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Looking for games like Through the Borderlands? Here are top survival role playing recommendations with a horror, fantasy and dark fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Ghost + Heist = Geist - itchfunding, Humblewood Campaign Setting or Saga.

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  1. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    What is GHOST + HEIST = GEIST? You're in line at the Ghost Processing Bureau, waiting to be sent to your eternal reward. It seems to move at about 2 ghosts per month. As one of the masters of heisting of your time, you've got different plans. It's time for you to lie, cheat, and steal your way back to life.  Play solo, or with your friends using our Heist Crew variant. Replayability allows you to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost + Heist = Geist - itchfunding.

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  2. Humblewood is an exciting campaign setting for 5th Edition that includes ten original player races, new monsters, magic items, and a compelling adventure for 1st to 5th level characters. In the world of Everden, nestled between the mighty Crest mountain range and the vast marshes of the Mokk Fields, lies a mystical forest known as Humblewood that hums with the Great Rhythm of nature. It has been r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Humblewood Campaign Setting.

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    In this adventure rpg you’ll take on the role of an aspiring hero traveling untamed lands, unlocking ancient mysteries, and discovering great wonders. It's a land dotted with crumbling ruins and disconnected communities. Centuries have passed and little is known about what was here before, or how it ended. Discover your own truths through play. Slot based inventory system Plenty of single use m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saga.

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  4. 93%Game Brain Score
    93% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    FANTASTIC MEDIEVAL CAMPAIGNS is a new version of the original 1974 ruleset for fantasy wargaming campaigns, in four chapters and 236 pages: Chapter I, Mortals & Magic: Explains how to generate fantastic characters, fight terrible monsters, and cast magical spells.Chapter II, Monsters & Treasures: Lists different kinds of monsters and the treasures they guard from characters that encounter them.Cha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fantastic Medieval Campaigns.

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  5. 40%Game Brain Score
    40% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Quickstart Guide & System Reference Document The Backwater Quickstart Guide & System Reference Document  includes character creation rules, essential rules for gameplay, a pre-generated character sheet, and a blank character sheet. It’s 53 pages and includes sketches of original art for the core rulebook. Want to try the game on your own? Grab our solitaire for free/Pay-What-You-Want. Then create … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backwater: Quickstart Guide & SRD.

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  6. 74%Game Brain Score
    74% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    Tangled Blessings: A magic academy horror RPG for 1-2 playersBUY PRINT EDITION No game master required! On the eve of your final exam at Brackroot Academy, what mysteries, secrets, dread, and drama will you recall from your last four years of schooling? Tangled Blessings is a solo journaling or two-player RPG inspired by dark academia media, ghost stories, and graduate school. Featuring a wizard… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tangled Blessings.

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  7. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Welcome to War of the Pips!  THE GAME War of the Pips is a TABLETOP   ROLE PLAYING   GAME where you can play either by yourself, or with a GM (Game Master) guiding between 1-4   PLAYERS on a fantasy adventure.  This game uses its own OSR-style system, named Pipsqueak. There is an emphasis on:  • Player agency (do as you please) • Resource management (items are valuable, and inventory space limited… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to War of the Pips.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    A minimalist, rules-light RPG for playing old-school fantasy stories, in the spirit of the game originally devised by Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax in the 70s. Another fantasy RPG among hundreds of already existing ones? Certainly. But everything you need to know — including rules for fleshing out any player character you have in mind, combat mechanics, a table of items and other adventuring resourc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HAGHEX.

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  9. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    In this Print-and-Play ready System the Players decide which die to roll. This represents the amount of Effort and Determination your Character is putting into their Actions. The higher the Roll, the better the outcome but the higher the risk to exceed your own capabilities and strain yourself, hurting your chances in the long Run.Features All the rules you need to get started on a single 2 sided … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stakes Tabletop RPG System.

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  10. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    Wandering Souls is a sword-and-sorcery tabletop RPG of enveloping shadows, dangerous and fast combat, and an impending doom in The Shrouded Realm. This is a PREVIEW of the final product and is currently in development. Inside Wandering Souls you will find a game designed for solo or cooperative play, with options to add a GM/guide to the mix. Each player will take on the role of a Wanderer, a tra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wandering Souls - Preview.

