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Games like Time Is Life

Looking for games like Time Is Life? Here are top arcade fighting recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Jetboard Joust, Cat Gunner or Skelly Selest.

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  1. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    81% User Score Based on 72 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

    An intense, arcade-style, 'bullet hell' SHMUP/STG in which you must master a vast array of ridiculous weaponry in order to defeat a race of evil aliens who are intent on abducting innocent civilians and turning them into mutants. Jetboard Joust blends the spirit and intensity of 1980s arcade coin-op SMHUPs with the replayability and tactical elements of hardcore modern roguelikes. Don't expect a s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jetboard Joust.

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  2. Claw your way through 5 action-packed worlds in this fast-paced 2D platformer-shooter! Upgrade your feline hero, battle bosses, and unlock minigames like Coconut Catch and Ice Climb. Master every level and top the leaderboards! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cat Gunner.

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  3. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 390 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 1 reviews

    Skelly Selest is a score-attack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skelly Selest.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    It's a vertical scrolling shooting game (Vertical Shmup) with a slightly nostalgic atmosphere! Avoid and shoot and avoid and shoot and avoid! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tawashi.

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  5. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Survive the neon chaos of a digital arena. Upgrade, unleash, and outlast the overload. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Circuit Overload.

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  6. Super Astrovade is a game about dodging bullets while blasting thruster flame in the face of your enemies. Mastering the thruster boost attack is crucial for survival, but so is keeping your shield charged by absorbing stardust. A fully charged shield can be used to unleash a devastating supernova bomb. There are no guns, no upgrades, and no level-ups. You must survive the old-school arcade way… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Astrovade.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    91% User Score Based on 162 reviews

    Underlevel is a game where you play as a horde of skeletons while a player is raiding the dungeon, trying to get as much XP as they can so they level up and potentially kill the boss at the end - it's your job to stop that from happening. Try your best to rescue all the skeletons, destroy all the loot and keep the player from levelling up before they make it to the final floor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Underlevel.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    81% User Score Based on 1,272 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 7 reviews

    Armed with a simple yet stylish revolver and six devastatingly plump bullets, you must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards of a job well done. To succeed in the game, players will need to move carefully and make smart use of their bullets, items, and the environment as rushing into new areas is the fastest way to get killed in the untamed wild of the neon corridors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heavy Bullets.

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  9. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 2,774 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Star of Providence is a consolidated version of Monolith that integrates the DLC, Relics of the Past, into the base game. Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a progression of floors as you make your way into the depths of the facility, encountering increasingly deadly enemies, fantastic weapons, upgrades, choices and revelations as you ven… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star of Providence.

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  11. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    98% User Score Based on 1,597 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 7 reviews

    Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto- a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworlds janitor... forever! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crypt Custodian.

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  12. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    91% User Score Based on 135 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 1 reviews

    Straimium Immortaly is a shmup roguelike dungeoncrawler. Explore the butts-hard procedurally generated Cubicus battling beasties, looting endless item and weapon upgrades and defeating huge boss meanies in your vengeful quest to eradicate the Queeni Emperess. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Straimium Immortaly.

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  13. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    94% User Score Based on 1,422 reviews

    Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. From Japanese indie developer YOTSUBANE, AdventurePlanningService, this unique top-down shooter is a wild ride you won't want to miss out on. Your first step in Crimzon Clover: World Ignition is as simple as choosing how you want to play, and which powerful ship will be yours to command. Choose your difficulty … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION.

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  15. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    99% User Score Based on 756 reviews

    Mountain of Faith features two playable characters, each with three weapon types, but no personalized spell card bombs. Collecting power items results in an increase in "option" satellites around the character (for a total of four), which behave differently according to the character and weapon type. Each characters' options also fire bullets, and either shift position or freeze in place in focus-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Fuujinroku: Mountain of Faith.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 891 reviews

    Fight 10,000+ enemies at once in the challenging highscore-shooter Swarmlake. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swarmlake.

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  17. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 2,845 reviews

    A malicious orb has cast Savant out of his tower and transformed his surroundings into dangerous enemies! Dodge and shoot your way back up the tower, and blast down waves of enemies as you make your way towards the top! As you progress, you unlock CDs that not only give you new tracks to play to, but also grant you powerful new abilities! You play as the powerful Alchemist, a mechanical wizard who… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Savant: Ascent.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 3,637 reviews

    Ubermosh is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UBERMOSH.

