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Looking for games like They had to be pixels? Here are top survival survival recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with STAR-BOX: RPG Adventures in Space, Litil Divil or Trios.

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  1. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    36% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    Strap on your gravity boots, power up your laser, and climb aboard your spaceship for a retro-styled, RPG-jaunt into the unknown! Travel an open-world, sandbox universe where you are the architect of your own story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAR-BOX: RPG Adventures in Space.

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    40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    40% User Score Based on 155 reviews

    Welcome to the Underworld, where you guide Mutt, the bad luck Litil Divil, through the Labyrinth of Chaos to retrieve the Mystical Pizza of Plenty. Our “hero” takes a fateful step through the Mortal Portal to prowl five hellish levels of treacherous tunnels with more than 50 raucous rooms of gameplay. Beware of killer spiders, bottomless swamps, ferocious furnaces... and crazed bartenders. And wat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Litil Divil.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 32 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 2 reviews

    Trios is a relaxing, minimalist brain training game thing. Take your time, chill out with some numbers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trios.

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  4. About Buzzy:In a world of chaos, mystery, and uncertainty, where gratuitous word limits are imposed on all, one heroic Bee, Buzzy, stands in the way of total disaster for all life. Using his mighty wings and pure determination, he fights not only against his own limits, but also against the limits of Mother Nature's mighty gusts, gravity itself, and the harsh terrain that he calls home in order to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buzzy - The Flappy Clone.

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  5. 63%Game Brain Score
    63% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    A retro 2D platformer with an emphasis on variety and accessibility. Play solo, or invite a friend to lend a helping hand with a time-freezing Butterfly. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Worlds Within Worlds.

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  6. Roll of Fate is a visual novel with elements of RPGs and quests, telling us about Alex, a not very lucky youngster who is passionate about tabletop role-playing games. One day, he receives a mysterious invitation to participate in a show about which he knows nothing. Deciding to test his luck, he agrees to take part in this unusual adventure. If only he knew what awaited him… The game takes pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roll of Fate.

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  7. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    P.O.W.D.E.R. - Powder On Wild Days Explodes Randomly Play as a delivery elf who must maneuver around obstacles to prevent his package from bursting and deliver it to one of many towns. You can consume the exploded powder to get a buff, but things might get even worse... How long will you resist before giving in to the powder's appeal? Gameplay Whenever one of your powder keg explodes, it is turned… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to P.O.W.D.E.R..

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    65% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Here comes a new game from the "Anime Girl Or? series" and this time you need to distinguish and choose anime girls and boys If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anime Girl Or Boy?.

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  10. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    73% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Shoot alien invaders, upgrade your ship, level up your weapons and save planets to defend against the invasion. Choose your favorite between the different unlockable ships and buy perks between your runs to ensure victory. After you triumph, hunt for achievements and ascend to save more universes If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy Survivors.

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    36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    36% User Score Based on 362 reviews

    $1 Ride is a casual game with a fast paced, timing and reflex testing game-play style. Travel through space at warp speed! Collect power ups to increase your speed or risk your fuel to collect money, missiles and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to $1 Ride.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    89% User Score Based on 177 reviews

    The game is about a hero that goes from game to the real world. Levels are generated by the music which is provided by Czech band Zrní. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HRDINA.

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  13. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Magnus Failure is an isometric exploration and adventure game with logical elements. The protagonist of the game is a person who, for unknown reasons, finds himself in the isolation of other people and scans the radio in search of a signal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magnus Failure.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    77% User Score Based on 1,255 reviews

    Space Distant are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Distant Space.

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  15. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    "Four color jump" is an easy jump game. Players need to click the mouse to get the object in the middle of the screen to the end through the same color obstacle. The difficulty will gradually increase. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Four Color Jump.

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  16. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 579 reviews

    Protolife is an unique tower-based strategy game which gives you a direct control over the builder robot in a struggle against the hungry proto-life organism. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Protolife.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    60% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    Discover this fantastic remake of the classic arcade game Asteroids! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Matter.

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  18. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    neo-ultra is a noisy, hardcore 4 protoypes compilation made in a week for the A Game By It's Cover Jam 2024. It's basically a "Be Yourself 2", so I hope y'all will love it. Some games are freely inspired by a case from the Famicase Collection 2024. I'm really happy with the overall look of the games, and I'm very excited to show this ! WARNING : PLEASE PLAY WITH A 1920 X 1080 COMPATIBL… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NEO-ULTRA.

