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Looking for games like USG? Here are top arcade shooter recommendations with a fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Gunlocked, TechBeat Heart or RefRain: Prism Memories.

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  1. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 678 reviews

    A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunlocked.

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  2. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    94% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    SCORCHING TECHBEAT ACTION! A frantic combo-based score attack shooter with roguelite elements. Make combos to earn more time. Master all weapons and defeat a raving mad machine. 100% arcade action. Online ranking. Lots of achievements. A Dual Gunstrike spin off. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TechBeat Heart.

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  3. 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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  4. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 456 reviews

    Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as shmup veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and seventeen playable ships. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 144 reviews

    Graze the enemy’s bullets, Charge them head-on, and Wreak Havoc!! An exhilarating and dangerous shoot-em-up! This is a game for those with courage and survival instinct! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Graze Counter.

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  6. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 609 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 1 reviews

    Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival. Steredenn is at the crossroads between a shmup and a rogue-like. Enjoy the infinite replayability of the game with its unforgiving gameplay, intense boss fights, (almost) ran… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steredenn.

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  7. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    The Hurricane of the Varstray is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with a SF story: in the distant future, to defend the Earth against the invasion of mystery mechanical structures, 4 girls head to "the Varstray sector," far away from the Earth and considered as the villain. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hurricane of the Varstray: Collateral hazard.

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  8. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    100% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    From the popular free game "Outside" comes a dreamy and cute barrage shmups. The visuals are colorful, cute and fantastic, and the game features active gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CosmoDreamer.

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  9. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 1,052 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 11 reviews

    You are Roy Becket, a young pilot with dreams of becoming as skilled as his adoptive father. When a galactic war with an ancient mechanical alien race reaches its boiling point, Roy is forced to spring into action and take control of an otherworldly bipedal war machine in hopes of saving what's left of humanity. Joining Roy is a young girl who claims to have escaped the clutches of the nefarious a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astebreed.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    98% User Score Based on 691 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    BLUE REVOLVER is a fresh new shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. An adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you fight and flourish to evade the maniac environmental force, "Blue Revolver"! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLUE REVOLVER.

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  11. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    93% User Score Based on 342 reviews

    Danmaku Unlimited 2 is an indie labor of love to bring classic Japanese vertical shooting action to modern HD systems. Inspired by Japanese doujin shooters and being authentic to a fault, the game features epic stages filled with beautiful but deadly bullet patterns, nail-bitingly difficult boss fights and seriously rocking soundtracks! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Danmaku Unlimited 2.

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  12. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 163 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 15 reviews

    NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in NEON INFERNO, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its streets! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Inferno.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Get ready to push your skills to the limit against an endless sea of bullets and evil robots in Astral Gunners. Choose from five different gunners to master in this horizontal shooter. With the ability to dodge, reflect, delete, and convert bullets you are more powerful than you might believe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astral Gunners.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 132 reviews

    GUNFIELD - A game that combines genres: shoot 'em up, roguelite and bullet heaven. Destroy hordes of alien ships and giant bosses, unlock and upgrade new weapons and abilities. If you liked the game, you can add it to your wishlist on the Steam page The prototype of the game was developed on jam. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GUNFIELD.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    98% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    This is a fast-paced, hot barrage shooting game. Destroy all kinds of enemy planes with powerful firepower and skills, and shuttle and evade in the sky full of barrages. Shuttle through the vast universe, colorful scenes planets, fire stars, wood stars, water stars, huge battleships. It's time to drive a space fighter and show your strength! ! feature: – Take you back to the nostalg… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GanaBlade.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 854 reviews

    Cursorblade is an action arcade game where you play as a cursor that fights your way through waves of enemies. Combine weapons and items to be more powerful with your own unique builds. Slash, dodge, upgrade and repeat! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursorblade.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 1,082 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Show off your skills & reflexes in this frantic gallery shooter action arcade, filled with bullets, bots and explosions. You play as Erin Saver, carrying out her personal vendetta against the criminal Wildbots. Super intense arcade shooting action. One unique challenging boss per stage! Unlockable "Extra Missions" mode. Three difficulty modes: Hard, Normal and Easy. Polished an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bot Vice.

