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Games like Time Rift

Looking for games like Time Rift? Here are top arcade shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with BZZZT, Penarium or Nova-111.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    98% User Score Based on 636 reviews

    BZZZT is a fast-paced "jump-dash-run" platformer game combining a nostalgic pixel-art look with a modern gameplay design. It was almost single-handedly made by one developer – Karel Matejka, known as Ko.dll, as a tribute to beloved classic games. Inspired by the 80's tech revolution, this insanely detailed, pixel-art precision platformer transports you back in time, where you’ll get to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BZZZT.

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  2. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 198 reviews
    Critic Score 48%Based on 16 reviews

    Poor Willy. Trapped in a sinister circus, his only hope of seeing his family is to run and jump his way past an array of deathtraps while being cheered on by a sadistically bloodthirsty crowd. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Penarium.

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  3. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 104 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 12 reviews

    Tactical Rogue-like Combat. Turn-Based and Real-Time strategy sci-fi adventure. Nova-111 embarks on a journey to recover the 111 scientists scattered through it's alien worlds. Explore, battle and solve clever puzzles in the name of SCIENCE. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova-111.

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  5. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 125 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 15 reviews

    Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging psychedelic action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Octahedron.

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  6. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 249 reviews

    Maze Mice is a bullet heaven roguelite where time only moves when you move. Collect dots, level up, choose upgrades, and avoid cats. All at your own pace. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maze Mice.

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  7. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 258 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 5 reviews

    [Media 6689485] ”Whose blood is that on the walls?” -Josie Josie is up for a challenge. Her dad, a retired superhero, has fixed his superhero training simulator and lets Josie go in there... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunblaze.

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  8. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    61% User Score Based on 111 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 32 reviews

    This critically acclaimed sequel to Velocity Ultra weaves together two classic game formats into one seamless adventure, featuring puzzle-platforming action alongside award-winning top-down shoot 'em-up gameplay! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Velocity 2X.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 160 reviews

    Horizon Shift is an explosive wave based, single screen shooter, with a ton of new ideas and platformer elements. Do what it takes to protect your horizon from the ever encroaching enemy attack! Use the unique risk reward multiplier system to maximise power-ups, build your bomb and destroy EVERYTHING! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horizon Shift.

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  10. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    84% User Score Based on 216 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Super Magbot is a precision platformer with no jumping! Players will have to traverse four distinct worlds with new mechanics and challenges unlocking along the way. Learn how to use Super Magbot's magnetic powers and use the different magnets to beat more than 150 levels. Enjoy unique challenging mechanics with classic 16-bit gaming vibes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Magbot.

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  11. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    96% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    This is a strategic Time Management game that follows young Hercules as he tries to earn Megara's love! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 12 Labours of Hercules VIII: How I Met Megara.

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  12. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    87% User Score Based on 128 reviews
    Critic Score 35%Based on 1 reviews

    What does a Shoot’Em Up look like if you remove the shooting? It looks like Swordship: an intense dodging game where placement is everything. Sharpen your skills because this is the Dodge'em Up you are looking for! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swordship.

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  13. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 1,081 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 7 reviews

    Ink is a fast-paced platformer about using colorful paint to uncover your surroundings. Ink has a similar feel to hardcore platformers like Super Meat Boy. The object of each level is to defeat all of the enemies in the room (if any) and reach the goal. However, the terrain is invisible to the player. The player can discover terrain by physically bumping into it, or by performing a double jump. T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INK.

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  14. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 563 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 19 reviews

    Grapple Dog is an exhilarating 2D pixel-art platformer. Use your awesome grappling hook to clear tricky challenges as Pablo, the Grapple Dog! Sail across 6 colourful worlds with a crew of fearless adventurers to stop the robotic overlord Nul from destroying the world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grapple Dog.

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  15. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 432 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements. Travel to numerous planets, where monsters and dangers await you. Use found ressources to craft new weaponry & upgrades to get stronger. Only a true master of 360° combat will be able to save his home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orbital Bullet.

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  16. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    You command destructive ships to obliterate thousands of enemies, while weaving through intricate networks of invasive machine-organisms! Combining classic fast-paced shoot 'em up action with quick-thinking tactics of puzzlers, you must carefully match the right pieces to fly out of danger! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galacide.

