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Games like The Orrery Beyond the Edge of Space

Games like The Orrery Beyond the Edge of Space

Games like The Orrery Beyond the Edge of Space

Looking for games like The Orrery Beyond the Edge of Space? Here are top action recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Through the Stars, Free Spacer or going rogue 2e.

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  1. Through the Stars is a storytelling science fiction tabletop RPG set in the Prime-Originate Galaxy. Gather your friends and assemble a crew to choose your place within a galaxy beset with interstellar conflict and powerful ancient forces. Build a crew of pirates, form a group of explorers, or fight in the galaxy’s shared efforts against its common enemies—tell the story you and your friends have a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Through the Stars.

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  2. Adventure. Investigation. Science! Your crew hustles to complete jobs in a sector-wide cold war. Free Spacer is a sandbox science fiction game about a crew of a commissioned starship in a quadrant wide cold war. There is exploration, trade, investigation, space combat, science projects, infiltration, and troubleshooting. We play to find out how the crew gets the job done, the choices they make, th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Free Spacer.

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  3. 85%Game Brain Score
    85% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    As featured in an Actual Play on the A More Civilized Age podcast with Natalie Watson, Rob Zacny, and Austin Walker & Ali Acampora of Friends at the Table! Some dedicate their life to the cause... One day, you will dedicate everything those who dream of a better world know one simple, terrible fact: not everyone who helps build it will be blessed with the opportunity to live in it. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to going rogue 2e.

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  4. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    59% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    YOU are the hero in Starship Traveller! Captain a futuristic Starship in Steve Jackson's classic sci-fi RPG gamebook! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starship Traveller.

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  5. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    PDF - 446 pages, plus 6 battlemaps, tokens, and several gameplay and character sheets.It’s the first decade of the 22nd century. After a complete ecological collapse, Earth is close to becoming uninhabitable. Wars and hunger are all most know, and only those with ungodly amounts of wealth can hope to escape to the only place where a sliver of hope remains: space. A few hundred live in the obscene … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Across a Thousand Dead Worlds.

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  6. Viator In Tenebris is a  sister system to the base Viator game with a new fiction-first resolution mechanic and only one page of rules! Like original Viator, it is a rules-lite universal TTRPG system. Rules-lite means that it doesn't rely on a huge book of rules; all you need to play is the one page core rulesbook and a few six sided dice! Universal means that the game system can work in nearly an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Viator In Tenebris.

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  7. Humanity is turning its gaze towards space in the near future. A brand-new era has begun - the era of space exploration. When the planets of our solar system were settled, it was time to explore and colonize other worlds and star systems. A once-impossible dream became a reality. As science has reached unprecedented heights, people across the globe have become more united, forgetting about age-old… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Way Road.

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

    A tense, character-driven sci-fi thriller full of action, corporate intrigue, and creeping-dread horror. A young woman defies her father in search of treasure among the stars... Shao has two choices: live and die the boring corporate life her father demands she live OR go on an adventure searching for space pirate treasure. Shao hates her boring, corporate-driven spaceship pilot job. Living up t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Incitatus.

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    K37-D is a game for science fiction fans about an ordinary space engineer in the year 2204 who takes a seemingly simple job that quickly becomes more complex. This single-player adventure game takes place in a facility on the distant planet of Kepler 37-D, where you have been sent to repair utility systems and get the facility ready for its new owners. You’ll have to use the various computer syste… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to K37-D.

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  10. Star Fall is a table-top role-playing experience and a love letter to classic sci-fi space flight simulators such as Space Rogue and Wing Commander: Privateer. As mankind ventures into space a monumental discovery reshapes its entire future. Long ago, the first astronauts to venture outside the solar system, led by James Conrad, beyond the Kuiper Belt, and into the Infinite Void found their ship d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAR FALL.

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  11. 88%Game Brain Score
    88% User Score Based on 67 reviews

    ATMOSPHERIC SPACE SIMULATION - Played entirely within fictional operating system sMaat 9 - Simulation of 250+ solar bodies - Exploratory narrative told through email, news headlines, and REGISTRY database entries If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eye of Ra.

