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Looking for games like Virus Defender? Here are top shooter recommendations with a fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with All Colors in Control v1.1.2, Pico1k *PONG* (/ˌPˈico1:KONG/) or BeachHead.

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  1. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

     You can control all the ship on the screen. Make other ship destroy each other to get score! However, please don't let the yellow ship be hit. That's " the real self", with no weapon.  Try to survive! Controls: left: A / ← / touch left part of screen Right: D / → / touch right part of screen There are 4 kinds of enemies: Shooter(Blue), Knifer(Purple), Laser-shooter(Red), Landminer(Orange) Besi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Colors in Control v1.1.2.

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  2. Play Either: (1)Above; (2)Download; (3)Own Pico8? Copy/p code below. Options 2&3 have improved performance and support wasd controls. Pico1k *PONG* (/ˌPˈico1:KONG/)  ~6mins/hard/1024chars Controls (p0 1/2): arrowkeys left/right to move side-to-side enter/p for pause/reload; ctrl+r quick-reload; sidebar for fs The Story so far... You lost your head in the war of 1812. Fortunately, the wiki of the f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pico1k *PONG* (/ˌPˈico1:KONG/).

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    61% User Score Based on 122 reviews

    Remember defending that beach? The rush of artillery fire, scrambling to man different positions as enemy forces stormed ashore? That feeling is back. BeachHead Gold Edition brings together three classic titles - BeachHead 2000, BeachHead 2002, and BeachHead 2003 (Desert War) - fully optimized for modern Windows systems. Key Features • Three Full Games: BeachHead 2000, 2002, and 2003 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BeachHead.

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  4. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 763 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 2 reviews

    As the last surviving tank commander on Earth, single-handedly turn back the evil invading alien army, drive back the Titans across the Solar System, and defeat them on their homeworld... Titan Attacks has the same easy-to-learn and addictive gameplay of the classic arcade shoot 'em up If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Titan Attacks!.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere
    48% User Score Based on 79 reviews

    Eterium is a space flight sim in the spirit of 90's games like Wing Commander and X-Wing. Developed by a two-man team, Eterium aims to bring the classic style of space combat games into the modern era. You play as a pilot serving aboard United Earth Alliance carrier Canopus during a war against an vicious alien race known as the Revi. Experience story-driven gameplay, advanced artificial intellige… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eterium.

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  6. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    65% User Score Based on 142 reviews
    Critic Score 20%Based on 1 reviews

    Dark Legion VR is a first person shooter (FPS) and magic game. The player plays a chief officer on a space mission. The spaceship breaks down on the way back to earth, causing a forced landing onto a mysterious planet. In order to return back to earth, the player starts an expedition to search for energy source, only to find a huge conspiracy that a military troop on this planet is making mutant c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Legion.

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  7. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 168 reviews

    CopperCube is a full-featured 3D game engine. No programming needed! Create 3D games and apps quickly. Includes terrain editor, low poly modelling tools, 3D models, precreated game AI, effects and more. There are also plenty of features for advanced users, like JavaScript scripting and shader support. Create your own 3D worlds and 3D models, set camera controllers, materials, behaviors, click 'pu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CopperCube 6 Game Engine.

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  8. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    UPDATE:  A post-jam version of the game is available where I hope to implement features I didn't have time for. I will be trying to add new features and build it more out over the next few months. If you are interested, you can find it here: Read All About It: Clever Girl Edition    An asteroid has been spotted in the sky and it is headed towards us. It has been confirmed by our only scientist… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Read All About It (GameDev.tv Game Jam 2024).

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  9. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    This game is in development limbo. Technically canceled, but may come back some day! Join our Discord! Existential Crisis 2 is a Horizontal shmup currently in development by Retrocade Media. Insert exciting back of the box text to get you excited about my game Story: Unfinished. Please check back later for more. Features: Choose from 6 unique characters and ships, as well as a group of secret c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Existential Crisis 2: The Elite Unit | Shoot-em-up.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    73% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    Zolg is a minimalist top-down shooter where you explore, fight enemies, collect powerups, and defeat bosses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zolg.

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    24%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    40% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Complete the Invicta Beam cartridges and reach the powerful undefeated game boss from your childhood. # Fast-paced FPS # Two unique bosses # Bonus game between the levels # Powerful weapon with three fire modes and shield generator # Physics based plasma bullets with a twist # Perk cartridges # High end graphics and visual effects If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Invicta Beam.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    83% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Play as a pixel adventuring through image files in a digital world where physics aren't constant. Run, jump, flip upside down, and rotate your gravity. Use weapons to destroy other pixels before they destroy you. Collect bits of data from challenging locations to find out why your world must survive at all costs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel: ru².