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  17. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 104 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Enter the afterlife. Overcome fate. Reclaim what was lost. This challenging puzzle platformer weaves a heart-warming story through stunning artwork, emotive music and genre-bending mechanics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evergate.

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  19. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 333 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 8 reviews

    GO TO HELL, ARREST SATAN. Propel yourself to justice and glory on a journey through hell in this punchy, crunchy, son-of-a-gun precision platformer from the creator of My Friend Pedro. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shotgun Cop Man.

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  20. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 177 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 2 reviews

    Swing, jump, and blast through dimensions in the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2D action-platformer Grapple Dog! Zip between action-packed worlds as Pablo and Luna team up to save the cosmos in their own unique ways If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines.

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  21. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 485 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 15 reviews

    In Stealth Inc 2, you play the role of a clone escaping a sinister and high-tech testing facility. Stealth Inc 2 tests both your brain and your reflexes over 60 varied levels linked together in a sprawling overworld. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones.

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  22. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    84% User Score Based on 165 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 5 reviews

    Spy Chameleon is an arcade-puzzle game where the player needs to constantly change the skin color to blend the environment and avoid being spotted. The stealth skills of the main character will allow him to complete 75 levels across 5 different missions, full of challenges and collectibles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spy Chameleon.

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  23. 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. In-between Balance and Chaos stands one man, whose efforts will either bridge the ancient divide or doom the world to destruction. Outland is an ambitious 2D-platformer with a beautiful visual style and a unique, polarity-switching gameplay syst… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outland.

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  24. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 492 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    Splasher is the new project of Romain Claude former Game Designer and Level Designer at Ubisoft (Rayman Origins, Rayman Legends). He gathered a small but talented team including Richard Vatinel aka Gromy as Art Director and Aymeric Schwartz, composer and sound designer on projects like Absolver, Rayman Origins or Valiant Hearts. The game was also developped through a strong partnership with famous… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Splasher.

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  25. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 3,579 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shogun Showdown.

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  26. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 105 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 5 reviews

    Speed Limit is a non-stop genre-warping arcade experience that never slows down. No cuts, no lapses in the chaos, Speed Limit is an old-school action extravaganza boiled down to its core elements: Hard. Fast. Addictive. As soon as you think you've learned how the game works, it changes to a completely different genre, taking you through the history of the golden arcade era. Fight through a nail-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Speed Limit.

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  27. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 128 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 2 reviews

    The Sun And Moon Made for Ludum Dare #29. Works best in Chrome and Opera. May contain bugs.If you use another browser please consider downloading the Windows Version. Now on Steam! A + D / Left + Right: move left and rightW / Up / Spacebar: jumpL Shift / R Shift / Z: actionEsc: exit to level select / exit to title screenR: restart levelM: mute/unmute audio twitter | email If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sun And Moon.

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  28. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    Snapshot is a puzzle platformer that uses pictures to pickup and move objects around to get past obstacles or solve puzzles. The game has 4 worlds to progress through with around 100 levels overall. Each level has a hidden collectible object, a set amount of stars to pick up, and a time trail to beat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snapshot.

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  29. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 51 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    GRIDD: Retroenhanced is an intense arcade-style cyberpunk hacking shoot 'em up with an incredible soundtrack, procedurally generated elements, and electric visuals. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GRIDD: Retroenhanced.

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  30. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    73% User Score Based on 280 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 10 reviews

    A desperate, savage survival experience full of stunning visuals, dynamic creatures, and a haunting soundtrack. Follow strange beasts through lonely forests, hazardous mountains, dark caves, and glowing swamps. Watch out for dangerous creatures that react to your movements and decisions, and cleverly concealed traps that will test your ability to survive. Over six years in the making, FEIST is a g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FEIST.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    94% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    Nimbus is a unique combination of racing & puzzling. The player controls a craft with no means of directly propelling itself and needs to use whatever is scattered around the levels to acquire thrust and reach the goal. Traverse a world map with several distinct islands in order to recover your lost love. Light on story, but heavy on gameplay Nimbus offers several hours of increasingly harder chal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nimbus.

