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Looking for games like Swashbuckler? Here are top arcade hack and slash recommendations with a medieval, historical and violence focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Gods Trigger, Akane or RUINER.

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  1. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 451 reviews
    Critic Score 9%Based on 2 reviews

    Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible. When an Angel and a Demon team up to kill their way into Heaven and stop the apocalypse, bullets will fly and blood will be shed. Play solo or in with a friend… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gods Trigger.

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  2. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 2,626 reviews

    2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Akane.

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  3. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 5,742 reviews

    Ruiner is a top-down action shooter created in the spirit of cult cyberpunk anime and game classics. Ruiner is quick and brutal but sophisticated gameplay, original world with mature storyline and unique visual style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RUINER.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    74% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    Gladium is a gladiatorial arena fighter with fast-paced action combat and gory pixels. Take on waves of gladiators, slay them all and challenge the mighty champions of the arena! Analyze your opponents weakness, adapt your strategy and colour the sands with the blood of your enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GLADIUM.

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  5. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Dungeons of Necromancers is a small pixel game. Your task is to go through as many dungeons as possible while upgrading your character. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeons of Necromancers.

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  6. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    80% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    A game about learning to use an ancient sling against oppression. Top-down arena action with procedural elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Temple of Rust.

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  7. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 980 reviews

    Shift through bullets, and master lightning-fast takedowns in an all new kind of action game from tinyBuild and Team Shifty! Mr. Shifty follows a teleportation-fueled heist to break into the world's most secure facility. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mr. Shifty.

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  8. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    82% User Score Based on 170 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    The game is set in a dark pixel fantasy world. Destroy hordes of monsters ruling over what once was a prosperous land. 10 levels filled with various enemies await, you, each requiring a different approach to defeat. Like in any RPG, leveling up is the core element of the game If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diabolic.

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  9. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    58% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    In a world where honor can be a weakness and the blade speaks faster than words, only one thing matters: survive without losing your honor.Step onto the path of a warrior who neither asks for forgiveness nor shows mercy. There is no room for mistakes here - every fight is a test of skill, and every death is a lesson. Combat - Fast, Brutal, UnforgivingAt the core of the game lies dynamic melee comb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Samurai Simulator.

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  10. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 154 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

    Kusan: City of Wolves is a high-octane hardcore top-down shooter where players fight through a brutal urban jungle ruled by gunfire and corruption to save Haru — a girl fitted with a city-grade atomic weapon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kusan: City of Wolves.

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  11. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    You are a Lunar Knight of the blood moon, and tonight is your night. It's time for violence. Slay the twisted horrors conjured by the moon in this horde survival roguelite. Gain experience, grow stronger, and synergize your weapons to crush the enemy forces and survive the night. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodmoon Survivors.

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  12. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    90% User Score Based on 1,033 reviews

    Become a martial arts master in this survivor-like roguelite inspired by action movies of the ‘80s. Use your fists, feet, and the environment to fight off relentless thugs. Master powerful combos, enhance your skills, and remember: everything around you is a weapon! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Karate Survivor.

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  13. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 166 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 6 reviews

    In the game Pixel Sinobi you play as a Ninja from the clan "Black Lotus". You have to confront the 9 demons of hell and the clan of Samurai "Steel Claw" who want to enslave the whole world. The title was later re-branded to "Within the Blade" when it was ported for console release in 2021. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Within the blade.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 1,617 reviews

    Blood Spear is a student game which won the first prize of the jury at ISART Digital Montréal in 2021. Blood Spear is a unique ranged action-adventure game in which you play as a demonic spear. Emerging from a deep slumber, you are thirsty for blood. Throw with precision to impale and defeat powerful foes inside grandiose environments where a long-coveted power lies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Spear.

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  15. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    Saint Slayer is an NES-style 2D action game, featuring loads of stages, enemies, and gore set against the backdrop of late-17th century Europe. Play as the ex-soldier Rudiger and wield the Spear of Sacrilege as you save the Holy Roman Empire from the corrupt Catholic priest Father Pacer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 500 reviews

    From the creators of E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy, a cult cyberpunk RPG. Daimon Blades is a brutal first person slasher that combines the depth of action RPGs and replayability of roguelites. Launch expeditions solo or up to 4 players, and survive the many horrors of the Daimon Realm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DAIMON BLADES.

