dungeon Muncher! Dive into a tough adventure that tests your reflexes and quick thinking! KEEP MOVING Muncher is very hungry, and you're on the menu! Stay ahead and avoid becoming its next meal! GEAR UP Equip yourself with arsenal of tools to navigate obstacles, open up new paths, and take down baddies! DISCOVER Pers… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SUPER Dungeon Muncher.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    100% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Super reaKtor is a fast-paced Bullet Hell with unusual controls, where you must survive by collecting energy pellets, and avoid or absorb hostile TRI-SKL bullets. BUT WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL? THE CONTROLS You can Move, Rotate, but also change the Size of your laser beam. THE GAMEPLAY Your 2 weakpoints are located on each side of your laser beam. Your laser beam can absorb hostile bullets ! FEA… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super reaKtor.

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  24. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    Outer Terror is a horde shooter where you hold out against massive quantities of otherworldly cosmic creatures. Assemble a ridiculous arsenal of weapons and blast apart seemingly endless waves of horrific creatures in this stylish roguelike that pays homage to the B-movies and Golden Age horror comics of the 80s and 90s. Don’t Die and stay alive for as long as you can while exploring overrun cit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outer Terror.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    88% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    Shoot corrupting monsters and save mankind's last hard-drive with your rechargeable laser-beam! ... But your aiming has a mind of its own, so you'll just have to do your best! This is a tight arcade arena shooter with a twist: the crosshair bounces around in the screen and you can only fire your laser in its direction. So it's for you to line yourself with the crosshair and the enemies to sho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Antecrypt.

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  26. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, character development
    98% User Score Based on 189 reviews

    OFFICIAL DISCORD SERVER About the Game Ever wondered what happens when the best pest control expert meets a nuclear apocalypse? Meet Earl, the sole employee of Edna’s Pest Control, and the winner of 37 consecutive Employee of the Month awards. When mutants overrun the world, only Earl and his boss Edna have the guts and the wheels to save humanity!-- Why You'll Love Earl vs. the Mutants -- Be Ea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Earl vs. the Mutants.

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  27. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    54% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    Setup your battle ship with guns, install faster engine, reactor that is more powerful and throw a barrage of rockets on hordes of enemy ships, burning everything in your path. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STELLATUM.

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    Take on the role of an exterminator struggling with a small town invaded by repugnant bugs. Crush them, burn them, poison them, do whatever you have to do to eliminate them! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bugs!.

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  29. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    64% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Try to survive the demon onslaught in this fast-paced top-down shooter. Battle oncoming enemies as they try to destroy you, collect their souls to level up your character and weapons. Collect relics and unlock new characters and weapons to become more powerful! As the player, you have a collection of weapons and equipment you can choose from to ensure maximum survival against the enemy. Speci… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Crusaders.

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  31. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    78% User Score Based on 319 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    The full version of the game is now available on Steam: **http://store.steampowered.com/app/342620** The full version contains more levels, weapons, a multiplayer (co-op) mode, care packages and... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It came from space and ate our brains.

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  32. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 473 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    From Space is a solo and co-op action-shooter for squads up to four players. Take on the challenge of liberating the earth from an alien infestation with your friends, using over-the-top weaponry in a post-apocalyptic world with awesomely stylized graphics. The apocalypse has never been so much fun! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From Space.

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  33. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    80% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Use anything you can get your hands on to survive in the Old West. Fight with zombies. Try your hand at turn-based combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunslingers & Zombies.

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  34. 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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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, character development
    71% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    Bloody Streets is a brutal top-down shooter which will challenge you with areas swarmed by undead in a beautifully stylized and hand painted 2D world complemented by high energy rock music. How long can you survive the sea of monsters while pumping round after round of bullets? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloody Streets.

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  36. 40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    45% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Obludia is an old-school arcade arena action inspired by classics such as Robotron or Smash-TV with RPG elements. You play as a demon hunter whose purpose is to survive in a dangerous dungeons. Fight your way through 50 levels full of thrilling action with hordes of challenging enemies and tough bosses. Enjoy mighty power-ups and deadly weapons! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obludia.