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  11. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    Apollyon is a dark fantasy narrative RPG focused on choices, where you summon demons and spiritual entities, deal with them for power, and delve deeper into an occult universe! It is a multiplayer choose-your-own adventure RPG mixed with a roguelike strategy board game and hidden deckbuilder elements. In this 40+ hour game, you will: Use obsidian tokens upon the Apollyic table to control the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apollyon: River of Life.

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  12. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Broken Lands: Adventures between Law and Chaos is a medieval fantasy role-playing game created by Carlos Ferrer that sets the action in a world divided by religious struggles and subjected to the ambition of the gods. Their eternal conflict keeps the mortals who worship them in a constant political and social tension. In the historical moment that serves as setting for the game, this pressure is a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Lands RPG.

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  13. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Miasma and Monsters A weird, dark, fantasy role-playing game Created by Peter TR Bernhardt of Goblin Pit Games Physical copies available here. Link to the Referee's Quickstart. Miasma and Monsters is a TTRPG inspired by the Knave hack, Glaive, but it is its own game entirely. It offers a class-less system that lets players customize their character as they advance in levels. It should be comp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miasma and Monsters Player's Pamphlet.

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  14. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    A New Age Begins . . . Years after a mysterious series of magical Churnings, kingdoms of Mushrooms awoke in a world left behind by the Ancients, surrounded by strange beasts and remnants of ancient technology from when "humans" walked the soils. In the years following, Mushroomkind fought and explored, discovered and innovated. But Mushrooms are small, and the world is large; much remains to be le… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mushrooms & Magic.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    76% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    GLIDE is a solo (and cooperative) sci-fi tabletop RPG adventure game inspired by the world of Frank Herbert's Dune.  Players take the role of a Seeker; a member of a collective group of nomads, traders, ecologists, and hopefuls that have come together with the common goals of rebuilding the planet Eridoor. Seekers navigate the desert wastes for scrap left behind by the Great Houses of before, in h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GLIDE.

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  16. 45%Game Brain Score
    45% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    The world around us has fallen. Ancient ruins, reminders of a past that no one remembers, dot the fractured landscape. Civilization clings to survival with shaking claws, as the chaotic wild encroaches upon it. Civilization creates a foothold, a light in the darkness. But every time the light is snuffed out and darkness crawls forth again from the depths and pushes back civilization. So it has bee… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Songs of the Northlanders.

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  17. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    The kingdom of Rhell was once a prosperous land. Then the Veil broke and the kingdom devolved into madness. From the tear in the Veil came a thick fog and with it monsters, demons and a curse driving the living mad. Strange magics permeate the fog and mystical bound artefacts fill the land, awaiting those that would claim them and define their power.  You are the Accursed. Those who still retain t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fade Beyond the Veil.

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  18. 68%Game Brain Score
    68% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Clean Spirit is a token-based, rules-lite TTRPG designed to inspire an emotionally meaningful cleaning session with your new or old characters. There's nothing quite like cleaning and the magic of discovering something lost, placing a treasured item in the perfect spot, finding the strength to let something go, and reliving the stories and memories these items inspire.  It's time to join your fel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clean Spirit.

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  19. Free downloadable QUICK-START RULES for the Battlelords of the 23rd Century setting using the Savage Worlds tabletop RPG rules! NOTE: This version of Battlelords requires the Savage Worlds tabletop roleplaying game to play.  Want to find out what it’s like to play over-equipped, undertrained, expendable corporate mercenaries fighting against a horde of techno-organic monstrosities in a galaxy at w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battlelords for Savage Worlds (Quick Start).

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  20. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Eulalie's Curse You're a warden, fresh out of training from Fort Adams in the Heartlands, and you're on your way to your first assignment: New Orleans. But something has gone wrong. The caravan you were riding with was attacked by some hideous monstrosities, and you're left to wander the roads of the Jackson territory on your own. As night falls, you come across an ancient, dilapidated structure..… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eulalie's Curse: A Backwater Solitaire Adventure.

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  21. 93%Game Brain Score
    93% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    CW: darkness, tight spaces, marine wildlife, peril, bodily harm, extreme solitude Thought space was full of horror? Try being trapped 70 metres underwater. On your own. In the dark. THOUSAND EMPTY LIGHT is a psychedelic-xerox adventure zine that brings solo play to Mothership RPG (1E). Written throughout as an in-game corporate document, the zine takes the core game’s rules and builds a procedure … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thousand Empty Light.