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  18. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    96% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    Operation Steel is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in beautiful hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation STEEL.

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  20. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 93 reviews

    BroodStar is a classic arcade shoot’em up with heavy roguelike elements. Careful, though... the vastness of space contains many formidable enemies. If you fall along the way, you have to start over — the only thing you’ll bring with you are the upgrade modules you collected in your past runs, in the form of research points that augment your ship. Will they be enough to get you through hordes of un… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BroodStar.

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  21. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 184 reviews

    Brutal, fast-paced isometric co-op Loot Shooter in a Cyberpunk world. Master equipment-based combos. Discover exotic weapons and armor. Easy to start, hard to master. Play solo or team up with friends in multiplayer. Similar games can be counted on one hand, as action games typically fall into the first-person or third-person perspective genres. I tried to make something similar to The Division… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CyberCorp.

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  22. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 357 reviews

    Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown. It's all about shooting every cute thing that moves, while dodging hundreds of shiny bullets per second! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bullet Heaven 2.

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  23. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 1,092 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 1 reviews

    Let Them Come is a fast paced pixel art shoot ‘em up. Twitchy trigger fingers and focused battle tactics are the order of the day as wave after wave of alien-like creatures try to take you down. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Let Them Come.

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  24. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 727 reviews

    STEREDENN: BINARY STARS is an award-winning mashup of a classic shmup and a rogue-like, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles.  Fly solo or co-op with a friend, fighting off the worst scourges of space in a never-ending struggle for survival. STEREDENN: BINARY STARS is the hugely expanded version of the acclaimed Steredenn.   Enjoy infinite replayability and unforgiving gamep… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steredenn: Binary Stars.

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  25. 40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    40% User Score Based on 370 reviews

    Shoot your way through intense levels with a swiftly increasing difficulty, in a world completely built with handcrafted models. Invest your score in upgrades, or save it to gain interest with the risk of losing it all. Use your greed wisely to beat your friends and climb up the score table. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Blue Flamingo.

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  26. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 158 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 7 reviews

    Once upon a time… Andro Dunos is a side scrolling arcade game from shoot’em up category (Shmup). It's the sequel to the famous shoot’em up from Visco studio is coming to PixelHeart. It’s time to bring out your good old spaceship fighter in Andro Dunos II. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Andro Dunos 2.

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  27. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 494 reviews

    Shred the skies to pieces in Furious Angels, an endless shooter with flying tanks, leaderboards and different waves each day! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Furious Angels.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    98% User Score Based on 1,275 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Monolith is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monolith.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 1,245 reviews

    Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saviors.

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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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  31. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 3,016 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Fallen hero of the Wild West, you’re wanted and in disgrace! Grab your guns, survive endless hordes of bounty hunters and fight to clear your name! Bounty of One is a fast-paced casual roguelite bullet hell for 1 to 4 players. Dash, Dodge, Shoot, Repeat! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bounty of One.

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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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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    97% User Score Based on 282 reviews

    OUTLINE Profusely Genuine! Explosively Orthodox! Shoot, dodge, and destroy! A die-hard style, faithful return to the origin of top down shooters! The newest answer to shmups. A game which is "uncompromisingly skeletal". That is, a game in which every last ounce of excess has been cut away, and only its framework quintessence remains. Bones free themselves of flesh, laying waste to needless entra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angel at Dusk.

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  34. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    98% User Score Based on 347 reviews

    Iron Meat is a run-and-gun shooter with an onslaught of mechanics ripped from arcade and console classics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Meat.

