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Looking for games like The Academy Chrysalis? Here are top role playing recommendations with a horror, fantasy and dark fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Descent: Road to Legend, Against the Fall of Night Playtest or A Packet of Particular Peaks.

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  1. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 201 reviews

    Road to Legend is a companion app for the Descent: Journeys in the Dark 2nd edition board game. When you play with Road to Legend, the app assumes the role of the overlord player, controlling monsters and inviting you to explore the dungeon in entirely new and unexpected ways. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Descent: Road to Legend.

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  2. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    PLAYTEST MATERIAL This is the playtest version of the Against the Fall of Night TTRPG.  More about the playtest status can be found below.  What this means, in short, is that you can expect limited or no art, formatting, and incomplete rules all over the place.  Your one-time purchase will entitle you to all playtest updates made, right up until the final playtest version.  The final playtest vers… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Against the Fall of Night Playtest.

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  3. 56%Game Brain Score
    56% User Score Based on 7 reviews

    A Packet of What? A Packet of Particular Peaks. This is a go-to reference for a system neutral, old school inspired fantasy setting that aims to provide a “drop-in-and-drop-out” experience. You can run a small side quest within the peaks, provide a parallel campaign to your normal adventures, or simply pull from this packet for game-able material in your role playing game sessions. We hope … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Packet of Particular Peaks.

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  4. 100%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    ⚡️ A standalone expansion + revised edition for Crescent Moon is on the way. Sign up here ! ⚡️ Go on a strange journey into the patchwork world of the daydream in Crescent Moon ☾, a feelings-delving role-playing game of brave children and bold adventures. Rules for crafting your own whimsical tale full of breathtaking landscapes and unlikely friends await inside. Delve in to uncover stories of da… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CRESCENT MOON ☾ feelings-delving role-playing.

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  6. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    51% User Score Based on 225 reviews

    Talisman Prologue is an adaptation of the classic fantasy board game Talisman by Games Workshop. This version focuses on single player experience. An epic tale of dice rolling and card drawing takes you on a quest throughout the land to rescue Princesses, slay Dragons and recover lost artefacts. Play through over 50 quests using the Talisman board game rules, and learn the special abilities of all… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Talisman: Prologue.

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  7. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    A Storytelling Card Game About Beautiful Heroes with Tragic Backstories You are an adventurer. You journey through dangerous lands in search of… well, that’s up to you. It’s a hard and dangerous life, and everyone has a different reason for taking it up. But you are also royalty. From a distant land, or a nearby kingdom, you were born into wealth, power, and prestige. But you left it all behind. W… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secret Prince (Beta).

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  8. Give 5e fantasy heroes and villains an edge.  Give them the 250 Best Magic Items for 5th Edition clerics, monks, and paladins! Items that scale with your proficiency bonus Items that grant class abilities or racial traits Items that unlock bonus powers based on class Items that create consecrated and desecrated ground Magical tattoos, divine incense, and holy symbols of protection New and revised … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 250 Best Magic Items for Clerics, Monks, and Paladins.

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  9. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    A New Age Begins . . . Years after a mysterious series of magical Churnings, kingdoms of Mushrooms awoke in a world left behind by the Ancients, surrounded by strange beasts and remnants of ancient technology from when "humans" walked the soils. In the years following, Mushroomkind fought and explored, discovered and innovated. But Mushrooms are small, and the world is large; much remains to be le… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mushrooms & Magic.

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  10. Unknown Darkness is a story-driven tactical RPG blending turn-based combat, deck-building, and roguelite progression inside a world inspired by Lovecraftian cosmic horror. As the commander of a covert agency formed after WWI, you must investigate otherworldly threats, manage your operatives, and hold humanity together as the Chaos Meter rises. SHAPE YOUR OWN PLAYSTYLECreate unique squads and send… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unknown Darkness.

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  11. 73%Game Brain Score
    73% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    The Reviews "Aether is everything you want from a full-priced fantasy RPG...It's meaty, but also streamlined; innovative without being too complicated. Aether can definitely stand with it's head held high among other setting-agnostic fantasy RPGs." "A beautiful system, lovingly crafted by Crow...In an industry dominated by dice, a system that uses a deck of playing cards is a nice, refreshing chan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aether: A Heroic Fantasy RPG.