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  22. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    Long ago, our world was created, born from the wishes and dreams of four benevolent gods. From Their hands sprang forth life; from Their imagination, a purpose for that life. Under the guidance of the Four Gods, the land flourished. The people used Their generous gifts to cultivate the land, to raise mighty kingdoms, and to live among one another in peace and harmony.However, this era of prosperit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Turovero: The Celestial Tower.

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  23. 74%Game Brain Score
    74% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    Mount Baram groaned and shattered, birthing unfathomable tunnels spiraling deep into the unknown. From the abyss, shadows emerged. Countless hordes of monstrous fire-spitting creatures laid waste to all in their path, reducing the realm that lay at the foot of the mountain to ashes. The remaining kingdoms now stand as mere shadows of their past selves. You are one of the remnants. The Sisters of t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of the Burned Stones.

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  24. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    Shinobigami - God of the Shinobi - is a tabletop Role-Playing game originally developed and published in Japan by legendary designer Toichiro Kawashima, and gorgeously illustrated by the talented Shie Nanahara, Shinobigami is a fast one-session RPG focusing on character drama, stories of conflict and cooperation, and light tactical strategy in a dark modern "World of Shadows" setting where mysteri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shinobigami - Modern Ninja Battle RPG.

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  25. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    Ever since birth, the dungeon is all you’ve ever known. All you’ve ever seen. All you were ever meant to see. Who built the dungeon? Is there anything beyond it? How long has the world been trapped here? None of this matters. Because one day, some time ago, something snapped within you. For your own reason, by your own accord, you began your quest to escape the dungeon. The journey has been perilo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Dungeon.

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  26. 57%Game Brain Score
    57% User Score Based on 8 reviews

    Hail, wanderer. Your travels have led you on a pernicious path. The Hinterlands have long been forsook for wilderness. None come here now but the lost and the foolish. Fewer still leave.  Wandering Swords is a tactical and atmospheric pen-and-paper roleplaying game of swords and sorcery, set in the enigmatic realms of the Hinterlands. Drawing inspiration from OSR and Souls-like games, Wandering Sw… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wandering Swords.

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  27. In Men of the Far Marches, adventurers set forth in the mystical, untamed land of the Far Marches seeking ancient magics, terrible monsters, and forgotten riches nestled deep within deadly dungeons.  Opportunity is but an adventure away—but in these lands, survival is never guaranteed. And yet, for those with the brawn, acuity, and skill to succeed, more than simple treasure awaits. In the Far Mar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Men of the Far Marches, an RPG.

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  28. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 602 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

    Create your own epic saga of conflict, mythology and community! Rule your own clan, take important strategic decisions, win battles and expand your influence in this unique mix of RPG, strategy and story-telling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King of Dragon Pass.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 5,624 reviews

    TaleSpire is a beautiful way to play pen and paper RPGs online. Bring your stories to life and embark upon campaigns together with your friends, regardless of where you are in the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TaleSpire.

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  31. Death and resurrection, death and resurrection. There is a world full of grief and sadness, were only end of life is certain. In this world, there is a city where people take annihilation for granted, and this city is grim like an empty shell. Who am I? Just stepping into the dungeon in front of me… Rogue-like RPG where one dies over and over again. Generated dungeons are full of difficult traps a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon and Gravestone.

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  32. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    81% User Score Based on 738 reviews

    Fabled Lands is a challenging old-school narrative RPG set in an open world. Complete quests, fight, trade goods and develop your character. Explore a vast land of adventure: travel across the war-torn kingdom, survive the plains of howling darkness, and escape the Court of Hidden Faces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fabled Lands.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 4,148 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Gothic II is a role-playing video game and the sequel to Gothic, by the German developer Piranha Bytes. It was first released on November 29, 2002 in Germany, with North America following almost one year later on October 28, 2003. The game was published by JoWooD Entertainment and Atari. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gothic II.

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  34. Dungeon Shifters is an action RPG set in a world broken by a magic comet. Explore ancient dungeons, uncover lost secrets, and battle deadly ememies in third-person combat. Choose your adventurer and shape your fate in the depths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DUNGEON SHIFTERS.

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  35. 55%Game Brain Score
    55% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    The Basics Plunderlight is a dark fantasy role-playing game about ambitious characters following their convictions in a world of stark iniquity. There are deals in dark alleys, harrowing chases through haunted forests, duels fought in the morning rain, and pacts made with otherworldly powers who care naught for the plight of mortals. We play to find out if the characters' convictions drive them to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plunderlight.

