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Games like The Stars Are Not Ready

Games like The Stars Are Not Ready

Games like The Stars Are Not Ready

Looking for games like The Stars Are Not Ready? Here are top action recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Nova Protocol, Simple Shooter or Beltrunner.

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  1. OUTRUN THE SWARMNova Protocol is a high-speed neon arena survival shooter. You pilot a single interceptor against thousands of wireframe enemies on a grid floor that physically buckles and warps beneath them. Your guns fire themselves — your job is to move, to build, and to survive.THOUSANDS ON SCREEN AT ONCEThe swarm runs at full speed with thousands of enemies on screen — thirteen distinct types… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova Protocol.

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  2. The swarm is a liquid. You are the gap it flows around. Simple Shooter is a top-down arcade bullet-hell built from pure geometry. No sprites. No textures. Every enemy is a shape — and they move as a single living mass. You are a cyan square. Your defense is motion.One Loop. Endless Depth. Survive escalating waves of geometric enemies. Chain your kills to drive a score multiplier. Hit the kill thr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Simple Shooter.

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  3. Beltrunner One ship against the belt. Command your ship, upgrade it at the hangar, survive an onslaught of cosmological events, and break the bullet-hell bosses waiting at the edge of every sector - solo, or with a crew of up to eight. What is Beltrunner? Beltrunner is an asteroid-belt shoot-'em-up crossed with a bullet-hell and a horde-survival roguelite. It fuses the auto-firing, build-crafti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beltrunner.

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  4. Stellacore: Mining Odyssey -> Steam Store about the game Stellacore: Mining Odyssey is a fast-paced 2D space shooter and mining hybrid. Take the helm of a nimble starfighter in a frontier mining sector overrun by hostile, block-built machines. Shatter enemies piece by piece, crack asteroids for precious ores, and spend everything you salvage on a deep, branching upgrade tree — then push deeper… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellacore: Mining Odyssey.

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  5. GRIDNOVA is a top-down bullet heaven roguelike set on a neon digital grid. The player controls the Core, which fires automatically while the player moves through growing swarms of enemies, mini-bosses and bosses. Each level-up offers a choice of weapons and upgrades; pairs of weapons unlock synergies, and fully upgraded weapons can evolve into stronger forms. A standard run lasts twenty minutes, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GRIDNOVA.

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  6. VOIDHOLD is a sci-fi horde-survival roguelite. You command a four-soldier fireteam — VECTOR, NOVA and ECHO at your side, the combat dog REX-7 and the eagle-drone AQUILA in support — holding a position at the edge of the void against waves that never stop escalating.COMMAND A FIRETEAM You're the commander (gold). Three AI troopers — VECTOR, NOVA, ECHO — fight beside you, named and color-coded, gai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VOIDHOLD: Squad Survival Roguelite.

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  7. CHASE THE LAST SIGNAL. SURVIVE THE VOID. Humanity is gone. In their final moments, they compressed everything they were into a single signal and sent it into the void. You are the last AI ship — chase that signal through endless waves of geometric enemies, mutate your weapons into neon chaos, and decode what it means to be the last one listening. FARLUME is a roguelite bullet heaven where every … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FARLUME: Into the Silent Dark.

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  8. Keep an eye on your wallEvery side belongs to somebody, one of them is yours, and you do not get to leave it. The orbs are loose in the middle. Whatever you fail to catch eats your armor. When the armor is gone, the side is gone. Not damaged, gone: the arena throws it out and rebuilds tighter. That goes for everyone. Tear a wall off somebody else and the room shrinks just the same. Lose your last… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PARRYGON.

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  9. Module Madness is a top-down bullet-hell roguelite about attrition. Every module you scavenge has a durability. Spend it, and the module is gone for good. Kit out your ship from wrecks and supply drops, burn through it in combat, and take whatever survives into the next solar system. Pick a ship, drop in, fight until you die. Our ship has one cannon, and that is it. Every ability, every bonus… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Confined Space - Module Madness.