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  12. Warm tip: this game was made in junior high school in the past. Now it's just released in the first year of senior high school Language setting: "设置" ->"English" --------------------- In the 32nd century, the breakthrough of hyperspace technology enabled mankind to get rid of the limit of light speed, leave the solar system and the first 50 interstellar colonies, and m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 无尽星海(Endless Stars).

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  13. 58%Game Brain Score
    58% User Score Based on 9 reviews

    … and the people of Expath enjoy long life. Their priests document the secrets hidden in stars. Their scholars unleash the power of gunpowder and of coal. Great masters devote themselves to works of art and engineering with the power to capture the soul. Our story takes place at the edge of the Star-Blue Sea, an ocean of viridian waters whose beauty is described in countless legends. Beneath its b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to At Death's Door (beta).

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  14. Lead humanity’s final journey beyond Earth. Launch ships, harness gravity slingshots, and explore distant star systems to make humanity multi-planetary. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Periapsis: Gravity Slingshot.

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  15. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    Embark on an epic bite-sized DnD-inspired journey in Time Glitch, where your knowledge of the past shapes the future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time Glitch.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    When the first manned mission to colonize Mars tragically ends with an inexplicable event without ever reaching the red planet, a new group of astronauts is sent to investigate what happened, only to find out an even stranger mystery that will forever change human exploration of space… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Event-D.

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  17. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    58% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    The Mythic Archive is a Digital Toolset that lets you prepare and store massive amounts of content for TTRPGs. Prepare handouts, adventure modules, fully automated roleplaying systems, and much more (See list below). A list of things you can create with Mythic Archive Character Sheets Handouts Loot tables / Rollable Tables Automated Dice Rolls World Maps Presentations Combat and E… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mythic Archive.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    86% User Score Based on 74 reviews

    Experience hardcore, sci-fi dungeon crawling in this dark, atmospheric roguelike. Xenomarine offers tactical turn-based combat with hundreds of unique items and upgradable weapons and armor, as well as massive replayability thanks to its randomly generated content. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XENOMARINE.

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  19. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    A bunch of quirky "microgames," one-day RPGs that I typically whip up in three or fewer hours. This collection is to hold all the games for May so I'm not cluttering up my store page. I don't know that I'm going to get one done a day, but I'd expect at least 14 over the course of the month. Note: Despite being microgames/one-day projects, I have no sense of scale and many of these are closer to 10… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to May 2022 Games Collection.

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  21. I have always been alarmed by the J87 quadrant of the planeseeker by planet Costo. It would seem that space libertians, free and independent warriors, prowling in the vastness of the universe for a chance to snatch their lucky jackpot, had to penetrate into the more hellish parallels of neutrino star clusters. But this small shining point of INTELLIGENT K87 station, hovering at the edge of the eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Contact.

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  22. "The inner story must be uncovered, personally, by each reader, according to ability and desire."   ―  William Hope Hodgson, The House on the Borderland VISIONS UNVEILED is a collaborative sci-fi and fantasy artbook featuring the works of five independant artists brought together to fill unique worlds for you to explore. Taking inspiration from the nature catalogues and beastiaries of old Vis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Visions Unveiled.

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  23. Your journey through the cosmos begins at your own pace.Astrosphere is a relaxed sci-fi strategy game about exploration, station building, and slowly expanding your presence in space. You are not commanding a frantic war fleet. Instead, you develop your own space station step by step, design custom ships, and set out on expeditions into unknown star systems. Explore distant sectors, gather valuab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astrosphere.

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  24. Introducing "Merlin in Space!" - A Sci-Fi Adventure of Magic and Valor! Embark on an extraordinary journey through the cosmos, where the timeless legend of King Arthur and the mighty sorcerer Merlin merges seamlessly with futuristic technology and space exploration. "Merlin in Space!" is an exhilarating tabletop RPG that combines science fiction with magical elements, offering players an epic and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Merlin in Space! A One Page TTRPG.

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

    A minimalist, rules-light RPG for playing old-school fantasy stories, in the spirit of the game originally devised by Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax in the 70s. Another fantasy RPG among hundreds of already existing ones? Certainly. But everything you need to know — including rules for fleshing out any player character you have in mind, combat mechanics, a table of items and other adventuring resourc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HAGHEX.

