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Games like The 16 bit console wars from a marketing science perspective

Games like The 16 bit console wars from a marketing science perspective

Games like The 16 bit console wars from a marketing science perspective

Looking for games like The 16 bit console wars from a marketing science perspective? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall, Comic Book Tycoon or Computer Industry Analysis Papers.

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  1. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 282 reviews

    The confrontation between the East and the West is coming to an end, but not between East and West Germany. The old party leaders are still sitting in their offices, not changing anything and waiting for exclamations from Moscow. But their end is close – Gorbachev and Kohl have already decided... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall.

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  2. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    52% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    Start out as comic artist in small room and draw best comic you can and show off your work, replay the history of the comic industry., your decisions will make or break your studio. Create bestselling comics and become immortal with your stories. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Comic Book Tycoon.

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  3. A collection of german Science Essays Michael Kumpmann wrote for business administration courses at college. They analyse various aspects of the computer industry like consoles, operating systems like windows, android, iOS, NeXTStep, Linux and unix,  historic computers like the Commodore 64, Atari ST, MITS Altair, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, SInclair ZX Spectrum, and BBC Micro, Companies like I… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Computer Industry Analysis Papers.

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  4. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 279 reviews

    Year 1976, the stormy Cultural revolution has died down, hard times of hongweibing and public critics are coming to an end. Old and sick Mao Zedong will soon leave China to his comrades from CPC. The Cold War is coming into a new phase... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to China: Mao's legacy.

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  5. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    65% User Score Based on 153 reviews

    For the People is an acute social novel with strategic elements, in which you take control of the newly appointed mayor of a small city. Will the party provide for the people, or are the people just cogs in its machine? The choice is yours, comrade! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to For the People.

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  6. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 852 reviews

    What could be better than having a million? Have a Billion? But this will not give you all power over the world. Your goal is not to make a lot of money - but to start printing them. Become a Federal Reserve System and you become greatest! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evil Bank Manager.

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  7. Three space friends get into an unearthly adventure in which they face a variety of different tasks, which will take a lot of time to solve. Will you be able to exit the game as winners? Then be patient because the game is for those who like to think. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gav-Gav Odyssey.

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  8. Imperialist is a colonial-era 4X Strategy game where victory is the result of developing the New World, industrialising your capital, and controlling the Old World. Guide your nation through the Ages of Discovery, Industrialisation and Wars to emerge as the world's first Superpower! Your Capital is the Engine of EverythingEvery resource extracted from every province flows back to your Capital.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imperialist.

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  9. A retro action game collection featuring four early Hiryu no Ken titles, combining martial arts battles, side-scrolling stages, and unique battle mechanics across the series. Japanese language support only. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hiryu no Ken Collection.

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  10. We stand in an era of transformation, from the Industrial Revolution to the ongoing Intelligent Revolution, where each leap in technology has profoundly influenced the trajectory of human society's development. As graduates of Art and Technology, we aim not only to showcase our design achievements but also to convey our profound understanding and unique perspectives on this era. The theme of our g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LandPort.

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  11. Welcome to "Before Fate": A Nexus of Time and Space “Before Fate” blends retro sci-fi with imaginative comic art for a unique survival adventure. Journey through time portals, explore diverse worlds, gather resources, face survival challenges, explore mysterious dungeons, and gradually uncover the truth behind an interstellar disaster. Game Features: Time-Space Odyssey: Explore diverse environment… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Before Fate.

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    Synopsis In 1979, a man named Masao Satomi was involved in an accident. He was taken to the hospital and woke up safe and sound, but had amnesia. When he wonders if there is any memory he can recall, he recalls an intense childhood memory from 16 years ago. The nostalgic atmosphere of the Showa period and the somewhat disturbing atmosphere of his childhood. Masao tries to relive those memori… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 6days.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Experience various historical settings and battles that took place during the Great Patriotic War and Cold War. Fight in Stalingrad and Berlin to avenge the fate of your fellow comrades. Counter the West’s influence in Hungary and Afghanistan in the Cold War.Historical Settings Soviet Soldier offers an immersive journey through the tumultuous history of the Soviet Union, unfolding across four grip… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soviet Soldier.

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  14. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 172 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 3 reviews

    Dilara joins her father Malik, a handyman tasked with refurbishing an old apartment in the city of Berlin, Germany. In the course of their extensive renovation work, Dilara digs deeper and deeper into the history of the apartment. Relics from past times turn out to be silent witnesses and former companions of the apartment's previous inhabitants. With each new find, Malik tells his daughter the st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Berlin Apartment.