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  13. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 351 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Dungeon Encounters is a unique dungeon exploration RPG in which you lead an expedition to chart the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth. Plan and prepare to overcome numerous obstacles, solve puzzles, and defeat monsters. Strategize to survive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Encounters.

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  14. 55%Game Brain Score
    55% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    Are you tired of thick rulebooks and complicated solo RPG engines? Look no further than Everline, the game that's so easy to play, even your grandma could do it (no offense to grandma, of course). *Core Rule updated to version 1.2*Released Zagsonia Catacomb (2 in the Zagsonia Series) Series: [DEMO SET] (Free): In this game, you play as a young child who sets out to collect herbs from a nearby fore… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everline: Quickstart Your Solorpg.

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  15. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Welcome to War of the Pips!  THE GAME War of the Pips is a TABLETOP   ROLE PLAYING   GAME where you can play either by yourself, or with a GM (Game Master) guiding between 1-4   PLAYERS on a fantasy adventure.  This game uses its own OSR-style system, named Pipsqueak. There is an emphasis on:  • Player agency (do as you please) • Resource management (items are valuable, and inventory space limited… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to War of the Pips.

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  16. 64%Game Brain Score
    64% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    A Greeblin’s Journey is a solo journaling game about a traveling creature called a Greeblin. They have become unsettled from their home and are now traveling for the first time in a world they have never explored. The road is strange and not nearly as kind as their bed, but they had to do something. They had to go somewhere. This project is a digital-only (for now) zine! The game uses 2 six-side… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Greeblin's Journey.

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  17. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Gothic Fantasy Roleplaying. Imagine a village made insignificant by the landscape that surrounds it, its air thick with secrets. There have been disappearances, perhaps, or murders – gruesome ones, loaded with occult significance. Shadowy cabals concoct plots by candlelight, pursued by interlopers with demons of their own. The stash of books in the church’s broom cupboard locates a hidden temple i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to secrets under stone..

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    57%Game Brain Score
    57% User Score Based on 8 reviews

    Bloodheist  is a full tabletop RPG, presented in zine format. The pitch is simple: Dracula won, and the Undying Empire he built is ruled by immortal, squabbling vampire clans. You will play as a gang of criminals, hired by a powerful vampire to steal a valuable object from a rival. Human or undead, your characters are outsiders, unaffiliated with any one Great House, hired for the jobs that can't … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodheist.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    98% User Score Based on 184 reviews

    **Printed books available now** Nominated for two ENNIES including Best Layout and Best Rules! NOVA is a rules-lite tabletop RPG in a world where the sun exploded, and humanity struggles to hold onto what little light they have left. The players will pilot exosuits, called Sparks, exploring the dark ruins of old earth, searching for the technology and knowledge that may just bring on a new dawn. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NOVA.

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  20. 74%Game Brain Score
    74% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    Roads beyond counting and buildings that block the very sun. A city that stretches without measure and whose secrets are without number... A sprawling metropolis, built on the bones of cities long forgotten, it is as every bit as colorful and chaotic as it is deadly and unforgiving. It is ruled from the glistening Spires above; The Nobles, demigods of flesh made gold, who’s tyrannical whims ebb an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Cess and Citadel.

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  21. 54%Game Brain Score
    54% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    Hard-Knock World is a streamlined tabletop roleplaying game where players adventure to learn new skills at the metaphorical ‘school of hard knocks’: advancement is open-ended, using broad fictional descriptions. Each PC can master a new ability related to their class each session, but this happens diegetically (in the story) rather than being chosen between sessions from a list of advanced moves— … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hard-Knock World.

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  22. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 192 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Old-school dungeon crawler is here ! This game is most old-school style of "Wizardry" spiritual successor, which gave origin of JRPGs, is now available on Steam with scenario editor and some modern UI improvements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wizardry: The Five Ordeals.

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  23. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 2,034 reviews

    Low Magic Age is a fantasy RPG that focused on turn-based party-based tactical combat. Field of View, Fog of War, Cover, Zone of Control, Charging and Flanking, various and abundant tactical elements are implemented in the game rules that evolved from Wizards of the Coast's Open Game License (OGL). Inherited from classic game rules: Evolved from historic pen-and-paper game rules, plus well design… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Low Magic Age.

