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Games like Twin-Stick Survivors

Games like Twin-Stick Survivors

Games like Twin-Stick Survivors

Looking for games like Twin-Stick Survivors? Here are top survival hack and slash recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Nano Squadron, LOCUS PROTOCOL or X Invader.

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  1. Aliens are attacking Earth. You pilot a ship built from nanobots — an adaptive machine that can evolve to match anything the invaders throw at you. Fight through waves of alien ships and push the war all the way back to their home world. Features Manage your shields carefully — take too many hits and you'll be left exposed, scrambling for cover while they recharge Real momentum, real control … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nano Squadron.

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  2. LOCUS PROTOCOL DEFEND THE CORE. DISCOVER THE TRUTH. Twin stick bullet heaven meets sci fi horror. An adaptive AI Director tailors every run to your playstyle. 80 waves. 8 bosses. Infinite prestige. And 17 hidden logs that will make you question everything you've been defending. AI DIRECTOR SYSTEM Locus Protocol watches how you play. Do you kite enemies aggressively? Circle the core defensivel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LOCUS PROTOCOL.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    86% User Score Based on 182 reviews

    Become a master hacker 'X' and hack into the digital world of a corrupt conglomerate. Use a variety of weapons and hacking add-ons to create your own combat build and wipe out disturbing enemies. Please enjoy the hack and slash action! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X Invader.

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  4. Keep the wheels turning. Caravan Survivors is an auto-battler crossed with an arcade scroller. Your caravan rolls down a deadly road while hired heroes and mounted turrets hold back the endless horde. Build your loadout, upgrade your caravan, hire heroes, manage your caravan's inventory, and haul risky cargo for profit. Survive the route at all cost. Build your loadout on a grid Everything that … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Caravan Survivors.

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  5. Your attention is under attack. BrainRot Defender is a top-down 2D arena wave-defense shooter where you protect your Lifenode - the last fragment of your mental clarity - from relentless waves of online toxicity given life. Move, shoot, dash, and build defenses as the horde closes in from all sides.Core Gameplay 360 Arena Defense - Enemies converge from every direction. Keep them away from the Lif… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BrainRot Defender.

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  6. Survive endless hordes in Monster Rush Survivors, a fast-paced roguelite survivor with insane builds! Combine items, upgrade abilities, unlock characters, and destroy thousands of enemies in this intense bullet heaven packed with synergies If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monster Rush Survivors.

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  7. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Roadmap About the Game Have you ever wondered what it would be like if an AI ship could wander through the galaxy and gather any elements it finds? Maybe it would pursue knowledge gathering, maybe a purge of everything for a new "start". Nobody would know and now you can be part of such a story! Stellar Destiny: The Last Survivor, a fast-paced, action-packed sci-fi adventure where … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Destiny: The Last Survivor.

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  8. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    84% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    PhaigeX is a fast-paced "survivor-style" space shooter that tasks the player to contain a growing incursion of rogue AI-controlled units. Pilot a variety of ships, use a myriad of upgrades and lay down heavy firepower against the growing menace. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PhaigeX: Hyperspace Survivors.

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  9. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    Protect vehicles on the road and survive! Road Defense: Outsiders is a game that combines elements of the 'roguelike' and 'tower defense' genres. Upgrade the towers and your own skills to be able to annihilate all the life around you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road Defense: Outsiders.

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  10. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    80% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Chickenauts is an action-packed roguelike game that pits you against sinister Alien Chickens who have abducted your precious flock. Engage in fast-paced battles, acquire strategic mutations, collect valuable loot, and wield mighty weapons as you embark on a mission to rescue your chickens from extraterrestrial menace! Explore a colossal spaceship filled with diverse rooms, including combat zones, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chickenauts.

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  11. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    89% User Score Based on 2,570 reviews

    Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time Wasters.

