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Games like The Crystalline Realm

Games like The Crystalline Realm

Looking for games like The Crystalline Realm? Here are top arcade shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Circuit Overload, LootLite or Elsie.

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  1. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    ⚡ Circuit OverloadCircuit Overload is a fast-paced arcade bullet-hell shooter built around precision, escalation, and pure action. You control a combat unit inside a hostile digital environment, facing endless waves of enemies and increasingly complex attack patterns. The longer you survive, the faster and more chaotic the screen becomes — pushing your reflexes, positioning, and decision-making t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Circuit Overload.

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  2. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    71% User Score Based on 21 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 1 reviews

    LootLite is a roguelike-arcade in which you can embody different heroes to try to recover their stolen treasures, through a huge area full of secrets, hidden paths and all kinds of weapons that will make your playthrough easier. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LootLite.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 61 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 3 reviews

    Elsie is an indie action-platformer filled with rogue-like mechanics such as perma-death, procedurally generated levels, and a wide scope of items and weaponry to make each run as unique as possible. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elsie.

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  4. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    71% User Score Based on 592 reviews

    Flinthook is a fast action-platformer with “roguelike” elements. Become space’s greatest pirate with your hookshot, pistol and slowmo powers! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flinthook.

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  5. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 678 reviews

    A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunlocked.

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  6. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    "Taking up arms solo or with a friend, you must dance with death in a brutal and addictive arcade platformer shooter inspired by Super Crate Box and stuffed to the brim with unlockables. Fight through rapid fire single screen levels each with a random combination of platform layout, objective, vending machines and enemies. Dodge and weave amongst the aliens to stay alive but don’t leave them stan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Mutant Alien Assault.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,265 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 2 reviews

    Cryptark is a 2D roguelike shooter that challenges players with boarding and neutralizing procedurally generated alien starships to earn income for their Privateering enterprise. Purchase improved equipment and weapons to tackle more dangerous targets, but be cautious as failure will result in a loss of investment and profit. The decaying alien arks will defend themselves from intruders with a wid… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CRYPTARK.

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  8. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    85% User Score Based on 81 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 1 reviews

    In this twin-stick roguelite shooter. You play as one of the galactic mercenaries, exploring a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project. In the role of one of the mercenaries, you will have to fight against hordes of crazed robots and ectoplasmic monsters, while your boss calmly drinks beer in a safe compartment nearby. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REPLIKATOR.

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  9. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    71% User Score Based on 222 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 5 reviews

    [Media 3580956] Deadly efficient. Highly skillful. Invisible to indifferent citizens. They fight the greedy corporations that have entire nations under their thumb. Suits scornfully called them... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Danger Scavenger.

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  10. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    91% User Score Based on 454 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 2 reviews

    Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Scrappers.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    nspired by the classic browser game. Race through a 3D field of cubes in Cube-Field+, a fast-paced endless runner with incremental mechanics. Upgrade your vessel, unlock powerful abilities, and push further with each run in a hypnotic loop of speed, precision, and progress. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cube-Field+.

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  13. Aliens are attacking Earth. You pilot a ship built from nanobots — an adaptive machine that can evolve to match anything the invaders throw at you. Fight through waves of alien ships and push the war all the way back to their home world. Features Manage your shields carefully — take too many hits and you'll be left exposed, scrambling for cover while they recharge Real momentum, real control … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nano Squadron.

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  14. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    Reborn as a Demon Lord, seek revenge on the heroes! This fantasy roguelite game features grid-based combat controlled using four directional inputs. The world only moves when you do: you attack when you collide with enemies. Plan your moves step by step or play swiftly with dodges and parries! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 卡片魔王:只剩个头!.

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  15. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    97% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Cubed and Dangerous is a challenging twin-stick action roguelike shooter that seamlessly merges elements of Action RPG build-crafting with the thrill of perma-death roguelike gameplay. Recruit new procedurally generated heroes by completing campaign runs, all based off of the 14 unlockable character classes in the game. Grow your collection, cultivate massive power, and take on the cumulative chal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cubed and Dangerous.

