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Games like Thrust & Shoot: Flight School

Games like Thrust & Shoot: Flight School

Games like Thrust & Shoot: Flight School

Looking for games like Thrust & Shoot: Flight School? Here are top simulation recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Flight Of Nova, Duskfont or House of the Dying Sun.

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  1. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 598 reviews

    Flight Of Nova is a flight simulation in which you take control of spacecrafts on the full-scale planet NVA-31. You will fly on different types of machines during transport and research missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flight Of Nova.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 1,134 reviews

    Duskfont is a fast-paced arcade air race where speed and piloting skill define success. Over five unique tracks and five different aircraft await to test your control and precision. Each flight brings new challenges — shifting lighting, weather, and visibility — while power-ups on the track help you outmaneuver rivals and enhance your plane midair. Choose your mode: a mission-driven campaign, qui… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duskfont.

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  3. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    91% User Score Based on 3,106 reviews

    House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the Empire's most deadly interceptor and in command of the Harbinger Fleet. Hunt down the enemies of your dying empire and upgrade your warships with new weapons and abilities earned during your campaign of terror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House of the Dying Sun.

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  4. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 838 reviews

    Explore the most realistic and beautiful realtime simulation of 'Lunar Flight' in this unique and challenging game. Experience the heart pounding sense of dread as you deliver supplies to moon bases with only seconds of fuel to spare! A modern take on the classic arcade game, Lunar Lander, Lunar Flight extends the experience to a fully fictionalized and accessible lunar module simulator providing… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lunar Flight.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 2,240 reviews

    RODINA is an immersive space exploration game with allows players to seamlessly travel across an entire, full-scale solar system. Seamless means your character can travel anywhere - in space, on planets, and in your ship - with no loading screens! Walk around your space ship, or anywhere on full-size planet landscapes. Fly through a planet's atmosphere to its surface, or out into deep space. Des… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RODINA.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 406 reviews

    Engineered for failure or victory, your customization and piloting skills are the keys to your success in Vector 36. Race across the terraformed surface of Mars in a completely customizable skimmer built to suit your piloting preference. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vector 36.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    Nuclear-powered space combat in the 23rd century! In The Black ® is an intense, realistic space combat simulator with a serious respect for science. It is laser focused on the pilot experience and features single- and online multiplayer game modes, plus robust ship customization options. Nuclear-Powered Space CombatIn The Black is an intense space combat simulator featuring singleplayer and multip… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In The Black.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    56% User Score Based on 339 reviews

    Comanche is a modern team-based online multiplayer helicopter shooter set in the near future. Choose from an array of Comanche and drone configurations, and utilize their strengths to your tactical advantage. Experience a new era of thrilling dog-fights and stealthy drone close quarter action. Hone your skills and compete with other pilots in ranked matches. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Comanche.

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  9. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    61% User Score Based on 294 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Combining the best of space combat and real time strategy. Victory can be tactical, a dogfight or capital ship slugging match - depending on how you decide to achieve it. A desolate asteroid field on the edge of the solar system erupts in war. Your forces rely on you to take the battle to the enemy. Build up defenses and fleets, repair and upgrade your command ship, lead your forces to reclaim an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Destroyer.

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  10. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 362 reviews

    Advanced Space Flight, Combat, Trading, and Exploration Simulation. Set in a vast explorable universe, Evochron Legacy offers freeform gameplay with many diverse objectives and paths to choose from. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evochron Legacy.

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  12. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 896 reviews

    Infinity: Battlescape is a multiplayer space combat sim supporting hundreds of players on a single server. Join one of the corporate factions and fight for domination of a seamless, true-to-scale procedural star system. Participate in massive space and planetary battles involving hundreds of ships. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinity: Battlescape.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    59% User Score Based on 79 reviews

    The Battle of Sol is an intense space action game where you participate in epic capital ship battles, thrilling dogfights, space station raids, and much more as you liberate humanity's solar system from enemies determined to bring us to its fiery end. Pilot multiple ships while commanding your fellow wingmen to attack and defend as you battle a ruthless enemy across parts of our solar system and b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Battle of Sol.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 471 reviews

    Your daily dose of air combat. Super easy to pick up, minimum requirements and vibrant visuals. Select your aircraft and jump into action! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AFTERBURN.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    68% User Score Based on 1,087 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 9 reviews

    Strike Vector is a Brutal aerial FPS that will see you test your skills online against other players in the tradition of Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament. The game offers an hardcore learning curve for those who don't fear to die a lot at first but who will get a massive rewarding feeling when they will master the game and dominate the battlefield. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strike Vector.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 1,972 reviews

    Tiny Combat Arena is an approachable combat flight simulator sporting a stylized look and various game modes. Dogfight your way in the Arena and in Quick Action or craft your own scenarios and take part in a vast war with objectives and friendly armies to support. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Combat Arena.

