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Looking for games like The Sandbox? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Rise of Industry 2, Chocolate Factory Simulator: Prologue or Toy Shire: Room One.

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  1. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    64% User Score Based on 116 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 3 reviews

    Navigate the competitive industrial landscape of vibrant 1980's USA! Make strategic manufacturing decisions, optimize production chains, acquire technologies, and expand your global business network with key contacts. Opportunities await those savvy enough to capitalize on them! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise of Industry 2.

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  2. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    90% User Score Based on 149 reviews

    Chocolate Factory Simulator: Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version of the game.Even automatons love chocolate in the world of Chocolate Factory Simulator: Prologue! Welcome to Chocolate Factory Simulator: Prologue, where cogwheels and steam work overtime to create the most delicious chocolate! Use your clockwork workshop full of gourmet machinery to create every… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chocolate Factory Simulator: Prologue.

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  3. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 300 reviews

    Play through the three levels in Kevin's Room and defend your room against your old toys. Face Memphis-X in the final level and put a stop to his assault as he crushes your soldiers in an attempt to get to your base. You received new toys from your family. Isn't that lovely? Oh, it's for sure... Your old toys, though, aren't getting along as well. They are no longer cared for and have be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toy Shire: Room One.

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  4. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 1,352 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    This ghost hunting simulation is a first-person single player experience. You’re equipped with an EMF Meter, Thermometer, Audio Recorder, Camera, and a Flashlight collecting evidence to satisfy homeowners concerns. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I..

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  5. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    92% User Score Based on 276 reviews

    PLAY THE FULL GAME ON STEAM NOW! Lose yourself in the relaxing solarpunk breeze of Re:Fresh, a 3D exploration-platformer game where you play as a robot collecting materials to help repair your town after a torrential storm. Explore at your own pace in the open-ended environment and collect solar cells to upgrade your movement options, forging your own path to get the town up and running again. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Re:Fresh.

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  6. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 386 reviews

    Craftomation 101 is a craft automation game about funny programmable robots CraftoMates who can move, eat, and craft things needed to terraform a frozen planet. You land on a frozen planet in a tiny rocket with a robot inside. Harvest and combine materials to discover new ones. Use visual programming to make the robot do the tiresome work for you. Slowly build a gang of self-sustaining robot work… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft.

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  7. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 460 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

    Imagine that you don't have any modern technology. Use your mind to build from scratch your first primitive tools and constructions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tribe: Primitive Builder.

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  8. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    85% User Score Based on 635 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 1 reviews

    Soar with the wind on your broomstick, deliver packages to your friends, and explore a vibrant sandbox world in a coming of age adventure about an aspiring witch! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mika and the Witch's Mountain.

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  9. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 5,302 reviews

    Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open, in a narrative mystery adventure where nothing is quite as it seems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duck Detective: The Secret Salami.

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  10. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 5,235 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 1 reviews

    SteamWorld Dig is a platform mining adventure with strong Metroidvanian influences. Take the role of Rusty, a lone mining steambot, as he arrives at an old mining town in great need. Dig your way through the old earth, gaining riches while uncovering the ancient threat that lurks below... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SteamWorld Dig.

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  11. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 76 reviews

    Your Mission: colonize new worlds on distant planets. As the Mission Commander, you and the Mechanized Assault & Exploration (M.A.X.) Force you lead are the first ones in. Mining stations, power plants, tactical combat vehicle factories, habitats - it's up to you to plan and construct them. The entire new colony? You create it. The resources you find there? Control them. Enemies? Crush 'em! And th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration.

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  12. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    95% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    Kriegsfront Battlescaper is a free utility tool / mecha-diorama-building-toy where you can create battlefield dioramas using built-in photo mode, mecha builder, and level editor. This is based on the development and modding tool for our upcoming mecha turn-based tactics game, Kriegsfront Tactics. Mecha Editor: - Create and design your own Krieger Mecha. - Mix-and-match various mech body parts to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kriegsfront Battlescaper - Diorama Editor.

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  13. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 3,434 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

    Total Tank Simulator is a physics-based WW2 game. Experience WW2 like never before. Play with tanks, planes, cannons, infantry and much more. Deploy your units before the battle and issue orders. Watch the battle or take control over every unit on the battlefield. Play one of six historical nations in a huge single player campaign or enjoy battles in multiplayer. Be strategic and remember what Eis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total Tank Simulator.

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  15. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 114 reviews

    You are the lone survivor orbiting a potential new home planet, tethered to what’s left of your ship. Gather nearby debris and assemble a make-shift vessel in an attempt to survive the harsh realities of space. Maybe you'll live long enough to uncover the truth behind the ships malfunction... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life Not Supported.