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  32. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 359 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 3 reviews

    Buy Humanity on PlayStation Store. A unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming, Humanity puts the fate of all mankind in your hands. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HUMANITY.

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  33. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    72% User Score Based on 841 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 23 reviews

    Take on wild beasts, ruthless soldiers, and ancient gods in this 2D Action-Platformer inspired by Tower-Defense combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aegis Defenders.

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  34. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 989 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 9 reviews

    Timelie is a stealth puzzle adventure, where you control time like a media player. Perceive future events to plan your escape strategy from the past, sneak an enemy, and manipulate time through this companionship journey of a mysterious cat and a little girl with a precognitive power. Timelie: Game of the Year Edition includes: - a copy of the base game - a copy of the Hell Loop DLC If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Timelie.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    86% User Score Based on 697 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 12 reviews

    A game of speed, precision and freedom, use all the abilities of your rocket-powered suit to avoid fatal hazards, dodge hostile robots and reach not just the finish line, but the top of the worldwide leaderboards. Carve your own path through a multitude of mysterious floating ruins high above the clouds and show everyone you're the best! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cloudbuilt.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    87% User Score Based on 123 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Parallax is a first-person puzzle game with two overlapping worlds. Weave back and forth between black and white as you try to be in the right place, in the right dimension, at the right time. Use switches, boosters and gravity to help you reach the exit. Can you conquer every mind-bending level? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Parallax.

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  37. 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 80%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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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 332 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 6 reviews

    Expand is a meditative video game in which you explore a circular labyrinth that constantly twists, stretches and expands underneath you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Expand.

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  39. 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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  40. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 348 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Throw on your invisibility cloak and put your reflexes to the test in this brutal precision platformer brimming with espionage, intrigue, and betrayal! Featuring an Original Soundtrack by Grammy Award Winner RAC. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Master Spy.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    94% User Score Based on 621 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

    Impaler is a minimalist arena shooter with spikes. Summon spikes to slay monsters, build barriers, and reach higher ground. Impaler's rogue-like elements ensure each run is a unique challenge. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Impaler.

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  42. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    "Taking up arms solo or with a friend, you must dance with death in a brutal and addictive arcade platformer shooter inspired by Super Crate Box and stuffed to the brim with unlockables. Fight through rapid fire single screen levels each with a random combination of platform layout, objective, vending machines and enemies. Dodge and weave amongst the aliens to stay alive but don’t leave them stan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Mutant Alien Assault.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,265 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 2 reviews

    Cryptark is a 2D roguelike shooter that challenges players with boarding and neutralizing procedurally generated alien starships to earn income for their Privateering enterprise. Purchase improved equipment and weapons to tackle more dangerous targets, but be cautious as failure will result in a loss of investment and profit. The decaying alien arks will defend themselves from intruders with a wid… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CRYPTARK.

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  46. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 5,742 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 3 reviews

    Ruiner is a top-down action shooter created in the spirit of cult cyberpunk anime and game classics. Ruiner is quick and brutal but sophisticated gameplay, original world with mature storyline and unique visual style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ruiner.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    84% User Score Based on 912 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 10 reviews

    GoNNER is a tough as hell score-based procedurally-generated platformer with roguelike elements. GoNNER is also a story about friendship between Ikk, Death, and a space whale named Sally. You will die. A lot. This is by design, but it's not made to feel unfair. You'll eventually get the hang of GoNNER, so don't lose your head. But even if you do it's okay cause we have a lot of replacement heads … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GoNNER.

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  48. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 322 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 8 reviews

    Circa Infinity is a brain-melting circular platformer by Kenny Sun, with a pulse-pounding soundtrack by Jack + Jim Fay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Circa Infinity.

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  49. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 345 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon. None have overcome the Stronghold of Toragos... will you be the first goat to do so? Escape Goat 2 is the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2011 indie game, featuring more than double the content: larger rooms, HD graphics, dynamic lighting, and a host of devi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Goat 2.

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  50. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,918 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 9 reviews

    X-Morph: Defense Complete Edition includes: X-Morph: Defense core game, European Assault DLC, Survival Of The Fittest DLC, Last Bastion DLC If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X-Morph: Defense.

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