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  19. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 1,232 reviews

    Descend a seemingly-endless tower, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks, as the fearsome Crimson Ninja. This 2D action-platformer uses ninja magic to generate every tower randomly, so no two adventures are the same! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super House of Dead Ninjas.

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  20. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    89% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    The full game of  Bugs Must Die will be released on Steam Store.  https://store.steampowered.com/app/816720/Bugs_Must_Die/ If it's the game that you're interested in, please add it to your wishlist on Steam. We here at DG Games Workshop are working on our first PC game titled “Bugs Must Die”. It is a fast-paced modern retro top-down shooter where you fight against alien bugs and bosses by contr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bugs Must Die.

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  21. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 3,363 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    The skies will be set aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer's stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Select from over 125 combinations of weapons, bodies, and propulsion systems and take to the skies to battle enemy fighter planes, battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LUFTRAUSERS.

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  23. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    94% User Score Based on 233 reviews

    Santicide is the latest volume of the arcade series Ubermosh. A must buy for arcade and top-down enthusiasts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UBERMOSH:SANTICIDE.

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  24. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    70% User Score Based on 40 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 7 reviews

    Hellmut: The Badass from Hell is a fast-paced bullet-storm dungeon crawler. Use absurd Transformations to defeat demonic hordes, challenge random bosses in random levels, equip powerful guns, loot valuable treasures, and basically murderize a shockingly large number of demons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HELLMUT: The Badass from Hell.

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  25. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Hyperslice is fast paced action arena roguelite where you defeat waves of enemies, hazards and dangerous threats using only your dash as a weapon.  You slice through enemies to kill them, and push anything you want to turn it into a deadly projectile. Upgrade your ship and buy abilities throughout your run to turn your ship into a killing machine. Try to survive through all the waves or seek t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hyperslice.

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  26. Hyperwired is a classic top-down action shooter, where your spaceship has a plug hanging from it. Wire yourself into sockets, gather upgrades, and unlock ships as you explore a procedurally generated galaxy with roguelike elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HYPERWIRED.

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  27. Fight through escalating waves in a deckbuilding bullet hell survivor-like where every card, upgrade, and prism combo can change the battle. Build your deck, discover powerful synergies, and adapt your strategy as the chaos intensifies. Combine smart card play with fast movement, unlock powerful builds, and survive against impossible odds. Prism Deck Survivor is a deckbuilding bullet hell survi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prism Deck Survivor.

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    LootMage is a bullet-hell action roguelite game set in a medieval fantasy world. As an adventurer in this realm, you must brave ever-changing dungeons, battle fierce enemies, collect treasures, and fight to survive. Dodge relentless waves of enemy attacks and experience thrilling combat with powerful magic. If you're defeated, you'll lose all your items,but the skills and knowledge yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LootMage.

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  29. Embark on a harrowing journey of courage, sacrifice, and vengeance in The Deadlands, a captivating 2D platformer/side scroller that combines intense gameplay, formidable boss battles, and atmospheric pixel art graphics. Inspired by the renowned Castlevania series, this single-player epic introduces players to a dark world steeped in gothic aesthetics and sinister undertones. As a devoted father h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deadlands.

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  30. Thunderday A twin stick shooter, and for some also a bullet hell, following a group of friends and family traveling to strange worlds and locations fighting their way through hordes of enemies to find and destroy the one responsible for all this destruction. Choose your hero and start your journey.You and your friends, a couple of middle aged game and fantasy nerds are playing the new board game D… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thunderday.

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  31. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Play as a heroic gun wielding knight and explore a world where everything is dice. Money is dice, health is dice, weapons shoot dice and the story is about dice. Before you blast your way through hordes of enemies you must only ask yourself one thing: do you feel lucky? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dice Knight: Mystery of the Moirai.

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  32. “The Abyss” is a concoction of the 3 genres known as Bullet Hell, Souls-Like, and RPG. There are over 20 levels with a plentiful amount of unique bosses and enemies scattered about the game. There are also quite a few puzzles and challenges sprinkled about. Put nightmares to rest to learn the Lunar Secrets of Mondriech by using the abilities and equip able runes that are collected throughout the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Abyss.

