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Games like The Detroit After

Games like The Detroit After

Looking for games like The Detroit After? Here are top arcade hack and slash recommendations with a violence and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Mr. Shifty, Midnight Fight Express or DEADBOLT.

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  1. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 980 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Shift through bullets, and master lightning-fast takedowns in an all new kind of action game from tinyBuild and Team Shifty! Mr. Shifty follows a teleportation-fueled heist to break into the world's most secure facility. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mr. Shifty.

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  2. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 1,984 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 23 reviews

    Fight your way across the city in a brutal romp that mixes old school brawlers and fast-paced motion-captured combat. You’re Babyface, a former member of the criminal underworld lured back into “the life” by a mysterious AI drone. Your mission against impossible odds: Fight your way across the city before sunrise, and prevent a citywide criminal takeover together. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Fight Express.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 6,020 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

    Deadbolt is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEADBOLT.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 1,230 reviews

    Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Intravenous 2.

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  5. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 527 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 1 reviews

    Build your Jydge. Enter Edenbyrg. Get out alive. Jydge is a lawful but awful roguehate top-down shooter where you get to build your own cybernetic Jydge and eradicate crime in the never-sleeping megacity of Edenbyrg. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jydge.

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  6. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 1,432 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 17 reviews

    In addition to the full game, the Valfaris Digital Deluxe Edition includes the following content: - Valfaris - Digital OST - Valfaris - Digital Artbook If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valfaris.

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  7. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 5,742 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 3 reviews

    Ruiner is a top-down action shooter created in the spirit of cult cyberpunk anime and game classics. Ruiner is quick and brutal but sophisticated gameplay, original world with mature storyline and unique visual style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RUINER.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    85% User Score Based on 884 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 8 reviews

    High Hell is a neon-soaked, arcade-action first-person shooter from Terri Vellmann (Heavy Bullets) and Doseone (Enter the Gungeon, Gang Beasts). Descend upon the criminal underground with an absurdly large gun and bring lethal salvation to those that have fallen from the light. Righteous fury and fancy footwork are crucial to survive an escalating, absurd series of outlandish missions. Pop brainw… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to High Hell.

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  9. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 845 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

    Colt Canyon is a pixel art rogue-lite shooter where you have to save your kidnapped partner from the ruthless bandits. Shoot your way through a hostile canyon full of hidden treasures, weapons, obstacles and all kinds of bloodthirsty scum. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colt Canyon.

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  10. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 108 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 23 reviews

    Disjunction is an upcoming single-player, cyberpunk, stealth-action RPG set in the dystopian underworld of New York City in the year 2048. The game follows the interconnected narratives of three characters as they unravel a mystery that will change the fate of their city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disjunction.

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  11. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 70,504 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 8 reviews

    A top-down slasher/shooter with unlockable gameplay-altering masks and weapons, featuring a neon-flavoured electronic aesthetic, in which a hitman receives anonymous calls ordering him to travel to certain residences and crime dens and massacre those within, as he stumbles through unreal visions and inconsistencies without any answers to how, why or who. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hotline Miami.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 1,082 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Show off your skills & reflexes in this frantic gallery shooter action arcade, filled with bullets, bots and explosions. You play as Erin Saver, carrying out her personal vendetta against the criminal Wildbots. Super intense arcade shooting action. One unique challenging boss per stage! Unlockable "Extra Missions" mode. Three difficulty modes: Hard, Normal and Easy. Polished an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bot Vice.

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  13. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    57% User Score Based on 337 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

    Garage is a bloody topdown shooter inspired by VHS era B-movies. You play as an ex drug dealer named Butch, who single-handedly slays hordes of living dead to save a girl. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GARAGE: Bad Trip.

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  14. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 2,456 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous will keep you at the edge of your seat regardless of how you play! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Intravenous.

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  15. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 311 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 25 reviews

    Created to defend a totalitarian state, the Moonrider rejects its programming and now seeks vengeance on its creators. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vengeful Guardian Moonrider.