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  18. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    77% User Score Based on 1,242 reviews
    Critic Score 58%Based on 5 reviews

    Strike Suit Zero is an action-packed arcade space shooter set in the final hours of a future Earth. The clock is ticking; your planet is about to be destroyed and its only hope is the Strike Suit -- an advanced, transforming spacecraft that empowers you with ludicrous firepower and awesome abilities. Every second is precious; you'll be forced to fight with fury, choose targets on instinct and make… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strike Suit Zero.

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  19. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    45% User Score Based on 163 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Take to the skies! Guide your Imperial Navy or Ork Airwaagh squadron to victory and experience every dive, roll and ultra high-G turn through desperate dogfights in this tactical aerial combat game. Life is the Emperor’s currency, spend it well. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aeronautica Imperialis: Flight Command.

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  20. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    48% User Score Based on 2,738 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 4 reviews

    Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is the 14th game released in the Ace Combat series. It took place in the real world, albeit in a different timeline from that of Joint Assault. Players took control of various members of Task Force 108, most notably William Bishop, as they shut down the threat posed by Andrei Markov and other rebels from Russia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ace Combat Assault Horizon.

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  21. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 668 reviews

    Children of a Dead Earth is a hard-science-fiction space strategy game. It is meant to show what space warfare could be like with the limitations of real science and current technology. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Children of a Dead Earth.

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  22. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,496 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Sky Rogue is a fwooshy rogue-lite action flight simulator! Blow things up over land, sea, and air, on an infinite number of procedurally-generated islands. Go toe-to-toe with enemy aces or assault giant flying aircraft carriers, but watch out for volleys of missiles; when you die, you're dead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sky Rogue.

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  23. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 959 reviews

    Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies in this open source space shooter! Destination Sol is a free-to-play hardcore space arcade/RPG. You start as a pilot of a small fighter ship on the edge of a star system, and you're free to explore the game world, land on planets, fight with enemies, upgr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Destination Sol.

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  24. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    91% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    A linear, story-driven space sim in the style of 90s classics like X-Wing and Wing Commander. As a newly qualified Alliance pilot, you find yourself caught up in a plot to break the fragile peace between two galactic super powers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alliance Peacefighter.

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  25. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 258 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    Sneak into enemy bases, rescue hostages, hack computers and play your own way while you uncover a conspiracy to unearth unspeakable horrors. Stick to the shadows and stop an ancient curse in this mission-based stealth adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Sun To Worship.

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  26. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 349 reviews

    An indie space-sim and strategy game featuring ship and fleet combat mixed with management of a private space corporation. Claim sectors for your faction and raise its influence in the near-future, where resource exploiting corporations are in a state of constant conflict over territory control. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Reign.

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  27. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    Take command of Naval Strike Group 7 and lead your fleet to victory in full 3D tactical space combat. Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy is a sci-fi strategy saga that will test your skills as both capital assault ship Captain and naval fleet Commander. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy.

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  28. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    70% User Score Based on 35,926 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

    Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience STAR WARS™ Squadrons. Buckle up and feel the adrenaline of first-person multiplayer space dogfights alongside your squadron. Take control of starfighters from both the New Republic and Imperial fleets such as the X-wing and TIE fighter. Customize loadouts and cosmetics, divert power between weapons, shields, and engines, whi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Wars Squadrons.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 611 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Speed through stunning, stylised environments tracing ribbons of light, releasing the energy in the music. Battle strange enemies and fight epic boss battles all driven by an incredible licensed soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aaero.

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  30. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    75% User Score Based on 505 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Piloting a wide range of aircraft, players engage in aerial dogfights and dangerous fighter missions across the major theaters of war during WWII. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dogfight 1942.

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  31. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 251 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Red Wings: Aces of the Sky is a dynamic action game that will show you amazing battles from the pages of the history in a brand new arcade gameplay style. Use your unique skills to take your opponents down, develop your deadly pilot aim and become the true ace of the sky. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Wings: Aces of the Sky.

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  32. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 796 reviews

    BattleGroupVR is a designed for VR, first person real-time space strategy where you lead a fleet of powerful warships into battle from the bridge of your own flagship. Assemble your fleet, upgrade your load-outs, train your captains, engage the enemy and secure the sector. Try not to go down with the ship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BattleGroupVR.

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  33. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 2,930 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 9 reviews

    Battlestar Galactica Deadlock takes you into the heart of the First Cylon War, to fight epic 3D battles that will test your tactical prowess. Take control of the Colonial Fleet from the bridge of the mobile shipyard, Daidalos, and free the Twelve Colonies from the Cylon threat. Build your fleets, protect the Quorum alliance and prepare to dig deeper into the conspiracies of this heroic conflict. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battlestar Galactica Deadlock.