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  26. THE YEAR IS 10,000 AD Humanity was supposed to reach the stars, find a glorious new life as an interstellar civilization, lightships darting along solar winds and scraping along the edge of physical limits from bustling societies exploiting the entire output of their host stars. It failed.  Instead, it languished, trapped in its own gravity well, building inwards instead of outwards. First Mercury… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEUS EST MACHINA.

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  27. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    Ever since birth, the dungeon is all you’ve ever known. All you’ve ever seen. All you were ever meant to see. Who built the dungeon? Is there anything beyond it? How long has the world been trapped here? None of this matters. Because one day, some time ago, something snapped within you. For your own reason, by your own accord, you began your quest to escape the dungeon. The journey has been perilo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Dungeon.

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  28. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    NOW IS THE TIME is a small 30 page roleplaying game in which players take the role of environmental activists in the near-future of 2040 Britain. Magic has slowly begun to return to the world and, with both sides edging closer to all out warfare every day, has only added more kindling to the fire as a shadow war rages in the protests and riots of the populace.Powered by the RESISTANCE system used … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NOW IS THE TIME.

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  29. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    The ACS Peregrine: a vast space station hanging above the mysterious gas giant Dormer 77b. The planet is more commonly known as Helios, inspired by the strange glow of its exotic atmosphere. The Peregrine was originally built as an orbital research facility over one hundred years ago, but now serves its purpose as a retreat for space-faring philosophers. In recent years the philosophers’ order has… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Peregrine & Helios.

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  30. 39%Game Brain Score
    39% User Score Based on 6 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Taking place 35 years after the first installment of the series, Galaxy on Fire 2 has an even bigger adventure in store for Keith T. Maxwell than its predecessor. Time travelling to the far end of the known galaxy by a malfunction of his hyperdrive, the reckless fighter pilot soon finds himself in mine station, headed by Gunant Breh. The mining station is in the orbit of Var Hastra, a planet in a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy on Fire 2.

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  31. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Here begins your lonely adventure across the galaxy. Inspired by games like Alone Among the Stars and No Man's Sky, A Labyrinth of Stars is a journaling game about exploring wild and mysterious planets. You play an amensiac space nomad, hopping from world to world, discovering the wonders of an alien universe as you go.  With additional features such a light resource management and upgrade system,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Labyrinth of Stars.

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  32. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Curse of Vengeance by Thogreer Screamsong “What a wonderful night to have a curse…” Introduction Inspired by the gothic video game platform adventures of yesteryear, as well as other horror action themes, Curse of Vengeance takes you on the journey of the ancient monsters of Transylvania fighting back against the hunters who have antagonized their kind for generations.  After the fall of Dracula a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Curse of Vengeance.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    63% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    The folks who ruined Mars have names and addresses. You have a crowbar, and a dream. Make them pay. We named our cities after the virtues we expected them to display; Ambition, Charity, Justice; what a fucking joke. All that remains now is Ambition, a blighted hellscape surrounded by death, an imperfect blemish on the flat and barren face of Mars. We wish we had never been born here, we all wish w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blister City.

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  34. 59%Game Brain Score
    59% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    A weird western TTRPG about cowboy monster hunters What is Weird Weird West? It's a Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) hack with bits of Forged in the Dark (FitD) thrown in for good measure. For fans of cinematic RPGs and narrative-focused story telling.Very little focus on numbers or stats going up and down.Heavy focus on characters making interesting decisions.Just about everything the characters… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weird Weird West.

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  35. 55%Game Brain Score
    55% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    Skyworthy is a journaling game of iconic Skyships, the Captains who fly them, and their adventures and struggles, made for one player.  Play from the point of view of the Skyship, commissioned and constructed in a gilded age of exploration and discovery.  Under the command of your Captain, fly into the unknown as all around you time passes and the world changes. Skyships are built to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skyworthy (Physical Copies Sold Out).

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  36. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    Wandering Souls is a sword-and-sorcery tabletop RPG of enveloping shadows, dangerous and fast combat, and an impending doom in The Shrouded Realm. This is a PREVIEW of the final product and is currently in development. Inside Wandering Souls you will find a game designed for solo or cooperative play, with options to add a GM/guide to the mix. Each player will take on the role of a Wanderer, a tra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wandering Souls - Preview.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 75 reviews

    Immerse yourself in an exciting space adventure in the genre of adult visual novel. In the game Lust in Space you take on the role of Leon, an agent of the Peace Corps, who, during one of his missions, finds a wrecked, deserted ship from Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lust in Space.