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  17. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    88% User Score Based on 1,776 reviews

    Every strike is lethal in this blood-soaked sword fighting game. Slash, clash, parry, dodge and watch limbs fly. Choose your move carefully - the first cut is also the last. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to First Cut: Samurai Duel.

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  18. A village attacked by a mysterious figure. A Guardian, dead in it's defense. And you, left to tell the wider world of what happened. In this top-down RPG, you play as Mael, a young human whose home is befell by foul forces, only to find themselves tasked with finding help in the aftermath. Quickly, the situation escalates as you find yourself investigating what is shown to be only one piece of a f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Twilight Witch.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 854 reviews

    Cursorblade is an action arcade game where you play as a cursor that fights your way through waves of enemies. Combine weapons and items to be more powerful with your own unique builds. Slash, dodge, upgrade and repeat! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursorblade.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    80% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Embrace Onyx, the master of the Black Lotus, in intense first-person hack n' slash combat. Maneuver compact battlegrounds, unleash spatial manipulation, and showcase unmatched agility. How long can you survive the relentless waves? Brace for an adrenaline-pumping test of mettle! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neonscape.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 853 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    Butcher is a fast-paced 2D shooter game and a blood-soaked love letter to the early 90s. As a cyborg programmed to eradicate the last remains of humanity, your sole purpose is to well... annihilate anything that moves. So grab your weapon of choice (from chainsaw, through shotgun, to grenade launcher) and kill your way through underground hideouts, post-apocalyptic cities, jungles and more. And i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BUTCHER.

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  22. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 70,504 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 8 reviews

    A top-down slasher/shooter with unlockable gameplay-altering masks and weapons, featuring a neon-flavoured electronic aesthetic, in which a hitman receives anonymous calls ordering him to travel to certain residences and crime dens and massacre those within, as he stumbles through unreal visions and inconsistencies without any answers to how, why or who. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hotline Miami.

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  23. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 2,865 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 35 reviews

    The Victor Vran: Overkill Edition includes the fully updated Victor Vran, the expansive Fractured Worlds & the legendary Motörhead: Through The Ages. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Victor Vran.

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  24. This game is a fantasy platformer presenting adventures of a little knight committed to get bad creatures out of the magic world with the help of a sword and magic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fury Knight.

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  25. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    96% User Score Based on 310 reviews

    A simple rogue like action game. Use WASD to move, use the mouse to control the player character's direction, use the left mouse button to attack and right mouse button to use skill. Also supports keyboard only mode, see details in the ingame guide. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword Rogue.

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  26. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 18,127 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Experience cinematic kung-fu battles in the fastest, most intense brawler the indie world has ever seen! With the unique 1:1 response system of One Finger Death Punch, players will feel the immediate feedback of every bone-crunching hit. Pay tribute to the masters using five classic kung-fu styles mixed with additional weapons. Combine face-to-face combat with throwing weapons to recreate complex… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Finger Death Punch.

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  27. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 2,498 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 37 reviews

    APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz. Build up nearly unstoppable momentum and use your captors as both weapons and shields to crush everyone on your procedurally generated path to freedom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to APE OUT.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Jump down the esophagus of a body plagued by viruses and big bad bosses in this reverse vertical scrolling shoot'em up! Collect eye crusties, upgrade your pupils, and clear the screen of bullets with your cornea crushing eye blasts! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rheum.

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  29. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 1,583 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 8 reviews

    REDEEMER is a Top-Down Action game where you will punch, hack and blast your way through enemies using fists, hammers, fire arms and even the environment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Redeemer.

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  30. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    71% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    The Slimeking's Tower is an action/roguelike game where you have to explore a procedural generated tower, collect over 300 different items and slay over 100 different enemies in five different gamemodes to retrieve your people's moustaches back from the Slimeking. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Slimeking's Tower.

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  31. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 3,959 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 39 reviews

    Thymesia is a grueling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thymesia.

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  32. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    A first-person exploration and action RPG game. Make your way through monster and trap infested dungeons, uncover chests contained powerful weapons and armor, and slay the great evil that lurks deep in the shadows. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeons & Darkness.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 2,904 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 7 reviews

    OTXO is a fast, brutal, violent roguelite, filled with precise but savage gunplay and time-bending slow motion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OTXO.

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  34. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 1,984 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 5 reviews

    Fight your way across the city in a brutal romp that mixes old school brawlers and fast-paced motion-captured combat. You’re Babyface, a former member of the criminal underworld lured back into “the life” by a mysterious AI drone. Your mission against impossible odds: Fight your way across the city before sunrise, and prevent a citywide criminal takeover together. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Fight Express.

