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Games like THEORY WORKS: YOUR FRIENDS DON’T

Games like THEORY WORKS: YOUR FRIENDS DON’T

Games like THEORY WORKS: YOUR FRIENDS DON’T

Looking for games like THEORY WORKS: YOUR FRIENDS DON’T? Here are top tactical strategy recommendations with a comedy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with TRUST ISSUES?, Pixel Texas Hold'em or Exploding Kittens 2.

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  1. TRUST ISSUES? is a social deduction and strategy game where everyone at the table eyes each other with suspicion, and trade is blended with betrayal. Only the owner knows what’s inside the bag… or do they? Gather your friends, make deals, join auctions, and in the end, see whose pockets are full—and whose hearts are broken. Draw Your Own Face: You don’t just choose your character’s outfit—you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TRUST ISSUES?.

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  2. About This Game Pixel Hold'em is a pixel-style Texas Hold'em game built around online multiplayer matches. Create your own room or join a public or password-protected table, then take on friends and other players in tense rounds of Texas Hold'em. From pre-flop to river, every call, raise, fold, and all-in can change the outcome of a hand. Read your hole cards, react to the community cards, watch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Texas Hold'em.

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  4. Okey is a free-to-play multiplayer board game for four players, featuring both Classic Okey and Okey 101. Create a lobby, invite your friends with a Lobby ID, wager IncirCoin, and play together across Steam and Discord — on desktop, mobile, or with a controller. TWO GAME MODES Classic Okey — The traditional four-player game played with 106 tiles. Draw, discard, and race to arrange your hand into… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Okey.

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  5. Welcome to GOBLIN MINERS — where trust is worth more than gold! GOBLIN MINERS is a multiplayer social deduction and tactical strategy game for 4-16 players. Build tunnels to reach the gold, but beware — traitors hide among you! HIDDEN ROLES — NOBODY KNOWS WHO YOU ARE At the start of each game, you secretly receive a role: Goblins — honest miners working to build a path to the exit, find … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goblin Miners.

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  6. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    79% User Score Based on 383 reviews

    Rento is online multiplayer business dice game. Trade lands, build houses, win auctions, roll wheel of fortune, risk in Russian Roulette and most importantly - have fun. Obtain monopoly over the game board and bankrupt the other players in order to win. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rento Fortune Monolit.

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  7. 17 Steps is a fast-paced, highly strategic mahjong duel inspired by the classic Japanese mahjong variant “Juu Nana Ho” — Seventeen Steps. There is no slow hand-building here. From the very beginning, both players are already one step away from victory. The real battle begins after the hands are locked. A Duel Decided in 17 MovesAt the start of each round, both players receive 34 tiles. From the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 17 Steps.

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  8. One number. One gap. A whole storm.Gap Storm is an original shedding-style card game built on a single, razor-sharp idea: when you beat the card in front of you, the penalty isn't fixed — it's the gap between your number and the last one, multiplied by your combo type. Slam an 8 onto a 3 and the next player who folds draws (8-3)x1. Drop a pair of 9s onto a pair of 3s and that gap becomes (9-3)x2 =… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gap Storm.

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  9. SEVENS is a competitive multiplayer card experience set in a dark underground club atmosphere. Sit at the table, read your opponents, disrupt their strategy, and fight to control the flow of the game — whether you're playing with friends, strangers, or bots. Proximity voice chat, character interactions, and a gritty retro-styled presentation turn classic card gameplay into a social battleground.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SEVENS.

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  10. Welcome to Poker GamesEnjoy a pure and flexible online Texas Hold’em experience with friends. 《Poker Games》 is an online poker simulator designed for private games and casual sessions with friends. It currently supports standard Texas Hold’em, Short Deck, and Infinite Squid, a special mode built upon Texas Hold’em rules. Choose the rules that suit your group and create your own private poker ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poker Games.

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  11. The digital version of the spiced up, Dutch card game called "Klootzakken" Be the first to shed all your cards. On your turn you play a card — or a double or triple — with a higher value than what's on the table. Can't or won't follow? Then you pass. The first player out becomes President; the last one left holding cards is the Bastard. How it works Card ranking: the higher the c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Klaus Veen's Bastards.