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  15. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Artillery Tycoon puts you in charge of building and managing a growing artillery factory. Research advanced weapon designs, optimize production, and fulfill contracts for nations in need of heavy firepower. Test your creations on the shooting range to ensure peak performance and outclass the competition. Your success hinges on balancing resources, innovation, and market strategy. Experiment with u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Artillery Tycoon.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    80% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    At the dawn of the interstellar era, humanity and its machine workforce have expanded into a remote stellar neighbourhood. Explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate across the nearby stars in a real-scale, fully-3D environment to overcome your rivals, mastering military power, prosperous governance, booming industry, wealth, resources, and their separate technology trees. Choose your faction and y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Reach.

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  19. Celebrating SUNSOFT's return, we present to you this deluxe collection of three SUNSOFT classics: "The Wing of Madoola", "53 Stations of the Tokaido(Toukaido Gojusan-tsugi)", and "Ripple Island". Play comfortably with the added save and rewind functions. Great for anyone who couldn't clear them back in the day... ★★ Introduction of Games Included ★★ The Wing of Mad… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SUNSOFT is Back! レトロゲームセレクション.

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  20. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 1,628 reviews

    Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supreme Ruler.

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  21. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    47% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    In Oil Enterprise, you enter the multi-million dollar business of black gold as a shrewd businessman. Accept the challenge and grow from a small-scale en-trepreneur, investing in your first oilfield, to a global oil magnate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oil Enterprise.

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  22. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    In 960 A.D., the Zhao Song Dynasty was established. As the mayor, you'll need to help the townspeople settle down, cultivate the land and expand. However, when the emperor issues a national mandate, conflicts between factions threaten city development—what strategy will you adopt? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thriving City: Song.

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  23. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    88% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    A turn-based grand strategy game in space, set in the near future: Defend Earth against an alien invasion from the edge of the Solar System and expand your campaign to push them back to their base. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solar War.

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  24. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    93% User Score Based on 88 reviews
    Critic Score 59%Based on 14 reviews

    WE ARE DOOMED is a twin-stick shooter where you zap polygon baddies with an absurdly overpowered laserbeam. Dive head-first into the action with reckless ambition, charge the SUPERBEAM, and zap everything out of existence in an instant. Chase high scores or just enjoy the beautiful explosion of geometry, color and light. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WE ARE DOOMED.

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    23%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    31% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    In BusinessMan, you are an entrepreneur among others. You can for example start off by investing your initial 20k€ smartly or try to become a chairman in some company. Once you're a chairman, you start making regular income, but the biggest incomes naturally lie behind the greatest of risks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BusinessMan.

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  26. 29%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    42% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Direct Hit: Missile War offers a deep strategic experience to those weary of the never ending stream of Command and Conquer clones that dominate the real-time strategy market. Direct Hit brings many fresh ideas to the table, in particular: separate player maps, and the replacement of classic RTS units by customizable missiles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Direct Hit: Missile War.

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  27. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Wanderjahr is a JRPG with real time combat and an intriguing story. "This universe, this reality, there's a source code behind all of it. We'd know, we already found it." "And with it, we will cleanse this reality of all evil." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wanderjahr.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    76% User Score Based on 333 reviews

    Asymmetric space empire builder where you feel like the Emperor, not a logistics officer. No micromanagement, grand scale, fast paced, audiences, assassins, imperial court, disloyal admirals. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Monarch.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    88% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Play using the logic of traditional minesweeper games in this reinterpretation of the classic game. Interact with the story of World War II by solving the minesweeper puzzles, finding land, naval, and anti-tank mines. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to War Mines: WW2.

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  30. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    85% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    This VR game is a first person shooter where you can experience the events in the middle of the 19th century known as Bleeding Kansas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bleeding Kansas.

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  32. Originally called Feng Shen Ying Jie Chuan, Canon - Legends of the New Gods is a strategy RPG originally for the Sega Genesis and Mega Drive consoles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Canon: Legend of the New Gods.

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  33. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 51 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

    Wolfenstein is the direct sequel to Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Spear of Destiny/Wolfenstein RPG. It featured a "re-imagined" disguised dark-haired B.J. Blazkowicz, retaining the unshaven look seen in Return to Castle Wolfenstein and dressed in civilian clothes rather than his usual military uniform. The game mainly consists of the player shooting his way through hordes of different types of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wolfenstein.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 90 reviews

    Let Morendo pull you into a dark vortex of lies, betrayal, lust and gluttony. Join a concert guitarist on his journey into the abyss. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morendo.

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  35. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    80% User Score Based on 275 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

    Prepare for the ultimate grand strategy experience. International trade, religious and cultural strife, military campaigns, diplomatic negotiations... here, you control it all. Making History II: The War of the World gives players the power to take full control of any world nation, colonies, regions, cities, and military units during the time leading up to and during the Second World War. Armchair… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Making History II: The War of the World.