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  24. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 922 reviews

    Prep Less. Play Better. Exciting upgrades await you in one of the most popular virtual tabletops. Fantasy Grounds Unity has amazing new features to take your gaming on to new adventures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fantasy Grounds VTT.

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  25. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 6,067 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    In Talisman Digital Edition, there are 58 characters a player can control, from the heroic Warrior to the powerful Sorceress. In this perilous adventure, players battle it out to journey across a dangerous land and be the first to claim the Crown of Command, a magical artefact with the power to destroy all rivals and make the bearer the true ruler of the kingdom. On your travels, you will need str… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Talisman.

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  26. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

                 High on the treacherous and perpetually frozen peaks of Mt. Abbot lies a forgotten gold claim registered to one Jakob Weidner. Decades ago, maybe more, Weidner packed up his family of six and built a homestead on a small, unforgiving parcel of land in a desperate bid to strike it rich. Initially he was called a fool, but, for a time at least, rumor was that Weidner had actually manage… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lord of Wolves - A Trophy Gold Incursion.

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  27. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    The Myth of a Godslayer is a top-down Action-RPG mixing combat, exploration, puzzles and platforming. Discover an original world inspired by Gallic Celtic mythology and great classics from the 16 and 32-bit eras such as Beyond Oasis and The Legend of Oasis. Get Ready for a Mythical Adventure! The Holy City of Pandora is in turmoil since the discovery of new lands beyond the borders of the k… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Myth of a Godslayer.

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  28. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    78% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this free-to-play turn-based strategy game. Level up and train your units and guide them through the Curse story campaign.The Curse Campaign The Curse is a free procedurally generated campaign for Fantasy General II. Everyone can play the Curse by downloading and installing Fantasy General II: Prologue, c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fantasy General II: Prologue.

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  30. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 2,016 reviews

    The Amazing Cultivation Simulator is a China fairy-tale style simulation game with Roguelike and survival elements, and classic China culture background. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amazing Cultivation Simulator.

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  31. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    D100 Dungeon is a game in which you will steer an adventurer through underground caves and dungeons, looking for lost treasures and completing dangerous quests. With each game your adventurer will gain wealth, recognition and become stronger and increasingly skilled in their pursuits. The Computer Companion has been carefully modeled after the pen and pencil version, which you will need in orde… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to D100 Dungeon Computer Companion.

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  32. 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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  33. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    58% User Score Based on 1,632 reviews
    Critic Score 59%Based on 16 reviews

    Set in the lush and vibrant world of the Forgotten Realms, Sword Coast Legends offers an all-new way to enjoy the time-tested magic of playing Dungeons & Dragons as a shared storytelling experience. With a deep narrative developed by a team of long-time industry veterans and a partnership with Wizards of the Coast, the single player campaign of Sword Coast Legends brings the world of Faerûn home l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword Coast Legends.

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  34. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    77% User Score Based on 1,628 reviews

    Fantasy Grounds is a hybrid application which allows you to play and create your own RPG games. It facilitates this play and provides some optional add-on Adventure modules which can be loaded and played with very little preparation. Each game will require a GameMaster (GM) and one or more players. Games may be played in a session as short as a few hours or continued with multiple sessions over a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fantasy Grounds.

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  35. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    71% User Score Based on 1,158 reviews

    Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation is a turn-based dungeon-crawling game based on the Dungeons & Dragons Adventure System board games and developed by BKOM Studios. Unique Quests: The procedural map generation allows every quest to remain unique even when replaying them multiple times. Over 30 Quests: The game features a mix of Main Story quests and Side quests. A board game experience… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation.

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  36. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Step into the world of The Slender Man Mystery, where darkness and enigma reign supreme. As a fearless investigator, you are drawn to the legend of the elusive Slender Man, an otherworldly being whose presence has haunted humanity for centuries. Uncover the truth behind the disappearances, face your fears, and solve the mysteries that have eluded many before you. Will you be the one to unravel the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Slender Man Mystery.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 175 reviews

    Available in print. Official Modules also available on itch: The Mall (What if John Carpenter's The Thing was set in a trapped 1990s mall?))The Bureau (“The office as modern dungeon in this love letter to Control and Gradient Descent.”) ________________________________________________________________________ Liminal Horror brings adaptable modern horror to TTRPGs. It is a rules-lite, fail forward … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Horror.

