Games like They Always Run
Looking for games like They Always Run? Here are top arcade hack and slash recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Ghostrunner, Dex or ANNO: Mutationem.
1 88%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, stability91% User Score 24,066 reviewsCritic Score 90%7 reviewsBuy Ghostrunner on PlayStation Store, a hardcore first-person slasher packed with lightning-fast action, set in a grim, cyberpunk megastructure.
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77%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, replayability84% User Score 2,868 reviewsCritic Score 71%11 reviewsDiscover the truth behind an enigmatic AI striving to reach the Singularity, a theoretical “event horizon” in which artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence and all bets about the future will be off. How will you play your part in the story? Explore the futuristic city of Harbor Prime and meet its many inhabitants, answer the challenges the city has to offer, roam the neon-lit stre…
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86%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgrinding, stability90% User Score 1,506 reviewsCritic Score 72%1 reviewsANNO: Mutationem set up a near future Metropolis after the catastrophy. Moreover, they’ve introduced the famous open-sourced work series “SCP Foundation” in to the world of ANNO: Mutationem, to mix the creative ideas of authors from all over the world.
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76%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, replayability85% User Score 1,001 reviewsCritic Score 66%13 reviewsInspired by 16 and 32-bit classics, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder fuses tight 2D platforming and exhilarating combat with an engrossing, twist-laden narrative in a stunningly handcrafted steampunk world. Join Aletheia and a vibrant cast of characters as they find themselves embroiled in a race to discover the secrets of the massive, steam-powered city of Canaan, the last bastion of mankind. Unravel cen…
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78%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability83% User Score 2,096 reviewsCritic Score 74%19 reviewsThe Last Faith is an exploration-based Metroidvania, action side-scrolling platformer with dark and gothic horror themes at its core. An ancient religion is ruling for centuries the world left to its fate. The once majestic capital and full of a glorious past, is now decadent and haunted by a fatal disease. Eric will have to subvert the words of the hidden prophecy and discover the truth behind th…
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70%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsoptimization, stability71% User Score 486 reviewsCritic Score 69%19 reviewsTake on the last case of Benedict Fox and dive into a twisted world of secret organizations, forbidden rituals, and cold-blooded murders. Explore the memories of deceased victims as you search for clues and fight demons in this fantastical Lovecraftian Metroidvania.
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76%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, optimization82% User Score 3,959 reviewsCritic Score 70%39 reviewsThymesia is a grueling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories.
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84%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, stability91% User Score 27,205 reviewsCritic Score 78%30 reviewsBrutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash set in the world of Cvstodia.
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79%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaygrinding, optimization79% User Score 416 reviewsDark Light is a Sci-fi 2D action-platformer, metroidvania, souls-like inspired game. Explore apocalypse cyberpunk world full of supernatural beings. Encounter and defeat creatures of darkness which are invisible to the naked eye, detected only with the light source of your drone. Experience the horror and feel their presence as they surround you. As a Dark-Hunter you were dropped into a wrecked wo…
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74%Game Brain Scoremusic, storystability, atmosphere83% User Score 664 reviewsCritic Score 65%13 reviewsHeart&Slash is a 3D brawler that is set in a world where machines are all that remains from the Human civilization. You play as Heart, an innocent robot fighting to escape the grip of the evil and all seeing machine QuAsSy (Quality Assurance Systems). But make no mistake Heart&Slash is a hard game. Every death is permanent and means a new randomly generated level for you to start over with a diffe…
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