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So, for the fourth round of "The 20 Games Challenge," the options were Asteroids, Spacewar!, and Indy 500. I went with Spacewar because I already tried my hand at a not-so-great Asteroids clone a while back in a different engine, and Indy 500 just didn't grab me for some reason. And here it is, fourth game down in this challenge! Seriously, if you're diving into game development I can't stress eno… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to spacewar.

Introduction: You are a cat and your owner is not home. As a hellish creature of chaos and destruction, you try to throw everything your owner has in their room on the floor. To avoid getting caught you have to find the spare key and get out of the room before your owner gets home to find the mess you made. Instruction: You control a cat in the first person view, and use WASD keys to move aroun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell Kitty.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, story

71% User Score Based on 112 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 17 reviews

Witness the rebirth of a genre in Lumo – a classic isometric adventure with a modern twist for gamers young and old alike! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lumo.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

66% User Score Based on 247 reviews

Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice, the title says it all! You get thrown into a dark room, with no light to be found anywhere! Are you willing to end your life to light the way for the next generation to proceed further? Play it today and find out! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

90% User Score Based on 443 reviews

You Have 10 Seconds 2 is the sequel to the popular Free to Play game "You Have 10 Seconds". You have 10 seconds to get from the start of each level to the end before time runs out and without dying. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Have 10 Seconds 2.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

64% User Score Based on 294 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toby: The Secret Mine.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

61% User Score Based on 248 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

Super Mustache is a vintage styled platformer, filled to the brim with 8 bit pixel art juice! Join Captain Super Mustache in a journey to save the planet Uranus. If you enjoyed classic platformer games from the golden era of video games, then you’re going to love this. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Mustache.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music

41% User Score Based on 162 reviews

Alone is a Psychological horror game that changes around you as you play. When Sam receives a letter from his sister Michelle, asking for help, he ventures back to the hostel where he grew up. Little did he know, what he was about to encounter. Can you track down your missing sister, and discover the strange occurrences happening at the home where he grew up? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ALONE?.

36%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

36% User Score Based on 194 reviews

“Dispatcher” is a new first-person cooperative RPG-horror with erotic elements for PC. Its’ gameplay is based on cooperative actions. Be wary! Your friend may turn into your enemy any moment. The clue to survival is stealth moving and investigating locations, solving original puzzles and interacting with other survivors. Be ready to sacrifice ones’ life any moment…not yours of course. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dispatcher.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

72% User Score Based on 68 reviews

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

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

52% User Score Based on 90 reviews

An RNG, dynamic and strategic FPS. Test your mettle against endless waves of super soldiers. How long can you last? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to J.A.W.S.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

47% User Score Based on 64 reviews

"Neon Hardcore" - this is a game that makes you freak out the player after each death of the player character. You need to manage the green cube and get to another green reference point. But it is very difficult, as the player interfere with the rotating saws and others obstacles red color. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Hardcore.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

73% User Score Based on 51 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 6 reviews

Drive!Drive!Drive! is a driving game about racing multiple tracks at the same time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drive!Drive!Drive!.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

87% User Score Based on 2,862 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

A gravity defying hoverboard action in odd and desolate robot-world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Power Hover.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

61% User Score Based on 71 reviews

Crazy Dreamz is a Sandbox Plateformer in which you can create your own levels and make them awesome thanks to the power of coding. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MagiCats Builder.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

74% User Score Based on 162 reviews

Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genopanic.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

60% User Score Based on 77 reviews

The Guy is now in VR! Experience it and find out the new custom levels that take full advantage of Virtual Reality. Will your heart be able to take all these deaths at once? Features — A vast world to explore freely! — New awesome levels that take full advantage of VR devices — Full body locomotion in Virtual Reality — Total physics control of all items — New incredible moves: be able to pic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suicide Guy VR.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

74% User Score Based on 129 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

When wayward and spiteful souls refuse to move on to the next life, they find themselves clinging to the shores of the Isles of Limbo. You are Echo, a guardian of this space between worlds, tasked with the duty of dislodging these souls and sending them on their way. Use your weapons and agility to maintain the order of the void, and defend the source of your power- the Crystal. Arena-based hack-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isles of Limbo.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

53% User Score Based on 218 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

Stealth, Hack, Steal - Light combines unique game mechanics, atmospheric visuals & a gripping narrative that breathes new life into a much loved genre. Combat is your last option & technology your first, can you evade capture & solve the mystery? - Step out of the shadows and into the Light. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Light.