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  10. THE ARENA IS ALIVEVector Surge is a fast, uncompromising twin-stick arena shooter set inside a reactive signal field. Move, aim, dash and detonate your way through geometric swarms while the grid bends, pulses and fractures around every collision. Almost everything you see is constructed live. Ships, enemies, projectiles, formations, effects, grid reactions and combat patterns are drawn from pr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vector Surge.

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  11. I made Gunmetal Orbit because I love Brotato and other roguelite bullet hell games. I love the short runs, auto-firing weapons, ridiculous builds, and that point where the whole screen fills up and somehow you are still alive. But, I wanted to make my own and change the loop in a few ways. So, I put it in a 2.5D asteroid field, gave you a heavy mining exosuit with up to six weapons, and made min… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunmetal Orbit.

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  12. Shorebreaker is a drone-combat roguelite fought above, on, and under a breaking wave. Every day a runaway drone fleet comes for your island; you meet it on the water, salvage what you destroy, and rebuild before dawn. They used to deliver burritosZippity Drones Corporation pivoted to combat drones to please its shareholders, and now, rather predictably, rogue fleets are leveling the Pacific one … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shorebreaker.

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  13. COLLAPSE THE FIELD. REACH THE TRANSFER. SURVIVE THE VECTOR. Collapse Vector is a fast-paced rage arcade space game about pushing deeper into unstable celestial fields. Dodge debris. Harvest collapsing matter. Open the transfer gate. Get out before everything falls apart. Or stay a little longer. HOW FAR CAN YOU GET? The Transfer Gauntlet starts at Level 001 and keeps going. Every transfer dr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Collapse Vector.

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  14. Twin-stick space combat roguelite with 12 abilities, 5 reality-warping ultimates, and 20+ enemy factions that each fight differently. Permanent upgrades that stack across hundreds of hours. Quick missions, deep progression, zero runs wasted. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Breach.

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  15. You don't unlock ships. You take them. Fly one unbroken run through a dying world. Kill the core that seals its exit. Fly through that exit yourself — and the core you just killed is reforged into your next fighter. Twelve worlds, thirteen fighters, and every one after the first was taken from something you destroyed.The run never stops Each world is one continuous flight: no timers, no pause-a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TROPHY FLEET.

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  16. You died in the tower. Again. An apprentice mage is trapped in a tower that resets every death — but never takes back what you earned. Unlocked floors stay unlocked. Banked gold stays banked. Only your run ends. Survive each floor, kill the floor boss, climb. Then do it better.You only move. The spells handle themselves. No attack button. You dodge, position, and choose — the tower does the rest.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Died in the Tower Again.

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  17. A top-down extraction roguelite about robbing a dead generation-ship blind — and getting out before the dark wakes up and hunts you by scent. Drop in. Kill for cores. Carry the lights home. Extract before the BLACKOUT learns your name — or push one deck deeper for richer salvage and a worse death. The lights won't lastPower dies on a cycle: LIT, the flicker, BLACKOUT. By day it's rust and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollow Orbit.

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  18. One survivor. Eight minutes. Build your way out.Horde Circuit is a single-player, top-down zombie survival roguelite built around short runs and escalating firepower. Your gun fires automatically; you control your movement and aim. Cut a path through the horde, collect XP, and choose upgrades that turn a desperate start into a screen-filling counterattack.Evolve your gun. Break the horde.Start wit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horde Circuit.

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  19. ONE RULEWhatever is bigger swallows whatever is smaller. You start small, on a huge map full of drifting planets. Anything smaller than you is food, and every meal makes you bigger. Keep growing and planets that could have killed you become your next meal. YOU ARE ALSO PREYRival stars grow the same way you do. Any that gets bigger than you will chase you across the map. They spit plasma at… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eat the Sky.