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  12. Features A simple and casual action shooter: your weapons will automatically aim and shoot! Dash between bullets and kill your way out of numerous enemies! Four selectable characters, tens of unique weapons and upgrades! Non-static builds. You may play as you like on the battlefield! No need to unlock anything. Your knowledge is your best weapon! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swarmhunters.

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  13. Hyper Tanks is an arcade-style arena shooter where shots bounce off walls! Choose from a variety of tank classes, conquer challenging solo & co-op campaigns and battle your friends or bots in chaotic multiplayer modes! Dodge incoming fire, collect powerups and deploy special weapons to survive this action-packed mayhem! Destroy hordes of enemies in epic campaigns, either solo or in co-op… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hyper Tanks.

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  14. Enfora Star station is being overrun! Pilot your spacecraft and deploy defenses to survive droid swarms - but every purchase costs precious score points. Will you risk everything for maximum points or play it safe? Master the ultimate arcade challenge! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enfora Star.

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  15. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Madville+ is an arena shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you fight incoming waves of aliens and customize your guns as you progress. It is designed to have short play sessions (30-40 min) and replayability. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Madville+.

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  16. Ozone Guardian is a modern take on the classic arcade space shooter with colourful stark visuals and equally addicting gameplay. You defend the ozone layer against groups of evil spaceships, which increase in quantity and power each time, and you're thrown at a large menacing boss every 5 rounds. Your dodging and timing skills reward you with higher points at the end of the round, which you spend… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ozone Guardian.

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  17. you can choose from multiple heroes. You wield 4 weapon which each of them has 3 parts body stock and core. Body and stock add unique effect to your weapon and this effects multiply every 3 level. Core determines the gun grenade core throws grenade, assault rifle core fires bullets. You get a weapon part and an upgrade every level. Features ■ Dozens of heroes which every one of them has… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zombie Exterminator.

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  18. The War for Tomorrow Begins in Your Hangar. Earth has fallen silent. The once-great colonies are now tombs of steel, overrun by a merciless steel legion. As a veteran combat specialist, you are thrust into the heart of the conflict—the last spark of resistance against the cold, calculating darkness. An Arsenal of Retribution. Unleash a devastating array of sci-fi weaponry. Incinerate waves … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steel Hail.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Defend your dung ball from the fearsome Arachnant horde - an unrelenting onslaught of ant enemies. Build out your ultimate arsenal by upgrading different weapon parts to suit your gameplay style, fight through the levels of the enemy nest, and satisfy all your destructive needs.  When you level up you get a selection of gun parts to build you main guns with. Every gun is built using 4 customis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gung Beetle.

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

    Overkill Squad is a ultra high-speed top-down shooter roguelike built around intense 1-minute combat arenas. Choose your fighter, unleash overwhelming firepower, defeat brutal bosses, and collect relics to dominate every run. Choose your fighter Unique characters, each with their own special power and melee attack Kill everything that moves Fastest-paced bullet hell combat — enemies flood t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overkill Squad.

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  21. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    88% User Score Based on 153 reviews

    Ragnarok was just the beginning… of the end! Odinfall is a Viking-themed, rogue-lite, twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through procedurally generated levels, upgrade your character, modify your weapons and take down robotic Norse gods to earn your freedom! RAGNAROK ROGUELITE Try, die and try again! Level up, amass firepower & hone your skills to fight your way through the post-apocalyptic Viking… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Odinfall.

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  22. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    Gunbot Diplomacy: Blast Off is a prologue teaser to Gunbot Diplomacy. You'll have the opportunity to experiment with multiple Bot builds, providing plenty of replayability and a few hours of potential gameplay. Content available in Blast Off: Two gunbots, eight starting Weapons with plenty of augments and ammo to customize them, 50 Modules + the first ten maps of the game on the base difficulty, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunbot Diplomacy: Blast Off.

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  23. Complete global quests to expand your selection of playable characters, each featuring a distinct playstyle and a loyal pet companion.  Objective-Based Progress: Unlock new survivors and weapons by completing specific Quests.  Hero-Pet Synergy: Every character enters the arena with a unique pet that provides dedicated support and combat assistance. Cycle through weapons, spells, passives,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slime Attack: Survivor.