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  16. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    77% User Score Based on 10,406 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 1 reviews

    Here is a sandbox like no other. Create massive battles with absolutely no limits. Want to see 10,000 chickens fight an army of Romans?? Sure, why not. Want to see a company of WW2 U.S soldiers fight 11,000 Medieval soldiers?? There are simply no limits to the carnage you can achieve in UEBS. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator.

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  17. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    79% User Score Based on 870 reviews

    Game inspired by SETI. Take the role of a scientist to find an extraterrestrial signal .Control massive Radio Antennas by using interactive control in your Observatory. Detect , download and decode unknown or story telling signals. Manage and Maintain an electrical system to improve your systems and make it more efficient. Detect more signals, earn credits and upgrade your systems to improve their… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Signal Simulator.

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  18. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 372 reviews

    Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through the galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade the ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates... you get it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    68% User Score Based on 224 reviews

    Uncrewed is a real-time strategy game for the PC with the ability to design units from scratch. Unlike in more traditional RTS, units obey the laws of physics, making design choices especially important. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncrewed.

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  20. Your colonies on Thukothea are under attack! Prepare your defenses building drone towers to destroy all the enemies. Key Features: 6 level campaign mode (with hard mode) across Thukothea and its Moon6 different towers/drones with 4 upgrades5 usable skills in real time20 unlockable upgradesHighscore for every level, try to be the best player[/list] If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thukothea Defender.

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  21. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, stability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Retro-style helicopter simulation built in the Godot Engine focused on easy to pick up mechanics. Fly around and test your skills with 3 different aircraft in a dynamic, mission-filled world. I have three main goals with RotorSim: Design a helicopter simulation that mirrors the intricacies of aerodynamic behavior as closely as possible. Simplify the complex controls of a real helicopter, making … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RotorSim: Helicopter Simulator.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 293 reviews

    Darfall is a strategy survival city-builder with RPG elements. You lead your hero with a band of warriors to defend your settlement, explore the corrupted land and craft new items. Expand your settlement and defeat the darkness coming from everywhere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darfall.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    97% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Split Fiction meets Portal! Bytebond is an electrifying online & couch co-op puzzle game that challenges you to regain control over an infected CPU. Dive into the heart of a PC with your friend and become the ultimate Antivirus Special Forces duo. Bytebond Deluxe Edition contains the base game and the Makeover Kit, which unlocks a cache of cosmetic upgrades for elite Antivirus units. This allows… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bytebond.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 439 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

    Artis Impact is a story-rich, adventure pixel RPG that features classic turn-based combat, upgrading your home, and exploring uniquely hand-drawn environments. Players will take on the role of official Akane, teaming up with Bot to unravel the mysteries of a future utopian world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Artis Impact.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Create unique interiors and exteriors, decorate and experiment with styles, colors, and materials — transforming ordinary spaces into true works of art. Thousands of items — tens of thousands of possibilities — no limits, no stress — just pure creativity and inspiration! The Creator on Steam Enjoy the creative process without the hassle of searching for resources or the fear of making mistakes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Creator.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    79% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    Rotate or Die throws you into a heart-pounding, high-speed adventure, where danger lurks around every corner. You take control of a fearless young boy on a futuristic skateboard that hovers above the ground, powered by advanced gas technology. Your mission? To push the limits of speed, skill, and survival as you dodge relentless obstacles in a futuristic world where every second counts. The k… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rotate or Die.

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  28. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    92% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Rebuild the city of Pompeii and climb the social ladder. Roman society is full of intrigues that you have to solve in order to become a powerful ruler. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pompeii: The Legacy.

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  29. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 600 reviews

    When they built the floating cities, they had no idea an insidious threat lurked deep below... Feed the Deep is a compulsive lovecraftian roguelike inspired by the likes of Dome Keeper and Spelunky. Dive into an ever-changing system of undersea caves. Collect resources that can be traded for upgrades and items. Explore ever deeper, managing dark spaces, limited oxygen, and hostile wildlife, and c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Feed the Deep.

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  30. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    Full Release About the Game The Monarch is a Kingdom-like strategy game that has minimalistic control & smooth gameplay with power-up aspects. The gates of hell open each night, terrorizing the land. As the player, you must find a way to destroy the gates and defend your lands in the process! Gather coins, recruit peasants, train units, build powerful structures, gain power-ups, and adapt!… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Monarch: First Light.