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  20. The system has a virus. It's you.You are a rogue process loose inside a hostile machine. Everything here is built from raw geometry — cubes, pyramids, spheres — and all of it wants you deleted. Survive long enough and you stop being prey: one weak pulse becomes a storm of beams, orbits, turrets and drones that clears the screen every few seconds.Decide the run togetherEvery few minutes the run sto… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyber Survivors.

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  21. SURVIVE. EVOLVE. BREAK THE CYCLE.KLAST is a neon-soaked twin-stick shooter combining bullet-hell combat, roguelite progression, and score-driven arcade action. Pilot an evolving starfighter through overwhelming enemy formations, dangerous arenas, and massive guardians. Chain kills to build your multiplier, rescue stranded survivors, collect upgrades, and develop powerful weapon combinations capab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KLAST.

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  22. A FAST TOP-DOWN ROGUELIKE MAZE-RUNNER. Infiltrate. Adapt. Escape. The Tracers are taking the System, sector by sector. You're a PSI-class Runner, the one unit they can't capture. Slip into a sector they hold, bring its cores online, and take it back before they close in. Lose the signal, and we send the next. Every run sharpens the one after it. RUN THE SYSTEM Every sector is a new m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ETCH.

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  23. You are a fading ember, descending a collapsing tower. Fight through shadow creatures, combine evolving weapons and passives, and survive long enough to face the Umbral Heart. Death ends your run, but Skill Points, hero unlocks, and Forge upgrades carry into the next descent. Build a run that is yours 10 heroes with distinct abilities and skill paths, including the blight-wielding Apothecary and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lumenfall.

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  24. Neon Armada: Solar Storm is a top-down arena roguelite you can learn in a single wave and spend a hundred hours failing to master. ONE WAVE TO LEARN ITLeft stick to move, right trigger for you special ability. Your guns track the nearest target on their own — so you are fighting from the first second, not reading a tutorial. Prefer to aim yourself? Twin-stick aiming is in the settings, off by de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Armada - Solar Storm.

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    BUILD THE BALL, NOT A STAT SHEETIn MASSFALL, upgrades are physical parts welded directly onto the ball. Up to 12 sockets let you change its silhouette, weight, center of mass and bounce instead of just raising stats. A hammer makes one side heavy, balloons slow the fall, and spikes turn one side into a harder-hitting point. Parts also take damage. When one breaks off, the ball immediately loses t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MASSFALL.

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  26. YOU ARE THE ANOMALY You boot up inside a hostile computer with one directive: survive. You are a rogue process, a sliver of runaway code, and the whole system wants you gone. Spread. Adapt. Breach. Escape into the next sector before the antivirus scrubs you out of existence. SPREAD YOUR CODEDrag to paint your infection across a glowing circuit board. Your code also creeps outward on its own,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rouge Process.

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  27. Neon Orbit is a reinvention of the arcade block puzzle fused with the strategic and addictive depth of a Roguelite Deckbuilder. Forget vertical gravity. Here, you control the rotation of a 360° planet: spin the world with precision, fit pieces falling toward the core via radial gravity, and draft card combinations that break the rules of the game. 360° RADIAL GRAVITYThe board is continuous and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Orbit.

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  28. A universe is dying. You are its last spark. The constellations have gone dark, devoured by entropy. Dive into each dead world, collect the star fragments that still glow, and relight the sky — before your own light fades. Every run is a new sky Fast, readable top-down action — dash through swarms, dodge projectile storms, strike back. Pure arcade feel, no filler. Procedurally gener… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NOVAE: Last Light.

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  29. YOU'RE NOT THE SHIPHumanity has discovered vast fields of gold drifting through deep space. Every prospector wants a piece of it. You're not safely behind the controls of a spaceship. You're a fragile astronaut with a jetpack and laser, floating beside your own cargo hauler. Step into the vacuum. Mine gold. Make it home alive. MINE IT. HAUL IT. PROTECT IT.Every expedition sends you into an aste… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Gold Rush.

