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Games like The HAL Effect

Games like The HAL Effect

Looking for games like The HAL Effect? Here are top shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Heat Signature, EON Trooper or null.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 11,701 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

    Fly your tiny defenceless pod up to larger ships, dock with their airlock, and sneak inside. Once you're in, you creep through their corridors, ambushing guards, hiding bodies, stealing new weapons, blowing them up from the inside, or hijacking their turrets and even the whole ship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heat Signature.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    EON Trooper on Steam! In EON Trooper, you join a galaxy at war, assuming the role of an elite soldier on missions behind enemy lines. Each mission is a unique challenge requiring careful planning and swift execution. Whether you are sabotaging enemy bases, stealing vital information, or simply surviving, you will need to utilize all tools and tactics at your disposal.EON Trooper combines intense … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EON Trooper.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 306 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 9 reviews

    Anomaly Defenders is the closing installment of the Anomaly series. The original incarnation of the Tower Offense sub-genre had players controlling humans fighting alien invaders. Now, the tables have turned. The human counterattack is underway and the alien homeworld is under threat. Defend the planet from the human scum in the final battle of the series. Anomaly Defenders is a fast-paced Tower … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to null.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 2,618 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    An inventive tower defense/ first person shooter hybrid that pits elite soldier Skye against various forms of alien life on a small set of unique maps. Skye must build and upgrade defensive structures while jumping into the fray to help her creations take down the hostile invaders. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sanctum.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    Acid Spy is a first person stealth action game set in a cyberpunk universe. Infiltrate heavily guarded bases and take down your enemies with skill and finesse. Master the art of quick, deadly stealth to become the acid spy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Acid Spy.

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  6. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    76% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    In this room-scale VR action-puzzle stealth game, infiltrate a mysterious company's secret underground lab protected by deadly laser systems. Throw "orbs" to move, hide, defend, attack and survive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orb Labs, Inc..

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 1,472 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 3 reviews

    Space Run is a PC game that mixes strategy and space ship construction in real time, borrowing certain mechanics from the “tower defense” system with numerous twists and hyper dynamic gameplay. Space Run is a nod to ‘80s science fiction and pays homage to many of its tropes and references. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Run.

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  8. Espionage Activity is an isometric stealth action game where you sneak into a heavily guarded corporate office. Ascend a diorama-like office tower with over 40 floors. Solve increasingly complex stealth encounters. Evade guards with straightforward but robust mechanics. Collect log files to uncover the secrets of the XYZ Corporation. Sneak Pass undetected through encounters with the buildi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Espionage Activity.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 101 reviews

    REPOSE - Deluxe Edition includes: REPOSE REPOSE - Soundtrack REPOSE - Artbook If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REPOSE.

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  10. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, character development
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    100% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Build, Fight, Improve, Obliterate. Create bloody mayhem in this ARPG / Tower Defense hybrid by building turrets and traps in strategic positions and fighting waves after waves of ferocious clones and creations of immoral research. As you gain experience in the battlefield, improve and develop your characters and weapons to get more and more powerful and decimate your enemies. Combining the classic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neural Shock.

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  12. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    63% User Score Based on 35 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 6 reviews

    Your heist, your way: solo or co-op, all guns blazing or slow and stealthy, but whatever you do – get out with the goods and don’t get greedy. Your past will catch up with you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Filthy Lucre.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    A fantasy single-player journey of exploration through beautiful worlds to discover the elder’s secret for saving a dying homeworld. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spheriums.

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  14. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, monetization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    81% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    Minimalist Tower Defense game set in cyberspace. Defend servers from nasty bugs! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Data Defense.

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  15. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    67% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Foreclosed is a Cyberpunk action-shooter set in a comic book world. Follow the events of Evan Kapnos in this original comic book styled game and discover how losing your identity is all too possible. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Foreclosed.

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  16. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 1,562 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Penumbra: Black Plague.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 3,658 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

    Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duskers.

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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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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    Space Battlecruiser is an arcade style, top down space shooter where you control a heavily armed capital ship. Battle against squadrons of fighters, fleets of warships, heavily defended space stations, and powerful command ships. Learn to master weaponry and special abilities like the Energy Shield. Upgrade your ship with salvaged material from your victories. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Battlecruiser.

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  20. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    66% User Score Based on 410 reviews

    Uncompromised duty, honor and valor. As an LAPD SWAT officer, you must have a deep and abiding reverence for human life and a firm resolve that all possible tactical alternatives be exhausted before employing deadly force. Your fundamental mission is to make Los Angeles a safe haven for all law-abiding citizens, while keeping the men under your command free from harm. The Tactical Game of the Ye… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition.

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  21. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    76% User Score Based on 82 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    TankZone Battle is a dynamic 3D action game. Dynamic and exciting battles are awaiting you, where the power of ammunition is not everything. Use your speed and agility to defeat your rivals! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TankZone Battle.