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  24. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uragun.

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  25. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    76% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    The legendary vertical scrolling shooter "Raiden" is reborn as a thrilling twin-stick 2D shooter! Freely aim and shoot with dual sticks, dodging bullets from every direction. Level up to unlock a variety of weapons and enhancements, and upgrade your ship to fight your way through epic battles. Features: Navigate your ship with the left analog stick and aim your shots with the right a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Raiden NOVA | 雷電NOVA | 雷電新星.

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  26. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 847 reviews

    Rocket Rats is a survivors-like game where you defeat cheese-based astral bodies in space – as a rat! Clear waves of enemies, collect cheese, upgrade your gear, and conquer the moon! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rocket Rats.

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  27. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 430 reviews

    Rewrite the Universe! Pilot an agile starfighter, upgrade it with randomized loot, and unleash mystical fate energy to alter the fabric of spacetime itself! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reality Break.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Mechanophagia is a visceral Twin-Stick Shooter set in a dark, gritty sci-fi world where you are a lone robot warrior fighting against an overwhelming tide of flesh and metal. You have exactly 10 minutes to slaughter the swarm, evolve your unit, and prepare for the final boss. It’s a race against extinction where precision is your only means of survival. KEY FEATURES Full Combat Control: Maste… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mechanophagia.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    93% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    You have one goal: ANNIHILATE AS MANY WAVES AS YOU CAN!You are the pilot of the SANDRIPPER, a dual-wielding hover tank. Push your nuclear engine to its melting point as you rip through wave after wave of a ruthless planetary invasion force. EXPERIMENTAL FUNDual-wield the 9 MULTI-FUNCTION weapons along with their strange variants to create the ultimate annihilation machine. Randomized waves, up… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SANDRIPPER.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    98% User Score Based on 4,462 reviews

    Disfigure is a top-down shooter rogue-lite in which you fight countless grotesque creatures shrouded in darkness. Choose from a variety of upgrades to create unique builds each run and survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disfigure.

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  31. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 340 reviews

    You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Run Build Pew!.

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  32. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    Fabric of Reality is a top-down rogue lite where you have to survive 100 waves of oncoming enemies. Collect attack cards throughout your run and upgrade them with modifiers and status effects. After each run, use your earned gold to unlock new content in the tech tree such as upgrades, characters, gamemodes, and more things to discover in future runs!Game Content:100+ Enemies - There's 25+ unique … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fabric Of Reality.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    75% User Score Based on 80 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Mars is under siege, and the colonists are fighting a losing battle. Assume the role of Blake, a private security operative who crash lands near the colony of Deadstone, following an outbreak on the Icarus space station. Care to guess who just landed the job of sheriff? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadstone.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    100% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    80s/90s arcade cabinet meets modern horde-survival roguelike. Create unique builds, master 20+ weapons, and kill ever-growing hordes of contestants in the retro-futuristic gladiator gameshow BloodDome99. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BloodDome99.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 248 reviews

    Clean a galaxies from thousands of invaders! Nebula is an action, space shooter where your choices are making you progressively stronger against the endless waves of space enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nebula.

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  37. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    95% User Score Based on 93 reviews

    Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Star Rescue.

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  38. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    67% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    Smash through thousands of enemies with your friends in this async multiplayer arena rogue-like fantasy novel. Wishlist our game on Steam! Enter the Diebrary! Test your reflexes and wit in this fast-paced arena roguelike, where you must fight through thousands of enemies to make it out alive. Choose upgrades and power-ups to increase your chances of survival, then vote on new twists to spice… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diebrary.

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  39. Area Survivors combines top-down survival action with base defense. Take on the role of a lone knight and defend the central tower against relentless hordes of enemies. Defeat enemies to earn experience and upgrade your weapons and skills whenever you level up. Improve attributes such as attack power, attack range, and attack speed to create a combat style that suits you. One of the game’s defin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Area Survivors.