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  19. All Proceeds to Benefit Indie Game Academy ScholarshipsRapid Eye Madness is built and maintained by Team Moonstorm, which was started as part of the Indie Game Academy's Level 3 program. All proceeds for the game go directly to future IGA scholarships - help other devs learn the ropes of the industry in IGA's generous programs! IntroEach Screen a Challenge, Each Eye a Threat Think fast and ada… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rapid Eye Madness.

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  20. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Episode 1: The King's Medicine "When Naigye and her niece Cally visit the castle, a surprise encounter with King Farnham leads to a short story about his three sons visiting a village of native lizard people." Do you like, or at least, are able to tolerate: Point-and-click adventure games? Simple yet honest 216-color graphics? An 800x600 windowed resolution? The ability to go full screen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Farnham Fables: Episode 1: The King's Medicine.

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  21. Examgry Birds 1.0 The aim of the game is to use your slingshot to launch projectiles at the enemies hiding in their towers! The more efficient you are with your shots and the more damage you casue, the higher the score. Controls: Click and drag the projectile in the slingshot to aim. Release the mouse button to fire. Some projectiles have special abilities that can be activated by pressing the spa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Examgry Birds.

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  22. 49%Game Brain Score
    49% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    If the game doesn't load, try to disable third-party cookies. Also, we recommend you play the game in fullscreen mode. Story:  You just got yourself a brand new ship and now you have figured out how to get away with an insurance scam with no risk whatsoever: simply run out of fuel in enemy territory! Although you're smart enough to find loopholes in legal codes, unfortunately, you're not wise eno… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out of Order.

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  23. SAAN: Lunar Flares SAAN: Lunar Flares is a 2D rogue-lite dungeon crawler with a time-based combat system. It was developed for Game Off 2020. It is also our first attempt at developing a game, and also our first time using the Godot engine. Game Details SAAN: Lunar Flares is a 2D rogue-lite dungeon crawler with an extremely light story. It has three major gameplay aspects: the Overworld, w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SAAN: Lunar Flares.

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  24. Join the BGP Discord! >Press Escape to Pause  to adjust game settings< USE WASD / ARROW KEYS / MOUSE WHEEL IN MENU. Sorry, copied menu from another game and didn't have time to make it mouse-based. Pause Menu Options SFX / Music Volume: Adjust Volume from 0 - 100%Camera Shake: Enable / DisableToggle Fullscreen (Press F4) Music: Music by Mark Sparling used with permission. Tracks Used (In orde… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Allocate.

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  25. Game Demo Development Game title – HALO 64 When creating my game, I decided to recreate the final mission from halo reach called Lone wolf. The objective of the mission is to survive and kill as many enemies as possible until you die. I changed this up a little bit and made it so that you have 3 lives and once you lose all 3 lives the game will pop up with game over and you can play again. You … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Halo 64 - 2D Games Programming.

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  26. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Chair Racing Simulator 0.1.8.0a Controls: PLAYER 1: move: arrows/controller d-pad/left analog stick Sit/stand: Enter/controller A button Player 2: move: W-A-S-D/controller d-pad/left analog stick sit/stand: E/Space/controller A button Choose one of 15 different characters (3 secret characters), buckle up on one of 4 desk chairs and race over 1 to 10 rounds against the time or a friend (2-player-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chair Racing Simulator 0.1.8.0a.

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  28. Lead Your Company Through Blood and Iron In Iron Resolution, you command a mercenary company in a brutal medieval world where every battle leaves lasting scars. Death is permanent, injuries linger, and low morale can shatter even the strongest veteran.  With 10 hand-crafted campaign levels and 100+ unforgiving rogue depths, there's a battlefield for every commander. Whether you're pushing throug… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Resolution.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    77% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Arise player, welcome to Diari! Explore the world of Ekrose with Aimacra, giving them insight as she traverses through platforming and puzzles to meet her friend Sirestias. Guided by intuition and emotion, you will shape Aimacra through her journey and how it all ends. Diari is a puzzle platformer at the least but can vary in its different styles of gameplay being compared to a souls-like or a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diari.

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  30. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Introduction In the distant future, humanity took to the stars. It is at this time they faced a crisis of their own making. A supercomputer AI named Nadine went rogue after going online, taking control over much of our space forces. War had broken out, pitting human against controlled machines for Nadine's calculated plans against us. We require a solution to deal with Nadine, quickly, before it … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nadine's Fleet: Updated.