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  12. Fair play begins with shared rulesEvery player enters under the same transparent rules and economic constraints. Character skills and tools have clear effects, timing, and limits. They widen the field of strategy rather than predetermine the result. The real edge lies in reading information, judging rivals, and accepting the consequences of every bid. Four tool types, four ways to change the matc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Auction Gambit.

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  13. A card game grandparents and grandkids both know Žolík (pronounced ZHOH-leek) is a beloved Central European rummy played for generations across Slovakia and Czechia. The Slovak name literally means Joker — and jokers are the cards that make every hand a puzzle. Now on Steam with friend lobbies, customizable rules, AI bots for solo play, and full Slovak + English interfaces.How it plays Build sets… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Žolík.

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  14. Wordy Online - Classic Word GamesRediscover the fun of wordplay in this colorful collection of popular games with fresh ideas! Play through the campaign or a huge dictionary of words: learn new words and phrases, earn rewards, track your progress, and even climb the leaderboards — play solo, with friends, and with players worldwide! Game ModesThere are four main game modes (and more variants) - e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wordy Online - Classic Word Games.

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  15. Background StoryArial Bachblume is the adopted daughter of the local pharmacist, Hans, who owns a potion workshop called Po10tions. The name is pronounced as po-ten-tions, which obviously means ten bottles of potion. When the snowstorm hits every winter, the Bachblume family has to stay at home for more than half a month. To entertain his children, Hans brought out the game of Silver Path designed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Po10tions: Silver Path.

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  16. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story
    56% User Score Based on 17,410 reviews

    Business Tour is an online board game based on the most popular tabletop game in the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Business Tour.

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  17. Build the army, counter the enemy, and send wave after wave until their castle falls. Bloodlust & Harmony is a Castle Fight-style auto-battler. Every building you place adds soldiers to your waves, so your build order is your strategy and every coin you spend becomes swords at the front line. The last castle standing wins. Play it solo against AI, or bring friends into co-op team battles, r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodlust & Harmony.

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  18. The table is setIn the Caribbean, dominoes isn't a pastime. It's a conversation. It gets played outside the corner store, under the carport, at the end of a meal nobody wants to end. DR Dominoes brings that table to your screen: same rules, same tension, same people. Even if they're three thousand miles away. Tiles in 3D with real weight, real light, real sound. A table you can read at a glance. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DR Dominoes.

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  19. A Victorian Theater. A locked glass case. One player has the gavel and the one honest number in the room, what the item is actually worth. Everyone else bids blindly on a letter read from the podium, a letter the auctioneer may be reading faithfully or inventing on the spot. The bidders in the dark include his partners. They know who they are and unlike everyone else in the room, they know the tr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blind Gavel.

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  20. About This GameOverviewOne steady table, three players, a whole night of Dou Dizhu. CatPoker keeps the classic core of traditional Dou Dizhu — hand combinations, reading opponents, and trick-suppression — while adding light deckbuilding between rounds. Spend the coins you earn in-match on a shared shop stocked with tabletop decorations and one-time items, gradually shaping a playstyle built around… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CatPoker.

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  21. STAATIO is a real-time strategy game about taking ground and holding it. Drag from your territory to send troops, capture regions to grow your army, and outlast everyone else. How to Play Drag from a region you own to send troops Capture neutral and enemy territory by overwhelming its defenders Hold more ground to generate troops faster Form alliances — and break them when it suits you Fou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Staatio.

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  22. Snitch Switch is a 3D social party game designed to feel like hanging out with your friends in the same house. Decorate your own space, create a lobby, invite your friends, and turn the night into chaos with different game modes, conversations, and interactive objects—all in the same shared environment. The Snitch Switch experience that started on mobile is now expanding into a bigger, more socia… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snitch Switch.

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  23. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Poker meets Battle Royale in One Last Hand, a 2-6 players chaotic party game where poker gets deadly! Forget fair play: attack your rivals with powerful hands, fight for better cards in secret auctions, and bend the rules with powerful relics in thrilling online multiplayer matches. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Last Hand.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    Roadmap About the Game A party game with no waiting for turns. Gather your friends for Lunars, the zodiac party game where cute chaos meets fierce competition! Customize your characters, dive into hilarious mini-games, and outplay your friends with items and power-ups across three exciting game modes: Classic Mode - Roll the dice in classic party board game style, competing in mini-ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lunars.