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  16. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    95% User Score Based on 1,455 reviews

    Astro Prospector is an incremental bullet heaven about mining cofferoids and fighting SpaceCorp. Collect resources, upgrade your ship and become unstoppable. Return AstroCoffee to humanity! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astro Prospector.

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  17. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    63% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    Wishlist on Steam to be notified when the full version is released. Annihilate endless swarms of enemies with devastating weaponry, survive this Kinetic Storm by unlocking powerful skills and upgrades. This sci-fi action roguelike will test your skills like no other, with responsive twin-stick controls and unique enemy design. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kinetic Storm.

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  18. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 2,774 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Star of Providence is a consolidated version of Monolith that integrates the DLC, Relics of the Past, into the base game. Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a progression of floors as you make your way into the depths of the facility, encountering increasingly deadly enemies, fantastic weapons, upgrades, choices and revelations as you ven… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star of Providence.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 306 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Asura is an Action Rogue-like set in a fantasy world inspired by the richness of Indian mythology. It features a unique procedural skill tree which changes on every play-through. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asura.

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  20. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 748 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 15 reviews

    Sublevel Zero - Redux is a first-person roguelike six-degree-of-freedom shooter set in a universe where reality is falling apart. Take control of a lone gunship pilot whose mission is to loot and craft ancient technology. Descend into a vast underground facility, fighting through procedurally generated zero gravity environments to recover the technology you and your clan need to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sublevel Zero Redux.

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  21. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    85% User Score Based on 142 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 1 reviews

    What does a Shoot’Em Up look like if you remove the shooting? It looks like Swordship: an intense dodging game where placement is everything. Sharpen your skills because this is the Dodge'em Up you are looking for! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swordship.

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  22. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 127 reviews

    FIGHT IN EVER CHANGING SPACE BATTLES! Run through the universe, discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants,... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Interface.

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  23. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    94% User Score Based on 369 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

    Flamebreak is a roguelite action RPG featuring a unique blend of twinstick meets MOBA arena combat. Each procedurally generated run presents new challenges while your randomized hero's race, weapon, and skills inspire new playstyles and character builds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flamebreak.

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  24. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 338 reviews

    Search for the legendary lost artifact Nienix through galaxies in conflict! An open world sci-fi online multiplayer action RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nienix.

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  25. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 1,665 reviews

    CELULLAR COMBAT EVOLVED In Pathogenic, you are the disease. Experience a visceral 2D roguelike twin-stick shooter where you play as a lone parasite fighting a desperate war against the immune system. Your goal is simple: infect and conquer your human host. To survive, you must adapt. Hunt down enemy cells, rip out their organelles, and graft them onto your own body. Evolve from a simple cell… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pathogenic.

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  26. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 449 reviews

    Plunge into the chaotic cybermyth roguelike world of Neon Abyss 2! With diverse combat styles and unlimited item synergies, every run delivers a dramatic and action-packed experience you won't forget. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Abyss 2.

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  27. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    97% User Score Based on 205 reviews

    Jupiter Hell Classic is the demake of a remake of a roguelike unmake of a famous 1993 FPS shooter. Rip and Tear! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jupiter Hell Classic.

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  28. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 340 reviews

    You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Run Build Pew!.

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  29. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 3,917 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 9 reviews

    Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ziggurat.

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  30. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 169 reviews

    Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blacksea Odyssey.

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  31. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    96% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    Operation Steel is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in beautiful hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation STEEL.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    99% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    Red Tether is an action-packed "combat-puzzle" roguelite. You will tear apart massive space fleets, using nothing but your advanced tether harpoons. Pull and crash ships into another, rip their components off, then grapple-swing your way out of danger. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Tether.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere
    73% User Score Based on 400 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    80’s spaceship anime and arcade-gaming meld with ultra-modern physics and A.I. in a skill-demanding, procedurally generated rogue-lite adventure! Be the hero in a world that oozes classic Saturday morning anime but plays like a tough, modern, tactical shooter. Try to survive the hostile environments of deep space, battling warring factions full of unique and cunning enemies. Unlock ever more power… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GALAK-Z.

