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Games like Tail Recursion

Games like Tail Recursion

Looking for games like Tail Recursion? Here are top casual simulation recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival, Temple Of Snek or Let Them Come.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 120 reviews

    A snaky tile-based puzzle dungeon adventure. Defend the temple, monch the infidels, and grow and grow and grow... Play as a giant snake in an inter-coiled tile-based puzzle dungeon. Explore, master puzzle mechanics and special abilities, and uncover secrets... all is not what it seems in the Temple of Snek. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Temple Of Snek.

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  3. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 1,092 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Let Them Come is a fast paced pixel art shoot ‘em up. Twitchy trigger fingers and focused battle tactics are the order of the day as wave after wave of alien-like creatures try to take you down. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Let Them Come.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    77% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    SKIGILL: a bullet-hell roguelike survivor, with a huge skill tree! A group of adventurers is trapped in an otherworldly pocket dimension. As they face waves of enemies, their only hope is: The SKIGILL! The SKIGILL A vast magic sigil is etched on the battleground. Each one of its magic nodes provides a boon to its user: statistics increase, weapons, and powerful perks. Defeat enemies, collect re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skigill.

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  7. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 1,153 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Nimbatus: The Drone Constructor is an action simulation game. Craft drones out of hundreds of different parts and explore a fully destructible, procedurally generated galaxy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    73% User Score Based on 291 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

    Glitchspace is about reprogramming the game to solve puzzles. Trapped in an abstract cyberspace world, your way forward uses visual programming to edit environmental geometry, whilst unlocking key programming concepts along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glitchspace.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    87% User Score Based on 239 reviews

    Fine Sweeper is a Minesweeper variant with additional features such as a campaign mode, “classic mode”, item drops, leader-boards, and achievements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fine Sweeper.

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  11. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    88% User Score Based on 343 reviews

    Save the world one wire at a time with Bomb Squad Academy, a puzzle game where you have to defuse bombs under a time constraint. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bomb Squad Academy.

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  12. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 297 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 7 reviews

    The Spirit of 1980's home computer RPGs revived for contemporary audiences and platforms. Dig your way through 100 handcrafted levels into the ancient depths of Dreadrock Mountain. Relive memories of oldschool dungeon crawlers, like Dungeon Master and Eye of the Beholder. Play short sessions on your mobile phone or tablet, and fight and puzzle over hours of playtime. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeons of Dreadrock.

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  14. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    94% User Score Based on 376 reviews

    Virtual Circuit Board is the minimalist drawing-based logic simulator where you will design, program, decorate, and simulate anything from simple monochrome circuits to complex and colorful computers. Explore your creativity in this sandbox experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Virtual Circuit Board.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 880 reviews

    Primordialis is a physics-based roguelike fish builder. Unleash your creativity to defeat creatures using venomous tentacles, electrical shocks, or exploding children. The possibilities are endless. Explore the primordial depths to reveal its secrets and discover what lies beyond. CreateThe core of Primordialis is its simple yet deep creature creation system. Your body is constructed out of cells … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Primordialis.

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  16. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 10,718 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 31 reviews

    MIND CONTROL DELETE is the first person shooter where time m░ves only w▒en you move. No regenerati░g he▀lth bars. No conv▒nie▄tly pla▒ed am▄o dr▄p█▒■ YOU SHOULDN’T BE HERE. YOU HAVE ALREADY WON. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SUPERHOT.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    68% User Score Based on 943 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Big classic platformer with tons of power-ups and 12+ hours of main story & 300+ hidden locations just begging for exploration. 8BitBoy is a tribute to all the greatest platformers of the 80s and 90s and a symbol of my endless love and passion for gaming. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 8BitBoy.

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  19. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 1,269 reviews

    ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) is one of the most successful roguelike games ever created, boasting a brilliant mix of story, RPG, exploration, and intensely strategic and flexible combat. The Steam version adds various Deluxe features like achievements, difficulty level customization and various play modes (e.g. a story mode allowing to save and restore games, a weekly challenge game, an explo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery).