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  31. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 1,608 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 21 reviews

    Armed with a magical boomerang, slice, fly, and dive through flocks of evil creatures in this acrobatic arena shooter. Obliterate wave after wave and journey ever downwards into the shadows. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boomerang X.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay
    68% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    You come home from a long day at work, go to bed, and when you wake up, something's very different... Liminality is a relaxing liminal horror game focused on exploration, the poolrooms and other liminal spaces. *the game might look different based on your graphics level and graphics card The game revolves entirely around Liminal Spaces, but what exactly are they? Liminality refers to somethi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminality.

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  33. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 1,071 reviews

    An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mind Over Magnet.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    93% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Here’s a slightly unusual Casual Adventure game where the main gameplay centers around taking pictures of cats. The pixel art graphics in a 3D setting create a charming atmosphere reminiscent of Japanese animation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neko Odyssey.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 1,055 reviews

    Climb the tower BETON BRUTAL is a first person parkour game which tries to replicate and build upon the parkour mechanics seen in Minecraft. Your goal is to climb a massive overgrown concrete tower which offers multiple stages of increasing difficulty. Watch your step Beware, a single misstep might cost you a lot of progress as there are no checkpoints whatsoever. The course is however riddled … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BETON BRUTAL.

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  36. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 7,722 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 14 reviews

    Farming Simulator 17 invites you into the challenging world of a modern day farmer. Take on all the challenges of farming life, including animal husbandry, crops, sales, and woodcutting. You decide how you want to manage and grow your farm in a huge, open world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farming Simulator 17.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    91% User Score Based on 1,015 reviews

    Thrive is a free, open-source game about the evolution of life. From the lowly tidepools of your home planet, you will rise to cosmic dominance. At every step, powerful creation tools and deep simulation mechanics will aid your species' development. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thrive.

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  39. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    71% User Score Based on 6,071 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 16 reviews

    Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage. A massive space hearse suffers a wreck in the deep space, leaving the area filled with debris, coffins, dead passengers and yourself. Survive in this interstellar dump, uncover a glob… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breathedge.

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  40. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    57% User Score Based on 1,208 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Legends of Ellaria is a First-Person/Real-Time Strategy Adventure and Role Playing Sandbox Game where you can build your own kingdom, fight epic battles and explore an immersive fantasy world, set in a universe where an ancient civilization established portals between worlds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legends of Ellaria.

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  41. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    64% User Score Based on 137 reviews

    Welcome to the world of Coal Mining! Start with almost nothing and get to the top - develop your mine, sell coal, buy new machines and avoid dangers in this sandbox simulator. Coal Mining Simulator is a sandbox experience in which it's up to you to create new tunnels and pathways. Make your mine truly yours, as you go deeper and deeper in order to mine more coal. Take control of numerous… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coal Mining Simulator: Prologue.

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  43. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 215 reviews

    Drive a bunch of construction machinery as you try to bust up buildings in this game from Giants Software. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demolition Company.

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  44. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    72% User Score Based on 722 reviews

    Discover, learn and master the art of homebrewing in the ultimate celebration of craft beer. From perfecting authentic, chemistry-driven brewing techniques to naming, bottling and labelling - refine your craft to become the ultimate Brewmaster in the first ever realistic beer brewing experience. With all the tricks of the trade and the best equipment at your disposal, follow a recipe, or experime… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator.

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  46. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 620 reviews

    Unsung Warriors - Prologue is a 2D action-adventure game set in Iron Age inspired Europe. Fight your way past enemies and traps, while exploring the secrets of an ancient crypt. DESIGNED FOR SOLO AND COUCH CO-OP This game can be played solo or with a friend in couch co-op mode. Help each other out of difficult situations, fighting side by side. FEATURES Single Player & Couch Co-op Mode Explor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unsung Warriors - Prologue.

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  47. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    61% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    As the main character of this game, you will have to start a porn studio, with only a phone in your pocket and grow it to professional, expensive studio equipment. You are the director, so you will decide who plays in your movies, what kind of movies you will create and if you will succeed or not, as failure is always an option. Using your looks, wits, and charm, you will be able to seduce others … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyndy.

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  48. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    79% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    WAW is a unique game concept which aims at simulating in one single system ALL conflicts throughout the world (and beyond) from Prehistoric times to nowadays, from grand massive wars to asymmetrical conflicts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wars Across the World.

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  49. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    96% User Score Based on 2,900 reviews

    Floating Point is a free, peaceful game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. In the air, you're fighting gravity. When you splash down beneath the water, you're fighting your own buoyancy to swing yourself further into the depths. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Floating Point.

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  50. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 382 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 1 reviews

    Embark on a dream-like journey in this fantasy adventure VR simulation. Encounter goblin inhabitants, become part of their society, and save them from their foe. Freely roam the enchanted forest to discover deeper layers of their mysterious ways and reap the rewards of this magical world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gnomes & Goblins.

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