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  25. Welcome to Puzzle Playing Cards, an immersive and strategic tabletop card game that brings an all-new interactive gameplay experience to your screen! Embark on a thrilling journey of card-matching challenges and competitive fun, with multiple ways to play and customizable lobby settings ensuring no two matches ever feel the same. The objective of Puzzle Playing Cards is simple yet engaging: score… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Puzzle Playing Cards.

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  26. Descend with only a deck of cards.AITA: The Dark Domain is a roguelite card game set in the Etruscan underworld. Play solo or with up to three friends as Haruspices, ritual priests sent below the earth to seal the dead back inside Aita. Every card is both an attack and a choice. Spend your strongest cards too early and you may not survive the counterattack. Hold back too long and the underworld w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AITA: The Dark Domain.

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  27. Write it. Draw it. Hand it to your friends. Hope they know what they're doing.Story Bored is an online multiplayer drawing and voice-acting party game for 2–12 players. Create a premise, turn it into a storyboard or comic, write dialogue for your characters, and then hand those characters over to your friends to perform. The catch? The actors don't get the full story... They receive their lines… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Story Bored.

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  28. BET IN SECRET. LIE IN PUBLIC. RIG THE RACE.Crooked Derby is a turn-based digital board game for 2–6 players, playable solo against bots or online. Secretly bet on one of six equally matched horses, then publicly claim which horse you support. Every card is played face-up, so you must manipulate the race without revealing where your money really is. Watch how your opponents play, question their s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crooked Derby.

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  29. Last One Employed is a competitive party card game for 3–10 players about surviving a tech company where deadlines, production incidents, and your coworkers are equally dangerous. Choose one of 32 office roles—from Project Manager, System Administrator, and QA Lead to HR, DevOps, a remote freelancer, or a gloriously unstable founder. Every role has its own deck, play style, attacks, defenses, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last One Employed.

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  30. The coin is fair. Everything else is up to you. In FLIP & CONQUER, every battle is won or lost on heads or tails — but you decide who to attack, how many squares to wager, and which cards to spring. Start as a single tile and grow into an empire that spans the map. Take squares, build your empire.A Turn Is a BetPick an enemy along your border and wager squares — one for a safe nibble, or a to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flip & Conquer.

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  31. Powerful monsters have appeared in Hybris. The fate of the city rests in the hands of its Heroes.  Roshamboss is a strategy card game for 4 friends. In this 1v3 card game, 1 Boss fights 3 Heroes in Rock Paper Scissors with superpowers.  We recommend playing with friends in voice chat. Roshamboss is a party game for strategy players. Each round, the Boss places a Rock, Paper, or Scissors &qu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roshamboss.

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  32. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    76% User Score Based on 154 reviews

    Betrayal Beach is an online social deduction survival game for 4-8 players. Crash landed on a strange island, a group of survivors must work together to survive long enough for rescue to come. However, 1-2 players are working as saboteurs. Blending in with the survivors of the crash, their goal is to make sure none leave the island alive. Collect resource cards to contribute to objectives or k… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Betrayal Beach.

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  33. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 495 reviews

    Seat customers, serve drinks, and manage chaos with up to 4 players! Keep the peace by considering customer types while seating them. Survive disasters, handle quirky customers, and design the perfect venue to keep the party going If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Party Club.

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  34. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    78% User Score Based on 258 reviews

    Unmatched: Digital Edition is a turn-based game of epic battles between heroes from story and myth. And in battle, there are no limits! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unmatched: Digital Edition.

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  35. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    43% User Score Based on 16,182 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Build your empire on a colorful and 3D lively city animated by funny sidekicks! Monopoly Plus brings the classic franchise to a new level with amazing animations, customizable house rules! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MONOPOLY PLUS.

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  36. Thank you to Akupara, NetEase, Muddy Robot, and Xsolla for judging and ranking our game as the most innovative for Indie Game Academy's Level 3 Cohort 7! We hope the IGA community will find the core loop and mechanics of the game to be something unlike what they've ever seen before and give us your thoughts on the game here. You're invited to playtest our game with the devs, with new secret featu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trinkets!.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Flush your friends. Burn the deck. SHED everything.SHED is a competitive card-shedding game where your goal is simple: get rid of everything before your opponents do. Play fully offline in single player Full multiplayer mode Play your way, strategy, chaos, or pure luck Face 16 bosses, loads of bots, or your friends Unlock achievements and customise your profile Beat your mates, survive… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SHED.