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  16. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    99% User Score Based on 726 reviews

    Embody the ultimate cybernetic corporate agent. Master deadly gunplay, time manipulation, and supernatural abilities. Hack computers, people, even the individual bullets flying at you. Confront the future in this story rich immersive sim. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 2,904 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 1 reviews

    OTXO is a fast, brutal, violent roguelite, filled with precise but savage gunplay and time-bending slow motion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OTXO.

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  18. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 305 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Battle Group 2 puts you in command of advanced naval fleets to conquer a deadly global foe. Use your ships’ powerful weaponry combined with supporting satellite strikes to defeat your enemies. Set in the near future, a force that calls itself ‘The Talon’ seeks revenge for an unknown crime, stealing the latest military equipment and spreading destruction throughout the world. You are the last Batt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Group 2.

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  19. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 1,803 reviews

    He had one rule: No killing women or children. When a hitman is double-crossed by his employer, he brings forth a night of carnage and bloodshed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RED HOT VENGEANCE.

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  21. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    74% User Score Based on 1,442 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 20 reviews

    A violent action filled top-down shooter set in Hong Kong. Inspired by classic Hong Kong action movies the game is filled with dual pistols, gun smoke and bloodshed If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hong Kong Massacre.

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  23. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    69% User Score Based on 1,292 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

    Wanted: Dead promises "spectacular melee combat and exciting gunplay," and is set in a "dark and dangerous version of science-fiction Hong Kong where you will need sharpened skills to survive." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wanted: Dead.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 125 reviews

    Anomalous takes place in Kosolov. A grim industrial city. Kosolov is a highly controlled and secretive society. It's an industrialized nation. With overwhelming authority and a devotion to its leaders, the citizens endlessly work to death. A hard divide between the secretive upper society and the majority brainwashed working class ensures continuation. Effectively shunned from the rest of the worl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomalous.

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  25. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 1,344 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 8 reviews

    Embark on a journey into the darkest nightmares to restore your sanity. Blast your way through hordes of possessed enemies, unlock an arsenal of deadly weapons and get ready to face even more Lovecraftian madness in this action-packed FPS sequel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgive Me Father 2.

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  27. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 1,059 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 2 reviews

    As a contestant on a brutal reality game show of the future, you must survive a deadly urban environment packed with lethal traps, confounding puzzles, and murderous, heavily armed psychopaths. Turn-based combat in hand crafted levels, built for entertainment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Showgunners.

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  28. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 3,370 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 11 reviews

    A dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one with full senses, you begin a journey in search for answers and relief. How long can you last? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgive Me Father.

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  29. 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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  30. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    65% User Score Based on 1,301 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

    Unleash a fury of powerful weapons as you blast your way through armies of Alien forces hell-bent on taking you down! Battle through 14 intense levels and prepare to face a barrage of beastly-sized bosses that will test your every skill. Each of your 10 weapons comes with two firing modes and you’ll need all of them! Battle hardened Alien forces will attack you from every direction using various f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Rage: Unlimited.

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  31. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 2,905 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 11 reviews

    It is 1873. An escaped slave is slowly walking through the desert, making his way from Mexico to Texas. He keeps a revolver close and is wearing the sombrero stolen from a dead man. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 12 is Better Than 6.

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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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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 329 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 7 reviews

    Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower 57.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    91% User Score Based on 434 reviews

    Lithium 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... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lithium City.

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  35. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 458 reviews

    Why save the world when you can conquer it? In EvilQuest, take on the role of Galvis — a dark knight obsessed with ultimate power. Set out on a quest of revenge,destruction and conquest in this exciting retro Action RPG title. Along the way you’ll unlock ancient mysteries, discover legendary weapons, relics and magic…and of course kill thousands of those foolish enough to stand in your way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EvilQuest.

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  36. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 5,327 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Severed Steel is a stylish and visceral single-player FPS featuring a fluid stunt system, destructible voxel environments, loads of bullet time, a unique one-armed protagonist, and a dark electronic soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Severed Steel.