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  37. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Dont forget: About the Game"To make U.S. pilots work harder during World War II, it was common among pilots to use amphetamine, which encouraged them to fight longer. The drugs worsened pilots' health and drove them crazy, but was ignored. Some goverments still encourage drug use to make their soldiers fight better". Features: +5 utterly different rooms; +The maximum level you can re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gospel of Abaddon.

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  38. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 108 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 23 reviews

    Disjunction is an upcoming single-player, cyberpunk, stealth-action RPG set in the dystopian underworld of New York City in the year 2048. The game follows the interconnected narratives of three characters as they unravel a mystery that will change the fate of their city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disjunction.

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  39. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 151 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Developed by lone designer Rich Edwards with music created by legendary chiptune artist Syphus, Pineapple Smash Crew is a fast paced tactical blast-em-up! PSC features tight squad formation shooting, aliens, robots, zombies and grenades- loads and loads of grenades! Level up and choose wisely from an assortment of devastating grenade-launched weaponry... PSC's unique modern-retro flavour will take… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pineapple Smash Crew.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    56% User Score Based on 187 reviews

    World War III happened and killed most of the world's population. The ones that got toasted were the lucky ones. Survivors live in constant fear of being murdered or enslaved by violent gangs, renegade military units and, of course; mutants. Outfitted with a heavily armored car, unlimited firepower and a thirst for vengeance, our Heroine - the Wasteland Angel roams the radioactive wastes, travell… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wasteland Angel.

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  42. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    47% User Score Based on 58 reviews
    Critic Score 47%Based on 10 reviews

    Project Root the Shoot’em up Evolution. Project Root is a classic shoot’em up with open scenarios where the player's skill will be the key to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Root.

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  43. About This GameSignal Scavenger is a tactical third-person extraction shooter set in a fog-covered, post-apocalyptic world where humanity no longer exists—only remnants of a controlling organization and the prisoners it sends to die. You are one of them. Deployed into hostile regions filled with mutated threats and unstable signal zones, your mission is simple: clear, disable, survive, and extra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Signal Scavenger.

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  44. Aim to be the fastest conqueror in the world with special moves and the strongest build!After receiving the response from the beta test and NextFest, it was reborn as Speedrun! ◆Maximum 10 minutes. Aim for the fastest time with time attack The key is how quickly you can enter Isekai Musou mode. ◆Hell class monster wave! By using the "Enemy Summoning Flute", you can create a [Hell-C… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Gladius Survivors.

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  45. Kill till you get through. In Formilion, you will have to unravel the cause of a missing person and go through a challenging journey uncovering the mysteries of a small planet. In this game you will have to kill enemies with 4 types of weapons, get into different situations and adapt to the battle conditions. To pass through the crowds of enemies, you will have to be attentive and show high reac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Formilion.

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

    Set on a distant mining facility under alien attack, DEFENDOR makes you the last ship to stand up to the alien hordes! One pilot against impossible odds taking on the entire enemy fleet. Just like if we were back in the '80s. Defendor is a arcade, one screen, shoot-em-up, based on Asteroids with the emphasis on "steroids" part! Control a ship that keeps on shooting and gather stars to upgrade you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defendor.

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  47. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Annihilate waves of aliens, build your base, improve your mercenary, do it all with a sound track bathed in rock. Extinction Alien Invasion is an arcade shooter with elements of RPG, inspired by games like: Shadowgrounds, Alien Breed and Alien Swarm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EXTINCTION ALIEN INVASION.

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  48. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    B.O.T.S. and the Robofriends is a twin-stick arcade style action game set in the year 2083. Play by yourself or with friends, picking from one of four robot characters with unique attributes and attacks. Play as BRI, RED, TOM, and STU, fighting back the hoard of enemies attacking your home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to B.O.T.S. and the Robofriends.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Abettor is a top-down shooter where enemies constantly spawn all around you. In this game, not only does the world generate around you, but the enemies do as well. Kill as many enemies and achieve your highest score. How many can you kill in Abettor? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abettor.

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  50. The land has been overrun by a primal alien force. Equip your astro-suit and liberate your planet from the ancient cybernetic creatures overrunning cities. Charge through shifting levels and exterminate complex waves of drones with a variety of weapons, and demolish the lethal bosses threatening humanity. Mechanics Dynamic Angles:The stage shifts between top-down twin-stick shooting … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to N.DEKA:X.

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