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  33. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Become the all-powerful Gunboat God in this fluid shoot 'em up. Carve the waves as you stylishly fight hordes of monsters in hundreds of quick-fire missions. Transform your Gunboat and upgrade your weapons, skills and abilities to take on giant, challenging, multi-stage bosses! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunboat God.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    96% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface, and machines fight endlessly in the sky above. Slice your way through hordes of metallic foes in five frantic levels, defeat fearsome bosses, and dodge countless bullets in this vintage vertical shoot 'em up. Key features: 2 playable characters for different pla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lilac 0.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Le jeu BouleMan possède cinq niveaux. A la fin de chaque niveau BouleMan rejoint BouleWoman pour une autre aventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BouleMan.

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  36. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Astro Fighters 2 is a vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Use a variety of special items, power up your chosen ship and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astro Fighters 2.

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  37. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    Silver Bullet is a gothic arcade shooter: blast your way through creepy environments and macabre mini-games as Van Helsing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silver Bullet.

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  38. Original pixel art and soundtrack: a game crafted in the style of classic 16-bit era titles. Existential and subjective story: experience the consequences of an uncertain past in an ancient and mysterious city. Fast-paced rogue-lite with level progression inspired by games like Touhou and Cave Story. Collect XP and feel your evolution as you obtain different power-ups, facing waves of enemies,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night Poetry.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    97% User Score Based on 465 reviews

    ◆Story Notari had expected one day she would be separated from her best friend. Nothing prepared her for what happened that day. Did the Institute take away Miroita? Did the military, or the Federation itself? The distinction no longer seemed important. All must pay. Notari desperately fought on. Luciolla, the AI created by Miroita, was Notari's only companion. "Miroita lives" said her. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mirage Feathers.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 788 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    You play David, an awfully small abstracted chosen hero tossed into a blissfully simple world overrun by giant culminations of evil physics-beasts. As David, you are given a slingshot-esque gift that you will have to use to conquer your colossus foes. Be there AND be square. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to David.

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  41. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 260 reviews

    Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undercroft Warriors.

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  42. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    92% User Score Based on 1,242 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams and she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like! Bleed is an action-platformer focused on stylish, acrobatic dodging and fluid, challenging gameplay. There's no filler, just you and your skills ag… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bleed.

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  43. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 1,542 reviews

    "Assault Android Cactus is a manic twin stick arena shooter for the PC with screens full of enemies, buckets of bullets and high scoring combo chains! Take on the role of Cactus, an enthusiastic police android, who responds to a stranded space freighter only to discover it under siege by its malfunctioning robot workers. Cut off from the outside and in over her head, Cactus and the androids she re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assault Android Cactus.

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  44. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 2,626 reviews

    2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Akane.

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  45. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    97% User Score Based on 115 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    RefRain: Prism Memories - is an empowering, cyberpunk, bullet-hell shoot-'em-up that focuses on fast-paced, offensive gameplay. Dive into a hazardous digital world, cycle through 3 different attack modes, and delete the opposition with superior firepower. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RefRain: Prism Memories.

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  46. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    98% User Score Based on 447 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    [Media 3047109] [Media 3046874] Sheepo is a quirky metroidvania platformer featuring a shape-shifting sheep-thing, who must traverse an uncharted planet in order to collect samples of each... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SHEEPO.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    97% User Score Based on 208 reviews

    A difficult, 1980's inspired permadeath rogue-lite where every play through is different. Trade, gamble, and fight your way through progressively challenging levels. Increase the power of your weapon by collecting parts that merge to give new and unique properties. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Null Vector.

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  48. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 25,547 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 28 reviews

    Katana Zero is a fast paced neo-noir action platformer, focusing on tight, instant-death acrobatic combat, and a dark 80's neon aesthetic. Aided with your trusty katana, the time manipulation drug Chronos and the rest of your assassin's arsenal, fight your way through a fractured city, and take back what's rightfully yours. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Katana ZERO.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 90 reviews

    The frantic old-school action of classic coin-op shoot-‘em-ups comes crashing headlong into the 21st century. Explosive high-octane blasting combines with hordes of enemies in a 360˚ environment – fly, spin and shoot anywhere and everywhere! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kromaia.

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  50. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 1,668 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 4 reviews

    Outland is a fast-paced, dynamic platformer where the player uses powers of light and dark in an epic journey to save the world from forces of chaos. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outland.

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