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  40. Become the Samurai Space Cowboy — a ronin gunslinger cutting through a dying galaxy with an energy katana in one hand and a six-shooter in the other. Every system is collapsing into supernova. You deploy from your ship to a doomed planet, fight across it as the blast wave closes in, and race for the extraction portal before the star swallows everything. A boss waits at the exit, but it only guard… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Samurai Space Cowboy.

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  41. Grab your pots and pans—defend your home!An army has invaded a quiet village. No reinforcements, no heroes—just villagers armed with cleavers, hoes, and harpoons, standing as the last line of defense. Features 12 characters: Villager, Chef, Farmer, Blacksmith… each with a unique skill, and each brings new weapons! 39 weapons: Needle, Shovel, Pot, Logging Axe… unlock them all and build your own… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Village Survivors.

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  42. Game OverviewLittle Warrior is a top-down action roguelite built around the fun of creating your own build. Choose from a staff, greatsword, bow, sword & shield, or dual blades, then shape your combat style through a six-slot upgrade grid, class growth, equipment, and cards. There is no single correct answer. Every choice can change the way you fight. Twin-Stick Manual Combat The game uses… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Warrior.

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  43. Something out in deep space is eating the stars. It's heading for Earth. You are the one ship sent to stop it.Vanisha is a fast-paced twin-stick shooter with a linear campaign and a story to uncover. Around the year 2132, Earth's telescopes catch an anomaly hundreds of light-years out: a thing that everything around it simply disappears into, closing the distance year by year. You fly out alone to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vanisha.

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  44. Build and defend a mining operation on a distant planet in this tower defense bullet heaven shooter. Build and upgrade defenses, fight off waves of enemies from a rival corporation, and earn enough credits to buy your body back and escape this deep space hellhole. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Polydangerous.

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  45. Towerful Guardians is an action roguelike where you pilot your flying machine, be it a helicopter, a mech, or a straight magical suit to defend a very important tower to mankind in a post-apocalyptic setting. Wisely upgrade your gears, and build strong synergy with the tower's abilities to out-scale the evergrowing enemy power. Towerful Guardians has many settings you can choose pre-run, and tons… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Towerful Guardians.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Cards and Guns is a top-down arena shooter roguelite, where you’ll have to defeat hordes of creatures. Choose from a variety of cards and upgrades to create unique builds and survive to the end. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cards and Guns.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    SUBJECT ON THE RUN! You’re tired of being a labrat, so you make a run for it. Sure, you made it out of your cell, but it's not that easy! The entire facility is on high alert and, to get a taste of freedom, you must fight your way through the deadly WASP army. It’s time to use the mutations they planned to exploit against them! Project XSTING is a sci-fi survival roguelite game with comic-st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project XSTING.

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  48. Try Void Reaver and help us make a great game ! About the Game You're stranded on a crumbling alien planet with nothing but your weapon and an empty backpack. To survive this sci-fi bullet heaven, you’ll need to master the art of aggressive organization and nimble movements. Climb a towering alien monolith while facing hordes of enemies, collect experimental tech and jigsaw your inventory i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Reaver.

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  49. Don’t PANIC!At its heart, this is a personal passion project. I've poured my creativity and effort into every system of this tactical space shooter, building a solid foundation for a vast journey. Rather than listing distant promises, I’m committed to delivering meaningful, frequent updates that steadily expand the universe. The foundation is strong, and the future is bright - No rush. No compromi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't PANIC!.

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  50. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    Forge a single starcraft into a fleet-leveling warship through the combination of salvaged weaponry and strategy-defining augmentations in this sci-fi survivors game! Weave through asteroid fields, aid galactic denizens, and use collected resources from each failed expedition to become permanently stronger! Your goal is survival; your legacy is inevitable. Features Intense Bullet-Heaven Combat - O… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starforged Legacy.

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