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  34. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 375 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China is an air-combat action game based on the historical events of America’s secret volunteer squadrons that defended China against Japan in the China-Burma-India theatre of World War 2. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China.

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  35. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 9,546 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 1 reviews

    EVERSPACE is an action-focused single-player space shooter with rock solid 6DOF controls combining roguelike elements with top-notch visuals and a captivating non-linear story as well as VR support in the final version. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EVERSPACE.

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  36. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 263 reviews
    Critic Score 53%Based on 2 reviews

    Air Missions: Hind is an action combat flight simulator based on the Russian Mi-24 Hind assault helicopter. You will be deployed to the battlefield either on your own or with a friend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Air Missions: HIND.

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  37. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 150 reviews

    A “Newtonian physics” space-flight simulator for VR! Get in the cockpit, pilot a spacecraft, navigate hazardous environments, and compete with your friends to become the ultimate docker! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Docker VR.

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  38. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    68% User Score Based on 77 reviews

    Experience epic space battles while piloting a small, fast fighter ship as part of a fleet that lashes out against enemy factions across stunning procedurally generated star systems in Disputed Space. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disputed Space.

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  39. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    68% User Score Based on 700 reviews

    Frontier pilots simulator is a environment centered single player vehicle sim combining skill-based flying system with a story-driven economic progression system. Your piloting expertise will be constantly challenged by the world while it unfolds before you. Each contract has multiple routes and players will be the ones to decide what kind of experience they get. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frontier Pilot Simulator.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere
    73% User Score Based on 400 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    80’s spaceship anime and arcade-gaming meld with ultra-modern physics and A.I. in a skill-demanding, procedurally generated rogue-lite adventure! Be the hero in a world that oozes classic Saturday morning anime but plays like a tough, modern, tactical shooter. Try to survive the hostile environments of deep space, battling warring factions full of unique and cunning enemies. Unlock ever more power… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GALAK-Z.

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  41. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 6,986 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 7 reviews

    SGW Contracts 2 is a modern warfare shooter with the story set in the Middle East. You play as a Raven, contract sniper assassin in a dramatic single-player campaign featuring extreme long-range shots. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 7,179 reviews

    Nuclear Option is a combat flight game set on a dynamic and realistic battlefield of the near future. Use an array of advanced weapons to change the course of battles as you intercept bombers, duel fighters, fly under the radar, or unleash the fury of nuclear weapons on enemy formations. Each aircraft comes with an immersive cockpit featuring a situational awareness HUD, identifying nearby targets… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nuclear Option.

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  44. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 1,553 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 15 reviews

    Become an indestructible interdimensional superbeing in this first-person superhero game, and save Earth from an alien invasion. Be careful though - you are so powerful you can destroy entire skyscrapers (unintentionally) when you miss your otherworldly target... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Megaton Rainfall.

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  45. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    72% User Score Based on 139 reviews

    Travel across the universe and save dying suns from extinction in this unique and challenging puzzle strategy game. You are the last hope to bring salvation to a perishing universe as you collect and deliver fragments of plasma using your omni-directional ship. Solar flares, asteroids, supernovas and force fields are just some of the challenges you will face as you pilot your ship through the inte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solar Flux.

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  46. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    65% User Score Based on 1,230 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

    Out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe. Juno Markev has a killer to tail, a debt to pay, and more trouble headed her way. In the Dodge Sector it’s hard to get by – and even harder to get even. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rebel Galaxy Outlaw.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    58% User Score Based on 146 reviews

    The Game Aggressor is a flashy air combat aracde with simple destruction physics. Players get to fly cold-war era fighter jets in massive singleplayer carnage. The full game is still in... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aggressor.

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  48. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    55% User Score Based on 350 reviews

    The enemies are close, would you dare to join the Squadron? Tweak planes in a 1st person mechanic mode, set the clouds on fire in aerial fights sim and discover extra missions in an open world of RAF Base. Enjoy a gameplay based on a real history and become the Ace of Sky. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 303 Squadron: Battle of Britain.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 1,706 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 3 reviews

    Build railways, manage traffic and stay accident-free. Play in Europe, America, Japan and USSR in 1830-2020. Complete the story mode from the Gold Rush of 1849 to the first manned spaceflight, and then explore the random mode. Management. Construction. Trains. Welcome to Train Valley! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Train Valley.

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  50. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    87% User Score Based on 441 reviews

    First Person Tennis is the first tennis simulator developed for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Now, you can play on a real tennis court and face professional tennis players. You'll have to show all your technical and tactical skills. The game is designed for gamepad or keyboard too. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to First Person Tennis - The Real Tennis Simulator.

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