25%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

25% User Score Based on 138 reviews

Your Task is Simple, Kill Drones, Free Humans, Don't Die! Drones, The Human Condition is a fast paced twin stick, top down arena shoot 'em up, set in a futuristic Orwellian dystopia. Bring on the destruction! Created by a solo Attic dwelling Developer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drones, The Human Condition.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

68% User Score Based on 220 reviews

You were on the way to a recycling process when fortunately for you - and unfortunately for the environment - you accidentally ran off. Now your goal is to escape from the facility, which is an extremely difficult task due to the fact that you are a battery without legs. Equipped with a limited number of electric beams, you can connect to walls, move or destroy objects, turn switches, and charge … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Volt.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

63% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Blueprint Word - This is a puzzle game. The game provides a set of mechanisms, controlling which you need to make a word or even a whole sentence. The catch of the gameplay is that you need to calculate your actions, since you have a certain number of moves to complete the task. We support modern gaming technology and now you can enjoy a new, smooth gameplay with new graphics and features. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blueprint Word.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

82% User Score Based on 45 reviews

STORYLong ago, the Celts and their culture ruled much of the land. But various natural disasters and invasions by other peoples decimated their population and brought their culture to the brink of extinction. Before this, the Celtic gods were devastated but accepted the fate that had been imposed on them. All except the evil Morrigan, who decided to corrupt the much-revered land of the Celts to pr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Druid.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

81% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Critic Score 57%Based on 5 reviews

A roguelike action puzzler where players manipulate robots into destroying each other. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Subaeria.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

77% User Score Based on 112 reviews

Critic Score 54%Based on 5 reviews

VR Ping Pong is a simulator that thanks to VR technology, and with the help of SteamVR Controllers, brings a ping pong table into your lounge. Using 1:1 scale with virtual reality, you will have the sensation of play ping pong in reality: Virtual reality teleports you inside voxel-style environments that until today you could only dream to visit. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VR Ping Pong.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

71% User Score Based on 768 reviews

In the end, everybody gets what they deserve. The sins of the past always manifest within the minds of the sinners. An eternity of suffering awaits, welcome to The Survey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Survey.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

70% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 7 reviews

The whole city has been plunged into darkness. After an accident at the power station, a living electric spark must restore electricity to the city and give citizens back their safe and carefree lives. TurnOn tells the spellbinding tale of a brave alien creature and its striking journey through blackout world, in an incredibly colorful and detailed platformer without platforms. Featuring a charmin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TurnOn.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

92% User Score Based on 465 reviews

Flicker of Hope is a suspense thriller where you play as a small candle in the ruins of a dark cathedral. Though the halls are littered with victims of a mysterious plague, you are not the only soul left. Use the properties of a candle, and a trusty douter to prevent yourself from being discovered. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flicker of Hope.

39%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

39% User Score Based on 107 reviews

No Turning Back is an indie pixel art randomly generated action rogue-like developed by a new indie developer with tons of player classes, spells, weapons, armour and unlocks! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Turning Back: The Pixel Art Action-Adventure Roguelike.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

76% User Score Based on 104 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 4 reviews

Help Jack survive his voyage of self-discovery! A local troublemaker makes series earth-shattering discoveries on the day he is supposed to leave home for a new life in the city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mayhem in Single Valley.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

97% User Score Based on 562 reviews

Open Hexagon is a free open-source clone of the game "Super Hexagon by Terry Cavanagh". Gameplay is easy to learn but hard to master. You control a triangle that rotates around the center of the screen. Your goal is to stay alive as long as possible by avoiding the walls that go towards the center. Features JSON and LUA scripting for complete customization and level sharing. Compete online for th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Open Hexagon.