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  38. A cribbage roguelite deckbuilder. One peg, one board, one tournament tour at a time. You're a traveling cribbage player working your way up the Long Tally, a tour that starts at regional clubs and ends at the national championship. Every match is a real cribbage match. Deal six. Drop two to the crib. Peg the round. Count the four cards in your hand against the cut. Between matches, you build the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Double Skunk.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, music
    93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    The Table Where Friendships Are Tested!STAB! is a fast-paced social betrayal game where every match turns into chaos. Trust is temporary. Lies are everywhere. And one move can destroy everything. You will form alliances. You will break them. And you will get stabbed when you least expect it. Every round is a mind game. Watch your friends. Read their moves. Manipulate the table. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAB!.

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  40. This game grew out of years my family spent playing the German classic. Its substance is our own wish to make it deeper and less ruled by luck. Its centerpiece: a unique card mode paired with piece classes, that made it genuinely team-based and deeply tactical, all the way to tournament-level competition.Rules you shapeOut of respect for the classic and the players who love it, two of the four rea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to D.A.M.N!.

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  41. Play Hearts. Break the rules. Expose the truth. Court of Hearts: Masquerade Trials transforms classic Hearts into a Victorian gothic roguelike filled with powerful combinations, supernatural rule changes, masked witnesses, and courtroom deception. Pass dangerous cards, create voids in your hand, force penalties onto your rivals, and decide whether to avoid the Queen of Spades or turn her into yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Court of Hearts: Masquerade Trials.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    95% User Score Based on 151 reviews

    Gamble with your life in this explosive PvP game for 2-4 players. Cut wires, earn cash, use abilities and avoid the detonators. Test your luck, skills and remember to always bet on the boom! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Explosive Odds.

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  43. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 698 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Fully-fledged Video Game Adaptation based on one of the most successful BOARD GAMES in recent years. Play as one of the survived crew members. Plan and make actions in turn-based SOLO or MULTIPLAYER modes. Be a team player or a traitor - Each scenario will be DIFFERENT! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nemesis Lockdown.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    76% User Score Based on 576 reviews

    Draw & Guess is a casual drawing game for 4-16 people! Each player receives a word and draws it. The next player guesses the word behind the drawing. Then another one draws it again and so on! If the first word is correctly guessed by the last player, that's a trophy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Draw & Guess.

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  45. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 2,302 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 5 reviews

    Gremlins, Inc. is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Steal resources, extort bribes, manipulate elections, arrest other players and send them telegrams of misfortune… Anything goes! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gremlins, Inc..

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  46. The vigil is openTwo players, three haunted places, six turns. You play your creatures face down, they all turn over at once, and whoever holds two places out of three takes the pot. A match lasts five minutes. Learning the game takes three. Cry wolfEvery match is played for candles. Sure of your hand? Press the seal: the stakes double, you have just cried wolf. Your opponent calls, or folds a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crie au loup.

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  47. Avalon Clash is an 8-player online turn-based card battler where hidden identities and tactical card combat collide. Step into the age of Arthurian legend, claim a legendary hero, draw your secret role, and fight to decide the fate of the realm. Every match blends deduction, deception, and deadly strategy.Secret IdentitiesAt the start of each match, every player secretly receives one of four roles… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AvalonClash.

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  48. The Table Is the BattlefieldThis is not ordinary mahjong. Your hand is your weapon — the sets you build determine your damage multiplier. The more tiles you match in one suit, the more special sets you complete, the more absurd the number you hit for. Four players draw and discard in turn; whoever completes their hand first, fires.90 Monsters, Three WorldsDraft three monsters from five candidates … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 六界牌鬥 Six Realms.

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  49. The factories never stop. Whoever holds them, they build. Helion Conflict is a real-time strategy game that removes everything that is not a decision. No base building, no resource management, no tech trees. Across the system stand shipyards, and every one of them builds without pause for whoever currently holds it. You do not gather resources - you take the enemy's production and point it back a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Helion Conflict.

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  50. About This Game: Every die in this saloon is crooked. Make sure yours are crookeder. Yathsel takes the dice game you know five dice, three rolls, thirteen categories and drags it into a smoky Wild West saloon where everybody cheats. Beat your rival's total round after round. Fair and square? Your call. CHEAT UNDER THE TABLE While your rival takes their turn, sneak below the table to the smuggle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yathsel.

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