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  13. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 232 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 4 reviews

    In Choplifter HD, players take on the role of an up-and-coming rescue pilot asked to join the elite, international helicopter rescue team. Pilots will be trained to command a variety of helicopters deployed on 30 different missions. Pilots must bank, hover, touch-down and sometimes even shake zombies from their chopper during lift-off in order to make their rescue and complete their mission. Comm… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choplifter HD.

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  14. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Horizon Shift '81 is an explosive wave based single screen shooter with a real retro feel to it. You can even play the game in Tate screen mode! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horizon Shift '81.

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  15. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 16 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Joon Shining is a golf-like platformer with a fantasy twist. Combining traditional golf & mini-golf with elements of puzzle platforming, it evolves the hit-and-wait formula of golf by adding magic! You play as Joon - a young wizard travelling across the multiverse. As you advance through 8 unique worlds, learn to master your arcane powers to solve weird & mind-bending challenges. Harness your abi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Joon Shining.

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  16. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    42% User Score Based on 123 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 4 reviews

    Welcome to the char-grilled world of Burn Zombie Burn, where the best type of undead is barbequed undead. The goals are simple: keep Bruce alive, as he tries to keep Daisy alive, and get the highest score possible. Standing (well, ambling) in your way is a never ending horde of the rotting, stinking and stupid undead. Fortunately our mild-mannered hero Bruce can get hold of some tasty weaponry. B… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Burn Zombie Burn!.

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  17. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 140 reviews

    Artificial Defense is a one man made, real time strategy game combining orbital shooter and tower defense components within an electrifying, virtual reality setting. You are the machine, a mighty computer-system defending its servers against swarms of intruding creeps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Artificial Defense.

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  18. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 188 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 3 reviews

    When you awake, you find yourself in a mansion, where was the secret research center, is now a maze full of horrible zombies and deadly traps. You'll have to escape by overcoming your fears, collecting items, solving innovative puzzles and revealing the cruel truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heaven Dust.

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  19. Your skill shapes the soundtrack. Your combo controls the music. Every run is a unique concert of chaos! Project Music is a top-down, bullet-hell roguelike where music isn't just background noise—it's a living reward system that evolves with your performance. Start with a simple beat. Build combos to unlock new instrument layers. By the end of a perfect run, you're conducting a full band whil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Encore.

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  20. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    83% User Score Based on 23 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 4 reviews

    Race against time in this brand new on-rails shooter where you control 4 characters at once! Meet Candy, Mint, Lemon and Plum, quadruplets that live together and work as rangers to fight creatures that come in to ruin the natural environments of the city. Features: - More than 20 playable levels with its secret paths. - Play with 4 rangers at once. - Loads of different enemies and stages, each … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Candy Rangers.

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  22. 10%Game Brain Score
    10% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Super Remixed Cortex Command B23 Legacy Features: Singleplayer comfort game to chill with. Charming cartoon 2D pixel-art graphics. Satisfying gibs and detailed destruction effects. Everything is fully destroyable, including the terrain, people and items. Physics driven movement, combat and interactions. Plethora of creative, unique and powerful weapons. Switch characters on the fly, any … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Remixed Cortex Command B23 Legacy.

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  23. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 531 reviews

    A top-down shooter with tanks that have various assorted abilities, with support for multiplayer and a level editor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tanks: The Crusades.

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  24. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    77% User Score Based on 206 reviews

    Crisis VRigade is a virtual reality action filled first person shooter that lets players take on the role of a SWAT trooper and deal with a hostage situation in a bank robbery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crisis VRigade.

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  25. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 137 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 4 reviews

    Serious Sam: Tormental is a 3D rogue-lite top-down shooter where you blast your way through the tormented mind of demigod of destruction Mental, as he imagines worlds and monsters that stand on your path towards his inner ego. Let the showdown begin! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Serious Sam: Tormental.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    73% User Score Based on 129 reviews

    Immersed in a vivid Cyberpunk-styled world, where the thrill of arcade action combines with immersive room scale VR. Enemy bullets scream by you from all directions, dodging bullets and wipe out your enemies. From taking cover behind debris while surrounded to gunning and driving at the same time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silicon Rising.

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    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+.

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  28. 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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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 660 reviews

    Polygoneer is an arcade reflex based game. You should defend yourself from polygonal enemies that come from all sides, hitting them with the right color shot, one miss and its the end. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Polygoneer.

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  30. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    36% User Score Based on 138 reviews

    Fast paced, fantasy, aerial combat where you play as a dragon, fighting swarms of enemies, as you race to save the world from an ancient evil. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragonflight.

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  31. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    75% User Score Based on 408 reviews

    You have 9 days to find a safe place on the planet. Your ship is low on fuel and you have to land. Setup sentry guns around you to defend yourself while you collect more fuel for the ship. AI controlled Drones and Tanks attack you trying to find weaknesses in your defenses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Artificial Extinction.