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  38. Ama's Lullaby is a point-and-click (& type) adventure game inspired by Westwood's Blade Runner PC game (1997), featuring a command-line based hacking system. It has been successfully funded on Kickstarter and is still currently in development.CURRET DOWNLOAD IS A DEMO (playtime: ~1 hour) After the announcement of a potential impact between Earth and an asteroid, a space mission led by an AI bring… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ama's Lullaby.

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  39. The Gods of the Red Planet is an immersive sci-fi text adventure where every choice you make shapes the story. As the leader of a special task force, you are sent to investigate strange and mysterious events at the Mars Terraforming Center after contact with it is suddenly lost and the first team sent to investigate has disappeared without a trace. Step into the dark and chaotic atmosphere of the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gods of the Red Planet.

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  40. Step into the shoes of Coral, one of the last survivors of a failed mission to colonize an unknown planet, and explore what remains of the mothership, the Crystal Mountain, now a derelict wreck shrouded in flickering lights, metallic echoes, and unsettling sounds. But you're not alone: alien creatures, oozing black masses with a single red eye, roam the ruins. No explicit missions, no arrows poi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coral & The Abyss.

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  41. This is a meditative game that refers you to village life with its everyday life. The game presents the different activities that characterize life in a village colony on Mars, as well as the difficulties that prevent the village from being rebuilt. Game Features: - Unique Setting: Create a unique community where modern technology merges with traditional Russian culture. - Variety of A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Russian Village Simulator on Mars.

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  42. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    67% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Lead the first settlement on Jupiter's frozen moon, Europa! What alien life lurks beneath the ice? Who is sabotaging your mission? Who can you trust? Lies Under Ice is a 200,000-word interactive science fiction novel by Joey Jones, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. The ye… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lies Under Ice.

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  43. 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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  44. Intense survival experience based on a Sci-Fi, space terror script. Unravel the story of Ferdinand Ludec as he attempts to escape his fortune. Partially procedural world along with different endings to the story. Hunger, avoiding insanity and extreme weather will only be some of the threats to face. Ariel - There is no way out - If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ariel.

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  45. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 31 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 1 reviews

    Mission Critical is a first-person graphic adventure. It is 2134, and the human race has been at war for 50 years since the Alliance declared independence from the stifling rule of the UN and its anti-technology policies. The Alliance is losing the war to the UN's greater numbers, but recently, Alliance scientists discovered an alien artifact on the planet Persephone. You are onboard the USS Lexi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mission Critical.

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  46. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Gravity Spin is a metroidvania with a literal spin. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gravity Spin.

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  47. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    64% User Score Based on 48 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    After the U.S.S. Protostar picks up strange readings from a dying star, Dal and Gwyn must race against time to save their friends, their ship, and an entire planetary system before a supernova destroys them all! Using their unique skills to overcome ingenious puzzles, endure hostile environments and battle deadly robot armies, Dal and Gwyn must save their captured crewmates Jankom Pog, Rok-Tahk, Z… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova.

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  48. 150 Pages Format: Colour PDF Prevail Unbound is a Tabletop Roleplaying Game set in a dark, gothic vision of the near-future. Humanity has connected to Magic and the Supernals - Spirits of the Plane of Kur previously labelled as Demons. _______________________________________________ By the year 2066 Humanity on the planet Earth was a shadow of it’s former achievement. Tribal notions of division… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prevail Unbound TTRPG.

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  49. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    75% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    The Communist Dogifesto is a science fiction first person shooter set on a Soviet space station in lunar orbit, which has been taken over by hyper-intelligent dogs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Communist Dogifesto.

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  50. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    This Visual Novel tells the story of a dark journey in a broken world.The action takes place in the abandoned estate of the former Order called “Black Rose”. One day this estate was swallowed up by the magical catastrophe which spread death to all nearby lands, turning people into “Shadows”.You will have to plunge into this cursed place, where a mad & legendary adventurer, and a girl from the “Hel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shards of Chaos.

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