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  20. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    84% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    About Vaporum: Lockdown is a prequel to the award-winning steampunk dungeon crawler Vaporum. It is a grid-based, single-player, single-character game, seen from a first-person perspective in an original steampunk setting, and inspired by old-school games like Dungeon Master I and II, the Eye of the Beholder series, and the more recent Legend of Grimrock I and II. Vaporum: Lockdown follows the sto… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vaporum: Lockdown.

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  21. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    77% User Score Based on 264 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Be a Pixel Shopkeeper! Collect items, decorate your shop, craft new products, and sell your wares in this shop simulation game with inventory management puzzle mechanics. Unlock new areas and customer classes as you strategize to maximize profits! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Shopkeeper.

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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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  23. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,970 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 35 reviews

    N++ is a fast-paced, action-packed puzzle platformer set in the distant future. You play as a ninja -- darting through obstacles, narrowly evading a slew of inadvertently homicidal enemy robots, and collecting gold in a minimalist, sci-fi world. You know, traditional ninja stuff. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to N.

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  24. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    37% User Score Based on 284 reviews

    Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a medroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paradox Soul.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    88% User Score Based on 1,558 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 1 reviews

    A relaxing, hexagon based, puzzle game. A exciting new twist on a classic game without the element of guesswork! Use your critical thinking and our stimulating game mechanics to progress though hundreds of levels! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to hexceed.

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  26. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    85% User Score Based on 164 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Chuck's Challenge 3D 2020 is a tile-based puzzle game that enables players to create and share their own levels. Chuck's Challenge 3D 2020 is a new remaster with remastered graphics, redesigned GUI, and refined gameplay, and is the 3rd iteration in the 10 year old Chuck's Challenge series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chuck's Challenge 3D 2020.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 90 reviews

    Discover the physics of a mysterious 2D tile-based universe, including ballistics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, chemical and nuclear reactions. Use automation bricks, build structures, machines, vehicles, produce power, solve puzzles, pierce the fog and defeat Chrs! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chrs 143.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    87% User Score Based on 277 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    "Prime Mover is an open-ended puzzle game about designing circuit boards. Work your way from transistor to processor, uncover the story of the Byte of Burden!" "In this open-ended puzzle game, you build circuit boards to solve a wide variety of logic and computer science inspired problems. Compare the speed and efficiency of your unique solutions with your friends and the world. Work your way fro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prime Mover.

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  31. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    88% User Score Based on 1,354 reviews

    Infinitode 2 - a strategy in the Tower Defense genre, in which the player will have to build towers to protect his base from endless waves of enemies. The game features huge maps, lots of towers, resource miners, upgrade tree and map editor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinitode 2: Infinite Tower Defense.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    95% User Score Based on 166 reviews

    A hex-grid puzzle-tactics card game. Outwit and outlive your enemies, while upgrading your deck. A lightweight game of bite-sized encounters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ardor.

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  33. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 6,120 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    "Captures everything that's fun about old-school RPGs." 4.5/5 – GameSpy "The balance between exciting combat, thought-provoking puzzle work, and open-ended exploration is stellar." 8.5/10 – IGN "I lost count as to how many times I threw my fist in the air and shouted, "YES!" after successfully completing a puzzle." 9.5/10 – Destructoid "Undoubtedly the best Indie Game I have played so far and at a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legend of Grimrock.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 103 reviews
    Critic Score 8%Based on 1 reviews

    Algo Bot is a coding-based puzzle game that takes place deep inside the Europa, a pan-galactic colonisation ship, where a recycling mission goes horribly wrong. Use your algorithm special skills to command Algo Bot, a service droid, and help PAL, a cantankerous line manager, to contain the crisis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Algo Bot.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    97% User Score Based on 562 reviews

    Open Hexagon is a free open-source clone of the game "Super Hexagon by Terry Cavanagh". Gameplay is easy to learn but hard to master. You control a triangle that rotates around the center of the screen. Your goal is to stay alive as long as possible by avoiding the walls that go towards the center. Features JSON and LUA scripting for complete customization and level sharing. Compete online for th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Open Hexagon.