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  37. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 478 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 18 reviews

    The Knight Witch is a metroidvania adventure game with fast-paced, shoot 'em up combat set in a beautifully hand-drawn world. Cast devastating card-based spells, forge close bonds, and make moral choices all in your quest to save your home and discover who's behind the War Golem invasion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Knight Witch.

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  38. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 32,597 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 36 reviews

    Wolfenstein: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Under development at Machine Games, a studio comprised of a seasoned group of developers recognized for their work creating story-driven games, Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wolfenstein: The New Order.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    82% User Score Based on 612 reviews

    Blackout Z: Slaghterhouse edition is a fast paced top down shooter where you kill the maximum of zombies that you can, while the battery of your flashlight is slowly drowning. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackout Z.

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  40. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 1,241 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 3 reviews

    Set in a sleepy American country town in the 1980s, American Fugitive invites you to play as Will Riley. You're no angel, but you're not a killer. Yet the cold-blooded murder of your dad is the crime they've locked you up for. Fuelled by grief and a burning desire for vengeance, you must break out of jail to find the real culprit. It's payback time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to American Fugitive.

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  41. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    78% User Score Based on 578 reviews

    At the farthest edge of the explored universe, the research ship Xanadu slumbers in orbit around a mysterious planet. Her systems remain active but there has been no message from her crew for months. Now a lone operative has been sent to wake the Xanadu and bring her home to Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spirits of Xanadu.

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  42. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 41,248 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 33 reviews

    A sequel, sidequel and prequel to Hotline Miami (2012) with similar unlockables, violent top-down gameplay and '80s Miami/modern electronic aesthetics, Hotline Miami 2 follows multiple factions related to the events of the original game as they commit increasingly bloody and surreal acts. A greater emphasis is put on storytelling, and the boundaries between real and fictional violence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number.

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  43. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 2,998 reviews

    Infected, partially devoured, survive. Prevent the parasite from going deeper into your body, as you escape the depths of your lab. made for Ludum Dare 48 If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endoparasitic.

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  44. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    71% User Score Based on 393 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 6 reviews

    BE-A Walker is a side-scroller walking simulator in which you are playing as a pilot of the battle mech called BE-A Walker (Biped Enhanced Assault Walker), defending a human colony from the hordes of savage natives located on Eldorado planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BE-A Walker.

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  45. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 38 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    Defragmented is a lightning-fast cyberpunk action RPG with a pulsing synth soundtrack. Welcome to Entropolis – New World, Bad Blood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defragmented.

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  46. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 473 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    From Space is a solo and co-op action-shooter for squads up to four players. Take on the challenge of liberating the earth from an alien infestation with your friends, using over-the-top weaponry in a post-apocalyptic world with awesomely stylized graphics. The apocalypse has never been so much fun! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From Space.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 226 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Cubetractor is a neo-retroesque action-strategy-puzzle hybrid where you defeat enemies through an unconventional cube-pulling, turret-buildling mechanic. The game carries elements of a reverse tower defence and a grounded bullet-hell dodger to deliver a unique gameplay experience presented in a classic top-down perspective. You play as Endroi, a menacingly happy-go-lucky quadrubot as he strives … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cubetractor.

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  48. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 2,402 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Buy Rollerdrome on PlayStation Store. Get your adrenaline pumping as you shoot and skate your way through Rollerdrome. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rollerdrome.

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

    The second chapter in one of the most loved and respected Japanese shooting game series ever: The Tale of ALLTYNEX by Japanese indie developer SITER SKAIN. Carefully crafted play experiences, destructive fun, and absorbing gameplay have made the ALLTYNEX trilogy renowned in shmup / shooting game communities, both in Japan and overseas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RefleX.

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  50. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 2,498 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 37 reviews

    APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz. Build up nearly unstoppable momentum and use your captors as both weapons and shields to crush everyone on your procedurally generated path to freedom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to APE OUT.

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