Controls and notes (Recommended to read if stuck) ActionRecommended KeyAlternate key(s)Roll leftLeftARoll rightRightDHopCW, Space'Dive' (Fall faster)XS, DownRestart from checkpointRToggle musicM Momentum is very important for scaling steep inclines! Trial and error will be your best friend due to the limited camera + quick reactions needed Going for the best time? The timer only resets on game loa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Celestn't (Jam Version).

A Snapshot in Scarlet is an exploration-puzzle game set inside of a carnival.  You are a ghost detective and your goal is to solve an ancient missing persons case so that the ghosts involved can move onto the afterlife. It is believed that the person was murdered, but no body was found. You are aided by your special memory gloves. When the gloves make contact with a bare forehead, you are gifted w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Snapshot in Scarlet.

Follow the footsteps of a young boy named Lazarus as you journey through the wonderous world of Alkynia. Your companion, however, is a spirit whose motivations are nothing but a mystery.  Lazarus was a project for a college assignment. Development was over a 2 month period with no budget and one developer (me).   The game is only available for windows and can only be played with keyboard and mou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lazarus.

6th entry in "The 20 Games Challenge". A poor implementation. I enjoyed developing the random level generation (all 255 levels are generated at the start of the game and can then be navigated), but I got bored with the old-school platformer gameplay, which, between tutorials and experiments, I’ve already done a dozen times or more. In the end, I gave up on designing the pixel art myself and used a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pitfall.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

91% User Score Based on 212 reviews

A short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scauage.

46%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

46% User Score Based on 71 reviews

You have just awoken without knowing who or where you are. You can't remember anything but it is clear you are not alone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terror Lab.

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

53% User Score Based on 34 reviews

Enter the enigmatic world of Ascendance and experience an enchanting and peaceful journey to the sky and beyond. Ascendance is a calming, relaxing and minimalist first person 3D Platformer. Shape your way with mysterious abilities and rise with the enchanted wind platforms beyond the skies within a world which evolves and transforms around you. A journey which leads through different ages of our… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ascendance.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

92% User Score Based on 812 reviews

A pure terror with a twisted backstory; jumping straight into the horrors surrounding Suite 776. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suite 776.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

65% User Score Based on 164 reviews

Rewind time and manipulate gravity in order to solve parkour puzzles in this extremely difficult, yet exciting new 2D platformer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Redactem.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

54% User Score Based on 174 reviews

Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway, everything from poison drifts to powerful ocean currents, mines leftover from the war, and mobile machines running haywire. There's also t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anoxemia.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story

90% User Score Based on 529 reviews

Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes+.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

73% User Score Based on 486 reviews

Her future, as well as of the whole world depends on her ingenuity and bravery. The path to her fiancé is blocked by ghosts, dragons, demons and other creatures from beyond. Will she overcome her fears? Will she find her beloved? Play "Cursed" and find out! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursed.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

67% User Score Based on 263 reviews

Critic Score 61%Based on 9 reviews

Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monochroma.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

60% User Score Based on 159 reviews

THE VERY FIRST MUSIC ADAPTING FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER IS HERE! Always wanted to shoot mobs while listening to your own favorite music tracks? Now you can. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Music Killer.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

62% User Score Based on 21 reviews

In this intense fully featured Action RPG, players fight with multiple heroes to save the world. And sometimes they chill and do some crafting! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grand Battle.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

78% User Score Based on 183 reviews

Safety First! is a twin stick physics puzzler in which you have to fix broken electric wires using your Magical Yellow Repair Liquid (MYRL). Can you beat all 69 levels? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Safety First.

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.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

83% User Score Based on 83 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

A beautiful third-person puzzle adventure game telling the story of an orphaned cub that retraces his steps from the last journey he took with his mother. Along the way you will be challenged by fun and unique puzzles, explore amazing scenery full of life, and relive past memories of your mother. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Long Return.

18%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

18% User Score Based on 244 reviews

Mark Faroh is a Scientist that discovered a new way to harvest energy from Biological beings. Shortly after his discovery his almost perfect life gets flipped upside down. Discover a story were greed of man kind can turn even the best of us into a demon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time Ramesside (A New Reckoning).