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  36. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    —— Humans have started a trade war! —— Monsters can only survive by seeking development! —— Enjoy a humorous and funny slice-of-life comedy! —— Help the little rabbit expand and strengthen her store! Decades ago, monsters and humans established trade relations. With the influx of human technology and capital, the monster world embarked on a modernization process. Industries flourished, and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop.

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  37. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 116 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 9 reviews

    A first-person interactive story inspired by real-world anxieties, The Assembly is a long-form game designed for VR. Explore a morally ambiguous organization as two individuals and face tough decisions from contrasting perspectives, that culminate in one of multiple thrilling conclusions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Assembly.

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  38. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Take on the forces of the Robot Empire in this Low-Poly 3D Run 'n' Gun Action Game! Thunder Kid is a low-poly 3D run ‘n’ gun action game controlled from behind the main character, shifting the perspective of genre classics and adding bullet hell elements while retaining its hallmark features. As Thunder Kid, you’ll have to run, jump and shoot your way across colorful and varied 3D environments, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thunder Kid.

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  39. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 552 reviews

    Write your own story and change the course of history as you lead of one of the Great Powers during the era of the First World War. Can you prevail as modern industrialized warfare changes the age of empires forever? Your actions will influence world events as you navigate a path through shifting alliances, emerging technologies and self-serving nations who hold power over vast populations eager … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Making History: The Great War.

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  40. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    Full Scale Restoration of the Japanese battleship “Yamato” in VR. Battleship Yamato was constructed during the World War Ⅱ in 1941, and it was the biggest battleship ever built. Unfortunately, Yamato didn’t last through the war, and it sank to the bottom of the sea. Now, battleship Yamato is completely restored in full scale in VR. It is based on the blueprints and the recollections of the actual… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VR Battleship YAMATO.

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  41. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    76% User Score Based on 445 reviews

    Don’t let the Soviet Union collapse, and fall in the darkness of history or lead the Union by a new path – democracy and free market! But before you decide something, think – wouldn’t it cause more harm than good? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crisis in the Kremlin.

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  42. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    88% User Score Based on 184 reviews

    Eglia's It is a "grand strategy" game with an aerial background, with a combination of Japanese lihua and pixel art style. The game takes the aerial world as the background and designs several countries with their own characteristics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia.

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  43. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    71% User Score Based on 150 reviews

    Sixteen levels (in four groups of four) await you in this long-developed Bitmap Brothers title. The basic gameplay is similar to Gauntlet, but in an open air setting, with bridges across rivers and such in the maps. The visuals are in the 'metallic and blue' style the Bitmaps appeared to favor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soldiers of Fortune.

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  44. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    50% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    "Mobile Empire" is a high degree of freedom stand-alone simulation game with the theme of "making mobile phones". You're going to be an entrepreneur who's back in 2001, because you've got the startup capital of a mysterious investor, and you're starting to create miracles and become a new technology giant! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mobile Empire.

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  46. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    62% User Score Based on 138 reviews

    Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. BattleGoat Studios invites you to travel back to 1914 and select from more than 50 playable regions at the onset of World War I, as European powers struggle to survive and new technologies transform warfare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supreme Ruler The Great War.

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  47. Start in 1995 with $5 million, a garage, and a chance to build the next great technology company. Silicon Empire: Chip Tycoon is a deep single-player business simulation about the semiconductor industry. Research technology, design processors and graphics cards, launch complete laptops, manage production, and compete in a market where engineering decisions have commercial consequences.DESIGN THE … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silicon Empire: Chip Tycoon.

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  48. Build the studio that shapes gaming historyIt is 1980. You have a small studio, limited cash, and fifty years of a changing industry ahead of you. New genres will rise, platforms will fight for players, technology will transform what games can be, and rival companies will compete for every sale. Game Dev Empire is a deep, single-player management simulation about growing a video game company from… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game Dev Empire.

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  49. THE GAFFER starts you in August 1959 Division Four, a chairman willing to take a chance on you, and a town that hasn't decided yet if you're any good. From there it's yours: up to thirty years in the dugout, one manager, one long career, told as it happens rather than looped forever. All 80 clubs are placed in real English and Welsh towns rather than placeholders, each with its own researched loc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gaffer.

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  50. The Earth is exhausted and at war. As one of the first volunteer colonists, your mission was simple: land on Alia Domus and help prepare humanity's new home. But the plan failed. The war in the Metropolis cut off the supply shipments, support ceased, and you find yourself completely isolated, bare-handed, on an unknown planet. To survive and make this world thrive, you will have to rewrite the his… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alia Domus.

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