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  32. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 398 reviews

    Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Cyborg.

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  33. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    75% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Wishlist the Full Version!Unlock more ships, upgrades and weapons in the full version! Coming soon in this spring! About the GameJoin our DISCORDOne vs Thousands This is the free prologue version of Star Survivor with new weapons, ships and campaign mode! You are the last ship, survive the endless swarm with every overpowered weapon and upgrade the fleet has to offer. New Campaign mode - bui… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Survivor - Prologue.

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  34. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Brick breaking retro action hardcore Breakout fans will love. No distracting 3D backgrounds, gimmicks, or pointless storyline. Just pure smooth gameplay, 3 player mode, weapons, ammunition, store, galaxians and asteroids sub-games, many mysterious powerups, over 240 levels, and much more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PowBall Renaissance.

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  35. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    80% User Score Based on 164 reviews

    Mech Merc Company is a 90's style singleplayer first-person mech combat simulator with business management elements. Take command of your own mercenary company and pilot massive combat mechs on battlefields of the future. Choose contracts, customize mechs, buy and sell equipment, hire pilots - It's up you how to run your mercenary company. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mech Merc Company.

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  36. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    Do you want to live like a coward for a lifetime? Or live like be a hero, even if only for a few minutes? Show your bravery in Bugs Must Die! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bugs Must Die.

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  37. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    53% User Score Based on 127 reviews

    “Listen Up! This city is being overrun by low life and filth. It’s time to toughen up, fight back. Lets forget the rules and start cleaning up these streets, our way. There’s a lot of bad guys out there so I don’t want you going in alone. Partner up and remember: in LA Cops, your Buddies always got ya back”. LA Cops is a fast, action packed 3D top down shooter, set in the seedy underbelly of 1970… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LA Cops.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    83% User Score Based on 258 reviews

    Play Droid Assault and experience running blaster battles with hordes of rampaging killer robots! Discover a unique tactical arcade shooter, with the fun addictive gameplay of 8-bit classics. You'll need your wits and the help of your acquired droid squad to stay alive in this fast-paced retro actionfest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Droid Assault.

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  39. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 630 reviews
    Critic Score 54%Based on 8 reviews

    Enter the world of Ultratron and experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites such as Robotron: 2084, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast. The last human has been slain by evil killer rob… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultratron.

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  40. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 338 reviews

    Search for the legendary lost artifact Nienix through galaxies in conflict! An open world sci-fi online multiplayer action RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nienix.

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  41. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    72% User Score Based on 178 reviews

    Be immersed into Purgatory Island of undead and dying. Solve mysteries to escape while trying to survive. The undead are rising, zombie skags are swarming the land, and your end is fast approaching! Arm yourself, uncover what you need to survive, and escape the inescapable. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VRZ Torment.

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  42. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    64% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Lone Wolf is a game to become a captain of the space warship “Lone Wolf" where in a space battle opera. You will fall into the charm of a gun that emits a powerful firepower toward the enemies, and you will be attracted by the various charms of the space warship “Lone Wolf”. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battleship Lonewolf.

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  43. 62%Game Brain Score
    62% User Score Based on 13 reviews

             How To Play The aim is to clear each swarm of aliens while maximising your score, dodging bombs and diving enemies in order to stay alive. You can only fire one bullet at a time so make them count, if you miss you'll have to wait until the bullet leaves the top of the screen to fire again.  Joystick in Port 2. On web version above, left/right arrows to move, Z to fire. Player 2 uses Joyst… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxian DX (C64).

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  44. Battle of the Witches - Mages And Monsters or simply ‘Battow’ is a bounced bullet game. The player clicks somewhere on the screen for the Mage to throw a spell in that direction. The spell bounces off the walls of the scene, and the player will need to use this to their advantage to hit the rival. Every time the player collects a chest or shield, he is protected for one round, that is, he will de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battow - Mages And Monsters.

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  45. About the Game BLAST! is a small HTML5 space shooter I made as a portfolio project. You control a tiny ship in an endless starfield, dodging asteroids and enemy fire while upgrading your weapons and shield. It’s meant to feel like a little arcade cabinet: simple controls, readable patterns, a couple of bosses, and a persistent high score you can chase. Runs in the browser (desktop ) – no … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLAST! – Tiny Retro Space Shooter.

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  46. This project was developed over four weeks (and a half day!) for the itch.io Horror Themed Game Jam 5 - "Alice in Wonderland" from March 11th to April 11th 2022. "A virus has escaped in Wunderland City", you have to go investigate and basically kill everything nasty you find there! :o) Lots of work, about 400hrs, first three scenes are complete, but ran out of time, and only had an hour to submit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wunderland City - Darkness Inside!.

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  50. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    95% User Score Based on 282 reviews
    Critic Score 100%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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