Games like The Core
Looking for games like The Core? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Colorguard, Codex of Victory or SpinShot (Playdate).
1 Your core is under attack! Protect it as long as possible in this strategic turn-based action game Different-colored energy orbs are being fired at your core in an ever-increasing onslaught. Luckily, the orbs only move after you do. Move your core or rotate your shields to avoid danger and protect your core for as long as you can. A colored orb can be blocked by the same colored shield, but beware…
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2 61%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding61% User Score 200 reviewsIn this sci-fi turn-based strategy with real-time base-building elements, you’ll be defending human territories against the transhuman Augments. Expand your HQ, and manufacture and upgrade an army of advanced drones to wage interplanetary war for Humanity!
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3 Spinshot - Coming soon to Playdate SpinShot is an arcade block-breaker score-chaser with a spin, made exclusively for Playdate. Break stuff, collect COINs, upgrade your ARC, score points, and maintain your multiplier, chasing high scores through precision and maintaining your multipliers. In Story mode you play as Ayla, a rookie pilot and her mentor Ferris, as they pilot their Artifact Recove…
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4 76%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicreplayability, stability91% User Score 434 reviewsLithium City is a stylized isometric action game set in a neon-drenched world of electricity and violence. Fight, shoot, and dash your way through the dark and vibrant world of Lithium City. Take on armed guards, erratic thugs, and mindless drones as you make your way higher and higher up the towering neon skyscrapers. At the highest point, your deadliest opponent awaits...
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5 89%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicreplayability, grinding89% User Score 618 reviewsWreak vengeance with your elite craft on waves of Swarm bugs, who are hellbent on killing you and everyone you love. Harvest their guts for scrap and earn a deliciously varied array of upgrades. Beat the last wave if you have the skill, then strap in and try again in this survival roguelite shooter.
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6 86%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsstory, grinding92% User Score 5,792 reviewsCritic Score 79%10 reviewsBuy Thumper on PlayStation Store. Become a space beetle, brave a hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.
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7 93%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystory, grinding97% User Score 840 reviewsCritic Score 75%1 reviewsDing Dong XL is a neon-infused one button arcade game. It is an addictive 'just-one-more-round' score chaser, perfect for playing while waiting in queue for another game.
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8 91%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsstory, atmosphere91% User Score 602 reviewsEver wondered what running at 140mph feels like? FOTONICA is a first-person game about the thrill of speed and traveling flawlessly through complex environments. FOTONICA is simple, but is not easy: it follows a tradition of arcade games that are easy to pick up and almost impossible to master. A multi-layered level design across eight different tracks, together with a procedural endless mode make…
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9 52%Game Brain Score52% User Score 3 reviewsSTARBALL For the ZX Sinclair Spectrum 128k & 48k AVAILABLE FOR DIGITAL DOWNLOAD OR TAPE CASSETTE You can download the .TAP to play on your favourite emulator or if you want a true spectrum experience, you can purchase the tape cassette. Starball.zip includes: Starball.tap (Game) Instructions.txt (Instructions) Our mission was simple. We wanted to keep Starball fun, accessi…
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10 /!\ Please make sure to read the following description before playing as I didn't have enough time to add an in-game tutorial T_T /!\ Controls Arrow Keys: Turn Left / Turn Right Spacebar: Activate Nitro R Key: Respawn if you get stuck B Key: Brake to drift!!!!! Thanks to the GMTK Jam staff for the incredible work! TAXI LOOPER Developed for the 2025 GMTK Game Jam! Welco…
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