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  22. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    81% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    The self-proclaimed most indecent TPS (third-person shooting) game in Japan. The silver-haired girl simply blasts away at unfamiliar creatures with her gun! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kaede the Eliminator.

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  23. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    The year is 2130. Sedvan’s spheres, advanced teleportation devices, have activated themselves after decades of remaining dormant. Tactical Troops, a unit of interplanetary mercenaries, are called for what seems like a routine mission on planet Anthracite. This excluded world turns out to hold dangers nobody expected. Top-down, turn-based game that mixes tactical skills and the feeling of 80's sci… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tactical Troops: Anthracite Shift.

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  24. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 149 reviews

    Learn a new language with this fast paced action shooter! Follow instructions in your target language to unlock weapons and equipment upgrades. Use your new found language skills to save the city from an army of killer robots! Learn Japanese, Russian, French, Spanish, Ukrainian and much more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Linguist FPS: The Language Learning FPS.

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  25. Become a hacker that works for an intelligence agency. Help agents in the field during their covert operations, hack and control any device you encounter. Tuxedos, underwater bases, banquets, advanced technologies and heavy weapons - we have all of that and much more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spyhack.

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  26. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    40% User Score Based on 83 reviews
    Critic Score 54%Based on 6 reviews

    Be the first to change gravity and solve hard deadly puzzles in Attractio! Control the 3 contestants: Dalek, Mia and Keir, who compete to win the controversial reality show. You will need dexterity and cleverness to pass throughout the challenging levels. Are you up for the challenge? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Attractio.

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  27. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 7,913 reviews

    In Sanctum 2, you will have to utilize elements of multiple gameplay genres to succeed. Build towers and walls during the building phase before the enemies attack, then jump into the fray and help your towers blast everything to pieces in FPS-mode. You can progress through the single player campaign yourself, or play up to 4-player co-op with your friends to discover the secrets of the planet LOEK… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sanctum 2.

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  28. 40%Game Brain Score
    40% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    SYNOPSIS: The Sword School where sword students studied the sword saga scrolls was attacked by axes that dare to rebel against the sword society and sword system. Your homework now is to find the three sacred swords needed to fix everything! FEATURES In-Battle Subclass Change System (IBSCS for short)     Every playable main character has 1 class with  4 different subclasses and they'll switch betw… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword Scroll Saga.

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  29. Prepare for an intense, futuristic warfare experience with "Polyzone" the ultimate first-person shooter multiplayer game that thrusts players into a visually striking world of relentless combat and strategic mayhem. Dive into the dynamic world of Polyzone, an exhilarating multiplayer game that offers a plethora of vibrant modes designed to captivate players of all ages. This virtual p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Polyzone.

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  31. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 9,569 reviews
    Critic Score 91%Based on 6 reviews

    This DLC adds a new level, to be played as Dosan, as a prequel to the main game as well as 2 new items/tools and adding Dosan's playstyle to the main game. It also adds an option for developer commentary to been seen throughout the game explaining design choices and giving information about the development of the game in general. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mark of the Ninja.

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  32. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    88% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    INTENSE SURVIVAL HORROR COMBAT CHOOSE YOUR ROLE TACTICAL SQUAD BASED CO-OPNecrosis: Dawn of Dread is a co-op survival horror game built around tension, teamwork, and limited resources, inspired by classic survival horror design from the late 90s and early 2000s. Every encounter requires positioning, coordination, and careful use of ammo and abilities. Survival depends on how well y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrosis: Dawn of Dread.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 1,056 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 4 reviews

    Fort Oasis is no paradise—it's a decaying nightmare where reality crumbles. The creator of Turbo Overkill unleashes survival-horror stacked with mysteries and monstrosities. Scavenge to craft weapons, while a voice on your walkie-talkie guides you into the island's depths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total Chaos.

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  34. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    58% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Abyssal Trench is a single-player, first-person psychological horror game set deep underwater. You play as a lone explorer who awakens from cryo-sleep after a failed mission. Your escape pod is out of fuel, your team is missing, and a mysterious AI voice directs you to investigate three abandoned drilling sites scattered across the seafloor. In this narrative-driven horror experience, you must pi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abyssal Trench.

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  35. OVERVIEW AI AWAKENING is a hybrid shooter that seamlessly blends top-down and third- person perspectives. As a player, you take on the role of a skilled combat specialist / cybertechnician, tasked with stopping an advanced AI named Echo which has broken free of its creators' control at NeuroSpark Technologies. Your mission objective is clear: Stop Echo, before it reshapes the world in its image.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AI AWAKENING.