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  37. Stave off waves of enemies that grow in strength and number as each night passes and defend the Tree of Life. Survive, harvest resources, craft armor and weapons, outfit helper NPCs, and build a base protected by auto-firing towers. Explore the island to find gear with the power of the Celtic Gods. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morrigan's Isle.

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  38. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    98% User Score Based on 744 reviews

    Dawnsbury Days is a 2D turn-based tactics game with CRPG elements that's based on the rules of PF2E, the second edition of a powerful tabletop OGL ruleset. You play as the Dawnsbury Four, a group of four young heroes from a small town. You choose their class, feats, spells and other abilities as you lead them through 4 character levels and 20 combat encounters on a quest to save their home town fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dawnsbury Days.

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  39. Herezh is a multiplayer RPG/Survival hybrid game set in an immersive, procedurally generated world of Sword & Sorcery adventure inspired by Celtic myths, legends and culture. The world of Herezh is filled with mysterious locations and forgotten lore, all of it just waiting for you to explore and discover. Lay of the land From rocky beaches on the shore of tumultuous seas, to deep, haunted forests… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Herezh - Generations of Heroes.

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  40. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    91% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    A dark fantasy RPG dungeon crawler, with challenging real-time tactical combat, a wide variety of spells, and a dark and brooding dungeon full of lethal enemies, sadistic traps, and mind-bending puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Immortal Darkness: Curse of The Pale King.

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  41. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 922 reviews

    Prep Less. Play Better. Exciting upgrades await you in one of the most popular virtual tabletops. Fantasy Grounds Unity has amazing new features to take your gaming on to new adventures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fantasy Grounds VTT.

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  42. 150 Pages Format: Colour PDF Prevail Unbound is a Tabletop Roleplaying Game set in a dark, gothic vision of the near-future. Humanity has connected to Magic and the Supernals - Spirits of the Plane of Kur previously labelled as Demons. _______________________________________________ By the year 2066 Humanity on the planet Earth was a shadow of it’s former achievement. Tribal notions of division… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prevail Unbound TTRPG.

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  44. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, atmosphere
    91% User Score Based on 380 reviews

    Embark on your own adventures in J.R.R. Tolkien's iconic world with The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth, a fully-cooperative board game for one to five players! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth.

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  45. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 928 reviews

    The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road.

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  46. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 23,970 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 16 reviews

    Roll for initiative, take attacks of opportunity, manage player location and the verticality of the battle field in this upcoming Tactical RPG by Tactical Adventures. In Solasta, you make the choices, dice decide your destiny. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solasta: Crown of the Magister.

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  47. Enter the dark fantasy World of Regnum, where skill, survival, and progression shape your fate. Regnum Last Sanctum is a stylized medieval dark fantasy action RPG that begins with Saga I - Combat: Wrath of the Goblins, its opening Saga. Take on the role of the Nordheim hero, protect Regnum's last sanctum, defend fort Nordhold, and defeat the goblin invasion through fast-paced and skill-based comb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Regnum Last Sanctum.

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  48. This is a dark fantasy action RPG focused on undead summoning, army cultivation, and faction confrontation. A complete single playthrough takes about 6–10 hours, delivering an immersive growth experience as a powerful necromancer. Players take on the role of a newly risen necromancer in the undead realm and embark on a dangerous journey from scratch. Explore a variety of distinct undead territori… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Rise Of The Undead.

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  49. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    DistopiaRPG is a simple and beginner-friendly turn-based Tabletop RPG System with elements of survival that takes place in a Steampunk/Cyberpunk/Clockpunk World. GAEA A group of merchants walks down the streets of a small town near the mountains, with no trace of technology while some kilometres from there, soldiers are training with their machine guns in a training centre in the middle of a huge … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DistopiaRPG (Print & Play).

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  50. 64%Game Brain Score
    64% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    A Greeblin’s Journey is a solo journaling game about a traveling creature called a Greeblin. They have become unsettled from their home and are now traveling for the first time in a world they have never explored. The road is strange and not nearly as kind as their bed, but they had to do something. They had to go somewhere. This project is a digital-only (for now) zine! The game uses 2 six-side… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Greeblin's Journey.

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