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  35. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 2,393 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 3 reviews

    Apotheon is a heroic action game set within the vibrant world of Ancient Greek Mythology. Ascend Mount Olympus, wrestle the divine powers from the Pantheon of Gods, and save mankind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apotheon.

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  36. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 1,044 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 5 reviews

    Fury Unleashed is a combo-driven roguelite action platformer - each kill you score increases your combo. Hit certain thresholds and your resistance and healing powers will kick in! It's a game... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fury Unleashed.

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    31%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    41% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    Enter the apocalyptic fantasy world filled with monsters and demons, become the only warrior experiences intense combats and slay thousands of enemies in an epic action RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadsiege.

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  38. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    93% User Score Based on 2,194 reviews

    Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suit for Hire.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 164 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    "​​Bannerman is a medieval action-adventure with challenging skill-based combat inspired by historical swordsmanship. You play as a man-at-arms who is left for dead following a terrible battle. On awakening you discover your lord's banner has been lost. You must travel across a war-torn medieval land in pursuit." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bannerman.

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  40. Embark on a perilous journey through a dark fantasy world. Delve into perilous dungeons, battle hordes of monstrous creatures and unravel the mystery of the Runes - ancient artifacts of immense power and corruption. Shape your destiny: rise as a Hero or fall to the Madness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Runes of Madness.

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  41. Protecting Us From Incredibly Worrisome Extremely Hostile Oddities...is what you will be doing with your football! Defend the Earth from the invading disciples of the Deranged Octopus, and learn the ultimate secret of the Universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PUFIWEHO.

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  43. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    69% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    The Kingdom Lies in Ruins When corrupt nobles introduced Prima Nocta rights, they ignited a rebellion. The poor and the few just nobles banded together, fighting a desperate war that ended in the Battle of the Brides. The rebels were slaughtered and their forces scattered to the winds. You are one of these survivors, Eric of Woldham, who returned to find his village burned to the ground, his peo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of Old: Dominus.

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  44. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 198 reviews

    BIRDCAGE is an arcade-style vertical scrolling shoot’em up inspired by genre classics, blending gritty pixel art sprites with 2.5D backdrops and a pumping retro soundtrack! Blast through 6 unique stages of bullet hell mayhem, facing off against enemy swarms using multiple shot types and rechargeable specials. Chase high scores by maintaining chains and kill rate. Strategically activate Hyperblade… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BIRDCAGE.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    95% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Fight tremendous bosses and discover the secrets of Vindilis! A short, epic 2D action platformer that will put you against powerful enemies in a hand-drawn universe. A short-form souls like game about vengeance and creation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vindilis.

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  46. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 122 reviews

    The planet of Lumna is threatened by a group of terrorists called Mad Bunny! Join Axel and Hazel on their mission to fight them, as they discover more about the world and its people, in this fast-paced 2D-action platformer! Code Bunny is a momentum-based, melee-oriented platformer where the action is nonstop! Master both character's play styles to deliver flashy and exciting attacks that rip and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CODE Bunny.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 899 reviews

    Bloodthief is an ultra-fast melee dungeon-runner where you use momentum to parkour through hazardous dungeons and brutally slash through enemies. Speed-run through haunted crypts and castles and learn what dark secrets lie beneath.Vanquish the Wicked. Drink Their Blood.In Bloodthief you play as a vampire, and the blood of undead foes fuels your abilities and propels you to insane speeds. Movement … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodthief.

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  48. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    Haneda Girl is an action-platformer game with brutal and frantic action. Clean stages swapping between two playable characters. Bullets or Slashes, your choice, but be creative. A wide variety of ways to solve each encounter are at your disposal. Dance the waltz of destruction, end the threat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haneda Girl.

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  49. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 487 reviews

    Adventure awaits in this narrative driven fantasy action-RPG. The war-torn city of Vahrin stands before you on the brink of collapse and in desperate need of aid. As a mercenary in search of your next…opportunity, will you answer Vahrin’s Call? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forsaken Realms: Vahrin's Call.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    59% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Mortal Rite is a third-person, action RPG that aims to breathe new life into the rogue-lite and dungeon crawler genres. In Mortal Rite you must face the blood spirit's trials as you ascend the tower in order to gain our access into the guild. The game can be played in single player mode or up to 6 player co-op! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mortal Rite.

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