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  37. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    U.V.S. Nirmana is an engineering puzzle game from Coincidence, the creators of Kaizen: A Factory Story and the inventors of the Zach-like. Set off on the Unreturning Void Ship Nirmana as it continues a journey of uncountable eons toward the edge of the universe. Stop by distant worlds and ancient civilizations, helping them as part of your pilgrimage with your companions, the Renunciants. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to U.V.S. Nirmana.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 249 reviews

    Orbitmine is an incremental space mining game where you orbit planets and drill through layers of blocks to reach the core. Mine Planets to the Core Fire your laser to destroy blocks as you orbit. Break through seasonal zones — Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter — each guarded by unique hazards and a powerful core. Upgrade Your Ship Unlock a deep upgrade tree to boost your laser power, expan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orbitmine.

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  39. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 469 reviews

    The world’s gone to hell, gangs run wild, and one bounty hunter keeps coming back. Hunt, die, upgrade, repeat in this explosive roguelite prequel to Huntdown where John Sawyer forges himself into a cybernetic legend. Fast, violent run-and-gun action ripped straight from VHS-era blockbusters. Tight controls meet brutal firefights in a roguelite loop designed for pure adrenaline. Collect bounties an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME.

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  40. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    70% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    Design train tracks and stations with the simplicity of a grid and tiles, but the flowing shape of curved tracks. By alternating straight and curved sections of track, you can quickly and intuitively control the track layout. Connect industries with trains to carry resources and deliver products to cities. Beyond the basic raw materials, most industries accept secondary or tertiary inputs t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steam Revolution: The Age of Rail.

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  41. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    85% User Score Based on 304 reviews

    Forge invincible defenses with lethal traps and devious machines, and crush relentless waves of adventurers in the ultimate tower defense showdown! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Warfare 3.

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  42. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 494 reviews

    Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan. Design, build, and optimize production lines to create iconic products, like calculators, camcorders, and arcade machines. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kaizen: A Factory Story.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, atmosphere
    84% User Score Based on 215 reviews

    Sodaman, he's a space agent. He must stop the hostile aliens trying to destroy the universe and save the carbonated drinks they destroyed. Maybe you should help him out? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sodaman.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    72% User Score Based on 145 reviews

    Build, Automate, Autocast!Design your factory build from scratch to autocast your spells! Enter the 20-Minute BattlefieldSurvive relentless waves of monsters against the clock! Master the Alchemical SpellbookDon't worry, the battle pauses while you’re building and browsing through recipes! Roguelite ShopStock up on factory parts, totems, power crystals, and more! Totem SynergiesWhich g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Factory.

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  46. 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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  47. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genopanic.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    82% User Score Based on 264 reviews

    Focus on exploration Find passwords for doors, search for access cards for terminals, repair damaged equipment and combine items. Think with your head. Intense battles You have a gun, but that doesn't mean you're safe. The enemies here are deadly, and not all of them can be killed... The atmosphere of cold loneliness Graphics inspired by classic 3D games such as Zero Tolerance, System Shock… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZERO PROTOCOL.

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  49. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 386 reviews

    You land on a frozen planet with an important mission: to make it habitable. To do that, you’d need to harvest resources, craft tools, burn fires, melt the ice, plant trees and produce oxygen. Estimated time for the task: over 9000 years.Or you can make robots to do that for you!Enter CraftoMate! They can be scripted with visual programming to perform all kinds of tasks. More importantly, they can… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 666 reviews

    JOIN OUR TWITTER JOIN OUR DISCORD About the GameRise of Gun A simulator of a weapons store in a world overrun by zombies after a global epidemic. The entire world is enveloped in darkness, but humans have not given up and are fighting to the end. After losing his family, the main character sets out in search of survivors in despair. The journey was difficult, but he was able to find a wonderf… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise of Gun.

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