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  34. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    97% User Score Based on 816 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 5 reviews

    Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. Choose your upgrades carefully and create powerful builds to take on the relentless enemies and epic bosses on a constantly evolving battlefield. Sektori is a game that requires your complete focus, a game where the high-adrenaline visuals, music, and gameplay come together to transport you into another st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sektori.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    An arcade roguelite where positioning beats firepower. Build absurdly powerful runs through rule-breaking upgrades. I started Particulitix as a particle-graphics experiment that grew into the arcade roguelite I wanted to play. Position smart around playfield zones that shape every fight Stack run-specific arsenals from dozens of upgrade combinations Carry permanent character upgrade… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Particulitix.

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  36. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    88% User Score Based on 153 reviews

    Ragnarok was just the beginning… of the end! Odinfall is a Viking-themed, rogue-lite, twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through procedurally generated levels, upgrade your character, modify your weapons and take down robotic Norse gods to earn your freedom! RAGNAROK ROGUELITE Try, die and try again! Level up, amass firepower & hone your skills to fight your way through the post-apocalyptic Viking… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Odinfall.

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  37. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Chaos Machina is a fast-paced action roguelike designed for immersive, bite-sized runs. Enter the flow state as you weave with your robot through enemy fire. Unleash powerful upgrades, and master 10-minute bursts of adrenaline before the Chaos reclaims the map. Gameplay Run into generated dungeons and fight robots corrupted by Chaos AI Deal as much damage as possible through your robot You ne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chaos Machina.

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  38. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 10,045 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth of an action RPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova Drift.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 132 reviews

    GUNFIELD - A game that combines genres: shoot 'em up, roguelite and bullet heaven. Destroy hordes of alien ships and giant bosses, unlock and upgrade new weapons and abilities. If you liked the game, you can add it to your wishlist on the Steam page The prototype of the game was developed on jam. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GUNFIELD.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    92% User Score Based on 1,049 reviews

    Slay waves of spooky enemies for 20 nights to survive 'The Demonic Conveyor Belt'. Talented is an arcade roguelite with randomly generated skill trees. Choose your upgrades and abilities wisely and you might just make it out alive. Are you truly Talented? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Talented.

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  41. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    80% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Chickenauts is an action-packed roguelike game that pits you against sinister Alien Chickens who have abducted your precious flock. Engage in fast-paced battles, acquire strategic mutations, collect valuable loot, and wield mighty weapons as you embark on a mission to rescue your chickens from extraterrestrial menace! Explore a colossal spaceship filled with diverse rooms, including combat zones, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chickenauts.

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  42. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    89% User Score Based on 2,570 reviews

    Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time Wasters.

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  43. 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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  44. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 1,743 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Jupiter Hell is a classic turn-based roguelike set in a 90's flavored sci-fi universe. Rip and tear zombies, demons and unmentionable monstrosities, using shotguns, chainguns and the trusty chainsaw, to the shine of CRT monitors and the tune of heavy metal! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jupiter Hell.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 727 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

    Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival. Steredenn is at the crossroads between a shmup and a rogue-like. Enjoy the infinite replayability of the game with its unforgiving gameplay, intense boss fights, (almost) ran… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steredenn.

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  46. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    81% User Score Based on 137 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players enter a ravaged research outpost to confront an alien menace and get out alive! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries as you search for the source of the deadly alien outbreak. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xeno Crisis.

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  48. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 1,232 reviews

    Descend a seemingly-endless tower, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks, as the fearsome Crimson Ninja. This 2D action-platformer uses ninja magic to generate every tower randomly, so no two adventures are the same! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super House of Dead Ninjas.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    96% User Score Based on 1,939 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

    Patch Quest is an action roguelike with metroidvania elements, set on a deserted tropical island. Your lasso allows you to mount and ride all of the enemy types in the game, letting you use their powers in combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Patch Quest.

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