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  31. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    57% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    Astro Looter is an combination of roguelike, survival and tower defense with mining element. Follow armored heroes like the domineering Storm Striker, Air Colonel, or Trauma Specialist across various planets to plunder regional minerals. Utilize weapons, orbital bombardments, airdropped defense towers, and lucky airdrops to eliminate the ever-emerging alien bugs and retreat successfully. Upgrade y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astro Looter.

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  32. Melordandek is a puzzle game with more than 200 levels of increasing difficulty. Walk on each tile of a map, a thing you can only do a single time and avoid being stuck by your own choices. You will follow Dnasack's team, infiltrating the capital of the White Union to crack its militar network. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Melordandek.

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  33. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    95% User Score Based on 165 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 2 reviews

    Afterdream is a 2D psychological horror adventure game.Navigate the obscure location populated by ghosts, and collect items to solve puzzles as you move further through the intriguing story. Look through the lens of your strange camera and photograph highlighted objects to interact with them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterdream.

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  34. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    70% User Score Based on 689 reviews

    Start a farming colony and grow it into a vibrant community. Choose from traditional animals and natural produce or opt for robo-cows and gene-spliced crops. You can take a break from farming by mining, socializing with colonists, finding a love interest, exploring alien ruins, and so much more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Lonely Outpost.

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  35. ****UPDATED 8/18/2023 (1.3)**** __________________________________________________________________________________________ This is Hikikomori. Hikikomori, in Japanese, is a severe form of social withdrawl for someone who may go days, weeks or months without social interaction. This is a game about someone who finally finds themselves completely alone - and where it leads them. The goal of each lev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hikikomori.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    62% User Score Based on 166 reviews

    A cross-platform, cooperative, multiplayer, zombie death-fest. Slaughter your way through many different maps, game modes and enemies - With tons of weapons and customization options! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zombie Grinder.

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  39. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    51% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    Project Liminal Redux is a first-person horror made in realistic 3D graphics. The gameplay consists of collecting notes, solving riddles and escaping from various entities. The main goal is to survive and escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Liminal Redux.

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  40. Batu Ta Batu is a colorful tile puzzle game from one up to four players. Slide, combine and match the tiles of the same color through hundreds of levels and several game modes! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Batu Ta Batu.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    52% User Score Based on 170 reviews

    Inspired by the classic 16-bit ARPGs of last decades, KINGDOM·OF·LOOT is a love child between Secret of Mana™ and Diablo™. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom of Loot.

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  42. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    87% User Score Based on 158 reviews

    Pixel Puzzles 2: Space is a traditional style jigsaw puzzle game in a universal style, each piece uniquely shaped like no physical puzzle could be. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Puzzles 2: Space.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 532 reviews

    Maze is a straight-forward and surprisingly-difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to aMAZE.

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  44. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    Lead the Balgairs - mercenaries creatures and experts in the art of hard working - manage the workforce, inputs, capital, other resources and help provide all the equipment and weaponry needed to defeat bosses in distant Dungeons If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Island Idle RPG.

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  45. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    72% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    Gherman,a middle-aged man who has abandoned all to find what lies behind the "Philadelphia experiment".11 years after the experiment,Gherman found a document that marked the coordinates of the project's military establishment.Certainly he didn't expect to find so much... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amigdala.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 682 reviews

    Have you always dreamt of becoming CEO of the largest rocket company in the world? It just came true. Start with practically nothing and end up with a rocket empire. In EarthX you can develop rocket technologies, but also your company and planet Earth! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EarthX.

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  47. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    44% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    At your disposal are a dozen of the best combat spacecraft equipped with death beams, machine guns and missiles. The sector is divided into several subsectors, which swarm with enemies. In the end, you will have an unbeatable boss - the "Thing". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Thing: Space X.

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  48. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    52% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    The Nightmare Cooperative is a strategic roguelike where you lead a group of unlikely comrades through some rather difficult situations. Your village has fallen on hard times and it's up to you to bring back some gold. Or even just try and survive for a bit. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Nightmare Cooperative.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    66% User Score Based on 394 reviews

    TeraBlaster is a top-down arcade shooter micro-game which draws heavy inspiration from Geometry Wars. Duke it out with hordes of enemies on randomly generated levels, trigger massive explosions, and die a truly glorious death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TeraBlaster.

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  50. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    38% User Score Based on 485 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 6 reviews

    Take the role of Captain in this Space Survival Simulation as you explore a massive star system in search of a new home for humanity. Outfit your ship, hand pick your crew and set off on a journey through an open-world where you must scavenge resources, shelter civilians and outrun a hostile alien force. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Stars.

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