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  38. Hello everyone, Castle Oldskull is a well-regarded RPG supplement series, designed to sync with Gygaxian, old school, and Wizardly tabletop role-playing games. If you play tabletop, you’ll sync in quickly. If you’re a retro videogamer, you might see influences from Archon, The Bard’s Tale, Dragon’s Lair, Gauntlet, Mail Order Monsters, Phantasie, Telengard, Temple of Apshai, Tunnels of Doom, Ultima… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle Oldskull Module 10: Oldskull Dungeon Bestiary.

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  39. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Welcome! This is a two-page, printable approach to designing engaging, dramatic scenes for any story - whether one you choose to write out, or for a story game.  Though designed to work with the StoriesRPG base game, it works with any tabletop RPG, breaking every scene into four parts: The Hook: A read-aloud description to set the scene!Explore: A list of things to describe and questions to ask to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StoriesRPG - Scenes!.

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  40. 41%Game Brain Score
    41% User Score Based on 2 reviews

      Story Hoping to escape your destiny as a monster trainer you left the home of your famous parents to find your own way in the world.  Within two years of leaving home your parents had been murdered and now you've been called back to inherit their failing farm. With the farm heavily in debt to the bank, and with a burning desire to find and kill your parents' murderer, the only option is to take… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Monsters: Spring City Tales.

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  41. 80%Game Brain Score
    80% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    tactical action | old school theming Trespasser is a tabletop roleplaying game about peasants-turned-adventurers carving out safe refuge amid the long collapse of their dying world. Designed for player-driven sandbox campaigns of survival and dungeon crawling, Trespasser borrows themes of early tabletop and pairs them with a tactical combat system inspired by 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons. If you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trespasser.

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  42. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    80% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    Experience the seminal 90’s Adventure Game described by one journalist as "the strangest, creepiest, most psychedelic adventure game I've yet to come across." Dive into a world shrouded in mystery, where ancient secrets and powerful conspiracies await in Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages. This dark and atmospheric adventure game combines elements of puzzle-solving, exploration, and na… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages..

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  43. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    Trapped in the Great Abyss!You are an old dreamer who, through unforeseen circumstances, has found himself trapped in the Great Abyss, the vast underworld beneath the Dreamlands.  Use the resources at your disposal, weapons, armor, supplies, and any alliances you have with the locals, to explore and learn the secrets of the underworld, in order to make your way back to the upper Dreamlands, or bac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyclopean: The Great Abyss.

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  44. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Welcome to Mican! Explore a hand-crafted series of dungeons in this first person party based RPG (Blobber) inspired by classics such as Might and Magic and Wizardry. Can you put a stop to the monsters' mysterious plan and discover the ancient secrets of the Amalgam Anomaly? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monsters of Mican.

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  46. You start in the dungeon of the Stone Castle. The castle is surrounded by the enemy army of King Livard. Your teacher, the Grand Magist of water Magic, Nikolai Theron, has ordered you to come to him to receive your first instructions...Destroy a lot of monstersThe castle and the surrounding area are teeming with the most unimaginable monsters, generated by it is not clear what. Hordes of monsters … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Magic World.

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  47. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    73% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    This new adaptation of the Talisman board game focuses on solo play as you adventure through many epic quests using the full rule-set of the Revised 4th Edition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Talisman: Origins.

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  48. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    54% User Score Based on 301 reviews

    Chainsaw Warrior is a classic nail-biting game for one strong-nerved player, based off the single-player board game of the same name. The player has sixty minutes to navigate a labyrinth composed of an abandoned urban slum in New York, represented by two decks of cards, locate the entity Darkness attempting to destroy the city and kill it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chainsaw Warrior.

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  49. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    81% User Score Based on 206 reviews

    You are the hero in Forest of Doom! Explore the sinister Darkwood Forest in the digital Fighting Fantasy Standalone version of Ian Livingstoneis classic RPG gamebook! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forest of Doom.

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  50. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 176 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 4 reviews

    Super Dungeon® Tactics is a turn-based strategy game in which players create a guild of Heroes to combat the Dark Consul’s forces throughout Crystalia. As the guild master you choose to take on bounties, answer the pleas of the public, or answer a noble call to adventure. Whether for altruistic reasons, just getting your cut, or a little of both, complete quests, gather loot, attract Heroes, and r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Dungeon Tactics.

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