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  36. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 520 reviews

    Welcome to Ocean Keeper, a mining roguelike shooter with a top-down view. Play as a Miner whose spaceship has crashed on a planet, filled with underwater monsters. Find resources and artifacts for purchasing valuable upgrades. Use the time between each attack to power up your diver, mech, weapon or explore a new dungeon. Build automatic turrets, use drones to collect loot and improve your skill… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival.

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  37. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    Far Horizon is an action-adventure RPG set in the far reaches of space where floating islands, beautiful vistas, and alien creatures await. Embark on an epic adventure of exploration, ingenuity, and survival as you loot, shoot, and craft to forge your destiny among the stars. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Far Horizon.

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  38. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    90% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    The year is 2012. A team of U.S. scientists returns from Mars with a small, metallic object - the first hard proof that life exist beyond our planet. Rushed to a top secret underground facility, through a maze-like series of hallways and test chambers, the object is secured in the lowest level laboratory - at the end of Corridor 7. Subjected to gamma radiation, the sphere explodes - transformed in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corridor 7: Alien Invasion.

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  39. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 11,908 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

    EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player space shooter with deep exploration, tons of loot and classic RPG elements. Experience a thrilling story set in a vivid, handcrafted open-world full of secrets and perils on your journey to become human after all. EVERSPACE 2 successfully achieved Kickstarter funding on November 4th 2019. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everspace 2.

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  40. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    Deadnaut: Signal Lost is a sci-fi horror turn-based roguelike where loyalty isn't earned - it's installed. Scavenge derelict ships and abandoned moons filled with hellish creatures, brutal AI and insanity storms. Gather gear and upgrades to fight or evade the hi-tech supersoldiers hunting you down. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadnaut: Signal Lost.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    Soar through the air and decimate their fleet. Fight off a never-ending onslaught of robotic enemies by combining devastating firepower and unparalleled mobility. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Airborn.

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  42. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    74% User Score Based on 464 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 3 reviews

    Master time to become the ultimate weapon! Dr. Aiden Krone has made a Time Jump across the space-time continuum - a reckless act with frightening consequences. Now, a disturbing alternate reality has evolved within the bleak and rain-soaked Alpha District. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TimeShift.

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  43. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    76% User Score Based on 212 reviews

    War Tech Fighters is a space action game where giant mechs battle against the Zatros empire in a desperate struggle for survival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to War Tech Fighters.

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  44. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 10,975 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    Hitman Blood Money is the fourth installment of the critically acclaimed Hitman series. If Agent 47 must stay hidden, make clean ‘hits’ and leave the scene unnoticed, he will be rewarded. But if he is revealed during a violent act, his picture will end up in the papers and on wanted posters, making the job as a contract killer more difficult. This time, Agent 47 is paid in cold, hard cash. How th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hitman: Blood Money.

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  45. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    76% User Score Based on 140 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 1 reviews

    UFO: Aftershock is a combination of tactical squad combat and global strategy that enhances and expands upon its prequel, UFO: Aftermath. It is the year 2054. Fifty years after the disaster. Fifty years after the surface of Earth became uninhabitable. Retreating to the flying haven of the Laputa the remnants of humankind clung onto existence. Then a revolt against the increasingly rigid and corru… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UFO: Aftershock.

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  46. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 1,912 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

    The Red Army is back. Now that Russia's government has collapsed, a hardline leader is bent on taking over the republics. Enter Ghost Recon, an advanced, futuristic squad of U.S. Army soldiers. Unlike previous Rainbow Six games, the setting is much more focused on the military instead of anti-terrorist maneuvers. Next-generation inventory and weapons will give players a glimpse into the real U.S. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    75% User Score Based on 80 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Mars is under siege, and the colonists are fighting a losing battle. Assume the role of Blake, a private security operative who crash lands near the colony of Deadstone, following an outbreak on the Icarus space station. Care to guess who just landed the job of sheriff? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadstone.

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  48. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    51% User Score Based on 119 reviews

    Enemies lurk in locations around the globe, waiting for the right opportunity to strike. As part of Delta Force, the U.S. Army's most secretive and highly trained unit, you have the skills and the firepower to hunt them down and take them out. Get ready to insert yourself into critical situations by air, land and sea, and show you have the courage to take the fight to the enemy and overcome overwh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Delta Force Xtreme 2.

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  49. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    66% User Score Based on 218 reviews

    Part turn-based resource management, part real-time defense shooter, Emerge places you into a futuristic world, ravaged by a zombie Apocalypse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.

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  50. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 204 reviews

    Harvest: Massive Encounter is an award-winning real-time strategy game with battles of epic proportions and a unique style of resource management and exploration. Build power plants, mineral harvesters and defense towers and make sure they have sufficient energy to fend off endless hordes of evil aliens. The game offers a vast array of possible strategies with these simple rules, and will compel y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harvest: Massive Encounter.

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