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  30. GRAVEFEVER is a survivors-style action roguelike about a fight you can't win. Monsters come in waves, then floods. You level up, choose your upgrades, unlock your kit piece by piece, and carve a path through five arenas. Eventually, the swarm will take you. The timer at the top of the screen shows your score.How a run goesYou start in a quiet village with only your basic attack. After ten levels, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gravefever.

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  31. You are a speck of light, alone in the dark. Hold to gather power, release to scream across the void in a streak of pure speed. In LightForce, everything is momentum — how fast you're moving decides whether you win the race, thread the gap, smash the wall, or destroy your enemy. One move. Total control.Hold to freeze in place and build a charge. Release toward any direction to dash — and the long… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LIGHT FORCE.

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  32. You are a defender, and your sole purpose is to protect the core, from the storm of meteors and enemy waves, if the core dies... You die. Protect the Core: Your stationary powerhouse and primary source of destruction. Space Casino: Spend gems in a physics-based slot machine for legendary loot. Diablo-Inspired Gear: No more +2% stats. Find powerful weapons with unique traits. Synthwave Fir… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Meteor Rush.

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  33. In Circuit Keep, the intrusions walk straight over your towers. So you don't stop them with firepower — you carve their routes yourself. It's a maze tower defense game inside a living circuit lattice, with no fixed paths. INTRUSIONS breach from BREACH POINTS and pathfind toward your CORE across an open grid. You wall that grid into a killing maze with FIREWALLs, line the routes with damage, and fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Circuit Keep.

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  34. The city is under attack. You're the last line of defense. Save New York is a horizontal flying combat game with fully destructible cities. Fight through waves of enemies across two iconic zones — New York City and Las Vegas — where every building on the skyline can be blown apart block by block. Choose Your ShipFour ships. Four playstyles. The Interceptor is a pure-skill all-rounder — no abili… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Save New York 2030.

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  35. Too Many CUBES! Too Many CUBES! is a fast-paced arena-survival roguelike where every run begins with one small cube and ends in a storm of lasers, mines, orbiters, ricochets, gravity wells, and shattered geometry. Move and aim while your weapons fire automatically. Collect experience, choose your upgrades, and assemble a build powerful enough to survive increasingly overwhelming swarms. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Too Many CUBES!.

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  36. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    Forge a single starcraft into a fleet-leveling warship through the combination of salvaged weaponry and strategy-defining augmentations in this sci-fi survivors game! Weave through asteroid fields, aid galactic denizens, and use collected resources from each failed expedition to become permanently stronger! Your goal is survival; your legacy is inevitable. Features Intense Bullet-Heaven Combat - O… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starforged Legacy.

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  37. NO PAUSES. ONLY SLAUGHTER.The abyss doesn't wait for you to open a skill tree. SACRIFICE your hard-earned Gems at Altars scattered throughout the arena to evolve your weapon. Empower your arsenal on the fly, adapt in the middle of a firefight, and never break your momentum. The action only stops when you die. ONE WEAPON. INFINITE CHAOS.Start with a hand(gun). End with an arena-clearing instru… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chthonic.

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  38. Time is coming apart. You wake in a clock tower with no memory of who you are or how you got here — only a pocket watch, still warm in your hand, an empty room, and a letter in your master's careful script: time is fracturing, and you are the one who must gather the broken moments back, one piece at a time. So you step out into a world that has stopped making sense. Freeze Line is a hand-crafted … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Freeze Line.

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  39. Gloomvex is a dark sci-fi arena roguelite about surviving relentless enemy waves on a hostile alien world. Fight your way through increasingly dangerous runs, collect gold and experience, unlock upgrades, and shape your build with weapons, stats, and powerful augments. Each run pushes you to adapt quickly, improve your damage output, manage movement, and survive against growing swarms of enemies … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gloomvex.