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  35. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    97% User Score Based on 580 reviews

    Maiden & Spell is a one-on-one magical girl aerial projectile battler, featuring a colorful cast of ladies fighting with fantastic spells. [Media 2151127] [Media 2151128] Battling with magic is... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MAIDEN & SPELL.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    "Murasaki" is a puzzle explosion game. Use explosions to clear the screen of pesky obstacles filling it up. The only controls you need are the directional buttons and two other buttons (Z and X)! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murasaki.

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  37. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 127 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    FIGHT IN EVER CHANGING SPACE BATTLES! Run through the universe, discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants,... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Interface.

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  38. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 169 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 5 reviews

    Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax is an engaging 1-4 player couch co-op action shooter game, combining SHMUP and Brawler-like gameplay with light RPG elements. Choose from different game modes, gameplay settings, mechs, weapons and upgrades to customize your experience freely. Soar through space, defeat evil and save the future... from itself! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax.

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  40. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, stability
    94% User Score Based on 1,861 reviews

    Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.Unlike most top-down shooters, which give multiple players a shared pool of lives or continues, Jamestow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jamestown.

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  41. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    55% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    Riddled corpses is Arcade game 8/16bits. we will have hordes of zombies and all kinds of monsters, all created with love pixel art. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Riddled Corpses.

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  42. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    73% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Triangle Service presents the essential arcade experience! Power up your ship, evade enemy fire, and blast your way to the final boss in DeltaZeal! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DELTAZEAL.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 519 reviews

    Get back to some serious Old-School gaming with Syder Arcade! A love letter to Amiga games of the 90′, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders. Syder Arcade is a free scrolling, multi directional shoot ’em up, an uncompromised old-school experience, furious, challenging, straightforward. This game will bring you back in time, when bulky starships were … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Syder Arcade.

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  44. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 171 reviews

    BIRDCAGE is an arcade-style vertical scrolling shoot’em up inspired by genre classics, blending gritty pixel art sprites with 2.5D backdrops and a pumping retro soundtrack! Blast through 6 unique stages of bullet hell mayhem, facing off against enemy swarms using multiple shot types and rechargeable specials. Chase high scores by maintaining chains and kill rate. Strategically activate Hyperblade… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BIRDCAGE.

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  45. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    96% User Score Based on 654 reviews

    Funguys Swarm is a cartoony survivor bullet hell where the forest is on fire—and it’s very much not fine. Become a Funguy, arm yourself with forest-crafted weapons, and unleash some bonkers powers on the Fireking’s army. And maybe—just maybe—save the day if you’re skilled (or lucky) enough. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Funguys Swarm.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    100% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    In Atomanta, you step into the role of Taria Takara, a space pirate on a mission to recover a highly valuable artifact hidden on the planet Azavuraz. Armed with the powerful Atomic Manta warship, Taria finally has a chance to claim the bounty and pay off the debts from her previous handlers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atomanta.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    80% User Score Based on 55 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 3 reviews

    Elsie is an indie action-platformer filled with rogue-like mechanics such as perma-death, procedurally generated levels, and a wide scope of items and weaponry to make each run as unique as possible. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elsie.

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  48. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    95% User Score Based on 205 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Rogue Flight is a breathtaking arcade space combat game inspired by the landmark style of 80's and 90's prestige anime. Jump into true stylish arcade action with a huge host of spacecraft upgrades, game modes and multiple narrative paths. It's been 3 years since the world burned. It was ARGUS; the interstellar watchman system given control of the Solar Defense Force. In a secret facility deep be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROGUE FLIGHT.

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  49. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    95% User Score Based on 59 reviews

    Relentless Frontier is a fast paced sci-fi FPS running on the GZDoom Engine, with a strong focus on mobility, strategy, and exploration. Beef up your Omnistruct to replicate new weapons and abilities to help you traverse the terrain and demolish threats, and escape from Ross 128-b in one piece. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Relentless Frontier.

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  50. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 270 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 14 reviews

    It's a twin-stick vertical scrolling Shooter hybrid with a cinematic flare: An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes Cygni the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cygni: All Guns Blazing.

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