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  40. BEATSHIFT ARENA is a multiplayer arena shooter where weapons fire to the beat. Each match runs on a music track, and your shots, missiles, and abilities sync to its rhythm — so every song plays differently. The core is fast, close-quarters combat: dash, multi-jump, and grapple across neon arenas that shift around you mid-match. Take damage and grow — become a bigger threat and a bigger target. Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BEATSHIFT ARENA.

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  41. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

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

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  42. BREAK THE SECTOR. GET YOUR CARGO HOME.Vectorfall drops you into hostile space with an armed ship, a Fleet waiting on Hot Swap, a scanner full of unknown signals, and a cargo hold that only matters if you make it back. You decide how greedy the run gets. Scan contacts, enter mission pockets, strip them for gear, hunt the Command Node, then make for an extraction gate while rising Alert sends harde… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vectorfall.

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  43. SURVIVE THE HORDE. MASTER THE PATTERNS. CHANGE THE RHYTHM. NUVRATE is a single-player arcade action game blending arena survival, choreographed boss fights and rhythm gameplay. Every run is built around immediate readability, builds that reshape the battlefield and intense visual payoffs without sacrificing precision. BULLET HEAVEN Enter two fifteen-minute survival maps, evolve your arsenal a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NUVRATE.

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  44. DRIFT. FIGHT. SURVIVE. A gap in the roadblock. One more crate. Just enough fuel to make the next turn. WANTED DRIFT is a top-down survival chase through an endless neon city. Your weapons fire automatically; you handle the driving. Slide around corners, boost out of trouble, and fight your way free when the police box you in. Stay alive long enough and patrol cars give way to armored units, drone… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wanted Drift.

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  45. THIS GAME INTENTIONALLY LEFT HARD. Neon Nights is a fast-paced action arcade game where success relies entirely on your reflexes and sword control. There are no secondary weapons to unlock, no special abilities to carry you, and no hand-holding. It is pure, unfiltered arcade combat where every run is a test of raw skill. PURE SKILL, ZERO CRUTCHESTired of getting so overpowered that dying stops… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Nights.

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  46. Brickorage is an action brick-breaker that fuses classic brick-breaking gameplay with fast-paced "roguelike survival." Here, time is your only resource. Wave goodbye to the passive waiting of traditional games—you hold absolute speed overdrive control over the ball, tearing through enemy lines with extreme speed and strategic builds. 60-Second Survival: Clear the Stage, or Get Hunted? … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breakorage.

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  47. A fast-paced sci-fi action roguelite where you battle escalating enemy waves, combine powerful abilities, and take on challenging boss encounters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aetheris Core.

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  48. EverDarkly: Beloved Something out there used to be alive. The wreckage remembers. EverDarkly: Beloved is a top-down 2.5D space shooter roguelite. You are Blaze, a salvager working the dark between the stations. You have a ship, a debt, and a voice in your head named Luna. You will die a lot. You will come back. The Cradle is patient. Runs that mean something Drop into procedural belts and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EverDarkly: Beloved.

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  49. You are the Alchemist. The world is the Anomaly. Everything burns. Flask & Fury is an alchemical action roguelite where survival isn't about hoarding resources—it's about burning them. You are building an engine of destruction, and it runs on Essence. If you run out of fuel, you die.THE ALCHEMICAL ENGINE: BURN TO SURVIVEHoarding is death. The Furnace is your lifeline. Scavenge ingredients f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flask & Fury.

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  50. The darkest day in intergalactic history is upon us. Don’s Taco Shop has been raided, and all the sweet, precious taco ingredients we hold dear have been taken from us. As an Intergalactic Battle Rooster, you are a rock star, hotshot pilot; the crème de la crème of fighting forces, tasked with retrieving the taco ingredients for Don. Your skill, and reputation, knows no bounds. Choose from an … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Intergalactic Battle Roosters.

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